LEV or KRU I'd say

he changed nzr to pancada

although I don't think that's likely since pancada just signed to loud

Yeah I have no clue, my theory is that he's restricted and loud are just trying to get money.

Leaf is pretty good, I don't think they would take a gamble on yay since even if it works out it'll be a minimal upgrade

I think it depends on when in 2024 his contract now ends. If it's ended he's unrestricted, if it's yet to come he's restricted

is he getting cut or just contract changed as the other thread is saying?

I don't think it's worth kicking them out tbh. If you look at their situation from the context I gave in #26 they've haven't done anything wrong. I think what does need to happen is for them to no longer be classified as the 'South Asia' representative as they clearly don't represent South Asia. Now that we know there are 12 slots, Ascension is the only way for a South Asian (and many other regions) to get a tier 1 slot which is just an inherent flaw of the partnership system that has to be accepted

Yeah I think they should have one sure, but I just think that GE shouldn't be labelled as 'South Asia' given the circumstances, it's misleading

Technically GE is supposed to fill in the slot that was meant to go to OCE.

So I think them being signed is more about the 'Global' thing to compensate rather than actually having a SA t1 slot

makes the most sense if derke were to go to NA
european org might make it logistically easier for derke to join too

I can see it going either way tbh, because the rulebook said only if they can't reconnect in time, which jas technically did, even if he went on to dc later

yesterday a player kept on dcing and joblife lost the series, had they won 2 more rounds they would have made playoffs

the player also dced midround twice in crucial rounds. In the rulebook it states that the team could've made a substitution. They requested a sub but were denied

https://www.twitch.tv/valorant/clip/TentativeLongSoybeanMVGame-pMDbkxXf6e_8VDRD (look at the minimap)
https://www.twitch.tv/valorant/clip/CrepuscularAmorphousFrogTBCheesePull-Q6wZpk8g9PKpCaKV
https://www.twitch.tv/valorant/clip/LittleInexpensiveGarlicBabyRage-_ODDl4wrSDhewivE (MOUZ went on to win this round)

there was also another dc in a preround but i didnt think it was worth clipping since it didnt change the round at all

YALLA HABIBI TU IS COMING FOR TIER 1

can't wait for g2 vs g2

cryo
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boostio

is the core I would commit to

You can make arguments for Bang and Asuna but I think at the very least those 3 should stay

hmm interesting, I could've sworn it was today but I guess not. Yeah the timing is really bad, especially considering that whoever has this slot plays the first game. I think the most likely outcome will be to replay map 3 from MOUZ vs JL since jas' first DC. Since I think they would technically be changing the rules if they were to do a bo1 against TU which I don't think they would do

when are we finding out the conclusion of the internal investigation? wasn't it supposed to be today?, I haven't seen anything regarding the matter

the game just feels inferior in almost every aspect except for graphics (which most people turn to low anyway)

are you adding only confirmed things or including rumours
if you're including rumours how do i know you're not just pulling a fast one like rocketbullets

me
https://www.vlr.gg/399358/now-that-derke-is-gone

kikz

The hitboxes are the same but I think some models are more visible in certain situations than others, but you can't really fix that

I think 3

• Boo doesn't really tweet a lot outside of announcing streams (which is automated anyway I think)
• Boo isn't invested enough into twitter to even set a profile picture or banner outside of his org logo
• The twitter algorithm always pushes extreme political views to people who don't use the platform a lot (I my self have experienced this)
• The RT button is in the exact same place (or similar on mobile I've been told) so it's completely possible for him to have double clicked it on accident

What was the first tweet, it isn't loading or got deleted

I partially agree, see #7

The issue is they are harassing players, and even have done so in the past. Sure it's not physical yet but if we just normalise it like we have so far it's only a matter of time.

https://i.imgur.com/1urLZQj.png
https://i.imgur.com/51HOgai.png

and then the expected twitter reaction

I think immigrants but I'm not completely sure

Honestly I don't really expect Riot to take a strong stance on this (I hope they do though, for the benefit of the players).

I think when it's just small nobodies here and there it's whatever. But when something becomes huge and careers are unjustifiably jeopardised it becomes a serious issue, and it's a horrible precedent to set for the overall scene

I agree that people on VLR definitely have their own issues, that's just from my personal experience over typing here in the past few months. But I think VLR is super easy to ignore. But these people on twitter have far more outreach, they can literally destroy a career because someone they don't like doesn't fit their agenda.

Ok, so it's basically been established that 'the kpopification of vct' is a bad thing. But how (as a community) do we fix it? How do we prevent these people from ruining the vct experience?

I've seen most of the arguments as to why they're bad for the scene and I honestly agree with a lot of them. But no one has seemed to offer any solutions, and to be fair there isn't really a straightforward answer, but honestly there is no point on complaining about it and not having an idea on how to stop it. So I ask, how do we deal with this?

idk personally I think calling someone creepy and weird is a bit out there, which is why I don't say it lightly

yes this exactly. I'm sure in reality these people don't even gaf about real racism, I can almost guarantee you they've not actually gone out to make a difference. They just sit and cry about it on twitter in their sheltered little bubbles, and the only semblance of drama they have is this cancel culture agenda they keep on trying to push, without even considering that someone could've made an honest mistake

tbf every team probably has these weirdos

1. any fan (of any team really) who tweets daily (parasocial twitter users)

thanks for reading

🙏literally psychopathic behaviour to have that much of an attachment to someone who will never know they exist

look im usually mild on my takes and im not really a hot take kind of guy

but stan culture should be heavily frowned upon. its creepy, weird and parasocial

yeah sounds like a pretty decent roster on paper
plus its actually possible

I think you'll defo still need a viper

Yeah I agree, I don't think Boo is a twitter user anyway, he's not even involved enough to care about having a pfp, and has very few tweets (comparatively). I think people in this situation are just trying to make drama out of nothing.

"Suygetsu aims😡😡, the reset🥶🥶, absolutely ridiculous😈😈!"
o7 we should defo be seeing him in t1 next year

here, within like a minute of scrolling I find this tweet by a racist account
https://x.com/iFightForKids/status/1830794909927797183

yes. I will literally log on right now and find you a tweet give me a sec

tbf I don't really use twitter a lot and I get this kinda shit on my timeline even though I don't agree with it

I don't understand what you're trying to say, you've left it very very unclear. is he bald?

I think they could do it in a studio, I mean we're gonna have hella money from CN now, plus the bundles are doing really well. I think at this point I can safely think money wont be an issue, it's just a matter of Riot reinvesting into the scene instead of pocketing the profit.

Also to add on to this, I think it would also really help distinguish between champs and masters. Outside of the flashy colours, prize pool and number of teams attending the events are actually really similar.

Why don't they use the worlds format for champs? Personally I like it a lot better and I think it would be more entertaining. 16 teams in Swiss (no rematches) to a single elim playoff bracket. I think this would also fix the issue of having a boring venue for all but 4 teams in playoffs, as you can have ALL of playoffs in the Arena if you schedule it right. Single elim is slightly worse from a competitive standpoint, but I think Champs should really rally around the 'no last chances, this is the end of the year' type of vibe.

Here is the league format: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dp7GQJssP7Y

What are your thoughts?

its weird that stan culture has become accepted as normal
I think its creepy and parasocial as hell