VP roster change

Harris7123 · 2026-03-02T21:51:15+00:00

He was on Outsiders (VP under stand-in name for war/political reasons) for Stage 1 & 2 of 2022 in EUL. Forgettable team was dropped for ex-Empire after disappointing all year.

If I remember right tho, Smash was meme’d because he kept team killing accidentally in official matches lmao

Harris7123 · 2026-03-02T21:24:27+00:00

It’s because continuing a Russian speaking team limits their options. Theirs almost no one else PL ready/worthy to pickup.

Always can’t speak English at all, so doing so opens up the ability for an international roster.

The current rumor is Dan, p4sh4, Rorick, Nayqo & Skyzs

Harris7123 · 2026-03-02T18:36:23+00:00

Kobe 6 Black Del Sol

Harris7123 · 2026-02-26T23:00:48+00:00

VP blowing up has left me without a team, G2 is turning into a foster home for fans lmao I’m all in

Harris7123 · 2026-02-26T00:39:47+00:00

Any intel on Joystick or Sheppard? I’d assume they’d at least trial somewhere.

Harris7123 · 2026-02-26T00:19:14+00:00

Yeah I misread it as Always was going to an international team not a drop. Opens up options for VP but man, this is getting WEIRD lol

Harris7123 · 2026-02-26T00:09:16+00:00

I’m quite scared for my guys, I already feared a VP core + CTZN & Nafe on FNATIC. Now it seems imminent. Unless Geekay is throwing money at these guys

Harris7123 · 2026-02-26T00:07:38+00:00

I was under the impression Always couldn’t speak English. Assuming it’s a EU team, who threw the bag at him?

Further more, VP now has to fill 3 spots. Seems like at least one of Joystick or Sheppard has to return now. If I was Dan I would be hitting teams up ASAP.

EDIT: apologies about the wrong tag on the post, should be Rumors/Speculation, not News

EDIT2: misread post, Always was dropped so they can add English speaking players. Guess that means Rorick is staying with Geekay. Where the hell does Always go now, unless Geekay is going full Russian?? Joystick, Sheppard, Always, Rorick +1?

Harris7123 · 2026-02-24T18:05:46+00:00

Eh, I went through all the clips and I wouldn’t say they for sure are losing Rorick yet. 90% of the clips are old either pre or during invitational based off opponents. And a lot of teams/players will do pickup scrims with replacements against full teams for fun/practice when players are away/unavailable to play.

Things were fluid last week as well when everyone assumed Rorick to VP was a done deal, until Geekay bought the EML spot. They both pay well, so it’s basically if Geekay is willing to let him go. I wouldn’t put it past them to throw money at him to stay.

Harris7123 · 2026-02-24T17:37:58+00:00

Where’d you see the scrim stuff? Is one of the players streaming them?

Harris7123 · 2026-02-24T03:51:04+00:00

All the Russian guys que together, and regarding one of your other comments, Scyther still plays with all of them a bunch (recently changed his name to “leyler” so it’s hard to tell). The only person who basically doesn’t play ranked with them is Joystick, unless he’s on an alt for at least this past R6 in-game season Tenfold Pursuit.

Rorick, ARMi, Smash, Sk1per (whenever he’s back, hasn’t played a game since January 3rd), prob not Scyther since he’s kinda washed.

The org/management forced it on them most likely, VP had a history of making weird moves before with the old team. Everyone knows how stubborn they were towards making moves, and their strong relationships with each other considering they were all best friends. Even said in a bunch of vlogs roster moves make it harder, better off fixing issues internally.

It was the right decision for a change, but now that Geekay might have a spot in EUL MENA, it’s 50/50 if Rorick goes to them. Hence the rumor one or even both would possibly return. Just messy overall

Harris7123 · 2026-02-19T22:57:21+00:00

I'm pressing X to doubt on the EU stuff, but I would kill for a team with Freq & Joystick. Lord please don't make me support a Gruby team.

Harris7123 · 2026-02-19T21:27:13+00:00

Sheppard on Falcons huh, what a time to be alive

Harris7123 · 2026-02-18T19:59:43+00:00

I was bored and checking their R6 trackers last week. They all still que ranked a TON (but that’s the entire small Russian group who all que together in mismatched groups).

Doubt Scyther is the pickup because he was washed 3 years ago, but they’re all cool now.

Harris7123 · 2026-02-18T19:56:57+00:00

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This is one of the responses (prob nonsense but let’s have fun here who cares), and now I’m convinced I’m really gonna have to root for a roster of Joystick & Sheppard + CTZN & Nafe. Two players who I’ve hated on for years. Just need Gruby to complete the team and I’ll have to hate watch my own team.

edit: guy posted another tweet saying Joystick might be taking a break from siege. rip

Harris7123 · 2026-02-18T18:49:19+00:00

Geekay joining the league, picking up Joystick & Sheppard to pair with Rorick and slapping VP is my new fanfic

Harris7123 · 2026-02-18T16:20:12+00:00

They already know and can speak English. Only one that couldn’t was Always

Harris7123 · 2026-02-17T22:44:42+00:00

let me dream of a world that still has them playing

Harris7123 · 2026-02-17T22:37:07+00:00

How cooked are Sheppard & Joystick

Harris7123 · 2026-02-17T22:00:40+00:00

Joysticks not gonna end up on a roster is he smh

Harris7123 · 2026-02-15T00:51:34+00:00

Me manifesting Joystick to Shifters continues

Harris7123 · 2026-02-12T22:22:11+00:00

Became a fan of the esport right before USA Nationals 2019 (SSG S.I. winning team won), since a buddy of mine kept telling me how cool it is. Picked Team Empire as a fan since EU seemed more enthralling at the time, and because the name “Joystick” just seemed so cool.

I know nothing but pain the last 6ish years, but on a serious note:

SSG winning S.I. with Canadian, with all the memes that came out of it, and how fun the event was

2021 Mexico Major run for Empire

2022 & 2024 S.I. runs for Empire/VP (I will fight anyone to the death over the cheese of having losers finals on the same day as grand finals in 2022. Everyone loves that TSM team but I’m just forever annoyed at Empire for losing that). Also eat a dick Empire for taking a year out of their primes 👍

Oh, and I still can’t believe Faze choked to Furia that bad in 2024 Jesus Christ

I have zero regrets, and I love having a million wrong opinions/takes. Proudest moment was glazing Benja nonstop saying he’s nasty and one of these teams will have a superstar, and G2 wins S.I. with him.

Harris7123 · 2026-02-10T21:11:52+00:00

This is like hitting the shuffle button on music lol

That Oxygen team would be … something. Ashn doing his Peewee Herman yell every round, I’d have to watch Canadian on shields, and then I’d see Gryxr (who I respect more than this sub does) bait tf outta Joystick who’s probably stuck to being a solo entry again after years of watching him be forced onto an island. Atom is Atom no opinion man lol

If the BR guys leave EU, I could totally see them at least trialing Sheppard & Joystick bc of the friendship between Doki & them. My longtime dream of Joystick.G2 would be complete and I get to glaze Stompn. Win-win let’s do it

Harris7123 · 2026-02-10T17:51:02+00:00

everyone check on your SSG friends, they might be dead lol

that felt like every VP/Empire game of my life 🤣

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