yo

OOOOO AAAAA EEEEEEE

I went through the percentages and lvl 10 should be roughly ascendant in terms of %
but that's not an indication of skill, level 10's are still better at CS compared to Asc at Val

https://leetify.com/blog/faceit-level-distribution/
https://www.esportstales.com/valorant/rank-distribution-and-percentage-of-players-by-tier

my goat

real

Korean derby goes kinda hard

tbf its human nature to want to stick to what you're comfortable with
even if its at a slight detriment

faze vs spirit is also a banger
I wanted G2 and MongolZ (tbf MongolZ might've been a stretch)

idk who I want to win tbh I'd be happy with either
just a bit sad that niko doesnt get his major

we might be so back

you have a crazy name 😭

he's still recovering from that jumpscare

this is the most dry 'drama' I've ever seen ngl
tenz doesnt even seem to care
mooda knows that he's gonna get impressions by pressing on it (and its working)
shanks kinda outed himself which was a bit funny tho

the children yearn for the mines

pause

Good stuff

😭😭

tbh I thought Riot were super firm on this kind of thing.
But given that it can pretty much single handedly fix tier 2 it defo makes sense

As for the ethical implications, I'm sure Riot will 100% make sure that predatory advertising to minors is fully banned, especially when considering their previous stance on betting sponsors.
Even teams in tier 1 who aren't as popular will be potentially profitable now (popularity --> bundle sales)

one last chance for NRG to get elimed in a funny way

https://twitter.com/ValorINTEL/status/1867555769283203547

GM

wtf they started early

because there is no way I am missing NRG vs BLG

good night

if I oversleep someone swear at me

bros been out here working harder than poised's agent

first map*

idk what to think of vitality
i have them qualifying to bangkok but they're either gonna be the best (in EMEA) instantly or they're gonna flop and need time to find their footing

where did bro go

I don't think you actually want to have a conversation and you're just here to hate
feel free to do it but I'm no longer gonna engage
I got baited my fault

There's a balance to it
Yeah I agree they've been super hyped, maybe overhyped even
But that shouldn't mean you lose all faith in them in their first showing imo

tbh theres no perfect solution

do the second thing you said and people will abuse it
do the third thing and people who have a one off dc (or have worse pcs/internet) get unfairly punished

4 flairs 1 per tier 1 region is what I've suggested before
idk if the devs would actually do it though

cool

still really really dislike the merging of the North and East tier 2 leagues though

Aware

how long is he gone for

https://www.vlr.gg/pickem/ac9df065

fnatic copium ill admit
also hoping vitality come out the gates swinging

yeah I agree
I like the concept though, CS util with 1 val ability pretty much

maybe valorant could add a gamemode like that it would be fun

plus 1

the cycle continues

moose is gone?
surely they have someone lined up right
who could it be

First MongolZ elimed and now Ding lost 😭😭😭

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

I want them to do well
but I also want the funny
hard choice

is BLG or NRG winning

I approve this message

yay

He's still got it

some teams do applications when a spot opens up
otherwise I'd try maybe to start with a premier team / other tier 3-4 talent since you'll likely only get hired if you have experience

also as others have mentioned its very important to document and advertise your achievements, you have to market yourself

hmm
as their moral support coach ima have to say The Cloudberries

they were the 4th highest in bundle sales
plus they made it to champs so they got a cut from the champs bundle

I think they're probably fine financially rn

its battle royal was good a few years ago
me and my friends stopped playing when they started to add crazy over the top stuff like aeroplanes
i havent really played it since besides a game here and there for old times sake
it seems like they're sort of trying to become a platform for games now

this ballistic stuff seems like a cool idea, I really really like the theory behind the util (everyone gets the ability to buy a standard smoke and flash like CS, but you can get one extra ability from your class/agent).

on a linear spectrum between CS and OW this would be pretty much the opposite of val, and ngl I really like that in theory (val is still executed better though imo)
thats kinda unclear so i made a crude illustration https://i.imgur.com/5kSCiG4.png

I'd like to see val move more towards the CS side of things tbh, it feels like with each new agent/map it moves further and further away from being a tac shooter

had my first full game
its pretty alright
the skins are goofy and the movement is ass
the shooting isnt bad, but the gun models are HUGE for some reason

https://i.imgur.com/zk3zp2t.jpeg

oh wow
EMEA also doesn't have many teams

edit: also PRX are the one partnered team in APAC who didn't sign a team 😭 they'd be one of the most interesting ones imo

yeah I tried but #7 was my experience pretty much