do you think those teams were better than the top teams from today?
Comparison of one year to another year lack objective comparison (except for stats). That's why you mostly compare teams based on the year they played in. loud and optic >>>>>>>>>>>>> Gen.G/Sen in 2024 in terms of how far away from other teams in that year they were ( the gap from them to like top 5 was huge), but when it comes to skill, newer teams would just smack them around
I think this logic only tracks under the assumption that the game remains static.
However, the meta keeps changing so teams usually only ever get reps in their current meta. there's no reason why a team today would try scrimming with a chamber era comp, for example.
With that said, OpTic would probably still be a better team than LEV, SEN, EDG, and TH if they were to play on an older patch where chamber wasn't nerfed, since they have more reps playing on it, whereas OpTic would be worse on the newest patch
If both their form held up they would both be insane
LOUD was insanely good with a worse smokes player/slightly better initator +Aspas improved massivly from 22. Only problem is that they wouldnt run Harbor/Viper but they could easily run other comps. Would def See saadhak on viper/senti, less viper/senti, pancada smoke, sacy iniator, aspas duelist
OPTIC would be a better NRG, Yay would continue to be the best ITW and Victor/Yay would prob switch of sentinel/duelist depending on map while FNS on viper and Marved on smokes-crashies on initator. Only problem is same as LOUD no harbor player so no harbor/viper.
Well gameplay wise every team will outperform the previous years teams, hell even from past couple months mainly because people are much more improved and make less mistakes because over time the gameplay is more refined. So a team from 2024 will be much ahead of a team from 2022. If u put a team from 2024 vs a team from 2022 somehow via time travel. The 2024 team will win mainly cause they are just ahead in terms of strats and such.
I get that but. A lot of teams continues to make the same past mistakes, like PRX.
And some playstyles are too hard to copy/supass.
For example, until 2024, no other team had the ability to copy the Loud 2022 defensive playstyle.
G2 is able now, but in a different way.
Being from 2024 doesnt mean you wouldnt do the 2022 mistakes or overcome the 2022 teams, just means that you have a way to learn about it.
Stil, if you put 2022 Loud, the retakes plus team work plus aim would still get at least a top 3 VCT Americas.
nah thats a stretch. Prx make the same mistakes but they still play A lot better than they did in the past. Some teams are bad sure. I was mainly tryna say that a squad from 2022 wouldn't be able to be at the top of the league, like top 5 maybe. Yea 2022 loud could probably get wins over the mid range teams since loud was extremely good. But the top teams now-a-days play faster and with quicker adjustments. The only thing is if u give loud like a couple months of prep time, then with that 2022 roster they could easily become a top team for sure. But if u immediately put 2022 vs 2024 teams it would not go well for 2022 because remember 2024 teams have good ideas about loud since they have seen them before but 2022 loud wouldn't know what the 2024 teams would throw at them.