karmine thoughts

not as bad as expected.
still not good enough to beat a top team though.

agreed, XMS kinda troll towards the end tho.

probably 5-6 in EMEA

its feels like 3v5 lol they need a fix asap

Blaezey [#3]

probably 5-6 in EMEA

idk.
theres like 3 groups of emea teams. they could probably move into that good tier though im not convinced

Great: fnc, tl , navi
good: vit,koi,giants
eh: kc,bbl,fut,heretics

Brain_Needle482 [#2]

agreed, XMS kinda troll towards the end tho.

if they replaced xms with a good sentinel they could have a chance
he looked clueless

Out of all players in the world KC decide to choose these 5, feels bad for Nivera

CGX [#4]

its feels like 3v5 lol they need a fix asap

am i the only one who thought newzera did good
maybe one troll round not ulting but other than that he was pretty good

very good team, IGL diff

capital_d_colon [#5]

idk.
theres like 3 groups of emea teams. they could probably move into that good tier though im not convinced

Great: fnc, tl , navi
good: vit,koi,giants
eh: kc,bbl,fut,heretics

we will have to see about vitality

remove xms and put meddo

Finally the game as ended, they made the pilot wait too long that he was thinking about leaving without them! GIRA ASPAS <3

capital_d_colon [#5]

idk.
theres like 3 groups of emea teams. they could probably move into that good tier though im not convinced

Great: fnc, tl , navi
good: vit,koi,giants
eh: kc,bbl,fut,heretics

Not a karmine fan at all, but I think they will fare better than koi if they stick to those rosters

Crystalzer0 [#13]

Not a karmine fan at all, but I think they will fare better than koi if they stick to those rosters

im not sure. i think koi as a higher ceiling right now.
xms kinda holding the team back.
hes alot better on chamber than cypher so maybe thats hurting him

Abdul [#6]

if they replaced xms with a good sentinel they could have a chance
he looked clueless

I know it sounds weird but XMS is supposedly on par with Nivera regarding skills. He was far better than Shin and Newzera last year imo. I have no idea what happened to him during this event.

Pediluve2combat [#15]

I know it sounds weird but XMS is supposedly on par with Nivera regarding skills. He was far better than Shin and Newzera last year imo. I have no idea what happened to him during this event.

i know, watched him last year thats why i was excited for this roster
but sadly didnt deliver

TIME_TRAVELER_69 [#11]

remove xms and put meddo

Meddo is mid, not a big improvement over xms

they are not entirely hopeless but scream igl is not the answer and doesnt play up his strength. i really wonder how the coaching staff is handling this because there's just too many ???. was expecting various setups/setplays to compensate at least. nice to see nivera performing well tho

Abdul [#8]

am i the only one who thought newzera did good
maybe one troll round not ulting but other than that he was pretty good

its all comes to that small details he is playing against former champions not against some random tier 2 teams,i mean if there's a more reliable players available, I'd prioritize signing them over xms and newzera

TIME_TRAVELER_69 [#11]

remove xms and put meddo

then u have the language barrier

Thoughts on KC.

Didn't really expect much, but was somehow even more disappointed than I thought possible.

Hard to even judge how good the team is when they're playing some goofy comps and we have screaM forcing kayo.

Maybe he needs more time to get better on the agent, but we have alot of data and past matches that shows us his kayo is mid, and duelists+sage are easily his best agents.

CGX [#19]

its all comes to that small details he is playing against former champions not against some random tier 2 teams,i mean if there's a more reliable players available, I'd prioritize signing them over xms and newzera

understandable but they would also have to be french speaking so that narrows it down a bit

capital_d_colon [#5]

idk.
theres like 3 groups of emea teams. they could probably move into that good tier though im not convinced

Great: fnc, tl , navi
good: vit,koi,giants
eh: kc,bbl,fut,heretics

giants r great imo, will be contenders

Abdul [#22]

understandable but they would also have to be french speaking so that narrows it down a bit

or english speaking, nivera, scream speak english idk abt shin

xiphon [#23]

giants r great imo, will be contenders

yeah they are pretty good but there is still a gap between them and the big boys.
granted we havent seen them play yet

xiphon [#24]

or english speaking, nivera, scream speak english idk abt shin

i dont think the other 3 have good fluent eng

yungbasel [#17]

Meddo is mid, not a big improvement over xms

anyone is a plus over xms xd

xiphon [#24]

or english speaking, nivera, scream speak english idk abt shin

i feel like the reason they joined KC was to speak the language they are fluent in and its easier for them
i know they can speak english

Abdul [#28]

i feel like the reason they joined KC was to speak the language they are fluent in and its easier for them
i know they can speak english

so they either stick with a French-speaking team and continue losing, or add skilled players who can't speak French but could help them win.

CGX [#29]

so they either stick with a French-speaking team and continue losing, or add skilled players who can't speak French but could help them win.

or new idea
add a french speaking player who can be good at the senti role

Positively surprised by them. I liked Nivera's Omen a lot. Scream wasn't fragging as hard, but his calling was decent at times. Shin came from weaker tier 2 team and actually did decent. Newzera wasn't super impressive, but again I didn't expect anything from these 2. And I was dissapointed of xms. Like I still think they will be in bottom 4 of EMEA, but I kind of liked how they looked, especially compared to my expectations. But I do think that going full French was a mistake.

Need for an IGL, nivera GOATED. With a proper igl would be top 1/2

I think they are so not ready for franchising, they look like a T2 team and looked absolutely lost at times. Haven't seen XMS play before but this wasn't a good match for him at all.

Honestly feels like Nivera and Scream are wasted there, ngl

Abdul [#16]

i know, watched him last year thats why i was excited for this roster
but sadly didnt deliver

Ye, I still believe he's able to perform with a new role, but Chamber probably helped him being so confortable...

patuj [#31]

Positively surprised by them. I liked Nivera's Omen a lot. Scream wasn't fragging as hard, but his calling was decent at times. Shin came from weaker tier 2 team and actually did decent. Newzera wasn't super impressive, but again I didn't expect anything from these 2. And I was dissapointed of xms. Like I still think they will be in bottom 4 of EMEA, but I kind of liked how they looked, especially compared to my expectations. But I do think that going full French was a mistake.

Going full french was good from a marketing stand point. kc heavily lean into these french rosters.
in rocket league its working, they have arguably top 2 roster in the world.

newzera/shin look okay. they arent some explosive prospects but they are okay enough.
xms had a very tough time dont think this role suits him. not even sure he plays cypher much

Abdul [#30]

or new idea
add a french speaking player who can be good at the senti role

yea there are too many possibilities, and I think we all agree that language should not be a problem. Teams can have multilingual players and still perform better

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.

Crystalzer0 [#13]

Not a karmine fan at all, but I think they will fare better than koi if they stick to those rosters

Honestly though, it's too early to tell. I feel like KOI will change roles around more. Starxo is a big question mark to me, but there is enough talent & flexibility between trexx, sheydos, and Wolfen for them to improve past the two maps we saw them play.

capital_d_colon [#35]

Going full french was good from a marketing stand point. kc heavily lean into these french rosters.
in rocket league its working, they have arguably top 2 roster in the world.

newzera/shin look okay. they arent some explosive prospects but they are okay enough.
xms had a very tough time dont think this role suits him. not even sure he plays cypher much

It is good for marketing, but bad for competitiveness. France just doesn't produce enough top level pros. They could have gone for like Scream, Nivera, Shin, Enzo, Takas and that could have had potential, but outside of those there aren't crazy amount of talent at the moment. Maybe there will be a chance in the future but I doubt it. Its like in CSGO how national teams used to dominate, but most of them have turned into international teams in recent years. Its just hard to get enough talent from one country alone.

patuj [#39]

It is good for marketing, but bad for competitiveness. France just doesn't produce enough top level pros. They could have gone for like Scream, Nivera, Shin, Enzo, Takas and that could have had potential, but outside of those there aren't crazy amount of talent at the moment. Maybe there will be a chance in the future but I doubt it. Its like in CSGO how national teams used to dominate, but most of them have turned into international teams in recent years. Its just hard to get enough talent from one country alone.

The fact that Enzo is not an initiator on KC is criminal...

Pediluve2combat [#15]

I know it sounds weird but XMS is supposedly on par with Nivera regarding skills. He was far better than Shin and Newzera last year imo. I have no idea what happened to him during this event.

LAN pressure i guess

jkjkjk [#40]

The fact that Enzo is not an initiator on KC is criminal...

Yeah felt like it was such obvious signing.

patuj [#42]

Yeah felt like it was such obvious signing.

plus Enzo can igl... it's very weird to me that it didn't happen

capital_d_colon [#5]

idk.
theres like 3 groups of emea teams. they could probably move into that good tier though im not convinced

Great: fnc, tl , navi
good: vit,koi,giants
eh: kc,bbl,fut,heretics

If Giants is good, them EMEA are fucked

Pediluve2combat [#15]

I know it sounds weird but XMS is supposedly on par with Nivera regarding skills. He was far better than Shin and Newzera last year imo. I have no idea what happened to him during this event.

Chamber can make scrubs look op with how broken he was.

His cypher was disgusting. Yea im never watching a kc match again where this mf is playing cypher. My eyes havent recovered yet.

They looked way better than expected, nice to see ScreaM hitting headshots on another roster

Nivera had some nice OP eco kills too

probably top 2 shitmea