mibr has aura so basically Lan fr

"might"

They have 2 subs rn for EWC but when basic and palla join they might be more competitive when they arrive for stage 2.

G2 were also up 8-4 on split so this argument doesnt work.

I think there is a difference tho bc that 2024 NRG had multiple issues:

Marved for instance was no where near the level people thought he would after not playing most of 2023 and returning to the scene (and s0m is just significantly better smokes player currently than marved was in 2024)

Demon1 as we know is not really a hard entry duelist and is limited in his agent pool. (Mada on the other hand can play all duelists and although he can be inconsistent at times, this version of NRG will likely have clearer roles therefore.

• With Tejo meta potentially leaving gives a huge buff NRG as well since during the off-season they did not prac for it and got cooked in VCT

• I have faith in Bonkar and his experience coaching Skuba so I trust him to cook something.

Now all this could just be cope and they end up being shit bc Ethan hasn’t learned anything different from the 1st time. Although I hope s0m can be more vocal in the mid rounding stuff to hopefully be a strong team.

I mean isnt he just ragebaiting for content?

Last three majors were also held in Asia so it’s a crowd buff for Americas.

Ya but EG doesn’t have a better map pool even in current form.

G2 doesn’t have weak maps, it depends on their mental at the moment.

They destroyed Sen on Split and a day later they lose to 100t in OT.

Although in Fracture EG should probably be favored. Icebox will be interesting since yay on Jett and Icy on KJ is cooking.

It’s gonna be a 2-0 for G2 or a 1-2 for EG if G2’s mental collapses.

I mean the reality is 100t are only clearly favored on Fracture (Which G2 surely bans right?!?!?!). And MAYBE icebox and Haven if Cryo has a life game on iso/ Jett.

I know u like their comp but they barely beat 2G on the map which doesn’t spark the most confidence in me.

100t need everyone to go right:

Farm the pistols (Boostio sheriff buy go crazy)
Cryo gets the operator early and starts frying
Zander to stay locked tf in
Not throwing man advantages
Not wasting ults on unwinnable rounds
Boostio to step sup to avoid playing a 4vs5.

We might have a shot.

Their so frustrating to watch.

They are trying to use using their ults on eco rounds like prime EG so often but when it fails and they have nothing for gun rounds it becomes impossible to built ult cycles. ( They think every round is winnable and they will literally use their ults if it’s a 2vs4 and they have pistols )

Overheating constantly when they are in man advantages

They play so individualistic that it is impossible to trade each other. The players are oddly positioned always and never there for each other.

Asuna is too far ahead
Eeiu is too far behind

its hard man that defense side is hard to beat.

its such a big difference honestly. Maybe 100t should try getting Skuba if things dont improve this year.

Only in name tho sadge no african super team

It doesn’t matter honestly both are seriously poor duelists for T1 level.

Bro in fact DID NOT understand what I said 💔💔💔

But you can’t just give RRQ special treatment by giving them Map diff and than suddenly remove that for every team and go back to H2H, it screws over nongshim who literally beat RRQ and have a better map record than TLN. It doesn’t matter that TLN beat both NSR and T1 because it undermines the fact that NSR beat RRQ (best team of the group)

On a 4 way tie everyone should be organized with map diff and round diff if needed instead of not applying the same rules to others.

Perma ban is fracture so we will probably see ascent.

We Don’t HAVE to keep them, DFM and Zeta can be replaced by other Japanese orgs and same with the other teams you mentioned. It’s about having orgs that represent your region well and trying their best to get the T2 players from the minor regions

If you are a PH team you need to have the best talent in that region
If you are Thai team you need to have the best Thai talent from your region.

Orgs that recycle their old talent or bring in imports when their local talent is good enough are the problem and they need to be replaced by orgs that will bring up players.

LOUD or PRX

They can shoot back.

Loud are so much better (This version with Lukxo) than EG and 2g imo it would make me sad if one of them goes over Loud honestly ( Unless 2g just go on a run or smt, EG is finished tho ive seen enough)

Cauanzin, Pancada and DGzin are fine

Tuyz can be swapped out of lukxo

They can keep V1nny or both tuyz and Lukxo and make somebody else igl.

Generational 100t loss after this post LMAOOO

Lev will be good (top 3-4)

EU and NA lans are back so crowd debuff for asia is coming. If they win in Toronto tho its KR and CN domination like LoL.

T1 Perma bans Abyse so EDG dont gotta bother about that

Kyu is decent from M80

The problem is not his talent tho its the comms situation being so weird.

if the communication situation is sorted out this could be a good move

the "if" is doing a lot of work there

Option 1: Everyone learns english to satisfy the one guy (dumb)
Option 2: Verno learns some portugese ( Brother has around 3 weeks to learn the basic understanding of the language till stage 1 starts )
Option 3: Verno doesnt say shit just like on NRG and just aim diffs everyone ( Their either winning champs or imploding in 2 weeks)

Verno doesnt say anything anyway LMAO

No shot they switch the language for one player tho either verno needs to learn to speak portugese or comm nothing and just aim diff everyone.

This would either be a masterclass move or disaster.

They are NOT beating the allegations

They won double pistol and G2 still took them to OT, both teams played well. EDG early match clutches were so ridiculous it make up for those whiffs.

Well top 4 teams do get champs points so it’s not all for nothing.

I mean N4rrate was legit crying after the match vs Loud cause he wasn’t performing well, I think Kaplan had to calm him down. The mental is definitely not in the right spot currently.

I think Sen will win the B03 and qualify to Bangkok but lose in the B05 rematch to G2 in the grand finals

Correct me if I’m wrong but doesn’t Lukxo turn 18 in March?

Will he be available for Stage 1 to replace Tuyz or does he still need to get his visa stuff sorted

if N4rrate locks in Sen have a shot imo. I think if current form sen can take a map of G2 thats a good sign but the players need to be much sharper against G2 or its cooked.

natanK on raze and Demon1 on Brim/astra should be the move cause my goat is finished on raze.

NRG fix (non roster related)
Step 1: Trade each other (requires playing with each other)
Step 2: Stop force buying after losing a pistol (can be avoided if 5 vs 3 advantages in the pistol rounds are not choked aka step 1.
Step 3: Verno not holding the most insane angles possible and dying instantly. (T2 behavior buddy has the aim but holy he needs to be disciplined)

Step 4: FNS going -5 instead of -30 (aka be bad but don’t be a walking orb)

TLDR; Stop Ego buying guns when your dogshit at pistols and fucking trade each each for heavens sake and have some concept of team synergy, Teach Verno this ain’t T2 any more and teach FNS to play better than a Ascendent Lobby player in VCT.

He has no awareness of timings and his lurkings are so bad man

“Deport them” 😭😭😭😭

Sea is not bad, They all have the choking genes inherited from PRX unfortunately.

PRX, Talon, RRQ are all good enough to beat most of the Korean teams but they usually overheat and choke.

We choked Lotus and we got lucky They choked Pearl. N4rrate on Breach is just not it imo put him on skye, gekko, or fade anything but Breach.

?????

KC are playing Harbor on Lotus their trolling my guy.

Gx just comp diffed them hard, there is no "depth" here

This is a shitshow brother

It’s probably gonna be much better for viewership this year

SR GC qualifying = more women and marginalized genders watching the league

Shopify rebellion = Ludwig viewers will watch most likely if he viewer parties

Cubert academy= hopefully Tarik watches the games

This is what happens when you realease a new agent 2 weeks before the start of a tournament with 2 new maps in the pool. The quality will just not be as good because teams have to change all their plans now.

Americas had a few visa issues as wlel which also likely make some teams play worse.

There are several reason why the Pacific and Americas leagues are struggling in particular:

Japanese teams are playing poorly and it is one of the largest contributors to Pacific viewership so less incentive to watch when your region is bad.

Tenz is gone (Many people from Asia including many Japanese fans used to tune into Americas to watch sentinels and most of them are loyal to Tenz- not sentinels(there was a 92% Drop in Japanese viewership for Vct Americas this kickoff compared to the previous one)

The Japanese T2 league is by FAR the most popular T2 region they peaked at nearly 220k viewers in VCL Japan 2024: Split 2 so it probably explains a major chunk of the viewership from pacific.

Now I should also note that this years format is different so people might be waiting for the more important matches (elimination / Semi finals / Grand Finals etc )

MW and Heat look insane on their new roles.

If Havoc delivers on duelist it’s cooked for Lev considering how bad they have been in scrims.

Demon1 needs to be good or it’s Joeover.

I mean the viewership will likely significantly increase as the tournament goes on. I think at least 400k + will be achieved on Loud vs Sentinels in the upper bracket.

You gotta be baiting or something

SEN, LEV, G2 havent even played yet
100t Looked Insane
That NRG roster is good, they just had an off day

Furia main roster hasnt played yet

I like how you named 3 bottom teams like ya bro like the bottom teams of every region are dogshit
Koi vs TL was the worst match I had ever seen, Navi were trolling, Apeks is just flor esports and Gentle mates can barely beat a team with subs.
Dont even get me started on the bottom teams of china....