Rn I'd go with this assuming comfort roles are happening.
zekken
pancada
Sacy
TenZ
johnqt

But tbh the margin of difference between these players really isn't that big.

He said he's basically playing mostly flash initiators, he's probably not playing smokes.

leaf - Jett + Flex
Victor - Raze/Neon + Flex
Crashies - Initiator
Stellar - Sentinel/Igl
Marved - Smokes

Probably the best you're going to get at the moment.

I think they run skye instead of fade on Lotus, and Sacy and TenZ switch. Also, Omen for Astra since Sacy has already played Omen before.

Just something I came up with not sure if it's good but here it is:

Codename: Venus (like in Venus Flytrap) - Duelist

C Ability: Rapid Bite (x2) - Send out a mobile mini Venus flytrap that latches onto the nearest target and damages it slowly over time unless removed by holding the use object button (about the length of the deadlock's crouch thing) - Range idk tbh, probably 20m seems like a fair distance. It can also be shot down and it latches on in 1-1.5 sec(s). Damage ticks are something like the Gekko molly in the beginning. Deactivates automatically upon the death of Venus.

Q Ability: Slinghook (x2) - Fling a flytrap at a wall to latch on and propel you forward to take space. (Idk about the specifics of this one because a sling/grapple movement system in Val hasn't been done.)

E Ability: Lockjaw (x1) - Throw an area of effect flytrap that sprouts up from the ground capturing any enemy in that range. Enemies can't move but can shoot and use util. Deactivates automatically upon the death of Venus, but can also be shot and broken. The range is about the size of a molly, which shouldn't be too bad. Capturing in this case is like junkrats trap from OW for those who know that game.

X Ability/Ultimate: Deathtrap - Grow a Venus flytrap on your arm and throw it at enemies to grab them and kill them - Ult is very deadly so the initial ammo count is 1 but it recharges one back for each kill - Has to be a direct hit in order to get the enemy, otherwise it would be OP asf. Ult can be dodged but the window to dodge is small. (Again idk timings for this, but maybe somewhere between .75 - 1.25 secs)

Feel free to give some advice on how to improve this agent, also I kinda gave up on specifics towards the end. I might update this later with a more detailed idea when I have some time.

https://www.vlr.gg/event/stats/1660/champions-tour-2023-pacific-last-chance-qualifier
https://www.vlr.gg/event/stats/1191/champions-tour-2023-pacific-league?exclude=19056&min_rounds=0&agent=all

Best in Pacific LCQ, and a top 5 player during the league. He's most definitely an insane player.

But the point is that Monyet is there to replace jinggg, and as hard as it is to replace him, Monyet is like arguably the best player they could have gotten to replace him. Also, with forsaken, d4v41, something, and mindfreak, you could put dephh or newzera on that team, and PRX would still be good.

PRX placed top 4 with a sub, imagine what they'll do with an insane player like Monyet.

How can a flair be mid? Like are we talking about the bleed logo? I think it's a fine logo.

Ok, the movement has begun, I am working to cleanse this site.

As per a wish by user Z1ratul, I will be attempting to quash the movement to get non-male pros T1 tryouts and opportunities. As fans of game changers please help support us as we work to keep them in their rightful place. I am 100% serious and definitely not mocking people at all.

DW I have control over all GC fans. I'll make sure we never get another GC thread advocating that they get tryouts. This site will be free of the horrible movement of trying to further the success of non-male Valorant pros.

As a fan of GC, you are right, this game completely alters my view from what it was before. How could I not see that this one game is what all of GC can do? Thank you Z1ratul for enlightening me!

No I meant they're better than 5th

Yeah but a new player has no idea what's happening, but a pro-team would absolutely be able to figure out what went wrong. Maybe it just boils down to something basic and obvious, but it's good to know where you stand against some of the better teams itw.

Sure, playing against t1 teams at this point is maybe going to be too difficult but at the same time, playing at that pace can drastically affect how you approach the game. Tbh, it's really less of a mechanical thing than it is a strategic thing.

There's always something to learn no matter how badly you win or lose, but especially when you lose and you played badly.

This is not even close to true, this is actually good for the scene. Obviously getting blown out is never good, but playing better competition is going to make you better.

misogynists salivating rn

SEN at 5 is crazy

Tbh, it's more than one thing, but the main one is, that not many GC teams play against t2/t1 teams regularly enough. Strategically they're just way far behind what most good teams are doing, Also, teams lack depth due to talent being spread out a lot. But what G2.G is doing is actually really good, even if they are just going to get destroyed every game. You can't be at the top level if you never play against the top level.

bro gotta be sexist for that

edit: y'all don't know what a joke is lol.

G2.G 13-0 no cap

No, but he should be imo.

It's fair because I've been extremely high on SEN since the new iteration of the roster, but it's not really coping anymore. That SEN roster genuinely should be top 3 in Americas, they have far too much talent to not be that good.

Ranking IMO, based on teams rosters/potential rosters as of now:

1. SEN (lol) - realistically SEN has the arguably best roster on paper itw
2. LEV - aspas and kiNgg is just a W duo
3. EG - Some internal issues might cause a dip in the EG players' form
4. G2 - Ascension winning roster and a very capable team
5. LOUD - Lost aspas but still a good roster
6. NRG - All-time great core but with the igl position still a ?, it's hard to rate them highly
7. 100T - getting eeiu would be a good pickup and 100t has a very underrated core IMO, but for the same reason as NRG, I can't put them too high also
8. KRU - shyy is a good addition but the roster is still kinda mid on paper
9. C9 - very underwhelming roster, but could do well in the right situation
10. FURIA - might be my ignorance but it just seems like they could have done a lot more with the roster
11. MIBR - ngl tf is mibr doing?

What? That's what makes it more fun. Do you really want the same best teams in every league, every year, and there's no parody?

My point is not about that though, because from his perspective he probably feels like he's weighing in on the TenZ debate with good information. However, for a lot of people, it just feels overly critical and that it's motivated by the views he could get from it. Sideshow doesn't seem like the kind of person who would single TenZ out on purpose, though.

Tbh, I don't think he did it with any ill intent, but it does come across like he's singling out TenZ because he's popular. So many other pros would have a video just as long if you bothered to nit-pick their gameplay too.

Lev vs G2 is going to be a banger game next season. W for Lev and Tex.

High probability:
Cryo
Asuna
Bang

Somewhat likely possibility
eeiu

5th unknown
Probably needs to be an sentinel igl though.

Sen could run the prx comp on ascent:

Something like:

zekken - Raze
TenZ - Reyna
Sacy - Skye
Johnqt - Viper
pancada - Harbor

He's not bad and honestly gets a little to much hate for 100T underperforming. That being said though, there are better options at igl than him. Zander, flyuh, Shahz, are all better options than him, and none of them are in t1.

Now I see why y'all say "if I speak" so much...

Leviatán - > "Leviatán"

I use ion as my main vandal rn, and I like it a lot. But it's just personal preference I guess. I swap it with prime every now and then.

If this is true TenZ is like an actual flex fr, his Omen and Harbor are going to be interesting, but lowkey I can see him cooking on both.

I think the best team you could get rn is something like:

BABYBAY/corey
Nature
Shahz
Aproto
supamen/paincakes

Most Optimistic Roster:
leaf (where tf is leaf going tbh?)
BcJ (trialed with M80 but nothing is confirmed)
Shahz
Aproto
s0m? (Idk if he's willing to play in t2 and w/o FNS)

Bro trust you'll get there one day, just believe and try to have fun. Don't be like me, I've played like 2k+ matches and my peak is g2, in part because my mental is utter dogshit.

Oh, well I'm sure you'll figure it but at the end of the day, a good skin is better than no skin.

Well yeah, in pro play there's definitely going to be a lot more contesting for map control, but I also doubt that teams will be running solo players on A a lot. It seems like a site where you would always have two on it, or at least most of the time.

A month is a decent amount of time tbf, if you just log on every day to check your store, for like 30 days roughly there's a good chance you'll get it. It is a long time to wait, and you might have to wait longer. I'd personally just wait until I got the skin I wanted, but that's just me.

I do agree A is hard to hold alone but in ranked good luck getting your team to do a coordinated push. IMO, run a Cypher or KJ (Cypher is better though) and double the site with two players, one to watch each choke. Also, some teams prefer going B anyway, so that problem becomes less of an issue. (If this is a take about pro-play that's different and will likely include a lot more pushes/attempts to take space)

Oh well, in that case, it just depends on how much you like the reaver op vs araxys op, and how long you're willing to wait for araxys.

Alright then, what's a take that you really believe in (hot takes are better)? I'm down to discuss.

If you really want araxys, wait. You might be waiting for a while though, and as someone who has the reaver op, it's pretty good skin. It's also a little cheaper which is why I went for it over other skins.

These kinds of threads provide nothing to the site. Please stop with these dumb af bait posts.

zekken
Leo
Ethan
Boostio
s0m

I went for a team that could actually be a team in vct theoretically, no language barriers and going off the import rule.

Stats can be misleading, every game is a new game and you never know how someone will play in a one off ranked game.

The EG game was pretty tough tbf, but that FNC game was 100% winnable, and even if in this particular game it was more a strats thing, DRX still has a history of choking in big games. There have been like 4 times when DRX gets two or three matches into playoffs, and in that game has a one-map lead, but gets reverse swept. They have to improve their mental if they want to win, but it is probably getting better if champions 2022 and lock//in are any indication.