I'm surprised by how well RRQ played.

They might be a contender for qualifying to Masters Toronto

APAC has gotten super competitive, yet it seems that all the KR teams are just better than everyone, IMO the competition quality might decrease if this trend keeps happening

idk man, ur post didn't have any clear intentions, this is only my opinion, but I think u should have checked and cleared up the misconception before u post. That's all, have a great day ig...

from what I have seen in the post (idk what ur intentions are), u are apparently mocking Paperthin for saying Nongshim like how a Korean would say it, even though u thought it was Chobra.......

like how??????????? and why did u even decide to call him out in the first place???????

reported for racism (seriously tho u didn't have to call paperthin out)

I think he/she is referring to kills through smokes?

SEN v LOUD and NS vs RRQ are both insane games, and I managed to watch both

I consider myself lucky to be a part of this

true, it's the sad reality of being a fan of competitive sports and e-sports as a whole

KR teams are really strong, but the weird thing is they DO get a lot of bandwagons. I don't get with the Western obsession over South Korea either

this would be a solid team.

I think he is, he is still wearing a mask

Been a fan of him since 2022 (I have no vlr account at that time tho)

not KR, but they do have 2 Koreans on their team (Akame and Jinboong)

I cannot confirm nor deny ur statement, but whatever u think is best, u go with that.

hbd FrenchToast!

It's good that no true dynasty has happened yet, that just goes to show how competitive the Tier 1 Valorant scene is

I'm kind of worried for LOUD if this is going to happen in some crucial point of the regular season

I legit forgot EG can still make a run

damn that sucks

LOUD now have to climb a mountain (might face the loser of SEN vs G2 as well)

I wanted LOUD to qualify for Masters Bangkok, is it over for them?

Here are the teams I watch:

ZETA, DFM, TS, GE, LOUD, KC, VIT, EDG, TE, DRG, XLG, NOVA

Pacific mostly focuses on fast paced gameplay (thx to teams like PRX), but since the SEA and JP teams are heavily underperforming rn, the ceiling of Pacific suddenly dropped

With the amount of uncertainty of which team will win Masters Bangkok, I will just accept that Pacific is the weakest region (in terms of Top 4 teams)

ur late by about 4 days

vlr became more aggressive as soon as the OG users left, people like NexusNomad and Azzelastia have transformed this forum into a site full of rampage

that's why this stage of the season is called Kickoff!

it feels like the SEA teams are getting weaker bc of a mix of visa issues, the Tier 2 scene getting worse bc of the restructure, and the players are mostly just unproven ranked demons

I see them making Champs Paris, however they are the 4th seed.......

I mean, they could've kept Lakia as a 6th man........

honestly, they had a successful year in both LoL and Valorant, they should have used their money on keeping their players

had GEN.G kept their roster......

I honestly feel so bad for t3xture, Munchkin, and Karon

it feels like it exists only for the sole purpose of making the academy team talents succeed, but this just affects the larger talent pool in the long term.

we will have to let all of this play out first before jumping into conclusions

the valorant esport scene is still too early to make lists about "top 5 ____" players imo

feeling good, although making my pickems in the VCT CN Evo Series Act 1 is a bit difficult

I think scrims play a factor in this. Scrims serve as simulations for moments like these

why do u remind me of nexusnomad?

FNC are the favorites tho (yes, even with crashies underperforming)

Hate (REJECT)

Was part of FearX last year

shameless bump, sorry about that.

I mostly watch VCJ, but I never fail to miss a crucial VCT CN game

thx ig mr. 1243!

I'm actually not japanese LOL

it starts at 1 AM for me

this is a good draw

rbtx hasn't arrived in Korea yet, but he will be a good assistant coach.

I think the reason Warbirds and dummy left is bc of how inconsistent TS are, but the root of this problem is due to their mental health problems whenever they are playing

If Johnta is in Korea rn, ZETA would have probably done better

TS should probably do at least one of these:

get a vibe merchant
bring dummy back
get rbtx to KR as soon as possible

I want DFM to win tho, ZETA is making me lose my sanity every time they play