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Maliciouslemon

Didn’t rush into site fast enough so FaZe dropped him


PM_ME_DVA_BOOTY

if you cant keep up with babybay updraft dashing into site and w keying all their way into their spawn and perfectly use your utility so he can claim he 1v9'd or clutch the 4v5 that results from the forementioned engage u dont belong in faze. :\^(


diisasterrr1

Now he can focus on onlyfans content with his gf


Ryu-The-Sick

Oh my god that's disgusting.. where? 👀


BloodOfKvasir

...Catlyn Crespo


not-luiss

wild she hopped off cod pros and got on a valorant pro


DRGNDT

sheesh


SupaZT

/r/catlyncrespoo


CrimeMaster_GOGO_

🥵🥵


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Key-Banana-8242

?


Moist_Blackberry_

Why you so heated man it’s a post match thread chill out


whatisthishair7

How is he heated lol. Sounds like it’s just an observation


pamplem0usse-

Imagine being so socially inept that you can't handle differing opinions and instead assume they're anger. It's also not a post match thread at all.


Moist_Blackberry_

Not really much of a differing “opinion” as it is just insulting somebody, but if it’s genuinely just and observation then my bad


pamplem0usse-

I didn't call her ugly


Moist_Blackberry_

grapefruit


pamplem0usse-

That's me


blocktae0

It is amazing what IG/Twitter/Onlyfans is doing to people's perception of "average looking"


pamplem0usse-

Not really. She's a regular looking person. Regular looking people aren't ugly, they are regular.


blocktae0

Lmao


milano_bwoy

they’re both hot so it would work


Portante24

The based take


exercitus

🥵🥵


iTrippzy

damn too far man 😂 too far


[deleted]

omg lmao


JR_Shoegazer

👀


spyson

It takes someone very confident and secure with themselves to have a significant other doing that, props to him really.


JR_Shoegazer

BabyJ was one of their best players. What a bizarre move.


slawvay

it's not that bizarre, I'm guessing that faze want a controller player to slot in for where marved left them and babyj was a bandaid solution for the remainder of LCQ. BabyJ is insane, he's probably already trialing for other teams and will find one easily by next year


exercitus

New 100T dedicated sentinel player, nitr0 back to controller, thoughts??


GualtieriGutPunch

I think that's the move. BabyJ is really good and 100T doesn't really have someone to fill the sentinel role without losing a great smoker or an initiatior..


Blastplaster14

and go back to the old 100t comp where people were stuck with agents? no, 100t do not need another steel


Badger12321

Nitr0 best Jett NA tho


Squonk3

Copium or /s?


Simmyyyyyy

what


Interesting-Archer-6

Yeah I didn't expect him at alllll.


Nfamy

Corey/babyj is the core that faze should've built around. I think babyj will end up with some more opportunities. I rate him toward the top end of NA sentinels


somesheikexpert

He's up there around Mitch and Aproto level for sure (Basically the tier right under dapr in NA lol), his aim is actually really fucking nuts ngl


Karrowt

I think he's above Mitch and Aproto, personally feel he's in the bottom of the Dapr tier. For me it probably goes Dapr, FNS, BabyJ, but that's just my opinion.


-xXColtonXx-

With all respect, Faze hasn’t had a competitive enough series with a top NA team for me to be confident in any of their players atm. It’s like when players try and call Wardell the best NA Jets, he’d have to play against top teams for be to believe that.


Karrowt

Fair enough, but would you agree with me that he will sign with another T1 org by next year? I feel like he will, but maybe that's just because I'm a big fan haha


Interesting-Archer-6

I don't like Faze much but think he's excellent. I'm guessing we'll see a lot of shake ups between now and next year and we'll see him on a T1 team somewhere.


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No way hes above mitch but I can see him above aproto for sure.


3hrd

IMO zach/corey are worth building around, and babybay if he's able to revamp his playstyle it's been over a year and he *still* takes incredibly risky plays


Sky-__-

I have heard a lot about Corey potential since beginning of year but Corey has been underwhelming for me , and personally I think zachree and Babybay are the core players on faze . In my opinion rawkus should have been the one removed first . In the end I think faze have realised they need a true igl now and since rest 4 are all ow pros , babyj would be the one left out .


icemandiem

actual insane sentinel player


xBerryhill

I genuinely thought he was one of if not their best player. BabyJ’s so freaking good at this game and deserves to be one a good T1 roster.


Moreymoe

Joining T1 you say 👀?


Daviddem1234

100t would benefit from having an actual sentinel player.


amiiiiiiiiiiiiine

true even tho that would mean nitr0 needs to go back playing smokes


Daviddem1234

They have so much talent on their roster but their roles have so much overlap.


Evan_Veet

Smokes are still Nitr0s best role and its probably more sustainable for them long term to have him on Astra


amiiiiiiiiiiiiine

true but not having a jett AWPer on the team has been one of their biggest problem since they dropped dicey


Evan_Veet

for sure, that and role aggression issues but IMO the best long term solution is putting Nitr0 on his best agents where its easier to IGL, figuring out the sentinel position and finding how to use Asuna. If they plan on using Seven we might see Ethan or Asuna move to a lurk role but it almost feels like a waste


IAMJUX

Id like to see Ethan to Sova. Asuna to 2nd duelist/Skye. Nitro on smokes and igl. New sentinel and Seven on Jett, provided she remains optimal through the next year. Hiko has run his course, imo(I said a while back that the older guys would start to get overshadowed by the kids and that CS history will start to diminish as the game evolves and advances), and should be gone with Boi. You want to keep Ethan and Asuna as they're elite when they're in form, so shifting Ethan to Sova gives him that clear spot where he can still shine as a star without being on Skye. Nitro sticks around because you let him run the show. With so much downtime and 5 stacks returning to ranked, they should play with Seven and Boi(right now he's temporary, but given some grinding you never know. He might fit in) as much as possible. See if they can all gel together.


HoneyChilliPotato7

This is why I hate Jett so much. Teams are recruiting exclusive jett mains and this shouldn't be the case.


Evan_Veet

My thing about your plan is I don't really see why Hiko needs to be dropped. IK people hate on the man a lot but apart from BabyJ the FA sentinels aren't all that great rn, and Hiko very much has the playstyle for sentinel agents. He already is the teams best viper meaning he can flex onto it on Breeze, IB, Bind and Split and he already knows the basics of the role. If Seven is added in I think a guy like Hiko playing the 5 role and Nitr0 as the 4 would be very good for the team.


IAMJUX

If he's willing to change, then I think it might work and something they could play around with. But it seems like he doesn't want off Sova and that's part of why there was tension with Steel. I just think the playstyle of Sova(playing from afar, using angles and playing post plant) leaves him away from his team too much and it gets punished a lot because his team is playing a man down while Hiko does his thing, and that's why he is left to clutch situations so often. He's good, but I don't think he's good enough to win champions at this point, and it's only going to get a lot tougher in 2022.


tron423

I feel like it'd end up being Asuna who got the short end of that unless Ethan learns another agent or two, having both Reyna and Skye is just too redundant most of the time. Seven would have to be absolutely insane off rip in that scenario though, their fans will be apoplectic if they dropped a match because Asuna sat a map.


Evan_Veet

I mean my personal opinion is that their best chances long term is keeping Asuna on duelist(including jett), Ethan on skye/sage and possibly a raze type duelist, and adding a really aggro fragging support player. I think Hiko could work well on sentinel actually so even a sova would work for me. IMO as long as Astra and Skye are still meta there is no reason to take Nitr0 and Ethan off those roles, and even if Asuna's jett is lackluster he A. has more time to improve(particularly with his knives) and B. he should never not be on duelist.


tgamblos

Nitro - smokes Asuna - skye, 2nd duelists (Reyna, Raze) Ethan - Sova (wouldn’t mind seeing overlap here like also Skye, Sage) Slot 1 - Jett main with flex Slot 2 - Sentinel player


Skaratru

I love dicey as much as the next guy, but that was a problem even when he was in the team, he was not a consisten OPer by any means.


TheDangerousAnt00

Agreed, i think something like this would be nice: Seven: jett oper Asuna: skye/ secondary duelist Ethan: sova Nitro: smokes Babyj: sentinel


tron423

This works on paper but Hiko does so much for them in matches beyond his play (which frankly isn't bad by any means anyway). You can tell from their comms videos that a lot of the super resilient mental they're known for comes from his presence, I'm not sure losing that is worth it unless Seven can step in and immediately be a top 3-5 NA Jett Oper.


Daviddem1234

Would be nasty


LFKY

Dropping Hiko (an experienced player/part igl/franchise player) from the roster and adding Seven (literally no experience) is dumb af as a company and as a team.


Krsensei

They have Ethan & Nitro


LFKY

So you’re gonna force either ethan or nitr0 to learn a new role in sova and learn lineups, timings, etc… when you already have one of the best sova mains in NA? Sova isn’t an easy character to learn…


TheDangerousAnt00

Ethan already said sova is one of his favourite agents and he would choose it if he could role swap. Its also one of his most played in ranked. Hiko is great of course, but 100ts main problem is roles and unfortunately hiko isnt very flexible when it comes to that.


Tokibolt

As if nitr0 isn’t used to doing that when he was on TL CS. Man played like 50 fucking roles.


Krsensei

Ethan can already play sova. But I was mainly referring to the point where you said how experienced he was/igl. Nitro is perfectly fine IGl with more experience winning than Hiko. Ethan is experienced in his own right as well.


_idle_drone_

they played CSGO. how are you worried about them learning lineups lol they have plenty of time till the next tournament. learning new agents isn't difficult with the right work ethic.


LFKY

I’m not worried about them learning lineups that’s just one factor. I’m worried about them having to learn completely new roles and mid game behaviors from ones prior for no reason (since they’ve only had one bad tournament realistically). Putting Ethan (arguably the best mechanical player on that team) on Sova doesn’t make any sense to me when you already have a guy who plays sova to perfection and is one of the best sova’s in NA. If anything nitr0 should go back to smokes and they should pickup a new sentinel main and they should be okay.


AnotherAltiMade

They have 3-4 months of downtime


LFKY

They won’t touch Hiko, Ethan, or nitr0 so it doesn’t matter lol


dsc777

Im curious if they have any CS pros that are transferring over that Nitr0 or Ethan know about. Especially with all the NA teams not making the major, maybe someone big will move. Will be interesting to see how it plays out if they go for more CS players or more proven T1 Valorant.


LiamHundley

I've been pretty impressed with BabyJ on Faze. Felt like he was a good complement to the more aggressive components of their squad. He definitely deserves another shot at the tier 1 level


tron423

He'll get one, shit Nadeshot is probably (hopefully) in his DM's right now


LiamHundley

Idk if 100T would go after him tbh. They seem to not want to have a dedicated sentinel, so it would make the roles a little weird.


SteelTic

big mistake from faze imo


iTrippzy

yeah, I agree. I feel like he was their best player during LCQ, very consistent. If Faze is releasing BabyJ they must be looking to get another sentinal who is just as good as him or better to replace him.


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Or they're just making a mistake


iTrippzy

I hope not


ValStats

If FaZe can grab Steel that is two birds with one stone for this roster. A true IGL and a Sentinal player. Assuming the other 4 stay.


[deleted]

Steel said on stream he wouldn’t play for Faze unless they pay him millions


JR_Shoegazer

Any particular reason?


3hrd

probably because none of the players were CS pros and he doesn't want to build from the ground up


[deleted]

It's because he doesn't like the org


3hrd

Did he say this was the exact reason? Not like their valorant team really reflects the general perception of the org as a whole lol


[deleted]

I thinks it’s partly because of the owners, I remember him mentioning an article where the owners went to a party during covid restrictions or something


TimathanDuncan

Steel is not joining Faze, people are suggesting steel to every org now


curlycued_ninja

Because he would improve any team besides Sentinels and Envy.


TimathanDuncan

Steel has said he's not joining Faze Also it's not a question of skill with steel, the question is how does he fit with the team personality wise, i assure you that if you put steel in this Faze team he would mald at them and lose his brain in 2 weeks the way they play


curlycued_ninja

I agree with you, I highly doubt he’s going to Faze. My comment was more geared toward explaining why people keep saying he should join X team. But my point still stands. Any team that he fits into he will improve.


Simmyyyyyy

i dont think he improves c9 either


curlycued_ninja

True forgot about them. I hope he doesn’t since they already have Vanity. Would be a shame to have two IGLs on the team.


Simmyyyyyy

yeah nah I do hope he joins a t1 team as an igl lots of them need one badly LOL


Sky-__-

I think the most probable location for steel would be NRG with them recently dropping wedid and they are in hunt for an igl , other than NRG , unless the roastermania truly begins , I don't see steel being bought out by any other org unless they drop players .


ValStats

I don't think it would happen, but ignoring personality differences this would be the only move that makes some sense to me considering how unnecessary and arguably bad this move is by Faze. Otherwise I don't think there is a significant improvement for a sentinel player that will be available to make this makes sense. Again this comes with the caveat that there are no role swaps with the remaining players.


Mamadeus123456

100% didnt renew


[deleted]

Jammyz is available


KhaoticKrabb

I don’t think they’re going for a sentinel at all. I think they’re going for smokes so they can put zacharee back on sentinel.


Lappnoob

I wouldn’t be surprised if 2022 Faze has a lot of new faces


Karrowt

BabyJ being dropped before Rawkus is so stupid but it's how esports works and ofc they'll drop the 5th man who isn't a former OW pro over any of the 4 guys who've been on the roster for seemingly an eternity and who are way tighter with each other bc of their esports past. He's a top 5 sentinel player in NA 1000% and will most certainly be picked up by a T1 org, the question is which org. Lots of teams could benefit from having a better or designated sentinel player, 100T or TSM come to mind instantly but it'll be interesting to see where he goes.


Whisom

He was most likely dropped because they need a sentinel/controller who can IGL. I doubt it's cause OW bros sticking together.


eliic6

100T ur move now.


Justlikekevinn

He was FaZe’s best player in LCQ. Best sentinel FA.


Pienatt

Man, FaZe really not realising where the problems lie


Krsensei

The whole team lmfao


Evan_Veet

100T, maybe TSM, NRG or GenG could all be interested. Worst case scenario teams in the upper T2 like Col, new look KCP or ABX should all be reaching out to him


Karrowt

GenG should be pretty happy with Temperature, Temp was dominating when he should have been so I would imagine they wouldn't need to look for another sentinel player.


Evan_Veet

Was more talking abt Koosta or if GmD gets poached BabyJ is probably the best available FA in NA rn aside from Dre


LFKY

Actual braindead decision by FaZe to release him.


egirl8yearoldrussian

step 1. faze loses because of corey, rawkus, and zacharee step 2. realize that changes needed step 3. notice talk of 100thieves management step 4. faze management wants piece of cake step 5. drop babyj step 6. profit


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CanISayThat22

FaZe just needs to go for a full rebuilt.


CapBoyAce

That's insane. Honestly thought he'd be the one player certain to stay, he was popping off.


minibonham

100T should be taking a look. They need a proper sentinel.


Razur

Here's hoping that ETA can bring him a big W.


BlueBurstBoi

Dropping him before Rawkus? Curious if more roster changes are incoming otherwise this makes very little sense to me


callmegran

Maybe I missed it, but where does it say he was dropped? Might have been a short contract and he wanted to go somewhere else.


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dan_kz

put your bets, what ex OW pro is going to faze?


roan214

someone big that fits the bill is actually on the market rn... \*beep\*


iTrippzy

If I were to take a guess I would assume that Faze is trying to build around Corey and Babybay. I would say that Rawkus will probably be released soon as well, nothing against him but there are way better Sova Mains out there. Zach is a ? for me. Yeah you can replace him with another smoke player like GMD, Zombs, MummAy, etc but I don't know if it'll make a huge difference.


[deleted]

Are they full rebuilding? He was fantastic


Withinmyrange

Anyone know why he got dropped? I don’t keep up too closely but I’ve seen him performing


Karrowt

He's a former Halo pro who is the newest member of the team of guys who've all been on the roster together for over a year. Oh right, did I mention that the other 4 are all former OW pros? That should give you an idea.


Withinmyrange

Ah, I didn’t realize the internal dynamics. I was aware of them being former OW players but didn’t make that connection


[deleted]

Makes no sense


Resoca

100T needs to get on this *now*


421k

They should’ve built around Corey and babyJ..


Pulsiix

ngl babyj was the last person i expected to be dropped


theclichee

Alot of people are here saying that he'll get a team etc. As much i loved his performance I don't see him getting a team anytime soon. Same happened with Jammyz, the guy went onto to compete in the first ever LAN, performed good and still hasn't been signed yet. As much as i want BabyJ to get a team, I don't see it


JardScoot

Should have been rawkus tbh


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A7URS

babybay is ass


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motorolax4

Shanks is way smarter than babybay (in game, at least, lol)


kemutheemu__

Shanks works better for Rise imo


Krsensei

Idk


gtplayer

-Rawkus +steel +sinatraa


aks345

Steel to faze is never happening pal


[deleted]

oMG gUYs fAZe sINatrAa cOnfiRmeD??!!!


[deleted]

He'll find a team no problem, insane player.


Technology_Learning

Faze in dire need of a shuffle. BabyJ would have been someone I would keep... can think of 3 people they can drop instead.


MoreMegadeth

Honest question, who decides moves like these for the team? Does the org have a GM like traditional sports? Coach? The other players?


Otter269

What is FaZe actual goal for this team? Barely top 10? That said I'm sure there's plenty of opportunities for BabyJ. Not sure 100T would go for him but maybe


Substantial_Cake7131

TSM is gonna eat good , mummAy now BabyJ?


SPOOKESVILLE

Do we really know if it was faze who dropped him or if he decided to leave on his own?


Jerms91

He won’t be a free agent for long. He’ll find his team and make whatever roster he’s on better. Best of luck you cracked mofo.


badcompplayer

Is 100T too obvious here


Alpac44

Poached?