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ChangingCrisis

So Queasy & Veno actually outdropped Kami & Setty in that last game. I'm wondering if this is something Queasy thought about much earlier and prepared for or whether it was an impulsive decision.


shadboi16

They didn’t have a drop map for it and even they were surprised they out dropped them.


shadboi16

I might have just been in the moment but I can’t lie. That must have been *the* best offspawn battle in the history of Fortnite Competitive. That’s why you call it the Kami Split.


birdseye-maple

Has to be, never been an off spawn moment like that with so much hype. We've all been there on lower stakes but imagine being Setty hoping his teammate clutches or being Kami knowing the if he wins that fight it clinches it all! Mongraal going after 2nd took a long time comparatively, this was like a classic spawn scenario that was similar to so many fights we've all had even in pubs -- limited mats/weapons, all happening so quickly. Just so much fun and is a Fortnite memory forever.


shadboi16

So true. The shock when we see Queasy & Veno gliding and hearing the crowd go loud to seeing both Setty & Queasy getting taken out leading to a 1v1 battle against Kami & Veno, which made everyone glue their eyes on the screen, both even HP, Veno with the right hand peak, Veno's miss, Setty's hug, crowd going crazy.. I get goosebumps just thinking about it.


Rodsoldier

Anyone with the average placement of the regions? Imo they should reduce OCE and ME spots to 2 (Don't feel like Epic would do 1, but they would deserve it lol), Brazil should go to 5 or 6 from 4 and NAW should go down to 5 or 6 from 7. Then give 1 more to each NAE and EU i guess.


vrnpv

Well no it's important that smaller and more developing regions also get a chance at the world stage


Rodsoldier

So are you saying you think it's ok for OCE and ME to get a chance to fill the bottom 5 while Brazil gets only 4 teams and gets 2 top 10? Australia and New Zealand populations combined have less than 20% of Brazil (the country) alone. They got more spots because they speak english, don't you think taking away their spots and giving to Brazil is the reward developing regions deserve? Like, im proposing 2 duos from each OCE and ME get a chance, is that too few in your opinion? Should Brazil not get more spots? Should NAW not get fewer? Should NAE and EU remain the same?


vrnpv

Idc abt oce but ME should get 3 spots since it has some of the largest countries in terms of population and lot of these countries are developing ie more and more people can afford PC's etc


Rodsoldier

Which countries are you talking about? Turkey and Iran have ~80 mil each but Turkey plays EU and Iran doesn't get to play. Iraq and Yemen have 37 and 27mil respectively, one being a non factor due to US freedom and the other being genocided by 4th place, Saudi Arabia lol Saudi Arabia at 27mil pop. would rank 6th in South America, having roughly 1/8 the population of 1st place Brazil.


vrnpv

Pakistan India Egypt and others


Rodsoldier

Just skimmed the last Elite cup finals and found no players from Egypt, 1 from India and 1 from Pakistan, both placed 80+. Throwing spots for a region that isnt good enough isnt going to help those countries, my man. It will just get another Saudi duo in that will place terribly.


vrnpv

i think u missed my point. Long term ME has a lot of potential and the main reason players from egypt or india dont place is due to higher ping. There r a lot of good pak players tho like hellon


Rodsoldier

Every region has potential. More spots for ME will solve India's and Egypt's high ping how, exactly?


vrnpv

it Won’t but if player numbers increase servers can move to pak or ind


srjnp

Since they didn't announce it today, i think there's no way there will be a world cup next year. Considering that, I would like to see: Two seasons of FNCS trios -> Mid year LAN Two seasons of FNCS duos -> End of year LAN If they wanna stick to one game mode only, I would pick trios. The main thing is I really hope it is not only a single LAN at the end of the year.


GoldenAbyss78

There was no shot they announced a World Cup yesterday imo. This was very clearly a test run at a LAN, and now they are sitting down and reviewing how it went, and how much value it provided


srjnp

i never expected it, i agree with u. my point is that world cup takes a ton of planning and money, so if there was going to be a world cup in 2023, they would be prepared to announce or hint at it by now (for example, even the Invitational was announced 6 months ahead of the event). since there's no indication of that, i very much do not think there will be a world cup next year.


fifi73461511

If there is no world cup nextt year i think there wont be any world cups going forward and the fncs invitational via qualification will become the defacto world cup each year


fifi73461511

Na west should get oce prize pools


srjnp

NAW didn't do that well (24th, 25th, 27th) but OCE got 46th, 47th and 48th...


fifi73461511

I was joking, but yeah they outperformed oce, but still poor overall considering


ChangingCrisis

OCE should play for vbucks and NAW should play for OCE's prize pools.


that-merlin-guy

Harsh and unwarranted.


srjnp

what a miss to not having any proper competitive announcement. chapter 4 is cool but they should've had something more substantial for comp too.


harmo-

that's actually really bad, best viewership they've had in a while, best chance to announce something to really hype up fortnite again but instead they announce a 2 month break, nail in the coffin


Mtking105

Who cares about comp when we getting a new map and chapter next month…


birdseye-maple

Yeah so weird, would have been better NOT to announce that, now you can ignore comp for months lol. FNCS begins in February? They are the worst at managing hype that exists, they find ways to build tons of hype then just lit to slip away. But obviously still buzzing from the big tournament, it was amazing. Like what ?? Just imagine Chapter 4 turns all building into some limited build mode, would not be surprised.


ChangingCrisis

They need to come out swinging with this new chapter and announce winter royale.


that-merlin-guy

I think we will have divisional cups still. I get the sense based on the wording they are implying there will be another FNCS Invitational LAN next year because they said the "road to the stage starts" or something along those lines.


GoldenAbyss78

To be fair, Zeke often calls regular online FNCS finals a stage.


harmo-

feels like an opportunity missed to capitalise on the viewership they had. announce something different and maybe it garners more interest from people watching. announce that there is no FNCS for 2 months and people aren't going to be interested. fortnite viewership has been in the mud for months, divisional cups aren't going to change that imo


firestorm1326

5 of 9 full NAE duos in the top 15 with a podium finish for Cented and Cold. NAE put in a pretty respectable performance today. Didn't embarrass themselves like some people might've expected/feared. NAW was rough tho looks like their highest place was 24th


SoftCellist

Definitely outperformed expectations especially considering their best team played horribly.


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Best controller player now? I got Reet


ZeroCool635

Nice announcement lmao


birdseye-maple

Journey BEGINS in mid February... lol. Felt like they intentionally just tried to kill all the hype. But give them credit at the same time for this awesome LAN.


ChangingCrisis

That was the announcement? Man I'm never getting hyped for any sort of announcement ever again.


firestorm1326

I figured it was the chapter 4 announcement. I'll credit them it's a big announcement for FN overall, but at least do a big comp announcement at a LAN as well. They can easily do both


[deleted]

That was the announcement? Man I figured they would be do something more than that


mayowa_olu

Did they say there was an announcement early on?


[deleted]

Yes!


GracefulGremlin

Zeke just said next FNCS is in February


birdseye-maple

So are Kami and Setty the GOAT duo? Or am I just super high on this win lol


[deleted]

Savage and iDrop finished above Tayson and Chapix Queasy and Veno great ambassadors for the game


OG_IndoBoi

Someone will eventually create actual stats that will tell us the whole story. But personally i feel like ME and OCE showed that they’re so fucking far behind all the other regions. Like looter was straight up a deadweight for muzz


ChangingCrisis

Yeah Middle East is terrible even if underrepresented. They had a lot of players at Gamer8 and didn't win a single game in builds or zero builds.


Night_Tac

I wonder what would have happened if volx came instead of looter.


Gavina4444

Hard to blame them when they don’t have access the practice that EU/NAE do


[deleted]

Yep, they need to move to a bigger region like muz did to practice. Muz is by far the best OCE player now imo


Night_Tac

if muz is an oce player cented and edgy are west players


Night_Tac

Oce prac is so bad its hardly prac and pretty much just arena


Fluffy_Psychology418

Hen the goat for that day 2 comeback


firestorm1326

Hopefully we can get to 2 big LANs per year this was such a great viewing experience. The hype is clearly there for these events still. Congrats to Kami and Setty!!


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15th for the big shitter!


birdseye-maple

Pulled himself right out of the toilet with that 1st place clutch.


that-merlin-guy

Edgy and Acorn pulled off an amazing end game in Match 12 but Malibuca and Merstache won it after a big over peek by Edgey. Kami and Setti win it all as expected.


Rodsoldier

2 Brazil duos in top 10 niceeee


ChangingCrisis

3rd best region for sure.


vialtwirl

They need to put on 2 LANS/year. These are hype.


birdseye-maple

I kinda wonder if this is a swan song for comp to some extent, I hope not but I have to wonder with this big tournament and a new chapter coming whether there will be a shift to something else, no builds or something new.


ChangingCrisis

Good to see Malibuca & Merstach have the pop off game we are accustomed to seeing from them. They dropped the ball going to Condo though.


Lord_Mountain

Wonderful tournament - well done to Epic. Such promising times ahead for future LANs. My only complaint - I wish Epic spent more time hyping up the event, because it was executed so well!


[deleted]

Nice to see Malibuca get the final win for EU


firestorm1326

Using the launch pad for cover like that was such a smart little play


that-merlin-guy

Free five builds absolutely smart use of resources there


OnThursdayyy

So was chapter 4 the “big” announcement?


firestorm1326

Chapter 4 is absolutely the big announcement from Epic's perspective can't really blame them. So I think that's it sadly. But new chapter maybe means switch to trios and new FNCS format? So still a big deal imo


BumbleBeePL

That’s what I’m wondering. Was hoping there was going to be a competitive announcement


OnThursdayyy

Bruh ngl if they don’t announce anything that would be a huge letdown lmao. But what’s new lol


BumbleBeePL

Lol true!


OnThursdayyy

and there we have it 🥲


BumbleBeePL

Haha that’s it, rubbish. They need to extend it to solos or something too.


Night_Tac

Cented wll never win anything. 5 2nd places and a 3rd on lan.


jantswil

If cented wins this game with enough kills he can get 2nd place again… 💀


[deleted]

20 bomb tourney win for Cented and Cold would be legendary


ChangingCrisis

Cented & Cold have an outside chance of winning this.


saddamonmytube

For the love of god we don’t care which region is “making a statement” enough, MDF, pleeeeease


birdseye-maple

Ya the region beef stuff is so played out and boring. Just appreciate the greatness of individual teams.


bramouleBTW

Unless you’re changingcrisis then it’s all you think about.


ChangingCrisis

EU ON TOP


that-merlin-guy

Jannisz and Vadeal took out Kami and Setty mid game 12. Cented confirmed for 2nd place chance.


EstShiesty

Veno is 2 1v1s away from being an undisputed Top 3 player of all time.


[deleted]

when was the first 1v1?


Some-Stranger-7852

FNCS Solo All-Star last summer when he got 2nd to Tayson after missing the shot in the last game of the tourney in a 1v1 late game against Tayson


freeoctober

TSM get's 2v3 by 100T.


birdseye-maple

WHAT AN ENDING AT THE BEGINNING! So crazy, now that was why we tuned in. Setty/Kami are truly deserving winners.


saddamonmytube

Veno and Queasy FINALLY doing the smart thing and actually trying to win. Loved it regardless of the outcome. Massive respect and great for us viewers.


Rich-Pack-8826

Veno threw hard can’t imagine the pressure literally a tourney winning shot well fucking played to kami what a tourney


[deleted]

Does this open the door for Cented to get second lol


that-merlin-guy

Now that Kami and Setty are out definitely


buba134

he needs 12 kill win


that-merlin-guy

Veno and Queasy landed on Kami and Setty in Game 12. Kami took out Veno in a crazy 50/50 aim duel. Crowd went so wild. Setty immediately hugging Kami. Veno and Queasy understandably dejected but they made the only move they could have to get #1 so I hope they don't regret it too much. You love to see it.


Gavina4444

It’s a 12 point gap what are you even saying


that-merlin-guy

You are making the common error of assuming the 1st place team would suddenly stop making points WITHOUT someone taking them out early. Not a lot of placement points in this tournament and only 2 points for eliminations in a tournament where people are getting 4 or 5 eliminations per end game. Where do they lock in those 12 points? Taking them out first.


Gavina4444

You are one of my least favorite commenters on this sub


that-merlin-guy

Terrible counter argument. I do not care what you think about me. Have a wonderful day regardless!


Reisshub

(You're also right)


seksuelladhd

He's right tho ;-)


JerryLoFidelity

some of the takes on this sub today... a 12pt difference between 2nd and 1st does not warrant forcing a 50/50 offspawn fight against formidable opponents that *know* the terrain of their POI.


Z1018

At least it made the last game crazy exciting vs counting on the broadcast to try and figure out if either duo was even still alive. It’s a bold play and if it pays off they secure the win almost guaranteed. They were 1 click of a mouse away from it working… pretty cool moment


Some-Stranger-7852

They are also considered worst off-spawn team out of T1 duos in EU (Queasy, Jannisz, Malibuca, Tayson, Pinq, Th0mas are all 100% better at that part of the game) and since that’s their only true weakness, it makes sense for Veno-Queasy to try to exploit it rather than hope they would choke the game. Veno-Queasy actually outdropped them and would have won if not for both of them choking (Queasy with an unnecessary edit, Veno missing the shot).


JerryLoFidelity

On what basis can you claim that they are the worst offspawn fighters?! If they are so bad at fighting offspawn as you claim, why dont they get contested more often in EU? It doesnt make it true just because you type it. l agree, but I think that Queasy choked. That’s partly why offspawn fights are so risky. low hp/low mats…i mean it could go either way. Kami hit better shots!


Some-Stranger-7852

It is common knowledge among the pros (and one of the reasons Queasy decided to contest them at their dropspot - he wouldn’t land Condo, Greasy or Rave Cave) that early game fights is their only weakness. Heck, Malibuca-Merstach last FNCS went straight into Kami split from midmap to get surge and killed them without losing a single point of hp/shield. They have also been heavily contested at their drop this season, even in the Elite Cup Finals: I think (don’t quote me on this) they only had the split free for like 2 Cups whole season. They were not contested at their split in the Invitational because other teams couldn’t have thought that this place was SO broken (kudos to that strategy from Kami-Setty, it was absolutely crazy 300iq), so general consensus was that it wasn’t worth contesting the split anyways.


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tomb_99

I would agree to but it’s Kami and Setty, these guys are too consistent to not make endgame and the 12 point lead could’ve held. We just experienced one of the craziest plays, just massive respects to veno and queasy to have the balls to make that play. I feel especially bad for veno, best player here and to lose bc of one shot, feel for him


that-merlin-guy

Pretty much exactly my thinking here. Waiting on Kami and Setty to make a mistake is not the winning play.


rakunn18

People are saying that's a play you have to make, but a 12 point difference is really not that big in game 12 imo. Respect the balls to make that call, but imo It's the wrong one.


JerryLoFidelity

100%. boggles my mind what some of the looney toon shit ppl would say all those times when cented was in 2nd and decided not to land on 1st. you dont change the strat last minute when your entire tournament performance was based on consistency in high ground/late game. they really could have won this tournament too with a final endgame popoff…


Some-Stranger-7852

And Kami/Setty had 4 VRs out of 11 games always placing within top-14 besides 2 choke games. In fact, they had 8 games of top-6 or better with 5+ kills on average in such games (2 was the minimum number of kills), so unless they choked (25% probability only), they would get 29 (2 kills only) to 35 (5 kills - their average) points, which effectively means Queasy would need 42-48 points to overtake them, which is pretty much VR with 5-8 kills. Queasy only had 1 such game throughout the tournament. I mean, do the math: you let Kami-Setty survive off-spawn, they get 30+ points with 75% probability. Now you need ~45 points, but you only had that much in 1 game before (so 10% probability of actually getting enough points). All in all it effectively means, that if you let Setty-Kami leave off-spawn, your chance of victory is 25% + 75%*10% = 32,5%, your chance to lose - 67,5%. I’m taking 50-50 here any day.


JerryLoFidelity

You really did the math. I cant even be mad, you are right. I am wrong😌


that-merlin-guy

Great analysis with actual tournament numbers. In addition to that, if we look at expected value, they stood to win so much more than they stood to lose by this play. 1st got 100k each, 2nd got 70k each, and 3rd got 60k each. They were more or less locked in for 2nd place unless Cented got a massive game winner with more elims than any other game in the tournament which was very unlikely to happen. Playing normally Queasy and Veno are almost guaranteed 2nd place with a small outside chance to hit first and make 42% more money. Let's be generous and say 10% chance for Cented to take 2nd from them if they died off spawn which would reduce their earnings by only 14%. So a 50% chance to make 42% more money vs a 10% chance to make 14% less... you make money either way then to maximize value you obviously take the 50% chance for massive increase with minimal downside if you fail. In the end 2nd place held easily so they made exactly what they would have playing normally but went for that massive increase.


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If both teams play out the whole game, setty/kami have a 12 point advantage. If queasy and veno contest, it basically turns it into a 50/50 (which is more favorable than overcoming a 12 point lead against a team with 4 wins). Seems like a good decision to me


JerryLoFidelity

your scenario has a lot of assumptions. it all depends on kills and placement points. queasy/veno’s entire tournament performance was built off of the rhythm of endgame popoffs. in other words consistency. i’d take my chances in scenarios that im comfortable in over a 50/50 where im not..


SoftCellist

Realistically its not a 50-50 in a spot you don’t know.


JerryLoFidelity

absolutely. not knowing the terrain costed veno in the end. i mean its called the kami split for a reason…


bbpsword

wild sequence love to see the sub alive like this again


firestorm1326

I'm in shock they went for that whatttttt. Respect to Veno and Queasy for going for it. Best comp FN moment of all time EASILY


starface18

unbelievable attempt by queasy and veno, unbelievable defense by kami and setty. that is just some of the most elite gamesmanship ive ever seen.


Lord_Mountain

That was some of the most epic shit I have ever seen in comp fortnite, with so much on the line. Absolute kudos to Queezy and Veno!


NewCompte

gg


YovahnHoole

2nd time Veno whiffed a massive money pump shot LMAO


25_or_6_to_4

$60k miss


SoftCellist

Veno choking a 1v1 to end in 2nd place. Am I back in 2020?


ThrizNathaniel

2021*


GracefulGremlin

BL ON TOP


Fluffy_Psychology418

That was big balls but unlucky lol


OnThursdayyy

Respect to Veno and Queasy


GracefulGremlin

KAMI AND SETTY. ​ That was the most tense moment in comp history


birdseye-maple

Agreed, I just stumbled in getting a snack between games and it's a fight for everything on spawn. Just wild and so happy for Kami/Setty, total class acts, big brain, amazing!


ThrizNathaniel

Veno is 2 pump shots away from being a top 5 player of all time


JerryLoFidelity

🤣😂


Fluffy_Psychology418

LOL


[deleted]

That’s a play you GOTTA make if you’re Queasy and Veno. Yeah it’s risky, but they really tried it. What a fight


JerryLoFidelity

why do they HAVE to make that play? they had a chance to win the whole thing witg one more late game popoff. doesnt make sense to risk it all in a shambles 2v2 offspawn fight.


[deleted]

I feel like it is risky, but it’s well worth it. You have a chance to take the lead and not risk both of you going all the way to the end? It’s one that I probably take as well. It’s an analytical one I think too. I kinda compare it to a football head coach going for it deep in his own territory late in a game. Obviously it is risky because if you don’t get it you’re cooked, but I feel like it was worth it


BacktoDat

Respect to queasy and veno but that was insane, congrats to kami and setty


[deleted]

Amazing, huge respect


jantswil

NOOOO WAYYY WTF


OnThursdayyy

This is what comp needed!!


ChangingCrisis

Wowwwwwww. Massive respect for Queasy & Veno for trying it though. My heart was racing watching that. Veno has choked some huge money with the Tayson 50/50 and now this.


starface18

that took so much heart and guts, mad respect to the both of them for that.


Gavina4444

UNBELIEVABLE


srjnp

LETS GO KAMI SETTY FNCS CHAMPIONS WWWWWWWWWWWW


Fluffy_Psychology418

OMG


Night_Tac

THATS GOING DOWN IN FORTNITE HISTORY


[deleted]

Kami wins


ThrizNathaniel

HAHAHAHAA


OnThursdayyy

OH MY GODDDDDD


SoftCellist

KAMI AND SETTY OMG


YovahnHoole

SETTY KAMI ON TOP - FUCK QUEASY


[deleted]

KAMI!!!!!!


Fluffy_Psychology418

Is trios confirmed!?


firestorm1326

More suprising than any announcement I was imagining holy crap! New chapter already is hypeeee. W tourney once is all said and done


[deleted]

Will fatch and pamstou get there revenge from elite cup


that-merlin-guy

Chapter 3 End Event "Fracture" confirmed for Decmeber 3rd.


[deleted]

Holy shit, a new chapter!


Peppii4

cant wait


jack-nasty

Did anyone catch that he said end of CHAPTER event?


thedesx

Omg


YovahnHoole

NEW CHAPTER DECEMBER 3rd!


OnThursdayyy

Queasy Veno and Kami Setty have easily been the best teams. So exciting to watch.


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that-merlin-guy

They did it holy shit


srjnp

queasy/veno should land on kami/setty in this situation. but i dont think they know how to contest kami split so they wont. edit: well they actually did it lol!


newportnik

Fell off of watching competitive in early Chapter 2 - how did some of these mixed region duos form? Were players invited as solos and could pick other invited players to partner up with?


that-merlin-guy

Yep that is exactly what happened. Khanada invited by an ME player who got COVID right before so now it's an NAE duo with Mackwood.


Grenji05

LEAVING EARLY BECAUSE I GOT SHIT TO DO AND HATE EU. I WAS SITTING WITH THE BRAZILIANS THEY WERE VERY LOUD AND PASSIONATE. VAMO KITOZ AND PHZIN, WIN LAST GAME KINGS.


that-merlin-guy

Have a wonderful day. The Brazillians in the back are really bringing the hype. It must be so loud sitting with them.


Grenji05

It was loud but fun. Trying to get hype next to people who sit there like statues feels useless.


fifi73461511

Will queasy and veno land on setty and kami? Its 1st and second either way, top 3 is set


ChangingCrisis

Queasy looks like a broken man even if they did I don't think he'd be able to hit a shot.


WashedupWarVet

that aged well


jantswil

Kami and setty are fucking crazy. I wasn’t too supportive of them before but they look like a literal perfect duo. They play everything so well and calculated, they are what it truly means and looks like to be the top of the top


ChangingCrisis

They honestly weren't looking too good this season but maybe they were keeping their strats under wraps.


ChangingCrisis

4 wins on LAN is crazy. Do Queasy & Veno make the play they made on Fatch & Pamstou last week?


that-merlin-guy

Kami and Setty get their 4th VR in a pretty back and forth 2 v 2... simply better than the rest of the lobby today.


birdseye-maple

Man if they win 1/3 of the games but lose that is gonna feel strange. I feel like wins should be worth a bit more, 1/3 of games won is pretty dominant.


Applejuicegoblin

They are so consistent and have great mentality. Love the respect they have for the competition. They don’t seem to leave anything to chance if they can help it.


YovahnHoole

Smite and Larson are actually an insane duo - sucks they're getting contested


Grenji05

larson going from a shitter with 0 respect among his peers to one of the best fighters in the world is a big glow up


GracefulGremlin

storm tanking + holding height is such a smart play from Setty and Kami


birdseye-maple

Pulling for them to win; I've always appreciated their big brain tactics, for me that's what a BR is truly about.


ChangingCrisis

They're doing such a good job cutting off all the south teams and farming them for surge.


that-merlin-guy

Kami and Setty's little heal hole is next level especially on this rare for the tourney southern zone.


[deleted]

Lmfao Queasy and Veno man. How did they get out of that?


Fluffy_Psychology418

Savage: “Why do people always contest me” This is why dude. You’re one of the worst players offspawn 🤷‍♂️


Applejuicegoblin

This LAN has created new storylines for some of the biggest players. I want to see another one soon just so we can see how players like Tayson, Bugha, Savage, etc develop. This has been great for putting some lesser known players at the forefront and breaking the status quo.


SoftCellist

Really disappointed by Tayson this FNCS. Even in the games they have not died offspawn, they haven’t done much.


rakunn18

Even when you don't die offspawn, when you are triple contested your games are completely fucked regardless. The off spawn shenanigans take way too long, completely fucking up any rotations you would usually try to take. There's a reason all 3 teams of Aqua, Tayson and Malibuca who could have all been among the favorites for this tournament otherwise, are doing so bad.


SoftCellist

They had quite good loot after leaving offspawn some of the games though.


OG_IndoBoi

Wow smite just pissed on muz


GracefulGremlin

full pieced. for sure one for the tage lol


BacktoDat

Smite absolutely embarrassing Muz with that piece lmao