ranking the zellsis replacements on vlr

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beayuh

i will be ranking the zellsis replacements i see most often on vlr based on reality

#1 = most common

#1: demon1 - 6/10, this would make johnqt play senti/viper again which he is so adamantly against.
#2: cryocells - 8/10, a senti flex with + a good orb smoker? sounds like a w. the only problem is vibes.
#3: okeanos - 9.5/10, a great vibes person that can actually shoot his gun. the issue is roles, but okeanos played a lot of agents so he'll pick up senti/lurk.
#4: bao - 5/10, we havent seen him on the t1 stage at all
#5: reduxx - 4.5/10, completely different roles and the guy isnt even that good in t2
#6: skuba - 2/10, nrg is not dropping bro

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nooomy

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Cryo aint that great of an orb smoker tbh, his brim is good but his astra and omen were kinda bleh

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we dont need him to be the best controller of all time, we need him to be the other side of the two fold punch with him and zekken

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MachiDesu

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I trust his caliber of player, if Tenz can get his omen to an elite level through the offseason, I think cryo can do something similar

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red123

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okeanos would be a crazy pickup has the potential to have one of the biggest agent pools in my opinion

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beayuh

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for sure man i 100% agree

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wNoble

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SEN had skuba on their academy and gave him away to NRG which was so STUPID
cz now NRG clears SEN by like a mile

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MachiDesu

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But that was the whole point of their academy team. Rob said he wasn’t gonna gatekeep any of them

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wNoble

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they didnt have to gatekeep skuba just put him in the main roster he was insane in their academy and a better shooter than zellsis
and now he's one of the best players on NRG and NRG got alot of insane players

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In hindsight, they for sure should've promoted skuba. However, at the time, they were doing well domestically just couldn't get over the hump at internationals so it makes sense why they kept the roster, in hopes they can reach their highest potential

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Durarara

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The longer Zellsis remains on the team the more Rob Moore makes stupid decision like this

Zellsis has blinded him with bundles

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natalie

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If he can sell $1 million or more in SEN bundles, who the fuck cares how he does at champs?

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wNoble

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im pretty sure he's teamates are trying to win something not just sell bundles and get grouped
maybe zellsis only wants to twerk on stage but im sure n4rrate and the others wants to win something meaningful

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natalie

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yes but why would Rob Moore drop him if he is selling all those bundles

Think about it purely from a business standpoint - Zellsis = Sen bundles + Sen merch = Money

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wNoble

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he can still be a 6th man and sell bundles
but just imagine the effort his tm8 are putting everyday to get better mechanically just to win something good while zellsis is just eating chips knowing he wont get kick cz he can twerk and sell bundles on stage

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natalie

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can a 6th man really sell that many bundles tho

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wNoble

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ok put him in assistant coach or sum
he'll be on stage with kaplan and can do funny stuff like babybay

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Durarara

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Actual spitting facts, Zellsis would be more impactful backstage

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Shadow_Monarch

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SEN Demon1 > SEN Cryocells

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Neither of them fit on SEN

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bobwoblob

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Cryo is not good for SEN. He'd be the same as Demon1.

Okeanos does make a lot of sense though and it'd let them run double duelist while keeping N4rrate on info initiator

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catNmouse

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realistically speaking, cortezia is the best replacement for him

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beayuh

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ohh, thats the first time ive ever heard that one

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catNmouse

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cortezia can play sentinel/controller, can frag out well and he’s also a vibe merchant that hypes up his team at any given moment

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beayuh

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ok thats really cool, is his english good? like sacy was on a brazilian team but spoke great english, but pancada not so much

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KGad03

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I just don't get your ranking

Demon1 was the blueprint that 2024 Cryo was modelled after. Demon1 literally plays more agents and has played these agents at a higher level than Cryo. Why would Demon1 make John play Senti/Viper but Cryo who can't play Viper wouldn't?

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beayuh

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both would i just forgot to mention it.