So wippie is gone and it appears jakee is gone too (he has been streaming everyday for awhile since tweeting about something) and the rumors are there are advanced talks with moose and runi. I don't know how to feel about these changes if they are true. Wippie wasn't really the issue on C9 and wasn't bad (or great) during kickoff/preseason events, but with him being dropped I got some hopium thinking maybe this roster had the chance to sign some real star power. That hope quickly vanished when I just skimmed through the market on who we could pick up and the odds of c9 picking up panacada were slim. Looking like jakee getting bench is tough such a young talent that has a chance to develop on a supporting role is such a rare thing I can't really see a reason to him being gone. If moose were to come in I'm not super sure what to expect I haven't seen him play in so long but when I did he was decent, and runi I know what to expect and just not sure if I trust him. runi doesn't mechanically wow me and listening to an interview with mce have my doubts on his ability to shine in big moments. I'm really just anxious with mce and leaf leaving to start, then the new roster, the highs of 5 maps on fanatic, to dropping the ball in kickoff, to these roster changes c9 has me emotional exhausted.

14 man: zekken's dad

this legit?

C9 Pancada?

Think they should be aware of stupid shit at the international level there is a big meta difference there with what they do and what agents they play together, with some real psychos over there like marteen, kang kang, and the boo bros (and maybe the king of dumb shit angel). I think NRG really should focus on their comps the lack of sent on split was rough and they got taken advantage of big time, SEN played great and I think with time NRG will be a really good team.

ig ill eat those down votes lol

i dont believe so but haters should always be clowned on

she in fact did do that and jakee had to put out a statement not condoning her words, happy for mibr c9 looked awful and the brazil team had some great adjustments on bind and cool ideas on ascent good win for them. I hope they can wreck the rest of my pickems

just normal overreact oswalds that plauge vlr. Some merit to them thou as, I being a fan of the team am a bit concerned.

With the calling experience of Zander too, I think this team should look really good mid rounding.

I have heard Oxygen was their favorite scrim partners last year and this offseason in an interview with Rob Moore when he talked to Kaplan as they were trying to organize the SEN show matches

It's wild to me the depth of talent in NA. These teams all have players that could be tier 1 anywhere in the world, and its encouraging to hear that teams like M80 and Oxygen are pushing the top VCT teams in scrims. I'm concerned that players might get poached to bigger orgs as I'm hopefully that these teams can build something that will boost the tier 2 scene into a bigger spotlight with more support from riot.

I didn't see nor engage in any of these threads. Not surprised they existed, vlr is full of overreact oswalds. I can't comment if these were from SEN fans or agreed upon by majority of SEN fans. What I do know is that the positions and playstyles of Sacy and Tenz are vastly different and I think Tenz is encouraged to be proactive, which can account for some weaker score lines when those plays don't pan out., while Sacy being on skye and sova has to play a lot more conservative in his approaches for how SEN approaches their retakes and entry positions. Sacy while not top fragging has provide so many impact frags that effect rounds on loses and wins, and I agree should be credited more with his role in the team. Stats I consider to be lackluster in the aspect of judging a player's complete performance on a map, and anyone using those as a sole justification for singling out a players performance whether that be a fan or an outsider should maybe adjust how they view and think of the game. If you have seen the impact and come to your own conclusion that these players are solid then that's all you need, fans of a team rely on and sometimes need the copium (myself included, C9 could make a run but will likely be mid table) and sometimes you gotta just smile at a fan base and carry on.

I wish to one day sip from the french chalice of 100% undistilled non diluted hopium that you currently drink from and one day I shall

I haven't seen any hate nor underserved praise for Sacy anywhere, nor much of that for Tenz either with expectation of pre-offseason mickey mouse games where people saying he should be benched off smokes. They have both played very well in kickoff from my perspective just at different levels of impact on different maps. I personally thought Tenz on lotus was great with flashes really setting his team up well, while sprinkling in some good frags. Sacy was doing the same, particularly on split with some good flashes and that nice shut down on b heaven that really helped the players on the site. I however am just impressed with Sacy he looks more comfortable with this team and his agents than he did last year. I think this team is going to be a top 4 team in Americas.

FNC
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FUT
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very good thread, I quite enjoyed reading. Very informative and intriguing debate of agent utility vs player effectiveness.

The lack of prep is certainly an issue for this team, mid-season should look a lot better. The roster on paper seems middling but given how their matches have gone so far, the seem to have the firepower to compete. The comps they have run are a bit interesting, but they seemed have some ideas they are testing out. Cyro being off entry I think is a good change. With chamber buffs incoming it'll be interesting to see if they incorporate him into their comps, as currently they haven't run the Cypher or KJ. Strategically they look unorthodox really just getting aggressive in a lot of situations. I was confused when they used the same A hit several times on split vs SEN. I wasn't disappointed as I was pulling for SEN to win as they just showed a lot really cool ideas throughout the whole series. Overall, I think 100T fans should be reluctant on setting any expectations. If this season goes south fast, I wouldn't be surprised to see Boostio bringing in a new core for next year.

Best wishes xeta the 200 ping god can't wait for ur return

just water

never said he didnt i just dont put him on the same level as more mechanically gifted players so far lol

ps pretty sure i stated this was my own personal assessment of goat and not a factual federal requirement for goat status but stay mad

u watch hiko play? sorry there was better utility and way more consistent play coming from so many others during the period hiko played

americas getting the extra slot would make groups so much better

eu gets a pass thou right? region is so top heavy there only like 4 teams that win games and 2 that wont get grouped (lol)

real

great player yes goat no not by a long shot, can be the most accomplished for sure but when i assess BEST i look at skill, he plays at a very high skill level just not top tier (ex. derke), so yeah it would be cool to watch this guy collect hardware (he likely will this a fnc super team) but i personally dont consider him the best unless i see a lil more

college scene is poppin

eg need to nail their picks and bans, and they can not drop any of picks fnc is a super team they cant afford any mishaps fnc will punish hard

hope eg win fnc is a super team would high key give me that 2018 boston magic feeling if they won

lmao i know whats going on but ill remain silent

based

yeah havent seen anything toxic dont know what ur on about

berserk berserk berserk berserk berserk berserk berserk berserk berserk (i only watch berserk he is literally me)

respectfully disagree

boiler up!

shoudnt be scared all the teams are very momentum based and c9 kinda limped outta the season after the eg loss, sen look refocused and confident im eager to watch will be banger match (tbh i think 100t is a bit gassed and unless stellar is cooking up something might be out the door soon)

+100t main maps were removed this comp season so a bit unlucky

agreed they just play a very hyper aggressive style that isnt as balance as nrg so they would some favorable matchups and some matchups were teams experience with that style might handle them a bit better hard to tell if they would be grouped but this squad looks better than last years

xeta is poggers.....i miss him

C9...bias but based

stiff dragon the silliest by far so automatically top tier

berserk (1997) > the rest

i dont like the format and champs is what matters but for regional spots its important

based

dude i bet ur pumped and im excited for u

sorry where is ur 2018 boston major mvp?

https://www.vlr.gg/event/pickem/1494/champions-tour-2023-masters-tokyo

https://www.vlr.gg/event/pickem/1494/champions-tour-2023-masters-tokyo
these are my picks just so know that i wont switch up

hell yeah getting fucking gibraltar

and flor????

where is supernova?