Hard to pick just one out of the like, 25 that i've listened to but my top 3 for this year right now are

The Black - Imminence
Starfire - Darko US
Incarnation - In Hearts Wake

Nothing cus I uninstalled the dogshit game for like the third time. Only enjoyable thing about it is the esport for entertainment

I'd say M80 and RETA are the front runners for America's ascension right now

Id say LATAM has better teams rn with BRs being worse than last year. TSM honestly are just streaky they might win a game or two but I don't see them winning

Facts, plus it's already mad expensive for a single gun skin to where you'll honestly overpay and constant FOMO and shitty night markets, like let's be real you're insanely lucky if you get more than two good night market skins.

They either need to expand the amount of dailys or just combine the idea that #3 had and I doubt they'd ever do it but add a resale market similar to cs. I don't know how many times me and many others ik buy a bundle or a singular skin and then after awhile you'll never use it again, but riot is greedy so I doubt they'll ever do it

they can easily have both D1 and Jawg, similar to how EG used them in 2023, having those 2 with Ethan make roles pretty simple when you then just have to fill the remaining agents with s0m and FNS if they go that route and say crashies isn't in the starting 5 anymore
Demon1 plays Jett and maybe Astra/Brim and whatever other flexes he can do
Jawg plays Raze, prob Neon, other smoke fills like Omen if needed

Where does that leave s0m? probably on init/smoke/senti flex wherever applicable if Ethan is just full time init and FNS full time viper/senti

If they keep crashies in the starting 5 too its even simpler to where Jawg just plays all the duelists.

o7 him and Sugarzero made me a fan of this team back in the 2022 run, one of the most underrated players over the last few years

Honestly they have the markings to overtake FNC as the top of EMEA, they've had better recent success at internationals comparatively. Young core compared to FNCs older more experienced core

GGs hopefully they aren't champs cursed

Derke and Aspas exist

GOAT is a stretch but top he's been top 5 over the last 2 years. If he's consistent for longer than maybe. But def in the convos with Aspas, prime Yay, Derke, cNed.

KK and T3xture can easily overtake cNed and Yay but I'm biased towards longevity as everyone other than Yay has been top since 21/22

LOCK In
Optic/Loud
GenG/Sen

All kinda clear tbh

0/8

Can't even get EMEA trophy count right

clip?

I would kill for that but it'll never happen, its not mainstream nowadays.

I honestly don't know as all my teams that I rooted for were out in groups/early playoffs G2, PRX, GenG, KRU, DRX.

I don't dislike either team, would be cool for EDG to win for China because then all regions have atleast won a major tournament.

vocal delusional/toxic/genuinely stupid fans out of the largest fanbase leads to generalization, not all of them are bad but they get clowned on because people (here especially) for their flair because of the clown members of their fanbase.

Same happens with FNC, NRG, NAVI, 100T, etc.

a bunch of leaks over twitter and insta from mostly credible sources saying we got Masters Bangkok, Masters Toronto, and Champs Paris 2025

ironic i see this as im listening to a song called Fix Me

He isn't an actual Yoru one trick, thats just what he made his content off of. Also he wasnt 6th man or CC anymore for the org both of those were dropped following the 2023 season. Also He's had several stints on NA tier2 teams including IGLing I believe, someone could correct me on that. But never made anywhere higher than Top 32 in the open circuits for qualifiers both pre and post franchising years. With his best stint being with SKW https://www.vlr.gg/team/8569/skwirel-warriers

So essentially him being a 6th man that wouldn't realistically step in to play but hypothetically speaking COULD do it is better than having a tier2 prodigy or someone who will be wasted in that role, its why Curry is also 6th man for SEN.

abyss 2x? you mean bind right

okay yeah thats understandable, shame what happened to him hope he has a speedy recovery cus now if minnesota wasnt going for a #1 overall pick they probably are now.

GO BLUE

Why not Detroit Lions if you're a UoM guy, Minnesotas a shit show

mid initiator player, KAYO is his only solid one, Gekko is the only other one I've seen him play and he's average in the role. Would take Zellsis or Sacy over him in those roles to be honest and I'm not even a SEN fan.

depends on what you kinda want in a cat personality wise. I think the comment someone made about going to an adoption center and seeing what ones stick out to you is your best bet

But if you want fluffier cats but don't mind them being kinda bigger you could look into Ragdolls or Maine Coons

general kenobi

Don't have an account on there but my personal 2024 AOTY contenders are between
Imminence - The Black
Alpha Wolf - Half Living Things
Darko US - Starfire

Could name a few more but I'd be surprised if anyone on VLR even listens to metal

The Optic/NV/NRG core has been far more consistent from 2021-2024 than SEN has

SEN wins Reyk 2021, NV doesn't qual so
Both teams make Berlin 2021, NV is 2nd place
Both teams make champs 2021 both teams grouped
Reyk 2022 Optic wins
Copenhagen 2022, Optic top 3 finish
Champs 2022 Optic 2nd place
Lock In NRG top 8, SEN out first round (against FNC so i'll cut slack)
NRG make Tokyo top 3, SEN doesnt qual
NRG grouped at Champs 2023, SEN doesn't qual
SEN win Madrid
Neither team quals to Shanghai
SEN make top 8* at champs

International Success we have
SEN 2 Major wins to Optic/NV/NRG 1
Optic/NV/NRG have 5 podium finish at majors/champions to SENs peak non winning major placement would be 5th-8th at Berlin 2021, or 9th-12th at Champs 2021.

Overall appearances at internationals (Excluding Lockin as all 32 teams have made it)
SEN 5 - 7 Optic/NV/NRG

the highest 2 people have atleast 4 pickem matches wrong, so nobody has a 100% perfect from group stage.

Not to diss on the allat cus it's just statistics proving what everyone already knew

Mako has been arguably the best valorant controller of all time solely based on being a consistent top 3. It's why DRX has kept him/"built" around him

I'm down

Womp womp womp

not from LATAM/BR but Reta seemingly is the best from LATAM, been hearing praise all year and theyre easily the best in the region right now, I think they're gonna be top 3 at ascension if not winning it outright.

Y'all rlly can't let the guy rest that's crazy

damn bro does not look it

if he's retiring than thats a huge F, hopefully they get a good replacement for him on Zeta

How old is Laz, him retiring sucksss

11 had named multiple

I can name atleast 5 american cities that statistically are worse to live in

Oh fair, depends on where you go I guess. Theres definitely the stereotypical "detroit" spots that are geniune shitholes, and I wouldn't say the city itself is amazing but its better than half the major american cities of its size these days. Crime rates are down. Granted if the big 3 of automotive didn't continue to leave the area we'd be doing alot better.

I haven't ever really stayed in hotels downtown so I dunno what thats like if thats what you're referring to. But I agree with the sentiment of it not really being a top 10 city, cus even in Michigan its not a top 10 but its this guys list so.

Fellow Detroiter? I mean yeah its been a shithole but atleast downtown is nicer nowadays.

Also its spelled Lansing not Lancing for @CanadaMan

Lamest and most scripted group draws I've seen, always EMEA v China and APAC v AMER. Where's the mix?

SEN v FNC rematch?

womp womp ig

See ya Chet, F for Victor cus that likely means Crashies is gone, end of an Era 🫡🫡

NRG 2022 was pretty solid and close to making LANs but never was able to fully secure a top 3

Right now? No, but probably top 10

All time? No, but also probably top 10

Been saying he was good since NRG late 2021

Crashies was always a top initiator in NA until this past year or so, but 2020-2022/early 2023 so saying he snuck in is crazy.

Asuna has always been a decent player, never quite top 10 but he's never been bad in the time during 100T, on both good and bad rosters around him

Jampii similar to Crashies was good in pre franchising, now is kind of a mid player but I wouldn't say he's bad.

TWT became Fluffy Aimers
https://www.vlr.gg/team/15606/fluffy-aimers

Thinking Men just kinda stopped playing tourneys after relegating during split 1

Not really an unheard of ideas but I'd be cool with it

no, fun on this game doesn't exist, merely getting by as it slowly drains your sanity more and more

its getting very hard to support this team man