yeah tbh i wasn't particularly impressed with either team, and SPG looks so fucking impressive idea wise. Don't think i've been so big on a KR team before, but FS doesn't look bad either

g2 best NA team, they made deep runs at internationals but didn't win for ages, also mainly cuz theyre a rich org with a lot of controversies regarding their owner

jett diffed the fuck out of syouta on ascent. if only he got to play jett on haven. his stats are so close to syouta's despite picking a troll agent on haven lol

if they won that this would be 3-1 kekw

dont apologise bro its a fair question

i mean maybe but real madrid is a rich & famous org but bayern is also a top tier team capable of dominating the ucl despite having less funds and less fame
i think fnc being the winningest team in recent history gives them a better claim to being RM than geng
idk who barca would be tho

i watch this game and yeah SPG looks a cut above both teams. FS could challenge them tho

drx is more dortmund than g2

g2 - man city
geng - bayern

looked in the dictionary for a username i could use for vlr
this was meant to be a burner account

side note i love the way you brazilian guys talk in english sometimes theres just something to it.

the last time he made a tier 1 event (Champs 2021) he shit the bed. The guy perma rifled on Jett in LCQ and couldn't hit an op shot to save his life.
To be fair it was the group of death with FNC/DRX/C9 but still.
It's been almost 3 years though so he's probably gotten better.

to be fair i haven't really watched fennel but riddle seem to be dominating japan sooo

I was a big scarz believer last year, but this year bro (and i rarely say this about any team) until I watch MiTH vs FS, Ascension is SPG's tournament to lose. Riddle look good but they don't look on the same level of SPG. I'm not even biased, I especially don't believe in Korean teams compared to other regions.

true true

yeah their comps are good enough to be poached by fucking fnatic, these guys cook in and out of the server

Francis

really hope to see them stick together regardless of ascension, even though all the players are good enough for tier 1 imo

crazy part is even though 4/5 of them are so young they play so fucking well on a fundamental level man
like their micro util usage and map movements and awareness are so sharp, it's like GEN.G during kickoff. These guys can all shoot too.

I DEADASS THOUGHT HE'D BE GOOD FOR 1 MAAAYBE 2 BUT GETTING 4 IS ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS BRO

only 1 tournament left bro
i've been watching ivy dambi and francis since 3 years ago, before they were even allowed to go pro. my duo even played with him way back
so proud of this team

I SAW PRIME LEO PLAY ON ROUND 22 OF ABYSS

SPG TO ASCENSION LETS FUCKING GOOOO

xcc looked good on senti. idt he needs to igl tbh

T1 should keep xcc i just like him and i think he can do well. or he can go to rrq to replace estrella
stax
izu
hyunmin/stew
persia (if spg dont win asc)
xross/yoman/margaret/freeing/dambi/francis

bro honestly there are so many ppl to pick from

SPG don't you dare fucking lose this team has shades of kickoff Gen.G
They have a great understanding of their game down to an individual level, they have smart micro plays, and all 5 of them are fucking shooters.
Xross solo won Bind, but SPG looked like the team with better ideas

omg your friend was BaDa? no wonder i saw your name when i was reading through years-old KR posts lol

very small org

lmfao

i'm korean, have been living in korea for almost half my life, and i deadass first heard about this 4b movement from my american friend reading a twitter post or something

yeah i looked into it and not only is 4b a very very minor thing amongst radicalists, it's also years-old information lol

ㅋㅋㅋㅋ 개웃기네

vro...u know he was on the epstein client list or sth right

where messi

no kidding, but right now it's actually another fucking level of weird. some people legitimately have had 0 social interaction in their life and it shows with the kinds of posts they make.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=klt61gLalKQ
this would go hard ngl

stop making fun of butterfly dawg no one is laughing with you, only at you
loser behaviour

i linked the tweet dawg...what do u think lol..

spreading misinformation is a fuckup, whether intentional or not. especially on an overseas forum where people can't easily access information cleanly. if he was a korean citizen residing in korea he could have easily been sued for defamation.
if he just stuck with the one post bringing attention it's nbd but he continued to update which only made things worse.
vlr is literally known as the overseas forum even in korea. it's probably the biggest online forum to discuss valorant esports, it's not just some "random forum". why do you think kr users were making posts about the geng bullying here?

meteor not on platchat's top 10 despite having the same or better stats than t3xture at every international..

a user deadass posted that retake gif for the post lol

the near-career ending fuckup was spreading false rumours about flashback. it's flashback's career he could have ended.

aside from the obvious discussion on the controversy...
fun korean memes:

"GEN.G really are a goated team. This would never happen to them" (joke about how GEN.G players aren't exactly kpop idols lol)
"Foxy9 would probably just have played minecraft with his gf"
"Flashback's ex said she didn't want the DMs being leaked because she didn't want to ruin his life" (flashback's ex quickly cut ties with whistleblower since july 3rd i think https://fxtwitter.com/chldkdls2005/status/1816894000617652430)
someone deadass deepfaked Foxy9 onto a Doctor Strange gif and wrote "Don't worry Flashback...I took care of it" lmfao https://imgur.com/jlqPexO
"DRX with the clean retake on twitter as well"

"Hi!"
Bro opened with the most high energy, enthusiastic greeting as he's addressing a near-career ending fuckup.
Might be pedantic from me but I think it sets a bad impression.

EIther way, you seemed to be a nice person while you were here. Sorry to see you go.

how can flashback be a groomer if there's not even a full year difference between them and they were both minors when they began their relationship wtf? like im open to being corrected if im wrong but as i understand it a groomer is someone significantly older in age trying to prepare "groom" a minor into a sexual relationship once they become of legal age, yes?

fr this bum just yappin blud typed a whole ass essay im dead

realistically he is top 2 and it's not even close. depending on karon's perf at champs he may take #1 but if he doesn't play well mako is still top 1. assuming ur taking into account longevity + peak, because the only contenders are marved, karon, and pancada. tenz/demon1 don't really count imo because they flex onto different roles very often.

honestly wish people would focus more on xccurate's documentary than talking about fucking prx bro like goddamn this wasn't a prx thread
but yeah agree, i would have gone braindead too if my team's results got cleared by a team made 6 months ago. love prx but the fans just expect too much sometimes.

allat
happy for you or sorry that happened

Nah, you guys gotta stop dogging on Mindfreak. It's not his fault he's the one who has to make the safe decisions.

https://youtu.be/oBvZflKHaQ8?si=beU3iB7mB0CHUp2z

Always loved Xccurate. I don't care if his performance on smokes was bad, I still think he's a great fucking player and deserves a good team. I know T1 is probably going full Korean, but I really hope he stays on the team somehow, or he goes to a better team. Phenomenal imo, and I think he's good enough to win a trophy given the right players.

GEN.G winning Shanghai made me so fucking emotional, I'd been supporting Korea, and Asia as a whole, since the game first came out. Back when T1 Korea and C9 Korea existed, back when Vision Strikers was known for the set plays before their winstreak. I was there when we got 3rd at Reykjavik, I was there when we got grouped at Champs. I saw the 5th-6th curse, and I saw it broken. I was a staunch supporter of all Korean teams and talents, and at internationals, I was eager to support any Asian team that qualified. I thought Madrid could have been it, but GEN.G ran out of steam, and it was another bitter loss. But I remained faithful to the main team I'd been supporting since Partnership was announced. And finally, after almost 4 years, I finally saw Korea, and Asia, get to lift their first ever trophy in Valorant history. Cherry on top was Meteor being able to win as well.
But.
PRX losing Champs 2023 was heartbreaking, I still get emotional when I think of the photos that surfaced after the loss, seeing Jinggg, f0rsakeN, seeing Alecks like that...it broke my heart. I really hope they win a trophy befitting of their reputation.
Same for when DRX lost Stage 2. DRX were the first ever Korean team I'd supported, and I relegated them in favour of GEN.G during 2023. I thought I'd be bitter enough to not care what happened to them as long as they maintained a good performance...but when I watched Stage 2 grand finals, I wanted them to win so fucking badly over GEN.G. I've never seen BuZz so desperate for a win. And it crushed me when he didn't get it, yet again.