I hope 100T lose so that we can have a franchise elimination match in the lower bracket haha

Esports is already incredibly unstable, getting rid of franchising would mean that many orgs would leave the scene

Oxygen has been a fully formed roster since September

100T got a new igl like a week ago

surely that would mean there's some different expectations

Do you seriously think that the franchise teams put the same effort into prep and strats as the ascension teams?

true, who cares about those 100T bums though

it's a mickey mouse tournament a week after a major update, taking these games 100% serious is a little questionable

The ascension teams are using this tournament as a way to prove that they can compete with franchise teams, and are taking it as seriously as possible

The franchise teams are using this tournament to get used to playing tournaments

there's a pretty big difference in motivation there

1. you don't need to get into an ivy league or get into a top school to become a surgeon

2. getting into an ivy league is easier than becoming a pro player

let's look at the numbers, and compare the precursor to becoming a Valorant pro, to your "precursor" to becoming a surgeon (even though only 8% of students accepted to grad schools went to an ivy league)

In order to become a pro player, you must be a radiant. There are only ever 2,500 radiants in THE WORLD at any time.

There are 8 ivy leagues, which each admit around 2,000 students a year, for a total admittance number of 16,000 ivy league students a year

It is more competitive to be a radiant than to get into an ivy league, and you DON'T need to go into an ivy league to become a surgeon

C9 was trolling, look at their icebox comp

It’s harder to become qualified as a pro than it is to become qualified as a surgeon, it’s harder to get a position as a pro than it is to get a position as a surgeon, and it’s harder to stay a pro than it is to stay a surgeon

I’m 100% confident that I (3.9 unweighted GPA, 1450 SAT) could become a surgeon, but I know for a fact that I could never become a pro player

Being a surgeon is difficult, but not as statistically impossible as becoming a pro

C9 26-0 whoever

You are competing with MUCH more people to become a pro than you are to become a surgeon, and there are MUCH more positions to become a surgeon

Anyone decently smart with a good work ethic can become a surgeon. It's a career path that is well respected in society as reliable.

Not everybody can become a pro. All it takes is being born with a low natural talent and slow reaction time and you will NEVER become a pro.

There are hundreds of thousands of surgeons around the world, and 180 franchise valorant players in the world.

Becoming a pro is significantly more difficult than becoming a surgeon

I mean most pro players work 10-12 hours a day

neither job really has work life balance

being a pro player is an easier job than being a surgeon

but becoming a surgeon is easier than becoming a valorant pro, just because of supply and demand.

Only the top 0.0001% of valorant players can ever become a pro, whereas around 15% of med students make it through school

I’m bringing sen up because they lost scrims to 100T yesterday

it was difficult for sentinels

they will show everyone why they're the best team in the world

C9 26-0

C9 DOING WELL IN SCRIMS

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GCo68JoXYAA9hdY?format=jpg&name=large

if you think an ascension team losing a SCRIM (not even a match) to a franchise team touted as top 3 americas is embarrassing, you seriously need to reconsider your expectations

because it's valorant lore💀

can't believe people actually pay attention to this stuff

not really, high level franchise team vs ascension team

also scrims aren't everything

Pancada is a good player, it's a shame he had to compete for a spot against the GOAT support player of all time Zellsis

Is C9 not scrimming yet?

don't know why you're talking with an oxygen flair

Dapr in 2024💀

C9 are undefeated against Sen after 2021

C9 owns your fraud org

yeah in 1766 against farmers

https://www.vlr.gg/232732/cloud9-vs-sentinels-champions-tour-2023-americas-last-chance-qualifier-ubsf

https://www.vlr.gg/183803/cloud9-vs-sentinels-champions-tour-2023-americas-league-w5

https://www.vlr.gg/99720/cloud9-vs-sentinels-champions-tour-north-america-stage-2-challengers-w5

pipe down little buddy

c0m is a system player, without ethan and boostio he’ll flop

I feel like Vic's never been that consistent. I remember a lot of games where optic needed marved and yay to pop off to make up for him dying every entry

I don’t think it matters since BabyJ is retired

Not like there’s a career to mess up. If anything he should be happy for the opportunity to farm impressions

fraudulent and bad are 2 separate things

p0mple

fluke game

both will get owned by C9 don't worry

Ethan as igl concerns me tbh

C9 are better than both

definitely more fans than Stream Raiders Nacague

best of all time duh

Tbh if i was a team owner in a minor region (EMEA) i would start selling my teams to secure the bag. I mean, have you seen the Americas teams?

Nrg
Lev
Loud
C9
Sen

You cannot beat these teams with the low talent EMEA region has

Who cares

Valorant carbon copied CS's core game... maybe be careful calling it boring

there is more to the game than just competitive.

weeb

Yooo lemme get a stat check

m80 seems like an org that makes smart decisions, i'd like them in franchising

so many people are getting so angry over me not enjoying the core mechanics of a game

idk why they're so insecure over a game I haven't played in ages

google it you fucking dipshit

Silver 1 max

wasn't too hard I was performing fine, winning more games than I lose

I just didn't enjoy it anymore. I don't like games where there's 30,000 things flashing on my screen and shooting matters less than util

also ascendant is top 10% of players so idk what you're on about. You probably haven't seen your way into plat before