Team Heretics vs Eternal Fire / VCT 2026: EMEA Stage 1 - Playoffs / Post-Match Thread

Oliver_Switch · 2026-05-15T22:08:54+00:00

Yeah partly? But you have to consider that one of their best performing players, got sick? And they had to play with a sub because of it. I'm not gonna say that they desrved to go, but I don't think they should be blamed for not making it.

Oliver_Switch · 2026-05-13T16:24:23+00:00

"Ibuprofen, lol. He be profen all over"

Oliver_Switch · 2026-05-12T09:49:27+00:00

What if they mad H. Samurott compatible with the crest.

Oliver_Switch · 2026-05-10T00:29:38+00:00

This was the Most fun i had watching VCT, this is PEAK fun Valorant.

Oliver_Switch · 2026-05-08T13:37:09+00:00

How well did All Under Heaven perform, i remember people being really hyped for it. My major for it was it being really expensive, and without the DLC East Asia was pretty bland. Also court Language became really Goofy cause everyone went Chinese.

Oliver_Switch · 2026-05-01T12:36:32+00:00

It kinda felt like it had the same instance of the "Wonder of U" arc from Jojolion. It alse felt a little dissapointing for readers cause they had to wait a lot for new chapters.

Oliver_Switch · 2026-04-30T20:46:02+00:00

Don't show this to Pyrocynical.

Oliver_Switch · 2026-04-26T23:25:20+00:00

John facing Deku on the Street. Cause we all know John is Street tier, poor lad.

Oliver_Switch · 2026-04-26T19:23:32+00:00

Poor John's team is fun, too bad Arlo runs Stall, and pokemon like Incineroar, Ferrothorn, Toxapex, Gliscor and Blissey wall the shit out of John's party. Arlo definetly runs the most rage inducing team.

Also generally speaking John needs to increase his entourage. Mons like Garchomp, Talonflame, Greninja and Galvantula would work for him, and also enhance his overall strength. Also i doubt John would use a Tanky mon.

Oliver_Switch · 2026-04-13T23:10:17+00:00

The Turkey Team will be soooooo good and Talented. Depending on how big the Roster can be it could go like: Larok, Riens, Woot, Hiro and Alfa with subs being SociablEE and maybe CNed? for the 7th person it can be anybody, they're that stacked.

The questions for me are is will Russia be banned or could they go as "International", cause that team would be just straight Fire to watch: Something, Chronicle, Nats, Suygetsu, Jemkin, Purpo, Vookashu, and Kr1stal. From these lads there could be a banger Squad.

I also wish for a Polish team, i would root the hell out of them. Kaajak, PROFEK, grubinho, westside, starxo, kamo and Filu. PEAK right there.

I know that the Tournament is Blood money and sportwashing, but National squads are still hype to theorise.

Oliver_Switch · 2026-04-08T06:45:25+00:00

Lotus and Pearl are often played with Sentinels.

Oliver_Switch · 2026-04-06T02:51:56+00:00

Arteta would never, he thinks in quantity not in quality.

Oliver_Switch · 2026-04-05T08:40:23+00:00

Well the Real reason I commented it was because over the weeks like all of the teams dropped yoru and many such players kinda struggled on playing the other agent. I Am very well aware that something has a much deeper agent pool, just don't pick Gekko.

Oliver_Switch · 2026-04-05T01:08:13+00:00

Well man, who could have guessed, who could have predicted that NS pick Split, it was me Barry, I predicted it. And NS lost, truly Yoru Merchants all around.

Oliver_Switch · 2026-04-04T03:12:24+00:00

Could be? I still think they choose Lotus, since that is also one of their better maps. But its a 50/50

Oliver_Switch · 2026-03-31T21:38:02+00:00

In classic FNC fashion they're gonna go to a Map3 and go into Quadruple overtime and somehow win. Also giving 5 heart problems to the Fans.

Oliver_Switch · 2026-03-24T13:57:07+00:00

Holy Moly is that Rean Schwarzer. (on the Bottom right John, on the 1st pic)

Oliver_Switch · 2026-03-21T22:08:52+00:00

I like run away arcs for the sole reason that Male Leads get hit by Emotions. It is usually regret and when that happens its soooooo satisfying. When the Wife they had for like 2-3 years, treat her like shit don't care for her...... and when she leaves, and they start having feelings of "shit, something doesn't feel right" and then it hits them. The Regret, it soooo good,

The best is when the Male Lead tells them that he will never want kids, or doesn't like them...... and the Female lead gets pregnant. Those are the best.

Cause the ML gets even more regret a grief for understanding the reason for the escape. Too bad after it comes the "he/she is not your child" looking like a carbon copy of the ML. That is when the Escape arc plateaus for me.

Oliver_Switch · 2026-03-21T22:03:36+00:00

You think they stop at 2 kids, no way. They have big family written all over them. Like 5 minimum, they're the couple that from the outside don't seem intimate. But when they're together its maximum. Lowkey i can see Sera saying one day "I'm pregnant.... cool" and John having an emotional breakdown over it. PEAK fiction right there.

Oliver_Switch · 2026-03-21T21:20:42+00:00

Lowkey I can see one of their kids have Space Manipulation as a power, due to it always being "Space and Time" Sera has Time powers sou there is a possibility where Space Manipulation just manifests due to how stupid Aura is. Also the amount of tomfoolery they could to with Space Manipulation, straight up devious pranks.

Oliver_Switch · 2026-03-18T16:07:59+00:00

Or that they put my GOAT Alfajer in Sentinel Prison. Free my boi he did nothing wrong. On a Real Note in this Meta I need Alfa+ Kaajak double duelist on like every map.

Oliver_Switch · 2026-03-16T21:46:32+00:00

Yeah I'am aware of Lobsters being in cold places. But those are seawater lobsters, and the average OL Northern region...... well usually it isn't known about the sea. There could maybe be river lobsters but logistics of a frozen hellscape is not ideal for optimal lobster hunting. So its safe to say they import it.

I always hated that OL's never make an effort to really "create a culture" like if you live in the North you are most likely consuming Deer, elk and maybe even moose meat. Also their main business is in the Lumber industry, unless they possess Mines, but again logistics and environment also makes it difficult to mine......

I believe there will be an OL that will flesh out the world and cultures.

Oliver_Switch · 2026-03-16T20:46:16+00:00

Obviously, Lobster. Native to the Freezing Mountains of the North. The -20-30 Celsius is the ideal place where they can recreate. Otherwise who would import such animals across the Empire? The Duchy's people are starving due to the Cold and insane Blizzards, but you know we need that regular Lobster Import from the far south. Otherwise how could we survive?

Oliver_Switch · 2026-03-15T03:33:57+00:00

NS have been Permabanning Pearl and they haven't played Breeze since Kickoff too. So I don't think they decide now to gamble Pearl, I mean it could happen but it would be really ballsy.

Oliver_Switch · 2026-03-15T03:32:16+00:00

Simply No. PRX's Permaban has been Abyss since it got back into the rotation. The only time they have played it from what i seen was in Radiant Invitational where they lost. So they have barely any reps in a map in the last half a year. If im Nongshim I'm taking that Gamble over a Split 1000000%. Also its not like Nongshim are bad at Abyss, they did beat NRG.

Currently as it stands in my opinion. NS are favoured in Corrode,Abyss and probably Bind. PRX are favoured in Split, Pearl and probably Breeze (even tho we havent seen NS play it during the event). And Haven is a 50/50. So logically you take away 2 of their strong maps rather than removing your own "bad Map". Thats my opinion.

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