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Disappointed in 100T

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#1
Helix_Exton

100T play worse versions of the comps that they could easily play.

Agent Choices:

Asuna: Not playing the Raze is understandable, but still somewhat questionable as it is his best agent. Sometimes the speed from the Phoenix and the better ult are worth it, but still... Raze is the better agent in terms of utility and the better agent for Asuna personally.

Ethan: Now that we have seen his Skye it is good enough to play wherever if he puts some time into those maps. His Sage is still his best agent, but there are maps and comps where the Skye is just better. He should be able to learn some duelists, perhaps Jett, in order to increase the number of comps that 100T can play. Ethan should be able to take the title of the best player on the team from Asuna in the near future as he continues to get better at Valorant.

Hiko: Still one of the top tier Sova's in NA, and a pretty good Breach when they want it for split. I like the breach a lot but Skye is ironically better right now given the prevalence of Viper and the double smoke compositions that sometimes can make Breach underwhelming. If he just played a bit closer to trade for the team their round winrate would improve a not insignificant amount.

Nitr0: Arguably the best Omen in NA, and top 3 for sure, which makes him playing Omen more than Astra like they should largely understandable, but almost certainly still the wrong choice. His Viper was reasonable but I feel as though they could have gotten more out of their comps with him playing some Astra, some Sage, and possibly some Jett.

Steel: Hey, Cypher is kinda just better than KJ, thanks. Also Viper is the best hard site anchor in the game. Steel being limited to KJ, Cypher, and Astra, and only playing two of those, really stopped 100T from playing the best comps on the maps they played. Hopefully he can learn Viper in order to allow for double smoke compositions with the right players playing the right agents.

Compositions by Map:

Ascent: Steel KJ, Nitr0 Astra, Hiko Sova, Ethan Sage, Asuna Raze. So many great utility combos here, but it is understandable that they wouldn't choose it. Asuna's Phoenix is excellent, and it makes the comp faster, but the Raze has so many combos with the Astra and Sage. The KJ and Sova also have great combos with the Astra and the Sage as well. Nitr0's Omen is excellent, but the Astra is currently better as an agent and in the optimal comp. I could see Ethan playing Sova and Hiko Breach in the future, but I feel like it does not fit them that well.

Bind: Steel should play Viper, Nitr0 the Astra, Hiko the Sova, Ethan the Skye, and Asuna the Raze. This comp is the best (or tied for best against the comp with Brim instead of Astra) bind comp. Watch some Fnatic games and other EU games and you'll see how good the comp is. Great utility combos, excellent post plants, great agents.

Icebox: Steel viper, Nitr0 Sage, Hiko Sova, Ethan Skye, Asuna Raze. An incredible amount of information gathering and great post plant ability. There are also some good general utility combos for midrounds between the Sova or Skye, and the Viper because of the information gathering nature of those agents comboed with the Viper walls for spamming through off the info. Ethan and Nitr0 could switch agents but this is the comp that they should shoot for.

Haven: Steel should play Cypher, Nitr0 the Astra, Hiko the Sova, Ethan the Skye, and Asuna the Raze. Great information gathering, excellent utility for post plants and retakes, good utility combos for midrounds. They played the Omen instead of the Astra, which is almost certainly incorrect, but it is understandable.

Split: Steel should play Viper, Nitr0 should play Astra, Hiko the Breach, Ethan the Sage, and Asuna the Raze. Just a great comp for the map, incredibly utility combos, great retaking ability, attacking ability, etc. Very good defensibly and offensively. Surprising that more teams don't play the comp.

Sorry for the essay, but any thoughts about 100T and compositions in the future?

#2
100flukes
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Send this over to steel and frosty lol

#3
100flukes
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i aint reading all that but yeah 100t garbo

#4
RoadRunneR
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100T did pretty well for not playing Astra. Unfortunately She's too important to win in this Meta. Also the comps 100T used today looked so outdated on Paper so im not surprised they lost today.

#6
Helix_Exton
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Also my thoughts and thus this long ass post expressing my displeasure.

It is surprising to me that Steel and Frost thought that what they played was their best options despite how good Astra is.

#7
Sims4proplayer
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Astra isnt a game changer. She is sure very strong and most versatile smoker. But her maximum potential depends on good read and even a bit of a gamble. Viper on her maps tho is a win condition. Not picking Viper on Bind is a throw.

#9
Helix_Exton
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You have to play to the maximum in order to beat the best teams though, and that means Astra with good reads and perfect excecution.

NA hating Viper still makes me want to get some EU coaches and IGLs over here.

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FireII
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In a single duelist comp, I think Phoenix is a more powerful agent than Raze, mainly on a map like Ascent. We've seen it from a team like Guild, who only play Raze exclusively, but it relies heavily on winning gun duels and momentum. Flashes are so powerful too. With Astra, it is pretty easy to get onto site without flashes, but flashes help regain lost map control very well, and provide a pretty easy way to create extra space.

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Helix_Exton
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I agree that flashes are really good, but I feel that the utility combos can replace flashes as they greatly decrease the number of corners that people can be in.

Ascent the Astra-Raze combo is extremely good, and you could make the argument for the double initiator comp with Skye instead of Sage for Ethan, although this reduces the number of Raze, Sova, and KJ utility combos with the Sage slows, in addition to losing the Sage wall boosts. When NA gets more used to the Sage wall boosts then perhaps the switch to Skye would make a lot more sense.

Phoenix and Raze serve different purposes, and I feel as though the clearing, information, and movement abilities of Raze are more valuable than Phoenix's flashes, LoS blocking, and worse clearing abilities. The main thing is that Phoenix's ult is insane, and can almost make up for the difference in utility that pushes Raze over the edge. I wouldn't hate the Phoenix version of the comp, but I feel the Raze is too valuable.

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Sims4proplayer
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For single duelist comp its either Jett or Raze depends on map. All duelist can create space, but Jett and Raze can gather info somewhat safely(dashout and boombot). And info is the key to victory. Phoenix kinda depends on fragging more than those 2(but not as much as Reyna)

#12
Helix_Exton
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For information I'd rate it Raze, then Reyna, then Jett, then Yoru, and finally Phoenix. Info is definitely the key to victory.

Reyna only tops the others based on peak peeking potential if you have one of the best aimers in the game who can just dry peek, get a kill, and get out for free with the player advantage and the information that that provides.

Jett is worse to Raze to me because it can maximize individual value but reduces potential value for the team, while the Raze can easily disrupt people with their abilities in order to set up their teams incredibly well while having an individual value that is moderately reduced. Team play should trump individual play when played well enough, leading to a more consistent and higher peak for the team that maximizes team play.

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Sims4proplayer
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dry peek would be a hell more dangerous on LANs. I wouldnt count on that. And thus Reyna info gaining woud be reduced to her blind to draw fire

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Helix_Exton
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Oh huge agree, and I think that Jett is the better agent almost across the board, and info is the one thing that Reyna arguably has the edge on Jett for. I hope we don't see much Reyna at Reykjavik as i'd much rather see great utility and team play triumph over crazy aim.

#10
hiyo
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didn't read all of that but sad for you 100 noobs bettor
sike get fucked

#13
v0e2i2t1
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Great read +1

Honestly i kind of hate seeing Ethan play agent like Skye. I think Hiko should just play her interchangably with Sova depeding on maps. Her info gather is decent +flashes n heal also it suits hiko playstyle more since he always die last. I like to see Ethan just play Sage or sometimes as 2nd duelist on some maps. Asuna is fvcking nuts probably the best duelist in NA rn yall cud roast me for this but i do think hes better than tenz atm.  No more cheese bucky plays from steel btw xDDxdD and yeah nitr0 shud definitely practice Astra from now on.

#16
Helix_Exton
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I really like the double info style of play (triple with Raze too!) and think it is excellent, especially given the flexibility of Skye, but I do not disagree with the idea of playing Skye as the solo info gatherer in some circumstances with Ethan on Sage or a duelist. Perhaps this would work as a secondary comp to pull out to mess with people like FPX does with their comp variations in EU.

#17
Demi
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As an 100T fan, I can say that they were behind the meta. Astra and viper meta are really good but they didnt seem to try it out, Their attack is good but their defense is actually bad. Going 0-5 vs Sentinels for both the maps isnt that good. I wish for the next tourney they improve their agent comps and become a better team :)

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