Welp, I did it my head and still got trolled.

I picked this flair after this map because dambi was so fun to watch.

I didn't really think they would win internationals, at least not this soon.

For some reason I picked EMEA to win this, what was I thinking?

That's not a bad idea. Oh, but then you'd need a different board for different map pools, and have to add boards instead of pieces when new maps come out. But the team logos could just be like poker chips, which would probably be way easier to make. Wait, and the board can just be a thin poster on a table, not complicated to make custom for each event.

OHHH and sell the minis as expensive collector merch! (shameless bump)

Instead of a riot official and language barriers, make "chess" pieces for each map, and a simple board with the slots for picks and bans.

When it's your turn, you just pick up the piece for the map you want, and put it on the board. Same with smaller pieces for attack/defense.

The pieces would be resin 3D-printed miniatures that look like a 3D model of the map, which means it's obvious to anyone, including viewers, which map is being discussed.

And since you don't need to hear anyone speak, the desk can commentate over it.

Where are you getting this data?

Geospliced?

Lol OK in seriousness you can take a monitor apart, although it is hard. Linus tech tips has several videos on it. If they're in the back motherboard compartment you're fine. But if you can see them they might be in the screen sandwich itself, and that's a lot harder.

Nevermind I read the next post. Hope zekken is getting the bag from someone

Wait free agent as in, can re-sign? Or he's already out/indicated he's not going back to Sen.

High energy and water use of AI is consistently repeated misinformation, it's generally not true. Unless you generate video or use Ai like a crazy person, it's probably not your biggest environmental cost.

https://www.sustainabilitybynumbers.com/p/ai-footprint-august-2025

Edit: this article has even more info
https://open.substack.com/pub/andymasley/p/a-cheat-sheet-for-conversations-about

Huh, I was thinking the opposite and announcing map pool changes for the whole year in like November, right after gcc.

Ethan has gotten better for sure

Map pool wise, EG schools NRG, and boostio was a better midrounder than Ethan. But the brawktagon and mada might be too much anyway

Oh god I forgot it was boostio... He did frag better in 2023 tho right?

I'm sure onions technically have a lot of sugar or... Naw this is just bait

And fried cheese isn't

Brawk is fun to watch because it's new. People didn't realize you could be that good with the Odin.

If everyone practices, you could get get awful buy rounds with like 5 or 6 odins, everyone spamming. Not fun to watch at all.

I think it's time to rebuild around riens and woot.

1v1 with both cameras could be so hype

Everyone demanding replays, then decide they don't want it when it actually arrives

Look up physicsgirl, long covid is no joke

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Could play yoru only?

Most of tier 2 is better than tier 1, in all regions. "Experience" is criminally overrated at the moment, and that includes IGLs.

Edit: wait this sounds worse than I mean. Ignore this for the top 4 teams in each region, and we're talking the best 10-15 players in a t2 scene, not existing rosters. Still enough to make several tier 1 teams. They'll suck for 6th months until they shake the nerves out, but "experienced" players are not getting any better.

Not ban, please get him out of tier 1

Who?

Yes, but still not competent

Not 100T

I would drop

NRG

BBL
KC

T1
Talon

And add at least EDG to China.

I'd you want to include BBL/KC/Talon, you kinda need to include the midish americas teams: MIBR/KRU/EG. But with the word competent, I don't think any of them qualify.

That's the spike! What a blunder, what a whiff!

Bro what, I'm watching na T2 rn and it has replays

Alright, this gave me a chuckle

Brave new world is very weird and a bit creepy, which is a certain kind of good. Uber dystopia. Only boring part is that it kinda drags out the arc of one of the characters, you skip ahead a bit.

Also none ^

Specifically the 1v2 lineup at yellow, it should have been over right there.

Dude nice. Welp, sorry Dambi, you're super fun to watch, but... I mean, maybe Ivy?

... But apparently it was to the 2 best teams?

dQw4w 😒 the internet knows already, please try harder

Actually believable this time

How does a team get upset? They probably screwed something up, like a bad map veto, playing dumb against ecos, taking 1v1s in a 2v5, etc. Not always, sure, but probably most of the time.

This stuff has happened a lot less at the tournament so far. I think there wasn't a thrifty the whole first day. So it's not surprising there have been no real upsets.

All of this is a testament to how high quality/drilled/consistent all the teams are, especially considering these are the 2nd and 3rd place teams. Not the same thing as strong. Like T1 and Vitality are strong, but clearly not consistent.

Upsets often include a lot of bad valorant. Like, I guess when tarik is watching a team throw a 2v5, he's hyped by the clutch. But TMV and sliggy are mad at how bad the "good" team is playing. Much prefer this era.

(dammit my sarcasm never works blaaaahhh)

Hmm, 🤔 it's almost like teams improving means they're less likely to get caught off guard. Man, doesn't it just suck that this tournament has such insanely high quality teams? 😒

Naw naw cmon guys, you know this

+22

co1 has entered the chat

I'm not sure you can hope for much better than nongshim (g2 doesn't count). I'll be surprised if we ever see an ascension team win any tier 1 tournament in their first year.

Sometimes I wonder if people are actually posting the exact same message or if it's just a bug with vlr.

I mean, it has to be said...

NAVI ardiis

11/10 troll

Please no, true stretch is an aesthetic abomination. And if all pros feel like they have to play it, viewers inevitably have to watch it sometimes. Keep it out, it does not need to be part of the game.

Butt is legs.