Realistic take on Russ

I actually think this would have been a great move ONLY if they didn't already have benkai. Russ can IGL now if I'm not wrong, so it could have been a great choice to bring an IGL from a different region just like Ayrin last year, but this time without counting as an import. That way you can also have a second import in practice

That being said if he's not gonna IGL I think there are much better individual choices in APAC, but he is decent, he's not as awful as people put him to be. And even less if he's actually at least gonna help with the calling

Russ is so fucking bad

benkai is not igling so if he joins he will be igl but this roster lacks alot of firepower

real question, is he considered as import?

We now have 3 igl benkai blaze and now russ i guess GE are #11 spot team

Benkai and blaze are not IGLing so its russ but what makes no sense is why they have 3 IGLs, last team had a lot in terms of firepower and this team lacks firepower

LyCan52 [#3]

benkai is not igling so if he joins he will be igl but this roster lacks alot of firepower

Not an "If" anymore https://twitter.com/GlobalEsportsIn/status/1704480961830989928

Guy_who_fucked_ur_mom [#5]

We now have 3 igl benkai blaze and now russ i guess GE are #11 spot team

first 4 duelist now 4 igl new year new ge

Chow1E [#4]

real question, is he considered as import?

No, he is not

Mortadelo [#7]

Not an "If" anymore https://twitter.com/GlobalEsportsIn/status/1704480961830989928

i refuse to believe until he play match🗿

I haven’t been paying attention to him recently, but I just remember him being straight up awful on Guild. I’m sure he’s improved a lot since then.

kid_named_finger [#11]

I haven’t been paying attention to him recently, but I just remember him being straight up awful on Guild. I’m sure he’s improved a lot since then.

Individually he's pretty similar, is just that now he can IGL too I believe

babysasuke [#2]

Russ is so fucking bad

We only have his LAN gameplay from fucking 1.5 years ago to look at and have genuine material to judge on

players like jakee etc came from fucking collegiate or t3 and proved themselves

I'm sorry but GE is going nowhere with Russ on their team

Mortadelo [#7]

Not an "If" anymore https://twitter.com/GlobalEsportsIn/status/1704480961830989928

This might come in as a surprise to some, much like our desi food!

nahhh what is blud waffling about 😭😭

WinterZ20 [#14]

I'm sorry but GE is going nowhere with Russ on their team

GE is going nowhere but it's not because Russ is on the team lol

Russ isnt import btw

MagicSpecies [#17]

Russ isnt import btw

That's the whole point of the thread xD

Mortadelo [#16]

GE is going nowhere but it's not because Russ is on the team lol

BlaZek1ng and Benkai are both individually solid and proven smart players at least

Russ is neither and I'm sure that he will anchor this team

keep in mind that they could've gotten exy over this guy

CryoZanderDerrekEnjoyer [#13]

We only have his LAN gameplay from fucking 1.5 years ago to look at and have genuine material to judge on

players like jakee etc came from fucking collegiate or t3 and proved themselves

if you're going to make this argument, please use demon1

jakee is not good

Also, Russ singlehandedly ruined Guild. He is bad, if he grinded for 1.5 straight years from the last time we saw him, he MIGHT be as good as botssi now

GE is doomed

Mortadelo [#9]

No, he is not

hmm, how, if he living in eu his whole life?

babysasuke [#20]

if you're going to make this argument, please use demon1

jakee is not good

Also, Russ singlehandedly ruined Guild. He is bad, if he grinded for 1.5 straight years from the last time we saw him, he MIGHT be as good as botssi now

GE is doomed

youre just being hardcore pessimistic for no reason. i admit and agree he was dogshit 1.5 years ago but players can improve, you know. even though GE was the definition of mid last year their talent scouting was still quite good, monyet bazzi and t3xture are all top tier players. they might be cooking again, just believe

I think this GE team is much more balanced than last year, with solid IGL and Benkai as a second caller.

• Russ plays initiators
• LF on duelist
• Benkai smoke/flex
• Blazeking Sentinel/Viper
  IMO it depends upon the last player, this team might just be good

Chow1E [#21]

hmm, how, if he living in eu his whole life?

It's not about where you live. He has double nationality, many players do, it's just that in Russ's case each one is in a different region

Benkai himself stated that hes not gonna IGL on this squad so Russ IGLing might still happen

scorch56 [#23]

I think this GE team is much more balanced than last year, with solid IGL and Benkai as a second caller.

• Russ plays initiators
• LF on duelist
• Benkai smoke/flex
• Blazeking Sentinel/Viper
  IMO it depends upon the last player, this team might just be good

Who's gonna shot at people tho?

scorch56 [#23]

I think this GE team is much more balanced than last year, with solid IGL and Benkai as a second caller.

• Russ plays initiators
• LF on duelist
• Benkai smoke/flex
• Blazeking Sentinel/Viper
  IMO it depends upon the last player, this team might just be good

pls don't be yay he deserves better 🙏

LyCan52 [#8]

first 4 duelist now 4 igl new year new ge

4 controllers next year

WinterZ20 [#19]

BlaZek1ng and Benkai are both individually solid and proven smart players at least

Russ is neither and I'm sure that he will anchor this team

keep in mind that they could've gotten exy over this guy

EMEA structure does have a value to a team tho

And I imagine they do it in hopes that Indian people will feel it as their own, better than LF and SkRossi

babysasuke [#20]

if you're going to make this argument, please use demon1

jakee is not good

Also, Russ singlehandedly ruined Guild. He is bad, if he grinded for 1.5 straight years from the last time we saw him, he MIGHT be as good as botssi now

GE is doomed

he was -20 against optic and kru last year. Sayf and Leo carried his ass so many time.

CryoZanderDerrekEnjoyer [#22]

youre just being hardcore pessimistic for no reason. i admit and agree he was dogshit 1.5 years ago but players can improve, you know. even though GE was the definition of mid last year their talent scouting was still quite good, monyet bazzi and t3xture are all top tier players. they might be cooking again, just believe

Hardcore pessimistic? He has proven that he sucks.

Bro has NEVER had a good performance, hasn't played in over a year, and now he's starting on a franchised roster?

oml you can't be this delusional, surely there's SOMEONE better than Russ in all of Asia that needs a team

Mortadelo [#26]

Who's gonna shot at people tho?

yay hopefully

babysasuke [#31]

Hardcore pessimistic? He has proven that he sucks.

Bro has NEVER had a good performance, hasn't played in over a year, and now he's starting on a franchised roster?

oml you can't be this delusional, surely there's SOMEONE better than Russ in all of Asia that needs a team

there are dozens of better players than Russ but GE probably wants some indian representation and there is nothing wrong with that.

babysasuke [#31]

Hardcore pessimistic? He has proven that he sucks.

Bro has NEVER had a good performance, hasn't played in over a year, and now he's starting on a franchised roster?

oml you can't be this delusional, surely there's SOMEONE better than Russ in all of Asia that needs a team

i bet my ass the entire bonkers roster is better than russ.

Nachtel [#25]

Benkai himself stated that hes not gonna IGL on this squad so Russ IGLing might still happen

Great tho benkai mid call is dog shit

scorch56 [#23]

I think this GE team is much more balanced than last year, with solid IGL and Benkai as a second caller.

• Russ plays initiators
• LF on duelist
• Benkai smoke/flex
• Blazeking Sentinel/Viper
  IMO it depends upon the last player, this team might just be good

benkai smoke, LF duelist? are you drunk??

Gl to Russ ..hope he do well,bro risking his entire esports career for this move..he might never again play in emea if it's doesn't go well..

daddy_ [#37]

Gl to Russ ..hope he do well,bro risking his entire esports career for this move..he might never again play in emea if it's doesn't go well..

Nah not really, EMEA doesn’t really do other import players anyway so it wouldn’t really be a liability for a team picking him up

If Guild that had sayf, leo on their team couldn’t carry Russ. What makes you think Russ can do any impact on Global esports😂😂

CryoZanderDerrekEnjoyer [#13]

We only have his LAN gameplay from fucking 1.5 years ago to look at and have genuine material to judge on

players like jakee etc came from fucking collegiate or t3 and proved themselves

Lol he was so bad he played polaris with le petits some named team and they lost fokus an apeks

Op_bolte77 [#35]

Great tho benkai mid call is dog shit

Yeah PRX midround was always bad but improved after something came honestly something and forsaken are very aware players from what I have deduced from their all voice comm videos

Dont get why people are hating on russ, he's def better game sense wise than rossi.

Mortadelo [#42]

Some pretty sick Jett stats https://www.vlr.gg/player/2107/russ/?timespan=all

wrong russ

capital_d_colon [#44]

wrong russ

shhh

"importing" a non-import igl support player is pretty solid.
Yeah his firepower is not the highest...
Ge tried to do too much last year with all the role swaps, russ is an already made support player.

It does allow GE to import another player which could really elevate the team.

I think if GE manages to create a strong system which helps one of their Indian players to become VCT level then it is a success imo.

If ge can get Vici (probably impossible) to finish off the roster.. it would have alot more promise.

if russ is in tier 1 val and soulcas isn’t we are cooked

Chow1E [#21]

hmm, how, if he living in eu his whole life?

he declared to be a pacific player, which means if he was to go back to EMEA, he would be an import player.

scorch56 [#23]

I think this GE team is much more balanced than last year, with solid IGL and Benkai as a second caller.

• Russ plays initiators
• LF on duelist
• Benkai smoke/flex
• Blazeking Sentinel/Viper
  IMO it depends upon the last player, this team might just be good

idk ytf they wanna put lightning on duel......bro is actually a sentinel player and they are fkin up his roles

yaiima0 [#43]

Dont get why people are hating on russ, he's def better game sense wise than rossi.

either racism or memory from 2 years ago