I think the closest comparison across games is TYLOO when BnTeT and xccurate is still part of the team. The rest comm'd in Chinese, xccurate occassionally comm'd in Indonesian with BnTeT and BnTeT translates it + some English

Yeah, Japan is rising RAPIDLY and I hope Riot notices that

I'm not implying KR is less competitive. I'm just implying that from Riot's point of view, they see KR's fanbase and playerbase isn't as big as APAC (and considering APAC has 3 subregions, with SEA having 6 subregions on their own)

I will say this: APAC is still a region with talented, but unproven teams that has struggles in certain mental situations in stages of a match. XERXIA and PRX have been regionally consistent, but PRX was the only one able to adapt further.

I'm making excuses because they've implied it themselves, I'm just paraphrasing.

TNL wasn't never really taking off in the Korean scene because honestly, their individial skills in several times watching theme hot dwarfed by the other team playing together. The team needed a new breath of fresh air.

It's more about player and fanbase rather than competitiveness, iirc. East Asia needs to prove thay the fanbase and playerbase numbers are going to dwarf APAC to be able to have more slots.

I mean that was a PRX reeling after a Berlin loss with a roster that was completely depowered and unenthusiastic soooooo

My butt is ready for franchising

Bruh

I believed. I wrote that XERXIA needs to show their regional consistency needs to be translated internationally. Seems like they're just one step away.

Guild and FPX having more flight time than Northeption. At this point, it's us finally seeing their true potential. Northeption has no expectations from outside Japan, to those who barely have any knowledge of the scene.

Yall do know he's a vlr staff too right he has nothing better to do kekw

Eh I mean I binge watch every now and then, but look into VODs every now and then. I'm not as knowledgeable as others haha

It does paint a picture, but it helps to look at the details.

Doesn't suck. They're improving.

International LAN. Where stakes are a lot higher. Different events, different pressure. Remember, they're also under the pressure of going for a deep run if they want to go for Champions. In the end, they want to learn from the experience and have fun.

Please, I'll let you embarass yourself even further.

Will that stop me? Hell nah.

Shut up. What do you know with Japan as a region?

It's Nth's first LAN as a roster. They've been on the precipice for so long, only for CR and ZETA to stop them in their tracks. Now, they've beaten their regional demons, and faced new ones. They're learning from the experience. Stop downplaying Japan as soon as ZETA is out of the picturr.

Hey look. It's a Thai vs Japanese match again. Time to uhh... run it back.

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Sushi turret kill gotta be a tradition

Welcome to controlled chaos. Enjoy your stay.

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Mhm, one of their better maps

Xerxia potentially winning FPX's map pifk? Truly the APAC playstyle.

There's empathy, then there's competition. In the end, you're going for the win. Nothing more, nothing less.

We're going to use everything at our disposal. The APAC way.

Ranked demon for a reason

Just wait. It's coming. We didn't forget about them.

Tough but considering I have a soft spot for Old Nth, old Nth has a slight advantage. They were rather unassuming (being the 3rd-4th best team behind ZETA, CR, maybe Reject) for the entirety of 2021, and they weren't even supposed to make it to LCQ. They made it in because ZETA decided to pull out, and the China slots were reallocated to KR and JP. And you know what? They got hot at the right fucking time. Nobody expected Northeption to go forward the way they did. It was magical. Then the magic was stopped by FS who were also running a path of redemption, getting reverse sweeped. Tough.

Although, new Nth shows that the Nth spirit that existed during last year's LCQ passed on to the new Nth, and they were still the 3rd best team behind ZETA and CR. They're capable in their own rights.

By the way, the logo that's being held by Chamber isn't Acend. That's Ascent Esports, an old TF2 team.

Maybe he did, but it's clear he's not taking any chances. Information needs to be clarified.

It's not about the meme. The meme is fine. I don't mind it, and it's in all good fun. But when you're a journalist or reporter (like George and others), gathering information and trying to clarify whether or not this is a meme or a legit thing (XSET did this once with their own R6 player) and to consider Shroud actually signed to Sentinels, people are just doing their due diligence and make sure this isn't some level 100 bait.

Welcome to Chinese aggression. Deathmatch and fragging come first, utility comes later. Or help to frag.

Surprisingly it's a tad bigger than OCE, IIRC. Those three are the smallest but I'd argue Vietnam has more Riot support and HK/TW has at least more leeway as one of the original five subregions of SEA.

It's by far the smallest subregion population-wise within APAC. The scene is recovering from what happened last year. It's not dead, but it's just there.

If Northeption couldn't make it to the top 4

I really don't mind the comments saying CN teams will struggle - while they consistently scrimmed against other APAC teams, there are some aspects of their strats and gameplay that show they're just one step behind the more established teams. I have similar sentiments, but I have certified Chinese Valorant Copium and I am excited to see some extra entertaining gameplay.

Ppl really be forgetting their absolute chaos in Counter Strike other than Crossfire and other F2P FPS games

Nice bait

Numerous teams have scrimmed CN teams in the past and have been terrorized by them for better or for worse. They might be not as good as some upper echelon Asian teams (to be determined at E-A LCQ,) but bringing a team from a region that has the aggressiveness of Paper Rex x 10 (per se,) can be one hell of an entertaining show.

Recount that Lakia said CN teams were super aggressive and Redkoh (formerly of LVR) have said CN teams were one of the few that made them sweat kinda

Bring down hell, EDG.

Nuturn kinda dead though

I'm not going to say shit because by far OCE has been on the literal end of the bad stick between a slot removal, apparent bad communication from the league ops to the teams, and the fact Riot NA tried to murder the OCE ecosystem at the start of Valorant. They're still a ways off, but damn if they're not filled with amazing and talented players.

Technically they kinda are. Zhuque is the 'academy' team.

Actually, they do have some rock and heavy metal in the past. Search up Pentakill, they opened up LCS before. League often steers toward pop music and EDM, while Valorant is geared toward club-adjacent music, and heavy, electronic styles.

https://www.vlr.gg/series/standings/27/fgc-valorant-series we have our own

April 28, 2020