Oh sorry, I forgot about the third map

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It's just because of the sheer amount of fans of SEN, FaZe should be the clear favorites but everyone in the forums and everyone on twitters says otherwise. I'm not even a FaZe fan, I just want to see the SEN fans lose it.

But FaZe fans can call NV fans, 100T fans, XSET fans, LG fans, T1 fans, and NRG fans stupid for doubting them too.

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I wouldn't put exactly what you put, but I don't really fully disagree with a lot of it except Sova. crashies is like by far the best in NA rn. Even when sinatraa was playing. Also the best sentinel players in the region are FNS/aproto, with dapr/steel coming in after those two. aproto, while not being an igl, has by far the best aim out of any sentinel player and his ability to hit headshots is disgusting. FNS is an insane strategist and IGL, he is one of the shining stars of the NV roster and while he might not have the best of aim, neither does dapr or steel.

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I would ask wtf is elderflame shorty but I feel like I'm gonna get goblin'd

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I think certain aspects of aimlabs can actually be really useful, but only in certain scenarios. If you're a diamond-immortal player looking for concentrated aim improvement, 30 minutes of it + a little bit of deathmatch is the best way of improving your aim. Also, for brand new players it can help you learn the basics of aim in fps and can help you harness your skills. However, in a lot of cases it's pretty useless because the best way to improve is almost always to 1) get coaching and 2) play a lot.

If you want an IGL cypher it'll be FNS

Sen will ban icebox. FaZe's aggressive strategies on that map are insane.

Nah FaZe is better on Haven. If it isn't banned FaZe takes it. I'll put money on it.

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FaZe bans split every time and picks Icebox/Haven every time. Judging by Sen's performance against 100T and assuming they're not going to just be insane in a week's time, FaZe should win Icebox and Haven. One of them will be banned. Bind/Ascent will be the real deciders.

You're still caught up in the FaZe of old. FaZe are a LOT better now. corey and babybay were always good at aiming. That's not why they're better. They're better because they're organized in chaos. They are the current best team in NA in terms of synergy and trading. They work off of each other to an extreme degree, something they probably practiced a lot. They've played against other teams where they lose individual fights, but I'm telling you right now, FaZe should be the favorites for this match.

For real

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Than babybay? OK... mwzera, TenZ... yeah that's about it right now he's a god

No offense, but why dapr. He isn't even on my list of top 3 cypher. Is it cuz of synergy with other players? Why didn't you just put zombs then.

Later down the line, C9 yes because they will eventually realize that mitch and relyks are useless and they already have 3 members of a good team (poiz, xeta, leaf) so they might pick up someone else, namely Brax. But TSM, no shot. Brax would make their problems worse imo.

They're good on split, but at least with sinatraa their best map was arguably haven

BcJ is a legend, but Babybay is definitely not underrated anymore. Also, zombs? Really? You have players like Kanpeki and ScrewFace and zombs is underrated?

Straight facts. People look like they're cheating in valorant when they're actually not btw. Most of the actual cheaters are diamond+. It's cuz of ping and peeker's advantage.

Rb poggers, ez VS 2-0. Don't even need to know the opponent.

FaZe Babybay (Jett)
IMT Shot Up (Reyna/Phoenix/Raze/Breach, could also put TenZ in this spot.)
NV crashies (Sova)
LG aproto (Cypher/Raze)
100T nitr0 (Omen -- I know Ethan is doing it now but he definitely still can. I think Ethan could also fit into this spot, 50/50 for me.)

Look up Seoldam on youtube, or in the Stats page

Did ya stop watching after 1st half of map 2?

Oh, you're right, second map (Sentinels map pick) wasn't close at all. :)

I mean... MECHANICALLY I might say that Seoldam would be better. But it's hard to judge because he's playing against apes and TenZ is playing against greats.

I mean, maybe. But my comment was Europe-specific.

Good points, all I'm gonna say is that FaZe has a ton of synergy and are palying better together since they got their coach

Just cause some players are farming stats on the lower-tier teams in the region, doesn't make them better.

I think this team can genuinely contend to getting into top 8, maaaaybe even top 4. Now the top 2 that go to Iceland? That would be a bit of a stretch but anything's possible. I'm not sure how they're going to format Challengers for stage 2.

Stat rankings...? You for real?

Top 6 isn't really "average" anymore. Plus GenG are looking great right now.

I mean... here's why you're wrong.

1) Not the best of logic, but Envy were considered by many to be the best team in NA before FaZe beat them. Beat the best and you are the best.
2) Sure, after they beat NRG and T1 teams weren't putting 100% in. Didn't stop them from absolutely railing LG and 100T, both of which are top 6 teams.
3) No one's putting up numbers like babybay and they're riding a streak like it's insane. After beating 100T, LG, XSET, and Envy all in a row you can definitely be considered the best in NA.
4) Who would be better? Sentinels? They have even more to prove! Lost a map to LG, barely beat 100T. Meanwhile FaZe crushed NV. 100T? Just lost to sentinels. NV? Just lost to FaZe.

You can make an argument that Sentinels are the best but it's not as strong as the argument for FaZe right now.

I agree with the Map loss and think it is perfectly justified. Sure it doesn't offer the best of viewing pleasures, but that's just tough they get what they deserve.

-choose the order of 5 maps
This seems OP. Say you're FaZe, if you got perfect map order every time you wouldn't lose a bo5.

-pick a starting side on every map
This doesn't actually offer any real tactical advantage other than confidence, so not really worth winning winner's bracket.

-ban(prevent) 1 agent from the opponents for the first map
Wouldn't be a bad idea if the team comps weren't mirrored almost every match. Sure banning say phoenix or jett would be somewhat useful but most bans would limit your comps as well since everybody plays mostly the same things in NA.

-start the first map with all 5 ults ready
Not only impractical, but you're just going to end up using all the ults on 3rd round anyways, so you're either going to be 4-0 or 2-2 on the first map, which isn't really a big advantage. Plus now you have to recharge all your utls again.

Even 100T looking shaky right now. FaZe and NV are the teams to beat.

Ethan, Asuna, nitr0 all top 20.

TenZ and SicK top 20.

niesow and lowel top 20.

I'm sure there's other examples too.

SEN with TenZ is insane. But FaZe with babybay is better.

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GenG has shown to be good with preparation, even grabbing a game off of Envy. 100T have been looking a bit winded lately, sure they beat Immortals but it was less than convincing. However, they're going to get a lot more practice with Ethan. I'm not sure that's going to matter because Ethan is already showing why he was a good pickup and the rest of the team needs to step up in accordance. I think this is a really close match, but GenG 2-1.

LG win Icebox, NV win whichever are the other two maps.

I think Brazil, and especially Gamelanders, have a serious shout at a good spot in Masters 2. But I think NA and EU's representative are definitely going to be the favorites.

Gamelanders might be good compared to EU and NA but Vision Strikers just aren't. They have very good set pieces but their midround and situational awareness isn't that good. They would get torn apart by FaZe or SEN.

Honestly both of these teams looked pretty bad in their Bo3

FaZe beats Envy

*except Ethan

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