that'd make both london and cologne better, so im all for it

I wouldnt look at it like that
ULF is a team that (imo) had build their entire identity around the capabilities of echo in t2. This core identity isnt one that works in t1 in general - and having a sentinel who isnt used to a system like that doesnt help either.

So I wouldnt blame the subs for the roster struggling in kickoff, but look at it more as a transitional period for the team. They are FAR beyond the level they were in t2 strat wise.

unless you find his tracker you dont know what he can and cant play
he only started competing in t2 during the yoru/neon meta, so we have no data on his agents whatsoever

last time he played raze it was fine

sorry mistyped in the above
meant players not teams

so nah, just like all the other rosters (max 3 players per team iirc), just without oversight

South Korea will not play (Flag + Representing the country isnt allowed if they dont come to an agreement with KSOC, who have publicly sided with Kespa)

However ENC is trying to get the players* to join directly instead, so they have more control over the roster construction (instead of letting the coach construct the roster "based on merit-based principles")

(Still wouldn't be representing South Korea; just rosters full of south korean players)

o ffs ofc its on the overview tab and not the points one xD ye thats mb
but thats also funny af

they dont even include the EMEA stages (https://www.vlr.gg/event/2782/challengers-2026-emea-stage-1/playoffs since the name is trash)

Im so confused as to how the rankings work
how is India (full t2) higher than Finland (2 t1 players and 3 current TOP t2 players)

sad to see one of the most veteran t2 coaches go THIS early (especially after their initial success)

Good news for the team is that Kundikundi is even more accomplished in t2, so Im not too worried about things falling apart... but im not sure what this actually fixes

(Also I was so sure Kundikundi was gonna be the one losing his head over Bipo not doing well, not Pakko)

we gotta talk about your definition of choking xD

comeback exists and bipo is sadly having one of those splits atm

and idk what youre watching, but cned is playing neon atm^^ Aint spectacular, but isnt out of place on the team at all (just done in by the last vit game in terms of stats... but then again that one was a nightmare so probs fair that their stats tanked after that one)

he's not even the worst duelist in EMEA...

Tbf you cant blame the school for not blocking that one
who could have expected that github is actually functional sometimes

ye comms actually clean af
now time to watch them get 13-0'd map 3, cause we cant have them looking too good

Idk what to tell ya
Pacific 5.38, Americas 6.55, EMEA 6.44 and China 9.38

Look at champs if you wanna see why; EMEA was... abysmal (worse than China!) before that
Just the tourneys having so few teams that champs makes all the difference

Also due to that if you wanna use other methods of analysis like percentiles, Americas will overtake EMEA in that (since the Sen last place will get removed)

in terms of average placements last year

(while I think TMV and pl0t chat are spot on atm with EMEA looking rough)
international results the past few years have been fine, so thats not really a point to go off of

EMEA outperformed Americas in terms of average placements last year for example
Pacific is the outlier towards the top and china is the only one with a clear gap

thats gramps coming out of his retirement home to fill for a game
that wasnt him returning lmao

youd have to wait for his return before we can say that

might have to add another chapter to the introductory psychology lectures
who knows what behaviors/reactions that could reveal

most people arent into CBT like you, so we arent talking about physically lowest here^^
above refers to an immediate coping reaction lots of people have to mental (di)stress

(reduces the bodys stress response, so its generally beneficial)

you care since a) they wont be allowed to represent south korea
b) ENC isnt interested in getting the best roster possible, and instead wants to auto-include certain players (presumably for clout reasons, but we dont know).

idk if they actually will
ENC is trying to do it without them, but Kespa is basically everywhere in esports for Korea

not exactly the best look for anyone that participates now, given that ENC is trying to undermine competitive integrity for koreas team

Dont think it counts as niche anymore since its got a pretty significant cult following in the western countries nowadays, but Rune Factory

For something that is dead: Spectrobes

decent 1 for 1 replacement... sorta?
like plays flashes + senti (just not viper, so lets see how quickly he adjusts to her)

The main point for those kinds of worlds after you "beat it", is to play -> find problem -> solve problem (imo without guides, since you actually spend time engaging with the game mechanics then)

Usually the motivator for finding the problems is making large builds, but if that isnt for you you can also go for those huge "tech server goals" (e.g. I want to automate every single item in the game [you will need youtube for those kind of goals though])

I personally have never played a forever world in hardcore though, so idk how it changes it
In general I find forever worlds really challenging as a whole and much prefer booting up a server to play with friends for a couple months every 2-3 years (with the goal of everyone creating a mega base)

thats the standard tiebreaker this year so probably correct (given that americas ruleset just references the global one for "Championship Points Tiebreakers"), but where did you find this?

Their ruleset doesnt mention group stage ties at all so Id be interested if theres an extra ruleset somewhere

edit: o see where you found it on liquipedia... sadly they dont source it

CGN looking clean atm
surely the single elim playoffs doesnt rob them

it was a temporary thing dw (less than 24 hours of prac according to Neil in https://www.sheepesports.com/en/all/articles/th-neilzinho-every-single-game-for-us-right-now-is-a-grand-final/en so they kept old comps)

suygetsu has legacy, but bro is just...
theres no way you keep him with how he's playing

ofc^^
the point wasnt to say what a comment is or isnt*
but that python (and most languages) have a special form of comment for exactly what you wanted Foxym to add

*(Like idk if you already have the "privilege" of working at a company with an old propitiatory codebase, but youll be surprised how many different forms of comments and documentation there are over the years xD We have an old internal Java 1.6 application that come with a hand written book to document/comment on its inner workings. So like I aint trying to judge cause itll always be better than that shit.)

fair
however what you described initially is something you HAVE to have (just in documentation form)

then I have to disagree with your above comment

comments (as in "notes" that are to be read alongside the code) should never be necessary (they ofc are from time to time, however they should be used with purpose)

proper naming + documentation should be used to achieve the goal you described above
(the most practical reason being that your ide shows you documentation, but doesnt show you comments when accessing a function/variable from another location)

So e.g. (from https://realpython.com/documenting-python-code/#commenting-vs-documenting-code)
def say_hello(name):
"""A simple function that says hello... Richie style"""
print(f"Hello {name}, is it me you're looking for?")

vs

def hello_world():
# A simple comment preceding a simple print statement
print("Hello World")

just to clarify: do you mean comments or documentation?

Read the article guys
Shit really isnt an outlandish quote

I would go one step further and add the "core" slider from matches (e.g. https://www.vlr.gg/team/matches/1209/guild-esports/) to the main page
System already does cores automatically as far as I can tell

Means you have a history of the various rosters (without having to scrape dig through the various matches)

Probably the roughest way miss playoffs
o7

EP have positive round wr (check map 2), hence the stats
The 2 close maps have normal KD

all the other leagues celebrating rn cause EP are finally beatable

o you mean that
yea players been rather unhappy about that

has france and turkey had issues this/last year?

Tueky had their bo1 phase, but I dont remember when that was

idk
like they are genuinely unreal in person (and should be a motivation for EMEA to do better)

but the format of the league as a whole sufferes for it
(often times) single elim playoffs (or parts of it) + lower game count to make the scheduling fit

N//E not streaming their games isnt due to the format though
its just the TO running out of money sadly (the remains of their website https://www.mistgames.gg )

was unfortunately expected after Apeks shut its doors (formerly same org -> sister org after they took over Polaris)

always so negative

FKS def the better team this series, but both maps felt like they could have easily gone to RZN (when paying more attention to FKS; RZN had their own issues that bo3)

we're in for a rough ride x.x

... ok not the roster move I would have expected but lets see how this works out

ever so slightly harder than it had to be, but at least they made it entertaining for the stream

temporarily
projections have it rise again (unless AI companies finally start collapsing... but we got bigger issues then)

tldr:
price down because (significantly) more efficient ram usage for LLM was found -> less initial value of ram -> Jevons paradox (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jevons_paradox) -> higher usage anyways cause enough corperations still think they can make money with LLMs (-> more demand since its now more profitable)

surprisingly "fraudulent" 2-0 for FKS
was fun to see RZN shoot back^^

nah dont
he finally gets to show he can compete in t1

and he also has plenty of stinkers so dont feel too bad
just hope theyll get better eventually

(note im not commenting on if you normally get hardware bans, cause I got no clue whatsoever)

well hardware bans are decently easy to circumvent so you wouldnt really know
(as a pro/streamer thats not an option ofc)

Theres software that claims to be able to spoof it (never tried, so idk if its secure), or you can just have your local (independent) repair shop flash a new value onto your motherboard
(Might have to flash some other devices too, but thats game specific and youll find info online)