we know for sure that reduxx, cortezia and johnqt are staying (johnqt said so). So 2 spots are open. Idk if narrate is gonna trial though so we shall see

if the players aka johnqt said they dont want him then sure. But i hope he gets trialed at the very least

Am i crazy but I dont think JP is an upgrade over narrate on intiator. You already have a world-class player for initiator, look at his stats in stage 2 when he was comfortable. Why take that guy off his best agents? I would just slot JP in as a senti player cause thats easiest to learn and he is also very flexible so you could run whatever comps you want.

Also, if you want double duelist, it's easier with narrate than with JP, unless you get another duelist, which again is really unnecessary unless it's a top-of-the-line player.

https://www.vlr.gg/event/stats/2501/vct-2025-americas-stage-2

can he at least trial with sen? Why let this man leave, he is legit an insane intiator.

dog if he can speak english this team would legit be nasty. He is an insane player and I truly believe this team could compete

If shy could communicate well in english do you think this roster would look good?

Reduxx - entry
Narrate - intiator/second duelist
johnqt - flex
cortezia - smoke
shy - sent

I feel like this team would actually be very good now that everyone is playing their perfered roles right? I also think johnqt could just be the second intiator on maps you play single duelist.

Unless MIBR wins a tourney this year and goes to every international, then sure.

kap didnt even trial him for 3 weeks and had no contract talks. if zach was given a contract at the start and even trialed he probs doesnt leave.

actually rob was pretty nice when talking about kyu. He said it was unfair for him to have those expectations put on him coming in as a rookie when he has a established tourney winning igl on his team.

He also said Kyu can be great in the future and can be an IGL that wins internationals, but John brings in more experience now and will put the team in a more win-now position.

this is a very fair point imo.

probs goes back to T2 cause i dont see another T1 team droping their coaches for him. maybe an assistant coach.

Rob said he did not agree with zekken leaving, john moving off IGL and the tier 2 roster with kyu BUT gave kap the benefit of the doubt. You cant do all that then shit the bed.

could he have been nicer sure but he never said kap was a bad coach. just didnt agree with the choices.

he could have been nicer but you cant 1. replace zekken 2. remove johnqt off igl. 3 and then bomb the first qualifications. If they finished like 4-5th its probs fine but they looked legit terrible.

Rob said there will at least 2 changes to the roster. Who do we assume the changes will be? Kyu for sure and its probably narrate imo

yeh any good will i had sorta left after he caused zekken to leave and john to move off igl. Rob should have booted him after champs..

yeh but it should not have gotten to that point. was an easy resign. should have retired as a sen player

ROB MOORE JUST CONFIRMED TRIALS WILL START. WHO DO WE THINK.

okay to be fair if kap is responsible for zekken leaving I will be actually livid. cause why

tbh i hope nightz replaces kyu and you get this:

Reduxx entry
Narrate intiator
Johnqt - flex
senti - cortezia
smokes - nightz

I did not watch much pacific but i know RRQ was a decent enough squad last year. Is this dude actually good and does he come up with some creative things? Anyone got good insight on him? And is he an overall upgrade over kap.

Also I assume gunter will get the boot as well.

I assume gunter will be leaving as well.

Okay, I think having a new coach this early isn't bad, since there is a big break between when you play next, so it gives them time to implement a new game plan.

Also, he does not have any real attachment to players so he should have a pretty objective view on the agents everyone should be playing and the roles on the team.

tbh im excited to see how the new sen looks.

nrg are a super team with keiko. G2 are close enough to a super team.

yeh the only team i can not hate watch is Furia tbh. Maybe c9 but im happy they won.

the fact that the super teams (at least in america idk about the rest) are losing... puts a smile on my face. I cant hate im happy for them

all the good players are gone, also the only replacement you could do is JP. What would your roster be in a perfect world, with what is currently on the market?

tbh if nights turns 18 id kick kyu and have nightz play smokes, cortezia on senti and john can go back to his intiator/flex role. I think they need either a dedicated smokes or senti player.

This roster ain't winning. I'd just wait till next off-season with the new franchise and then go all in. Also, dropping all your players after you said you're committed to the future would not make many free agents wanna sign there.

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if you disagree give your role opinion assuming they dont switch players out.

Reduxx - main entry
Narrate - intiator/second entry though id keep him on intiator and do 1 entry comps
Cortezia - smokes
Kyu - senti
Johnqt - intiator/flex

-if john does the mid rounding and he said previously that its easier to mid round when you are with the pack then putting him on intiator makes the most sense.
-Cortezia has played smokes a lot and well on mibr.
-Kyu on Senti makes the most sense cause its an easier role to learn, and if he calls primarily at the start and John mid rounds, he doesn't necessarily need to be on initiator imo.
-keep reduxx main entry cause he is better on that role
-Narrate is a world-class initiator (go look at his stage 2 stats), and as a second entry, he looked a lot better.

Also if john is better than kyu mechanically and he was playing great on the intiator role then keep him on it and move kyu to the senti role. I personally think Sen would be better off doing double intiator comps or comps in general with just 1 entry.

thoughts.

feels weird tbh, i feel parasocial though for feeling weirded out cause i dont know em

Crazy

If kaplan were to get dropped, which he should be, who do you think could realistically replace him? Tbh if im sen I am throwing the bag and buying out Sliggys contract or getting mini. Think Mini is a part time contract coach but I assume he could be tempted with a good offer.

Also mini and sliggy both are great coaches to build a sen roster from.

is he even 18?

we should have 2-0d but then choked wow.

yeh they took a world class Intiator off his best agents..

to be fair sen always get hate so its not a vlr thing. its on reddit and twitter too

Honestly if they had added demon1 and dropped kyu their roles work out so well.

Reduxx - main entry
Narrate - scan
Cortezia - senti
Johnqt - flex
Demon1 - smokes.

but since this is not possible you do JP

although I feel like sen should not necessarily make any changes besides coaching. I think they most likely drop Kyu and pickup JP. Same sorta roles and a bit better overall.

100Ts are winning rounds on his aggression. He will get caught but overall is a net positive.

dude plays the role really smart. he plays fast and then slows when required. he is nice.

i understand clearing it but with a slide is crazy, then hitting the shot as well... dude is sensational.

I dont see them beating NRG or MIBR. If they beat MIBR I will be happy but I am trying to be realistic. If they play G2 again, I could see them beating them but its closer to 50/50 for me.

tbh g2 and NRG are going to make it. I dont see furia beating MIBR. so regardless of the order its gonna be G2, NRG and MIBR.

i assume narrate switches off entry to go into intiator or at least switches off waylay and goes into raze or jett. Just think waylay doesnt suit him.

i just think reduxx needs to go to entry and narrate on intiator cause hes world class on that. If they choose to blow it up then go:

JP - flex
Johnqt - intiator
Reduxx - entry
Cortezia - senti
demon1- smokes

if kap doesnt put narrate on intiator/flex and reduxx onto entry for split 1 i will call him to get booted.

if they put narrate back on intiator and reduxx on perma entry it would be so much better. Narrate is by far the worst waylay in north america

this has to be 100Ts best chance at beating sen imo. But will go sen 2-1 and c9 2-1 as well. just want good games tbh