gatekeeping journalism in an fps game is just insanely cringe, get off your high horse @eutalyx

until eg lose, if/when eg lose they will come out just as hard as na did when fnatic lost. it happened last yr when optic got 2nd

grouped unfortunately

vlr is so fragile to trashtalk or bm from players

bcj made the tamest banter against stax and ppl reacted so harshly to it

the stax one is more understandable because drx have been trying to contend for international events since berlin. 2 years now.

they obviously look better now, but i still think they will need changes if they dont make at least top 3 at this event. it will prove that this lineup isnt the one that will win DRX a championship. they still have lots of role issues, and i think a more flexible IGL would work better for them.

no tl looked horrible im sorry

theres a reason why this guy is the GOAT igl

for a team that has an insanely smart igl they lose rounds in the dumbest way. they cannot win with this team and there will 100% be changes if they lose this series

he really stepped up in lcq and in every game except this one, i know that pain all too well. as much as i hate to see him cry he has true passion for the game and thats very respectable.

WHERE IS TENZ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

navi winning formula is putting ange1 on jett

i think you just sign dplus lets be honest

maybe, hes been igling dplus so idk if they'd want him as an igl or just as a replacement to carpe

dont think i ever took this team seriously once they signed carpe. they have definitely outperformed my expectations of them (9th in pacific league) but this team really should make changes and take chances on the korean talent in t2, not an overwatch player.

1. edg
2. nobody
3. liquid
4. redgar/jamppi
5. sayf

if fnatic win (likely) and alfajer wins mvp (also likely) then i think he has a conversation

role issues will never be the reason i feel like they will either get hard anti stratted or they might have bad individual days

https://www.vlr.gg/247075/paper-rex-vs-kr-esports-valorant-champions-2023-group-stage-opening-a

i dont rly understand how mindfreak is the highest rated player, low adr, low amount of kills, he has a decent amount of assists but forsaken has more. okay KAST. fk/fd is even so theres really nothing that gives him that high of a rating vs his teammates

(this isnt me ragging on mindfreak, he did his job)

this isnt d00mbros

bump

holy fuck that jersey Is ASSS

when will everyone realize both regions are boring and tier 2 apac is peak brain activation

i would hope they've had 10 years to figure it out

ardiis and crashies were the 2 weakest performers in tokyo, they should step up esp when FNS had a good (for his standards) event

happy to see all 20 eg fans here

i will always have high praises d4v4i, he is a world class player and provides insane support for jingg/something/forsaken

Mark my words, EDG is cooking something

the only one for sure i would say would not get in is koala, hes a jett otp but isnt good enough to justify it

zander it really depends on what c9/100t/sen do, if 100t drop bang (i personally wouldnt) he would likely go there

na lacks igls and if SEN dont want to move on with marved igl then johnqt is next up, c9/100t are possible too

nismo could easily fit onto any roster as a flash initiator, should play some skye tho

eeiu i think is the 2nd weakest player but since derrek has played very poor and who knows what will happen to sacy he could get a spot

scream +23 masterclass

zeish -20 as well

shut up

actual good reynas are insanely annoying

better calling/midrounding will have more of an impact on the game than them winning just a few more aim duels.

i dont even think most igls have that bad of mechanics, namely boaster and FNS. its more that the fact that they are doing a lot of the thinking so they arent as FOCUSED on their crosshair as much of the other players

another thing for context: drx played zeta and nip in groups and absolutlely DESTROYED both teams. while it is not their fault that those teams played bad. it DOES mean someones rating will be higher

the gentle mates one is kinda unique i like it

it was a throw but m80 did play that perfectly

fnc eg upper final

nrg c9 to qualify for tokyo

every user in apac

i think winning champs with kiles going -31 in the series automatically puts you at the GOAT status

interesting team i wonder how they'll play against other playstyles, aim is out of this world

scarz/dplus would do decent

theres so many annoying people on val that its hard but lothar will always be top 3

mako

he was alright, he wont make franchising tho

damn this format is so ass

vitality said their players were experiencing extreme grief so theres a chance that they wouldnt do so well, sad situation

fns had to develop these players way more than boaster ever did. thats not me taking away from what boaster did, him and mini still had to do a lot of work to make the team work but you have to give more context.

alfajer was absolutely dumpstering teams in turkey before he joined fnatic
leo was always a top initiator in EMEA
chronicle is a masters champion and the 1st/2nd best player on gambit (between him and nats)

vs

crashies and victor were on t1 not even playing the roles they were today (t1 was also extremely mid)
marved was benched and was quite mid on faze
yay was the only obvious pickup because of his potential

he def didnt make ardiis but ardiis is arguably the 4th best player on nrg and the one who needs to step up the most...

fnatic r obviously better, theres no denying that. but the talent boaster could choose from was a lot better than fns

no. he didnt make any international events in 2022. great player tho

that was such a dramatic ending, insane split that had me on the edge of my seat. ultimately i think eg could have won this series but theres too much overextensions that were punished.

great game!

they need to work on their lotus (stop throwing????? pls) and bind if they wanna win this event. the ardiis sage on bind feels kinda useless and its obvious hes not very comfortable on it. id almost rather just see him on jett

EG and fnatic are a cut above the rest of the teams

LOUD were being read hard and not playing at their best, this is unfortunately what happens when you're at the forefront of the meta. everyone understands what you do

DRX are extremely shaky and lots of changes are needed. They play very predictably with their site executes and poor midrounding and teams are adapting/countering them. Stax has looked incredibly off from the bubbly and energetic stax we got at champions, hes been more frustrated whenever hes on camera and i feel that hurts the team deeply.

EDG are a legitimate top 8 team in the world. and are insanely fun to watch

Liquid were definitely not title contenders but still a decent team, i knew sayf would be shut down more against international competition yet he still played fairly good. nats turned it up but it wasnt enough

NRGs lack of starpower has been hurting them a lot, though they make up for it in basically every other aspect, this is NRG we are talking about, they are chasing championships. ardiis is arguably the 4th best player on the team, he really needs to step up if NRG wants to win.

PRX confuse the fuck out of me, cgrs despite being put in a tough situation has helped keep them in it. he doesnt deserve the shit hes getting. their success is very heavy on how d4v41 and jingg play. if they dont play well they are done for.