they just lost in the top 8 at Fragadelphia. Are they overhyping themselves a little? became a fan after their announcement videos.
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I mean if there's any player they should remove, it is clear who it is. I don't know why they even signed Psalm in the first place but if they want to at least be at the top of the tier 2 scene, they need to get a better sova/skye player immediately. The rest of the roster is really good and has a shit ton of potential but Psalm is somehow already a washed up player in Valorant despite it only being out for like a year. No hate to the guy, he's a great gamer who has had a great gaming career but I don't think he deserves to be signed when there's so many great unsigned players.
it's not one tournament, psalm has been consistently at the bottom of the leaderboard in pretty much every game The Guard has played. His performance hasn't been up to par. However, yeah I agree with you in that people are putting all the blame on Psalm. The team is new, ofc they aren't going to immediately be a top tier contender right off the bat. It's stupid to blame Psalm for literally everything.
I mean yeah of course they know more than me but everywhere he goes, he is always the worst player except when he played at Squirtle Squad, and even then he was far from being the star of a mid tier 2 team. I'm completely going off of the scoreboard so he could've had the greatest utility in the world and all that and I wouldn't know so it's not a take I can really back up outside of stats. I still remember when he played for FaZe in the FaZe invitational as well as China Nguyen and Dignitas and I thought his sova utility was probably one of the best in NA. So maybe he just has very good utility and that's why he's signed but he just lacks firepower and that's all I know. The other 4 are all great players who are now given the opportunity to shine on The Guard and I just don't think psalm matches their level of talent. I hope it all works out and psalm plays great but as of right now, he gets most of the blame from me.
valyn is the IGL so that isn't an issue. I would love to see them pick up v1c from T1 Academy. The dude is 16, can play sova and skye(although he's new to sova I think) and is just a phenomenal player. He even played great at Fragadelphia even though he's 16 and it was his first LAN(presumably). Or they could even go with some other good FAs like pr0phie, Temperature, Aleksandar or even Genghsta if IMT actually disband and all that. Or they could go for some other young sova/skye player out there. This is why I blame Psalm. It's not really about him not being the best, it's about all of the good possible players that could be in his spot that are either younger and have more potential or are better.
it's growing pains, but I do agree that Guard should try to find a better Skye/Sova main, considering how vital the role is. Psalm isn't their only issue, but he's still one that needs to be addressed. Either he gets replaced, they find a better role for him, he improves, or the team improves as a whole, either way, something needs to happen.
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