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Probably playing a dead game

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@SunMate95 Do you think this combo got removed intentionally? No mention in the patch notes & most of my blitz/illaoi routes don't work now.

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2XKO very fun single player game

#2XKO_AHRI

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@imWonderfuls To many more! 🎉

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@JawaJuic3 @ghopoTV Holy shit I know that guy!

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@AspectFN_ Fortnite, except we're old now 🤣

[Aether Studios @StudiosofAether]

Thank you for sharing your passion for Aether Studios’ games, characters and world.

We work to support individuals who celebrate that passion by creating memorable play experiences.

In that spirit, run tournaments however the hell you want.

[Bbatts @bbatts523]

Thank god Nintendo is cracking down on High School charity events

I was afraid Saint Jude's Children's Hospital were raising TOO MUCH MONEY

[BcJ @BcJFPS]

Good night 🙌

See you guys back in Michigan 🥳

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Keep the good times Rollin 🎉

[caIi @califps]

Aimtrainer frogs foaming at the mouth rn

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"we want great organizations to compete in our sport"

But you franchised the league 🤣

Embarrassing

[Leo Faria @lhfaria]

Hey everyone. This situation is very unfortunate and none of us wanted this outcome. We designed Ascension hoping to see new teams and players joining our International Leagues every year, and it’s disheartening to see this happening in year one. That said, I want to share some of the details that led us here.

Teams competing in Challengers knew what they were playing for since the start of the season. Every team that qualified for Ascension signed the Team Participation Agreement prior to the start of the tournament, and signatures were held in escrow. Immediately after the conclusion of Ascension we started the onboarding process with the three winning teams, expecting them to release their signature from escrow to finalize their promotion to the International Leagues. Unfortunately this was never completed by The Guard, and after two months and several follow-ups, we had to make a very hard decision in order to not compromise the start of the season next year.

We want great organizations to participate in our sport and therefore hold every candidate to high standards. Team’s structure and professionalism are what allow the VCT to provide amazing career opportunities for pros, and the development and growth of the sport we all love. We hold that bar high, both for partnered and ascended teams, and also offer them the exact same benefits (the only exception being a team-branded gun skin, which is only available for partnered teams). Those benefits include a base stipend, financial incentives, prize pools, revenue share of the Champions collection, and team-specific bundles.

To address this particular situation, we considered three different options: allow these 5 players to be picked up by a new organization, promote the Ascension runner-up, or not promote any team. Here’s context on why we chose the latter.

With the way our path-to-pro is designed, it’s fair to assume that a free agent team might eventually get to Challengers and even win Ascension. We want to see five friends and dream making it all the way to the top, and we are prepared for that occasion. In case a free agent team makes it to an International League, the players would have an opportunity to find an organization that would support them in the International League. This particular situation is different, since this team played through Challengers and Ascension under The Guard banner, and became free agents after the fact. Allowing an acquisition by a different organization now opens the door for slots in the VCT to be sold, which we do not allow.

The second solution we considered was promoting the runner-up M80, however, that would also create questionable precedents. The point of Ascension is to reward performance, and as great and talented as M80 is, qualifying a team that didn’t win the tournament defeats that purpose. Promotion is earned in-game, not out of it.

We’re very disappointed on behalf of the players who competed the whole season and won’t be able to qualify as a team due to circumstances beyond their control. As painful as it is to make this decision, we have a responsibility to protect the integrity of the sport and will always do what’s best for the long term.

[Jake Lucky @JakeSucky]

I was hoping Evil Geniuses was trolling no lie

[Jack Shephard @JackShephardIRL]

Absolutely blown away by the depth of emotions and unexpected twists for this Twitch Rivals Rust Gamebattle III Documentary. Huge shoutout to @CoconutBGaming for giving me the opportunity to tell it. Full video will be out very soon!

[Koustics @Koustics]

I play games to drag others into the personal hell that I have created for myself. It's like domain expansion but my ability is just hating

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Gotta thank @ReptileGames for doin it right 🎶

#BombRushCyberfunk

[henry @BluesDank]

feels like it was just yesterday man

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@ItsMohr Ding

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@ghopoTV @Calvano_Anthony What're you gonna do, rapid jab me?

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@Calvano_Anthony @ghopoTV Not melee either..

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@BcJFPS Vibe for this entire year, and to many more! Much love brother <3