2023 TL hands down, they beat us going into champs, so I hoped they would make our region a bit more competitive.

as for 2024 FNC, I am happy we made playoffs at champs without Leo (no discredit to hiro, he is great but Leo is irreplaceable)

I agree with the first part, but honestly Ethan was one of the best players itw (obv, he won champs lol) so it wasn't completely out of the question imo

who disappointed you more

2023 SEN
or
2024 NRG (before FNS)

(its the post bro)

yeah they've been slightly disappointing (only slightly due to the Leo situation), but that's not what I want to ask

who disappointed you more

2023 SEN
or
2024 NRG (before FNS)

(I genuinely mean no harm, I'll admit I worded the title in a bait-y way but I genuinely want to read what you have to say)

well if he sees this he should drop his tracker

I get why you would say kirya with all the SEN stuff, but what about nobody__100 im not familiar with his game

bait for baiters
interesting

world cup format with a draft system before hand would be a very cool event

microsoft flight simulator (only for a very specific audience though)

bro is getting paid to bait

respect

bottom frag as a role is crazy lmfao

nah no way, they just dropped marved

I think the roster will be

s0m
FNS
Ethan
Demon1
plus whoever (it's possible they renew crashies, but I think it's unlikely)

If he plays for another year he will get paid at least 600k USD (50 Crore INR). Ofc that's without taxes, but streaming and brand deals will easily more than make up for it. In the US you can enrol into college at any age.

If he goes to college, he will (imo) 80% never play in tier 1 again. Things like mechanics start to go away when you hit like 25 ish, and that's just assuming that VAL esports will still be around in 5 years.

ok im commenting again, this guy as actually insufferable lol
also his stream is labelled 18+ and he's queueing with two very young sounding people. Telling people to call him 'daddy' as such, this guy is just a weirdo and a creep

RUSSIA USA or CHINA + Turkey

china because there are already full t1 rosters
russia because of the quality of players
usa because of the quantity of players

edit: Turkey have quality and quantity and t1 full rosters, so maybe them

When you make as much as he does the priority is the other way around, just because your advice may apply to you or me doesn't mean it's objectively the best for him

I don't think you understand how much he makes. If he manages his finances correctly he earns In a month, as much as the median US person does in a year. That means in just over 3 years (we are currently near the end of year 2) he will have made as much as most people will make in their life. And allat is without even considering the fact that he probably makes more from brand deals and streaming

this is one of the few times where I think focusing on studies is not more important, you can go to uni (college) whenever, and zekken is arguably in the prime of his career.

Yes I will 100% admit my EMEA bias. I'll shortly explain a few of my reasons because I have nothing better to do

FNC is just the team I've always supported

TH deserve a trophy after their Shanghai performance, I want to see the storyline of benjy conquering two games

DRX also deserve a trophy, Seoul is the best place for them to do it, and whilst most of the original vision striker roster is gone, buzz and mako still carry on the legacy

G2 one of the first ascension teams, it would be crazy if they could win champs, and with the original guard core nonetheless, I think no better ascension team (in terms of storyline) will come

EDG is the first team that put China on the map, I don't explicitly think they deserve a trophy (yet), but I certainly would still be happy if they won

SEN The fanbase is one thing, but I can get over it. The only thing that has them even in 6th is because of my respect for johnqt and sacy

TE has had a very cool dark horse story this tournament, but I think I'd like to see EDG win over them tbh

LEV aspas and c0m do have the repeat champion storyline going for them, but honestly I want to see someone else win (fnatic are an exception because I'm obviously illogically biased towards them, if I were not a fnatic fan, I would have them quite low too). Also the LATAM storyline is cool too, but I honestly want to see KRU be the first team to lift a trophy for LATAM

not who I think will win, it's who I want to win

1. FNC
2. TH
3. DRX
4. G2
5. EDG
6. SEN
7. TE
8. LEV

I got nothing against TE or LEV, it's just that I think everyone else has got better reasons for being up there

allat
its swiftplay its not that deep

It's fine, but need less partnered teams and more ascended teams imo. 12 as a total is fine tho

and I thought I wouldn't have to deal with this if I ever get out of diamond 😭😭

if not Karon, then TenZ. they are basically interchangeable in terms of quality imo

zJos my goat

mako is my goat but idk about him mechanically being here, + he's igling now so it's not really looking to be in his favour

Average_NA_fan

get Leo back 😭

They've done a few before but they're not consistent with them, I think they do a lot of league. I remember a full on documentary about faker which was pretty interesting, even considering I've never played league

scream was made for phoenix

I thought we were cool man :(

omg I have a higher hs% than yay
(he clears me in every other stat)

besides -cender +ange1 not bad

what if there was no teamflash

It'll be either Manny or Sheffield, probably staying in London if I go through clearing

Honestly atp I'll be happy if I can get my insurance. Also well done on your grades, what subjects did you do?

I had a bit of a melon moment.
I'm good thanks, outside of the anxiety from waiting to see whether I'll be starting university this year 😭

allg bro

that's good, I think all chances of a single A* are in the bin for me 😭😭😭

it's ok boilin_cockroach, how are you doing

national results day for high school in the UK

anyone?
if there is anyone, how you feeling. I'm starting to get nervous

nah wtf

DRX
G2
TH
SEN~
LEV~

~I think FNC would be a favourite against the last 2, but it's like 60-40, so they could still beat them

I think if he's back to NA it's going to be on C9 or EG, hell maybe even NRG (roles would be odd there though).
edit: also if lev don't do too well I can see a spot for him there too

did you sit a levels this year?
how are you feeling about results day?

happy birthday

8 partnered 4 spots up for grabs is what I would like. If a partnered team really really shits the bed for years on end, they should be able to partner one of the ascended teams and give the former t1 team the 'guest slot' for that year

yay