Wait, TEC signed Snail from KBG? I don't even remember anything he did in Ascension, suyjing was honestly more impressive. They did need to find a replacement for B1ack but this changes little.

DRG not looking good since stage 2 tbh

Am I the only person who thinks its crazy to get rid of hfmi? Like TYLOO just keeps recycling mid players or making good players look like shit. I think Slowly and Ninebody are the only above average players on their roster.

Heybeybros not like this

unfortunately no one will remember cned soon enough

vyse and yay astra on the same map is the most 'playing for fun' vibes ive ever gotten

Nova should win here, stronger individual mechanics

-nature +poised
-sym +victor or another capable duelist that can play neon, raze, jett

I apologize for doubting Levius, rushia on the other hand...

yosemite is regionally a solid player, fpx as a team need to go in an entirely different direction

with Spring performing THIS good and the addition of Lysoar & Fayde I genuinely believe Wolves could overtake TE or FPX as a top 3 team in china next year and make several internationals

Yosemite can play KJ and Viper, Lysoar isn't comfortable on either role. This roster change might improve the comfortability of who plays what. Lysoar's a good player but internationally he was one of the worst players this year.

Honestly no clue why player was signed and the role changes are terrible (though probably just a one or two game thing) this team just looks like Qing Jiu Club now and playing just as poorly lmao

at one point this year AG looked on their way to being one of the better teams in china, but man they're looking like bottom 3 right now after that nova game

I'm not sure about choosing player over monk, x3b was bad in ascension too lol I was shocked to see him picked up but there's an igl shortage in china so what can they do?
and spitfires not on duelist is just criminal

you couldnt name 3 indian players kek stop trolling

delbot duelist is not real he cant hurt you
delbot duelist:

NOOO LEVIUS IS SO BAD
edit: huge improvement from the last time we saw him

If yay and sym perform well I think the team could be a top 4 team in americas. Apoth was a poor player, Jawg was good but you're replacing them with hopefully 2 good players so the team has more to work with now. Derrek and Supa are both good. Nature is the obv weak link. He's nowhere near a top igl.

Agree on Guang, hope NOVA makes an international next year because he is mechanically incredible. Honestly one of my fav players to watch.

Ninebody is good but TYLOO has a habit of making good players look like shit

BLG were ASS for 2/3rds of this year, the only reason they made champs was because other teams performed more inconsistently and nephh brought some life into the team. I don't see them being better than Wolves or XLG tbh

Hopefully replaces shion, please

XLG is just better than DRG damn lol, glad to see Happywei doing so good heard he was insane and he definitely has potential to be a top player 5 in t1 china year

When does this start? I think the time on vlr is wrong

he's a nice guy and a good content creator, hate is too far but the criticism is deserved

Yoru is a weird one because I feel like there should be someone else other than Meteor who is an A or S tier yoru player, but I can't think of anyone
Aspas is an excellent Jett but Something has arguably mastered the agent more than him, he's THE jett op player
Sova has a top 3 of Leo, Sacy and c0m, I'd pick Leo but it's close
Sage is probably Davai, he's always doing something unique with the wall and fragging on the agent

great choices you got overall

yes

no one watches it my hearty, we only pretend to

WWWWWWWWWWWW

I actually don't know who this is

Berserk is my favorite manga, many consider it objectively the best written manga, if like dark souls or grimdark then it's the perfect manga for you
Goodnight PunPun if you like depressive manga
Uzumaki if you like horror
Blame! if you want something more niche and science fiction
Vinland Saga is pretty insane,
Death Note is a classic
thats all I have read recently
I've heard OPM is good if you like action
I tried reading Chainsaw Man and it was ass

I would've liked to see mitch or poised instead of nature tbh

sym and yay

I do think you've made many excellent points about casual female gamers trying to climb the ranks of gaming and the stigma around women in gaming, but I don't believe that the lack of women in T1 esports is due solely to hostility. Toxicity does stop certain women from improving, but what about the women who are already being coached and in their own leagues/circuits?

You can make arguments that discrimination applies in CS/Val cuz of voice chat, but let's look at a game like league of legends, where solo queue can be an objective metric of skill free from discrimination, but in 10+ years, there hasn't been any women who could compete in even T3 leagues. For some reason, the talent isn't there in an environment where discrimination isn't a thing.

Women's circuits have also already existed in Lol/CS for 20+ years, and it hasn't done anything to accomplish the stated goal of creating t1 ready women. Meanwhile there are infinitely less transwomen in esports, get the same or even more discrimination, yet have more success. This applies to VALORANT as well. The only GC player you hear any pro talking about being in a tier 1 team is flor (who I do believe has the skill for t1).

Now I'm not going to sit here and debate reaction times and whatnot, but I believe that women aren't successful in esports due to mentality and attitude. Judit Polgár is by far the most successful woman ever in chess (peaking Rank 8 world) she said that she practiced for 6hrs+ a day, while all the other women weren't serious about chess and instead were interested in careers that were more fulfilling. I think there's a lot of women that simply don't have the motivation and aggression that men do to make it into T1 esports (where longevity isn't guaranteed).

Esports is cut-throat, aggressive. You have to be dedicated to it, and while there's been women who have found success (Hafu in WoW and Hearthstone) women on average haven't shown as high of a ceiling as men. Some want people to believe it's due solely to discrimination, but that doesn't seem to be the whole story.

IM NUTTING

"The most impactful reason as to why we don’t have examples of T1 women yet is simply because the genre isn’t catered to girls and the competitive community is hostile"
Let's be fair, this is a subjective take. The community is 'hostile' to EVERYONE is we're talking about toxicity. I don't care what gender you are, you getting fucking HARRASSED in fps games. What we're talking about isn't an environmental issue. If you're looking at VALORANT just from eye test alone you can see the level of play is lower in gc. That can't be due to hostility.

"Yes, because you're the authority on what is and isn't important in FPS games."
No one's going to respond to a nonsensical statement like this.

the one with paddy the baddie

https://www.vlr.gg/pickem/47cc24d7
predicting a wolves/fpx grand final, I don't even know what blgs roster is going to look like

Berlin lowkey been having some rough games recently, I'd put Boo above him. Berlin has had some monstrous maps but I swear he's the unluckiest player in tier 1. Every time he dies in a silly way I'm like "anyone but berlin, man"

W

"Not to mention there is legitimately zero biological advantage in gaming"
This is objectively wrong, and quite frankly a modern American concept.

The average male response time is twenty three milliseconds faster than your average woman. This is a biological advantage in things such as sports, overall hand-eye coordination and general emergency response moments.

The science is pretty clear on this. Males are better at aiming at targets both near and far while also having much better spatial awareness. There are structural differences in the brain that likely account for this.

There have been several unbiased studies from PubMed and other sources that prove what I'm saying. Men have an advantage in gaming just like they have advantages in physical sports.

And no, I'm not saying that makes someone a better person. And no, I'm not saying I'm better than most women at video games. With time and effort there are women who can be excellent at video games. That's obvious. But if we're speaking about the highest level of gaming, there's a reason it's all guys. It's scientific and was widely accepted until 'Americanism' started spreading lies.

s0m plays harbor and the cove actually works this time

flor is going to stay in gc to keep the illusion theyre a good player
im afraid flor cant clear ryan ngo in ranked, brother

S: Ascent, Haven
Anyone who wanted Ascent taken out over Icebox or Lotus was crazy. It's a classic map and fun. I like Haven because there's so many ways to play the map.
A: Pearl
I'm a KJ main so I fw this map heavy.
B: Bind, Split
Bind is a bit dated but its good. I hope they do another map with teleporters. Split good too but my winrate is low on it.
C: Sunset
I actually hate the aesthetic of this map and it is BORING
D: Abyss (maybe C)
I'm convinced that the B retake is the hardest retake in the game. If your teammates die on B and you're playing A you have to rotate for so long and then clear every rat angle, then try to defuse with 3 angles the enemies could peak from. Never enough time.

Tenz said its the worst map in fps history

glad they got him away from skrossi

I noticed that too wtf

based

HUGE upgrade for wolves, if they find a good replacement for v1ya they're a top 4 contender in china