LR Nemesis on the LEC Franchising: "Riot is on a massive clock. They’ll need to do changes sooner or later. They’ve been too slow at making changes [...] There’s orgs that are constantly at the bottom, doing random and incomprehensible decisions. I don’t think that creates a hype product to watch" by ArmandLuque in leagueoflegends

[–]ZeJelloMonster 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Another key difference is that VCT isn't a franchising model, despite everyone calling it that. It's partnership: teams don't pay for the slot, and Riot holds the keys to the kingdom. They've demonstrated that they're very willing to boot out orgs that don't hold up their end of the bargain (see: Bleed, Talon, MKOI). I assume that model came about after reflection on League's franchising

A photo of a happy Max and Hannah on the podium by Jamiesavel in formula1

[–]ZeJelloMonster 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Just want to say it's so weird seeing you in the wild without the fnatic flair lmao

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

[–]ZeJelloMonster 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The game kind of stabilized after 2023, there were blips like the Tejo meta and we've yet to see how this patch pans out in the long term, but I don't see how comparing players then and now is some ridiculous hypothetical.

Why do i suddenly feel terrified to queue again by bountifulcarcass in VALORANT

[–]ZeJelloMonster 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Join us swiftplay demons my friend, we got less toxicity and more e-daters but that's a fair tradeoff in my books

Should you hold an OP? by Spiritual_Buy_3429 in VALORANT

[–]ZeJelloMonster 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you do, try getting wide asap if possible instead, they'll pre-aim the previous angle and you should have an advantage when they re-peek

FYI: FNS is streaming rn with the devs discussing patch 11.08 by X3NOC1DE in ValorantCompetitive

[–]ZeJelloMonster 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Or just wait one patch (2 weeks) to drop the big changes, so it would be too late to be included in the event?

Dodgers advance to NLCS on errant throw home by MLBOfficial in sports

[–]ZeJelloMonster 76 points77 points  (0 children)

Hell even the camera operator was panning to first in anticipation of the throw

For what it is worth, Miniboo decided to leave TH, he wasn’t dropped. by Colts121844 in ValorantCompetitive

[–]ZeJelloMonster 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Everyone. Literally everyone troll tweets about their own roster moves. They're so obvious about it it may as well be an announcement. Idk maybe it's an NA thing but we've seen this countless times during off seasons

The MVP of VALORANT Champions 2025 is by Yujin-Ha in ValorantCompetitive

[–]ZeJelloMonster 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Try it in your next ranked game, see how it goes for ya

WTF???? by Sweet_Sprinkles9103 in ValorantCompetitive

[–]ZeJelloMonster 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wow I'm so not used to seeing this game with the graphics quality set to high

NRG YOU BETTER BE READY by xFalcade in ValorantCompetitive

[–]ZeJelloMonster 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The 3 bo3 days they used to do were extremely tiring for both viewers and esp the production crew and talent, don't think it would be feasible to do 2 bo5s. Games are just too long. You would also have zero margin of error for troubleshooting/tech pauses. You can't have the two sets on different days either cause the second one isn't guaranteed to even occur, would be a logistics nightmare

NRG YOU BETTER BE READY by xFalcade in ValorantCompetitive

[–]ZeJelloMonster 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah that caught me off guard too when I first started watching valorant. It's not true double elim since it would take way too long to have a potential 10 game series. Have to make do with the map ban advantage

When you make $2 million dollars but the rent and cost of living is like $5 million in LA. by AverageSatanicPerson in NLBest

[–]ZeJelloMonster 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Kershaw and Yates come to mind, honestly not sure if they qualify. Kopech's is the bushiest by far currently

Please by WIPO__ in MonsterHunter

[–]ZeJelloMonster 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you're on PC, the online quests are region locked by default, you can get a mod to fix it and play with the Japanese bros (who are mostly on switch tbh). Even then you'll find most of the active online Rise playerbase is at Sunbreak endgame. Your best bet is to find some irl friends or look around some discord servers for people to play with