I don't actually spend a ton of time on vlr though. I just check for a min or two to see if any interesting convos are happening/someone replied to me.

You're right, Psion. I most definitely do.

But seeing someone being disrespectful for no reason at all gets on my nerves.

This is pretty good but I don't think BLG is going to be good enough (they showed some brilliance during play-ins but not convincing enough).

Not biased at all (very biased):

Americas:
Sentinels
LOUD
idk

EMEA:
Fnatic
Team Liquid
NAVI

Pacific:
Paper Rex
Gen G
T1

China:
EDG
WOL
DRG

Hey, I get it. You're entitled to your own opinion, but my point is that when you have such negative thoughts, instead of disrespecting a player (which you have no reason/right to do so), how about you keep it to yourself? There's already enough shenanigans on this forum and your pointless comment only adds to it.

Thank you.

It's definitely possible. 👍

Good luck mate!

The thread's about EDG?

I believe so

Yeah I thought it was a woman as well because the high voice but...🤣

What would you tell them?

I agree with you. I don't blame them for being frustrated with the players when they definitely put a lot of effort into training for these big matches.
Also, I think aaron is a guy.

Same lol. I've got close friends from both sides as well so it's interesting to see others talk about it.

Yeah, I haven't played Deadlock on a map other than Lotus/Ascent since the VCC tourney lol, so I agree with you that she's really only viable on Icebox.

He isn't screaming? He's just talking loudly with a grave tone to encourage them to do better.

I agree. I feel like nowadays everytime they start losing they just accept it and lose.

Personally I feel like a staff shuffle is more likely than a player roster rebuild. I'm a bit biased because I really like the chemistry between the five but I agree that Haodong/nobody is the weaker link.

I'd keep Haodong because he's IGL

I'm not sure what you count as low rank, but I play Deadlock pretty well on Icebox (Lotus/Ascent also works). I agree that other sentinels can be better though.

I think Deadlock is great!

I haven't gotten to know you too well yet but I love you regardless!

Who do you think should be dropped?

Hello bronzil I hope you're well.

CN teams scrim against APAC teams all the time.

Once again, different work ethics, different styles of encouragement/training/etc.

EDG was horrible against LOUD. They weren't playing together, they weren't doing by their standards. I fail to see why After and Aqua shouldn't be allowed to drill it into them that they need to improve, especially after that shambolic showing.

Sure, there's a lot of pressure on the players, and that's to be expected, especially when EDG's supposed to represent China and be one of th strongest teams in the world.

Cultural relativism leads to situations like these where the work ethics/expectations in different places are so different to the ones we might be familiar with. What might be bad to us could be good for them.

It's still a statement regardless of whether or not it is factual. The point is that they said something that lead to the diminishing their reputation in the CN region and now they're antagonized due to said thing.

My own personal opinion:
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Boaster
Jamppi
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Autumn
Swerl

91 Days

We could sometime!

It's a lot of different sports, yes, but the amount of time I spent doing each one isn't a lot at all.

❤️

Yours is memorable in its own way. I'll always remember your name!

Your name is nice as well! Quite memorable.

Ah I see. That makes more sense.

He played at Masters Tokyo, which was a major in the VCT 2023 season. "No one cares", arguably so, but "knows"? YHchen is definitely not a household name but it's a bit of a stretch to say that no one knows him when he played for the first seed of China in a Masters.

I understand if you yourself don't know/care about him but there's no reason to come in here with a disrespectful attitude towards someone who hasn't done anything to deserve such treatment. I don't think it was very wise for you to make that post but let's keep it positive and respectful from here-on out.

I like your name.

Obelisk you can look at my search history for as long as you want.

Now that you bring up sports, I believe I've partaken in quite a wide variety of them throughout my measly lifespan.

Football (soccer) playing as a goalkeeper around the middle of my elementary years (I was bad so they made fun of me and I quit).
Chess during the latter fourth of my elementary years as well as a chunk of my high school freshman/sophomore year.
Basketball three times a week for two trimesters during late elementary.
Diving as a hobby some time ago.
Badminton as a hobby during the summers.

I don't have a sport I'm committed to nowadays but I do however enjoy long walks downtown before playing Valorant!

Thanks!

I'm sorry for being unclear. I was referring to a digital bait thread like the ones that appear on vlr every now and then. I was wondering if you were making one of those.

No I'm talking about like... a bait thread.

This is a bait right?

I don't know how military training works, but if you're deemed of abnormal weight, won't they just make you normal through training and stuff?

Let's keep this conversation away from politics and allegations please.

Very true

It's wonderful that OCE is getting this opportunity, but I do hope JJH wins APAC Ascension.

I think it's possible. They were really good in Madrid.

They could potentially but they're definitely not going to be favorites should they match up.

But don't get me wrong I rarely drink alcohol as it is only reserved for special occasions.

Geocoction #A02:
10% vodka + 50% monster papillon (interchangable with other flavors) + 20% Heineken + 20% Black Whiskey

I think it's wicked but I've had others tell me otherwise...