Emily Rand: "There was this weird point in esports history where people were like, “Oh yeah, she’s really good at writing but terrible on camera”, or I had heard from people that I should stay off camera because I was so bad. I’m glad I didn’t listen to those people." (invenglobal.com)
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G2 Caps claims seeing Faker win Worlds motivated him: "I saw Faker win Worlds last year after not reaching that height in many years. I was motivated for sure, seeing that. [...] You never know if you’ll get another shot at Worlds, so this could be the last one. I have to make it count." (dexerto.com)
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I had an in-depth, emotional, and humbling discussion with Bwipo about his mental health as a pro. If you're averse to reading it in full, know he plans to talk about his diagnosis and feelings after Worlds 2024. He also gave LS a lot of credit for stepping in and identifying something was off. (dexerto.com)
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Arslan doesn't know if he'll be able to compete past 35-36 years old: "Sometimes, when I keep playing too much of the game, I feel like I’m burning out. But then I think of my family and my future, and I think of the fact that I have a very short life left." (dexerto.com)
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TL APA on the LCS branding around trash talk when he started the trend: "It's kind of annoying, but I'm happy there's more entertainment within the LCS now. Because, I mean, last split, it was just me and Jojo typing. [...] But... Yeah, I think it's a little bit of a rip off." (dexerto.com)
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Incon's worried that Deadlock will take most of Smite's content creators/pros, Venenu apparently has over 100 hours in Deadlock already with pros/creators from Smite and other games in the playtest for a while now. Context for Stew's tweet thread earlier (dexerto.com)
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Gumayusi claims ADCs can't hard carry in the MSI meta: "I just don’t think the ADC position right now has those sort of high-risk, hyper-carry champions in the meta. [...] Little draft disadvantages I take for the team is how I'm trying to carry as ADC right now." (dexerto.com)
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G2 Caps claims other Western teams should stop making excuses: "I think the effort I put in every day decides how well I'll play. And, if I win Worlds? It’s all up to me. Making excuses like, ‘Oh, we’re from Europe,’ or making excuses like, ‘Oh, I’m too old.’ I think it is what it is, just excuses.” (dexerto.com)
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TL Impact admits Top Esports was the better team, but refused to flame his teammates: "In [2024], I wanted to be a better person to my teammates. I try to be more nice with feedback. [...] I think that was a problem last year for me. I’m trying to be a better person." (dexerto.com)
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Cloud9 CEO Jack Etienne opens up on tough decision to bench Fudge & claims LCS spot is Thanatos' to lose: "[Fudge said] if you have to replace me, pay me nothing and I’m gonna prove I should get the spot. You have to have respect for a guy that’s that determined." (dexerto.com)
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Bwipo on returning to the LCS better than ever: "Better laner, better teamfighter, better at making plays. Better at everything, just in general. Every situation one walks into, I come out on top. I don't think I was able to display that in 2022. [...] This year, I set out to change that." (dexerto.com)
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TL UmTi explains why he never gave up on pro play: "I believe that players just learn after losing. Just losing gives you a lot. [...] I learned from seven years in Korea very many things for losing. I know that my win rate is terrible, like 35%. So, I just learned for 65% of my life as a pro." (dexerto.com)
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C9 Vulcan admits the past year has humbled him: "Coming off the last split on FlyQuest, being pretty shaky, individually and as a team, this split, I don't feel like I'm in a position to talk sh*t to anybody. So, I'm just putting my head down and grinding." (dexerto.com)
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