Playoffs

yeah the interview that was just shown on the masters stream

Theyre going to. Their ceiling is like top 6

Most realistic for top 3:
Fnatic Optic PRX

Outta those 3 I'd wanna see PRX win Copenhagen honestly. Them DRX or Loud just so we get a shake up and see a region other than na or emea get a title, would really spice up champs. Good international competition > one region dominance

Last place for a reason, they don't beat anyone. I love shroud dont get me wrong but he's coming out of retirement to play as a sub for just LCQ. And the odds that he is a difference maker for sentinels is slim to none ofc 100t would beat them, as would pretty much every other tesm

good for viewership
might actually perform decently

but either way SEN place last in NA LCQ

all this just to place 8th in LCQ

The way the US also calculates gun deaths. It includes suicides, accidental discharges, and legitimate self defense into that, which make up more than half of all gun related deaths. Mass shootings are also a really small percentage compared to even single homocide instances.

Honestly babyj or android wouldnt be bad pickups but babyj is a known baiter and allegedly a bad teammate, with all the flaws that sentinels roster has already i feel like adding a potential extra cancer wouldnt help them out much. Theres a reason why nobody has picked him up just like Wardell or Sinatraa

Android however definitely would be the better of the two, really sucks that NRG dropped him. But he's no sicK replacement

Regardless sen finishes 8th in lcq

Optic 2-1

That or they lose, beat KRU (who loses to LOUD)

Then revenge game against Guild in decider. Script has Guild being the Xerxia from Iceland

Viper
Omen/Astra
Fade/Sova
KAYO
Raze/Neon

Or dropping second controller for chamber or sage

Feeling like this could be a no duelist map even

Would be cool but who would be dropped from the m3c roster?

Cloud and 7ssk7 are a great duo for NAVI and i dont see either leaving anytime soon considering NAVi are atleast good enough to be a top 10 emea team every challengers. Just not better than the top 3-4 teams that go to internationals, wouldnt make sense for cloud to leave with lcq coming up

Honestly dont have alot of ideas for potential theme or abilities but a new controller to compete with viper would be nice.

With the next codename being Mage it could be some magic wizard type powers to summon smokes and walls maybe?? Idk i just think we need another controller or sentinel

S2, don't play enough to climb seriously

352

Zeek or S1mple would be my 2 picks but both are really unlikely

Faze, 100T, or EG are early favorites
But if Guard bounces back to stage 1 form (they actually looked ok against TSM and NRG when they went back to old comps) they could win LCQ.

SR and NRG i think will do okay bur probably won't win it.

The only teams i can say safely wont win LCQ are SEN and C9

Optic will prob win, but it is technically a fact right now that they haven't yet. But that will kinda be irrelevant after this masters, Regardless it should be a good match like most in this upcoming masters.

Optic Loud for A
FPX DRX for B

Optic getting their first win against EU

Definitely get a left handed mouse though with buttons

Rest in peace Techno, fuck cancer.

Honestly followed him on and off for years and was a great content creator overall.

Imma keep it a buck 50 with you bro as another lefty.

I have never once seen anyone play a mouse left handed well. Ive tried and it just doesn't feel right, just because the way a keyboards layout is and such makes gaming that way seem psychotic. So personally i wouldnt try.

But if you're mad lad enough and want to good luck, i dont got any advice though.

Not disagreeing but where is it stated that matchmaking is based on the MMR/stats of the party leader??

C9 Breeze
G2 Icebox
Optic Fracture
Knights Ascent
PRX Bind
M3C Breeze
DRX Haven
Fnatic Bind

All just to name a few

W, hopefully Riot does this because they'd be stupid not to

Last Masters outside the fact that 2 teams were hindered was still super competitive and enjoyable. Having 4 diff regions in the final 4 was proof towards that. But Copenhagen is looking to be just as if not more that Reykjavik. Should be great regardless of who comes out on top

covid nerf

5head from them to not skip right to playoffs. LOUD was the only skip group team at M1 to even go anywhere

2 players have covid right now.

Plus this could be 5heading from optic so they can play group stage like they did at Iceland.

clout doesnt bring in trophies.

again i dunno if its a riot rule or if its based on specific tournaments.

Covid + boomer (he's 30)

Pretty sure teams that have won an international (or even been to one) aren't allowed in some T2 tourneys, something either as a rule from Riot or said tournaments like NSG or KW. Thats why you don't see Guard, Sen, Optic, C9, etc. in any T2 tourneys these days.

it is unfair yes, but VCT NA and VCT APAC are ran by different people

Faze*

Him and Miggy man. Both are amazing, The team isn't great right now but they're atleast trending upwards compared to recent years.

Detroit Tigers, I enjoy pain

FaZe choking, but NRG basically came out of the half and then the second time out with guns blazing.

Vlr rankings are always slow to update and arent immediate following matches.

in that top 3-10 convos, but wouldn't say he's the best itw

This is why a 12 or 16 team league would work out best for all 3 franchised regions. Too many good teams across upwards of 3+ existing regions not enough spots

Honestly same, havent paid attention much to college the last like 2 seasons outside of the bigger name guys. I had to actually research into who my team drafted for the first time in years

I havent had anything down to that detail, just slow loading map textures (they sometimes look low poly PS1 graphics for like 30 seconds), and my voice and text chat constantly disconnecting. i have a rtx 2070 on high graphics and never had an issue with anything of the sort from when i got the game to like patch 4.09 or so, now its every game. I honestly couldnt tell you but your problems as weird as mine. Riot just needs to fix their shit

Ratzam

FNS still probably is one of the best callers in all of Valorant lets be honest, even if he isnt the best with the gunplay

Hopefully it wont negatively affect then too much, NRG hopium.

All believable

Good analysis and take. Big W

Just like every other episode reset. 5 placements for everyone in Act 1, With Ascendant added anyone under immortal might see potentially one rank shift up either immediately or fairly quickly due to more accurate placements. Whereas anyone in low immo or high diamond might be in the new ascendant rank.