fair
however what you described initially is something you HAVE to have (just in documentation form)

then I have to disagree with your above comment

comments (as in "notes" that are to be read alongside the code) should never be necessary (they ofc are from time to time, however they should be used with purpose)

proper naming + documentation should be used to achieve the goal you described above
(the most practical reason being that your ide shows you documentation, but doesnt show you comments when accessing a function/variable from another location)

So e.g. (from https://realpython.com/documenting-python-code/#commenting-vs-documenting-code)
def say_hello(name):
"""A simple function that says hello... Richie style"""
print(f"Hello {name}, is it me you're looking for?")

vs

def hello_world():
# A simple comment preceding a simple print statement
print("Hello World")

just to clarify: do you mean comments or documentation?

Read the article guys
Shit really isnt an outlandish quote

I would go one step further and add the "core" slider from matches (e.g. https://www.vlr.gg/team/matches/1209/guild-esports/) to the main page
System already does cores automatically as far as I can tell

Means you have a history of the various rosters (without having to scrape dig through the various matches)

Probably the roughest way miss playoffs
o7

EP have positive round wr (check map 2), hence the stats
The 2 close maps have normal KD

all the other leagues celebrating rn cause EP are finally beatable

o you mean that
yea players been rather unhappy about that

has france and turkey had issues this/last year?

Tueky had their bo1 phase, but I dont remember when that was

idk
like they are genuinely unreal in person (and should be a motivation for EMEA to do better)

but the format of the league as a whole sufferes for it
(often times) single elim playoffs (or parts of it) + lower game count to make the scheduling fit

N//E not streaming their games isnt due to the format though
its just the TO running out of money sadly (the remains of their website https://www.mistgames.gg )

was unfortunately expected after Apeks shut its doors (formerly same org -> sister org after they took over Polaris)

always so negative

FKS def the better team this series, but both maps felt like they could have easily gone to RZN (when paying more attention to FKS; RZN had their own issues that bo3)

we're in for a rough ride x.x

... ok not the roster move I would have expected but lets see how this works out

ever so slightly harder than it had to be, but at least they made it entertaining for the stream

temporarily
projections have it rise again (unless AI companies finally start collapsing... but we got bigger issues then)

tldr:
price down because (significantly) more efficient ram usage for LLM was found -> less initial value of ram -> Jevons paradox (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jevons_paradox) -> higher usage anyways cause enough corperations still think they can make money with LLMs (-> more demand since its now more profitable)

surprisingly "fraudulent" 2-0 for FKS
was fun to see RZN shoot back^^

nah dont
he finally gets to show he can compete in t1

and he also has plenty of stinkers so dont feel too bad
just hope theyll get better eventually

(note im not commenting on if you normally get hardware bans, cause I got no clue whatsoever)

well hardware bans are decently easy to circumvent so you wouldnt really know
(as a pro/streamer thats not an option ofc)

Theres software that claims to be able to spoof it (never tried, so idk if its secure), or you can just have your local (independent) repair shop flash a new value onto your motherboard
(Might have to flash some other devices too, but thats game specific and youll find info online)

at least on the 2 maps they looked good on he was the one going in first a lot
but ye map 1 youre right, so probably not fully decided and gonna be more fluid (-> edited post)

No
but the changes actually look amazing
So maybe

Koshmaras is someone who actually wants to just run it down
Woot isnt forced to entry fulltime
Riens back on scan fulltime

And with the changes the team is being much more proactive

Basically everyone is comfortable again
Their only issue is that theyre still behind changing everything up mid split 1

Izzy
Dont even need compare the players individually, but the team in its current state plays fundamentally better than it did in t2

Until they have issues theres no reason to look back ngl

yea youre right (I was hoping that by having multiple "win" lines for the undefeated teams it'd lead to a clean layout, but quickly sketching the 16 team LoL 25 champs has created a monster...)

Sadly dont remember many important ties in group stages to test on x.x
https://www.vlr.gg/event/984/champions-tour-stage-2-emea-challengers/group-stage looks great with your layout though (both groups, but especially B where its super clear why m3 made it)

Ill see if I can think of some other/better examples after work, but the above example has convinced that it has a niche
Looks really clean

we sadly dont have any proper swiss stages in valorant, but I was thinking for something like https://www.vlr.gg/event/2281/valorant-masters-bangkok-2025/swiss-stage it could work really nicely
Cause swiss look horrible in table form (rematches and empty cells) + teams with the same amount of wins playing each other should reduce the amount of crazy arrows

If I find time in the next couple weeks ill look into writing up a rudimentary parser to experiment with how it looks on bigger swiss stages myself

I can see the advantage for tiebreakers, but I find it really hard to read the exact standings from it (though your image is one of the most extreme examples possible)

I find matrix' the easiest to work with personally, but it'd be interested to see if the graphic representation could help with larger groups (since you have the spatial order of "better" teams being higher up) or if the arrows just get out of hand too quickly

Coder brain myself so ill never be able to give up the matrix though since it makes thinking in terms of the algorithms so much easier

idk bro, we had like 3 minutes of hazza doing helicopter references, because Starxo temporarily got possessed by a baby hatchling trying to take flight for the first time

unfortunately we didnt see starxo actually take off

Not really a choke when you just look bad on one half
they just look lost sadly

ye ofc, but the roleback rules dont really tell you what the officials want you to do. It just tells you that you can get a roleback for it. (edit: apparently not lmao)
if players are getting in trouble for pausing mid round, then you will be more inclined to play it out despite the bug happening early enough

From soulcas (and then backed up by yaotziN)
"they get big angy if u try stop mid round"

oh yea, forgot I never replied to this x.x

My man they didnt have larok running in first on breach.

Phrasing above was definetly off. The initial phrasing of more comfortable was the correct. I went back and looked at some vods and he def entried (not with the expectation of dying which is what I would classify as hard entry, but thats the team not him deciding that). Just not nearly as much as other duelist.
But... well... youd be suprised how often the others did too xD Its gonna come down to the eternal taking vs creating space topic. But ye def bad phrasing from me since my intention wasnt to say that he cant at all; just that its a waste of his strength to force him to ONLY entry.

The direction they were heading was good.

Fully agree. When m8 did the chamber swap in the offseason I was really hoping they would stick with it. Alas we got the shitshow instead.
At the time of the initial post, I was under the assumption that by picking up a hard entry they would hten move woot back to flex (maybe still will), clearing up Riens from having to play skye. Interviews havent been clear though.

koshmaras

Like look im not arguing he's the best option either. As said im just excited to see t2 players get to t1. He for sure isnt a nepo pickup like youre insinuating though xD At the time of the tyouts he just had a game vs CGN, SGE and Ucam where he put up 240+ acs, so he was def in form.
The team got better after Razzis left for whats its worth (with the amazing sample size of 1 "offseason" tourney).
Up to heretics to get that level (ofc to a lesser degree since its t1 now) out of him consistently.

No words

Someone clearly wants Benny return to competing as a player - sabotaging a different ATN player every week

bump since this is probs one of the matchups peeps are more interested in

I assume youre going off of stats for Bipo and didnt watch the games? Cause he's preforming slightly worse than what you would have expected, but still pretty similar. If things go well we see him go up to ~200acs stats wise, but I wouldnt expect miracles based on his t2 performance. Youd need a shift it playstyle (at which point his t2 stats would be irrelevant) if you want him to dominate t1.

proved anything to warrant T1

Nothing that would require him to play t1. He is an upcoming talent that is rapidly growing and impressed in their tryouts. Thats more than enough for me to get excited about as someone who wants more movement between t1 and t2.

Also comeback hard entryd for his entire PCF

No? Not sure what you watched but comeback was never a hard entry. Idk if we understand the same thing under hard entry, but comeback was not taking space expecting to die. Wouldnt make sense either given how often he was scoping on attack. He was always a value duelist, preferring fights he could make it out alive from.

Regardless, TH just doesnt play the style BBL did when Comeback was good. And since (whether its the 2 previous teams or his fault, idc) he is not comfortable on other teams' style, its good to swap players.

LMAOOO
Koshmaras is actually insane so I fully approve of him getting a shot so quickly on TH.
They need a hard entry which comeback just isnt comfortable on, but the timing is weird, considering he was FA between stages (and they decided to not pick him up then) - and it would ofc also screw comeback over HARD

We used to have BIG in valorant
no way they return though unless Riot partners with them for some reason though

Just really weird to have SunfloweR go FA (at least bitfix seized the opportunity) after being one of the biggest standouts last split

do we know why they let go of them btw?

you missed their main team xD ucam is right there
(and while I really like their new addition, dsy has been very mid this year compared to the much improved field)

Well ofc he did, that Bonk roster was poised to be the best t2 team of the year (before Apeks stole keiko and the title with him)

For pcific, I dont think alexiiik is anywhere near the best choice
He's fine, but theres just more exciting choices atm:

-Razziss from 6GPA (unfortunately lost to MENA after their org got kicked out of dach, but bro is THE thing in t2 rn. Unironically surprised Navi didnt pick him up given just how dominant he is)
-Samed from CGN (with kovaq gone, basically the single player that pushes CGN to contenders if they make it to an emea stage)
-Kachowww from S2G (just... farming everyone. I wouldnt look at the EMEA stage stats since 2 of their opponents were jokes compared to the rest of the field, but he's just unstoppable regionally too)
-kozzy (too young, but we all saw what he does to the best emea t2 teams)

And im not convinced its time for Vince to go to t1 yet. Its his first year on IGL and while im genuinely impressed by how both him and the team has developed, theres still a lot of 'old CGN' left. Id rather they get someone more established while he gains experience (and wins t2 EMEA ofc) since they dont really have time to grow their players as the ascension winners.

ouch
well im still positive this roster will grow to eventually challenge the top 3, but Fokus is a tad strong rn

That roster announcement video gotta be banned
Anyways time for an ATN resurgence rough start though

LFG
great upset by f9

Yes
(No thread upvotes are just broken sometimes; cant upvote either despite never being banned)

I read the tweet to mean that they want to have the orgs that have org specific fandom - to cultivate and encourage orgs that actually engage with the fans

Player fandom is great, but you lose it once the player moves on

unless you group players based on genetics, it doesnt matter where they were born
if they played and grew (as a player) in your league its perfectly reasonable to group them as a player of said league

ofc not gonna stop you from grouping them with korea either, especially when they played in both leagues

dw NS gave up the most important trophy today
https://liquipedia.net/valorant/Unofficial_World_Champion (not updated yet, but prx have it again now)

Why would you want to put your main duelist on flex and your flex on entry?