Does FNATIC Boaster Actually Suck?

[@uwu.cynostic]

I've IGL'd my 5 stack multiple times like Boaster does with literal micromanaging and unless i was in a clutch situation, i also noticed an increase in auto-piloting during fights. it's a really hard habit to correct because it requires attention from your brain, attention that you're spending thinking about the game.

[@Luffy-xe1hw]

Ure basically playing rank and he is teir 1

[@luverman5846]

@@Luffy-xe1hwwhat's the statement here he already said that it was hard enough in rank sure proplay would be harder

[@Luffy-xe1hw]

@@luverman5846 well ikkk

[@carmacksanderson3937]

"Dying to win and risking death to win are completely different" -Gojo Satoru

[@hypnotic_o]

I love your content Platoon. Even before watching your analysis, I don’t think boaster should be given the hate he does. He’s a top igl, why does it matter if he is fragging out if he’s winning?

[@T3nyys0n]

I mean probably because if he frag a little better they might win more rounds than usual? That's what came to my mind after seeing your comment. I mean in general it's true that fnc is so good because of boaster igling but there are certain scenarios where they could have won if boaster played well (my assumption). as for myself for the 2025 G2 is a very strong contender with the addition of jawgemo might see G2 as the new superteam

[@ushi7715]

for that last question, well, in Bren's words, you get shot, you die. but true, i think people give boaster way too much flak for his performance.

[@Dylan-np4oy]

Because dropping single digit kills max like 15 is crazy when there are good igls that can frag but there aren’t many good igls in emea tbh

[@uwu.cynostic]

@@hypnotic_o I’m gonna be honest, it affects your mental, losing a game as an IGL already hits hard. but seeing those poor stats can be a huge tilter, and that stress slowly builds up over time. Also if you can have confidence in yourself to be able to make plays knowing your aim can back you up, it gives you more flexibility in calling.

[@WataDraggon]

because if he loses the blame would go all to him

[@xdtrollface5721]

Yeah, I think the Valorant community sometimes needs to remember that at the end of the day, it is a fps game, and it’s a measure of both your skill and confidence when taking duels. It’s also noteworthy that while FNC seem to have more of a one caller style, where Boaster manages most of the calling, G2 are known for having a lot of vocal players who can take over midrounding, relieving the pressure on Valyn so the group as a whole can get the kills they need. G2 and PRX are both really interesting imo because despite having radically different playstyles, they both look like they’re a hive mind sometime

[@jalleFPS]

As someone who can relate to Boaster and his struggles, I think the call that he just lacks the confidence to make riskier and more unpredictable plays is the main cause for sure. I was always the "brains over aim" type player in the games I play. I never tried improving my aim up until the last 18 months or so, and it took me a ridiculous amount of effort to fix the habits that came with having worse aim than most of my opponents. I still find myself playing as if I can't win a 50/50 gunfight sometimes because of how used to being bad at aiming I am, especially when playing games I don't play very often. If he can fix his confidence issue that is most likely caused by his "I'm mechanically worse than my opponents" mindset, and start taking initiative like the Valyn examples you showed, I think it would skyrocket him to being one of the best current Valorant IGLs. If he had such horrible mechanics, but they were still (at one point) one of the best teams in the world, that says a lot about his skills as an IGL. I feel bad for him a lot of the time because of the hate he gets, even though Fnatic hasn't dropped him for a reason, even when his aim was starting desk-quakes during gunfights. I think he has a ton of room to grow, and absolutely seems to have the drive to do so, hopefully it works out and we can see a legend being born beyond what he has already achieved.

[@AsianHazza09]

if you watch his streams it becomes so much more apparent. He surprisingly plays alot of duelists and he usually frags really well. When his chat mentions why he doesn't shoot like that in pro play, he says that he's too worried and over thinking things. I remember him talking about how there is no such thing as a perfect round and that its about who makes more mistakes. Which is true i guess but a very pessimistic way of thinking and he beats himself over mistakes that *could* happen as well as the ones that did.

[@MoppedVAL]

You're a bum dude you can't relate to two time lan winner best igl of all time. You're terrible. And lastly no one is reading that novel. Bum.

[@Kalashnigod]

One thing I noticed when learning Data Analysis in Valorant was that most of Boaster plays are either extremely safe or baiting for his own teammates to frag; he knows he his controlling beast fraggers but we also know he was top clutcher most of the internationals, he is not a bad player but for sure he knows he can improve some aspects; being a IGL too, I understand the struggle of going to riskier plays and knowing sometimes either u die there and get the round for your team or it could be to late, he doesnt gamble the odds, thats why its so hard to breach into FNATIC´s Line

[@iwantwins8016]

his clutch statistics could show that when he is focussed on aiming and thinking about himself he is one of the best players in the world but being an igl takes up so much of his mind that he can often lose focus on his actual mechanics and perform badly

[@rickthijs5892]

Short awnser: No Long awnser: Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

[@babusseus1105]

Great analysis as always, Platookie!

[@retrofying4761]

I noticed that Boaster frags better when they have Leo playing since he's kind of the 2nd caller or something from what I heard? Wonder what kind of placement they would've got if Leo wasn't sick and went to Champs this year

[@_simon.s_]

I definitely think it's the competitive atmosphere that puts pressure on Boaster to choose the safest option possible. Most rounds by FNATIC are played slow and would rather play retake instead of contesting the site. Also, this might be a weird take but I feel like having cracked aimers in the team puts a damper on Boaster's performance. He lowers himself to raise others. Which is why when you compare Boaster on stage and Boaster while streaming, the performance is vastly different. Cause one, there's no pressure and two, he doesn't know who tf his teammates are so there are no expectations. I'm genuinely surprised sometimes by how good he is whilst streaming. The skills are there, he just needs to get into the right zone.

[@dotpixel5483]

This was go good. I would love a similar video on FNS

[@OkReXx]

bro T-T

[@MannBhaii245]

Boaster is one of my all time favourite igl and I totally relate with him , coz I am also a guy who can aim pretty ok when playing in dms and stuff but in game due to less confidence and scared attitude , I just fuck up my aim nd mechanic, I hope boaster gets the confidence he needs , I just want one more trophy for this guy , he deserves it ❤️

[@kirsty3528]

u cant deny that his clutch % compared to the rest of his team and other teams in emea and other regions is quite high, id say boaster is probably fnatic's top clutch player which is quite a merit in itself. he also gets great impact kills, even if its only 1 or 2 in a very important round. he is there when he needs to be, even if he isnt running round killing everyone like a lunatic. i'd like to see his clutch round winrate compared to others. great video! :)

[@davidgreen240]

13:07 I remember a round in Sen vs TL I think it was at Afreeca where Tenz was playing Omen in that exact spot and TL pushed into him and Tenz killed 4. It's a stark difference between a player who gives themselves a chance to mechanically win rounds and one who doesn't.

[@mf_footages101]

Now I realize Im boaster on all my ranked games 😂

[@jaidenpapilio923]

I'm glad this is the conclusion because I'm sure our twerking igl has seen so much negativity that it discourages him from taking these fights. I'm sure he knows what he should be trying to do more, but old habits probably kick in during those fight or flight moments

[@AddisonFlay]

A platoon video a day keeps the doctor away!

[@aminikamini8394]

Loved the video! I had a personal question. What abojt being in the opposite end of the spectrum? I feel like im similar to boaster in a way where i value myself way less than others but My reaction to that is that I always feel the need to always put myself as the lynchpin (as you said) if each play bc of any of us die then I would rather it be me plus i feel comfortable in aggressive situations A good example is that If there is no util involved and Me and my tm8 are trying to kill someone I will b hop around and gove my life away or at least super poppin swing with the goal of letting ky tm8 getting the kill, or another rone is that I will aggressively push space on weakside to make it so my tm8s feel comfortable overrotating and they get most of the action Im a yoru main igl in asc2 btw

[@Logan_w1012]

The way I see it in ranked (mind you I’m silver but I have the gameplay of a high ranked player) you need to realize that on your team you have 4 boasters and you’re either Alfa or Derke from fnatic honestly you need to be the person your team relies on the most in order to win a clutch or to win a round, let your boasters run around and try and kill you need to farm

[@tekstego9654]

Great vid man!! Maybe a fun video idea would be an analysis on the most underrated/overrated team/player. Definitely would be controversial

[@xsomili5501]

Amazing analysis

[@DogBlessGeesus]

How is Platoon not a professional analyst for a team yet?

[@jodgey4]

he threatened to play Yoru for their next off season event and GOSH i would love to see nothing more. i think i suffer from the same problems as him and playing duelist more has helped

[@swabbie2066]

Boaster reminds me of Karrigan in cs from what I remember from watching cs karrigan was the exact same he has games were he gets fuck all for kills over a series but he played with the best team in the world for multiple years and is considered one of the best if not the best IGL in the world boaster I think just IGL's like him. How that is I dont know but I feel like the style of an IGL and the amount of info that IGL takes in is different and I would assume he is taking in more info or is just thinking up more think in advance than most IGLs making him even more preoccupied than you would even imagine. I think he is also doing almost 100% of the calling where as in Sentinels for example you have the main IGL in John but zellsis is basically a co IGL where he giving john all the info he needs and is making calls of his own and will take over IGL if john in flanking which tends to do a lot when he is on cypher I think boaster just needs a strong co IGL I personally dont watch a lot of EMEA I only really se games outside of America when there are events so I could be wrong but it just makes the most sense that he doesn't have a strong co IGL to help him.

[@1nterzept661]

No one can deny he’s a great leader. But damn man when he doesn’t get those important kills, most of the time it ends up hurting the team especially if it’s an important round. Like it’s literally an easy kill then he whiffs and they end up losing the round.

[@cedbel10_real]

FNS is also being roasted sometimes...

[@pedrorezende4873]

I would argue that FNS has way better game mechanics than Boaster. He use to be a CS pro player, you can't be that without mechanics. Boaster tried to go pro on CS and never made it

[@cedbel10_real]

@@pedrorezende4873 ok, i take it back, thanks!

[@zackdave2050]

​@@cedbel10_real 🤣

[@weirdworld3734]

@@pedrorezende4873 I think boaster aims clear FNS aim though

[@vkkn5162]

@@weirdworld3734 Boaster would, but FNS knows to play with the team he is confident enough on his mechanics to try trading teammates and he has other fundamentals strong as an IGL.

[@jabshill6046]

NUH UH he's the GOAT. He may not be the most talented player but he is the greatest teammate. One of the hardest worker and one of the most unselfish players as well.

[@realfishu]

Boaster is honestly the king piece to their team, yes he performs badly KD wise, but he makes up for it with his incredible intelligence and midrounding

[@teoriskai]

give me version of Boaster where he buys operator in OT on astra and gets 4k to win the round

[@sirprizemuthafakka6202]

Boaster's midrounding in a scale of 10 is like 9 but like the way he takes the fight is like to unconfidence so therefore in a scale of 10 is like 3 I'll say. Hype my goat up

[@leukiemiamiaer123]

can you make a video about aspas baiting? does he actually bait?

[@wantapped3441]

jessievash from team secret is the complete opposite of boaster's play style, i have seen the guy rush like a braindead and catch enemy off guard

[@_simon.s_]

Crazy how the man is 35 years old, has a wife and kid and top frags in the server unlike a certain Poolchan

[@Mika1509.]

Crazy good Video.

[@LoneBeastYT]

13:50 this may sound harsh but i believe there is a difference between being smart and being cowardly, to me boaster many a times plays cowardly and tries to justify by setting himself in the selfless positions by taking the weaker guns etc and tries to maximise team value cause he believes his own situation doesnt add up to much, but where smart and coward diverge is the when should one take the opportunity or when not to and if boaster gets the mechanics and more importantly confidence in his plays (and hopefully not at the sacrifice his brain power as an igl) i m sure fnatic would look much more sharper

[@Galactc9283]

While I agree that boaster doesn't really take space himself it doesn't help that everyone calls him ass and don't believe in him

[@er3n_genes1s21]

W platoonic vid as always

[@IYseventeeen]

It's just straight hate imo, cuz fns is the same as boaster in terms of whiffing and constantly bottom fragging, but he's not as hated as boaster

[@cloudyskyz2237]

I’m a certified FNS hater :) (I mainly just don’t like his personality tbh)

[@IYseventeeen]

@@cloudyskyz2237 i didn't say that vuz i hate him, i really rate him, like its obvious that top 3 igls of all time are boaster fns and saadhak, but it's just unfair that only boaster getting hated for aim

[@buh383]

fns gets clowned on by his own chat 😭

[@buh383]

fns is old as well so it’s kinda justified

[@Mika1509.]

​@@buh383boaster is pretty old as well

[@vivid5591]

i think fnatic should keep him forever cause he’s hot

[@64staklol]

i hope boaster sees this

[@bangnguyenthai2264]

A lot of people make fun of FNS's aim but I think Boaster is worse tbh. FNS is also more reliable than Boaster in clutch situations too. But trolling FNS is funnier I guess

[@Ggwp-j7k]

Atleast boaster has better stats than fns

[@SniikiChan]

Didn't Boaster have the highest clutch winrate in 2023? I think he's just extremely focused on the map while IGLing, especially this year with Leo being out.

[@z-t0xx437]

tbf fns did turn up in split 2 when nrg brought him and s0m back

[@D3vil80]

Lmao boaster clears that guy in everything

[@z-t0xx437]

@@D3vil80 js bc nrg dug his grave to retire and brought him back to life bc their superteam was sloppy shit

[@shavafpv8890]

It doesn't matter as Fnatic are winning

[@PLRoox]

I thought everyone loves boaster

[@vkkn5162]

FNS video pls

[@H786...]

Yes, yes he does.

[@Mika1509.]

No he doesn't ❤

[@uresfffff222]

boaster is better than fns in every single way

[@HaramLobo]

Bro, Boaster doesn’t have confidence because he doesn’t even have a f skin knife. It makes him looks like a Iron player. Buy a reaver karambit and you instantly starts to frag more.

[@cigarafterkiss]

are u paid by riot to say this

[@raezeri]

u realize the pros all have access to every skin possible on the tournament client...he does it on purpose as like a funny random thing also this makes no sense bc something used the default vandal all the time and ur gonna say hes not confident / an aimer?

[@filipbro5098]

ok nerd

[@HaramLobo]

@@raezeri you have great sense of humor and sense of irony. You must be really cool at parties.

[@Kioshiiiiii]

Boaster is the Kind of player that every team needs, He's the one what other team lacks. yk why he have low kills and stuff? Cuz bro, Yk his teammates? All of them are killing 2-3 every single time. Boaster is THE BRAIN.

[@16sense]

Now do FNS

[@misterme1134]

I have a 31% headshot percentage and 161 ADR along with a 89% KAST (there are prb the most important stats for mechanic check). I think these stats are pretty good and my rank is currently at Ascendant 3 (immortal by tomorrow prb cuz I have to win 1 match only) but the thing is my current win percentage is only 44% somehow. Now I aint in pro play or shit but like if even in ranked having above average stats doesnt help me win shows Kills ARENT everything. Impact is wayyy more important which Boaster 100% has A LOT of. BUT he sometimes just plays wayyy to passive. He has good mechanics better than a lot of other IGL's imo but he plays scared. He should just start playing some rounds like he is Tenz and just try to get a kill (now Omen is wayy better to this on than Astra) before falling back. He is VERY GOOD at enabling his teammates and helping them get kills BUT he should definitely have more confidence man. ISTG he can put up Valyn level performances.

[@Damn740]

boaster need to be a coach player is not working for him save fnatic

[@cloudyskyz2237]

Save FNC…? Man, they’ve consistently been at the top since the beginning of valorant with his IGLing. They’ve fricken got five trophies(if I’m not missing any), and three of those are international!

[@dubijin]

1 min ago is crazy

[@fergonzz]

second

[@ztimmyshi]

first hahahah

[@SuleManYT]

Second

[@holytrinity3851]

second lol

[@coco-xm3gc]

2nd YAY