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15 is my max
but only 7 if you only include agents with more than 10 games played.
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I've been playing this game on and off since beta and have sat around low immo the entire time.
Recently, since the quality of soloque has fallen off a bridge and the game is hella stale, I've been playing 5 stacks with my friends way more often, but I've noticed something.
in pretty much every single game we play there is guaranteed to be 2 or more people on the other team completely smurfing. My account is in asc, and my friends are around gold/plat/diamond, so the lobbies are usually around diamond/asc. Every game there will be multiple people who are obviously immo+ on freshies running around destroying my friends.
I'm not even mad that I'm losing, I don't mind getting shit on. But the games aren't even strategic anymore even though it's a 5 stack, because the other team is just running it down aimlabsing everyone. I prefer trying to outbrain people in stacks - that's the fun part.
Riot needs to add better incentives to grinding and fix match quality up there because as of right now there is zero reason to grind leaderboards and zero prestige to getting high ranks. Especially for people who have been radiant for 3+ years, so no wonder it's more fun to smurf.
TLDR:
has anybody else noticed a spike in smurfs in the last few months? Riot needs to make more high elo incentives.
That wasn't Brazil that's was 1 man and we all know it.
3 close maps and their duellist played like dookie.
PTX are fine. They ain't winning any trophies though.
i know ScreaM did
https://www.vlr.gg/6869/team-liquid-vs-team-heretics-first-strike-europe-main-event-qf
It'd suck to lose this one
Chemistry > astronomy > zoology > geology > biology > meteorology >>>>>> physics >>>>> maths
yeah its better than i expected but also my body feels ill after
I hope not. The point of this post wasn't to start any arguments, but to give people a different perspective.
you think that, but I guarantee they will be getting just as much hate, maybe more with the spotlight.
I can only imagine a trans player getting signed by a org with lots of fans, and the comments that would be made if they don't perform...
maybe in 2021 but I'm pretty sure every player at GC champs was Radiant
Yes it's allowed. Flor only recently turned 18 though so she can play in VCT now!
The goats!
I'm talking about video games not physical sports
I wanted to make this post regarding gamechangers, and all the controversy surrounding women in esports, and particularly trans players in GC. If you have a strong opinion on this, I suggest you read and listen.
biologically, there is 0 difference in skill between men and women.
the difference comes socially; 10-20 years ago, boys could freely play video games as kids, but girls would often be shunned, pushed away from it, dissuaded by parents etc. It wasn't socially acceptable for girls to play, but for boys it was fine.
This of course has the knock-on effect, that nowadays, 20 years later (2024) the boys who grew up playing video games are much much better, especially at the pro level, since they have grown up playing video games their whole lives. considering being an esports player was a dream for many young boys, but was completely denied for many young girls.
Game Changers is Riot's way of telling young girls it's ok to play video games. I'm sure there are plenty of young girls who are inspired by gamechangers to strive for pro, and in a few years times the top talents will be emerging; girls who also grew up playing video games their whole lives, and with a dream of going pro. The talent pool will be much wider.
The reason why trans players are 'better' in GC is obvious; they were boys during their childhood!
Many people come to the question then; why allow trans/non-binary players into game changers? They didn't face the societal struggles that women did when they were younger and wanted to play video games. This is true! trans players often didn't face societal backlash as kids, but through their teenage years, and now into late teens/early 20s where a majority of trans players in esports fit - they are facing significant societal backlash, bullying and hatred for simply existing. GC allows trans players to compete, because trans players, like women, are also looking for a space where they can compete free of judgement and bullying AND is Riot's way of communicating to younger trans fans that it's ok to be who you are, and that esports is a space for them as well - because face the facts, there aren't any trans players in the main circuit either.
So, if you actually read through this, thank you. And if you are one of the people who is critical of GC's eligibility rules, I hope that you can appreciate that GC is more than a "women's league" and serves a much bigger purpose for the future of women and trans players in Valorant, esports and in society.
Isn't she like 15 or 16 at that tournament
No way the EU team has an EU crowd when playing in EU... we got Sherlock here
19-4 first kills SHEESH
Valorant maps in general are terrible.
They will beat furia anyway they fine
+1 exactly, and Loud also has great players aside from aspas, that's how they won champs and SR had success in the past.
without flor they still have 4 of the best GC players in the world and arguably the best and most experienced GC igl in the world so i'd say they would be fine.
banger
GC gameplay quality needs to rise to higher levels before they begin integration. There has been CLEAR improvements from both the best GC teams and lower tier GC teams over the last 3 years. Once the top GC teams are at the point where they can compete with better tier 2 teams, then Riot can start integrating GC qualifications into the primary circuit - that way they aren't incentivising GC players to join the main circuit, they're FORCING them to play in the main circuit once they reach the highest tiers of GC.
right now, the teams aren't ready, we still regularly see GC teams getting rolled in challengers quals, so they still need time. need those crackhead girls who started playing when they were 10 yo to grow up so that GC can reach the same level as the main circuit.
TLDR: GC is a long term project, needs more time!
they suppress the crowd noise on stream which is a big problem and stupid imo
nah you don't need to but a lot of enbys do hrt to look more androgynous.
it's you it's you, top sigma, Andrew
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