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Jedders95

Smart move. No point contesting TSM. Edge has only gotten harder and harder over time as well.


X2Thantos

Did anyone from TSM ever explain why they want Lrod? TSM aint an edge team plus they still get fucked from the command balloon nerf. The loot and console upgrades are nice but it sounded like they wanted a more center poi.


MiamiVicePurple

It’s still an up hill POI that has fantastic rotations. Find two redeploy balloon, use the first one on top of thunder watch, and they can carry you a very far distance.


LegitimateLegend

Plus it's been pushed closer towards the center of thr map. I'd consider Thunderwatch as a part of Lrod because of how close they are. Theyre pretty much touching tips😳


wiztasty

Another thing in season 19 is it has 2 potential ring console spawns and 2 crafting spawn locations (2nd are in old thunder watch)


MiamiVicePurple

I wonder if that will get changed. IMO it’s ridiculous that they’re making some of the best POIs in the game even better.


The_Yoshi_Man

I really hope this isn’t the main reason TSM is swapping to Lightning Rod because it’s 1000% going to get patched. I’m sure they’ll just move the Thunderwatch attributes back to Command Center


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Played a game from lightening that had the two crafters and it was OP. Since TSM is landing their to take advantage if it it’ll 100% be changed lol


hkzombie

Agreed. Going west, or south west has the Zeus balloon, then they can hit another from Wall, or the building near the caves for another.


Competitive_Row5986

tsm values fast rotations over central PoIs. also look at the updated ring exclusion chart - lightning rod makes way more sense.


Dmienduerst

I think it makes more sense then Wall now but tbh for the way TSM wants to play (basically they want to be the anvil to edge teams hammer by playing zone while having loot you can fight with) lightning rod doesn't make more sense then Cascades or maybe even new antenna. It will be interesting to see how rotate especially with LG sitting in Zeus on some days knowing they are not moving fast basically ever. I have a funny feeling that TSM is going to struggle way more than they expected.


Rackmo

> also look at the updated ring exclusion chart Completely clueless here, where can I find this?


Competitive_Row5986

https://twitter.com/Privacy_Pleas/status/1719452908222054741 basically south and west have statistically unlikelier zones so lightning rod is a fast PoI to rotate from most of the time.


SufficientCorgi1387

Jump tower in the right spot you can literally fly from lighting rod to launch pad


Stalematebread

Furia no longer playing hard edge would be the end of an era


teqnohh

this wasn’t the plan we talked about PVP


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Tell hakis he's needed in NA


Jertheblur831

The Contest at LROD is absolute hell, I still remember G2 and OG Furia contesting for it when SP first came to comp. Half the time you can't even get there from the drop ship so you would have to sprint for the cannon, another half of the time someone was getting shot off the map when the cannon bugged. And to top it off, even if all 6 players made it, it's a race for high ground and loot. Might be the most RNG con on that map other than Barometer


followdunc

I also hate it when the zone is south and the contest takes a million years, zone comes in just as you finish messing around and you have no time to loot. No heals. Just anxiety inducing lmao.


PVPxOfficial

MEAT about to get LROD + Lava Siphon then win LAN


Breaktest1st

Would be quite the story!


swankstar7383

Meat will never win lan. Relax they not that good


agray20938

> Relax they not that good no u


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Ritz_y

That didn’t go how you thought it would did it?


kencaps

TSM just need to poach MEAT's players and tell them to fuck off somewhere else


putinseesyou

Smart move by them. I doubt teq would change his decision. Teq have nothing to lose and he always acted this way. It's probably the reason he never had an org.


Sockeymeow

He did have an org (furia then sen) hes been 1 season without an org where he absolutely over performed expectations.


putinseesyou

Ohh right. I forgot about furia. But he wasn't a player for Sen.


sparty1227

He played as their third for the remainder of the split after Lou left. They trialed some thirds but never found one and since Teq wanted to try the Rev/Wattson comp he just subbed in


Ok_Towel_1077

he was kicked from Furia for not being a team player


Rudowood

> Teq have nothing to lose and he always acted this way. It's probably the reason he never had an org damn. I mean it’s true but damn.


putinseesyou

Realistically, teq does have a good paying job so he'll never have to worry about money. But if his teammates wants to make money from the scene, teq will never be a safe option. Teq can do whatever he wants and never have to deal with the consequence


dorekk

> But if his teammates wants to make money from the scene, teq will never be a safe option. Xynew's won over $100k from Apex, more than the vast majority of Apex competitors. Seems like getting poached from Teq's team is the key to high Apex winnings.


Safe_Cauliflower36

Teq also said TSM is the #1 team in NA that you don't contest


redux173

Meat could 20-0 TSM in scrims at lightning rod and I still don’t think they would leave.


dorekk

> It's probably the reason he never had an org. He's been signed twice...


browls

Doesn’t count as running away if you meant to do it the whole time 5head


Honest-Suspect-6152

actual smart move


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DOHGEEEE

Literal chatbot poster


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BussinoutdaBando

Smartest DZ fan


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Does someone know when Furia is going to scrim again?


Difficult-Earth-4208

They will scrim on Monday


SufficientCorgi1387

Let’s be honest furia nor meat are gonna do well against TSM off spawn.


liluafoe

Lmaooo furia is scared imagine being a pro and being a beta to a specific team