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This is pretty good! Although in my opinion the biggest choke is probably Bilibili letting DRX win 17 rounds in a row. That was just painful to watch...
This is one of the better takes I've seen on the upcoming 2024 season. I'd consider myself a person with adequate amount of Chinese Valorant knowledge, so here are my thoughts on the teams coming into the season.
EDG (Edward Gaming) - Top Chinese team by quite a bit, has been facing issues regarding fatigue and tiredness recently due to playing too much. I hope they get a good rest.
FPX (Funplus Phoenix) - Looking to be a very solid team especially with the addition of Autumn. BerLin is also still a great IGL for the team.
BLG (Bilibili Gaming) - Not the top CN team we saw in Champs anymore (at least from the evolution series), they've been struggling against rising Chinese teams and further international qualifications are looking difficult for this team.
TE (Trace Esports) - Definitely a top 5 CN team. Has been able to challenge consistently for top 3 in the Evolution series, and FengF is looking to be one of if not the best CN initiator/flex.
AG (All Gamers) - They played with miKa and BeYN during the evolution series. They're going to have to figure something out with the import rule but this team is looking like a solid but slightly weaker team compared to the other teams. I'm not sure if the vlr roster is going to be the final roster.
JDG (JD Gaming) - Once again, another team that has yet to finalize their roster. I hear they signed MrCANI recently... If they keep Vici they could become a decent team although their ability to challenge for anything is debatable.
TYL (TYLOO) - Assuming their roster is final, which it probably isn't, TYLOO is looking to be a strong team that can definitely make an attempt at top 4. They seem to have chemistry issues though, and with the departure of Abo to TEC I'm left wondering how well the new IGL (idk who) will fare in the long run.
TEC (Titan Esports Club) - Another team with a large roster as of the conclusion of the Evolution series. Their players are alright I guess, probably going to finish somewhere among the lower half of the table unless they sign better players imo. Abo is good as an IGL but the rest of the team needs strengthening.
WOL (Wolves Esports) - Haven't played much at all, I haven't seen any VODs of them so I can't say much. But considering that they lost to 17G and DRG, I'm going to assume that they can make some roster changes to strengthen the team.
NOVA (Nova Esports) - Not a very strong team. I guess o0o0o is okay, from what I remember. Tbh Nova could definitely make some roster changes and sign some better players. I watched some of their matches against stronger teams and there is definitely a lot of room for improvement.
Ascension Slot (RA, ASE, NIP, or DRG) - While RA are favorites to getting this slot, I think ASE and NIP stand a good chance at making a convincing challenge. If this slot is RA, we'll be getting a very strong team in the league, with players like stew and MarT1n being especially exceptional. While RA could probably sign someone to start over Spitfires and replace yoman, I think Spitfires isn't a bad choice as he is an okay player that definitely has some skill. If this slot is ASE, we'll be getting a decently strong team in the league, with players like Life and hfmi0dzjc9z7 being some of the better players China has to offer. If this slot is NIP, we'll be getting what in my opinion is a decent team. While I do think they can work on some aspects of their gameplay, overall they are a solid team with prospecting talents such as Spring and Eren. If this slot is DRG, which I doubt it will be with their roster changes, we'll be getting an okay team in the league. While it isn't an understatement to say that vo0kashu carries the team, I think Dingwei and TvirusLuke have been fun players to watch.
Overall I think the CN league will be interesting to watch, and although we probably can't expect a Chinese team to win a LAN any time soon, it will definitely be an entertaining journey to follow the teams as they improve.
tldr: Many Chinese teams can improve roster, too early to tell anything, EDG still best CN team but they need rest.
Yeah, BLG has just been underperforming recently, idk if getting a new coach has anything to do with it, but they're most definitely not among the top 3 CN teams anymore.
I mean, they've most certainly earned it!
China:
IGL: Haodong
Duelist: Zmjjkk
Initiator: FengF or nobody
Secondary Initiator/Flex: Smoggy, Viva, or Knight (any of the three would be good)
Sentinel: Chichoo
Would be a good team
Not a bad signing. MrCANI wasn't terrible for TES.
Americas - mibr (sorry)
APAC - Talon
EMEA - Team Heretics or BBL (too early to tell)
China - Titan Esports Club or Nova (too early to tell)
Well, Wolves Esports but their org name is technically Wolverhampton Wanderers (they're a football team).
Both are great at what they do. vo0kashu is a fragging sentinel, which is not easy to come by. Kr1stal is a mechanically gifted IGL, which is also not easy to come by. They both have solid midrounding and decent macro understanding, which make both of them great players. Which one is better? It's pretty close but probably vo0kashu if I must pick one of the two.
I'm sorry I didn't fully comprehend your post, you said that they will get a win. I thought you meant that they will win something important like a trophy. That is just poor reading on my behalf, and I apologize for that. I agree with you that they will get a win this season, considering that some of their opponents in the league look rather weak as of the moment.
Not usually, but even a cornered rat is dangerous.
Some things I can let by, while others I cannot. In this case, I decided to protect what meager quantities of dignity I have and reject the calling of "baby girl". I don't know about you but if someone called me that in person I'd be throwing more than just hands.
Honestly, yeah the combat system can be somewhat wacky at times and it's level of enjoyability is diverse depending on the person. For example, I literally avoided signs unless necessary when I played. To be honest, I haven't touched it since I finished it around half a year ago, but overall it was highly enjoyable for me (I love games with stories). Hope you enjoy it as much as I did and have a wonderful day!
For me, my top games definitely include Witcher 3, Stardew Valley, The Elder Scrolls V, Minecraft, and of course, Valorant. Deciding between those choices is difficult though, and I don't think it's even possible as of the moment.
Actually, add Worldbox and Football Manager to that list as well but I doubt they are real contender.
While I do appreciate your act of kindness, I do not take kindly to being referred to as "baby girl", as I am very much a male human person. Regardless, Merry Christmas to you and have a wonderful, festive day!
I can't watch code geass and hunter x hunter I don't know why they just don't appeal to me.
Most likely 2-0 for the playoffs? That has to be RA-DRG. Although ASE are favorites to win this series against NIP, the chances of it being a 2-0 is much lower than the odds of the RA-DRG series being anything but.
Not that I'm aware of! But then again, all my friends/family already give me gifts all the time in the form of friendship/love, so it's not like I'm not gaining anything. Christmas is still fun even if I don't get anything!
Unfortunately that seems to be the case.
To be honest, I was growing quite fond of DRG, but after they dropped maizi and Shion7 they've just been straight up underwhelming in my opinion.
At this point, I'm pretty convinced that DRG's new roster changes have made their squad considerably weaker. They really didn't look all that strong against 4AM when attacking on most maps, and their defense on Lotus was just abysmal. I understand that the mistakes can be worked on and fixed, but in my opinion there just isn't enough time to come up with a way to beat a consistent, high level team like RA.
RA 2-0 win.
Thank you and you too!
Well dam I didn't say much did I?
It's because in Finnish, the J is pronounced as a Y. Hope that helps!
Well, looking back at this, I think I wasn't very clear. What I meant to say is that NWG looked like a better team coming into the match you guys won. Certainly, you guys showed that you were the better team today, clearly having improved upon your mental and macro after the first series.
I hope that clears up any misunderstandings I've caused, but I really did expect NWG to win after seeing them put up somewhat of a fight against RA. Regardless, I look forward to seeing NIP's match against ASE. I think SiuFatBB came through with quite a few clinical kills today (which the scoreline understates) but I can say with confidence that the rest of the team is not to be underestimated either. Merry Christmas!
That's just how Valorant is sometimes tho, and it's another reason as to why I love and follow the esports :D
Well played to say the least! I'm sure the team put in a lot of work to stay in the tourney and I wish you luck in the upcoming game against RA!
I mean, it definitely isn't very cool but to call it shameful is a bit much imo.
Yeah it's happened before and I accept that it's common but such a clean sweep within such a short period of time for a T2 team no less is still quite impressive and unexpected in my opinion.
I think NIP is still a very inexperienced Valorant team, and ASE with its previous meetings with both strong and international teams will prove a difficult opponent for them. Honestly, I don't know how NIP beat NWG (who did look to be the better team coming into the match in my opinion), but ASE will be a very different story. I'm hoping to see Life continue his fiery run of form, and I'm expecting ASE to use this opportunity to improve their game.
2-0 ASE win.
Edit: (who did look to be a better team) -> (who did look to be the better team coming into the match in my opinion),
I honestly don't know how NIP is winning, the world truly is a magical place.
Yes, I am aware that they are tired. I think even a mentally stunted snail could figure that out. I apologize if I caused any misconceptions/misinterpretations.
I hope you accept my sincere apology. If there is a specific way you would like me to type, please do tell me!
I'm guessing the other one is The_Cleg right?
Although I haven't been too active recently, I'm still pretty curious to see what people still think about me! The internet is a forgetful place where even I can often and easily succumb to its unique properties.
The scoreline really flatters ASE more than it should. You even said it yourself! ASE didn't play in an orthodox fashion at all, and if you watched the match close enough, you could clearly see that it caused problems for DRG, who just couldn't get their minds around ASEs plays. To that extent, I will say that there were some moments where some DRG players made some strange plays (especially on Lotus), but to say it wasn't a hard fought series is both an oversight and an understatement to the performance DRG put up against arguably speaking a top 5 CN team. Merry Christmas!
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