yeah, we've been getting shit on. but idk what we expected to happen. too many NA teams kept mediocre players and signed chamber mains before the nerfs (cryo, yay, ardiis) and now we're paying the price. EG kept 3 from before on main roster, 100T kept 4, C9 kept 3 (now 2), SEN kept the dephh, zekken, and sykko combo from XSET, and NRG kept 3 (which was statistically the only good core to keep). but, after making integral changes (c9 adding 2 new players, EG subbing in Demon1, SEN subbing in Marved, dropping sykko, and fixing roles) they've been playing way better. nepotism is a big issue in NA and i hope more and more fraudulent players get taken out of our franchised teams.
my prediction: if at least 2 NA teams make it to playoffs, 1 of them are going to go to tokyo. the improvement has been insane these past few weeks, but the bar was set really low for most NA teams to begin with. i just hope these coaches and managers wake up and get to the root of the issue before it's too late. NA has so much talent and it's pissing me off that the 25 player slots we have are wasted on talent that peaked in 2022.
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