I think they have to do something to allow her to actually control space, bc as she is now her role is incredibly niche, she is so good at stopping fast rushes at her site but if a team defaults or contacts through space, then she is basically useless. Lurkers have free reign all over the map with her playing, so I think a buff for her has to be making her proximity detect people in the space. Maybe make it so if the mine sees someone it pings and then if noise is made it does the stun. This makes her better on attack as she can now watch flanks, and on defense she is slightly more viable as solo sentinel since she can passively hold space

yes,

if it was going to happen I thought it would be in the group stage, no way it happens now

an intelligent player has played a game for a shit ton of time and understands a lot about the macro and micro game

make him a f0rsaken superflex type of player maybe? We've seen him excel on controller already, and with jett fading out of the meta slightly, then his role could expand further to allow for more comps to be played

is this game even old enough to have players that started competing from valorant

the best GC teams aren't even close to the level to compete at the T2 level. At best, teams like V1 and G2G are mid T3 or borderline T2, and would get completely destroyed by actual rostered T2 teams. V1 were getting beat by T3 F/A teams in some NSG open a couple of weeks ago. Having them play against competition that is so far above them won't really help them improve, having them play against teams at their same level or lightly above or below their level will allow for much more effective and reliable improvement from the scene

Are these TL trophies in the room with us now?

they need an NA/EU coach to get them right on their mid-rounding/improvisation, a lot of their set ups are built on very set strategies and aren't very flexible, and if they get stuffed on the hit a lot of times it looks like they have no idea what to do next.

FNC is the only team that I respect from EMEA, the rest of the teams in the region are clownfests (ngl my own team is a clownfest but at least we didn't qualify to an international)

are there even any possible roster moves that are an improvement? Not exactly an expert but the KR seen has always been a very weak region and it doesn't feel like that hasn't changed since then. The only plausible fix I can think of is a coaching change bc Termi is not a good coach

is there even enough KR talent that's good enough to replace anybody on this roster? Dplus is basically just old DWG who DRX always shit on, I think the T1 roster is a long term investment, and in the KR VCL Dplus had like no comp. Unless they find a Korean speaking foreign player or go for an international roster it seems like this is the roster they have to stick with

they are the international gatekeeper team, they always are on the cusp of being great but never are there. They beat the teams they should beat but never pull off insane upsets.

what the fuck am I reading

considering this is their first year of official comp its impressive

If she has the aspirations she could def make it in at minimum T2 but idk if the pay cut is worth it for her

Liquid fan talking about overrated

I legitimately think that they just got some random dude off the street to coach this team today bc what was that map ban and where are the timeouts

Bro seriously thought an NA crowd wouldn’t chant USA

What role does Demon1 even play anymore, is he a flex now bc he plays jett and smokes?

I called it

100T winning champs 2024

beating BLG is literally nothing, NaVi is a fraudulent ass team and Loud started slow, DRX WILL lose this game 2-0

vlr fans care a lot more about regions than the normal fan in the arena, they are more likely to be fans of a specific team or group of teams while we care way more about how regions perform as a whole

he's gonna have some insane clip on every agent in this game at this rate

valid, every tourney is a mickey mouse tourney

I don't really see the benefit for post-plant, with the stairs being gone I don't really see a way for the T's to use that space very effectively on the post plant other than wallbang spots but if they try it they'll get cleared out so easily. They also have to peek out to confirm if they are on the bomb, and if they peek they could easily be crunched on by just jumping over the wall. And the area is so small the T side can basically be util spammed out. Playing from main will be a much safer and reliable option for the post plant imo.

I don't think any game should need a subscription to play ranked. Maybe you can have a prime queue so ppl can only play with other ppl with prime like CSGO has but for general MM having a subscription fee turns casuals off from the game and could limit growth.

it makes it much easier for the CTs, halls was a fantastic lurk spot and now that's gone, so sentinels can devote their util to holding other spots like mid doors. The change to cave makes CT aggression much easier as there's fewer angles to worry about, and the changes to the B site make it slightly harder to flush a defender out of bend. The change to mid also makes it so that there's only one angle on pillar they have to worry about and 2 angles they have to worry about from mid. Imo this makes the map way easier for CT AWPers to completely dominate a single side of the map, even more than they did previously, and idk if that's a good or bad thing

losses against China
Demon1: 0
Ardiis: 2

Demon1>>>>>>>Assdiis

that mf had 69% KAST (only 2 above ANGE1), -9 KDR, and minus 5 FK/FD while playing chamber for half the match in the grand finals, he's lucky Shao and SUYGETSU played out of their minds bc he put up stinkers on 4/5 maps and the one map he played good on was the map built for awp crutches

Considering how popular mobile games are in SA I doubt that PC games will ever be more than a tiny niche in such a market, especially considering the cost of investment that is needed compared to mobile games

Ardiis talks too much shit for how mid he is

Alfajer trying to injure his opponents before the match, riot has to place sanctions immediately

Ascent and Breeze both in the map pool, the awp crutches and jett one tricks are gonna go crazy in this meta

Ascent is so boring, the same ass meta of jett omen kj kay/0 and sova has dominated this map for so long

if he lived in Eastern Russia he's Asian

FNC is over party

I respect the skill and dedication it takes to be so great for such a long time but I just wish somebody could compete with them so we could have fun grand finals

yes

how do y'all even remember these names, I only remember Trembolona bc his stats copypasta is hilarious

Fnatic are going to lose at some point, and just maybe they are looking ahead to the upper finals and drop a game to PRX. I doubt they lost in GF tho, they are still the best team in the world by far

Oxygen Esports>>>>

I've seen enough OXG is the greatest team in the world

https://www.vlr.gg/pickem/415946f2

I do not trust anything to do with DRX, and I'm on the BLG hopium for a deep run

idk if it's just me but modern jazz just sounds like a group of people trying to do the techiest thing on an instrument possible so other jazz musicians can jerk them off about how impressive it was

dev1ce was maybe on the level for accolades but mechanically, Zywoo and S1mple clear

personally if I was CGRS I wouldn't try it, he's got a comfy job as one of the biggest streamers in SEA and if all he wanted was a shot at the big stage he got it when he subbed for something. There's no real incentive for him to do it, and no hate but idk if he has the skill to be at the level that PRX want their players to be at

I've seen enough, OXG winning 2024 champs

sage phoenix and brim are easy asf

sova isn't as easy bc you need lineups

jett is awful for beginners bc they scared to entry and don't know how to dash in good