Y'all never say this shit until it's Chinese and latam teams

Surely the winner gets eaten by Heretics next

I feel the same way but also skill issue

EDG and Heretics both have really strong map pools for Bo5s if they can keep their momentum

They need to figure out what the hell happened on icebox against PRX tho

The timeline where they lost the Trace rematch in regionals and got Group C would've been interesting

They've picked a different first map in each of their past four matchups lol I think they just pick whatever their opponent is bad at

I'd like to see it for a masters. It'd be too flukey for a champs though.

The top 4 matches at least should be Bo5s though yeah

Dude, the "hulk" is a figure of speech. Obviously that's an unrealistic expectation. And the OP said he didn't develop a good routine which is exactly what this app is for. I'm just trying to be helpful. There's no need to be an ass.

That was not in this conversation at all.

I just meant that that app isn't gonna give you a hardcore weightlifting bodybuilding routine, in case that's what the OP was looking for.

It's calisthenics, so you can do the exercises anywhere and/or add weights once you reach a certain proficiency. But yeah if you're looking specifically for weight training it's not that.

If you're just looking to get/stay fit and not be the hulk this app is goated.

I know it looks cringe but it makes a little workout plan for you and adjusts based on your feedback every day. It's simple but effective.

Ok actually an agent that goes all in on suppression would be sick. I've been frustrated with ranked lately and rotating between agents trying to find a playstyle that just counters enemies rather than doing its own thing and failing.

Yeah that's what I was thinking is you can just shoot it like you would a cypher cam but it would have more range and flexibility. I think it could be balanced.

I agree a Breach-esque initiator would be cool too but with the likes of Iso and Deadlock lately who go all in on the secondary aspect of their role idk how successful it would be. Then again, initiator is more suited to that sort of thing than duelist or sentinel

Predictions or general thoughts?

I think we're due for another recon initiator. Maybe they'll have some kind of vine trap that's controlled like Fade dogs but then snaps up and stuns/seizes when activated. I'd also like to see something like a Breach flash but for recon, maybe like a cam that goes through walls but just lasts for one second.

Really I'd like an initiator that feels better in solo queue for the maps that Fade is bad on. Most of the others feel so slow.

Hover senti and then switch to Viper after your team locks smokes. Then you can farm on secondary controller and do whatever you want to get impact: lurk, support, bait, rushdown, etc.

I mean they tried 3 different people on duelist this year and there just wasn't enough time to adapt. Genuinely I think tuyz will farm on duelist with more practice.

holy fuck someone who understands my pain

idk I can sense an EDG vs LEV giga banger approaching in upper finals but then I've been wrong about almost everything this champs

Probably not. He has a more micromanaging style of IGLing that suits controller better because the role is more big-picture and is generally easier. Initiator has to really be in the fray which might be too distracting.

Also Chronicle is an undisputed star initiator player anyway

Are we seriously saying Reyna or Phoenix are better than Raze

It was like this last year too. Idk why. But FNC knew they'd be playing one of G2 or LEV next anyway and similarly for G2.

jawg clears tbh

It's exactly that. They're comfortable on it because their baseline is high enough to beat most teams, but then they don't know how to adapt when a good team really tries to counter-strat them.

yeah i was wrong. g2 are throwers. congrats

Congratulations Trace Esports on winning champs 2024 🎉

That doesn't mean China has to host every other tournament lol

They had already lost their first map pick and are known for losing steam after map 3. Like I said, I think a Bo3 is very different for them.

G2 seems really comfortable on Abyss and I don't think a new comp would really threaten that. The map seems primed for IGL diff with how lurk-heavy and slow-rotating it is

I'm also not sure they ban Ascent to begin with. There's no way they're scared of the deadlock comp

2nd seed of the weakest group yeah but they'll find a way to not be out first

I'm also a "TE overcomes EDG" coper but I really doubt LEV beats G2 in a Bo3 rn. We'll see I guess.

Don't respond to this. It's not worth it.

Would you prefer logical reasons to delete tiktok? I don't think I even need to say them.

They also receive money from their NA/EU playerbases. It's not that deep.

An unmoderated site with slurs and bait posts being slung out every day? Not a chance.

They probably barely pay attention even to reddit (and they shouldn't).

Why the fuck does anyone care about Demon1's girlfriend doing or having done sex work?

And if pros grinded ranked more maybe streamers would stop yapping about hitting radiant for the 10th time being boring.

This is your sign to delete tiktok. Do anything else with your time.

the forbidden 4th tho...

Respectfully I'm not convinced either of them are the best team even at this tournament

Here's the thing. I have many friends who are trans or gender non-conforming, and yet I hear about "pronouns" so, so much more from bigoted people because they're the ones who are convinced that it's all some culture war attack on their values. To anyone who actually doesn't care, it's just "oh, you prefer to be called they/them? Cool."

Now I understand you've edited your original post to move the focus away from that. But also understand that you have the luxury of considering these things "political." To anyone who is trans, or gay, or disabled, or any number of other things, it's not so simple to just "love your neighbor and raise your family" when a majority of places in the world are openly hostile to your very existence.

You can consider moving to the UAE because it's a wealthy and low-crime country, but guess who can't?

Thanks but I get too invested in these kinds of things lol. Great post too and I agree with most of it fr it's just fun to discuss

Are you doing one for sentinels too?

I didn't mean coding-wise. I just meant that Riot wants to keep the way utility works intuitive to players, and reducing the duration of a smoke depending on where its placed is kinda awkward.

I feel like the main reason Astra is picked so much less than Omen is because her theoretically stronger execute power is kinda moot when paranoia can come out faster, covers more ground, and doesn't compete for resources with smokes. Nerfing paranoia, giving Astra 5 stars, and reducing windup time balances that while also making Astra's ability to provide support from anywhere more relevant.

Harbor's creativity is limited so much by the actual ground that high tide and cascade can cover in any practical situation. He'd be so much better if he could cast them from a minimap display wherever he wants like the other controllers, but unfortunately we have to make this work. It's tough.

1. It's higher than every other smoke in the game except for Brim's though. The problem with Omen is that he shouldn't be the controller who can best contest space and the controller with the most smoke uptime throughout the round. It's like the Skye problem, where she was a mix of roles but still kinda comparable in all of them to the more specialized initiators.

2. Harbor is not OP by any stretch of the imagination. He can cast a wall on demand, yeah, but he sacrifices the stopping power that all other controllers have in order to do so. And even then he still has less smoke uptime unless he throws his literal entire kit into one choke. He can change the pace on attack, sure, but he's one of the worst agents in the game at defending space, so it's valid to buff the already undervalued niche he exists in.

I mean it's impossible to make all the right decisions in one fell swoop like this. It's why Riot prefers to make small tweaks one a time so they can get more clear feedback for each little thing as they go

I think for Omen the reduced one-way duration is too convoluted and unintuitive to be implemented by riot. Just globally nerfing the duration of smokes would be enough along with the paranoia nerfs.

The Astra changes are practically turning her into pre-nerf which is way too much lol just return the 5th star and reduce the windup or cooldowns a bit, if that

Brim changes are good but idk if he needs a 4th smoke. I like the idea of him turning the whole team into Neon-lites

Harbor changes are good too. Idk why riot thought it'd be a good idea to give away his position with high tide. Admittedly this version of Harbor would be a pain to push if combo'd with a sentinel but I suppose that's already true for Viper

We live in a chaotic world

Complaining about people asking for basic respect instead of the entire working class getting priced out of places to live is fucking insane. Good luck finding somewhere your little sheltered sensibilities won't be offended.

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