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The concept of a controller playing aggressively is so fundamentally stupid that you can't possibly have an understanding of the game, though. In a double controller composition, maybe... but 9/10 a controller plays safe at all times. Smokes are hugely important. You can't take risks as a smoker. Very simple.

imagine thinking you assuming my rank would upset me in any way whatsoever. You have nfi.

imagine thinking that a controller should play aggressively, lol. literally zero understanding of the game.

Right, but OP is saying English people can't speak English... Do you know how silly that sounds to English people when the accent here changes every 50 miles? Probably less in some instances. If you think the US is diverse in terms of accent of ways of speaking, wow, you have no idea what it's like here. A person from London speaks COMPLETELY differently to someone from Newcastle. Like, it's a different language basically.

You are trolling/baiting? You think CIS, a "region" with about 4 good teams, is better than the entire EU region? Dude, wtf. You're just trying to trigger people, or you're a fool...

Ps: CIS is not really a region. It's a sub region, like Turkey.

Idk why I am wasting my breath because trolls like you will never go away, but you need to ask yourself what a region actually means. EU/CIS teams play each other literally every day in ranked and scrims... it's the same fucking thing.

Region = area in which a game is played.

Why anybody cares about regions = they want to know which areas produce the best teams.

So... since EU/CIS teams and players play against each other every fucking day, it's the same region.

Yes, you're right - it's lower class, which is essentially what I meant but didnt want to say as class structure is a sensitive topic to some.

The practice of dropping ts has, over the years, spilled over to lower middle class and even middle classes -- though it is typically a phase thing for kids in those circumstances.

My friends at school did it, and now they're in their mid 20s and most do not. It's just hip to sound kinda street wise and edgy, but it's honestly a bit embarrassing for grown men of a good education to speak like that. Of course, some dont know better and copy their parents,etc...

It's complicated! But just wanted to point out that it's very cringe for many UK people to imagine that foreign believe we all sound like that, hah.

Well, there would be nothing wrong with saying "war tah," would there? That's literally the phonetic pronunciation. Anyway, generally speaking, people who drop their ts are from lower socioeconomic backgrounds/poorly educated. Most families I knew growing up would not have allowed their kids to speak like that... It's in the same boat as saying "in'it," if you know that one...

Some UK people who arent well educated *

They tried double duelist on Split the other day and it didnt work. No Chamber on Icebox is also a terrible idea in the current meta, which is the Agent who has replaced Reyna. Any more bright ideas, lol?

TSM? They go on one semi impressive run for the first time in over a year and suddenly they are a top 10 team? Stop the cap.

Qualifiers = have lots of cool games and storylines emerging from them.

Sentinels lose.

Average VLR user = bOrInG QuAlIfIeRs

Oof, if Sen lose Bind it could be gg. Don't like their chances on Fracture, let alone Split.

What you have just said makes absolutely no sense. You think young teens care more about the health of esports in regards to its inclusiveness of minority genders than more mature individuals? On what planet?

Please do not attempt to speak for all 25+ year olds by sporting such complete bs, you're actually a disgrace to us.

Removing the slow would make him better on attack, which is not what you want at all. The reason he cant pop off like jett is that if he gets an ult frag he cant push forward and get another without slowing himself.

Wdym nobody can explain it?

Number of male Val players: millions

Number of female Val players: thousands

There ya go!

Yikes

To support the female scene and help promote it so that even more females are encouraged to compete.... yk, kinda basic. Riot is heavily invested in supporting female esports, and so streaming arguably one of the biggest games in female Val history should have been a no brainer for Nerd Street, regardless of "literally everyone" believing they were unlikely to win (completely irrelevant).

The fact that I had to explain this to you suggests you arent very bright.

That's not really accurate. Scream no more carries Liquid than any duelist who top frags for their team.

You do realize CIS and EU teams practice against each other every day of every week, right? It's the same region... So if you're simping over CIS players then you're essentially saying that the EU region is also great... because it produces great players. Or do you believe CIS players are somehow genetically superior to EU players or something?

Is this low skill shit the new copium? Every region is competitive, man, it's a new esport. Just accept.

so braindead, lol.

so braindead, lol. That is not what people are referring to when they say skill ceiling being low -- or at least, it shouldn't be.

Valorant has a lot of utility, which creates a huge amount of variables. That's what introduces elements of randomness to the game.

Think about all conventional sports -- football, basketball, rugby, baseball, hockey. They are all basic at the fundamental level, and so you have to fine-tune a small number of variables to extremely high levels in order to win + athleticism.

Simple games create high skill ceilings because you have to rinse and repeat a small number of things over and over for perfection. CS:GO is a more simplistic game, and therefore it requires absolute mastery to be good. It's not only about the hitboxes and shooting... That's one tiny element. The real difference is that Valorant has so many variables, which makes it harder to win consistently, and therefore harder to predict and harder to anticipate round to round.

Classy.

I do talk to Sliggy in his steams, btw. He's a great guy for responding, and he has plenty of interesting things to say and discuss. But perhaps there's a bit too much overthinking going on? And as for weird comps working... when? Versus EMEA's lesser teams they worked just fine, but as soon as the competition became tougher they went back to comfort picks, so I have no idea what you are referring to.

Bro, I'm not bias at all, lol. I lived in a different country most of my life, I don't give a fuck about nationality. I'm not a child.

Nah, mate, you had your chance for a conversation.

This is also an issue, I agree. Still, ScreaM could have been on Sage (which is a great pick for Fracture), and soulcas could have been on Raze (one of his best Agents)...

Ah, sorry, you're a child and I wasted my energy trying to have an intelligent conversation with you. Cya in a few years when you grow up :)

Agree. Some innovation is welcome, but there's just too much trying to be clever for the sake of trying to be clever. The meta exists for a reason.

Mate, it really isn't. Soulcas has played superbly versus the best players in the world numerous times. What are you even arguing? That he has bad aim and game sense? You can't be serious, lol. He's on Neon, he's trying to make things happen by playing quickly and utilizing the Agent's potential, but when the entire team is so lost there's only so much he can do. Trust me, Victor would be playing just as poorly if he was subbed into Liquid with that terrible gameplan. It's not the players, it's the coaching staff.

Sliggy has so much to answer for, and I say this with the utmost respect.

Why is Liquid's attack so comically bad tournament after tournament? What are these absurd compositions that basically spoilt their EMEA Challengers run? Why is it every time they "return to comfort picks" they win (think Champions, and then this latest tournament)?

I like Sliggy a lot, and clearly he has the respect of many professional players, coaches, and analysts. But if this was football and a talented team kept underperforming to this extend, you would be calling for that manager's head. I don't necessarily want Sliggy to go, but I just cannot understand what the gameplay on Fracture was: No pace to the attack, zero map control, and generally looking lost and without confidence. Is this what you get from the "big brain" coaching mind of Sliggy? It's hard to understand.

Again, I like Sliggy, I watch his streams, I think he's a great guy. I'm just struggling to understand how a team that is so individually talented just can't string it together in big games. And please, stop blaming soulcas -- the guy is cracked, it's on the coach to get the most from his players.

It's troll for Liquid, though. Every team is different. Soulcas could be on something else rather than a hard entry when the team doesn't even play fast or play map control, and so Zeta read them like a book.

It's not really soulcas, though... it's the fact that he's on a troll Agent. If you want to blame someone, blame the coach.

The UK is not a region. We are part of EMEA with our European brothers, and lots of Brits compete at high level Val :)

If you're asking this question unironically then you are as braindead as sinatraa, not even trolling.

The obsession with which region is strongest is so fucking cringe, but it keeps esports going so whatever.

Reality check: any region with a pool of millions of players to draw from (APAC, BR, EMEA, NA) is equally capable of producing players who can win tournaments. Sorry if that hurts to hear.

Loud are a fantastic team, Liquid is too. Everyone is competitive. Stop drawing conclusions based on regional pride like it's 1902.

Wtf? they literally are not rated at all since they did not properly qualify for the tournament after a poor Challengers season. Now that they have arrived, however, they look great... so your take is just so uninformed and absurd, lol.

People really underestimate how difficult IGLing is. It's extremely difficult to focus on your own gameplay even at the best of times, especially when you have two players who are unfamiliar with setups and generally lack the coordination of your typical players.

You're in lala land. There are way more factors at play than "iF tHe EvIdEnCe waS ovErWhelMing He'd Be In jAiL"

You have to think about everything an individual has to go through in order to prosecute someone, especially when they have a pool of financial resources to draw on to protect them legally.

You're just drawing the conclusion you're desperately wanting to be right -- that your hero didn't do anything wrong and this horrible smelly egirl spoiled his potential as an esports pro.

Grow up. Stop supporting freaks who are abusive to women.

Bro, in South America you call people by their skin color and it is considered normal. Fuck that. That is racism. Culture is not an excuse.

You are a fucking moron, haha. Ofc calling somebody a monkey is racist. It is a slur because you are suggesting that one race is closer to a lesser evolved humanoid form. I can't believe this actually needs explaining, lmfao.

lmfao "cmon he got enough hate."

Come on, guys. He's received enough internet flame for forcing himself on a girl against her will over and over again with supporting evidence, enough is enough. Let's all just accept him back into competitive Val, not even trolling. 5head. Actually braindead. Bruh. No caahhhhhh.

ok, but what about his brilliant match winning performances that have boosted TL at international LANS and so on lol?

... he goes 30+ and Jett diffs the Jett who diffed El Diablo. So did ScreaM, btw.

So put respect on their name(s) when it comes to Jett play, please!

lmfao, scoreboard check!

Tbf to Xerxia, their adjustment was absolutely incredible. They timed out, had a think about what to do, and then completely outplayed Liquid. This team is really impressive.

I think you're underestimating how much of a big deal it is to have two subs at short notice.

tbh a lot of what they say is based on pretty sound logic, it's just that Valorant is a new game and teams are improving all the time + meta changes + there are a lot of variables in any one series anyway. It's a hard game to predict...

Yes because Liquid, who finished 4th overall in the entire EMEA region, isn't a T1 team. Nice one, dumbo.