We've all got a multiple teams that we enjoy rooting for but what are some teams or players you tend to root against for whatever reason?
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It's a little petty, simply put I disliked them because of how dominant they were. I hate any sort of dynasty in any sport and when I was really into CS:GO, FNC were the closest thing to a dynasty. I also wasn't a fan of the players, I thought they were a little too egotistical for me to like them even if they hadn't been a dynasty. The Overpass boost comes to mind too, though my opinion on that has mellowed out over time, mostly.
Thankfully Valorant has yet to have any sort of dynasty. FNC came close in 2023 and I really did not want a repeat of CSGO which is why I always rooted against them, but if they're average now then I won't be so harsh on them. Once a dynasty comes around though, you'll see me root against them all the time, regardless of which org it is
i was not into the pro scene at that point. i was out of my CS phase and was playing a ton of other games, notably HOI4 and LoL (yuck). i did see the WarOwl video on that Vertigo match and I thought that was cool, but that's about the extent of my knowledge of Astralis.
if i were still into the scene, i'd probably have rooted against them. would seem hypocritical not to
Liquid because this stupid dumbass fucking stupid fucking org cant build a good fucking roster with their infinite fucking pockets and theese stupid fucking dipshits keep fumbling good fucking players and play like complete fucking shit to then just go on the most fucking fluke run ever all the fucking time fuck this team from the beginning they never had a good fucking roster and won way too fucking much over the years for how fucking incompetent they are
Scarz, whatever this org does the scene barely benefited from it, except that one time when they almost won ascension. 4 iterations of import rosters and they're not stopping, it's as if this team hates the scene and doing all this out of spite.
Fadezis made me think he's the problem, but I was clearly wrong , it's the whole division playing pretend that's the problem.
I don't really hate or root against geng and vitality. But I don't really like them just cause of their bandwagon fans who hate on other teams using geng and vit success as support.
Also Too many koreaboos or kr glazers who hate on other regions in vlr nowadays make it hard to really support kr similar to china. Drx and edg are the exception for me tho.
I feel the same way, except DRX was my only exception.
EDG gives off the exact same vibe as SEN. almost like they're Asia's SEN.
Like, if you're a new fan coming to the scene, I get why people flock to the most clouted team, but is that really fun, when you can root for any other team after some more watching?
I used to dislike Giants. 2023 Champs Rhyme was lowkey sinophobic towards EDG. It's not even banter/trashtalk, Pre match press conference, post match interview & press conference, pre game hype video and half time match content he was HATING EDG and China the entire time. Fitinho was full body shoot hating EDG players in the match and full tear crying after the EDG loss. Nukkye was being a bad sport after the match is post match conference. Those 3 gone now, so all water under the bridge.
Now NRG, They made 0 internationals in 2024, sign 2 tier 2 players and a tier 2 coaches and ppl hype this up S tier winning trophies for whatever reason. Will be enjoying their downfall and not make a single internationals again. If s0m have any ambition left in competitive valorant, he should move to another org and make internationals.
after their elimination, more and more people realise they're A team with comments saying rebuilding and needs time etc. People no longer fell for Classic NA overhyping teams and teams like mibr and Kru progressing. Good balance of 2 NA and 2 South Americas is good. G2 deserve to be considered good after their 2024, but NRG doesn't.
any team that plays with a franchise spot and financed Riots horrible format, only teams i support are the ones that grinded and made it from tier 2 into tier 1 like a real org is supposed to do, nothing against the players tho, excpet for some protected ass paycheck stealers (Hype, Sheydos, mitch, khalil, Crashies, the entirety of Zeta divison)
I was rooting against 2024 G2 since people overhyped Icy despite his lukewarm-at-best duelist performance. People kept caking on "Oh, he's opening up space" as if every other duelist does not do the same, but with a certain confidence and/or aggression that feels like a tip of the spear. Icy was propped up by amazing support, but now he is meh on EG.
This year, lowkey Team Liquid just because they've cheesed into a Top 4 position despite some shambolic strats - that Fracture comp they started off with was terrible.
And always gotta be against Team Secret since it's funny to rattle Filipino diehards. Their best players are all stuck in Tier 2.
GE. I see people complaining about LEV not staying true to its LATAM origins, and similar to this, I completely dislike GE. I get that T2 Indian Esports is very, very lackluster compared to other regions, but going for a team of full imports just doesn't seem to represent the entirety of a subcontinent with a player base.
There is a valid point that these players would damage the organization, because the results would be incredibly bad, which I agree with, but the main issue is that the indian organization has basically zero indian players, it just doesn't seem fair for the fans who want their players from their country to be represented even if the current GE roster right now is miles better than previous iterations.
you are hard coping if you think DRX did foxy9 dirty. they gave him several opportunities and he just didnt do well enough by the end of 2024. and DRX hadnt changed rosters in so long before dropping rb and zest. something had to change, especially after their abysmal performance in the 2023 offseason.
I'm talking specifically about the 2023 roster, they would scrim with foxy9 but they would drag him out whenever the going got tough, how are you supposed to build confidence as a player that way? Then in 2024, when he was on full time senti, he was playing at his personal high, then was converted into a flex player with alot of initiator work, which resulted in his level dropping. I'm not saying he's like this all time player and should've stayed on the team but they haven't managed him well at all especially when trying to develop him.
Zest got no scrim time the entire year but was chucked into the most important matches and was still expected to produce results.
Then benched both rb and zest after AVL in December when champs ended in August giving them no chance to find/trial for another roster.
ok yeah DRX management is an L i have to agree. i dont love the team, i love the players :( . idk why i was even defending them, i have known that DRX management was a flop when they ruined lakia's career by contract jailing him in 2021 after his NUTURN days. DRX then proceeded to make no changes for 2 years after that for god knows what reason, before dropping 2 of their players at a very inconvenient time.
lowk Rb and Zest got played, but disagree with Foxy9. Opportunities given left right and center...
and even though Foxy9 didn't get any opportunities when Zest replaced him from time to time, his performance wasn't the brightest.
plus, his personal "high" wasn't even that high, and flashback does way better on senti anyways. that's the nature of esports.
The past is the past and none of this matters anymore, although yes, he was given opportunities I felt like they weren't fair opportunities. During 23' League play, foxy was playing well on the duelist but dumped off after the PRX playoff loss, then dumped off again after the EG loss, resulting him not playing for the rest of the year. In 24' they took him off full time senti and given it to flashback (which is understandable) then dumping stax and making foxy play those roles (historically he hasn't been great at), and yet people still expected great performances out of him. How is it fair to have high expectations for someone when you keep changing their role? Not everyone is flexible or a flex player
I'm just saying this bc I'm a believer in foxy9 and his mechanical ceiling. I think he can be a great player with correct coaching. I just believe termi didn't manage him properly
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