vyse looks really good at first glance

the mounted flash is insane and if it isn’t broken by someone, it has like a 15 second cooldown so you can flash, take it back, put it back somewhere else and then flash again, it’s nuts

also the wall is like 200 credits LMAOOO

why would you wanna get rid of oxy

the streets will never forget zeta’s run in reykjavik 2022

reminder that this team is full of rookies and at the start of the year, they were expected to be one of the worst t1 teams in the world, let alone emea

this year has been a massive success and it is only the first step of a long-term project. this roster will 100% stay for next year and it is likely that they’ll fix their mistakes and get a trophy

every member of the old optic roster is in a slump that i don’t see them getting out of unless their current professional careers take a turn for the better

yay looks to be on the come-up, but everyone else either doesn’t have a team or is going to a rough patch in their career

in short, probably not. maybe top 6

shameless

sacy has been a pioneer of the brazilian valorant scene since the beginning; he’s the region’s most accomplished player

so is vyse american? it seems lore-wise she’s worked a lot with viper

miniboo will bounce back, trust

who does sacy replace on loud? cauanzin? he’s been their best performer this year

maybe lev would want sacy and give c0m to sen, but that’s a big maybe

insane

i care

the comeback is going to be so refreshing to watch

i mean if edg won champs obviously every other igl is shit then

no good igl wouldn’t have a response for kk neon after 3 maps

nobody used his best weapon and cleared everyone, he’s just better

so if he’s the best then why get rid of him

i know, i’m just trolling because he defends emea with his life lol

AMER teams that have achieved a top 4 placement or higher at an international event: 5 (SEN, LOUD, G2, 100T, LEV)

EMEA teams that have achieved a top 4 placement or higher at an international event: 1 (TH)

tell everyone to beat china then, it’s not edg’s fault no other region could get it done

i’m not sure there is any igl in china better than nobody at the moment

are you azzelastia’s alt

absolutely

now china’s gonna get more reps against more developed regions and suddenly they’re gonna make more common appearances at the top of the world

bleed

keke

madrid :: t3xture over N4RRATE

i don’t think he’s ever really had a “bad” season even when his team was doing poorly

i doubt he’ll actually fall off

won’t accept any benjy slander

best in role of all 2024:

initiator :: RieNs
controller :: Karon
duelist :: t3xture
flex :: Wo0t
sentinel :: Meteor

best team of 2024 :: GEN
biggest fraud :: NRG
best event :: Seoul
best team to watch :: TH

t3xture
RieNs
Karon
zekken
ZmjjKK
Meteor
aspas
TenZ
CHICHOO
Wo0t

no particular order

bro called game

that one round on lotus still lives in my head rent free

is this confirmed

you’re right i forgot lock in

internationally it is tied between heretics, prx, and the optic/envy core

please free him

what’s with the tuyz pick is this guy jacked or something

this post was sent via internet explorer

zmjj is his brother’s in-game alias

kk is kang kang, which is his name

woot is a better duelist than miniboo

he would’ve, in fact, performed better as a duelist

they still would’ve lost because other duelists also perform better

is this what you wanted to hear?

the roster is fine. they have to make fundamental changes to their game plan

the way they’re playing now isn’t going to merit them much success

okay yeah you’re coping lol

i’m not saying woot would’ve shit the bed like miniboo, i’m saying he wouldn’t have dropped +20 every match like he did in shanghai. this was why th made the run they did

no duelist in history has been able to maintain a performance like that, not even the best in the world. with patitek in the roster you’re not changing much either way besides some better util, too

time to let patitek go, my friend, he’s going to koi

rose-tinted glasses might actually be red at this point, woot isn’t a god and can’t do the things he does forever

not even aspas or derke or zekken, with how they’re capable of putting games on their back, was capable of making much of an impact. this has been the case with most duelist players at this event because good teams know exactly how to shut down good duelists; if woot kept playing the same shit would’ve happened because now teams are capable of anti-stratting woot after their stint in shanghai

and heretics looked good this event despite everything you’re saying lol, just so happens that they can’t close out when it matters, it’s something that’s been the recurring theme of this team for the entire year. despite this, this bo5 was VERY close, arguably the best ever

edg would’ve been the better team no matter who played duelist. this is true no matter what argument you make

“i’m not expecting them to win champs, but i do expect an overall better team” they got SECOND, brother. they were literally one (1) map from taking home the trophy

this is literally the best possible scenario you can have in the biggest event of the year while still not taking home the trophy 😭😭

okay sure, let’s assume woot was playing duelist at champs and patitek was playing in place of miniboo AND woot was still the best player on his team by a wide margin

do you seriously mean to tell me patitek is better individually than miniboo? you can argue util usage but there’s only so much util can do if you can’t shoot back. they still lost shanghai even with woot being arguably the best duelist at the event

kk was by far and away better than ANY player on heretics in the grand final. he would’ve outperformed miniboo or woot on duelist today

you’re right, my dumbass logic absolutely can apply to every player which is why it wouldn’t have made much of a difference at all if woot played duelist for this event LMAOOOOOOOOOO

also by the way, it seems this site has collectively forgotten miniboo was their best player in kickoff and then slowly began to fall off as the year continued

who’s to say this wouldn’t have happened to woot?

rose-tinted glasses

woot isn’t going to have a generational performance like he did in shanghai all the time. he would’ve slowed down a little (like most very good players do), and because patitek himself is about as strong as miniboo mechanically, they would’ve still not been able to close out

if you think th would’ve reached grands without woot having that kind of an event, then you’re unfortunately the one who’s coping

y’all, the patitek roster was not as good as you think, woot was legitimately hard carrying them through the whole event

he is absolutely a better duelist, but he isn’t gonna drop those insane numbers forever (perhaps go positive more, though) and patitek himself isn’t a strong enough player to support another run like this if woot doesn’t do woot things

“best player in the world” you can debate but it is absolutely not debatable that AT LEAST one fnatic player should be in the top 5 in 2023, if not multiple

the fact that there isn’t is insane

i love it when people on this site see a team get hyped so much that they feel a burning need to try and say shit like this about them to cope. it’s so funny to watch

didn’t paper rex’s insane clout come after their copenhagen run