Koi is just irrelevant. nobody saw that roster and thought that they would be a title contender. NRG on the other hand was looking like one of the best teams in the off season and now they are an absolute mess.

I don't feel that bad for him. He still has a good rep, will most likely land a new contract again soon.

FNS is one of the most storied individuals in valorant's history. Let him have his last dance. By benching verno who was clearly causing team conflict, it's his last opportunity to compete for a title (very unlikely, but still). Also him and s0m are a package deal, and one can speculate that Ethan probably sided with them in this whole situation as well.

ayrin was getting paid big bucks to go to GE. also the one condition of dephh getting a job was his ability to igl, no one expected him to frag out. but he couldn't even deliver in that department either so they had to cut him.

if anything, i support nrg even more after all this. it proves they can stand on business and not let some squeaker think he's boss. i'm telling you, these players' egos need to be put in check because it is getting outrageous. like dawg, you're a fucking rookie sit down brotha you not all that 😭😭

Just start awp crutching. that is, if you're sole purpose is to rank up and not improve at the game.

awp is literally the elo cannon. not saying it will make you a better player overall, tho.

I know your game now, Level. You can't bait me like last time.

xset didn't make it into partnerships. g2 did. g2 was gonna pick up the whole xset roster. ceo of g2 was caught partying with andrew tate on twitter. riot revoked g2's spot in partnerships. whole xset roster got fucked.

sen fans should be happy tho, without zekken i don't know if they would be so successful.

st00l, goonhsta and crazyfraud for also ruining my goat yay's career.

stopped reading at BEHEMOTH

This is an all-time fumble from verno. Based on FNS's answer that guy was clearly a massive problem.

Not hating, but it's pretty clear that he was narcissistic and causing problems in team chemistry. I really hope he learns from this because it's such a shame to see a talented guy like that go to waste.

It's clear verno was causing conflicts but they didnt want to publicly out him too hard.

Brawk is actually pretty good. This whole team has a lot of talent, it's just FNS who is bad.

Verno is such an idiot. You have the privilege to play games for a living and you screw it up like that...

Why would you kick lev over c9??

Someone give this man some PR training

W man

it's not that it's unimportant, it just doesn't mark the start of the season in a traditional sense. some teams only got to play 2-3 matches. this is kind of an exhibition thing. by definition this does not qualify as a part of the regular season.

either way, NA is on top.

So, Kickoff is not part of the season?

It's not

only split 1 and 2 are?

the season begins when split 1 begins and ends at champions.

yeah this is just a kickoff event. it would like calling lock-in 2023 as the season. no, the season really begins in split 1 when every team plays each other and competes to make the playoffs.

OG Loud almost had the best player in every position.

no, the season hasn't started yet. that was kickoff. split 1 begins after bangkok.

you're right, but lowkey this white boy is singlehandedly keeping it alive.

yeah he is the first person to ever 3peat.

Way better than last year ngl. Shout out to Castle but Mcclung is too nice wit it.

that has nothing to do with this situation, that was an entirely different team.

It's not the orgs, it's the players. egos are getting out of control lately. like if you haven't accomplished shit then sit the fuck down.

he was good against mibr

I think it was because of internal issues and attitude.

it's not, you can find it online though.

someone needs to pick up poised. he is an elite fragging igl and it's criminal that he isn't in tier 1.

How rich are you??

They arent even the best EMEA team

You're right, I don't think I've ever met a competent sage player in ranked before.

brother if a player is arguing constantly with his teammates then he deserves to get dropped 😭😭

I get that you're a natank fan, but just face the facts. team chemistry is the single most important aspect for success. It's the reason for any team winning a champions.

I see all the idiots are exposing themselves in this thread 🤣🤣

you mfs would rather bench a guy for 2 unlucky series than the guy being a dickhead to his teammates and causing internal conflicts 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️

Typical vlr, let's kick the player for 2 unlucky series before the season even started and not the guy being an asshole to his teammates and causing internal conflicts.

C0m hate is so forced, he's one of the best scan inits in vct.

Appreciate it, GL to you too 🙏

Maybe don't be a dickhead in the first place and we won't be in this position.

Found out my crush already has a bf. But not a complete loss cuz I spent 2 hours destroying my body at the gym. And here I am doing the same thing again.

It must feel so good to hate on someone at their lowest. I hope he returns to form soon to spite people like you.

cherry picked. everyone whiffs.

please bring back breeze. i miss my free match mvps.

do you guys just hate all casters not named pansy and sideshow? I thought his casting was entertaining and he did a good job explaining macro and play-by-play.

wdym, his casting was fantastic. the only thing he needs to improve on is using the actual utility names, like gravity well. but it is pretty funny when he says stuff like "he sucked them off" lol.

aspas. he knocked out both my teams, EG and Lev. that guy is an absolute killer. he almost singlehandedly willed a mid team to bangkok all on his own.