mako

everyone's opinions of him are so down that most people don't even see him as a top 5 controller anymore (fucking tuyz is considered better btw)
sad for my goat but justified, 8 rounds against talon is diabolical
is this what DRX fans are putting faith in?

When he gets off that noob crosshair maybe he'll be back.

mako is to valorant what harry kane is to football

everyone knows he's extremely talented and deserves the accolades, but has zero trophies to back that up

LycheeBlade [#3]

mako is to valorant what harry kane is to football

everyone knows he's extremely talented and deserves the accolades, but has zero trophies to back that up

s0m, valyn, kiNgg, tuyz, bang <---- no trophies, considered better than mako. i don't agree but that's the realty of vlr's opinion

Hynix [#4]

s0m, valyn, kiNgg, tuyz, bang <---- no trophies, considered better than mako. i don't agree but that's the realty of vlr's opinion

valorant is full of harry kanes

LycheeBlade [#5]

valorant is full of harry kanes

if there are that many than the meaning of that label disappears

People are so fucked by recency bias they don't realize that every best controller of each year falls off next but MaKo stays at the top since 2021.

Hynix [#4]

s0m, valyn, kiNgg, tuyz, bang <---- no trophies, considered better than mako. i don't agree but that's the realty of vlr's opinion

bro nobody whos not a c9 fan thinks valyn is better thna mako lol. s0m is washed, tuyz is mid, bang is just from sen fans who are on max copium and kiNgg might be deserved cause he actually performed in champs.

very few people are better than mako like karon(best controller of the year), tenz(he performed but as a pure smokes I think mako is better), boo(performed better), kiNgg (performed better but doesn't have the consistency), smoggy and chicoo(performed and shot better) and a few here and there

feels like he became underrated since he became the DRX IGL

Did mako igl this year ? That could be a reason

drx shouldve just picked up yoman for igl and scan. put flashback on senti. make free1ng learn flex / support. and mako on smokes only

mako still a top controller in my eyes. i’ve seen people rate s0m higher than him when he hasn’t played all year 😂

seofps [#11]

drx shouldve just picked up yoman for igl and scan. put flashback on senti. make free1ng learn flex / support. and mako on smokes only

nah, I like Athan more, MaKo will be fine

Keep in mind MaKo was performed better than Karon in both kickoff and stage 1. Only reason Gen G made it further is bc they outclassed DRX in every other role

people just look at stats and trophies to back up claims which isn't an unreasonable thing to do but they gotta look at a player holistically. maKo is consistent, has been doing well performance wise since the vision strikers 102-0 record. its just that people see that he hasn't won anything and see that younger players have flashy plays and win some silverware and say "he's fallen off" or "other players are way way better"

He probably won't be a top controller since he started igling

merciless-pity8989-89 [#14]

Keep in mind MaKo was performed better than Karon in both kickoff and stage 1. Only reason Gen G made it further is bc they outclassed DRX in every other role

they should’ve tried to get yoman tbh

merciless-pity8989-89 [#13]

nah, I like Athan more, MaKo will be fine

i like athan as well, but i would rather have mako on pure smokes personally. i dont doubt any of them though. just pure roles and comfort wise yoman in theory wouldve been a better fit

id say mako is good he can be #2 after marved for sure

seofps [#18]

i like athan as well, but i would rather have mako on pure smokes personally. i dont doubt any of them though. just pure roles and comfort wise yoman in theory wouldve been a better fit

i don’t think they are changing mako’s role

Looks like Flashback is gonna be senti, free1ng will be scan and athan will be flash

tuyz is not better, ive been rating mako is the one of the BEST to do it on controller but im ed because i dont have tenz over him who insta locks 1 agent with 1 year of "okay" success

mako has had to put up with t0rmid's antics for four years, honestly respect for that

merciless-pity8989-89 [#20]

i don’t think they are changing mako’s role

Looks like Flashback is gonna be senti, free1ng will be scan and athan will be flash

def not changing makos role but im not sure about flashback and free1ng. from the off season so far it looks like fb is playing sova and stuff while free1ng is senti

Mako is goat of controller role, held his ground for longest time on that role
+Has highest APR of All time (considering curr Franchise players)

It would be a tragedy if he never gets a trophy man.

Kneel before the Uncrowned King

seofps [#23]

def not changing makos role but im not sure about flashback and free1ng. from the off season so far it looks like fb is playing sova and stuff while free1ng is senti

based on the agents they are playing in ranked, it looks like free1ng is gonna be the senti.

Usually, Flashback only players duelist and senti in ranked, so when he started playing sova and fadei thought it was bc they switch him to scan, and i was right. Recently, free1ng who usually only plays senti and clove in ranked is playing a lot more scan initiator.

nah,Mako is still one of the best controller now,before he switch to IGL,he is the best solo site defender,but put him on IGL role make him cant aim like before,we can see he have more bad timing than last year,but look that 1v5 TH,he still is the best controller when he don't need focus on call.always respect for him.

no one thinks of him as someone outside top 5 controllers. He's always been in top3, or top 5 after taking on igl. idk where you getting these narratives but no one who actually watches VCT puts him OUTSIDE top 5.

yellow_donkey [#28]

no one thinks of him as someone outside top 5 controllers. He's always been in top3, or top 5 after taking on igl. idk where you getting these narratives but no one who actually watches VCT puts him OUTSIDE top 5.

https://www.vlr.gg/421580/list-your-top-5-respective-in-their-roles
mako wasn't even mentioned once in this thread when i made it i didn't base it off nothing
i was just as surprised that he wasn't first or second

Hynix [#29]

https://www.vlr.gg/421580/list-your-top-5-respective-in-their-roles
mako wasn't even mentioned once in this thread when i made it i didn't base it off nothing
i was just as surprised that he wasn't first or second

i dont really click the "list your top 5" in vlr, especially in the off-seasons. too many biased delusional zero brain merchants in the thread. but I gotta tell you, anyone with brain puts mako in top 5