There's no way Rogue or Heroic type of team wouldnt try to sign whole M3C roster since they don't have rosters yet. Same goes for Acend and Guild if they dont make it.

Not coolest, but Recon Phantom feels the best when used IMO. Some skins just makes guns feel like shit IMO like all the slim Phantom skins like Protocol, Ruination etc. but skins like Recon Phantom what makes the gun more bulky make it feel better.

True, but in a way that is a good thing. It makes EU teams the unlikely underdogs so seeing teams like G2 2019 making a run and having a chance at winning Worlds or having Fnatic almost beating TES in 2020 etc was really cool and interesting to follow. Obviously it feels like that cap has gotten bigger and EU most likely won't see team like peak G2 in long time. But as long as EU stays as 3rd best region and EU>NA I'm happy. Maybe EU will win one day.

Interested as well. Visually it looks really beautiful and I would imagine the atmosphere being that as well, but little what I've seen the gameplay looks bit lackluster, but I don't think that is the main point anyway.

Why did they do this?

Of course. Even if you don't like LoL you should still watch Worlds or at least finals IMO. Biggest esport tournament out there and best production usually. Their songs always bang and finals opening shows have been really good outside of like last 2 years that were pretty disappointing due to Covid. Worlds is what started my interest towards LoL esport as someone who doesn't play LoL at all and nowadays I watch Worlds, MSIs and LEC at times. I watches most of first split of LEC, but haven't followed this split as much tho.

90% out of 3000 seats isn't that good though let alone 70% or 80%.

RIP Guild and Acend unlucky

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M3C vs Fnatic (EMEA stage 1)
ACE vs Heretics (EMEA Masters 1)
Gambit vs KRU (Champions(?))

So you managed to change your name? That's cool. But anyway just ordered and ate delicious butter chicken so all good.

Not neutral, but someone who tries to see both sides and tries to explain. Some people just have to be the underdogs in these super one sided forum game vs game arguments. Let it be defending CSGO in VLR or defending Valorant or even Overwatch in the past in HLTV. Its pleasure tbh.

I'm not CS frog nor Valorant frog. Last time I opened CSGO was around month ago and Valorant around 2 week ago. I'm neutral frog who can see both sides even in these super biased and delusional websites (VLR when it comes to CSGO and HLTV when it comes to Valorant).

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hoody to Guild. They would win every tournament.

So? I'm not talking about the past when Tarik is Valorant streamer nowadays. Ofc he is going to prioritize Valorant right now plus he averages higher viewercount during those because CSGO doesn't rely on costreams unlike Valorant. Even financely its more worthy to costream Valorant right now over CSGO. But that may very well change if Source 2 brings a lot of new interest towards CSGO. Here's bunch of people who talk how they have never tried CSGO and something like this would be perfect time for these people to try CSGO and some of them would switch. Same happened to CSGO when Valorant came out.

And losing costreamers is bad for the game. Tarik alone has higher amount of viewers during his costreams than Valorant's official channel and decent amount of the costreamers combined. If Valorant esport loses interest then orgs lose interest in investing as well. So obviously Riot would want to lock in some of these big orgs just in case so they don't out of nowhere start focusing on CSGO instead. For example org like 100T could very well try to start conquering CSGO scene if Source 2 was a hit. And that would take away some of their resources from Valorant and social media space. Just example of 1 org.

Funny when VLR people like to make fun of CSGO players, but then go full monkey copium mode when something like this gets posted. Source 2 is going to happen eventually. Everyone knows that. And its perfect time for Valve to avoid the mistakes they did with original launch and conquer other markets as well. If Source 2 hit the market it would be the most relevant gaming and esport news out there. It would be big launch no matter how much some of you try to cope that it is not. And Source 2 doesn't have to mean new game to begin with, it may just be engine update for CSGO but that alone would be big thing.
I'm not hating on Valorant just stating how it is.

terrible list and completely ignores players like Ardiis

What you mean with that? Someone like Tarik would for sure start playing CSGO more if Source 2 came out if the difference was noticeable. Doesn't mean he would leave Valorant scene, but they are competitors. And even now he streamed Masters 2 over CSGO Cologne, but what in 1 year? Which does he prioritie?
And everyone knows Source 2 is coming eventually its just matter of when its happening. And that 100% keeps Riot concerned, because Valve knows Valorant has taken some of their potential playerbase and want it back. When Souce 2 hits its going to be a big thing and is going to effect Valorant in way or another.
And orgs may be less interest in investing if they know Valorant's popularity may take a hit and CSGO may become even bigger than what it is now. Even more worldwide.

Interesting if true. Really fucking hype actually. I think its already time for Source 2 and CSGO would get big boost again in social medias and they could try to conquer other like Asian markets with it as well. Would be massive for them and understandably Riot would be concerned.

NA: Sentinels or 100T
EMEA: M3C or G2
rest idk

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Fnatic 10-13 on PRX best map while losing both pistols. You can say whatever, but Fnatic played that really close against team that plays completely different style for first time.

S tier: Guild - because well they made it to Masters and did pretty well there

A tier: Acend, M3C, TL - Acend already looked pretty good during Stage 2 and cNed only found his Chamber form during last games they will be looking for 5th, but I think they should still be considered A tier. M3C also looking to upgrade their roster with Jady so I have pretty high hopes for this team. And TL's 5th is unknown as well, but they have a lot of firepower and even after adding Dreamas they did relatively well during Stage 2, and I don't know does Sliggy have inside info but he said TL is his favorite to make it in LCQ.

B tier: G2, BBL, NAVi, OGLU - Most likely not going to win. I also added G2 here, because in my opinion Guild, ACE, M3C and TL all have higher chances. But who knows maybe if their individual form is good then they have a chance, but I doubt it. I also think especially Navi could have decent run. They have good roster and potential.

Did you ever watch streams of pros playing in Korea servers? Korean players were so toxic to western pro players who were just there for a tournament. That toxicity was next level. People there had serious superiority complex. And yes it doesn't mean every Korean is like that, but it seems to be quite common trait among Korean esport players.

Every person has little bit of xenophobia in them.

Yes, but I just feel like both Buzz and Stax has always been really big on BM and overall DRX feels bit arrogant at times looking at their interviews and their approach. I don't know how true that actually is, but I remember that being really common trait among Korean players and teams in Overwatch. Where they kind of see themselves as superior and also adding how much praises they always get.

Northemption lost to FPX with a sub 0-2 that isn't good and clearly makes them bottom 2 team this tournament. And we are talking about this tournament and the teams that are here. They were clearly in the weaker group and faced the 2nd weakest playoffs team (PRX>Fnatic>Leviatan>XSET). Also ANGE1 or Ardiis saying whatever about being top 4 with sub doesn't change anything. They were still playing without full roster.

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Buzz and Stax are pretty toxic and arrogant players clearly. Everyone always hyped them up so much but they have never achieved anything and always fall. I'm pretty sure Acend is the only EMEA/NA team they have ever beaten. And also the hypocrisy when most people were shitting on teams DRX won over while talking about their Korean overlord kekw

So underrated while being #1 in ACS currently while being in top 4 and in lower bracket. That is big achievement. So many people were calling him inconsistent and all that before like what

For me Fnatic, OpTic and FPX were top 5 at the beginning. Didn't rate PRX because I didn't know much about them. So this isn't surprising to me. Obviously I thought FPX would get grouped because of sub, but with full roster top 5. LOUD getting eliminated was surprising, but I always though Guild could make it over them.

How is that wrong though? Faced Japan and FPX with a sub in groups, faced Leviatan in their first ever LAN game and then lost to OpTic and FPX. If that isn't the easiest run then what is? Easiest group and arguably easiest playoffs matchup minus maybe XSET.

Entire lineup.

Until we find the universe where FPX wins.

Yes. People have been sleeping on FPX since the start. With full roster they 100% have a chance at winning the whole thing. I also believe FPX could matchup better against PRX than Fnatic.

FPX's Fracture isn't terrible and even last time they had adjusted to playing against Neon and performed way better than against DRX first time around. I think they could do decent now even though DRX should be heavy favorites. They could also try new comp idk.

I have feeling that if FPX wins this they will reach finals.

So much mistakes by both sides especially Fnatic. Saved by insane clutches. They need to work a lot going forward.

HOLY FUCK IS HE CLUTCH

holy fuck what a blunder... what a fucking blunder

Boaster doing so well whole game but then fuck up last second. I guess they weren't sure of both enemy locations.

They are just doing so many small mistakes that end up costing them. Like Fnatic would have won a round if Alfajer didn't just insta peak when bomb timer was really low. Also so many dry peeks etc.

so embarrassing from Fnatic. I don't know what happened.

Fnatic are dry peeking so much its crazy and so frustrating to see.

So bad if they are truly rolling it back.

Good change on paper at least

Fnatic truly has to start playing Breeze, because not only is their Ascent pretty shit its also constantly getting picked by teams who are clearly better on this map... so slow, no confidence, getting shit on by lurkers, no clearing

They are getting caught by teams that don't play like EMEA

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