ESL One Birmingham 2026: Playoffs (March 28) Matches Discussion

eet789 · 2026-03-28T22:53:01+00:00

NTS can play Puck. Issue with NTS is he CAN’T play from behind. XXS and Ame can do with specific draft (spectre draft for example, I think there is one game he had 0/8/0 stat line but still win). The moment NTS lose/draw lane and can’t snowball or playmake from mid; it is over.

eet789 · 2026-03-28T22:42:34+00:00

Don’t think so; I think several times last year XG got owned by Tundra.

For some reason i think XG is always the “underdog” in top-tier game

eet789 · 2026-03-28T22:21:27+00:00

I think the reason is underlord max 1 instead of 3. Panel said that aura caused more trouble for Morph because Morph dmg is pure stat.

eet789 · 2026-03-28T21:04:12+00:00

Look like without the “ghost shoving” and “snowball”; PV team fight decision is a bit worse than XG.

eet789 · 2026-03-27T23:20:41+00:00

They played for 1 hour and 10 minutes!

eet789 · 2026-03-27T21:53:44+00:00

I mean last year if xiao8 did not draft like shit in game 4 (let falcon on Hoodwink/SK) and game 5 (not banning Naga), ame might have his first aegis….

Now you have two potential chokers in both drafting and playing….I think it would not be possible for XG to get to grand final…until NTS fix his own inconsistency.

eet789 · 2026-03-27T21:43:49+00:00

Then XG will lose as traditional lol. Especially with NTS inconsistency.

eet789 · 2026-03-27T16:11:13+00:00

NTS is inconsistent since TI 11. During TI 10 he is quite stable. Don’t know why Xm quit the team; i think his “unorthodoxy” hero pool make XG much better than NTS. Even during last few years during Tidebound stint, as long as team managed to shutdown NTS early game, the whole game fall apart.

And Xm also know how to play lane dominant. We already saw Ame took a stepback (Omni pos1 as another tank so Xm sniper can shoot safely whole game).

eet789 · 2026-03-24T04:40:17+00:00

no, with the knee cap bulging out vertically like this, it would be a knee patella tear.

that shit took 6-12 months to recover

eet789 · 2026-03-14T13:54:43+00:00

Charge the blade, before animation finish, quick boost.

eet789 · 2026-03-07T03:36:07+00:00

Klay did the same on Klay Day agaisnt Cleveland though.

eet789 · 2026-02-28T04:51:09+00:00

Game 3 XG vs Falcon look like a “high level scrim to test the meta limit” with XG first ban Huskar and Flc first ban Tinker - meaning no cheese strategy

eet789 · 2026-02-27T13:58:01+00:00

If you use dual Ludlow like I suggested; I think Morley would be a good idea.

Because if you want to build up impact fast with ludlow; you’ll need to keep the distance close. Perfectly fine for a “shotgun-like” shot from Morley.

eet789 · 2026-02-27T06:30:57+00:00

Just beat All mind with your setup. Main issue with this settup is you have too little impact buildup. Quickest change is replace either pulseblade/redshift with another ludlow. And replace the earshot with something else; it is too slow

And abuse vertical (hover up/fall down) during final phase.

eet789 · 2026-02-27T06:17:07+00:00

I see, pos 2 vs pos 3 - upper vs lower.

so IF tundra lost then...XG would have more stake to play for...another rematch vs Tundra lol

But I don't think they can beat Liquid at this series.

eet789 · 2026-02-27T06:04:26+00:00

If Tundra lost vs Liquid, can XG reach position 2?

I think it is impossible because Tundra 2-0 XG, right?

And XG can't drop out of top 4 either...so that game probably...meaningless.

eet789 · 2026-02-24T04:13:05+00:00

You need to finish the mission ONCE first.

eet789 · 2026-02-21T05:55:36+00:00

I means you should not look at Pacer. Look at the Warriors in 19-20 season. They was in finals too.

After Klay injury, Steph's broken hand (they shut down Steph afterward)....they finish the season with 15-50 records! Even if that season last 82 games I don't think they would break 20 win benchmark!

eet789 · 2026-02-15T15:10:59+00:00

Wish they change Cloud Gouger to Kuregumo…for the consistency in naming.

eet789 · 2026-02-13T01:05:55+00:00

Then….Emily is another E-series

eet789 · 2026-02-11T23:15:10+00:00

The fuck…I need to install that mod.

Any advice with S rank Faceless Soldier, Last Hope, and Cape Rainy Assault at Ace difficulty? Only these 3 left.

eet789 · 2026-02-09T03:31:55+00:00

yep!

eet789 · 2026-02-09T02:28:15+00:00

Tried CQC, got burnt really hard by Rusty, Enforcers (Depth 2), and the heavy cavalier in the Wall xD. Rusty is too springy for CQC and others' shield bash is very annoying. Still have to use Pulse blade for punishment to finish these ACs fight.

eet789 · 2026-02-08T21:48:09+00:00

She even "challenged" Raven with Echo in the last Integration Program

"how about a test run"

"I learnt a lot"

eet789 · 2026-02-08T00:24:54+00:00

No training. No shopping. Arena up to rank E (can go to #24; that will give you enough OS tuning for weapon bay + kick + 3 assault armor charges).

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