by Nicholas Armstrong | Jul 4, 2018 | Esports, Esports section, Videogames
One of the things not discussed with funnel strategies is the pressure it puts on players in new roles. Take Cody Sun with smite against Clutch Gaming. The funnel strategy worked, and 100 Thieves were up 3K gold, but when it came time to fight Baron, it was Cody Sun...
by Nicholas Armstrong | Jul 3, 2018 | Esports, Esports section, Videogames
It seems safe to say that the Cloud9 experiment has failed. At the beginning of the Summer Split, Cloud9’s head coach Reapered and owner Jack Etienne said that the team needed a change in order to win games and make Worlds. After six games, Cloud9 has won just a...
by Nicholas Armstrong | Jul 3, 2018 | Esports, Esports section
Despite the massive outrage across social media, it looks like Meteos, not 100 Thieves, Prolly, or Nadeshot, was the one behind the trade. In a statement released on social media, 100 Thieves cleared the air by explaining how the trade came about. <blockquote...
by Nicholas Armstrong | Jul 2, 2018 | Esports, Esports section, Videogames
After finishing the weekend with a 2-0 sweep, a bizarre bit of news came out of 100 Thieves. More specifically, it came out from Meteos. In a now deleted tweet, Meteos told fans that he had been traded to FlyQuest. He also said that Fly wouldn’t even be starting him,...
by Nicholas Armstrong | Jul 2, 2018 | Esports, Esports section, Videogames
Team Liquid was on top of the world last week, and while they still are doing quite well, they are now suddenly tied for first place with three other teams. After a weekend sweep, 100 Thieves and TSM have both joined Team Liquid and Echo Fox with 4 wins and 2 losses....
by Nicholas Armstrong | Jun 29, 2018 | Esports, Esports section, Videogames
For two weeks now, the Cloud9 Academy has been graced with three of the Cloud9 all-stars – Jensen, Sneaky, and Smoothie. Every week, fans tune in to see if they are still playing on the Academy team or if they have finally been unbenched from the NA LCS. That’s why so...
by Nicholas Armstrong | Jun 27, 2018 | Esports, Esports section, Videogames
The new meta isn’t for everyone. Many teams are struggling hard under it, even teams like TSM, but everyone expected that if any team would flourish, it was Echo Fox. A meta designed around versatility and a single player’s ability to take over a game should have been...
by Nicholas Armstrong | Jun 24, 2018 | Esports, Esports section, Videogames
Predictions were that the Summer Split would be far more competitive than Spring, and boy were they right. Just months ago, it was easy to see who was the best and who was the worst in NA. With the new meta, that’s all out the window. Everyone is struggling, winning,...
by Nicholas Armstrong | Jun 24, 2018 | Esports, Esports section
For anyone that watched the Echo Fox vs Clutch match, it was a pretty big disappointment, and it was also a historic moment. The game was tense, fast, and we got to see Huni on Jungle Taliyah. Despite Echo Fox’s mostly dominating performance, Clutch was still getting...
by Nicholas Armstrong | Jun 22, 2018 | Esports, Esports section, Videogames
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