12-9 with a timeout and 5 ults and we dont call a set strat and we don't use our OT timeout even though we're constantly 1 round from losing balright
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12-9 with a timeout and 5 ults and we dont call a set strat and we don't use our OT timeout even though we're constantly 1 round from losing balright
What causes someone to not timeout during ot?
I can't do gca and prolly can't scrim until late late at night but fuck it if it happens LMK
I'm already on a team but what if I do it for shits and giggles
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I think that Omen vs. Astra was only held up by the fact that Astra actually had good pieces of util on her cooldown, whereas nowadays even with the 5th star back her supportive util is so weak that the gap has enlarged even comparing 2022 omen to 2026's omen. Omen was and still is busted, Astra just got worse over time, which feels like a huge miss on the game balance end of the game that astra with a fifth star still feels worse than 2022 Astra with 4.
Stun unification, suck nerfs, and cooldown nerfs made Astra's value drop further down than omen's did. She is horrible currently, Only viable as a 2nd controller on Breeze, whereas Omen should be played on all 7 in the pool. The thing is, Astra's combo utility was a lot more flexible and easier to come by in a given round in 2022, making her an actually good pick if you are fine with giving up Paranoia. But in 2026, 60 second cooldowns are punishing and her combo util doesn't last at all, and paranoia is still paranoia. This is why Omen vs. Astra was was more balanced back then, Omen provided one extremely strong flash and flexible one ways whereas Astra provided strong combo util, so specific team comps would actually see value with an Astra.
In 2026, there is no comp that benefits from Astra more than Omen in the map pool (with Summit). Whether it be because double dive is great and Omen supports that better than Astra or because Astra genuinely sucks dick and balls in 2026. She is rewarded with a 2.5 second stun for an astra stun, and the suck is only useful for post plant and the 1 second of stall. Her identity as an agent is objectively weaker, Omen has always been strong.
everyone knows how to play Astra because of how strong her kit was pre-patch 4.04. They just don't play her anymore cause a paranoia is worth like 3 astra stuns, even with the nerfs.
? Astra is just not any good compared to Omen on a vast majority of maps. I can give you reasons why there's a massive imbalance but it just comes down to paranoia and mobility of omen is stronger than every other option.
in 2022 Astra was stronger so Omen vs. Astra was a harder debate, nowadays it's a fucking wash and every single league in valorant's pickrate will support that argument. Realistically, Omen should have had 100% pickrate looking back. Remember when one ways could be placed anywhere? or how drop smokes weren't fully utilized yet? or how paranoia was like a football field long? with a 30 second cooldown? Astra suck every 45 seconds would never ever in a million years compare to what Omen was, and the fact the gap is LARGER now is a testament to how dirty they've been doing the controller class.
In no way is Omen vs. Astra more balanced right now, Omen is still 80% pickrate and astra is dead
I personally care about the viper changes because I have 500 hours on her, brim probably needs the second stim back
Sentinels were maybe not in a healthier spot overall back then but the duelists were not good enough to outright ignore sentinel util, so the gameplay loop was fine, although a little weak. Nowadays waylay can ignore everything, neon can run through everything, phoenix can break util and/or ult through it and senti util is pretty much useless outside of information around the map.
I know we look back on it now like "what about chamber?" But
-Omen vs. Astra was balanced
-brim was better in 4.03 than he is today
-Viper was broken but at least she was a playable character in ranked
-Sentinels provided more Information and were better at stopping the duelists (compared to modern day)
-duelists were at their prime, Raze was fun but still balanced, Jett was broken but got her initial nerfs this year
-Sova, Fade, Skye, Breach and KAY/O were all strong for their own reasons
Outside of Chamber/Viper being super good the agents were in a really healthy state for the time, nowadays it takes more than one hand to count the agents being neglected, or needing heavy reworks
not true the guy does read my chats fairly often and i only use yt
personally, I would make paranoia 350c and nerf the range by 2.5 meters. Small nerfs that make the paranoia harder to use. Then I would buff some of the controllers back up and make people choose between:
-worse paranoia
-still great utility
OR
-option to play good solo smokes
-no paranoia but still useable util across the board
I think reverting 11.08's stun changes and letting an Astra stun last 3.5 seconds would be ideal. Buffing the recall from 25 second recharge to 20, making the suck activate at 1 second instead of 1.25, and making the stun and suck 50s cooldown to match the initiators would make Omen vs. Astra a lot more interesting when you could actually use two sucks in a round fairly consistently.
Of course this is just fanfiction, riot would never rebalance omen vs. astra like this
it can be used like a buff. Take the Haven A retake paranoia, you can smoke (cypher cage, jett smoke, etc.) the hell player off and paranoia the graffiti guy, kill him, and then let the paranoia travel to hell, and you essentially get two paranoias for one. In some cases it's an upgrade, in some cases it's a downgrade, but a sidegrade is not what Omen needs.
i mean.... yeah. no notes, you're just right.
? Teams that focused on London put less focus on qualifying, and teams that went deep into London were out out of steam and have 10 vods out of them playing. Schedule fucks over teams that care about the VCT circuit. And for the teams that care more about EWC, it incentives teams to care more for a tourney that doesn't mean anything VCT wise for the money. It's a lose lose, good teams are out of gas, teams that care about it a ton are missing the same quality from the circuit that franchises them in the first place.
bangkok and acend champs 2021 are the only 2 true flukes in my books, maybe EG 2023 to some degree as well.
Class walkout for note right now. This org sucks good luck never making a tourney again
Waylay neon haven is not meta... it is good to practice ahead of the Phoenix nerfs but practicing for Champs right now when you haven't made it yet is insane
lots of orgs just don't pay at all for GC, I don't know about C9 though.
hitting the sliding neon and these long range shots with tremors is bonkers good stuff
that was yucky ur spray transfer is wayyy better than mine
nice shots in that second clip it's obvious u have improved between the two clips :D
first one lowk reminds me of bang 1v5 against ghost idk why
The first two are the best in my opinion but i honestly can't decide lol.
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its clearly a serious tournament for the players involved because orgs and players alike are cool with getting hella money. I agree it's worse than a masters, it's just a money grab for orgs, and the production leading up to playoffs is ass. That plus sportswashing is the reason i don't care for it, though i will watch a watchparty or vods of watchparties after. I won't ever give direct interaction with the EWC, I just wanna see what teams are doing.
Gotta be real I dont like the org but everyone in GC was aware of cloud9 entering the scene for about a month or two, they were shopping around for multiple teams. Timing is fortunate for them more than anything
100% she's super cheerful and positive. I'm happy for her
That's so cool man gia is super nice I don't interact with her outside scrims but she's super cool every time
C9 as an organization... but I'm excited for the players I fuck with those guys heavy
https://youtu.be/7ef708mOE-M?is=YYR3zrZw3g0vnZpD they're not as dead as EG tier 1 but please go support my fellow competitors!!!
??? I use this site to put my opinions out there, whether I get upvotes or down votes I just don't care. But objectively speaking getting upvotes from bots is cheating the system, the same way viewbotting would be.
Equivalent of cheating in vlr.gg forums we ACTUALLY have no life ✌️😂 could be getting out of bronze or getting a job but NAH
If you have high accuracy you have to push your speed. Faster until consistent, when you're plateauing at a faster level, go faster until you plateau, etc.
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