ok now that I can read it, why are we scrapping the team after they beat NRG, SEN, LOUD back to back to back LMFAO

I had a stroke trying to read the bullet points

I don't give a fuck what anyone else says about meta's and items being OP. Mimic tears, bleed, etc. If I'm having fun using it and it makes my experience better, I will use it.

I genuinely believe Oxygen will win Ascension. That's why I didn't say reduxx, but yes G2 with any good duelist would go hard LOL. They just need a little more firing power.

"That's insane consistency" followed by "Yes sentinels missed out on Shanghai and yes TH went out in two with a sub at Madrid" is crazy

No point this late in the season but if they can pick up Jawg in the offseason that'd be nuts. More than likely he'll want to stay with Potter so if that doesn't work out, they can poach either sym, koalanoob or penny and it'd be an instant upgrade.

Tbh it's lowkey old. The comments were made before the Furia game. It's just losing against Furia just makes the comment worse than it is. It also doesn't help that Nade decided to react to it on stream AFTER the Furia game.

Also TheAceGamer30 to number1_cned_fan yesterday:

"You're attacking SEN for no reason"

I like moose as a person, but moose has been mid since his LG days no cyap

and uhhhh Peppa

A lot of people were giving me shit for having C9 so low on my rankings yesterday and I've seen them being ranked top 5 (which is nuts). A lot of these teams have inflated records from playing Furia, MIBR, early EG, and an out-of-form LOUD. We'll be seeing a lot of frauds in Split 2.

Real, Blizzard had the best track record before being absolutely run down to the ground and having their track record stomped by Activision.

As questionable as Riot can be, their games are always super polished and they play well. Also it helps that the game released in 2020 when everyone was at home bored and looking for something new to play. Same thing can be said for Warzone and a bunch of other games.

VLR users next week after 100T wins:

Is Boostio the best Americas IGL?

ah, so it's a classic case of false reports. geegee

It's a double-edged sword when you trash talk. If you win, it's entertaining and fun. When you trash talk and lose, you're just a bum LMFAO.

100% but this dude's speaking like he's Nadeshot himself hating on Boostio lmfao

Boostio has been through the worst of EG (and the worst of EG was baaaad) and didn't complain. He just recently brought a team that was dead in the water to an international showing. I don't think he meant it as solely the org's fault, I think he's currently in a way different system. The old EG was nothing before. No clout, no content, just grinding. 100T has a history of being a clout team. He definitely handled it terribly by going through his stream but Boostio has always been one to be blunt, whether it's in trash talk or criticism.

He'd rather focus on the game than the content. The way he addressed it was a bitch move but the sentiment is not. I'd be more worried about your org snaking any more players.

I think you're in too deep buddy lmfao. No man's words should ever affect you this much, let alone one you don't know.

it's an inflated 5-1. The only real win they had was against LEV. They didn't have any decisive victories even against Furia, MIBR, early EG, and an out of form LOUD. All matches were close. Watch the rest of the split, I promise they only get like1 win,

least reactionary VLR user

too many

Sunset, I have like a 10% win rate :skull:

My list personally, you could swap out 100T and G2. Up until yesterday, I would've had them above G2 but it looks like the inconsistency that I thought Boostio had fixed is still there. That's why I dropped them below G2.

Respectable bait, looks high effort

get out of the VLR forums and you'll find one brudda

1. Bojack Horseman
2. Breaking Bad
3. GoT
4. Narcos
5. Sopranos

going from Hitler and His Circle of Evil to Young Sheldon is insane work LMFAO

blud gave up on getting his stars back and just decided to ragebait

I don't agree with your KRU and NRG rating but I can see LEV drop that low. It all depends on whether the rest of the team can step up to support Aspas. While they did that against MIBR, it is still MIBR.

I wouldn't say they're better but I think those are the teams they can actually put up a good fight against. I agree with the below G2 statement though, especially 4-8. Those are really close. It's just a matter of who decides to show up.

Nice, comprehensive, unbiased??? You're on VLR pal. Those things don't exist!! (ty tho <3)

I get that. I think Runi and Oxy are the only solid players. Moose was always mid to me even when he was on SR and LG. I just don't see them winning against any of the teams they have coming up. Maybe KRU or NRG.

is there a reason why you have C9 so high?

You are just dumb mf, the title literally says very very early. Learn to read.

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1. SEN - Their down-time looks to have really helped them mentally which I personally think was their biggest flaw in Split 1. Split 1 SEN would've lost the Sunset map against NRG. While they did make some mistakes, I think this is the weakest we'll see SEN. While you could argue that NRG is a newer team, that core is not new and I think SEN is on a good path right now.

2. G2 - I am a casual G2 hater but I have to give respect where it's due. They performed very well in Shanghai and exceeded expectations. They beat TH twice and lost the third time to a red-hot Wo0t which is not something to be ashamed about. The core itself has been together forever, and I think if Icy can hold the Shanghai form and even improve on it, they will be just fine.

3. 100T - Yes they lost to Furia which was a baaaaad loss. They gave SEN some breathing room in terms of Champs points which might come around to bite them but I believe they're still a great team that can lock it back in. After the amount of shit Boostio receives this week, I think he'll really reel the team in for the remainder of the split.

4. LEV - Their Shanghai performance was less than optimal and they looked a little lost but they looked good in the regular season. The reason I have them above KRU or C9 is because they played against better teams and didn't have the stat pads of Furia and MIBR (and even early EG). The team looks to be turning up. The MIBR showing was good, Aspas wasn't showing up too much but Tex and King really stepped up. If they can relieve some of that pressure off Aspas, they can climb above some of the teams ahead of them on this list.

5. KRU - While they bombed out of playoffs, their regular season looked very very strong. They did play easier competition against MIBR, Furia, Early EG, and an out-of-form LOUD, but most of the wins were stomps for the most part and they look to be locked in. They beat a 100T that was reaching their form and if they can get over their playoff curse, they can go on another LCQ type run in Champs.

6. NRG - I love Puj and Sam but I'm not really sure how much we can expect from them in the upcoming split. Attack side on Sunset was an absolute masterclass but I fear that Victor and Crashies might just not have it anymore. This roster really isn't that different from last year's and some might even say it's a downgrade. I still think it's a very solid above average team that could go on a run if S0m and Victor start heating up.

7. EG - I've said it since the end of the Split 1 but this team is really starting to turn up. Jawgemo in my opinion is the best entry duelist in the league right now and can create space like others can't. With the outing against LOUD, my opinion is even stronger and I am confident that EG will have a great Split 2. The reason why I have them so low is because of the start of their Split 1. I think a lot of teams put them in the bracket of Furia and MIBR and got caught off guard with their improvements. I think with Split 2, they will be looked at as more of a threat and have tougher matches.

8. LOUD - I know, it sucks to put LOUD this low but I really am doubtful of the team right now. They are severely lacking a duelist and while having Pancada back will help the team cohesion, it is a duelist meta right now and I don't think Saadhak can play at that level. Look at the best teams in the world at this moment. Gen G has Texture, TH has wo0t/miniboo, SEN has zekken, LEV has aspas etc. The only team that breaks that mold is G2 but they have the results to show. LOUD is not a bad team by any means and I will never doubt Saadhak's IGLing but I think their team woes will not go away in Split 2.

9. C9 - I do not think C9 has what it takes to finish out the season. They have a really really bright future ahead with Oxy. He's the kind of guy to build around and it looks to me that he's confident doing it too at such a young age. I think the IGLing is kind of sus and their support cast can lack so I'm not convinced of their 5-1 record. I would not be surprised if they lost out the remainder of the season.

10. Furia - Furia looked solid with the addition of Xand and were able to pull off a David and Goliath type performance against 100T. This is only one game and I will have to see more before moving this team up in the rankings.

11. MIBR - They are fucked.

TL;DR -

1. SEN
2. G2
3. 100T
4. LEV
5. KRU
6. NRG
7. EG
8. LOUD
9. C9
10. Furia
11. MIBR

ahh, I wonder if it'll come down to match differential.

Yea that's what I mean, hence the examples. The teams I listed are pretty neck-and-neck.

What happens in the case that two teams have the same amount of champs points at the end of the split? Do the teams have some sort of tie breaker?

For example, SEN and 100T or GenG and PRX.

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my bad jit, slow day at work

It's not unfair, they should've played better. If it really was separated, everyone would just save strats and play like dogs on purpose Split 1 so they can turn up before champs.

Got smacked by Wo0t so hard bro caught himself in a moment of retrospection.

so boring😴

eh. I can't speak for every esport/sport but from the ones i watch I don't see it happening that much. I mean how often do you see G-Leaguers come into the NBA?

So realistically speaking, how sustainable really is franchising? I feel like T2 will suffer a lot in the future, especially with all the talent there is. Like last year, JohnQT was taken from M80 and M80 lowkey hasn't been the same since. What's stopping from T1 teams just vulturing players like Reduxx, Verno, etc.? Obviously they can win ascension but I'm talking about the runner ups. I don't think there'll be a "run-it back" culture and that teams displaying stars in T2 will end up losing them to T1. Thoughts?

Wow I didn't even realize it was on a single map. That is actually embarrassing.

duh, it was so obvious I didn't even feel like writing that out

Leo Faria has scriped the entirety of the 2024 season for Americas at the very least. Let me elaborate.

Take a look at the grouping for Americas. Group Alpha is clearly better and it makes absolutely no sense to have 3 of the Brazilians teams in one group. The overall balancing is very lopsided. Currently, there are only two main clout orgs in Americas. Sentinels and NRG. While the rest are good, they do not pull in the numbers that these teams do.

This is not acceptable to Leo Faria, so what does he do? He lets SEN win Madrid to appease the crowd and build hope and clout around Americas. In split 2, they unexpectedly bomb out alongside NRG and lay the stepping stones for G2, 100T and LEV to build more of a following. Why do you think all of these irrelevant teams advanced? (Irrelevant in terms of clout, not skill.)

The Americas viewers had no choice but to watch these teams, get somewhat attached/connected to them and root for them. G2 and 100T with a miracle run helped the average American viewer forget about org's and rally behind their countrymen against EMEA and APAC.

Leo Faria knew all along that Fenis would return in Split 2 and that's why SEN and NRG never faced off in Split 1, so they can have room to do that in Split 2 with Fenis's return. Is it a coincidence that they are spearheading week 1? I think not. They will pave the way for week 1 and receive an enormous amount of viewers. This sets up the rest of the teams with a good foundation for viewers. G2 and 100T did fairly well in internationals, they're going to have to be watched to see how they perform back home

TL;DR: Leo Faria orchestrated all the groupings and finishes from Split 1 till now to maximize viewership.