The thing with BOOM is that the CEO had some personal interest with crypto and NFTs iirc so it's possible he may be the one who reached out first to these companies, and the org is somehow still afloat after that and now without big sponsors unlike other Indo orgs, so I assume he didn't actually need the money and probably has deep pockets and funds almost everything himself

Bumping so I can get input on this

BOOM had sponsorship from crypto/NFT companies a few years back too, I think BLEED's CEO also had some crypto business partners iirc, don't know what's with SEA and crypto

I assume it's because they're quite ambitious with other scenes too but fell short, they failed to qualify for TI this year with what I can assume the highest salary in the SEA scene looking at their players' resume and recent performances

Fair, it seems they finally hit the sweet spot with their current roster, now they just need the consistency, I just hope pipsoN doesn't overcook against NAVI

I'm not completely convinced he can be inconsistent, vs FNC was kind of life game from him

I can see them winning if they don't go 2-2

Realistically how far can they go if they qualify? Every match of them I've watched this year they still seem to have some issues when it comes to their micros

I like purple ones too I switch to the purple singularity vandal sometimes

Why not go all red?

Ok ok I like the green theme

What's good like thematically and color wise? Right now I'm just using ones with the same color way as my favorite sports teams

bump

Can any Indo give input or fact check me on this I spent half an hour writing this

Longevity wise I think BBL would do better, GX still has some micro issues from what I've watched, but I'd rather GX because I want to see ara perform on the big stage

To add from what I've seen duelists transition better to either sentis or smokes, point is they should try to change something anything and see what works because whatever was going on in stage 2 didn't

famouz isn't good on initiator I know because in champs he was one iirc and they weren't playing good, I don't know much about tier 2 Indo but if they get a full Indo squad, get one with either consistency or pure talent like splash

Thank you for the constructive criticism.

• dos9 was previously a duelist and he primarily plays it on ranked iirc
• The issue with comms here is that smokes is a more important role in the big picture of the game, dos9 and the team looked like they weren't on the same page on a few games of stage 2 that I watched and having him speak English which isn't his first language either doesn't help, so there are definitely issues with split second calling, it's still burdening to have to switch languages back and forth, so why not try him out on duelist again, just for a few scrims to see if the team and him are more comfortable that way
• famouz is super shaky in stage 2, he was never that consistent in the first place even way back in ascension, rather than having him not frag on important executes as a duelist, it would be better for him as a capable smokes fragger, util shouldn't be an issue, if Monyet can do it so should he, especially with the Indo comms which would help with midrounding and executes and such better, well hopefully at least
• Shiro seemed to be unable to handle the pressure since playoffs, from what I've heard and read is that both him and NcSlasher are the team's callers but the IGL is the former, it would be best to switch things up as before things crumble even further, maybe have him midround but don't let him call rounds entirely or last minute, their last minute plays on Corrode that I watched was NOT good
• BerserX here is the important last piece of the puzzle, he is inconsistent, and I know his English isn't as good from what I've seen in interviews, if he can call without burden in Indo it would make plays much more fluid and maybe help him frag more

Last thing I want to add is if they could either get a performance coach or have the team add performance training to their regime if they haven't already.

I was seriously rooting for BOOM and NS because the ascension situation was so unique but both teams seem to have issues that didn't have an easy fix. NS especially where Persia isn't as good as he was in ascension, and Dambi only really comfortable playing Neon.

Fields, or anyone within the org, if you are reading this, please consider REALLY shaking things up, this is your LAST chance, you can't expect to roll with your regular routine again after what happened in stage 2, ascension this year has some serious contenders. Riot might not even give y'all a spot in partnership in 2027 because I know the org isn't that big, at least according to impressions and engagement on socials.

I'm pretty sure he was sick during that match

It was on Abyss I think he has the potential

Put dos9 on duelist and have him run it down
When he dies comms go back to full Indo
famouz on smokes (he played clove once)
NcSlasher as the main caller
Just let Shiro frag and not overthink
Make BerserX midround call so his brain warms up and actually frags

I know the HC doesn't have socials so Fields if you read this PLEASE consider

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Yes boostio no aura

NS getting a 6th man to sub in for Dumbi whenever a map isn't fit for Neon

when will he liquidate his org

I genuinely don't get how that guy still gets chances at tier 1 his blunder against PRX way back at Split says it all

I miss booty

Or Giant X clears all those flukes and chokers you saw it here first I'm from the future on some Booster Gold type shit

ara ara clears those frauds unfortunately

Excuses excuses kess is the right player if they kick 0s0n0

Can y'all reply I need the dopamine boost

Screw KC man can't even represent your own country at home later, I'm supporting G(ay se)X now go let's pipsoN

choke on deez nuts haha goteem

Oil up

VAPORIZE Botster
Place crashies on a ballista and LAUNCH him back to America
FORCE Leo into playing again
SEND Alfa to Dagestan and make him play SMOKES
FORCE FEED Chronicle triple the regular dose of ADDERALL
kaajak he's fine I guess

I'd rather the Scottish guy the accent sounds cool

I barely play ranked anymore I'm a cutie pie pick me swiftplay demon

Already did

Sure but only because I love Big Booty Latinas

Why not BBL aren't they also sort of underdogs

They don't need fix they just need time, FNATIC was super lucky on a few important rounds on Corrode so I don't have too many complaints on the team

I already did a couple days ago on a pro city thread

I'd rather billy billy

Why them

KC lost I don't know what to do now I'm unemployed I got some free time

Isn't the EU CS scene much more oversaturated than val so it's harder to break through as a pro?

They've circlejerked tac shooters for the past 2 (two) decades but when it comes to val the past couple of years they crumble is it actually over

You're right and people flip out over anything you say on it it's so fucking funny

A pack a day yes

In the fine print it was allegedly said that it denies the opportunity of those who are not within such communities to play the highest level of the game organically, the rule was not targeted at such communities but coincidentally applies to it