I have always watched GE games religiously since 2023 and yes sometimes it gets so fkn frustrating but as fans it's our job to believe and I'll just have to believe until the end.

Watching the last 2 maps today was painful though, not many good plans, bad shooting, what makes it even more painful is that we had a real chance of beating GENG and then just blew it.

It's okay though gg go next

Funny thing is, they've had one every season and still choke on stage

that made sense too, RRQ coming off disappointing stints at Toronto and EWC with barely any time to prepare the new map pool, GE getting the map veto right

That's so true, even if we lost I'm so happy they fought back and didn't just roll over. Says a lot about their mental. Kristal is fkn insane as always, any team would be lucky to have an igl like him.

Also happy for kelly, he finally got his win and his raze is very good.

The way i see it is that even when mistakes are made, there are better ways to communicate them. Sure mid-match ur tilted but after the match things need to be communicated more maturely so that someone like sylvan can actually use that as a learning. From what I saw only meteor and carpe were doing that (carpe also acted like a captain, bringing their focus back on the important things during discussions which was nice to see).
For someone like Sylvan or Izu it seems they find it tough to communicate what their own thought process was during the play which can lead them to look down on themselves and lose confidence, Sylvan is a very good player we've seen it before on GenG too IMO he just needed someone to communicate to him in a way he would find comfortable.

This sucks, I sometimes used to watch highlights of even old matches on that channel. That channel was so good and that guy has been consistent for years. Massive EWC L.

You could tell they were also tilted against NRG as the map got closer, the tech pause saved them. Also I'm not sure if I count this as a high pressure game? So I don't think they overcame the tilt this time?

Where are you guys now? First against EDG yesterday, now a masterclass against NRG in a close map in an elimination game. I hope people finally stop unnecessarily hating on him now lmao.

But that tech paused really saved GENG, they were definitely tilted af by that point

Nope bro, GenG just superior on that map. Sometimes it doesn't matter how hard you can carry when the other team just has better gameplans.

i haven't really watched that much emea but jemkin is reaaaaaally good

This is exactly why you don't blindly believe in what analysts say and form your own opinions sometimes. I've been glazing the guy all year and will glaze him for another year. Despite what the analysts say, I am gonna believe what my eyes are seeing and that is a player who wins a lot of duels with the only downside being he sometimes takes a little too many of them.

I think serial has potential, he's started off cold which is why vlr hates him. I think he'll have a high peak once he gets a hang of playing under pressure.

I just don't think this is true, most players will just choose the org that gives them more money. And GE has scouted good talent from these countries before like Monyet, Texture, blazeking, Udo, deryeon, papi, kelly.

I think yuvi is slept on cause he's not in the top teams. But he always takes advantageous duels, I like the way that guy plays. Envy also has potential.

They had their orginal roster together for like 2 years. I think the problem is the start every season from scratch. They should keep the good players from the previous season and try to get upgrades for the bad ones.

Because at first he did not have a visa + PH passport but then he did end up getting it

Aspas might be better individually but texture arguably does better at putting his team in a winning position

Not taking any sides but how do we know if Sinatraa is washed? To be washed you have to play bad, he's not played at all?

He has always been atleast top 3 including even imports, tbh this season is the first time when we're seeing other young guns stepping up. They might finally surpass rossi who knows.

So you look at a clip where everyone's going for the kill in a 5v1 and the most logical conclusion you draw from it is that they are all ego merchants? You need to work on your reasoning my bro

You don't get the point buddy, throwing a 5v1 isn't "the reason why Indian & SA esports will always be shit" like you claimed in the title. It was just a bad round thrown by VLT cause they were on autopilot. They did not lose a round after that one.

Use legit reasons to shit on Indian esports boy that's what I'm saying. This is over doing it.

No, this is not the reason why Indian & SA esports will always be shit. VLT were 11-2 up and they were just sending it for a few rounds and it stopped after that one. Teams do this all the time when they're leading (and sometimes even when they're not) otherwise there would never be any 1v5s at the highest level. Stop using this excuse to shit on Indian esports, there are other, more legit reasons. Just enjoy the fkn clip bro.

I know you want to feel cool but this is really not the way 😂

That's just the off the top of my head lol, there's also yuvi, rawfiul, DM.

Also there's potential, just because there aren't many who can now doesn't mean there never will be.

Best Indian igl, there aren't many good Indian igls.

I think there are only a few who can currently, LF venka and rossi come to mind.

I didn't really watch the game so I can't say anything specific, but watching these games for the first time can give off a bad impression, however, the teams are on an upward trajectory, the level of play seems higher than last year.

There's definitely improvement in some players and that will always be the case, some will improve some won't. Antidote is a special case cause I think he's the best Indian igl which always allows his teams to get 2 cracked imports so that's why he's always there.
Other than him, venka has improved, last season he used to overheat a lot more now he plays with his team more trades better understands timings better. LF has improved he looks so confident and assured playing within SA like he owns these lobbies. I could definitely bring up more examples if you'd like me to. It's just that not all players will improve cause yes some of them won't work as hard.

-xeta +curry
That was horrendous back in the day bro

I mean be could be a potential upgrade over icy if he takes well to playing sentinels.

i would argue it's the other way around, boom is saved by dos9

So was it sayf who himself decided he'll igl or was it the coaches who thought it'd be a good idea to make him igl LMAO

Yet again we learn, DONT OVERCOOK SHIT, SIGN A FKN REAL IGL AND LET SAYF PLAY DUELIST

I think people disliked him because in so many beefs it was clearly visible how insecure he was, but, that's legit everyone. I wouldn't dislike someone for just being insecure, instead, I respect the guy for persisting and keeping a positive mindset. He's not the best player but he's not the worst, he's improved consistently and that's what matters.

I have phases were my rifling just falls off a cliff but that's when my awping gets better so I just play chamber to get the confidence back

Idk why but I only have good memories of watching sh1n, he's a very electrifying player

Selling exclusive streaming rights to a platform which ABSOLUTELY NO ONE uses is CRAZY. it's not even that the platform is good or has any potential, the platform is COMPLETE DOGSHIT in comparison to YT and Twitch.

That and pooling SEA into 1 region, well done, Riot. How did they make these decisions and think it would be better for the scene or even for the company???

Hear me out:
-elite +shao

shao smokes
suygetsu viper senti

just realized there's already a thread on this mb guys lol

So our EWC qualifiers took a total of 4 days with the last day having 1 bo5 between both the teams that had already qualified and it wasn't streamed either so it wasn't meant for the audience as well, making it just a scrim basically. This format was DIABOLICAL, especially when you consider that literally all the other regions had a better format and the matches were streamed as well.

I'm starting to think this Jake Sin guy is fraudulent because of stuff like the soop deal and killing tier 2 SEA as well.

Surely GE and TS both can't qualify together.

But these changes have made it clear that neither of them are bottom feeder teams which just makes group alpha way more stacked 😭
In group omega they both qualify without a doubt.

GE HOPIUM LETS GO

You guys are missing out if you haven't tried tmv and sideshow

raises eyebrows GO ON A RUN?

LF is the most polished Indian player right now, it's arguable that Venka has more potential though

Kushy
Fair but don't flatter your org like that. They did not give MONYET a chance what makes you think they would have given kushy a chance in the first roster of RRQ.
Monyet
So onic were the 3rd best team in Indo, makes it very t2 even for the pre-franchising era
Crazyguy
APAC needs igls, it's just that no one thought he was good enough at the time, heck we all thought he wasn't good even after he got into tier 1.

The point I'm trying to make is usually players need time to develop.

Take these players for example who spent 2 years or more in t2 before doing well in t1:
Something
Avez
kr1stal
yoman
eeiu
UdoTan

I can name a fuck ton of more if you'd like

No, he's on his way to korea right now. But yes, he's probably worked with them remotely already.

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