also with the seeding: I think it's less that EDG don't care about seeding enough to reveal deeper levels of their stratbook and more that they don't think it's necessary to secure the #1 slot lol. Just from this and the Lotus game we can see how even though they have the same overall strats and gameplans they're playing wayyy better after waking up & properly adjusting in-game

your thought is very reasonable. though, Muggle's entire schtick from what I can tell is <if they think they can do it then fuck it we ball> and him & Century build gameplans around what the TEAM thinks is their biggest strengths. his job is to prep them to the best of their ability, not steer the team into a direction that HE thinks is good. but idk

their champs 2023 run did unfathomable damage to FNS' legacy

could be that they think the issue was their previous encounter's execution and not expecting stuff. EDG do have the egos to simply run it back with the EXACT same gameplans

they're looking STRONG

Trace is definitely up there. Their worst maps are still solid and they're untouchable on Bind atm. Until they go up against a sweating EDG they're comfortably top 6 from what we've seen

Question: You've achieved two consecutive wins of 13-0, the longest winning streak in VCT history at 32 rounds. How do you feel as a coach?

Muggle: Of course the players played great, but I'd also like to thank the opponents for helping us achieve this record.

💀💀💀💀

how the fuck did vo0kashu end up in the bowels of tier 2 anyways? basically donated him to China

Two of the most textbook teams in China battling it out to qualify for Bangkok. May god strike me down if it's not a 2-1 banger

for where they were predicted NOVA's about where they should be. DRG was simply better than expected. Wolves are very valid though lol

I feel like you're underselling how much already existing firepower they have. Luke might be a weak link compared to everyone else in consistency but their biggest contributor to losing/not winning as dominantly as their player quality should indicate is their over reliance on set plays and protocols. Don't get me wrong they're SUPER drilled but that's not gonna matter if they can't adjust after a timeout against higher caliber teams

Just only watch China. You'll never be bored if the guy making a mistake gets a random 3k during it

TvirusLuke doesn't need to improve to an insane degree. once they learn defaulting and midrounding it's fucking over

least victorious w take from weospliced

They're running the 1's in kickoff and finalizing a core in time for split 1 if I had to guess. No one's really safe from getting moved around role-wise so it seems like they're dry running different lineups in practice

I'm so sorry that you're blind

everyone on that roster mogs high key

also it's insane how people are saying this now when EDG are known to not really care about regional upper bracket and always show up to grand finals. unless they get k/o'd in lowers saying anything is shameless

why is he always tweaking whenever he sprays bro 😭

"It's not that bad" and you proceed to describe the reason why a lot of people can't fucking read

they'd have to have beaten fullsense and riddle order so probably not

i went in thinking XLG were gonna dumpster us on Abyss good to know that I was wrong 👍🏻

This was why they sacrificed players every year. They needed fresh blood to turn him into Satan's greatest soldier

Xeppaa's k/d in fracture was 28-25. Proverbs 28:25 says, "The greedy stir up conflict, but those who trust in the Lord will prosper". It's pretty obvious that Xeppa in his greed to steal more paychecks has gotten the devil on his side

it's the rejuvenated strength he gained after consuming the souls of the C9 fans at the venue

unless AG level up their team play i don't see them taking a map against XLG at this point tbh

24K'S THE BEST COACH IN THE WORLD 🗣️🗣️🗣️

I'm sure feeling a BLG 2-1!

FUCK well XLG 2-0. All I hope for is some visible improvement

yeah like I said it's all very fucking experimental. they're not afraid to completely shuffle everything

The roster's very experimental with quite a few overlapping roles, so this isn't really much of a surprise. Probably the reason why they have a 7 man lineup. If TZH doesn't work out they (probably) slot in Bunt for smokes if I had to guess

As grim as it was looking in the offseason there's a solid foundation right now. The numbers don't show it but the individual player quality's pretty good. Unfortunately the team play is lacking, however the ideas are definitely there and I can see things start to turn around by the time stage 1 starts. I trust Fire3 and X3B to keep the lineup grounded and improve to a decent international standard by the time the season ends. So far I'm still pretty optimistic

C'mon YDZ
#GetMuddy

Biased take but I believe in AG to make stage 2 playoffs assuming nothing goes horribly wrong. All their players are solid and the streets are saying Fire3's a good talent developer, so I have faith in them not being bottom barrel this season.

C'mon AG prove you have potential
#KeepPureForGlory

TEC pls win and prove that the EDG retirement home bangs 🙏🏻

this guy's the rock for Tyloo

yeah i agree he's a good coach. what EDG needed was a change from his structure, but he's not bad in any capacity

nah you don't understand just how many people were flaming him at the time. not a lot of people were fw his direction for the team

hopefully things go well this season and he beats the fraud allegations

the "1 team region" shit isn't even bait anymore it's just tiring to hear atp

2024 roster whomegaluls -> never watch any of their games -> never watch any off-season tournaments -> 2025 roster whomegaluls
ppl gotta stop pretending they watch the region. top 4 is a stretch but definitely top 5-6

oh how i missed the sillyness

all the employees are busy managing the other streams they have to look for an unpaid intern to do it

can't you see all of the replies bro 😭

with his Haodong like Dynamite

you know ball. unfortunately though slowly and 5cm are gonna pound tmrw

AG. been riding for a year now and that ain't changing anytime soon

org investment has been terrible and the top teams have been getting repeatably poached by tier 1 the past 2 years

monk