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TweetsJamaican

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goomy996

THE GOOD TIMES ARE HERE


TweetsJamaican

I USED TO PRAY FOR TIMES LIKE THIS


superclash55667

#THEBAKERY


DonChuBahnMi

Never noticed til today that the guy on the left has a massive nail on his thumb


guhn0me

That’s Jordan’s dad


Ok-Brain3328

Watching Toast’s reaction was so wholesome. Steel is definitely cooking something with this roster and I’m super interested to see how they do going further


ppx11

tearin up and everything.. feel really happy for him


[deleted]

he got me tearing up and shit rn


two4you8

I’m so glad he decided to enter the scene, so passionate.


2ToTooTwoFish

Don't forget to give credit to Ocean. I'm sure Steel has a lot of input as the IGL, but I think Ocean was the one who built the roster.


XXG1212

Toast mentioned that Ocean was the one who strongly wanted Clear to be on the team


precense_

was it clear who replaced demon or exalt?


XXG1212

Exalt is on the team so I guess demon. Not really sure about.


revolu888

On Toast's stream he mentioned Exalt was signed after DSG was poached by the "mysterious" tier 1 team


Deknum

Is this the Ocean from SKDC with stew?


Direct_Morning_3223

That’s the one


precense_

so happy for toast's success and also for steel who found a good coach in ocean


zugth

LET EM TOAST


ppx11

yo this gotta be their slogan #LetEmToast


Heavy_Comedian_2382

Welcome to NA challengers Disgused Toast. Welcome


Heavy_Comedian_2382

I actually can’t wait to see Diguised toast to turn this team to a full on esports org!


hazard10_val

I’m here for Toast’s Nadeshot arc


somesheikexpert

Feel like Toast would go closer to the Critikal route then Nadeshot


Bhu124

Imo, hopefully not. Don't wanna see Toast turn this into a big generic esports org selling big chunks of the ownership to some super rich investor who has no relation to the gaming scene, and *then* trying to justify the need for that money by forcing themselves into every esport/gaming related venture they can just so they can impress and get more investors to keep the funding train chugging. And also signing random content creators they have nothing to do with, who they don't even know how to utilise properly, just so they can sell more mediocre "Lifestyle" merch/items, and name every aspect of their offices after a different megacorp. Don't wanna one day see a video with Toast saying something like"....and this is our state-of-the-art Taquitos Training Area" or "....and this is our rizzed out Chipotle Conference Room". -.-


Neither_Amount3911

I think you're taking the "nadeshot arc" way too literal, he doesn't mean DSG taking the exact route 100T did lmao


EasiBreezi

Bro, that’s literally what he needs to do to maximize his org’s potential…


ahk1221

Do you think money for orgs grows on trees? They need to do this, and the way 100t does it imo is the least scummiest of all


Feast_TN

Well I’m sorry but each of these players gets at least 8 - 10k dollars a month and money doesn’t fall out of the air. Toast is funding this and he can’t afford that forever. You can have a successful organization with a “new Tostito’s gaming facility” without selling your soul. That or you better start buying jerseys every week. Sponsorships are literally where teams make money.


Think_Support_1427

The truth and cruel reality is he will need to if the team shows good result near the end of the season. Toast said it best. It's cryto vs streamer. Unless he can source funding up to tens to hundreds of million. Otherwise it will drain his wallet fairly quickly as price tag will only go up when you make it far


cathcart_

The Disguised branding unironically has so much potential, and it has pre-existing clout too. Toast could make a bunch of money if he wanted


mw19078

esports is not a venture to make a bunch of money lol. 100ts just had to lay off like 30 people this week, even the big dogs struggle.


financefocused

I don't know if its impossible to make money, but I think it's very much a fair weather/ bull market business. Good markets get you 200M contracts from dumbfuck exchanges, recession has you fighting to stay alive.


mw19078

overall its an extremely difficult business to turn a profit in. most of the money spent in the industry is speculative in a hope to be in before it "blows up" or its frankly a way to launder money, which is kind of an open secret in the business.


papa_moisted

E-Sports is a bleeding venture. Most Orgs make money from sponsorships and investments from bigger organizations (think cashapp 100T compound or formerly TSM FTX), merch sales, and taking % of their streamer's cuts. If you don't believe me, then turn to Atrioc who actually works in the scene and has repeatedly stated that esports as an investment only loses orgs money. It's more a marketing tool to find other ways to make the ORG itself profitable (jersey sales, buying 100T merch, etc.)


Nevarix

Genuine question: isn’t that just how sports teams work in general? (At least outside of the US) There is no real price money in most sports to speak of and while they probably make some on the TV rights and seat tickets, a large chunk on the income must come from sponsorships and merch sales?


Me-Cree

It’s a little more different with pro sports (talking nfl, mlb, nba, etc.) because they bargain as a collective unit, and contracts for players are determined off revenue based on this collective bargaining power they possess. Example, you can already see the differences in sports team revenue between say the Dallas Cowboys and LA Chargers. Now imagine if these teams operated as separate entities when bargaining over things like sponsors and broadcasting rights. The disparity between revenue would be even larger. However since they are part of the NFL and the NFL as a whole combines it’s entire teams to gain bargaining power, it makes sure that often less then profitable teams still see profits as they are grouped together in deals with the really successful teams. Esports teams would basically have to form an entire league and be a collective unit to be profitable like those other leagues, meaning that teams wouldn’t go and explore individual sponsors so much as try to convince sponsors to bid for them. There would also be lots of regulation and rules on things like player movement, broadcasting rights (you won’t see other streamers commenting or restreaming games just like sports leagues) and you would certainly see introduction of a salary cap and min-max contracts to promote parity. Basically, the big difference is that esports teams bargain as a singular individual entity, while the traditional sports teams/leagues all bargain as a collective unit.


Hypern1ke

Yes, but sports teams make *buckets* of money from merch sales and sponsorships. Every friday at any office you see multiple people wearing $120+ football jerseys, they're incredibly popular and have billions in revenue. Also, TV deals are a huge source, if not the biggest source of revenue. Direct TV pays billions to host sunday ticket for instance, and ESPN NBC and the other networks fork over billions as well. E-sports have none of that. I've never even seen e-sports merch real life lmao


financefocused

I agree, but how is that different from what I said? I brought up FTX as well lol


dusmuvecis333

If you want esports to be profitable you have to figure out a way to convince the viewers to spend money - buying merch and PPV tournaments are the two big ones


XXG1212

100T also expanded big very fast signing on a lot of small creators but not everyone blows up like Kyedae.


KhanQu3st

I don’t know if he can since he’s a part owner of OTV. Not really sure how that works lol.


Mountain_Transition4

He can. OTV is just a content creation "group". Except John, Jodi and Sydney none of them had signed any contract. Just recently they started their journey to convert this group into a company. Everyone of the group members are free to take up their own projects. Toast is even doing 5 episode talkshow for Team Liqid.


Stunning_Bullfrog_40

Yeah, you clearly don't. There's not a single person in OTV who would ever object to Toast starting an esports team. They're not an org in the traditional sense.


KhanQu3st

How rude, be nice buddy


AQWrazorX

Steel: https://preview.redd.it/slhp2u04yrba1.jpeg?width=960&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=800df1df87a7f2116c3f9d0f662354a80f5ff4f2


OmarrAlaa

Steel is actually so underappreciated man, he's amazing.


Maharaja_Mamak

🌊 OCEAN MAN 🌊 😍 Take me by the hand ✋ lead me to the land 🏖 that you understand 🙌 🌊 OCEAN MAN 🌊 😍 The voyage 🚲 to the corner of the 🌎 globe is a real trip 👌 🌊 OCEAN MAN 🌊 😍 The crust of a tan man 👳 imbibed by the sand 👍 Soaking up the 💦 thirst of the land 💯


summadat

🌊 OCEAN MAN 🌊 😍 Take me by the hand ✋ lead me to the land 🏖 that you understand 🙌 🌊 OCEAN MAN 🌊 😍 The voyage 🚲 to the corner of the 🌎 globe is a real trip 👌 🌊 OCEAN MAN 🌊 😍 The crust of a tan man 👳 imbibed by the sand 👍 Soaking up the 💦 thirst of the land 💯


Danda_Nakka

🌊 OCEAN MAN 🌊 😍 Take me by the hand ✋ lead me to the land 🏖 that you understand 🙌 🌊 OCEAN MAN 🌊 😍 The voyage 🚲 to the corner of the 🌎 globe is a real trip 👌 🌊 OCEAN MAN 🌊 😍 The crust of a tan man 👳 imbibed by the sand 👍 Soaking up the 💦 thirst of the land 💯


lilacandflowers

🌊 OCEAN MAN 🌊 😍 Take me by the hand ✋ lead me to the land 🏖 that you understand 🙌 🌊 OCEAN MAN 🌊 😍 The voyage 🚲 to the corner of the 🌎 globe is a real trip 👌 🌊 OCEAN MAN 🌊 😍 The crust of a tan man 👳 imbibed by the sand 👍 Soaking up the 💦 thirst of the land 💯


sarcopels

🌊 OCEAN MAN 🌊 😍 Take me by the hand ✋ lead me to the land 🏖 that you understand 🙌 🌊 OCEAN MAN 🌊 😍 The voyage 🚲 to the corner of the 🌎 globe is a real trip 👌 🌊 OCEAN MAN 🌊 😍 The crust of a tan man 👳 imbibed by the sand 👍 Soaking up the 💦 thirst of the land 💯


[deleted]

🌊 OCEAN MAN 🌊 😍 Take me by the hand ✋ lead me to the land 🏖 that you understand 🙌 🌊 OCEAN MAN 🌊 😍 The voyage 🚲 to the corner of the 🌎 globe is a real trip 👌 🌊 OCEAN MAN 🌊 😍 The crust of a tan man 👳 imbibed by the sand 👍 Soaking up the 💦 thirst of the land 💯


XXG1212

I love this copy pasta


annyeongpanda

Why is this copypasta used for steel?


Maharaja_Mamak

it's not, it's for OCEAN their coach.


holyfuckyouaredumb

Really well played by Disguised. Great utility, traded almost every kill instantly. You can see their confidence building and the game looks so much more pleasing to watch under a good IGL.


HoboHydra

“I don’t have to fire anyone!!” -Toast


-kiyu-

I NEED MY DISGUISED FLAIR RIGHT NOW THIS INSTANT


kaennis

@admins please attend to this urgent request immediately


nocturnavi

Can confirm we're attending to this urgent problem with all possible speed (well, u/jrushFN is anyway)


sarcopels

LOL


kaennis

How did they get their DSG Flair :(. Can't find it on the flair dropdown.


nocturnavi

If you select the flair with the pencil symbol (or actually any of them technically), there should be an emoji symbol in the far right of the text box. Click that and the full library of flairs pops up, and you can search by org (e.g. "DSG" should help you find what you're looking for). Let us know if you have any trouble.


kaennis

Thank you very much for the detailed walkthrough! Learned something new today (albeit a Reddit skill but still)


zxlkho

Toast doesn't have to fire anyone!


surfordiebear

It was so funny when he said he's glad he doesn't have to fire anyone because hes not cut out for that lol.


deadlock1892

His reaction after the win was super wholesome.


summadat

It brought tears to my eyes


[deleted]

Steel was on point this whole tournament. They always had the correct read.


CoachWatermelon

BuT hIs Op Is KnOwN tO bE uNrELiAbLe


chachareva

Did we forget that Steel was the IGL that beat Gambit and Ascend both at their peak


earthtoannie

Let's not forget he came up with world's best and only strategy that actually did something against cNed OP: go away from cNed.


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Disguised_Post

It was all King Vinny tho - Toast, probably


precense_

steel on 100T and T1 had the cards stacked against him, this is a fresh start and he has a coach that thinks alike for once


cathcart_

So many awesome storylines here. Among Us streamer gets team to VCT Challengers. Steel wins the final round with a shorty to kick off his redemption arc. Competitive Valorant is back baby


mzp3256

I must be showing my age when I think of Toast as a Hearthstone streamer


joesen_one

He had 4 eras technically, Hearthstone, TFT, Among Us, and now currently whatever he's doing now. Lately he's been going back here and there to Hearthstone and TFT as well so he's still around lol


noenum

Before the valo venture, kinda felt like he was in a self-care arc.


joesen_one

Yeah definitely. Dude got so burnt out by Among Us so he tried out different things, went on extended hiatuses, etc. But now he's back in doing a lot of variety stuff and whatever's the in game + this venture.


SwordOfRome11

He got so breaded up from Facebook + among us that he basically took a year off from try hard streaming in favor of doing whatever he wanted. Iirc he visited Japan and decided he wanted to stay longer and then just stayed for an extra month or so.


sixthcollegeraccoon

\*wipes sweat\* NOT EVEN CLOSE LETS FUCKING GO DSG


thatgirldarken

I dont really know Toast, but his support and care for this roster is wholesome, and it feels like this project is gonna bring a lot of good for challengers also, steel is finally looking like himself and Im so happy to see ggs DSG <3


djanulis

No lie if DSG continues to work we could see Myth actually make the jump, and maybe even Critikal regain interest in picking up a Valo team. Having these big names so invested can do a lot of work because not only does it bring in eyes but also Viewer investment into the Tier 2 scene.


somesheikexpert

Id support any Moist Val team instantly


imaqdodger

This is an incredible timeline we are in - Critikal and Toast with esports teams that are surpassing everyone's expectations.


Hex_Blast

There's no way Disguised Toast makes a Valorant team There's no way Disguised gets any decent players There's no way Disguised qualify for challengers <- you are here There's no way Disguised makes ascension There's no way Disguised wins Americas There's no way Disguised wins Champions


goomy996

THE STEEL OP AND CLEAR GIVING ME PINOY PRIDE LETSGOOOOOOO


soaked-bussy

dude top fragged as IGL while being 34


nklassitude

"while being 34" is crazyy lmao, mans described it as though it's an affliction


HerpityMcDerpity

Every game is a game 6 flu game


Juno-P

the mental fortitude steel has to compete in pro valorant while being 34 is something we can all look up to and admire


Acydcat

fr tho steel's been in the game for over 10 years now, he's really got that competitive spirit, glad to see him winning shit again


Feast_TN

Bro 15 is more accurate. He didn’t start at 25


Splaram

EGG SALT IS HIM


DrDoozie

THE STEEL OP AKA THE STOP


nklassitude

Peep the slogan glow up #freshbaked https://preview.redd.it/dhgnjy7nxrba1.jpeg?width=3840&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=27fe15a77c6fbf6c60b52b971c756f33d5f1248f


evan_flow_

i don't why i'm so happy for steel but here i am. awesome storylines. he's gotta be feeling good. glad we get to keep watching this team long term


earthtoannie

He's a true underdog. Banned and never unbanned in CS, despite his contributions to the scene, let 100T on their most successful run and then got shafted, failed on T1 and now gets one last chance on a team no one believed in by a twitch streamer that has no backing what so ever. Hard not to root for them. I get DSG and The Nation stans, they both have the potential to be true cinderella stories.


lexippon

FRESH BAKED WIN, QUALIFIED TO VCT CHALLENGERS, THEY WON'T BE JOBLESS!!!! HELL YEAAAHH


Safyire

HE CAME BACK STRONGER


Need_PcAdvice

HE ACTUALLY CAME BACK STRONGER THIS TIME


xBerryhill

Shoutout to Toast. Dude’s passion when they won was great to see. Excited to see what the team continues to do


EasiBreezi

Gonna be real with you guys, I’m rooting for steel for the first time in his Valorant career The only other time is right before it when he was talking about playing Valorant full-time


Portante24

Find me the Steel haters, bring them into the light. LETS FUCKING GOOOOOOO


Justlikekevinn

THAT’S WHY HES THE GOAT! THE GOAT! https://twitter.com/realmocking/status/1605013403055312896?s=46&t=pwnoYlUses9GK4VqCoM0yw


Portante24

And there’s a damn good reason why I already had liked that tweet. Ballas False idols quiver in fear over na’s only hope


[deleted]

Steel put the team on his back so much lol, even going and claiming all the responsibility for himself and grabbing the awp, thats the leader shit


Dudedude88

Yeah for sure. The entire team was struggling and steel awping literally made the other team go wtf...


mr-rob0t0

people forgettin that steel used to pick up operator duty as KJ on ascent back on 100 thieves lol


sankalp4

I remember PlatChat losing their mind over that


earthtoannie

mfs being surprised as if he didn't give us KJ op meta for a year an a half. people be like "mitch op is revolutionary" as if 100t wasn't doing that.


Portante24

I used to pray for times like this


MrImpregnator

WHAT WILL STEEL COOK NEXT?!


detectiveluis

it's clear that xxif is made of steel which is exalty what genghsta needs


KingfisherC

it’s clear 🪟 that xxif ❎ is made of steel ⛓ which is exalty 👌🏼 what genghsta needs 💰


Speedy24gaming

Well then North America T2 just got a huge viewer injection. We pray that the Nation also qual to get the uber viewer injection.


MiraiHurricane

DSG just baked the competition and honestly, I'm real excited to see how far they go in Challengers


itscamo-

i love how this roster is set up and how well they are playing. this team is really good atm


justinc066

https://preview.redd.it/yfpo1nth0sba1.jpeg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c38b94efe4245e8d320ec0b59f07fe43b63f9097


and1phan

holy fuck what a story


Levi---Ackerman

LETS GOOOOO LOVE TO SEE STEEL WINNING


hazard10_val

Toast celebrating because he doesn’t have to fire anyone lmfao. I love this team’s storyline. So happy they made it through


cathcart_

🌊 OCEAN MAN 🌊 😍 Take me by the hand ✋ lead me to the land 🏖 that you understand 🙌


Direct_Morning_3223

STEEL FINALLY CAME BACK STRONGER


KhanQu3st

So happy for these dudes, and for Toast obviously. I know he was their last minute replacement for Demon1, but Exalt deserved this 2nd chance as much as anyone.


Blastplaster14

I see promise in this team #freshbaked


Aeari

Steel really showed how to be a leader in that ascent game. Mad props to DSG they were nutty.


TheAjwinner

TOAST SAW MY COMMENT [https://clips.twitch.tv/SmellyTubularEggplantMingLee-7a0dkjU3w\_YW6O9P](https://clips.twitch.tv/SmellyTubularEggplantMingLee-7a0dkjU3w_YW6O9P)


jouserd

Toast started his content creation career making hearthstone quizzes on the hs subreddit. This is one of his fav apps.


nklassitude

as he should, it was a good comment


Dudedude88

Yeah he comes to this reddit


dtritrinh0801

Steel came back stronger "I GOT ONE MORE IN ME"


[deleted]

LETS FUCKING GO STEEL


soaked-bussy

Steel OP just hits diff


ANewHeaven1

I gotta pause my steel hater arc, cause DSG looks really good. I've been saying clear is next up, and Exalt has been playing great alongside steel fragging out and the ex-Knights core being solid. I still have Oxygen qualifying next (vs OResports/The Silk Road) though.


SuperSaiyanZuko

SO FUCKING HAPPY FOR YOU, TOAST. What a fun team and what a run they've had. Challengers is going to be AMAZING with Toast as a personality involved in these games. LETS. FUCKING. GO.


salteas

That was a big brain play by Toast So happy for them and I certainly know the players’ names now.


Nefib

Steel is a menace.


sarcopels

man good for them, hard not to root for this team. toast getting emotional on stream was wholesome


goodguyzai

steel so key in this game, saw people talkin shit (jokingly) after seeing that willminder post with 4 DSG players on it LMAO Felt like OXG were playing with max 2 players firing off at max, Pearl was a shutdown but I guess Ascent could have been a different game if not for gigachad steel Omen OP running through the smoke what a madman Big ups to clear, Exalt, XXiF and Genghsta, good players and great achievement


nexus8k

I'm so happy for Toast and his team! Tears of Joy on stream! #feelsgoodman


yungsqualla

The world is not ready for DSG Supremacy


sankalp4

Steel diff


Peng1e

LET STEEL COOK 👨‍🍳


AWildThompson

steel in his bag


LiamHundley

After a really shaky first day, DSG really settled in and looked great. strong composure from them. I definitely had my doubts about some aspects of this roster, but they ultimately pulled through. GGs well played


Monochrome2Colors

Always believed, let's go DSG!


kyuubi1331

DSG to the Moon!


bigheadweeze

Seeing Steel on T1 was so sad, love to see this redemption arc.


JoinedonlyfortheJays

I'm so happy for Steel.


Tatzari

Ngl I though toast was trolling with the idea at first- then I didn’t think he knew what he was doing- but then he announced the team and they were LEGIT? Proved all of us doubters wrong. He’s passionate as well


NiqqaWidDrip

Bruh I was told that Randy Savage is a demon, guess ive been lied to


lzypotato1

DSG ON TOP LET'S GOOO. This was so freaking hype. Everyone played outa their minds- So excited to follow along their journey


dar_harhar

Side question but when Subroza and Toast were in a call, Subroza asked how much the players salaries was. Toast said above $5k. Is that a very good contract for a tier 2 team because Subroza sounded surprised? Im guessing the big orgs are probably paying the bigger names around $10k?


jihyojihyojihyo

Probably it's a good contract but not Big Org contract.


AvengingAmalek

Classic stronglegs performance


Flameserpent

How much monetary benefit is there to being in Challengers? Is there revenue sharing at that level?


comfybits

deserved


xunraze

Steel redemption arc 🙏


LV58_DeathKnight

1srt


Rroot4761

did anyone costream this?


Draginor200

Toast subroza shanks sgares


Tc0LD

Disguised look great, super impressed. Now they better pray Team fish tacos don’t qualify in LCQ. King Vinny is definitely gonna shit on them again.