.... ok and and how would I set up my HE switches (which again, are per design required to be linear for the advantages of HE to work) to emulate clicky switches?

(Note I had the Wooting 60HE+, but my comment is generalized towards HE switches and not Wooting)

Its worth it for Valorant/Competitive games if that is your primary use case for the computer. HE do genuinely feel better to use for that.
Wooting is more expensive than other offerings, but is ultimately the golden standard in HE. I personally preferred Keychrons (Lemokey) HE offering, but Wooting is guaranteed to come with cutting edge software, that is easy to use.

I hated HE switches for productivity and ended up getting rid of my HE keyboard in favor of "traditional" clicky switches.
The core difference is that HE is linear to a fault. Its their biggest advantage that you can freely set the actuation point for gaming (and that it immediately releases the key as soon as it moves upwards), but thats also leads to a mushy feel when typing.
With traditional switches theres a lot more physical feedback that HE switches just arent designed to provide.

If you plan on using them for productivity then id heavily recommend going to a tech store and trying the feel of HE switches first (or getting a HE switch tester... but since Wooting doesnt offer one of them youd be testing switches that are incompatible with your keyboard).

Also this probably doesnt matter to 99% of people, but theres multiple popular standards in HE switches, so a lot of them arent compatible with each other; if youre one of the few people who really enjoy swapping out your switches then the feel of your keyboard is even more limited.

where you act like a functioning adult or smth like that

How are these calculated?
(Timeframe, how tied placements are handled, how extra spots are handled, and anything else that was specifically taken into consideration)

Sorta?
FNC has always been the most cutthroat team in Valorant. Thats sorta their thing. 5-0 in groups isnt enough if they think they can upgrade you.

Theres been plenty examples, but -Magnum is on a similar level (also 5-0 in groups + they even qualified to the international)... we just know how it turned out so youd be stupid not to get rid of him.

Cojo (I think it was him?) said they did interviews to discuss what went wrong this stage, and unfortunately for milan it looks like he got the short end of the stick this time.
He'll find a home on another team. He's one of the most talented and dedicated analysts in Valorant, so even if no ones looking for a HC atm, it'd be stupid not to get him after his amazing showing on FNC.

Im actually not sure (and im not 100% orgs know either, given that some orgs have said their year is over)

Hopefully we'll get proper details on its format soon

Yall figured it out above but just to sum it up

There will not be another regional stage. Qualification to EMEA stage 3 is via points https://liquipedia.net/valorant/VCL/2026/EMEA/Circuit_Points .
All teams are already locked (since 1 point in stage 2 is enough to qualify... rip WIP though)

There will be another EMEA stage for the qualified teams https://liquipedia.net/valorant/VCL/2026/EMEA/Stage_3
Additionally there will be https://liquipedia.net/valorant/VCL/2026/EMEA/Last_Chance_Qualifier for teams that failed to qualify in or to EMEA stage 3

These qualify (3 teams from stage 3, 1 team from LCQ) to https://liquipedia.net/valorant/VCT/2026/EMEA_League/Stage_2

only cause their main competition in groups decided to sub their best player (and have him get eaten alive in EWC x.x)
cause that game was not convincing at all

sad part is they have better internet than the majority of europe
and that isnt a compliment for Norway

He is unreal, but im worried that they just dont have the time or resources to invest into developing ANOTHER t2 player

Given that you just reinstall the OS thats gonna slow a cheater down an hour max after a fix is implemented.
It is nice since it now means that the cheat devs have a lot of work to get around the detection again. It also intentionally preys on the users who are technically inept which is at least some part of the cheaters.
I just dont understand what is different this time compared to the last 300 ban waves, given that they use the exact same method, that would make them decide to use this way of "banning".

But also... how tf do you come to the conclusion that "linux users" are weird after seeing this misuse of a kernel driver? (Mind you this shit doesnt affect linux so all the people terrified in the comments are normal windows users)
This is a huge overstep and just plain illegal.

Im just praying for Riot that it doesnt get a single false positive, cause we are crossing SO MANY ethics lines here. Vanguard is outright worse than the majority of malware now.

instead we have entire t3 leagues in the majority of sub regions?

From yaotziN (https://www.vlr.gg/post/6495985/click):

"He wasn't really having fun in Esport. Even after our time in SK he wasn't sure if he wanna continue his career. I was trying to convince him to try going to VCT and see if this will change! :)

Afaik he is doing well now, studying and enjoying life :) "

Dach have always been a fine region (by nature of importing talent like crazy) xD
Last year was just an incredible under performance (with the format having a grudge against the best dach team, CGN, the entire year)

Not enough to make it out of groups (fix the dang format already smh), but a fun showing none the less
Although ngl, not sure how I feel about BJK going down with them

we gotta be past second at this point
bro IS him

none of those give us any insight into the existence (or lack thereof) of issues that would require him to step away

based on your assessment of a situation we have no insight into

Id just like to note that while idk how it is in Canada, mental health emergencies are treated as medical emergencies elsewhere.
In which case an employee may suddenly leave (sometimes for extended periods) without you, as his coworker, being owed an explanation^^

Im sorry if mental health emergencies dont get you on emergency leaves in Canada (I just dont know if you do), however you dont have to apply this (perceived or not) standard to other countries.

While I do not know Flashbacks situation, and if this was a situation where such a leave would have been appropriate, making this as a general statement (structured as a callout to someone who has "never worked a professional job") is just... incredibly naive.

Im glad theyre doing so well
Polaris eying its former throne as the best t2 region (in "internationals") again

And yea so excited to see GSR in t1 soon

idk he's somewhat memorable to me at least
he had some decent expectations going into every roster

At least Pa1ze stocks are still going strong
Shame the group format means we wont be seeing Fks or EP in playoffs despite everyone in this group being SO close together

think theyre more talking about the systematic "baiting" that aspas was known for (though I havent watched the segment so idk if they are!)

a common round would be take space -> hold angle -> catch reclear/rotate while team does other stuff around the map
we've barely seen any of that

every second split the 2 favorites are in the same group
I dont understand how they havent fixed it yet

at least open the stream lmao
we still on map 2

whiplash to fucking 6th grade talking about secondary schools
havent heard that phrase in years

oh thank god for this post
I completely forgot they were today

not showing the EMEA stages is ridiculously funny

Those are some lopsided groups holy shit
(Meta change gonna mix it up, so itll probs be fine though)

EMEA watched pacific this morning and decided to make up for their stomp
GGs TH

thats a good idea actually
Given how much the World of Warcraft team has stepped it up with visual clarity in the last 2 expansions I think that might actually come to D4 too down the line

o yea having someone whos also in love with the game def helps
but nice to hear peeps are still playing it^^ Gl with your rng

Oh I completely forgot D4 got a new expansion. Gotta fork over cash eventually ig
And yea insta kills are a Diablo special at this point; no clue how they'd end up fixing it without making the game slower though

blue prince is a great shout ngl
is it a "I played it and loved it so much that its my fav" game for you, or do you still find yourself returning to it after finishing it?

1. Baldurs Gate 3
2. Pokemon Reborn (though just poke in general would be 1.)
3. Terraria

(4. Minecraft)

Given that you currently have D4, do you enjoy the current D3 balance, or is this based on the old patches (just cause they feel like they have very different approaches)?

I think analysts know tbh, given that their defaults are still rather rough
but theyve been getting very little criticism for it so tf do I know

In the past they prioritized the wrong sites
atm a lot of the criticism I hear from sliggy is that teams arent proactive enough on defense
(though Vit are proactive, so idk if people also count them as a bad pearl team)

bro hasnt watched the last 2 prx gamess

^against said low quality region

not sure if thats the actual case
given what happened with Korea im much more inclined to believe that they just want the clout names

and marved will pull a lot more viewers than (for example) Zander

himself this time ngl

unironically true
the more I watch him the more im convinced he might just be the best in slot duelist over the past 2 years

That last map took years off of my life
GGs TH

nah TL have got the N//E region on lockdown when it comes to scouting
aint no way they fuck up their contracts and let someone else get him

That looks like a lobby remake ngl
Cause none of those stats are right xD

I get wanting to have a team you like preform well
but there are limits

throwing life ruining accusations around might just be one of them

The prize pool system doesnt work in valorant with all its semi-closed systems. It tells you nothing of the quality of the tournament, or the teams competing.

Should a GC record be held to the same level as one achieved in VCT, despite GC being considered as a qualification route to t2 (which is B tier)? Both are S tier after all.

While it looks weird think of the upper + middle part as a normal double elim tourney
The upper finals is like the grand finals in those. Notably a team that has never lost a series can get knocked out of a double elim tourney here.

And now you just add a 3rd, lower bracket (with the bye round in the lowers) onto this whole thing to arrive at this format. So the upper finals (which would normally eliminate you, even if it was your first loss) sends you down to that bracket instead.

It 100% looks weird with VLRs bracket layout, but I think theyre not doing anything particularly unusual here from what I can tell

multiple people can struggle
since the comment wasnt "WIP has more talent in his pinky than those two will see in their lifetimes", I dont feel the need to comment on the team
Theyre a team I enjoyed following this split as they gave me something to cheer for as a (well former now ig) polaris viewer.

I am commenting on his performance as an individual being noticeably worse than (even if his skill stays exactly the same for an entire split... which it wont ofc) it would be if he replayed this series in a year.

oh I watched every one of their games this year^^
But the GF was 77even genuinely struggling where more experienced duelist with his talent wouldnt have (as much), hence the comment