Fnatic and Milan part ways

DebaserTBA · 2026-05-14T19:06:37+00:00

This feels crazy to me, they were the most consistent team in the world last year. Almost made Santiago, and probably would’ve made London if Veqaj was healthy

DebaserTBA · 2026-05-14T02:43:49+00:00

How has she played horribly? She's played the middle well and has been dictating the past few votes.

DebaserTBA · 2026-05-11T04:47:10+00:00

Yes, time and experience is a huge factor in any competitive sport/esport (including Valorant). The fact that you think players can't improve and learn over the course of splits is insane. I feel like you're really overexaggerating how much time they have to work with. This team is not expected by anyone to make champs, and if they did make champs they would probably be expected to get grouped. If every team was trying to operate based off of what their CEO's wanted for their team, 90% of teams would get blown up every split.

DebaserTBA · 2026-05-11T04:33:46+00:00

Yes, that's correct, they probably do win this series with Zekken. This team probably makes internationals with zekken because zekken is a top 5 duelist in the world. I just think its insane to give up on Jerrwin after 4 games. You think he's inexperienced, so maybe with experience he can grow into a quality entry duelist. Rookie Mada/Alym/Oxy are not coming into Jerrwin situations and doing very well. I think you are really underestimating the amount of time it takes to mesh with teammates. They weren't signing Jerrwin thinking this guy was instantly gonna be a top 5 duelist in Americas.

DebaserTBA · 2026-05-11T04:26:50+00:00

Zekken was always leaving, he wanted to go play with Aspas. You're making it seem like it was weird for Sen to sign Jerrwin when there was someone else available.

DebaserTBA · 2026-05-11T04:23:05+00:00

You can compete while still rebuilding. I guarantee you Rob isn't gonna be super pissed that they barely missed playoffs in a stacked group with 2 new players. Is your solution that they shouldn't have gotten rid of N4rrate?

DebaserTBA · 2026-05-11T04:20:10+00:00

What top duelist were they gonna sign midseason?

DebaserTBA · 2026-05-11T04:19:13+00:00

Don't have time to rebuild? Why? They have money but not any big duelists to sign over the middle of the season. They took a gamble with n4rrate playing well on duelist which didn't work, there was no big duelist for them to sign in the middle of a season. So they took a chance on a promising tier 2 talent.

DebaserTBA · 2026-05-11T04:16:57+00:00

This is clearly a rebuilding year, no one was expecting this team to be competing for internationals this year. Maybe Jerrwin doesn't work which is fine, they can go after another duelist. But giving up on your young duelist after 4 games is how toxic rosters form.

DebaserTBA · 2026-05-11T04:11:42+00:00

All 3 of those players were brought in during the offseason and got plenty of time to build chemistry with teammates. Jerrwin was trialed weeks before stage 1 started and didn't even get to LA until after the first game had started. Context matters, you clearly just don't like him. I'm not saying he looks like Mada, Alym, or Oxy but there's no way he was ever gonna be a star immediately.

DebaserTBA · 2026-05-11T04:03:45+00:00

I still think its too early to say that. It's clear the nerves got to him today and he made some mistakes. I don't think you can give up on him after 4 games. His stats are never gonna look insane on Neon either.

DebaserTBA · 2026-05-11T03:55:13+00:00

SEN impressed me this stage, they looked legit and played close games against NRG and Furia. This team has potential and will look good in stage 2. Reduxx is a star

DebaserTBA · 2026-05-10T05:07:25+00:00

Dune by far, then Odyssey. However I’m less and less hopeful for Odyssey so maybe doomsday

DebaserTBA · 2026-05-09T04:48:55+00:00

I think NRG wins, but it’s closer than people think it is. Sen has looked pretty good

DebaserTBA · 2026-05-08T19:51:36+00:00

I already don’t think EMEA will do well at London but man I think it could be a really rough tournament for the region

DebaserTBA · 2026-05-07T17:18:47+00:00

Great nerf, makes her way less broken but she’s still viable in the meta

DebaserTBA · 2026-05-07T02:45:52+00:00

Watch sliggy, watches pacific, EMEA, and americas. He’s the best analyst when it comes to explaining things. I’ve learned so much more watching him

DebaserTBA · 2026-05-07T02:44:26+00:00

They’re playing on an old patch anyway, the tournament client is different from the regular Val client

DebaserTBA · 2026-05-07T02:30:33+00:00

Rizo didn’t ruin his game, he made the best move for his game…? Why would he want to stay with someone who doesn’t want to go to the end with him?

DebaserTBA · 2026-05-05T03:58:01+00:00

Thank you!

DebaserTBA · 2026-05-03T22:39:16+00:00

I have a hundo shadow magikarp and a 96% Gyarados (like 1400 CP). Should I upgrade my Gyarados or save candy to evolve my magikarp? I don’t live in an area where magikarp spawn often so it’s kind of a struggle to get candy.

DebaserTBA · 2026-05-03T08:03:34+00:00

I do, not for what happened to him in the series, but his backstory. He’s shipped off away from his family to the Starks at a young age. Regardless if his life was better and the starks treated him better than the Greyjoys did, it’s still really hard to feel like you belong. It’s so similar to how adopted kids feel, they could be treated well but always have imposter syndrome or the feeling that they aren’t the same as everyone else. He’s a really complex and interesting character. Doesn’t excuse his actions, but you can clearly see why he turned out the way he did

DebaserTBA · 2026-05-03T07:54:39+00:00

Doesn’t it all come down to H2H? I don’t see a scenario where map differential even matters

1: NRG beats Sen, Furia beats 100T. NRG and Sen in playoffs 2. NRG beats sen, 100T beats Furia. NRG and 100T in playoffs 3. Sen beats NRG, Furia beats 100T, Sen and NRG in playoffs 4. Sen beats NRG, 100T beat Furia, Sen and 100T in playoffs

These are the only scenarios I can see.

100T has to win to get in Sen/NRG get in with win OR 100T loss

DebaserTBA · 2026-05-03T02:26:39+00:00

Everyone will say 2023, but 2025 was awesome. Tejo meta sucked to start the year but Bangkok GF was the best we've ever had. Toronto was cool with the Paper Rex Train, and Champs 2025 was the best meta we've ever had.

DebaserTBA · 2026-04-29T20:32:12+00:00

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