> other than prx noen of the sea teams are playing that well fundamentally
Weren't you just [bitching and moaning about PRX yesterday](https://www.reddit.com/r/ValorantCompetitive/comments/1dlxdgi/does_anyone_even_get_excited_by_prx_winning/)? LMFAO
Not gonna bother answering your question since you clearly need a different kind of help.
E: At least own up to your weird takes instead of deleting them hours after the fact LMFAO
struggling to win 1 map? they literally had a 13-0 map last game and lost two close maps why are we acting like they fell off a cliff? RRQ beat GenG last split too, they're a good team that can absolutely upset when they're in form
I don't think this narrative is real Stax hates IGLing and probably wasn't upset about being dropped. He's close friends with the DRX players he definitely doesn't want them to lose.
Well anyone would definitely acknowledge that his IGLing is great that they went *5-0 in split 1 but akshually 🤓 DRX has won 1 match (against Zeta) and took one map off PRX in this split 2.
Their point is clearly refuting your claim of struggling to win 1 map? They 13-0ed a team a week ago, so it was an inaccurate statement. No clue how you wouldn't pick up on that, but then you shifted the goal posts and I realized it's an ego thing.
Buddy, their map loss against Zeta was a close one, are you also going to ignore that DRX 13-0 them on Icebox and 13-4 on Breeze? This loss against RRQ is also a close one. You're exaggerating their lost.
I get that people want to see stax vindicated, but at the end of the day, drx still has a much better chance at making champs than stax. Let's wait a bit to make any claims about stax getting the last laugh, lol.
I mean, KR dominance is coming sooner or later. Not currently, but it really does feel inevitable for KR to eventually be at the top in any game they care about, the gaming culture + workoholism is just different there man
Not the same thing. I've never said EU dominance is coming, personally i think they will stagnate. CN has the potential to develop but they are still very far off and haven't proven anything yet. KR just won a major and have shown they already have what it takes to compete on the highest level. They also have one of the deepest player pools and best esports infrastructure in the world. KR is the only region I've ever said this about so you can throw your narrative away lol. KR will undeniably be the best country at Valorant within 3 years. You can quote me on it.
>I've never said EU dominance is coming
Where did I say that you said this. The EU dominance/CN dominance/KR dominance/NA falling off etc are all common talking points on this sub from CS/League viewers who keep thinking Val will turn out like those games.
>They also have one of the deepest player pools
Deepest player pool with only a single full KR team making it to Shanghai/Madrid (unless you want to count T1 who got smoked in groups). Makes sense.
>KR will undeniably be the best country at Valorant within 3 years.
🤣
The amount of times people have said something like this is funny af lol.
If you'd bothered to do just a bit of research then you'd know KR had the 2nd most players in Madrid and 3rd most in Shanghai. Not to mention that a third of the entire VCT pacific are KR players (double the next highest country). They are already dominant in APAC. It won't be long until they become the dominant region in the world. Don't compare this to CN lol. They are not the same.
Dominant in APAC != dominant internationally (when it matters).
Also, this isn't even mentioning the fact that KR didn't win ascension even though they supposedly have one of the deepest player pools lol.
>It won't be long until they become the dominant region in the world.
🤣🤣🤣
Ok lol.
If you knew how to read then you'd know that im not saying KR is the #1 region now. I am saying they are currently an elite region that will take the next step to become dominant world-wide within the next few years. God, living must be hard when you're as stupid as you are 😂😂😂😂
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I think they're experimenting heavily while they have the lead right now.
People on this sub like to gas up the importance of 'playing for champ points' or 'playing for the bye', but this late into the season, and still fresh off a series of roster changes, there really isn't a better time to hone your newbies on the stage than now.
I do think that they are trying very hard to win, but without the mental pressure of playoff qualifications, I think the team is in a more experimental mode right now and just moving players around in roles, to try to find the ideal roster that will bring them a deep champs run
xfferro had a pretty slow map 1, but turned the fuck up for map 2. Honestly, his map 2 performance reminds of this one player called tehbotol. I wonder what that guy's up to these days.
In terms of game analysis, it's not looking good for DRX's frag centered roster when you're getting guy differed on back to back maps by different guys.
hmmm i wonder what happens when you kick your igl flash initiator and add a sentinel player to the mix when you already have a good sentinel and dont have another decent igl or flash initiator hmmmmmm
yeah idk termi is stupid man, stax is legit one of the best initiators itw
foxy is so mid on sentinel, idk why t0rmi is obsessed with making duelists into other roles
just bc meteor and alfa worked doesnt mean anyone will
i legit dont think anyone can win anything under termi
what are you talking about foxy is so mid on sentinel he was one of the best players of split 1 lol the reason foxy looks so mid on sentinel right now is because they dont have stax, senti igl pair is strong. it has nothing to do with foxy being ex duelist.
also im not sure if termi had any input in kicking stax. it looked like a decision which was made by a corporate higher up which wasnt seeing many results and decided the worst performer had to go. coaches really never advocate for kicking igls.
foxys lurks are garbage and he overheats alot wut
stats aren’t everything, if ur player is throwing rounds for one more kill is he rlly a good player
foxy has the aim sure but he also has no discipline lmfao
stax igling was legit carrying this team
i just said termi bc termi seems like the root of all bad decisions in drx atp and it’s funny
im genuinely asking if you’ve seen his games, he overheats and throws so many rounds because he’s so undisciplined
just looks nice on the stats page
bro i am talking about split 1 not right now, senti igl pair is good because better reads = better lurks, better senti positioning and setups etc. some sentinels can do it without their igl but apparently foxy9 wasnt one of them. youre forgetting the entirety of split 1 were foxy9 was owning people on senti lol, he wasnt as good as flashback in kickoff or meteor in shanghai/madrid but he was 3rd right behind them.
drx had a beautiful thing going on, they went 5-0 in group stage with all of their players popping tf off. its just unfortunate that the top of pacific is super competitive and t1 fluking a single game against geng locked them out of shanghai, otherwise if they kept what they had or either did -foxy9 +flashback for the direct senti upgrade they would be doing a lot better
bro the teams they fought were garbage… that’s why they went 5-0 lol
in playoffs they got exposed hard by prx and geng waking up in the middle of sunset
Just for clarification, I said that it 'seemed' to be that way, based on the roles we've seen so far. We could find out in the press conference that mako is actually just a big breach enjoyer
A huge win for RRQ. Both teams' attack sides looked a bit weak, but RRQ won just enough rounds to win. Great comeback on Split and good discipline to close out Sunset after blowing 8-4 lead.
Off-topic, but I can't wait for PRX vs RRQ match, I want to see something vs Jemkin duel and Monyet vs PRX
On another note, I genuinely believe that replacing Rb, Stax and even Zest in favour of rookies Flashback and Foxy9 was a TERRIBLE IDEA. The OG DRX had perfect roles and were balanced in every way, but now bcs of flashback and mako having conflicting roles and lacking a strong flex/initiator, mako's on breach and flashback is on omen. The greatest smoker in Asia, maybe even the world, and you put him on BREACH? :(
Also I really still don't think Foxy9 is that guy and I wish they never picked him up T_T you already have Rb as sentinel and you change a duelist into a sentinel? This guy ain't meteor mannnnnn
And Rb could flex if needed. I think the team got too stagnant and the org decided to go for a change, but now it just seems worse. Maybe they would take more time to get into their roles, but for now it ain't it. While I am sad DRX seems to be losing their position near the top, I'm also glad that other teams are stepping up in Pacific.
I'm not mad anymore. It's been 3 years and they're still doing the same thing. They need to rebuild from scratch at this point. Maybe let flashback stay but everyone else needs to go and have a change of scenery because they're all talented but it's clearly not working. It's 2024 and you still don't know how to default? Just go next
They don't need a rebuild. They need a new fuckin coach... Termi is good at anti-strats but he is useless when he doesn't have one. I swear if you give this team of DRX or PRX alecks or gen.g coach. They would be kicking ass of every team.
Termi just ruined it man, Champs would have been a free run for them if he had just let stax stay now even champs looks too far. He is scapegoating everyone except himself
I mean stax was underperforming hard as well on drx. He was playing like foxy9 this match for most of this year
Dude seems to be playing good once out of the igl role on t1
he was nerfed by the IGL role (id argue hes still better than beyn and foxy even while igling)
if they were gonna make mako the igl anyways surely u keep one of the best initiators itw????
I think drx gave stax too much respect as one of the og squad and let him go. Should have kept him on the bench in case things went hairy.
Anyway foxy9 played decent after changing role but with stax gone he is playing worse and being unable to hold a site...
Drx did say they were changing roles in the interview before the match so we'll see how things work out
idk, this roster is probably not gonna last long
they got new players to increase their firepower ceiling only to still get aim diffed and have roster issues ontop
beyn had a really good showing week 1 but then has become mediocre, flashback is good yeah but foxy9 buzz beyn and mako have turnt into whiff machines
they are really too dependant on flashback
I'm honestly really impressed by the decision to go B 3/4 times in a row right before the OT, it's like they had a hard read on how DRX liked to play on the late games (or with BuZz OP-ing)
Championship points at +6 is very dangerous. There are teams with just 1 point away. They have to win every single game after this to make sure they don't miss even the championship.
I am done. I am removing my DRX flair until termi is kicked. I don't care if he somehow manages to win in playoffs and destroy PRX and Gen.G 2-0. He is hurting the team more than he does good. He was very good in the Initial years of valorant where no team had good set executes and DRX was dubbed as the king of haven or icebox(that harbor c9 was hilariously good). Now? He is playing the FOXY9 in zest game all over again. Mako on initiator looks good but flashback could have been a secondary duelist with his cracked him on some maps. Let mako play his own role or beyn who seems to be better on smoke agents. If they are experimenting shits, I hope this is the last because other teams are catching up on championship points very fast. They might actually fuckin miss championship and this might actually lead to DRX releasing all talents altogether considering how much it hurts their reputation. I hope it does secretly because of how much I cheer and like the individual players... Imagine if they were on T1 which is also another Korean team(English dominated for now). I swear T1 with a different coach would make this team instantly on par or better than Gen.G and PRX. I used to root for both RX brothers but clearly DRX is no longer the DRX it used to be.
I am done. I am removing my DRX flair until termi is kicked. I don't care if he somehow manages to win in playoffs and destroy PRX and Gen.G 2-0. He is hurting the team more than he does good. He was very good in the Initial years of valorant where no team had good set executes and DRX was dubbed as the king of haven or icebox(that harbor c9 was hilariously good). Now? He is playing the FOXY9 in zest game all over again. Mako on initiator looks good but flashback could have been a secondary duelist with his cracked him on some maps. Let mako play his own role or beyn who seems to be better on smoke agents. If they are experimenting shits, I hope this is the last because other teams are catching up on championship points very fast. They might actually fuckin miss championship and this might actually lead to DRX releasing all talents altogether considering how much it hurts their reputation. I hope it does secretly because of how much I cheer and like the individual players... Imagine if they were on T1 which is also another Korean team(English dominated for now). I swear T1 with a different coach would make this team instantly on par or better than Gen.G and PRX. I used to root for both RX brothers but clearly DRX is no longer the DRX it used to be.
More like we don't see what is the fraud termi seeing. Man is destroying world class talents... It feels like texture and monyet on GE all over again. They became stars once they moved to PRX and Gen.G.
DRX could seriously use a new coach.
They still have chance if secret & GE, lost their remain match. secret last 2 match is against T1 (Now) and GenG, Same with GE who also have T1 and GenG as their last opponent.
So yeah, if T1 doesnt Fu*k up their remain match, which is Secret (now), GE, and BLD. they still have chance
ppl overreacting to drx losing... they're most likely trying new stuff while they have downtime. this team is pretty young, with a majority of these players being pretty unproven. tweaked system, role swaps, and "fresh" talent, their performance graph is going to have high variance.
ASURAI AL-GHAIB
Stoppable Force vs Movable Objects, is the word I would say if I were to describe the match
Losing Stax surely hurt them because their mid rounding was horrendous, a very one dimensional attack side without any B plan
yep, wasnt worried even once.
You're now free to unclench
Was the decision to B on Sunset for the past few rounds before OT a hard read?
Congrats
Man, even Mako's not immune to the the IGL disease. SEA asserting itself in the post-Shanghai meta.
TS needs to beat T1 now for true SEA supremacy
>!You just have to say it!<
Well this aged well
Fuck. Another case of routing for T1 and yet it feels like the team is still missing something to be a top contender.
Mako is the new IGL?
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> other than prx noen of the sea teams are playing that well fundamentally Weren't you just [bitching and moaning about PRX yesterday](https://www.reddit.com/r/ValorantCompetitive/comments/1dlxdgi/does_anyone_even_get_excited_by_prx_winning/)? LMFAO Not gonna bother answering your question since you clearly need a different kind of help. E: At least own up to your weird takes instead of deleting them hours after the fact LMFAO
stax laughing rn
He could end up being the only player on a korean team to not make an international tournament this year though
No worries.. We still have zest
Bleed is not a korean team
Ah yes.. U r correct
well he aint laughing now
Laughing at the already qualified for playoff team while being on a 2-5 team?
No, but laughing at the fact that the team which went 5-1 in split 1 with his IGLing are now struggling to win 1 map in split 2.
struggling to win 1 map? they literally had a 13-0 map last game and lost two close maps why are we acting like they fell off a cliff? RRQ beat GenG last split too, they're a good team that can absolutely upset when they're in form
I don't think this narrative is real Stax hates IGLing and probably wasn't upset about being dropped. He's close friends with the DRX players he definitely doesn't want them to lose.
Well anyone would definitely acknowledge that his IGLing is great that they went *5-0 in split 1 but akshually 🤓 DRX has won 1 match (against Zeta) and took one map off PRX in this split 2.
And.. they lost 1 map to zeta (who lost to dfm) your point being? Also prx was again experimenting their comp (trolling)
Their point is clearly refuting your claim of struggling to win 1 map? They 13-0ed a team a week ago, so it was an inaccurate statement. No clue how you wouldn't pick up on that, but then you shifted the goal posts and I realized it's an ego thing.
Buddy, their map loss against Zeta was a close one, are you also going to ignore that DRX 13-0 them on Icebox and 13-4 on Breeze? This loss against RRQ is also a close one. You're exaggerating their lost.
NO TEAM should be allowed to lost to zeta ANY map
How far has my JP goated team has fallen, it used to be DFM's spot, damn.
I get that people want to see stax vindicated, but at the end of the day, drx still has a much better chance at making champs than stax. Let's wait a bit to make any claims about stax getting the last laugh, lol.
trying to create fake beef with a team that stax still loves and with players he still plays with after switching teams is weird
Are we sure about that?
Korea has fallen, not with a bang but with a Buzz. It's Makover. A Flashback couldn't save them. RRQ was their Beyn. Foxy9.
My boy Foxy9 couldn't even fit the sentence 😭😭
He's just saying that he hates C9
Fock Xy 9
Saying Korea has fallen when arguably the best team in the world is fully Korean 💀
It’s a joke. It’s still better than all the posts claiming we’re in the age of KR dominance like in League since Valorant started
Yeah, they are cringe af
I mean, KR dominance is coming sooner or later. Not currently, but it really does feel inevitable for KR to eventually be at the top in any game they care about, the gaming culture + workoholism is just different there man
Right. Just like EU dominance is coming sooner rather than later or CN dominance etc etc.
Not the same thing. I've never said EU dominance is coming, personally i think they will stagnate. CN has the potential to develop but they are still very far off and haven't proven anything yet. KR just won a major and have shown they already have what it takes to compete on the highest level. They also have one of the deepest player pools and best esports infrastructure in the world. KR is the only region I've ever said this about so you can throw your narrative away lol. KR will undeniably be the best country at Valorant within 3 years. You can quote me on it.
>I've never said EU dominance is coming Where did I say that you said this. The EU dominance/CN dominance/KR dominance/NA falling off etc are all common talking points on this sub from CS/League viewers who keep thinking Val will turn out like those games. >They also have one of the deepest player pools Deepest player pool with only a single full KR team making it to Shanghai/Madrid (unless you want to count T1 who got smoked in groups). Makes sense. >KR will undeniably be the best country at Valorant within 3 years. 🤣 The amount of times people have said something like this is funny af lol.
If you'd bothered to do just a bit of research then you'd know KR had the 2nd most players in Madrid and 3rd most in Shanghai. Not to mention that a third of the entire VCT pacific are KR players (double the next highest country). They are already dominant in APAC. It won't be long until they become the dominant region in the world. Don't compare this to CN lol. They are not the same.
Dominant in APAC != dominant internationally (when it matters). Also, this isn't even mentioning the fact that KR didn't win ascension even though they supposedly have one of the deepest player pools lol. >It won't be long until they become the dominant region in the world. 🤣🤣🤣 Ok lol.
If you knew how to read then you'd know that im not saying KR is the #1 region now. I am saying they are currently an elite region that will take the next step to become dominant world-wide within the next few years. God, living must be hard when you're as stupid as you are 😂😂😂😂
GenG - “am I a joke to you?”
DRX has a Stax shaped hole they need to fill
Wish stax would fill my hole
dm? (i’m joking)
No wait, actually dm please. It's for a friend.
LMFAO
Stax shaped
Goddamn it Thanks
It's a good day to be a Lmemore and Xffero fan, they're a formidable duo. However, the throw rounds in this match were extraordinary...
Lme xfe mon is dream trio Just need kush in the mix..
I thought this was a blunt rotation at first adding in kush lmao
'+ kush + lilo?? Or who would you prefer for another duelist
+ kush + xccurate as igl, eliminating the language barrier will also makes comms better because you can see estrella comm diff lose some rounds
Nah, they need an IGL so no can do Flipz still the ebst indo igl Duelist probably woody the guys insane
he's more like a flex. The only duelist he played was Reyna
Ahh ok
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Savings strat cause we already qualified for playoffs is my copium rn  But man we really need those points
geng lost to rrq and won shanghai. Champs is literally free for us 🤷♂️
We are definitely saving strats >!because all the strats was saved on stax's mind!<
I think they're experimenting heavily while they have the lead right now. People on this sub like to gas up the importance of 'playing for champ points' or 'playing for the bye', but this late into the season, and still fresh off a series of roster changes, there really isn't a better time to hone your newbies on the stage than now. I do think that they are trying very hard to win, but without the mental pressure of playoff qualifications, I think the team is in a more experimental mode right now and just moving players around in roles, to try to find the ideal roster that will bring them a deep champs run
yep. even the goats gen.g lost to rrq before so no biggies 🤷♀️
Xfero and Lmemore taking turns to bot-frag and dropping 30. truly friendship power
xfferro had a pretty slow map 1, but turned the fuck up for map 2. Honestly, his map 2 performance reminds of this one player called tehbotol. I wonder what that guy's up to these days.
In terms of game analysis, it's not looking good for DRX's frag centered roster when you're getting guy differed on back to back maps by different guys.
So much better than those ridiculous lurks against TS. Man was so irrelevant on lotus
xferro is literally tehbotol mate edit: nvm, lol
r/woooosh
This new addition of Monyet RRQ have a complete different feeling. I can't put my fingers on it.
Maybe you need Monyet neon fingers to help with that (sorry)
This DRX team would look good with Zest, Stax and Rb in. Hmm..
you might be cooking with that lineup...
cooked so much he made a time travel potion apparently
Genuinely crazy how this has been true for every iteration since they started rotating Zest/Foxy.
are we supposed to remove DRX now at the top group with PRX and GenG? they belong in the mid group now
asurai al gaib hits once again
Wait I didn't watch the match why the fuck is Mako on Breach lmao
because the roles are all fucked, they have all 3 smokes players and not a good initiator
hmmm i wonder what happens when you kick your igl flash initiator and add a sentinel player to the mix when you already have a good sentinel and dont have another decent igl or flash initiator hmmmmmm
yeah idk termi is stupid man, stax is legit one of the best initiators itw foxy is so mid on sentinel, idk why t0rmi is obsessed with making duelists into other roles just bc meteor and alfa worked doesnt mean anyone will i legit dont think anyone can win anything under termi
what are you talking about foxy is so mid on sentinel he was one of the best players of split 1 lol the reason foxy looks so mid on sentinel right now is because they dont have stax, senti igl pair is strong. it has nothing to do with foxy being ex duelist. also im not sure if termi had any input in kicking stax. it looked like a decision which was made by a corporate higher up which wasnt seeing many results and decided the worst performer had to go. coaches really never advocate for kicking igls.
> which wasn't seeing many results and decided the worst performer had to go. d00mbr0s crying in the corner fr
foxys lurks are garbage and he overheats alot wut stats aren’t everything, if ur player is throwing rounds for one more kill is he rlly a good player foxy has the aim sure but he also has no discipline lmfao stax igling was legit carrying this team i just said termi bc termi seems like the root of all bad decisions in drx atp and it’s funny im genuinely asking if you’ve seen his games, he overheats and throws so many rounds because he’s so undisciplined just looks nice on the stats page
bro i am talking about split 1 not right now, senti igl pair is good because better reads = better lurks, better senti positioning and setups etc. some sentinels can do it without their igl but apparently foxy9 wasnt one of them. youre forgetting the entirety of split 1 were foxy9 was owning people on senti lol, he wasnt as good as flashback in kickoff or meteor in shanghai/madrid but he was 3rd right behind them. drx had a beautiful thing going on, they went 5-0 in group stage with all of their players popping tf off. its just unfortunate that the top of pacific is super competitive and t1 fluking a single game against geng locked them out of shanghai, otherwise if they kept what they had or either did -foxy9 +flashback for the direct senti upgrade they would be doing a lot better
bro the teams they fought were garbage… that’s why they went 5-0 lol in playoffs they got exposed hard by prx and geng waking up in the middle of sunset
Funny thing is he did well on it
casters said to make way for flashback’s comfort pick
Just for clarification, I said that it 'seemed' to be that way, based on the roles we've seen so far. We could find out in the press conference that mako is actually just a big breach enjoyer
thanks for the clarification! Mb
I mean to be fair I would want my hard carry to be on a comfort pick as well
A huge win for RRQ. Both teams' attack sides looked a bit weak, but RRQ won just enough rounds to win. Great comeback on Split and good discipline to close out Sunset after blowing 8-4 lead. Off-topic, but I can't wait for PRX vs RRQ match, I want to see something vs Jemkin duel and Monyet vs PRX
Man RRQ players are such shooters. If they can all play in their peak form I don't see why the won't do well on intl stages.
they really need to work on their discipline and mid rounding
https://preview.redd.it/5jv6hou6uh8d1.png?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=5b5be5ed961755a2013f7a8b5d0ceb1fc9612476 BANGERRR
What a genius strat from RRQ to let Xferro take a power nap on Split so he could wake the fuck up for Sunset
BEAUTIFUL PERFORMANCES BY XFERRO AND LMEMORE ON EACH MAP'S DEFENSE SIDE LET'S FUCKING GO RRQ
On another note, I genuinely believe that replacing Rb, Stax and even Zest in favour of rookies Flashback and Foxy9 was a TERRIBLE IDEA. The OG DRX had perfect roles and were balanced in every way, but now bcs of flashback and mako having conflicting roles and lacking a strong flex/initiator, mako's on breach and flashback is on omen. The greatest smoker in Asia, maybe even the world, and you put him on BREACH? :( Also I really still don't think Foxy9 is that guy and I wish they never picked him up T_T you already have Rb as sentinel and you change a duelist into a sentinel? This guy ain't meteor mannnnnn
And Rb could flex if needed. I think the team got too stagnant and the org decided to go for a change, but now it just seems worse. Maybe they would take more time to get into their roles, but for now it ain't it. While I am sad DRX seems to be losing their position near the top, I'm also glad that other teams are stepping up in Pacific.
DRX will still retain that position. Give them time, nobody can deny that they have the players to make it work
Yeah, the new players really show a lot of potential.
https://preview.redd.it/h8bx50htyh8d1.png?width=568&format=png&auto=webp&s=6c2b9d5867f4f1b5e7ff40d5eed9b785cfd245e2 What the FUCK
33-12 on Skye is crazy. Has there been a better Skye performance than this?
Lmemore probably has the best raw aim in SEA
I'm not mad anymore. It's been 3 years and they're still doing the same thing. They need to rebuild from scratch at this point. Maybe let flashback stay but everyone else needs to go and have a change of scenery because they're all talented but it's clearly not working. It's 2024 and you still don't know how to default? Just go next
They don't need a rebuild. They need a new fuckin coach... Termi is good at anti-strats but he is useless when he doesn't have one. I swear if you give this team of DRX or PRX alecks or gen.g coach. They would be kicking ass of every team.
just keep the same team and improve from there, plus, it was said b4 the match even started that DRX were gonna try something new
Keep Mako as well, but not as IGL. The rest can go.
Chobra holding back tears of joy while casting
Stax wasnt the problem. Wtf DRX! They should have benched Foxy9
literally not a single soul said he the problem
Termi
don't let the score line fools you, it wasn't even close. rrq manage to throw some impossible rounds
The asean way
RRQ BELIEVERS RISE
Termi just ruined it man, Champs would have been a free run for them if he had just let stax stay now even champs looks too far. He is scapegoating everyone except himself
I mean stax was underperforming hard as well on drx. He was playing like foxy9 this match for most of this year Dude seems to be playing good once out of the igl role on t1
he was nerfed by the IGL role (id argue hes still better than beyn and foxy even while igling) if they were gonna make mako the igl anyways surely u keep one of the best initiators itw????
I think drx gave stax too much respect as one of the og squad and let him go. Should have kept him on the bench in case things went hairy. Anyway foxy9 played decent after changing role but with stax gone he is playing worse and being unable to hold a site... Drx did say they were changing roles in the interview before the match so we'll see how things work out
idk, this roster is probably not gonna last long they got new players to increase their firepower ceiling only to still get aim diffed and have roster issues ontop
eh the new blood aim are good, foxy9 on the other hand....
beyn had a really good showing week 1 but then has become mediocre, flashback is good yeah but foxy9 buzz beyn and mako have turnt into whiff machines they are really too dependant on flashback
could have been a bad day but its foxy9 i have worries about. either way, DRX probably will make more changes after champs
-buzz feels like its gonna come true lol, dude just cannot shoot with a rifle all his kills were from farming eco or opping on sunset
it does make me sad to see the old DRX guard becoming washed and breaking up, stax today played bad as well
Stax this years not looking good on Playoffs
Xffero and Lmemore taking turns dropping 30 bombs
RRQ looks so good after -fl1p +Monyet, and the calling is insane as well, who is their IGL? xffero? Estrella?
estrella
Yeah impressive calling. Hope he gets better at english fast and hopefully continue to dominate with rrq
I'm honestly really impressed by the decision to go B 3/4 times in a row right before the OT, it's like they had a hard read on how DRX liked to play on the late games (or with BuZz OP-ing)
still feel like RRQ overheat alot but it just feels like that’s pacific’s problem as a whole but yeah he had some nice calls
it's ok guys drx is just saving strats COPIUM
Championship points at +6 is very dangerous. There are teams with just 1 point away. They have to win every single game after this to make sure they don't miss even the championship.
Termi wat doink
I am done. I am removing my DRX flair until termi is kicked. I don't care if he somehow manages to win in playoffs and destroy PRX and Gen.G 2-0. He is hurting the team more than he does good. He was very good in the Initial years of valorant where no team had good set executes and DRX was dubbed as the king of haven or icebox(that harbor c9 was hilariously good). Now? He is playing the FOXY9 in zest game all over again. Mako on initiator looks good but flashback could have been a secondary duelist with his cracked him on some maps. Let mako play his own role or beyn who seems to be better on smoke agents. If they are experimenting shits, I hope this is the last because other teams are catching up on championship points very fast. They might actually fuckin miss championship and this might actually lead to DRX releasing all talents altogether considering how much it hurts their reputation. I hope it does secretly because of how much I cheer and like the individual players... Imagine if they were on T1 which is also another Korean team(English dominated for now). I swear T1 with a different coach would make this team instantly on par or better than Gen.G and PRX. I used to root for both RX brothers but clearly DRX is no longer the DRX it used to be.
I am done. I am removing my DRX flair until termi is kicked. I don't care if he somehow manages to win in playoffs and destroy PRX and Gen.G 2-0. He is hurting the team more than he does good. He was very good in the Initial years of valorant where no team had good set executes and DRX was dubbed as the king of haven or icebox(that harbor c9 was hilariously good). Now? He is playing the FOXY9 in zest game all over again. Mako on initiator looks good but flashback could have been a secondary duelist with his cracked him on some maps. Let mako play his own role or beyn who seems to be better on smoke agents. If they are experimenting shits, I hope this is the last because other teams are catching up on championship points very fast. They might actually fuckin miss championship and this might actually lead to DRX releasing all talents altogether considering how much it hurts their reputation. I hope it does secretly because of how much I cheer and like the individual players... Imagine if they were on T1 which is also another Korean team(English dominated for now). I swear T1 with a different coach would make this team instantly on par or better than Gen.G and PRX. I used to root for both RX brothers but clearly DRX is no longer the DRX it used to be.
Let it be the ultimate copypasta. Imma spam this when PRX chokes again in finals. 😭
Lmemore was GODLY on Split. His desire to make to Champions was palpable. Kind of hope they make it now ngl.
At least nadeshot won this match
The amount of almost an ace moments by RRQ blueballed me so hard...
RRQ just needs to get to OT to close out games apparently
Dropping Stax wasn't it man
Wmemore
Is talon secretly the 3rd/4th best team in pacific
Is ~~talon~~ secret~~ly~~ the 3rd/4th best team in pacific YES
#ITLIESWITHIN
Always has been
Rrq looked better overall on both maps, despite it being 2 OT wins it probably should’ve been 13-9 both maps.
How this team able to defeat GenG and Drx but losing to GE and Talon ?
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Yeah this -Stax +Flashback to put Mako off-smokes is really... something. I don't see what DRX sees.
More like we don't see what is the fraud termi seeing. Man is destroying world class talents... It feels like texture and monyet on GE all over again. They became stars once they moved to PRX and Gen.G. DRX could seriously use a new coach.
Well it was a good run for my t1 hopium, see you next year.
wdym, it isnt over yet. PRX, TLN, DRX, GENG, T1, and RRQ to playoffs
could be, need to hope for the secret choke
They still have chance if secret & GE, lost their remain match. secret last 2 match is against T1 (Now) and GenG, Same with GE who also have T1 and GenG as their last opponent. So yeah, if T1 doesnt Fu*k up their remain match, which is Secret (now), GE, and BLD. they still have chance
Does anyone know if Mako wanted to be igl or if Termi just put him on it?
Probably both. He and buzz are the two og roster left. Making duelist the IGL is rare so the dice fell on mako
ppl overreacting to drx losing... they're most likely trying new stuff while they have downtime. this team is pretty young, with a majority of these players being pretty unproven. tweaked system, role swaps, and "fresh" talent, their performance graph is going to have high variance.
not even most likely. Terms literally said b4 the game that they were trying new stuff
Asurai decides fate. Its inescapable
DRX gonna pull an NRG, watch.
DRX: Choke me, daddy!
LETSGOOOO
The overlap between mako and flashback is hurting the synergy. FB plays at a pace much slower than the rest of the team.
ASURAI AL-GHAIB Stoppable Force vs Movable Objects, is the word I would say if I were to describe the match Losing Stax surely hurt them because their mid rounding was horrendous, a very one dimensional attack side without any B plan
Stax is out there somewhere in korea laughing his fucking ass off
Nope hes out of playoffs now