glad to hear it

my guess is okobotro or yukky's first stat tracker

its time
https://www.vlr.gg/pickem/4f6fa92d

nah
no one really wanted him to leave
it was purely a financial decision from upper management

I still disagree with it, I'd have sold other players from other esports for him but it is what it is

MY GOAT MY GOATMY GOAT MY GOATMY GOAT MY GOATMY GOAT MY GOATMY GOAT MY GOATMY GOAT MY GOATMY GOAT MY GOATMY GOAT MY GOAT

what if it was the kamyk scoreline

nats' igling is WAY better than I had given it credit for
It's like he's scaling up his perfect individual lurks to a team-wide level

Yeah same, I slightly want VIT to win but I'll still be happy for Spirit.
We need someone like apEX in VCT tbh I think it would spice it up

who you got

True.
I love gambling

I'll reiterate pretty much what #8 said
Makos been a good IGL thus far, but Saadhak's calling is world class. I'd just rather let Mako do his own thing.

I think Saadhak should work fine with roles too

You can use players who've:

• Attended at least 1 LAN in 2021/2022
• And are still playing in tier 1

Assume they play in todays meta, no import rules

My team:
FNC Derke - Duelist
VS/DRX Mako - Controller
NTH Meteor - Sentinel
GLD Leo - Initiator
VKS/LOUD Saadhak* - Flex

Try and be creative!

yeah, I would also love to see that

almost 4 years of watching Mako
I finally get to see him lift a trophy, even if it's a reginal one for now

Kamyk - In the background during the prime FNC run, had a relatively successful year in tier 2 and is now ready to break in to tier 1
nAts - looking to reclaim former glory from the Gambit days
kamo - escaped KOI
keiko - Was criticized all of last year for not performing to expectations, and will (likely) be leaving Kickoff with the highest stats in EMEA
Patitek - Sub who brought TH to the grand final of Shanghai last year. Having to defeat his friends to qualify to Bangkok

TL may be far from favourites, but I think their story to get here is the best

Damn

pakola pakola pakola pakola

are u

https://www.vlr.gg/444576/accountability-thread

(for those who don't know what danii1 is referring to)

insane

i drink like one cup a day
not black though

i need to eat more fibre tbh, but student diet

that was mini's doing (source: his stream)

but yeah Derke implemented it well

like twice a week

my order:

1. VIT
2. G2
3. T1
4. DRX
5. TL
6. EDG
7. TE
8. SEN

make champs - stay another year
make top 8 in stage 2 playoffs - fight in ascension to keep their spot (for another year)
dont make stage 2 playoffs - relegated

ill let vlr do that

oh shit i completely forgot about this lmfao

Cheer for Derke

theres probably a decent amount of orgs doing something like this ngl

you can put down your horses

#T1Fighting

again

hold your horses

(saying this as someone who wants T1 to win)
T1 were up 9-3 on Split with a double duelist comp on def side

damn
one map remaining from when im writing this

https://i.imgur.com/3ry0cCE.png

to close out the map

maybe im just super misinformed but isnt it fairly common in Korea?

This is the problem with power rankings.
Being placed 8th doesn't mean I'm hating on them, they're easily more than capable of being higher than 8th place. It just goes to show how competitive the event will be.

I even made sure to put that in the main post

Very stacked event ngl, like even TE looked strong so it feels wrong putting them at 8, but unfortunately someone has to be placed there

I think I'm being reasonable
The only teams I feel like I'm biased towards are VIT and G2, and most people seem to generally agree that they're top 2

I agree, I might edit this post after that match when all teams have officially been locked in

(imo)

1. VIT
2. G2
   ---------
3. EDG
4. DRX
5. TL
6. SEN
   ---------
7. T1
8. TE

Very stacked event ngl, like even TE looked strong so it feels wrong putting them at 8, but unfortunately someone has to be placed there

I think DRX at full strength can compete with those two
but assuming they play 'average', yeah, I might have to agree

tbf he's been better in kickoff
People's expectations are way too high for a team with a sub and a rookie

i fw this (unlike letting go of Derke 🥲)
so we have one for each region
(idk anything about CN)

Would they though?
I think it'd be close

only took 10 hours lol

in my mind G2 are on par with/slightly better than TH

and look at what's happening with TH
TH are a very good team, and so are G2... but look at this game man
feels like EDG at Champs form would struggle too

maybe I'm just overreacting who knows

i gotta say it, they look scarier than 2023 fnatic
i dont see them losing to anyone but themselves

my goat

my goat has the balls to fake clone in an international qualification match

cned is looking real healthy, honestly really good for him
It was harder to tell from the video where he announced his break, but seeing him on the broadcast it really looks like he's lost a good amount of weight

lowkey yeah maybe
look at this post from a few days ago

https://www.vlr.gg/444935/how-hard-did-the-ranked-reset-hit-you/#1