I get it, but that is why you see same teams and players over and over again. You need to be insanely good on consistent level to dominate. I was just talking to someone who claimed that CS would be jealous of the amount of rookies Valorant has, but that simply isn't true as there is bunch of rookies but getting to top is extremely hard as the game requires you to master so many aspects. In Valorant there is less consistency due to changes etc that teams can just fall off instantly after winning an event. Sure it makes it more interesting but limits potential of legacy and makes many events feel like flukes. For example in CS Vitality has been dominating because they simply are just better than the rest, same for Astralis during their era, Liquid in theirs etc.

that top teams are actually good and consistent unlike in Valorant where top team changes every month

what were fut doing with these signings anyway?

He should get dropped. There is no way KC looks so shit now and most of 2025 with these players. They dont have proper IGL but still. Getting rid of Saadhak didnt seem to fix anything so coaching staff should be next.

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You can easily add both Vitality and NAVI into EMEA potential. Arguably both are above FNC and especially GX. Vitality lost to BBL and NAVI lost to M8 and out of nowhere they are out of top 4? Doesn't make sense.

Ehh I think by eye test they already look good and likely best in EMEA atm. I think this current meta fits them and they play it pretty well. Even looking at the comps they play double duelist pretty much every map and marteen/bipo duo has been good for it. Also individually they are fragging hard and you could argue they haven't even shown full potential yet. Starxo calling has also been good. They have looked very convincing against all their opponents including NAVI.

Well 24 inch just means that the screen is smaller so its easier for you to see more at once without having to move your eyes as much. But like I said the difference really isn't that big unless you go hard on competitive FPS and hit high ranks. 24inch monitors also often 1080p and those are easier on your PC and you get more FPS.

Also its about the price. 24inch 360hz monitor will cost less than 27inch 360hz monitor: size, resolution, panel type, amount of hz all contribute to the cost so for example often esport focused monitors with very high refresh rates are 24inch in 1080p with cheaper panels, because the target audience of those usually don't care for visuals or color accuracy and just focus on competitive edge. And that is how they can still be reasonable priced. While for example 4K monitor with 360hz would be very expensive.

So overall I'm saying is that as long as the monitor has decent refresh rate (like 165hz or above) and low latency it shouldn't matter too much for most. And that is why I would rather focus on visuals and colors instead of maximizing for competitive play. It gives more flexibility. I used shitty 24inch, 1080p, TN panel, 144hz(at the time it was high) Zowie monitor for years because I wanted to give myself maximum advantage while in reality I was just average casual gamer. But now I finally got 27inch, 1440p, IPS monitor with 240Hz and pretty much all gaming feels much better because the resolution and colors make games multiplayer- and singleplayer, videos etc look so much better. All Im saying is that value visuals instead of maximum performance unless you think you can make it pro or only enjoy gaming for competitiveness.

Very likely not, unless you play with your face against the monitor. 32 is completely fine even if not most optimal for competitive fps. But if you are plat 1 then you are likely lacking on other areas already. Also your monitor is so much more flexible unless you play competitive fps only. Optimizing monitors etc for comp fps is useless unless you want to become pro. Monitor that gives best immersion and visuals is the best overall.

all they need is to wait GSR to turn 18 and then replace either purp0 or Kamo with him

Its fine just need time.

Personal preference. But if you go too low or too high then obviously it can handicap you as it requires you to work harder. Like very often people who are new to FPS or they are super casual have insanely high sensitives and to get even some precision with that you need to master your hand motor skills. And if its too low then you run out of mousepad and need to work hard to do simple turns etc. But as long as its between reasonable numbers whatever fits you is the best. I play with 800DPI 0.358 sens and I think its very in the middle sensitivity, I usually convert this to any FPS game and its converted from CS sens of 1.14

Yeah but I think people overrated NRG bit as well. They won Champions but that is the only event they've done well in and even though they are still good I don't think they are untouchable by any means. Like watching yesterday MIBR looked pretty bad on Abyss and that is why they got rolled by NRG there. IMO people overrated Americas because NRG managed to win and MIBR made top 6. Not saying they aren't good, but just overrated. And like I said every event so far has been very equal for most part. Last year people were rating G2 as easy #1 for Bangkok and Sentinels as best 2nd seed just for G2 to place 2nd and for Sentinels to get eliminated by Liquid...

MIBR is so overrated still and Americas in general. They are good but not unbeatable. Sure some teams might have experience diff but that's it. Every event has been very equal in terms of regions and I don't think anything changes for Santiago.

Boaster gave them the win

Well yeah but MIBR with aspas and Verno had one decent event and after that swapped 3 players. So far they have won against ENVY and people act like they are some godlike team. On paper they should be decent but its not like its super proven outside of Aspas and Zekken.

they havent even done anything with this roster yet how is it recency bias?

Well PCF ascended and decided to stay together, Lar0k and Loita would have 100% got picked. Ulf also ascended and they had some good individuals but underage. And when it comes to rest of the teams there really wasn't too many individuals worth picking tbf and even some of those likely got trials but didn't pass. I think like Exit, sickrey(IGL), Takas, Waddle, Ticey(IGL), Xuss and CyvOph could have made it but even still limited options and looking at the teams rn I don't think they would fit in outside of like current PCF. There really wasn't that many standout players outside of PCF/BBL and maybe ULF. Also Ascensions doesn't mean too much as many players are scattered in subregional teams as only best team qualifies for Ascension.

? They got out of groups as 2nd seed, had relatively close game vs PRX, had bad game vs NRG and then got eliminated by TH in close game. They did well for their first event. They just need ara to perform. Also they are like top 6 in EMEA rn so not that likely to qualify anyway. Still looking better than TH right now.

Well you said it yourself, they dont rely on high frag duelists and that is why they dont prioritize it. Its like CS where most entry fraggers aren't stars as its their main job to just get traded by actual stars.

he is looking better but feel like his position and decision making is kinda meh still like he overheats or is very open to angles.

Easily his worst. Ive rated him very high since Guild days, but he got the Liquid 5th man syndrome and was pretty mediocre. I don't think he performed much better than Kamyk or Serial overall maybe bit better but not the level I expected from him. Even if ignoring potential mental issues I think he didnt perform well enough to guarantee keeping his spot.

Trexx was pretty ass on Liquid. Not much better to Kamyk. I think he is very good player but lets not act like he performed that well on TL.

everyone from pacific were hyping this guy as one of the best prospects and how he would dominate emea

Betting is so fucked. Last 2 bet combos I've lost with very high multipliers were because Fnatic lost to Liquid in stage 2 2025 and just week ago when GenG lost to DFM... its like magic where the most "obvious" ends up not happening.

Who?

Maybe but it just shows that BBL system makes duelists shine. Like lovers rock is very good but watching him is like watching Comeback when he was on PCF. Both are very similar with like heavy focus on OP/Outlaw and owning with it. Is very different to Heretics style. BBL/PCF got perfect replacement tho.

This roster was always going to be decent at least. Its like G2 of EMEA in sense that they are like tier 1 level stuck in tier 2.

Yep they look weaker than M8, NAVI, BBL and VIT and I think they could lose to TL

so nice to see him do well in VCT

Individuals not hitting and M8s are reading them so well. Ruxic having disaster game as guy who usually frags hard.

Well this is like their first time playing Abyss and they play Raze... I think its comp and map diff. They should do much better on other maps. While Gentlemates' Abyss is good and they have played it already.

bipo farmed even harder and he is from t2 emea

Yes

I think they would do pretty well. s0pp and echo clear these subs.

Honestly I think its just team playstyle diff. PCF set Comeback up, while TH is the type of team where duelist sets the rest of the team up. Its like opposite styles. On PCF he was the guy everyone played around while on TH he is the one sacrificing. Could be wrong tho.

I just use Chrome. I don't like that its owned by Google and is so shit for privacy etc but IMO it has the best UI and just works. Also people talk about big RAM usage but I tried Firefox for while and that ate my RAM like crazy. Firefox is likely the best overall if you are ready to lose some Chromium extensions, that is biggest downside of Firefox IMO.

Brave is option as well but I just don't like the UI. But overall I would choose out of Chrome, Firefox and Brave and think that others are not worth it.

the Best Americas player is British

At least he is finally in tier 1 and can rise his stocks. So far he has been playing very well and if he can continue then no doubt he gets other opportunities.

Its start of the season. Teams are new or have new members, new map pool (that doesn't favor EMEA), new meta etc. It will take time. EMEA usually struggle the most at start anyway. If anything its better to have dark horse type teams look better than the expected top dogs right now. Post Kickoff especially I think EMEA will be very good.

always slow start from him

n4rrate back to KC, his potential is so high but sentinels ain't it

Liquid still better than Sentinels outside one event they had visa issues in, also they imploded in Champs and didn't paly their level at all. Heretics was shit but topped their Champs group and finished top 6. Vitality top 4. Fnatic 2 international finals. GX made it to Champs playoffs.

While if you look at Americas there's G2 with top 4, top 8 and top 2 finishes, MIBR with top 6 Champs run, NRG won Champs and then you have Sentinels being dogwalked by EMEA and had China only playoff run. Even in Champs where Americas obviously performed best they still placed same outside of NRG being 1st and Fnatic being 2nd. While in Champs Pacific performed worse than Americas and EMEA.

and I'm mainly talking about regional competitiveness. Americas was owned by G2 and Sentinels for most of the year and it wasn't even close. EMEA had competition especially towards the end with multiple good teams. Comparing stage 2 playoffs level EMEA and Pacific were higher than Americas and that reflected on Champs expectations. Like I said NRG and partly MIBR Champs run saved Americas.

That is just false. Even last year EMEA was easily more competitive than Americas and fighting for first with Pacific(outside of champs playoffs where it was still close with americas, and pacific fell below).

They just need proper IGL and maybe coaching change. Its not issue of individuals IMO.

This org should be booted off the league. Somehow they just keep getting worse every season and stage. The most uninspiring team out there.

It wasnt good but its early in the season and good that TL won here as this just gives them more chances of fixing their game. After the shitty start on Breeze they played pretty well and individuals activated.

MiniBoo is their main duelist. purp0 has been switching between duelist and flex for most of his career and they likely brought him in as flex, I don't get why people see him as duelist only player. Kamo they likely kept because he has good mechanics and likely good comms or something. Wayne not so sure.

Maybe but tbf they are just having a bad day clearly. You just see it when players tunnel vision and have bad spacing and everything. Like comparing this TL to one last week vs Vitality its like 2 different teams.

Classic overhyping imports just for them to not do anything. But obviously its his first game in tier 1 so time will tell.