welcome to VLR bro, 90% of people here are braindead silvers or baiters

its a bait account

azzlack bait alert

I wouldnt get ahead of ourselves in saying reverse sweep, but atleast the Optic curse would be broken.

zamn

Thing is with both teams map pools, its insanely close
Split and Icebox are 50/50 for both, like theyre both decent at both of those, it could be a 2-0 or 1-1 easily if Split wasnt FPX dominating or Optic throwing Icebox
Bind and Fracture are stronger maps for Optic than for FPX.
I think this possible could come down to Haven where its another 50/50 for both

PRX built diff

wtf is this audio bro

I think that with his headhunter usage its just out of habit or comfort. Whether it was in cs or not is kinda irrelevant to this.

ADS allows better recoil control in exchange for slightly lower fire rate. Its not bad to use but its a preference primarily

Id say yes, i think he uses ads just because he's typically an op player, might be a more comfort thing than anything. He still is good with hipfire and always has been. Dudes mechanically nuts regardless of ads usage

Honestly just ignore the baiters and their threads, theres still a good chunk of users that have half a braincell that can actually discuss esport valo without being a braindead chimp

They earned it, whether any team deserves a win is subject. However every team earns their placement based on their performance in the tourney, the only caviats being the 4 automatic top 8 teams. Like lets be honest XSET would get 9-10th at BEST if they went through groups.

So yes Optic "deserve" top 3 just like prx and fpx

Sadly impossible for vlr.gg users, they will shit on any team anytime they lose because "kekw so bad" despite being silvers at best

I would agree between the two but angel still is a parkinsons boomer with his own way of throwing just like fns

As pointed out yesterday. Today is the parkisons boomer igl duel of angel and fns

imo reyna is fine in terms of her kit and its power

But KJ and Cypher def need a buff thats long overdue. Phoenix atleast got a slight buff but he still is the weakest duelist.

Shao is just built diff

he do need a buff prob more than anyone

hopium for 5 maps

Best/Funniest crowd sign yall have seen so far?

For my its prob the "when does TSM play?" sign.

impossible challenge

If Optic play with their monitors on, 3-1 or 3-2. But if Suygetsu is on his demon mode it'll prob be a 3-1 for FPX

entirely possible tbh

I feel like anything between 1-3
Optic at the very least probably will break their "no maps against EMEA" curse here UNLESS they're sleeping and their monitors are off like it was the opener vs Guild.

This match can go either way it comes down to maps and even individuals, like which IGL is gonna throw more between Parkinsons duo FNS and ANGE1

I feel like regardless of wins, Optic does finally break the "never won a map against EMEA" curse here, its a BO5 and i can't see FPX 3-0'ing unless Optic suddenly falls asleep like they did against Guild.

hopefully its a good entertaining and competitive match regardless of who wins.

Yeah I saw, its fuckin wild.

What I meant by it being decent but not good is that

1. viewership is below riots expectation
2. most leagues outside of France and Spain dont make enough or have enough support to make it seemingly sustainable
3. The fact that leagues like CIS have been bonked all together (thats not rlly on riot though to be fair)

should be entertaining tbh.

well yeah there should be some sort of VRL or tier 2 setup for non franchised teams in all regions, Europes structure has been decent so far with the VRLs, not perfect but its better than nothing.

tbh I dont think we'll see a single 3-0 between any of the next matches, it should be alot closer.
Optic will at the very least take 1 map off FPX, breaking that narrative, whether they win or lose against FPX remains to be seen though.

Regardless of who plays in the GF against PRX, I dont see a 3-0 happening either.

In the end I just wanna see good competition, but I agree people shouldnt get cocky or overconfident.

I gotchu

ban advantage is for the grand finals, PRX gets both of the 2 map bans.

literal paradoxes of narratives, ones gonna be shattered here, although if Optic is on their prior playoff form before their DRX/PRX matches (yay and friends) it should be a really interesting and close game that could see Optic finally beat EMEA. At the very least I dont expect them to get 3-0'd.

FPX on paper may be a better opponent for Optic than Fnatic, but thats just my take.

fr fr, but ange1 has First Death speedrun syndrome while FNS has the "I will whiff so bad that even my util usage is a whiff" syndrome

he's decent at best, not the worst of the crop but definitely not great in either IGL or mechanical skills.

Prob got the best personality to him though outta most IGLs

the oldest 2 players at the tournament just so happen to be ANGE1 and FNS, both IGL for their respective teams.

Call it the battle of the boomer brains

factual but baiting speds on this site will always argue otherwise.

Minor regions dont exist outside of SA, China, OCE

battle of the boomer IGLs lets go

XSET cus they disappointed hella
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this sucks, honestly hope riot does do something for the tier2 scene of regions

well firstly
fnatic has a fuck ton of crowd support atleast here
optic vs prx was kinda just 2 blowouts and one semi close blowout.
both regions have had sleeper and banger games this tourney

I personally love Pearl so far, near flawless win rate.

Dexter second coming of justenjoying

I just want to see anyone other than NA and EMEA win, this or champs, if not both just to spice up the scene so people take other regions seriously. But im in the same boat, rooting for both so idc for the outcome today.

Honestly not all the emea prx fans are toxic, most are just baiting losers who always do this. And then if its emea vs prx in GF expect them to shit on apac too

Looked alot like Yay and friends today tbh.

Hopium for winning LBF

Hopium they win the whole tourney, they deserve it.

Hopium for a closer rematch in GF, dont care who wins there just like today. But if Optic dont make GF PRX better win M2

Ggwp, they deserve it, hope they win the whole thing regardless of who they play

100% agree, even as an NA fan i really enjoy prx and their style, want them to win the whole tourney

Prx v Optic rematch hopium for grand finals

Prx looked phenomenal the whole series