teams that made changes coming into Stage 2, have shown potential, but need more time and can only realize it next year
Americas:
LOUD (pancada is back, saadhak duelist)
NRG (FNS is back)
EMEA:
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Pacific:
DRX (Mako new IGL)
GE (benkai helping with calling)
T1 (stax)
CN:
JDG (new coach Anaks, ex-DRX Prospects)
Wolves (new IGL SiuFatBB, ex-NIP)
what do you guys think?
finnwithtwons [#2]some chinese team gotta get off their ass and collect the entire old RA squad so they can actually challenge for top 3 in china, or at least pick up yoman and stew and maybe ValAnalysis?
jdg kinda did it but they forgot yoman along the way somehow
VCT import rule only allowed 1 import so it was Stew and not Yoman
Iquickscopei [#4]VCT import rule only allowed 1 import so it was Stew and not Yoman
wait import rule restricts them from being on the same team??? its so cooked
someone wake up DRX
UkieVAL [#3]ive heard usually that IGLs never really play duelist, is that wrong or is saadhak just the only one that can on the team???
its saadhak he can cure cancer if he wants to
finnwithtwons [#5]wait import rule restricts them from being on the same team??? its so cooked
someone wake up DRX
its been like that since 2023 iirc
finnwithtwons [#5]wait import rule restricts them from being on the same team??? its so cooked
someone wake up DRX
in every league there's only one import allowed. JDG chose to keep Stew, so Yoman was gone
finnwithtwons [#5]wait import rule restricts them from being on the same team??? its so cooked
someone wake up DRX
That's just what happens when you rely too much on imports tbh 😅
UkieVAL [#7]its been like that since 2023 iirc
that sounds right, just didnt realize they were both korean/koreans qualify as imports in chinese league
it makes sense just never clicked in my head
ButterflyEffect23 [#8]in every league there's only one import allowed. JDG chose to keep Stew, so Yoman was gone
being forced to split up those two is so tragic, that rare atom team would lowkey be top 2 in china
UkieVAL [#3]ive heard usually that IGLs never really play duelist, is that wrong or is saadhak just the only one that can on the team???
TEC had duelist-IGL for some time. His nickname is Abo
ButterflyEffect23 [#12]TEC had duelist-IGL for some time. His nickname is Abo
so im guess its not that no one does, its just was rare to see a duelist IGL before??? (2023 was genuinely my first esports season and i didnt see any then)
UkieVAL [#3]ive heard usually that IGLs never really play duelist, is that wrong or is saadhak just the only one that can on the team???
its generally disadvantageous but not impossible
UkieVAL [#13]so im guess its not that no one does, its just was rare to see a duelist IGL before??? (2023 was genuinely my first esports season and i didnt see any then)
I think IGL-duelists are rare because it's very hard to maintain a great level of individual mechanics and make good calls at the same time.
UkieVAL [#3]ive heard usually that IGLs never really play duelist, is that wrong or is saadhak just the only one that can on the team???
tuyz can, but i think it's been decided that he'll play more supportive roles?
besides, saadhak used to play Raze alongside aspas' Jett, he can play the role decently
other duelist IGLs I know are Abo in TEC and Juliano in 2022 G2 Gozen
finnwithtwons [#11]being forced to split up those two is so tragic, that rare atom team would lowkey be top 2 in china
Yeah, RA were great. Viva, Stew and Yoman were cooking hard
I think JDG will improve over time and they'll keep getting better tho
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