Bro am i high or did they play this game so badly. They made so many dumb plays through this game. 2v1 they single peak shy, luckily they win but wtf is that play. At the end, they give 3, 1v1 fights. What is this team doing, where is their discipline.

I just think bang and zekken killed everyone before he saw anyone.

This guy is low key sorta funny, fun seeing him on the sen stream ngl. His son is funny too exposing his dads odin gameplay

I watched sen back in 2020 when they first started playing with zombs, Sinatra, shaz, dizzy (before dapr) and sick. Was there from the start of the whole thing. When the OG t1 and OG TSM was there too. Was a fun time tbh. I like what the orgs done overall, some things I disagree with but ROB as an owner is pretty great.

when you watch his co streams you can tell he knows a lot, and does a good job breaking down rounds. Always thought he would do better as a coach versus a player but he isnt bad, he is just having a bad split.

what if he has a verno arc and somehow goes demon mode on another team. It would be funny tbh. He becomes more vocal like verno on a new team and plays outta his mind like verno.

tbh his analysis is actually pretty good, his trolling is ironic now that he is shitting the bed. I think he should transition to coaching after he retires tbh.

I am assuming they dont make toronto, what changes do you think NRG actually make for stage 2.
I dont see them dropping FNS or s0m, made obvs stays. Ethan probs stays so I only see a brawk change.

I assume the coach is gone too tbh.

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So if 100T beat Kru and Sen beat 2G do they use map differential or head-to-head to determine first? How does the first place work for this group? Also besides the byes that 1st get, how are the matches actually made for playoffs?, are the standings used or do they do it randomly?

Assuming FNS retires this year, his actual reason to stay on NRG is sorta gone. I think his contract ends this season too so could you see him moving on from NRG to Sentinels. Bang is obviously great but if you have an opportunity to get s0m you would get s0m.

I also think reduxx probably switches out with zellsis and you get a team of johnqt, zekken, narrate, s0m and Reduxx. But this is just a hypothetical scenario which i think has a decent likelihood of happening.

Before anyways calls me crazy, I called narrate on sentnels at the start of last year while he was on KC. I see visions, and s0m on sentinels makes the most sense for him as well. Streaming-wise and career wise, you would want to play for an org that will pay you the most and has the fans as well. Also even if reduxx does not swap with zellsis, its still a strong team. If he wants to compete, staying on NRG makes no sense. The only team he could join other than sent would be 100T if they move on from zander.

I am sad cause I want to say sen but I also don't wanna be delulu. Therefore, sen 2-0 unfortunately.

If you ask chatgpt to give its brutally honest opinion on you, and what it thinks it’s your strengths and weakness are. It’s pretty good at giving a response.

Cream cheese bagel.

Or

Everything bagel tossed with butter. Classic order

put tex on the entry and demon1 as a sent or a second entry. Demon1 thrived when he was on chamber and jett but he is a passive player. A sent would fit his play style more. Even smokes would fit him well IMO. Something that allows him to play slower.

bro gifts like these are the minimum. You ain't a woman, and not getting her flowers or chocolate on Valentine day ever cause her previous exes did is legit dumb. You get something in addition to those things but one of those two is required. Some girls dont like either but most girls like those. Every girl I have talked to and been friends with has told me they like those specifically on Valentine day even if it's not original.

Flowers and chocolates are a must but every girl is different to a degree. I think just showing that you care and putting in effort with your gift will be enough.

na actual good cause imagine primmie on this team

should be a 2-0 for bili bili but all good

na youre right, NRG would never lose a map where they are up like that.

but worse than rapid lofi

I feel like NRG sorta played average in the second half and Bili bili just pulled a sentinel and could not close. Idk nrg did a good job coming back but it didn't feel impressive. Bili bili had a couple rounds that they should have won in the second half which would have won the map.

i cant lie, NRG got sorta lucky with how badly the second half is going for bili bili. should have closed it but they are pulling a sentinels and losing a game they should win.

where are sacy and tenz when you need em smh

I was indeed wrong, we are full of frauds

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vic has played legit every role and is sorta decent at most of them so it would be an easy add. Marved would work too but Vic cause you a flex.

That being said, if victor signs with C9 while crashies signed with FNATIC, he gotta be sorta salty.

TBH this is the most likely scenario. Just bookmark this post for later.

I should have clarified I meant Americas but i wrote the past to fast lol.

https://liquipedia.net/valorant/VCT/2024/Partnered_Teams

go through these teams and tell me which region has a deeper team pool than NA? It is legit just pacific. Should have clarified I mean Americas but i wrote the past to fast lol.

If you look at the partnered teams in NA, I think they have the most competitive region in the world. The pacific region is great too but with Furia and Kru looking decent enough with their rosters, so in totality, NA is very competitive imo

I dont think our bottom teams could beat the top teams consistently in other regions but they could win a series or two.

I always viewed NA as having shitter teams like every region but this new Furia and Kru team could be good. MIBR with Aspas could be good, EG is always a frisky playoff team. Loud is my biggest question mark but overall we have some decent teams in NA.

if they dont make a international NRG, this is probs even more embarrassing than last year IMO, though it would be close.

If they clean up some stuff, they could make the playoffs. I am excited to watch them if they keep this roster through the first split. If they figure stuff out in the second half, they could be like KRU in the first season and make champions.

What this isnt a promo tho. I was watching it today and thought it was a good point. I legit see this happening

I watched TMVs video on the schedule for VCT and an interesting point he brought up was that teams who dont qualify for master toronot essentially have a 2 month break before stage 2. This could then lead to roster changes as the second half is technically worth more. I agree with him and I think you could see big roster changes with a 2 month gap is teams fail to qualify. Who do you think will most likely do bad in the first half and make roster changes for the second?

I think victor and Crashies could come in in the second half of VCT. Reduxx turns 18 during the vct seasons so I wonder if he could come in as well. But it will be interesting to see how it plays out.

Link: https://youtu.be/APfIFBt7qqM?si=jzTn5ZQn8LiQ54j5

Vic had a wrist injury when teams started trialing which his unlucky. Though I think you could see them in VCT in the middle of the season. If you watch the TMV video you see there's around a 2 month gap between stage 1 and 2 for teams who did not qualify and you could probably see big changes around then. Stage 2 is more important so changes could make sense.

https://youtu.be/APfIFBt7qqM?si=jzTn5ZQn8LiQ54j5

We 2-0'd C9 who just 2-0'd G2 thus Sen > C9 > Fraud2

https://www.vlr.gg/422327/cubert-academy-vs-nightb

sorta crazy team ngl. Im excited to see them play. Shocked crashies is not on the team tho.

Im shocked but not shocked at the same time. Sorta sucks for him but I want them to bring in someone like Victor but Icy being mentioned is interesting too.

https://x.com/purest/status/1858574681034355138

why not just put narrate on Intiator and shift zellsis to sent or john to sent. Like in what world do you not put your world class initiator on the initiator role

only probs i have is them picking up a world class initiator like narrate then putting him on sent. don't give me the BS of "oh well john used to played intiator and its easy to call and learning sent isn't hard".. if this was the game plan then why not just pick up less or someone who can perma viper and the sentinel role. Why would you ask someone who is world-class their respective role to switch? Just cause alf did it, does not mean everyone else can too. Narrate will be better but lets look at this scenario below and tell me what is better:

1. Narrate on intiator where he is world class + johnqt on sent on which is good/great
2. narrate on sent where is he good maybe great + johnqt on intiator on which he is average/good.

Unless the difference in calling is that much better in option 2, in what world do you choose it???

Vernon played initiator in the grand finals???? Yes, he played sent, but look at how much better they played when he played a role he was comfortable with. Like, obviously, they played well before, but NRG looked so much better when your star players played on agents they are comfortable with.

Just cause narrate can learn to play sent, doesn't mean he should play that role. He would be the most impactful on initiator and you still have not explained your rationale at all.

Yup this decision definitely looked great. You’re so smart. If you watched that NRG or EG game and thought narrate looked good on sentinel and Johns IGL on initiator was great then you’re delusional.

Tell me why sent got smoked by a team that only practiced for a week. A loss is fine cause it’s off season but this was embarrassing .

the thing I dont understand as well. if you were gonna put him on sentinel then sign a legit sent player like Less instead of narrate. Who signs a guy like narrate and then put him on a role he typically doesn't play? Sign a world class sentinel or a guy who has experience playing this role

its just an off season tourney but Narrate clearly doesn't look comfortable on Intiator. Why switch roles when Sen still played well with John on sent and you get a world class intiator.

Lets do a simple comparison:

Narrate world class intiator + Johnqt who is good on Sent >>>> Narrate okay on sent + johnqt who is more comfortable Calling and decent on this role.

Like what you lose from narrate trumps johns ability to call marginally better.

pick up victor

I aint hating on Sym but Victor would be a significantly better upgrade if he were to replace Sym. He has experience and honestly is better at every role that sym plays. He is also more versatile IMO. If you look at his stats, he is actually very good on A LOT of agents. Think EG could be sorta nice with Victor instead of sym. Or at least pick up koalanoob (assuming he is not signed).

https://www.vlr.gg/player/261/victor/?timespan=all

to be fair tenz doesnt give off "ultra competitive drive". he seemed like the type of guy who played for fun and cause he was good at it. He is dedicated sure, but he doesn't have that fire to compete IMO.

i feel confused watching verno on sent but either they are testing things out or are hiding their comps. Tho this YT video may explain why its good:

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

thats why im asking why he on sentinel lil bro.