wow what a change...lets see what happens

This meta is so refreshing for viewers you see different comps on every map for each team its so different from the old Astra/Jett/Sova/Sentinel/Flex comps that were j copy paste on every map. Now if they allow some more sentinels besides chamber into comps w some tweaks that would be perfect. Except phoenix ig, RIP

Ok, if I'm being honest, XSET 100T Ghost NRG qualify in whatever order. TSM is cooked, Guard has a chance if they can beat XSET

Group A is a blood bath honestly atm any time can qualify. Looking at the schedule, here's what I think.

Guard (1-2) beat XSET (2-1) - Guard 2-2, XSET 2-2
TSM (1-2) beat Ghost (2-1) - TSM 2-2, Ghost 2-2 COPIUM TSM FAN
NRG (1-2) beat 100T (2-1) NRG 2-2, 100T 2-2

I honestly think realistically we could see all 6 2-2 teams going into last week, which would be insane

TSM beat XSET COPIUM
NRG beat Guard
Ghost beat 100T

Ghost 3-2
NRG 3-2
TSM 3-2
100T 2-3
Guard 2-3
XSET 2-3

Anything can happen, I feel bad for the 5/6 in this group

How are pros so good at it? What goes into it?

TSM just blundering everywhere

surely Marved is ahead of Zander..

I've been thinking, Ghost has been in the game for so long with such shitty results before this VCT. They only have nismo from the original roster and added koala but were still pretty bad for a while switching through IGLs and a lot of players. But they never dropped nismo, koala, or kaplan (coach) which a lot of orgs would've done after such minimal results but the grind is real. They look super legit now with this roster and its dope to see them trust the process for that long and see it pay off. Props to the org and the team.

if t1 gets a slot im gonna lose my mind lmao. they should find a balance over big investments and skill. maybe NRG will have a good chance bc they are a pretty big org and have been in valorant since the beta and are playing well rn. idk too much about the picking process tho

honeymoon period is definitely a real thing lmao so many examples

either honeymoon stage or bad mental after bombing out at masters

8-10 spots is fucking horrible for the Valorant scene I hope they change that. With that being said, it would probably go like this imo.
10 teams - 6 NA, 3 BR, 1 LATAM

NA
OpTic
C9
TSM
NRG
The Guard/LG/100T (big name org w investment)

BR
Loud (Pure skill alone, some ppl said that Loud isn't that big but I feel like Riot can't leave them out they're just too good)
NiP

LATAM
Has to be KRU right?

I watched both of their matches although not really in depth but the individual performance is inconsistent

this must be a bait right? xset hasn't done shit ever and 100T is most definitely not top 5

my only problem w Fokus is their absurd inconsistency

I think it comes down to 100T vs Ghost whoever wins that gets in. I'm confident TSM can beat Ghost and Guard, so imo they will be a lock

My personal top 10 EMEA vs NA
I left out Guard because it's just too hard to put them somewhere with how they look rn. Last season tho I would have them #2 and M3C would have 60/40 advantage, M3C win 2-1
Note: V1 in full form playing with wippie and with practice

1. FPX vs OpTic - 55/45 - FPX 2-1
2. M3C vs C9 - 65/35 - M3C 2-0
3. Fnatic vs XSET - 70/30 - Fnatic 2-0
4. Guild vs NRG - 50/50 - NRG 2-1
5. G2 vs TSM - 65/35 - G2 2-1
6. Liquid vs LG - 55/45 - Liquid 2-1
7. Acend vs V1 - 50/50 - V1 2-1
8. Fokus vs Ghost - 50/50 - Ghost 2-1
9. BBL vs 100T - 45/55 - 100T 2-1
10. MAD Lions vs EG - 45/55 - EG 2-1

Emea wins the top matchups, NA wins the bottom. Thoughts?

“etc” my man im not gonna list every team ever plus they don’t play in vct so it’s harder to judge

plus i had ghost and eg as ? for t1 and faze doesn’t look good imo outside of dicey and babybay

idk for me i felt like v1s performance in s1 was too notable to put them below tier 1 with an unlucky situation for s2 with a sub and minimal practice

Tiers in Pro Valorant is a bit of an unknown thing, so this is what I think. (Based off NA)

S Tier - NA Representatives
OpTic, C9

Tier 1 - Highly competitive/contenders in VCT Main events
XSET, LG, TSM, NRG, V1, TSM, Ghost (?), Guard (?), EG (?)

Tier 2 - Competetive in VCT, just below T1 slightly and would dominate mickey mouses
-Ghost, Guard, EG, 100T, FaZe, Knights

Tier 3 - Lower signed teams that CAN win against T1/2 teams but struggle to qualify for VCT and are competitive in mickey mouses + top FA teams (none really rn)
-New T1 (?), Soar, BBGA, GenG, Soniqs, Complexity, DZ, NYFU etc

Tier 4 - Good FA teams, signed teams that are just wasting money
Girl Kissers, ZMMB, Virtuoso, Teal Seam, etc

The tiers are a little harsh, but imo if there are too many teams that fit in a tier, the skill disparity is too large to be considered 1 tier. Thoughts? Discussion is welcome

mada underrated

1. OpTic
2. C9
3. XSET
4. NRG
5. TSM
6. LG
7. Ghost
8. 100T
9. EG
10. Guard
11. FaZe
12. SEN

LOL xset but yeah I agree for everything else. Sucks for guard that they're in such a shitty position but if they beat TSM they have a chance (although TSM looks in form and guard does not), wonder if they will make role changes after this event

This shit is actually fucking hilarious f0rsaken on cypher and mindreak on raze lmfaooo last time i remember some shit like this is the old old days w sentinels and like sinatraa played jett

also they need to put loud in for pure skill as well like no one else in BR holds a candle to Loud

NRG should get in over faze just purely for skill but im not sure about money/investment wise but NRG has been in the game for a while

so why would anyone ever make a post? most posts are about stuff on other sites, twitch twitter etc. its what a forum is about no? but yeah ill get out of the "basement" that im in lol, u should try too

saying 1 thing about someone is obsessed? so ur obsessed with me for replying? am i getting that right or is that "1head"? get a life brotha

yes im obsessed with a ukrainian esports player LMAO what are u saying, this is my first post about him ever and just something I thought would be worth discussing. no need to get so angry over it brotha

yeah thats why the 3 qualified teams didnt do shit. remove fnatic from the equation because of their issues, g2 and liquid still shit the bed. "BEST TEAM FPX WASNT THERE" ok, Optic was the NA 2 seed since seeds matter sm now, and they won the whole thing. enough of these excuses, EMEA=NA or just barely above NA currently until I see otherwise

sure. its j the internet and a forum lol, not a big deal

besides my ange1 post LMAO

having an opinion on a person isnt "1head" LMFAO, opinions are subjective mate

0 international wins

She wasn't a good player against mens teams but props to her for coaching because EG has been pretty good through a few iterations of the roster qualifying to both Main events so she deserves praise for that

not rly this time but he was shit talking guard for running omen on icebox and included NA in the tweet

not rly this time but he was shit talking guard for running omen on icebox and included NA in the tweet

Something about this guy just rubs me the wrong way. Not too much of an avid follower of EMEA outside of Fnatic but he's always talking down on NA with comps or whatever. Like I understand you may be a good IGL but there are so many ways to find success in Valorant almost nothing is a blatant "bad comp" (outside of some obvious ones). Like I feel like playing skye is not such a crazy bad thing, but he goes to twitter to shit talk NA about it lol. Just focus on your region no?

When Asuna was on Jett/Raze, it was all "PUT ASUNA ON FLEX BEST FLEX NA"
and now that he's on Flex (performing pretty well besides today) its all "WHY IS ASUNA ON FLEX PUT HIM ON DUELIST WILL IS BAD"
like he literally asked the coaches to put him on flex lmao, 1 loss doesnt mean shit

I definitely like the gmd/roza swap, gmd looks way better on smokes considering most of his career has been smokes and roza is also super comfortable on skye. but not sure about the corey/seven one. I prefer corey on raze and seven on neon. Maybe on raze maps have corey raze and seven chamber and on neon maps put seven neon and corey chamber

for masters my man (and u can be a fan of multiple teams ive been an envy fan since calypso and akis loll)

IDC IF ITS 3 ROUNDS WE ARE BACK (TSM FAN SINCE BETA)

So the changes are permanent it seems...
Subroza initiator
gmd controller
seven duelist
corey chamber
rossy initiator

I like it

I thought roza/gmd shouldve been switched from the beginning as well but its interesting theyre choosing to do it now. they should keep seven on chamber and corey on duelist tho, but maybe its just split?

controller/initiator i meant not IGL

Subroza and gmd swapping?
seven and corey swapping?

What would NAVIs CS team Ascent comp be? Who on what agents?

Haven't seen a single tech pause at PGL lmaoooo (although I haven't watched that much)

Lmao look at PRXs games these guys have played a different comp every match lmaooo and are +93 round differential