this man cannot hit a shot to save his life

what a fall from grace

I'll let the silence speak for itself

(I know nothing about that guy or his form and idk why he's put that into a "kickoff hot take rating" thread)

My bad gang it's been a rough couple of days I must be seeing things

You said smokes twice RIP

Which ones is he even missing?

Imma need some clarification if this is a copypasta or not

W mans

Hotness: 1/10
Correctness: 10/10
At this point they're just a pack of friends fucking around and owning T1 teams
I don't even know what kind of roster change they could make

With how things are looking right now, I'd love for one of the 2nd seeds from either APAC or EMEA to overperform and prove everyone who thinks they're the 2 weakest regions wrong

How funny would that be
Lots of teams jump off the map after a failed 5-stacking a site so G2 jumping wouldn't be THAT surprising
Hotness: 3/10
Correctness: 8/10

Hotness: 4/10
Correctness: 7/10
With the amount of "top" teams in APAC it's only natural one of them misses out and it very well could be GenG
Not that hot of a take

From what I was watching Trace FengF was owning (apart from that abyss against EDG
Kai, then FengF then Luok1ng, heybay and I agree Biank is the weakest link.
That doesn't mean they can't all start to hit and own people

You mean like an upset win over G2?
I mean...could happen but also it's unlikely unless FengF has a generational series
Hotness: 8/10
Correctness: 5/10

PRX makes Bangkok
Hotness: 6/10
Correctness: 6/10
Could see it happen but it's unlikely with how many "good"/"top" teams there are in APAC rn, and with how they looked against T1 I think PRX will end up 3rd or 4th

Wait this is so good wtf

We can cry together as FNC fans, the BBL game was soul crushing and yeah there's not much else to watch bc china ended so soon

I'll keep this information in mind when I play Lotus, never lose again

No VOD sadge, this amazing series will forever be lost to time

Giantx flatten Liquid in a 2-0 stomp, as per usual Liquid amount to nothing and are a bottom feeder team all year

(I hate liquid but not their players, please don't murder me)

Dude it's your 3rd hot take relax 😭 (jk I need something to do iły fnc fan)

Hotness: 7/10
Correctness: 6/10
Lev will def lose to G2, Leviathan look kinda mid this year even with all the talent
I'm not sure about NRG yet, they're very up and down and it'll come down to their form
Definitely possible and unsurprising if comes true

I think they're the most consistent and quite good
I value consistency over peaks so maybe it's just me

Fnatic flair
Fnatic love Icebox historically
In fact I think Fnatic loves all the maps he mentioned

Hotness: 7/10
Correctness: 6/10
With how they looked against T1 (before T1 let them back into the game) it could very well happen and I wouldn't be surprised
They'll definitely beat DFM but I don't have as much faith in them if they play DRX or GenG

Hotness: 6/10
Correctness: 7/10
How can they play LOUD if they're going out against EG?
In all seriousness, I think that's just a good take if Loud continue their good form and cortezia forgets to plug in his monitor (this is a joke)

Hotness: 7/10
Correctness: 6/10
They lost to (what I consider) the best APAC team rn but I still rate them really highly
I can see it happening if they get GenG and PRX but they'll struggle against T1

W analysis, here's to many more

I hope our paths cross and we can have a nice discussion someday

Hotness: 10/10
Correctness: -1/10
They lost to DRX

It's good to have hope in your teams and region, but Apeks is taking this home. Their performance is unmatched, showing the highest level of Valorant. No one is topping that.

Appreciate it, GenG believer "neuroniumtwistanium"

uh....someone tell him I don't have the heart

Hotness: 4/10
Correctness: 7/10
As a closeted Fnatic supporter I'd hate that, but it might just happen.
Fnatic didn't make enough improvements to their squad (it's hard to replace Derke and Leo after all) while the rest of the field signed cracked players and now FNC don't look as good as they used to anymore
I hate that but what can you do

Hotness: 9/10
Correctness: 5/10
kajaak vs one of the GOATS is an interesting matchup in theory, but I don't think the youngling will diff Derke
The more likely outcome is the rest of VIT not stepping up and kajaak doing just enough to secure the dub

Hotness: 8/10
Correctness: 4/10
Talon have a better chance but I don't think they'll beat T1 or DRX, the main contenders for the top 2 spots
And as much as I love our lord and savior Meiy I don't think they'll beat PRX
I just don't see it

Hotness: 1/10
Correctness: 9/10
I mean....yeah? I don't know what else to say

So? I don't see how that's relevant to the discussion

What is it with Americas and losing big leads
11-3
12-5

Last one for the day

Hotness: 8/10
Correctness: 5/10
As a DRX believer for kickoff I do think they have the best chance at making it to Bangkok
I can totally see GenG not making it tho, this team lives and dies by Foxy9

Is this guy the real deal?
I don't know much about him but I saw him owning last year and was curious
Tell me how he's looking and what team you'd like to see him on
I'll read up in the morning. Thank you in advance

I agree but all M8 have to do is make the lower final so the upper final result doesn't matter and I have not included it so it's irrelevant to the discussion

Unless you're arguing that M8 are on the level of Fut and Vitality in which case...yeah no

Edit: I didn't mean to come off as rude, so I apologize

I don't know, but I'll pretend I do know

At some point you just have to assume shit and hope it works out

Also it's the most likely outcome and if TH lose then the chances for M80 plummit

(I hope they'll be cured of whatever disease was bothering them in their first match)

Hotness: 6/10
Correctness: 6/10
Team Secret played 2 quite strong teams and whilst they dominated on map 1 in both games they ended up losing soundly
At this point you have to ask if it's unlucky or maybe a choking issue?
Anyway they didn't play a weaker team so we might not know, they played teams on their level or higher so in that sense you can say they were unlucky

CanadaMan what would it take for me to become liked by thou
your inputs in all matter of Valorant-related discussions are greatly appreciated and I admire your positivity

Hotness: 8/10
Correctness: 5/10
There is certainly a world where they don't make it but I think they have the best shot excluding DRX
Could happen, but probably won't

in seriousned their potential game against FUT/Vitality will make or break their run, with FNC being underdogs imo
Correctness: 7/10, likely but not guaranteed

Hotness: 6/10
Correctness: correct
WHO ARE WE!? FA NA TIC!!

that's just how it's supposed to be. only good teams make it and every game is GAS

Hotness: 8/10
Correctness: 7/10
I think Pacific has the highest floor but also the lowest ceiling out of the 4 regions right now
You are forgetting DRX who I think will make it and will at least get a win but overall I agree with you

Hotness: 10/10
Correctness: no
no shot. Liquid look so bad in their games there is no way

Hotness: 7/10
Correctness 9/10
Lev is 100% not as good as people make them out to be
PRX still have a shot at Bangkok but it's likely they won't make it.
I agree with you a lot