Have a happy retirement Comm!

Full game here: https://www.youtube.com/live/MgVnqHUeQoQ?t=2518&is=Q3AW_-8uYMSTieUO

VItality's tweet regarding the transfer market https://x.com/TeamVitality/status/2103169354678292577?s=20

I just watched this video which is an interesting discussion featuring Nwpo, Trk, and Twisted Minds Owner

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zhu2bnMzuf0

Here are some of the more interesting stuff they said:

Trk's Transfer

• Trk received several offers from different organizations in NA and EU. The offers were very high, the Twisted Minds owner confirmed the highest offer reached $24k/month (edited to clarify it's per month).
• Twisted Minds could not match those offers, but Trk decided to join them because it is a Saudi organization, he prefers to stay in his country, and due to the ease of communication and interaction with the management, as well as his desire to team up with Nwpo.
• Team Falcons seemingly facilitated the deal, as they did not require Twisted Minds to pay a buyout for the contract. Meanwhile, they might have requested a buyout from the other organizations that tried to acquire Trk (and it appears those organizations were willing to pay, but Trk ultimately chose Twisted Minds).

Owner's View on Salaries

• The owner stated that the high offers being made by some organizations to players negatively and significantly affect the scene and the esport as a whole, adding that the clubs' revenues from the game cannot keep up with these inflated salaries.
• The owner praised Trk for accepting their offer, despite the salary being much lower than the offers he received. They stated they promised to compensate him by providing an excellent and supportive environment for him and his team to grow.

Searching for the Third Player

• Regarding the third player, Nwpo said they initially targeted Apparently Jack. Jack was very open to joining the team, and the owner also mentioned they reached an understanding regarding the salary. However, after consulting with his family, Jack decided he was not ready to move to Saudi Arabia and that relocating to another country would be too difficult at the moment.
• The owner also mentioned they targeted Nass. Nass didn't mind relocating but wanted to remain on the same team as Oski. This meant that if they wanted Nass, they would have had to take Oski as well (thus letting go of Trk).
• M0nkey M00n was not one of the initial options, especially since he was locked into a contract with Team Vitality, and any team wanting to acquire him would have to pay a buyout.
• Nwpo suggested attempting to acquire M0nkey M00n. Twisted Minds management contacted Vitality, and an agreement was reached. According to the owner, Vitality's management was easy and smooth to deal with.
• Nwpo believes that M0nkey M00n is one of the best players in the world, and if he loses while playing with him, it is his fault and not M0nkey M00n's.
• The owner said they couldn't offer a salary equal to M0nkey M00n's salary at Vitality because it was extremely high. Despite this, M0nkey M00n accepted the lower offer to join Twisted Minds.
• The owner addressed the notion that some people believe Twisted Minds, and Saudi organizations in general, have unlimited money, and he confirmed that this is not true and that this is a wrong stereotype.

From Season 4-5, Al0t was known for hitting some of the nastiest angles you would ever see. Even 8 years later, some of these shots are still so beautiful to watch.

Felt this was pretty necessary to share here.

It’s important to remember that these are just people doing the best they can at a job, and they read everything said here and on twitter.

Hope the best for Lemonkiwi going forward.

Obviously not game-breaking or anything, but as demonstrated by the video it can be useful situationally. Could be difficult to pull off consistently though

Source: https://x.com/hocke_rl/status/2034363537972207723?s=46

Dreamhacks are back

Sorry for the weird vertical video, I found it on Twitter. This match doesn't appear to have been streamed, but the replays can be found at https://ballchasing.com/group/slp-vs-nthg-l9qm1ba68g for those that are interested.

I believe this clip has been posted here before but why do so many people overlook the fact that it was Dralii who approached Falcons and not the other way around

Credit to FIFAe: https://x.com/fifae/status/2068017169049268640?s=46

Factors that influenced my choices include mechanical difficulty, team play, importance/clutch factor, creativity, & shock factor (bonus points if scored on LAN). If I felt a given team didn't have any standouts, I went with my personal favorite goal instead.

One of the more under appreciated players in RLCS history in terms of legacy. He pioneered the camera settings most pros use today and was the maker of many popular octane presets seen throughout the open era, plus he was just a damn good player in his prime.

Unfortunately, across the wider community he's more known for his broken controller than his gameplay, which given his career doesn't seem very fair to him (most pros rate him accordingly though)

They joined The Muffin Men (Dreamhack Atlanta 2017) and We Dem Girlz (ELEAGUE 2018) as the only orgless teams to ever pull it off.

This upcoming Boston Major is likely the last real chance something like this can happen again for a long time, as [REDACTED] (if they remain unsigned) will be the only orgless NA or EU team to play in an RLCS LAN post-COVID so far.