call them poor LuL

Nivera would have been good pick. Not on smokes, because of starxo but Nivera on sentinel + Sheydos back to initiator would have been so good. And about Scream... I know its recency bias, but I actually prefer Kamo for now. Scream is still really good(if he isn't IGLing), but he is pretty old for esport average already and he isn't super future proof and in the past has caused some issues like with his potential inability to work well with IGLs. Kamo is young and also way cheaper for KOI.

Leviatan won't be 1st barely top 3

I'm not saying he will start falling off, but point is that we've seen players doing really well and then just being ok next season. And I think that guy like Demon1 has had such short time in tier 1 that I wouldn't be 100% sure he can keep looking as good as this season, especially on a new team. I think he will do well, but this is also point you could make about any player and especially ones switching teams.

Reminds to be seen. Questions I have:
How is the IGLing? - can make a big difference when facing top teams. And overall looking at old NRG it felt like the IGLing was big part of their success and overall style.

Roles? - no proven sentinel player, so Victor likely switching. And what if they need Raze and sentinel? Ethan? Demon1?

Demon1 and Ethan - hot take, but I think there's a chance they won't perform as well outside of EG. Demon1 was nobody before this year and even though its possible he will continue doing well I'm still not fully confident he will do as well. And same about Ethan, because even though he has been decent since 100T he never was really a standout player before EG(obviously his teams didn't do so well). Like see what happened to old Sentinels and Acend for example.

no forsen for 4 days... hopefully he is fine :(
but crazy theory but I think its possible they are getting a child and that's why he's been offline.

He had good Champions 22 performance though. At least impactful one.

Problem is that the last Liquid roster just clearly wasn't working. They had their highs, but for most of the season they were really off and anyone looking at their games could see that. Never felt like well functioning team that could consistently win. Doesn't really matter how good players you have on paper if the team just isn't working.

This new roster on paper is weaker ofc, but they brought in core of 3 who are all solid and especially Keiko has shit ton of potential. And even individually speaking I don't think Mistic/Enzo will do any worse than Soulcas/Redgar. Only duelist is clear downgrade on paper. On paper the new team seems way more functional because of existing core who were performing consistenly well even if it was in tier 2. And one of the outside-looking-in clear problems of Redgar's and Sayf's inability to work together is removed and they kept both nAts and Jamppi who not only are good individually, but also seem good for good team mental.

Yeah CODs are expensive on Steam. Kind of sad, because would be cool to play for story if cheap, but most are still close to original price.

truly

common nAts W

gg

2019 >>>>>>>>>

I don't think so. I like Kadavra and juseu picks, rest not so much. Honestly no info on MARCTYLINHO. Keloqz isn't super exciting pickup, because well his peaks are high, but he is still so inconsistent and I think that will even be a problem in tier 2. And well Newzera is just not exciting pickup even though he is overhated.

genshin impact

holy elllement

Derke where? If he isn't Fnatic core then no one is.

true and the amount of boonie hats that has gotten stolen. But even other ones are cool. Used to wear those always when I was a kid.

oh yeah bit different style but get the idea. Haven't seen actual bucket hats for so long.

Not a fan. Army bucket hats are kinda sick, but casual ones for basic wear nah. But some like them and it works for them.

I can't forgive blue cheese after ordering 2 fairly expensive burgers without noticing the cheese and only ate half a burger and gave rest away

I have never had bad pizza, I think its pretty difficult to even come up with one. Some cheese are like the only ones that can ruin food like pizza or burgers like blue cheese. Usually my go to is some combo including chicken and pineapple. Kebab is pretty good as well. Actually last pizza I ate had kebab, salami, jalopeno, tomatos and chili mayo and it was really good and different. If homemade then usually pepperoni, paprika, red onion or minced meat because easy to do.

No proven IGL and who is going to play sentinel for this team?

Smoke flex mean nothing if he leaves EG. And like I said Aspas and Derke has been killing it for long time already, especially Derke who was carrying Fnatic's ass in older rosters.

Deathadder V3 pro

Both Aspas and Derke clear these two
both can play Raze as well and haven't fell off. Waiting for yay comeback and Demon1 hasn't been on top for long.

True but that's why you instantly go to warm shower. Leaving shower can be challenging tho..

then remove them and not all office chairs have big hand rests

Pretty good core. Maniek could be decent, and could either keep Patitek or maybe try to get Molsi.

I do it in CS, but not in Valorant.

Same, mainly because I haven't watched his games much but know that his stats have always been good and both Nbs and Sliggy called him really good mechanically. Also his aiming style is pretty interesting and reminds me of TenZ (how I remember his aim). Really flicky and fast.

I mean NaVi didn't have the strongest year(still looked pretty good in Champs), but its still proven squad with really high peaks both as team and individuals. If they just sticked to playing meta comps they would be title contenders and I fully believe Ardiis will bring NaVi back to making some sense. IMO they are one of the most safest picks for doing well. I would much rather take them over most teams rated close to them.

Low A or high B

Good picks. Keiko huge potential, Enzo potential to be decent IGL and Mistic is not super exciting pickup but solid and good enough for tier 1.

This is the Americas' hope?

Giants peaks were high, but they were so inconsistent. They were/are like Liquid Lite.

Sure, but like I said you could make same argument about other IGLs as well.

During Copenhagen Tacolilla was performing well and they only won vs XSET (close 1-2 vs Fnatic tho).

In Champions they got 1st in their group, but that was against PRX who looked pretty weak, and Liquid. After that got 2-0'd by LOUD and FPX.

In 2023 Lock In they won vs ZETA and Vitality while the individuals were popping off, after got rolled by NaVi.
And for rest of VCT Americas they ended up placing 5th. (LCQ 2nd, 1-3 vs KRU).

That is Leviatan's relevant journey so far, and like its true that Leviatan's roster has never been top tier, its still kind of crazy to rate Kingg as top tier IGL when there's nothing to show that.

You could same about other IGLs. And like I said reminds to be seen how this new Leviatan does, but in the past they have always lacked something what makes some teams real contenders and its been pretty clear that comes from coaches or/and IGL and lack of adaptability and being readable. People only mention Kingg because he can frag.

Ofc no. Like what you like as long as its nothing too bad.

IGLs like Boaster, ANGE1, FNS etc have won tournaments while considered to be bad fraggers. Kingg has not even been close even with his fragging ability. Maybe LEV coach change will change that, but no way you would pick Kingg over any of the more proven IGLs.

kiNgg is so overrated

Scrims don't mean much, especially 4-3 score...
but still nice to see some EMEA scrims

You mean Oxy is the only young talent that has even had chances to show anything?

Was Scream ever aggressive player tho? I remember him being pretty passive during his peak times on Liquid. Maybe I'm wrong.

I think he is Brazilian or American cover operator meant to turn everyone against the EMEA region. Pretty smart I must admit.

Last season looked like that at starts, but Leviatan is yet to show that they can be top team consistently and won't just get anti'd after few games. And other Brazil and LATAM teams have some good wins/games but can't win consistantly.

G2 lost to Oxygen

Derke
Leo
Alfajer
Boaster
Chronicle (could change to Trexx)

will win everything in 2024

Polvi gaming

True, but same IGL