• LOUD look dangerous even with aspas not performing up to his standards
• Optic messed up the veto and had day one jitters, but still won
• PRX still looking like a different team
• Leviatan are definitely one to be feared

• Liquid have masked their rebuilding phase with the LCQ run; still very much a raw team
• PRX looked low on confidence with the slightly slower style they played(maybe giving too much respect to their opponents)
• Leviatan look like the second seed out of this group

let's go fnc

100t(although could be anyone)
Acend
Bleed
Krü
Damwon

ngl everything you said is fax

PLAT GUN BUDDY DIFF LET'S GOOOOOOOOOO

if only it was as simple as you put it. i won't get into detail though, the site's policy says that all politics are unacceptable. :)

dawg you shouldn't be the one pointing fingers 💀

Gundi potentially could have been a greater player, but sadly he died in a car crash.

opa starshi

based

I don’t blame you for that. You are just one of the many people falling for the DRX trap. The worst thing is that they always start off strong and you can’t help but back them to finally break their international trophy drought. I think they are a guarantee to make it out of groups, but they just seem lacklustre compared to most of the so called “guarantees” to make playoffs.(fnatic, optic, xset, fpx, guild, loud, prx even)

I think the DRX hopium should just stop at this point. Unless they replace Rb(or he steps it up when it matters most) they will be a good 5th-8th team at international LANs with some upset potential and interesting set plays, but not much else.

#DREAMOG LET’S GOOOOOOOOOOOO
p.s. hype is such a good signing to this core

since a lot of people have already listed fnatic’s problems, i am going to talk about ldn utd. they have already done a stellar job making it to challengers with a mainly lithuanian roster. they have a good igl(boo), phenomenal support players(destrian, boo) and a great secondary duelist(molsi), however i feel like their jett player(feqew) is inconsistent. with the new jett changes and their sentinel player(dreamas) getting replaced, i am curious how they are going to work out their roster. i would put emphasis on molsi being the main duelist, with feqew going to initiator, or chamber(even though i have been more impressed with his rifling) and fill out the roster with a good oper.

1. crashies
2. xeta
3. trent
4. effys
5. derrek

if they stop throwing with their comps, it could be a good tier 1.5 team

HOPIUM

gonna keep an eye on him. always looked good when i watch him.

ok maybe not

sorry big man, life isn't fair..

already aging like milk

crying in the club

kaquka mi amor…

i am extremely happy for them, though. they have a chance to show their talent at such a big event.

it’s a shame, because checo is finally looking like he has great quali and race pace… if only they hadn’t retired the car(s) in bahrain and now in australia, things would have been much different.

platchat

thank you so much

TL playing good with meta comps(curious)

i made a post about it yesterday, i think that liquid should try and get bonecold. he ticks all of the boxes(sova player, igl) that liquid want. i have also been a big fan of the idea about shao moving to liquid, as he can play sova, even he has shown to be a good jett, and has now igl'd fpx to their first international lan.

i mean if there is a time to make radical changes it is the period between now and end of masters 1, so i don't want to exclude this as an option as well

i want to see him keep working with liquid. like i said above, i like some of his ideas, and maybe a solid igl can filter out the "bad ideas".

ideally for me liquid should have this 5
bonecold - sova/igl
l1nk - controller
scream - riffling jett
nivera and jamppi split the initiator and sentinel(they have to keep investing heavily in the chamber stonks), depending on the map

insert demon emoji

guy knows something.

bro you read my mind

also another question, when do we start to see scream as a liability? so far the only agent i have been truly impressed with him playing is reyna, and as we all know she is out of meta. his jett is good, but not world class, skye and kayo leave a lot to be desired, as well...

like i said, i feel like jamppi would achieve consistency when there is a proper igl in the team, and not him having to igl/flex to whatever agent sliggy tells him/entry/lurk and whatever else he does right now.

although i am not making a laugh/hate thread like more than half of the site, i see your point. i apologize.

a part of me can almost see a situation like liquid pre lcq playing the weirdest comps, and during lcq destroying everybody playing meta comps, bound to happen again.

sliggy's ideas work like half of the time, so i think fixing the igl problem is more crucial.

with Reykjavik looking less likely(assuming they lose against fpx and having to play m3c eventually in lower), i think that liquid should do whatever they can to get bonecold. liquid's igl and sova problems are well documented and bonecold just ticks both of these boxes. i think he should replace soulcas, as i feel like jamppi would find consistency with an igl of bonecold's caliber.

i feel like his inconsistency dates back to when fpx were on the cusp of being the top emea team. he used to disappear when it mattered most. if anything, his kayo and raze gameplay right now are better imo.

zyppan misses consistency, although i feel like his peaks as an individual are higher

who would you put next to/over him?

guy gets a lot of undeserved hate. would want to see just a bit more fragging impact from him doe.

great shout. he is as instrumental as all the other m3c players.

most underrated player?

guess I was right doe

#BRICKEDUP