There are literally none unless 100T win.

Aren't you getting that with every other matchup though? DRX epic rematch vs FPX or new matchup vs KRU. 1st matchup b/t Leviathan and Zeta or Loud. Optic epic rematch vs PRX or 1st match vs Team Liquid. The only possible boring match is if 100T win and play XSET, or it is a 1st matchup b/t FNATIC and XSET. Those are all either all new matchups or 2 possible very entertaining rematches of top teams. It seems like you are only annoyed because you think Riot keeps putting the NA teams together round 1, but wouldn't it benefit Riot to put different regions together for max viewership?

I think if DRX have a good Pearl then they have a very good shot at winning the whole thing

You might be right, but would that knowledge even help? Idk with things like this I just choose to accept things at face value because I think I enjoy it more if I'm not thinking about how the bracket is rigged when watching every match.

It's not onliners, it's not immaturity. In the APAC LCQ, the other teams were not good and EDG out aimed them. At Champs, it's becoming clear that EDG do not have a deep strat book even on their own map picks.

Agreed. Seems like they only struggle when they go against top teams and strats aren't quite enough to get them over the edge. We'll see if they can overcome it this LAN.

their coaching staff. It seemed like the majority of DRX's attacking rounds ended with them executing onto the weaker site and getting into good post plant positions. Honestly, Termi and Co. have always been good but for some reason they never really get a lot of appreciation in comparison to popular coaches like Sean Gares. Just think they deserved a shout after the great strategy and anti-stratting put on display by DRX today :)

Not the exact same format but similar. In American Football, Baseball, you can play a team in the regular season (group stage) and lose and play them in the playoffs (elim match) and beat them and knock them out. Just a difference in how much time is in between games.

How is it unfair? The better team will win in the elimination match and go on. In playoffs of normal sports this is how it is as well.

But did Stax's reaction affect his/the team's gameplay? No. Reacting is totally fine if it has no impact on the gameplay and they look good so far. I reserve judgment about DRX's performance until they beat a top top team.

You guys got like 10 sprays through smokes (which is fine) but how are you gonna say DRX shouldn't have won bc of 3 shock darts lmfao

Shock darts take a second to deal damage. they land, and then do damage.

I forgot, our lord and savior seangares

When you say a team is prepared for another team, it usually means they have at least a day or a couple to prepare and completely anti another team. Less than a day definitely isn't enough time to do a lot, no matter who the coach is. IMO if 100T win, it's even more impressive bc they didn't have a lot of time to prepare.

How are 100T prepared after having less than a day in between matches? Confusion

You mean the DRX coaches who pioneered like half of valorant meta in utility combos and how to play maps? delusional

lmfao im coming back 3 minutes later and I dont even know why I was this mad oops

What does this forum achieve for you? I hope you make some friends irl so that you stop looking for attention on vlr

I think it honestly depends on how good DRX's Pearl is because I think it will be the decider.

NOW BANG TOO LMFAO WHAT IS THIS

How about last master when he dropped 31 kills, 300 ACS in an elimination overtime game.. or the consistency of being an IGL on a really good team. i don't think you understand how much work and skill it takes to be an IGL fr.

That is just silly mistakes by individuals, and it definitely didn't lose them the map so idk why ur so focused on that

he literally said he was a FNATIC fan

Asuna, Derrek, and Bang have not been t2 players in a LONG time and I would argue stellar is T1 too. They just had too much squad inconsitency and bad IGLing before this.

They definitely deserve respect but also somehow Sgares gets more respect than alecks, doombros, mini, and termi combined just because he is popular. Just give more respect to coaching staffs on all of the top teams

You call yourself a FNATIC fan but call mini and boaster paycheck stealers when they are two of the best in the world at their positions..."fans" like you flame their team when they aren't perfect and winning every event lmfao

They got beat by the two best teams in the world on it and suddenly they are "weak" on it lmfao you are so reactionary

Yall weren't saying this about Optic when they lost their first map yesterday. Obviously these LCQ teams are almost at the top level idk why every braindead vlr user acts like playing close matches against Boom and Furia means a team is bad.

You can see them all upfragging each other on every DRX post lmfao now they don't know what to do after DRX came back

Nothing in VCT

Schitts Creek is really good, Quantico S1 and S2 are good if you like action stuff, New Girl is good imo :) Hope you find some good shows you like!

As a fellow KJ player, I definitely feel ur pain her ult is somehow getting weaker lmfao

This seems a bit backwards to me. I've never seen 100T shape the meta on anything whereas DRX have massively shaped the meta from the beginning of the game. I don't know if 100T will be good on Pearl, but I definitely don't think they will shape the meta since they have never done that. Also, they haven't prepped Pearl like other maps since they were preparing massively for LCQ (which was without Pearl)

As a whole, there were a lot of nice points. However, his ult is not even close to how good the phoenix ult is considering how most of the time he is not rezzed in pro matches. Also, I don't think Kayo is a problem if its popularity is region dependent. If you look at a broken agent like Chamber, his pick rate is universally high, regardless of region. He is definitely a top agent but not broken, although I have no idea why they buffed his molly when it seemed unecessary.

They were so much better than their competition in the LCQ that their map pool is still relatively unknown when they play good teams. Also, I'm certain that they have a lot more strats that they will either develop in between LCQ and champs or didn't get to use since they 2-0ed everyone

I strongly believe they pull a DRX, not in the sense that they will choke, but they will look insane in groups and lose in the playoffs. Because teams don't have a ton of film/ anti-strat on EDG(LCQ looked so easy for them I don't think it shows much), they will have a really strong showing in groups and be 1st seed. However, once they reach better teams in the playoffs, they will lose twice after opponents see more of their strats and map pool.

Source: you made this wish when you blew out the candles on your birthday cake so it's gotta be true

All bro literally asked why people watch Tarik if he doesn't pay attention to the game and the replies are all telling him to cry more and fuck off lmaoo

Assistant coaches still put in a lot of work with strat-making and anti-stratting. Idk what the C9 coaches roles were, but a coach leaving, assistant or not, definitely leaves a gap in the team.

He literally said that women are property to whomever they marry. Pretty sure that is like textbook misogyny

I'm speaking specifically about the pro scene. Right now, the game has reached a point where teams are already losing most of their map picks due to anti-stratting and how efficient coaches/analysts have gotten in their allotted time. I feel that if the replay system is implemented, this will increase tenfold where every team is suddenly given the ability to pick apart or copy strats from the top teams. And while I like an underdog story, I feel like that would make it way too easy to topple the top teams in this game without forcing teams to create their own strats.

Reading this over, I now can't tell if this is a dumbass take idk

He's calling you a fanboy because people like you try to keep siniatraa and wardell relevant in these player addition conversations when they are now both just ex-pros There are plenty of arguments for other current T1/T2 pros but you lot stay stuck on sinatraa and wardell who at most will be content creators moving forward into franchising. Move on pls

"emea lcq"

Sounds like Sliggy tbh, I encourage anyone to try him out watching NA or EMEA LCQ if you want some chill, detailed analysis and a non toxic chat

You are begging for someone to say that NA is bigger than everyone else. Get off vlr and into therapy bro

Basing this claim on...your bias and clear obsession with NA being the center of attention? Show me some evidence pls

"from an NA perspective we don't watch your games"

Who are you speaking for? I'm in NA and I watch NA, EMEA, East Asia, and the finals of other regions. Just because you are not interested in something doesn't mean others aren't.

you prob stayed on vlr the whole game and didn't see all of its value

haha honestly he proved my point since he turned up on non chamber agents

Nvm dude is an OT demon keep him