Took a break from watching Valorant this year but been waiting for my chinese brothers to clinch this trophy for over 2 years now. CHICHOO is still my goat

forsaken's indonesian, so we're probably good there

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I think this is fine though, we actually need more drama in Esports. It keeps people hooked to storylines, now people like you are gonna be way more invested and wanna see him beaten down.

Saw a clip floating around on youtube here:

https://youtu.be/TFpfcrOY4BU?si=dZwlJ3mIaJJ_lOcu

Win another tournament before you talk bozo

Blud really just said don't try peeking Demon1, I'm sorry but we're talking about PRX right?

LOUD 2-1 EDG

Unless someone can go on fire on EDG tomorrow, I just don't see a way for EDG to win if Loud actually spends time prepping. EDG needs to stop trolling looking like PRX in 2021 slump.

They just never seem to learn how to actually play at the top level. They did well last time because they always had someone popping off so they could just get away with sloppy utility usage/bad maneuvering but now that no one's on fire they're just gonna get stomped.

Until they learn not to rely on hero plays, EDG just can't make it far.

Put some respect on sexgar's name

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I disagree that EDG is worse mechanically, EDG is less batshit crazy like PRX but also doesn't use their utilities as smart or well. In a lot of ways EDG trolls just as much as PRX or probably more because they don't use util like PRX do when someone does push hard. Perhaps my perception is skewed but in my memory jingg is always accompanied by util when he trolls, something not so much.

Don't think they can really clear NRG or LOUD to be sure, at least if both teams turn up on the day. EDG imo would need to have a good day where someone is on fire otherwise they'll lose against these teams if these fenis and saadhak are calling right.

They'll actually get obliterated D:

I love EDG but the problem I've been noticing has been more and more glaring the more matches I watched of EDG.

I have noticed since Tokyo because EDG mostly win by people just popping off and not really masterfully maneuvering and drawing rotations (mid-rounding) and while they have some cool ideas here and there, they've felt more like tricks rather than a truly adaptable strategy to stick to. Instead they just rely on heroics and because of that if no one is popping off on EDG on match day, they'll just not look pretty at least against good teams. The series against PRX is one such example and I fear if they get matched up against anyone other than FUT they'll struggle really hard. I'm not counting their wins against GIA because they're really just not that good.

At their best, they could win against PRX but their consistency leaves a lot to desire and they just feel like they play like old PRX when jingg and forsaken would just troll and push with no utility or teammate. Ultimately until they learn to not only rely on heroics I really fail to see them making it too far.

TLDR; not good enough fundamentals and overly reliant on heroics, really wish they'd correct their really bad habits

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说得好

I don't have time to keep up with the league any more but occasionally checking the shit takes on vlr gets me laughing frfr, thx for making my day brotha

7-1

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Haven't been keeping up with the league too much so was surprised to find benkai being swapped out

Wait is jamppi not IGL?

Can't pay too much attention to Valorant these days but when rumours came out that C9 was dropping yay, I thought they were trolling. Now I'm looking this up again and C9 actually dropped him?

People are saying it's role issue or money issue but is there any evidence for these?

Did not expect this post

FUCKING BASED

Riot really just needs to flesh out their rules or shit is just gonna keep happening

And he didn't even know it was all Riot's decision to replay the map did he? It's not like bugs didn't happen against them earlier on at some point and I doubt they got to replay every single time, even if not them other pros would've had the same experience so really this was all riot's fault through and through, with rules not clear enough, while letting Xset come under fire for something that was completely VCT's fault

Everyone on FPX has carry potential and this time it was Zyppan, all the entry frags, the impact frags to seal the deal it's midnight in APAC and I almost yelled at the top of my lungs cuz of how hype this was

crazy

Every round they needed an opening zyppan delivered to give them a chance, what a beast

problem's more he kept getting first blooded though that's just terrible especially pushing up to check cat against ecos to deliver a free weapon

ZYPPAN carried with all the impact frags, if angel didn't keep getting first blooded and the first ascent pistol 2v4 didn't happen it probably would've been more convincing as a win

^^^ int'ing as smoke and buying sheriffs when your aim doodoo

Dude you're asking this on vlr.gg you're on the wrong site. The vast majority of people here refuse to touch grass

uhh I'm not sure we're watching the same map? Fnatic didn't look like they knew what they were doing on so many rounds. They misplaced the chamber trip and have to reclear stuff they shouldn't have needed to and so many other things

Does that really matter when his micro plays are just so crappy? He can't afford getting first blooded so often on astra, i am so frustrated fuck

I can be a fan and still acknowledge their mistakes

I just cannot tolerate shit like not buying full shields when you can afford to or you need to, this is just impossible

W

Did not explain the half shields brain dead buys, half shields on ecos when you have the money just what kinda strat is that?

It doesn't even matter if this is a new map, they are just leaving so many openings on the map that they have to reclear and give up valuable space for no fucking reason

Still a fnatic fan but 0/2 incoming no cap wtf

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What are these strats? Buying half shields on full money/last round, putting chamber trip on triple stacked side of the map. Fnatic is only still in the game cuz of mistic, just what the fuck happened since copenhagen

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yo do we pull out our EA LCQ copypastas?

??? I haven't been on vlr for a while now but why the heat?

EDG's also playing with a sub so this feels undeserved

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Dude idk if you're trying to counter jinx but such an obvious statement feels like would just piss off the jinx gods

I'm just thinking there's no way they lose to ZETA when Zeta are playing with a sub right?

Even though, don't have much hope for Boom either considering they took so long to make it to an international event even though their style isn't super original, they feel like they play pretty conventional Valorant that's not good enough to stand up to Xerxia.

How likely is LOUD to make it out of groups?

yeah I know how scary peak Fnatic is but they what's gonna guarantee a good phase, we all thought they were gonna dominate Copenhagen but they didn't even show half their top form it felt like. That 1v4 mindfreak hit still lingers in my mind, I love both PRX and Fnc but that shit was hype and cringe. 100T in LCQ felt well disciplined with some pretty good protocols and if Fnc was like they were in Copenhagen, they're gonna be in a pickle

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I think this is the closest bracket out of all of them because all of them look like very strong teams unlike brackets B and C.
I feel like there's no way DRX wouldn't make playoffs, but I also feel like from the games I've watched from NA LCQ, 100T feel. way more disciplined now and all the players shine when they need to. I know people shit on Fnatic but they always turn up when they need to (like last year's Champs) and they are definitely not a weak team. I don't really know much about FURIA because I just don't know much about LATAM/BR

I have no idea what to do with my D bracket pickems

W post if real

frfr Idk why people think Xset is good especially after the last Masters performance, I love that BcJ had the confidence to call himself best initiator but went 0-2 yikes

There's this Taiwanese fried chicken place that dust their chicken with a pretty unique Chinese spice mix, pretty good