wtf is upvote baiting
if anything i wrote this knowing that I would get downvoted by NA

if I wanted to upvote bait I would mass post during peak APAC times

i agree
but whats the meaning of the post? i still don't get it 😭

😔

pleasedrxpleasedrx

yeah good for him, wish him the best

genuinely what's the point of the post tho

please tell me that this isn't ragebait or sarcasm 💀

honestly he is funny, its just that ever since he's been considered the "face of valorant" (tenz incl.), he's the default for valorant streaming, and other streamers base themselves off variations of tarik's personality to introduce themselves to the mainstream but not lose their personality that's unique to them (and differentiates from other streamers)

probably why viewers have also been conditioned to view him as plain and "NPC"

how did you even think of including VIT

how tf is NRG 1st in AMER, and why is G2 not included

how tf is NAVI FNC FUT included but not DRX

TE/EDG possibly

surprisingly well put; changed my opinion on import rule

huh. well i would know less than you since Im p3 on my main, g3 on alt

no way you're high asc+ smurfing in dia
i would get where you come from if you were like d1-3

???

I think he means only 4th place, since it would be insane if it was claimed to be better than top 3 of all regions

against KC? 40/60 for LEV
against T1/TS? 45/55 for LEV
against TE/DRG/BLG? 80/20 for LEV

LEV's form has been disgustingly down, external causes are also in play for LEV atm
KC also has a downed form, but if they have similar levels as their Madrid form, LEV likely the underdogs
T1 Shanghai then LEV 65/35 but T1 current then T1 have the edge, they genuinely look very impressive
TS is slowly showing hope, but they need 2GE and WildOreo to clutch up a lot of rounds, its a 55/45 for LEV
chinese teams have potential to upset, but imo a weak LEV still takes this easily

depends; with a very formulaic, structural meta FNC thrives, while with a more brawl-esque, fast trading (dynamic) meta TH is heavily favored.

id say NAVI suits the structural meta, as did many other teams did in 2022/early 2023 such as:

OPTC (revolve around yay, additive util + FNS calling; definitely haven't seen this play in NRG too much)
DRX (clean site execs, set plays, textbook)
NAVI (similar to DRX, pace-based gameplay and good setups)
FNC (play-by-play, relies on a system for boaster to call and rest to frag)
ZETA in '22 (teamwork, playing around each other's util)
XSET in '22 (collaborative util, aggressive but calculated)
GMB in '21 (definition of predicting the enemy and playing off perfection)
EG '23 (turning point for this brawl-esque meta aforementioned, but their fundamentals/teamplay were fully based on execs/anti-strats)

sadly DFM 26-0 DRX

unlucky

yeah NAVI got fucked by single elim and doombros' departure but with no proven results, its hard to put them at 2

i like NAVI too, but I think they might be slightly too high on the list (you are also biased)

he means you're diamond 1
your gameplay (and theirs) would look way better if you were smurfing in d1 and if the lobby was d1

I agree, and its wild that TS fans suddenly switched up and started mad glazing now that he's on the team 💀

lowkey think that woot is a cooler user than wo0t.
wo0t just sounds like a generic CS username without much creativity
genuinely more people think a username is good once the player is performing good

i dont hate the name just dont think its goated

if the context is up in the air, by saying, "Mako LMAO" implies that mako is well below karon.
right now karon is definitely in his prime form for sure

generally talking about your overall selection my dude

fr bro this guy is waffling his APAC bias, don't see izu, berlin, and boo in top 5

hope it feels better now

pancada in his prime form would still be in debate with mako at the time (and his form only lasted for like 3 tournaments max)
boo is not too excellent IMO, he's also arguably the worst on TH and his rating isn't too high either
mindfreak is currently on fraudwatch for a while now, even when he peaked people considered him to be inferior to mako
marved WAS good, but I genuinely don't know what happened, he just magically dropped in form gradually since OPTC

s0m is a good contender, but not enough information on his consistency (low sample size), and most people are drunk in recency bias. compared to the dynasty over smokes mako has, s0m still needs a solid 2 years of this performance to be comparable

nah im backing my goat mako

who would be above mako (besides karon if you're only going by recency bias)

you probably haven't watched vct for a while, dude is the only consistent player on smokes for a few years (VS to DRX '24)

even with his recently IGL, he puts up mad numbers and was rated #1 smokes in VCTP, and the only smokes in top 10 rating by a long shot.

dawg why are people downvoting you for the truth

people that are transphobic are an issue, yes, but those who overtly and excessively support GC to the point where they get defensive is also a problem

please stop opening these threads. you are just promoting a vicious cycle that does not help the GC scene that goes:

1. transphobic people say xyz
2. people get very defensive and make the argument bigger
3. more opportunities for transphobic people to say transphobic things
4. this allows leads to people in the neutral side to lean towards an extreme bc they get exposed to overly transphobic/overly defensive environments
5. the cycle repeats

if you don't agree, just ignore them! its almost like you want to hear transphobic people say transphobic things to validate your point

lowkey i don't agree with acels but your shit is omega bandwagoning

dawg stick to a team

think he was in 1337, team with sonofcar when car was going crazy on chamber

no doubt, unless syouta proves himself in tier 1

Lugia is cool

i'll match you on that

both my dude 😔

i see
he seems chill but loud drama icks me a bit. otherwise I agree!

you would trust less?

that shit cracked me up.

legit they updated the caption so it said "Stage 1 Data" to "Stage 1,2 Data" after the unsuccessful timeout I can't bro

please bring back old swvyboi1 this is a bit too creepy

dihydrogen monoxide 😬😥

valid take lowkey
although his role issue doesn't seem to be the only factor in his poor performance...

also dusk mane has a better elemental type combination

OC was referring tier 1 to the tier 1 in the main VCT circuit, not GC tier 1 (where there is technically only one officially recognized tier)

absolutely idiotic if you twisted that into your delusions of referring GC to tier 1

since you love analogies, I'll give a proper one:
the NBA is tier 1 in the basketball scene. the WNBA is also tier 1 in its own scene. when people talk about the highest tier of competition in basketball, absolutely NO ONE would refer to the WNBA.

i haven't caught up with pokemon since ultra sun/moon
also I played ultra moon so I had dawn wings

u2!

holy necro

get some sleep king

edit: how you telling someone else to sleep when you need sleep too bahahaha (im also sleep deprived)

early you implied that GC is tier 1. by saying that skill doesn't determine the tier of competition, you would be discrediting your own point!

this is assuming that skills DOESN'T determine the tier of competition.

your initial point was that gc is no worse than t2 because it has a higher tier but now you're saying that skill does not equal tier?

full of contradictions my dude, perhaps use your brain for a quick second

For those who haven't taken chemistry:

H2O2 (Hydrogen Peroxide is a highly deadly chemical), while H2O is drinking water.

2H2O2 --> 2H2O + O2
(2 moles of H2O2 + sunlight will catalyze into 2 moles of water and 1 mole of oxygen!)

nerdge ☝️🤓

AMER has a lot of mid-table teams, but not many title contenders
EMEA is a mess atm but they can still win it all
APAC has quite a few title contenders but the bottom half look extra shit
CN as a region needs improvement, give a few years