I wonder if you realize how stupid you look/sound with these threads...

you're blind... he does similar things on gun rounds too

liberals created most esports, they didn't just make their way into them. most conservatives have been vehemently against video games for the longest time.

You're confused on how things work in CS. Valve doesn't invest in any specific region. They only host majors, which are generally speaking across the world. Teams/Orgs chose to concentrate in Europe, for better practice and easy access to third party hosted tournaments.

he played kayo only 1 map out of 5 played against loud...

the proof is in the pictures.. they're not original pictures (they've been edited, both the discord and the imessage ones actually are edited), or are you saying you can't tell the difference between edited and non-edited pictures?

the one 7-1 that brazil can be proud of?

haha ;D

Based on your logic, it should've been 2-1 EG since they threw Pearl.

idk why everyone acts so surprised... virtually all statistics showed that EG was the best team of the tournament so far (even though PRX probably played the more attractive Valorant until now)

I don't disagree, read the first part of my response

I doubt we ever argued, but I remember your username as being one of those ppl that keep making threads saying that LOCK//IN is a Masters event which doesn't hold against any logical analysis. That on top of usual EMEA biased takes that are not very good. Maybe not all your takes are idiotic, but that one surely is

you're confused... get out of California more

As someone that has been living in US for the last 12 years (also in cali), many US states (especially in the midwest and south) are shitholes compared to Denmark

Americans on average smoke more than Europeans (be that cigarettes, crack or meth)

msarez usually has idiotic takes, but here he's correct

It was clearly a mistake from PRX players, however the timing that c0m had on the rotation was very fast considering he showed himself in A main only 11 seconds before

NA mfs finally about to get humbled. no more fracture to save y'all 🤣 1 map trick team

All this talk and PRX still lost Ascent

PRX already got 5 on attack on EGs map pick. Definitely looking like a 2-0 is on the cards.

Definitely...

she's not single bruh

If you're gonna remove Jett's second updraft... why not remove Raze's second satchel?

Also... no deadlock changes? :O

Generally speaking all changes are fine, with the exception of Jett's second updraft removal, which doesn't really make sense.

ScreaM, Ethan and ANGE1 have more trophies & tournament winnings in CS than in Val.

ScreaM was a household name in CS:GO early era, and he definitely has more trophies in CS

ANGE1 was qualifying and playing in S-tier tournaments/Majors since the CS 1.6 days starting with 2007

You don't know what you're talking about

PS: This was meant as a reply to #10

I'm not sure how you'd call him mid, when he managed to show up on the Val scene in Nov 2020, and by mid 2021 was able to tactically outsmart (and beat) the finalists of Champs 2021 (Acend and Gambit).

not the greatest aimer? maybe...
mid? nah, that's an outlandish claim

Most timezones technically "cater" to the other 2-3 quarters of the globe, when it comes to being able to view events FYI. The exact opposite meridians from the source of origin are always "uncatarable" to, while based on population density, some other meridian regions are impacted as well.

Simple terms: Having the events in Spain/CN has no direct benefit than having them in Berlin/Iceland/Tokyo/Los Angeles when it comes to timezone impact on other region.

Sadly, your point really doesn't make any sense, unless you're being subjective to your own preferred regions/meridians

Another example: 12pm Shanghai (the most probable local time when the Grand Final will start) is 9pm in Los Angeles, while it is 6am in Berlin and 5am in London. For the Madrid Masters you'd want to be in Europe or Pacific & China. For the Shanghai Masters you'd want to be in Americas or Pacific & China. Much like every other Masters until now.. 1 region usually gets fucked. It's just how timezones work

People really need to figure out the fact that in an eSports that wants to have tournaments in different regions of the world, there'll be some of them that will be hard to watch live, regardless of how they feel about it. This has been the same in CS as well.... you don't get to watch everything live, its just the way it is

nah, the only one being soft here is you, since the truth hurts your little feelings.

Most eSports have more breaks in between competitions, on top of the fact that not all competitions are mandatory to attend to (hence giving teams the latitude to skip some), while still gaining enough circuit points to attend their respective majors. Even League, the most similar eSports schedule to Valorant, has bigger breaks between splits. That's why League of Legends schedule goes through virtually the full 12 months of the year, there isn't a 4 month off slapped at the end of the season.

At this point I'm not sure if you're doubling down to prove that you got some stupid macho bravado (which clearly you don't since simple facts hurt your feelings), or if you're this much of an idiot to not even be able to tell the truth from simple data sets.

what did nitr0 say that can be considered "shit on Valorant" ? All the stuff that I saw was either positive or neutral (but maybe I'm missing something?)

Athlete work year around

And there's been complaints about burnout and injury proneness from both athletes and coaches, where the respective schedule is crunched (See football/soccer, this is a widely discussed issue for the last few years). Also, your usual athlete is paid way more than your regular esport player, in order to "pay off" that loss of time and burnout.

Workers for business work year around

Complains about burnout and need for more time off exist in this as well, with some regions (parts of Europe) addressing this by offering more PTO and family time.

theres people that work in oil rigs that work all day and put 10x effort that a gamer does bro

These people are also the ones that have the most time off between jobs, working a few months a the time then having time off, to avoid that burnout (even though it is still prevalent). Oil rig workers usually complain about not having enough time to spend with family, but they're offset by the pay. Also, oil rig jobs pay way more than your regular esports salary.

You're only doubling down with stupid takes that underline and prove my point.

Anything else?

wut? you make no sense. it is impossible to have a timezone that caters to all 4 regions, that's just not how things work, geographically speaking.

eg: 12pm Spain = 3am Los Angeles

you need to go back to school

Yep, my approach to the VCT would be similar to yours. And if there's time-related issues, they could still remove the LCQ and simply have Champs be filled by teams based on the circuit points.

Have you ever heard of burnout? It's applicable to any type of job that requires excessive condensation of efforts, mentally speaking, over a period of time. No way you can be this stupid to not understand his point

didn't he prove himself with 100T at international event (Masters) ?

The idea of Kick Off tournament is stupid as hell. Put on top of it that it's a qualifier for Masters is even more stupid. Not sure what the need to replicate LOCK//IN (which was a way to present the partnered teams) in 2024 is..... it makes 0 sense

isn't there an indoor arena next to the Singapore National Stadium?

we are the only reagion that doesn't have a direct acess to any of the franchised teams in Val

You are delusional

There's a decent amount of players, yes. I doubt it's comparable to Europe tho

US: New Orleans, Memphis, St Louis, Birmingham (Alabama)
RO: Bacau, Resita

Ferentari is a neighborhood, not a City

idk if I'd call him a raze main... it was more out of necessity, cuz TenZ couldn't do it. Phoenix main? sure. Sage main? sure. Skye main? sure

Also, unfortunately, I doubt we'll have the chance to see him again in pro scene any time soon.

is that the player that no org wants to touch?

CounterStrike majors have been super popular since the early 2000s (WorldCyberGames, ESWC, etc). The popularity between the two is not even close, you can verify by asking people that don't actually follow gaming, which game they have heard of.

Yes, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kia_Forum

it was fnatic's map pick.. are you trying to prove his point?

You gotta love Reyna in rank with 0 FK and 1 first engagement the entire match... yay is probably right that he's bad

Because scheduling. There's only enough time slot available for 2 matches to be single day events, so they always choose the last 2 matches of the tournament. UF and LR3 are played on the same day.

What's weird to me is that people don't realize that he made the same mistakes in crucial maps both in Tokyo (vs PRX on Lotus) and Champs this year (vs LOUD on Haven). I hope him and his coaching staff does and fixes those mistakes (eg: overextending and taking unnecessary aim battles in disadvantageous positions against players that have similar aim level), because he actually lost quite a few rounds in very important deciding maps. Still a great potential player, but sometimes decision making is not at the level of his aim.

His reaction and answer to the media question was fair and probably the right way to approach it, because he's not the best duelist in the game.

So give them ban advantage, and then a replay chance? wut?

is there a bracket reset for the grand finals of champs

What does this even mean? The team that makes it to the GF from the Upper Bracket has an advantage of being the only one banning maps.

if LOUD wins this Champs they'll be the most dominant team in Val history, not fnatic.

This.. in important matches these 2 players are actually carrying the team

Ethan

EG's Ascent looks better. EG currently has best Ascent and Fracture in the world

crowd are trying to help LOUD

lmao, what? this has happened every match, with every single team. there's no info provided to any teams

some ppl just want to be retarded it seems, or you're trolling really hard

idk what game you're watching, but Leo's strength does not come from his aim, but rather from his positioning, timing and decision making in general, his game awareness is world class (not saying that his aim is bad, but to rate him that high on pure aim is just bs)

you right man... they should've just told that hurricane to get the fuck out of the pacific coast, you smart as fuck