I personally don't see the issue with it when players are allowed to stand up and motion to the opposing team but I guess some people could be upset.

What are your thoughts?

They've both predicted PRX winning it all

Maybe this is sappy and unrelated but wanted to say a huge thank you to everyone who gave me advice 4 years ago on when I was trying to get my parents on board with my brother’s Overwatch career. Currently flying to Dallas to watch him on stage for the first time! Parents included! Happy Dreamhack weekend to all who celebrate

While I was watching Tarik's stream during the FNC-Gen.G match today, the chat was filled with debates and arguments about the events of this past week, much like the discussions on this subreddit. The Chinese Valorant community's lack of support for Gen.G, criticisms of Chinese crowds and viewers, and calls to ban future tournaments in China are some of the points I've seen. First and foremost, I want to emphasize my stance: what happened to Gen.G players is inexcusable. However, attributing the situation solely to "Gen.G said something bad about China/Taiwan" is overly simplistic.

Firstly, I don't want to delve too deeply into the China-Korea geopolitical issue. If you're interested, you can research the relationship between China and Korea post-THAAD since 2016. It's unwise to bring geopolitics into any sport, but suggesting that Chinese viewers are upset with Gen.G/Koreans simply because the organization said some things about Taiwan underestimates the depth of the tension between China and South Korea as a whole, which has been brewing for years.

Secondly, in the esports scene, China and South Korea have always been rivals. League of Legends is the most popular game in China, yet Koreans have dominated it for nearly its entire existence. There were years when Chinese teams thrived and won several world championships, but those teams often included Korean imports. The phrase "Five Chinese can't win without Koreans" has become an insane meme in the Chinese esports scene. Faker might be the only Korean esports player with a huge clout in China. The significant influence of LoL on the entire Chinese esports scene has spread this frustration to other games, especially Valorant, which just came out in China last summer.

Thirdly, Gen.G has never been a popular Valorant team in China. The Korean Valorant playstyle is often described as slow and boring by Chinese viewers. It is clean, tactical, and disciplined, which helps them win games, but for viewers seeking a thrilling experience, it's not as exciting as other teams. The Chinese Valorant community loves explosiveness. For example, Woot gained huge popularity after his game against FPX, even though TH singlehandedly eliminated two Chinese teams, potentially three by tomorrow.

Lastly, in this tournament, Gen.G has played against teams like Lev with Aspas, FPX as a home team, and FNC with Boaster, all of whom are crowd favorites. Jinggg, Forsaken, Boaster, Aspas, and Tenz are basically the top 5 most popular international players in China for various reasons. Unfortunately, Gen.G is probably the least popular team alongside FUT and G2 in this tournament. However, FUT has cned, and G2 is generally popular in China because of CS and LoL, so even these two teams have more clout than Gen.G. While we are all here for good Valorant, it's hard to deny, like any other sports, most viewers only want to support certain teams and players.

Again, what happened to Gen.G players is definitely unacceptable, and they are victims of cyberbullying. However, I want to shed some light on Chinese esports viewers. If you follow any esports players who have played in China, most have only positive things to say about their experience playing there. It's sad that some people on this subreddit genuinely believe that future Valorant tournaments should be banned in China.

Hey everyone, 2 Brain Cell here, and I'm back with another video on-

Just kidding, I'm super washed and can barely make it to masters anymore. While I might not be making educational videos or even playing the game as much as I used to, I've never lost my love for TFT as a game and the scene as a whole. So it's with a lot of excitement that I can introduce all of you to a project I've been working on for the past couple months, .

TFT Stocks is stock trading platform that converts players on the ladder into stocks that you can buy and sell. Each user is automatically enrolled in 2 leagues when they join, a set long league, and a monthly league, and given $100,000 to use for each league's portfolios. Different leagues have different portfolios, so you can go for an early game giga cashout strategy in shorter term leagues and play more conservatively in longer term ones. You can also create a custom league to compete with a specific group of friends.

Below is a brief FAQ section that's also included in the FAQ tab of the website.

How is the price of each player determined?

The price correlates with the LP of each player, scaling more as a player's LP goes up. The exact scaling formula is (LP^A ) × B, with the values for A = 1.75, B = 0.00698. To simplify things, the breakeven point of LP to price is at around 750, with the goal of rewarding players who climb into the 4 digits an beyond, since a +100LP gain is worth a lot more at 1500LP than it is at 500LP.

Which players are available to invest in?

Everyone in grandmaster+ is available for purchase! When a player falls out of grandmaster, they are set to be delisted in 3 days, which will be shown in each player's individual page. If they climb back to GM within that time frame, their delist status is removed. Conversely, if they pass the delist date without getting back, their stock is completely removed, and those who had that stock will just lose out on the money.

Can I put real money on this?

No, there's no real money involved at all, and I don't plan to put any sort of real money gambling features into the site. I hope to talk to Riot about potentially offering prizes for winners of Set Leagues and Monthly Leagues, but I don't want the site to turn into a sports betting/ gambling site.

Where can I go to bitch about the site? (or offer suggestions, report bugs etc.)

You can message in the very barebones I just setup. I'll be trying to monitor it frequently so I can help people fix any bugs that might come up from that I overlooked.

I'm sure there will be some issues that I didn't account for, I apologize in advance for any bugs that might happen. Please bear with me while I try to get everything off the ground, and thank you to all of you who end up trying the site for the support. I also wanted to give a special shoutout to my friends who helped me significantly when the site was first being developed with features suggestions and bug reports, as well as anyone who used the site during this time when leaked it a few weeks back. It's thanks to all your support that I had the motivation to create a better version of the site for everyone.

Oh and I guess you can follow me on too if you, I'll try to post announcements on the site here as well as in the discord. Thank you again, and I hope you enjoy trading!