bruh lol, they're a strong tho

not songs I usually listen to but they were nice :) thx for sharing

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K thx for confirming my claim that Japan's high investment and engagement in the scene should result in more slots over bronzil who can't get out of groups. Just a shame Riot caves in to Brazilian death threats and tries to appease them.

you read better next time bozo. You're dedicating several comments in which you talk about Brazil. kekw can't even read what you write. Why would you even mention or make observations about them if you have no interest in them?

Drx got 2-0'd by ONS and teams like Nuturn can get 3rd. The joke region is Latam, one team region who couldn't even win a single map this event.

nah they'll lose to loud :(

Yet you were talking about how Loud could avenge Brazil and win them additional slots or something like that? lmfao

Just because they're streamers doesn't mean they lacked talent or skill, just shows the potential the region has with more investment and opportunity. They were still huge underdogs who put up decent fights and took maps, unlike Kru who has gotten literally 0 map wins.

W you earned my respect.

"the problem is that it seems like you just want to trashtalk brazil"

nah I'm just trying to shine light onto how unfairly slots are distributed among the regions. I'm sorry that I have to use Brazil's poor performances so far as justification, but it is a legitimate argument to make.

F4Q, the unsigned group of streamers who took maps off sentinels and g2 and actually put up a fight unlike Kru who couldn't win a single map?

Also you seem to be conveniently ignoring all those wasted spots that went to Brazil. What a selective memory you have kekw.

lmfao

"because this support rolls in japan and korea for the orgs not to abandon the scenario they had this problem to keep the public and they were helped by riot central"

I have absolutely no idea what you just said. But... Japan (and NA) pays big money, that's how they have imports from Russia, Korea, South Asia, etc. This is a well established fact in esports. You can also easily search up the revenue of these esport orgs. Japanese orgs has quite a bit of moolah behind them. The viewership and interest rates are easily accessible as well, some thread was made an hour or so ago showing how Japanese viewership was more than Na or Emea.

"bRo wTf WdYm"

https://www.vlr.gg/84644/ninjas-in-pyjamas-vs-drx-valorant-champions-tour-stage-1-masters-reykjav-k-winners-a

mad on copium kekw

drx smashed every team so far, but my initial claim "DRX crapped all over NIP" stands true

"you forgot about the NA VCT, that racks in way more viewership"

Holy crap you're banging your head against a wall. I'm repeatedly telling you that T1 does not even have the skill to qualify to VCT or major events where the real views are. They lose to tier 3 teams in 3rd party tournaments with barely any viewers. They are nowhere close to qualifying to an event with actual views.

"zeta and fnatic was happening so that could explain the 3 digit viewership"

No the viewership was practically the same. As you said yourself earlier I think, many viewers follow individual players which my explain the stagnant viewership rates there, even if there is another major even going on.

"contracting unproven players may not be the move"

There are many free agents and unsigned talents that have proven themselves at international events and abroad. I can name some if you want me to.
On the contrary, T1 are contracting unproven players in NA. Besides maybe steel, none of them have success in Valorant.

gl to prx

You can easily research the orgs that are invested in each region, see how much money they have, etc. It's not a secret, numbers speak for themselves. Japan also had more viewers than either EMEA or NA did during their qualification events and definitely more than Brazil. You're crazy.

Not that they have even faced each other yet so...

I can just as easily say Kr seed 1 > BR seed 1

"you already got one before and it went in the drain"

what's that even supposed to mean? are you talking about Kru who couldn't win a single map? kekw

Brazil: 9 international appearances at 4 events. Apparently ALL those slots when down the drain.

Brazil: 9 appearances at 4 international events + never once made it out of groups
Japan: 4 appearances at 4 international events + can actually progress and qualify to playoffs despite having less than half the opportunity of Brazil

Also, DRX crapped all over NIP, it wasn't even close. By your logic, Korea should have more spots or at least LCQ opportunities, yet they don't.

You think before you type salty bronzilian. Why tf would the player base be the most determining factor since you seem to be casting aside all other aspects like Brazil being crap. Things like viewership rate and investment are bigger factors, which Japan has more of.

Evidently you ignored what I wrote, but Japan has more engagement, viewership, and investment than the entirety of Brazil. They had more viewers than NA or EMEA.

Moreover, you seem oblivious to the fact that Brazil sucks ass and can't even get out of groups without a "get out of groups pass."

here are the facts:

Brazil can't do crap at international events
They have never made it out of groups
Latam hasn't done much either (only Kru made a decent run, but are now statistically the worst team at Reykjavik right now)
Korea has had much more proven successes
Japan can actually beat Brazil and get out of groups and has much more viewership and investment than Brazil

Yet Brazil is lavished with luxuries like getting 9 teams participating in a span of 4 LAN events and getting automatic passes out of groups. They should be getting one spot at max.

They changed slot allocations and formats throughout all of last year

cheers 🥂

All I'm advocating for is getting rid of this Br + Latam LCQ. Brazil is getting an unproportionate amount of opportunity compared to other regions, despite being the worst region themselves.

The only thing I know is that Brazil has been getting a ridiculous amount of spots only to flop every single time. Now the LCQ, which basically gives them a free spot, is used as justification for them to bypass groups for the first time. Regions like Korea have performed much better. Regions like Japan have much more viewership. There is no justification for Brazil to get such beneficial treatment.

That's just because those were the teams that advanced the most in international LAN's. If it was a Japanese team in the final of an international tourney then they would have the most views as well.

Why not? And why do Brazil and Latam get a slot and a half each? Kru bombed out of groups already without winning a single map. Nip already eliminated too. They should each be getting one slot maximum based off their performances.

lo and behold there's 2 Brazilian teams. The LCQ is literally a free spot to Brazil. Latam have never once got close to contesting the win. What's more, now the LCQ is used as a justification for Brazil to finally get a pass out of groups, which they've been failing at getting out of despite having 8 teams at 4 different events.

sry m8 but Vikings and Keyd qualified directly from Brazil. Only one team could make it from LCQ, which was no surprise swept by Brazil for essentially another free slot.

bro lol I'm not blaming the individual fans for Riot putting you guys against Latam for easy LCQ qualification. (although some Brazilian fans do tend to be a bit demanding ngl)

Your comment is filled with incorrect statements. Korea got 3rd at Reykjavik, they crushed Acend to advance out of groups at Berlin only to face Gambit right away who were the best team there (DRX statistically the 2nd best team there as they were the only team to take maps of Gambit in playoffs). Just right now, they decimated NIP to make it out of groups again in a +36 round deferential. ZETA literally just beat NIP to advance out of groups right now.

Kru couldn't even win a single map and are already eliminated. So are NIP. Sure Kru had a nice run, but evidently they're done for going off their most recent performance. If you want to reference Kru getting a joint 3rd-4th place finish, then i can easily reference Nuturn getting a better placing of 3rd place at Reykjavik.

Sry m8 I guess our opinions vary, but in my eyes, it's basically a guarantee. Brazil has always won LCQ convincingly every single time. No Latam team has come close. Yes they can occasionally win a game here or there, but they have never come close whatsoever to winning LCQ. Refer to those finals I linked above again.

so teams grinding hard and actually earning results can only get 1 spot? But because Brazil has an enthusiastic fan base, they can get 9 representatives at 4 events despite being incapable of getting out of groups?

Kru has already bombed out of groups, not being able to win a single map. That is the most relevant statistic you should look at. Anyone can go back and refer to some event where one team had a nice run or something.

By your logic...
One year ago Korea got 3rd at Reykjavik (even better than a tied 3-4th place finish which Kru got).
Japan has actually made it out of groups and has beat Brazil several times, unlike Brazil who haven't even made it out of groups ONCE despite having 8 teams at 4 events (excluding Loud who were handed a free pass out of groups on a silver platter).

According to that, why should Latam and Brazil get additional spots and not KR and JP?

yep I do watch them
https://www.vlr.gg/42187/australs-vs-furia-champions-tour-south-america-last-chance-qualifier-gf
https://www.vlr.gg/82602/ninjas-in-pyjamas-vs-leviat-n-champions-tour-latam-br-stage-1-last-chance-qualifier-decider

Japan has more viewership than Brazil. They get like 60k, sometimes more, on twitch alone plus more on additional Japanese platforms.

But basically Brazil is gifted spots on a silver platter, failing to make it out of groups even ONCE from 8 teams in 4 events? (besides the yet unproven Loud who got a pass out of groups for Nip sweeping Lev in LCQ).

here was that final btw
https://www.vlr.gg/42187/australs-vs-furia-champions-tour-south-america-last-chance-qualifier-gf

and this was this last lcq
https://www.vlr.gg/82602/ninjas-in-pyjamas-vs-leviat-n-champions-tour-latam-br-stage-1-last-chance-qualifier-decider

They sweep Latam each time. A Br + Latam LCQ is basically another guaranteed spot for Brazil. There shouldn't even be a Br + Latam LCQ. One from each of those regions is enough.

It's Brazil who are still yet to prove themselves, not Kr or Jp who not only get only 1 spot each time but have proven better than Brazil. Brazil has gotten 2 guaranteed spots for all of 2021. They had 3 representatives at champs. Any Br + Latam LCQ is literally another guaranteed spot for Brazil as evident by Brazil sweeping them each time.

Edit: My bad I didn't understand what you were trying to say. But yeah I agree with that. Kr > Br (for now) and Japan has more viewership and investment than Br.

a Br + Latam LCQ is basically a guarantee for Brazil. Just look back through all the Br and Latam LCQ's. They have been swept by Brazil each and every time.

you got 2 slots in champs? plus the basically guaranteed 3rd spot for sweeping Latam in an uncontested LCQ

They got 2 guaranteed spots at Reykjavik last year, they got 2 guaranteed spots at Masters Berlin, they got 2 guaranteed spots at Champions plus an ADDITIONAL 3rd spot by playing in Brazil + Latam LCQ. In this LCQ, 3 out of 4 semifinalists were Brazilian teams, and the final was an extremely one sided affair in favor of Brazil. Same with this last LCQ which resulted in another sweeping 3-0 for Brazil. A Br + Latam LCQ is literally another guaranteed spot for a Brazilian team.
They have literally never made it out of groups ONCE despite having 8 teams in 4 LAN events (excluding the internationally unproven Loud which was given a free pass out of groups).

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Why would it be hard for Brazil? They have gotten guaranteed 2 spots at every single LAN. At champs they had 3. Like wtf. They’re arguably the worst region right now along with Japan. Yes the last of the 3 spots was in a BR + Latam LCQ, but Latam barely had a say in that. 3 of the 4 best teams were Brazilian and the final was extremely one sided. Literally one is enough for Brazil, but potentially three??

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