indeed

😭😭

i cant wait to see what he comes up with to respond to this

I also dont like having to play with m4

damn you have to play with him??
I feel bad yeah no wonder you don't like the game

i mean considering the competition i don't think it's fair to say it'd be a 'choke'

im pretty sure sayf left by his own choice

wait thats actually insane wow

So that leaves Ethan, Nature and the two you listed right?

edit: Yeah now that he specifically has said 'no masters trophies' I'm inclined to think it's Ethan, since it's oddly specific
plus NRG seem to be making changes in Verno and Bonkar so it would add up

(all of this assuming it's an NA player btw)

ive been saying this for ages

although this might be a slight exaggeration

exceeding CS ... Esports viewership

I would agree it is matching it at least, yeah, but exceeding is a stretch. (For example I believe Champs Korea outperformed the Shanghai Major, but year round CS tends to avg higher, plus they have more matches so you have to factor that in)

yeah ive barely been playing ranked
I used to be able so solo queue and enjoy it but it just isn't fun anymore, my duo is busy nowadays so I just end up not playing at all

It's real I was FNS' nose

this + expectations

expectations for fnatic were way too high this year from vlr
in reality crashies has been good for the team considering our position, but people just look at the stats and instantly start flaming him without even thinking

If in terms of hype yeah, I'd even say 2022 was better than 2023 regarding hype (my opinion, I know a lot of people rate 2023 higher)

but the quality of play was higher in 2024 if you're referring to that

I see
what I gather from this is that the Verno + Bonkar leaving NRG rumour is true, but FNC Bonkar is still kinda up in the air, so I'm still holding out hope for doombros (again, I would still be happy with bonkar)

I think Crashies has been good, his second calling has made Boaster look much more comfortable

I'm hoping for bonkar or doombros, either would be good
(ik the rumour is bonkar rn, but they seem a bit shoddy atm so I still think there's a slight chance we get doombros)

i dont buy it
where was FNS when it all went down

ardiis premium

im kinda neutral
as long as the games are good then fine
but if it's got bad production (observing mainly) and the level of play is low then I think it's a bad thing

it was verno or bonkar who threw the first punch

I'm inclined to believe him this time.
Since he went through a 3rd party (ValorINTEL) instead of just posting it on his own twitter

but who knows, maybe he's capping

lowkey it would be really funny if that happened

the amount of NRG fans that turned on him the moment the rumour started was huge

yeah ngl i trusted tanmay, and tbf he's normally credible
its been a while since he was last this wrong

(me included)

https://x.com/ValorINTEL/status/1889615489329938649

we got bonkar so all good now

as much as I wish this was the case, it wasnt

you cant be praying on his downfall like that 😭
(i mean i've seen plenty of people saying he's already doing that, but idts, i think his presence has made boaster much better, so indirectly he's good for the team, you just have to completely ignore his stats)

elaborate on 'ardiis mode' 😭

it is, im glad we're getting him

i think doombros would've been my first choice but im very happy with bonkar too

wait we're getting bonkar??

how many would you expect normally?

give kaajak time
something is not the answer (he's good, but he just doesn't fit on fnatic)

also you are heavily underestimating Leo
even whilst sick and not midrounding like he normally does he got FNC 3rd at kickoff and even to Shanghai

wait he's not even got a HS% which I think means he didn't hit a single bullet on to an enemy 😭

if NRG outbid FNC for doombros im gonna crashout

I think Leaf's been pretty consistent at a high level, I saw another list put him at #1

I saw a short about this earlier

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/AxH3DucnDeI

and im finding out verno and bonkar are getting benched

wtf
they must've had a real tussle cuz i dont see any other explanation

that was pretty hard but i got it in the end
I made one a while back https://connections.swellgarfo.com/game/-OEnolUkw8vmOY1d8Ka5

very unlikely if not impossible for now

1. Keiko
2. Trent
3. Leaf
4. Free1ng
5. Derke
6. MaKo
7. HYUNMIN
8. Sayf
9. JohnQT
10. Less

-abyss
-bind

+ascent
+icebox

Damn was not expecting that

I think the main change I'd make is to remove mollys and heals, or just status effects in general, I personally feel like there's way too many of them in the game. (Not to say they don't have a place in the game, but there's just way too many rn imo)
actually im kinda bored so I'll go through each change I'd make if I had to cut one ability from each agent

remove mollys from:
Gekko
KAYO
KJ
Phoenix
Viper

Remove heals from:
Clove
Reyna
Sage
Skye

Stuns/Flashes from:
Astra
Neon
Tejo
Vyse
Yoru (Clone)
Omen? (Not sure about this one)
Deadlock? (Not sure about this one either)

Chip damage from:
Breach
Fade (sorta)
Raze (sorta)
Sova

That leaves 6 agents.

Brim - Speed boost (I think he should keep his molly)
Chamber - Trip (reclassify him as a duelist in the same category as Reyna and Iso)
Iso - Wall
Jett - Updraft

For the last 2, I think they're the only ones who kind of need their whole kit (Cypher and Harbour) so I won't say anything

I've been watching a lot more CS recently, and man it feels like every few rounds you see an aim play that you'd see maybe once a series in Val. I still like Val more than CS as a game due to it's abilities, but I still think it's leaning too hard in to them

this might be the hottest take i've had
but imo the game would be way better to watch/play if there were only 2 abilities + the ult per agent

now that is for a fact never ever gonna happen, but i was thinking about it earlier

tell me about it

interesting

yeah, honestly i dont remember nearly enough to have a well thought opinion
ill look in to all of what you've posted soon

damn this is still going
last i heard of this was years ago

always knew it
glaze was too much to be true

https://x.com/Derke/status/1889030814475628982

Generational fumble 😭

whats going on

shouldnt it be

benhahyb