Smackdown Revisited

While a variety of reasons have led to the folding or fraying of most residencies over the history of the game, DelPenn has only grown stronger during its 6 years of service. Commandeered by the well-respected revelation, it harbors quite a few the game’s oldest and most respected players.

The history of the GR Simsters is quite different. The main-core of the GR Simsters met away from the game and began slowly getting involved in the fray over the last 3 years. That late-start, however, hasn’t stopped their leader jedi from quietly commandeering them into of the more dominant forces in the sim.

When the Smackdown series between DelPenn and the GR Simsters was first announced, most believed DelPenn would own this series much like it had many of the previous residency battles it had partaken in. Savvy simmers (DelPenn included), however, believed the outcome would be much closer than the general public anticipated. That belief became even more plausible with the recent announcement that epic had joined the GR Simsters. The stage was set and the waiting was over; Smackdown had arrived!

After a whirlwind day of top-flight racing, the GR Simsters walked away with the Smackdown title. DelPenners were gracious in their defeat, though are only likely to use this small faltering as motivation to reload their already well-stocked arsenal. The GR Simsters, quietly powerful during their sim existence, can hide themselves no longer; they have proven themselves on-par with one of the sim’s elite residencies, and the limelight of a Smackdown victory is sure to keep them in the headlines of the Black Type Bugler.

The Equinics will guarantee a well-fought rematch between these two residencies, but that hasn’t stopped the rumors of a second Smackdown from already swirling only days after the completion of the first. The fighting spirit of each residency confirmed, the likelihood that given and afc would arrange such a rematch definitely exists. Let’s hope these two residencies give us exactly what we want : Smackdown II!