Derke's been a top duelist for so long, been playing great this year too. I think people are just glazing leo a little too much, he didn't really do anything internationally before fnatic. Just one, maybe two events with guild?

I think leo is an overall better player, but kinda weird not considering longevity for a list like this.

Unless he goes back to competing, I think he fits really well in NA VCL for sure. Guy was never really a tactician in any way, so he's definitely there for hype more than analysis.

God's work that America's education system can't do

Facts. They'd kill it in their opener, get smacked in winner's match, then lose 2-1 to a team they should beat in the decider.

Wdym by schizo fraud w/ essential tremors?

Hard to believe your country is the origin of the English language.

Nats should prolly leave TL, not the other way around, no?

Sad for G2 but proud for c0m. He's been stepping up this Champs.

You're almost as bad as dort, got dammmmmmmn

How to ruin the bait. Gj.

Imo both need a bit of time to get better at casting. Steel has some of the best analysis a caster has shown on stream. He also got that nervous energy that he needs to have a hold on, but otherwise, dude's great.

Not sure what happened with hypoc, but I always preferred pansy out of the two of them.

Weak.

I'm pretty sure it's been like this the past few champions, no?

Can't blame riot, better viewership with some diversity later in the bracket

Allat.

could you please link these 'leaks'?

I have no idea where you heard that, viewership is hardly even where the actual money is in streaming. Sure, ads make money, but subs are what feed people and make 'careers'.

imo, he should probs go for a reliable degree in something practical. Streaming ain't a career, it's a side-hustle, with some exceptions.

Agreed. Shouldn't be out forever, but there's a lot of maps pretty similar already (I.e. sunset).

So this is what people mean when they say 'crazy'

Thanks!

Ngl, I'm only down voting because you seem like the most generic SEN simp

Buzz has honestly only looked better on duelist as time has gone on.

He got diffed by zekken though for real.

I always knew y0y would be on here under some ridiculous moniker, boiling cockroach sounds great.

This post just got bumped, it's from 4 months ago

100% would have preferred RRQ over Talon, no doubt. Seemed like a better team throughout pacific vct this year.

Would have preferred seeing 100T over Kru, but I think kru has better mental. 100T probably would have got 2-0'd by fnc instead of winning a map at least

I guess, looking at the teams I'd have expected to make it versus reality, some had higher peaks, but weren't as consistent for sure. Probably could have said the same about SEN before they beat Gen G in groups here.

Either way, lots of great games in the groupstage, lots of upsets.

L jinx

Definitely hasn't felt like every region brought their top 4 teams, watching the games. No such thing as Champs being mickey mouse imo, but last year's and Champs '22 felt more competitive

Probably just recency bias.

Ngl, most watchparties are boring af

Tarik: for 13 y/o roblox enthusiasts
Som: For the kids in highschool trying to approach 'cool'
FNS: For ranked players with shit aim, but think they have decent game-sense
Ardiis: This man is actually funny, W watchparty host

Aight bulkylettuce, we shall see.

Nah, they just got nothing else to do but slit their wrists while rooting for 100T this summer ig

G2 in Bo3s > Lev in Bo5s

U weird

I hope so, I'm not a hater. He just seems to have really stagnated from where he was Split 1/before he went on a break.

Well, it's just because cs has an esports team built by its fans, orgs, tournament organizers, et cetera, as opposed to being centrally regulated and controlled, as per the case with valorant.

Cs would have been even worse if valve took more of an involved position as a dev. Not that NA t2 CS didn't die when val came out anyway.

GC versus regular VCT I guess

This isnt very well explained, but I see where you're going.

I understand the idea of franchising, give orgs a safety blanket so they can worry about running a team, but there should definitely be some form of relegation, at least every couple years.

MIBR is gonna produce yet another mid roster next year with no hope of making play-offs, same as dfm. Other orgs should have a shot, and it shouldn't just be through ascension.

Yes, but I think the point is that riot are a lot more PC.

GC coach got excluded from GC finals because he did the same thing.

Grassroots scene vs. Corporate centralization

Got back into watching cs the past couple weeks and fr

Better map design, more events, more seasoned players, better storyline

This can't be stressed more, but more events.

Half these val pros should be working at McD's half the year, considering they don't play events half the year.

K0rya

If this is true, pretty much confirms other members of the team are going elsewhere

E: other team being OXG

Miniboo is the only good neon I've seen that hasn't improved since the buff

Kc and fut were in similar form pre-champs imo

Fut can't make deep tourney runs, while I think KC could, but fut know how to close the games they're favored to win. KC could beat TH or FNC one day and then lose to KOI the next

Raze is still really strong with her nade, especially when combo'd with fade or deadlock. Would rather have someone good on her and neon than a good jett merchant tbh

c0m and mazino maybe

huh? wym

Bro boaster been doing that since launch, wym

Either/or, 9 kills across 2 maps? Bruhhhhh

Did he say this on stream or something?

didn't seem that disciplined, but he had mechanics similar to something. Would have honestly preferred an all thai roster than ban, gov, and frost on this roster.

For who?

Sociable, ruxic, destructive or some other combination?

Trexx is bringing me back to a meme from 2015 with those clout goggles

Can't believe they won any games in franchising without him speaking English fluently.

Still, I'd rather see a full Thai team with both him and primmie on it. There's gotta be the talent for it, and I don't think ban and governor are franchise worthy players outside of the experience they bring into a team with great ranked prospects like primmie

Definitely had some upsets in the past, and have been around longer than other teams in pacific. Their new roster looks really good imo.