Bums me out when I wait a week to watch an exciting match only to have G2 draft an untenable squad and proceed to get demolished. Glad the other teams today took their games seriously. There were some action packed exchanges in the previous 4 matches.
GeminiRune1 votes2 of their 3 losses were having fun with the draft. I mean what kind of team plays Rock, Paper, Scissors to determine who plays what?
Plus they're locked into the bye which won't matter for their first match aside from side selections (given they lose tomorrow).
I say nice try. Good to see something new even if it lost.
III BAKURYU III 1 votesThe players are trying to avoid burnout by having fun with their "food", while also trying out different corks here and there( drafts, meta picks, etc). Everyone knows there are those certain teams that are looking at Worlds and G2 are one of those teams.
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The players are trying to avoid burnout by having fun with their "food", while also trying out different corks here and there( drafts, meta picks, etc). Everyone knows there are those certain teams that are looking at Worlds and G2 are one of those teams.
A cat that loses to their food they're supposedly playing with is a failed cat. There is a reason why cats only play with their food only after they're certain they've already won, and no cat worth a damn get destroyed by their prey that's already in their clutches.
This is loser's talk where they after getting destroyed they proceed to pretend they've always been in control and supposedly lost only because they want to or something.
None of that changes the fact they lost. Pretending they were fooling around only makes it seem that they lost it even harder.
III BAKURYU III 1 votesUmm yeah...... they did lose but I don't think they care much about a regular season game that doesn't mean anything. Typically when teams troll domestically it kinda means they are bored.
It's like Team Liquid last split when they knew they were going to have a bye and the #1 seed so they didn't really care about the last 3 games.
I'm not saying G2 shouldn't have lost to such team but again, they are thinking about Worlds and when you think ahead you do slip up some. I expect G2 to bring their A game this next game.
waka waka
Too Old 2 PvP1 votesI understand all that, but aren't they paid professionals? Maybe I'm just too old school; expecting professionals to show up and do the job they're paid to do. Fun is fun, work is work. A futbol striker can't /wouldn't show up in sandals because it might be interesting and new.
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I understand all that, but aren't they paid professionals? Maybe I'm just too old school; expecting professionals to show up and do the job they're paid to do. Fun is fun, work is work. A futbol striker can't /wouldn't show up in sandals because it might be interesting and new.
This is a videogame made in a sport, whats the point if they dont have ANY fun? Besides, it brings in the fans.
III BAKURYU III 1 votesEvery split, every team, every year teams troll or act unprofessional and that goes for all sports, jobs titles and employees.
If you don't have "fun" on the "Man's time" you're not a man, you're a robot.
TSM back in 2016 Summer trolled with a 
and lost to team NRG. Alliance from 2014 Summer trolled in a game against Millenium where they gave up 41 Kills.
Look at traditional sports for example NFL and Tom Brady, NE vs DEN didn't Tom Brady the QB punt the ball for New England in their Playoff game when NE was up like 35 points in the 4th QT with 4 mins remaining.