didn't watch either, but one thing that's super interesting is how they play around d1. he doesn't really entry, he needs first engagements to be spread out (which is why he was so bad on nrg but so good on eg) and it looks like tex was taking a lot of those duels so demon1 doesn't have to, and that's probably why he was on clove. d1 had 8 first engagements and tex 7, so looks like coach understands how to use d1 which is nice

this is true, that's why i put biological in quotation marks. i'm not too sure if this is fully, partially, or not at all emotional, but hormones prolly have something to do with it so idk

since nobody is willing to give you an actual proper answer, i'll do it. as far as i know, there's no biological disadvantage for women, but there's 2 reasons why you aren't seeing them in tier 1 play. first, there's just less women interested in esports, so less opportunity for talent. secondly, the only "biological" disadvantage they might have is that women are more emotional, while being more rational is more important in valorant, but shouldn't really be a big deal tbh. i personally think that some gc pros could be in normal t1, but they may just be limited by the fact that gc tourneys are a thing, because no scout would ever look at gc tourneys to find a new player for their team. i think it's mostly that tbh.

honestly i've been a fan since so long but i don't remember a different coach, he's been on for like 3 years

yes you are. s0m is great, fns can igl well but likely needs some more time (i hope, it's getting hard defending him recently lmao), and ethan has been carrying this squad all split. i haven't seen too much of EU so idk much about n4rrate but i know he's good, verno idk i don't watch t2 but i hear he's good

no i actually agree with this, usually doing this would clutter the game a little bit too much however in the past all the great agents have been nerfed like a fucking LOT, think of chamber, skye, and viper. instead sometimes it would be better to either buff similar agents or buff agents in a way to counter the strong agents so that the OP agents only need to be nerfed slightly.

not rlly one line but the entire casting for carpe's ace clutch vs I think it was FUT a while back

especially that last line
"but mojj moves closerrrr-, CARPE!"

benching d1 makes sense to me, but I'm not quite sure abs marved. I feel like he was a pretty consistent player when nrg weren't doing well overall. the team didn't play well together so roster changes are good but idk i'm just not sure if chet should keep staying if theyre releasing marved. only good replacements I can see with this are s0m and fns so if that doesn't happen we're cooked lmao

me personally, i like all the players on nrg rn but something is clearly not working and i'm gonna ignore coach here even though chet should prolly get replaced aswell. i think that ethan shouldn't igl bc he's way better when he can focus on the supporting role, and then demon1 has been underperforming likely due to personal issues with his fiance which sucks for him but also means the team is kinda limited by that. this is my suggestion:
-victor
-demon1
+fns
+oxy

oxy has been carrying c9 like crazy and would be a hype man for this nrg squad, plus he can play raze and jett easily. fns can igl and play the sentinel role that victor played aswell, so all roles are covered and the igl issues are fixed. (i am aware fns likely won't return to pro play very soon but lemme be on my copium plus this is hypothetical)

igl issue imo. Ethan is good, just not as an igl. let him focus on his util and bring back fns

ah, ty for researching. I think if vic got replaced by fns this team works assuming max can improve on raze. Ethan can focus on support and fns can igl. Victor is needed if max won't play raze though. I think first they put max on his old role and if it doesn't work then get a new igl

me personally I think vic is the problem if we're talking abt players, but his stats have apparently been good, idk. I also think chet should be replaced, but player wise they need a hype man and a different igl. Ethan is a decent igl but he should focus on his support I think

i don't think c9 is top 3 rn. they have good players and potential but imo they need a new igl, every time I watch vanity is underperforming and not calling super well

as a s0m dickrider, I think Jimmy is better at his role. s0m may be better in fragging power and brings in a different playstyle, but if i had to change anything on nrg rn Jimmy is the last player I'm looking to get rid of.

just like jollz and shit, plus nrg's content is a bit cringe imo

I think in that case it's too early to tell. especially bc we had so many roster changes in this season where new players and teams might emerge. I think rn aspas would be the player you'd pick here but he's been consistently good for 2y which is often like the max time for someone's peak so if he keeps performing this season throughout then I'll agree

I was but I honestly started to see their flaws even after their first game which they 2-0'd. it just didn't feel as dominant as I expected. I think rn they're 2nd or third with sen as first and lev maybe as second. obviously nrg got destroyed by leviathan but it felt like an off day plus new things being tried

I think you're right but copium going strong for me lol

are we talking like for their entire career or just their peak? if it's only their peak yay wins this no doubt. talking over a longer time frame though aspas wins bc yay is pretty bad rn and aspas has been crazy consistent on multiple teams

not sure if that was bait or no but would be excited if s0m and fns are on another good team so I can start supporting them instead of nrg cuz I love the players on there but they're not living up to expectations plus some weird ppl on the org, it gets harder to support them every week

as a sen hater, I actually agree. tend was the first goat, then yay 2nd and aspas 3rd. I think yay was the best for their respective time if you look at the stats, but aspas is more well rounded. tenz was just diffing ppl in the early stages of the game, now he's just a solid player

d1 is currently underperforming though. I like this team but I think they need a new igl, not cuz Ethan is bad but bc they should let him focus on supporting his team instead of calling. I'm still dickriding fns so maybe Victor out fns in and let fns igl? I'm 90% sure that the roles would still make sense agent wise

edit fixing autocorrect fucking me up

this is the most friendly and considerate vlr thread i've seen since kickoff started, not even kidding lmao