I really hope Cloud finds a good team in franchise league. He is so good and flexible. Would hate to see him having to grind tier 2. IMO he is superstar in the making.

I mean yeah, but many even pros and coaches rate nukkye as like top 3 player in EMEA. He hasn't performed as well on LAN, but he is highly rated for a reason. Also feels like G2 always underperforms on LANs.

"better region" lol OpTic was only team who was doing anything for NA for most of last year and even they already got split into pieces. And even the core lost arguably their 2 best players (yay and Marved/not so much lately). We will see how these teams do, but many seem to forget they haven't done much in the past.

I was doubtful he would be exploring options within EMEA when he already had a spot in NaVi and all the "big spenders" already had players of his role. And there was rumors that EG wasn't doing much. So it only left those 2 and as someone who comes from Overwatch I know that NRG(San Francisco Shock) are big spenders. So in my opinion it was pretty obvious and NRG was even slightly more likely than Sentinels.

Wasn't this clear as day? Everyone knew Ardiis was getting offers from NA after George's leak and he wasn't joining NaVi. So that only left NRG and Sentinels as only candidates.

True, but I'm so tired of this because of LoL. Luckily the situation isn't the same in Valorant as it is LoL, but I just hate the tradition of NA teams importing good EU players just to ruin them and send back home year later. Also importing is overall bad at this point IMO. You have local talent so why not keep them and try to develop those players. They try to win, but its just not good sign. I would have been mad if EU team had imported like Cryo or something. Its just bad because it weakens the other by taking some of their best out while also possibly worsening the future of own region. Like NA has already imported Xeta(going back to Korea I guess), Sayaplayer, ec1s(not good) and now Ardiis. It makes it so much less interesting and becomes frustrating.

best region

NA already starting importing players

G Pro Superlight, but I've been thinking of trying new mouse at some point. Out of relevant mice I've had original G Pro Wireless(better than Superlight IMO because slightly heavier and has better side buttons, Superlight side buttons suck fucking ass), Vaxee Outset and Endgame Gear XM1r. Vaxee Outset shape is just bit weird for me because its ergo and cable is pretty bad. And XM1r sides are like tilted so my hand/skin gets kind of under it when playing idk cable is good at least.

Maybe going to try ergo wireless next like Deathadder V3 or like Xtrfy M4. I don't know.

but recommendations Pulsar has mice like X2, then these Lamzu Atlantis, Razer Viper 2 Pro etc.

Qutioner > cNed

Hard to say because we don't know about possible 3rd party tournaments this year and its quite long before kickoff tournament. Teams have time to bond.

thats cool

Nothing wrong with his look. He looks fine. Really sad to see all the hate and jokes flying around knowing that this must have been really hard thing for him to do considering the unrealistic expectations from massive audience. Especially if you naturally are more insecure/unconfident person as well seeing slight uncomfort in the video. But good for him considering that he can finally do content he wants and attend events etc and this must have been huge obstacle stopping him from doing those things.

Obviously I don't know much about this dude and have heard that his fanbase harasses people and acts like little minions and he has done so weird stuff in the past so I guess some of the jokes/hate is kind of understandable? But still shouldn't be accepted IMO. Also this whole hyping thing definitely made it worse, but I think its kind of understandable. I would imagine many wanting to see his face so why not make it a big thing and create hype as content creator. Also I would believe this might as well worked as mental preparation for him. Show your face to selected people on internet and then they can kind of describe how you look and then finally show your face to the audience. Also getting used to people seeing your face under brand and taking first steps with people you considered friends or colleagues is easier than doing it with huge crowd of people. It sets certain expectations and may take burden off his shoulders (don't know how streamers reacted or what they said).

all in all I'm happy for him, sad for hate, and I understand why he "hyped" this up if he actually used it as pressure reliever kind of.

Where is this sayf info coming from? But Sayf to Vitality would be super cool.

Cloud maybe? He could pick duelist role or initiator let it be flashers or Sova/Fade. So insane player and so little are talking about him.

bruh

Clearly have VCT spot in their mind. Just wondering are their forced to get 3 Turkish if they decide to stay in Turkey or does it matter? Like imagine if they got some of ex-NaVi together somehow:

Cloud
zeddy
Braveaf
7ssk7
plus 1 maybe chiwawa or Jady

even tho I believe guys like Cloud and 7ssk7 deserve spot in franchising league

nukkye is insane individual, but I don't know how to feel about this. I said before that Scream is kind of like NiKo of Valorant, but in reality nukkye is that even more. And I'm not big fan of NiKo even though I think he is one of if not the best rifler in CSGO. Its hard to say because I have never been in these teams obviously, but these type of players seem to be the problem. Way too individual focused and seem bit hard to work with and toxic. G2 Valorant actually reminded me a lot of G2 CSGO in that regard.
But who knows, maybe ANGE1 can put him into his place.

and also roles will be interesting. Will nukkye move to Chamber/Jett, or will it be possible even Shao if nukkye goes initiator? Or is Zyppan switching? I don't know. On paper this team is going to be stacked af.

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Nothing I said was wrong. Valorant only players can cope as much as they want.

Grats!

you got it: they can compete at the top

Ask yourself why these "few dudes" are still lingering in that game

His rifle is good, but I think he would be wasted on rifle role. Obviously teams have long wait for next season so people have time to make role changes. But I overall doubt Ardiis would go to TL if he wanted to stay in EU. He has spot in NaVi already.

Nice to hear! My plans are to eat, take a poop and sleep.

Yeah but both of them are some of the best Chamber/OP players in EMEA, so picking both wouldn't make much sense. Also if Jett becomes meta its also played by both (maybe). And Jett and/or Chamber have been meta for long time and won't change any time soon. Like would you put either of these guys on Raze?

Valorant abilities are nothing compared to CSGO utility. At least not at this point. And that is only one part.

In my opinion Liquid 95% sure

when he matched with Jamppi yesterday their synergy seemed to be good and they constantly joked around and did plays together. Could be just random, but it adds to many things that may point out TL nAts.

Its NRG. They are rich.

True. Actually Sayf and nukkye are the 2 players I'm waiting news of the most.

I mean it doesn't matter for which NA team you play. If you get to one of the 5 NA teams you are going to get clout. Also NRG is clearly spending money if they are signing OpTic core and they are big and pretty rich esport org with facilities and everything.

Also Jamppi seemed really optimistic that he will be staying on Liquid and even when someone asked would he return to CSGO next year he said something like "not at least next year" that likely means he has written new contract with Liquid.

Most likely NRG or Sentinels. I don't know Ardiis, but he seems to be liking trash talk and has said how he likes to play against NA team in scrims and is fan of yay(if I'm not wrong) so NA would be his type I guess. Plus these orgs are most likely offering more money and clout than NaVi. I don't really see any other reason than him getting NA offers as we know. Or there's some tier 2 team who is willing to pay big money and he chose money over success.

CSGO utility is so much more complex than what you think it is. Its true mastery from the top teams. Every single utility piece counts and is used to get max value. You don't just recon and get it back 30 seconds later. Its more complex than Valorant abilities at the moment. You just don't understand it.

Its crazy how much some people are underrating the strategical depth of CSGO. People just see smoke grenades and flashes and instantly assume those are really simple and easy utility to pull off. Like do these guys ever watch professional CSGO? The variety of rounds and must do counter stratting in CSGO is massive. Even random spawn positions completely change plans and plays for the round and that doesn't even happen in Valorant. Like watching G2 play couple days ago where m0NESY was taking quick AWP angles from different positions at start of every round and how the enemy team was trying their best to counter it with utility. Stuff like that makes current Valorant strategical stuff look like casual in comparison.

CSGO might look simple, but holy is there so many small details that might completely change the outcome. Also teams are constantly coming out with new ideas and plays with limited utility they have, so then again opponents have to re-think their usage of utility and even movement etc. So the game and its strats are constantly evolving and changing even to this day. I didn't even understand this before watching Elige trying to teach Freakazoid some lineups, like that shit is crazy when he explains about metas etc.

if you played it once you likely played casual modes so your opinion doesnt matter

I mean CSGO is both mechanically and strategically hard. Even more than Valorant right now. My point is that looking at Valorant clutches or clips isn't as impressive than CSGO because many have said Valorant is easier when it comes to aiming. Especially from point of CSGO pro's view. NiKo's mechanics are way more impressive than Yay's etc.

sorry I don't know and I think Melser was decent at his role but dunno sorry

I mean that is the problem with IGLs overall. Really little, because you usually need a lot of pre existing experience and really small amount of people want to sacrifice individual performance just so they could IGL. It rarely is role people just want to be. Usually people are just pushed into it. Need many abilities that most players just don't have. Not only do you still need to be in small % of players in terms of individual skill but you also had to have good leading skills, understanding of game, ability to think and have good work ethics etc.

Good that he found a team! Unfortunate situation with Fnatic tbh.

Is he wrong tho? I think many people even pros have said that aiming in Valorant is easier than in CSGO? Neutral take, not my opinion because I'm worse in Valorant than CSGO.

Who is he replacing? I think LEV players are good as well. But yeah LATAM could do really good roster merging LEV and KRU.

I don't know, but I think they are permanent? Some people don't post for long time and still have stars. I think you just get them when you are active at some point.

It shows your activity on the site I guess. More you comment and make posts etc you will gain experience that transfers into stars. So if you are 4 star user you are most likely active on the site or at least were.

nah dude being 6th man in most teams is just bad for their careers. I think people are overrating 6th position like if many wanted to be that one. You are way better off at trying to get into tier 2 team and trying to win promotion for VCT than stay as 6th in team that will never play you like most teams I would assume. People are expecting that teams will actually play all 6 even tho in reality most likely 6th man will never be played just sitting in bench and that is bad no matter how good you are. You want to play so your form stays good, show how good you are and then wait for offers from tier 1 teams. 6th position is for players who don't want it hard enough. If you have ambitions or want to success in your career you don't accept offer as 6th player unless they play you and even then its risky.

Sad considering that we saw them in every international tournament. But the players are good especially Keznit and Mazino so they will for sure find teams and hopefully we will see them in Americas league. They deserve it. Mazino especially for me is insane player and so good.

I'm actually IGL and I know what I'm talking about so don't judge my opinions

• patujs, IGL

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Actually I'm not surprised. Because not only is Braveaf good player, but he also had to escape mobilization. He has pictures in his IG with guy in military gear and I'm pretty sure he himself also served so he could have pretty high chances of getting drafted. So why not land a spot in team and get some income while in Turkey like many Russian players. And also Wildcats are the best Turkish team in LoL so I would imagine them having decent backing.

Players like Elige, NAF, Twistzz have been on like top 20 best players for years, even top 10. Everyone knows they are good. Also NA has had teams like Liquid and even EG at one point performing well, but that doesn't take from the fact that as a whole NA is pretty bad compared to EU in CSGO. Top 1 (or 2 at time) NA team is/was in similar level as like top 5 EU teams outside of the time when Liquid was dominating and even still there was competition. Like can you name any other relevant NA team than Liquid, EG/NRG and COL?

And again as I said there is a reason why these guy haven't switched to Valorant yet. Because they can compete. They are some of the best NA has ever seen. They are good. Twistzz, Elige and NAF are really good and oSee is upcoming AWPer who looks good. Not taking anything away from these when saying that as whole NA CS sucks ass.