u/BadgerTsrif

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I have no idea on the behind the scenes stuff but it seems a little shitty to bail on a commitment with somebody after 1 practice day. My crazy out of nowhere pull for this is actually that zer0 might be joining a diff team and Dropped is going to play with TL and hence they were told they can't play together for ENC even though he hasn't joined yet. If that's not the case, it seems like a shitty thing to do.

Who do we think Panic/Sikez are picking up and who will Dropped and Knoqd pick up?

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First big public LFT as far as I am aware for NA. Emtee was open to offers and region swaps too.
Any predictions for where both end up?

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9 NA, 4 EMEA, 4 APAC North, 3 APAC South

5 Group A, 3 Group B, 8 Group C, 4 Group D

Group C being the group of death is no surprise I remember thinking at least 8 could make it to Finals from this group and exactly 8 did. NA representation strong as always in Finals. This is probably the first Lobby I have seen where clear favourites exist but genuinely all 20 teams could win if they have a banger day.

Apex already has significant RNG which I think BRs do need to some degree but a team being able to get 2-3 zones on their head on the same Map feels too far down the luck over skill path. Will they ever change it? Probably not but its worth highlighting.

It feels like POI Draft and Legend Bans have been a fantastic step into evolving the game. Is the next step Apex and specifically ALGS implementing a zone change that allows Games 4 and 6 to happen or Games 5 and 6 but never Games 4 and 5 back to back.

C v D Storm Point Zones

''Just listing a few 'powerhouse' teams that I think disappointed but may or may not make changes would love to see other's thoughts:

I think CRT coming alive in Finals has probably saved this roster from a change (but they should change). 3 LAN Winners at one point looked like a team that wouldn't even make Top 10.

SR presumably stick it out to give Xynew a fair shake at IGL'ing even though they have been very disappointing this Champs.

VP - Blow that shit up, Emtee was at one point touted as the best IGL outside of the Big 3 and he just doesn't seem the same player since leaving Koy/Xynew. Might be the most overrated IGL...

Alliance won't change because they were insane last year, but they have been disappointing since the Open. Effect seems to legitimately throw every other game its kind of insane, could see a swap just for vibes.

ROC - Definitely need a change, Sauce way too volatile as an IGL

TLAW - No way they don't change or completely wipe the roster now that zer0 has more options since its post season''

Shoutout to CompApex for actually nostradamus'ing that certain teams needed a change if they wanted to gel or improve. I brought up more then a few teams that I thought might be controversial at the time but most actually agreed with me. It seems more and more telling that fighting mechanics can't just bail you out of bad performances now with how good the average PL roller player is, chemistry matters more and more.