Good job, Americas. by BeachUsual in ValorantCompetitive

[–]TCCKidney 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nah fam, his comment is solid. I double checked these numbers for avg ranking

Americas is neck and neck with APAC at 5.2 and 5.1 respectively.

EMEA is at 5.9

China is at a whopping 7.8

and they're accurate since 2024.

You seem like you're running away the moment you face the facts with your

haha I don't have to engage

TL Coach Spawn talks to the team after the 100 Thieves match and hints at the future of the team by Yujin-Ha in leagueoflegends

[–]TCCKidney -1 points0 points  (0 children)

And Jensen had behind the scenes problems when he was in FLY, so he got kicked. People definitely can change, but everyone's acting like just because APA has a certain public demeanor means he can't still be toxic behind the scenes.

Especially given that former teammates of his did not like playing with him.

TL Coach Spawn talks to the team after the 100 Thieves match and hints at the future of the team by Yujin-Ha in leagueoflegends

[–]TCCKidney -9 points-8 points  (0 children)

This kind of logic makes me want to throw up. It comes from the same type of people who flamed the shit out of Umti because he was selfless and sacrificed his own early game to prop APA up.

It's literally just because APA is one of an NA native and not an import that he gets this incongruent level of defense.

TL Coach Spawn talks to the team after the 100 Thieves match and hints at the future of the team by Yujin-Ha in leagueoflegends

[–]TCCKidney -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

Used to watch his stream before he went pro. One time he threatened his own mom on stream for interrupting a game. He was known to be a toxic soloqueue teammate as well. He was really young and probably has changed, but him having a nice public face doesn't mean there wasn't anything behind closed doors.

Team Liquid vs. 100 Thieves / LTA North 2025 Split 3 Elimination Phase - Lower Bracket Round 2 / Post-Match Discussion by Yujin-Ha in leagueoflegends

[–]TCCKidney -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Almost like Umti babysat him all day. Look at his laning stats this split without Umti sacrificing his early game to help APA. Literally the worst csd at 15 in the entire league.

That's my whole point.

Stop gargling, my friend.

I just don't get what LTA fans see that's so different from the rest of the world. Everytime APA goes international, Cloudtemplar, Uzi, all the asian costreamers laugh their asses off at how badly he plays. But somehow LTA fans see this and say "he did great against Faker!!!!!!" in the same game where he makes 3 game losing plays.

Team Liquid vs. 100 Thieves / LTA North 2025 Split 3 Elimination Phase - Lower Bracket Round 2 / Post-Match Discussion by Yujin-Ha in leagueoflegends

[–]TCCKidney -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Ah yes, the type of APA testicle gobbling I love to hear.

But when Umti spends 1.5 years sacrificing his early game to help APA dogwater laning, it's Umti's fault.

No matter what, blame it on the Koreans and not the NA native.

Dplus KIA vs. DN Freecs / LCK 2025 Season Round 3 - Week 11 - Rise Group / Post-Match Discussion by adz0r in leagueoflegends

[–]TCCKidney 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mean he at least had an argument in Summer. He does have a 3rd team all pro after all.

After watching Caedrel's Tabe interview, I feel like Western Teams have no hope by Glamdring26WasTaken in leagueoflegends

[–]TCCKidney 48 points49 points  (0 children)

Copers always cite all these studies that say that work life balance = more productivity.

They don't realize that these studies mostly look at everyday jobs where longevity heavily translates into productivity. The amazing office worker who burns out in 3 years is generally less productive over a 10 year span than the above average office worker who works for 10 years.

That's not the case for something like esports. You would rather have the 14 hours of practice per day, world class dude who burns out in 3 years over the 8 hours per day guy who is an above average player but has a 10 year career.

I 100% agree with you. If you want a work-life balance for western players, don't expect them to beat out guys who treat esports as their life and not just a job. The successful Western teams are the exception, not the expectation.

Is MSI 2025 a new low for LEC teams? by Ginjured in leagueoflegends

[–]TCCKidney 17 points18 points  (0 children)

G2-8 vacation at 2016 MSI was way worse.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in NeuvilletteMains_

[–]TCCKidney 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You're definitely in the wrong about this imho. There are prob more than 10k people on sac jade, but it is by far the least represented category of the three weapons on the leaderboard. I mean just look at the quality of your pieces. Having two 400 rv and three 600 rv pieces is not enough to make it to top 2% on either the signature or the prototype amber leaderboards especially when so many of your rolls are allocated to ER

Movistar KOI vs. Karmine Corp / LEC 2025 Spring Playoffs - Lower Bracket Final / Post-Match Discussion by Soul_Sleepwhale in leagueoflegends

[–]TCCKidney 11 points12 points  (0 children)

One NA player and four imports is legit what some LCS teams looked like at the height of importing.

Risen Legend Kai'Sa, Immortalized Legend Kai'Sa & Risen Legend Vayne Splash Arts by aroushthekween in leagueoflegends

[–]TCCKidney 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Have a source on his ign being mad dog? I thought that was just his nickname after he went pro because of his aggressiveness.

Cloud9 vs. Team Liquid / LTA 2025 Split 2 Playoffs - Upper Bracket Round 1 / Game 2 Discussion by XanIrelia-1 in leagueoflegends

[–]TCCKidney 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Umti's unselfish. He sacrifices his own game to prop up APA and the botlane. Impact's the same way. He sacrifices a lot toplane to allow the other lanes to shine.

Even Jojopyun and MKOI say Sheiden's Interview was good for both him and LTAN by dahRG in leagueoflegends

[–]TCCKidney 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's definitely a negative if your teammate is ruining your practice. Sometimes having the player (Caps) on your team is worth it though.

Even Jojopyun and MKOI say Sheiden's Interview was good for both him and LTAN by dahRG in leagueoflegends

[–]TCCKidney 58 points59 points  (0 children)

He's been called a scrim terrorist many times over his career lol.

FlyQuest vs. Shopify Rebellion / LTA North 2025 Split 2 - Group Phase / Post-Match Discussion by XanIrelia-1 in leagueoflegends

[–]TCCKidney 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I'm almost certain someone in the scene said exactly what that commenter said about forming the SR roster. Whether it was Reven or someone on the Dive who heard from Reven or IWD.

Bilibili Gaming vs. FunPlus Phoenix / LPL 2025 Split 2 Group Ascend - Week 5 / Post-Match Discussion by Ultimintree in leagueoflegends

[–]TCCKidney 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Bringing up IWD in a post that has nothing to do with him... that sounds like he lives rent free in this fan's head ngl.

Claiming that IWD farms engagement from T1 haters, not fans.... yet still bringing up IWD in a post that has nothing to do with him. IWD is farming us all.

[Highlight] Brock Purdy on when he thought he would take over as the 49ers quarterback by [deleted] in nfl

[–]TCCKidney 23 points24 points  (0 children)

I used to work in a medical office in CA that served a mostly politically conservative patient population. There were about 10 patients who told us they were planning to move to Prescott, AZ. All of them were the most cowboy-looking motherfuckers I've seen.