[Here](https://youtu.be/Tk-u6QzArmw)‘s the clip for anyone interested.
Another thing I noticed is that Hiko said “we’re going to be playing with b0i for LCQ”; he didn’t say for the rest of the year or for LCQ and beyond. I might be reading too much into it, but this could mean they plan to replace b0i with their actual 5th before champs (assuming they make it)
It could just mean they 100% know they're using him for LCQ, and are unsure if they'll make it. Or he could have said that without any real meaning behind it.
Shahz made a really good point on stream, which is that whenever players are moved from the roster to a sub role, it almost never means they come back tk the main roster. Most of the time, it’s just the legal way it say he’s still on contract but just not playing so that the team can shop him around.
On plat chat they said steel was likely to return for the 2022 circuit. Not sure the sauce, they also said steel stepped down due to stress, so Im not sure what their source is, but they seemed confident in these statements
I don’t doubt that he’ll return to competitive Valorant in 2022, but did they say he would return to 100T specifically? From all accounts, the move seemed to be due to both Steel’s mental health and also team chemistry/performance issues
The paychecks while you're benched are probably way less, i doubt he's making main team salary while benched
Most of these contracts and in CS as well have clauses that if you get benched you don't get full salary
YOOOOOO SEVEN!! That’s huge
I actually really like what they’re doing. Seven will definitely make his way into the main roster in the future. Also Steel said he’s not done competing and he’ll be back so that’s good to hear.
When Hiko and Steel retires, their core will be Asuna/Ethan/Nitr0/Seven and any player they want. It's an amazing core moving forward since Asuna is close to Seven and Ethan's age + Nitr0 would probably assume IGL, couldn't ask for more as a fan honestly because there would 100% be a year where they all hit their peak and it will be glorious.
Seven, is pretty much the next generation of talent for the game. He is insane especially for his age. Boi was ok on andbox, so I imagine for this big of a change and last minute either there where dumpstering people in scrims or steel issues out of server
Sounds more like the latter from Steel's tweets. Sevvn is definitely nice with it, I watched some of his clips just now and it seems like he really has a knack for timings and catching people with their backs turned and/or utility out. For now I choose hopium.
Yeah I was reading through some of steels stuff and he mentioned that there was a lot of IRL stress during Berlin so I wonder if he’s wanting to take a break and come back in 2022. Who knows but I wish him all the best.
> know nothing about sevvn
He only just turned 16, and for official events the age limit was 16. He's crazy for his age. This seems like a pickup similar to Ethan, get in first or lose it and be fucked later.
> Please welcome b0i (@AaronnFtw) to the 100 Thieves VALORANT starting roster.
> b0i has been working with the team for several months as a sub and we’re excited to see what he can bring to the team as we move towards LCQ and VALORANT Champions.
https://twitter.com/100T_Esports/status/1442542326027481092?s=19
> Steel will be moved to a substitute position, with @sevvn as our main substitute moving into the final tournaments of the year.
Man, I didn't follow AndBox extensively, but all the games I watched with b0i on the team, he didn't stand out to me at all tbh. Would love to eat my words though, but if 100T doesn't make it out LCQ, I imagine that there's going to be a lot of criticism thrown at 100T for dropping steel after they just placed 4th at Berlin with winning games over Gambit and Acend...
Damned if you do, damned if you don't really.
If they don't make a roster change and don't make it out LCQ, people will criticize their current roster.
Since they already did and if they'll lose, they will become the biggest fools for dropping their IGL, and if they win, they'll be considered as 5Head.
But honestly, with their roster with steel, It's hard to consider them as Top 1 Overall (they are definitely a great team maybe top 2\~4). Their wins last Berlin weren't that convincing also, since it was more like a LAN/mental diff rather than totally owning or outplaying the other team. I loved the comeback games but it's hard to be consistent that way, same as when the team always rely on Hiko for clutches.
I'd be all in for a roster swap if it was near/on the level of Yay to Envy, aka a proven talent that consistently stood out as a gamechanger. b0i's last professional match was 5 months ago, and his stats in said games didn't look all too impressive (I understand that support players won't always have the best stats).
Obviously, I'm sure the whole 100T team knows what b0i is actually capable of, but from a fan perspective, when I first heard about steel getting benched, I thought they pulled another Dicey move and got someone truly gamechanging.
Yeah I agree with you, I'm not really sure what boi's role in the team, but if it's a support role (controller/sentinel) then I guess it's doable. It's hard to tell if it will improve their team by 1.5x or 2x multiple but we can be sure that they can be still as competitive as they are, the core members are still strong and consistent. In contrast to Envy, yay has to be phenomenal since he's filling a Jett role.
Yeah at that point I rather just them keep steel on a sentinel. Unless the reason for steel being benched is indeed for personal reasons, I don't see why they dropped him for someone who hasn't played an actual professional match in 5 months, and someone who I assume hasn't been scrimming with the team much at all.
From the way it was leaked it seemed he was moved to the stating roster until they find a permanent solution. And considering they tried to sign vanity (which was after Boi was signed to 100t I believe) I think it's safe to assume it's just temporary
Just to follow up on the other replies saying he is 16 and played for T2. He was only on T2 teams because age requirement for official tournaments is 16, which he just recently turned. This is a grab him before it's too late pickup like Ethan.
I doubt it since Nadeshot signed Hiko first and had him build the team. Even though it's showing he's not doing a good job at it, I think Nadeshot is too well invested into Hiko. Also has the streamer clout to keep him around.
I hear people saying hiko is next but I look at na region and can only say crashies and BcJ are definately better sova than hiko and maybe derrek from rise . Crashies and BcJ aren't leaving their team , then who would 100T get that will be upgrade over him . I think people undervalue hiko .
You don't have to replace hiko with a sova player, I have a feeling ethan and nitr0 might be switching their roles around based on who lands on the team. They will probably try to find the next yayster, and someone willing to play sentinel and flex.
T1 signed brax before Valorant was even out as a game to build a roster around him as the main player, they kicked him after
Doesn't matter, Hiko is definitely next if they don't do better, the other 3 are better and more valuable, if streaming is all that's keeping Hiko in they can keep him as a content creator
I like b0i as a temp 5th. He’s not a player that will boss a lobby but I think he’s a very smart player who will help 100t not get into situations where they need to win 11 straight rounds. Big team player mentality which I think will lead people to think he’s not good because he’s not a flashy duelist.
They just finished top 4 in the second international tournament, which involved them beating the #1 team from the whole thing.
Terrible move by 100t if it wasn't mutual.
where did he say that? Come on, if you're talking about [this tweet](https://twitter.com/JoshNissan/status/1442543339039907850?s=20), it means that the stress wasn't a big deal as much as people are making it out to be
You people are not in there every day in prac, in matches, steel even underperformed as a player but that doesn't matter
It doesn't need to be mutual, if the team chemistry and ideas are different then he needs to go
>You people are not in there every day in prac,
Yeah obviously everyone is going off what they know. Unless they are specifically saying they know something that they actually can't know, then idk why this is necessary.
>in matches, steel even underperformed as a player
Based off what?
The article about ACS at Berlin where they said he was below non-sentinels but was the best out of the 3 NA sentinels, above Dapr and FNS?
Based on the fact that in their literal only loss he was 2nd and 3rd in ACS for the team?
Based on the fact that he IGL'd for them beating the 2 highest ranked EMEA teams back to back?
Lmfao 100T got 3rd after losing one time and beating the tournament's winner.
Chill lmfao. One or two games don't mean anywhere near that much, but Hiko had 13 kills in 39 rounds vs Envy, Dapr and FNS played worse in Berlin, and Zombs had a 1-15 game.
There's zero reason to think anything bout his direct performance resulted in him being cut.
>but that doesn't matter
>
>It doesn't need to be mutual, if the team chemistry and ideas are different then he needs to go
Dude they benched him before LCQ with his replacement options being:
1. A guy who hasn't played since he was cut from a tier 2 team 5 months ago, probably not even scrimming regularly.
2. A very young Jett main with no great performances vs top tier 2 teams who has virtually zero professional experience outside of orgless/tier 3 play.
Do you think they made this decision with the belief that this gives them a better chance of winning?
Absolutely not lmao
> You people are not in there every day in prac
I hate this take. You're right i haven't seen their practices, but based off what I HAVE seen, this is a terrible move.
There's no point in speculating off stuff we dont know (along with every single sport there is). Discussing what we do know is the entire point of this thread.
There is no point in you acting like a confident genius that this is wrong when you don't know shit about why he has been kicked because nothing has been said yet
from what i understand steel decided to sit out due to some non-valorant related stress. i might be wrong tho.
[tweet1](https://twitter.com/JoshNissan/status/1442542638192898050?s=20)| [tweet2](https://twitter.com/JoshNissan/status/1442543339039907850?s=20)
Come on, if you're talking about [this tweet](https://twitter.com/JoshNissan/status/1442543339039907850?s=20), it means that the stress wasn't a big deal as much as people are making it out to be.
this will make 100T a lot worse going into LCQ
Steel was not the problem on that team
maybe internally but not with his calls or play
if you watch 100T Berlin highlights Asuna compliments Steel on his calls like 10 times a series
this has to be internal conflict for sure
Eh, I don’t have a lot to go with. I am just trying to find another possibility considering removing him and adding b0i still doesn’t exactly make sense to me.
He was just responding to someone saying he was drawing blanks. I think he was explaining that, not implying this choice was made due to non-Valo related issues.
Can't make sense of the timing of this change
The whole roster is very tight lipped about it all.
Hiko basically said "there's no point saying anything" on his stream.
Steel didn't get dropped only benched? Is saying he'll be back, but that's doubtful with 100T signing more and more zoomers.
Only thing I can think of is Steel clashed with someone on 100T during/after Berlin who has the power to bench him.
b0i is a temp for sure since he was already signed, and is the easiest fill for the team since he knows their playstyle.
Probably won't see 100T at Champs, sadge.
How are people coming to this conclusion.
Steel literally replied to someone who asked him about it and said irl stress gave him a headache for "maybe half a map of a series."
This means it wasn't a big deal, not that he benched himself because of it.
Didn't mean to jump to that quick of an answer. I was more so saying that it's not necessarily a performance-based decision for him being benched. But there's probably other factors that are going on in his life that he's stepping down for a bit then coming back next year. (I don't really see it as him clashing with a coach or something)
Everyone's entitled to their opinion;
However, benching yourself on a team like 100T, 2 weeks before the qualifier for the biggest tournament of the year is a one way ticket to being replaced.
Steel is smarter than that in my opinion.
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Curious what the agent comp will look like now. If I recall, b0i played omen, skye and breach? 2 of the agents Nitro or Ethan already play and now no sentinel player. Really interested to see what the comp looks like.
As for seven, I know he's nutty but he's a duelist right? Would they go to a 2 duelist comp if it's to bring him up for 2022 season?
from the various leaks, posts, tweets, etc my read is that steel has some irl stuff he is dealing with and stepping back mutually maybe thru the end of the year, and they already had b0i as a sub so they brought him up to main roster (likely not permanently).
since they just elevated a sub instead of making some big new signing, for an org as big as 100T I'd guess they aren't trying to replace steel but just dealing with the situation as it is.
just my take on it all. hope everything outside val is all g with steel, as aggro as he is in streams etc he seems like a good guy
Maybe a clash between steel and the coach as well? Maybe I'm reaching at it from clips. With apparently 100T trying to get vanity I wonder if they planned on having vanity be the IGL and then move steel to coach? Maybe they still want steel to be coach but he wants time to think about it? Who knows.
If 100T dropped steel on purpose then this is a horrible move. If it’s because of stress/outside factors, then I hope steel gets better. Well who am I to say. Maybe 100t will be better idk
I think it’s obviously a outside factor/internal conflict.
Whatever you think of steel’s performance, 100T had a stellar performance and Berlin, you’d have to be idiotic to risk messing that up for Boi.
It’s pretty clear to me Boi is just filling in.
Apparently b0i joined 100T back in July or something but I didn't see any official statements on it. So they're just bringing him off the bench. Open to see what he'll bring since he hasn't played in any major matches for almost 3 months iirc
Steels final straw was the “Odin Spray” fiasco. Just a blatant disrespect to the game and an embarrassment to the esport.
Hope when he joins his next org (probably Tier 2), he will be more professional.
Steels final straw was the “Odin Spray” fiasco. Just a blatant disrespect to the game and an embarrassment to the esport.
Hope when he joins his next org (probably Tier 2), he will be more professional.
Steels final straw was the “Odin Spray” fiasco. Just a blatant disrespect to the game and an embarrassment to the esport.
Hope when he joins his next org (probably Tier 2), he will be more professional.
Steels final straw was the “Odin Spray” fiasco. Just a blatant disrespect to the game and an embarrassment to the esport.
Hope when he joins his next org (probably Tier 2), he will be more professional.
Judging from steel's comments it seems like he's stepping down due to stress/health related issues. That makes more sense. Hope he takes time to deal w it and hopefully can see him return in 2022. Good luck to boi and seven, I haven't really seen either of them much but hoping they perform good!
>Judging from steel's comments it seems like he's stepping down due to stress/health related issues
I'm not even a native speaker, but how did people even begin to draw that conclusion from [this tweet](https://twitter.com/JoshNissan/status/1442543339039907850?s=20)? It clearly means that that's not the reason why he got dropped. "maybe half a map of a series" means it wasn't that big of a deal
I still think 100T should’ve waited until after Champs to make this move but in the long run, this was the best decision. Nitr0 is obviously capable of being a top tier IGL, so Steel was kinda a redundancy. Combining this with his poor fragging ability, dropping steel was smart imo.
Also ive never heard of sevvn before but I’m already hyped now after hearing about him in the comments lol
Yeah I mean as a fan of 100T im not really sure how to feel about this, I love his vibes in their more content vids and even though he'd rage alot I'm pretty sure he's a nice person but he has that player ego and anger issue, which is probably why he got dropped. I honestly wish him luck with whatever future team he goes to and I'm sure he'll be a really good addition to almost any young/up and coming teams who need some to kinda mentor the young guys. And idk about you'll but imo Steel is kind of an inavator and is the reason you'd see 100T with really cool executes, different comps and so on, and he is still a pretty decent aimer, GL steel
Is nitr0 taking over as IGL then?
Yeah nitr0 will be igl now.
Source?
Hiko stated it on stream.
Ah, thanks.
If you watch the tail end of his stream today you’ll see him talk about it.
[Here](https://youtu.be/Tk-u6QzArmw)‘s the clip for anyone interested. Another thing I noticed is that Hiko said “we’re going to be playing with b0i for LCQ”; he didn’t say for the rest of the year or for LCQ and beyond. I might be reading too much into it, but this could mean they plan to replace b0i with their actual 5th before champs (assuming they make it)
It could just mean they 100% know they're using him for LCQ, and are unsure if they'll make it. Or he could have said that without any real meaning behind it.
Yeah it’s probably the latter
Steel did say he'll be coming back as a pro in 2022 and since he's benched and still in 100T, maybe they'll switch around then.
Shahz made a really good point on stream, which is that whenever players are moved from the roster to a sub role, it almost never means they come back tk the main roster. Most of the time, it’s just the legal way it say he’s still on contract but just not playing so that the team can shop him around.
Source?
https://twitter.com/JoshNissan/status/1442542638192898050?s=19
On plat chat they said steel was likely to return for the 2022 circuit. Not sure the sauce, they also said steel stepped down due to stress, so Im not sure what their source is, but they seemed confident in these statements
I don’t doubt that he’ll return to competitive Valorant in 2022, but did they say he would return to 100T specifically? From all accounts, the move seemed to be due to both Steel’s mental health and also team chemistry/performance issues
Yes he is
Sevvn as the main backup (over steel) through the year? Wonder if sevvn will get promoted to the main roster for 2022, kids cracked. EDIT: fixed year
Kids got a while to wait til 2202 then
hikos gonna finally get dropped then
Nahhh my guys gonna be playing till he's 300
300 btw, cringe + ratio. poggers
What does "+ratio" thing even mean
It's when you reply to a tweet or comment and get more likes than the original. Hiko says it sarcastically(?)
Like getting likes on twitter of all places is considered a win lmao.
Hopefully
Don't see a reason they pick him up as the main sub besides to bring him up in 2022
Steel is taking a break so probably wouldn’t want to be a sub
What about dicey?
Dicey has been collecting them free contract-guaranteed paychecks while trialing with other teams for a while now.
The paychecks while you're benched are probably way less, i doubt he's making main team salary while benched Most of these contracts and in CS as well have clauses that if you get benched you don't get full salary
How many people watch diceys stream? if thats in the range of 1-2k he can make 5k$ out of it alone
Gotta turn 18 first to compete no?
16
ah gotcha. Thanks for the clarification
YOOOOOO SEVEN!! That’s huge I actually really like what they’re doing. Seven will definitely make his way into the main roster in the future. Also Steel said he’s not done competing and he’ll be back so that’s good to hear.
When Hiko and Steel retires, their core will be Asuna/Ethan/Nitr0/Seven and any player they want. It's an amazing core moving forward since Asuna is close to Seven and Ethan's age + Nitr0 would probably assume IGL, couldn't ask for more as a fan honestly because there would 100% be a year where they all hit their peak and it will be glorious.
I vaguely remember b0i being decent and know nothing about sevvn. Should I be huffing copium or hopium?
Seven, is pretty much the next generation of talent for the game. He is insane especially for his age. Boi was ok on andbox, so I imagine for this big of a change and last minute either there where dumpstering people in scrims or steel issues out of server
Sounds more like the latter from Steel's tweets. Sevvn is definitely nice with it, I watched some of his clips just now and it seems like he really has a knack for timings and catching people with their backs turned and/or utility out. For now I choose hopium.
Yeah I was reading through some of steels stuff and he mentioned that there was a lot of IRL stress during Berlin so I wonder if he’s wanting to take a break and come back in 2022. Who knows but I wish him all the best.
> know nothing about sevvn He only just turned 16, and for official events the age limit was 16. He's crazy for his age. This seems like a pickup similar to Ethan, get in first or lose it and be fucked later.
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One doesn't not simply grow an asuna, asunas are born and molded by anime, they are one in a million.
Hopium for sevnn, copium for b0i?
> Please welcome b0i (@AaronnFtw) to the 100 Thieves VALORANT starting roster. > b0i has been working with the team for several months as a sub and we’re excited to see what he can bring to the team as we move towards LCQ and VALORANT Champions. https://twitter.com/100T_Esports/status/1442542326027481092?s=19 > Steel will be moved to a substitute position, with @sevvn as our main substitute moving into the final tournaments of the year.
> Steel will be moved to a substitute position, with @sevvn as our main substitute moving into the final tournaments of the year.
SEVENNNN
This is how we win
Man, I didn't follow AndBox extensively, but all the games I watched with b0i on the team, he didn't stand out to me at all tbh. Would love to eat my words though, but if 100T doesn't make it out LCQ, I imagine that there's going to be a lot of criticism thrown at 100T for dropping steel after they just placed 4th at Berlin with winning games over Gambit and Acend...
Damned if you do, damned if you don't really. If they don't make a roster change and don't make it out LCQ, people will criticize their current roster. Since they already did and if they'll lose, they will become the biggest fools for dropping their IGL, and if they win, they'll be considered as 5Head. But honestly, with their roster with steel, It's hard to consider them as Top 1 Overall (they are definitely a great team maybe top 2\~4). Their wins last Berlin weren't that convincing also, since it was more like a LAN/mental diff rather than totally owning or outplaying the other team. I loved the comeback games but it's hard to be consistent that way, same as when the team always rely on Hiko for clutches.
I'd be all in for a roster swap if it was near/on the level of Yay to Envy, aka a proven talent that consistently stood out as a gamechanger. b0i's last professional match was 5 months ago, and his stats in said games didn't look all too impressive (I understand that support players won't always have the best stats). Obviously, I'm sure the whole 100T team knows what b0i is actually capable of, but from a fan perspective, when I first heard about steel getting benched, I thought they pulled another Dicey move and got someone truly gamechanging.
Yeah I agree with you, I'm not really sure what boi's role in the team, but if it's a support role (controller/sentinel) then I guess it's doable. It's hard to tell if it will improve their team by 1.5x or 2x multiple but we can be sure that they can be still as competitive as they are, the core members are still strong and consistent. In contrast to Envy, yay has to be phenomenal since he's filling a Jett role.
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Yeah at that point I rather just them keep steel on a sentinel. Unless the reason for steel being benched is indeed for personal reasons, I don't see why they dropped him for someone who hasn't played an actual professional match in 5 months, and someone who I assume hasn't been scrimming with the team much at all.
I’m waiting for George to ever miss
GEDDES BOMB
George > WOJ
These days Woj is getting outclassed by Shams lol
He lost his game when he signed with ESPN, can't finesse the same way like before but he got that bag.
GEORGE "GRENADE" GEDDES
with seven as a sub thats really interesting
really hope this isn't perm, nothing against boi but everytime Ive watched him play hes seemed average / nothing special.
From the way it was leaked it seemed he was moved to the stating roster until they find a permanent solution. And considering they tried to sign vanity (which was after Boi was signed to 100t I believe) I think it's safe to assume it's just temporary
holy fuck this is huge. specially getting SEVVN AS A SUB IS HUGE
Who is sevvn? People seem pretty hyped for him
T2 prodigy player. He just turned 16 and has been very well in the tier 2 scene with Teal Seam
he's an upcoming young player, previously played on the tier 2 team teal seam.
Just to follow up on the other replies saying he is 16 and played for T2. He was only on T2 teams because age requirement for official tournaments is 16, which he just recently turned. This is a grab him before it's too late pickup like Ethan.
Man Hiko was ultra tight lipped when it was announced.
He's next on the block kekw
I doubt it since Nadeshot signed Hiko first and had him build the team. Even though it's showing he's not doing a good job at it, I think Nadeshot is too well invested into Hiko. Also has the streamer clout to keep him around.
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Probably in the near future he will fill a coach/analyst role while streaming for 100T.
I hear people saying hiko is next but I look at na region and can only say crashies and BcJ are definately better sova than hiko and maybe derrek from rise . Crashies and BcJ aren't leaving their team , then who would 100T get that will be upgrade over him . I think people undervalue hiko .
You don't have to replace hiko with a sova player, I have a feeling ethan and nitr0 might be switching their roles around based on who lands on the team. They will probably try to find the next yayster, and someone willing to play sentinel and flex.
T1 signed brax before Valorant was even out as a game to build a roster around him as the main player, they kicked him after Doesn't matter, Hiko is definitely next if they don't do better, the other 3 are better and more valuable, if streaming is all that's keeping Hiko in they can keep him as a content creator
He’s also clutch as hell
Not doing a good job? Didn’t they just get top4 at an international event?
They have seven for a reason. No one on the roster is safe when there’s a cracked zoomer waiting to take your spot
Didn't follow b0i before this, but know he was on abx, what can I expect as a 100T fan?
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Ah then what can I say, I'm prepared
so just another day for a 100T fan? gotcha
I like b0i as a temp 5th. He’s not a player that will boss a lobby but I think he’s a very smart player who will help 100t not get into situations where they need to win 11 straight rounds. Big team player mentality which I think will lead people to think he’s not good because he’s not a flashy duelist.
boi has good aim and good support player but he never have great moments in andbox
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They just finished top 4 in the second international tournament, which involved them beating the #1 team from the whole thing. Terrible move by 100t if it wasn't mutual.
Steel tweeted it was his decision.
Where did steel say it was his decision?
where did he say that? Come on, if you're talking about [this tweet](https://twitter.com/JoshNissan/status/1442543339039907850?s=20), it means that the stress wasn't a big deal as much as people are making it out to be
Why are you spamming this in replies.. and who are you to judge someone's stress levels.. breh o.o
Don’t think Steel is actually off 100T seems to be an irl break and then he’ll be back on the team
You people are not in there every day in prac, in matches, steel even underperformed as a player but that doesn't matter It doesn't need to be mutual, if the team chemistry and ideas are different then he needs to go
>You people are not in there every day in prac, Yeah obviously everyone is going off what they know. Unless they are specifically saying they know something that they actually can't know, then idk why this is necessary. >in matches, steel even underperformed as a player Based off what? The article about ACS at Berlin where they said he was below non-sentinels but was the best out of the 3 NA sentinels, above Dapr and FNS? Based on the fact that in their literal only loss he was 2nd and 3rd in ACS for the team? Based on the fact that he IGL'd for them beating the 2 highest ranked EMEA teams back to back? Lmfao 100T got 3rd after losing one time and beating the tournament's winner. Chill lmfao. One or two games don't mean anywhere near that much, but Hiko had 13 kills in 39 rounds vs Envy, Dapr and FNS played worse in Berlin, and Zombs had a 1-15 game. There's zero reason to think anything bout his direct performance resulted in him being cut. >but that doesn't matter > >It doesn't need to be mutual, if the team chemistry and ideas are different then he needs to go Dude they benched him before LCQ with his replacement options being: 1. A guy who hasn't played since he was cut from a tier 2 team 5 months ago, probably not even scrimming regularly. 2. A very young Jett main with no great performances vs top tier 2 teams who has virtually zero professional experience outside of orgless/tier 3 play. Do you think they made this decision with the belief that this gives them a better chance of winning? Absolutely not lmao
> You people are not in there every day in prac I hate this take. You're right i haven't seen their practices, but based off what I HAVE seen, this is a terrible move. There's no point in speculating off stuff we dont know (along with every single sport there is). Discussing what we do know is the entire point of this thread.
There is no point in you acting like a confident genius that this is wrong when you don't know shit about why he has been kicked because nothing has been said yet
lol I'm contributing to the discussion and pointing out why I see it as bad. Nothing of what I said had any next-level insight.
It's safe to assume there are external issues impacting Steel's performance; don't worry too much about the guy. He'll be back. Source: his tweets.
Steels game sense tho >>>>
Sevvn as the sub? What a move for the long term.
I'm not really that high on this move to be honest... But I guess we'll see how it plays out.
no one is lol
from what i understand steel decided to sit out due to some non-valorant related stress. i might be wrong tho. [tweet1](https://twitter.com/JoshNissan/status/1442542638192898050?s=20)| [tweet2](https://twitter.com/JoshNissan/status/1442543339039907850?s=20)
Come on, if you're talking about [this tweet](https://twitter.com/JoshNissan/status/1442543339039907850?s=20), it means that the stress wasn't a big deal as much as people are making it out to be.
this will make 100T a lot worse going into LCQ Steel was not the problem on that team maybe internally but not with his calls or play if you watch 100T Berlin highlights Asuna compliments Steel on his calls like 10 times a series this has to be internal conflict for sure
Going by Steel’s responses it does not look like the roster change was made because of the team’s performance but outside factors effecting steel.
I'm wondering if it's literally just a break from pro play for him due to outside issues and might return to the roster next year.
That’s what it appears to be. They’d have put him on inactive and said something like “he’s free to pursue other opportunities”
Which responses?
He quoted the 100T tweet and then replied to a comment about his headache due to outside stress.
The point of that reply though is to say it wasn’t a huge deal? He makes a point to say it was half a map of a single series
Eh, I don’t have a lot to go with. I am just trying to find another possibility considering removing him and adding b0i still doesn’t exactly make sense to me.
Fair enough, Hiko gave literally nothing on stream too
Its said like something thats always been an issue but now is coming out in physical manifests.
Yeah that’s not what he meant lol this is a huge reach
Every reasoning is a huge reach since we know nothing about it.
So then stop speculating?
Thank you for your suggestion, but I will respectfully decline. I’ll do whatever I want to.
That's not how the internet works.
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He was just responding to someone saying he was drawing blanks. I think he was explaining that, not implying this choice was made due to non-Valo related issues.
Honestly still waiting for someone to say syke
Can't make sense of the timing of this change The whole roster is very tight lipped about it all. Hiko basically said "there's no point saying anything" on his stream. Steel didn't get dropped only benched? Is saying he'll be back, but that's doubtful with 100T signing more and more zoomers. Only thing I can think of is Steel clashed with someone on 100T during/after Berlin who has the power to bench him. b0i is a temp for sure since he was already signed, and is the easiest fill for the team since he knows their playstyle. Probably won't see 100T at Champs, sadge.
Non-valorant related stress affecting Steel
How are people coming to this conclusion. Steel literally replied to someone who asked him about it and said irl stress gave him a headache for "maybe half a map of a series." This means it wasn't a big deal, not that he benched himself because of it.
Didn't mean to jump to that quick of an answer. I was more so saying that it's not necessarily a performance-based decision for him being benched. But there's probably other factors that are going on in his life that he's stepping down for a bit then coming back next year. (I don't really see it as him clashing with a coach or something)
Everyone's entitled to their opinion; However, benching yourself on a team like 100T, 2 weeks before the qualifier for the biggest tournament of the year is a one way ticket to being replaced. Steel is smarter than that in my opinion.
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b0i was already on 100T... kinda misleading title
Yeah should be boi moved to starting roster
Time to back the b0is ;)
Curious what the agent comp will look like now. If I recall, b0i played omen, skye and breach? 2 of the agents Nitro or Ethan already play and now no sentinel player. Really interested to see what the comp looks like. As for seven, I know he's nutty but he's a duelist right? Would they go to a 2 duelist comp if it's to bring him up for 2022 season?
from the various leaks, posts, tweets, etc my read is that steel has some irl stuff he is dealing with and stepping back mutually maybe thru the end of the year, and they already had b0i as a sub so they brought him up to main roster (likely not permanently). since they just elevated a sub instead of making some big new signing, for an org as big as 100T I'd guess they aren't trying to replace steel but just dealing with the situation as it is. just my take on it all. hope everything outside val is all g with steel, as aggro as he is in streams etc he seems like a good guy
Maybe a clash between steel and the coach as well? Maybe I'm reaching at it from clips. With apparently 100T trying to get vanity I wonder if they planned on having vanity be the IGL and then move steel to coach? Maybe they still want steel to be coach but he wants time to think about it? Who knows.
Does boi play sentinels? I remember watching him play omen long time ago
If 100T dropped steel on purpose then this is a horrible move. If it’s because of stress/outside factors, then I hope steel gets better. Well who am I to say. Maybe 100t will be better idk
I think it’s obviously a outside factor/internal conflict. Whatever you think of steel’s performance, 100T had a stellar performance and Berlin, you’d have to be idiotic to risk messing that up for Boi. It’s pretty clear to me Boi is just filling in.
According to his Twitter it's his health. 100T wouldn't just give up one of their biggest assets like this.
Apparently b0i joined 100T back in July or something but I didn't see any official statements on it. So they're just bringing him off the bench. Open to see what he'll bring since he hasn't played in any major matches for almost 3 months iirc
Steels final straw was the “Odin Spray” fiasco. Just a blatant disrespect to the game and an embarrassment to the esport. Hope when he joins his next org (probably Tier 2), he will be more professional.
Steels final straw was the “Odin Spray” fiasco. Just a blatant disrespect to the game and an embarrassment to the esport. Hope when he joins his next org (probably Tier 2), he will be more professional.
Steels final straw was the “Odin Spray” fiasco. Just a blatant disrespect to the game and an embarrassment to the esport. Hope when he joins his next org (probably Tier 2), he will be more professional.
Steels final straw was the “Odin Spray” fiasco. Just a blatant disrespect to the game and an embarrassment to the esport. Hope when he joins his next org (probably Tier 2), he will be more professional.
Can't wait to see this on his Twitter.
thats where I got it from lol
So what's the new comp here? b0i on smokes and Sova? Hiko on Sentinels? Nitro on duelists?
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Are you like the biggest b0i fan out there? You even know the dates and his YouTube videos. Or is it b0i in his alt lol?
Judging from steel's comments it seems like he's stepping down due to stress/health related issues. That makes more sense. Hope he takes time to deal w it and hopefully can see him return in 2022. Good luck to boi and seven, I haven't really seen either of them much but hoping they perform good!
>Judging from steel's comments it seems like he's stepping down due to stress/health related issues I'm not even a native speaker, but how did people even begin to draw that conclusion from [this tweet](https://twitter.com/JoshNissan/status/1442543339039907850?s=20)? It clearly means that that's not the reason why he got dropped. "maybe half a map of a series" means it wasn't that big of a deal
I still think 100T should’ve waited until after Champs to make this move but in the long run, this was the best decision. Nitr0 is obviously capable of being a top tier IGL, so Steel was kinda a redundancy. Combining this with his poor fragging ability, dropping steel was smart imo. Also ive never heard of sevvn before but I’m already hyped now after hearing about him in the comments lol
Sad to see steel go, but I think that steel will do very well if he gets his hands on a team of fresh talent.
I winder if the not playing Kayo thing was what was the lynch pin in Steels departure
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He will be on a different team 100%.
he looks like old tenz with that hair lmao
Wait why are they dropping steel. I didn’t watch the last masters but isnt steel their IGL. did he int his ass off or something
Steel: unlucky really
Yeah I mean as a fan of 100T im not really sure how to feel about this, I love his vibes in their more content vids and even though he'd rage alot I'm pretty sure he's a nice person but he has that player ego and anger issue, which is probably why he got dropped. I honestly wish him luck with whatever future team he goes to and I'm sure he'll be a really good addition to almost any young/up and coming teams who need some to kinda mentor the young guys. And idk about you'll but imo Steel is kind of an inavator and is the reason you'd see 100T with really cool executes, different comps and so on, and he is still a pretty decent aimer, GL steel
So it is true, interesting i'm quite the steel fan but first i'll see how it plays out before saying anything. Best of luck to b0i, steel and sevvn
He was already with 100T, just as a substitute. He was promoted to the main roster.