a sane VLR user? wtf

lol

he's second highest frag. you need to open your eyes my friend

in what world would he start in Tokyo?

your comment is sarcastic. weird bait, but ok

i just said that they're #1 in americas and #2 in the world. use your brain

#1 americas, #2 world. but they're still inconsistent. watch their gameplay, my friend

just because they're winning doesn't mean that they're consistent... have you actually watched their games? they're still #1 in Americas for sure, but their performance game to game is not consistently the same

because the top teams aren't untouchable, which is the point I was making. KC, BBL, KOI, Heretics all took maps off of top EMEA teams as well - KOI was considered top4 at one point, and BBL have actually looked pretty good, KC look great w/ their ZE1SH stepping in, Heretics... we don't talk about them

what's your point? have you actually watched any of their recent games?

hard truths for VLR cretins to accept

1. fnatic are indeed the best team in the world
2. LOUD are not consistent enough quite yet to prove that they can beat fnatic considering their recent showings. simultaneously, LOUD is clearly experimenting with comps, so who knows what Tokyo will look like?
3. Americas really is not that much more competitive than EMEA anymore. LOUD, C9, FURIA, LEV, SEN, 100T, NRG vs fnatic, NAVI, Giants, FUT, Liquid, Vitality - for both regions, top3 teams are consistent, lower teams have high peaks but are less consistent

you should probably re-evaluate the state of the NA pro scene in VAL then, significantly less nepotism than in CS. combined with the fact that all NA teams are performing better-
SEN
C9
EG
100T
NRG (less than the others), your point makes no sense
also, you're aware that rosters are locked, correct? nepotism inherently cannot exist in a closed system

EG knew what LOUD were doing every single round and had a counter set up for every single round. Demon1 hit some nice shots, as did Ethan, but that definitely was not mainly aim diff

this aint CS. there's a significant amount of pros who grinded their way up from the depths, not really sure what year we're living in here

1. LOUD
2. SEN
3. C9
4. FURIA
5. LEV
6. 100T
7. NRG
8. MIBR
9. EG
10. KRU

bang crouched under it. just good movement

both played well. nt

braindeads in these comments ragging on ardiis because other players adjusted more quickly.
switching from a system where you're setup for success to one where you're now on sentinel/duelist sometimes, with a completely different style of calling, will almost certainly make any player play worse

that's a fantastic insult, stealing that

not even top2 in NA

when did he cheat against LEV?

i'm glad someone else had the same thought. Sacy as IGL could potentially work, but then roles get funky again - zekken on Breach/KAYO, TenZ duelist?

show me "someone who doesn't know how rosters work"!

So many people just praying on his downfall because he was #1 last year, actual freaks. Go accomplish something

rosters are locked. stop complaining

ty

hf is a very skilled player, but he frequently peeks in 5v4 situations and loses the advantage for his team. do you disagree?

the major, rallying a country against the TO because he didn't get what he wanted. and what #26 said

i meant relevant as in having a storied career, one with a large amount of success (whether relative to the world or relative only to Brazil, it doesn't matter)

unfortunately, after what Gaules did, I don't associate good people with him

who is the IGL for ASE?
also hfmi needs to stop fucking overheating this man needs a coach, could be the goat if he gets one

this is a genuine question - is he relevant in the competitive FPS scene? i've never heard of him and have been quite active in CSGO and valorant for the past 10 years

who is MCH?

nah he is that guy, but he played Sage map1, Raze map2, KJ map3... how are you supposed to have a consistent star when all roles are inconsistent?

that's a crazy point... -100+ rounds, new record?

my man is locked into 2021. nats and redgar are not the same as they once were, likely because of the language swap. Jamppi is inconsistent at best, same with soulcas, and Sayf got shat on yesterday. they have quite a few obstacles to surmount, which is doable, but in no world is nats > alfajer, redgar = boaster, or Jamppi = leo
fnatic literally has the #1 igl, #1 initiator, #1-3 duelist, #1 flex, and one of the most skilled sentinel players in the world. welcome to 2023

steel has always been IGL

reading comprehension = 0

fair point. I suppose other than panc's KJ on Icebox, I didn't see him having the same impact as on controller, so that's why I figured the switch would be good

yeah, I'm just thinking since pancada is clearly neutered a bit w/ his role switch and frankly, I think Marved would prob be a better senti based on playstyle

pancada > marved as controller though, rather have him on a comfort pick

you misunderstood me
-dephh +Marved
Marved -> senti
panc -> controller

marved comes in and plays sentinel?

com on controller is not his main role bud

clearly not strategically

VAL is a full-time job for every single one of the players. At the end of week5, they'll have 15-20 hours to prep a base level of strategic structure for Bind, assuming they've already prepped other maps, and will subsequently have extra time ahead of Tokyo to refine and ensure their gameplay is of a high caliber.

I'd argue that this will provide a higher level of play when it comes to Tokyo - perhaps there is less integrity for this season of VCT, I don't fully disagree with ya there, but ultimately, I care more about the level teams bring to Tokyo. The best of the best will be able to iterate upon past success and yes, while this does slightly bias the season more towards team w/ a long-standing core of players, they were going to be the ones in playoffs anyways.

Thank you for not actually using any form of logic to debate me, rather resorting to ad hominem.

Yeah, swap the map out for the first relevant international tournament of the year rather than integrate it mid-season. Solid logic there chap

steel D? what the fuck
wippie B? Hiko B? dapr B? koalanoob B+? he's #1 duelist in challengers internationally lol

when? last post I saw said sz3ro was igl

all these Andrew Tate types commenting mid like they will ever get a non-mid woman.

bruh, navi shouldve won map1 if you were watching. they both won maps they shouldnt've