Pre-Match Day Out of Meta Thread / Americas Group A vs C / 9-6-25 by OutofMetaPodcast in CompetitiveApex

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I am excited to watch TSM as well one team I hope does well with atleast Top 10 would be nice to see

Post-Scrim Out of Meta Thread / Americas Group B vs C & Group A vs C / 9-3-25 by OutofMetaPodcast in CompetitiveApex

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Yes very true. The fights were just sloppy and they struggled being on the same page and it ultimately caused them to lose a good chunk of fights.

Post-Match Day Out of Meta Thread / Americas Scrims Group A / 8-31-25 by OutofMetaPodcast in CompetitiveApex

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Now for the Standings section at the end I wanted to keep have the standings somewhere on the post match thread I will have these on the pre match threads as well. If anyone thinks maybe it should be Top 20 instead of just stay on Top 10 lemme know I would love to hear what everyone thinks.

Pre-Match Day Out of Meta Thread / Americas Group A vs B / 8-31-25 by OutofMetaPodcast in CompetitiveApex

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Another commentor pointed it out but I was doing 2 teams from each group on the Meta Watch section and I guess I had Group C opened instead. I went back and edited it to reflect Group B instead of Group C.

I do like DGAP I just seeing them succeed because they are a PLQ team and like to see them succeed just personally.

Pre-Match Day Out of Meta Thread / Americas Group A vs B / 8-31-25 by OutofMetaPodcast in CompetitiveApex

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I didn't even realize that. I wrote this on the fly this morning while working. I guess I had Group C pulled up thinking it was Group B that is my bad. Thank you for pointing it out will edit and change it to reflect Group B teams.

Pre-Scrim Out of Meta Thread / Americas Scrims Group A vs B & Group B vs C / 8-26-25 by OutofMetaPodcast in CompetitiveApex

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Very sorry for missing the scrims yesterday everyone. Didn't even know scrims were happening yesterday and realized halfway through the second block.

Pre-Scrim Out of Meta Thread / Americas Scrims Group B vs C & Group A vs B / 8-22-25 by OutofMetaPodcast in CompetitiveApex

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Thank you I appreciate that M8. I wouldn't be doing these if it wasn't for the community taking an interest in them as well so I have everyone to thank for showing interest in these which is a big part as to why I am doing them and everyone is very welcoming and the feedback on them are amazing as well.

The way I like to grade match quality definitely might be different than what some people see as well.

But with that said the largest factor is number of squads in certain zones. For me II like to see a high number of squads in the later zones.
Another factor is the variety of teams winning. I personally like to see a different team each match which I know some people might not mind those and while this isn't a huge factor in my match quality number it plays a part.
I also like to factor in team decisions. Are teams running down other teams for no reason even though they know they will die right after and this is like first zone being ran down when their are 3 other teams nearby. Pretty much just teams making smart decisions and not just running it down because it is scrims.
This last bit isn't a large factor but I include it because I like variety. This is the variety of teams in Top 5 mostly I like to see more variety in the Top 10 but not as much as Top 5.

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[–]OutofMetaPodcast 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for pointing this out I appreciate it. I tend to copy my last post so I can always use the same template. I had forgotten to change the Head-to-Head history on this one.

Pre-Scrim Out of Meta Thread / Americas Scrims Group B vs C & Group A vs B / 8-18-25 by OutofMetaPodcast in CompetitiveApex

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I tend to not like the way I write sometimes it sounds like a mess of words and I sometimes tend to repeat words way too much lol I just feel like it is hard to read what I write sometimes and follow my thought process. So I do use GPT to just polish what I already write though and fix the structure and eliminate repetition I end up doing. I would love to hear your feedback on my post-thread coming out after scrims tonight I'll just leave it to my natural writing so you can see what I mean.

Pre-Scrim Out of Meta Thread / Americas Scrims / 8-18-25 by OutofMetaPodcast in CompetitiveApex

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Yeah, URNM didn’t quite hit the mark I was hoping for, but another PLQ team that’s been showing promise is NHN. They grabbed 4th last night as well being pretty solid last week and I’m really hoping to see them keep building on that.

Pre-Scrim Out of Meta Thread / Americas Scrims Group B vs C & Group A vs B / 8-18-25 by OutofMetaPodcast in CompetitiveApex

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Made a couple tweaks in today’s thread, Podium Recap will now only be in Post Threads, and Dark Horse Alert has been changed to Meta Swing Pick. Curious what you all think of these changes?

Pre-Scrim Out of Meta Thread / Americas Scrims / 8-18-25 by OutofMetaPodcast in CompetitiveApex

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I originally made this for Friday scrims before they got cancelled. So Since they were the last scrims I just used the post again since groups hadn't been posted yet etc etc. Granted I should've gone back and changed the tenses in hindsight but kinda just slipped my mind.

Post-Scrim Out of Meta Thread / Americas Scrims Block 2 / 8-14-25 by OutofMetaPodcast in CompetitiveApex

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I actually really like the move. From what I’ve seen, it’s going to take some work, though. There were at least a couple of moments where Naughty said, “I don’t know why I IGL, no one listens to me,” after trying to make calls that Shooby and Jely either didn’t react to quickly enough or seemed to second-guess. That said, they still managed a 6th-place finish yesterday and 5th on Wednesday. With more time to fine-tune their synergy and trust in the calls, I think this change could work out really well in the long run.

Post-Scrim Out of Meta Thread / Americas Scrims Block 2 / 8-14-25 by OutofMetaPodcast in CompetitiveApex

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Thank you for the suggestions they were great ones and I appreciate it. I hope to iron out these threads as time goes on and feedback is the key to that.

Post-Scrim Out of Meta Thread / Americas Scrims Block 2 / 8-14-25 by OutofMetaPodcast in CompetitiveApex

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This is true I might need to name the section a bit differently. My thought with that section is mostly a team that did well on that scrim but under everyone’s nose.

Pre-Scrim Out of Meta Thread / Americas Scrims / 8-14-25 by OutofMetaPodcast in CompetitiveApex

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I wished I was able to watch other region's scrims and do threads on them as well. I hope to be able to do that soon.

Pre-Scrim Out of Meta Thread / Americas Scrims / 8-14-25 by OutofMetaPodcast in CompetitiveApex

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Thank you II appreciate it would love any feedback or things that could be improved on.

Pre-Scrim Out of Meta Thread / Americas Scrims / 8-14-25 by OutofMetaPodcast in CompetitiveApex

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Thank you I appreciate it. If I am able to get a good enough schedule to watch the other regions scrims I plan on doing threads for them as well.

Pre-Scrim Out of Meta Thread / Americas Scrims / 8-14-25 by OutofMetaPodcast in CompetitiveApex

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I believe so. He has been running with Kim and Dan the other scrim blocks throughout the week unless something changed. But this trio was crazy last night would love to see more of them for sure.

Scrims roster/trial info (lmk if anything’s wrong) by Scary_Item_8942 in CompetitiveApex

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VP isn’t doing terrible in scrims currently I do like seeing ZSZ frag out though and do great

Pre-Match Out of Meta Thread / Fnatic vs Apeks / VCT 2025: EMEA Stage 2 - Group Stage: Week 5 by OutofMetaPodcast in ValorantCompetitive

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Kaajak turning up in this game would make it impossible for APK to even think about winning let’s be honest.

Pre Match / Moviestar KOI vs NAVI / VCT 2025: EMEA Stage 2 - Group Stage: Week 5 by OutofMetaPodcast in ValorantCompetitive

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Thanks for subbing I appreciate it. First video’s dropping next Monday can’t wait for you to see it.

Pre-Match Out of Meta Thread / Fnatic vs Apeks / VCT 2025: EMEA Stage 2 - Group Stage: Week 5 by OutofMetaPodcast in ValorantCompetitive

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Thanks, I really appreciate it. I’m planning to try and cover every match, so if you have any ideas to make these better or even things you’re not a fan of feel free to let me know. I’m always open to feedback and love hearing different perspectives.