To have any hope for the future of NA guard needs to win

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drx is gonna 2-0 really hard and then prx beat whoever loses between optic and guard cuz they think prx is bad

Tf happened i had a final

oh nvm they had something figured out

tf is this comp

2-0 xerxia

just roll a random team in playoffs that isn't g2 and root for em anyone can win games/the event at this point more than people think. Don't worry about expectations or odds cuz they literally don't do anything

foxz is actually such a smart player

crws is the definition of impact fragger

This might actually be the first time in val history where an apac team might go into a game as favourites over a major region team maybe not vote-wise but favourites as in analytically they were better and look like they play better type u know?

xerxia winning no matter what score

Wow watching this back tho xerxia and it's players are so good like actually

I think xerxia might have the best and most variety of defense set ups and reactions

Now the problem here is if sick ends up not feeling comfortable and not fitting into his new role that he might end up getting pushed out like ethan from 100t just cuz of role conflicts and they might just have to start to blow up the roster.

yeah feel like something that might happen is if Valorant takes too long or never takes off in kr even if ig alot of strong players exist through maybe ow transfers or just domestic players that the region itself will develop less than maybe some apac regions. The viewers and just teams/orgs are in apac rn and even japan. I guess you could say kr was stronger than apac for most of the time since Valorant launched just cuz of the teams that were compared but theres so much more competition in apac and even riot seems like they're starting to support apac even more with their decisions. Feeling the saving grace for kr may be if so many ow players join valorant that orgs are kinda forced to find interest and look at the possibilities for good rosters or if korea actually consistently does well internationally and the game starts to find domestic playrate because of Koreas success.

Thanks bro hope ur alright too. Everyones is here for you if you need ish.

While watching sideshow's top 20 list it was pointed out that there was clearly a gap in player quality near the top of the list. Where the top top players you could maybe even say are in a class of their own. There exists world-class players and then there exists actual world-class players such names from that top 20 would include names like yay, trent, Derke and this current nukkye from that list. Other names like leaf, Chronicle, cNed and maybe even nAts could be considered in the same class.

What other players would u also consider to be S+ considering the quality of the players above? Maybe taking into consideration their current form and actual performances as well. Do they deserve to be considered S+? Is the team holding them back? COPIUM sentinels will be back(no) COPIUM wardell is best opper world(no). They should be a player that can actually do something.

What other players do you think also have the potential to become an S+ player? Maybe considering their age and how much they can or have grown already as players.
I think players like zekken and maybe even Cryocells/Zander are good shouts with potential in NA. Considering zander's fragging/igling, Cryocell's room to grow just as a player and just how young/smart and already great of a player zekken is. They all have potential.

Are there some lesser-known players from your region that you think can actually be S+?

boomers vs zoomers

these guys don't understand that rebels is literally like just 1 level under acend rn. The best and most consistent player of the lower level roster is usually better than the worst players on the good roster ur trying to replace and imo and in this case it's true too. He can literally just fit into the role acend need rn and a duo deal including musashi and V0kashu would be amazing. The rebels roster is actually pretty underrated. They've literally had more success and done more than literally every single player acend is probably trialling within the span of a couple months. They're just always a match or two short and they're still improving.

i guess another good shout could be baddyg with how good he looked but the problem is they actually need an igl and idek if zeek's trying to igl but they need a good igl anyway.

Who's the igl for rebels? and why do I keep linking it with musashi. Honestly curious

Yeah I want this team in vct please and thank you

wouldn't be surprised if that was a stream snipe

Actual good issax post?

These teams are getting grouped + g2 getting 8th

damn anonymo are are actually entertaining to watch they got some aimers

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think it'''s kinda sad but feel like this the type of roster that will be broken apart eventually by poaching. Great individuals but could be just this combination works out and it's gonna be inevitable some people may not be given chances and they just end up unlucky. Hoping the rosters still lasts as long as they can tho and they prove how good they are.

wait it's actually crazy to think about how many free agents and korean players there are in the scene now. Even if they might still be a bit top-heavy the amount of new players and development the players have had since the start of valorant is nice. With the players in japan and in the domestic scene they actually have enough good players to probably create a good league. Literally so many cracked young players all they really need is actually good org support and to be put into good squads. If all the teams in challengers were decently salaried teams that would be so fun to watch. The players would have reasons to stay domestic and there are so many players to build around rn too. There are alot of players that didn't even qual for challengers that are decent too.

Kinda like bazzi returning to korea with all those players in japan and decent players in korea theres actually so many rosters that could be made.
and possibly a bunch of new players coming from overwatch this year could really be the year korean valorant starts blooming.

feel like if 100t wanted to get an igl stellar was the best and maybe most obvious choice that it should just push others out of contention. If 100t actually want to have a direction and have growth they need a dedicated igl and unfortunately that means they have to cut a few players if they're rebuilding. If they're keeping bang and asuna and ethan doesn't have a true role in there, no matter what makes sense no ethan in the picture would be good for him and the team aswell. Stellar might literally be the only igl good enough to actually get 100t a shot if you look at the names that should be available. He frags, he's disciplined and is flexible within his role. A sentinel igl who can fill chamber, kj/cypher/sage and viper is better for this sort of team where half the players are basically in new-ish roles. They need to focus on their development and need decent support players who can slot in easily instead of having a daily discussion about what roles they need to play and switching every week.

i get maybe ozzy just cuz sometimes his numbers aren't the best and i guess the project is his responsibility but ellement has been looking great idk and ozzy was fine honestly too but ig other teams were just better

ig the problem with scrims is some teams/regions play to win while other teams scrim to improve. Literally what are you supposed to do if they swing everything like ranked when you're trying out new strats and trying to be disciplined.

Yeah. looking at it too it's kinda crazy how few choices for igl's they have. Maybe c0m, poised or stellar. Literally in the fa's or players in teams that should be willing to switch teams or get chances stellar is the best option rn. Just fragging wise recently and somehow having the best resume and experience out of the available igl's. I guess you can say some other players but stellar is like one of the only actual strict igl's available and has experienced t1-ish while also being able to filll a role 100t need. A sentinel who can actually play all 4 sentinels and viper is so valuable to a team rn, especially for 100t with how their roles have lined up so far this year. Having someone who can actually be flexible within their role while being a self-sufficient igl seems like the best choice for 100t rn ig

yeah but their stats are still better than the players deemed t1 participating in the same tournies so doesn't matter. If you need to rebuild out of the remaining players will is actually just better stat wise and already has chem with one of the core players they're building around.

he's zekken man tweeted about popping percs after zmm's first win and deleted after people started trying to figure out who it was. Whether it's cuz pr or cuz he's actually him idk. Zekkens pretty close friends with mina tho so makes sense

mans changed his cross like 3 times tf. It's zekken. Liked perc30 related tweets and knows most of the players he's already played against. idek

Thought i'd never see him again. Perc30FishFillet NA's 30th hope and saviour

Wait actually who the fuck this guys shows up and destroys decent teams. Please say some 15 year old dude bout to turn 16 in the next coming weeks who'll get picked up by the next guard

The thing is I want Loud to do good but I don't want nip to do good. I want everyone to do good from the minor region teams but can't tell if that's hopium or actually a possibility at this point

This guy bout to change his name to chadley or brandon wtv his real name is and become the next trent

Perc30FishFillet

everyone gets boomed by tr teams and thinks drx is good. Prx the only sea team they'll actually want to play aren't even in iceland rn

Honestly you can't really even expect to to make a top 3 team rn with the pieces available. Either the players suck and just have clout or there are players who need to be given a chance. You just have to try to make a top 10 roster and just hope they'll have good chemistry/gel well and grow well together. You have to grow a world-beater team rather than try to make 1 initially cuz that's impossible. The players people are suggesting are t2 and have been for months not even close to worldbeater level

honestly first time since in a while ill be rooting for tsm just cuz the roster changes. Lot's of teams to root for who'll have a chance to get the last couple spots in challengers like faze, 100t, tsm, eg and akrew after an extra spot opened up after the rise roster parted. The last couple of teams seem to be just using this timefram to upgrade.

I like that theyre giving will a chance and that stellar is getting another chance at a t1 ish level. Didin;t do bad LG just fell apart at the end ig. Don't they kind of have to have a 6 man roster to retain the points tho. Don't think ethan would stay if he would be stuck in a 6th man position. Think a team like nrg could use him too. Kinda makes sense to just gamble on a couple diamonds in the ruff rather than big giant names even though honestly think most pros think will and stellar are decent. Would not want wardell on 100t just cuz I feel like the only thing that would get him on the roster would be his clout and how good he was 2 years ago when you can get good t2 players who some have even done more than Wardell in that timeframe and have more to prove and room to grow.

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upgrade for the longterm. Better hope the second team ex-tealseam members join pops off and that it becomes a pattern. COPIUM

group a: drx, zeta, fnatic, nip
group b: kru, xerxia, OpTiC, LULQUID(liquid)

now the problem here is that's what we said for vivo keyd at berlin and vikings at champs.

for fun preds

watched 1 series of prx and even when jingg didn't peform well statistically that series instantly became a fan. Literally a beast. People who liked watching the patiphan x10 at champs is gonna love the jingg and f0rsaken duo. Entertaining two cracked zoomers that are maybe mechanically as good or better than pati. Jingg will win the duel agaisnt you unless you are fucking jesus or prime s1mple.

Sayaplayer actually being a standout player and a player to look outfor is pretty exciting. Lots of names that are getting another chance to shine in val and also so many new faces and players that are basically pure Valorant starting to reach the global stage while a whole generation of the early val players are starting to bloom as well.

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