I agree. I think EMEA teams have more free spots and are more likely to make way for a player than Americas right now, while most APAC teams would be struggling to fit or pay for Aspas. I also think it matters how set some of the leaked agreements are though. There is a non zero chance that there is teams with verbal agreements to a player that might reconsider now, idk.

Just gotta pull out a few small business loans, ez money hack

Exactly, but from the rumors Ive heard (obviously should be taken w a grain of salt, but there is multiple somewhat credible leakers talking about this) Fnatic is making it hard on teams willing to purchase Derke (not sure if this is just them straight up refusing the sale, or making it hard for other orgs through other means). This type of stuff should never happen. Putting an entire season for any player, especially of Derkes caliber in jeopardy is just awful.

With the amount of Drama going on in VCT this off season, I am really questioning what Riot is doing and why they insisted on a franchised League. It seems pretty clear that Riot either lacks insight into the Orgs, or lacks appropriate regulations.

For example, if rumors about the Derke situation are indeed true, I do not understand why a VCT team should have the power to deny a players transfer even though the other org is willing to pay the buyout and the player agrees to the roster move. The fact that orgs have the possibility of jailing players in order to eliminate competition is detrimental to competitive integrity.

Aditionally, its not acceptable that orgs fail to play their players properly and on time. Situations like Bleeds or BBLs should never be possible in a franchised league. Riot needs to demand proof of salaries etc. from orgs.

There is no point in a franchised league if its barely any more regulated then an open format, no?

Loud is about to reunite in EU somehow

I think you just missed my point then lol. Chances are players are going to be more hesitant to stay on a team after knowing they mistreated a player recently.

Okay? And when his contract expires in 2025 fnatic will not try to re-sign him? What exactly is your point my brother

Even from a pure business standpoint, the PR disaster of keeping a superstar player on your bench because you want to increase your chance of winning cant be worth it. I just do not understand why they made a roster move when they are clearly anything but confident in their decision. It’s just spineless tbh. Also I’m sure that, if this is actually true, players like Leo will definitely think twice before resigning with this org. It just doesn’t make sense.

Have always been a fan of FNC but this is just sad to watch. Not only are they doing Derke dirty by replacing him with a player that is probably not going to be better than him, but then they also sabotage his upcoming season. I cant support an org like this.

cojo invented covid in a lab as punishment for losing champs 23

Leo got sick because he has long covid my brother

best: melon soda
worst: not melon soda

IDK where the Kamo glaze is coming from after one good split of 4 games, 2 of them against genuine bottomfeeders. He was literally the second worst duelist in split 1.

wait where’s the hoody rumour coming from

Hm, tbh I felt like mazino had huge impact especially towards the end of the year when lev was pretty strong.

7800x3d is overkill imo, a 5600x is gonna be just fine especially in combination with upper middle range gpus

icl bro without mazino and aspas lev is probably going to be significantly worse than fnatic

Wow its 2 years ago!! Such a long time. Im sure he apologised because he just felt morally obliged and not because he was publicly outed for being a pedophile and racist. It was just a little oopsie!

spanish fella

When I was 17 I did not, in fact, ask 14 year old children for sexually explicit pictures. I would hope that most 17 year olds dont do that

https://escorenews.com/en/valorant/news/35253-valorant-player-kamo-suspended-for-accusations-of-racism-and-asking-intimate-photos-from-a-minor

From what Ive seen GX seems to want click

beware of the spineless „you can hate on him and idrc“ to „rightfully hated“ pipeline

Guys leave the pedophile alone!! He diddled in a place where its legal!!

I honestly cant fault aspas. Hes gonna get a good salary and will be able to fulfill one of his dreams by living in asia. Dude is looking out for himself, I respect it

Nothing is stopping SEN from signing him except for the fact that he is currently signed you dingus

you want him to be signed before teams are even allowed to sign players or what

He still had a really solid season?

Somehow this happens every season and then everyone is surprised after a month of vct that RBHG performance actually doesn’t mean anything

lowest quality bait

…Why do you think teams rather pick up safe bets than gamble on unproven IGLs? Maybe because they have to pay the mfs

I disagree. If they are aware of how close he was to ult they should not have swung into showers but punish him for peeking

Also Berserx was the only one that wasnt full hp, if either of the other 2 wouldve sticked it it wouldve gone through lol

Yeah I think its very debatable but I would say that Sayf is probably a stronger duelist then Marteen and Less is obviously insane aswell

KC imo is looking much better and more cohesive than vitality. Might have less firepower but im much more confident in coaching and IGL.

vitality look good except cender is a bum

GENG quite literally beat every single americas team at shanghai. Do you even watch vct?

mad wierd

Fnatic core is still a somewhat cohesive team while whatever vitality is doing just looks like throwing a bunch of big names together. Id be pretty careful with calling teams the best before they even played a game, NRG 2024 shouldve taught people this much

I really don’t think flynn owns the concept of using excel

Zap will probably be a great pickup for lots of teams but it really looked like he is close to his team. Hoping 2G stays together

What is blud waffling

That might be the dumbest thing Ive ever read. All i said is to judge individuals because good players can still fail in bad systems (also fluorescent is clearly outperforming everyone else on her team???) Do you think riens is getting carried by the rest of heretics because S2G did poor in T2? Surely he must just be a silver in disguise

just look at like an ltt guide, it really isnt that hard even though it seems intimidating dont worry

this is the worst study ive ever seen in my life

"People who are upset about jokes related to their ethnicity or background need to remember that online platforms are filled with varied opinions. " Interesting take on racism

Ah didnt know that

If youd credit a coach for that itd be bzka

I understand the concern, but its impossible to judge before trial. I think Florescent has the mechanical capabilities to suceed in Val, T2 and even T1. It is still a factor though that due to her Identity she will face more hate, discrimnation and critique than other plays and its possible and understandable that she would crumble under that

T2 is just generally where people crumble, I dont think that has much to do with gender. Bob did fairly decent for example.