whoever gets that wins grand finals for sure I feel like, it feels like no team has a really deep map pool. Whatever team from lowers has to play their perma and the opponents best map, plus a team like SEN can just dodge breeze/icebox and guarantee split
Lowkey its kinda OP no? I don't think i noticed it as much last year cause teams had bigger map pools
Lowkey its kinda OP no?>
ehh, it’s definitely an advantage depending on who you’re playing and when, right now it leans towards that way, new year new season new teams , so not everyone has a 4-5 map pool as of yet so it would be a bigger advantage now then it would be at champs because by champs time almost any team can play 6 out of the 7 maps usually 1 team always has a perm ban
more so OP at the start of the season 100% it still is a advantage at the end but way more at the start of the season,
Most teams are new and really prioritize only a few maps going into the event, not all teams can practice all 7 maps and have it down packed by the first event of the year, but buy the end of the year Teams definitely have strats prepared for more maps and you also have a whole season of film on said team you’re playing so Adding all that in its 100% more OP first event of the year then it would be at the end of the year.
Just like at champs PRX still had map bans on EG but still got curb stomped, if PRX let’s say would’ve been in the same situation at like Tokyo or even kick off they 100% probably beat EG in a bo5 with 2 map ban advantages
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