Maybe it's just me but I always found trying to look for pro names a fun part of every international lan and seeing them in games as well

Because people think cypher is good on this map for some reason so there's no room for viper in those comps

Tbf valorant is honestly a pretty balanced game and as long as players are comfortable on their agents and the plans they have any agent can succeed so it doesn't matter too much I honestly think raze and jett are were only so popular because of pros clinging onto them neon even in 2022 was fairly solid and yoru was great with set strats the scene simply didn't want to adapt more than other duelists being bad

Ngl I'd argue coaches are equally important to a core look at fnc with and without mini in 2024 (they looked awful until he went to Berlin to aid with coaching)

She's not garbage or anything but if we're being more optimal I don't think there's really many maps where she should actually be played but yeah she does have great entry util not that most jetts actually entry but still

Usage rate is a shit metric for balance changes considering pros are awful at trying new things like how are there still dedicated jett players in 2025

Don't tell him let him watch his favourite team win bangkok

Somebody is going to bet against them and get really rich if 2g academy loses

As long as he hard entries and everyone trades him after it'll work out

Lol 7.0 is nuts

Bettervlr saved me there nice try :)

Nah KOI is my goat why would I ever hate them?

Should've picked up arcane while you could

I haven't gotten too deep in yet but it doesn't seem so bad

Ngl at the same time they're also at fault for a lot of things they recycle players and also they're the ones to sign yay and then bench him after 2 games and then lie about the real reason (there literally weren't role issues) there's a reason why people don't like c9

He was only bad vs G2 he is also too young to actually play for them in vct so he was temporary

Maybe it's just me but I never thought demon1 was the best in the world

I'm meh on rankers prx probably had more love because they were from sea but also people had far worse opinions back then because while they deserve the popularity they got in 2022 their playstyle really wasn't special or unconventional people were acting like they were super special compared to everyone else

I agree I always thought he was overhated when that team had far worse players in it

Is he the greatest t2 player ever?

More description for someone who doesn't watch vcj please

I never really liked them too much personally but yeah before yesterday people would have murdered me for this take

Jett doesn't need buffs imo we are too used to her being better
Neon isnt that bad hut I think they could've done without removing the 2nd slide
Skye might just need a new signature atp
Chamber trip could definitely be global but not a need imo

Would still be complaining about demon1 in that case but seriously whoever is letting him play raze needs to go I've never seen a worse raze player in vct history

Because he's a shit entry fragger and needs to get off raze immediately

It really is a shame that fpx had to play heretics in that final game to make playoffs

Yeah shanghai is only high up for me because of the plat chat costream otherwise it was pretty boring besides a few teams

I get the reyna only but please stop :)

If it wasn't for this year bbl would be on there 100%
Zeta has been trying to develop talent via their academy team for a while but idk what's up with the main team
EG I think I'll see if this year and next are alright enough they can stay

Probably but I just don't like how they run things it feels like they don't really try to get new players but maybe that's a problem with the region as a whole I'm not too sure about it though like they're only big because they're one of the few orgs with status in Brazil

It's the format I'll accept they're shit if they lose BO3s these BO2s are so ass

I did do research though you can check their site they have 2 teams???

I have a soft spot for KOI but they're realistically the only option it's fair to include them (also ngl it would be hype if barca replaced them or something)

M8 is an ascension team loud is literally an icon at this point
Krü actually develops latam talent
And all of them have teams in other games as well that are equally as popular and develop talent from their regions prx has a relatively new unite team and that's it

???? I'm pretty sure prx as an org didn't even exist before like 2020 how is it a shit take

Ngl I forgot about EG but also I thought their management got fired and was changed

Prx is only here in franchising because of their 2022 success imo they also don't represent sea too well but that's my opinion

With furia and secret and prx to an extent theyre kinda just wasting slots to me like they're just nepo orgs I only put nrg on there because stuff just seems fishy to me over there

I don't feel like they're actually here to play also they've kept the team for so long instead of changing that once they leave this org is literally nothing

NRG
LEV
FUR
C9
PRX
TS
I can explain each of these choices if anyone wants them I don't know too much about China and I think EMEA is fine as is

All that work of signing an import only to bench him after like 3 matches

Yeah it's a shame that swerl has to go considering he's more than good enough but I hope he finds somewhere else to play because he deserves it

Nah Rossy would complain about demon1 and lev would bench him for it

Both are equally good at different things and sick ass at others

Tbf he's been sick for over a year and I thought he still was so it wouldn't be practical to hire him I think if he comes back they'll probably hire him again

Nah they are making it close 100%

Wonder when EU and NA will sort themselves out I think they have the wrong attitude when it comes to playing the game

Nah if derke falls off as soon as he joins vit sayf needs to do something about his duelists all of them look good they join a team with him on it and then they're awful

I think one of the number 1 seeds isn't making playoffs and 1 is going to look far worse than they did at kickoff that's my prediction

I don't get it this is a good list??