Asia on Top!
| Flag: | International |
| Registered: | July 3, 2022 |
| Last post: | July 23, 2025 at 11:00 AM |
| Posts: | 6700 |
ur flag probably indicated you only watch EMEA, and not enough of the other region. The best way to get rid of the "overrated" stigma is to follow the players development since the start of their career. Less/Mako/Nobody/Victor is perfectly rated as they are now, compared to the high's in their past.
As for NOVA players... It's not from RNG right?
Free Money, 100T doesn't even make internationals.
2020 C9 Korea. Had Munchkin/Xeta/Buzz on the roster.
don't know much about damaraa, I just want OG Indo Fortnite goat RRQ herokappa in valo Tier 1.
XQQ knows he can go back to streaming whenever. His interaction with the VSPO on GTA was hella entertaining.
Teams in china are getting competitive like pacific. It’s good for the domestic scene, but don’t expect Wolves run at internationals.
Asuna probably on actual decent normal salary, not NA inflated salary.
It's called giving others an opportunity, I mentioned OCE and Falcons. GE has done what since 2023? What they gonna go in years to come? Pure existing and taking others opportunity for years and onwards. If SA not gonna be competitive, what is there for GE? get more non SA players to compete in pacific.
If SA not improving with West Asia, there's 0 reason for GE to continue being in VCT as it's representation,
Conversation is done.
SA will forever be a 2 player Tier 3 region then. Region will only breakthrough after rossi and LF retirement. Even being in pacific ascension is too much for you. U miraculously want SA players to be better with less competition.
it would mean less opportunities for players.
Does sheer volume of SA players actually good competitive wise? What's the the trade off here developing top SA players and giving the really bad SA players opportunity? Do u want top SA players compete with top Central Asia & top Middle East players instead? Again is the goal developing SA players for VCT level or purely giving more T2/T3 players opportunity? This is why RIOT only care about Tier 1 Valorant.
SA have years to grow and develop, and so far its a 2 player region since its beginning. West Asia is good.
u clearly only care about india players monopoly in SA, not having a competitive region like West Asia. U want less dos9 and sultan so India players stood out right? U clearly feel threatened with other competition and risks of getting exposed if that actually happened. India have a lot of player base, why not pick out the best for representation? Develop them instead.
SA has one of the biggest player base out of all of these smaller regions
Would be bigger when became West Asia with more region
SA has one of the biggest VCT Apac Viewership chunk, and we are only 1% of the way there
Having Central Asia and MENA as West Asia would help that number grow
kill any Indian Org, because of MENA Money
So u feel threated India not as strong because India can't monopolise SA? So u want less competition to make india looks stronger? U don't want SA to be strong, but just want India specifically. U want India to have easier pathway to ascension without stronger opponent in the way?
merging the regions would just kill the eco-system all together
U mean instead of having the competitive region for Indian p[layers to develop. India would be at more risk losing to more competitive team from Middle East/Central Asia?
My idea of West Asia is to find more talent in those region since MENA gets neglected in EU (dos9) and SA players can't step up in Pacific ascension due to rossi, LF and import friend. West Asia will develop India players, GE would like the idea and actually pick up West Asia's more competitive Indian players.
how about the #34 Argument of having West Asia instead of SA? Falcons would be a better fit for pacific like current Team Falcons GC team.
Not MENA specifically, the idea is to have West and East Asia like in AFC (Football).
East Asia is basically SEA + KR & JP, whilst West Asia is ME, Central Asia + South Asia.
Central asia can unveil more talents like that happens to dos9 and sultan. Avez technically is MENA player.
South Asia jumping straight to pacific ascension playing against SEA + JP/KR feels like too big of a step. Big way to solve SA "development" is to create an environment within the SA itself to catch up with rest of Asia, and the best way for that is make West Asia. If every year the SA ascension team is just rossi, LF and 2 imports SA have no chance in VCT Tier 1 ecosystem, UNLESS u just want SA org for the pure existence in VCT pacific and not care about the players.
People who are downvoting just want SA org purely for existence, they know the peak of SA valorant is just rossi and LF. SA fans should wanting more SA players to dethrone those 2. The idea of SA being 2 player region is bad no?
RIOT originally tried having OCE in NA for LCQ champs 21, but got hit with Murican VISA treatment. OCE is unique case cause CS doesn't neglect them like CS neglect Asia, well versed in Apex Legends, decent in Fortnite. OCE should be integrated in asia, would be better competitively than SA. SA obviously needs time for development and they had an opportunity already, why not give SA 4 years till partnership 3.0 and give OCE an opportunity instead?
SA team in VCT is only purely there for existing, won't ever do much in competitive environment and only there for "regional fans" not like it'll get any international fans.
I'd rather have RIOT restructure MENA, move it to pacific and integrate Middle East, Central Asia and South Asia as "West Asia" and have Team Falcons as its rep in pacific partnership. MENA will always gets neglected in EU anyway and Team falcons will always have negative connotation in western viewers eyes, so why not put in pacific since we don't have that western mindset.
Western Asia will create a "competitive environment" between ME/Central Asia/SA for talent development, since those 3 are not on the level of SEA/East Asia. Plus ping benefit for those region equally rather than SA complaining about ping to SG/HK.
gives EDG academy players a chance (s1mon/Jieni7), but success/failures does very dependent on the meta.
Lachlan's OCE's Team PWR influence + region would be better. SA has been given the chance, overall quite underwhelming, OCE deserve their chance in partnership 2.0 I reckon. SA can try again in 2031, when the market shows it growth + talent has caught up with rest of APAC.
holy firepower downgrade. If RRQ was in the other bracket, Meiy will have fun farming RRQ.
GE is the only stable SA org
Doesn't mean anything. What has SA contribute? Example of what not to be like in tournament techpause? Where SA "talent" in VCT? Most successful thing SA have done in valorant is ominous.
GenG only ever gave 1 year contract. If u see GenG arnold in spiketalk episode he's always open to sell players cause of the players valuation + offers. He knows when munchkin try to ask for pay raise because of the bleed salary numbers.
The way I see it EDG's 5th is always gonna be a flex player that adjusts to the meta. The core 4 players always gonna stay and whether the 5th will elevate the team into a trophy winning team or crashing out cause didn't adapt in time.
As much as I want to believe in EDG, it's too early to put EDG in the list rn, I need to see some convincing performance in stage 2.
I can see EDG making out of group stage in champs, but to confidently say Paris winner.... not yet as of now. Same boat as Liquid.
TH I get but no way we still having G2 in international winner conversation.
ozisan CR AND vdk Riddle both in franchise? JP viewers gonna double/triple in partnership 2.0
someone gotta be the new choker team. FNC took the role.
Sylvan was quiet, he became a target for the players/coach/management. Only Meteor defended him cause he was back with Sylvan in 2023 GenG.
In the documentary Autumn said when things go wrong Rossy turned to self grinding mode to compensate the mistake of the team (so he can carry), but it turns out that what Rossy did later ended up causing him to get burnt out and stressed instead.
but people don't put those teams as S rank teams, and top 4 power ranking do they?
NRG don't make internationals. NRG's entire valo accomplishment is just 2023.
foxy9 and ash the only one ends in 2026 contract, everyone else's contract expire end of this year. GenG only ever hands out 1 year contracts. Approach solo like Meteor, its possible.
Buzz knows autumn from C9Korea days. Autumn will always take his side.
Korea is in pacific. Everyone in pacific are aimers. Rare to see players with boaster/ange1 aim in pacific. If u can't aim in pacific, u won't survive, look at Ayrin and Russ.
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