NA IS THE BEST

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ymp

Hi there, even though I'm European it's easy to say that NA is currently the best region out here. Do u guys think it's due to the fact that most tier 2, tier 3 or even tier 1 (such as nitr0) cs pro players switched to valorant? And how long will it last? Feel free to speak your mind.

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ShiningTyGuy

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Obvi the fact that cs is dead in NA is a huge factor

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a lot of the pros have said that NA ranked is much better and that stable individual pracc probably helps a lot

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The reason why EU is 2nd best region in my opinion, its because the comms, you can barely hear any1 speaking english when playing EU ranked, I I watch SEN SicK twitch streams and i hear english speaking sometimes 5/10 games in EU ranked. and that's a disadvantage, how teammates properly communicate. someone speaking spanish, turkish, germany, and no one speaking english

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Frankfurt 1 is full with turkish player and they cant speak good english.

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first post

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I bet if NA was dominant on CS rn then valorant would be dominant by EU.

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BET

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But eu scene also has cs players so what’s your point

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The number of NA players that mattered in cs and switched to valorant is much greater than those who have done it in EU. Most of tier 2,3 eu players sticked with cs.

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I think its to early to says which region is best. Only Champions would tell that. Besides that, many americans have winner mentality that many eu countries lack. This + previously experience is a huge boost. I think next year Europe will show what they got. For now, i rate NA and KR as strongest regions in the game

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if EU was winning you'd say EU is the best.. but ok bucko

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ymp

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How can u imply that while u don't even know this guy? Lmao

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Well no shit if EU was winning games consistently against NA they would be considered the best, but that’s not the case and the only team an EU team has beat was V1 so far lol

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don't get on your high horses yet we are yet to play the knock out stages of the tournament

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I’m just going off of recent history, and the past tournaments and results have shown that NA is better than EMEA, could be proven wrong in playoffs tho

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Ok previous tournaments KEKW there has been one previous event

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Yeah, Na will be dominant for a long time because they have better players, really experienced on LAN and probably better IGLs. EU needs to learn about them. The EU CS is really consistent and they will switch to Valorant too late.

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never too late to make the right choice my friend

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Why would EU CS want to switch to Valorant? You only go to valorant if you get washed up or if there's no orgs hiring. If your still on top why throw that away?

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Because the Valorant will be better than CS in a future. Thats why i said they will switch too late. The CS tired players also are welcome in this game.

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People play what they enjoy. Quake was declining since forever but Cooler and Rapha kept playing Quake until today when there's barely any players left OR WC3 players like MooN still competiting in WC3 even iof there's lacks of tournaments and viewership. As long as CS and it's events exists, there is no point in switching. The current form of CS is way healthier than it was when 1.6 was killed by GO in 2012

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Imagine comparing this situation to Quake or WC3. They are nothing alike.

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BROO SALAFI SCHOLAR THE LEGEND. Why are u here lmao. Enjoyed your takes bro haha

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On a serious note can you elaborate on what you mean?

Quake/arena games have lowered playerbase, lack of tournament. You can tell most of the players have at least 15-20 years of experience and rarely any young guns. Same with WC3.

All three games are 20 year olds too so it's a nice comparison

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The environment surrounding Quake and WC3 back in the day with esports in nothing like the evironment today. You have universities that have Valorant teams in Europe now. CS and Valorant competing with each other is not anything like back in the day. Everything surrounding esports has changed, including how they get players.

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Well the point I'm trying to make is players don't necessarily will move to another game even if there is much more money. They will play what they love.

There would be no quake scene today if that was true.

I'm not comparing the time periods, I'm talking about the present condition of Quake and WC3 which proves that money isn't everything. MooN could easily switch to lol or dota but he didn't, rapha can move to pubg or valorant as more money is there but he didn't. That's the point I'm trying to make.

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What I am pointing out brother is that esports is looked at as more of a career now than a passion. Schools now have esports programs and talk about the opportunities it holds. People are looking to make a career out it. Passion factors in less than before. Only reason many CS pros haven't switched is because they are older and usually started younger on CS so they developed a passion for it. Younger generations are more inclined to think of it as a job or career than a passion. We are from from the days of regional LAN tournaments with 100 dollar prize pools. Hope this helps clarify.

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point taken, btw bro come and join our discord would love to have you around haha. I no longer see you post based takes on hltv.

continue thread →

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buldO

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Well of course you mean why switch right now. You're right in that, there's no point in switching to a different game when you're the top at the one you're currently playing.
I'm thinking he probably meant as Valorant will eventually get bigger than CS (hopium) in the future.

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I think it's good there's a lot of free space for newcomers to join Valorant, if these cs pros switch they willl occupy those spaces and limit them and raise the barrier of entry so younger players don't really have a chance in participating. Like can you imagine if all EU cs switch right now? All the pros would be out of jobs because there's huge influx of players coming in.

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buldO

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I definitely agree with you. It's nice to see fresh blood being developed in the scene and trying their best to prove themselves in every other game.

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i dont see the problem its currently whats happening right now. all those pros are just cs/ow players. the current pros who are good enough will keep their jobs on tier 1/2 teams. if youre a new player and youre good you will get noticed and an opportunity the overall skill level will just increase.

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like in real sports and life at the end of the day it comes down to money. if/when valorant teams are offering more money and better opportunities they will all switch. thats currently the case in NA and not EU. if youre in NA you either play for liquid/eg or have to move to EU and eg's future in NA isnt looking promising.

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Well just to clarify, at point EG and Liquid have almost moved to EU since most of cups and events take place in Europe. Nonetheless you're right, it all come down to money.

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pretty much Na has more experienced cs players that switch early. Eu sadly still not a lot.

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bigpeensheen

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NA is the best since they are aware of the threat the other regions also pose on them, and also because valorant has more traction in NA

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ymp

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Can u speak more about 'being aware of the threat'? I'm pretty sure each region prepare for one another and study them carefully before any event. The only thing I can think about is that NA want to stay on top but don't u think that it's more up to the skill and experience that these players have in comparison to players from other regions?

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bigpeensheen

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idk, i just think that although that NA acts kinda cocky, they do have a level of respect for their oppoenents

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Also the amount of investment that the NA scene is receiving. Only Nitro salary can probably pay the salaries of both Brazilian teams at Berlin

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Guys, it's just group stages right now. For all we know, NA could drop out in the first round of playoffs in quarters.

Though I do think NA is really strong, let's save the "best" talk for after the tournament, not after a match or 2 in groups.

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yes yes uhuh uhuh another guy that make thread about region and not team uhuh. This is a very normal day i would say