I wouldn't be opposed to the idea of more T1 teams, but besides what #2 said, it also conflicts with the fact that a non insignificant amount of GC teams are orgs that already exist in T1 & T2, which would stop ascension of either a GC team or T2 team.

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this isn't throwing man this is straight a lack of understanding of the map why did they pick this 😭😭😭😭😭😭

vlr's obsession with what tarik cares about needs to be studied

with that being said w schizo theory bait

From what I remember Optic already was thinking of not staying in valorant and they also weren't chosen for franchising so they just decided it was best to pull out and not go into T2

I don't think there's any chance of an optic roster happening again because they already didn't want to be in the scene before franchising happened.

Listen, 100T was a clown show this game but Boostio would have gotten them the same result except he goes 2-23 both maps

GOATEZIA 🐐

The bucky aint gonna work lil bro give it up

wolves get lucky and get into champs via points and go on a run

Is furia good at any other esports? I dont follow anything else but is furia not just gonna bleed out of money from constant roster cycling and no winnings?

Not saying 2G is any more stable as an org but maybe it wouldn't be that much less stable then furia in 5 years

That's the thing though, every time they rebuild they do no better than they did the last year. I know Brazil isn't exactly the best region in the world, but there has to be good coaches and players that play better than this.

Or maybe its just a curse, FURIA is doomed to suck every year, plagued with visa and roster issues

if only
this would unironically be great

ill keep this one in mind for next time

Why do the ascension teams which show at least SOME promise of doing better in the future get no future in T1 if they have a bad year, and FURIA gets to be bad every year, with multiple rosters, and keep their spot 😭

Id watch 2Glue/Apiss/Nongshim SnoozeForce/Gentle 0-8s/Gold2/Boom Esports (I ran out of ideas) over these T1 bums

-D0rke
+Wo0t

He can’t shine on a team full of tinted windows

tuyz isnt gonna get any better on furia at least

23 KC can't be beat man, they were a literal disaster that could barely squabble up a round

generationally though? KOI is probably the worst. In they're entire existence in Valorant they have done absolutely nothing. Furia has at least been to 2 champs, even if they placed bad.

someone has to be in the abyss right? 🤷

real

😭 surely one has to exist

what keeps you a fan? just curious

Its a tac shooter with abilities, if someone dashes at you with a shotgun and kills you, you adjust. A good player will inevitably get a kill with the judge, but they can easily be punished as long as you play from long range or don't dry peak corners

The problem is valorant isn't a game for fast paced movement. Look at neon. They buffed her to have perfect aim while sliding and she dominated the game for the entire time she had the buff.

There is also a lack of verticality in valorant, there are a few things you can stand on top of or move up to, but nothing crazy high up or any maps where vertical movement is normal.

they are so lucky apeks is actually a joke team because if a real ascension team was in T1 EMEA, they wouldn't stand a chance at staying in franchising

Everyone on ACEND besides cNed

Idk what their actual stats were in 2021 but the falloff is crazy

💀 yea bud liquid did real great after that match huh

pooquid is gonna bomb out of champs like they do at every international. Nats can't carry 4 other bums to victory.

he's fun to have on stage

No, EG wasnt a fluke, but them being separated and all playing differently from how they did on EG is what makes them bad now.

a perfect series 69/69 KD you love to see it

“Heretics only loses to the first and third seed”

Im being dead serious though, have you watched games and the amount of times someone has their crosshair over a head but don't shoot cause they don't know they're there?

they've unlocked 4d valo, just spam smokes where you think someone is and 99% of the time they are there

why don't more teams do this?

Did you bums actually believe wolves would lose to Jemkin and friends?

They're winning the whole thing

Gold2
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Xi Lost Gaming
RRSnooze
Puppies Esports
Fraudnatic

Uh uh uh but Trent has player more sova than tejo so it wont matter!!!!!

It "matters" because people like to represent the area they come from, so even if they're specific favorite team doesn't win, it still feels like a win for your side of the world. It's basic trash talk.

The reason he fell out of the pro meta is because without his rechargeable util, he fundamentally can only either push onto site or play for the bomb, not both. This is a necessary thing for most initiators to have (think gekko flash/wingman, sova dart, breach stun, etc.). Without it, he plays no better if not worse than other initiators as other initiator util works better in more situations (KAYO knife, Skye Flash, Breach Aftershock).

As for in ranked, he's about as useful as breach, annoying if the player is good, useless if the player is bad. So in actual gameplay he's probably about as strong as he was before, but for pro play, where there is set strats, executes, hard counters, etc. there's just no reason to pick him over other characters at the moment.

Real knowers watch The World God Only Knows

Go to 2023 KC and just pick anyone

No one is a bigger fraud than as0na he's buttcheeks strategically but every once in a while he'll get a 4k and then the masses try to tell you he's top 5 duelists itw

Riot funds the various stream deals, ascension, and sets up the brackets. Everything else is all on the orgs. Sponsors vary from region to region so the quality is very different per area.

ethan

GOAT

Can I get a rundown on what has been said? I watched the Sean Gares video but he basically says nothing for 6 minutes.

to be fair they probably wanted bonkar from the start but FNS didn't

Watch, even if it ends up being 3-1 the amount of insane plays that happen on both teams is worth the watch.

Yea now that we're on Icebox I'm seeing way better gameplay. It seems like they mentally reset now.

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yay and icy played crazy that game, of course they won. Besides that just because a team is facing a "bad" team doesn't mean they can't display good fundamentals. They weren't playing like this last game, nor in the groups. That map they played exceptionally terrible.