True. Japan has WAYYYY too many duelists. At this point just sign three/four duelists and run Red Bull Instalock type comps on every map

You're the goat. Felipe would be proud

Challenge: try not to make a post about matchfixing before/during/after a tier 2 game (impossible)

Guys, it's really not that serious

Sova was played by LOUD but it was in their Phoenix comp with Breach/Omen/Viper. The actual Sunset "meta" you're talking about was started by Team Heretics, who played the exact meta comp all the way back in KICK//OFF against NAVI in late February: https://www.vlr.gg/303093/team-heretics-vs-natus-vincere-champions-tour-2024-emea-kickoff-playoffs-sf/?game=160735

The United States of America

Gekko's hair is so short that if you were to cut it all off he'd be bald

I'm a big fan of https://x.com/TerribleMaps personally

He could've used SENGETSU as the thread title

I'm disappointed in you for not thinking of SENGETSU

Canada, Mexico, and USA representation on the same team is really cool. Not something you see every day

There you go! :)
Go RIDDLE ORDER

Seriously? You've at least heard of Seoldam, right?

You're a lost cause lmao

The way I learned it, North America is divided into three regions: Central America (sometimes including Mexico, depending on the source), the Caribbean, and Northern America (which is actually the name the United Nations uses for Canada + USA + Mexico, though sometimes with Mexico left out... again, depending on the source).

Central North America? I mean... I guess... not sure why you ever would though, tbh. At this point it's just ridiculous.

What I'm really saying is you said "south of NA" instead of "south NA," which negated your entire point

Hell you mean, first?

Just a note: when you say "south of NA," you're saying it's TO the south of North America, which means you're wrong in this instance. Betrayed by your own wording. Ironic.

Nope. Canada/USA/Mexico are the upper part of North America—North North America, if you will—with South North America actually being Central America (everything between Guatemala and Panama) and the Carribean (everything between the Bahamas and Trinidad and Tobago).

People often forget North America isn't only three countries. But it's not. It's 23 countries, even when you take out all the external territories in the Caribbean.

Probably tech issues

Also keep in mind KOI Demon1 plays those same agents

Haven is honestly just a personal preference above all else. I enjoy playing her + get more value with her on average than if I were to play Omen/Harbor/Viper.

(That being said, I'm kinda instalocking Cypher on Haven nowadays lmao, Astra's my second pick)

I've been playing Astra mainly on Haven (and Pearl when in casual gamemodes). I don't think I'll be adding any other maps to that list besides Split and maybe Abyss, to be honest. The buff is VERY very nice but it doesn't really fundamentally change the way you play Astra, nor how good Astra is as a baseline on any map—all it really means is Astra has more utility to use throughout the round (which is GREAT but it doesn't warrant playing her on maps where she's never been an option prior imo).

Guys can we pleeeease get something interesting happening in CN :(

Bump!
KRU // -heat*
https://x.com/heatfps/status/1833604639675322801

This is real, true, and valid.

Bump!
KC // -sh1n* -tomaszy*
https://x.com/shinvalorant/status/1833921915146436921?s=46&t=DsOS5yEmRK0HZQ-jkQYU7A
https://x.com/tomaszy_/status/1833577652390662182

yukky's stat scraper ^-^

Oh thank you
But why is that age-restricted LOL

Age-restricted adult content. This content might not be appropriate for people under 18 years old.

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...no, I'm just stupid

Oh right, forgot about that (bruh it's literally your flair LMAO)

LMAO ZYG REBRANDED AHAHAHHAAHA

This is true for the most part. However, there are a few major exceptions, such as Shopify Rebellion, FlyQuest, XIPTO, and Team Falcons

I didn't forget

Wishing you luck, bud :)

https://imgur.com/a/Y9C08Ha

I can genuinely see KC Saadhak. Karmine Corp has a good amount of money, and a top level igl like Saadhak working with one of the best coaches in the world in ENGH (along with one of the best star players in the world in N4RRATE if you can convince him to play)... god, I would absolutely LOVE that team.

-Laz +Saadhak would be one of the craziest roster moves of all time

Wait Fayde is XLG's coach??
Yeah no XLG already won Ascension ggs

This is true. Another idea would be somehow getting your org on board—if you can convince them you're a team that has a serious shot at winning Ascension then who knows? They might not be so opposed to the idea of leaving GC in a bid to try to get into the highest level of play. And if that doesn't work, then you can always come back to GC through open qualifiers (which should be a breeze if you're a well-established team)

"Schizophrenia is a mental disorder characterized by hallucinations, delusions, disorganized thinking and behavior, and flat or inappropriate affect. Symptoms develop gradually and typically begin during young adulthood and are never resolved."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asia%E2%80%93Pacific
Geographically it is, but in Valo maybe not (albeit it was until the start of this year)

He said APAC, which technically includes China

I'd argue ZmjjKK at Tokyo, tbh

He was Oxygen's flex player during NA Challengers this year

Rare Atom isn't that good, tbh. At least not nearly as good as they were in 2023
But yeah Q9 is genuinely a great team and I hope they do well in Ascension

Sacy would 100% be replacing C0M in this scenario imo. Not really sure why a recon initiator would ever replace a flex player, but maybe there's something I'm missing

Lowkey, Rare Atom

Probably not. If you wanna go with someone from SEN's run in Madrid, you'd almost surely have to go zekken

Average Deyah W