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can you elaborate on that im like half asleep rn

except that there are a lot of rounds where Zekken isn't even capable of taking space, that's why this issue is a lot bigger than it seems

real

I feel like his early aggression most of the time has him die in positions that are too hard or just straight up impossible to trade for and that shit has been holding him and his team back severely. We talk about how well coordinated SEN are but Zekken keeps trying to do his own thing trying to be the ideal early impact duelist by hard coinflipping a lot of fights.

This is also interesting because usually teams are played around their duelist when they need aggression, whereas SEN seem to operate just fine saving their util for themselves through some strong calling and individual plays if something like zekken dying alone in showers or him losing the first duel after satcheling down mid happens.

Round 10 of DRX v SEN Bind is the perfect example of this issue even when Zekken is part of the team's direct offense, because even though SEN had the ingredients for an easy site take, Zekken ends up messing it up completely by going for the engage and wasting Raze ult before Sacy's Skye or even TenZ's Yoru can throw out a flash, in which they then piled on for Zellsis as if he was their duelist instead lol. The round that follows right after is also another example of his lack of discipline to even play for info properly. These are very, very fundamental mistakes being made mind you when compared to the best of the best.

This could be a lack off calling on Zekken's side to get the support he needs when he wants it and/or a weakness in JohnQT's calling to incorporate an entire teammate in rounds properly. SEN haven't met a team that can punish this but they eventually will. Zekken adopted this type of playstyle some time ago that's been losing them a lot of rounds for free, but because SEN have been winning, I think they thought it was all good until today gave a glimpse on what would happen if Zekken has a slight off day, 3/16 FK:FD galore.

Beatles reference

that guy who called him a vibes merchant here opened my eyes

hes pushing 60 trying to convince us that TenZ doesnt clear every1

if my father my spirit my king TenZ had FROYO in their name instead of SEN, would you then finally admit that you were wrong about him and for the first time in forever recognize that an NA player is the best in the world? Ik you still thought Alfa was goated during champs even when Demon1 was literally Jesus Christ, but now after witnessing the greatest individual performance in Valorant history, you cant lie to yourself anymore.

if froyo isnt in their name then sideshow will never respect them its just facts

sideshow already cooking up another hour+ long documentary on how much TenZ threw in this tourney, we double down in this b

that EG series forever killed off mako in any GOAT debate, +43 galaxy gapped by a duelist

this roster has already peaked bro its only downhill from here

always been the best player on that choking ass team and proved it again for the millionth time, the guy slammed tf out of his desk because he has to carry 24/7 get this man a team APAC is a bit too free. TenZ > Mako but unironically.

FREE MY MANS

but i was obviously memeing though idk how you thought otherwise

u really think DRX arent trying on home soil only streamed on AfreecaTV?

probably the absolute worst match ive ever seen from DRX, who the fuck invited APAC teams just make it Americas vs EMEA

its a mix of both but DRX are playing god awful rn

these guys are like the definition frauds, imagine the embarrassment korean fans are feeling rn

wtf im i watching

13-7

nah APAC -1 team region after that map wdym

their post plants and site retakes are actually vomit inducing, APAC is finished

not for DRX

michael 1-11 is not a good score

alot of his deaths were FDs too lol, legit a 4v5 but then again Bind is attack sided

1-11, leaf would never

LMFAO HIS WORST DEATH JUST HAPPENED

its beyond cringe but then i remember foxy's just a kid having fun so i smile too

since they're the undisputed best team in the world right now after beating PRX for the 2nd place spot + EG dissolving, ive also come to realize that they now have a chance to out rank OPTIC in terms of GOAT status if they beat DRX decisively. OPTIC the undisputed GOAT roster always went dicks out blow for blow with this DRX core, but if SEN 2-0 then SEN > OPTIC > DRX which would put them at the GOAT team.

youre making me blush rn

the only thread on this site i always laugh at

only punishable by public execution

whats the verdict

fuck u mean good morning she posted that at 3 pm EST, fake NA resident???

no problem Benjamin Jeremy

you're very pretty

we talking discriminatory kind of based?

nah hes good but definitely overrated like how a lot of ppl would put him on the same level as aspas. He's just really, really inconsistent. He's a lot like zekken in a way but his peaks are higher.

if its not a 26-0 EU is washed then

whenever the pressure gets to him you can easily see it in his pov

semen1 literally diffed everyone tho

losing to a team that got 2-0'd in quarters in their ascension league would be crazy

no not really but i understand where youre coming from at least, like you wouldn't expect C0M to play Sova over Viper on a lot of maps and theres a few more that wouldnt fall into your set role criteria.

unusually long competitive drought when compared to LoL who usually end off Worlds in early Nov then start up their leagues in Jan. Why tf do they think ending off Champs in August is a smart idea? They're doing the same shit again for 2024.

there's no right answer to this because for some teams, roles = cohesion. A team like FNC relies on their specific roles and strives because of it, meanwhile EG didn't fk with that and did their own thing which also worked for them. I do believe after seeing EG's success that we're gonna see changes on how the majority of teams view roles in the future, but for now though a lot of teams still rely on roles for cohesion, and its not like they're being "restricted" or whatever, its just what works the best for them.

the only thing changing is TenZ and Zellsis' in terms of roles in matches, meanwhile with PRX, 4/6 of their roster played two+ distinct champ roles in this series with d4v41 playing three (Viper is technically half sentinel though). Half of PRX's roster also played a new agent for every map, then there's also something picking Gekko.

except that TenZ on Omen is their actual Haven comp, look at their previous Haven matches with this roster. I don't know why its like that when they literally have Pancada or Zellsis who can also play Omen but its like that I guess lol. Feels like some sorta flex-comfort situation depending on the map that EG happened to strive with this year.

but both of them are the protagonists though

Shawn23 even though I cheered for SEN, i always keep it real and its very obvious that PRX wasn't playing like it was a final. Everything from the map pool, alternating roster, champ picks & flexes, etc screams that they wouldn't be doing this shit if they werent limit testing. I feel like theyre also just cocky enough to assume they're gonna win the lower bracket no matter what which is why I want these frauds gone.