they were never going to be good with shroud its a pure content decision if that is your definition of a good roster move than i cant argue but i wouldnt agree

he will be out of tier 1 by the end of the year

bottom 1 if we just look at kickoff but tbf
one of these are guaranteed to not understand how to use initiator util

romanilly + pancada + cauanzin

they decided its pancada now we will see if it improves if not the list shortens.

not as a igl bro 🫩

blaming your coach isnt accountability or professional its just blaming your coach. the complete opposite of taking accountability.
the correct statement in this scenario would have been to say the original changes missed the mark and they are making changes to hopefully shift the team in the right direction. none of this blame game contractual claus bs needed to be public.

also

plumbers trophy + fluke trophy 🫩

i totally understand the position he was in and choosing to trust kaplan. obviously it didn't work out and it was always meant to be a long term project. still they underperformed expectations and rob felt he needed to make changes but instead of being like "kaplan sold me on the roster and i trusted in the process" hes acting like kaplan just nuked their team and he had to put a stop to it when he was obviously involved in the process and did sign off on these changes. and why he felt the need to say this publicly is beyond me its just unprofessional to diss a former employee right after firing them. even envy has said nothing but good things publicly about inspire and they got a ton of criticism for that change but they arent bending to the fans for engagement purposes.

dephh, shroud, kanpeki, marved just to name a few

they are moving that to erde

bro 😭 the only good roster decision they have ever made was in 2023 bringing in johnqt and zellsis literally every other roster was dysfunctional. and that on its own is one thing but the public bashing and lack of accountability from rob towards kaplan is so unprofessional and bad faith.

we gotta talk about loud

pancada was benched because of romanilly apparently due to attitude and igl skills

virtyy was benched because the community was calling for his head (loud does it again how many duelists have they done this with now 😭)

romanilly started up trials immediately but they didn't find a single player better then virtyy so he steps in and brings him back.

they always planned to bring erde in for split 1.

i can only imagine how horrible it must be internally after this ordeal.

they lack macro understanding and strategic depth. mechanically they are just as good as other regions and all the teams attending have a good meta read. clearly the worst region but they aren't ever going to have a event even close to as bad as champs 2025

every team was shit during that tournament

oh idk they don't really harp on the lists too much unless its like incredibly obvious someone in the top 10 shit the bed

none of these top players lists mean anything they don't take into account igling or any interpersonal impact. and if you were to base a list off vlr rating it also means nothing as you can go see for yourself so these lists are a mashup of eyetest bias, historical performances, and vlr rating which is also pointless to make because its not a consistent metric. the only list thats actually valid to make are prediction lists but its just luck tbh.

im not saying its not reasonable but if there was ever a meta where macro doesn't matter this is the one. kangkang has the highest fbsr in the world right now, ag have a good meta read but lack defensive depth, and xlg are solid fundamentally but have a pressure issue. if im on there im at least picking one of these to punt higher than 10th 😭

holy this aged like milk

the g2 being underdogs ship has sailed the chance for that was shanghai.

the thought process is just
china = bad region
edg = 3rd in china

none of them actually know what they are talking about

this is the time

ik the cn teams are hard to rank but the fact these guys just put them all at the bottom 😭

whatever helps u sleep at night

worst team in the region

6-0 and getting dominated by your own podcast host 😭✌️

that teams weakest aspect is aim. originality does not matter its the read that matters and bonkar had a great read for champs.

yes this roster is decent on paper and won due to bonkars impact

he didn't leave he got kicked

fs yeah the guy is only friends with reduxx and can play anything not a chance he makes the roster

none of these ppl r at risk lol

prob sits out until stage 2 unless hes willing to relocate

legit nobody was saying boni until this week 😭😭

-kaplan
-n4rrate
-kyu

+ewok
+jonahp
+satellite

yeah i think they are the only safe ones. kyu is 100% gone and n4rrate + cortez will get trialed but aren't guaranteed rn but im guessing. n4rrate is probably the most likely to stay of the other 3.

not lying

i think they are keeping 2/5

biggest overreaction in history.

he unfollowed everyone on sentinels and hasnt made a public statement idk bout everything is alg

i think its safe to say what players are going with him

the fact mimi is STILL getting to be a analyst at masters events literally ANY of the emea analysts are miles better and put in much more effort to have consistent narratives and inform viewers im fully convinced mimi is just there because shes friends with people. nothing against her personally but like cmon.

cb is a shit talker thats all there was drama when he was on nova last year with him disrespecting opponents

he cant play yoru

0 agent flexibility and the coaches are always playing wacky comps. there are also instant upgrades in t2 rn

lewn has to go

they have a better meta read but they heavily rely on fksr and lack firepower

let me guess you think its bbl 🫩

lacks firepower and heavily relies on fksr

best 1st seed by far

if they dont their season is pretty much over. id give the coaches 1 last chance and replace lewn and sheydos

good shout

dont get me wrong ik batis mechanics are shit but at least calling would be good fs

virtyy (good never should have been benched in the first place)
cauanzin (i think hes shit ngl i diffed that guy in a dm and he has horrible util)
erde (hes really good but idk bout a igl)
darker (hes also good)
lukxo (obviously your keeping this guy)

romanilly (solid coach)
bati (was a great igl in tier 2 hopefully he helps elevate them)

idk if pancada was the only issue though i guess we will find out
genuinely would prefer if bati just took cauanzins spot