Imo the regional GF for VCT is so lackluster by the end of the season before Champs. I feel like most teams are burnt out and if they've already qual'd for Champs, who cares? That's what they're spending their time prepping for, even before the regional grand final.

Tl;dr I want a LEV rematch on stage. I'd say G2 win out here.

Imo aspas makes less mistakes but isn't as agro at taking space and being the bait for the team a little. T3xture is a great duelist, but inconsistent with higher peaks than icy. I'd say if icy can just be decent, make space, get his share of FKs, and the rest of G2 is good enough to fill in the gaps. No need for changes at all.

Whoa. Rare based eSports fan.

Happy he dropped the Weird Al haircut

We have two teams at this Champs, 1/2 are gonna get grouped

Don't be that guy.

He just meant economic momentum I think (I.e. what makes stringing rounds together

Jawg would come in as an import, but I have a feeling it'd be okay because something is from Eastern Russia (part of Asia)

I mean, icy has looked better as duelist in terms of making space than leaf did. I feel like he's only improved since first joining the team too.

I'd rather they keep icy so players like leaf can excel in the late round. I feel like d1 would make this team a lot slower.

Not cool to put all of the blame on one player. Not how valorant works.

Pretty sure G2s comp was pretty meta in America's. Pretty sure LEV ran the same thing.

Who is 'this guy'

Bind is their permaban, but their other bans were DRXs stronger maps.

https://www.vlr.gg/player/25906/alexiiik

Part of me feels like players got offers when teams knew they wouldn't be able to qualify for Champs.

We'll see soon I guess.

They said Zander on stream.

I imagine BcJ is helping secondary call as he's pretty vocal.

Yes but they've been in terrible form since they won Madrid. It should be TH/GenG leaving this group imo

I'm guessing the org will make silly money off selling players though. Brawk, Mada, v1c, and imo flyuh for an igl will all have value on the transfer market.

Sorry oderus

Your skin can breakout after getting dry just as easily as if you sweat a lot and don't practice hygiene after exercise or whatever. Maybe just do the facewash once a day and add some of these other suggestions into a routine.

OP is in NA, so he can probably just get something domestic.

I haven't looked myself, but I imagine there could be import taxes and whatnot crossing the pacific.

Damn...

Avoid dairy products, stuff with high fat. Diet makes a bigger impact than exercise imo, but it doesn't hurt to practice both.

If you can't make time for the gym, even just going for a decent walk w/ some earbuds in is a reasonable substitute.

E: and avoid stuff with high sodium as someone else mentioned. It's all about balance though, if you can't eliminate something that you have a sensitivity towards, you can at least cut back on it.

In 2 years.

Too young rn but yes, he'll no doubt get signed to a T1 team when he's old enough.

RunneR has actually looked pretty good on senti.

Kicks I agree, has been a let down from his T2 form.

Kaajak would be a great signing, assuming Apex lose to KPI

Biiig facts

M80 plays the tri-senti comp

Actually inclined to agree, zekken's raze is a lot better than his jett. I feel like it'd be up to the team if they try it out in scrims. Zekken has also played plenty of scan initiator roles and played well when he was on xset, so I don't think it'd be too crazy to see n4rrate play jett, especially since he has a pretty good op.

Fr, already great on fade.

Not every team can get Verno. Honestly depends on the needs of whatever team he's joining tho. N4rrate can play duelist and initiator, while verno is more likely to play init/senti/controller (mostly just brim rn for oxg). I think if a team needs a 2nd star in franchising, n4rrate would be a proven quantity. Verno hasn't necessarily played in T1 yet, but is young and obviously talented.

Still wish we saw him play in place of Tacolilla last year

Sheydos is actually cracked still, stop tryna be cute.

Actually laughed at the redgar comment tho

Riot gives these teams lots of money over the course of their time in franchising to afford things for their team. From player support to boot camps. This would also cost everyone more money for travel.

All in all, not worth it. Especially when there's tons of people willing to travel when a tournament is held.

It's more of a risk to people that are older tbh. I've met people who have had heart attacks from excessive caffeine & work. Not great to get in the habit when you're younger.

All that being said, there's actual evidence that caffeine is good for your brain health, as long as it's not in excess. Pretty sure recommended dosage is like 26mg per day or something like that, so 1-2 cups of coffee isn't awful.

Energy drinks are honestly made for hard labor jobs, gamers should avoid them imo. That's like 8 cups of coffee in one can of redbull/monster.

You're obviously trolling here, but tenz has said he doesn't drink caffeine on stream.

Why would rich people use Crack? It's just stepped on cocaine thrown on the stove top.

If I saw this few cheaters in CSGO, I would've probably kept playing ngl

His harbor was actually insane though

They showed improvement over the course of the year, were definitely miles better than their roster last year. I feel like it's really up to the team to decide if they've hit their ceiling or not.

In all fairness, NA has had it easier in CS and most valorant events, historically. I definitely prefer when events are in Europe and I can watch Tier 1 val at 2pm on a Saturday.

Nah, kaajak is their primary duelist. Soulcas has mostly been on initiator, and playing them well. He hasn't had to change roles every other match like he did on Liquid.

In NA, verno and brawk. He's more of a flex, but in EMEA, sayonara has been a great flash initiator on KPI. Out of Japan, I think caedye has been another great flash-flex, but he's mostly a raze player I think

He's changed roles around since first joining oxg. As someone else mentioned, he's basically just a brim player on lotus. Otherwise he's mostly playing breach/sova.

I think we'd see him on fade or skye if mitch wasn't on the team, but he's good in those roles and verno just has consistent mechanics. Would be a huge pickup for any team.

Hmmm idk man, I feel like there's good content orgs in EMEA. NRG and SEN do that shit like crazy in comparison though.

I don't wanna see any team changes on heretics, but id love to see him on stage with benjyfishy and wo0t

Pretty sure, while there are ways of accruing objective evidence of SA shortly after it happens, most victims won't come forward before that time period, or they feel it's a complete violation of their space. Fair in both cases. These cases are typically argued by drawing a picture of the relationship between defendant/victim, building a character of both people, et cetera.

Could totally see him getting off without any charges if taken to court. You can probably imagine his lawyer's strategy in defending him.

Probably about average for pros around his age. I feel like most NA pro streams I watch go for at least 5-8 games.

I was gonna say, lots of games with Nephh

I'm gonna get Hella down votes for saying this, and I'm not replying to your comment directly, but like..

DRX gonna have to give this kid a sex-ed class.

I like Condoms as much as the next guy, but a rubber would have prevented all this from happening. Can't control when you bust all the time, but you can definitely choose where.

he definitely got active

I think that was just him sort of glazing playing in EMEA. If he got an offer before KC came knocking I think he would have taken it. MAD lions was his first pro team, and he was their hard carry duelist, which most NA teams already had. People in NA glaze him now tho, which is fair since he's flex on KC.