At high levels of consumption, its bad obv, but in a controlled environment and in moderation its fine. I do think stores that sell alcohol/drugs should implement some checks to make sure consumers haven’t experienced legal trouble with drug/alcohol abuse in the past to limit people who do abuse these substances from purchasing them.

As someone who likes drinking… I don’t need it to have fun? It’s nice to let loose a bit bc I get anxiety in social situations sometimes so it’s a lot easier to talk to people and relax when drunk, but I’m also very capable of having fun without being drunk (literally only drink like once every 2-3 months).

Anyway, it’s not incorrect that these substances are poor for your health, but in moderation (and actual self-enforced moderation!) it’s not that bad.

until shanghai, loud had gone to every single international event in franchising iirc

the other way is regional paper rex, it was done for regardless

qutioner wasn't even peeking, just holding angle; paura swung out once qutioner saw sayf so he thought he had good timing

nahhh you can't call that a throw, sayf is just better

ah ok, i thought map diff took precedence first

wait what, is seeding based on h2h? if gen g lose 2-0 to secret and talon beats zeta, then 5th gen g 6th rrq right?

didnt make any event btw

they live so rent-free in ur head

you do, but top 3 qualify for champs irrespective of points, so getting points after first round of playoffs in split 2 is irrelevant for qual purposes

You get a point for bye/winning first round, anything after that doesn’t matter cuz you’d be qualified already

literally 2 teams rn who look dominant in split 2 and i dont think ppl are calling lev or prx champs winners off the bat
just bc heretics are having a worse game doesnt mean they’re getting grouped lol, they’re still t3 easy

man i was so excited for loud's chances when i heard pancada was coming back, but saadhak + coaches mega-overcooked by avoiding jett maps where tuyz could fry...
gg we go again next year ig

by what metric is lev best in americas? if just on record, then fut is emea 1st

i actually really like sentinels and i do think they look like the best team itw right now, but man posts like these make it hard to support such a fun team

yeah but they get an extra point for the bye into second round of playoffs right? or is that not the same for split 2 as it was for split 1?

are fnatic essentially clinched for champs now? i think the only mathematical way they miss is if they lose the rest of their games, heretics wins out and then loses both games in playoffs, and since they would both have 12 points heretics wins out on h2h in regular season?

dude planned out his excuse nearly 18 years in advance, i guess

wo0t diffs sen with one finger

nats igl’ing

double headshot iso with shield and rifle while boaster only had ghost

less, something, meiy

bait used to be… oh wait, it was never believable

If that’s the case, then you should also be able to do the other way around (play poorly in stage 1 and pop off stage 2 and make champs), the odds of winning out in stage 1 and winning out in stage 2 are pretty much identical; the biggest problem with wiping the slate for stage 2 is that you don’t have time to run another round robin, so you could get absolutely fucked by having a strong group stage 2 while a weaker group gets more qualification spots
masters and champs are sadly not equivalent, its way more financially and reputationally beneficial to make it to champs
i do agree that riot making massive map/agent changes in the middle of the season makes it hard to stay consistent and its very odd

making stage 2 results more valuable than stage 1 wins makes stage 1 way less relevant, like what’s the point of trying in stage 1 if the records get wiped for stage 2? teams making mid-season changes need to deal with their poor performances in stage 1 and look to bounce back next year, any other way is categorically unfair

if they were actually scrimming with that, then yeah, not anymore 😂

think they were just trolling with the comp cuz they weren’t properly prepared for haven, yeah

lol i saw alecks laughing when drx picked haven and i knew iso was coming out

its all predictions lol, ofc sen could play like split 1 form and flop but people have hope that they'll do well because their individual form in split 1 looked a lot worse than madrid and the offseason before
i would be hesitant to put sen super high up in americas bc other teams have gotten better, but the form they were playing in at madrid was unbeatable, with this long break they might be able to hit that again

is this a thing? if so, is it like sane discourse or is it all baits as well? if there is a normal server, pls lmk i would love to join

not at all, koi is lowkey cooking rn; obviously not a great team and nowhere close to like top half in vct but right now, teams like zeta and mibr look far worse

(as i was typing that) the coordination on that starxo yoru ult and the paranoia was pristineeee

o7 great performance

gg what a game, so happy for gen g and pacific finally getting a trophy 🤩🤩
heretics played so insane as well, will come back heavy with miniboo at champs hopefully
so excited for the future of these teams

keep him, he's the best neon out there coming into a huge neon buff

hate on mindfreak is crazy, yeah he didnt have a great series but he's been a rock for paper rex throughout the split and playoffs
i still remember when everyone was saying gen g was crazy for not dropping lakia after kickoff/madrid and now the dude is one of the best players on the team
he'll bounce back, stop overreacting

apologies, i will delete my account and leave vlr

Map rotation will be Bind, Split, and Haven, with Riot designing four new maps to fill in. If any map is complained about, it is deleted and Riot must design a new map by the next day.

Each team plays twice every week in their league with no breaks in an octuple round robin. The losing team in each game is disbanded, with only the highest K/D player on the losing team being allowed to continue playing in pro. Any player going negative on the winning team is placed on the "fraudwatch" list, where they are required to add a 0 somewhere in their name and, if they go negative again, will be dropped by the team. To keep the number of players constant, random tier 2 players (and later premier players) will be promoted to pros, requiring at least one cocky VLR Raze player to be on the team.

As before, there will be two Masters and one Champions event, all of which will be hosted in North America because Pacific fans don't matter, apparently. In the spirit of VLR, both Masters must be called "Mickey Mouse Masters [insert city name]." Records of teams do not matter for qualification for any event; instead, teams will be invited to the tournament based on how many threads on VLR claim that that team would destroy all the other teams despite having a losing record. As such, only one Chinese team and one Pacific team total can be invited, while the Americas gets 8 slots.

Who do you think wins Champs 2025?

https://www.vlr.gg/pickem/eb07070a

because i couldn't settle on 10

1. aspas
2. Cryocells
3. Leo
4. f0rsakeN
5. t3xture
6. something
7. Jinggg
8. benjyfishy
9. Asuna
10. Chronicle
11. Karon
12. cNed
13. ZmjjKK
14. Alfajer
15. Wo0t
16. MiniBoo
17. bang
18. valyn
19. Lysoar
20. vo0kashu

HM: Meteor, Life, MrFalin, Derke

cant vitality bbl and fnc all win and end with 4-2 records…?

if madrid was filled with bad teams, then all the other “good” teams shoulda beat them in kickoff. yeah the form of some of these madrid teams has fallen off in split 1, but that doesn’t make madrid mickey mouse 😂 they just played better

I have seen the future, and I saw exactly how Champs this year will play out.

Qualifying Teams:

AMER: SEN, LEV, NRG, C9
EMEA: TH, NAVI, FUT, FNC
APAC: PRX, GEN G, DRX, ZETA
CN: EDG, DRG, FPX, TEC

These teams make it to playoffs:

SEN, LEV, FNC, FUT, TH, PRX, GEN G, DRX

7th-8th Place: FNC, DRX
5th-6th Place: FUT, LEV
4th Place: TH
3rd Place: GEN G
2nd Place: SEN
1st Place: PRX

They hated him because he told the truth.

yeah this was an odd choice, loud's icebox against gen g was very good, even if they lost; 100% expected edg to pick breeze first

EDG isn't playing bad at all. Qck is on some actual aim drugs, he's unstoppable rn. Plus LOUD's utility (especially Cauanzin's) is looking so perfect. EDG's a good team that's just playing against the best form that LOUD's been in this year, any team would be getting destroyed here.

Man, what a game! I was already on the edge of my seat after xccurate's 7k clutch to end the half, but when T1 got the team ace and started defusing the spike, only for f0rsaken to suddenly appear as BLEED's 6th player and headshot his older brother to win the match, I was losing my mind. Especially when in the post-game interview, he said "When that light hits the sky, it's not just a call- it's a warning. To them. Fear is a tool. They think I'm hiding in the shadows. But I AM the shadows." Such a memorable match.