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

The Grandfinals isn't Real, it can't hurt Congo1
The Grandfinals isn't Real, it can't hurt Congo1
The Grandfinals isn't Real, it can't hurt Congo1
The Grandfinals isn't Real, it can't hurt Congo1
The Grandfinals isn't Real, it can't hurt Congo1
The Grandfinals isn't Real, it can't hurt Congo1

are the bbl boys and comeback on good terms? The mid season split seemed pretty messy (after initial rumors were that they had turned down trials to try and win ascension together)
(genuine question, ive paid no attention past the first day of rumors)

sorry for trying to engage with your post (╯´□`)╯︵ ┻━┻

yes
as I tried to explain, the rule sets the order to be: tech pause accepted -> pause the game
therefore the tech pause is initiated before the game is paused

the game SHOULD be pause right away with how the rule is written (as its the only signal clearly defined in the rules to communicate the start of the tech pause), but it doesnt define it as the mechanism that initiates the tech pause during VCT.

So due to mistakes by the admins there could be a tech pause, while the game is not paused.

That doesnt have anything to do with what I said^^

Im referencing the "The player must announce the reason when requesting a technical pause, and the Head Referee will pause the game if the reason is determined to be valid" line.

nah; these are static links and the rules get updated all the time

but linking to the tournament rules like liquipedia does it would be nice ngl

it should be noted that this does not define that the tech pause starts when the game is paused
it only says that during the tech pause the game will be paused

Meaning it can still be a tech pause even if the game isnt paused if the referees are making mistakes (since the order is reversed from tech pause -> game pause and not game pause -> tech pause)
A mistake does not automatically void further rulebreaks during the tech pause.

So its still in the undefined territory, where its up to the referees to decide if they made it clear that it was a tech pause (9 other players understood it, but ya know... ya do gotta be clear with your communication) and then decide if its worth doing anything more than warning him (which is a 0% chance ngl)

we'd have content for days

though tbf ethan is already one of the best people to do it (since he has a history of cheating, and had the mouse watching thing a couple months back; so theres very little good will left for someone who intentionally pushes the rules to their limit so frequently)

"I was salty so I intentionally pushed the rules"

Bro is a raze god so idk what you mean
(Looking at his history apparently Jett is his main, but I remember him for his raze)

(That being said its a t2 player coming to t1, so like we arent talking about Derke here)

Old EMEA arena for Vit vs KOI in 23 (back when there still was hope that KOI was good... didnt last long)

Idk the old arena was great for atmosphere but not really that much to do there (that would be worth taking an entire day off to travel, instead of just watching the stream) so I havent been since

Americas does Head to head first. So H2H -> H2H Map diff (-> H2H Round diff -> Map diff -> Round diff)

So in this case
Mibr: 1st since they beat all 3 other 3-2 teams (Mibr is then then removed from the tie since they can be resolved)
G2: 2nd: +1 (3-2) in maps vs the other 2
Lev: 3rd: +0 (3-3) in maps vs the other 2
Loud: 4th: -1 (2-3) in maps vs the other 2

idk bro, he was FA for so long during the offseason
Initial rumors had him on an FA team (though idk how credible they really were or if thats just an in-joke I missed)

dont think Click is on m8 ngl
Im not fully in the loop with out of server DACH t2 stuff, but from what I gathered (ahead of him joining m8) he was hesitant to even compete in t2, since he wasnt really enjoying his time there

So him going to t1 was unfortunately a failed experiment since it didnt end up being enjoyable either
And no point in going back to t2 after when ya still got so many options (only missed 1 year after finishing school)

Genuinely shocked that Wolfen and Samed somehow got overshadowed in this game, but.... just wtf Pa1ze (and Shinnok was insane too ofc)

Absolute cinema finals
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