SEN Plans

We probably won't be seeing it this year since there's no time to hash it out but I think SEN might need to consider Tenz playing secondary duelist on maps where Zekken plays Jett.

Zekken does not look nearly as comfortable entrying on Jett as he does on Raze and with the return of Haven, Pearl, and the addition of Abyss, it looks like Jett is going to be more dominant in the upcoming meta.

Having Tenz play Yoru, Neon or Reyna to help ease some of the pressure off of Zekken on Jett maps could be the key for SEN. Put Zellsis on Controller, Sacy stays on Initiator and JohnQT stays on Senti.

I really like this. I think they need to change their lineup now. No way they keep playing deadlock and deadlock cypher comps, it's so frustrating to watch them get destroyed like that when you know they could've played better with a different comp.

Zekken is good on Raze/Neon maps and is really struggling on Jett and it shows, it's a different playstyle from Raze. But tbf to him, their Ascent comp had no flashes, nothing to help him take space and make plays except an omen blind which at close range isn't really helpful. That deadlock grav net was useless Karon was crouched and got a 3k from them peeking one by one.

I hope they talk about their comps and just play a good game again. Even if they lose with the normal comp it's fine but if they lose playing this deadlock cypher comps it's gonna be a real bummer.

Rokun [#2]

I really like this. I think they need to change their lineup now. No way they keep playing deadlock and deadlock cypher comps, it's so frustrating to watch them get destroyed like that when you know they could've played better with a different comp.

Zekken is good on Raze/Neon maps and is really struggling on Jett and it shows, it's a different playstyle from Raze. But tbf to him, their Ascent comp had no flashes, nothing to help him take space and make plays except an omen blind which at close range isn't really helpful. That deadlock grav net was useless Karon was crouched and got a 3k from them peeking one by one.

I hope they talk about their comps and just play a good game again. Even if they lose with the normal comp it's fine but if they lose playing this deadlock cypher comps it's gonna be a real bummer.

Yea that's a factor too, when you play a comp like that, your whole team needs to play well to account for no flashes. They all just got read like a book and couldn't even get a footing.

I think its better to have a comp heavily built around Zekken so even if the team is struggling or starting slow, he can carry and keep them in the game for a late comeback.

SEN Demon1 is the answer with Zekken playing flex/Raze and dropping Sacy for 2025.

Rare and thought out post about a possible sentinels fix that isn't "get rid of Sachi get a 4th player that can play duelist"

reremus [#3]

Yea that's a factor too, when you play a comp like that, your whole team needs to play well to account for no flashes. They all just got read like a book and couldn't even get a footing.

I think its better to have a comp heavily built around Zekken so even if the team is struggling or starting slow, he can carry and keep them in the game for a late comeback.

True, I think Zekken is very vocal in asking for what util he needs. I can't really understand who pressured them to adopt the deadlock and double sentinel comps instead of just refining how they played their normal comps given that Sacy thinks that they didn't need the changes.

Prancer [#5]

Rare and thought out post about a possible sentinels fix that isn't "get rid of Sachi get a 4th player that can play duelist"

It's because half of these retards think they're in Madden franchise mode, putting different players on different teams. Despite what VLR might tell you, SEN has/had a good season overall, especially comparing it to the last two years.

They've definitely slowed down since Madrid, but we've seen their potential. They've proven they can be ahead of the meta and if they stop forcing these troll ass comps/roles, they can start winning again.

If you're gonna play Tenz duelist might as well let him play Jett

Rokun [#6]

True, I think Zekken is very vocal in asking for what util he needs. I can't really understand who pressured them to adopt the deadlock and double sentinel comps instead of just refining how they played their normal comps given that Sacy thinks that they didn't need the changes.

I think they might've jumped the gun and overestimated Sacy/Zellsis's abilities after winning Madrid. They're great mid tier role players that bring something to the team outside of the lobby. Zekken is your win condition in every scenario, he's the reason you won Madrid, dropping 101 in the GF. I have no idea why they would decide to nerf him and give him less breathing room.