They can maintain form, if they learn a new gameplay basically.
Everyone's gonna be up their asses if they keep playing the way they did. For PRX, the best thing they have to focus on right now, is on slow paced rounds. If they learn to do that and change in-between rounds from slow pace to high pace, they'll be quite unstoppable.
They showed a little of that slow paced game against FNATIC, but it really looked flawed and they still manage to win based on how they interchanged between paces.
I want them to be top tier contestants for a long time.

He's mid

u must've watched reels from no name tiktokers

Derke

What you just said, described exactly why aspas is rated so high, not just amongst us the community, but also professional players. It's the first guy that comes to mind when you ask "who's the goat of Valorant".
His seasons on loud he was the most consistent. In champs 2022 he wasn't the best in terms of fragging, but the job of a duelist (in his case), isn't to necessarily frag, it's to create space for your team to play freely, and he does that naturally while also being an aiming monster. Why did he get his mvp? Not sure tbh.
But that's just the tip of the iceberg.
Not only after that did he consistently played like the best guy on team and the best player in the world, his move to LEV made everyone question his career choices and he STILL brought them to champs in 3rd place by practically himself. And now in MIBR, he is doing the same exact thing with them.
He might not be number 1 for some people, but he's definitely top 5 player in terms of gameplay.
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With all this said, some people have bias, some don't, some people hate Aspas, some love him, but as I said in the beginning, think about who's the best player of all time and he pops up in your head 9 times outta 10. So, at the very least, he is in the discussion for that category.
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That's my take on all this

2021.

what in the holy hell is this platchat thing, i didnt keep up with that

supposedly, flashback has been grinding alt account in ranked, smurfing radiant
flicker has been flexing between initiator and duelist and i guess they'll test him out in ewc, but i believe free1ng is gonna be the main initiator

he cooked in academy, he can flex between second duelist and initiator

yea, but both flicker and flashback are gonna be in the main roster
so estr0ller and someone else (most likely beyn) are gonna be benched

legit
i swear we lost that match because he just didnt wanna shoot them

i'm starting to believe more rn tbh
i think they're real contenders with him back

unfortunately, that's the most likely outcome

yea, but if he pulls the same stunt again, he'll be out real quick

well, that was quick
t0rmi and his sudden changes, i fucking bet flicker is gonna be up for stage 2 instead of estr0ller and flashback for beyn
i just see that happening somehow

Ragebait

No no, he said he has been able to recover a lot through his life thanks to them and the support from the staff.
I just thought he also left because of military, but no

Essentially, yes, he was sent to the academy, but he's no playing professionally right now and I assume by that letter that it was because of personal issues + military service

Happy to see him post again.

Kru still lost, so it's a W

At this point, he might only come back next season

This change might be good, since it's Estr0ller out, cuz he just isn't a good player, and both flicker and zynx have been very consistent in academy (especially zynx). So we'll see. For once, I don't completely hate a change so soon from t0rmi, but it's still distasteful.

Alfajer
Ight imma head to sleep

He's fluent enough to comm

That might just happen, prediction still on point as I'm saying this

Aspas and verno 2v8ing will be a sight to see

Yea, chemistry counts as well
Tbh in terms of chem, ur team is amazing, siufatt, f0rsaken and mako would just bring joy to the whole team by themselves

Yeah, for sure
The worst player there is siufatt tbh and he's still good anyway.
Prolly fnatic or liquid (w/ trexx) would give a run for their money

Hopefully I'll get to choose before I go to sleep.
My beautiful Mako is already taken thanks to RNG :(

I understand, Aspas is a jett player mainly
Derke is one of the greatest duelists and more flexible for sure, so it's really a matter of taste.
This said, ur team would slap the shit outta any team rn

Mako is perfect, probably the goat controller
Duelist, aspas definitely
Sentinel, alfa, for sure
Initiator, Leo wouldn't count i guess, since he's not active, so I'd say Shao, he's one of the best easily
Flex I'd put f0rsaken as well, but also IGL

HC would be either chet or mini, but personally I'd go for mini

7/10

Sure

Well then, fuck me, i guess he's just gonna stick to comps

Yep, he's been grinding for that spot I would guess, hence why he's gonna play in the academy for now for challengers, since awayk left.
First game back is in 2 days against t1 academy and drx academy struggle against them normally, so we'll see how it goes.
Hopefully he decides to no dip outta nowhere again. 🙏

You're not stupid, that's legit Brim's dream map, both sites are literally made for him and his smokes, he can cover both planting areas with his ult and him playing defense on mid/B or just straight up B, is like having a second sentinel around, he can stop rushes easily

Silver comp

I ain't taking away anything from Optic, the only reason I put them in 5 is exactly for what they did when they were active, hence why I said consolation prize, cuz 1 year doesn't make up for 5, and still they're one of the greatest, for sure.
Sure, China is the worst region probably (cuz America exists), but considering they beat teams from all over the world as well and have in better positions than most other teams. Especially with their growth for the international theme and dominance from last year, combining everything they have done for the chinese side of Valorant, I truly believe they deserve to be discussed as top 10, maybe top 5 as I mentioned them, behind only Optic.
Then again, it's my opinion of EDG right now, so we'll see in the future. It's only natural that things change.

Flashback fucked everyone up with that decision.
T0rmi as been fucking everyone up ever since he took control, so even if flashback did what he did (which was completely unnecessary and selfish), that guy cannot keep a talent to his side if he plays badly throughout a tourney.
It wouldn't surprise me if Flashback did what he did because of t0rmi, but then again, only they know what happened and like I said in another post, I'll give the benefit of the doubt to Flashback for what he did.
If he is to return (which he already did), then it HAS to be a definitive decision. It's just a toxic behavior if it keeps happening over and over again, and remember, this is flashback's second time leaving the first team.
So no, I don't blame t0rmi for what flashback did, I blame flashback for what flashback did.
T0rmi is just straight up a fuckhead in general.

Why not consolation prize? They literally only did something for one year and dipped, that's my whole point. And like I said about edg being a honorable mention, they have been a team that has been playing in EVERY major tournament and has lifted a champions trophy, while also getting 3rd place in the last masters.
We're talking about achievements as a team and NRG are just ass, straight up. As I said, it was a consolation prize because they've only existed for one year and were very dominant, or else I'd have put EDG there for everything they have done and bringing fame for the Chinese valorant. Influence matters as well when we talk about achievements.

You say it's about the entirety of the 5 years of valorant, they played 1 of those and basically dipped.
So imo that doesn't compensate them for being higher than 5

Stupid ass posts + flair + ratio

Desta vez eles ganham fácil
2-1 for 2g

Americas has like 2 good teams and 1 decent which is MIBR
EMEA has at least 3 right now - TL, FNC and TH
TH just need to find their edge again, they were pretty good last year

Pretty sure, he was signed in January of last year and he was 16, so i believe he'll turn 18 soon, if he hasn't already

if we're talking about achievements, i think it's pretty clear

1 - FNC for every trophy they've won plus the theirtournament record
2 - PRX for their victories and not ending behind 4th place in tournaments that really matter
3 - LOUD for obvious reasons, they dominated for quite a few years
4 - SEN for every placement they had plus their 2 masters, even though everyone they faced in their early years were fodder (besides in Reykjavik)
5 - OPTIC and they're only here for consolation, cuz they were practically 1 and done, 2022 being their only year but they still dominated then, so who knows what could've been
HM: EDG, given their constant participation in world tournaments and their contribution for the chinese valorant region

https://www.vlr.gg/pickem/e034dbfc

That guy has been showing inconsistency ever since stage 1 ended
He played very well, but now he either shits on someone or gets completely shit on

Oh damn, didn't see that one yet. That's awesome, him filling in for Flashback in ewc
But I meant here in academy, flashback is playing instead of awayk, because he left
Who's gonna be subbed out from drx tho? Please tell me it's Estrash and not BeYn nor Free1ng

You mean awayk, cuz he left