Shanty
Country: Canada
Registered: April 27, 2021
Last post: September 5, 2022 at 7:40 PM
Posts: 559
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I think it’s too early to say their back, but I will say Levi is looking like the perfect pickup. Dude has been a monster.

posted about 2 years ago

I would love this to be the case. Like I completely understand the level of teams they were playing isn’t top tier, but only giving up 6 rounds in 4 maps has to be a big confidence booster for the team.

If Faze can get back into the NA scene where the teams that beat them for months were only SEN and V1, the Top 5 in NA will become even more interesting. And the fight to Berlin all the more exciting.

posted about 2 years ago

So is Floopy being the 6 man for this Challengers?

posted about 2 years ago

Hope the girls can pull it out, but if not, they definitely have showed great improvement and are a solid tier 2 team now. Not a team that can beat the best T1 teams occasionally, but a team that could make some surprise wins and upset. And if they continue to improve I don’t see why that can’t happen.

Great for the scene. A truly competitive female team would be great for Valorant. Even if that team is a top tier 2. It’s still is big for the scene. Keep grinding girls, the work is definitely being noticed.

posted about 2 years ago

Shawn on the Cypher was a monster first map.

posted about 2 years ago

You are taking this more serious than they are lol.

posted about 2 years ago

KCP aren’t scrubs, 3 players on their roster are the ex-eUnited roster. And V1 once again had to play with a sub with one of their most important players. The fact is we don’t know where V1 is right now as we haven’t seen them all together since before Iceland

posted about 2 years ago

LOL we also don’t even know how the actual V1 roster will preform. We haven’t seen the true V1 without a sub since before Iceland.

posted about 2 years ago

Some rice with teriyaki chicken, mushrooms and vegetables.

posted about 2 years ago

Proven innocent? lol Very scary world you live in.

posted about 2 years ago

We are an Valorant esports forum. An ex CS Pro and current major eceleb is making a team to compete in Valorant esports. Why wouldn’t that be talked about here?

Has nothing to do with being kids.

posted about 2 years ago

Yup I do agree, but NAVI have a very solid starting roster to build off of. Gambit legit look like a team that might win it all if their form continues, they legit look scary good right now. So while NAVI might not be able to beat Gambit, I think the same could be said for the majority of the Valorant scene.

Though maybe I’m wrong, they might completely fall apart in playoffs. I just personally have Gambit getting a high seed going to Berlin.

posted about 2 years ago

A lot of the Asian region teams. Yeah it can feel a bit pugish at times, but they usually always have one player in the the server just doing crazy things that you’d never really see in regions like NA or EU. Like on Haven, 5 stacking A long on defence, and just running it down on a pistol round. Things that might not work agains the SEN and ACEND’s on the world. But leads to exciting moments.

posted about 2 years ago

Great for Valorant, and congrats to the team. So happy to see this come to life.

If you want Valorant to be successful in CIS, you need NAVI. Their fanbase is just massive.

posted about 2 years ago

I really think that 100T has the capability to be a really scary team if they manage to get their pieces all working perfectly. I think one of 100T keys to victory, is getting Nitro and Ethan popping off. Before Ethan join, Nitro was consistently 100T’s best player. Since he’s joined Nitro’s had some really rough games. The good news is things are looking up in this current run if you look at the stats, Ethan’s stats have been better too. Asuna seems to be getting better and better as times goes on, at only 17 still too. Steel is a very solid IGL, he might not frag out but the way the team is constructed his job isn’t the one to top frag in a server. And Hiko is a solid Sova, not gonna pretend he’s the best, but he can be relied on to always play solid and even be the one to get them a map when if the rest of the team is not doing so hot (Like the win over V1 on Icebox where he had 10 kills more than anyone else on the server)

If 100T can get to a point, where Nitro, Asuna and Ethan can all pop off and take over a server like we have seen Asuna do lately. They will be capable to be the best team in NA. And all three of them have the talent to do it, it’s just not consistent enough for whatever reason. What makes teams like SEN so good is it’s not just one player, if TenZ is have an off game you have to still go though Sick and ShahZ, if for whatever reason all three of them are having and meh game, you have Dapr able to take the fragging role.

In terms of raw talent, not counting chemistry, preparation, etc. I think 100T has one of the most talented rosters in Valorant. Which is why I can never root them out. Not gonna pretend the roster is perfect, I just think 100T’s is capable of more than we have been shown.

posted about 2 years ago

Oh I am all for giving attention to the smaller fan bases. If you are getting called delusional that's completely on them and sad. It does do the scene a lot of good to have a star player. Like Simple in CSGO, he is synonymous with the esport and pulls in viewers and fans. The new players to Valorant will most likely jump onto a player like TenZ, CNed, Scream, etc. But give them time and they should start noticing the more under appreciated pros, like a DapR for example. All I can say is try not to let it get to you. If it's your friends, hopefully try and guide them. Like even TenZ himself says the reason for their success has been how the group comes together. Best of luck though.

Edit, wanted to give a shout out to Skrossi. Even if someone believes that once he is put up against T1 talent he will crumble. He is a massive positive as a whole to the Valorant esports scene. Like yeah, it can be annoying running into fans that think he would destroy every established pro in Valorant even though he's not been tested. Players like him help grow the esport in India. I think the issue why a lot of the big name fanbases like TenZ, CNed, Scream, etc can seem annoying at times, is because it's these players doing the majority of the bringing in new fans to pro Valorant who might not be as knowledgeable of the game and scene. I just really think it's unfortunate that because of this, TenZ and his fans have a negative stigma on their back even though they are a positive to the community as a whole.

posted about 2 years ago

If people changing their Op settings is a reason for leaving a fanbase, that's sad. Honestly, the anti TenZ fans are far and above worst than anything I have seen from TenZ fans, especially on this site. Yeah, you'll have people trying to copy his play style. But the same can be said for literally every pro in the scene. He's popular, he's gonna have influence. The same can be said for CNed, Scream, Nukkye, etc, all these players are really good, so there gonna have a fanbase that follows their say like scripture.

Truthfully I think the idea of coping a pros settings like crosshair or sensitivity is dumb all around, no matter who it is. Everyone is different. Using it as a starting point sure I completely understand, but players shouldn't be worried about doing what works for them.

Anyways, give me TenZ fans over their haters any day. At least the fans are just trying to have a good time. Like look at this thread. We have someone complaining because their friends are trying out hold with Oping. It's harmless. And no different than the millions of players using a pros crosshair or sensitivity. But because it's attached to TenZ, it now has a stigma attached to it. Just enjoy yourselves guys. This kind of stuff is so minor that the people getting upset about it doing it to themselves for no reason. If it's not TenZ, it's gonna be someone else.

posted about 2 years ago

Lets all be friends

posted about 2 years ago

I think things have improved though for XSET. Like last time they also got to the grand final and lost to 100T, it felt like a good run but not something that felt sustainable. Where as this time XSET being a legit Top 5 NA team seems plausible. In the first game where they beat SEN, XSET did a really good job nullifying any impact that Sick and Shahzam could muster. It wasn't a game where XSET just got lucky, they legit did a great job shutting down 2 important players of SEN. In the grand final Sick and Shazham adapted and Dapr just decided to frag out like a duellist. Who knows, if they meet again XSET might have found another way to shut down players of SEN, and I don't think we can expect a top fragging sentinel from Dapr every match.

Think the future is bright for XSET. Even if Berlin doesn't happen, improvement has been made it seems. Which is what any org hopes for at the end of the day. NA is getting much deeper, if the Challenger playoffs are like SEN, XSET, EnVY, 100T, C9B, GenG, T1, and V1 (Without a sub finally lol) As a SEN fan, they better show up and not have one of their typical slow starts or an off day and be ready to play, as there is a legit chance they fail to go to Berlin with a group of teams listed. I am really hopeful about T1, their last two loses are a very close 2-1 against SEN, and another 2-1 against ENVY (Though they did get 13-0'd lol)

posted about 2 years ago

New Breach is a beast. And super fun to play imo.

posted about 2 years ago

I guess we will see, but I don’t think those two characters have as much overlap as people think. And where they do, I actually prefer Phoenix outside their flashes.

IMO Phoenix’s Ult is better and cheaper at that. Their ults will be used at different times I feel. As good luck trying to revive a KAYO in the middle of the site if you used his Ult like Phoenix to crack into a site. KAY/O IMO, is better used when you have teammates coming in with you, so you can completely take over a site together, giving you the chance to revive him if he goes down. I just don’t feel KAYO fits into the duelists job of being the one to enter first into a site by himself. I do think he can initiate fights by himself like a Duelist though. Think the two have some good ways to work together as well, could be interesting how it all pans out.

I don’t know about you guys, but I have had and seen very few successful revives of a KAYO when entering a site and trying to play him like a Phoenix. Maybe I am off on this though. I could actually see him eating more into Skye’s usage, as he gets the recon info with the knife, and his flashes are some of the best in the game. Especially if Skye’s gets the rumoured nerf to her Ult going up to 7orbs.

Looking forward to seeing him in pro play. Guess my questions will be answered then. You might be correct though that he eats into Phoenix. I just personally haven’t had that happen in my time with him.

posted about 2 years ago

Could see if happen for some maps (The larger maps are what first come to mind for me, but I haven’t seen the games today). Personally I hope it doesn’t become the norm for every map as it gets rid of a lot agents. But a period where team comps are light on duelists for a bit will be interesting. Seeing if teams are able to crack into sites without having the mobility that agents like Jett, Raze, Phoenix ult, give you. Though I’m also a person that doesn’t give much attention to agents classes as for many agents you can play them differently than what their role is listed as. Hope to see some out of the box team comps though hopefully.

posted about 2 years ago

Could be the case, a good IGL should be able to make this adjustments. Time will come though when a team gets the better of them, which will happen. The esports scene is so new, it’s why it makes me laugh when people talk about the good ol days. Like as a SEN fan I wish I had your guys confidence in them. NA is getting more and more competitive. We have teams like Cloud 9 coming up, teams like Rise and KCP surprisingly a lot of people and fighting for a chance to go to Berlin. Last Masters we had V1 make the unexpected run.

I just think people don’t understand how it is in most new esports. Are we forgetting NiP going 87-0 at the beginning of CSGO. SEN’s reign of terror if we are gonna call it that is short lived compared to most esports dynasties. And the thought of calling tournaments that weren’t even LAN’s the golden era of Valorant just seems incredibly short sighted, while also forgetting the issues we had at that time.

posted about 2 years ago

What’s cringe is that you said you want things to be more fair (Also how often you call things cringe in your posts, it’s just childish, which explains the fair complaint as well). Don’t worry, if we all email Riot maybe SEN can start a map down from now on. In the interest of fairness right?

And yes I have a SEN flair, good to see you can associate shapes and colours to their meaning. Even though I openly said I was a fan in my post. Right next to where I said they won’t be at the top forever because that’s how the world works.

posted about 2 years ago

Did you completely miss when Dapr got death threats in Iceland because he went to knife someone? IMO nothing has really changed on Dapr side of this, though I can completely agree with your second part. Every other day it’s “ShahZ said this about so and so team”. The clip get taken out of context and more often than not was made weeks or even months prior.

This thread just sounds like a bunch of hipsters. Go back and see those threads, just seems like rose tinted glasses. It’s not as good as y’all remember, you had people saying EU only had one or two good teams (I really did go back and check, that thread made me laugh too don’t worry). We are having upsets every event almost with teams like Rise and KCP making it to Main Event. We had a bunch of strong teams in NA that can over take SEN at any moment. The KAY/O meta is right around the corner and it will be interesting how teams adapt.

posted about 2 years ago

LOL fair. That’s quitter talk. You think fans in CSGO after years of Astralis dominance say they wish it was more fair? I will say this even as a SEN fan. They will not be at the top of NA forever. The meta changes too frequently that the odds of a team being on top for years is unlikely. LOL we have had one LAN and you’re already saying this.

Games barely a year old, there are no old days….

posted about 2 years ago

Too early to say if it failed in Korea. Definitely behind other regions but it’s not like it going backwards it pulls solid viewership even in the English stream, and NUTURNs result at Iceland in theory should help it. Riot has a lot of money, if it fails in Korea it fails, but I don’t think Riot will sit back and do nothing. I think the growth in the Asian regions including India will actually help Korea simply by proxy as well. As longs as orgs like Damwon, VS, and NUTURN remain the seen can grow. But I do agree it needs some help compared to a lot of other regions.

Either way, will be interesting to see 2 years from now which regions have been able to remain, which have died. I hope regions like India can continue to grow.

posted about 2 years ago

Agreed.

A bigger CIS region is only good news for the scene. And if Navi does actually field a team, that’s a big win for Valorant’s esports scene. Navi has some diehard fans that will follow the org in any esport. So I really hope the run the team No Pressure went on is enough for Navi to sign the entire team.

posted about 2 years ago

Lots of people like knowing scrim results, even if they don't mean anything.

posted about 2 years ago

We don't have a way of knowing.

posted about 2 years ago

It's not, but look to have a really good team. Wouldn't be surprised if Gambit go far, they've looked strong.

posted about 2 years ago

You might be joking, but that wasn't the real XSET or Oxygen lol

posted about 2 years ago

They did IMO seem stronger than Challengers 1, so I think the odds are higher, especially with another spot being available.

A big factor will be KAY/O, and how well they adapt to him. That goes for all teams though.

I definitely think there is a good chance though. But I feel the playoffs will be hard for every team, including SEN. If teams like C9B, T1, V1, and GenG make it to Playoffs, it will be really competitive between the 8 teams where I think there is a legit shot for every team to make it to Berlin if they get a good handle on the KAYO meta. And close enough in competition that even a team like SEN will need to play in top form to make it to Berlin.

My hope is that teams that came up a little short in Challengers 1 like C9B, T1, even teams like FaZe, Soniqs, Luminosity and Immortals (Obviously all of them can't) can make it to the Main Event then Playoffs so the competitions and games are super exciting. Maybe a TSM miracle run cause that would just be fun.

posted about 2 years ago

Truthfully same. Obviously there are bad fans in any fan group. But I definitely have seen more people complain about SEN fans that actually SEN fans. Especially when it's usually just a couple people on the website.

posted about 2 years ago

V1 are already qualified for the next Main Event, same with KCP, Rise, and Gen G. It's basically what other 4 teams you expect to join them. Unless you meant which teams you expect to make it to the Playoffs, my bad if that's the case.

posted about 2 years ago

FaZe to me is the biggest wildcard. Them qualifying for the Main Event wouldn't surprise me, but neither would not being able to make it passed the round of 16.

My guess would be C9B, T1, Andbox, then either Soniqs or FaZe depending on which FaZe shows up. I haven't completely given up on FaZe.

I'd love if TSM could, but lets be real. Luminosity is a bit of an unknown, same with Immortals after loosing to EG.

posted about 2 years ago

Was very confused for a second lol.

posted about 2 years ago

He will be back the next time V1 play.

Personally really curious how V1 will look, (knock on wood) it will be the first time in many months we actually see the full V1 squad playing together without some kind of sub.

posted about 2 years ago

I know your memeing, but BBG beating SEN wasn’t a fluke. They simply out strated them, we saw it a lot at that time because of the period between between matches. They played the better game, even ShahZ at the time said the same thing.

posted about 2 years ago

I see a lot more people complaining about bad TenZ fans than the actual bad TenZ fans.

posted about 2 years ago

Sinatraa himself has said that he will not be willing to just stay on the SEN bench doing nothing. You do raise a good point with the chat, but give it a few months and it would pass IMO, or at least die down enough where mods can moderate it.

posted about 2 years ago

He will be back to T1 eventually. The world forgets really quick if you have talent. You have people like Chris Brown who are massively successful have done things that make what Sinatraa is accused of look like minor offences.

He might not instantly join a T1 team right after he can start playing again. But as long as his doesn’t willingly leave the esport, he will be back to a T1 team fairly quick, like a years time. Especially if he joined a T2 org in that time and showed he is still crazy good at the game.

That is of course as long as nothing else comes out and he isn’t found guilty. But if things stay the way they are currently, he is too talented for a team not to take a chance on him. Plus for him to come back, Riot stated he had to take some kind of course to show he is willing to put in the effort to try and better himself. The world love redemption stories, and it’s not even like he’s been found guilty of anything.

It would not surprise me in the least if a team like EG, TSM, insert any other T1 org that want to join NA Valorant and want a star to build the team around. He comes back at the perfect time, the time teams are making a bunch of moves because big names will be on the market since you have LCQ, and outside of Champions, the years over for many teams and they’re in the rebuilding/retuning faze for the next year.

posted about 2 years ago

Both teams have to make it to Berlin first.

posted about 2 years ago

oh ok, good to know.

posted about 2 years ago

Hmm, that is a very good point. Guess they could always wait till after Champions to drop 2 people. Something I'd love to see is make an academy team, but I doubt that would happen, just wishful thinking.

Well, hope it becomes clear soon what VS plan to do, whether that is go full 7 man roster. Drop a person go to a 6 man. Drop 2 people and go a normal 5 man team (I think eventually we will get to this point just who knows when). And my super unlikely but would love to see happen, hire 3 more players and form a Junior roster.

posted about 2 years ago

I don’t know enough about Korean Valorant to give any accurate insight. So I’m just gonna ask questions as it is something I’ve been thinking about.

But do you feel they’ll keep this 7 man roster? Will VS actually get rid of anyone or just bench people until they’re needed? I kind of hope they do eventually get rid of 2 players so they can be used to help make KR deeper in talent.

posted about 2 years ago

Gambit, Acend, Fnatic and FPX are my guesses. Though I think it would be great for the scene if a Turkish team makes it. G2 is a bit threat too, even though they currently are looking horrible in the Grand Final, they have looked really good before hand. Saving strats is kind of a meme, but they legit might be as they have already locked in great seeding for the playoffs. Could also just be a very bad off day, those happen.

posted about 2 years ago

LOL they aren’t cheating.

posted about 2 years ago

A few have, but I haven’t seen it much. The fact they have a group this dedicated is to be admired. I don’t really think there is a team in Valorant that would continue to get the support TSM does if they had their results and expectations. Is Navi does indeed come to Valorant like rumoured I think they could rival the diehards fans in the TSM. But TSM diehard are a different breed. If TSM ever becomes Top 3 in NA again, fans have earned their trash talk.

posted about 2 years ago
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