See title. Feels like Riv's Valorant casting is improving noticeably esp during/after Berlin, I know he has xp casting but for awhile it felt a little off. Starting to feel more natural lately

6/8

So...
Tarik?

do people really have this much of a complex about which phone manufacturer they use? good lord and I thought I had anxiety

we're only talking about what makes a phone more expensive, not what makes it better. they're very different concepts, my child

s10E which is basically the cheaper version of the s10 if I recall correctly. I don't recall what makes it cheaper, still has 4 cameras ffs

D:

And seen all the people there too methinks

especially given they had leads in each map. they need a deeper playbook to be able to close out games, but this was good experience for them either way.

God it would have been so sick to see VS in the grand final

Absolutely, the more that every region has a chance, the healthier it is for the esport.

Two reasons:

• Consoles
• COD

America latched onto console gaming early and it became the preferred medium here. This is before esports had any sort of international stage/appeal. Because of that, console releases dominated gaming culture here, and COD is a perfect example.

Then consider that each region basically has a dominant preferred "realistic" FPS game. For EU, BR, and CIS, it's always been CS. In America, even now, it's still COD. My friends never asked me to play CS when I was a kid, it was always COD, and always on console. I think a lot of other Americans would say the same.

Considering how it's never been popular in America, it's actually kind of a miracle that a majority-US roster won a CS Major. I feel like Valorant is more popular in NA now than CS ever was.

Crashies, and Nitro for sure
Crashies because he celebrates way too often and loudly (still love the team but kid needs to calm TF down)
Nitro because he wore the flag as a cape

Marved actually gives off an American vibe to me, he's kind of cocky and he's not camera shy at all. Feels like a California kid. Steel checks similar boxes as well although he's more about shit talking and less about the camera.

all solid, although yay almost gives off a more polite/quiet vibe than I'd expect from other Americans. I'd say crashies - celebrates often and loudly, and he's got that skinny nerdy kid with braces look that you can find everywhere in American high schools

Definitely wanted to see VS in the final. Didn't care as much about who they'd go up against.

It's really too bad, because all of the best playoff matches happened in the quarters. Semis and finals were all laughers.

GG to Gambit tho, well deserved.

The only way to lose to a team that chokes is to choke harder. NV did that

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Dang, I like Acend tho... my heart

I think this is a bit of an imprecise blanket statement. There are legitimate reasons one could be ashamed of one's country or culture of origin especially on ideological grounds. I'm not saying one SHOULD be ashamed (certainly not OP, I don't know much about BR culture), but at the very least we ought to all have a critical eye towards our own countries and cultures. That which goes unexamined does the most damage, after all (like when you don't check your corners)

While I'm not saying you should or shouldn't be ashamed of BR, I will readily admit to being ashamed of the US at times, so I understand what you mean