i deadass want NRG to fucking fail adn blow up into the stratosphere at this point. there's no way they still delaying the roster announcement after the fucking ethan tweets. ive had enough the entire org deserves to be fined a quintillion dollars

this guy phrased it like its a win

whys there a dog emoji

the pedo kinda uncle or the cool kinda uncle

tarik is pretty much his father ngl

tenz was 14 at the time xd

a top EMEA team just lost pistol to GENG, ive seen a enough

that was my fault mb

how do u think FPX couldnt attend

jawg was rumored for G2 and C0M trialed for 100T im pretty sure, in both scenarios i feel like the teams just didnt wanna risk waiting/paying the buyout near the end i feel. theyre gonna stay on eg, and if theres no replacement for eg then theyre free agents idk.

WHAT

carti or uzi

because in 2022 controller clutches were more methodical and tactical lol. rewatch some of Demon1's clutches on controllers and try to actually understand what he's doing rather than just jacking off to his aim, the guy's unbelievably smart but we're just denying it for some reason

if we're being fr fr because im an open minded individual

Zekken < Derke
TenZ > Boaster
Sacy <<< Leo
Zellsis > Chronicle
Alfa >> JohnQT

i rly don't agree with this take, Demon1 has shown through his gameplay this year the points you listed to an absurd degree but none of it gets highlighted as much as Mako's because they play two completely different playstyles for a controller, and just to make it clear Mako is the one that's way more flashier. We've literally seen Demon1 do shit like ace in an isolated 1v5 on Brimstone against a top team but ppl just jot it down to nothing but mechanics because he isn't Omen tping everywhere lol.

curious but what does mako bring to the table as a smokes player that demon1 didn't show this year?

Potter did indeed mind control c0m to win an entire map singlehandedly vs PRX you are 100% right

:)

who tf be doing that

thats literally my dream, this opium shit is ass and Die Lit is a masterpiece

carti gonna carry his album sry bud

Demon1 vs Aspas always deliver, yay put aspas in the training arc for it

finally, just confirm the roster or smth fuck

thats the thing though, we always gotta trade smth for smth else, like it genuinely feels like Demon1 came to be the sole replacement for yay for NA. If he didnt choose C9 then imagine where he would be rn. Our best team dissolved heading into 2023 and now it happened again heading into 2024 its just fucked.

we also lost yay and ppl just kinda got over it, NA's comp scene is so fucked lol

the things i would do to see that team dominate, but its gonna be rly hard without jawg ngl

i dont think u know how the apac flame functions then ngl, game changing type of toxicity

no excuses

for an EMEA team, india owns you guys im sorry

1. honey garlic
2. bbq
   rest is irrelevant

wall of shame

money, the guy was set to leave before champs even started

career ending shortcut not gonna lie, theres smth about 100T that never clicks

this guy's lead single is already an instant classic after centuries, this guy is fr my father

monumental prefire

Aspas vs Demon1 has always been crazy this year, a way better rival than yay ngl because aspas doesn't really play chamber lol.

why no cringe warning the fuck is wrong with u

ok bud relax lol

the fact that they kept swapping their rosters is part of that uncertainty the team went through during the season, it's just another part of the problem im trying to address. It IS very unlikely for the players to perform at their highest level with constant roster changes, but not only are these decisions greenlit by the coaching staff, its been the team's direct response when faced with heavy and disappointing results.

pretty much, and its not like the teams that could potentially overwhelm them have to be top tier. I also feel like SEN in particular are more subjugated to a fall off just by looking at the team's history of in-season roster changes. This year's format has given teams more chances to come back and raise their champ points, but if SEN underperform the opening tournament "drastically" then we probably won't see the same 5 players adapt as the season progresses into champs together without a roster move to keep the fans happy.

past results are important for claims like that, you really cant shoot the gun that quickly with the coaching staff from what we know of them so far + the two year of competitive experience isn't really that big of a deal in all honesty. I do agree they're top tier players but they were also just that at the start of 2023. JohnQT's igling has also been crazy good as well ngl, but dephh igl'd XSET to a very successful year and look at what happened to him lol.

this isn't a bait thread btw, ive been seeing a few of those lately, this is a ramble post tho

the meta in this game is a lot more important than you think honestly. Teams with the earliest meta reads almost always perform better than those who are still lagging behind, and this sort of rule is even more present down the line as the teams with the early reads go on to refine themselves and their gameplay. LOUD performed to their peak during LOCK//IN despite it being an entirely new meta after the death of Chamber that they just won Champs with, they are the prime example of what makes a great team great, their ability to ACTUALLY prove that they can adapt to a world-class level.

SEN on the other hand found themselves questioning their comps during must-win matches in Americas especially after convincing losses, they lagged out finding their place on certain maps due to uncertainty, and the lack of proper igling can be both seen as the outcome AND at the same the problem to this issue (seeing dephh's success last year on XSET however, it wouldn't be crazy to lean towards the former). Too little change though is also bad at the same time of course, 100T during the same tourney is that example.

SEN didn't suddenly become greek gods or whatever, the comps that are currently being ran (mainly around Cypher) is the meta they've adopted and even popularized to the T since the start of the pre season. They found their comfort that works best optimally and have been seeing abnormal growth because of it. Teamplay and coordination becomes way easier and more relaxed as a result, and if this meta continued then these guys are obviously gonna be top tier for 2024.

But the issue I'm addressing is that we're very obviously going to see another meta change heading into VCT 2024. These guys found their shit at the worst time possible, because now they gotta do it all over again but this time during the pressure of the actual ongoing season. If they lag behind, they're gonna be fucked and its going to be visible. What they showed from us is their performance with a great meta read which looks really insane btw, but then again it's honestly a certainty that their current form will change (for the better if that's even possible or most likely for the worst) once Kick Off begins.

what we've seen from them so far have only been good news, but that can all crumble down within two weeks give or take, hell it's even possible that they've gotten too comfortable with the current meta now. If they performed like this during the start of VCT, then they're pretty much set for the rest of the year because we rarely see heavy meta shifts during a season, but this is the off season unfortunately lol.

the thought of new zealand suddenly spawning every sunday at 12 am is in my mind now

is new zealand actually real

you use club house's italiano seasoning for the eggs? cus its a game changer

i should tell you though that it should be a last resort if ur super lazy, talk to your doctor for a bit to get the pass, it's not dangerous but there are ppl that can't handle it

i didnt know u were like that jeez

if youre already getting to your protein intake consistently then dont bother wasting your money. look into buying mass gainers if you need to get to your calorie intake consistently

you see i would recommend you TF2 since that's been the most fun game i've ever played but that was like a decade ago and now the game has been infested with bots in the official servers, regards, racists that are regards, occasional furry and/or gay porn, unbelievably cringe inside humor, mic spammers that are either 50 year old overweight men who never stop talking about american politics or actual grade school children shouting slurs, etc etc etc etc etc.

it gets stale even quicker ngl, but it's definitely more fun overall.