Oh ok sweet! I appreciate you explaining it. Have a good one brotha

Yes! I forgot. Thanks for the reminder :)

my replies went here...weird

reply went here. sorry!

yeah only so much can fit in the title, but yeah not the finals but the playoffs :)

Riot, how is it that the winner of Optic/Xerxia will be playing against the Guard? Why is this the second tournament where NA is having to eliminate itself from the semifinals? There has to be a different solution right? Or is it my NA fan boy that is butt hurt?

ew. what is this CRINGE Fracture comp. ew.

Abtrac I appreciate you my guy <3 I love having a fan like you loving the same team as me! I believe in the coaching & whatever roster they put together

yeah true appreciate your response brotha <3

PRX nutty

So I know George Geddes reported on the potential roster, and I really don't have any problems with it other than Ethan leaving...(might partially be because he is my favorite player on the team) but I wanted to talk about it here with other VLR users...so here it is. I just don't understand why the roster couldn't be:

Asuna - Primary oper/Duelist (I know Asuna's Jett is what people talk about, but if you compare it stat for stat game for game he is not really far behind the top Jetts in NA in those games. He holds his own for sure. & the addition of Stellar allows him to not be on Chamber and instead play his best roles of Raze/Reyna where necessary)
bang - Flex/Secondary Duelist (confident, smart, and flexible player who has a really high ceiling in a position where he can frag and support his team)
DerrekOW - Sova/Secondary Flex (Do I have to say anything? Top 5 sova and literally carried Rise for months)
stellar - Sentinel (great IGL and sentinel..I mean look at this guys stats and VODs...dude is nuts)
Ethan - Controller (started the game playing Omen and he is an incredibly smart & clutch player)

unless Ethan doesn't want to play smokes which would kinda suck because this team could be nuts...

yeah I just don't understand why the roster couldn't be...

Asuna - Primary oper/Duelist
bang - Flex/Secondary Duelist
DerrekOW - Sova/Secondary Flex
stellar - Sentinel
Ethan - Controller

unless Ethan doesn't want to play smokes which would kinda suck because this team could be nuts...

Is this the same Steel who is killing it in T1? and also they didn't fire nitr0, nitr0 left on his own accord for CS.

I heard people say Aleko was toxic, but never saw anything. what has he done?

Good luck brotha. Praying for you & I hope everything gets better for you. Stay strong <3

How was jcStani confirmed?

Wait didn’t your team get 2-0 against some random tier 2 team? Strange.

So wait, you’re saying because EU & SEA are a revolving door of who happens to be better that week that makes them better than NA? Curious.

First…coming to a different video game’s fan website to trash the community who likes it (L + you’re 12)
Second…comparing a game that is 2 years old to a game that has been a dominant part of international esports since before you were born.

Go somewhere else my guy, & don’t waste your time trying to make others feel small. Says more about you. Bye <3

Yeah and the craziest part is the way they try to do new comps. They don’t swap one agent for another or make small tweaks to existing meta comps. They got crazy and do things that no team EVER does. ie 3 initiators on Breeze.

Is WARDELL a good pick up? I’m on the fence. Don’t know if his passive OP play would be good compared to other opers. Plus, not sure why he didn’t move for his last team. Worried about dedication. I believe in the 100T support staff & vision though :)

That’s the Steel I know <3

I don't think WARDELL is gonna compete...seems like it at least because he didn't want to move to Texas...but I could be reading into things :)

I cannot say anything other than this is a massive W. Good structure, good coaching, and then the roster. Let’s get it 100T!!!

Yeah I don’t really mean that the missing piece is a coach or the roster needs an entire rebuild or anything. Just from the 2021 off-season and the 2022 season so far, it seems that the team is really struggling with a vision on what the team should be (roster, roles, & what not) and how they want to play. That’s why I think a lot of their matches have looked like ranked play, really good ranked play but ranked play :)

I think the role issues still exist within the team…I mean you have Hiko jumping from Sova to Viper to Killjoy on some maps, & Ethan taking Sova on others while being Chamber on some. Then on Icebox he is apparently Omen? I don’t know. I think this time off would be best suited by picking up a coach with a real vision, truly deciding the future of 100T VALORANT roster and all, & pressing forward with that roster for the year.

That being said I think everyone on the current roster is insane, & they all have the ability to surprise us.

Thought you might be an expert considering you are flagged from a tier 2 region

Yeah I think he was just saying bang is a role issue, so if they could get him on sentinel it wouldn’t be an issue :) when did he play KJ? I didn’t see it in his vlr history..

Yeah I know Sean is probably going to SEN, but a man can dream..

I agree 100% on roster roles and coaching/structure being the biggest issues.

Currently the issue to me is you have Asuna on Jett being the primary operator player (a role he statistically & historically does worse on compared to his Raze/Reyna) or Ethan on Chamber (a role I think he is good at but he says he does not like apparently) and then Hiko picking up Sova (a role he himself said he is too passive for and is trying to move away from) so in that situation the core three are all on roles where they either don’t shine or are uncomfortable.

+some cracked operator player that has flex from Jett to Chamber (Kanpeki?? Will?? Mina??)
+a solid anchor/sentinel player even though NA doesn't have any crazy sentinel players right now. (Bjor is a FA, but not sure about his particular play)
+sgares who can lead the team in good fundamentals (spacing, lurks, timings, and things like that) plus he has been an IGL of top tier CS teams, so he can help Ethan grow in that role.

Regardless of what I think, I do believe this roster will figure it out because it has a ton of talent. I think they can do some real damage in time. I just think roles are currently the main issue :)

no I think we just like thinking about this sort of thing for the teams we like in a game we like...ya know? :)

Currently the issue to me is you have Asuna on Jett being the primary operator player (a role he statistically & historically does worse on compared to his Raze/Reyna) or Ethan on Chamber (a role I think he is good at but he says he does not like apparently) and then Hiko picking up Sova (a role he himself said he is too passive for and is trying to move away from) so in that situation the core three are all on roles where they either don’t shine or are uncomfortable.

I think the roles need to be...

Asuna - Flex/Secondary Duelist...His rifling is too good to put him on the op + he statistically does way better on Raze/Reyna. I am not sure how he would do on Kay/O or Skye, but he has played those roles on some random team during the offseason last year.
Ethan - Sova/Secondary Flex/IGL...his sova is really good. Its an agent he is comfortable on. Its a role not many outside of Crashies and Trent are incredible at, so he fills that for 100T. Plus he has the ability to switch off on maps like fracture and split.
jcStani - Controller/Secondary IGL...He is a really smart player with great aim, comms, and ideas. He has lead teams in the past, so he is a great asset for Ethan as he learns the IGL role. Plus he is a solid smokes anchor.

-bang (just because of role overlap...if he wanted to pickup the sentinel role it could make sense, but it would overlap with Asuna in this idea of the roster)
-hiko (the way the current team is again there are way too many role overlaps, and they aren't solid enough to justify.)

+some cracked operator player that has flex from Jett to Chamber (Kanpeki?? Will?? Mina??)
+a solid anchor/sentinel player even though NA doesn't have any crazy sentinel players right now.
+sgares who can lead the team in good fundamentals (spacing, lurks, timings, and things like that) plus he has been an IGL of top tier CS teams, so he can help Ethan grow in that role.

yeah its hard to tell how the controllers will shape up with the current patch, so viper could be replaced with another controller. I am not sure though

Yeah I view her being set up similarly to Jett or working with a Kay/O or Skye. Although her play would obviously be a little different than Jett with her lack of dash.

The situation I see is like on Breeze or something with:
Neon
Sova
Kay/O
Chamber
Viper

Fitting into a comp like that :) I appreciate your reply though! I like being able to talk out this stuff with others instead of with myself lol. New and different perspectives are always best for these things.

Yeah I don't think her slide is crazy good or anything, but I think the rest of her kit is pretty darn good. I don't think you are supposed to use her slide like a Jett dash though.

ouch my first ratio </3 but yeah jcStani is cracked. So happy 100T have him now

Because I was thinking about it, and I wanted to talk to other people who like VALORANT too :) you don't have to agree with me, but yeah thats why

Agree to disagree, but I appreciate you brotha. At least for not trolling or being weird :) I think her ability to create space for herself and others lends itself to some pretty powerful combos with other agents, but yeah Jett is still absolutely a nuts agent

Relay Bolt/Stun - The retake potential for the stuns is really high. On Breeze specifically there are so many lineups for back B site, in several pockets of A, and really just anywhere else you may need a stun. On Ascent there is market/stairs stun. There is a ton of early pressure stuns on Fracture.

Fast Lane/Wall - Creates space not only for Neon, but also any other agent who might run in with her. This allows for that Flex player who plays Skye or Kay/O to aggressively take site with your duelists. Where Jetts smoke and dash breaks crosshair placements and creates pressure, Neon can do this as well, but over a greater area and with her teammates. The wall also naturally combos with Kay/O, Skye, Reyna, and Sova. The same reason that these agents combo well with Viper, they can combo well with Neon. It allows for agent to create the angles and peeks they want. Plus a well placed dart can allow for teams to split up defenders and take them out.

High Gear/Sprint - Creates really weird and awkward timings for both attackers and defenders. On maps like Haven, Breeze, and Fracture, I can see her sprint being used on defense to help other agents lock down a site. Same with on attack, she can help sell a fake on one site and quickly move to the other.

Overdrive/Ult - Now this is her biggest weakness. It is not the same as Jett knives or Chamber Op because it is easily traded. There isn't a "one hit kill" like with those ults, but I think this can be worked around with again her stun and other agents abilities.

Chamber being in the meta...this allows for other duelists to shine because the operator role can now be given to a different agent. Jett isn't the sole op'er anymore.

Would love to hear other people's thoughts, criticisms, and ideas. I am just really excited about this new Act having a lot of potential to shake up old metas and give relevance to new and old agents.

His record is pretty darn good :) https://liquipedia.net/valorant/Mikes

VAMOS KRU. we love you too <3

Heck yeah juno I am right there with ya. I am so glad to see TSM doing well again. VLR users are going to say, "tier 2 tournament. get out of opens. lul." but really TSM has some real talent on the roster, and the coach from Akrew is helping to iron out a lot of their old mistakes. TSM looking good, and the match was fun.

so OP you are telling me that a team with two new roster additions, new (& first time) IGL, new roles, new map compositions & only three to four days of practice with no time to set up trap plays and things…100T looked bad? Alright my guy. Have a good day :)

When do you think Steel will stop trash talking other teams and spend that time working on his own teams game? KEKW

I don't think it will mean too much if they did. These games for 100T are mostly about building up comms and team chem. Trust me I want to see them win, but it wouldn't be the end of the world.

I also think 100T will win, but TSM has a nasty academy team. Glad to see them and main roster doing well.

I have seen people say Koosta is a paycheck stealer..I don't pay too close attention to Gen.G, but how do people know he wasn't dedicated to the game? Just curious :)

Ethan, Omen, and Ascent

nah man they are moving Hiko to sentinel just watch...come back here when the comp is..

asuna - jett
bang - skye
ethan - sova
hiko - sentinel
jcStani - smokes/IGL

well I guess never mind on what I said...lol https://twitter.com/100T_Esports/status/1495896270388572163