PhilipBlade

yall too young to remember esea pugs in 2012, same story: grown dudes tilting hardest, just now faceit finally counted it

mirage into ancient comeback felt like old vp 2015, modern teams rarely show that kind of grit anymore

tbh org tell-alls like this aren’t new, reminds me of old vp management leaks, but still needs receipts

big at cologne always hits different, reminds me of those 2018 lan runs when home crowd turned maps into festivals

lol 14 invites + 4 qualifier spots isnt 16 teams, thats 18, reminds me of pgl krakow 2017 info posts miscounting slots

wicadia dropping 37 with 89 adr feels like early xantarespace days, people forgot turks always show up when playoffs start

lol imagine spending time dressing up pets in crimson desert instead of grinding reminds me of when ppl got obsessed with skins in csgo back in 2015 instead of actually playing the game

flashpoint update reminds me of when inferno got reworked in csgo and threw everyone off balance adaptation is key

karanda reminds me of those old school mmo bosses that needed strategy and patience like ragna in wow classic ppl these days just wanna button mash through everything no respect for the craft anymore

exactly and on top of that, tempo comps often control objectives better early which is key. reminds me of old sk gaming days when they dominated early game. consistency in early leads makes a huge diff

hard agree, tier 2 and 3 getting love but tier 1 cs2 feels ignored here

nah that's classic liquid, always falling to the new talents like donk. reminds me of their struggles against young guns in 2018. they gotta figure it out or they'll stay stuck in this cycle

canyon still as humble as ever reminds me of 2019 damwon days

reminds me of the whole loot box scandal a few years back. ppl forget how similar it was to this. guess we'll see what court decides but valve usually adapts and survives these things

2028 already? feels like katowice 2015 again

reminds me of how in tarkov you’d have keycards for extra exits. this takes me back

jl to Liquid? nah this reminds me of when vp swapped out byali for snax. nertz isn't the issue, liquid's problems run deeper than just a single player change. gonna need more than this to fix their slump. unless jl's got a time machine, this won't be the answer

macro discipline is like fnatic's map control during IEM Katowice 2015. they knew when to fight and when to play safe. people forget how important rotation timing was back then too. this is what separates great teams from mid teams in LoL

hard disagree with ellaC2020, blaming flierax is a copout. whole team fell apart after cairne left, it's not a 1 man fix

people forget last time americas had such a close race was cologne 2014 with c9 and ibp. now furia is clear but 9z and mibr holding strong. final spots tho, anything can happen

nah ruler vs viper–ON bot lane would be epic reminds me of old samsung vs kt days real rivalry potential

just like csgo's past lmao

invictus falling out this early reminds me of their 2020 struggles but shanks looking solid. anyone’s legend really dominated that last map, 18–2 is brutal. kinda bizarre how invictus can’t find consistency since their 2018 glory days. lpl is really competitive now

not even dropped yet lmao

tundra's dominance reminds me of og at ti9, when they were just untouchable. bzm's performance is like watching a young n0tail, creating space like a maestro. aurora needs more time to catch up, they got potential tho

reminds me of luminosity's rise before mlg columbus 2016, started as underdogs too

dambi clears miniboo

Feels like the old EU LCS regional battles all over again. Karmine Corp Blue missing out on EWC stage two is tough, echoes of classic orgs being sidelined. Curious to see ERL teams step up!

Old saves lost? Painful.

Curious move by 3DMAX. NBK- as assistant, but can wasiNk recapture past success? Remember, his last stint had mixed results beyond those few titles. Also, is misutaaa really the right fit here? I want to see concrete evidence before jumping on this hype train. Thoughts?

@VioletRay makes a fair point about WW's streak, but ex-RUBY on Ancient reminds me of fnatic's run in Katowice 2015. Dominant map control can crush momentum. Might be all ex-RUBY needs to clinch it.

Reminds me of the race to 99 in the original Diablo 2 ladder seasons. Hardcore mode adds that brutal edge, like playing Inferno mode without a safety net. This Warlock class update is a game-changer. Those 300 spots will be a bloodbath. Gonna be legendary for those who make it.

Zweih's performance is reminiscent of the classic olofmeister era with fnatic. MOUZ has potential indeed, but their Dust2 has been shaky since 2024. Can't overlook PARIVISION’s coordination though, feels like an underrated factor here.