I would've liked cender since he was an igl, but kicks is still a decent player, he's not bad at all but on paper he will defo be outshined by the others imo
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I would've liked cender since he was an igl, but kicks is still a decent player, he's not bad at all but on paper he will defo be outshined by the others imo
(please happen 🙏😭)
(even better bring in El Diablo too🙏)
oh shit I didn't even think of that, yeah that makes sense
hopefully Leo is doing better by the start of the season
Interesting, I wonder why they can't get kaajak yet
Before rumours were for M8 but I think that's no longer possible, I've also seen him linked to APK so I think that's most likely atp
This is a very good analysis, I think it also explains why EMEA really felt left behind this year (EMEA's style has historically been to play slow take info and play over controlled space), the only team which really didn't as much was heretics, they leaned way more into the 'pug style' than any other EMEA team and thus they were the only EMEA team to do well this year. The only teams that managed to pull off the old style was G2 and Champs Fnatic imo, but both fell short eventually.
Yeah I saw this too, I think it sums it up pretty well. I always disagreed with people when they said his raw aim was completely bad this year, but at the same time you can only say 'he's the IGL' up to a certain extent when looking at his performances.
I want to see him put himself in to more pivotal situations, sure at first it might not look good, but as time goes on hopefully he will gain experience and become more comfortable.
im eating all your fish
the name of the event is kind of ironic no
just for you: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3xWJ0FSgJVE
honestly I don't see him that much, maybe like maybe 1 in 3 games?
I would've fw this but nAts seems super happy on liquid... for some reason. So I couldn't see him leaving, even if it were to join fnatic.
I get they might've wanted a different style, but at that point I'd play around with the roles before doing something as drastic as cutting him. It seemed like alfa was more than willing to play duelist if asked to. Afaik Derke is open to learning new agents, he did it for Yoru and I'd expect him to be able to do it with Neon too.
Honestly the main explanation I can think of is: money. I have no idea what the original source is but I saw in a spreadsheet that FNC was having some severe financial issues, and maybe that meant a pay cut for Derke. If the leak about their financial issues is true, imo this is the most likely explanation.
I still don't know why Derke was dropped. There's no bad blood between him and the players (at least publicly), and the players/mini have alluded to it being a management decision and not Derke (this could be wrong though). The only plausible explanation is that this was decided long before the end of the season, but even then I don't get why they would make the decision.
But... I would be lying if I still didn't think he was a downgrade from Derke, at least in the short term.
I really hope he can prove me wrong so I can eat my words but on paper those are my honest thoughts.
imo he proved him self this year, I think he's capable of holding his own on this roster
Honestly overall I think this offseason was a success
Even the teams that are on paper worse have decent upset potential
If we're talking about his bank account
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Yeah idk why they did that. The only plausible explanation is that they just didn't know. As for training with the main roster and not playing in VCL that was actually allowed (EG did it with their second team)
Bleed was supposed to be the richest org in APAC, how did that change over 1 year? Or is this just mismanagement on a humongous scale?
From what I've seen I lean towards saying its the latter. (I have no concrete evidence of anything, just my opinion)
Munchkin supposedly was deep in negotiations with GENG to re-sign but they fell through. I'd assume that also applies to Meteor
It wasn't allowed before I think, but it is from this year
idk what the history was with this but, now I'm curious as to why SEN never trialled him in the first place. It would've made perfect sense
Yeah, which is why I think an AC or performance coach will help. Winning anything internationally is a lot further away than making it out of groups and that's what they should be focusing on first.
optic loud drx, chatgpt knows im a 2022 enjoyer
I agree, but to see teams like TE FPX and EDG play at the level they did in their first year of franchising is really promising. (I acknowledge that some teams have had an extra year or two but their ecosystem was suboptimal at best). I think VCT has the potential to be one of the most balanced esports in terms of regions. The CN teams remind me of APAC 1-2 years ago, except they seem to be picking up the game even faster
He's proven that he can make a decent team, good but I think he needs an AC or someone to help him and the team get that last little push
zjos when are we seeing you on the tier 1 stage
I need to say keke to all your opponents
Yeah, it does. Look at the score lines.
So? You're saying good teams can't lose against good teams?
to add on to this:
https://www.vlr.gg/348458/funplus-phoenix-vs-gen-g-champions-tour-2024-masters-shanghai-r2
https://www.vlr.gg/348462/funplus-phoenix-vs-team-heretics-champions-tour-2024-masters-shanghai-r3
https://www.vlr.gg/370727/edward-gaming-vs-funplus-phoenix-champions-tour-2024-china-stage-2-gf
https://www.vlr.gg/378663/funplus-phoenix-vs-team-heretics-valorant-champions-2024-opening-b
r, listen I like the players, and I like the team but somehow every year they always get in to some goofy ahh situation.
2023 - Cove, BLG, agent ardiis
2024 - superteam 'super not trying', 12-5, FNS diffed by sagemommy
2025 - ???
my favourites so far:
2023 was cove, could've made top 3 minimum at tokyo
2024 was 12-5 against c9 likely costing them a champs qualification
CN looks better and better, they are catching up quicker than most expected, and EDG winning Champs increased demand in China (I've seen them compared to the Iceland 2021 SEN)
Korea is also looking super promising next season, if rumours are true (almost) half of pacific are fielding mainly KR rosters (T1, DRX, GENG, SPG, GE)
I think it's a great thing honestly, NA vs EU is still there, but it's nice to see other regions do so well
cNed tex and Chronicle were all jealous of what they had
oh shit this was the original tweet, i didn't even listen to it cuz i thought it would just be a link to the podcast 😭😭
wait I don't have the full context, when did bonkar talk shit about chet?
depends on how confident you are in your aim for me + it heavily depends on the agent I'm playing
80% of the time it's most ideal for me to have a ghost/sheriff
https://i.imgur.com/XvRBtDF.jpeg
wdym look at this aura
By that logic we should remove Neon's wall, Jett's smokes, and Iso's wall. Phoenix wall only lasts 8 seconds and has a limited range, it's only long enough to be used as an entry tool (Plus even if you consider the time it takes between placing it an swinging you've probably got an effective 6 seconds to use it). Not to mention all of the abilities I mentioned can go through walls/be curved around walls (Yes, even Neon's if there's a gap above). Unlike Jett smokes you can only buy one, which would bring it more in line with Neon and Iso
Yes, if you have Russian citizenship first
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