Big fan of VCT, with Americas being my primary. As we’ve seen a lot during this entire year, just about EVERY team has undergone a mid-season roster change.
To be more specific, off the top of my head, all but three teams have made permanent roster changes throughout this year. If you count babybay subbing in for leaf, that makes SEN & EG the only two teams to not have undergone a roster change before the 2025 season. (I guess you could count C9 too)
With that being said, mid-level Americas teams have seen to find their biggest strides around the time of their new guys joining.
Some notable examples of teams with new players:
Verno - MIBR
Sato - LEV
skuba - NRG
Kess - 100T
Virtyy- LOUD
Dantedeu5 - KRU
spikeziN - 2G
feel free to name any I missed
So now, I have a question up for debate. Are these new players carrying their team to new heights? Or is the refreshing feeling of having a new teammate enough to unite and bring teams to higher levels?
Furthermore, how much does attitude, effort, and commitment play a role into previous players getting dropped and new ones getting signed?
I think with VCT franchising coming close to its 3rd year in the making, we’re starting to see the effects of the feeder systems (T2, Collegiate, ETC) and its impact on the current state of the game.
While, for the most part, VALORANT is dominated by more established, middle-aged * for gamers (20-24), take SEN, FNC, G2, PRX.
But a new era is upon us. I don’t know if these new kids are just becoming cracked out of their minds. Or maybe it’s the effects of franchising. With many of these young kids, they are constantly grinding to make their way to the top, creating new levels of ambition and motivation that many pros in the current scene never had to go through or experience.
Sorry for the yap, please leave your thoughts below.
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