least obvious alt account

yeah just think about it like a yay situation where they do everything in their power to ensure that he gets value but instead of a anchoring camber it's an aggressive duelist. him being insane is just a component to that, but everyone else on that team is very dangerous and is by no means reliant on him

also a retired overwatch & pubg player. absolute unc

well what's your definition of "rarga and friends"? they have like a billion set plays, strats, and a really good ability to naturally coordinate to set him up. They also win a fuck ton of games where he doesn't drop +20, so no i wouldn't say so

this is probably the most impressive way i've seen someone waste a whole hour of their life

Thanks for the information!

Okay so i had it flipped. I understand now. However, what's up with Paris still working with them after the KONE pickup then? All western sources record him still being active with the org until after Champs 2023 ended, and I swear I remember him being active around that time too (might be misremembering hard)

So Paris was KONE staff who transferred to BLG before the qualifiers? Makes sense considering his documentation on western sites is literally nothing until BLG's qualifier run

when the other regions bother putting in the effort (never)

I'm aware of the situation KONE was in before partnership and how the team imploded due to lack of financial return, but how the team was split is interesting to finally learn about. I remember him being present for their run in champs, so how did the whole team structure get ironed out after the rebuild?

really now? ik that the situation at blg wasn't really simple at the time but what was he technically? i never bothered to get educated about it on the chinese sites

if BLG don't play 5 duelists and try to play this seriously they're actively wasting their free time
nevermind they're fielding a different roster LMFAO they're coasting

holy fucking shit XiYiJi's finally playing after ZERO activity and only appearing in AG's content for the past 2 years. this tourney might be cooked but excited to see Spitfires play again after being on buyout for the past half year

annoying ass joke but yeah the name is accurate to what they do in literally every game they bother to invest in

yeah. relocated to China a few months ago

maybe things will finally go well this split. Just as things were looking good Fire3 got health problems and left after only a single week, then performances fell off a cliff, Hanche didn't provide value, and their stage was over before they could even get the ball rolling. i can only hope Paris will prove to be a milestone for good fortune with all the unfortunate shit that's been transpiring. Fire3 was visibly a good coach who did create a difference in the singular month he was with them in. If the management trust Paris like they did him then I can only assume that this decision was made with good reasoning behind it

ig he was frying in the academy. took less than half a year for him to get promoted

This is probably the best move they could've made with the current chinese coaches lft at the moment. When Fire3 was with them they looked structured enough to have close maps with a weakened Trace. Without him they couldn't even get above 8 rounds. Paris could be what they need to bring out the player skill enough for them to turn their season around.

Paris was one of BLG's coaches during their 2023 run, and left the position after the team imploded during the offseason from the player changes. He is by no means a meme pick. especially considering how Fire3 was only with them for a week in the regular season and they looked visibly worse afterwards. he might bring the structure they need to actually pull themselves together

trying to bait a wolves fan is like trying to get a horse to drink lava. it ain't happening

they got paris. he was one of BLG's coaches during their champs 2023 run, so hopefully he can bring some much needed structure. could be what they need

yeah it's insane how he's developed. his favorite player is Karon + if I had to guess Bail encourages his more methodical style of play. if things continue to go well I truly could see him becoming the Chinese Mako and showing up as one of the greats on the role

competition too tough + team performance have impacted his stats too much for me to seriously put him up there without massive bias

thought about it but immediately dropped it considering how stacked the rising stars have been this year. with a rebuild I can see him getting the opportunity to showcase the full extent of his skills. hopefully AG keep him on the core & don't sell him

it's even more diabolical 😭

he's provided us with some absolutely monstrous clutches & underrated moments in how he plays init. i was considering putting him here but thought that even though XLG are literally all comprised of rookies outside of viva who all deserve massive praise it'd make more sense to put Juicy there due to how he's slotted into wolves over the season

he's in a relatively similar ballpark to Rushia and Juicy during his highs but his lows are looooow and both of the mentioned players provide a lot more visible value in what they do. Spiritz is very limited by DRG's lack of depth

Slowly
Rarga
Happywei
Rushia
Juicy
slowly rarga and happywei don't need explanation. Rushia's a criminally intelligent smokes player and has developed to be among the best in the region in that role. Juicy's individual form has been integral in Wolves' success

the only reason why you would use deadlock is if you're playing double senti-of which only vyse deadlock is even remotely viable. vyse and cypher both wildly outclass her in info, anchoring, and individual value. only thing deadlock has going for her over them massively is the net but even then vyse vines work just as well in a majority of scenarios at the moment

y0y spammers when they see REAL engagement bait (they fall for it)

also Destroyer DESTROYED their map vetoes and clearly didn't use their extra time at all because of the holiday compared to EDG who visibly did work on their off-time. with how vocal hvoya's been about the effort they put into practicing i don't doubt that they'd use all of the 6 weeks to the fullest

then watch tier 2

so... you're saying teams don't scrim their academy to know what works and what doesn't? EG's 10-man roster was literally cultivated for the express purpose of drilling strategies, knowing timings, etc. from that alone they'd get a lot more practical value than scrimming against other tier 1 teams who are only going to go for their own specific gameplans. that's not even mentioning that they'd probably flat out get less practice time against other teams compared to their academy

coconut's done some insane clutches throughout the season also

"can't rely on academy player" Jieni was propelled into the main roster because of his agent pool flexibility and thrown to the wolves with extremely high expectations as a pure rookie. You could visibly see him nervous af in map 3 and his gameplay dip tremendously because of that. he wasn't even doing terribly until pearl. the problem is that S1mon was forced out due to his own miscommunication and the entire team structure up until that point was completely upheaved. they are victims of circumstance

just because an org is rich doesn't mean they'll be able to buy an active player from an active team during an active season. Tyloo's gradually been improving and getting their bearings. Why the fuck would they just up and sell their player who's at the top in almost every stat domestically with zero guarantee that you'll get compensation? Also EDG's problems aren't just Jieni, it's literally everything surrounding his inclusion and S1mon's departure

issue is that these teams actually want to do something and not give up their best players

EDG getting eliminated was like the hunger games death cannon. they all gotta lock in

global CINEMA that's what's happening

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if things progress this way for another few years it very well might be. EDG vs BLG was pure cinema and now THIS???? holy fuck i love this season so much

where the top 3 at toronto don't qualify. wtf is this season dawg this is CINEMA

eg getting smg diffed using the more expensive yet worse gun

couldn't watch the games live but i DON'T CARE. all i care about is that they're finally at an international where they can learn

wouldn't really call some of the stuff they do "minor" but it really does add a lot of character. only adds to the aura farming all of them try to do

probably a production thing for cn orgs in general. even the tier 2 orgs put effort into making sure the headshots look impeccable

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does that mean Hanche is gone?

let them know!
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makes me disappointed to see people trying to intentionally spread hate here
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