oh true, i guess they lost eeiu for a no-name initiator who literally made playoffs at Champs. and then you're talking up 2023 Guard and then in the same sentence saying that m80 replacing a member of their old squad who didnt qualify through ascension with a member of the Guard team who did....
Kind of unfair comparison considering the Guard core was top 5 in America before franchising. Everybody already was aware they were T1 talent, just in a cooked situation. Most of these T2 teams are largely unproven.
I can only think of 6 players who can play in franchise : Verno Skuba V1c Mada Zander Brawk. The rest are all wishy washy and can still lose to MIBR and C9.