anyone knows why so many russian players play for Japanese teams? something, vici, kr1stal, jemkin. they all seem good enough to play in emea tier 1 so why are they all in tier 2 asia
kamisavitar [#3]JP has better, ecosystem, better fanbase ...and There is not a lot . Something n Vici, Kristal n Jemkin both came in pair + yaa emea prefers csjoe
Japan pays a alot, as they have huge no. of sponsors too
Actual answer is they live in east Russia and are closer to Japan servers than Eu servers
Warlordwibz [#4]Do u know Geography? Vladivostok/East russian is closer to JP, playing for Japanese team is more convenient. It's like they have to move to the other side of the world to play in EU server.
do people actually live there? isnt it just a tundra wasteland
This is a question that happens frequently, but the Russian players who play in JP reside in the Russian Far East. This is a geographically difficult ping to play in EMEA.
The Japanese server is more convenient.
However, as the Chinese competitive scene flourishes, we expect to see an exodus to Chinese teams.
sleeek [#9]do people actually live there? isnt it just a tundra wasteland
the Russian Jett lives there. 2 Ascension Russian players lives there too, looks the EMEA Russian team r missing out on some talents.