good strategy right here

overrating tenz and s1mon

what about permier then

unfortunately my japanese level is that of a first grader but helloooo :D

can I as an chinese t2 org buy out the entirety of a top team like GENG and then shred through the competition and earn a spot in tier 1 through ascension?

Rage your dream 時を駆け抜けてゆく

:(

lets look at "everything" real quick.

smoggy lan events > Tenz lan events
Smoggy champs > Tenz Champs
Smoggy shanghai >>> Tenz shanghai
Smoggy madrid << Tenz madrid
Smoggy regular season < Tenz regular season
Smoggy agent pool >>> Tenz agent pool
Smoggy trophy >= Tenz trophy
Smoggy seconds calls for edg as well

yet you say tenz better

me

kk madrid > shanghai > champs, just on an individual level. if you wanna count team player I could see how you disagree

I agree aspas > miniboo but no ways was he better than kk this year. it shouldnt be debatable btw

trophies? when wo0t is number 1? when n4rrate played in 1 int tournament? when riens is number 3? when leo is 4 who didnt even play the full year and played in 1 inti? brother out of everyone on your list 7/16 people have won trophies?

also smoggy single tournament andy?????
Shanghai??????

I heavy disagree with your sentinel list

?????? kks champs performance was argubly his weakest individually unless you exclude the groupstage

if you count agent pool tenz shouldnt be in the top 4, he can legit only play omen. people like chichoo, smoggy, mindfreak, KiNgg, bang can play 3-4

yeah I was gonna say this as well as kk has been crazy consistent despite his team being lacking earlier in the year. with the 2nd highest acs in madrid, 3rd in shanghai and 4th in champs

I disagree quite a but overall its aight

IGL initiator: nobody
Duelist: Zmjjkk
Flex: Chronicle
Smoke: MaKo
Sentinel: Less

I like monks hair, SO GO AG

its not that bad, some days I play up to 14

yeah b1ack needs to be removed. I would still give abo a chance, he has proven a good player in the past

senti

chinese new year is my favorite by far

forgot they were available

zest + tier 2 senti

nats not joining a team truly is my nightmare

way too little trans player to pool an average, I wouldnt use that data as there are too many possible variables. If more trans people join GC and majority of them are the top percentile then a discussion about that can be had

1.) I always use the agent name
2.) mmm, not really, I only find it important if someone feels represented by clove, then you should be using them. so if you are just fucking around with your friends, dont need to use them. but if you are in a random lobby with people who potentially feel represented by clove then I believe you should be using them
3.) Yes, but they should be done well, it shouldnt feel forced and their identity shouldnt be "the lgbtq character" it should be like clove who besides being nonbinary is also kinda a nerd, liking dnd. A childish character who doesnt use formal language and can be quite upfront in her voicelines. and she has the whole life and death motif

I can certainly agree with that, out of all the women I know only 2 take the game seriously the rest are content just wanting to have fun

real take

EDG nobody is currently a top 3 igl itw and was the main reason EDG won champs
Haodong is a great player and his bad performance in EDG 2024 was due to the a failure in the system
apparently thinking t1 will be a top team next year is a hot take
Player history should be addressed and punished but afterwards it shouldnt be used against them

less people = worse pool of players
this is the real reason.
Lot less women play valorant than men

fpx pls win

because drx dont have a 5th

not likely, but there is a chance EDGs coaching gets a lil worse

me either, but if it works it works

are you on mobile? my phone does the same but my computer is fine

e.g dropping stax they could still do pretty frickin well during the regular season

brainrotting take

😔

drx aint gonna sell mako

no i mean who will replace him as igl if he doesnt igl

but if he is in contention with aspas doesnt that mean buzz is in contention as the best player itw?

who do you think it is? if you cant say, which role do you think will have the best player

as a senti I absolutely agree, but I think in image as best jpn player it will be meiyy

who igl

he said buzz is the best player itw at his peak, what do yall think?

common cloudberry W harbor is a great agent

praying for my boy

blg is gonna win dw

if tec have haodong 2-0
if they dont nova 2-1