O vice não desceu pra Daiki por motivos que todos aqui devem saber qual é.

que?

I don't think this means you can call sentinels a lazy team lol. But yea, Kaplan's take is nonsense.

GG lets go liquid!!!

Eu does. The ascend gc team had a trans player this past season.

Where/when did he say that? Drop a link.

No. Any team is allowed to have two teams in the same region if one is GC. But that doesn't mean that they can actually play in the same league if they both qualified to challengers. People were asking shopify players if they could compete in challenger qualifiers a few weeks ago. The answer is yes to that. But if they actually qualify, there is no way they can continue under SR. Either they or MxS will have to leave shopify.

You're getting confused. They can play in challengers qualifiers and attempt to get into challengers while playing for shopify but that's as far as it goes. No one asked the shopify players about actually playing in the challengers league itself alongside MxS. But asking that question is unnecessary since it's obvious. Riot would never allow that conflict of interest to go unresolved in a league that they're associated with. Stop spreading misinformation.

Also, you're reading too much into that tweet from flor. She plans to try to get into challengers with the current SR squad. Doesn't mean that they're actually gonna be able to stay under that banner if they do qualify.

Marved is better than both Tenz/Pancada. And while zekken is immensely talented, can't say he's equal to demon1 when we just saw demon1 doming the best players in the world in peak form just a few months ago. Everything else is defendable.

title.

When did he say marved would be a good igl?

Well, yes, he's incentivized to give hot takes as a streamer, that's true. But that doesn't mean everything he's saying is completely off base. Also, he said it looked like sentinels was currently performing as a top 3 team in the world but maintaining that form would be difficult. Pretty reasonable if you ask me. Lets just see how things play out. I hope NRG can find synergy and do well. As an NA fan, it would be nice to have more than one team to cheer for (that looks like they can perform at a top level and potentially win an international lan).

Well, like i said, FNS, one of the best igls in the world and someone who actually played with crashies for a long time, believes they can make it work. So until they show up to VCT and look bad, gonna put pause on my doubt. Might take some time too, so if they're still bad as split 1 progresses after madrid, then i'll go doomer.

I don't think they're even being that biased tbh. Only going off lan placement isn't the best way to judge igl capabilities. But FNS seems to be optimistic about this NRG team with crashies as igl, so that's good enough for me to also be optimistic. As for kingg/johnqt; need to see more from them next season and see them against in-season international competition. Personally, whether it's NRG, SEN or LEV, I'm not ready to call any of these teams world beaters yet but these rosters do look strong.

KC will be top 4.

Pretty sure Messi is the goat regardless.

Sideshow was professionally casting overwatch for years before he moved over to valorant, which he has also now dedicated countless hours to watching and studying. The fact that you actually believe "theres barely any difference between him and ur average valorant analyzer" tells me and anyone who's chosen to read this exchange just how fucking stupid you are.

Yea, it's possible they win. The season is long, anyone could improve and win. Just thought it was weird to completely dismiss oxygen. But he already said he just forgot about them lol. So all good.

MxS who's lost 3 times to oxygen in the offseason is the real contender? Interesting take.

:3

What you're saying is nonsense. The video isn't actually meant for tenz directly. It never was. It was for the community to give them an actual idea of what's going wrong with Tenz's play and what he can/should do to improve and find more success overall on his team(He says as much near the start of the video). It might be obvious to an analyst/coach but it is not to the majority of community since they lack the ability(or willingness) to actually watch games from an analytical scope.

And since he's stating the obvious, he clearly does know what he's talking about.

The only person who has no idea what he's talking about is you.

No. Not lock-in style. Each region has its' own kickoff tournament. Top 2 in each region qualify to Madrid masters in march.

You're indeed wrong. https://twitter.com/lhfaria/status/1734042780480254062
Announced today

February 16th, 17th, 20th, 22nd for Americas, Pacific, EMEA, and China respectfully. Madrid masters starts March 8th.

Being a team player doesn't mean you're immune to making mistakes. I'm sure there was nuances missed in some of the scenario's in sideshow's video. That doesn't mean everything he was commenting on can be hand-waved as "simply not understanding the context" of the situation. There were mistakes that tenz was making that were simply his own. Not everything is black and white but there are situations that are. And ultimately the conclusion he came to were;

1. tenz switching off duelist
2. focusing on supportive agents which fits his play-style
3. looking to expand his agent pool

This is exactly what the team has opted to do of their own volition which makes it obvious that sideshow's assessment of tenz in the video was spot on. You wanna shit talk an analyst that literally pour tens of hours into watching and meticulously analyzing a player with constructive feedback. You're just talking out your ass, regurgitating bullshit you yourself don't understand. Pretending as if your concern is actually well meaning. You're just upset because your favorite player may have had his feelings hurt.

FNS called out a single play in a 1.5hour video. Oh my the scandal! Chill. It's not that deep.

My guy. Come back to reality. This is the roster going forward. Hopefully they let pancada go so he can explore his options.

Reading too much into it. Players on teams in the final aren't in the showmatch, whether they're riding the bench or not.

January 2021

Lol. This is so false. The leagues are combined for marketing/financial reasons. That's all.

Call me crazy but the ceiling of this liquid team doesn't seem that high.

Yep. Time+a real igl. The only time we saw them actually play with a real igl was the beginning of this season when they hadn't actually come together as a cohesive unit yet.

lol. Definitely being too hyperbolic with that description. But yea, it's a great show. My #1 for the season (probably for the year too tbh).

Huh? The question is about aim tho, not overall best player. It's clearly demon1 from what we've seen.

Missed the fact that there's an open qualifier. As for how well they'll do, probably not good. Complexity weren't looking great at the end of GC series 3. And I think shopify is the only gc team that could potentially do well against t2 teams. We'll see how it goes tho.

Everyone got invited. There is no qualification process. What is confusing you?

They were third but they were a third that was FAR FAR OFF the top 2, especially by champions (honestly zeta were probably better at that point too). I think it's too soon to say but with how they currently look, perhaps they can get closer or surpass DRX/PRX with time.

Sacy isn't pancada's mother. I'm sure he'd rather win without him than lose holding hands with him.

I'll tell you this. Idk if pancada is out permanently. But zellsis is most definitely in permanently.

Well, you could argue that is the logical choice from a roster performance perspective. But I do think it's hasty. I think letting tenz stay in to play smokes for a while is an okay decision. See how he performs and re-asses if things are dire (does not look like that will happen at all currently). And benching tenz is absolutely wrong from a financial perspective. He is the sentinels brand at this point. They don't really mention how important that is on plat chat too often but it really isn't something that can be ignored, especially in the esports winter.

Watched that 30min interview of him with tom. Seems like a chill and low-ego veteran. After yesterday, feeling very good about him and T1 overall for next season.

I mean, they weren't even talking about him for that long. He just had a few high impact rounds on defense that sealed the map.

They basically said anyone hating on trans/NB players in the GC scene can go fuck off. And most people concerned about cis-women in the GC scene are really just using that as an excuse to be transphobic/misogynistic.

Don't forget ayrin, who was just playing in pacific this season

https://esports.afreecatv.com/vod/match
Right now for korean vod

https://bj.afreecatv.com/valoranten/vods/review
Presumably in a bit when the stream is finished for english vod? Not sure tho.

NRG G2 Sentinels Bleed Zeta

Not only that. He is still cracked aim wise. So it is possible for him to improve as a supportive player(which fits his play-style better) and be one of the best in the world again.

If they choose to start zellsis, then pancada definitely won't be starting in 2024 unless something crazy happens last minute with NRG/EG. All the Brazillian/Latam/other NA rosters are already settled and they aren't gonna switch it up in the next two months even if pancada is totally free. Maybe he'll be able to transfer to a different team during the season if their roster isn't working out.

SMG came 4th lol

They won't have to

Florescent may very well end up leaving at the end of next season but I don't think she will before that. Even if she did, I think they could find another duelist and still make it.