I was kiddin. I actually played this piece of ... work of a game. It was fun untill it wasnt. It very soon became so pay 2 win just unplayable anymore.
Never seen it have its own esport tho. Really surprised.

Pointwhat? Is it even esport?

U can set ur flair in settings

Tier 1(most likely to win): TL, Fnatic
Tier 2(less likely but possible): VKS, SEN
Tier 3(dark horses): NU, BR2, V1
Tier 4(almost no chance): everyone else

some of those "washed" csgo pros might find their confidence and motivation again in Valorant, just look at Scream. And while scene is pretty new its only logical to look for more expirienced competitive players. May be year from now or less teams would actually look at "cracked valorant talents" more because meta would be more or less set and CSGO expirience would become irrelevant.

TLDR: right now signing CSGO pros over yong talents looks logical. And nobody cares about what HLTV or CSGO community thinks of valorant.

feels good that cheater were banned. But that was hell lot of time wasted :D

Fnatic or Liquid. But its LAN so anything is possible to a some degree.

I finnaly have found time to watch some korean gameplay(NU vs KIA). And I was actually impressed. Gunplay isnt something special, I think not the level of EU/NA/BR. But their macro is kinda great. Im curious now how far they can get in Iceland. And how much progress they will show by the end of the year

Yeah bunch of streamers without a coach gonna win for sure. Fakeflagger

Offended u didnt include my boy nATs. Dude is best Cypher eu period

I meant comments under almost every league news. Trolls or not this shit is literally everywhere.

Because its exactly what u can read on some Russian forums or news resources. Im not even kiddin

this is exact type of message u got in every league related topic in CIS. I mean why not just play game u love and let others play what they love to. That wasnt even point of my post. Just slightly overexaggerated background on how things are in CIS gaming community

Riot have huge experience in listening to all that cry. Dw they still do what they wanna do

Ive made new eu account for voice comms. Said goodbye to my glitchpop dagger :(

honestly I think they need to make 7 maps rotation before adding Breeze. 6 maps is kinda bad for pick/bans

played cs since 1.3 then 2k hours cs:go now like 500h in Valorant and only plat 2. I guess its not for everyone. Im old for the game and have tilt problems

What is this stereotype that CIS teams have big ping? I have 17 ping to Stockholm for example. If u are in European part of CIS u have good or ok ping. And most of the CIS pro scene lives there

Repetitive practice on aim labs isnt good for everyone. While it helps u build intuitive aim u are not actually becoming good at the game. Lineups while important dont make u good either. Most important thing is ur game sense then aim and movement then agent mastery(lineups etc). Game sense is the hardest one to get. U need to be focused on game and analyse every fight, every timing, every util use. Both yours and another players on server. What worked good and why it worked etc.
Edit: also your mental condition is a huge factor. Good players dont tilt as much and can regain focus even if they are tilted

yeah cuz valve made kids spend their lunch money on it. And its only one big tournament. Valve dont give a single fuck about DotA pro scene

It actually make sense. Small minority of players still want to play valorant and want to become pro. This wouldnt be enough to sustain separate CIS league. But it would be valuable addition to EU. Because CIS have alot of talented players and in general huge FPS legacy. And another fact - CIS players rarely care about domestic leagues and find much more motivation on international scene.

205 not that bad for 31 yo casual

people will still hate him without any reason just because they are shit

most of those who hate league in CIS doesnt really know that stuff. They are just delusional. Some of them still think that DotA has more players, make more money and overall bigger game and eSport.

things like this becoming really popular recently
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Dont be jelous u'll get there with your baits with practice

Previous bait was better

Cis playing on eu severs anyway - no ping problems at all

Exactly. CIS players would have a chance to become pro and EU players get better competition

Baited 2 guys on a same thread with same post. We got here a legend

as much as I love to cheer for underdogs I think it SEN3-0 or 3-1V1

It actually have nothing to do with Gaben. People hated lol before DotA 2 came out. Its just baby duck syndrome, CS and DotA was popular in CIS beloved internet caffe era(2000-2010) thus players still praise these games and refuses to play something new. CIS population really hates everything new

Outdated meta and game sense is something that can be fixed on its own with time and hard work. Especially if u have huge player base to make selection. It is exactly whats wrong with CIS being isolated - very tiny player base.

tbh if u look at stats tab here, NA players even not that high both on KDA and ACS. My guess is all that hype about NA having better aim based mostly on much more content from NA pros outside of proplay.

If Riot again make CIS separate region it's scene gonna die. Majority of CIS gamers hate Riot games for making better MOBA game than their beloved DotA. I dont know how many years have to pass untill this stupid "crusade" against league and Riot would be over. Without interest from kids there wont be any fresh blood for esports. Teams will face stagnation and will slowly become tier 3-4 trash.
On the other hand if Riot make CIS teams play in EU it will be great motivation for current teams and for future players who want to become pro. And CIS players are Really talented in FPS games and have huge legacy. No one can deny that. Right now Gambit could maintain top 5 EU spot easily and Forze could be top 10. Other teams have potential too, may be with some tournament experience or just reshuffles.

Why Im not including TR here? Lets be honest Turkey went all in on Valorant. I believe its most popular game in Turkey already. Surpassed LoL and CSGO. TR scene is huge and talented as well. All they need is to hire some EU specialists like analysts and coaches. And in no time TR would be competitive internationally even if they would be separate region.

Derke is a beast

Kinda too soon since we yet to see how regions fare against each other. But I would say rn its either Derke or Scream.
We will know better after first champions at the end of a year

NA historically worse than eu or korea/jp at respective esports. And reason is simple af - esports is just entertainment for NA population. While Asia and Europe treat esport like big sport - profession. Huge difference in training routines, strategic preparations. U'll never see eu or korean player streaming as much as NA pros. They have no time for this. Of course there is exceptions like Elige for example. But it still that majority of NA players not taking esport as serious as EU or Korea.

tbh once only

This. But I think TR should be B on this list honestly

how dare u think that NA is C. Players is strong. And they can come up with some tactics later

they played haven the same way. Didnt watch split tho but I guess it was same clown fiesta

Can someone explain why the hell xeta peek last attacking player when he see spike on the ground and timer? wtf was that??? Even on my platinum elo u can rarely see play like that and it always would be judged by the rest of the team.

dude this entire game is one big question why tf

this one is actually good bro

I think my eyes need medical attention rn. I dont know why it is so bad. I mean not individually, they are all great players and I would definetely enjoy watching frag movie from that game. But utility, composition, team coordination is just nowhere to be found.
Its really feels like Im watching multi-stream from random radiant game

Is it like ranked game? Why so much dry peeks when its not even needed. And no one in position to refrag...

u forgot Derke also Finnish/Russian guy

only 50% EU teams made it to playoffs 33% TR and 100% CIS :D

gg wp. Sad my boys Gambit didnt make it. Especially sad that today we havent seen Sheydos at his usual self. And deffo were at his lowest on Icebox.
Could Fnatic win first international tournament in this game as they did in csgo and league of legends?