Americas : valyn - Controller (IGL), aspas - Duelist
EMEA : Leo - Initiator
Pacific : Meteor - Sentinel
China : Smoggy - Flex

Valorant vs CS debate in big 2025 is crazy

They should've balanced Neon like, take away the sliding accuracy and an extra slide but give her another stun, or something along those lines. At least it would've made her viable AND balanced

I really don't want VIT to go down the 2024 NRG train cuz I'm not gonna lie, their team looks built that way lol

Goes to show how much Russ and koldamenta weighed this team down. I mean, koldamenta was IGLing, sure, but again that's not an excuse for having a 0.7-0.8 K/D almost every tournament. Even FNS would play better. But Russ was just, unbelievably bad. I still can't forget how bad he was at Masters Copenhagen lmao

Uhh, no?
Let's take the next map rotation as an example. We have Haven, Lotus, Split, Bind, Pearl, Fracture and Abyss.

Haven and Fracture would've been Neon maps 100%, and that's ok as Jett and Raze also have maps where they are the preferred choice
Bind no chance unless you're like Nongshim or something, Lotus would be 70% Raze and 30% Neon, still a Raze map overall
Abyss would've been a Jett map 100%, maybe you CAN play Neon on Pearl but I would say similar to lotus, 70% Jett and 30% Neon, and finally we have Split, which would be a Raze map.

In total, Neon has like 2.5 maps, Jett has 2 maps and Raze has 2.5 maps. So Neon being 'so busted' like she was wouldn't have made a difference. Instead it would've added VARIETY to the duelist class. But no, we stick to Jett/Raze on every map cuz who gives a shit about variety?

Riot could've just waited until Masters Bangkok ended to nerf Neon, but they decided to nerf her before the season and honestly made her worse than where she was pre-buff. Now there isn't even an INCENTIVE to play Neon over Raze/Jett...

Have you been living under a rock? So many pros were complaining about Neon on Twitter and calling it a dumb agent lol

I don't mean it that way. What I meant was, if Boom Esports are capable enough to beat T1, then they are capable enough to beat PRX or at worst have an even matchup with them. If they get beat down badly by PRX then their win against T1 would have been a fluke or the T1 players having an off day
I mean, isn't that how underdog stories are written in the first place? The underdog beats a tough opponent, and suddenly people realise that they're capable of achieving better feats.

They're actually trolling if they bench Spitfires and deLb

Arguably their best players from 2024 and deLb looked amazing in their off season games

paris in nobody

This being the first game of VCT 2025 😭

Aim : Alfajer
Brain : Boaster
Movement : Chronicle
Utility : Leo
Agent pool : Chronicle
Leadership : Boaster

G2 100%

Least stupid Twitter user

The thing is, with how much Indian parents pressurize their kids to become successful in life and earn good enough money to support their family in the future, since Indian orgs pay a good amount of money to their players (in fact in most cases it is a handsome salary like around 400,000 rupees a month), they feel like they've accomplished in life by having a good salary and shit, and don't understand that they're getting paid to actually PLAY well and represent the region, not to just slack off and play whenever they feel like it. This is one issue with South Asian Esports and if I'm being honest, I can't blame them as this ideology was pushed into their heads when they were a child. There is still time to change, and maybe the younger players in the Indian Valorant scene are going against that philosophy and trying to put India on the map in VCT.

With the main characters whom their authors just hate and want to put through eternal suffering lol

If thought it was still 2022, I'd be ranking PRX as the undisputed best team in APAC, not minimum top 3

Ur both bad ! No need to argue

Brother PRX is still at least top 3 in Pacific lmao

MaKo literally the god of controllers and you don't mention him lol

If we are talking about aura, then it has to be controller

Good controller players are a rarity in Valorant, and being a part of that rare group automatically increases your aura. Not to mention you're fragging out on a role that's always on the backside of the team regardless of whether you're on attack or defense (cuz smokes are very important and you have to be alive for as long as possible). There's a reason why players like MaKo, sScary, bang, s0m, Smoggy are so sought after, cuz you can always find really good duelists, initiators and sentinel players but finding good controller players is hard.

Instead, build a team around him lol

I swear to fucking God, TALON can literally form this roster and they'd be making internationals every time :

primmie
PTC
JitBoyS
sScary
cgrs

You say that cuz it's probably your first language. For many people who haven't spoken English their entire lives it can be a miserable experience. Just saying

BTS Dynamite reference XD

Does anyone know if he can speak English fluently, or decent enough to give good comms? Has there been any interview or moment on stream where he spoke English?

koalanoob - Duelist
hiro - Sentinel
Shao - Initiator
ANGE1 - Flex (IGL)
Ruxic - Controller

I hope it's Juicy and ensure you go slowly

They aren't happening now lol
All these moves were confirmed a long time back on Chinese social media platforms

Ok, but which assistant coach?

Flex1n

What is bro flexin'?

It's kinda leaning towards 2024 NRG I'm afraid. Less is gonna have problems communicating in English, Sayf is IGLing for the first time (similar to Ethan), and Kicks wasn't even that impressive in 2024.

1: Team Heretics
2: FNATIC
3: FUT Esports
4: Team Vitality
5: Natus Vincere
6: Karmine Corp
7: Gentle Mates
8: BBL Esports
9: KOI
10: GIANTX
11: Team Liquid
12: Apeks

Gives examples to support argument

"oH nO yOu HuRt My FeELiNgS dOn'T SaY sTuPiD sTufF"

Are you forgetting DFM and TLN? Hell even NS can be better lmao

DRX not making an international event has to be the coldest of all takes

There are potentially 5 teams that are better than them at the moment

Least chaotic Pacific game

I'm here for the yay redemption arc! He looked good for someone on sentinel for the first time and his Astra was solid too.

Ok who's cooking up these titles?

"neT captures Cloud9's final roster spot"

"Apeks changes the game with florescent"

"FURIA cook with heat"

https://youtu.be/6McCtGP5wiY?feature=shared

LITERALLY looks like a Valorant Champions Video lol

Ngl if they win against T1, they deserve to be considered as an even match to PRX

We don't even know if yay himself will be on the team lol

FPX isn't gonna make it lol
TE, WOL, BLG, hell even XLG are arguably better than them, at least for the start of the season

For me :

1. Attack on Titan
2. Code Geass
3. I Want To Eat Your Pancreas
4. Jujutsu Kaisen
5. Death Note
6. Demon Slayer
7. Naruto
8. Spy X Family
9. Haikyuu!
10. Vinland Saga

If TEC and DRG make Masters Bangkok, the end is fucking near

Can I shoot myself in the foot instead of predicting this?

BME just can't catch a break lmao

First time at Champs : (gets a group with OPTC and LOUD both in it)

First time in VCT Pacific : (gets fucking T1)

T1 3-2 GEN

Bro bottled the one girl that most VCT Pacific fans wished was their girlfriend / wife lmao

Meteor -> Foxy9 one of the downgrades of all time but what else can you do? Gen.G could've gone for someone like Jinboong who is more familiar with the sentinel role but he was poached by DFM

Either Kiles or zombs