Hot take but I think smokes is a better role for suy than sentinel

I never thought SUYGETSU was aggressive enough as a sentinel on the attack and didn't really make enough big plays on his lurks and more often than not played for the clutch, which I think is far better suited for smokes play than sentinel, so I think SUYGETSU might honestly look better than he ever has

Vandal - Primordium is deffo up there for me
Phantom - Oni and Protocol are also bangers but literally nothing is better than Recon

Radiant Crisis 001

Honestly the most underrated skinline I barely see anyone run it nowadays

I think I aged about 10 years seeing this

I'd be fuming if I found a currency other than a pound I cba to go exchange that

I don't necessarily think he's bad I just don't think he can compete with the players above him

He's not young and cracked out of his mind or proven on the biggest stages so he's just one of those players that's kinda there for me

He deffo has potential and the competition is super stiff for top 5 I just put him below the top 4 because Sayf and SUYGETSU are superstar players transitioning to smokes that I think will be equally if not better on smokes than their previous roles, grubinho was easily the best smokes player in EMEA last year and Ruxic has the young Turkish player effect behind him

Idk I think MiniBoo's performance at Kickoff-Stage 1 and Champs playoffs pretty safely put him above everyone except Derke. His slump in Stage 2 and Champs group stages I'm willing to forgive because his confidence was clearly knocked by everyone calling for him to be dropped

If he's in form, he's easily top 2 imo

Ngl I was super uninformed about LewN so yeah I probably rate him lower than he deserves

cNed was kinda carrying FUT at Shanghai along with yetujey and I still think he has it in him to be world class

I thought purp0's Jett and Neon were kinda elite last season tho I think I may just be remembering a few games were he went crazy so idk

I expect marteen to be better than he was last season with a better calling system and better support players around him

Idk kaajak did just come off of winning Ascension as the highest rated player in the tournament, I'd say he's probably more proven

1 close loss in the group stage to a top 3 team from Shanghai who have a playstyle advantage and u act like they got smoked by some tier 3 bots

Plus EDG went on to beat LEV, who absolutely tier gapped G2 in playoffs and Americas finals

EDG were gonna win Champs no matter who was in the finals lil bro, stop crying

https://www.vlr.gg/348473/g2-esports-vs-gen-g-champions-tour-2024-masters-shanghai-ubf
https://www.vlr.gg/348470/100-thieves-vs-gen-g-champions-tour-2024-masters-shanghai-ubsf

GEN.G smoked 100T and G2 as well they would've won regardless of who they play in the Shanghai finals

https://www.vlr.gg/378828/edward-gaming-vs-leviat-n-valorant-champions-2024-ubf
https://www.vlr.gg/378826/sentinels-vs-edward-gaming-valorant-champions-2024-ubsf

EDG also beat both the NA teams in the top 4 on their way to the finals they deffo were winning Champs regardless of who they played

Ur just a turbo coper icl

Oh bro Apeks is so cooked if they don't have cNed. I'm a huge Lime believer but I think he's more of a consistently decent player than a star player like cNed at a T1 level and I don't think I'd take him over purp0 or marteen.

That's the same reasoning I have for putting koalanoob so low compared to all the young players in EMEA and I was honestly tempted to put Filu above him.

In terms of the controllers, Sayf played Omen and Viper last year and I have faith that he'll be able to keep a fairly consistent level with what he was last year. I honestly think SUYGETSU is better suited to be a controller than a sentinel so I think he may genuinely look even better. That grubinho take is honestly very fair I think he's super team material.

kamyk I just have super high faith in. I think he has a decently high ceiling and is fairly consistent. Though sociaBLEE might have higher potential to just take over games so idk

Yee when I was making the list I initially had him in like top 3 but then I kept thinking "would I really take a 26 year old who has the burden of dedicating his mental bandwidth to being the IGL over any of the players above him" and I kept saying no

He's still cracked and an absolute demon in the clutch tho, EMEA's smokes players all just got a lot better this year

Hasn't hoody signed to FOKUS? Also I'll adjust the list with Fit1nho

If I had to go from FNS and crashies on my team to steel and genghsta my crashout would be generational honestly good on yay for not saying anything worse

Yeah tbf TL being top 6 in terms of player rankings is pretty shit bait I'll admit they should be 12th on average

Fair, though he still didn't look amazing during KCX4 and even then during KC's peak at Kickoff I'd still take the top 4 in the list over him

True but as I said, I am very biased

Idk he's looked really inconsistent and undisciplined to me, still can be world class but I just like the 6 I have above him more

Choked vs Brazil + NAVI jersey instantly saps people's power + koalanoob has reached unc status at this point

Duelists

1. VIT Derke
2. TH MiniBoo
3. FNC kaajak
4. FUT xeus
5. APK cNed (assuming the Apeks rumours are true)
6. GX purp0
7. KC marteen
8. TL kamo
9. GM8 Click
10. BBL LewN
11. NAVI koalanoob
12. KOI Filu

Controllers

1. KC SUYGETSU
2. VIT Sayf (assuming he's playing smokes)
3. KOI grubinho (assuming KCX4 roles were just an experiment and he's staying on smokes)
4. NAVI Ruxic
5. GM8 K4DAVRA
6. FUT ATAKAPTAN
7. BBL Profek
8. GX tomaszy
9. TH Boo
10. TL Keiko
11. APK AvovA
12. FNC Boaster

Sentinel

1. VIT Less
2. TH benjyfishy
3. FNC Alfajer
4. KC Elite
5. TL nAts
6. FUT yetujey
7. NAVI hiro
8. GX westside
9. BBL chiwa
10. GM8 Minny
11. KOI flyuh (makes most sense for him to be senti imo)
12. APK hype

Initiator

1. TH RieNs
2. FNC Leo (would be first if he hadn't just had half a year of no officials or scrims)
3. NAVI Shao
4. GX Cloud
5. KOI Sheydos
6. TL paTiTek
7. FUT qRaxs
8. KC Avez
9. VIT Kicks
10. BBL Jamppi
11. GM8 RobbieBK
12. APK MOLSI

Flex

1. FNC Chronicle
2. TH Wo0t
3. VIT trexx
4. TL kamyk
5. BBL sociaBLEE
6. GM8 Zyppan
7. KOI soulcas
8. KC Saadhak
9. FUT MrFaliN
10. GX runneR
11. APK Fit1nho
12. NAVI ANGE1

Average ranking of each team's players

TH - 3.2 (deffo at least a little bit biased by me tbh)
VIT - 3.2
FNC - 4.2 (average absolutely tanked by Boaster)
KC - 5.6
FUT - 6.2
TL - 6.6
GX - 7.2
NAVI - 7.2
KOI - 7.6
GM8 - 8.2
BBL - 8.2
APK - 10.2 (THEY ARE SO COOKED)

I'm genuinely baffled as to why Talon are choosing to keep ban over trying to get sScary

Why can't I just be happy like I'm ugly and gross and weird and people scare me and I can't hold a conversation and there's nothing interesting about me so I'm alone and I can't make friends and everything hurts and it constantly feels like there's something inside my chest trying to claw it's way out and I can't look after myself and I can't do simple tasks I can't sleep normal I can't leave the house and I just wanna go home from uni but I don't wanna go home cuz then ik I'll be a failure and every day I do nothing with myself and I don't even enjoy my hobbies anymore not that I had any beyond just sitting online and avoiding people and I don't feel happiness anymore I'm just sad all the time and I wanna be a kid again I wanna be happy again I don't know why I have to feel this way why was I born this way I literally can't motivate myself to do anything I hate this

Byddwch yn dawel ci Saesneg

I fw this heavy

This map is just 4-5 man execs off rip while defenders play retake and attackers play offsite every single round it's genuinely awful

Why is mid just a fucking straight line?

Why is A site a square room with one box in the middle and a heaven angle?

Why is B so shit?

Why is this map so shit?

I mean all the people calling nb people delusional and calling them men and shit (which is what a majority of people on vlr are doing) is pretty hateful if u ask me

Not everyone feels the need to hate random people bro, I think you're just projecting

I'm sure if you asked every GC pro if trans and nb players should be allowed in GC the overwhelming majority would say yes

I think you just want to make up some vague moral justification to hate people ngl

Don't copypasta me you little slut

Why is everyone on this website so transphobic? Like even ignoring the morality of it it just seems like way more effort than it's worth to complain this much

NRG, I love FNS, don't mind s0m, pretty neutral on mada and Verno, don't like Ethan, despise their fanbase and branding

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It's happening again lmao

Is it? I feel like I've been fairly reasonable with my yay takes on vlr

Bro who even is this person trying to shit talk yay on twitter ik she's a gc player but I can't find her on vlr

Realistically not a single team has a chance of winning other than G2 and SR

Kyedae follows the logic of hitting a single clip = insane tier 1 level player

NRG CEO is NOT letting you hit little bro

I like it but the sounds don't feel heavy enough, fucks up my spray control

TheAceGame30 admitted people have reason to believe in NRG?

What happened to the vlr I loved?

My eu plat-diamond lobbies have higher peaks than this bro wtf

also its unique

Kid named Indonesian flag:

Bhutan

I guarantee Liquid is gonna get 13-0'd by BBL at Kickoff in for the ultimate Jamppi revenge match

Every single map had at least 3/6 of Skye, Jett, Raze, Omen, Viper and Killjoy in every single comp shit was boring

They actually make EU ranked fucking unbearable

Without fail they will all start screeching and throwing if we lose 3 rounds in the most loud, irritating fucking voices conceivable, trying to micromanage everything you do while telling you to do the most brain dead moronic plays imaginable and then screaming when you do the right play. They all think they're fucking Zyw0o or some shit and swing and ego peak everything no matter how painfully average their aim is.

Why are French players all so fucking obnoxious to play with? I've genuinely never played with a French player who wasn't like this

Chamber meta was probably more stale and worse for the players but honestly I preferred watching Chamber demons take over the game because Chamber was an all aim agent who had to win fair gunfights and find gaps in util to peak and take fights

Meanwhile Neon meta is just "oh here's a guy just going full retard into a site and getting overwhelmingly advantaged gunfights

I like it, it's like if Aemondir wasn't shit