Yeah I kept an eye and was wondering if it would get worse

All mine. I deleted it anyways since it was clear it was getting too ugly.

I'm just saying it's fine to trashtalk but there's that thin line you just don't do. Plus, I'm sure other mods has their methods. I have mine.

Yall do know I have to stare at NA and EMEA threads every sk often right

We're popping off and the hopium will consume us all, you can't stop it

Watch youtube. We're not as active on Twitch.

Bruh his family is literally an Indonesian esports legacy we support him 100%

I mean the underlying theme couldn't be ignored but on the records? Who knows what was the reason

Probably tighter protocols? No clue what happened in between tbh

It's enforced for everyone, not even ANGE1. Stop reaching.

cArn vs dsn FNATIC civil war let's go

Don't worry about it

(Just don't make things worse is all I'm saying, no need to call out on us every time)

Dealt with

I might've missed KT, but IG I remember because rumors suggest Chinese teams might yoink HK/TW rosters to participate in APAC as long as the game doesn't officially release there

The rumors that me, Godspeed, and BoDork discussed in the video have some merit, even though it is rumors

FPX is rumored to be 70-90% committing to EMEA unless said otherwise.

Right now, there is zero incentive to think those are the most likely teams.

From your list, the ones I have more confidence in are:

• DRX
• ZETA
• IG
• EDG

DRX and ZETA would be enough for the token representative from their respective region. There are rumors of Chinese orgs like Invictus Gaming and Edward Gaming potentially picking up some players from the HK/TW region to be able to participate in APAC.

Sandbox have been linked to a team for a long time now but they've been silent at all. KT I don't think they have interest at all.

PSG Talon is exclusively for League of Legends. Talon already has a Filipino roster and PSG doesn't have interest at all as well, I think.

In August. At Champions. When does V1 play?

I'm Silver.

Gold?

It's Paper "Rex"! I love the wordplay this time.

Being a realist is one thing. Being objective is also one thing. But being an asshole about it won't get you far. Sometimes, a little bit of copium, hopium, and spirit will make things a lot more fun.

Reading comprehension 0

The curse of regional consistency.

Because people like you set them up to fail. Nth had no expectations being first timers, and since people only apparently know ZETA as the Japanese team, they kinda gravitated towards the idea that Nth will suck anyway.

You lots, who think like that, aren't wrong.

But you lots, are assholes.

They struggled, yes.

But they:
A. Beat a LAN proven team in Xerxia
B. Go toe to toe with an EMEA team

Well until they released the game- plus, China has honestly the infrastructure, economy, and fanbase to stand on its own once the game is popular enough

I mean fair enough but like being an asshole is still an asshole.

@Azzlack didn't you brandish a Japanese flag on your profile just yesterday

Nope, I'm just curbing your ego. I'm happy that:

a. Nth showed that Japan isn't only ZETA.
b. FPX full power.

Chill. You're being an asshole either way.

Let's hope the goddamn government stop the freeze then

Not yet

Well... that's not how Riot's regional designation work. Even in League, each three countries are in their own regional circuit. We've now the opportunity to see all three in action with the East Asia LCQ on the horizon.

At the same time, I imagine that besides Korea and Japan being grouped up in APAC Franchising, China's potential as an independent market on their own means that they have the potential to be classified on a separate league.

Fair, but I'm still going to stand my second half of the statement.

I think the closest comparison across games is TYLOO when BnTeT and xccurate is still part of the team. The rest comm'd in Chinese, xccurate occassionally comm'd in Indonesian with BnTeT and BnTeT translates it + some English

Yeah, Japan is rising RAPIDLY and I hope Riot notices that

I'm not implying KR is less competitive. I'm just implying that from Riot's point of view, they see KR's fanbase and playerbase isn't as big as APAC (and considering APAC has 3 subregions, with SEA having 6 subregions on their own)

I will say this: APAC is still a region with talented, but unproven teams that has struggles in certain mental situations in stages of a match. XERXIA and PRX have been regionally consistent, but PRX was the only one able to adapt further.

I'm making excuses because they've implied it themselves, I'm just paraphrasing.

TNL wasn't never really taking off in the Korean scene because honestly, their individial skills in several times watching theme hot dwarfed by the other team playing together. The team needed a new breath of fresh air.

It's more about player and fanbase rather than competitiveness, iirc. East Asia needs to prove thay the fanbase and playerbase numbers are going to dwarf APAC to be able to have more slots.

I mean that was a PRX reeling after a Berlin loss with a roster that was completely depowered and unenthusiastic soooooo

My butt is ready for franchising

Bruh

I believed. I wrote that XERXIA needs to show their regional consistency needs to be translated internationally. Seems like they're just one step away.

Guild and FPX having more flight time than Northeption. At this point, it's us finally seeing their true potential. Northeption has no expectations from outside Japan, to those who barely have any knowledge of the scene.

Yall do know he's a vlr staff too right he has nothing better to do kekw

Eh I mean I binge watch every now and then, but look into VODs every now and then. I'm not as knowledgeable as others haha

It does paint a picture, but it helps to look at the details.

Doesn't suck. They're improving.

International LAN. Where stakes are a lot higher. Different events, different pressure. Remember, they're also under the pressure of going for a deep run if they want to go for Champions. In the end, they want to learn from the experience and have fun.