Originally Posted by
montecore
I know exactly where I am speaking from, quite foot free actually. And I have discussed the topic with Goody and Zubby and I don't know who else. Whatever LOC won, it certainly wasn't any sort of respect from anyone I know in game. Any top five syndicate, especially back then, could have booted their 15 lowest scorers, added FC/TAWs 15 top scorers, and pretended to win first. If SAS did it, and the players stayed, I don't think SAS would lose a battle or war until the game dies. But the accomplishment would have meant nothing, because there was no accomplishment. No more impressive than some average player joining TAW, scoring low, "winning first", and then claiming to be a champion. To this day I am embarrassed for LOC although if they got whatever they wanted out of it, good for them.
At the end most of LOCs scorers bailed on Goody and LOC and stayed with TAW/FC. Even the players on TAW who changed their names to things like "FC/TAW wins 37, SAS 1 LMAO" don't mention LOC. When the poor sports on TAW who never lost anything until SAS defeated them cant be bothered to mention LOC, you know how little it meant.
Some people may consider what LOC did an amazing championship feat, probably the same people who feel that way about someone ponsing TAW for a battle. That team did beat SAS, but essentially the same crew did it 37 times. Latching onto them and winning isn't "winning". Putting them in second for the first time ever? SAS won the game.