Bad take tbh. Neon worked for them because they innovated with it, people didn't know how to place against it. Now, they do. They know the stuns and lineups, vic even did in an interview that it got much much harder to play. Simply saying it one us games once it will them again, is just wrong

I think you're right about all this but I still think it needs to be sustainable in order for talent to come up and rise into franchising. That's kinda why I have higher standards for it. If it was an open circuit, I would not care

I agree, but they need to making living playing in t2 cuz there is only one time a year for franchise teams to make roster changes. Yay ( I don't want to discuss whether or not he deserves franchising) is a good example. He got locked out of franchising and literally could not join another team. He could've had to leave val cuz he wasn't getting a livable wage. This, talent will leave the game. This is like kinda a problem with franchising in general I believe.

lmaooooooo. And balla said on platcast how much he hates watch parties cuz it takes away from his work. My brother, we watch the watch parties so don't gotta listen to you lmaooo

This valid

I mean Japan had worse watch times for both EU and NA, and this wasn't a problem

I mean all of NA, SA, and EU couldn't watch Japan either and this wasn't much of a problem

Yes it should be a stepping stone. The problem is that they look at it in an unsustainable way imo. Players can't justify playing in the league cuz they might not be able to pay their bills. So val loses talent

This isn't it. Tier 2 cannot be seen has a simply a "way point to t1" cuz that means it's not sustainable for teams and players. If it's not sustainable, teams and players will not want to play and invest. Meaning that t2 can't act as a "way point".

Also, there's only going to be one point each year where players can possibly get promoted. So talent might leave if they don't get promoted one of 5 NA teams (sorry for NA bias) cuz they can't pay their bills. I'm sorry but this makes no sense to me.

This Leo guy seems a bit disconnected.

Fr tho... The Chinese are coming for all of us

No troll, fanatic was saving strats in a match that literally meant nothing

The worst part is, everyone knows this. But when they're team/ region wins a game, they go oga boga cavemen brain and say some stupid shit about how they're sm better than everyone

Interesting development indeed. Well this just means everyone else will be competing for second in a years time. Chinese too cracked at games y'all crazy

Too true. It's an toxic relationship that both cant help but come running back too when they're right

Lmaooo

There's no way. This means one of three things. Na is washed. NRG lose first game = championship. Or, are the Chinese our new overlords?

I can't watch rn, what's happening?

Thanks for the list, forgot about most of these games lol. When did they play acend?

Liquid, giants, kio they beat. Then lost to gambit and fpx. So 3/5 no?

100t no?

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Like fair points but idk, they could've won 2 other tournaments if they just won the grand final, and they're just so consistent. Like it's hard to say a team is a fraudulent when they've finished top 4 in 5 out of 7 last international tournaments. Plus there's only been 8 international tournaments ever. So like not rlly a fraud

Ya it's pretty good, could be better, could be worse

2021 gambit not that good. Lost to acend and 100t, and just looked shaky from time to time. 2022 optic and loud best gambit 9/10 times

18-20 mph normal, 22-24 highway

Smartest vlr take ever

Toyota Tacoma. I've had one for 8 years, 110k miles, and haven't had a single issue yet. Knock on wood

I think every team that goes far at tournaments needs to have a good meta read. So I don't think that should be used as a way to say a team isn't good. It's part of the game

Ikr it's so weird

"El Clásico" ?

No, cryo is better than will. However, will is more flexible. And the team still played like they had will and not cryo. As cryo kinda had a bad first half of the season. Also, 100t strats were horrible. Mike is the real fraud on 100t

Do I tho? I don't feel like I haven't seen any type of consistency from tenz since 2021. Some maps he is really good, but otherwise, he's just meh

Ya on paper they definitely prolly should be, maybe minus tenz

There is none. There has never been a roster of this quality. Every single player is at worst a minimum a top 3 player ITW and at their best is the best ITW in their respective role. That has just never occurred before

If boaster is what makes them so good, why did they not win before getting Leo and chronicle. Stop overvaluing boaster. Yes he is a really good igl, but he is not the reason for success. Any really good igl would be winning with this roster

Allat

You gotta watch it in the theater bro, that's the whole point. watching a movie like Oppenheimer on your phone is like watching a video of roller coaster and thinking you've experienced the thrills of the ride

I didn't notice this was 9 months ago lmao. I was mad confused how u were ranking him so low

Top 5 in the world, probably top 3

Horrible take that demon1 is better than leaf

Fanatic vs C9

Wait EU gets a fifth slot now at champs. That's so troll bro I hate that rito does this shit. Makes the tournament less competitive

At you baby

This is probably going to happen. They're playing so extremely well it's going to be hard to keep form. Plus, teams will have lots of time to anti strat them

I don't hate him at all, I think he's really good. I was just trolling tbh cuz Kieth funny

I don't hate him at all, I think he's really good. I was just trolling tbh cuz Kieth funny

I beg that fanatic win against prx so that we are blessed with eg v fanatic

Any good team can beat any good team on any given day. Just depends on who is feeling it.

And currently, loud is not feeling it, EG as been blessed by the sun gods, and NRG is getting trolled by Kieth

Lock in 100% counts what is this nonsense

Ya he is cuz he has no flexibility. He nearly lost Navi rounds with how bad his raze ult is. He's a Jett one trick unfortunately. Ardiss and demon1 are setting a new standard for what duelists need to be: very flexible and able to play other agents that benefit their team