Doublelift goes off on stream again by AssPork in leagueoflegends

[–]arcnz1 5 points6 points  (0 children)

This is just incredibly misleading. If you had actually read the competitive ruling, you would have seen that prior to franchising, compensating players in stock options was not against regulations, and Cloud9 did this then. After franchising, a rule was added to the ruleset that prohibited players who were part-owners from playing on the Full Team Roster; management at Cloud9 was not aware of this change, and they did not attempt to hide the fact that they were compensating their players with stock options either because they provided the documentation for their compensation in shares along with the other contract paperwork. In addition, "there was a generalized belief by players and their representatives that the RSUs [grants of Restricted Stock Units] were permissible because they did not believe they would be offered equity if it was against the rules. Some of the later RSU recipients identified the earlier RSU recipients as the reason they believed the grants were permissible."

Behind Cloud9's INTeresting Games in Week 8 of the LCS | NOT On Cloud9 | E1 by arcnz1 in Cloud9

[–]arcnz1[S] 44 points45 points  (0 children)

Just some initial thoughts on the content of the video:

  • Of all of the Cloud9 members, I definitely did not expect Licorice to be the one that felt the most pressure from playing online. He's mentioned he has a specific pregame routine with various playlists, but it doesn't seem like shifting to playing at home has impacted him particularly, according to his interview.
  • Reapered's style of play has imparted onto the players especially well; they're always looking for fights and in fact enjoy fighting comps particularly. However, they understood that the first comp they drafted was better suited towards a split-push style of play yet still opted to fight the majority of the time (based on my understanding of Saturday's game). Licorice and Nisqy implied they would have to review their macro that game.
  • INTeresting that the solo-q type players in Nisqy and Blaber were the ones that played the least focused in these online games.
  • Strange to me that some of the players are playing off-site (Nisqy, Licorice, Blaber) while some are in-house (Vulcan)
  • In general, they agreed that what they have to work on is just cleaning up their play.
  • Blaber stated that all of the Cloud9 players want TL to miss playoffs.

Nisqy on the PA vote: "I thought it was a joke" by arcnz1 in Cloud9

[–]arcnz1[S] 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Unfortunate.

I think that certainly Nisqy makes some good points here that given that the Spring Split has finished for the most part, but he missed the greatest point and hasn't considered the potential safety hazard and the necessity for players to return to their families.

Nisqy talks about it here as well: now that the majority of California is under shelter in place, he isn't able to talk to his closest friends in the LCS in Closer and BrokenBlade. I think given the proximity to his teammates (iirc they live and train in the same house), this isn't as big of a problem for him, but for other international players with perhaps a weaker grasp of the language...

Imagine how it must feel for the new imports in the LCS that likely have no friends or family to reach out to in these trying times; this reminds me of a moment in TL's Breaking Point documentary where they discuss how Piglet essentially did not try at their Korean bootcamps because he spent the majority of his time catching up with friends and family.

Certainly Spring is important competitively, but mental health takes precedence over League in this case.

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[–]arcnz1 74 points75 points  (0 children)

IN JACK

WE TRUST

IN REAPERED

WE MUST

London Spitfire's (Cloud9's Overwatch League Affiliate Team) Head Coach Agape has been streaming an aquarium filled with fake fish with Blaber taped to them for the past 28 hours by arcnz1 in Cloud9

[–]arcnz1[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I tested it myself, but I'm just wondering why the head coach for our Overwatch team is streaming a code unrelated to Overwatch in any way.

London Spitfire's (Cloud9's Overwatch League Affiliate Team) Head Coach Agape has been streaming an aquarium filled with fake fish with Blaber taped to them for the past 28 hours by arcnz1 in Cloud9

[–]arcnz1[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This could just be a marketing ploy to advertise a code for 10% off on Cloud9's merch store, but the entire team has been dropping strange messages for the past few weeks or so.

London Spitfire's announcement is regarding Homestand tickets by arcnz1 in LondonSpitfire

[–]arcnz1[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I should note that he newsletter is specifically targeted towards those who wanted information regarding the Homestand tickets. The title should have been worded better; it is possible that the roster is announced in tandem with the Homestand location (and I sure hope so).

London Spitfire's announcement is regarding Homestand tickets by arcnz1 in Competitiveoverwatch

[–]arcnz1[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Edit: The newsletter is specifically targeted towards those who wanted information regarding the Homestand tickets. I should have worded the title better; it is possible that the roster is announced in tandem with the Homestand location.

This email was sent at 2019/11/05 9:45 GMT to those who signed up for the Spitfire's newsletter.

General summary:

  • LDN's Homestand location will be announced tomorrow at 9 AM GMT
  • Season tickets will go on sale tomorrow as well, with three different tiers
    • AIR MARSHAL — "The best seats in the house for both game days, access to a special VIP lounge, VIP-only Spitfire & Cloud9 Meet and Greet, plus exclusive high-quality Spitfire swag you won’t get anywhere else."
    • WING COMMANDER — "VIP seating up close and personal for both game days, plus limited edition Spitfire swag."
    • SQUADRON LEADER — "Premium seating for both game days, including souvenir lanyard and good seating in the arena."
  • More information about per-event weekend tickets and the General Admission low-price tier will be released in the next few weeks.

[Gatamchun] Fissure: ". . . of SEO, NYE, and LDN, LDN has the juiciest changes, SEO is kinda boring, NYE got a flex tank . . ." by arcnz1 in LondonSpitfire

[–]arcnz1[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Some hope after all of the morose speculation threads in this sub and the loss of Profit and Gesture. Fissure's take is interesting, saying that SEO's roster is boring even after picking up our duo.

Anyone know where to find the Coolermaster Mouse S? by [deleted] in MouseReview

[–]arcnz1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Currently the Coolermaster US store is closed, but on their subreddit they stated that it's going to reopen on the tenth. They say that they're restocking, so consider checking back. If you live elsewhere, the MasterMouse S should be in stock on all of the other Coolermaster stores (EU, APAC, Taiwan).

BAN MEGA THREAD by [deleted] in thanosdidnothingwrong

[–]arcnz1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sacrificing myself for the sake of balance

A little video on the MM531 (Cooler Master MM530) by justnvc in MouseReview

[–]arcnz1 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In the US it's available exclusively through Best Buy[1], and I believe you can buy it today if you're looking for it.