bananacannon33 [#71]
"same goes for tenz who was better than his competition in jett meta"
- optic remained consistent with chamber for multiple internationals even after making it "meta" unlike sentinels who after showcasing jett meta.. fell off in the same meta
- tenz wasn't considered the best jett at berlin or champs (2/3 of the international tournaments of 2021) and then even in 2022 went 0-5 online with Jett only
- teams from different regions undervalued jett. for example EMEA/SA would sometimes often run no duelist comps
take fnatic vs Liquid for example prior to Iceland
https://www.vlr.gg/16836/team-liquid-vs-fnatic-champions-tour-stage-2-emea-challengers-playoffs-gf/?game=31243&tab=overview
Liquid ran no duelist on Haven. Fnatic ran Raze on Haven
https://www.vlr.gg/19071/fnatic-vs-kr-esports-valorant-champions-tour-stage-2-masters-reykjavik-main-event-ur1/?game=34248&tab=overview
KRU ran no duelist on Haven / Fnatic finally switched over to Jett in Iceland after scrimming vs NA (they played raze entirely while in Europe)
https://www.vlr.gg/16831/fnatic-vs-guild-esports-champions-tour-stage-2-emea-challengers-playoffs-winners-b/?game=31228&tab=overview
Guild played Raze on Ascent lmao at this point
my point is this: sentinels was strong because they had a better read of the meta at the start. but once people started caught on, they quickly fell off faster than any other team. optic was the best at the meta, while sentinels just knew the meta first
i do agree with point 1, sen got cocky, still didnt wanna play with a HC, and stuck to old strats which has been studied and analysed by pretty much every team (all the duties of HC was on shaz)
in no world did i mention he was the best at berlin nor champs nor did i say he was the best in 2021, i just mentioned he's the best at reykjavik. and i have not defended any statement pointing out he was good in 2022 at any point ( he had an insane fall off in 2022)
and as u say prior to masters. during masters was what i have been referring to.
teams from emea (liquid and fnatic) derke, jamppi ran over 100 rounds as jett (tenz ran less than 100 if my memory serves me correctly) derke played jett every single game at least ONCE, jamppi as well (the 2 jett players of the emea teams)
yes before they scrimmed against na, they ran raze comps, but they still switched over to jett.
i agree with ur point that sen fell off, but again, i said during reyjkavik he was the best. during jett meta he was quite good as well. just didnt have any accolades to show for it.
i agree with optic being best at the meta, i admitted that in my previous post. "yay was just better than his competition"