every rando reyna i play with either drops 30 or drops 5, and i don't like having that gamble every game. at least if an initiator drops 5 they could still provide utility to the team

this was literally copy pasted from the current standings lmao

Absolutely internal issues and absolutely dephh walked. There was no shot SEN would've dropped him entirely on their own accord because their other sub is simply not mentally sound to play. I was so certain that TenZ would've just replaced dephh and dephh would be their 6th the rest of the split since Marved was doing well on controller, but I guess it was much worse than that.

i hope you're right on PRX bind. it's always so much fun seeing them play that map

Duelist: my 2nd most played role, usually jett or raze. i either go 6/14 or 27/14 (recently it's been more the second, which is good). if we have two duelists i lurk, if we don't i entry and try not to bait unless absolutely needed.
Controller: my most played role, and i almost exclusively play astra. i don't wow anyone statistically unless i frag out (i usually go even or close to even) but those i play with often tell me that my presence is felt in a good way, so i'll take that as a positive.
Initiator: i rarely play this because i have a few friends that are either sova or gekko onetricks. if i do play, it's usually breach or skye when we're feeling funky and want to switch roles for a game. i'm not the best at flashes, but i can hold my own.
Senti: i used to main this class, but now i am just straight ass at it so i don't ever touch it. i don't even know why, i just fell off hard. playing KJ this episode has been by far my worst performance I've had since I started in ep 3. Now i usually just play shotgun-only cypher in unrated for the shiggles

DFM 2-1 GE. extra funni if both DFM and KRU win their first game this week
(edit for grammar whoops)

^ this exactly. sure there's a lot of double controller nowadays (and personally i blame the maps more than the agents), but at least it's not 100% every map like chamber was for so long

I personally think KJ is in a rough spot where she's certainly overpowered but one nerf and she may fall to totally useless. on a similar but another hand i think cypher is totally balanced, just out shadowed by current KJ. Sage works as a niche pick and Chamber can remain garbage forever and i'd be happy.

If I were to make any changes, I would just nerf KJ's ult, and i would either shorten the radius a little bit (for example, making the common ascent B main ult unable to cover all of backsite) OR cut the detain time a good amount (maybe make it as long as gekko detain? it'd be a two second nerf). Not both, at least for now. Turret and alarmbot are fine. Idk what i'd change about swarm grenade, i think it's fine too though

nah, i'm good. call it a skill issue but i've had so much more fun with this game since chamber got nerfed to the ground. it had reached a point where if i saw a chamber in any game (my or enemy team) i would audibly groan. he can get his rework but let me relish first

-oxy -wippie -penny -dapr -shahzam

+skrossi 🗿

this is the only way for dephh to save himself, we must let him cook

mako for APAC with something as runner up

i think there's a transfer window before LCQ but i guess we'll see

(edit for safety: this is something i read on another forum thread. i have no way to prove if true)

i love foxy but he has to prove himself at LAN, once he does then he can make his case

fnatic wasn't even part of the discussion lmao... bro just wanted us to know he's bri ish

edit: mans switched team to acend like no one would notice

the only way DRX lose this is if they decide to go for unconventional comps (this is me begging to see mako jett)

wtf is mobile legends my guy

to be honest i could see DFM winning this, but not because DRX plays poorly. DRX is already in playoffs and has literally nothing to lose apart from maybe tournament seeding (but they can afford a loss and easily win any tiebreaker). so, i think it'd be fun to see DRX trying some uber weird comps just to see how they work instead of going with their comfort picks. if they do that then DFM has a chance. if they don't, then ez 2-0 DRX i guess

colombia has almost no vct rep, but i thought it'd be fun to see what team would pop up from them (i'm colombian hence my interest)

Controller: BandiCoot (6K)
Duelist: drakkk (19esports)
Initiator/Flex 1: DaveeyS (KRU), and he would probably IGL i guess? IGLs in LATAM-N aren't really indicated in VLR so
Initiator/Flex 2: Darker (FUSION)
Sentinel/Flex 3: HellFull (19esports)
6th: theory (FUSION), good as an alternate KJ or a Viper in double-controller maps

this is why this has to be a leadership issue. idk if it's kaplan, dephh, or some other thing, but sen has the starpower and solid chemistry that they should not be doing this poorly. some change needs to be done to fix roles and make better strategies and i think that means dephh needs to go. bummer for the guy, i really liked him in xset

bro's still living in 2022 -- that being said, SEN sgares incoming

Fully expecting a T1 2-0, but I'm sensing a DFM 2-1 for shits and giggles

i would switch the predictions on furia and 100t... i feel like furia is a bit underestimated. 100t is anywhere between absolutely free and coinflip depending on the day

Eid Mubarak, everyone :)

they hated him because he spoke the truth

spot on!

Bleed for sure IMO

next to zero. c9 just got yay and also TenZ is SEN's golden goose, there's no way they'll let him go

SEN might not deserve it in terms of team performance, but the viewership speaks volumes. They're the most popular NA team not called OpTic after all, and they were one of the most viewed teams in VCT despite not qualifying for anything.

Plus, on a slightly brighter side for SEN, them making franchising would allow them to pick up some good players from the teams that didn't make it if said teams decide to release those good players. It would give SEN a chance to rebuild so they can at least try to get back to the form they were in before. But we'll see if that happens. I do think it's a coinflip whether they'll actually rebuild the team or whether they'll continue to make dubious choices for money and impressions.

i'm only just now learning about the carlos/tate stuff. big yikes.

we still don't know if G2 is getting into franchising in NA or EMEA though right? i think there's a higher chance nAts goes to Vitality but i'd be pleasantly surprised if it really is G2

it is unfair, but unfortunately there aren't many (if any) MENA teams that are big enough (financially or otherwise) that would probably make this first round. I can't name any off the top of my head and most other people probably can't either :/

i do hope the region could get a team together that could compete for a spot when franchising expands, some MENA rep would be good to see

Finally a W post. As someone from NA the amount of fellow NA-ers crying over not having enough team slots is embarrassing. 5 makes enough sense on its own (it's half the entire Americas league, after all), and Riot is supposedly going to expand the leagues each year meaning more chance of NA teams getting in anyway. LATAM getting two slots is sensible (KRU and LEV, or FUSION instead of LEV if they want a LATAM-North rep) and Brazil getting 3 (LOUD + FURIA + someone else, not sure) also makes sense.

??? what?

Just because certain big teams aren't making it into franchising doesn't mean the new teams won't be good. After all, the teams that made it in will probably try to buy out the good players from the teams that didn't make it in if they become free agents.

Say if FPX doesn't make it (just an example, I've no clue if FPX is in or not yet), it's very possible that Karmine or KOI buy them out considering they are still a good team after their runs at Champs and Masters.