Why is narrate not on intiator?

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CurryCooker

Was this explained on stream cause why do they got narrate on cypher and killjoy. My only explanation is that they arent playing their main comps till the actual season or close to the actual season. But why sign the guy to play him on a sentinel role...

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Miyuky

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True

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CurryCooker

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surely they dont keep this as the standard roles cause i will mald. If narrate ain't secondary duelist or initiator then i will mald.

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roles ain't the issue
it's Zellsis

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Kaplan is actually trying to piss us off.. I cannot hate him anymore than I do now

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he has high frag potential and senti is the 2nd highest frag potential role in the game and the best igl role is inti so it makes perfect sense if n4rrate doesn't perform he sucks(or maybe he just CANNOT play the role for some weird reason)

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hes not a natural lurker, hes an aggro entry. jqt played a bit of initi before, and thats why he switched (although some agent moments were QUESTIONABLE) They def need to switch back tho and have zellsis be a secondary caller/more of an attack igl

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they really don't SEN will have a INSANE peak this year if they make these roles work they will legit have the perfect valorant role split which is geng esq senti/2nd duel flex main controller igl/inti/2nd controller main duelist flash inti/flex

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Have yet to watch this one but it's in my recommended

Why Narrate on Sentinel Makes Sense: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZakgDuxdFQ

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this thumbnail lmao

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EyeZick

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u dont know val

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CurryCooker

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thats why im asking why he on sentinel lil bro.

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CurryCooker

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Yup this decision definitely looked great. You’re so smart. If you watched that NRG or EG game and thought narrate looked good on sentinel and Johns IGL on initiator was great then you’re delusional.

Tell me why sent got smoked by a team that only practiced for a week. A loss is fine cause it’s off season but this was embarrassing .

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EyeZick

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if you think that was the issue you REALLY dont know val and are just trying to find an excuse when NRG are just better, VERNO made the same swap to cypher man the other example is right in front of you

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CurryCooker

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Vernon played initiator in the grand finals???? Yes, he played sent, but look at how much better they played when he played a role he was comfortable with. Like, obviously, they played well before, but NRG looked so much better when your star players played on agents they are comfortable with.

Just cause narrate can learn to play sent, doesn't mean he should play that role. He would be the most impactful on initiator and you still have not explained your rationale at all.

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"Why sign a guy who can shoot to play sentinel" Alfajer Leaf yetujey are real players. You can aim better on anchor and igls can call better on ini and john played scan ini before joining SEN

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CurryCooker

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its just an off season tourney but Narrate clearly doesn't look comfortable on Intiator. Why switch roles when Sen still played well with John on sent and you get a world class intiator.

Lets do a simple comparison:

Narrate world class intiator + Johnqt who is good on Sent >>>> Narrate okay on sent + johnqt who is more comfortable Calling and decent on this role.

Like what you lose from narrate trumps johns ability to call marginally better.

#12

iluckilyVA

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Makes it easier for John to IGL? Since he's always with the group? idk

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CurryCooker

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the thing I dont understand as well. if you were gonna put him on sentinel then sign a legit sent player like Less instead of narrate. Who signs a guy like narrate and then put him on a role he typically doesn't play? Sign a world class sentinel or a guy who has experience playing this role

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iluckilyVA

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I don't think that the Sentinel class is one that's typically hard for a player to learn, especially for a player who's already incredibly flexible like N4RRATE is-- a player like him is more than just the agent that he plays

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lxolotl

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yeah but narrate is a super aggressive initiator which is ngl rare and pretty valuable + he looks lost on sentinel

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Xabrusca

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Its the sentinel curse

1 year doing the most stupidest shit ever
1 year winning a international trophy

2026 its their year

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exst_55

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Maybe they are just testing comps, it’s offseason so who knows. Plus sentinel players usually are pretty good mechanics wise. There are lots of examples so I’m not gonna bother listing them, but narrate might just be trying out a new role. He’s flexible as hell and it might be he just wants to play sentinel and not initiator anymore. Kinda like what Tenz did, going from primary duelist to controller role.

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Johnqt > N4rrate either way it doesnt matter