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739
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
Bearded Elder29905 Posts
January 13 2015 12:19 GMT
#21
Joining worst team in NA LCS, why :\
WriterSalty oldboy that loves memes | One and only back-to-back Liquibet Winner
TitusVI
Profile Joined April 2013
Germany8319 Posts
Last Edited: 2015-01-13 12:33:15
January 13 2015 12:32 GMT
#22
On January 13 2015 11:47 Mensol wrote:
NA LCS > EU LCS

EU had better middle players in the past but seems like its changing


NA>EU since S4 Summer Split. And this will probably stay for a long time.
Science>Mechanics
vuii
Profile Joined July 2012
Portugal4 Posts
January 13 2015 12:40 GMT
#23
On January 13 2015 21:32 TitusVI wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 13 2015 11:47 Mensol wrote:
NA LCS > EU LCS

EU had better middle players in the past but seems like its changing


NA>EU since S4 Summer Split. And this will probably stay for a long time.


Thank god you're from Germany, otherwise people would be pissed!
euw: oopspatrao
randomaccoutn958
Profile Joined January 2015
4 Posts
January 13 2015 13:06 GMT
#24
On January 13 2015 21:40 vuii wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 13 2015 21:32 TitusVI wrote:
On January 13 2015 11:47 Mensol wrote:
NA LCS > EU LCS

EU had better middle players in the past but seems like its changing


NA>EU since S4 Summer Split. And this will probably stay for a long time.


Thank god you're from Germany, otherwise people would be pissed!

What does that prove? I am from Germany as well and think only C9 is better than most EU teams, and that EU teams are more skilled on average and have the higher peaks.
739
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
Bearded Elder29905 Posts
January 13 2015 13:10 GMT
#25
Welp, I'm European as well but I think that NA LCS games are more entertaining than EU ones.
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randomaccoutn958
Profile Joined January 2015
4 Posts
Last Edited: 2015-01-13 13:20:31
January 13 2015 13:12 GMT
#26
On January 13 2015 22:10 739 wrote:
Welp, I'm European as well but I think that NA LCS games are more entertaining than EU ones.


Yeah, I can agree on that. Europe got very boring in playstyle at a certain point, though I think that players like Nukeduck and Febiven will change that (and Amin, Mithy, Niels, k0u etc. in the future). I was just talking about how good the players are. If a NA team and an EU team both played against Korean or Chinese teams I'd rather bet on the EU one.
Redox
Profile Joined October 2010
Germany24794 Posts
January 13 2015 13:22 GMT
#27
The TL Twitch chat is real.
Off-season = best season
Swantanamo J
Profile Joined October 2014
United States18 Posts
January 13 2015 13:23 GMT
#28
I hope to see more subs play, I like in Korea how the coaches come in the booth all amped and swap players between games. :p
Shatterfront
Profile Joined August 2013
Australia77 Posts
January 13 2015 16:29 GMT
#29
On January 13 2015 14:25 Redox wrote:
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On January 13 2015 11:44 Fionn wrote:
This is like a nightmare for EU LCS purists.


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On January 13 2015 12:24 oo_Wonderful_oo wrote:
This is getting out of control, tbh.
What kind of sin did Alex commit in previous life to justify everything after his Gambit's leave.



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On January 13 2015 12:27 Shatterfront wrote:
Jesus that's depressing.



This thread is terribly confusing to me. Why do people see this as something negative? So far we believed (and I still believe) that he will play on Brawl in NA challenger, and now when people think there is a chance he plays on an LCS team that is bad?

Sadly this is probably just about getting a visa though. Since when do subs mean anything?

Still I am really happy for Alex that he is getting this chance in NA, I thought his career was completely over. If Brawl does not work out he also might try out for other challenger teams once he got his visa.


Seeing Alex Ich go from Moscow 5 to subbing for the worst team in the NA LCS is depressing, simple.
www.twitter.com/shatterfront
Nathanael
Profile Joined January 2015
United Kingdom14 Posts
January 13 2015 16:59 GMT
#30
How the mighty have fallen.
I am the danger.
wei2coolman
Profile Joined November 2010
United States60033 Posts
January 13 2015 17:05 GMT
#31
On January 13 2015 21:19 739 wrote:
Joining worst team in NA LCS, why :\

T8 is no Velocity...
liftlift > tsm
tmv23
Profile Joined December 2013
Germany89 Posts
January 13 2015 17:21 GMT
#32
On January 13 2015 21:17 ehrnio wrote:
I find it sad that no one in the EU scene was willing to give him a chance.


thats not the problem at all. i'm pretty sure he'd play for an eu lcs team if he had citizenship of an EU country or the visa-rules for him as a russian citizen wouldnt be as strict as they are, forcing him to constantly travel.
Hero of Time777
Profile Joined January 2015
United States12 Posts
January 13 2015 17:32 GMT
#33
As sad as it is to see Alex where he is now, I must admire his tenacity. If nothing else I'm at least looking forward to seeing him play on Brawl. I tried to catch all his games in Starladder so seeing him play in NA challenger will be a treat
https://twitter.com/HeroOfTime777
Disengaged
Profile Joined July 2010
United States6994 Posts
January 13 2015 17:35 GMT
#34
This is unexpected lol
pharell
Profile Joined January 2015
Portugal9 Posts
Last Edited: 2015-01-13 17:44:07
January 13 2015 17:43 GMT
#35
Well we already had the news that he was going to NA for the Challenger Scene, this was just a step for him to get a working visa and it's a win-win situation since T8 now have a veteran in their ranks that can help them in their venture through the LCS while he plays for Brawl.
Sufficiency
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
Canada23833 Posts
January 13 2015 17:54 GMT
#36
On January 13 2015 22:06 ehrnio wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 13 2015 21:40 vuii wrote:
On January 13 2015 21:32 TitusVI wrote:
On January 13 2015 11:47 Mensol wrote:
NA LCS > EU LCS

EU had better middle players in the past but seems like its changing


NA>EU since S4 Summer Split. And this will probably stay for a long time.


Thank god you're from Germany, otherwise people would be pissed!

What does that prove? I am from Germany as well and think only C9 is better than most EU teams, and that EU teams are more skilled on average and have the higher peaks.



I think it is to point out favouritism due to region - Euros think EU teams are stronger.
https://twitter.com/SufficientStats
Sufficiency
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
Canada23833 Posts
January 13 2015 17:56 GMT
#37
My question is mostly whether or not he will bring his wife to US to have an anchor baby =)
https://twitter.com/SufficientStats
Redox
Profile Joined October 2010
Germany24794 Posts
January 13 2015 18:00 GMT
#38
On January 14 2015 02:56 Sufficiency wrote:
My question is mostly whether or not he will bring his wife to US to have an anchor baby =)

Yeah pretty sure he will bring his wife.

Could very well imagine that it creates some problems if esports is being used as vehicle for immigration.
Off-season = best season
botchedit
Profile Joined January 2015
74 Posts
January 13 2015 18:19 GMT
#39
On January 13 2015 11:49 Slusher wrote:
this is going to put a lot of pressure on Slooshi.


I don't really agree with this. If this puts pressure on Slooshi, it's because he's letting a ghost poke him in the back. AI as we knew him is not going to return any time soon.
Project Yasuo
Profile Joined January 2015
United States153 Posts
January 13 2015 18:23 GMT
#40
On January 14 2015 02:54 Sufficiency wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 13 2015 22:06 ehrnio wrote:
On January 13 2015 21:40 vuii wrote:
On January 13 2015 21:32 TitusVI wrote:
On January 13 2015 11:47 Mensol wrote:
NA LCS > EU LCS

EU had better middle players in the past but seems like its changing


NA>EU since S4 Summer Split. And this will probably stay for a long time.


Thank god you're from Germany, otherwise people would be pissed!

What does that prove? I am from Germany as well and think only C9 is better than most EU teams, and that EU teams are more skilled on average and have the higher peaks.



I think it is to point out favouritism due to region - Euros think EU teams are stronger.


EU vs. NA has been done to shit tho lol. Let's just focus on the individual teams we like.
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