Man you suck

Still part of the EMEA ecosystem even with the differential

Dude he did well during his VCT run prior to his quick return to CSGO

Xccurate *reintroduced to Valorant. He already participated in VCT evenrs in the past

Oh my

Oh, I wasn't able to open the link because my data couldn't handle it — you meant the Orchestral theme! Honestly, I see with the upcoming season a chance for Riot to step up the songs, but the fact that the leitmotif for the Valorant main theme is interwoven into each song is good enough for now!

Also I swear Challengers had a theme song before

...you do know the theme was already released right? We had Champions theme song for 2021 and 2022.

Tell that to those who made millions playing PUBG Mobile. It's one of the most profitable esports in Southeast Asia.

I'm talking in faith that I recognize VLR forums are in a bad state; but I know some of you have the conscience to not make it extra worse.

Sure, sure. My apologies. I'm just trying to not take sides.

I slept at 2 am my time, and woke up to see this. I had to read back and watch. It's 7 am.

It serves no purpose to assume and point fingers. Right now, there's a lot of information coming through and there is little to none way to discern what is the 100% truth. Wait for more information.

Assume, and you're going to slowly turn the narrative.

Hey, I know not everyone in VLR is a mindless parrot.

I know. But I have faith.

I'm talking here outside of my normal duties but honestly, this might slightly move over to it.

It's 2-3 am in Turkiyë. I think everybody who either played a ranked match or any type of games in that timeframe would experience firsthand the exhaustion and tiredness, both physically and emotionally. Now imagine that but for two world class teams that played for the series of their lives. I didn't even think the match would be finished just recently either.

FPX had every right to express their emotions. Whether or not it was the correct decision, I leave it up to you. XSET as well. They're saying it's not them who initiated the replay? Assess and judge based on your belief. Every story's side has some semblance of truth.

All I ask, is to not make VLR a cesspool. I'm tired. You're tired. We're all tired. Let's not make this worse as it is.

I literally said DRX/ZETA isn't APAC because I didn't want to take away from actual Korean/Japanese fans that worked hard as much to build their shit as APAC/SEA fans did. You twisted my intentions.

What the fuck is primitive region tribalism, huh?! I KNOW JAPAN AND KOREAN TEAMS ARE A PART OF APAC IN 2023, BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN I CAN'T SHOW APPRECIATION TO THE REGION WHERE THEY COME FROM.

Bruh I literally said DRX and ZETA are not APAC but I guess others won't stop

I'm glossing over things. I'm not in the best of places either. I'm just saying everybody got some shit to deal with.

Alright chill we're not that bad situation wise. We have things to iron out but goddamn we're not literally living in poverty

I'm literally working/spending a good amount of time working/contributing.

I said articles, not novels. I'm too lazy for the latter.

Oh I face the truth, doesn't mean I'm not going to not say some shit in the mean time lmaooooooo

Hey man, nothing wrong with writing a novel. Heck, I have multiple articles that are basically a testament to my writing. Any complaints?

Yeah that's fine with talking shit I'm just saying expect APAC fans to talk shit back like always lmao

Shut up and get the fuck out of here.

One day we're not gonna face sadness. Hopefully.

I've been here since 2020. Ignition, First Strike, whatever. I've seen the lowest of SEA, to the highest of APAC so far. I've watched teams disappear, and saw what would-be beloved teams being formed and grown. This season has ended for APAC. That sucks. I know. But think about what we've been through. We were very talked down upon and nobody expected anything from our region. It wasn't until Champions last year that people saw what SEA had to offer genuinely, and thoroughly. Talents rise and cult personalities are born. That continues until 2022. We were still underestimated but beloved, that was until Reykjavik and Copenhagen, where we show that APAC's potential to the world.

We were short every time, but... I'm grateful that more people love APAC nowadays. Looking back at 2020 or even 2021, we barely have anyone. It was us, the regional fans of SEA/APAC against the world. While it's still somewhat true now, to see APAC having a massive beloved following makes me happy. We're not ignored. We're proud to be APAC.

DRX and their fans, you're not APAC. But you bloody know us. You've gone through the same tribulations and hardships. Kick ass in the playoffs. ZETA and Japan, you were as much as underestimated. Even more so. To see y'all grow well, shit. Makes me pumped.

To fans and enthusiasts alike. Talk shit all you want but, we're gonna still be APAC. We're proud and loud, and fuck yall for talking a lot of shit anyway. We're coming back soon.

Nah, because EDG (or if it wasn't EDG) qualified from the East Asia LCQ, they're gonna be classified as EA.

We don't know that. EDG's cohesion by far is much better with Life in the mix.

Honestly? I'm proud of them. I'd expected the LAN jitters but to absolutely bulldoze PRX on Icebox and kept it all close with a sub (who is talented on his own) is more valuable. I await the lower bracket.

Life was down with illness/unwell

I DON'T STRAY FAR FROM THE PATH BABY

Hey fellas, as much as I love a little bit of banter here, at least try to acknowledge, if not respect, every competition we include here. Teams and players exist to compete. Every region isn't the same as one another. Shame that you lots are too dense to go past your regional tribalism.

Aha, I see you found the murals! Every APAC representatives each have their own murals in their respective countries, courtesy of a collaboration between them, Riot Games, and local artists there.

https://twitter.com/VALO2ASIA/status/1562360325676347392

Paper Rex: SCAPE, 2 Orchard Link
XERXIA Esports: Victory Hub, Bangkok
BOOM Esports: MBloc Space, South Jakarta

We are literally in a Valorant forum website talking about the BOOM Valorant team.

What does that have to do with anything? Celebrate the players, the team, the journey that they've been going through. You're trying to pull an isolated example out of context. Shame on you.

It's Fire Again's instrumental.

Nah, only 7 because Riot only allows 7 max. Smoggy and Abo are their sub-players. Muggle and After are their coaches/managers

https://twitter.com/Asunaa/status/1561781262267957248?t=5vPIQMYGAredtgViCSWfiw&s=19 Asuna's there

Miles better in LoL? Sure? It's Champion's second year and the fact that Riot were able to make this on a standard similar to what we expect from Worlds songs is amazing.

Not in visuals and storyline? It didn't need to be. Look at Warriors back in 2014. That was simply a hype music video with an underlying storyline. Die For You perfectly mirrored both whatever lore Valorant has at that time and the message it perceived for each of the three characters that were there.

I'm keeping it a balanced opinion, haha.

I'd argue is both. A bit layered, even. I'd wager half of the esports fanbase didn't expect Die For You when it got announced. There was only a random Twitter announcement and it was enough to send the hype into the stratosphere. With Riot's records of their Worlds songs and Die For You being the first Champions song ever when it came out, it delivered hard per expectations.

The problem in my opinion is that people always expect too much out of Riot. They're like any producers ever. Some are bangers, some are decent, and some are shit. Big deal. Fire Again had a relatively tall task of balancing people's expectations while keeping them fresh. Good job on them.

As always. It's kinda a given with Riot's reputation and their handling with this sort of stuff, but honestly, even their most mediocre songs are like a 6 or 7 in my book.

Exactly. People kinda fell into that hole one too many time (heck, even for Worlds song too) and they kinda don't learn haha

Gonna repeat: Not bad, but I think people should temper their expectations tbh. Die For You really set the standard as the first Valorant Champions song and it hit hard. Fire Again might not replicate the same hype Die For You did but goddamn it's still a banger.

I gave Die For You 9/10, Fire Again an 8/10

Not bad, but I think people should temper their expectations tbh. Die For You really set the standard as the first Valorant Champions song and it hit hard. Fire Again might not replicate the same hype Die For You did but goddamn it's still a banger.

Being a dick, are we?

Yeah a few while ago, ex-Renegades CSGO

It's honestly a tricky situation to try get a concrete answer to and I'd more akin to believing that Riot is trying to balance the state between Partnership teams and Challengers teams that they won't meddle over each other too much

The dilution of the quality of the partnership teams would be too much. Even expansions wouldn't dare adding too many on their plate at once. Makes sense Riot wants to both make the inclusivity of non-partnership teams matter while making sure the prestige of the partnered teams is still existing at a higher level.