Explain this mental illness

Putting G2 above T1 in tier lists and considering them to be better than T1 in general...why

It's mostly g2 fan's so what do u expect

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I mean I wouldn't put them but I see the vision. They are a very good team and are playing the closest thing to perfect valorant right now

because t1 fluked.

regards

Because currently they are

also cuz t1 dropped maps to TS and ZETA

Because T1 is like PSG insane team but play in a farmers league while G2 is more like Liverpool also insane team and play in a harder league with tougher competition so their wins are more valuable even though PSG (T1) have shown to be a better team when playing against each other

coz g2 better lol

they neglect merit based result of T1 winning for the sake of Americas team to be on top to suit their narratives.

To be fair, I remember most ranking tier list put GenG above Sentinel after Master Madrid last year

people have this weird bias for "textbook valorant" even if they lost

it was a 2-3 game where the last 2 went overtime and the third map was 13-11, the difference in the strength of the teams DURING the grand final wasnt that big, G2 look like they have kept up the form from then and T1 look like they have dropped off a little bit, its not that suprising? T1 might get back to form and be better than G2 again, we cant know until we see another international and T1 really have to lock in, but based on current showing G2 look better.

Actual answer: T1, whilst absolutely deserving of their win, does not look quite as consistent as G2. They didn't fluke Bangkok and it doesn't invalidate their performance at all, especially since it was one of the best viewing experiences in a LONG time, but they definitely went on a run with their form inconsistencies costing them Abyss and nearly Split. Both teams are excellent and have great calling structures (unlike VIT) so they're still absolutely 1st and 2nd, but G2 has looked dominant in nearly every match they've played this year while T1 has looked a little shaky even against Zeta and TS.

Because when having to make predictive rankings (which tierlists always are per nature) a teams perceived strength is often more impactful than results.

T1 struggle vs bad teams, have huge holes in their gameplay and their map pool was mediocre (for a team going to an international) at best.
Whereas G2's "cleaner" playstyle makes them look stronger on more maps during regional competition. They crush weak teams and dont get punished for their mistakes (so we dont see them).

As such we perceive T1 to be weaker.
They werent actually weaker, as they were all to happy to show us, but we cant exactly make predictions on stuff which doesnt show until deep international runs.

Basically treat tierlists as what they are: predictions.