Sova suffers from the same problem as Fade; not enough area clearance to get enough info. Is not a matter of how many flashes you need but a matter of what initiator you can get the most value out of on Lotus, and both Sova & Fade are bottom of the list for that map since is just too hard to get real value out of the dart or owl unless you have crazy lineups (and even then, with so many corners is hella easy to hide from them).

Kayo/Skye for info (especially Skye since her flashes double as extra info due to the alarm) + Breach for stuns & Aftershock is the best duo, plus all 3 are useful for clearing corners which is important in such a close quarters map.

Edit: in any case, if you worry about running double flashes then don't go double ini. But running Sova/Fade on Lotus is a pick waste.

Agreed. Fade on Lotus doesn't feel right nor looks right; it should be Breach + Kayo/Skye

I'd definitely change T1 for Dplus

Anyone who thinks otherwise is braindead

Sliggy > eMil

Nah, Soulcas. He was pretty inconsistent throughout 2022, doesn't seem to have changed.

They still in playoffs though, unlike SDC

He's literally their most consistent player right now, da fuq?

Redgar is already in Brazil

https://twitter.com/Jamppicsgo/status/1627095320680341504

As I expected. Good enough to beat tier 2-3 teams, not good enough to go against the better teams. If they don't make any changes, I expect them to be bottom 3 of their league.

They seem to have the same problem as the previous Liquid; lack of a proper IGL. Get a decent IGL, change Scream back to duelist so he can do what he does best (get headshots) and they'd be a pretty decent team.

to be fair BBL, Heretics & KC were all expected to go out early. KC only won first round bc they went against an inexperienced China team. Only KOI & Giants losing can be considered somewhat disappointing, but not so much since they went out against one of the teams expected to win it all.

The top 3 EMEA teams (at least on paper) are all on the Omega bracket so only after seeing them can we really judge EMEA as a league.

DFM isnt korean though

Yeah. That and eKo running into tower like an unrated game potentially lost them both rounds

It was a good move for Liquid. As much a fan of Scream as I am, the previous roster had reached their limit and they got great replacements in nAts, Redgar & Sayf. Plus Nivera had a pretty inconsistent run during LCQ & Champs, it was pretty much Jamppi & Scream carrying the team at the time.

Harbor underrated

He's IGLing, my guess is he isn't comfortable IGLing on duelist

With Scream focusing on IGLing they seem to lack a proper duelist since the other players were usually non-duelists in their previous teams. They need to get a proper duelist or an IGL to move Scream back to dueling

Can the stage/scene be better for the coach? Yes.

Is it reason enough for him to have such a crybaby mentality? No.

Marved is inactive so, at the very least, Bang is the best active controller in NA. Don't know about the whole world though, Mako is def in that talk too.

Nah, it was more fun to watch players getting sucked out of defusing than Chambers holding angles

Nah, it was fun to watch for the first few months but got boring faster than any other meta so far

It's very attack-sided from my experience so far, but overall, it's an interesting map. I like it.

True. Only way to play on act end is with a trio minimum; solo queueing is hell. Same goes for the first few days of act start

True. My guess is they spent all their budget on Scream & Nivera. Only reason that makes sense for not getting Enzo

It Takes Two

Don't know about a specific meta but, from what I've seen, I think the agents with the biggest value will be:

Duelist: Raze, Neon, maybe Jett
Initiator: Skye, Kayo, Breach
Controller: All 5 tbh
Sentinel: Killjoy & Cypher

If you want the best possible performance (including RT) then Nvidia. If you don't care about RT then AMD is the best value (strictly for gaming). Drivers can be hit or miss on AMD though; I've read many people who say AMD drivers suck yet I've personally never had any serious issues.

They're just thinking of them the same as most thought of C9 prior to today. They look good on paper, but it might or might not translate to their performance.

I think he's staying on Chamber. Or, at least, he looks the most suited to OP on the team

Should've applied that to your first comment then.

Nah. She cute but mimi is just something else. Naxy too

And how do you know no team tried to sign him?

I love Fire Again but this is true, Die For You is just too good

Jamppi is very flexible though and can play other agents at a high level. I'm sure he'll have no issues moving to another role and playing second OP like he did with Nivera a few times

Finally someone with a brain on this site

Thats.........actually right

Metal (esp Metalcore)
Country
Heavy songs that make me headbang

He's taking a break from pro play

Mustang Boss 429

Common trembo L

Ascent

Was really hoping for Enzo so at least they would've had a solid trio. But yeah this looks like a t2 team, sadge for Scream

You think so? They both did good on Liquid even if the team as a whole didn't get a trophy. Plus KC wants a french-speaking team, can you think of two better french-speaking players than them to start a roster?

because why not?

Hopefully Enzo is one of the last 2, only good french-speaking player available I can think of

He's rumored to join Talon, nothing official yet

Currently Brave

Either Sayf goes to duelist or Jamppi goes to initiator. Jamppi has a wide agent pool so it shouldn't be an issue

Nah, getting rid of Jamppi would be a big L

That was probably before the XSET/G2 deal crashed