https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QoOebHa74Yk

couldn't you have just edited your last post 😭

clearly haven't seen yay viper 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

yeah they're teasing it
They've teased it before but this is like straight up confirming

https://x.com/M80gg/status/1866181326346604743

3rd times the charm
I genuinely wanna see them promoted though, they seem like a very solid org who have their shit together cough c9

the title game is fire

pet

yeah I did it fairly quickly since I got 2 categories pretty fast
I'll give you a hint for your lead

he's ranked 1 EMEA rn

(I know ranked isn't always a great indicator in pro play, I just wanted to point it out)

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

??

the only thing that confused me was

i feel like this would make smokes way too op

Harvey

declare

wow
huge W coming from you

they're a bit underrated imo
but they're not easily in playoffs either

yay

i could fw that
i like both teams

why

https://www.vlr.gg/pickem/7e610f71

somewhere in the back of his head its lingering
you cant just forget something like that

ding chilling

if he draws next I think he's looking good

I thought about it
But I think France is one of the biggest subregions, as much as I hate it (I'm British) they deserve their own VCL imo
similar for Turkey

I could draw better borders in 2 minutes

https://i.imgur.com/L1twDSf.png

Countries in light grey are split between subregions
(specifically Ukraine, I'm not sure which is more appropriate for them)

G2

Idk, the whole eastern area is a bit oddly sorted tbh

it makes no sense

thats Turkmenistan

but idk why its included, Azerbaijan too

Timezone bump

I really like the new format for kickoff
gives lock//in vibes

https://i.imgur.com/q4UeciX.png

that was the placeholder 😭

https://www.vlr.gg/pickem/7e610f71

for some stupid reason yeah

yeah

Ok normally I never hate on anyone or anything and try and stay generally reserved, so I apologise for this crashout but I think it's justified.
Look at this map for EMEA tier 2 next year like wtf is this honestly, tier 2 is already becoming hard to justify for orgs and this just feels like they're twisting the knife
complete joke

https://i.imgur.com/o2uDDGo.png

Shanghai

see the thing is im not that invested
maybe azzelastia will feel something if he realises he's actively caused someone to not buy the EG 25 bundle (if he's a real fan)

shao>leo

dats crazy i don't even know what to say

ange1>boaster

this one I feel like goes to Boaster just barely
both weren't renowned for fragging, but both called at the highest level. But imo the 2023 meta was much harder to call in

i really want to fw EG but you make it hard

hmm, well I agree (I'm biased though) and I'd say fnatic still

if for some reason LOCK//IN was objectively less valuable than a Masters then I'd say an FPX who'd win Masters 1 would be better

I saw you say LOUD 2022 in another comment, but honestly them falling short in Masters 2 is sorta a dealbreaker (Pretty much why I wouldn't consider GENG in 2024)

it goes back to the age old question

what is lock in worth relative to a masters

At the time

live now if anyone wants to watch it

nvm they put a 15 min timer

say what you want about the team but TH have some of the best if not the best content in Val
They do these high quality documentaries quite often

for me munchkin is 100% up there, I think him having his performance while IGLing (even if they struggled at Champs) is great

t3xture and meteor are more comparable for me tbh and I only very slightly favour t3xture but I wouldn't be mad with Meteor

im sorry i just had a neuron activation moment

IEM

my contenders are (in no order): Zekken, Munchkin, t3xture, wo0t and riens