WHAT THE FUCK ARE WE DOING. WHAT ARE WE DOINGGGGG.
DID BUNT AND MONK BOTH GET BOUGHT OUT????? WHY ARE WE NOT PLAYING BUNT IN THE OFFSEASON????

I have no idea what AG are doing wtf is happening. 2-1 either way

i want this roster to pop off so fucking bad

BLG's smokes player for their academy team. He's probably gonna replace Flexin at least for some parts of the offseason from what I can tell unless they upgrade him to the main roster to fill the vacuum

they're a fucking AIMER. Academy player too. Rushia might be him

I don't see AG winning this atm. Maybe they go 1-2 with their win and one loss being close games. Gotta let Septem7 get more time to cook
yeahhhhhh that's what I worried would happen

there's some good stuff in the gigantic mass but a lot of it is just slop imo

Ego's gone and Septem7's officially the new coach. Excited to see what he brings but I'm highkey nervous for AG now. At least JDG got a goodish outcome

pretty much all their players can go above and beyond mechanically and they're really explosive. every series one of their players have gone nuclear (I LOVE GUANG)

yeah it coincides with the JDG rumors, but I'm not gonna acknowledge it until it's formally revealed/announced. Septem7 is an unknown quantity so I'm excited to see what he'd add to the team with or without Ego anyways

I agree with how they're probably still gonna be middle pack, but assuming everything goes well I'm sure their ceiling will surprise everyone. They went from bottom feeders to middle-pack through basic fundamental improvement and not direct firepower or relying on set-plays, which is the reason why I think they have better potential longevity.

To be fair it was China 2024 middle-pack, but going from 0 to like a 35 is pretty impressive with what was seen as a roster of afterthoughts. They're the only CN team I would say that had consistent visual improvement throughout the entirety of the season barring FPX

Alright well while a little sad that the games were winnable against XLG I'm not disappointed. Team fights look decent like last season, K1ra's actually pretty good & atm X3B can pull his weight firepower-wise despite igling (emphasis on 'at the moment'). They look way better than my initial expectations and I'm confident they can silent grind pretty efficiently with Ego at the helm. Gonna have to see more of their gameplay after next week but as of right now I'm optimistic!

This will prove to be their hardest (beatable) challenge yet, but the only way I stop believing is when I'm dead! Go AG!

C'mon let's get a clean win here. K1ra's been performing well 🤑

glad to see someone who shares my knowledge! I haven't washed my hair in years and it's so healthy that some cute little bugs made it their home 😊

Americans falling for GC bait every fucking time >>>>>>

Wolves definitely have the talent to punch above their current weight and get into a world class form if everything goes smoothly. It's the offseason though so i'd not take too much stuff seriously atm

first time I'm hyped for the LCS in a while. they all deserve mad applause for their performance

flyquest have single handedly made me reconsider my view on the LCS going forward into next season. that game was absolute cinema

DRG flair 😲

nah he just didn't fit what EDG needed to progress further. at the very least he would be an asset to literally any other chinese team not named EDG Trace or FPX

alright then I'm misremembering something. still though I'm just gonna continue with that notion until inevitably corrected if I'm wrong

Yeah I'm pretty sure. His announcement post on weibo glazed his in-game ideas and calls which could only mean that

it entirely depends on if they can develop proper micro. last year they would fumble some very important moments (mistiming floods, flash plays, whiffing on a single guy, etc) and that culminated into them crashing out when it mattered most. their util is some of the best in the region but it doesn't matter if Spitfires full sprints into site before the enemy anchor is flashed/stunned

uh huh

Gonna use this thread to record my thoughts on how they're looking. So far I'm actually pretty damn optimistic. While their bind is absolutely fucking ATROCIOUS they do have some really good moments of coordination elsewhere. X3B's calling isn't a noticeable downgrade so far & K1ra's crazy. Spitfires does what he does best and full sends his entries--sometimes to his detriment--and with proper util support they all have some sublime trade potential from it. Despite my worries the firepower is definitely there with some exciting cracked moments. Bunt's breach is surprisingly good so far and Delb's still frying, but his lurks on cypher are questionable sometimes so hopefully that improves. There were some goober moments when it came down to their retakes and site holds. However, that's been there since last season and I'm confident they can brush up on that this upcoming year.

even when being generous with NA they'll sell every lead possible and get 3-0'd

i'm feeling an AG 2-1 🙏
DelB's is gonna DelB all over them

Stew and Sword9 supremacy 🙏 (don't destroy AG pls)

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whelp no announcements yet but that would absolutely fucking suck if by some chance it did happen

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X3B played the exact same roles as Sword9 and i have absolutely no idea who the FUCK would be igl if not him. That's my one doubt with this roster tbh because while QJC didn't look catastrophically bad I don't really have confidence in his abilities to lead

i have no idea. they haven't made an announcement about his status at all so all we know is that he's not playing in this tournament

X3B and K1ra aren't generational talent, but they're reliably consistent (albeit consistently mediocre). I'm confident Ego can get something out of them over the course of the offseason though

K1ra and X3B are gonna turn up trust 🙏

on my soul he's trying to send us all to hell

we're a rare breed 🙏 #AGWIN

K1ra played smokes on QJC, so it's probably -Bunt unless he changes roles. I don't see DelB leaving especially considering his performance last season

+K1ra & X3B we're so up right now

even without those 2 I think TEC can make some strides assuming things don't go horribly wrong. they had some improvement before the regular season ended so there's obviously something there

yeah what's definitely gonna be true is that they're definitely gonna be stronger this season. I do personally hope it's either Wolves or AG that improve, but I wouldn't complain if fucking Tyloo or TEC clawed their way onto the map considering how much structure they've seemed to accumulate since Split 1

don't underestimate how much teams can improve. every single season a couple new teams come out of complete nowhere and topple their way into top 4 in the internationals. G2 silent grinded their way to top 3 shanghai & we shouldn't act like everyone wasn't completely down on Heretics at the start of the season

I sure hope that doesn't happen!

At least AG still have Ego!

my good golly gosh the heat is radiating! it's making me... so sweaty 🥵🥵🥵

Can be literally anything related to the game, vct, or valorant as a whole

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G2
DRX/T1 depends on how their rosters for next season end up
AG

I'm feeling SWELL today!

Praying he lands on AG 🙏