[VCT BR] Post Library

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Disclaimer: These posts were my own independent amateur work

Update: I have joined the VLR writing staff, so some of the recaps/news/feature pieces will be more professional. Unfortunately, I don't really have the time/energy to produce a bunch of minor pieces. Updates to this library will probably be less frequent.

I have been making a number of opinion pieces on VCT BR lately, so I figured I would organize them into a catalog. I do not speak Portuguese, and I just do this for fun, so these posts are just casual analysis of the games I watch and the stats as well as my weekly recap series which started late.

Weekly Recap Series: I started late, but will try to finish this group stage at least.
Week 3 Group A Week 3 was not originally written for these forums and was posted after week 4.
Week 3 Group B
Week 4 Group B
Week 4 Group A
Week 5 Group A
Week 5 Group B

Team Analysis Series: I will try to add at least one of these each week. They are mostly criticisms, but I think some of these teams can become true contenders.
Sharks not Cohesive
LOUD lack Nuance
Keyd Stars have not Improved
Gamelanders: Not quite there

General Thoughts: General VCT BR posts. Mostly tournament format critiques so far.
The Misuse of Single-Elim about the closed quals
Bracket Faliure: VCT BR Groups

Tierlists and more: I intend to make new team/player tierlists after stage 1.
Player Tierlist Pre-Group-Stage
My team tierlist on a different thread
My VTT fantasy team

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Nice

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Just out of curiosity, why did you decide to do these on BR instead of other region?

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I started following BR because I recognized frz and saadhak from paladins. (I still watch Bonkar as well.) I enjoy their games, and the EU/NA forums are a bit too saturated for me to find a niche. I will still do some predictions/analysis of the international LANs, but I didn't feel like it was worth my time to cover regions that have a lot of other coverage.

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Ultra W and very Common ferahgo W

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my team tier list based on the games i’ve seen so far

S (Stacked rosters with good team play and strats, Masters contenders):

LOUD, FURIA, Keyd Stars;

A (Teams that with little changes can be tier S):

Liberty, Ninjas in Pyjamas;

B (Teams that need more time / firepower):

TBK, INGAMING, Gamelanders, Sharks, Team Vikings;

C (Best teams that aren’t on VCT):

Los Grandes, B4, ODDIK, mibr, Botafogo

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good list

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mibr kkkkkkkkkkkk

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MIBR is S tier, but the S stands for SHIT

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this man thought furia would be eliminated in the group phase 💀💀💀💀💀

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FerahgoTheGreat

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Yep, they have impressed so far. When I made those posts, I thought ableJ was going to be brought in as a Jett and Quick was going to continue to be a support which he struggled as. They haven't looked dominant against a good NIP or an average ING squad so far, but they could challenge the best teams. They really need that win against KS to guarantee the 1st round bye and avoid the potential of facing LOUD early in playoffs.

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Why do you love FURIA and qck rn?

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hiyo

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I mean I’ve followed furia for a year now since their win over GL in the open qualifiers of VCT 1

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Noyn

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Yes, I remember, but you didn't like Xand and qck, did you sympathize with qck after the accident?

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hiyo

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nah I didn’t dislike qck, I thought the roles on FURIA were bad last year, but they’re better now
xand is a decent player but bad igl

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Noyn

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You have done very well, your analysis on the VCT BR is very accurate even for someone who does not speak Portuguese and follows the scene of a region that does not have other content creators who speak English. I admire your dedication and patience to do this, and I'm very happy that you found it interesting to follow our games and see some talent for the future even though Brazil hasn't had expressive results internationally yet :D

You could make some content for Youtube and Twitch talking about emerging regions, I would give VOUCH for that and spread the word, without a doubt.

Obrigado ❤️

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FerahgoTheGreat

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Thank you. I just got into these analysis pieces as a casual hobby, but I have really enjoyed them. Now I am looking to level up my analysis to incorporate more formal analysis with clips/stats. I don't plan on expanding my content beyond the written form, as I have neither the time nor the personality for those formats, but thank you for the support.

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Noyn

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You should do this on medium.com, it would jumpstart your career if you plan on working as a Writer in the future.

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@FerahgoTheGreat, good night, i want to know your opnion about two things:

Do you think that Brazil can win (or do well), in some internacional event at this year?
Do you think that Brazil has improved a lot from champions or we continue to do the same mistakes (or perfomance continues being the same) ?

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FerahgoTheGreat

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I think the BR teams this year are significantly better than last year. Vikings were by far the most successful BR team of 2021 and they suffered from merely good but not great firepower even by minor region standards as well as role/playstyle issues. The other teams were either completely outclassed in firepower or lacking the fundamentals to succeed (or both). I think every team except LOUD is an iteration away from true contention. I see LOUD, KS, Furia, NIP, and Liberty as being able to handle themselves in the international events, but it would take an upset run even by LOUD to win the titles. LOUD is on DRX levels in my opinion, and a couple of the others have the firepower potential to make playoffs of events if the stars align.

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FerahgoTheGreat

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Weekly recap series now started, and week 4 group B is the first up.

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FerahgoTheGreat

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Week 3 and 4 recaps are now up. My new projected schedule is: Week 5 recaps on the weekend and one team analysis post midweek. I have begun some stats posts and tierlists, but I will hold off on most of them for after the playoffs. I might put out a post about how lopsided the attack vs defense sides have been after the group stage is concluded.

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FerahgoTheGreat

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My team analysis series continues. This week: Gamelanders

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FerahgoTheGreat

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Week 5 group A recap is now up. Group B coming up tomorrow with a team analysis sometime next week most likely for whatever team doesn't qualify from group B.

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I admire your dedication for keeping up with this content, It's really fullfiling to see Someones dedication on writing this topics, because i know It is a hard thing to do. I Hope you keep up with your great work and that you receive great success because of It.
Do not tire out yourself too much my friend..

Big Love from Brazil ♥️🇧🇷

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