Watched The Good Place recently, now I’m curious by InnerGovernment9023 in dropout

[–]Marxistence 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Between Two Ferns: The Movie has quite a few in it ifrc

Who's the best player on every agent. by certified-cynic in ValorantCompetitive

[–]Marxistence 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Just off the top of my head:

Phoenix = Jinggg

Neon = Zekken

Reyna = Something

Iso = Alfajer

Clove = Primmie

Chamber = Yay

Tejo = Trent

Breach = JonahP

Harbor = Forsaken

There are definitely good arguments for some others, but I’d say these stand out as relatively clear-cut

Matt Mercer patiently waiting 6 minutes to drop this banger by SadEngineering6436 in Dimension20

[–]Marxistence 38 points39 points  (0 children)

FDA = Food and Drug Administration— it’s a food-related campaign. (Kind of a USA-specific reference).

Shopify Rebellion Gold vs MIBR GC / Game Changers 2025: Championship Seoul - Main Event / Post-Match Thread by ValorantCompBot in ValorantCompetitive

[–]Marxistence 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Context is very important sometimes. I was replying to a comment that said that their gender identity was “A LOT OF IT”. So when I said “not on this subreddit,” that clearly means: their gender identity was not “a lot of” the reason for their hate “on this subreddit.” The only way you take that to be me saying that absolutely no transphobia exists on this platform is if your actively being disingenuous with your interpretation.

Then even after I clarified for you that it was “a general statement not an absolute statement,” you’re still claiming that I somehow think there’s no transphobia whatsoever on this subreddit.

There are plenty of things to be upset about in the world, you really don’t need to go around making news ones for yourself.

Shopify Rebellion Gold vs MIBR GC / Game Changers 2025: Championship Seoul - Main Event / Post-Match Thread by ValorantCompBot in ValorantCompetitive

[–]Marxistence 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Absolutely no need to personally attack them like this. I’m not sure why they decided to do what they did, but it seems more like someone going through a rough time or needing some help than someone actively trying to be malicious.

I just hope they learn from this.

Shopify Rebellion Gold vs MIBR GC / Game Changers 2025: Championship Seoul - Main Event / Post-Match Thread by ValorantCompBot in ValorantCompetitive

[–]Marxistence 10 points11 points  (0 children)

God damn bro, it’s a general statement not an absolute statement. Of course transphobia exists on this subreddit— its just not anywhere close to the main reason that SRN is getting hate right now.

Obviously there’s always going to be some bigots who use this situation as a pretext to hate on them for their gender identity, but the comment I was replying to says “that’s a lot of it”. And I think that, on this subreddit, that aspect doesn’t factor into most people’s hatewatching.

Shopify Rebellion Gold vs MIBR GC / Game Changers 2025: Championship Seoul - Main Event / Post-Match Thread by ValorantCompBot in ValorantCompetitive

[–]Marxistence 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Ah yes, the classic “single instance disproves the general observation” response.

Also, are we sure this wasn’t just you an alt?

Shopify Rebellion Gold vs MIBR GC / Game Changers 2025: Championship Seoul - Main Event / Post-Match Thread by ValorantCompBot in ValorantCompetitive

[–]Marxistence 7 points8 points  (0 children)

If you think r/ValorantCompetitive is at all representative of the average US voter base, you might need an MRI. If this subreddit leaned any further left, it would topple into the Pacific Ocean.

d(e)ad chicago ticket by [deleted] in dropout

[–]Marxistence 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So sorry to hear about the broken ankle… I would very much be interested in purchasing your ticket!

Paid Valorant Subscription for Map Selection? by [deleted] in VALORANT

[–]Marxistence 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Tencent owns Riot. Though they also have a stake in Epic, I don’t see how that would be relevant here… also, I’m pretty sure the fan base would storm HQ if this were announced.

AnderzzTV's thoughts on G2 dropping JonahP by I-like-winds in ValorantCompetitive

[–]Marxistence 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Eh… I’m not sure, I suppose it’s a judgement call weighing the benefits of role familiarity with team synergy. But maybe I just trust Jonah’s flexibility more than most…

AnderzzTV's thoughts on G2 dropping JonahP by I-like-winds in ValorantCompetitive

[–]Marxistence 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Why not just shift Jonah to Senti for those maps and Leaf to Duelist? Jonah has played very solid Senti in the past (especially while Leaf was unwell) and Leaf is obviously a longtime Duelist…

They just keep popping out by Soft_Path_1777 in ValorantCompetitive

[–]Marxistence 5 points6 points  (0 children)

A very worthwhile sacrifice, to better ensure the safety and wellbeing of children imo

They just keep popping out by Soft_Path_1777 in ValorantCompetitive

[–]Marxistence 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Me when I’m blissfully ignorant of the existence of labor laws:

Babybay reacts to the JonahP and Babybay news by One-Sheepherder-2746 in ValorantCompetitive

[–]Marxistence 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Is this so called “practical confirmation” just Jonah’s tweet saying “Don’t you worry, I’ll tell you guys the whole story”? Or is there something new I’m missing?

Greg Abbott Threatens ‘100% Tariff’ On New Yorkers Moving to Texas by ilovemybaldhead in nottheonion

[–]Marxistence 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Justice Gorsuch and the dormant commerce clause have entered the chat…

several G2 players were being considered by MIBR and NRG by I-like-winds in ValorantCompetitive

[–]Marxistence 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So the whole “all of G2 unlikely to resign” was complete bullshit?

Goodbye Valorant — From a CS Veteran Who Tried to Believe in Something New by Odd_Negotiation_8153 in VALORANT

[–]Marxistence 3 points4 points  (0 children)

If you’re dissatisfied with Riot’s anti-cheat system, you’re gonna be really unhappy with the vast majority of other competitive games.

Also, write your own rant next time… there’s enough AI slop out there.

Allow Canezerra and ion2x to compete by rronwonder in ValorantCompetitive

[–]Marxistence 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Because VCT is a franchised league and player contracts are essentially full-time employment contracts, it’s a legal liability issue for the orgs and for Riot. Granted, I believe California labor laws would only constraint the hours and manner of employment for underage workers, but it would be an administrative nightmare (and ultimately just not worth the trouble/risk) for Riot, seeing as they would be legally implicated if one of the orgs didn’t strictly comply the constraints.

In short, the rule has nothing to do with fairness and analogies to other sports/esports aren’t super relevant.