BabyJ reacts to being dropped from 100T...

FIRST OF ALL GO SEND LOVE TO / babyj
CONTEXT : 100T twitter released a statement saying they were dropping both Ec1s and BabyJ. Shortly after BabyJ went live just to talk about what happened and his thoughts on the situation. He then saw Nadeshot posted something on twitter pretty much explaining somewhat the reasoning behind the decision. I mean good on BabyJ for taking it like a champ, not many people would be able to go live and talk to chat after being cut from a team. I know he'll find a team where he'll make a better fit and leave an impact on the game :) (Also at the end I was gonna cut the recording but didn't so thats why you see NVIDIA :) )
have a good day n for more :)

[@valtime5025]

FIRST OF ALL GO SEND LOVE TO www.twitch.tv/babyj CONTEXT : 100T twitter released a statement saying they were dropping both Ec1s and BabyJ. Shortly after BabyJ went live just to talk about what happened and his thoughts on the situation. He then saw Nadeshot posted something on twitter pretty much explaining somewhat the reasoning behind the decision. I mean good on BabyJ for taking it like a champ, not many people would be able to go live and talk to chat after being cut from a team. I know he'll find a team where he'll make a better fit and leave an impact on the game :) (Also at the end I was gonna cut the recording but didn't so thats why you see NVIDIA :) )

[@kytherastudios]

I know BabyJ will bounce back, he always does. L + ratio.

[@GeezSus]

@@kytherastudios Imagine if he smacks opponents after joining another team, like b0i, that ace was menACEing

[@_jm6260]

@@GeezSus and where is b0i now? Did he qualify?

[@Magnum69]

you know you can just download vods using twitch leecher right?

[@Epik.2005]

I feel like 100T is gonna make the same mistake as TSM. They’re gonna keep bringing in new talent, but don’t give them enough time to really get used to playing with the team, so the chemistry is gonna be nowhere near where it should be.

[@joeyc4100]

totally agree

[@user-zu1pe1di4r]

i fking called it, i said after 13-0 that 100t gonna roster change as a joke, now its real lmfao

[@bewgsy6892]

Rome wasnt built in a day as they say

[@user-zu1pe1di4r]

@@bewgsy6892 NA says otherwise

[@eleganteval8330]

i think so too its so braindead

[@archangeltactics3802]

BabyJ is right, consistency in this game is so difficult which is why top teams from each region never stay on top for a long period of time (e.g. sentinels, gambit, and acend). honestly, the chances of us seeing a long term dynasty in this esport is extremely slim.

[@lordlevi8616]

Yeah w new agent new meta maybe new map its pretty hard to consistent in this game, idk what what Nadeshot. Thnking. Feel bad for BabyJ.

[@rayreds3394]

Which is why I'm still wondering how astralis can keep such a strong team for a while. (CSGO)

[@kjgasdfduhigsdauf]

@@rayreds3394 CSGO doesn’t get a new meta every month. Valve notoriously doesn’t patch their game, so the meta stays stable and teams have so much time to master their play.

[@jaw9095]

I mean gambit has been good every tourney they have been in so...

[@jao704]

@@rayreds3394 why compare csgo to valorant in terms of patch? valorant release too much content every year which makes the meta changes

[@theingsoe159]

Aw man feel bad for him and Ec1s, hope they find a new team soon

[@elijahgallarzo4477]

BabyJ yes ec1s no dogshit player no idea why they picked him up in the first place

[@skp1402]

@@elijahgallarzo4477 I love ec1s but I agree with you. Not a good enough player for t1

[@ferdinandmurillojr.301]

@@elijahgallarzo4477 Yep, BabyJ does bring something to the table but ec1s? I do not know where to even start with his play. Too pale, too stale? and I guess he does what he does in his ranked? idk i cannot say anything.

[@stevenchen9852]

Honestly, babyj is good they just need more time with him you can't get chem in like a few days of playing practice together so like you know. but 13-0 tho man that's a bit fked considering they are a tier 1 team

[@mr.r8710]

@@ferdinandmurillojr.301 i totally agree. BabyJ is a great pickup butt 100T easily could have had a better aimer/IGL/smoker than Ec1s

[@arvy7765]

I've seen many matches BabyJ played, especially on FaZe and he is definitely 1 of the best sentinel players I've seen. Quite a shame they dropped him but he'll bounce back for sure

[@plutoroxx]

I’ve been preaching this on Twitter, he is definitely one of NA’s best sentinels and he has a great brain on him. They could’ve flourished with time, but I guess 100T wasn’t willing to give it time.

[@muhtasimfuad1945]

have they not already discuss that it is not a perfomance based decision , whatre you whining about?

[@plutoroxx]

@@muhtasimfuad1945 of course they would say that, but if the tables were turned and 100T won 13-0, do you think we would see this happening? The only thing that hints against it is that the replacements were already lined up, so it seems like they were prepared to replace before the terrible performance.

[@tatro222]

@@plutoroxx what a shit take. Well man if they didn't have the result that they had the other results would change! No shit. They got 13-0d because their chemistry was awful and they players did not mesh well, you can tell that very quickly. You can walk in a room and talk to every person in the room and make a judgement whether you will mesh with them or not. The roster didn't work. If they were the ones that did the 13-0 of course the result would be different because the circumstances would also be different.

[@plutoroxx]

@@tatro222 so.. it was a performance based decision. What are you disagreeing with?

[@schneeraizor7020]

100T and Nade should realize this esports scene is so new like babyborn. they should've known good shit takes time. hope BabyJ and Ec1s keep playing proffesionally.

[@susman5622]

nade doesnt manage the team

[@mystery4716]

me too, they're incredible. also i wouldn't put the decision entirely on nade considering he's more the face than he is the voice in this situation.

[@mxlies15]

Like he said, if the players don’t mesh there is no point in waiting a full season for your team to fall apart like liquid did last year with fallen, Stew and grim. It definitely felt like he had some salt in his mouth for his teammates he kept quiet about so if every game is like a toxic solo que, individual skill doesn’t mean anything if you don’t want your teammates to win with you. At least this way they have time to find new teams or work on streaming for the year while they are still under contract.

[@jeffry3522]

nitro left steel left so they just tryn to find players that have a good synergy with the hiko, asuna and ethan but i think shortly after these 2 joined they probs knew it wouldnt workout but obv the matches were coming so they cannot drop them right there, you can say what you want but you have to agree that compared to players like tenz, scream , hiko , shazam these 2 dont have that pro attribute , obv not their fault but the above players are like leagues above and keep in mind tenz was benched on c9 valorant team he started playing on lan for sentinels and wiped the floor with other teams so that kind of talent doesnt come often so they are probably looking for more players like that and its the same with asuna, asuna is such a important part of 100T and they made a big mistake by not letting asuna play who he plays good with that is a duelists .

[@jeffry3522]

@@susman5622 he owns most of the shares and is very involved in 100T so he basically is the last person that approves changes

[@trevorbrown5664]

The team can’t learn from mistakes if the org changes the roster every other match

[@ayoJaewon]

the problem is the valorant format unlike in cs even if u played bad in one event u still have a chance to bounce back immediately since every 2-3 weeks they have events

[@rashanking4171]

@@ayoJaewon This. And this format forces orgs to make brash decisions like the ones 100T are making. Esports is so doomed.

[@whitexflash]

This is why I personally think EU will always top NA they rarely change rosters and when they do it's minor things there's a reason they progress well because they build that synergy vs always swapping people out :/

[@Redddickjj2003]

@@rashanking4171 fuck that they need to keep players for at least half a year like the nba or something

[@phinxy3886]

@@ayoJaewon There are other tourneys just that people choose not to play in them

[@aphish_n_flips]

man, i feel like they didnt even have much of a chance to fit in. Understand why and im not even a big fan of either or the team, but they definitely didnt even get enough time i think

[@kal2352]

There was probably a lot of behind the scenes stuff that went on.

[@ajoshua013]

@@kal2352 wym behind the scenes 😂 no one wants to say it but professional Val and you go 13-0?? This drop was a must. Against the guard too. Pain.

[@phinks5368]

@@ajoshua013 I mean the guard is a good upcoming team. People haven't been taking them serious enough. Just because 100t is an invited team doesn't mean 100t is automatically better. And if we're dropping players after one bad performance that's ridiculous. They're teams that have have lost 13-3 13-3 or 13-3 and 13-5. One bad match result shouldn't mean you drop players immediately. If they're consistently losing with few round wins yes definitely. If 100t make a habit of switching the roster around constantly they're gonna be like immortals just a new recruit team that everyone takes the new talent from.

[@ajoshua013]

@@phinks5368 you’re just talking out of emotions bro. 100t had more circuit points last year. They almost qualified for champs. All that and you get 13-0 next season by a team who qualified beneath you the following year? Don’t sing me that guard is good crap, glad you’re a fan of them but they aren’t good 100t just wasn’t there. Obviously I’m right because they kicked two players due to the outcome. Nadeshots being political but we all know 100t took a huge step back and regardless of what it is the team needed a shake up. Rip 100t

[@eeeeee9298]

@@ajoshua013 have you even watched any of the guard's games? seriously 100t being shit is one thing but dont go dumping on an upcoming team who has shown their potential for the sake of it

[@mr.r8710]

I totally agree that this 100T roster needed time to get situated. BabyJ is a great player and sentinel; def T1. Just look at his overall performance against TGRD. He overall had more frags than Asuna. I do agree with the decision to drop Ec1s tho, just seeing his performance and stuff but ig it was too early to tell. Either way, this 100T roster needed time to develop. Best of luck to BabyJ and Ec1s Edit: I got a bunch of replies and I will saw that most of them I agree with. I wasn't specific enough in my first comment. I am not a good player by any means, and Ec1s will be better than I ever will be, and I agree that their comp was a massive problem. I do agree 100T rly messed up by not giving this team enough time to develop. Im just saying that I believe it was justified to drop Ec1s, even if i disagree with it. Side note: The new 100T team looks really solid though im concerned about who will play the sentinel role (aside from Chamber)

[@shivambawa4118]

Hear hear

[@flexr1sk230]

Bro they played like 2 fucking matches 100t didn't even give them time 😆

[@cam7851]

Them qualifying from last year hurt them imo, they were immediately up against T1 teams with no warm up.

[@asoidfhowehjr8248]

Ec1s was brought in to IGL not frag out, though. Unless his stats were abysmal, dropping him for not having great stats is silly imo.

[@thebeandistributor9507]

@@asoidfhowehjr8248 his stats were pretty abysmal he was negative every single map and averaged a .66 kd which was tied for the second worst out of the 60 players who made group stage

[@Fin_Ale]

The thing is, BabyJ is an incredibly talented player, his Sentinel is one of the best in NA and he still has a lot he can improve on, he just needs the right team for it

[@juannito246]

😂

[@Fin_Ale]

@@juannito246 ?

[@s0n761]

It's about the philosophy, the mindset, c'mon man you wouldn't be dropping them if they didn't lose. Why did 100T say it wasn't a result base decision it clearly was, a new igl and a new player just got dropped after 5 matches, It's just sad to see this is how 100T treat their players.

[@Tjay07]

I think even if they did win a match this same thing would’ve happened. They literally dropped steel after making Lan and then also dropping dicey after winning a big NA tournament. The team looked extremely weird with the first thing is Ec1s having a top 5 dualist in NA play Sentinel when you’re starting on attack first. And on top of that Ec1s played extremely passive even more than hiko at times and last year they said they wanted to speed things up. I don’t really get why BabyJ was dropped. But I don’t get how this is a knock against 100T’s org at the end of the day this a business and if you’re not preforming up to their standard then you gotta go

[@Adityafrfr]

@@Tjay07 Dude performing up to the standard? the team's individual talents are okay but there was no chemistry no proper comms which takes insane amount of time. nadeshot ig got kind of impatient. Plus the last line u said is pretty dumb if we use ur logic huge amount of rosters wouldn't exist rn ;-;

[@Tjay07]

@@Adityafrfr The standard isn’t just stats I don’t get why people always think it just means stats. Zombs performs up the standard while putting up below average stats same with Vanity at times. And the last line isn’t dumb it’s real life. There isn’t a reason for a Org to keep you if you’re not playing up to the level they thought you would if you’re not a big name bringing in a lot of money. In CS if Tenz wasn’t such a massive name they would’ve just removed him from C9 instead of just benching. It happens in real world jobs, normal sports and obviously esports it sucks it’s that way but that’s how it is.

[@124_Ace]

@@Tjay07 it’s results based my guy, they start off with a banger season and neither getting cut.

[@Tjay07]

@@124_Ace Ec1s literally said himself that there was different philosophies on how the game should be played between the team. So whether or not they beat the guard yesterday this move was bound to happen.

[@sciwhat]

The big difference between CS and Valo is about how to stay consistent. In CS, perfection is what makes the best team, simply, the best. While in Valorant, adaptability of big patches and meta are the most important. Sentinels for example, they fell off in Berlin because double duelist meta fell off as well. Especially with Kayo that mitigates Reyna ability, Sentinels got nerfed so hard.

[@QuinnYT]

I don’t think it was necessarily the double duelist meta falling off that caused sentinels negative results, I think it was more their ability to change their play style according to their opponents. As babyj said there is many ways to win this game.

[@_jm6260]

@@QuinnYT u can't change your playstyle solely of your opponents. Find your identity and make slight variations.

[@QuinnYT]

@@_jm6260 I disagree

[@Ethergic3215]

Imo they should've dropped ec1s but not babyj. He dropped good numbers and played well

[@vina6036]

Wasn’t performance based

[@mrhizalalfariza6030]

we alr know that ec1s have a lot of bad stats/frag since in liquid, why would they sign him tho

[@aoh4905]

@@vina6036 It's what Hiko wanted obviously. Hiko needs to go.

[@bargun3943]

@@aoh4905 Hiko and Asuna have great chemistry, According to them 100T haven't had good chemistry with any new players. Why kick one of the players who has been proved to get along with all his teammates in his entire career.

[@chrismanscott]

@@mrhizalalfariza6030 you proved your iron. "bad stats/frags" you really think stats is all about frags lmfao

[@YASH-_-Wanted]

This is ridiculous, to cut 2 players that were on the team for two weeks while blind siding them with the termination and then immediately announce the replacements is stupid and really casts a bad look on an otherwise respectable org... You wouldnt even give them the time to adjust to the system you threw them right into before going to challengers league, its a disgusting business practice and 100T should be ashamed

[@tinminator8905]

2 official matches, tough losses against really good teams and they get dropped. I can't believe how disrespectful the 100T staff is towards a new roster build. This takes way more time than 2 matches, really doesn't feel like the players get any chance to show their hard work on stage.

[@soorajviswanath3788]

they lost to a relatively new team as well.

[@phinks5368]

@@soorajviswanath3788 Yea but it's a young very promising team that is proving they can hang with the big guys. Upsets happen it's part of sports it sucks when you're on the receiving end but it was bound to happen to one of the tier 1 teams and it just so happened to be 100t turn to catch the upset.

[@omsimsotsab778]

that's how you do business my boy, plain and simple, if you paid somebody with a 6 figure salary i'm sure you gonna expect a lot but to disappoint they will surely pass on that. if you think this is hard enough for one or two person (emotionally), you should see every DOTA2 orgs how they handle this kind of situations.

[@the_noxer7922]

100t Team management sucks for what I'm hearing lmao 😂 2 matches and they fire his players , they clearly are never gonna win anything big if they don't let their team grow , I mean how can you expect big things when you reset your roster , you must expect non the first year , the first year is for the development of the new members and the chemistry of the team. 100t sucks lmao 😭💀

[@clqrky]

fr but they lost to the guard that has been competing in tourneys back to back. it doesn't make sense to drop babyj but it's understandable that they dropped ec1w but it didnt mesh with the original trio's role. likr hiko went to cypher instead of sova.

[@gaspedal66]

I think what nadeshot was trying to say is he’s just looking for the best synergy that meshed with the team in the fastest time. You can have a team full of solid players but play like shit together even if you give them time. Like BabyJ said, he never played against cloud9 as anchor like that on breeze. That alone right there shows they already have a massive weakness on a map that is often played. He needs to adapt to that style and learn more as other teams will also adapt. Cloud9 is one of the top teams, imagine other teams and their new strats if adaptability is weak asf. If 100T want to make it with those two chances to iceland, you can’t have players like BabyJ. I know he’s way better than me but it’s business at the end of the day. 100T want a championship. Understandable that BabyJ had an opportunity of a lifetime and it had to end that quick but more will come.

[@ToomanyFrancis]

I gathered that BabyJ didn't agree with how the team approaches the game, they decided it was BabyJ and not their approach that caused the 13-0.

[@michaelramirez257]

@@ToomanyFrancis well If the all the team members can’t be on the same page then whoever is on the wrong note is the problem. No disrespect to BabyJ, he’s nasty af, j think the team comp n chem just wasn’t meant to be

[@edgerl9187]

Its more the fact hiko is washed but 100t want to keep hiko on the roster so babyj has to go as there isnt a role space for babyj

[@DjVilez]

Really appreciate this level-headed and mature response from babyj. I hope he gets picked up cuz I think he was playing well and still looks to improve, great mental on him.

[@hitithititrawnevergently7346]

dead team. guess everyone will hesistate to accept an offer from 100t if this is how they treat their players

[@bromita1483]

they arent dead, just new signed players not playing well

[@subramanyam8108]

@@bromita1483 babyJ kinda fragged well against guard

[@alejololer]

@@bromita1483 Bruh this is not how you treat fresh signs at all, from now on players will know to hesitate on taking up a 100T offer

[@yombstv]

@@bromita1483 *cough* Hiko *cough* Asuna on chamber *COUGH*

[@lazyness_exe8082]

@@bromita1483 aight i do agree about ec1s not playing well,but babyJ? dude he played well,maybe better than hiko(they should just give babyJ chamber

[@joeyc4100]

How is a team ever supposed to get better if they keep changing the roster every time they lose? Maybe there was something else but Baby J played really well in some of those maps. The comp wasnt the best especially with no duelist on ascent like cmon that just seems like a loss just based off comp line up lol I love 100T but its tough to be a fan right now

[@helium5912]

You cant keep paying players if they dont win. Cant keep paying losers. Not how that works..

[@SpicenBright]

@@helium5912 And they only lost twice... So what are you trying to say. 100t has lost a lot since LCQ last year, if anything drop Hiko if they can't keep paying losers. Man is too old

[@SullyJNP]

@@helium5912 so why keep hiko lmao

[@joeyc4100]

@@helium5912 I get that but every team is gonna lose at some point. I think they just needed a little more time but I do agree with you there. Maybe they gave them more time then we all realize but we don't know what happens behind the scenes.

[@supamanjones1349]

This was a very mature response from him hopefully on to better things for him and ec1s

[@vladfifty-two8530]

This is why I hesitate to supporting NA pro Valorant. EU pro Valorant places much more value around chemistry in the team over time. Versus NAs' approach to get quick success.

[@larry2281]

Scene in Shambles. 100t did them dirty. Joke of an Org.

[@jle7647]

You know a lot about business and professional team settings

[@larry2281]

@@jle7647 you don’t need to be in the team environment to know or figure out things. The way everything was handled is a joke. They have played 5 maps together. Hardly a reason to drop 2 of your new signees. If anyone should have been dropped is Hiko.

[@bryanamb4302]

@@jle7647 lol you know nothing

[@jle7647]

@@larry2281 Hiko is a massive brand to 100T also can still play. Like I said you dont know shit about business

[@jle7647]

@@bryanamb4302 More than you would think

[@mattyrose75]

no matter how bad it was you do not drop players after 2 games honestly unless there was some conflict going on

[@xelp435]

100%

[@vishalsingh-di9xm]

Look at C9........ They bought a new squad...... Gave them time ( even sent poiz to the academy) and after 3-4 months they are one of the top teams currently.... Time is essential in ever changing meta

[@aashaypatel1242]

It was different in case of C9, they rebuilt the ex Chaos roster who had already proved to be really good at least in CS.

[@mushroomlim7]

@@aashaypatel1242 in the end they still needed time

[@franzralphuy6826]

@@aashaypatel1242 goes to show that they needed more time then because that roster had time before valorant.

[@KillerChickenz01]

Everything went wrong since they dropped steel

[@chipbirdgang]

Since they dropped dicey man.

[@뭐야-y1n]

@@chipbirdgang eh i dont think so. Their run at berlin was probably their peek imo.

[@chicho5121]

100% agree with his point at 8:00 One match that comes to my mind is Soniqs taking icebox form sentinels post iceland, where they had some crazy attack rounds that won them the map

[@lace31]

babyj didnt deserve this.

[@dwightnicolas8384]

Still rooting for him he'll get it for sure

[@flowww7153]

neither did ec1s

[@KuraioTI]

@@flowww7153 ec1s was garbage

[@lace31]

@@KuraioTI i wouldnt say he was garbage, but babyj performed well af, he wasnt the problem

[@HansFlamme]

@@lace31 he was already garbage on Liquid

[@WhosDeity]

Asuna on chamber was the biggest issue imo

[@marcows1]

yes its like hes on a leash

[@chrisak49]

Agree. I was shocked when they put him on Chamber instead of Jett, Raze or Reyna. When Asuna is not popping 20 kills in a match but 3 kills…that means he’s on the wrong agent.

[@Barion88]

Should go back on reyna

[@elbertzai4293]

what is 'imo' ?

[@kamalshrestha3963]

@@elbertzai4293 in my opinion

[@RepulsefromSD]

The way he explains the situation at least in this video is very professional. His composure while obviously being very upset shows a lot about his character. For example comparing to Steel and what’s he’s said or how he’s carried out himself, this is much better in a professional aspect. I hope BabyJ gets picked up by another big organization.

[@_Ghostlike_]

I feel like this was going to happen because Ethan would basically only play Sova in ranked for MONTHS, which means he's been practicing the role that hiko plays as much as possible. If hiko doesn't play Sova then the easy solution for him is to play sentinel since he is already such a passive player AND since he would take over the sentinel role then they have to drop BabyJ. IMO they dropped ec1s because of performance, and lack of adaptability as an IGL but BabyJ just because they wanted to keep Hiko as a member of the core 3.

[@2415-q6b]

Poor 100T. From being one of the better teams in NA to one of the worst.

[@SuperGamerzchannel]

One of the worst is harsh. They got unlucky with scheduling, having to play the 2 best teams in their division first. They could've easily been 2-0 with an easier start. Look at sentinels, sure they're 2-0, but they played the 2 worst teams in their group, and both matches went to a 3rd map. Imo sentinels would lose to both C9 and TGRD as they are playing rn.

[@GeezSus]

@@SuperGamerzchannel tsm ain't trash

[@2415-q6b]

@@SuperGamerzchannel Well thats the point. They used to be able to compete with the top NA teams. Hell, they even made it to LAN but now this? Its TSM all over again.

[@2415-q6b]

@@GeezSus bro they aint even in VCT💀

[@GeezSus]

@@2415-q6b well yea

[@Learnfromtheworst.-gr3zi]

What I heard is he was an uncoachable player.

[@ShabbyCA]

really sucks for babyj. he’s a great player who did make some questionable plays but everyone one did during the last match. it felt like they completely under utilized him, why was he put on cypher the entire time when he played killjoy on faze?

[@abrakasa7238]

Even some of the pro players mention babyj has one of the most nerdiest killjoy setups thats really annoying to deal with. Idk what was their reasoning not to put him on killjoy

[@Jkv20000]

He made the decision to play cypher, he spoke about it earlier on stream. He thought it was the better pick

[@therealchefboyardee]

100T is just not tier 1 since they lost Steel and nitr0. Simple as that. Hiko is clutching now and then but doesnt have the performance of a tip tier player. Asuna has the potential of being part of a great team. 100t needs to build around him, fast paced team playing meta comps. Idk why the roster change surprises anyone. The first match they looked bad and i called it. They once grinded their way to performing well in Berlin, beating future champs. Part of that was good igl, hiko's clutch, nitr0 and steel experience. Their recipe for success doesnt work anymore. 2 players leaving won't change anything short term.

[@omsimsotsab778]

they're not even Tier 1 even if Steel and nitr0 are on it locally yes but internationally nah!

[@뭐야-y1n]

As far as i know nitros leave was his own personal decision

[@fireboss1360]

@@omsimsotsab778 they got into berlin wydm?

[@omsimsotsab778]

@@fireboss1360 im talking bout winning internationally not participating.

[@mokingx693]

Maybe nitro, but steel was just an empty nutsack hanging around

[@RelicOnYoutube]

This is why I appreciate Sent not making any roster changes for 2022.

[@angeloangeles5284]

yet.

[@jadenngl]

@@angeloangeles5284 i dont see it happening

[@quickhuggg]

I think sentinels is fine. Coz shaz also dont believe that changing players instanly can give u great result. I think they will change players if the player doesnt want to compete anymore.

[@grant5864]

I mean why would they? They are arguably the best team in NA.

[@siddharthdubey7484]

@@grant5864 Lmao that's C9

[@hanafiroslan1444]

Should drop Hiko though, imo

[@flashbang217]

should but they won't

[@SkeleHans]

Hiko been washed for too long

[@huhuhu8564]

They love Hiko too much

[@WTFmoments6969]

they cant, that core of 3 got them invited

[@toxiclikee]

hiko is as crucial to 100t as asuna imo (though in different ways of course) his sheer calmness, comms, secondary igl, and solid aim make him a great player then again i heckin love hiko so idk

[@babybachelor9287]

Even ethan took time to get situated before posting good numbers.

[@yerriff8115]

Yo I think he misunderstood Nade on one of the points where he talked about how CoD had only one or a few ways to win whereas Valorant is more open to different strats. BabyJ seemed to agree with Nade here, as he also believes there are many ways to win in Valorant.

[@bonzwah1]

i think nade was saying that the team needs to be on the same page about how to win, while babyJ is saying that the team needs to keep an open mind and be constantly adapting. they both agree that there are many ways to win, but they have different solutions as for how a team should navigate that fact.

[@dinkletonne]

@@bonzwah1 this

[@playboiROCKY]

Such a disrespectful move from 100T. If you want to win, focus on building your roster's teamwork. Less than 2 months of getting to know each other, building chemistry and practice. That's not enough time to build a winning team. Cutting and replacing players does not always fix the issue of losing.

[@Xeppaa]

Feel bad for Ec1s... didnt he move out to America for this?

[@chicho5121]

yes he did, he may stay to look for more options in NA or go back to EU, he hasn't decided yet though since it was on such short notice.

[@ghie2372]

yeah he is live rn on twitch and said that he would stay for a couple of months to see if something will work out for his career but he said that he will eventually go back home

[@NightingaleFlorine]

@@ghie2372 bro 100T is fucked for that

[@Turtlemilk]

@@chicho5121 ec1s sucked so bad lmao

[@primal9238]

BabyJ can be toxic. It was probably personality reasons that cut him. He was able to articulate himself decently in this video though. He's right... you need adaptability. Updates can come around and change everything. Becoming comfortable with what's currently meta just leaves you open to being overtaken. 100T is just not the best org tbh. They constantly swap their roster around. They don't seem to want to invest in the development of a team. They're basically just playing a slot machine and hopping to hit big. Just a bad mentality for an org. It MIGHT work but it's more likely to just lead to a lot of instability. But that's their problem. They have their own recruiters. They need to rework their thought process if it's not working.

[@prateekmohanty7996]

Dropping babyj was a bad decision , currently other than dapr he is the best sentinel in NA. 100t need a 2nd duelist

[@dinkletonne]

yeah true i thought babyj performed the best in the 2 games on 100t after asuna ..

[@brycedeatherage1293]

Good response video, well handled man. Best of luck to you

[@HockeyFan102]

He shouldn’t be upset, he should be happy so he can show them how good he truly is as payback

[@SaiKarthikMallareddi]

Ok Honestly I think Bang might add some weight to the team. They need another Duelist for sure, it's like if Asuna dies there's not much entry they can be sure of. jcStani has been a consistent performer at IMT and briefly at KCP. He's honestly a better Astra than ec1s and plays decently well with Kay/O imo. Gives Hiko some space to explore Viper a bit more and Ethan can focus less on his Skye entries now that Bang can help with that and Thank God Asuna doesn't have to pick Raze lol and instead pick Reyna or Jett, which he's an absolute demon with. And in terms of roste change, Ethan had been a real anchor helping the team well with his consistent frags and adaptability early on when he was doing awesome on Sage and quite ok with Omen when Nitr0 was trying out Astra for a short while.. BabyJ could've really helped I feel, him being a Sentinel main, he could give more space for Asuna to switch between sites while Ethan and Hiko focused on info gathering with their util and not dying off soon in the rounds. And seriously ec1s definitely needed more time to adjust to the region's meta coz it's different when you're just a teammate from a foreign land, I mean Xeta was a Huge bonus to C9 when he couldn't even speak proper English, he's now an important piece for the team and now speaks English well and has low ping lol. IGL takes a whole different level of pressure and given the region difference, it could've become something actually if ec1s was given more time to develop. Someone else commented this feels like TSM where they bring in new talent but don't give enough time to see how it goes, that's true lol. Honestly both teams have players with HUGE HUGE fan base, I'm talking 5k-10k people watching the stream average, inviting big sponsors. Both teams have intelligent players around which the teams were molded and they also adapted to the meta fairly quickly. But sometimes it's just that there's Executive decisions to make. BabyJ is right, they definitely had a backup plan in mind in case this doesn't work out and it had to be executed in the first couple matches infact, pretty quick given the VCT timelines. This actually gives them more time to try out players on other tournaments and actually build their team's mental instead of throwing them into the fire with the VCT quals. Baptism by fire didn't work for ec1s

[@moistmangomilkshake347]

Lmao The Guard literally killed 100T.

[@NeonTanner]

I honestly don't ever comment on videos but I hope he sees this. I believe you showed so much maturity and humility in this video. If you can use that to fuel your drive, I believe you are going to be great man. I do. Good for you.

[@Mycrosss]

Honestly I was expecting BabyJ to be this immature, talented but unwise player, and I dunno why, maybe cause he was coming from FaZe who are known for their fast, unplanned playstyle, or we could call it "aggro adaptability" playstyle. But the dude is very mature and wise, everything he is saying really makes a lot of sense. You need 5 people who know their roles perfectly, and ALL OF THEM need to communicate their thoughts and give opinions on whats happening. This isn't CS, and that's what's holding 100T back, they're way too CS focused, even though CS had 5 players playing the same "agent". If everyone in Valorant played an Astra for example, yeah sure, it would make sense for one guy to call out 99% of the game and have the priority opinion. But how is a Jett supposed to have a better opinion on what an Astra should do when some shit just happens that you never seen in a game? The game is so dynamic and has too many situations, cause there's so much utility and combinations of that utility, no round is ever the same in any way. CS was more predictable, and less dynamic due to their being less mechanics. It's like playing Tic-Tac-Toe on a professional level, there's a set number of combinations and routes to be taken. And then upgrade Tic-Tac-Toe to a 100x100 grid with bombs that delete spaces, new triangle NPC's that attack you or whatever the fuck. It gets more complex, and harder to just solve, so you have to be good at adapting. So yeah, BabyJ nailed it, you have to better at adapting, while in CS (even though it's still a pretty complex and dynamic game) set plays, a good IGL and things like that were more important. Defending on CS wasn't as complicated, "Oh, they flash this, they smoke this, ok". Valorant? Oh, they arrow this, they smoke this, they pull this, Jett is dashing somewhere, Nade is coming out here, Flash here and so on, and then, next round, all the utility gets switched around. Where's the arrow? Why isn't it landing first or on the same spot? Where's the flash? Where's Jett? I'm sad to say but as long as they have Hiko, who I love, they're gonna stick to their old CS mentality of controlling the pace and map, and predictable play.

[@ShiftsGameplay]

Waiting for 100T to realize Hiko is a problem

[@jupiterTE]

He fully baits and sits around while his team dies. People need to see how he plays and how damaging it is to his team

[@landon1136]

@@jupiterTE may i ask what rank you are?

[@chaman102]

@@landon1136 he's radiant 😌

[@boomboris1059]

makes me appreciate sentinels man. they literally are together since before the first strike excluding tenz

[@MushroomKing30]

And if that scandal didnt happen, i honestly think the roster would stay as it was

[@manonit]

Winning almost every tournament they played in helps...

[@quickhuggg]

@@manonit yeah it helps but also remember 100T won First strike but then they still drop dicey.

[@khansoul_]

@@quickhuggg dropping dicey for ethan was a good move tho. dropping steel is where they started to fall off

[@Algorithm62]

thats why they fell off

[@YngHstlr]

Babyj is super mature & has a bright future ahead of him. Wish him the best

[@PK-lo6ws]

All the best teams just don't throw their players out. They have a strong mindset. Remember acend and Gambit have lost a lot too and in very embarrassing ways even sentinels have stuck around.

[@kisee3229]

Agree

[@sagittariusa6046]

now 100t sinatraa XD

[@McLovin25165]

As a thieves fan i hope they bring jay to the team

[@kernay5780]

@@McLovin25165 You wanna turn Jay won to Jay lose...Are you being serious like fr bro 💀?

[@t3ars389]

@@kernay5780 dafuq do u mean, if Jay joins 100T they will be strong asf they'll have so much strong gunpower.

[@nuke3836]

@@t3ars389 sinatraa deserves better than 100t

[@Ms123kill]

Jay would never go pro I think he prefers not to be pop because of his drama, he is doing pretty good in streaming so he wouldn't risk it

[@Pipoy_99]

This hurts to see man..... Hopefully he'll be on a team soon.

[@brose7371]

I think shahz said it right. The entire 100T roster with the exception of Asuna plays extremely slowly…. Like Hiko always being last alive and baiting. I think though that there should have been a longer period of time for the team to become more synergied

[@aditmohanty2216]

Nadeshot has had so much esports experience you'd think he'd understand to give his players more time with adjusting and getting back the same synergy :l

[@tameibex]

it feels like the 100t staff were hoping for what happened when tenz joined sentinels. and when it didn't happen they were like "gg go next"

[@spajval]

He is probably right that it is not performance based. 100t might be already eyeing on bang and jcstani but cannot sign them because they are playing on their respective teams. Once their teams didn't qualify, they started the negotiation for the loans and landed them 2 games after.

[@plutonic5019]

Dropped bj and kept hiko, thats crazyyy

[@geffern]

I remember Karrigan when rejoining Faze in CSGO said the first 6 months are a trial, the next 6 are results and roster changes should be addressed after then. I'm not super kept up with Valorant or the meta, but from my knowledge of CS this game is mental and synergy between teammates is forged over time. No roster change is deserved after two games played

[@Sam-rc7wd]

Lots of people have been dropped, even Tenz and Shazam in CS. Just keep grinding and make them regret their decision, what else can you do

[@solarpaneI]

love em or hate em. i think sentinels have great chemistry with each other and that gives them an advantage regardless of individual play. 100T needs time with some players to get to a place like that.

[@syoongkook]

I agree 100%, their chemistry is insane and you can really tell they all like and joke around with each other but get serious when it comes to game time during those comm videos.

[@solarpaneI]

@@syoongkook ya exactly:)

[@kydzee3990]

Dumb move by 100T they fought 2 strong teams in the first 2 matches with no time to prep its tufffff started with steel just dropped him for no reason and now they swap around their igl 4 times already. I hated tsm because they kept dropping players then getting no results its gonna be tuf supporting 100T after this

[@dzleandrew4544]

Thats like asking someone to do a bullseye with a completely new and different bow from what you had

[@rameshravikumar9515]

first dicey then boi now baby j and ec1s what was 100t thinking !!

[@NebulaMK]

That’s really unfortunate the org didn’t give the team a chance to understand each other and adapt off each other.

[@sathvikseshadri5336]

Didn't know Charlie Puth played professional valorant.

[@Pinkarmada01]

Im not one to do the EU is better than NA type shit. But how do our NA pro teams expect to mesh and really understand the game first when you keep changing the teams around every month. Last year's eu teams opened my eyes to the obviously more dynamic playstyle comepare to us. From csgo to val. Eu plays the map, like perfection. Looking at the way they play its like a harmony literally. Too early to tell but for sure NA needs to mesh the teams man. You can't expect to build that type of legacy in 2 months. Looking at TSM too.

[@NoVisionGuy]

Hiko should've been kicked tbh, Asuna and Ethan are the only good players in 100T

[@Rhasuul]

Nah hiko has something they dont have, he has an amazing amount of experience and and still a great player

[@thetejasshow3151]

@@Rhasuul Ethan and now even Asuna are pretty experienced at this point. The experience doesn't really mean much at this point

[@Rhasuul]

@@thetejasshow3151 I just mean that he's still and amazing player and still one of the best

[@Thukillion]

@@thetejasshow3151 not compared to Hiko. he's been in pro play for 10 years.

[@777jker]

That’s the issue with 100T and TSM, they don’t give the players time

[@DIRTYPRODiGY]

TSM / 100T both organizations are sadly going down the same road. This inconsistency is honestly the one factor that ruins the eSports scene in North America

[@thadz2493]

TSM was like: We get good NEW player. We expect champions 100t: Same but if they lose 1ce, we drop.

[@ibbann]

i mean they dropped steel weeks before lcq, what yall expect

[@garuda799]

F poor guy. The disrespect by 100t after 2 matches.

[@swormah]

I guess the mindset that 100T's new roster is gonna click right from the get go like the last one is what that led to this whole shit storm of them dropping BabyJ and Ec1s.

[@fxjh21]

They should remain longer for a bit, both of them don't even have the time to build team chemistry by this point.

[@kdja4876]

BabyJ had some of the highest stats on the roster he should have stayed...

[@kaas5132]

who they bring even .. RIP 100T. again they will loose and again they will change the roster.. it's just good game for 100 t cuz they r giving more time in changing roster than practicing together. feels bad for babyJ and ec1s.

[@ev302]

He boutta have a redemption arc

[@christiananderson1645]

in 2 matches, team guard has a good results even from qualifyer.. so what u expect to team that yet discover their own playstyle like 100t to compete with team who has a bunch of playstyle? if the org keep changing the roster, the player would never discover their playstyle until it's too late to compete

[@nixx5288]

Stay strong BabyJ!

[@abyan5266]

babyj playing well. they should drop those player who only play one agent and underperform past weeks.

[@HighHatOG]

I agree with the general consensus that they were dropped very quickly, but at the same time I get why the team made the decision they did. I don’t watch Pro Valorant but is getting 13-0 a regular occurrence because to me that looks like they dropped a match without picking up 1 round, that would have anyone ready to make changes. Whether these are the RIGHT changes is neither here nor there, only time will tell.

[@amateursthoughts]

They should've at least kept BabyJ, he was a great sentinal for the team

[@earthisflatandiamapenguin.5995]

100throwers finally need me to step in and make them great.

[@minion9707]

Surely he should know by now that the problem is the players hes keeping on

[@itiswhatitis6207]

True, for pro roster consistency and building chemistry is really important, but considering their record and getting 13-0, probably there’s nothing 100T can do more

[@TyZi]

theres a lot of "professional players" that totally know what they're talking about suddenly whenever stuff like this happens

[@longdong3972]

Don’t need to be a pro player to know dropping two players from an org after two matches is just stupid. You just need common sense

[@karens8042]

i get that they want to win and changes are needed here and there, but they're impatient and this is no way you treat your players. mad dissappointed.

[@VishStarLive]

BabyJ and EC1s were the scapegoats.

[@MainUkraine]

I love Hiko but man, but if 100T really wanna see success I just don't see it with Hiko on the team tbh. Yes, Hiko has the experience but that isn't enough in a game like Valorant when you are going up against cracked teenagers as a boomer. They need to build a young roster around Asuna being the captain not Hiko and focus on the hidden young talent not csgo veterans.

[@lemncrabb8726]

Bro spittin

[@longdong3972]

Nadeshot treating roster changes like teams did back in call of duty before there were more than 2 orgs in the game. Dropping players like a team would in no time on an online ladder.

[@Gonzuh]

this.

[@jeffry3522]

i wonder if the team had a say in picking the agents like the no duelist comp

[@JamesSZN01]

Bro his girl in the back jumps from pro gamer to pro gamer like she's collecting trading cards lmfao.

[@HockeyFan102]

I think his attitude is the reason he’s gone. Dude needs to get a grip

[@SirCarmelli]

?

[@bardvt4492]

i dunno probably a cooked take but i feel like people dont understand that the way its set up you dont really have time to grow much its basically if you dont do well in this you are basically catch up for the rest of the year and people are confused on why we see so many roster changes in many teams and the ones that havent changed had that time and now they are quite consistant id say. i very much had a big feeling something like this would happen if results didnt come. Tho i do think it was a bit rash to drop babyj. i feel like this is only a big deal since there are so many eyes on the team its kinda wild

[@theelited246]

Really what are the NA teams doing? Maybe if you want to win focus on working together and come up with new strats to adapt against the different teams you are playing against. Making roster changes every month isn't going to do anything.

[@TheSpectrumAssassin]

I don’t think people realize this isn’t nadeshots decision. The players made this decision. Hiko, Ethan, & asuna. They know who they want to play with and 100t previously stated when they signed Hiko, he’s captain & has a say in roster control. Look back at dropping dicey after winning first strike, for Ethan.

[@OCGPlanetRed]

I feel bad for ec1 the most, had a na speed run. 100T just declined ever since they dropped Steel. Good luck to Bang and jcStani, one single mistake or loss they going to be dropped lmao

[@rayreds3394]

JcStani is still loan tho, so even if he played terribly he still have a place go to back in KCP which has done pretty good especially in recent match. Same goes with Bang, he's an aspiring player that have a ton of potential, even if hes dropped, hes gonna get picked up by another 'good' team a few days later anyway.

[@NoahTheTank]

Have they talked about why they decided to do a no-duelist comp on split? I might just not be knowledgeable of the masters format fully, but after all I’ve seen I’m still unsure why they went that route. Really disappointed by the move to drop them regardless.