Estuve viendo VODS de Vitality en VCT EMEA, intentando entender por qué sufrió tanto contra equipos con menor roster, específicamente los turcos (BBL, FUT y FireFlux en este caso), al punto donde hubo un cambio de rol en algunos mapas entre Chronicle y Jamppi.
En posts anteriores relacioné el estilo de juego de LOUD con los equipos turcos, haciendo el punto de comparación mayoritariamente en la libertad con la que juegan el mid-round y la intención de adaptarse según los momentos de las rondas.
En el video voy a mostrar 3 clips del partido entre Vitality y FireFlux, el cual salió 2-1 a favor de los turcos. En los primeros 2 clips, Vitality domina el A main de la misma manera ambas rondas, sin adaptación y sin hacer mucho énfasis en la ejecución (solo tiran flash y se abren al trade), mientras FireFlux esperó a que Deadink (Waylay) peekee saltando (metiéndose en el 1-way del Omen y evitando aparecer en la pantalla del que holdee el 1-way) para luego seguir con el execute.
Estos detalles son los que hacen que la adaptación no solo se lleve a nivel táctico, sino a nivel individual/gameplay, además de que un player que busque sumar este tipo de ideas, es un player que tiene más herramientas para encontrarle la vuelta al mid-round o para llevar a cabo una call/plan de juego.
Ah I realize why they look corny when they shit talk, its cause they sound like they take it personally LMAO
Vitality might be the lamest trashtalk I have ever seen in VCT
Chronicle on sending a message to LOUD:
"Last year a member of a my team trash talked a bit too much and went nuclear, and sadly our goal didn't happen, so we'll stay humble now"
D'ailleurs personne en parle mais avec le leak du bloc note de la conversation téléphonique entre Squeezie et Marteen.
On apprend en lisant entre les lignes que Boaster c'est fait à 98%
Mais Askip d'après Engh et Marteen, Boaster n'a aucune influence sur Alfa 😅
karrigan was asked how he manages to lead Falcons with so much individual talent and make the players look even better than before
His answer:
“m0NESY is a very creative player. That means he needs creative space in the team. He needs to be able to dictate something, a rotation he wants to hold, something he wants to do. And on top of that, I make a mid-round call based on what he's doing.
A lot of freedom is given to NiKo and Maksim. But also I put my foot down: okay, we are now playing a little bit too much individual decision-based. Let's group together and there's a team.
I think that's the thing I brought to the team, that we can play both styles. We can play a very set heavy, structured way, but we can also unleash and really make chaotic rounds.”
🎙️ FNS 🇨🇦 on why he turned down the Kick deal:
"This was a very emotional decision made by me. Not a good financial decision by any means.
There are people subscribed for 27, 28, 29 months. To just leave in a week and be like, peace, after everything this community has given me.
I was not able to sleep at night thinking about that."
Q: How did you come to be released by TALON?
FrosT: "Because of Jake Sin in VCT Pacific. They decided to break us up. In my opinion, what I believe now I know more information about why they made the decision. Respectfully, not a lot of people understand how esports works."
"I think people have an idea of how business works they definitely are not in the industry long enough to know how esports works. They basically kept delaying, delaying, delaying, the decision on TALON. So basically I had 3 organizations that were all tier 1 in CS. Ready to sign everyone [on TALON] and keep the departments the same. They were gonna buy shit just to prove next year that they can show Riot, 'look we can be in this and we can show that we can do this.' [TALON] knew about [their departure from VCT] as early as in August or September. I had it (orgs) lined up within 24 hours when I found out what happened with TALON. Because of esport connections. I had three big orgs, ready, waiting JUST WAITING. Crws was meeting with Riot, Crws was having these discussions, I was coaching Crws through it.
Free agency starts October 15th. By November 1st you need to start practicing and forming rosters for the OFF//SEASON tournaments. Riot knew this two weeks before November 1st."
"And then still, TALON is still, no decision on TALON, constantly in communication with Riot about this. Jovi was the domino to fall because bro 'I can't be in limbo, But I have a head coaching job offer, like I'll stay but I need to know I'm going to have a spot in the league."
"Because another thing Riot did that was incorrect was there was already rumors and people talking that they were going to add another Japanese team. So now we are like there's a chance they're not in the league anymore. How does this even work? So if we stay together we we're going to be in the league if they didn't get accepted. And this is not a fault of our own, so this is why I'm so cavalier about naming VCT Pacific and Jake and everybody, they knew from the beginning."
"Just accept these orgs [that I suggested]. And Riot even made a mandate that we have to find "CS orgs" that also have some asian representation. So I even had to narrow the search and find teams that had APAC in other division. I even did that. We did everything we possibly could to get to the finish line. November 1st comes, crickets. No reply, no communication. I got the deadline, I had to accept. Jovi goes to RRQ. I had no other choice."
Ilya (m0NESY) and Maksim (Kyousuke) at the stage for the showmatch against Team Guangzhou.
Kyousuke: Thank you for everything guys. One thing: don’t give me cigarettes, please. I’m not smoking anymore. You can give me vapes, but not cigarettes.
Credit to XSE Pro League Guangzhou 2026 official stream.
This video is so funny. I already said Ilya (m0NESY) is so unintentionally funny.
Ilya is wearing the Ray-Ban Meta sunglasses.
Ilya (m0NESY): I’m also recording (talking to the camera person)
KennyS: Ilya why are you recording the women’s toilets?
Poor thing didn’t realized he was standing in front of the door to the women’s bathroom.
😂😂😂😂
Credit to KennyS official YouTube channel.