tbh i feel like there's no point in academy teams if they're gonna do that. Seems like a gimmick orgs are doing to try and earn a franchising spot instead of actually trying to scout and cultivate talent. Having players trained in-house cuts down on buyout money and helps create a philosophy on the game. Not to mention the ability to sell players you've produced to other teams. It also incentivises new talent and overall helps the stability of the org within that game. That's what academy teams are for.

daily "plz explain franchising thread"

Bleed's academy team completely useless if all they're gonna do is buyout intl players.

bro you know that's not what i meant :(

acend isnt getting in either.

oh man that is fucked. just read it. i hope he's happier now...

cNed would be insane not to take that money then.

RIP to another content creator. idk him but its apparent he was popular. edit: nvm his family is shit

forsaken vandal

hes talking about first placements

thats like nothing on vlr. victorie has like 90% shit takes but he wasnt that wrong on this one

decent rank. my first ever placement rank was p3, and i know same goes for pro player Meteor. im imm2.

but i also know of radiant players who started out in fucking silver. youre fine.

fadezis >>> all

i need to play that

he's such a nice person man. can't hate him.

i still love my asian brothers tho. #WGAMING

W mum, W family. Rare to see such supportive parents in eSports but with Trent, Yay, and Jinggg it's nice that Valorant has such supportive family members.

interesting flair

I thought you were thinking of Docks

csgo and tf2

difference is jinggg has never lost a map to sentinels

my guys name is a bait in and of itself

no but i remember u and dexter going wild

big if

hi netero

never fails lul. i should become a baiter it would make my character arc so interesting

yeah bruh they have more money than like the entire rest of the league

THE GOAT IS BACK

who

Messi GOAT

France.

Literally PSG is the only relevant team there. Mfers got Messi Neymar and Mbappe and still can't win the UCL, shieeeeet.

hit 6969 posts

LMFAO

region baiters are the true enemy of vlr. but they are also the most successful instigators.
"personally EMEA i would not let that slide. that's just me tho fr"

Sayf and Jinggg deserve to be there. I would also put Stax as well. And Surf. And Suygetsu. And Shao. And so many others lol

Lots of pros lurk on vlr.

oh you're mint! i didnt realise u changed ur name. nice work

Rito small indie company

basically means this will never happen and it's all just a hopium overdose. i like the format though.

Yeah man.

there’s one specific one that is gonna PISS off some NA fans 😵‍💫

Can't think of any org besides T1

W

I never got why MaKo wasn't in this list. Stax too.

that's just how he is i think

Sheahhhh is literally one of the furthest things from a DRX fan

Back when VS had never lost :')

he is arguably the best initiator in the world alongside Crashies and Leo. Stax really turned up this tournament and I only wish him the best.

your guess is as good as mine.

DRX's strength lies in the fact that because they are such a cohesive unit, if they're playing as they should they don't need to rely on hero plays.

The problem is that once one part fails, the rest have to compensate for it. Sometimes there's just no way to compensate without breaking the style of the team and the fundamentals they were taught. The players are treated more as chess pieces. It makes for beautiful Valorant, because the synergy is there, the intelligence and util is there, but individual brilliance takes a step down in favour of reliable, consistent utility.

I personally love this style of Valorant. It's coordinated, it's like watching a machine work perfectly. Satisfaction in seeing the ingenuity at work.

Other teams prefer are more artistic approach, with bolder brushstrokes of individual brilliance. More human, meaning more likely to make mistakes.

But also more likely for flashes of brilliance that the machine can't replicate.

DRX needs to be a balance of both.

yep

GUILD catching strays :(

why are you making so many DRX threads

true af. The duelist role is just "get in there, we'll try and get you your one, but tbh we're just baiting you. good luck!"
Similar to how Gambit used d3ffo.
But to be fair d3ffo still found a lot of impact and was a pretty clutch player sometimes (his ace vs G2 at M3 comes to mind)

Rb isn't really that kind of player. These players that can do so much with so little resources are extremely rare. f0rsakeN, Derke, these are all star players that need resources to pop off. Just goes to show DRX's sticky situation. The talent is there, picking up someone like Meteor is a good choice, but he's already become something of a star player and would break DRX's philosophy imo. Seoldam may be a better choice. Or Foxy9. Or develop beyN. Or just look for an unknown superstar. Korea has the talent.