they literally have zero American players my friend

anyone link to OG tweet?

you too my brother. hopefully the world will pivot in a better direction (non-capitalistic) so everyone can live with this mindset and not be punished for doing so (i.e. unable to survive due to lack of income)

I don't disagree at all. I am literally just saying - we have NO idea if UNI is playing to their max potential. Technically all the factors are there to favor them, but who knows if we're gonna see a new face to them today? I don't think we will, to be honest - they look significantly more sloppy that the NA reps when it comes to teamplay, esp. against FSN yesterday

that is accurate. what I am saying is, how do we know that both teams weren't playing to their fullest potential?

most likely, but who knows if UNI is playing w/ nerves too?

id have to agree. UNI look like best fracture team, Pearl tbd, no idea on other maps, so they could wipe the floor with everyone on the other maps, hard to say. but based on how they looked against FSN, I can see M80/TGRD taking them out 2-0

they have potential but not because of that game. FSN did not look good at all - they looked like a completely different team from yesterday, like they were just playing a ranked match. I'm not sure why they picked Pearl again even though their Ascent looked innovative/hard to counter

that being said, UNI are prob favorites to win the tournament, but that match was just really bad from Fusion, not amazing by UNI

me too. hopefully he stumbles onto this comment thread and changes his mind :) my mindset is if you're incredibly skilled in something and passionate about it, fuck everything else. chase your dream and make it a reality

my point still stands: if he were willing to forego the pressure from his family and the potential income of being a doctor for the passion of going pro, that would mean he prioritized his (potential) dream over a secure income/his family's desires. I'm not disagreeing with you, just saying if he truly wanted to achieve his full potential as a player, he'd give those things up.

maybe if you're going for money. going pro in any country isn't easy, it's equivalent to building your own business. if you're passionate enough about something, you'll sacrifice everything for it - sounds like he's taking the safer route, which there's nothing wrong with, but disappointing considering how much potential he has

Valid. I was mainly discussing him in comparison to 'pure' initiator mains rather than flex players, but I agree with his potential

Well said. I think he has the potential to be the best Skye in the world - his playstyle fits her perfectly. Sova and Breach? Not sure, but in terms of potential, yes, with how skilled he is, he has immense potential. I think with frod and saadhak helping him learn and grow, it's likely we'll see him be even more insane within the next 6 months.

I don't necessarily think so. He performs pretty well fragging-wise, but he's not necessarily in contention for the best initiator in the world. Don't get me wrong - he sets Aspas up fantastically, but he doesn't get the same level of map control/nformation that someone like Leo, C0M, or crashies do.

Perhaps that's because he's on Skye the vast majority of the time, but even look at his APR compared to those 3 - he's underneath all 3 of them when it comes to assists, which is pretty crucial when you're the main init on a team

I didn't push my interpretation. I said you interpreted it differently than I did, but it's more likely mine is accurate. I then called you out for trying to ego me. So, no, your comprehension skills are lacking.

Lastly, you've upvoted every single one of your comments and downvoted every one of mine. It's ironic you call me insecure. We're done here.

He asked for YouTubers similar to Will Tennyson, not for content similar to Will Tennyson's. You're assuming the latter (which is most likely incorrect, based on the grammar of his sentence).

You're pushing hard on that - your interpretation of his question. When I responded, it was clear I was discussing the YouTuber themselves, not the content (re: comedy). Now you're just doubling down on being a dick by angrily debating points that aren't actually debatable (since we're discussing different things), and you're also trying to ego me.

Grow up.

these numbers are just fluff
fnatic has 2 coaches, EG has 3
5 reserve players - you really think she has the time to just be absorbing everything these people who are meant to be a scrim roster are saying?

he asked for similar creators to Will Tennyson, not gym creators in general. that's your fault for interpreting his question incorrectly - don't try to shift the locus of the dialogue bud.

if he's asking for a similar creator, do you think he's asking for similar personality, or asking for similar theme? i'd have to guess personality, which means more humor focused, not just gym-themed.

"I'm going to minimize your point by using ad hominem to say you have invalid opinions" you went real deep with this for no reason

My man, he typed 106 words. How illiterate are you that typing less than 2 paragraphs of words is considered an essay?

The only similar ones are JesseJames and Alex Eubank. Others are not comedy (or at least they're not good at it)

Ascent: EG - how are we going to say LOUD when they got dumpstered by EG and have lost twiceon it? They aren't as good as they used to be; EG beat DRX and LOUD, both formerly n1 on Ascent, in this event. As of this present moment, gotta say they're the best.

Split: NRG/EDG - both look phenomenal on the map at this event, tough to say

Lotus: fnatic - look at their run on Lotus in group stage and at Tokyo. Then look at how they play - they look insane. C9 might be able to compete with them, hard to say though

Bind: PRX/fnatic - with something, I think PRX has to be the best. They beat DRX and NRG this event with a sub. Otherwise, FNC look solid on it

Haven: NRG/EG - NRG have always looked great, their midrounding is nuts, even with this new comp. But look at EG regular season - all tight matches against all great teams, then they beat TL, who is EU's #1 on Haven? Tough to say since we've barely seen it at this event

Pearl: I guess NRG? But who cares, this map is shit

Fracture: EG, no questions asked

So:
EG: Ascent, Haven (?), Fracture
fnatic: Lotus, Bind (?)
NRG: Split (?), Pearl (?), Haven (?)
EDG: Split (?)
PRX: Bind (?)

That being said, separate discussion, but fnatic wins this event with two map advantage.

Against EG:
Ban Fracture, Ban Pearl
Win Bind, Lotus; Haven, Ascent, Split 50/50

Against PRX:
Ban Bind, Ban Fracture
Win Haven, Ascent, Split, Lotus; Pearl 50/50

I'd have to agree, but that doesn't mean I think they're as good of a team as teams like C9, FURIA, and potentially Sentinels. If your gameplan relies on NOT being anti-stratted, how the hell do you plan to make a deep run at any event? Hope you get lucky and only expose 2-4 maps before playoffs?
I hope for their sake that they get a bit more into mid-rounding and anti-stratting other teams, considering Onur has said time and time again that they don't 'believe' in anti-stratting

lookin pretty shmexy :fire;
how feasible is it to give us the flexibility of choosing the fonts we want on the site?

Watch round 26 on Pearl. He coulda closed the series out but slightly misplayed - it happens to the best of em

though I agree, it's kinda odd to create threads just to shit on other people

this thread is literally a month old

dont bother. you're just going to taint your name, few on this site are open minded. even me typing this statement, with the sentiment of "don't bother arguing with people" is going to be downvoted, and likely babysasuke responding "another incel!" and getting 10+ upvotes because.. we're on vlr

Most teams play slow in their first match, esp against teams on a hot streak like EG

you're right, unfortunately. just disappointing that sports fan always devolve to shitposting/being assholes to each other because it's 'fun'

Is anybody interested in forming a union to stop shitposting on VLR? How about we have an actual website discussing VALORANT rather than "muh my region won this trophy so it's better than yours"?

Yeah T1s lotus looks sick, defo pick that

Huh?

This website is so cringeworthy. "Goo goo ga ga, you mocked my region, my region is beating yours now so take that!"

How old are we? Both teams played great VAL in that map.

Simple solution: don't look at VLR match results and watch the rebroadcast, or get up early to watch matches like Sliggy and TMV.

very hard to say. I could see EG 2-0ing both of them, I could also see three close maps 2-1 with any team winning. but EG genuinely looked like they were the best team in the world in that DRX series - their teamplay, util, antistratting, communicating were all insane. DRX did look a bit shaky esp on Fracture, but EG also had hella stuff cooked up. curious to see how they'll perform when they get antistratted

it's likely that's what will happen over time, I'm just addressing the fact that there isn't a hard, concrete definition of what tier 1 actually means. The Union, MxM, M80, TGRD would likely all beat MIBR, KRU, and potentially LEV, FURIA, 100T in their current forms

im surprised no one has said this - there is no concrete definition for what a tier 1 team is compared to what a tier 2 team is. it is all subjective - nothing has been defined by Riot, or even any pro player

automatically categorizing franchising teams into tier1 makes no sense - they're tier 1 because they're franchised? tiers should be based on a combination of accolades/average skill/peak sill, meaning teams like DFM are tier 2-3, while MxM would be tier 1

the argument of "but his aim is worse now!" - yeah, if you've actually watched the games, you see he frequently tries to overcompensate for his team by peeking far more aggressively than he's used to, which either means

1. he's being told to play more aggressively and take duels, or
2. he doesn't trust his team to get the frags, so he forces unnecessary duels, leading to gunfights where he's 'disadvantaged' compared to OPTC who set him up for every single play, building their gameplan solely around him

his aim is definitely not what it used to be, but like I said, that can likely be attributed to being in uncomfortable positions and losing confidence in himself because he doesn't thrive in those new positions. if he got tossed back on a tier 1 team who set him up properly, who knows? he might still be shit.

but it's foolish to say he's just bad now - going from dunking on every team in the world to whiffing against lower tier teams doesn't randomly happen

I would have to agree, though TGRD, MxM, and M80 have been looking great strategically recently, skillwise I think they're not on par with the upper echelon, but tactically, they do have a shot in franchising

bold of you to assume that there is actually a massive tier difference between teams in Champions League and Challengers. M80/MxM/TGRD vs KRU/MIBR, who you taking? Arguably you can toss in 100T and FURIA with their current form

he was the 3rd best chamber in NA when chamber was a thing, correct me if I'm wrong. compared to all of the duelists in challengers, except koala, he's more complete, has a longer career (i.e. more experience), and with his recent trajectory, has potential for more in champions

edit: he performed pretty damn well on NRG. not really sure where this take is coming from, the guy above is right, tex has only improved since then

he has an insane peak, all of m80 do, I think they have a higher skill ceiling than TGRD but aren't showing it this split

completely unrelated, but do the names recky, dVeen, or clone mean anything to you? used to play with them back in ESEA and I swear I recognize your name from those days

I swear they said they wanted buzz to be on duelist, right?

This take sounds smart, but I'm not sure you've really followed DRX since the beginning. Historically, they just get mentally boomed as international tournaments continue. They broke through that hump at Champs and LOCK//IN, so they've got that going for them. But all the analysts consistently agree - they have a crisp gameplan, crisp executes, but once teams see a few of their matches and anti-strat them, they're fucked.

It's the coaching staff. They need more flexibility in the IGLing department, which stax provides, he just needs more time to cook

Chronicle, the #2 rated player in EMEA up until finals, was -30 or so. That was clearly a once in a blue moon match for him, and Derke was also getting diffed hard by Sayf, which won't consistently happen either. If all of them play like they were on average, i.e. Chronicle #2 EMEA, Derke #1/#2 duelist EMEA, I can see FNC running through a lot of teams

What do you believe the direct issue is, then?

Fair point

Surprised you say M80 would cream them, M80 have fallen off from their peak in Split 1 IMO. They don't look more refined and they've been struggling, although competition has skyrocketed. Moist look incredible with bonkar on the coach role, I could easily see them winning things too, esp since bonkar has EU anti-strat experience

We're extrapolating to say they clear any other roster. D3ffo was a consistent liability in matches - they had great strats, consistency, and teamplay, but mechanically, he was a massive hole. Compare him to any other top duelist - Derke, aspas, leaf, ardiis, Sayf, demon1 - he just wasn't up to snuff back then, and he most certainly isn't now.

I don't disagree on the Sheydos point, he's fucking cracked, but realistically, any roster from 2022 would not be able to compete with teams now. Maybe if Gambit stuck around until now they could've, but Gambit 2022 would not compete with LOUD, NRG, FNC, Liquid, DRX, PRX 2023

Do you think Fallen and Fer have what it takes to be top tier players again? Fallen fell off of a cliff after joining TL and Fer I'm not too aware of

If we're talking about every teams' peak
S tier - LOUD, FNC, NRG, PRX, NAVI
A tier - TL, DRX, EDG, EG (w/ demon1)
B tier - T1, FUT, ASE