so true

Wolves looked clueless and are an actual waste of talent in China
EDG got hard outgunned and anti'd
the 3 hour FNC-BBL game ruined my day
TL-KOI fracture was so bad it was hilarios
FNS is geriatric
and we still had great moments like KC-VIT, florescent debut, Lewnacy

Week 1 was so weird

I have not watched enough pacific to know if GE and RRQ look better

I just know PRX were playing like it was 2022 and still ALMOST beat T1 on Split

PRX looked kinda dog but that should not have been 13-11

Dambi will get better trust

He's only played against 2 Tier1 teams and will understand as he goes on that he can't get away with the shit he was pulling in Tier2 because he'll get shot in the head (this is my shallow understanding after watching map 1)

But we also saw the other half of that spectrum, when Sentinels lost like 3 rounds to time and plant denial.

I know it sounds wack but you have to trust me on this one

China seems more competitive than Americas

And I don't mean internationally just internally, the games are on a higher level relative to what we expect from the region

I have not and I will not because that game did not matter
Also just helps my point

I have watched the VOD, the FNS Biden round, Xeppaa god game, the fake comeback

I will concede that the top of Americas is just as good as the top of EMEA or China (again no data on Pacific yet)

However the middle and especially the bottom teams look so much worse compared to their counterparts

How could I improve my bait? (also I was being serious)

(I need to start baiting for engagements)
Right now Americas is looking like the 3rd best region behind EMEA and China (no solid data on Pacific yet)
The shit that I've seen is so bad, I thought so much better of this region and I've been let down again and again
This is poo

Bruh both teams looked like shit in this match

I expected better from Kru

Both teams just walking in alone relying on individuals

GG Loud

no they do not

yeah check out the round on Split where Dambi slid into 3 players of Zeta and gigafed

(btw I believe in NS but they won't win everything)

no I'm omen because I'm an octopus

bro really tried to sneak in primmie

being serious it's all up to preference who to pick for duelist

bro remembered the password.

unlucky

you are right in the case of Furia players being the only victims

but realistically what do you want Riot to do? it's unfrotunate is all

This is not Riot's fault, Furia did everything by the book and applied for visas in October. Blame the USA for taking until JANUARY to approve them

yay🫶

Did they get beaten so bad they got kicked out? /j

I can't see them in the lower bracket on the Americas Kickoff page, is it just me?

Fair enough, I can't read.

Still, it's not 4 imports

Oderus is the coach and Florescent doesn't count as an import

Also Saadhaak won so your argument just falls apart

W

I mean what did you expect betting on C9

finding a "GOAT" for Valorant is not possible in my eyes. With all the metas, introduction of the partnership system, Esports Winter, only 3 internationals and all of that, it's hard to see players be good across multiple metas (there are outliers and sure, aspas is one of them)

I think the best we can do is have a "best player of the year" and maybe down the line we can try and name a Valorant GOAT but as of right now, I don't have one

(but Boaster is MY GOAT)

I definitely see where you're coming from, and I agree to an extent. He did and still does put up numbers that are absurd. but I still think he is a bit overrated. imo he doesn't deserve to be put in "best in the world" convos anymore

I think by definition he's overrated because people rate him as "the best in the world", "the greatest of all time" when he is (in my eyes) neither.

he is insane, he did drop 47 in one map, but he isn't not "the greatest of all time", hence why people think he's overrated (even if by a smidge)

best of 5

Being late on payments to players, not putting out enough content...a lot of things or a combination of them

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I mean you're not wrong

I mean you're not wrong...

see this is where I'm confused, they let it float past the 1st round of bans and instead target ban

what title said. I'm genuinely curious because I thought they had one but seeing their Ascension map bans I don't think that's the case

My guy really tried sneaking in yay there

(this is just banter, I love yay)

you cannot be serious

at the event no, they played it regionally iirc

you can always listen to the desk or look it up and not be lazy but who am I to judge

He's from Colombia iirc

Watch one of his interviews from VCT Americas with saadhaak and someone else

It would appear I have spoken too soon

You know. I completely forgot about that. Fair point

Lose map 1 -> Win a close map 2 -> dominate map 3

Is anyone able to stop this gambit? I heard of possible counterplay ideas like playing a bo5 or tossing map 1, but y'all let me know your thoughts

Why is twitch and youtube chat so cringe?

no seriously do these guys have nothing to do but spam ragebait or watch with eyes closed?

I had nothing better to do

Worth it for round 23

My bad gang

My point still stands

Masters Madrid was 3 years later. This is a discussion about 2021 only.

I'm agreeing with you, even if Gambit lost in the grands, I still take them over an ACEND team that achieved nothing before and nothing after

And hey, Gambit disbanding was (as far as I'm aware) not their fault

rest of 2021 = international events before champs

sen won the 1st ever lan? cool. what did they do after? vanished

I still take GMB over ACE even if they got 2v5'd, two finals appearances speak for themselves

Ain't no way my guy said ACEND

Gambit won a Masters and were in grand finals of champs
Sentinels won the 1st masters but fell off a cliff and got grouped at champs
Acend did win champs but were invisible throughout the rest of 2021

Considering Champions was just another masters with a yellow coat of paint at this point, I'll take the team with 2 finals appearances

another one came to mind, NA'VI vs EDG Masters Tokyo.

KangKang OP Masterclass

FNC vs LOUD map 5 LOCK//IN

or just the entire match for all I care, that was a gigabanger