huh? when? today?
edit: nvm, saw the eg announcement

marved wins easy

Esports are ultimately an entertainment product. Showing player portraits/cams help people connect better to the players which allows them to get more invested in esports. I'm sure they've made the cam/portrait as small as possible while still allowing people to clearly recognize players.

So there's no way to watch any of these matches??

I think yes it does matter. But not everyone is created equal. There have been pros in games that first touch fps titles in their mid teens(15/16) and are able to go pro not too much later (And players who go pro even older). And then there are plenty of people who play from a young age and never come close. It's just a matter of natural talent imo (how far you can go depends on hard work and some luck but if you have no talent at all, you're going nowhere).

Lol. I think the love-hate goes both ways. Sure, the br fans specifically can be a little more intense at times but at the end of the day, it's just a minority on both sides. There's surely more love than hate I think.

<3 for all of americas

short form for non-binary

I don't see why they shouldn't just mimick the main circuit. 8 for APAC+China.

they* and yup

Vania being an igl makes her overall better than flor imo

They talk about her being igl all the time on the broadcast

That is true

I think both of these teams just suck at defense on lotus tbh. It shouldn't be this one sided lol.

Mel and alexis have won every north american GC championship from 2021 till now. They aren't gonna throw one just to deny shopify (a team they undoubtedly believe they're stronger than) from GC champs in brazil.

Tokyo ghoul manga is a masterpiece. Anime is shit. Changed/removed a lot of stuff. Made it super edgy and cringe.

How do they not have an english-korean translator?? So many people speak english in korea.

who cares? why do you care how others are living their lives??

Crazy mechanical skill and a LOT of esoteric knowledge that isn't transferable to other games (even other mobas).

complexity, most recent result breaks tiebreakers

Put a gun to my head, probably picking T1. Cheering for C9 tho.

lol

lol nonsense

Go do or play something else then. Not everyone can play the same game for years and enjoy themselves. Just reality. And not really an indication of the quality of the game.

In gc, nah, it's the first. Outside of gc, they've lost plenty.

yes, they do

Anykey is terrible. Which i already know. Seems others feel the same.
https://twitter.com/benitanov/status/1710106601624133988

which implies it wasn't only malibu cheating. Or others knew of her cheating since that would need to be comm'd.

Why is this clip sped up?

what is happening?

In what world does sideshow look stupid?? Did you even watch the video? Because he makes it very clear all the issues he pointed out are very fixable for tenz but it'll require some work in the off-season. That's it. There's nothing to look stupid about.

interesting how this result is here before the game has finished on stream...

LETS GO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

huh?? why would it be a joke/meme?

Read through it earlier. His own fault really.

Dont like the out-of-context clip either. Post full convo if you wanna come across as genuine.

V1 at 180, Shopify at 120, Complexity at 110, Wingman patrol(3 ex X-set players) far back at 80. Basically, assuming V1 win, wingman patrol would need to massively outperform Shopify/complexity to qualify. Otherwise it'll be whoever does better between complexity and shopify. If anyone else wants to qualify, they basically have to win this tournament (small chance that EG could also qualify with second place finish if Shopify/complexity basically bomb out of playoffs).

https://liquipedia.net/valorant/VCT/2023/Game_Changers/Circuit_Points/North_America

bump

Yup. Don't get too invested in any discussion here. Nothing good will come of it.

Manga. Issue with the anime is that because they want it running year long, it runs at snail speed to not pass the manga. I stopped watching at close to 900 episodes but there was literally 4-5mins of recap every episode iirc. Gonna eventually return and read the manga when it's closer to completion since the story is genuinely pretty good/entertaining. (i dont regret watching the anime btw. But yea, definitely too much of a time investment if you only just now intend to get into one piece)

DSG has had an apex team for a bit

Would be a lot of work for not much payoff(if not just straight loss) with esports in its' current state. Would have to be a passion project.

"The sources who contacted this publication stated that the organisation may still elect to ask for buyouts for each of the players, potentially as a tactic to ensure that they don’t find suitable teams ahead of the Valorant season"

Uhh, hello? Seems reasonable be pissed about that.

In 2024 sure, but not in 2023. Plenty of players were still making more than that.

😂😂😂

Impressive from misfits

They're definitely much worse than they used to be.

1. Yup, but you could argue NRG looked like the better team.
2. Why are you counting this as a separate thing from the playoffs? Your regular season performance only matters as a setup for playoffs. While it might be interesting to use as a talking point for narratives, it ultimately DOES NOT MATTER.
3. Yup, NRG did better.
4. Yup NRG did better.
5. Same placement, Navi looked better.

I'm not the biased one here.

You're coping with the champs placement. They placed 9th-12th, same as NRG. They clearly looked better at the end of the year but overall, NRG definitely had a better year. Not that it's much of an accomplishment as they both had mediocre years.

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Can't wait tbh. Should be a great episode.

If there's anything I've learned from this year, it's to not underestimate any team no matter how bleak/unpromising things look from the outside and outset of their season. I'm gonna go into 2024 believing any team can do damage. Definitely looking forward to watching Americas next year.

https://www.dexerto.com/league-of-legends/sources-evil-geniuses-failed-to-care-for-one-of-their-prodigies-2075082/

https://richardlewis.substack.com/p/living-evil-how-north-americas-greatest

If you have the patience to actually read. There it is. Still a fan of this EG roster but definitely not a fan of the org.