yeah high HS% doesn't make that much of a difference
(I say this as someone who averages around 38-40% and is still hardstuck)

but a particularly low HS% is bad imo

agree, there should be no disparity between masters titles

bro I'm complementing them 😭

if they stop with their haha ahh comps they'll be insane

Yeah, I agree
Overwatch character models were much more detailed in game too

I think a much more practical thing would be to create and sell music kits

each time I see you say this you find more and more similarities to add on, it's crazy 😭

starxo signed to Joblife recently
cned is taking a break
and bonecold retired

so as much as I'd love for it to happen, I don't think it will :(

I always do shite in Americas pickems for some reason, I don't even feel like I have a bias outside of G2

wow, his English has certainly improved
(I didn't catch the interview during the game, so this is the first I'm hearing it in like years)

yeah that was me lol
don't think I'm moving for another 5-6 years at least cuz I've got uni

yeah man im just not built for fake flagging, even if its to support Derke

oh yeah I forgot about EG LOUD

if you count pre franchising I know Gambit 13-0'd twice at international events

they were NOT having any of it

I literally had the post ready by the end of map 1 😭😭😭

PRX TLN iirc
so second? time since franchising
(meant to reply to #4)

holy shit i didnt even realise they were up 12-0

literally this

yeah the amount of rounds i miss because i have vlr open is crazy

now that you mention it ive missed most of this game
I had no idea EDG were up 12 😭

ngl i dont like that idea
it'd be way less precise since scrolling happens in stages, its not one smooth continuous motion (some mice have that option, but most don't)

100T… 1-8… TRUST IN PLUG…

insane 😭😭

afaik Natank and K4davra are the only french players in tier 1 rn

I bought some off of a vlr post recommending them (generally a bad idea btw), I have no idea how they compare to other IEMs but they've treated me good
They're the EM6L Phoenix
here's a proper review on them: https://www.reddit.com/r/headphones/comments/161t9ue/simgot_em6l_phoenix_review_an_amazing_discovery/

i dont follow f1 too closely
but this is huge no? he was with merc for ages wasnt he
I remember one of the few races I watched was when he won Silverstone last year and it was absolutely amazing

I'm biased, because OPTC and 23 FNC are (were ☹️) my most favourite teams
but I think they're the only ones who fit in the category, for me GENG getting grouped at Champs is a deal-breaker

Optic were: 1st, 3rd and 2nd (Plus they had a 2nd place in 2021, but they got grouped at Champs 21 so idk if that should count)
FNC were: 1st, 1st and 4th

its just Valorant tbh
the meta and game changes so much, top teams rarely stay at the very top for a period longer than roughly 3-6 months I'd say

That's a cool field, I hadn't heard of it but from what I can lookup it seems really interesting.
Columbia is a great achievement, one of the best unis in the USA if I remember correctly. So doing your postgrad and working there sounds great

I'm doing Aerospace Engineering and NASA is pretty much everyone's dream employer, even getting to work with them through other companies would be great!

oh thats cool
its my dream to work at nasa (although I think you need to be a US citizen to work there)

if you don't mind me asking which uni did you go to?

no mods
it was chaos before

It doesn't always happen, but it is common enough to be a liability. 5/13 losses Boo's struggled
and again, it in theory isn't difficult to fix, he should have no problem sharpening up, I know he's good enough to do it.

https://www.vlr.gg/378829/edward-gaming-vs-team-heretics-valorant-champions-2024-gf
https://www.vlr.gg/371285/team-vitality-vs-team-heretics-champions-tour-2024-emea-stage-2-lbf
https://www.vlr.gg/341821/team-heretics-vs-fnatic-champions-tour-2024-emea-stage-1-gf
https://www.vlr.gg/318919/team-vitality-vs-team-heretics-champions-tour-2024-emea-stage-1-w2
https://www.vlr.gg/303095/team-heretics-vs-karmine-corp-champions-tour-2024-emea-kickoff-playoffs-gf

This is still an amazing roster that can win a title. But your claim that they "are the Astralis of Valorant" is absurd imo

honestly if they stick together I see a bright future. Their team is really young and they have a great coaching setup
my only slight concern would be Boo's fragging (non high impact IGLs are slowly phasing out). But in theory that shouldn't be too hard to fix

But I think you're getting carried away with the Astralis comparison, that'll probably be unmatched in an FPS game, especially Valorant

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-RfHC91Ewc

Yeah, they defo do.
I made a post about my current dissatisfaction of how they've split up EMEA.
This is how I'd imagine the leagues to be in a perfect world: https://www.vlr.gg/427989/this-shit-is-so-ass/#23

Yeah, I can see why that could a concern. But honestly with how much of a passion the region has for FPS in general, I don't see there being an issue. Look at how much CIS talent we already have in tier 1, even despite there not being clear pathways for players. I think it's a 'build it, and they will come' type of situation

before reading anything further, read this: https://www.vlr.gg/73510/russia-ukraine

just like me fr

not the 'best' by any objective means
but my favourite: Boaster and Derke 😢

then I hella disagree
Cloud is very good, arguably a top S tier player in EMEA, but Leo is in a category of his own when he plays at full strength

Is 100% because of Leo's health issues?

Name a few teams and i can summarise

https://i.imgur.com/FwSZfV6.png

I think this sums it up pretty well 🫠

therefore I am

multiple flairs pls pls pls
even 2 would make me happy
https://i.imgur.com/TCweFBG.png

I’m cooked
Goodbye it was nice knowing yall

did they register for an academy team with the extra 5?

oh yeah, I remember I thought I was tripping the first time a caster said his name lol
I thought someone was calling my name

who is the EMEA manager
worth sending them a dm on twitter to ask or smth

if you think about it, its kinda what some people do with japanese names
like those names must go super hard in Chinese

yup, idk what the margins are like when they choose to make jerseys 90+, either they embed diamonds in to the cloth or they're purposely trying to not sell them, idk

The most I'd personally pay is like 60, maybe 70 if it's a team I really really like and they win something.
But in reality I think 50 is a reasonable price for NA and EU at least (I can't speak for other regions because I'm not sure what average incomes are like)

I still am! (unfortunately)
I just like Derke and can't have two flairs on

This is how I'd actually refresh it

https://i.imgur.com/i4BCNfE.png OR https://i.imgur.com/LBR4ixW.png

(refresh btw, not redesign. I got no idea how to do that)

I agree G2 look great, they look like they can even contend for trophies.
But I'm talking about regions as a whole, from 1st - 12th

EMEA or Pacific look like the best region right now?
(It's probably Pacific, but I'm slightly EMEA biased)