ALGS Year 5 Split 1 Pro League ! Match Day 5 ! EMEA ! Apex Legends
ALGS EMEA: Rock Esports triumphiert an Match Day 5 – Falcons und Twisted Minds im Fokus
Rock Esports dominiert den 5. Spieltag der ALGS EMEA Pro League, gefolgt von Falcons und Twisted Minds. Strategische Teamdynamiken, Legenden-Bans und die Rolle der Coaches prägen den Wettbewerb. Analysen zu Meta-Verschiebungen und Team-Performances in E-District und Broken Moon.
Apex Legends
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ALGS Year 5 Split 1 Pro League EMEA Match Day 5 Start und Überblick
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00:05:46 This is back and ready for more action in our Doubleheader Memorial Day weekend. Wherever you're from, there's a lot to celebrate. Us over here in America getting ready to take tomorrow off, but that means today, oh, there's plenty of work to be done. We just saw Match Day 4 North America had some surprises. Will we see more surprises like we saw in EMEA today and a scintillating start to hopefully what will be a great back half of our season. I'm so excited to be here with you and hope you...
00:06:15 My name is Randy, I'm your host. I'll be guiding you along through the action per usual, but I've got some compatriots here who deserve a very warm welcome as well. Jamerson and Dia back at it again. Had a great cast earlier on. Dia, it's time to do it again. North America setting the tone for what is now the reigning championship region. And until somebody takes it away, they're going to be holding that one high.
00:06:41 And speaking of reigning championship, not just region, but team as well, Falcons play again today. And a big question from my end is going to be, with the last time these two groups matched up, Falcons coming away the winners, how long are they going to be able to keep that up? Because, well, I do think that Falcons is a fantastic roster. I think there's some pretty steep competition here in North America that the championship after championship after championship titles really aren't demonstrating as much.
00:07:09 It's so true, Jamerson. Anybody can take a day, especially when you're playing Apex Legends. And now that we're introducing Broken Moon, we've got E-District, we've got these challenges alongside the Legend Bands. It is up for grabs, even though Falcons certainly prove that they are the best team in the most form as of now. Yeah, I mean, throughout ALGS Open, we saw a lot of teams really come to form for that event. And one in particular I want to talk about is Twisted Minds, right? They had a fantastic showing all the way up until finals.
00:07:37 There were a team who definitely rose in stocks overall. So Falcons aren't the only teams to walk away with, you know, their garlands and prizes throughout the ALGS Open. A lot of teams opened our eyes to what was really possible in terms of ceilings in just the overall skill of the Americas region right now. A lot of teams added some skill. They added some new players. They might have even changed their org name. We'll find out that throughout all of these broadcasts.
00:08:08 First of all, let's catch you up with what happened earlier on in our double header. We mentioned that yesterday there were some games going on.
00:08:18 Das war's. Das war's.
00:08:40 It would be Shopify Rebellion that would start to apply the pressure, and that would make all the difference. Sentinels would bounce around outside of this wall, clean up this next one, guys. And then, of course, it would turn into the NRG show. Over Game 4, 5, and 6, they would place first 14th and then find another way to place 6th with 11 kills, mind you, to clear them from the top. It was NRG's day, but a lot of teams showed up.
00:09:08 und hat einen impact, including Falcons, die in 3rd place genommen. Ja, Falcons zu zeigen, obwohl sie nicht gewinnen, war wirklich großartig. Und ich möchte ein kurzer Einladen von Gruppe A zu gewinnen, Apegang, die ich glaube, es war Match 5 im Moment. Das ist eine große Wunsch für Apegang. Das macht sie die Team von Gruppe A zu schauen, wenn ihr nicht Falcons seid.
00:09:34 And Jamerson, overall standings NRG obviously showing that they are a team that while in the open and online have to be dealt with, but Shopify Rebellion Falcons, 100 Thieves, good performances from them. A lot of these teams are going to have some momentum facing off now against Group C. Yeah, if you look at the overall points punch that was NRG there in the top, look at their ratio, 61 kill points to the 32 placement points.
00:09:58 Wenn es mehr Frags zu gehen ist, dann hätte man mehr auf jeden Fall gesehen haben. Aber NRG ist ein fantastisches Job, zu spielen aggressiv. Und vielleicht ist es ein Detrimmant, wenn sie nicht able, dass sie auf den Punkt konvertieren können. Das ist etwas, das könnte ein Weaknesses, das Teams kann man sich forward zu sehen. Vielleicht versuchen, was der Rotation Paths sind, was der Fighting-Conditions sind.
00:10:23 You can maybe identify where you can third party and maybe try and slow them down. Or do you just continue playing your own game? Because at some point you do have to make it a point to try and slow down NRG if they keep playing with this momentum. Yeah, it's going to be something they'll have to think about. NRG with a little rest day today. But TSM in that top.
00:10:40 We'll see if they can improve. They'll be going at it yet again. Here are your overall standings in the ALGS for North America after four match days played and going into our fifth. Shopify Rebellion coming off that split two win and obviously the new ownership here, which we love to see. Shout out to Moist Critical coming out and doing a LAN watch party next to Wig and everybody at the Open. That was fun. They're going to look to continue their ways and NRG.
00:11:08 Falcons right behind them, all with three games apiece. So it's really tight at the top. Virtus Pro also there with two games. That just spells that, hey, a really good day today, Dia. They could definitely push themselves up into that conversation with a game in hand. A lot of what this looks like, though, is what are the stories for the teams that have already played, sitting back and watching? And then, of course, now for the teams in Group A who have that double header. Let's take a look at our participants.
00:11:36 für heute's matchup. Als Group A played yesterday, they will now play Group C, and then it will be up to Group B and C to check in with Group C next week. So Group A getting all out of the way now, Dia. Top-down overview. We got a lobby that's going to be very, very hard to separate yourself out of.
00:11:55 Das ist wahr, und ich freue mich wirklich auf das, weil ich bin irgendwie bummed. Ich bin ein Zack Fan, ich bin ein Virtus.Pro Fan, und ich bin nicht zu kommentieren, der letzte Series, der letzte Zeit diese zwei Teams matcht, wo sie eigentlich gewonnen haben, habe ich gewonnen, aber ich wollte es, aber ich wollte es. Jetzt ich hoffe, dass ich es, weil wir alles wieder ändern können, und Virtus.Pro, die Frage für sie ist, wird es in der OPPOSITE WAY zu was wir mit NRG gesprochen haben. Kann sie eigentlich Rack-up genug Kills?
00:12:25 keep themselves consistent when you're not getting a bunch of placement points. This is great. I'm actually going to jump right back to you, Dia Jamerson, because we've already had...
00:12:33 About six hours of Apex, it feels like, so far today in terms of start and finish. And now we're beginning another couple of hours. So let's jump into the teams that we need to look at and the audience needs to pay attention to. Dee, I'm going to start with you. Who's your one to watch in terms of their performance? And, you know, we could tilt it a little bit. Who's somebody who maybe needs to step up today and is trying to bounce back from a couple of things that yesterday maybe went well or didn't go so well?
Teams im Fokus: Team Liquid, Rock Esports, Twisted Minds und LG
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00:12:56 You know, I tell you what, especially when you say a team that needs to bounce back from the performance, I'd throw Team Liquid out there. It's a team that I love with all my heart. These guys are fantastic. But the recent pickup of Yanya was another shift away from what they had tried to do this split up until recently, up until after the Open. It started off looking really good for them in yesterday's games. They grabbed second in the first game. And then after that, we saw Team Liquid...
00:13:25 ...sort of fall apart at the seams. And it's specifically the seams by which they're put together. They're amazing teamfighting. They struggled to find fights that were particularly advantageous for them. And...
00:13:36 Das, unfortunately, kostet sie ein viel, wenn es um die overallen Scores war, weil sie waren TAKING FIGHTS early, die vielleicht ein bisschen Unnecessary waren, und auch nicht gewinnen, das bedeutet, dass sie keine Placement Points haben, und keine Kill Points haben. Wenn ich auf diese Röster habe, ich freue mich zu sehen, Janja wieder zu sehen. Ich habe zu bringen, dass die Weise diese zwei Teams, oder eher die Weise diese Team performte, die letzte Mal diese Groups matchen gegen einen anderen, es geht, in terms of Damage Leaders, Falcons...
00:14:04 Ich denke, es war Falcons-Virtus-Pro. Es war Lew. Falcons. Und dann war Kurev. Und Kurev ist noch nicht mehr auf diesem Roster. So, was ist Team Liquid in 2025? Wenn Kurev ist nicht für sie? Ich liebe, dass wir Yanya back haben. Was ist das eigentlich, wenn Team Liquid sind? Weil sie nicht darüber nachdenken können. Und es ist etwas, was sie versuchen, heute zu finden. Das ist das Klassik Yanya-Aggression.
00:14:33 mit Niesel und Jaguaris. Kann sie finden die Antwort, die Liquid Alienware mit? Und kann wir den Gespräch auf, wenn dieses Team hat der Schot in der Son und liftet die Trophy? Nun haben sie eine Chance, um das zu gehen. Jamersen, was du? Wer hat dir die Augen für heute, der braucht es zu zeigen?
00:14:50 Yeah, we're continuing with the teams that we want to see improve along the way, and we're going to be talking about Rock Esports here with the newest edition of Saucer now coming on to the team to join Deeds and Vaxlon. It looks like, unfortunately, some old habits, or not old habits, but old curses are really starting to rear their head for Rock Esports, right? Saucer, great at being able to identify zones, get his teams into it. If he's got priority onto it, they can secure themselves a spot where they convert into top five.
00:15:20 We saw that in game one and game number two of our days yesterday. But once it came down to those cross map rotations, further rotations, we saw that they ended up struggling a little bit more. So again, we need to see them really be able to navigate that mid game a little bit better. Maybe moving on from a lot of that center zone play style and really figuring out maybe how to do some more counter rotates or negative rotates.
00:15:45 Take their time to get into the zone. But right now, it's still looking like they're having those growing pains that Zasar never really was able to kind of shake off. Hopefully, though, with Deeds and Vaxlon, that is something that they can't shake up. We did get to see some glimmers of hope there, especially in match number four. We talked about match number one and match number two. Again, able to secure top five. But those cross map rotations, that's where they were punished a little bit more. Glimmer of hope.
00:16:12 Mid-game fights there in match number four allowed them to pick up eight points. And overall, that fourth game is what really helped them secure that middle-of-the-road performance. But we're expecting a lot more out of this team. I feel like, again, this is another one of those squads that has the potential to really be up there among some of the best teams. They just haven't reached it yet.
00:16:33 I think that's a great way to put it. You look at Vaxalan and Deez, I mentioned them in their old 100 Thieves roster with Anmu, and now Sorcerer finding his way off of LG into this zone. It's going to take a minute to find the rhythm between these three players, but can they do it today? Two match days in a row means you have one bad weekend. You're impacting close to 30% of the games that you're going to play, the entirety of the split. So very important they get it right today. Another team in that conversation for me.
00:17:01 is Twisted Minds. I think this is a team that we all now have high expectations on. One of the things that, you know, surprised me was how well Krook and Enemy played with Alb. Alb has not had a Rockstar roster for a long time. And by Rockstar, I mean just one that you put him on the advantage when you think they're taking a fight, you think they're going to win. He's put together a lot of talented teams that were kind of underdogs, that were dark horses in the race. But now it feels like Twisted Minds with the org representation.
00:17:30 Very, very supportive. Org, as well as the players got behind him and the synergy, which is how well he's playing, it feels like this could be the moment that Al becomes the superstar. But while things started off really well for them yesterday, things started to slow down. One of the problems could have been that actually Shopify Rebellion and them were just having too many similar ideas and Twisted Minds was not there because it was Empty who stopped a lot of their rotations, took away a few of those spots that they really wanted to, challenged Crook in areas that kind of, you know, as you can see, left him isolated.
00:18:00 hier und wirklich macht es schwierig für Twisted Minds zu bekommen. Wenn dieses Team ist, wird es ein Team, wo alle spielen zu der besten ihrer Abilität werden. Und während Alp wird die Stallion in charge gemacht, ich habe zwei Hörste References gemacht, ich denke, wir müssen, wenn Enemie kann, kann sich selbst finden.
00:18:19 In this kind of growing stage of saying, I'm taking on the responsibility to be that number two guy. I know that I've got that potential. I know that I'm young. I'm able to gun and I can truly get things done. And if that's what Enemy does and he takes that on, he grows into his potential. This is going to be a very, very dangerous team. I'm looking for a lot more of those matches like that in match five coming up throughout today.
00:18:44 Another conversation too, guys. I mean, when we start looking at this new team, we know Saucerer left LG, a team that I had picked in the open to do well in one of their rounds was LG. I liked the fact that they had a lot of synergy. Well, now they're going to find that synergy again with a new pickup. Noc is there. He's wearing the NRG jersey because we don't have any pictures of this guy not being an NRG. I mean, he exited NRG. That's what you think of when you think of Nocturnal. Now you got to think LG.
00:19:12 And the best part about it is that Shubi and Stay Naughty really found their rhythm. They found it in land. Nock wasn't a part of that land. He was obviously trying to find his way. And look at this. Now I think they will. This is a kind of person that has had so much experience.
00:19:28 but clearly has not been able to translate that experience into the big one that they were hoping for. There's a reason he's on all of the top tier pro teams he's picked up and he's replacing players who have been doing well. It's because his capability to impact a game, to make the right calls and to be a threat and also just a likable personality. It's top tier. He's one of the leaders in our scene, but can he bring that version of knock out?
00:19:53 We've seen versions where he's not himself. He's not as excited about the way the team is going, and that could be a downer, and that can actually have a big impact in the morale and the way that they communicate and find themselves out of holes. It didn't work with that squad, and they find a way, no Coach Hodzik this time around, to do it with LG and start a new zone. I love it, and Dia, I'm definitely hoping for LG to come out swinging today. Yeah, I've got my fingers crossed for them. Like you talk about, Rain Day, some...
00:20:21 Most of the game, in fact, is fighting other people, but especially for what we used to call NRG, a lot of it came down in the end to the squad fighting themselves, and I don't even mean in between the three players, I mean themselves individually, and so especially coming back from a break, you want to get a nice swing of momentum in your direction, and it's for that reason that I'm hoping that LG succeed, because that momentum could be the very thing that crushes your demons, or it could be the thing that really cements them for the rest of your career.
00:20:50 We all know, as I mentioned, that sometimes the right squad, whether it's the best in the world or not,
00:20:56 can turn into a competitor to lift a trophy because the right energy, the right vibe, it's sometimes the difference in those tough situations where everyone wants to give up. They don't see a way out, but you somehow keep fighting till the end. A lot of that is having the right support. We highlighted it in EMEA, but we need to keep highlighting it because of how important they are. The coaches that keep these teams stable, help them see a vision through the darkness to the light and find a way out of some of the trickiest rotations, not just in game, but out of game as well to come together and get.
Die Rolle der Coaches im Apex Legends
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00:21:25 Let's highlight our coaches in North America and all they do
00:21:43 A lot of what I do is behind the scenes before games start. It's a lot of prep work with the boys during scrims, making sure that everybody's held accountable, make sure that we're improving as much as we can. Things I do to help prepare my team for a certain game day include loop paths, watching other teams play from certain POIs, making sure everyone is happy and confident with the role in the team. Making sure that we're all aligned on the same thought process and the same goal and just making sure everyone's in a good mental is the main thing.
00:22:13 Everything that a coach does is essentially like helping the players reduce time into doing their own research. It's a lot for the players to also do on the side and having a coach makes it perfect. I think the role of a coach is very crucial for a good team to be a good team that needs to be a great coach. I think the biggest thing is having a good personality and understanding how to control your team.
00:22:40 und sicher dass ihr Team funktioniert. Wie in all sports. Ihr wisst, was ich? Adelito. Adelito ist Adelito. My goal in meinem Coaching ist 1. Obviously, es hilft ihnen zu verbessern individually und als Team. Also, es ist zu verstehen. Am Ende des Tages, wir sind alle Menschen.
00:22:57 Es ist eine hohe-stakes-situation, also du willst, dass die Spieler mit so viel confidence zu können. Sie sind nicht die Hände auf für ein schlechtes Spiel, oder für ein bader Spiel. Es gibt auch eine bessere Worte zu erhöhen, die das Pressure und die Team-Chemistrie. Wenn du nicht verstehst, deine Spieler nicht verstehst, deine Team nicht verstehst, deine Team. Wenn du nicht verstehst, deine Team nicht verstehst, dann bist du nicht in der Rolle als Coach. Der Überartige Gefühl, als wir die Land gewonnen haben, war ein Relief, ehrlich zu sein. So, als wir das erst auf die Bedeutung haben, ist es so, wenn wir das auf die Bedeutung auf die Bedeutung haben.
00:23:25 Winning for the first time was one of the best feelings I've ever felt in my life. You don't really understand how much people love gaming and how much of a crowd there is. And we're all grateful, especially me, that this could be my job and what I do every day. In my opinion, coaches don't get as much recognition as they probably should. I think a large part of that is because a lot of what the coach does in Apex especially is behind the scenes.
00:23:52 I feel like a lot of the work gets swept under the rug. I think a lot of coaches deserve way more recognition than they do currently. It's kind of like, I think it's hard to be able to see to the full extent what a coach does in Apex. And therefore it's, you know, a lot of the time coaches don't get the kind of credit that they deserve. What if that team won without me? That SSG roster? Hell no. I want to be the best that I can. Not even the money, it's not even anything like that. It's just...
00:24:21 Ich denke, viele Leute sagen, das ist ein ein ein ein ein ein ein ein ein ein ein ein ein ein ein ein ein ein ein ein ein ein ein ein ein
00:24:45 Ja, ich liebe auch die Unterschiede zwischen EMEA und der Amerikas Region. EMEA war es so, dass sie all die accolades ist. Ich bin nur da, um sie zu unterstützen. Nein, in der Amerikas Region ist es all über die Coaches. Aber ich glaube, ich glaube mit Don, dass es so viel Arbeit geht, dass es sehr schwer zu quantitieren, wie viel sie helfen.
00:25:10 But the fact that they are able to give them the moral support, but also just the tactical support is huge. It is huge. And you guys, I can't wait to see how that impacts us. It's time to get the games going. The players are ready. The drop ship is hot. As we now kick it over for you guys to go and cast. I just wanted to make you laugh here to kick off the day. So let's do it. Let's get into game one.
00:25:34 Whether it's making me laugh, making me smile, it's 100% success, Raid.
Spiel 1: E-District und die Meta-Picks
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00:25:41 Nothing is going to set us up better than a few smiles to get us into game one. We are going to E-District for our first three games and then moving on over to Broken Moon. And you and I saw this this morning, Jamerson. E-District is close quarters and it is Alter Town. Yeah, is that a 100% pick rate that I'm seeing on Alter? I believe it is for E-District and Alter was the first bad.
00:26:09 Ja, es ist...
00:26:20 Easier to name teams without Alter than it is to name teams with her and you know one of the things that I was curious about when we saw the Twisted Minds highlight was obviously the Alb Sparrow right we're seeing this guy's always on the forefront of innovation of what legends are gonna be picked up it is no surprise to me that we are seeing Sparrow picked up so early on in North America and especially by a team like Twisted Minds
00:26:47 Ja, und eine Sache zu sagen in diesem Bereich ist, dass Albe wirklich angefangen hat mit Pathfinder. Jetzt sind wir in eine Meta, wo Pathfinder ist definitiv viable. Und wir haben gesehen, die prevalence von Pathfinder durch EMEA gesehen haben.
00:27:01 But instead, he opts to forgo that for the Sparrow regardless. And so, I mean, I love to see him on it, give him movement, give him options to find angles, and he will find an opening for your team. So I'm glad that we have a meta where a lot of our players are able to express themselves in different ways, and in particular, just the...
00:27:24 Not right now, though. Not right now, as we can see that we have a lot of Mirror Cops here with the New Castle, Catalyst, and Alter, but I don't think anyone's really that surprised by that composition really coming to the forefront here on E-District.
00:27:41 Yeah, the Legend Bands, they'll help smooth us over a little bit later. But right now, heading into the center of the map, you're going to be seeing a lot of mirror matchups. And around Energy Bank, there's plenty of space for people to coexist, also a lot of space for teams to retreat into and out of. One of the things that was highlighted, I believe it was by Funk, in our first couple of games this morning, or rather at halftime, was how much Ultra can be impactful, especially in places like E-District, in allowing zone teams to get more active.
00:28:10 Energie Bank, das wird wirklich wichtig sein, denn du willst ein Spott in Energie Bank und du willst auch für die 3rd Partys. Ja, die nice Sache mit dem Alter ist, natürlich, dass, wenn du in early ist, dein Einkommen nicht zu viel für es. Mit der Passive ist, du kannst wirklich das, um das zu machen, dass du auf zu gewissen, um zu gewissen, um zu gewissen, um zu gewissen, um zu gewissen, um zu gewissen, um zu gewissen, um zu gewissen, um zu gewissen, um zu gewissen.
00:28:36 We'll see, though, where this one pulls away. But early committing to a building isn't the worst, especially when you do have the alter in play. Like we talked about throughout EMEA, a lot of these walls, a lot of the barriers are just constructs in your mind. You don't have to really worry about them. And so you can get very creative in finding a rotation path if this zone ends up pulling away from you. But our early fight, Team Liquid versus Falcons.
00:29:02 Das ist der Liquid ich für bin. Der erste Knochen, der erste Knochen, der erste Knochen, auf Imperial HAL ist ein sehr guter Start für sie, um einen der wichtigsten Spieler an der ALGS Open zu starten. Ich liebe das Team Liquid, ich will sagen, dass es nicht ein 3v3-3 ist, so wir müssen ein bisschen warten und sehen was sie können. Ich will also kurz kurz sagen...
00:29:26 Yes, folks, that is an unforced Mirage that you saw Arcane running. There is a Mirage Lifeline Alter squad in this game, which is essentially, Jamerson, with the perks, a triple support squad, if you want it to be. Halo, Halo. We're going to see our first Halos, I think, throughout Pro League here in North America. So glad to see that Arcane is still, you know.
00:29:51 hier mit uns zu machen, dass die Meta ist noch ein bisschen questionable. Wobei man nicht wirklich wissen, was jeder Team ist, und bringen in diese Off-Meta-Picks. Und zwar haben wir gesehen, Mirage zu sehen, wenn wir in die Serie getrennt, um die 1st-Round-Pickup, das ist noch sehr strange, ich würde sagen, overall.
00:30:18 I'm curious what the thought is behind that. We'll catch it with him on an interview later, I'm sure. For the moment, I don't think there's any questioning what's going on with Borde right now. Sitting around, I wouldn't call it the edge of the map, but taking their time on a rotation in, not booking it straight to the center of zone, and likely looking for fights with some creative void next Psy? I'm gonna go with that. MJ should be able to set things up for the team.
00:30:42 Ja, ich weiß nicht, was das Wort ist. Und wenn es Griech ist, ist es supposed zu sein? Ich weiß nicht. Ich weiß nicht. Englisch ist... Das ist viel besser als ich war. Jetzt mit Flatt. Ja, ich glaube, das wird Citadel Gaming sein, um, auf der Outskirte hier, auf der eastern Seite der Map. Aber es sieht nicht, dass sie wirklich bereit sind, zu kämpfen.
00:31:09 They're a little bit split up, but they should be safe. It doesn't look like Citadel are looking for aggression. They're just looking to camp additional loot, maybe a beacon. It's hard to tell here, but for Flat, they will back away. We did also get HAL back into this game. It wasn't too big of a surprise. It seemed like it was more for spreading out, for Falcons at least, and spreading out.
00:31:34 Sie wussten, dass sie ihn wiederholfen können. Sie wussten, dass sie ihn wiederholfen können. Sie wussten, dass sie ihn wiederholfen können. Sie wussten, dass sie ihn wiederholfen können.
00:31:52 Ja, es scheint nicht zu kosten Falcons wirklich nur noch einen Momentum, vielleicht ein bisschen weniger Loot für sie, aber auch das kann sehr schnell sein, wenn man den richtigen Fall ist, wenn man den richtigen Kampf ist. Sie gehen auf, auf die Korinthien, die dann sich selbst retreiten, weil Sie können das mit Alter machen. Sie können ein bisschen Evo geben und dann gehen Sie gleich zurück zu Ihrem Team, wie nichts mehr passiert. Falcons werden genau das gleiche tun, aber noch immer noch spielen, um die Nähe in Neon Square zu sehen, und noch ein bisschen mehr Daten für die Zukunft.
Erste Spielphase: Kämpfe und Rotationen
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00:32:22 We are just about to find out who's predicted things the rightest of them all. I'm expecting something like Leave No Witnesses or Ape Gang, but instead it's Omit who get that dead center zone pull on ring number three. Yeah, and we saw them take that position very early on. Falcons will be able to spot that out. They've got the Survey Beacon to utilize if they want to. It does seem like Corinthians are possibly eyeing this Beacon Scan for themselves, but...
00:32:51 Falcons might be able to deter them. It does seem like, though, they're trying to move towards that north side of the map, try to go towards the slow side of the zone. A lot of these teams, you know, play similarly in that regard, and that's why we're seeing that they will possibly face off against Liquid Alien, where this time, though, hopefully in a full 3v3.
00:33:12 Yeah, I'm excited for it. The rematch this early on. Again, that first kill of the game went to Liquid Alienware. What can Falcons do about it if they take the fight again? A lot of teams will be looking towards the north side of the map and available for the...
00:33:26 ...extra third party as well, which could be another source of excitement for us later on. Liquid Alienware do seem keen on rotating out, and Citadel Gaming keen on rotating in, as they've got a position in the south side of the zone, one that's a little bit more crowded than you otherwise might anticipate, with Most Loved and CIMJMX waiting.
00:33:46 ...to take a fight with each other. Citadel Gaming, waiting in the wings.
00:34:15 E-Bank.
00:34:44 As you can see, the ring pulling up towards that north side of Ebink, there's still a lot of different variables in how this one can pull. So that ring 4 is going to be extremely valuable for anyone to be able to secure. Surprising to see no one else going for this as a result as well.
00:35:01 A lot of teams should be thinking exactly the same way as you, Jamerson. Like, this is really valuable information. We've got to get it. And yet, only one squad was sitting up towards the north side. Falcons, having instead chosen to make the early rotate in, put themselves up against Leave No Witnesses and Ape Gang, and are currently just sitting there staring at the choke. You want to make sure, as always, when you're playing around the edge of the zone, to clear your back. Because becoming a Sandwich is... It's not your dream.
00:35:28 Ja. Quick update, Liquid Alienware actually gave up on that Ring console, and so they have committed on to Omid's building. So now Omid have to deal with Liquid Alienware, despite not being able to move out, get additional scans. They know that with a team basically ballooning in onto their building, that they have confirmation that the Ring is going to be pulling towards them. So they know the importance of holding on to this building right now.
00:35:57 Ja, es ist alles um, um zu finden, um ein guter Weg zu finden, mit den Teamsen unter dir, während du also mit dem Platz hast. Denn wenn du ein Platz hast, kannst du nicht zurückkehren. Und Flatt wissen das sehr gut. Sie wissen das sehr gut. Sie haben einen Platz, mit einem Newcastle Wall. Und mit einem Ult zu machen, macht es viel einfacher. Again, Liquid Alienware ist unter beiden Teams. So, du kannst du Hard Fight, aber...
00:36:23 You can force a little bit of space to be taken as flat. Yeah, you gotta be careful. You have to be playing the floor as lava here, right? Because at any moment, any of these alters, remember, every single team has an altar, can go ahead and spliff you and take you out. Fusion will be the first team to go down to Movistar Koi there. And so that is now...
00:36:43 Es gibt 19 Quads remaining. Wir sehen uns das nächste Ring-Pull. Es wird weitergehen, Omitz, Alienware und Flatt, die in den Zonen sind in den Zonen. Die Falcons sind in den Zonen von der Nord-Side. Rock set-up early auf, als du erwähnt mit einem Team, die die Zonen so gut spielt.
00:37:03 Yeah, really nice gameplan out from LG and Falcons, notably. LG, who played the slow side on Galleria and have gone completely unchallenged so far, and Falcons, who make the proactive move up from center of Energy Bank to a bit of no man's land. There aren't a whole lot of buildings that they can hold up towards the north. It is going to be a lot of open space and corners off these tree beds, but...
00:37:27 Das ist alles, weil wenn du da first bist, ist es sehr schwer zu kämpfen, von Apex Legends zu kämpfen. Die nice Sache für Falcons in der Position, da auf der Northernen Seite ist, dass es so viel zu tun ist, in der Zone gerade jetzt. 3-4 Teens basically stacked auf dem anderen. Das bedeutet, dass sie sehr conservatively spielen müssen. Sie können nicht peeken, sie können nicht in eine Position stehen für lange, giving Falcons viel mehr Platz.
00:37:53 Most Love starting to move their way in as well. TSM playing around the edge of the zone. This looks like a good spot for Panic. The recent pickup of TSM to prove a lot of value with a triple take in hand. But being snipe still does make actually rotating in quite difficult. Are they going to actually take this void next? Most Love do go down. We're into 17 squads, but not into placement point territory just yet. Ooh, Goldhelm. Let's go ahead and listen in with TSM as they try to make their way on into the zone.
00:38:24 Yeah, he's trying, he's trying. He missed. I'm gonna take a look in here. I'm gonna take a look in here.
00:38:32 They have no way of getting up. They can walk up on us too, I think. They can climb up. They could just triple Q, because if they know we're split, bro. Yeah, they could. They're burning, you're burning, dude. Hold on. They're getting zapped up. No, no. There's no one in this room. There's no one in this room. Klaus, come back! I'm killing it. On the right, the right. Out here. You're back. You guys coming? There's no one in this room. I'm coming. I gotta make it.
00:39:00 I have no Q, I have no Q, our wall. I gotta come quick. I'm coming, I'm coming. Unless they're like running or something. We're good. Alright. You keep, you guys keep probably scouting forward. I'm gonna just watch right back.
00:39:16 TSM, they make the nice rotate. They make the safe rotate. Virtus Pro do not. Off in the north of Zone, they unfortunately will go down, and Twisted Mines are on the verge of falling as well. Krook gonna get ulted. Can enemy turn around and change their fate? No, he cannot. He goes down instantly, and it's up to Krook now to survive. Still does have the ability to rez everybody.
00:39:40 On Krypto, but he's got to find his way to safety first. Falcons hit a quick respawn, getting themselves back into the game, and it's Ape Gang that are pushing up onto Falcons, having just lost Kuzme. Yeah, Falcons try to get a little bit aggressive onto that building that we saw all the teams at, like Alienware, Omit, and company. But it does seem like Falcons will be able to full reset here. Twisted Minds gets the respawn onto Enemy throughout all of this. A lot of fighting on the outskirts of Energy Bank right now because of that hard.
00:40:07 Ich denke, sie sind die Evo-Pots.
00:40:33 Starting to pick up some kills as well and LG put themselves on the board as TSM once again are struggling for rotation and still right next to Movistar Koi who have taken down one and Duplex may be the second. Twisted Minds is going to fall and TSM as a duo seem to have survived weather the storm for now. Yeah, don't know if there'll be an opportunity. Well, the crafter is right there for them, but there's another team on the other side. It's going to be...
00:40:59 Wand's getting chased down in the end there, but he needs backup. There we go, Duplex showing up, but now TSM in the 2v2. Can they survive? All up to Dupe, and immediately Dupe is down. We do have a third party in the area, though, and it's Falcons that have come in smelling the blood.
00:41:19 They use Alter to get aggressive and no reason to retreat just yet or going to slide on in. However, with an Alter retreat coming out on the other side, Void Nexus being used, Falcons inherit all of this loot for themselves and now get to reset from the center of Energy Bank and fight Movistar Koi themselves. Yeah, the red Evo is going to be huge for Hal to be able to pick up. Now NIP setting up walls, but here's Movistar Koi pushing forward onto Team Falcons. And it seems like they're doing really well with a 30-30. It just isn't hitting.
00:41:48 Die Falcons sind umgekehrt, aber die FBS ist in der Mitte der Mimnobistar-Coin zu machen. Und es funktioniert nicht gegen die Falcons. Oh, NIP kommen in für die 3rd Party und sie haben nicht mehr able, das ist die Falcons. Das ist die Falcons-Knockdown-Bringen uns zu 11-Squads. Falcons-Knockdown.
00:42:07 In 12th, that aggression ultimately getting punished. There was just too much action there on the south side for them to deal with. NIP, the ultimate victors throughout all of that. Plenty of red Evo shields for them to pick up though. Throughout all of this, LG still sitting pretty in the northeast side of the zone. The only team.
Endphase und Sieg von Rock Esports
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00:42:27 Wir haben N.I.P. in den Zonen. Wir haben N.I.P. auf den Süd-South-East-Side. Aber sie haben zwei Teams, die sie zu tun haben. Und C.I.D.L.G. und B.O.R.D. sind in das Gebäude, gerade über sie. Unfortunately, die Dropdown wird kommen. N.I.P. haben sie zu warten. Sie müssen ihre Utilität haben, um sie zu kriegen.
00:42:50 I mean, I'm really looking forward to this, to the way that this endgame will play out for LG. Everybody else struggling for a spot in Zone, NIP even ulting for it, but it's LG, who we said at the beginning of the day needed some momentum to go with them, who now stand with the largest chance to win the game. NIP is starting to slip away as Apegang go down, and a thin, thin knockdown shield stands between McLovin and Death, between Kurev and Demise, NIP omit, leave no witnesses, Citadel and Apegang all go.
00:43:19 in 5 Sekunden. Ja, jetzt die Nummern sind gezwungen. Hier ist Borde, zu spüren. LG sind für Möglichkeiten für die Kill-Pointe. Sie sehen, sie sind die einzige Unkontestet-team. Auf der Low-Ground, Chromentheans zu voll-Reset. Borde nicht zu überleggen. Flakgett wurde von Team Liquid Alienware.
00:43:43 Excuse me, it's the other way around. And it's gonna be Vaxlon to find a couple kills for himself with Rock in that high ground position.
00:43:51 A great use of ultimates of time by Rock. Corinthians looking for a reset, looking for some form of hope. Kings accidentally hits the res and is going to hit the void Nexus just to retreat for a second. Rock sweep in, pick up several kills and now rejoin the fray. Looking for the last kill on Flatt and they will find it. That is a P2020 you cannot stop. Corinthians and Flatt now gone. Top three squads. It is LG, Ford and Rock. And it's LG with all the speed.
00:44:21 und die Welt zu arbeiten, aber sie müssen sich vorsichtig sein. Sie sehen, L.G. sind zu angeln, auf die Borde hier auf der Lowground, aber sie können nicht überlegen. Rock sind für die Möglichkeit, die 3rd Party zu kommen. Sie wollen nichts geben, gerade wenn Sie so eine gewöhnliche Position haben. Die Frage ist, was die Art von Utilität?
00:44:41 This is going to be there for LG. They really haven't been that involved in a lot of these fights. They should have additional nades. They should have all their ultimates online. While Bored had to commit a lot into this fight. It's going to be up to Rock here to try and slow things down on the LG side. And Rock now moving forward with that mobility shield. They do have one stuck in the back. LG looking to control the battleground.
00:45:02 And LG have given up a lot of control so far. They've got teams all up on top of them, including Rock, who now are going to swing onto Naughty. Naughty goes down, LG are losing control of a game that should have been theirs, and Rock are taking it, just like they took the buildings earlier. Rock slide up and still have yet to eliminate LG, but as they go down, Rock are nearly full health and look to take just that extra chunk. They find board, and Rock, with ease, slam the lobby, taking game number one.
00:45:30 Big questions up there for Rock. How will they perform? And well, they have already answered our basic expectations and questions. They get the zone, they get to the center of it, and then they dominate. But of course, there were some errors along the way that helped them.
00:45:47 L.G. über-extending, trying to find an angle on some boards to apply a little bit of pressure there to possibly corral them into Rock, ended up working out against L.G. Rock were able to take advantage of that. You saw the speed that they were able to move on top of that position and take them out. Really great heads-up play coming out from Rock, noticing that, you know what, there is a weakness in this defense of L.G., and they immediately took advantage of it.
00:46:16 Let's take a look at how well this went for Rock, because they should have a lot of points off the back of this, having taken out so many teams on the way in. 26 points for their first game on E-District. Rock looked really, really good. And I mean, I was pulling for this team just from a, I like these guys, I hope they do well together perspective.
Analyse der Meta-Verschiebung und Team-Performance in E-District
00:46:3900:46:39 But now seeing them actually come into the first game and dominate like this, it is really, really impressive, Jamerson. Yeah, one thing I do want to note is that the way that the meta has shifted around guns really now does help out a lot of these teams that try to get center zone early on, right? We're seeing a lot more long-range weaponry. We're seeing the 30-30s. We're seeing a lot more sniper rifles being utilized here, and that allows them to get those mid-game kills. We saw Vax find a few himself with the Sentinel, and that does...
00:47:08 Ich bin glücklich, dass jetzt noch ein paar mehr Tools in den Backpocket für unsere Center-Zone Teams wirklich zu kontrollieren. Wir schauen uns an unsere Top-Performer. Vaxelon, Outerrock, Slay mit den 7 Kills. Das ist halb der Team's Kills. Und, interestingly enough, wenn wir LG sehen, das ist ein Team, das war Center-Zone.
00:47:36 Didn't get a lot going. You've got all of the kills on LG on one person for ROK. Vaxlon made that work so well and really was the spearhead with which ROK took this lobby. It's a great start for North American ALGS and we've got even more with two more games of E-District coming up right after the break.
Vorstellung der neuen Legende Sparrow
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00:48:41 I'm super excited to introduce to you our newest Legend, Sparrow. It's been a while since we've had a Recon Legend and we wanted to bring one that offered a new, unique way of tracking enemies. He's also extremely agile, which allows him to excel at traversing the environment. Let's jump into his kit. For his passive, he has Double Jump. This allows him to have a second jump while he's in the air. He also has a unique ability called Wall Launch that allows him to quickly get to the top of walls by pressing jump while climbing.
00:49:09 Für den Tactical, er hat den Tracker Dart. Das kann man auf jeden Fall beheben, und wird auf jeden Fall beheben, die sich in den Fall beheben. Die Beheben, die Beheben haben einen Trailer, das kann durch die Wallen sehen, und wird auch ein Marker, das zeigt die Distanz die Angelegenheit entfernt. Für den Ultimate, wir haben den Stinger Bolt. Das ist eine große Arrow, die wird auf den Boden beheben, und auf den Boden beheben. Nach einer Shorten Charge-Up, es wird Pulse-Out Blast, das wird verheben, und schlösen die Angelegenheit in die Angelegenheit.
00:49:36 Sparrow will be unlocked temporarily for free at the start of the season so everyone will get a chance to play him and he'll be yours to keep if you can beat a set of challenges. Jump in and try Sparrow in our newest season, Prodigy.
00:50:20 Welcome back here as we get ready for game two. Giving our man Jamerson a little bit of a break. Dia, it's time to jump into the action. We were talking about it before. I mean, it was a great final end zone. Huge credit to Rock. Maybe a couple of mistakes there from LG. But ultimately, it was interesting to me to see how two of the four teams that we highlighted and saying we need them to be looking at how they can perform or do better from yesterday have already started it.
00:50:49 in a way where they're performing better than 70-80% of the teams in the lobby. Yeah, I mean, this is a fantastic way, and I really, I don't want to, whatever the opposite of sugarcoat it is, I don't want to underplay it. Rock did so incredibly well in this endgame and throughout the game. We even talked about them up against Omid, being sure to take space on the bottom floor.
00:51:13 Ja, korrekt.
00:51:38 Even had time to jump up onto the roof and take a 1v1. I mean, I don't know if this was, again, a problem with board as well, because normally what you're seeing, you see a couple of knocks go down. Well, as a third-party team, you try to get involved. You try to make that happen. We don't exactly know if they would have that back, what they would have done differently, but certainly worked out in the way of Rock. We'll have Alter Band for this game and go back into E-District yet again. It's always exciting for me to see E-District. I think it brings...
00:52:07 So many new challenges for these teams. There's still a lot of places that are not necessarily undiscovered, but, you know, underplayed to the point where things are still being learned, not just by us, but definitely even by the pros on how's the best way to approach this fight, given that these are the scenarios that this circle has put us in. And you're seeing that translate here. Sometimes teams in a great spot looking like, how does this not go your way? And it doesn't.
00:52:33 Ja. Ja. Ja. Ja.
00:53:03 in air quotes, an expected finish for them. And Rock should be doing really well when we go to the center of the map. I'm very curious about the whole south side though, because especially when you're landing over by Labs or over by Old Town Stadium, we saw this as well. This seems to be the area of the map where the most action can happen really early on. And I'd love to see a few teams from there get aggressive. Movistar Koi had a really good game moving up to Energy Bank. But I think that if you are starting on the southeastern side of the map,
00:53:32 Ich denke, das ist das, was das nicht passiert. Das ist eine große Zone-Pull.
00:54:01 Starting out south, south, south, suddenly going north.
00:54:04 Energy District is brutal with allowing you to have a good route. If two, three teams are ahead of you to get around them or to circumvent what has already become now. All right, kind of my fate. I'm just going to try to get kills. I'm just going to try to run around and see what I cause chaos. Maybe I get lucky here. Maybe I wait it out and someone makes a mistake before me. It's one of those maps that definitely doesn't give you as much leeway to adjust on the fly. And so a lot of these early rotations, you know, get me thinking like, are we missing?
00:54:33 a legend on e-district like should should we be seeing valkyrie at all a little bit more here is she just completely needing something new to to be relevant again it's because no one's doing it that people aren't thinking about it but to me i feel like you know sometimes these spots that you're in on this map it's one of the only ways to do anything about the four teams in front of you and line of buildings and and freeway ramps that you'd have to pass
00:54:58 Yeah, Valkyrie, definitely, that's an underused pick. I wouldn't put her at the top of a Legend tier list, nor would you. But does she have her niche uses, and should we be looking for them, especially on maps like E-District? I think you're right, Rande. A lot of teams still have catching up to do when it comes to the science of, you know, what exactly are we going to try? What works best on one map versus another versus what are our players comfortable with? And it's a delicate balance, and it's one that, just to talk a little bit about what we mentioned at the start of the show.
00:55:26 A coach can really help with. It's true. And this is one of those things, too, where it's like there's not going to be a lot of reps to get the, you know, the veracity of if this is going to work or not. You're going to have to almost say, theoretically, we think this will work and we're going to be willing to do it because that's how we want to play. But in the same way that maybe somebody might be excited to do that for Sparrow or someone that's in the fray, in the fight, interacting with other teams and asserting their will.
00:55:55 Valkyrie, very much like Crypto, which Phoenix thanked the Apex gods to be able to not play anymore because of the ability for Sparrow, she's a little bit more like, let me play the macro game. And in a way, does that take away from some of the more micro opportunities for really good fraggers, really good players to be thinking about how they want to win that 1v3 versus, you know what, here's what we need to do to optimally fly over this team and land in this building and then...
00:56:23 Ich glaube, es ist eine andere Spiel-Style-Style-Style-Style-Style-Style-Style-Style-Style-Style-Style-Style-Style-Style-Style-Style-Style
00:56:34 A big part of this is also, you mentioned the weapon meta. Jamerson touched on this as well. Long range weapons that do a lot of damage. Valkyrie's ult, especially at the start, not super safe. We used to see her paired with Gibraltar to make that extra safe, like the takeoff. And then that started to go away when things were changed and she wasn't as safe anymore. And if you're taking...
00:56:59 Two 30-30 shots to the face when you try and ult his Valkyrie, you may as well put her down. Yeah, with that Skullpiercer as well, it's not going to look good, unfortunately. And for the other teams in the lobby, it does look good on this green for our top three so far. Rock, Board, and LG Deeds.
00:57:16 Bringing in 1500 damage Vaxline saying, oh, let me, let me double that in terms of kills and add a 1900 piece on my own. Great stuff from them. And obviously teams will see in just a second, the lobby has been restart. So we're just waiting for that to get back into game. But I do think that there's still stuff happening in terms of, you know, Val just to end. I want to kind of focus a little bit on, on where we just were in new Orleans, but before I do just this one thought, the TTK changes.
00:57:44 That happened in the game for the game's sake and also for pro's sake. But just to speed up Apex in these last few seasons as a design intention, Valkyrie's ult has not caught up to that. So that is something I think as a dev looking at, how do we change these characters that now maybe have been hindered by the idea of we want faster play? Valk's ult probably has to end up getting faster.
Rückblick auf das LAN-Event in New Orleans und Teamdynamiken
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00:58:06 Because, you know, it's not going to survive, you know, anybody with the amount of charged rifles, skull piercers, things like that. They're in there. So really interesting conversation. I like that little mini podcast we did there. But I kind of want to turn attention to where we were. I mean, I saw you, what, maybe 20 days ago. We were just finishing our land in New Orleans. Falcons raised the trophy. There was one guy who we always like to talk about, but this time he stole the show. Imperial Howl with his incredible performance, you know.
00:58:34 We've argued before as a Talent Team, who do we think should get MVP? Who do we think deserves it? This time Dia, there really wasn't a question.
00:58:41 No, and you know what the best part of this was? Now, Rain Day, I like to think in my everyday life, I'm not a dramatic guy. I'm not creating a lot of drama. It is, however, one of the things that I love most about Apex is, you know, when teams get a little dramatic. And it was really exciting to watch how, not just perform very well, like the Howl that gathered so many fans back in the TSM days, but also to know how this is impacting things behind the scenes. Because coming into the LAN, people were going, our Falcon's going to stay together.
00:59:10 They seem to have a few chemistry issues. What's going on? And then all of a sudden, Hal, who seems to be the focus of this conversation, blows up at LAN, does incredibly well, and they win with zero IGLing, both proving that they are indispensable parts of the roster.
00:59:29 It actually can't get any juicier, because now it's like you have these two dudes staring each other in the face going, man, do you give me a lot of trouble, but also I can't get rid of you because I love winning too much. Right. Will they be able to conquer their own need for winning over their own somehow resistance to not argue with their teammates? They make it interesting, as Falcons always do, and it's time to jump into game number two here.
00:59:58 für unsere Matchday 5. See if Falcons can respond in kind with a win here on E-District. We'll have to talk to Rock, Board, and LG about that one, though. Our top three from the last game leading into it. And while Hal didn't have the best day yesterday, it wasn't a bad day whatsoever. 13th overall in kills. Walsey, 0 with 12 and 11, respectively kind of held the weight there. Third place finish. We'll see what comes up.
01:00:27 für sie heute.
01:00:52 And you get to pick that apart so much more if you are really invested in how a particular position should evolve. If you're struggling with something in your own gameplay, I've certainly gone back and gone, okay, well, this clearly worked for Vlad, so how do I do it? One of the things we're so good at in the ALGS is giving you those perspectives. Something that happened online, most of these times you could see pro players, well, they were sitting at a chair with a monitor, with a computer provided by...
01:01:19 This company and that commentary you hear was just all there was. And now, I mean, I feel like if you don't have access to what they're personally saying, if you don't see, you know, Jen Burton's mom come in and give him a kiss afterwards or something like that after a win, then you're not really having the Apex experience. It's amazing how things change online and now access becomes almost, almost taken for granted. Being able to see these pros in action and hear every conversation. Definitely check out Face It.
01:01:48 Basic.com slash watch. And you can pull up the map feed just like us and take a look at these zones. Do you? As Vaxlon wants a little bit of info on that map and where that zone is heading itself.
Taktische Entscheidungen und Legenden-Bann-System
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01:01:59 This is going to be an exciting game, and not just because it's E-District, not just because we're going somewhere else, but because we've got a tie already. 13 picks of Ash, 13 picks of Catalyst. That is an exciting thing to note, Rain Day, because it means that the legend ban for next game is going to be dynamic based on what team performs best.
01:02:26 Will it be Ashe, will it be Catalyst? Basically, you know, and we'll get confirmation on if this is right, but how it worked at LAN was you would get these two teams, or these two players, Legends, excuse me, and you would go down the list. So let's say the team who came in first is playing both Ashe and Catalyst. Well, you'd go down to the team who came in second. Oh, both Ashe and Catalyst. Team in third, the next highest performing team with only one of the Legends that were tied. So let's say that third place team only has Catalyst.
01:02:54 Catalyst would be the one banned. Ashe would make it into the next game. So we'll have to wait and see who ends up doing it in terms of effectively playing with these Legends, but we certainly know it's going to be one of those two. And so you better make the use of it.
01:03:09 Ich zeige euch, was ich nicht erwartet, ist zu sehen, Rock und der Katalist, die erste zu fallen, besonders mit welchem Vaxelon verfolgt. Aber es ist gegen Omit, die zwei Quatschen wirklich wollen, und D's geht es um, straight Bewegung von Cody, um das 1v1 zu nehmen. Omit doing sehr gut, und Cody in großartig zu praiseen, um das 1v2 zu nehmen.
01:03:33 Cody was looking on fire there. Axelon hit some great 30-30 shots, even hit one on Cody after he ran out of bullets in the SMG, but Cody was ahead of him the entire time. It's Force Sauce trying to get back up on his feet. It's not necessarily a resource game in the same way that some other titles can be, but certainly falling behind the pace by just having to figure out how he's going to set his teammates up.
01:04:00 Und wir gehen mit das. Zero, auf der Kill feed. Wir haben ein bisschen mit Team Liquid Alienware. Walty hat die Bowcheck-Bow behind. Zero's hat die Devotion. Sie sagt, Walty, leave it at me. Ich habe mich mit dem Kill-Leader gestern. Aber hier bin ich. Ich bin zurück. Ich habe das Kill-Leader. Ich habe das Kill-Leader. Ich habe das Kill-Leader. Ich habe das Kill-Leader. Ich habe das Kill-Leader.
01:04:27 Somebody should tell them we have finishers in this game. It's a lot of ammo wasted. Exactly, exactly. I'm sure you'll get more, but think of the children. Leave some energy ammo behind for your kids. I love it. It's actually one of those things that we see. It's just instinctual. The hold down, left click. When you have a devotion, it's just what you want to do. Especially when that thing wraps up. Another player.
01:04:54 Er hat einen guten Hinweis. Panik Apex, ein shout-out zu Panik. Wir sahen his brother in New Orleans, als auch, mit seinem Vater und seinem Vater, zu uns auf der desk oder der couch. Wirklich, wirklich sweet. Ich liebe die Gespräche. Er hat gesagt, ja, ich bin his brother. Okay, all right. Das ist die Strong Entrance, da. Panik hat das Recht, zu haben, zu haben. Er ist auf TSM jetzt.
01:05:24 On one of the biggest Orgs in Apex. In Twisted Minds, Alderle finds a pig of his own. And that's on Liquid Alienware as well. Pretty quiet in this second game. We didn't see them taking the 3v3s or even the individual kills that they did in Game 1 to go down like that. Pretty rough. Big Southern Zone already. Movie Star Koi. Fun FPS. No longer teaming with Nocturnal. They're in the same lobby though.
01:05:52 Let's see what Movistar can do. Blinxer gonna look for a kidnap here. Will he find one? I think he might. I think he kidnapped the downed player. Wants to take down January, but doesn't get back to the portal before the frag explodes. A little bit of green out of Blinxer. Will be remedied with a quick pickup by his friend. Fun. Gonna make that all the easier. Kidnap not quite going the way that you would have wanted, but at least grabbing the finish on the knock they had earlier is well worth it.
01:06:22 And that Stingerbolt right there, I love the combination of that, especially with Wraith. You really create a tough situation for a character that is so used to being able to use that, go in and out and kind of buy some time. Well, if you put a Stingerbolt on one side of that portal, once she goes out, you know, it becomes a very, very hard, hard decision for her.
01:06:42 ...to stay out any longer than she has to. She's probably going to go right back. If so, you stalled her from pushing. And if not, well, she's basically dead. That ult is so good. CIMJMX and Ghostilus on the route as well. Throw the catalyst wall. It's going to force at least a little bit of hesitation. Might be able to get this res. And so far, so good. Ghostilus still under a ton of pressure. Has Jomax trying to just pop a battery here and stay alive, DL.
01:07:10 Pain is going to fall, but with Jomex back in this thing, CIMJMX may still be able to pull out, if not the teamfight win, they should be able to survive this engagement at the very least. It was a lot that was expended by Ghostillas, but he grabs the banner, and that should mean a respawn is imminent. Elsewhere, TSM finding some pickups themselves, and it is Panic getting everybody back into the game.
Teamstrategien und Zonen-Kontrolle
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01:07:39 Rock still leading the lobby, but TSM want to make their push for it. They got very aggressive onto CIMJ MX. I think it was the first kill of the game that they managed to pick up on CIMJ. And now it is just going to be a matter of playing the south side of Zone correctly. TSM have the benefit of not needing to fight as many teams, but it doesn't seem like that matters to them too much because they are actively looking for fights as they run through the south end. Just try to get...
01:08:07 Stabilize in this building. They know that this is going to be such a tough spot for people to push if they can set up. But that's the thing. Fighting for this real estate, it's difficult no matter where you are to find a location. And they have done it. They've been able to coexist. CIMJ and TSM, both back up, both alive, both in buildings right where Zone is. As you can see, underneath Street Market, a little bit to the left.
01:08:33 Und wir sehen uns, wenn das hier ist, es ist, es geht um, ja, es geht um, es geht um, um, es geht um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um
01:08:51 This Twisted Minds Falcons Rotate really catching my eye as well. The fact that both of them are coming in from the western side. Falcons took the Deep South Western Rotate and Twisted Minds. If they end up playing Street Market, we'll actually have a Ring Console available to them, knowing that they are playing with, statistically, the Catalyst.
01:09:14 They should be able to grab the extra information and like Jamerson was mentioning just last game, have the read on not just Zone 2, but Zone 3.
01:09:27 Get hit by the EMP. Newcastle Ultimate goes up. Throws the wall down. Says you shall not pass. Nobody currently trying to get inside. But Falcons just setting up their territory as well. TSM, CIMJ still in the mix. Right near them. Flat also around. Virtus Pro trying to make their way up on high ground. And see if they can get into a little bit of action here. Still 17 squads left. Let's see what Zack Mazur in. Zack Mazur on the Sparrow.
01:09:57 kann glean from that scan. Absolutely love that aspect of Sparrow, just being able to hit those quick recons, Dia. It's one of my favorite things about the character. And it was actually something that we talked about even on EMEA this morning in our interview with Phanex, but the ability to now hit those from a distance makes Sparrow so valuable. Hard as it may be sometimes to actually...
01:10:23 Ich habe es richtig gemacht, was ich noch lange range habe. Ich habe es sicherlich ein paar. Ich habe es gearbeitet. Ich habe es gearbeitet. Oh, nein. Du bist übel. Ich weiß, du hast einen. Ich weiß, du hast einen. Hier ist es, Vertischpro. Ich habe es nicht zu missen, einen Bullen auf den P20-20. Das ist ein Challenge. Das ist es. Das ist ein Spray. Aber wenn sie hit, boi, wie sie hit. Leu ist auf der Catalyst. Auf der Catalyst, als auch. Das ist ein Team, das hat sich performiert.
01:10:51 Quite well. Thought they were making that Elimination Bracket run.
01:10:57 in New Orleans, had a disappointing finish when it came to those last couple of sets, but obviously it is a team with a lot of potential, and you know, Zach, we actually had that conversation about him, Dia, and you mentioned he's a real underrated IGL, not just because of his skill and calling, but how he uplifts his team as well. Seems to be working out for them here, and it'll be an interesting sort of showdown of IGLs, with now Nox starting to run up on VP.
01:11:26 Ich habe nicht gesehen, wo das Team kam aus. Ich habe nicht gesehen, wo das Team kam aus.
01:11:55 Ja, ich sollte okay. Okay, ich bin jetzt. Ich bin jetzt. Ich bin jetzt. Ja, ich bin jetzt. Wir haben noch 2 Evacs und wir können für ein Walk-Up auf der Seite. Das Spot war free earlier. Ist das Spielball mit deinem Ping? Ich bin jetzt. Fuck off. Let me see with my Drone.
01:12:23 There's a Newcastle team playing it. What, the edge of green? Is a Newcastle team playing right here? No, they're playing in this corner. Is there anything playable on that edge? Like on my ping? I'm driving down for his battery. I don't think so, because there's a team playing on my red ping. There's like nothing like bottom bridge or anything like that?
01:12:53 Well, Twisted Minds trying to find their way from that northwestern side into the best position possible. A lot of teams trying to do exactly that just now. And sometimes you're going to just fight for the same position. And that's where it doesn't go well for Deeds. Rock loses one. Vaxline trying to stay alive here in zone. Looks to hit the med kit. Doesn't have enough time. And he's just going to accept his fate. Rock eliminated there, Dia. And one less team for...
01:13:21 Ich habe ihn mit einem Salute. Sie wissen, wenn die Spiel ist. Und das ist jetzt hier für Rock. Und das ist noch außerhalb Placement Point Territory. Sie werden nicht viel collectiert für das 2nd Spiel, während der 1st gewinnt. Und Sie müssen auf die Buffer erzielen. Knochen, auf das Triple Take, könnte so crazy sein. Ich habe ein Pick-Up, was ich sah.
01:13:47 And LG in a position now to make another top 10. But Twisted Minds were as well as they had hoped to call this zone. It's just going to keep on pulling south. It's set up really well for Falcons, TSM, and CIMJ. But only one little part of those buildings is going to be in this next zone. They could all fight for it. Maybe they could find a corner in each one of their buildings. Or maybe this is about to get real bloody real soon.
01:14:15 As these teams do not want to share this level of space. Ghostillas will go down. TSM will pull rank first. And Falcons now in the mix with a fight. Waiting just so as not to get snared. You don't actually want to get stopped on your push to finalize this fight. But it should be one that finishes off soon. Falcons are waiting. Knowing that they've still got two teams in the mix here as well. Finishing off TSM would be a nice feather in their cap. They are going to find CIMJ in.
01:14:44 Und Jomak ist jetzt in der Toilette. Und Jomak ist jetzt in der Toilette, ohne Probleme. Wir sehen die Ende der CIMJ momentan. Zero ist auf der High Ground. Das ist ein Spiel von Chicken. Die Falcons sind mit zwei Schwads. Ich habe ihn in der Toilette gefunden, aber sie haben ihn nicht in der Toilette gefunden, mit ihren Schildern. Die Newcastle sind bereit, zu blocken ein paar von den Archstars. CIMJ, obwohl sie das initiale Onslaut haben, ist einfach nicht genug Zeit. Sie werden dann fallen.
01:15:11 And that will be now Falcons and TSM in that same area. So holding high ground and low ground against one another. There's going to be some space. Waltzi going up on top. And just how much of this building is going to be in? That's the question. Up on the north side though, other questions to be asked. Citadel gang.
01:15:30 Gaming, Ape Gang, and Twisted Minds all having to rotate at the same time. It's going to be an Ash Portal from Al Rilele. That's really the only option. The problem is they're going to potentially run into flat here who have been holding down the zone. He's got to find a way. That wall will inadvertently help him. Shut off a couple of lines of sight. I think his teammates are out for the count. So it's just going to be Al trying to do his best by himself. Disappointing move after.
01:15:57 Ja, und, you know, even when you have as much time as Twisted Lines had to plan to rotate, sometimes it just doesn't feel like you can find a win, especially when playing against some of the best teams in the world.
01:16:14 People are going to be looking out for you to make the smart play and get in from the edge of Zone and they know exactly how to stop you. Leave no witnesses. Our team that's managed to get most of the way into Zone is currently sitting right underneath LG and Virtus Pro.
01:16:27 I do wonder how many of these three teams that are stacked on top of each other are actually going to make it into the next ring because a lot of people are coming from the Northeast. And that's kind of the problem right here. Most love sitting on Bridge, the backside as well. Just keep an eye on them next to Movistar Koi. They'll have to fight, maybe share a little space, but they're in zone and can look at all this chaos. The teams up above, including LG. Oh boy, it is about to get testy because they, unlike...
01:16:56 Mose-Love, haben wir durch 8-Gang, Vertispro, Bord, Omit, und der Solo-Rat von Twisted Minds. Und nicht zu sagen, zu sagen, zu Leave-No-Witness und NIP und Flatt, wenn sie da sind.
01:17:10 Not going to make it. Remember, we're still keeping track of who comes out in this LG Virtus Pro Showdown. And that's while Falcons fight for their very life. Zero gonna be rezzed right now. But the Ninjas in Pajamas are coming for everyone. And right now, with the Catalyst Wall being the Fin Thane thing that separates Imperial Howl from all three of them, we could be saying goodbye to the Falcons in favor of our sleepy sneakers. Tough stuff for NIP.
01:17:39 No way this is going to turn around. Walty finds McLovin. Zack finds LG. And then Imperial Howl finds Kurev. Somehow Walty and Howl turn it around. That Catalyst wall was huge. Bane and them on NIP thought that they could push through it. And they just could not. Is Howl going to go down though? Yes, he will. That is just too much damage from the zone. And that will be the end of Falcons. So they will take each other down. Romeo and Juliet style. And find a way.
01:18:08 To now leave that lobby together. It is unfortunately going to be flat falling too. And now we've only got six teams. You know, I wondered whether Leave No Witnesses would survive. I still hesitate to say that they will. There's no tactical on Panic right now. Taking that, making that portal raw. Does not wait for any.
01:18:29 Virtus.Pro ist jetzt auf den Korinthians. Sie sind die größte Survivors aus diesem großen Stack. Und LG, es ist Virtus.Pro, Sie kommen auf den Top 5. Das ist großartig. Ich meine, Movie Star Koi hat seinen Platz. Wir teased das, dass das die Gespräche über die Bridge war. Können sie sichern? Low-Ground, High-Ground? Es ist wirklich nicht ein Platz. Low-Ground, speziell mit TSM bereits da. Das ist eine Death Sentence für sie.
01:18:58 If they try to drop. And TSM, I mean, I kind of like their position here a little bit. They're going to be able to walk in. It just seems like, is there going to be enough chaos in front of them where teams are going to be able to kind of be distracted? Let TSM maybe move on their own, get pressured from other sides. Corinthians, Burtis Pro on that high ground. Leave No Witness as well. Do they try to rotate here as TSM push up?
01:19:23 TSM erkennen die Weakness, aber sie sind nicht able, zu brechen die Newcastle-Wall. Sie haben zu Reset auf die Low-Low-Grohung. Aber Mobistar Koi ist noch immer wieder getötet. Es ist Leave No Witnesses auf der Reset, aber sie nehmen zwei von ihnen. Und TSM spielen klein, zu ignorieren, alle, als Panik schwingt in und einfach Cooks.
01:19:41 Das ist ein sehr guter Weg für TSM zu spielen, zu lassen Panik und Dupe gehen und machen ihre Sache. Mofistar, Koi und Korinthians gehen, drei Quads leften. Vertis Pro auf die Rez auf Zack und Slayer ist, aber er kann nicht zu grünen. Massive, Massive Cue von Slayer auf Vertis Pro, um das EMP zu verhindern. Dupe hat es an 94 in der Kampf, hat es, hat es, hat es, hat es, hat es, hat es.
01:20:07 ...discouraged Virtus.pro from coming down, but eventually they're going to have to rely on something from their squads. A miracle action because they are low ground. It is Virtus.pro staring at two teams. They're out of resources. They're almost out of time. And Virtus.pro is just going to go and leave no witness. So does this open up the door for TSM to actually pull that miracle off?
01:20:28 Ich denke, ich denke, es tut. Vertispro ist noch nicht zu beendet, um nicht zu beendet, um nicht zu beendet, um nicht zu beendet, um nicht zu beendet. Zack geht in, und Devos zwei von ihnen zu den Füßen. TSM jetzt für den Füßen, hat Vertispro sich in eine Körner. Panik slides auf, um die High-Ground zu beendet, und von oben, mit der P-2020, Continuiert zu cook. Slayer, für all seine Fancy Feet, geht in die Portal, aber er kommt in die Loving Arms of Panik. Wir machen das noch einmal, wir machen das Tango, aber TSM, sie werden immer gewinnen in der zweiten Spiel.
01:20:58 TSM! Ich bin, ich bin, ich bin, ich bin, ich bin, ich bin, ich bin, ich bin, ich bin, ich bin, ich bin, ich bin, ich bin, ich bin, ich bin, ich bin, ich bin, ich bin, ich bin, ich bin, ich bin, ich bin, ich bin, duplex, und Jenk, get the job done, ein great Showcase, hier in Game 2, und way to kick off Matchday 5, Tia, ich liebe die decision-making.
01:21:20 Good timing on that rotate. Maybe, again, a mistake from the team who might have had the best position on high ground in Virtus.pro, a la like we saw in LG the game before. But ultimately, you got to make a call. They made it. And TSM, ready to walk in and clean it all up. I mean, it was a difficult decision for Virtus.pro. And looking at that fight, I understand why they did why they did. And I wouldn't even fault them for not being able to pull the first place out of this. It was really nice, patient play.
01:21:47 von VirtusPro, von TSM, und von LeaveNoWitnesses, die, despite having fallen in 3rd, knew that at least their win condition, or their lack of loss condition, was to stay quiet and just hope that the other teams fought. Because nobody was breaking through that LeaveNoWitnesses defense without exposing themselves to a 3rd party. Well, taking a look at what TSM was able to do...
01:22:10 It was a great game. And while you might have said they lost, coming in 19 points total after coming in third, they actually got two more kill points over TSM. Movistar Koi made it into that top four. A nice 11 for them in match two in Corinthians.
01:22:28 Rounding it out with five for our top five. On the other side of things, Liquid Alienware, Fusion, Rock, and CIMJMX, which is crazy because they were a real big part of this lobby up until about 11th spot where they had to fight with TSM and Falcons, all with goose eggs there on game two. We'll have to pick it up as we only have one more E-District left. And DM, when we look at our overall, it kind of leads us into the conversation of who is in our top three.
01:22:57 Obviously, this last game, though, TSM with the banger and a big 2.3k from Panic, my man. Real quick here, I just think this is really fun because we were talking about the tie between Ash and Catalyst. It's funny that first place has both Ash and Catalyst. Second place has none of them. And then we have to go to third place to get the Catalyst ban, which is why Catalyst is banned, because Virtus.pro, best-placing team to have only run one of the Legends. Great call.
01:23:24 Thank you for continuing to edify. We were correct in the first way we explained it, but it's good to know that applies for LAN and it applies for our traditional Pro League online split days. Well, there you have it. Rock still on top. 26 points. TSM right behind with 25. Virtus Pro in that final zone earned them enough to get to third place with 20. Board in their first game is keeping them alive with LG at fourth and fifth respectively. Leave no witness. Not a lot of kills. Not a lot of action in that end zone.
01:23:53 Ja, und ich sehe ein paar Teams bleiben, als auch. Korinthians und Movistar-Koi, zwei Games, das, also eine incredible.
01:24:12 Managed to keep themselves in the conversation for at least the top ten, top six squads. Go out around then with a few kill points. And consistency is really important, especially when we're looking at how these teams perform throughout the season to prepare for the regional finals. Well, regional finals back after the season. Things just getting more and more intense here at the ALGS. Game two is a wrap. One more game on E-District. Catalyst is banned. Let's see what happens after this.
01:24:51 Die Energie ist nicht einfach. Die Pressure, die Expectations. Ich bin nur ein Witzig. Ich war es für das. Andi am. Ich habe Endless Determination, A Lifetime of Practice und Total Lack of Media Training.
01:25:25 Find my target. Time to say ciao. Wise on you means less on me.
Ankündigung der Legenden-Bans und erwartete Spielstiländerungen
01:27:07
01:27:07 Sony Inzone, the official monitor of the Apex Legends Global Series.
01:27:24 Welcome back to the ALGS here in North America. Jamerson has VoidNexus'ed back to us, and that means that we are just in time for game number three. I'm excited, Jamerson, especially because now we've got two really defensive, really reset-oriented Legends taken away. Both Alter and Catalyst gone, leaving us with really just Newcastle, if you wanted to start resetting on E-District. Yeah, kind of change of pace from what we saw from EMEA this morning, right? The Catalyst going down so early on.
01:27:53 Uh, but the altar, of course, was no surprise. But I think here in E-District now, things are gonna look a little bit more different. So many teams picking up that catalyst, uh, will now not have that option. So, um...
01:28:04 kind of excited to see what we actually get out of our team compositions. Will more new castles come in? Will we see some more aggression finally coming out from our teams? While in EMEA we saw a lot of early use of Ballistic and Pathfinders, we're not seeing that level of aggression so far coming out from our American Region team.
01:28:25 No, right now it has been relatively conservative up until the moment where we see people do full scorpion strikes on each other to take the competition out of the lobby, much like we had in this endgame. Virtus.Pro recognize that they've got to take somebody out and end up going for it. A nice job, by the way, with Leave No Witnesses surviving for as long as they did.
01:28:48 in 2nd place, simply due to Wraith, something that not a whole lot of other people were running. In fact, nobody else in the lobby was running at that point when we got to the top 3. And just being able to dip in and out, tank a little bit of zone damage, out-survive, does get them an extra 3, rather 2 placement points, which is extremely valuable in the grand scheme of things. As we move into this next game, Wraith still available, something that I would like to see more teams pick up in EMEA.
01:29:16 But, as we said, Catalyst and Alter are not going to be nearly so lucky. And because we had Ashe tied with Catalyst last game, I have to say I suspect that she's going next. Yeah, we'll see if teams want to pair that with more Aggression, if we see the Ballistics, if we see more Fuse pickups overall.
01:29:33 And I think Fuse might be the pickup, but of course, my love has been with Ballistik since his release. And again, I am so happy with the Legend Band system that now we do get to see a lot more of him. Not so far here in the Americas region, but hopefully that does get picked up. And again, I want to see some more aggression out of Americas right now, and hopefully that's what we get here in match number three.
01:29:59 I suspect we've got some more aggression cooking up, especially in this last game on E-District. Then with the transition into Broken Moon, which is completely going to bust playstyles in the game wide open. We'll have an explosion of teams running for points in this game and in the next two before Game 6. You know, we saw it this morning, Jamerson. Teams like to dial things in and play a little more conservatively to close out their day.
01:30:25 Und hier sind wir mit der Winters von Nummer 2, TSM, über in Blossom Drive. Wir müssen bemerksam sein, da sind alle in der Nähe. Wir haben Apegang, über in Neon Square.
01:30:37 We're not going to see the same early aggression that we saw onto Team Falcons earlier on, where they ended up losing out on one there on the northern side. But for TSM, they had a really great rotation to get down to Viaduct. We did see, of course, there was a lot of friction. This time around, though, they'll have to navigate a drastically different battlefield as we're going to get another pull to the north, not over at City Hill, but this time further north of Ebink.
01:31:08 Das will wirklich favor a team like Twisted Minds, vielleicht like Liquid Alienware, who did struggle again, as I highlighted them during the start of the day. Now in Game 2, they did not have a great time. And in Game 3, maybe it's their comeback. And I say maybe, because we've always got to give these teams another hope, another chance at life.
01:31:29 Well, they're playing Apex. Well, they're not out yet. And we may be saying goodbye to someone. Looking over at LG right now with Nocturnal taking quite a bit of damage. Seems to be out of dash charges as well. He's going to turn around. His flatline versus Devo. But Nano simply not connecting with the shots. He's going to have to give this kill up. I think Nocturnal still goes down. Eagle peeking that. And Nano has to run as well. He gets traded out. And this may have been much too far forward. Because Nano...
Teamkämpfe und Strategieanpassungen im frühen Spiel
01:31:5601:31:56 He went it alone and LG brought backup. Yeah, you saw the experience coming out from Nocturnal in that situation, even though he was caught out, right? He found the moments, he found that change in tempo where he was able to turn around to try and dish out some damage, but you see her! What the one clip onto Naughty brings this down to a 2v1.
01:32:17 I mean, you can have as much experience as you want. A one-clip is a one-clip. That was gorgeous. And now having it turned around on him is a little bit awkward. Shubi can escape in the distance as Louis considers going for the chase, but is instead going to reset. It's a good move from Flat Knight. And I think, I think we all get out. Nope, LG aren't giving it up.
01:32:41 They do have that Ashport to get out though. Onto the high ground now. Nocturnal tried to find the moment there. But both teams are now just going to have to reconsider for the full reset. Recover the banners, get out, get the res. And just be happy that you both picked up a point at least. It's going to be an overall gain for both squads. They're just going to be slowed down overall in that rotation to the north side.
01:33:04 Es ist nicht das Schlimmste in der Welt für die Team zu werden. Diese Ring ist sehr weit entfernt, und sie haben nicht viel in ihrem Weg. Für Omid ist das Early-Game-Fight, wie sie so machen. Wie ist Omid der Composition? Wir starten mit Lifeline Mirage Altar. Altar wurde banned!
01:33:30 But the Lifeline Mirage mysteriously evaporated back into, I think, a composition that many of our viewers will find much more recognizable. I'm just wondering if that first composition was that two players were just away from their keyboard at Legend Select Screen, and that's what they landed on. But yeah, they changed it up really quickly into game number two. Here in game number three, though, they will basically...
01:33:54 Sie haben sich in die Zonen hier in Galleria. Das ist noch ein Toss-up, ob es sich über die Galleria geht. Das ist eine gewisse Trifecta von möglichen Zonen, weil es sogar eine Chance gibt, um, zu den Nord-East zu Elektrodam. Für Teams wie Twisted Minds, für Rock, für Borde, sie sind favoriert.
01:34:20 Elektrodam aside, I'm wondering for Rock if they just decided to pick dead center of the zone to have the options for whatever pull this could be
01:34:32 Ja, luckily for them, that was a wide, wide whiff on the Motherlode.
Positionierung und Eliminierungen in der mittleren Spielphase
01:35:00
01:35:00 So you saw how quickly they decided to pull off from that fight when they just completely whiffed that one. For NIP though, just holding strong in their position. They've got a big wall to their back, but they have to be careful about teams creeping up from behind them in that Galleria area. A couple teams actually coming from that angle.
01:35:21 Possibly Fusion, Possibly Movistar. And along with a few more teams, Bord will be the first team knocked out and will be Twisted Minds looking to change around the first half in their favor. And that's gonna be a nice plus three for them.
01:35:40 We still have the chance of eliminating yet another squad. Gent knows it as well as we do. The question is whether he can find it, because we've got a whole lot more information. ESM working together to make this happen. We are at 18 squads so far. But Bursting won't be surviving the next few seconds. Not if Dupe has anything to say about it. Last couple P2020 shots would do it.
01:36:04 This TSM hunt down their last kill. We got to start thinking about what their rotation will look like after this as well. With Ape Gang gone, TSM now own the north side of the map. Yeah, luckily for TSM, there's not really much in the way. So many teams have already made their way into dead center of the zone. And so this will be a free pickup for them, a free plus one. They'll also have scans to play off of if they have enough white meds, of course, to tank through all of this. The biggest...
01:36:31 I think the question is going to be what Falcons and Omid do. It looks like they were squaring up to possibly fight off against each other, but Falcons is pulling away. Might be going for that.
01:36:42 Ring console themselves as we get a better look at this ring and this is what I was talking about yet that trifecta of POIs in that second zone Galleria along with Electrodam and Lotus were available here and so it could have gone any which way between those three POIs it ends up favoring Lotus and Rock taking dead center of that zone have that option basically to play all three now we'll see if they want to dip in further
01:37:08 But they don't have the ring console to really give them that confirmation that they need to pull further up to that northern side. It could be such a huge game for Rock. I know that last game they didn't have what they would have imagined, but with game number one going so well in their favor after having a ring that pulls basically on top of them, if they're able to do that again here...
01:37:30 Und haben eine fantastische Spiel mit einer Zone, die sich näher zu sehen hat. Es wird eine unglaubliche Kontrolle, die man braucht, an die höchste Levels von Apex Legends zu spielen. Ich weiß nicht, ob sie werden können, aber es ist wert, dass wir schauen, um es zu sehen.
01:37:48 Yeah. Brock, if they can get themselves into position over there at Lotus, would be huge. We're going to have a number of teams, once they get the ring console scan, really start positioning on the western edge to try and creep their way into the slow side of the zone. So they'd like to be in position early on, especially over at Lotus, but unfortunately they won't be able to. It's Falcons who were able to get that ring console scan.
01:38:12 um inside of the zone and now they're starting to move forward they do have some friction in their way you can see tsm moving through that choke first falcon's a little bit slow here on the uptake unfortunately we're not able to cut them off but they might be able to work their way around
01:38:31 Look at Alienware's Evac. Seems to keep them safe for now. High-grounded Lotus belonging to them is a juicy victory, especially with height and a 30-30 that's got a Skullpiercer on it. Look at Alienware. Could be picking up a lot of kills that they, unfortunately, have not managed to find just yet from this position alone.
01:38:51 Virtus.Pro ist der nächste Nachdenknehmers, sowie die Falcons, die in den Nachdenknehmenden haben. Ein paar Power-House-Teams, tatsächlich, auf dem hier in Lotus. Ja, und Importantly, ich glaube Rock sah Virtus.Pro going für die Evac, in den Nachdenknehmenden, dass dieses Ring ist, mehr als sicherlich, nach vorne. Sie haben diese Kontext-Klue. Sie sind in accordance mit dem Nachdenknehmenden. Sie können jetzt in die Nachdenknehmenden, so viele Teams haben sich in den Nachdenknehmenden.
Kämpfe und strategische Entscheidungen im Mid- bis Late-Game
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01:39:20 A good IGL will be able to note that and make the proper moves for themselves. As we still have a huge pile of squads coming in from that southeast side of the zone. LG being one of them. They might be gatecapped here. Shubi taking so much damage from QZ. Unlikely to be recoverable with LG being so far out in the open. Out goes the Ash Portal, which goes a surprising distance.
01:39:49 Chubi ist zu nehmen. Und ein Reset ist passiert für LG, bei allen meinen Gedanken. Zone ist noch zu Ende auf sie, und Naughty, um zu kommen zu den resten der Squaden, gibt LG einen 2nd Schaden. Mit der Zone jetzt auf dem, aufzunehmen. Du kannst hier nicht ausheal. Ja, das ist was, was, Round 3, zwischen LG und Flats?
01:40:13 Of course, you'd note that coming from similar portions of the map that they would run into each other once again. It's just very unfortunate for LG that they might be stuck out here in the ring taking so much damage. Their white health meds might run a little bit low before they have.
01:40:29 A chance to find safety inside the zone. Getting a better look. Another hard pull into Lotus. It will continue to go that way. Rock hasn't made their move quite yet. But again, they know that teams opted to go deep into Lotus. They should move for that. Otherwise, they're playing for KP here on the outer edges. They might feel safe in being able to play safer into the edge of the zone on the next pull.
01:40:58 Putting yourself at risk of six, seven teams dropping on you is a little bit scary. TSM, though, getting fought right now by Most Love. They will be able to dissuade that push, finish them off, and secure their spot inside Lotus. And will Most Love go down? CIMJMX and LG take a fight with each other. That's two members of LG down.
01:41:20 Not to be recovered in CIMJMX. Do win the fight momentarily. Again, still curious about whether they'll actually be able to make their way into Zone. That's for any team that is currently outside of it. Because it just does so much damage. Evac Tower is going to be just in time. There's only 5 seconds left until the Zone really, truly starts punching you in the face. I was wondering if they were going to be able to recover enough economy off of LG there. But they had plenty of health and meds.
01:41:49 in tow. Shubi now left to try and rat this one out. He is all out of meds. He's only got bats to work with here. Luckily for him, he's at least on that purple, but Ken, he's not out of danger yet. The direction he's running in, he's got Twisted Mind. He's got Citadel right on top of him, but Citadel, R4's back. Nevermind, Shubi's been spotted, and they are on the hunt. Mav looks for him. Mav pretty low as well. Citadel do not want to get knocked here, and I like the early.
01:42:17 They were at least able to rat out LG Wer to placement points, even though it's just won. It's better than nothing, especially with the start that they had to the game.
01:42:43 Especially there in the mid-game where they end up getting caught out once more by Flatt. Now here Movie Star Koi pushing forward to try and get deeper into the zone. But they've got Rock in front of them who have not moved away. And so we'll see if this Wraith can get them past. But you can see the Cat's Cradle.
01:42:59 Wottson Fences hier. Als Blinkster wird geholfen, wird er zurückgezogen werden. Rock wird die Gatekeepers hier auf der Southeastern Seite spielen, mit Deeds auf Wottson. Proving valuable mit den Fences.
Zonenrotationen, Teamkämpfe und späte Spielstrategien
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01:43:14 Yeah, I mean, that is a crazy Wraith Portal to now have right next to you as well. Rock know that there's going to be at least one team that needs to rotate through them. But to say it's just one would be lying to themselves a bit. Rock should know that there are so many squads that come from this southeast that need to go through the one choke point they control. We should see evac towers. We should see Aschultz. We should see everything in the kitchen sink thrown at Rock. And the question really has to be how on earth they survive it.
01:43:42 Yeah, they're making their move finally deeper into the ring. But again, they don't have that next ring scan. They don't know how deep they need to go. They will go basically into the Falcons building here who are currently taking a fight or peaking at least. But it's Omit up against Flat. It's a one for one exchange. But RKN will be able to get the res onto Sang here. And now help with the reset. QZR once again with the one clip onto RKN. And that's Omit getting cleaned up.
01:44:12 He just keeps serving him up. Two one-clips back-to-back on Sang and RK on QZR seems untouchable this game. Especially on the Ashe. His movement, just so good. And the aim, the tracking, even better. Twisted Minds, they got a rat play cooking for him.
01:44:33 Enemies do throw out the ult immediately. Mother Delo doing a lot of work. A Knuckle Cluster following it up as well. This should be a team wipe, and I say should, because Kimchi has just gone down. January gonna try and flank, keep the team alive, and Twisted Minds do lose all of their shields. Maybe the knock on Kimchi is enough. Do they get aggressive on this once again? January not gonna get caught, but the zone doing Twisted Minds work for them does grab the dash.
01:45:01 There is no reason to chase after this one right now. Job is done as they were able to lay that trap for Fusion and they'll be able to pick up the additional loot. I believe Kim Chi had the gold armor on himself as well. CIMJMX were able to make their way dead center of the zone. Sharing a building right now with Leaf. No witnesses on the other side. Here comes the EMP just to try and slow them down. Make sure they do not get pushed. But CIMJ...
01:45:29 MX will go ahead and pop out of their position here in that momentary lapse of aggression. Virtus Pro still holding things down right behind them as well. TSM getting aggressive. January gonna be focused down on Fusion. Dewfall, the last member of Fusion to escape the Twisted Minds Rat Play. TSM have a little bit of time to reset. Hopefully reclaim some height and control of this lobby as well. Because right now being on the low ground.
01:45:57 This is going to be difficult for them as this mass exodus from the center of Lotus occurs. Twisted Minds, big portal into the building of Lotus. Could be the portal that ends their game. There's only 8 seconds left on this zone close. TSM going to fight Rock? Yeah, I'm so confused by that.
01:46:15 Decision to push into the building. Jaguars gets the knock onto Alberlele. Twisted Minds have the option to just walk into zone. Corinthians weren't looking at them whatsoever. We'll see if they can go for the reset. TSM, though, were able to maneuver their way out of that building, but they put themselves right next to VP. And they are not safe in zone. That's TSM, Virtus Pro.
01:46:38 Do have purchase in that spot right now. But we'll see for how long as Team Liquid Alienware also encroach on their building.
01:46:47 Wow, wow. To be able to recover after that move and then basically...
01:47:13 Trisscrossed her way across the map into a very strong position. Twisted Minds having so much tenacity in that scenario now. Getting aggressive! The Nelska from Alp as Twisted Minds continues to push forward. Does he have another one? Not too much energy ammo left for this guy, although Alp will pick some up off the bodies. One shot left in the Kraber. What's he going to do with it?
01:47:40 Looking for an angle to find the teamfight right now. Movistar Koi right underneath him, won't quite hit the shot. Onto Zack Mazur, but the Devo should get the job done. Alperlele comes in, secures the kill, takes out Virtus Pro, and retreats back to the team. His enemy ignores all caution, throws into the wind, and jumps down just to throw a motherlode in their face. Corinthians go down, Movistar down. And this building...
01:48:03 Es ist ein Unruhler. Alle anderen sind einfach nur die Fights passieren. Leave No Witnesses, Twisted Minds, TSM, alle in hier pilen. Well, CIMJ, just look on. Well, Rock, look on und go, well, I hope they don't come our way. Rocker able to get the reset there, get their third back on in. Twisted Minds, though, with the reset. Albrelele, the Devo, cleaning things up.
01:48:27 But we'll see if they get the res. It looks like enemy will be able to stick this one out. And now there's a lot more room for Twisted Minds to play off of. You're coming down to our final few squads as TSM left with just one player remaining. That's going to be Duplex there. Rock, though, have all of that north side. They are stuck on the low ground here, but it's Twisted Minds basically stuck on the high ground with leave no witnesses here.
01:48:54 And Rock, if they can apply the right pressure onto Twisted Mines. You might be able to force them into a fight up against Leave No Witnesses. They are starting to position, try and find that angle. But Twisted Mines, they have been sending every single fight so far. I mean, this has been the Albrelele show. Basically all game. Some crazy plays out of this guy, the Devo.
01:49:18 I mean, you were talking about that Devo singing.
01:49:47 But really, it was just Rock Ballad coming out from Albrelele there. And again, importantly, it was that heads-up play coming out from Albrelele. Checking the angle, making sure that Rock weren't able to encroach upon them. And that forced Rock back into that very vulnerable spot where now Left Leave No Witnesses with the only option to just jump down. Because who really wants to stand in the way of a Twisted Mind Squad that is firing on all cylinders?
Analyse des späten Spiels und Hot Takes
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01:50:15 Das war Trickle-Down Economics. Du hast Twisted Minds schießt, Leave No Witnesses. Leave No Witnesses, then go to Rock. And then Twisted Minds get to come in and ultimately profit. That was fantastic play from Twisted Minds to apply pressure in the right places. And of course, that D.Va that we talked about looked really, really good. I want to see how it turned out in the points for these squads as well, because Twisted Minds got a lot of kills in that game, being the kings of the chaotic building we saw earlier.
01:50:43 Yeah, that was absolutely insane. But we had, of course, another person on desk or in the waiting in the wings. Reinde, what did you see there in the late game for match number three? Well, I think you got it wrong, Dia. It's not trickle-down economics. It's trickle-down Albonomics, okay? Twisted Minds and Albrelele always find a way to put this.
01:51:08 Back and forth, kind of cascade element into the game coming through once they make a decision. And when it happens like that, that's them at their best. 28 points. They make you run. They make another team run because they made another team run before that. And then they show up and Alva's able to be set free. And I can't wait to see them continue this pace. It was the team I highlighted.
01:51:33 And I said, I want to see these guys make some adjustments for Matchday 4. Well, certainly they have there. We were waiting for them to show up. I'll take later, then better than never. So good job, Twisted Minds. Rock, Leave No Witness, TSM, and CIMJMX.
01:51:48 I love the bounce back there because they were a big feature in Game 2. Didn't get enough points for it. And now in Game 3, bounce back with 13. Pretty exciting stuff, guys. Let's take a look at some of the stats, though. Dio, walk me through your interpretation of how these teams perform. What stands out to you as we see a little bit of our top three broken down even more? I mean...
01:52:11 Twisted Minds are always going to be the highlight of this game, just with the incredible amount of damage that they were able to do. And looking a little further down, I am noticing Leave No Witnesses once again. Renitriki, really the anchor of the squad, and it shows in the stats as well. Keeping things relatively passive, but just providing support for the whole team is exactly the stability that's gotten Leave No Witnesses into the top three, now twice in a row. Jamerson, obviously rock.
01:52:40 Das ist ein Team, der hat sich sehr gut geführt. Das ist ein perfekte Segway, weil sie auf der top der Leaderboarden sind. Das ist ein Team, die wir auch noch highlightet haben. Und look at sie, sie haben sehr viel gezeigt. Ja.
01:52:51 This is what we talked about at the top of the show for the Americas region, right? Brock with Saucer coming in is always able to convert on a zone pull extremely well. This one was a little bit more questionable for them, right? Because they were dead center of zone early on, but they were able to navigate that one into at least the top three for themselves. The big question was how many more kill points were they going to be able to pick up? They were in a position there on the southeast side of ring number four to really...
01:53:20 be able to play gatekeeper but they opted for a safer play why say safer until they ended up basically maneuvering themselves into that northern building with falcons with tsm with so many other squads but they did navigate that one extremely well to convert into a top three
01:53:36 Well, you know, we've had so much fun watching these first three games, but as we do in the ALGS need to give the players a little bit of time to reset bio break, get their heads ready as we swap maps and get into the back half of match day five. But that also means that we have time here on the desk, the digital desk to have some conversations, the most important conversations, the ones that are deep, the ones that kind of keep us up at night, you know, keep us going throughout the day that you think of in the moments that matter.
01:54:05 It's our hot takes, everybody. We gotta get into the hot takes. There's no hot sauce here, but it should be fiery, should be peppery, and I think it's my time to go first. Jamerson, you're gonna be a little bit of our moderator here, and sit back and relax. Me and Dia, we got some takes for you. I'll go first. Okay, mine is overpowered.
01:54:23 God releases, legend releases, weapon releases are good for the game. Now, all you worry words might get mad because you remember back when the Bocek got released, that just was a terrible sound that gave you nightmares whenever you heard one of those arrows slinging around. Hitting for what? 110? Back to back? But guess what? You know the Bocek because of that. I mean, how long did it take to get the P2020 in Mozambique in competitive play? Heck!
01:54:49 Das war's für heute.
01:55:17 No one's playing the new Legend. No one's playing the new Weapon. I'm tired of it. Overpowered releases, and you need to understand this community, are great for the game. They get you playing. They get you talking. They get the data. And then we really know what to do with it. Come on now. You know what? You know what? I completely agree. Because, I mean, we saw an era where that just didn't happen, right? With Ballistic, with Conduit, and with Mad Maggie.
01:55:43 We didn't see too much of an uptick at all, if whatsoever, of those Legends coming into play initially. But right now, Sparrow getting the initial pick up here so early on. What, only three weeks after release? I agree. I'm with you there. Now, Deal, how about you?
01:56:00 Okay, mine, mine, I don't even know whether it's more farfetched or not. My hot take is that people are too uptight about scrims. They think they should be this magical thing that's exactly like you playing for $3 million, and it's not. Scrims are better. Scrims are the mental game. If you're inching in scrims, if you're a team that's not afraid to sprint at people and kill them, live or die yourself,
01:56:26 That is sending a message, and that message pays off in the Million Dollar Tournaments. You want to actively be the most aggressive, craziest team that you can so that when you get to a Million Dollar Tournament, people look at you and go, actually, that team is kind of crazy. I would rather stay away from them for now. The benefit of that is also that you get incredible practice teamfighting at disadvantaged situations. You get great practice, and you scare people away from you.
01:56:55 You know what? I like that. I like that. It's kind of like the reverse psychology, right? If you want to have like an easy rotate in, you just play crazy enough. You have the crazy eyes so that people know to avoid you. I like that a lot.
01:57:06 Nobody wants to fight with the team with the crazy eyes. You already know. I love the approach. Chat, let us know who took this round of it. Or if you like both takes, let us know. Of course, this is all for your fun and edutainment. And we keep it interesting here during halftime. But that's it for Hot Takes this time around. We'll see you next week as we continue this one on. However, guys, I will say that there's a few things that...
ALGS-Updates und Community-Engagement
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01:57:32 People who are catching up with us, and now that we have this little time, haven't maybe noticed around the ALGS scene from pros to new features, to new opportunities for them to engage in the community a little bit differently or just keep up with the latest and greatest. So that's why we wanted to introduce a segment called What You Might.
01:57:48 It's just a way for us to kind of hit some of the big picture things that you guys can now looking at it go, oh, wow, maybe I wasn't following that new website that comes up and shows me this. Maybe I didn't realize there was this funny clip that happened that everyone's been talking about. It is what we want to do to kind of bring you up to news. And guess what? If you don't see it in this clip.
01:58:10 Auf diese Seite, wir wollen uns in Chat sprechen. Was soll wir sprechen? Was muss die Hot Topik sein? Fier auf uns auf X at PlayApex Esports. Wir müssen uns das nächste Woche geben. Aber erst auf, dieses Woche wollen wir sprechen über KPPoll.com. Die World Rankings. Das Website hat sich fantastisch. Wenn du zu KPPoll.com hast du eine Chance. Du kannst du diese Twitter-Post every now und dann sehen. Aber wenn du eigentlich gehen, dann wird es auf die Best-Performung-Team über alle Regionen.
01:58:40 Heading into the weekend. It gives you a lot of information, especially if you missed the weekend beforehand. Twisted Minds, by the way, on that poll jumped up 16 spots. That's the team who just won and got 28 points. So is it worth it? You let us know. But kppoll.com, honestly, an awesome resource. Very, very cool. And I'm sure that it's going to be one of those that we're using frequently as casters as well.
01:59:04 Yeah, I mean, it's really great to be able to create more storylines and in a way create some adversity around these players, right? Because Twisted Minds, just as an example, are sitting there, they're playing their games. Maybe they're not creating that much drama, but if suddenly they jump 16 spots, that's a big story in the public eye that we get to then bring into and talk about on the cast. So I really appreciate having more sources of what people are thinking about the game, what people are thinking about our players, because it lets us tell the stories better.
01:59:31 Speaking of stories, I mean, there's a cool bit of content that just came out for 100 Thieves. They did a documentary on their journey to the ALGS Open. Obviously, with this new iteration of the roster, there's been a lot of conversation around them, whether the high expectations got to them, what it felt like behind the scenes. How was it?
01:59:49 Putting together probably the two most famous engaged families in our league, the Jen Burton Squad and the Verhul Squad, adding Bronzy and figuring out moments where they can be successful. There's a lot to digest in this, and 100 Thieves does a great job of doing it. So that QR code in the top right, there's something great about it. Just open your phone, your device, and it'll take you straight to that video. So pretty exciting stuff.
02:00:13 And obviously, you know, gives you a look at the personal side of things, which to me, Dia, is a big element of just getting more and more connected to our scene and understanding why some of those kills, those rotations matter the most. Yeah, I mean, I really enjoyed watching the 100 Thieves doc because, like you said, it lets us connect even more. Now, sometimes you want to connect in a sort of hopeful way. You want to see the rise of a team. Sometimes...
02:00:40 I talked about this earlier with the drama, you want to laugh a bit. And Faxlan, you know, you got a little personally attacked this week, and I gotta say, I enjoyed it. Let's take a look.
02:01:11 I get that. That's happened to me where I hit a shot and I just laugh. Because it's hilarious that that happened to someone. He had to take a moment like that for Hal to give up his last bat as well. He was so distracted with the shot. He was like, yeah, sure, you can go ahead and have my last bat. Here we go. That's so funny. I mean, it was also great just to see the...
02:01:40 Just like, I can't do anything about this. And we actually, I think, saw Vaxlon die to the zone the exact same way where he just stopped running earlier today and just said, yeah, I'm dead. So he's had a couple of those moments. Poor Vaxlon. We need to get him up on the top. Good thing Rock is doing so well today. Yeah, there were a few moments for them yesterday. I believe there was another one where also I think.
02:02:02 Wir haben eine große Nade-Spam in store für euch.
02:02:31 für uns, wir waren nicht einfach mit der gleiche voiceline von Nade out, Nade out, Nade out, weil unsere Voice-Aktors put in work ist. So, wir schauen uns das Video an.
02:02:58 oh my god oh my god enemy is insane
02:03:21 That was actually crazy. There goes me frag. I mean, my goodness, guys, that was a lot of fun. That's what you might've missed this week. Let us know if there's anything you think we should have included or what you would like us to include next week. Make sure to follow up with us at play apex esports.com. Dia, you've done all those games now and halftime gave yourselves gave the players a little break. Now it's time you take a break yourself and Jamerson and I have game four. See you soon.
Spiel 4 Vorschau und Teamdynamik
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02:03:50 All right, Jamerson, here we go. Getting ready to kick it off. I mean, game three, you guys were just casting it and turning to the Twisted Mind show. But I also just think the other big story is some of these teams we highlighted, they really have shown up as almost if to answer the call, the benefit of their quick adjustment from yesterday's performances that maybe weren't what they wanted.
02:04:11 ist, dass sie das Spiel back-to-back haben. Sie müssen diese Informationen aus, diese Prozesse aus, diese Coaching-Instruktion aus, von Woche zu Woche, bis vielleicht sogar zwei Wochen, richtig? Sie können die nächsten Tag einfach nur noch bleiben und machen die Ärzte, und wir sehen es für Twisted Minds und Rock, als wir hier in den Spiel gehen können.
02:04:31 Ja, die große Sache über Jahr 5 war die Diskussion early an über die Turnaround Zeit für viele Dinge. Weil als wir begonnen haben, wir haben LAN gerade in die Korne für E-Open. Und dann nach LAN, nur ein paar Wochen später, wir sind gleich wieder in die Spiel. Und einige squads sind die Double-Headers. Und so, es ist kind of crazy, wie wir eigentlich unsere Spieler durch die Ringer sind. Aber wieder...
02:04:56 With the level of competition consistently getting higher, you need to be able to keep up to pace. And so I'm glad to see so far that a lot of the teams that we have the high expectations for are living up to them.
02:05:08 And that is a great point. Expectations typically drive the, I don't know, just the way that people view the results that happen here. I mean, there could be a very decent day, decent performance, but because it's Falcons and they're not first place, you know, they've dealt with that this entire season and this entire year they've been together. It's just not good enough. No longer having to answer to that as the current Open Champions and current Land Champions, but.
02:05:35 For teams like Twisted Minds, High Expectations, they're in third place looking pretty good. TSM also a team that I've really enjoyed. I feel like they found a lot of good spots to play in E-District. Can they do it now in Broken Moon as we get a top-down view over our map, Jamerson, and it shows us a southeast circle near Bionomics where it'll end.
02:05:57 Yeah, NIP are already in position for it. Movistar moving forward as well. Corinthians, who have not been able to really convert into a lot of these late game scenarios, might be able to do so here. For CIMJMX, though, they find themselves in an early fight. And of course, it's Omid who have been the aggression kings in the early game in this lobby reign all day long. Yeah, Omid obviously had a lot of...
02:06:22 Things to prove as well. Sang Cody and RKN back in. He took a break to start his family. But having such a great piece of momentum occurred during the Open. It's put Omit into a different level of conversation. Now feeling confident. And speaking of those characters we don't see very often. Well, you know why they're so confident with those early game fights? They got a conduit.
02:06:46 All working on 50 or so extra shields per fight without having to heal. It's Conduit Ballistic, by the way. So talking about advantages in teamfights, that is a huge advantage there as Corinthians, looks like they will be able to finish off Blink Surf from Movistar Koi. And now Omit looking to finish things off with CIMJMX, eliminating them first from the lobby and Movistar Koi will follow them. We'll see if Omit...
02:07:14 Will continue on their reign of aggression there on the south side. But for Leave, no witnesses. They're still dealing with teams funneling in. They've got Corinthians to their south right now. But it does seem like the action will abate. And they won't be able to maintain this position. Again, taking another look at Rock. They are having to rotate through a lot of teams here. Through Atmos Station.
02:07:41 They're getting flanked right now by another squad. Saucerer having to set up here. But this drone, we'll see if they can spot out the teams in time. It does seem like, though, they will be giving some space and they'll be able to hit that survey beacon to make their next move. And they have, like you had mentioned.
02:08:02 mit der Ballistik, was das kann. Sie hat das Access zu haben und ein bisschen mehr Stabilization und Information hier mit der Krypto. Die EMPs sind mehr und mehr vital, als Sie sehen mehr und mehr Watssons get picked up hier in diesen Bereichen. Obviamente, es ist nicht die traditionelle Art, dass es keine Welt's Edge gibt, keine Stormpoint. Es ist eine Veränderung für diese Spieler, aber es ist eine Veränderung, die sie auf die Willen genommen haben.
02:08:31 Interessante lineups. Boy, Fusion. Trying to get off to the races. It seemed like they tripped at the starting line. Dan Mantik, Kimchi, January. Just haven't been able to get anything here. Start of Broken Moon? Could this prove impactful to them as they try to head on these zip rails towards the northern side of the zone and find a spot too?
02:08:53 Game number three could have been Fusion's kind of pop-off moment, right? They were able to secure themselves a Mythic Bin. We saw Kimchi coming in, I think, with the Kraber, with the red armor, but Twisted Minds...
02:09:06 still sitting on blue evos were able to lay that trap for them and of course steal away all that loot once they were able to clean them up and then utilize that to snowball their way into a huge win in game number three i mean the things that could have been for fusions here but now they're sitting on two points it's very difficult for them to really try and bounce back from that kind of mental boom tsm though
02:09:27 Looks like Panik leading the charge on that Pathfinder. We all know how hard it is to catch up to a Pathfinder. And Duplex is trying his best and he will ultimately do it. But yeah, TSM now moving on in. Looks like a clear path for them. Duplex will have, of course, that Crypto to give them that early, early information. But they're trying to move around, I think, flat on the northwest side of the zone. Really dealing with that.
Kämpfe, Rotationen und strategische Fehler in Spiel 4
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02:09:55 Hier in Quarantine Zone right now. And it's not just flat. Omid are also in the area. Omid are on the hunt for more and more fights.
02:10:03 We run a Lobby, a team in a Lobby like this, that is as aggressive as that. We definitely need to find a fight. Omit and TSM could just be about to clash. And you can see that Thermite into that Rampage. No ultimate needed for that weapon to be just as vital. And Omit, they find him. Sang already shooting a few bullets from the Spitfire, which I am a big fan of this season. Really, really loving the way that they've treated a lot of
02:10:33 The weapon adjustments here and Rampage Spit, that's going to be hard, especially if they get the first shot. But TSM is wise and aware of the situation. They take high ground as soon as they can, come through zone. A couple of shots just to force them away. Sang takes too much damage and says, I don't want this fight just yet. And TSM will be able to move on. Yeah, great, great heads up.
02:10:56 Daher von Omit, und dann plötzlich, oh ja, das ist eine schlechte Position für uns, und dann sind wir weg von der Kampf. Sie haben TSM-Split-Up, und sie haben versucht, das Kampf zu dividieren in einem 1v3-1, aber sie konnten es dupen.
02:11:08 Aber TSM sind nicht aus der Fire. Sie sehen, dass sie sich in Virtus. Sie hatten eine Far Rotation selbst. Wir sehen, dass sie die Drop hier bekommen. VP, die erste Schuss auf zu TSM. Aber sie sind an Evo disadvantage. Panik ist für einen Angle auf dem jetzt. Sie sehen, sie sind mehr als comfortable mit diesem Fight. Ernaid aus Panik zu bekommen. Possibly ein Opening, aber...
02:11:34 They are safely within the building. Virtus.pro are just going to go ahead and back away from this fight. Just before, when we were taking a look at that map, we saw a lot of teams already moving their way into Bionomics. We'll go ahead and go into that split between Bionomics and Divide. The ring console scan there for TSM. Will!
02:11:55 We have a lot of information if VP can shadow them in a way. Let's go ahead and listen with VP who were not able to pick up the scan themselves because of the pressure from TSM.
02:12:28 He's holding it by himself, fully alone. Get the XP. I mean, this is going to run at him while I'm grabbing it. Yeah, we just run at this guy. They're turning around. They're turning around. No, he's still there. Yeah, they're coming back there. Yeah, I mean, I'm going to fight. He doesn't know you guys are close. I'm batting right now. I'm a little bit. We need to fight this guy now, Slayer. Yep, you get space forward loot.
02:12:55 He's fast. He's close. He's one guy's on the other side. I'm putting the ground roof We're fine. We're fine. They're political. I'm playing right now. Yeah, they're all here. It's real. I'm going back a little bit. I'm playing back a little bit, Zach. Alright, he's also brief, guys. I'm playing on my own. I'm popping stuff. I'm on low ground. I'm on low ground. Swing right. I'm okay. I'm okay. He's on 20. I'm in.
02:13:23 Inside! Kommen! Kommen! Kommen! Kommen! Kommen! Kommen! Kommen! Kommen!
02:13:46 Slayer ist über zu gehen hier, und er macht es! Vertuspro! Ich dachte, sie hat den Jump auf Falcons. Und Falcons Experience weiß, sie sah den Scan, Jamersen, und sie sagten, sie wissen, ich bin Iso von mir selbst. Sie müssen sie zurück. Sie müssen sie zurück. Und das ist genau was sie gemacht. Und Xero klutzesen es für die Squad. Sendt Zach Mazur zurück, und die Rest von Vertuspro hier in Game 4.
02:14:12 There were a lot of points in that fight as well that VP could have just pulled off. They did not need to commit to that one whatsoever. As soon as they called out that the Ballistic Tempest went out, that should have been the fight called for you right there. You didn't have an overwhelming HP advantage in the fight. You didn't open up with, you know, a crack on a shield. That Ballistic Ultimate goes down. You know you are at a disadvantage in the fight. You don't have a Ballistic yourself. You can just go ahead and call it there back away. You didn't commit onto that.
02:14:40 So, unfortunately, VP just overcommitted onto the fight, allowing Falcons to take that teamfight win. Now, they have a really strong position here to walk this one through. For Falcons, though, I mean, this could be now their bounce-back moment. They didn't have a great start when we were on E-District. You can see that they did just pick up another 3 KP along with placement points.
02:15:03 Es ist viel zu sagen, dass sie einfach ihre Punkte überwunden sind. So für Falcons hier, das ist ein tolles Weg für sie zu versuchen, ohne Zero zu nehmen. Ich liebe die Diskussion hier, auf welchen Weapon zu benutzen. Zero ist für die Devotion, wenn die Tempest kommt. Waltzy hat die Devotion selbst. Und so ist es wirklich verrückt. Es wird für Hal allow.
02:15:32 If he's doing his job right to take these off angles, hopefully add pressure, but he will not be able to withstand this one. Falcons, just like Virtus Bro, bite off more than they can chew. And Flat do a phenomenal job of holding them off. And now here Rock, kind of the last team to the party, get all the spoils, all the loot, and all the ability to walk in as that's just one down of Flat, two down for Flat.
Rock's Dominanz und der Kampf um die Zone
02:16:00
02:16:00 Rock wirklich displaying the strength of Ballistic here. You pop that Tempest, you've got the Rampage all charged up. Doors again already in this meta with Alter around, we're...
02:16:18 Already just kind of, you know, an idea, right? And you see how quickly they are made paper thin by that Rampage, all charged up. It doesn't matter whatsoever. Nothing can slow you down. Rock with a great spot now, but they do have to worry. TSM.
02:16:35 Wir sehen uns schon ein paar Sekunden, und da wir jetzt! EMP kommt auf Panic! Das ist eine große Connection für Rock, da zu versuchen, es zu versuchen, das aber ein Counter-EMP... Nevermind, es geht aus. Vaxx wird ein Knock! Das ist groß für Rock!
02:16:53 This team has just found their rhythm and they are not letting it go. Vaxlon's had too many clips. Him getting bullied, grenaded up into the air. Shot from Falcons and he returned the favor back to Al. A little clip of his own and three extra KP to keep that first place lead extended. Twelve squads left. Rock playing the Edge Masters.
02:17:16 You've got Corinthians, Leave No Witness, Liquid Alienware, and Citadel Gaming as well, trying to compete, but on the northern side, fully separated. Rock, who will they run into, though? It's going to be Omit. Omit and Borg, most likely, as they try to navigate themselves towards that southern side of Zone. It's going to be an interesting question, because they've gotten here, but this is not going to be an easy push. Remember how aggressive Omit were in the beginning. Jamerson, are they going to keep that aggression, or are they going to try to meet Rock out there?
02:17:44 Oder sind sie einfach nur in der Geburt? Ich weiß nicht. Wir werden es finden. Glücklich für Rock, sie haben nicht gegen Omit. Oder für die Gatekeepers. Sie haben eine Evac Tower zu nutzen. Und ich denke, sie müssen sie gehen. Sie haben 8-Games Looking zu, natürlich, Gatekeeper und Liquid Alienware. Sie sind gegen Citadel hier auf der northernen Seite.
02:18:08 See how close it was for the Erebersnade to connect onto them, but it looks like Liquid Alienware will be able to just stabilize here on the rooftop as Citadel utilized the rest of the building to try and creep on in, but they still have to deal with each other on this run-in. One of the stories that we had to keep you aware of here, Omid was actually sitting with just Crypto. One player. Rock, had they made their move then, would have been great, but they found a way to get the banners and revive, so Omid now is a full three.
02:18:37 And we'll see if they can make things difficult. Kuzme finds Cody already. Team Liquid Alienware goes down as well to CTG. And Yanya now making his portal, trying to fire back with the B20s. He'll lose out to McLovin. Oh, easily with that devotion, that Rampage.
02:18:54 Die Havoc auf der Seite von Vayne 2 wird erholt. Rock ist still alive, sie finden ihren Weg in Zone und N.I.P. auf der High-Ground mit Kurev und ein 30-30 in Sight, um zu stoppen. Das ist nämlich Citadel Gaming und Leave-No-Witness, die sind hinter ihm. Ja, N.I.P. zeigt uns, warum es so wichtig ist, dass wir Early Center-Zone auf Bio-Nomics haben. Sie sehen die Killing-Fields sind da!
02:19:17 Lending 1,000 Poppies for all of the dead bodies. Liquid Alienware will be the next team gone now here. Top 9. Importantly, we were talking about that reset coming out from Omid, but we saw a lot of pressure coming out to them on that red that allowed Rock to maintain a very strong position now outside of Corinthians and Ape Kings.
02:19:38 But it's NIP now trying to hold off Citadel. Luckily for them, of course, NIP were able to do damage onto Citadel on their walk-on in. So they have a pretty decent idea of what they're fighting up against. But now with Citadel moving around, NIP might be left into a pinch with Leave No Witnesses still maneuvering their way on that northern side. Leave No Witness trying to...
02:20:02 Just find themselves a little bit of a spy to space, a place to call home. It's not going to happen easily with NIP and Corinthians up on height here. And Rock fighting for the low ground against them. Twisted Minds hanging out in the back as well. Let's not forget. Big 28-point game trying to follow up on it. It's Rock and Deeds who come popping through. It's Sorcerer with the cleanup there. Six assists for Sorcerer on the Crypto.
02:20:28 Over 1,000 damage here for Deeds. And five kills to his name. Rock having a lights out show here in game four. Just need to close it out if they can. Now with only a few teams remaining. I think we've got six in the lobby here. Make it eight. Rock saw what Twisted Mind did in last game. And they don't want to be outdone here. As LG get eliminated by Citadel Gaming. Bringing us down to our top seven.
02:20:54 But it's Twisted Minds who are able to find themselves dead center of the zone right now. They can try and possibly peek out, get an angle onto Citadel Gaming as they go for the reset. But for Twisted Minds, they're playing this one conservatively. They can go for the angle right there. But that's what happens when you start getting challenged. Percy dropping down on them as well. And that's going to be a knock on to future Pluto Reality. Trying his best to hold out. But it looks like Ape Gang and Twisted Mind might be able to finish them off.
02:21:24 Tough stuff, Blue Reality. He's not liking the way this looks for him. Citadel Gaming will go out, but it's not for a lack of trying. Great approach there. Vaxlan, indeed, still alive here for Rock. They've kind of been one of the main protagonists in this game story so far. Get Saucerer back up and get a hold this. A beautiful Whistler, KnuckleCluster, and potentially an EMP to zone out some teams. Twisted Minds, though, 48 points.
02:21:53 2nd place, and the only team in front of them is Rock. They're still alive with 52, but it's gonna be a battle for 1st and 2nd. If it continues this way, we're already top 5. And Alberlele, he's got a lot to work with here. Yeah, and they've got the Cryptodrome flying out for Crook, keeping an eye on the entire battlefield here. Twist and Mind know they might have another win in the bag as Deed's cleaning things up with the R9.
02:22:20 2,000 damage.
02:22:44 Eight kills for Sir Albrelele. We said it wasn't Trickle Down Economics, it was Trickle Down Albonomics. And it's looking like that yet again. Twisted Minds take the game. And they submit first place after game four. It's still extremely close, but Twisted Minds did everything right. Two dubs for them back-to-back.
Twisted Minds' Aufstieg und die Konkurrenz
02:23:10
02:23:10 I believe they might actually be tied overall in points, but it's the overall performance, it's that nasty 18, was it 18 kill game or 16 kill game in game number three there for them? That will give them that slight edge up against Rock Esports. Yeah, it's crazy because it's starting to feel like, I believe it was 16 kills, it's starting to feel like...
02:23:30 They have picked up momentum, and it is going to be very hard to stop them, Jamerson. I think this is one of those things the lobby is scared to see, because it's not just E-District. It's Broken Mood now as well. They're playing well. They're getting aggressive. He talked about why they were so good, which is why in finals...
02:23:47 I went with them. I thought they might be able to do it. They were still a very, very good team. One of the best team's performance who performed at the Open. But it's because Krook is a god at calling zones. It frees up enemy. It frees up Alb to do the things that Alb should be doing. Eight kills. I mean, 2,000 damage? That is ridiculous in just one game. ROC, Big Rock, they did everything they could. They stayed real close behind. So a 20-point game, nothing to...
02:24:17 ... ... ... ... ... ...
02:24:34 just to keep up pace, or at least try to keep up pace with Twisted Minds right now. And take a look at this breakdown, Randy, between the two teams. They've got 63 kills combined, but it's edged out by Twisted Minds right now with three additional kills.
02:24:54 I think last game, or last in Emeo, we had maybe 6,000 damage across one of our leading team's players over six games. So a little bit like 1,000 damage per game on average. Halb, he's got about 4.2,000 damage in the last two games. So if he keeps that pace up, that's looking at 12,000 damage. He's nearly doubling some of our top performers individually right now. He is on fire. And it's clear to see why these two teams, these six gentlemen.
02:25:22 Das war's für Twisted Mind. 60 Punkte für zwei Teams. Boy, es ist schwer zu sehen, zwei Teams zu sehen, und zu haben ihre eigene Battle auf dem Top. Normally, es ist eine Team und die Rest sind ziemlich klumped. Aber ich meine, das ist, diese letzten zwei Games, es wird Fireworks.
02:25:47 Ja, ein sehr, sehr, sehr, sehr, sehr, sehr, sehr, sehr, sehr, sehr, sehr.
02:26:16 Number four was absolutely absurd 18 kills to follow it up with a 16 or excuse me 16 kills in game number or match number three to follow it up with a 14 kill game in match number four is is absurd
02:26:29 Well, you know, it's pretty crazy. I've been reading a little bit of some, you know, like kind of nighttime, playtime stuff to my daughter. We're going through the BFG right now. She doesn't understand anything. She knows that I make these giant voices. But I got to say, I feel like I'm talking about giants yet again. And we might have all just woken a sleeping one here with Twisted Minds. Those two games, my goodness, somebody's got to be able to stop them. We'll find out as game five and six will determine our winners of match day five in North America. Don't go anywhere. They're coming up.
02:26:58 After this.
Twisted Minds' Momentum und strategische Anpassungen
02:28:42
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02:28:59 It's that time of night, Jamerson. The minds are twisted just right with two wins in a row. Fantastic, I want to say start, but middle of the games, really? And the question is, now that we're going into Broken Moon once again, what on earth is going to happen with the incredible momentum that this squad has accrued? Yeah, I mean, having back-to-back victories is fantastic, but we already know that this is a squad that is...
02:29:24 Very, very much vibes-based. And you have to imagine that with two back-to-back banger games like that, it's just highest of vibes for them. So if they can continue this performance easily, they should be able to break 100 points. But now that I've said it, now that I put that into the air, of course, the caster curse is laying on their heads. So true, so true. I'm sorry. Maybe next time, Al. You'll have to run this one again at the moment.
02:29:49 They do look unstoppable, at least given the games that we've seen so far. And what I'm really loving from this is the proactivity that we get to see from Al. I mean, he's literally Wraith running off on his own.
02:30:01 But it's a proactivity that Twisted Minds are very comfortable with. Enemy gets called in when Alv really wants to commit to something and is otherwise holding things down for the team, making sure that Crook is safe and everybody's on the same page. Alv is calming in such a way that lets the team organize around aggressive plays and Crook is calming in a way that keeps them actually put together and in the right spot. That's the important part, right? Especially on the other side of that, right? Alv really being able to play that aggressive.
02:30:30 Was off the back of Crook, just stuck in the Crypto Drone that whole time. So despite Alv running into what is essentially 2v3 fights, he still has Overwatch. He still has that Crypto Drone. Feed him constant information. Knowing that his back is clear allows him to play a lot more aggressively and kind of just barrel into fights with reckless regard. Because, well, it's not reckless. It is completely backed up with the information coming out from Crook.
02:30:59 Now, things are going to have to change for our Alberlele, as the Wraith that he looked so good on this past game has now been taken out of the pool, changing things up. We kept talking about the Wraith ban potential over in EMEA because it's a pick that can move your team from place to place. It's got a lot of safety. It has a lot of ambush potential. But now that Wraith is removed from the board, you really can say...
02:31:23 There's not a single Legend left available that actually gets your team from place to place safely. So what do you go with? I mean, Pathfinder for some might be the answer, but what is your eye drawn to if we say this isn't a possibility, Jamerson? Yeah, this could be a swap to Sparrow Path, but with how strong that they were playing with that crypto, I don't think you want to really opt for that.
02:31:48 There is an opportunity to possibly pick up the Newcastle, because he can still provide a lot of safety in that movement, utilizing that mobile shield of his, and also being able to just lay down the Newcastle walls for added safety. Possibly a Rampart. I don't really see the Rampart coming out for them, but I think with how well that they were playing off of that, I think you stay with the aggression, and you stay with Crook on that Crypto.
02:32:16 So I think it's going to be the Sparrow pickup with, yeah, basically just the Sparrow pickup for them just to replace that Wraith. Yeah, I mean, I really like the idea of seeing Sparrow brought in a little bit more. Just yesterday here in North America, Sparrow was banned, but it was after Game 5. So this would actually line up really well with what we had literally...
02:32:42 24 hours ago happening in North America. Sparrow priority really jumps up, especially once you take things like Crypto off the table. Now with Crypto still here, I do wonder what IGLs will choose to run that and who will switch things up a little bit, especially given that this is your second go at the map and teams will have this drop spot list, maybe not memorized, but at least the ones that are.
02:33:06 Yeah, I think importantly, especially for our two top teams right now in Twisted Mine and Rock, their big question is what LG does around them. I think that's going to be the biggest impactor, right, in terms of their rotations. And so...
02:33:34 If anything, that's what Rock and Twisted Minds are going to be keeping basically in their heads as they make the rotations. But for the simple fact that they were able to rotate to the east side, we had that pull to the east over to Bionomics. They're both largely centralized. They were able to move with very little friction. That worked out in their favor. But if this ring does end up pulling over towards the amidst side, that will be a pause for concern. But the rest of the rotations up to the north, up to the northeast, that is not something that they have to very much...
02:34:03 Really consider ultimately. Yeah, thinking about the northwestern side of the zone, if I may very quickly draw our attention to a team that has some, I don't want to say question marks about them, but just always has me looking at them curiously. It's Falcons. Falcons were on top of this group the last time they met. Virtus Pro were right up there with them in second place. Virtus Pro sitting at a...
02:34:27 Ich weiß nicht, dass sie einfach so hoch sind, aber...
02:34:41 They still would be aiming for higher than 12th, and it will still draw a lot of attention from us, from the audience, as to what's going on with this roster, given that we've had a day where they should be succeeding, and they're not quite finding it. Yeah, I think for Falcons, we do have to mention, of course, that the Zone Gods haven't been blessing them.
02:35:03 das viele andere Teams haben bekommen. Und sie haben viel, oder sie haben viel, viel Friction in der Rotation-Pathing. Und wenn wir Verlust Pro sehen, der eine Ring, die sie haben, sie haben, sie haben, sie haben, sie haben, sie haben, sie haben, sie haben. Ich glaube, das war ein 15-pointes Spiel für sie. Aber, again, Verlust Pro ist ein Team, das sehr gut geht, wenn sie die Zone-Polle haben, und sie haben nicht.
02:35:31 Ich bin das Glück in Regards. Wir haben noch zwei Mapps left zu gehen. Wir wissen die Potenzial, dass V.P. auch wenn sie eine Zone-Pull haben. Wenn sie eine Zone-Pull haben, ist es nicht nur eine 12-Win-Win mit einem 5-Kill-Win. Es ist etwas viel größer als das. Es kann nur nur eine Spiel-Win-Win-Win sein. Das kann nur eine Spiel-Win-Win sein.
02:35:51 Ja, das ist sehr gut. V.P. ist auf die Verge von etwas großartig. Aber die Leute, die die großen Sachen haben, haben immer gewonnen. Und ich möchte einfach mal schauen, was Albrelele hat uns so viel gemacht haben. Weil es sind ein verrücktes Highlights. Ein persönlicher Favorit ist dieses E-District-Games mit der Kraber. Es war nicht das Schuss von hier, das hat mir geblieben. Es war das Schuss, das er hat in der Geburt.
02:36:21 Die Devo hat sich nicht nur auf lang-rang, sondern auch auf close. Lange die meisten von den Kravur mit den Kravur ist schon sehr beeindruckend, aber es ist eine große Unterschiede zu werden. Für Twisted Minds und Albrelele. Der Bewegung auf Broken Moon war natürlich sehr spannend, aber die Devo...
02:36:41 It has some incredible potential when you put it in the hands of somebody like Alb, who is going to swing on you, who is going to hard commit. And realistically, Jamerson, it's just going to hit more shots than you are. Yeah, and this entire course of events was wild because I threw a big question mark up in the air. I was like, why did they decide to take that building? They had the clear win if they had just ran into zone. Instead, they went for the action. They went for the kills. And that's how they ended up with a 16kp game for themselves. And then following that up, it matched number four.
02:37:11 mit einem 14 Kp. Und ihr wisst? Ich bin falsch. Es ist nicht der Sparrow. Es ist Albrelele auf dem Pathfinder. Und hey, ich bin froh, weil wenn wir bereit sind, wenn wir auf Path...
02:37:26 Das ist das sehr aggressiv Team-Mobility-Pick. Das ist das, was left. Und zu Ihren Kredit, Jamersen, Sie waren falsch. Ich habe gesagt, Sie können Sie nicht wählen, und was könnte noch passieren? Ich werde das hier ausgehen. Er hat die EZ-Pick gemacht. Er hat die Kreative Vision. Das ist die erste Kastro-Curse-Gon. Ich habe gesagt, es gibt keine Chance, dass sie eine Chance haben. So, sie haben es geschafft. So, da wir gehen. So, da wir gehen. Sie haben die Kürse, und jetzt können wir die Kürse-Gonfläche. Alles, ich habe gesagt, das ist, wir gehen und Disregard.
Strategische Wendungen und unerwartete Ergebnisse
02:37:56
02:37:56 No, I think you're good. I think you're totally fine right now. It's Falcons that I'd be sweating for because if they're not relying on you to take Twisted Mines down for them, I don't know who's going to be able to do it. Right now, Rock lying directly in the path of Twisted Mines towards the zone could be the answer. This is an exciting turn of events, especially with LG in the area. You've got three teams who have all had...
02:38:24 The chance and certainly the demonstration that they can fight really heavily actually clashing as they all rotate simultaneously up towards the north. Brock taking a lot of time to hit that ring console.
02:38:39 Actually puts them in a pretty dire spot. You can see that LG nearly cutting them off on the rotate as we get a very hard pull up towards that core side. And we were just talking about it, you know? We said that VP, what do they need? Just one good game, one good pull over towards their side. And coming out of Alpha Base, well, they're going to get it over there at the core.
02:39:00 Yeah, this chance to turn things around, certainly. Rock being pressured by the Twisted Mines. Gonna be running the Fuse. We mentioned that we didn't see as much Fuse in North America, but Fuse and Ballistic, an extremely oppressive combination, if you ask me. Yeah, the Fuse, Ballistic, and Crypto combination. We saw out of EMEA that being put to good use. In particular, just the combo.
02:39:29 Das ist so wichtig.
02:39:56 In these situations, in these scenarios, the split-second decisions really do make a difference here. And that's why Twisted Mind, despite starting off, I believe in Cultivation, are able to get further into the zone than Mrak. I mean, they are playing just with an incredible amount of ambition right now. EMP going to connect.
02:40:18 It's Twisted Minds, who unfortunately come out the worst for wear, with just Krook left alive. It is Twisted Minds versus Balkans. It is the team on top of the lobby versus the team that has been wanting to get there all day, that has a legacy to commit to. Zero hears the res going off. An enemy gets taken down immediately. Krook swinging.
02:40:41 Just trying to keep Twisted Minds alive, but Falcons are not giving them a chance for an EZ, for a fair 1v1. It is always two against one, and Falcons come out on top. Oh, very unfortunate for Twisted Minds to go down there. And, I mean, the fight was looking good. They started off with the initial frag, but unfortunately, Fusions had an angle on them, got the knock, traded it out, and forced the reset onto them.
02:41:04 Really good heads up play overall. Coming out from the rest of the Falcons. Their follow up on that reset. Get the re-knock. And then get the finish. But they were forced to use that Tempest. And so Falcons have to hope that no other team decides to get aggressive onto them in the next minute or so. But I think the fact that they are dead center in the zone. They don't have to worry about that. Rock though. They are fighting their way on in. As we see on the kill feed as well. Zach Mazur holding it out. Up against T-Law. That's two members knocked down. Rock on the other side of this fight as well.
02:41:33 As it turns out Team Liquid not quite finding their footing in the way that we might have expected coming into today. Still being chunked out by the likes of VP. Board starting to make their rotation in. TSM up towards the north as are the ninjas in pajamas. Making their way through the rest of the map around the center right now. As over by Eternal Gardens ninjas in pajamas have Citadel Gaming in between them and the next ring.
02:42:04 Yeah, I think NIP, though, of course, are going to be safe. They are out here in the Boondocks by themselves over at Eternal Gardens. So many teams moved very early on to get deep into the center of the zone. That's Liquid Alienware going down as Dynastie for Most Loved. They will find him on his Lonesome. For TSM, currently in third place. They have a lot of ground to make up here, up against our first and second place squads, but...
02:42:32 With Twisted Minds going down in 19th with zero points, this is their opportunity. A win with, what, even five kills will easily catch them up to Twisted Minds at the very least and keep this a three-force race for the finish. This is such a hilarious place for TSM to set up a Newcastle wall. It could not be more, I'm not a problem to anyone's game, please leave me alone. They are just not interacting with the rest of the lobby.
02:43:01 Ja, Sie geben sie den fremd, fremdlich Wiggle und lassen sie wissen, dass sie ja, sie alleine sind. Aber sie sind komplett in einem Island auf der Norden Seite. Sie sehen, es gibt keine Option für eine Team zu kommen von hinter ihnen, wirklich, ohne dass sie eine sehr wunderschöne Evac-Tower, von CIM-JMX, die auf der Spaceport sind, können sie auf der Norden Seite gehen, aber...
02:43:26 Just with the traffic that's formulating there on the south side of the zone, I think TSM are largely going to be safe. I think Most Loved really have an option to try and contest them there. And especially with the setup that they have, the Newcastle wall being set up, up along that cliff side will keep them safe too. NIP are starting to work their way up towards Alpha Base, towards Most Loved. So TSM will be given that much more space to work with, with Most Loved having to deal with that.
02:43:52 Looking at other points where there could be some fighting here in the mid-game doesn't really seem like it. Possibly with Citadel Gaming moving up to board, Flats also moving in that same direction, but there's a lot of ways that this one can pan out.
02:44:12 Ninjas in Pajamas starting to move up behind Most Loved. This chokepoint is certainly going to be a place where we can find some action. Let's take a quick listen in with Ninjas in Pajamas and see how they approach the fight. Listen, we have all the space to play in on the right. This doesn't work in, okay? Okay.
02:44:30 Ich bin jetzt hier. Ich bin jetzt hier. Ich bin jetzt hier. Ich bin jetzt hier. Ich bin jetzt hier. Ich bin jetzt hier. Ich bin jetzt hier.
02:44:59 Okay, make noise. Make noise. Make noise. I'm here. I'm gonna kill him. Three, two. I got, I got, I got. I'm on top. Watch him, watch him, watch him. Yep, I hit him, I hit him too. I'm on top of you. I'm on top of you, on top of you, on top of you.
02:45:18 Ja, ich bin. Ja, ich bin. Ich bin. Ich bin.
02:45:47 1,60 auf der neuen Team! Okay! Ja, ja, ja, ja!
02:46:07 Apex Legends ist ein Horror-Games. Somehow, er ist alive. Das ist nicht von jemandem. Und Kurev kommt gleich zurück. Die Ninjas in Pajamas komplett dekonstruiert die Position der Most Loved auf der High-Ground. Und jetzt mit Laser, der letzte Leidenschaft für den Squad ist, auf der Low-Ground. Man muss sich vorstellen, die Most Loved sind, und es ist all die machinationen von Kurev, die es zu ihm gemacht hat. Die Creep-Up kommen aus NIP. Die Patience, auch.
02:46:37 Es ist einfach sehr überraschend, dass Dynastien irgendwie survived. Aber letztendlich, du sahst all die Utilität kommen aus. Sie versuchen zu secureen das 1. Ich denke, die KP wurde weg von dem. NIP, die noch immer noch zu halten hier. Oh, nein. Du kannst nicht verlieren auf das 1v1. Most Loved wird getrennt, doch. Jetzt sind wir zu 16 squads. NIP starten zu clearen. Das Norte-East-Side.
02:46:59 Now, they're in a really tough spot. Rock know exactly where they're at. They have a gatekeeping position. NIP now stuck on the low ground here. Rock can just try and play for that War of Attrition, right? You can slowly burn their health meds and gatekeep them until eventually you wear them down enough and you just get the KP for free. This is where you'd really like a nice Pathfinder zip out of here. I don't know how much trouble it can.
02:47:26 Anything can really get you out of. Omit, in a bit of trouble themselves, have a fight up against Movistar Koi on the inside. And Cody, with the revved up Rampage, could make all the difference. We saw Cody pull off some incredible plays on Ashe earlier. And he's gonna swing in right now, looking for a few extra kills, but doesn't find any members of Movistar. Yeah, their Tempest is just about to run out. They know it, and so they call it on that fight. Sang, though, still chasing this just a little bit. Might be able to get a tag, and he doesn't. And so...
02:47:55 For now, it looks like this will be largely a wash, but knowing that the Tempest is down, Movistar looking to get aggressive themselves.
02:48:06 I really like the move from Movistar to retake a little bit of territory. It's recognizing what you talked about. A lack of cooldown, defensive or offensive, that your opponent is missing. And another big cooldown invested by Omit here. Cody gets immediately fried by that totally foreseeable nade. That was crazy. What? I'm just going to eat this one. Never mind. As he backs away. Here we go. Omit.
02:48:32 Without the Tempest this time, we're gonna try and commit to this fight. But Cody still hasn't been able to full heal. Blinkster follows up on it. And now it's the 2v1 as Omid will go ahead and finish that one off. Why Jelly, nevermind, was completely safe throughout that. And Omid, I don't know why they decide to commit to that fight when you know you're at a huge disadvantage. You've got the Tempest popped on the other side.
02:48:58 Und du hast es nicht selbst. Ja, da wir gehen. Jetzt haben wir es ein leichter Rotation. Und sie haben die Tempest Pop durch die ganze Zeit, weil sie die drei Kills haben. Oh, als sie move in, Blinkster wird Knapp.
02:49:14 Ich denke, er hat sich das. Es sollte sein. Es sollte sein. Citadel Gaming sollte haben größer Probleme. Und als ich sage das, die Mäden sind einfach alles gut. Die Falcons überlookingen, beide squads sind sicherlich glücklich. Oh, das ist der, das ist meine Meme-Dawg, richtig? Ja, ja. Ja, ja, ja. Es wird alles überlaufen, alles überlaufen. Ruck, wir werden hier getrennt.
02:49:41 by a combination of VP and Board. And now the lobby's kind of wide open with both Rock and Twisted Mind gone now. There's a huge opportunity for teams in the middle of the pack to start catching up.
02:49:56 And it brings us right back to what you called out early on. GSM, who are up in the north, who are untouched, who are making their game nobody's problem right now, in third, have the chance to catch up by just about 20 points. Citadel Gaming not going to be given that same opportunity as their rotation in, unfortunately, is looked over by Falcons, who ended Twisted Minds game earlier this Broken Moon match.
02:50:23 And for Falcons, they have a lot of catching up dudes. 21 points total here in match number 5. So they are looking for any opportunity to get these kill points. Huge scan onto the team. Clearing out that drone just in time is Zero. And he wants to continue to get aggressive. We'll see if he can find it. This spot looks familiar, by the way.
02:50:47 I believe NRG might have utilized this one to play Spoiler for Falcons just yesterday and now the tables are reversed.
02:50:55 Falcons still have to be careful about the swing down onto low ground. Mythic Bin going to be pretty heavily contested, not just by Falcons, but by the Corinthians as well. Virtus Pro start their rotation in and will lose one on the way as the Corinthians fall. Falcons helping to escort them from the lobby alongside Leave No Witnesses. And as Flat start moving in, the Nades will hamper them a little bit, but Flat should be safe in this corner. And their economy looking a little bit low. Louis has no throwables.
02:51:23 Other than, of course, his Knuckle Clusters. As they are creeping their way up to the northern side, they're going to be, of course, contested by VP, looking to gatekeep them. You can see the early Fuse Ultimate utilized there just to try and slow things down. And VP, that utilization of that ult will actually dissuade Flat from pushing any further. Fusion looking for their way on in. And actually, it is uncontested.
02:51:52 There's no one basically on this side of the map other than CIMJMX. They're actually moving towards TSM's position. But here's Flat taking the fight up against VP. It was VP actually getting aggressive on them. And Flat cleared them out. And oh my god, the Caster Curse is absolutely insane on my end. Leave no witnesses. They think they can Tango and it looks like they're right. Unfortunately, the Stinger Bullet causes a lot of problems. Lots of healing going the way of Flat.
02:52:21 Neno, still alive in the corner. Leave no witnesses. Throwing out a few nades, but unable to actually finish the job as it's Ape Gang that come in and capitalize on the disarray of both teams. Leave no witnesses. Scattered, but still alive. And Ape Gang, look for the stragglers. Wait, going to fall. And on the low ground, flat persist. No way he gets his res. I think he will. TSM, though, are creeping out to try and...
02:52:50 Broad for information here, but with how much activity there is here on the eastern side, it is looking a little bit risky for them. So they're not going to chase after this one, allowing Flat to get that res. Now for Falcons, though, utilizing that high ground position and the angles that they were able to secure for themselves, they're starting to steal away so many kills. Flat, huge respawn right now, and Falcons, the titans of Lobby right now.
02:53:17 Big EMP kommt mit Plutolow. Ich warte für die große Pathfinder, die ich weiß, dass es kommen wird. Die Ninjas in Pajamas gehen, 9 Schuads left. Und das ganze Gebäude, das Flat Citadel und Apegang haben sich über den Abstand geschlossen ist, wird von der Lobby geschlossen sein. 8 Teams left. TSM ist noch in dieser Sache, aber sie müssen ihren eigenen Weg in die Zone machen. Ja, sie versuchen zu verlassen.
02:53:45 Oh, mein Gott.
02:54:12 Ape King! Such a fantastic push. And I say that with all the love in the world, they are just sending people. Zero's peaking on one HP. Is he okay? I think that was a DC and at the worst possible moment for them. Falcons were on the verge of a monstrous game. And now they're left in a two-man scenario here to finish it all out. Anything can happen here.
02:54:41 Very unfortunate for Zero on that disconnect now. CMJMX on the northern side of this map. Fusion with full control over the west. Now an Ape Gang as a three-man. They're on the eastern edge for Falcons to try and play this one out as a two-man on the south side. All teams pretty much in equal position here. You can see that zone basically ending out in the middle of nowhere here.
02:55:05 Es ist der einzige Team, die in dieser Late-Game-Szenario ist die Falcons mit der Disconnecte.
02:55:13 When is the next push coming in? I know Apegang are looking for it, but with Falcons getting a respawn, by the way, in the middle of zone. Nobody is safe to push. Fusion going to ult away. CIMJMX, they really do not want to start a fight right now, knowing that these two teams, should they fight, will both go down.
02:55:37 Fusion are backing away, trying to do as much damage as possible. Jomek still running towards them as is Ghostilus. Fusion are going to have to take this fight, and I'd rather see them get aggressive sooner than later. Kuzme, gonna deal the first blow. It might just be that CIMJ go down without anybody ever firing their guns at them. With Falcons to their back, they really can't do anything at all. They're really stuck in between a rock and a hard place here, as they do find a couple knocks.
02:56:03 Right now, Falcons are looking for an opening. It drops down from zero, and he gets instantly cleaned up. Falcons are back to a two-man situation here as they're trying to deal with Apegang there on the eastern side. Apegang falling. We'll see if Falcons can still clear out this 2v3 huge EMP. Oh, this could be Hal.
02:56:25 Panik wird runter, Peacekeeper macht die Arbeit. Januari ist neben uns, Walsi geht um HAL. Es sind zwei Quads leften, und es wird Fusion gegen Falcons geben. HAL wartet für seinen Moment. Es geht mit den Peacekeeper. Es ist 1, es ist 2, es ist Falcons all die weg, Baby! Spiel Nummer 5 geht zu Falcons. Tenacity, True Grit, was es so. Was ein Disconnect von Zero da, und ein Free-Kill getrennt.
02:56:53 They were able to get the respawn, get him back in. Zero kind of full-scented on Fusions, but it didn't matter. Waltzy and Imperial Howe still pulled it down. They had a lot of cover to play off of. They knew their angles. They had their heads on straight to secure it. This is the bounce back that Falcons needed. And with the performance they had in the first four matches, they still left them in the middle of the pack overall. But with that win, they'll be able to climb up.
02:57:21 We saw Twisted Minds, along with Rock, both going down early. So a lot of the middle-of-the-pack teams will be able to catch up. Yeah, this was huge for a team that, like Falcons, started in 12.
02:57:35 und Quiently so.
02:58:02 Yeah, they were able to pick up a lot of the kills there in the late game. They moved pretty early on to get to that northern side of the zone, and we knew that it was going to be largely quiet, but they were able to take a lot of these fights and pick up a few stragglers there on that rotate in. So Fusions, definitely one of those squads that needed this because I think they had something like...
02:58:24 3, 4 points. Heading into match number 5. So now this gives them some renewed confidence. Hopefully they can finish off the day strong here in match number 6. Really solid performance from them. I want to take a look, in fact, at where all this was coming from from Fusion. Because it looks like January was really going crazy in terms of the kills. But Kimchi is right up there next to him in terms of the damage. A lot of, like you talked about, really solid play picking up.
02:58:53 Ja, uh...
02:59:22 Für Fusion hier, wir müssen natürlich sagen, dass sie auf Core dropen, um, auf Broken Moon. Und so, sie haben die Action kommen zu ihnen. Glückwunsch für sie, dass die Ballistik wirklich hilft, uh, in terms of ihre overall economy, right? Wenn ein Fight breaks, Popp the Tempest, und all of a sudden, ihr habt zu worry.
02:59:42 Ihr Econ in das Regarde. Du hast all die Ammo zu arbeiten. Es ist nur die Heels und die Nades, die du mitzunehmen kannst. Sie waren able zu tun, und nicht ganz kurz es aus. Aber still, das Economy, ich denke, wirklich kam zu haben, die Ballistik zu nutzen. Aber, unfortunately, Ballistik wird ausbauen, hier, nach Nummer 5. Ja, nicht auf dem Tisch mehr. Sparrow ist noch dabei. So excited about that. Falcons.
03:00:11 With the big jump up from 12th to 5th place has to be the biggest story of Game 5. Can they repeat the first round and take the win? It would require over 20 points from them in the next game, something that might just be possible. We'll find out after the break.
03:00:40 Es war vier Monate, seit wir alle zusammengekommen sind. Mit Jahr 5 vorhanden, wir finden uns hier in der Big Easy. Für die erste, massive, colossal Land der Saison.
03:02:51 als er wird seine erste ALGS-Trofe.
03:03:11 Wie crazy did we come out of a Falcons montage off the back of a Falcons game win? And now we are moving towards the last map on Broken Moon. And Jamerson, maybe we're caster cursing it. Maybe something's going to go on behind the scenes. But the scriptwriter in me says, what if Falcons just took it all right now? It's so scary, but it's possible. It is possible. I mean, we've seen the performances today out of teams like Twisted Mind that were able to put up.
03:03:39 28-point games. But again, those are very difficult feats to accomplish overall. And Falcons haven't been doing too great in cross-map rotation scenarios so far. And that's the kind of scenario you need to have a high kill point game like that. This time around, they got the pull up to core. Coming out from Spaceport, it was an easy rotate out for them. They got a very early center position where they were very proactive throughout a lot of this game. But unfortunately, a lot of the kills...
03:04:08 So it wasn't as high fragging game as they would have hoped for. And especially with that DC or whatever it was, 4-0, really hindering them to get more points here in the endgame. But they secured it overall. They got the plus 12. They got, I think, 8 KP throughout all of this too. So it was still a really great showing out from Falcons.
03:04:30 It really was, and fun to watch the way that Ballistic was so well used. The last time that we're going to see Ballistic in today's games is now for this final round. Ballistic, Wraith, Ash, Catalyst, and Alter are all off the table. A big zoning tool, especially.
03:04:46 ...taken away with the elimination of Ballistic. And I'm curious what really replaces this, because we talked about this earlier on the EMEA stream, but for a long time, Ballistic was the, well, my legend was banned. I don't know what else to play. I'm going to pick Ballistic. He's become his own thing.
03:05:04 And now that that's gone, what do you go back to when the comfort and safety that Ballistic provides you is all of a sudden taken up from under your feet? Yeah, he's definitely found his identity as a Legend pick. Well within both NA, but extremely well in EMEA. But now that he's gone, I feel like you can possibly try and slot in the Maggy, right? Utilizing the ball.
03:05:30 für das extra move in Speed, along mit den Shotguns. Aber wir sind nicht zu viele Teams und zu viele Spieler, in particular, wirklich gehen für den Shotgun play. So, ich glaube, das ist nicht so, dass das eine Option für viele unserer Gruppen ist. Es könnte, natürlich, die Bangalore, die auch, ich glaube, jetzt fallen into das, ich glaube, das, ich weiß nicht, was zu pick. Es wird Bangalore, wenn wir, natürlich, auf eine Map wie Stormpoint, die wir sehen, eine große Auftick in Bangalore.
03:05:56 um in that particular scenario you know well i've got you here uh we were prepping the lobby for our players and i'd love to get some of your thoughts on gibraltar specifically because gibraltar is such an interesting case to me because
Diskussion über Gibraltar's Meta-Relevanz und Power Creep
03:06:1203:06:12 He was a pick that was at the top of Apex Legends competitive for so long. They had to nerf him so hard to get him out of comp. And now it feels like nothing we do is good enough to get him back in. It always seems like that case, right? With some Legends. But I think he's had more than enough time in the sun. He did absolutely dominate for so long that I'm really glad to see that, you know.
03:06:37 He can enjoy retirement for a little while. And like all things in Apex Legends, everyone comes out of retirement, right? So I don't think we have to worry about that for too long. But right now, it is a little bit difficult to slot him in just because of the wealth of utility provided by so many other Legends. And in particular, Newcastle kind of being the better pick overall in that support slot. Unless we see, you know, a lot of teams really playing it
03:07:07 A lot slower. I don't think we are going to see too many supports getting banned out where you have to opt for that Gibraltar pick. There are just so many other legends that add a wealth of utility to the team. I think it might come down to maybe some discussions about power creep really starting to come in. But in that regard, we're still seeing a lot of our older legends now really coming to their own in this meta.
03:07:33 Yeah, that's very true. And, you know, it's weird because I consider one of Gibby's main problems to be that he's immobile. But even in EMEA, we saw that something like Rampart, that is also especially immobile, that brings way less utility than something like Newcastle defensively, was still being prioritized in a big way, even when things like Newcastle weren't banned. And so a lot of regions have different priorities as well.
03:08:01 Will, over time, I'm thinking, change the global Apex meta as international competition always does get people's minds working in ways that the Pro League regionally doesn't tend to do because you're fighting the same group of people all the time. Eventually, you all agree on a strategy that's best. Yeah, I love when it comes to international lands because, again, it's our few times in the year where we get to really see these teams face off against each other, the differing mentalities overall.
03:08:29 Ich glaube, es ist wirklich glaschen. Und es ist irgendwie ein Ping-Pong in zwischen, you know, welches Philosophie wirklich, ultimately, wins out in the end.
03:08:39 ... ... ... ...
03:09:05 Two-person team against five people in the course of a few minutes is crazy. Yeah, I mean, sometimes, you know, that's what your scrimmage has to do, right? Swing on in and just create chaos to find an opening for your squad. And ultimately, it did. With that pressure, you know, keeping one team at bay, Falcons were able to peek the other, force them into an angle where Ape Gang had the angle onto them. So small things like that do add.
03:09:34 Ja, aber beide Cold Calculation und...
Ankündigung des letzten Spiels und Ausblick auf die Rangliste
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03:09:50 ...ruthless rage, are definitely on brand for Zero. So it's difficult to know which it was at the time. As we drop into our last game on Broken Moon. The last shot of the weekend for Groups A and Group C to leave their mark on the ALGS Split 1.
03:10:08 We'll see where we go. But right now, one thing is certain. It is going to be a crazy game with Rock and Twisted Minds three points away from each other and historied Orgs like TSM, Leave No Witnesses, and Falcons all coming up behind them. Yeah, Falcons a little bit further down the leaderboard than TSM, but not by much. It's still TSM trailing 20 points to Rock, and so a few things have to go right here.
03:10:33 Rock need to go down early along with Twisted Minds and then you need to have a banger of a game to try and catch up and also just extend your lead over the teams behind you for Falcons though I'm gonna really want to see this one our first zone pole going back down over toward that cultivation side they weren't able to convert on that rotation because we had a large large contingent of our squads rotating in a similar fashion
03:10:59 down towards the Cultivation and Solar Pods area. So we'll see if Falcons adjust here in match number six to what happened in match number four. Yeah, for Twisted Minds, I mean, it's a big smile on their faces knowing.
03:11:17 Dann, in theory, das Spiel sollte das Spiel sein. Das Spiel sollte die EASIEST Zeit werden. Das Spiel sollte die EASIEST Zeit werden. Rok ist sehr nahe. Und wenn ich nach den Teams, die die langen Rotationen sind. Ich habe noch Fragen, was Virtus.Pro und Liquid Alienware werden tun. Was Ninjas in Pajamas werden? Sie haben noch eine gewünschte Wahl. Und Movistar Koi, aus Atmos Station.
03:11:46 Their place so far, but it has been a little lackluster when it comes to making it out of the mid-game. Maybe a closer zone is what they need. Oh man, I'm sorry. The days are actually the games kind of just blended in together. It was EMEA that had the cultivation zone. It was not NA, or excuse me, Americas that had that. It was Bionomics into the core. But yeah, same thing though. For Falcons, they're going to face a lot of friction going down to that south side, down towards solar. They have Omid.
03:12:14 Und wir haben gesehen, wie aggressiv Omit ist. Sie haben sich auf die Bedeutung für jeden Fall, so Falcons müssen sie eine Wide berthet werden. Wir waren über die Teams, die Sie haben die Crazy Eyes und die Sie wissen Sie haben, Sie müssen Omit in diesem Bereich verhindern.
03:12:34 Training their eyes, crazy or not, on Ninjas in Pajamas, who are downed by Bionomics. And at the moment, they've earned themselves enough space, enough time to collect one kill point, as well as the loot that comes with it. A bit awkward for both teams, as Ninjas in Pajamas wanted the Evo, so did Citadel, and Citadel just had the slightly faster rotate. It's happened to all of us, it's happened to me several times yesterday. Again, these early kills...
03:13:01 Das ist nicht das Beste in der Welt für NIP. Natürlich können sie die Reise aus der nächsten Rotation gehen, vielleicht über die Atmos Station zu haben. So können sie auch in ihrer Fähnung sein können.
03:13:19 und die Verkaufung der Verkaufung der Verkaufung zu bekommen. Sie brauchen ein High-Fragging-Games, wenn sie eine Chance haben, um Rock und Twisted Minds zu treffen. Survey Beacon könnte das genau so machen. Get euch ein bisschen mehr Informationen an werfen Sie und wo Sie finden 3v3s, Liquid Alienware und Most Loved.
03:13:46 Ich habe den Beginn des Isolated 3v3, wie Verus, Pro und Fusion. Fusion mit der Highground und Slayer, ohne eine Care in der Welt, wahrscheinlich, einfach nur auf dem. Die 2020s werden nicht verbunden, aber ich würde mich noch bemerken, dass die Pathfinder einfach auf mich war. Ja, nur ein paar Sekunden, er wird das Grappeln in, wenn du willst, aber du kannst es sehen, dass Fusion hat sich in den Fusions able, zu basically regain ihre Füten, nach dem Full Reset. Löw mit der Bowcheck-Bow, doch!
03:14:12 Ein paar Arrows in, Zack Mazur wird das erste Knuck auf Kimchi und LVP hat die 2v3-Vantage. Es sieht aus, Zack Mazur wird sich um, aber er wird geblieben. Das ist ein Verständnis für Zack.
03:14:29 ZAKMASUR, ich glaube alle wissen.
03:14:56 was going through chat's mind in that regard so i'm not gonna harp on that point too much they will have an opportunity to try and get back into the game though but uh now for fusions after match number five that's gonna be a nice little pickup for them getting some extra kp it's not gonna be anywhere near a win on the day but
03:15:20 Every little bit here will help them try to get into the middle of the pack in terms of the leaderboard here at the end of the day. VP will be able to secure that respawn onto Lou and Zach and possibly have another go at Most Loved. You know, it's a good early decisive call from Virtus.Pro to pull away and go. You know what? We live to fight this another time. They get respawns really quickly.
03:15:46 Like you talked about, now with Most Loved rotating in right next door to them, Fusion could try and take that. Sorry, rather Virtus.Pro could try and take that fight. They can also try and take a safer rotate in. And the big question is going to be how safe can you really make yourself when you're rotating in from the edge against teams like Flat that are looking for kills early against teams like Liquid Alienware that are looking for kills early. I see ROC show up in the kill feed, though, and I got to start wondering.
03:16:12 For that being our team in first place, if Flat is able to take them out, that would change the lobby in a huge way. It was a G7 scout, so yeah, it was a long-range knock. They will be able to go for the full reset here. Rock, no strangers whatsoever to being center zone, especially when they get the pull down to them. The ring will pull away this time around, so again...
03:16:37 Das ist das Situation, wo du musst, was die Bewegung der Teams sind, und insbesondere für Citadel Gaming, wenn Kurum kommt. Oh, he's got it, he's got it. One more shot, one more shot, one more shot. Nice job, Citadel Gaming, turn that around. Ninjas in Pajamas are no more. Oh man, what a scary proposition to have.
03:16:58 Fully charged up Devo dropping on you and somehow You're just spamming jump enough to dodge out a lot of those a lot of those bullets, but here's flat looking to get a little bit aggressive here On to I believe this is omits on the other side of the fights It's the omit were able to actually maneuver themselves a little bit deeper into the zone and flat allowed that to happen
03:17:25 But as you can see, the ring pulling away from Rock, pulling away from Omitz. And now it's Movistar, LG, Apegang, Twisted Minds, all in the center zone. And most importantly, Twisted Minds, our current lobby leaders, who just need to hold down this southern position. They have very few teams really...
03:17:48 In the moment, looking to contest them for that spot, you'd have to imagine that a lot of the action is going to start moving more towards the western side of that next zone. And so, really, the only point of contention is going to be board on that south edge. Really got to hope that Twisted Minds have practiced their evil lap, because with zone pulls like that, they're going to be using it. Flat, maybe practicing their own.
03:18:13 Seem to be on the winning end of the fight up against Omid. But again, it's Cody with the schmoment and with the shots connecting. P2020 is in hand to turn things around. Q0 has done some incredible stuff. But up against in a 2v1 against Omid. Q0 still with the R99. Has his work cut out for him. It's not impossible. It's just improbable. Yeah.
03:18:39 Again, the confusion you have to fight in. You've got the Exhibit going down. You've got, of course, Omid back to the Mirage. We didn't even spot that in the confusion. That is, of course, always match number six in musical chairs of what Legend you're going to play right at the end of the day. Here's Falcons, though, looking for a little bit of aggression onto Leave. No witnesses right now. Waltzy, a little bit busy. They're healing up. And it's Hal, who's now forced to reset. Flat end up getting eliminated by Omid.
03:19:07 Falcons now looking for a little bit more purchase in this fight. Walty finding an angle there as TSM. We're looking for the flank onto them. Two teams that Falcons are looking at. Leave No Witnesses and TSM, as you had just mentioned, balancing how much space each team is going to take.
03:19:25 A difficult job to do, but it does help that they've got a knock on 1. Zero, completely undaunted by the shots being thrown back at him, throws out a nade to deny the res, and that should all but secure the kill in the favor of Falcons. He's all going to go for this. That was the wrong choice, my friend. Yeah, he knew. He knew they were going to hit that res, ultimately, and Zero was really playing with reckless abandon.
03:19:52 Ich glaube, Waltsy war in der ganzen Zeit, nicht der Drone hat. Jetzt ist es nur Falken zu versuchen, um den Lobby zu fahren.
03:20:05 I think he might have this. No, Knuckle Cluster doesn't connect for enough damage. That Pathfinder is so 1, he's 0 actually. Falcons, they want to, and I would say from a visceral perspective, need to finish this kill. Believe No Witnesses are going to get out. Helped by CIMJ on the exit. Falcons now have a new target in their way. CIMJ, can they take them down from the low ground?
03:20:33 Hal's got everything he needs. Knuckleclusters, P2020s, the works. Leave no witnesses. They got themselves back into the game with a bit of a banner craft. Yeah, Falcons, they know what they need to do to try and be first place overall. For the simple fact that neither Rock or Twisted Minds have gone down, they need to get overtly aggressive. They need to push every single fight. Unfortunately, CIMJ...
03:21:01 Mx, wir sind in so stark position. Bord hier, doch. Nehmen Sie einen Kampf. Das ist nicht so gut für sie, aber sie werden können, und es sieht aus wie, die Thirst. Karyu, gut jobbed, aber nicht sicher, wie viel es will, mit den Nades kommen. Virtus.Pro geht um, ein großes Schiff für die Lobby, und Bord, die Dancing, Dipping und Divingen, um die Nades zu vermeiden.
Spannungsgeladene Endphase des Spiels und Fokus auf Rock und Twisted Minds
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03:21:29 Nice couple thrown in there. The Leave No Witnesses will go down. That is 2-0 Mitt. MJ back into the game. Corinthians resetting inside their own building. And we're down to 15 squads, which means, Jamerson, placement points have started to be collected. And as you mentioned earlier, the time is now if you're going to eliminate and overtake Rock, Twisted Minds, TSM, Leave No Witnesses, or Falcons. Yeah, for Twisted Minds, they were just so well entrenched in a strong position center zone, but...
03:21:59 The next ring will pull away from them. Citadel Gaming getting eliminated now, bringing us down to 14 overall. Falcons still looking for these fights on the edges. They do get spotted, I believe. That's Rock that we're holding that position very early on with that zone pull away. A lot of our center zone teams now forced to fight here on the edges. Falcons!
03:22:23 Dipping and dodging away from this one. Zero with that double time speed will keep himself up. Hal needs to heal up and... No way! Zero with a Devo. We'll go ahead and melt CIMJ. You thought you could shoot Zero in the back? You were mistaken. CIMJ.
03:22:43 Dead to Zone in the end. Falcons, unfortunately, on their walk-in, don't have it too much easier. It is a really rough rotate. Waltzi going to fall, and with Falcons gone, the hope cut short for them. We will be having a new victor in Groups A and C.
03:23:01 Most Loved. Don't have much to play for here. Trying to get into the middle of the pack for TSM, though. There is an opportunity. Again, they need almost all the kills in the lobby here at this point to try and catch up. This is where it starts. Most Loved here on the northern side. This is an isolated fight for now, but we do have teams angling to come in for the third party. Team Liquid Alienware now coming in. TSM trying their best to recover.
03:23:28 They get hit with the EMP. Duke finds a moment to heal up and it's Most Love that gets knocked out. But Team Liquid Alienware will continue to pounce along with Rock. And now it's Rock versus Liquid Alienware.
03:23:40 And this is the fight for a god spot. Liquid Alienware have inherited the zone. And this fight matters more than any that they have taken all day. Rock gonna hit the respawn uninterrupted on the other side and get themselves a small corner of safety. Liquid Alienware still trying to harass them. Deeds about to go down but sits behind the castle wall for just a second. Omid go down as well. Nine squads left. Rock needs somebody to come in and help them with Liquid Alienware but nobody is coming.
03:24:09 Looks like they might have been able to do it. That's a one-for-one exchange as Rock continue to push forward, but they're going to be able to hit this Rez with the new castle throughout all of this. Twisted Minds were able to pick up a full squad wipe themselves, bringing them within three points of Rock. It looks like it's going to be a two-horse finish for the finals.
03:24:31 Vaxalon wartet für die Chance zu Grappeln auf dem Riff. Sie wissen, er will es, und er will es jetzt. Liquid Alienware. Disappearing Act. Have gone. Get shot in the back and taken down. Twisted Minds on the ropes right now.
03:24:45 mit Abrilayli auf ein paar Kills, es gibt keine Safe Space, fast keine Zeit für Rez. Will sie es weg? Krook ist zurück in der Spiel, aber für wie lange? Abrilayli will nicht survive, aber will die Zip-Line für die Team zu sein. Und das könnte jetzt absoluten Secure für Rock. Wir sehen uns jetzt an den Scoreboarden.
03:25:07 Ja, der nächste Team ist Ape in 7th place mit 32 Punkten. Rock sitzt auf 70. Das ist eine klare Victory für sie, aber sie wollen auch noch ein bisschen. LG, mit dem Pickup of Nocturnal, haben die Möglichkeit, jetzt, zu versuchen, 3rd Place, mit dem Win. Rock nicht interessiert, in der Liquid Alien zu geben, dass sie die Story für die Idee war.
03:25:35 Liquid gets shut down on Struggle Street once more. And Rock reset on the high ground. This pivotal 3v3 that nobody interrupted is, was, and will go down in history as being the fight for Godspot. LG are going to be fighting with Fusion and Ape Gang to get out of the...
03:25:57 Outside of Zone, and into a spot that is not nearly as good as what Rock have. Yeah, looking at the focus coming up from Rock, you can see that they have one player keeping an eye on the center of the Zone, while the other two are keeping an eye on that western edge, making sure that a team like LG don't creep up behind them, so they know exactly what their win condition is. Keep that western edge clear for themselves. That will...
03:26:24 Das bedeutet, dass sie das Northern-Side-Side-Side haben mit sehr viel Risiken zu tun, ehrlich gesagt. Und jetzt, sie versuchen, dass Fusion mit den Teams zu der Süd. Rock, die Patient-Side-Side-Side-Side-Side-Side-Side-Side-Side-Side-Side-Side-Side-Side-Side-Side-Side-Side-Side
03:26:54 Big crack almost needs just keep looking left. Yeah, I'm saying up feeling that you could draw behind a cube Get dates if the other two teams site we could EP this Okay, I'll be on me It seems gonna find us I need good I need to get to these I need to get the deeps They might come look to run under you know fine Show show everyone set us on stock
03:27:31 Great recognition, Jamerson. You hear them calling it. Everybody wants to run under us. Everybody wants to share space. But we don't need to worry. We need to play together. And right now they are playing together. Rock dropped down. They got a Stinger in the face. And Sorcerer has fallen. Now Kuzme takes a huge PK shot to the face. And unfortunately, Sorcerer ends up getting thirsty there. They will try and chase down Versie and secure that kill. But will they be able to finish off?
03:28:01 Ape King ist unter dem. Sie müssen die Fokus auf etwas anderes machen, aber es ist Fusion, jetzt kommt in für den 3P. Vaxelon geht es um, hat sich eine Rez zu gewinnen, und Fusion ist noch weit entfernt. Ich denke, sie werden das nicht mehr so machen. LG und Fusion starten zu kämpfen, als Rock Reset auf den Highground. Das ist ein Rock-Win-Condition, als eben als ein Duo. Sie sollten das sein können. Wir sahen Falcons das in Spiel Nummer 5.
03:28:28 But Fusions are in such a dominant position. Wall down. A lot of their utility have been spent. And they weren't able to secure much off of it. Other than space for Rock. They are going to try and stick this mobile respawn beacon. They will get that res. And bring Rock back on in. Vaxxon with a huge pick up on Zanadi. Shubi falls here. And now Fusions understand that they have to deal with the threat of Rock.
03:28:51 They're trying to move up onto high ground. I'm just waiting for that Vaxlon Peacekeeper, baby. It was going wild earlier. And Rock have the chance to do this once again. Deeds, Peacekeeper in hand. Ready to trade things out as Vaxlon has swapped over to the P2020s. Keeping Fusion honest. Keeping them on the low ground. This zipline is psychotic, but the shots are iconic.
03:29:17 Vaxlon schießt Fusion in die Back, um sie zu Ende auf LG. Aber Rock kann nicht vergessen, dass LG ist es, um sie zurückzuhren. Ja, Rock hat sich so zufrieden, um sie zu sehen, dass ihre Reit ist, aber LG ist in die Prime Position, um sie zu spielen. Und jetzt, Rock ist die Türle-Up, um wieder zu dealen, mit dem Threaten der Two-Man auf die Lowen. Das gibt es zu Fusions, um sie zu sehen. Und jetzt ist es jemanden, aber Rock...
03:29:45 A lot of cover to play with here. The peek out from Deed. That's huge damage onto Nock. And that's Fusions with the Nock onto Nock. Five more shots in this Peacekeeper that has put in so much work for Deed's 1.7k damage. And it's about to get a little higher. LG go down. It's Rock's time to strike. They claim the first game. And now they look to claim the last. Sorcerer gonna go down.
Rock sichert sich den Sieg und Analyse der Teamleistung
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03:30:10 Axelon swoops in to finish off the fight, and the day belongs to Rock. Rock looked solid here at the endgame. A little bit dicey, but they were able to really know the battleground essentially around them. They knew that they had the time and the space to get that res, to get their third back on in. They slowed things down. They didn't let the tempo of that late game...
03:30:38 Basically carry them away. They were able to slow things down for themselves. And ultimately we got to see the overall shot calling that we know that a player at an IGL like Saucer is able to really be able to show in the late game. They're slowing down the team, making sure that you're just not getting overwhelmed by the pressure that is immense for them. And I'm glad that we were able to have that final listen in here in match number six with Rock.
03:31:04 I'll be honest with you, Jefferson. You talk about not getting overwhelmed. I'm overwhelmed by what we just saw. Great play from Rock. And to help me navigate that a little bit, Rain Day, I need you back. I need you back, baby. I'm here. I got you. Don't worry. That was a great endgame. Chaotic, iconic, you know, exotic. I don't know where else. I'm just trying to stay with you there. I don't think that third one worked. But I will say it was really great to look at how they navigated a situation that was...
03:31:32 Very, very stressful in trying to maintain not just the position on Hype, but their position in this lobby. They didn't have any real competitor. And in maybe that same way Fusion knew, was it going to be the biggest difference if we pushed Rock? Was it going to be the biggest difference if it was for LG? I think they kind of knew there was a little bit of a titan in this category already. But they did a great job at keeping pressure, playing the right things. But because nobody decided...
03:31:59 We're going to go and take it to Rock when they're down. It just gave Rock the opportunity, and they've been playing too well all day long to give it up. 25 points. I try to hold a little bit of suspense, but you guys already know Rock is by far the leader in this game. Twisted Minds went out, and they were pretty close. So that just shows you how dominant it was for Rock.
03:32:22 It's really a day of steady contributions to the end result. 45 points from kills, 43 points from placements. At halftime, I think it was 30-30. They just keep getting better and better, Jamerson, and that's kind of what's exciting to see. You call them out, and well, they responded. Yeah, I think one thing to note is that, you know, with an uncharacteristic lack of conversion on that zone pole in game number five, where...
03:32:48 They had the priority to try and get to zone early on. There is a potential here where this could have been a hundred point day for them. But still, still, you know, they got the win. They got the win. What am I complaining about, right? But I'm always looking at ways that they can improve. And honestly, it came down to just a small thing, right? They were a little bit late on that zone, on that ring console that allowed other teams to get ahead of them. And that's why we go back to coaches being important about being able to really optimize your rotation path, your looting path to make sure.
03:33:17 that you don't get caught up in the churn that is um the south side um traffic that happened there on um on that core pool yeah and you can see dia that they just played a real complete game you know they were in final zones they were effective when they took fights uh saucer vaxelon deeds just kind of got it all done in all different ways and that's what made them so impressive to me today twisted minds was
03:33:43 A little bit more kill heavy, and that was fine for them. But they misplayed some of those final zones, as you can see, especially in game six. But Rock had it all. One of those kind of perfect days.
03:33:53 They did. I was really impressed with, especially that momentary listening you called out, Jamerson. So good to hear their thought process and the fact that they're on the same page. They're a step ahead of every other team in the lobby, not just recognizing what they need, but what other squads want. Very, very cool play out of rock. And Rain, I'm impressed and I'm elated to see a high level of Apex like this. Absolutely. Well, you know, if you like to...
03:34:20 If you like to find your way around some old school hits, you know somebody starts singing, it began to rock, steady, steady rocking all night long. It feels like we had a little bit of our own Apex version of that. And speaking of rocking steady, well, somebody on our Sony Endzone Kill Leader for today was able to continue to rock no matter what showed up in front of them. And of course, that is your boy.
03:34:48 Deeds, 21 kills alongside Abrilele. We cannot forget Twisted Minds. Incredible day as well, taking second place.
03:34:58 But he wins because he had more damage on top of it. Vaxlon in a clear third above everyone else in the lobby. January from Fusion. Big shout out to them in fourth place. And Hal rounding it back up in fifth. But it was just that kind of day. Deed's been showing up. He's had this confidence this last year. And Vaxlon, I mean, playing some of the best Apex, he's played in a very long time. And you can see, too, Sorcerer, whether it didn't work out with LG, it might have just been.
03:35:27 Ich glaube, es ist wirklich nicht ein Level von Skill. Er hat nun in den Open gewonnen und jetzt hier online, Tia, dass er weiß, was er ist. Congratulations, zu Deeds, für den Kill rollen. Es ist wichtig. Es ist eine der Grunde, warum sie so erfolgreich waren.
03:35:42 I mean, I called it in the middle of this game because it's probably one of the best features that a man can have as a Peacekeeper like that. Deeds was just frying on the PK in this last round and was certainly the highlight for me. No wonder that he managed to pick up so much damage when he's pumping for 100 every single time in that endzone. You called out January though, and I want to give some quick love. I know we're pressed for time, for a lot of stuff to talk about. Fusion.
03:36:11 Great, great day. Deeds played exceptionally, but you called out January right underneath him. Fusion put up 37 points in two games to get themselves fifth place. That's crazy. Okay, sorry. Yeah, no, I think I love it. Fusion and, you know, a lot of these teams had a chance to show what they were made of and certainly took advantage of it in these moments. Jamerson taking a more in-depth look at Deeds just continued performance.
03:36:37 Very steady, I would say, for Rock today. Yeah, again, largely playing the anchor role. That's where it's a little bit more surprising, right? Where you're playing the Newcastle or the Watson. You don't have the same kind of impact on a lot of the fights, although he did there in match number six. But when you allow him to kind of excel on a legend like...
03:36:59 like Ballistic you can see that he can go Ballistic there and utilizing that Tempest extremely well again um being able to play off the econ that really does provide along with the movement speed but like Diaz said it's great to see that now with this weapon meta with seeing things like the R9 and the PK being utilized a little bit more that some of our players can really express themselves and how could they actually are so I'm glad that we have found
03:37:27 More balance overall in terms of the weapon meta that allows for a display like this. I mean, I love the fact that he's top fragged on Newcastle half the time and then throwing some Ballistic in there, some Watson. Very, very eclectic mix and obviously want to talk about what he's doing for his team and why he's actually on this mix of roles. So, in fact...
03:37:49 Better to hear from him himself. Deeds joining us after an incredible day. A Sony Endzone Kill Leader No. 1. And now on the broadcast to get his thoughts after Rock has rocked steady all day long. What's up, Deeds? What's going on, guys? Thank you for having me. Yeah, what a crazy day. Well, first place for us. We needed this one badly.
03:38:12 Talk to me about that, because I want to go off of what you're feeling. Obviously elated to take the win, and you guys were tied with Twisted Minds most of the day, but you said you needed it badly. What does this win do for you, morale-wise, heading forward towards the back half of the season? It does a lot for us on standings, morale-wise, points-wise, all that matters. Before this, we were in 23rd place, I think, on the leaderboard, and that was what three match days played already.
03:38:41 Looking for mid-season qualifications, we were looking to be top 15. And with our recent placements of 12th, 8th, 17th or something, a win was what we needed to put us back where we needed to be. I couldn't do it without my teammates and the coach and everybody that supported me.
03:39:02 You know, Adiz, this is going to be kind of odd, but I remember you at this time last year. It's literally this date last year. I managed to qualify for the Esports World Cup at the time. And you were playing on tripods. And I remember you put out a lot of videos, montages, things like that about what an incredible accomplishment it was for you as a player to prove that you could do this.
03:39:31 To prove it not just to the world, but also to yourself, a year now has passed since that date. You just managed to pull out a huge win here in the Pro League. How far have you come in terms of how much you need to prove to yourself, how much you feel you need to prove to yourself as a player, prove to the world as a player? What has that relationship been like in the evolution over the course of this last year?
03:39:57 I'll say that from last year to now, making a LAN was the biggest goal I had. At this point in my career now, having made three LANs, I'm now looking to have an impact in the final stage of any of these LANs. I know I'm a lot better than my results have shown. And I think this is the team to make it happen with. So yeah, genuinely, my expectations going forward are just like...
03:40:24 I want to make another land, and I want to get to that finals, and I want to hoist the trophy.
03:40:31 Now, speaking a bit more recently, of course, with all the changes that came in for year number five with the Legends Band, we're seeing, of course, teams or players, excuse me, really have to dig deep in terms of their legend compositions and their legend picks. For you in particular, we saw you picking up the Newcastle along with the Watson and the Ballistic. The Ballistic itself is the one that, you know, really does pop out here because it's a completely different playstyle from both Newcastle and Watson.
03:41:00 What is that kind of adjustment like on the fly in between matches having to deal with very drastic different playing styles on those legends?
03:41:09 It can be a lot for certain players. Given my like, I played a lot of anchor support throughout my entire career and I've always wanted the opportunity to be that fragger. I played a bunch of different characters throughout my career. So I would say like my adaptability is like, that's the most important thing is my ability to adapt is I think second to none. I think I can play any character and play it at a really high level. That comes with experience and coaching.
03:41:39 um throughout my career but yeah when i go from castle to ballistic it is completely a different game when i'm on castle i'm the support character i need to be the last one alive i need to make sure i keep my teammates alive but when i'm on ballistic it's free range i get to do whatever i want to do if i if my teammate calls it he's gonna crypto emp i know that my job is to run straight in there and get a knock and that that's what i do
03:42:02 You know, you showcase that now more than ever. I think it's been great to see stories of players doing things that maybe they've always been able to do, but the meta, the way the league has been set up hasn't supported them in doing it as frequently. So, you know, the audience at home, maybe even some of us casters haven't seen that on display, even though you pros might have, or, you know, training and scrimming with somebody else for you showing your ability, not just to be flexible, but also to frag.
03:42:30 is a big element of your play you understand how good you are i want you to kind of walk us through this final moment that happened in game six because i don't know if you know it or not you were top kill leader for today you got our sony end zone kill leader uh first place and these last couple of kills that last zone you know you guys had the revive that's what set it that's what set it up so walk us through that final uh final circle in your eyes uh that final circle was
03:42:58 Ich kann nicht erklären, dass ich das Gefühl habe. Bei Newcastle und mit einem PK zu haben, ich bin ein nur Newcastle Spieler in der Lobby. Nicht viele Teams sind in der Kiste, er hat alle sechs Spiele gehabt. Und mit einem PK zu Jigglepeak mit. Versus jeder Spieler mit einem P20 oder R9. Ich denke, dass ich jeden Fall gewinnen, wenn ich eine Newcastle gewinnen habe. Es ist ein Thriller. Wenn ich das Team unter uns gesehen habe, wir hatten sie dort wo wir wollten. Wir hatten sie nichts zu wirklich machen. Ich hatte sie mit meinen Schäten. Lied sie, und es war ein GG.
03:43:29 I mean, you bring that up so well, because that P2020, you need the sustain and the line of sight. Newcastle lasted six games, and that was a problem for the rest of the lobby once they ran into you and that PK. Deeds, congratulations, man, on a great win. Congrats on Kill Leader for today, and congrats on you guys taking the overall first place. It was a great performance. I think a lot of us are really excited to see what you can do at Future Lands and for the rest of the Pro League. Thank you. Thank you guys so much.
03:43:56 All right, Deeds from Rock. He spent some time with us and also continued to showcase why he, Vaxlon, and Saucer are a team to consider. And obviously, Dia, this is really one of those great starts to the back half of our season because we need new narratives. We need new teams showing up and saying, especially with the energy of the Open still upon us, showcasing that it's not just going to be the big names that you thought going into this.
03:44:24 And North America already shaping up to be a fun finish. Falcons 66 points. They still take the lead with a fourth place finish today. But Diaz, you take a look at how North America stands. What stands out to you?
03:44:38 Ja, ich meine, ich bin natürlich auch auf Rock, um zu schauen, mit wie sie heute sind. Und ich bin sehr froh, zu sehen, Movistar Koi, in 10th place. Das ist eine solid Position zu sein, als wir in den Rund 2 sind. Sie haben noch ein bisschen weiter zu spielen. Fusion sind wirklich gut. Ich würde mich sehr interessieren für Team Liquid Alienware, von dem sie uns heute gezeigt haben. Ich denke, das ist definitiv ein Team zu halten, und ich bin nicht sicher, wie ich meine. Und die Citadel Gaming Cut-Off ist einfach etwas, dass ich meine Augen auf bin.
03:45:08 17th to 24th area of our leaderboard, that's where the real magic is going to happen towards the end of the season. Any expectations you see here, Jamerson, of teams that you think are going to climb in these next few weeks or maybe going to fall?
03:45:21 Yeah, I mean, I wanted to say, of course, one squad that I was looking forward to was going to be Orchid, right, on their fourth matchday to see where they would land at the enter thing. But, of course, with the shakeup and rosters, I don't know if they'll have that same kind of opportunity to do so. I'm hoping for them, of course, sitting there with three matchdays and one more to play just to at least catch up with the rest of the lobby.
03:45:42 Fusion sitting, I think, in maybe 13th right now after today's performance. Pretty impressive and going to be pretty impactful to give them a chance, of course, at making these upcoming lands and the ability to continue to perform in our pro league. Of course, we've got...
03:45:57 All that action coming up soon, guys. But before we close out the day, I want to leave you with some final thoughts. So Dia, it's been a great one. EMEA, North America, we saw some Zero Tenacity vibes on the beginning of the broadcast, and now Rock closes it out. What are your final thoughts after a great match day five? I mean, you know me. I love Apex Legends, and I also love a good story.
03:46:20 I'm walking away from today being really happy with what we saw Rock accomplish. I think that they're a team made up of great guys, as so many teams in Apex are. But what I'm really happy with is that we got this update on the Deeds story. Because again, I've seen him for the past year as somebody who...
03:46:36 He's always trying to prove himself and just getting the update from him today that even with this win, that it's less of a huge moment for him to win today and more of a step that he expects of himself along his path to eventually winning LAN is a really nice way to keep writing that story for who's an amazing guy. It's going to be exciting to see what he does in the future. Jamerson, your closing thoughts for today, a big day. AMIA North America finally coming to an end here and setting us up for our final few weeks of Pro League.
03:47:05 Yeah, I'll say, you know, of course, with the uptick in stock on Twisted Minds, that we were hoping for a big performance out of them today. They did make a statement despite not being able to get the win on the day. Game number three, game number four, getting the back-to-back dubs with 16 and 14 kills respectively in both of those games really does show the potential that this team has when it comes to being able to just frag out in lobbies. And so I want to see that continued kind of consistency.
03:47:34 Vielen Dank.
03:48:03 And I'm sure we'll be seeing you guys very soon. All right, Jamerson and Dia, fantastic cast. And if you guys want to see more casts coming up, well, May 31st. That's right, next week we have our Match Day 6. Amia, remember, starts at 10 a.m. Pacific time. So we're up bright and early, ready for a full day of action. We'll see who can battle it out in Groups B versus C in both of those North America and Amia runs. It's going to be a fun one.
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