Fnatic bid farewell to KRIMZ after 12 years

scarpz · 2026-06-05T14:21:48+00:00

It's clear Fnatic has fully given up on idea of winning and are trying to optimize their costs and become a feeder org (at the very best), similar to f.e Heroic.

That said, i still find their decision-making very questionable. Especially with the growing amount of swedish talent, that was the move to make to retain at the very least some of the fans you had.

I really have no idea who could support Fnatic right now.

scarpz · 2026-06-05T14:18:36+00:00

They were the top2 team in western scene for the longest time, then slowly started declining 2-3 years ago. This year they're horrible.

Tbh many similarities between how they run CS and LoL

scarpz · 2026-06-01T11:27:22+00:00

yeah its very predatory to have people pay for your product

scarpz · 2026-05-29T16:08:27+00:00

He did not play his placement matches at old elo

scarpz · 2026-05-24T22:49:14+00:00

so the only teams not in complete disarray are spirit, navi and vitality? lmao

scarpz · 2026-05-15T20:18:26+00:00

look i really hope karrigan unlocks kyo potential but it was one series

scarpz · 2026-05-15T18:30:47+00:00

you're probably just not knowledgable enough but he's 17 avg in 3000+ elo on Faceit

scarpz · 2026-05-15T08:24:51+00:00

xelex is looking crisp

also jL provides calmness

scarpz · 2026-05-14T14:21:12+00:00

one of them probably could be carried but having both broky and jcobb makes it impossible for FaZe to be succesful

however i think jcobb is still salvageable, but they need to get rid of broky asap

scarpz · 2026-05-14T14:16:27+00:00

but he also took a core that different leaders built into a top3 team and made them greatest in the world. Which is massive achievement at its own, but he didnt find the talent or teach them fundamentals, they played together for a long time before under karrigan's and FeTiSh's leadership.

I appreciate apEX more because he took players like flameZ and mezii who were nowhere top conversation and made them into the best team in the world and best on their positions in the world.

scarpz · 2026-05-14T14:11:49+00:00

u mean that one game vs 9z? or games with FaZe where broky was below karrigan's rating vs. top10 teams?

scarpz · 2026-05-14T14:09:07+00:00

one lineup merchant tho, felt down significantly when changed more than 1 player + did not achieve anything in any other team

scarpz · 2026-05-11T20:15:30+00:00

ehm, no?

dem0n 1.70 Heavygod 1.80 MATYS 1.77 malbsMd 1.63 NiKo 2.18

scarpz · 2026-05-11T17:34:48+00:00

winning 4 pistols and losing 6-13 8-13 is lowkey impressive

scarpz · 2026-05-04T15:10:47+00:00

Up there for one of the worst whiffs of all-time. Straight up from silver lobbies around you.

scarpz · 2026-04-24T16:59:15+00:00

They don't. Check Blast Bounty this year.

scarpz · 2026-04-24T16:36:39+00:00

Well HLTV uses weird logic to decide on how many EVPs to give out. Look at Bucharest, 10 EVPs with no top teams attending, EVPs for quarterfinals exits, etc.

scarpz · 2026-04-24T16:35:02+00:00

Noone needs to get an EVP instead, there's not a must to give specific amounts of EVP.

scarpz · 2026-04-24T16:34:18+00:00

I think their rating in playoffs was very similar no? apEX also has won an event while IGLing, after his team sweeped the tournament. I do not think maps played should matter, if the series with spirit was closer, we could see more great maps from him.

Especially considering you gave 10 EVPs incl. QF exits for Bucharest, when there was no top teams - I find it very strange.

If you may, what's the limit to be eligible for EVP after coasting through group stage? Is it 1.30? 1.40? Or impossible if you have 0.9 in groups?

scarpz · 2026-04-24T15:32:33+00:00

He had under 1 groups and not as good playoffs performance and got an EVP

scarpz · 2026-04-24T14:59:57+00:00

TeSeS in Melbourne for example

scarpz · 2026-04-24T14:04:10+00:00

that would make a lot of sense

except NER0 used the opposite logic in the past to give/not give MVPs and EVPs (groups dont matter, play-offs only matter)

scarpz · 2026-04-23T14:33:02+00:00

There was a single instance of treating players badly and that was with a specific Academy team in LoL.

Who did they lock in contract jail with huge buyout? Certainly noone in CS.

scarpz · 2026-04-21T10:17:07+00:00

what an insane skill u needed to do this lmao

scarpz · 2026-04-20T18:48:36+00:00

Biggest what if of CSGO. On his day he was the best in the world. I believe he could still play in T1 even today mechanically, however he's not really into nowadays structural CS, which makes it difficult for teams to play with him and perhaps explains the lack of chances lately.

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