Cloud9

So after the last Valorant content video from Cloud9, I have lost all faith that this is a championship contending roster.

It seems like the energy is more “do our best” than “be the best”, which is fine for most, but they signed the currently almost universally accepted best player in the world (not here to discuss yay specifically cope harder)

If they are not going into São Paulo with intentions of winning, what was the point of breaking up the Optic roster? Would have rather seen yay on a younger roster with less experience and everything to prove than a group of mid tier T1 players that are just happy to be there

Thoughts?

Im pretty sure yay was the one that wanted to join this team of shit players, obviously he could join any other team but he thought this was a good Idea 💀

i never thought this roster would go anywhere

idk

i always thought yay was trying to be the best in the world as he has said many times before and based on his mindset, could be that there werent many teams to choose from in the first place or he just wanted to play with specific people on c9. they have potential but from previous results so far and scrims (obviously are not a huge factor) it seems that they wont be at the top, probably not even close. hoping that mce and vanity are able to pull the squad together in time for brazil and that yay is able to perform the same or better than he did on optic with fns and chet.

common babysasuke W
rare seeing a reasonable post from you though. i like it
but cloud9 was THE MOST hyped team itw and had one of the most powerful rosters.
there is no reason for them to keep that mentality. after losing to 100t this is only going to make them worse.
they have a lot of potential of they do it right so the least they can do is keep a good mental going into the biggest tournament yet.

aylez [#5]

i always thought yay was trying to be the best in the world as he has said many times before and based on his mindset, could be that there werent many teams to choose from in the first place or he just wanted to play with specific people on c9. they have potential but from previous results so far and scrims (obviously are not a huge factor) it seems that they wont be at the top, probably not even close. hoping that mce and vanity are able to pull the squad together in time for brazil and that yay is able to perform the same or better than he did on optic with fns and chet.

I’m talking more teamwise

It seems like specifically mCe and Zellsis are not in “best in the world” mindset

And I don’t think the rest of the pieces at their last known state are innately talented enough to make up for that

still best itw

Qwertyy [#8]

still best itw

cope
lets see how sao paulo likes that statement

babysasuke [#7]

I’m talking more teamwise

It seems like specifically mCe and Zellsis are not in “best in the world” mindset

And I don’t think the rest of the pieces at their last known state are innately talented enough to make up for that

thats very true but i feel like that also may be an org issue not yay’s. only 4 rosters to choose from considering NRG didn’t have enough $$ for all of OpTic. 100T wanted cryo, so his options were SEN, EG, and C9. i doubt SEN were planning on dropping tenz, plus they needed an igl (dephh) and basically picked up many other members of SEN including staff and zekken. EG or C9 honestly is a no-brainer considering C9 had experience and team members who played internationally compared to EG who was relatively newer (they also kept boostio as awp/igl). i do believe that there was better options for a dedicated sova type initiator than zellsis but since zellsis had a pretty good lcq run, he was a contender. mce also did great with the guard as a coach and just fell a bit short in lcq. you’re right in the sense that there were better options but things happen and its what c9 are stuck with. theyve just got to work with what they have.

Luck_ [#9]

cope
lets see how sao paulo likes that statement

They will go out 0-2 to PRX then vanity will cry on twitter

all NA teams will lose hopefully

This roster fell off when they traded Autumn and xeta for OMG curry

mCe shouldve brought trent with him

TSM_IS_MY_FLAIR [#11]

They will go out 0-2 to PRX then vanity will cry on twitter

all NA teams will lose hopefully

nrg makes it
100t might beat fnatic and make it
other 3 dont stand a chance

gamr [#13]

mCe shouldve brought trent with him

should have. but also glad that the guard stayed together. once they win ascension it wont be necessary

babysasuke [#7]

I’m talking more teamwise

It seems like specifically mCe and Zellsis are not in “best in the world” mindset

And I don’t think the rest of the pieces at their last known state are innately talented enough to make up for that

yo my brotha https://twitter.com/zellsis/status/1618103892059000832?s=46&t=dPEosbXOaS6u_C-0MMglXA

aylez [#16]

yo my brotha https://twitter.com/zellsis/status/1618103892059000832?s=46&t=dPEosbXOaS6u_C-0MMglXA

babysasuke got his 5 seconds of fame

Honestly their core is just not strong enough, they struggled on NA, literally has 3 duelists on their roster (ofc new agents will be learned but don't expect to play like someone that has been playing the agent for years now), adding yay and zellsis made the team more likable but yeah, very overrated rn

Not to mention leaf cheated on CS, but yall aren't ready for this conversation

You do realise the optic roster will still split no matter what right?

aylez [#16]

yo my brotha https://twitter.com/zellsis/status/1618103892059000832?s=46&t=dPEosbXOaS6u_C-0MMglXA

I would rather him prove me wrong than tweet about it ngl

andrewdamf [#2]

Im pretty sure yay was the one that wanted to join this team of shit players, obviously he could join any other team but he thought this was a good Idea 💀

He saw the $$$$$$$$$ C9 has and took it

I have faith in the team except for mce. He's a paycheck eater

aylez [#10]

thats very true but i feel like that also may be an org issue not yay’s. only 4 rosters to choose from considering NRG didn’t have enough $$ for all of OpTic. 100T wanted cryo, so his options were SEN, EG, and C9. i doubt SEN were planning on dropping tenz, plus they needed an igl (dephh) and basically picked up many other members of SEN including staff and zekken. EG or C9 honestly is a no-brainer considering C9 had experience and team members who played internationally compared to EG who was relatively newer (they also kept boostio as awp/igl). i do believe that there was better options for a dedicated sova type initiator than zellsis but since zellsis had a pretty good lcq run, he was a contender. mce also did great with the guard as a coach and just fell a bit short in lcq. you’re right in the sense that there were better options but things happen and its what c9 are stuck with. theyve just got to work with what they have.

Sykko said they only kept Tenz because al the better options were taken(Yay and cryo) and no EMEA player wanted to come over

Obv Sykko is gonna be very happy that yay and cryo were taken when TenZ shots on the world

RickyIndian [#3]

i never thought this roster would go anywhere

Your roster isn’t even better than TSM☠️

Danny [#24]

Your roster isn’t even better than TSM☠️

Wait till sao paulo

imagine if sacy went to C9 with yay :((

-morte- [#12]

This roster fell off when they traded Autumn and xeta for OMG curry

rip curry

sylv1o [#18]

Honestly their core is just not strong enough, they struggled on NA, literally has 3 duelists on their roster (ofc new agents will be learned but don't expect to play like someone that has been playing the agent for years now), adding yay and zellsis made the team more likable but yeah, very overrated rn

Not to mention leaf cheated on CS, but yall aren't ready for this conversation

Leaf didn’t cheat in CS, Brazilians are just sore losers

Taking Mickey Mouse comms seriously lol

Pengu12 [#25]

Wait till sao paulo

Until they get 2-0’d by fraudnatic

Calling it now cloud 9 roster is a team fill with superstar players but will do subpar at best. I feel like for the winning formula u need team chemistry synergy and skills all mashed together.

Danny [#30]

Until they get 2-0’d by fraudnatic

No, Until PRX 26 - 0 c9

cuck9 is over

They will rock it

BigK [#27]

rip curry

Look at curry man. So inspirational

Ullyr [#31]

Calling it now cloud 9 roster is a team fill with superstar players but will do subpar at best. I feel like for the winning formula u need team chemistry synergy and skills all mashed together.

They should have plenty of chemistry. Zellsis has been friends with the Chaos 4 for years. mCE coached Leaf, Vanity, and Xeppaa to impressive success in NA CSGO

The only slight question mark is Yay and obviously has the individual skill to make up for that.

There are some role issues but everybody on the team is highly adaptable and willing to learn

who are you rooting for in sao paulo babysasuke

the doubt about cloud 9 will linger for a while since c9 will be eliminated by PRX after the first match in sao paulo

after watching a video of them playfighting i have concluded they will be winning lock-in

you guys really have 0 brain cells, we haven't seen these guys after proper training and preparation, so just wait til São Paulo and see which teams perform 🤷‍♂️

SEN_FAN335 [#37]

who are you rooting for in sao paulo babysasuke

Probably NRG but as long as EU gets rocked by APAC and Americas I’ll be happy

Only good thing about FaZe being in T2 and Optic disbanding is I’m just along for the ride 👍