NRG - would've preferred if they got aspas but if that's off the table then d0rke is serviceable, if verno plays to the level expected of him it's fair to call them a superteam, I can definitely see them winning a master/champs.
fnatic - this team is going downhill no matter who they choose to sign, you can argue kaajak or whoever is better than derke but derke was hardly their main problem this year, I highly doubt they get any top 3s internationally next year
NAVI - management has a combined two brain cells, I expect them to dominate the center of the emea scoreboard
G2 - good change but I don't think they'll get any more top 3s internationally, their play style is relatively predictable
Sen - n4rrate + bang is an upgrade over tenz + sacy so I can see them being a top 3 americas team but I doubt they win a master
Vitality - less, sayf, trexx (and maybe derke) is an insane team but if they don't get a good igl I doubt they'll be top contenders, vitality had some of the most atrocious igling last year imo
PRX - it seems like they're trying to play proper comps? no idea but this team has run its course, changing their play style won't be as easy as learning a few new characters and playing traditional compositions will expose their lack of a proper igl
bl00d- do I even need to say anything? they could sign jesus and he won't save them, some teams are just so fundamentally flawed that they're destined to fail
DRX - high expectations for them, I think everyone on that team is great mechanically and they have the potential to be top contenders if mako's igling continues to improve
EG - if they sign the ex-NRG players then I think they could do very well regionally since those were all good players but if they sign more mid tier 2 players (I already forgot who they were rumored to sign from how mediocre they are) then they won't do shit, especially now that they don't have jawgemo
C9 - decent changes based on the rumors but compared to the rest of the league it's a very mid roster
MIBR - if they stop playing like retards then I truly think they can be solid competitors, they showed good promise in split 2 last year and signing NA talent might give them the push they need
FURIA and LOUD - ...
Lev - I think they'll look better as a team without aspas, this isn't chamber meta anymore where the whole team plays around one player
gen.g - not much to say, they'll still be a great team
KC - saadhak, elite, suygetsu and marteen are all great players (elite is one of the most mechanically talented players I've seen in particular), if they can figure out the roles they can do very well
EDG - this team will be exposed for the frauds that they are, if they win two games straight internationally I'll be surprised 🥱
Team Liquid - I don't think they're interested in being competitors, did the org join franchising to money launder?
F0t - I think emea finally made some good rosters so this mid team can stop making internationals just to bomb out or win against the bottom feeders
heretics - greatest roster of all time, if they don't win 3 in a row then riot is definitely scripting thee games
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