Literally how has no one said FNS

Favorite member of Champions broadcast talent team, go

Ballatw

But honestly the whole group is so good. This scene is blessed with fresh broadcast talent

reasonable expectation tbh, I missed an opportunity I guess

We learned this song in elementary school so all 50 is EZ
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Uv5VhuUfwC4

Absolutely. If luck holds maybe they can play on stage if they make playoffs

Big prayers for my dudes Victor and Nivera. Was really excited to see both of them play on LAN.

Big prayers for everyone, really. If people can stay healthy this can still be an awesome tournament

Yeah, he did. Just today

Real sad, man. Feel for the dude and his team

My god right, can you imagine going 36-38 in round diff against a Masters finalist

Abject failure

1. VK is not a massive favorite over Envy, Envy are surely the favorite
2. Fnatic did not crush C9B, round differential of 2 over three maps
3. Kru's chances against Sen could not lucidly be described as "good"

If it isn't a bait, you might want your analysis to be... better?

massive bait, low effort

https://www.vlr.gg/pickem/be600c2f

Yeah, if he can test negative in the next few days they could be on stage for playoffs for sure

Can't say I agree, I think dubs have improved massively in quality over the last 10-15 years

NV, VS, C9B, CR

If the rest of their respective teams perform as expected, agreed

Almost the exact same end result, I just have C9B taking first in their group and VS second (only real upset I predict, and even then it's not a huge one)
https://www.vlr.gg/pickem/be600c2f

Either of those would be cool. Would be nice if LG had a little more time to figure things out in their current iteration (or make a different roster change other than -Dre)

Yeah I get that. They would be taking a chance, but immersing him in a team with a lot of 5v5 tac fps experience could be good for him.

But FaZe would make a lot of sense too

Almost literal same
https://www.vlr.gg/pickem/be600c2f

+1 but no disrespect to your flair

They have space, no question. They're definitely a team that isn't swearing by former CS players so I could see it.

I think both Gambit and Liquid have been overhyped. Liquid because the Nivera buff could end up being a honeymoon period, and Gambit because it's questionable whether they can show up in top form consistently.

Lately I think Sentinels have been less overhyped than before, but its still there a little bit. Champions either cements their status as a top team (if they make the grand finals) or throws them further into question.

Really hope a solid team signs the dude. Massive upside, would hate to see his talent go to waste

Likely takers?

Who couch? Couches aren't people, nt tho

730am
50-100 hrs, no rank (only play unrated)
Curry, or BBQ pork
Full time employee

This one got lost in the sauce

Dang I'm ok with that outcome! Mostly it was because your fav song was by the Doobie Brothers, guessed that meant you were close to my age

Carbs are so fucking good

Curry, or BBQ pork (w toast)
I listen to instrumental music primarily. Potatohead People are dope
Civilization V or Valheim
Maybe 100, it's like my 3rd or 4th choice of what to play usually

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Wasn't garbo on LG

Man, your takes are just awful

There are a lot of possibilities. Don't forget that YaBoiDre is still on the market.

I mean S1mple admitted on stream to not being as good at Valorant (which probably means he's good, just not a hard carry)... he's probably improved since but if you sent him to Champions he wouldn't be the best player there.

EDIT: TBF he may be the most skilled FPS player of all time, but that's hard to judge, and wouldn't necessarily mean he's the best in the world at every FPS.

I agree, I think the TL core gives it one more year in CS to see if they can replicate some of the Nitr0-era results. Probably won't, but I guess you never know.

I think EliGE would likely be a fantastic VAL player, but I think TL CS gets at least one more year to capitalize on the occasional good results they get, and EliGE likely will be there thru that.

I could potentially see FalleN back out, Stewie IGL again, and Liquid pick up an AWP (oSee?) But I also wouldn't be surprised if they -Grim in favor of someone even though he hasn't been bad. Esp because we don't know whats happening with EG's lineup yet.

U right

Guess I got downfragged for providing useful info
Keep clicking kids

Internet issue for one of the players iirc

Regardless of why, everybody just go take a quick shower, we'll be fine

NT, I've watched thousands of hours of professional tac FPS, and more CS than VAL.

That's ok, you don't have to :)

That's ok :)

I have enjoyed pretty much every tier 1 VAL tournament's analyst desk and casters. They don't put on a huge act, but they also keep an air of professionalism and ensure every member of the talent team gets their word in edgewise. (May be occasional exceptions of course, but this seems to be the general trend) And for international tournaments, they get folks from all around the world who have experience with different regions.

I spent 5 minutes watching the CS PGL Major's analyst desk and it was almost unwatchable. An absolute mess of people interrupting others (mostly Thorin and Richard Lewis tbh)

How does a game's biggest tournament in two years have two people on it that don't understand the concept of self-moderating on an analyst desk? Including the guy who's supposed to be the damn host (aka the moderator)? Can you imagine working hard to get yourself to a recognizable professional level as a an analyst in esports only to have these two old problematic men interrupting your segments and making you look bad because they're that self-centered and impatient?

Gotta give it to Riot, they do a much better job of hiring talent that actually know how to present the product in an enjoyable, yet professional manner, and in a way that doesn't detract from the content. Thank heavens.

Are you actively trying to ratio yourself or...?

Hard to not root for Dre. Being one of the few stars that didn't come from CS, I think he has massive upside and I think the rest of the team does as well.

Some of us don't only root for the favorites :)

Good thing they aren't being held in Cali, otherwise they'd probs end up online

I mean, at least they figured something out. The silence was starting to become concerning

They were so entertaining to watch. Its sad, but I hope they do well for themselves in the future.

Berlin would not have been the same without them.

Would love to see KR scene pop off. We've all seen EU, BR, CIS, and NA dominate the Tactical FPS scene at one time or another. Time for the torch to pass to another