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The Twitter Space 2024 COD Mobile Stage 5 Predictions (The Spawn) hosted by RealBobbyPlays. Delve into the realm of COD Mobile esports as experts dissect predictions and strategic insights for Stage 5 in 2024. From map control to community events, this space navigates through the intricate world of competitive gameplay, emphasizing teamwork, communication, and adaptation. Explore the upcoming meta changes, weapon balancing, and anticipated developments set to reshape the COD Mobile landscape. Witness how collaborations and guest appearances enhance the gaming ecosystem, fostering engagement and excitement within the COD Mobile community.
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Questions
Q: How do strategic rotations impact gameplay in COD Mobile Stage 5?
A: Strategic rotations are crucial for maintaining map control, securing objectives, and outmaneuvering opponents.
Q: What are the key elements that define a successful team composition in COD Mobile esports?
A: Team composition should balance roles like slayers, supports, and objective players to ensure synergy and effectiveness.
Q: What community events can players expect in COD Mobile Stage 5?
A: Players can anticipate community tournaments, challenges, and exclusive in-game content during Stage 5.
Q: How do meta changes influence player tactics and strategies in COD Mobile esports?
A: Meta changes require players to adapt their loadouts, playstyles, and strategies to stay competitive and effective.
Q: What role does communication play in competitive COD Mobile matches?
A: Effective communication is essential for coordinating plays, callouts, and strategies among team members for success.
Q: What can players anticipate in terms of weapon balancing and new features in COD Mobile Stage 5?
A: Changes in weapon balancing and new features aim to enhance gameplay diversity, fairness, and competitiveness in Stage 5.
Q: How can players optimize their gameplay to maximize wins in COD Mobile esports?
A: Players can optimize their gameplay by focusing on map awareness, team coordination, and individual skill improvement to secure victories.
Q: What are the expected developments in terms of new maps and modes for COD Mobile in 2024?
A: Players can look forward to new maps, modes, and gameplay enhancements that offer fresh experiences and challenges in the upcoming stages.
Q: How do collaborations and guest appearances contribute to the COD Mobile ecosystem?
A: Collaborations and guest appearances help in expanding the community, boosting engagement, and offering unique experiences within the COD Mobile environment.
Q: What strategies should players adopt to adapt to game mechanics updates for COD Mobile Stage 5?
A: Players should stay informed, practice new mechanics, and experiment with strategies to effectively adapt to game updates and optimizations for Stage 5.
Highlights
Time: 00:15:42
Strategic Rotations and Map Control Understanding the significance of strategic rotations for map dominance in COD Mobile.
Time: 00:25:18
Meta Changes and Gameplay Tactics Exploring how meta shifts influence player tactics and gameplay strategies in COD Mobile.
Time: 00:35:50
Weapon Balancing and New Features Insights on upcoming weapon adjustments and features to expect in COD Mobile Stage 5.
Time: 00:45:37
Predictions on New Maps and Modes Discussing potential new maps and modes that may be introduced in COD Mobile in 2024.
Time: 00:55:22
Team Compositions and Roles Analyzing the critical roles within team compositions for competitive success in COD Mobile.
Time: 01:05:14
Community Events and Tournaments Expectations for community events, tournaments, and exciting content updates in COD Mobile Stage 5.
Time: 01:15:30
Communication and Teamwork The vital role of communication and teamwork in maximizing performance in COD Mobile esports.
Time: 01:25:49
Optimizing Strategies for Wins Strategies and tips on optimizing gameplay to secure more wins in competitive COD Mobile matches.
Time: 01:35:27
Guest Appearances and Collaborations Exploring the benefits of guest appearances and collaborations in enriching the COD Mobile community.
Time: 01:45:18
Game Mechanics Updates Adapting to new game mechanics updates and optimizing strategies for COD Mobile Stage 5.
Key Takeaways
- The importance of strategic rotations and map control for success in COD Mobile Stage 5.
- Discussion on meta changes and how they impact gameplay tactics.
- Insights on weapon balancing and new features expected in Stage 5.
- Predictions on potential new maps and modes for COD Mobile in 2024.
- Analysis of team compositions and roles critical for competitive gameplay.
- Expectations on community events, tournaments, and content updates for Stage 5.
- Importance of communication, teamwork, and adaptability in COD Mobile esports.
- Strategies for maximizing points and wins in competitive matches.
- Guest appearances and collaborations enhancing the COD Mobile ecosystem.
- Insights on game mechanics and updates affecting player strategies.
Behind the Mic
Introduction and technical difficulties
Oh, wait, I'm muted. All right, let's see. Edit. I've never tried to do any of this before. Oh, I've already got a listener. That's interesting. Join. Yeah, join the space. All right, welcome. Welcome, everybody. We're live. I was not planning to go live yet, but I need to get things set up so that little b and verdict. How do I make somebody a co host? I don't know how to do it. Wait, invite co host. There we go. Little b, verdict. The audio is okay? Yeah, I'll just mute the audio on my web browser and then it shouldn't be an issue. I invited you guys as co hosts. I think send invites, approve. There we go. There we go. All right, welcome, everybody. This is our first time attempting to Twitter space, so yolo. Okay. Yeah, it doesn't. The audio doesn't sound delayed to me slightly. Yeah, let me leave and should I leave and join back? Damn. Okay, let me mute in discord.
Setting up the stream
Let me mute definite discord and let me know. Yeah, yeah. I think we're. I think we're good to do everything through spaces. All right, so we're good. Light check? Yeah, sounds great. Little me, you still have not accepted the co host. Join as co host. Okay, there you go. Oh, wait, and now verdict is gone. Wait, now verdicts back. Okay. Yeah, I'm here. Let's cook. All right, welcome, everybody. I guess I'll go ahead and go live on Twitter as well. Or not on Twitter. On YouTube as well. Since we are fully up and running already. Thank you all for joining stage five tomorrow. We have a lot to look forward to. So we are going to be doing our own miniature version of the spawn of joined by the usual suspects, little b and verdict. Verdict is casting more of CoD mobile champs this year than I am, so he is our resident expert.
Expert opinions and preparations
You give me a little bit too much credit. There. We were literally just a moment ago. It's like, hey, fill me in as much as you can, because, yeah, I'm going to be. I'm going to need to be spoon fed all of my opinions from here on out. All right, well, appreciate everybody joining. Stupid Noah. All right, how are you feeling? On a scale of one to ten, how educated are you feeling? One to ten? I would say a solid eight. Okay. It was a six yesterday night, but it's up to eight now. Okay. All right, we can take that. So for those of you who are listening in the Twitter space, we are going to be doing a. A tier list to get things started. As I've actually not done this post cds. I obviously we had, like, a lot of stuff happening right there, so wanted to kind of get our. Get the group's feel for where we're expecting people to be.
Analyzing team performances
I might have to make some extra tiers because there's only, like, five tiers in this tier list. And I feel like there's so many different ways that you could break up all the teams that we have that. I don't know. I don't know. Well, we'll get it started. What do we got? Galores as the. As the first team. I mean, that's a wild card in and of itself. Verdict? You want to screen share on discord, Bobby? So it's like, not delayed on. Yeah, just watch this. Yeah, just watch the stream, buddy. Like first instincts, where, what are you thinking for glorious? I mean, if I'm looking at them just at a, Latam finish, right. They finished second to. Or was it first and the most recent in July.
Discussion on team placements
Yeah, they finished first. They finished first. Okay. They beat, ancient gaming. It was four to two. Right. Based off that and based off masters, you would assume that they would be a top contender just because they. They were runner up in masters. They were first place in LAtam. And everybody who sleeps on Latam, Brazil, completely just overlooks that complete region. So I would say they would be a top contender at the very least. I know there's a little bit of talk of them maybe not being as good with as much talent as they have, but I still don't think you go into this tournament with them not being a top contender at the very top. Little B, thoughts? Yeah. So I would put him on top committed easily because, like, they're a stack.
Discussion on Players and Teams
For sure. Yeah. God. Like, is world class. They're good. For sure. Yeah. We leak. The exclusive shirt. What do you want to leak? 15 to 50. Oh, my God. Yo, chill, tek. Yo, text him. I won't leak that. Maybe somebody else can. Let's not do marvel like that, please. We already know who. But, yeah, there's been a couple teams that have gotten 20 point clubbed. Oh, lord. All right. But, yeah, it's, I don't know. It's the first day of scrims. You know what, though? I will say. I will say one thing about the. About the original tier list that I saw with four magic being really low.
Performance Analysis
Four magic's doing really well in scrims right now. We got to see a lot of their games. They're doing really good. It would seem vitality is winning first round, by the way. That's the team we're playing. They. They're definitely really good. That's why you're saying the odds are so crazy for that first round. Yeah, yeah. No, I saw the betters. Odds, favorites or something. That's insane. They're not. I don't think the betters. I don't think the better is no ball. Yeah. Trying to make some quick money. Okay, well, next we got exclusive, and we just heard they got 250 to 15. So I think we throw exclusive into airport security. Yeah. Because they lost their best player. These issues. All right, just stop. Not visa, but. Okay. I really. All right. And then we got four magic.
Team Rankings
That's dark horse, bra. Like, whatever your dark horse tier was. Like, that's them for sure. We just did away with it. Not below average, bro. They're good. So just make a new one that says dark horse. Yes. I just put them at the bottom of playoff contender. No, no, we can just because that. Y'all. Y'all. Y'all maybe forget. Weren't they up to all against galores in the. In the. Yeah, that's true. In the semifinal, they were, and they choked it. But those guys, then they got three old by. Well, what was ancient. Yeah. Okay. But those guys on the right day. Those guys are good.
Tactical Analysis
Okay. All right. Guys are really good. LGD. LG. I want to say, like, bottom of top contenders. What I said. So what I said, like, prior, I told. I said this before. The players in a team, like, air offs, unguarded riders there. Yeah. They're grinders. Ar raf's probably the best na player in Na right now. I honestly think it's just, like, there's specific players. There's three players that come into mind, and that team were last year. They didn't perform on the main stage when it mattered. So it just. It's the matter if they could perform on stage with the pressure on the line. But for sure, like, they're the most hard working team in Na or western.
Evaluating Performance Consistency
I would say they work really good as a team. I would say, like, below top contenders are above playoff contenders about. I think I would say, like, are they above or below galore? I think that's the question. That's a hard one. I'm not gonna lie. I just think, like, with the name Lucas in the front. Yeah. I don't know if you could put them above galore. Just. Just off of what they did in masters alone, even. I don't know. It's been a long time. But they are a sleeper team. If they're. If they perform and if they, like, perform, like, all the hours they put in there, they. They could take it. They could. Their team that could take it. Or, you know, we're sleeping on LG, but it's off of my.
Evaluating Recent Matches
Okay. Lg's good. Like, at worst, they're equal. They're really good. Like, equal to glorious. It's hard. Yeah. It's too hard this year. All right. There's so many factors. Yeah. I think that series there. Are they playing. No, it's tribe glorious. But if LG was to play galores. That's all draft. That's 100%. That's draft. Because you get two bands per. You get two bands promote outside of the control. So then you got to go with glories. Just because they have. It has to be. I don't know. I mean, flower coach for.
Current Stage of Cobble Esports
Feels weird to say, but that's just kind of where we are in the current stage of cobble esports. I'm gonna throw that up and we'll talk about the next couple of questions. First one, verdict. Which player has the most approved? Who has the most to approve?
Player Approval
PJ. PJ's got the most approved. This is first champs. Yeah. Wow. Wow. Letter fish. Let's. Oh, wait. We're saying the most? The most to prove? Yeah. Let's see the reasoning behind that. I mean, I think he's got the most approved. This is their first chance run. I know they just got off on a God tier run in CDSI. That's great and all, but can you do it on the main stage? Can you do it in a similar single elimination bracket? Can you do it in the best of three, more importantly, in person? I don't know. I think there's so many more players that have a lot more to prove than PJ does. This is first dance, this is his first chance.
Discussing Expectations
It's a lot of people. Yeah, but come on, man, everyone's gonna be looking at that guy. I see where you're coming from. There's just so many players that it's their first chance at all. I don't think you could just put it just based off of that. You know, I'm sticking to it. I got three names on my mind. Instantly that pops up. First of all, I said, lucas and. Man, for sure somebody was. He bombed out on 2023, stage five really early. We didn't see them play in the playoffs. He didn't go bombed out. It's a team game. If you bomb out your team, bomb, you know, it was the whole team.
Analysis of Other Players
They crashed out. But another second name is, I would say aero Ralph. You know, two years ago, he's like a nobody, and now he's like, probably the best na player representing na right now. So he's got a lot of proof, especially with his insane movement are nine, like, our nine skills that he's, like, posting on Twitter. I would say the third name would be, it's got to be someone of Joe. Cos I would say, cuz, like, he's made it to every stage, 520-22-2023 and he's got dead last and this year he's got a legit roster and, you know, he's beat God like, and let's see if that continues going on and make a deep run for stage five.
Marvel's Achievement and the Challenge Ahead
Those are my top three names, I would say. I think Marvel's got to be up there because those guys that has won, I think he's more. He's won more EU stage fours than anybody else, but he's never been able to do anything on stage five because what, like, you can blame him, blame and see whatever it is, but they've never really showed up whenever it matters most. So I. I feel like Marvel's got to be one of the names at the top of the list for that, just because of, like, the history behind it, but not having any accolades to back it up. So I think Marvel's got to be close to the top of the list.
Discussion on Banta
Oh, yeah, let me add one more name, too. I would add. I would add Banta down because he got, like, so much hate from the recent Gordon dropping zero kills and last s and D. I think he's got, you know. Yeah, I think he's going to have, like, a chip on his shoulder. I don't know about most approve. Cause, like, the year before 2023, he was known as the major warrior. Yeah, exactly. And then 2023, he just, like, dropped zero kills and Matt and the most important game, and he got so much hate for that. So I feel like he's, you know, saying to come back stronger this year.
Discussion on Elevate and Team Approvals
All right, Ver, do you want to change your. No, I still. I still feel like PJ has a lot to prove. I feel like that elevate roster thrives behind him. Okay. And just because they want to see the aside as, I mean, anything, they've got to do it on the main stage now. All right, that's fair. I appreciate you all saying. I think Marvel was one that I would completely agree with. If there's anybody that's listening on. On Twitter that would like to weigh in on this one as well, you guys are welcome to request mics. I know we hadn't been accepted. We have a candy in here, actually.
Transition to Team Approvals
I see Ken. Yeah, I saw him. He's probably, like, mid scrim just listening in. If I had guessed. But, yeah, we can go back to that one. If anybody requests my next one, which team has the most approve? It'll be. I'll let you go first in this one. Okay. Coming off guard with this one. We literally have all the questions in the Google. Yeah, I didn't see it. I literally got caught off guard. I didn't even see the question, and I still stuck by my answer.
Vitality's Investment
Which team has more to prove? I would say vitality first. Big investment debt. Team making. Shipping three western teams to an indian region. A lot of money. So they got a lot of proof on that side. LG's got a lot of proof. LG. I think LG's got a lot of proof because what is it? They bombed out last year. That core was not even the same team. You say tribe is a lot to prove, really. The core of the same is cartels, kings, and rapid.
Evaluating Team Potentials
Yeah, that's the same core. So I think they got a lot of proof there. All right. Gonna say, trevor, I'm just giving. I'm giving one answer. I'm just gonna elaborate on it. And little b, I respect if you do the same thing. Okay. I would say vitality in LG doesn't. Why? Because vitality, big investment to that big project. LG, because they bombed out last year, and I expect them to do good, and, you know, they put the work in, so hopefully they do good. They got a lot proof. R, is he done? Yeah, I'm done.
Final Thoughts on South American Kings
Okay. I'm giving it to the south american kings. We're going from the team from Brazil. It's got to be glorious. Okay. Underperformed, and I didn't say underperformed. They were expected to win masters, okay? Expected. It was literally in their backyard. Don't take a single map off of Q nine. That has to hurt. They've got all their players. They've got plenty of time, to synergize that roster. They have no excuses. Now, the only thing I will say is, in the west, we don't have as many major events, so this is really their proving ground, whereas everybody else has really got to, you know, flaunt their talents in numerous of events.
The Challenges Ahead
Garena's had, you know, they've had two lands. If you consider CDSI, China stays, has it, having, tremendous events. obviously, they were coordinated. This is a chance for somebody from the west to redeem our name, and we're putting all that in the bankroll and putting it on glorious. All right, that's fair. We have crim requesting a mic. This guy, it's always in the cob mobile esports community talking crap about somebody, so I'm gonna give him.
Crim's Input
I'm gonna give him an opportunity to give. I don't know which. Which question he wants to answer, but you are welcome. Descend it. All right. All right. I'm gonna say. I won't say elevate has the most to prove because they already won CDside. I think that's a big accomplishment. But I will say that they have to play at, like, a very high level, because the level that they showed in CDSI was like, everybody was fine.
The Intensity of Stage Five
Like, I don't know if that's gonna be the same case on stage five, you know, because it's a different event. You never know. But everybody was fine. I was fine. It's a DSi, and I just feel like they have to play at that level because it's, what, t three china? I mean, it's going. It's all china. It's wolves x rock Q nine. You know, very good teams. So I feel like elevate has to be that, I guess, the hope to, like, kind of take down that type of, you know.
Further Discussion on Elevate
But I did feel like they played very well in CDSL. I enjoy watching. All right, do you have a. Do you have a player with the most approved? Player with the most approved. I'll probably say maybe, like, band because of last year. Okay. And Vega, I. Yeah, well, I'm a little bit surprised nobody said vague because vague's the one that started everything in the first place, and then he didn't really back it up.
Vague's Performance
Like, he didn't have a great stage five last year, especially whenever they lost to the godlike. So I think. I think vague's probably got a good bit to prove in this one as well. I agree with that. Yeah. All right. I don't think I gave my team with the most approved. I. So I probably would have also said galore. I'm trying to make an argument for somebody else, just to play devil's advocate.
Expectations for Galores and Vitality
I think, obviously it's got to be galore is just because, like, I mean, there's two teams that made really big moves that you both mentioned, galores and vitality. Like, both of those teams made very big acquisitions and haven't been able to back it up yet. So I would say, like, in regards to expectations, those are probably the top two, just because, like, yeah, you want to make that investment worthwhile in the long run and you want to make the most out of the talent that you've thrown onto that roster.
Analysis of Vitality's Prospects
So I think I have high expectations. I think if I was going to look at a duo, I think Sam's and jocose, those are two guys because they're like shaky points in CDSI, but there are also times in CDSI where Sam's fried, but Jokos obviously didn't play at all, so he's going to need to step up. But I think, like, if those guys are on their a game, then I think vitality can make something happen. But, yeah, probably vitality angle or is. Both jokers, is their secondary sniper, too?
Chance of Winning Stage Five
All right. All right. I guess the follow up question for that would be, does the west have a realistic chance of winning stage five and bringing the trophy back home? No. No chance. No. With the amount of major events that go on in the east and how the competitive scene has thrived just in the past two months, three months alone. Hell, I could barely remember when stage four ended.
Comparing the Regions
That's fair. Was it, did they even label it as a stage four? No, it hasn't been labeled stage four the past couple of years. And so, I mean, let's be realistic. Like, everything started to take a little bit of a dive in the west when we stopped putting on major events in the west, and that was around last year and we saw, I would say we underperformed. But what do we have? Two teams in the playoffs, three teams in the playoffs.
Performance and Expectations
Two. It was two teams. Right. We had LG, we had tribe. That was. Yeah, I guess that was it. Yeah. Because nobody from Latam or EU made it. Now they think about it, they did have like, to be fair, they did have visa issues, but they did. It was. That tle roster was nasty. If we had gotten tragic that we never got to see what they were capable of. I was looking forward to shaving all the body hair off myself and a vat of glue and tossing chicken feathers on me.
Expectations and Performance Gaps
It was going to be lovely day. But that of course did not happen. If we do have a chance at winning stage five, it's got to be inglorious. We trust. Yeah. See, if I was a betting man out. Yeah. For sure. West doesn't have a chance like east. I would put my money on east. But I said, as you said, glorious and a glorious because, you know, I want glorious to come back swinging. Especially what happened in masters in Brazil and LG.
Hoping for Improvement
I want to see the time and effort they put in, the hours they clocked in translate to twins in the main stage. But like the town pools wise, I. I just don't see other, any, to any other western teams by their sides, honestly, compared to like the huge roster of eastern teams, you know. Yeah, I agree. I think the gap between China and the rest of the world has grown and then the fact that elevate have shown that they're on the same level as those teams is kind of just tough to imagine anybody else.
Pressure on Western Teams
I don't think it's like a hundred percent chance that the east win it because you've got at the end of the day a single elimination format and because of single elimination like that gives underdogs a really big chance that they wouldn't have otherwise. Like if you get a good amount of momentum off the first map, then, like anything can happen right there. And that's what we saw last year, like, God, like coming into the event, nobody that people might have expected them to make playoffs, nobody was expecting them to make top two and they get hot at the right time like verdict's been talking about and they end up second place in the world.
Potential for Teams to Succeed
So I think there's a team from the west that's capable of that. I think if I was going to pick a team that was going to make that happen, it would be glorious just because of the amount of raw talent that they have and if they do finally start to mesh at the right time, they could throw a wrench in somebody's plans, but it's definitely a bit of a long shot, for sure. Yeah. Don't get me wrong, I want to see the west team winning. So the banter keeps going.
Optimism for Western Teams
You know, I'm saying, yeah, the west is the east panther, but we'll see. Gfriend, what you think the west? I think. I think they're good. Like, I think the west team could make day two. But, like, you have to be so good. Like, to win this event is, like, really competitive. If you. Anybody that watched CJ side just knows, like, that was really competitive. Like, you have to.
Team Comparisons
Like, I feel like when you look at the control, when you look at the hard point, west teams are good at hard point. Some west teams are good at control, which, when you look at the collective body of work, I don't feel like they're the same level as the east. I would agree with that. All right. And then, little b, your question was top five players coming into stage five. So since that's your question, I'm going to let you go first and embarrass yourself.
Deferring the Question
No, no, I would say you go first because you read the question. What do you think? You wrote the question. The point was, I have watched the most codball esports, therefore, I have earned the right to go last. Let's ask shift. Cause now he's a speaker. Let's ask shift. Let's go shift. All right, I'm here.
Further Discussion on Player Performance
Wait, no, we gotta retroactively let him go back for the other questions. Yeah, I'm not gonna lie. My app was doing crazy shit. I don't even hear what the last question was. It was, like, so delayed. Well, we'll give you three questions, and you can choose which, if any, you wanna answer. Player with the most approved.
Team with the Most Prove
Team with the most approved. And does the west actually have a chance? Okay, I'm gonna skip on the first one because it's way too throw a dart while blindfolded and hope you pick the right person. But I think the west. Here's the hot take. If the west doesn't play well this year, CoD mobile's dead.
The Stakes of Western Teams
In the west, everyone's done. Like, yeah, everyone's done. It's just. It's gonna prove once and for all that, like, these last two years, having things like CDSI, CDFI, these more elongated stages in Garena and China, masters, that just proves that a longstanding form for competitive COD mobile will always benefit the team that's playing the most. And, like you guys are talking about, I mean, let's be honest.
Reflection of Current State
What was the last time you even talked or heard about a result that mattered from the west, like, stage four was so freaking long ago that none of those results even matter. Like, even as a broadcast. And went through this last year, same thing this year. It's like, who cares what the result of the stage four final was in North America? That happened two and a half, three months ago. Like, it just doesn't matter.
Concerns for Western Representation
So I would fear that if the west has the same representation in the top eight that it did last year, this will be one of the last years we see Western COD mobile even really be remotely talked about before it becomes an all eastern based eastboard. I would agree with that. We've also had the, like, rumors that there's going to be CDM moving into, like, a Asia Super League where all of the top asian teams are invited.
Future of Competitive Gaming
So if that becomes the case and there's no sort of substitute in a similar manner for the west, like, I agree with shift. There might be a couple teams that keep playing for the love of the game, but there's not really going to be any realistic expectation that a western team is going to contend for a top spot. Bobby, when was the last time a western, like, besides qualifying for a world champs tournament, it's been masters, right?
Reflection on Past Performances
2021 Masters. That was the only thing. Yeah, like, that is crazy. Wow. Like one of those scenarios where the meme, I gotta learn Chinese is not apply. It's like, get ready to learn Chinese, buddy. That's the. No, but legitimately, it's one of those situations, like, if that were to happen, this whole super League, you got to think, like, north american cod mobile.
Examining Past Matches
You could go back and look at Luminosity's record. You only look at three matches they played as even remotely relevant because the rest of the pool was that bad. Yeah. There's a team that made top four for Na that literally had, like, tier two and tier three players. It was insane. Yeah, no, it's just. It's. It's really, really bad.
Future Prospects
And, you know, again, the fear about this is, like, we have. We've seen a boost in terms of, like, when were doing things like Covid and pre Covid to where we are now. Like, this whole stage four round robin. Like, remember, we didn't even have round robin. It was just like, show up on the weekend and play and maybe you qualify for the next tournament, you know, three months from then.
Progress in Competition
Like, we've made some progress. But, I mean, it's a combination of the fact that it's still not enough and then you also have this element of single elimination, which is just complete horse crap, like LG was sleeping on godlike. I guarantee you if they met in the lower final, LG blows God like, out of the flipping water to make it back to grand final.
Thoughts on Past Events
I. Yeah, I. That's not something I've ever said, but that's something I've thought about a lot. Like, if 2023 was double elimination, there's no chance that we. I'm not saying no chance. There's a very slim chance that we have the godlike storyline that we have, and we talked about it before, like, that's the. I'm not gonna say the beauty of single elimination, but kind of the nice thing from a spectator POV is, like, it's kind of similar to march madness.
Competitive Landscape
Like, it's. It's not necessarily the best teams gonna make their way through every time, because you have that element of RNG, of one team slipping up in a certain scenario, and if that happens and somebody gets momentum, then anybody can lose at any point in time, 100%. Yeah. And that's why I think, you know, I think if western Call of Duty mobile were to fail this year, the only region you see still continually pursue playing at a high level is probably gonna be Latin America, just because mobile games are so popular in Brazil.
Reflections on North American Teams
But I think that tribe.org, who's been in and out of COD mobile esports for the last two and a half years, LG, who only shows up when the money befits them. I think you're just. You're done with every. Any major organization in North America in particular, treating CoD mobile with any sort of security.
Concerns for the Future of COD Mobile
It's real tough, but that's what's on the line, I think. And the good news is, I think the western representation is going to be more formidable this year than it was last year, just across the board, like, top to bottom. Whereas last year, I think were expecting more from Lucasin and code did not perform online whatsoever. We expected a lot from LG, and they provided.
Potential Outcomes for This Tournament
We expected, you know, a pretty serviceable amount of action from tribe, and they largely provided. But, I mean, Europe is by far the weakest region coming into this tournament. It seems like, without question, Latin America has maybe a couple of sleepers, but at the same rate, we very well just may see Lucas and the best player in the world and his four teammates just choke constantly, you know?
Future Representation
But I think if you don't have good representation from the western regions this year, I don't think tribe comes back ever, unless it befits them. From a financial standpoint, I don't think LG comes back ever unless it benefits them from a financial standpoint. It just.
Financial Considerations in Esports
It doesn't make sense to support again two, three months out of the year where you're actually seeing your team compete. Yeah, you're not making any money back and you're not getting any realistic promotion out of it either. So, like, you can't really even blame the orgs either. I'm honestly a little bit shocked that either of those orgs came back.
Thoughts on Major Organizations
I thought Na was going to be completely or less because none of the top teams really look super competitive. And then on top of that, you didn't really have any additional tournaments. So I was happy for those guys that they got picked up by major organizations. But I would agree it's not a super high chance that we see that happen again if they come up short.
Discussion on Tribe's Brand Recognition
The other side about it, too. We were talking about this a little bit when were running through rehearsal today. Like, talking about tribe is like, why do we still talk about tribe as a brand, as if it were still 2021? Like, we're still, we still look at the tribe name and we say these are world champions and they are going to be a big.
Current Thoughts on tribe Team
I don't, I don't talk about it that way. Yeah. Generally though, they're still like, oh, it's tribe gaming. Like, these guys are going to be major world champion threats. And it's like outside of that 2021 2022 kind of transition between the two years, like outside of those continual same team playing because they were getting paid good money to be representative of the.
Reflections on Western COD Mobile
They're playing a bunch like, we just don't see that anymore. Western Cod mobile is on its last leg. I think with this tournament. I agree. I think it just comes down to the stem. We're western, especially in Na. Mobile games are just not big.
Viewership Challenges
So viewerships are just low. They're not hosting torments compared to these countries in Asia. Like, mobile game is a huge market and also latam. So it just comes down to the core of that. That's what I think. I have another hot take in terms of a team with the most approved for this event.
Elevate as a Key Team
Okay, give me elevate team most approved for this event. Interesting. Why? Yeah, I think the thing about it is, yeah, obviously they went through a really tough overall bracket, both groups and bracket overall for CDSI, but now it's like, I think a lot of teams look at CDSI. It's like, yeah, it's great, but it's not world championships.
Pressure on Elevate
Like, I feel like this is an event where elevator coming in with a higher target on their back and this is now, you know, a little bit of a proving point in terms of, like, that wasn't just like a fluke run. Like, not to use the word fluke fully, but for lack of a better word, like, I still like looking back over that bot, it's just like, I don't know, like, it wasn't as, I think, definitive and convincing as it could have been.
Expectations for Elevate
Now, though, the results were, you know, by map count right there. But I think that the maps that they did steal away were very winnable for the chinese teams, especially in, like, the respawns that they just don't play the same pool that a lot of the other parts of the world had played. Like, you're no longer going to be seeing them being able to run just freely onto one map or the other.
Competition Dynamics
There's like, they played so much hardpoint in chinese masters. Like, we don't have that anymore. Like, we don't have cross ride strike on control anymore. Like, those aren't our two big pain points. Like, their search and destroy is always great, but, hey, we're not playing to eleven anymore. Like, there's, like, a lot less freedom, I think, for the chinese teams to dominate the way that they had.
Learning from Past Events
And I think that CDSI was going to be a huge learning point for those teams. And I think elevate. As surprising and as fun as it was to watch the run, I think that their look that still is, like, not the favorite in a lot of ways because the format is just so much more, I think, combative towards, like, the run they put together in a way.
Growth of Chinese Teams in Esports
I think it'll be really interesting, though, I think just to see the growth that the three Chinese teams will likely be able to show us in respawn, in particular after CDSI. You know, I think a lot of people at least kind of looking at the results, like wolves were the only team who really put together decent results on the current map pool in respawn. And I expect that to fully be changed. But on top of that, I think it'll be really interesting to see this godlike team play now that they're not underneath the radar anymore. I did it, cadet. I did an interview with all five of them today, and they were like, super confident, super relaxed. Even though the results at CDSI were not particularly great, they still seemed very vibrant, which is super encouraging, I think, to the Indian audience. But outside of that, I'm curious on really both the hybrid squads, you know, vitality, it's one of those situations is like, can they actually pull it out? And then the other side of it is like, what's going to happen with this supreme squad?
Performance Expectations for Competitive Teams
You know, that tle team from last year was surprising throughout the group stage. But, you know, here's this team that, you know is coming with no expectations. They surprise people in North America. Can they do it again? The global stage? I don't know. It's weird because I think, like, last year, we had at least six teams that we knew for sure we're not gonna make playoffs this year. It doesn't feel like we have maybe more than three that we know for a fact aren't gonna make playoffs. So, yeah, I think tomorrow's gonna be interesting. Yo, shift. I see that. I see. I see you, man. You're outside on your phone. I see. What are you doing? Infinity, check your check. Discord. Infinity posted a picture of him just standing outside by himself, just on his phone, talking. I'm gonna call it now, though. It's gonna be an extra q. Nine grand finals. I think those are. I think those are the two most likely. I think one of them is gonna end up getting screwed over by the format.
Format Challenges in Competitive Esports
I don't know who it's gonna end up being, but they're still the favorites for me, for sure. I think they both play each other when they're two and o in the Swiss, but they will be on the opposite side of the bracket for the playoff bracket, and then they'll meet in the grand finals as my take. Well, if that happens, hopefully, that would force some change in esports format, if anything, because having two teams from the same region in the only region that has a year-round format would be a very telling sign in regards to what mobile esports needs. Yep. So, I think that's a fair expectation. All right, well, we'll let you go enjoy tonight. I don't know if we have a ton about here. No, little B has to give us his top five. I want you to answer the question, not me. No, you got to ask the question. All right, so, if I answer, would you answer with me? I will answer after you're talking.
Discussion on Player Performance and Rankings
Do we have to. Do we have to hold your hand while you shit the bed? Is that what you're saying? This is hard, bro. Okay, they're not. Order. Okay? I'm not. I didn't say order. The question did not say order. All right. Okay. All right. All right. Okay. We're gonna put Lucas on there easily, right? No. No. Okay. Tech. Okay. TJ, the last one's gonna be, like, super. It could be from a China team, but I would just say, honestly, a Ralph, I'll put him up there. Honestly, no, that's crazy, brother. Just put him up. No disrespect to Ralph, but. What? You had one China player on there. Yeah, I know, but it's gonna be so boring. How about that? Oh, you happy now? Come on, bowling. That's so crazy. You didn't have Xi on there like brother.
Revisiting Player Choices and Competitions
All right, well, I mean, I can't expect much more out of little B. It wasn't a terrible. You were. You were doing, like, decent until you had ref. Once again, no disrespect. Prove wrong, bro. They said mute little me. I would agree with the majority of that list. I think PJ has proven himself as one of the more dominant forces, although I don't know that PJ even won. What? Kendi. Kendi was finals kind of wild. He, like, popped off in the grand finals. He popped off on the grand finals. Kendi is a crazy story in and of himself, because he was never, like, the focal player for that. I think Omega. I think he was on Omega. I don't remember if he left when they became Omega or whatever it is, but he was never, like, consistent MVP type guy, and he's been the x factor for them for sure. So that's been fun to watch. I.
Highlighting Other Players in Esports
You're saying the same exact things I said. Boring, bro. No, but. But the people that you left out were egregious. Like, you didn't. You didn't. I had to correct you for. You have. I'm making you stick with your. No, no. I didn't lock in. I didn't lock it in. The question didn't lock in. Okay, so answer your question. Okay. What am I missing? Zai. Okay. Zi is a good player. Okay. Yeah, it's hard to put him in. Was it? Who was MVP from last year? Neon. But he has not been. He has not been in prime form. Okay. No, no, I would go. I would go. PJ. It's tough to not go tank, just because, like, no matter what team he's on, he's that guy. And he also, like, you know, he's bringing the leadership element there as well.
Analyzing the Competition Landscape
So it's time to not put tech on the list. He's top three for sure. I want to put Lucas in, but, like, I know raw gun skill wise. I know raw gun skill wise that Lucas is there, but it's so tough, because we've not seen him really come through big time in a major event outside of, like, masters. And once again, they got four owed in the grand final. So I think, like, raw gun skill wise, Lucas is probably top two. But if we're looking like every possible element of a player, like leadership, what they. What they bring, the intangibles, obviously, we don't know the communication style of the team and everything else. I think Lucas is up there, but it's tough to put him top five just because of what we've seen the rest of the competition do.
Expectations for Upcoming Matches and Teams
So I would probably go tech Pj O Ling Xi. I don't even know if I would go. No, no. The thing about X Rock is, like, they have a unit. Yeah. Every single team. So I don't even know if there's a player. You can put mine. Yeah. Like, you could put Ma there. You could put. No, no. Up there. You could put Sanu up, like, literally just about anybody. Even Schwanem, who was not great in CDSI, was MVP of one of the. The CDM, their finals, MVP of one of the CDM tournaments that they played. So it's really tough to, like, pick any one player. I probably wouldn't go no dough, because, like, his body of work this year has not been insane. I say Ma's overall body work has been a little bit better, but it would probably be between him or.
Closing Thoughts and Predictions
No, no, for. For the last spot, but that would probably be my top five. What about you? I think crim. I think Krim has strong opinions on this. Strong opinions. No, I think. I think what you guys said is right, to be fair. I think little B putting a over half top five is a little Greg just. I just didn't. A name didn't pop up my head, so I was like. And then I was saying Raph's name a lot, so. No, I think. I think Raff's good. It's just tough to put anybody for NA. Top five for me. Yeah. And I agree with the whole Lucas in thing. Like, I think skill wise, he's definitely top five. Like, top five players. But, like, if we talk about, like, impactful kills, do you know what I'm saying? Like, there's a lot of games where, like, I see I.
Examining Team Dynamics in Competitive Play
Even in stage four, I feel like they out frag. Was it called ancient and foreign magic by, like, what, like 30, 40 kills? And it was. It was close hard. Yeah. Elevates, like, the complete opposite of, like, a team. Galores is, like, super kill heavy. Like, glorious super kill heavy. Like, you're like. There was, like, probably 300 engagements in that whole game. And, like, would, like, what elevators is, like, half that and they're still finishing hard points. Yeah. Chad's saying we're sleeping on a bees. I a bees is good. But I think. I think people just looked at like top ten KDs in CDSI and Abyss had the number one KD because his team only played one match and they're like, oh, well, abyss, like, abyss is a really good player.
Final Remarks on Player Performances
Like, you could definitely make the argument, especially with Skull Guy not there, that he's the best player on God like. But I don't know that you can really make an argument for him being top five in the world right now. I think that's tough to do. Hey, hear me out. I don't know if Verdict can answer this question, but this is like an off-topic question. Dude. Imagine if the types three is in this patch. That would be a nightmare. You think people would be using it? You think people will abuse it? Bobby? Oh, he's on a call. Okay, Verdict? Continue the show, man. You can say, wait, what? He. Did he just dip? He just picked up a call. Oh, okay. Oh, got you. yeah, type three is what? Like an SKS and it's an sketch.
Discussion on the Future of Esports
But more mobility, less hit flinch. I think I see you. So if your dog should ask and use it. Absolutely. All right, that's enough jokes. All right, Bobby, you got anything I don't. Verdict? Did you have anything that to change in the top five? No. I think you guys are way more educated in an individual player and maybe even team based too, as well. How the hell are you guys not casting? Bobby? Not you, little B. But that's a different conversation for a different day. Guys, if you do want to catch a separate broadcast from the main channel? There are going to be four different streams. Yes. Who are like the host streamers for each of those.
Preview of Upcoming Esports Broadcasts
So the two that are paired up, there's Mod six and Gilmania on stream b. On stream D, it's going to be Ken, who is the hitman, and Sidney or Sid, who is ice stream. Oh, yeah. No, it's like the most random group of casters you've ever seen. I'm always casting too, right? No, he backed out, actually. Mod six picked up his spot, so. And then on stream c, it's going to be mustachio AJ and myself. So if you guys want to catch any other broadcasts, we're going to be live on. I think they're a b and CDe, streams. Obviously, he's going to be on the first, the main broadcast. And then you've got your own separate little, where you can catch all the action.
Expectations for Competitive Gameplay
They're going to be streaming all the games. It's going to be fun. It. We will be. We'll be doing our best to, kind of run through as many of the different broadcasts as we can, because obviously, we kind of did it last year with the spawn. We don't have the same production resources this time around, but, we got google tabs, baby. We got. Oh, God, this guy wants to talk. Okay, we've got one of tomorrow's casters requesting a mic right now. Some of you may remember him. His name is D Hitman. He is a retired mobile gaming content creator. He's a pharmacist.
The Joy of Esports and Community
He's a full-time pharmacist. He's a crap producer too. Ken, do you know how to. Do you know how to work this thing? Do you need somebody younger to give you tech support, or. He needs. He needs chat. For those of you who don't know, he's older than me, by, like, a better. I can't hear any other guests other than little B and Bobby. I have to literally. We can't hear you, by the way. It is delayed pretty bad. Bobby's pushing 40. Ken's like a fossil. I'm not pushing 40. Ken, are you going to talk? Or maybe he's talking and I can't hear him either. I don't know.
Technical Difficulties and Stream Issues
Can I leave and come back? Let me. Let me kick him out. Oh, we forgot. We forgot. He's a shotgun merchant. He's a shotgun merchant. We forgot about that. Okay, apparently Twitter space just sucked because I tried to kick him out and it didn't even kick him out. Oh, hold on. Let me see if I can kick him out. And you got to google browser, and you got to, like, choose what microphone. Hit him. There we go. Nice. All right, invite to speak. Maybe this will work. Let's see. Diego just hopped in and requested a mic, so you know what? We'll see if his microphone works. We got Candy still in here.
Gathering Insights from Esports Players
We can get Angiomania here. He's probably. Kenny's probably freaking scrimming right now. Yopi wasn't here, too. I mean, you can try opioids. Yeah, Yopio is in here. I was looking. Yopio's in here. That's crazy, brother. All right, Diego. Functioning mic check. Shake. You muted, by the way. Oh, Igor's here. Igor. Wait, does he or what? A mic? Yeah, Igor. We can request it to him. He's just. He's just literally a listener, bro. Has never requested a mic. All right, he's just vibing.
Preparing for the Next Gaming Events
Yeah, enough. All right, Ken, you have 5 seconds before I end the end of space, so you better lock it in. He might not even. And try to. Oh, wait. I can't join anymore. Oh, maybe cause I kicked you out. That's unfortunate. Now it's not even showing him in the space. It's cooked. Hold up. Maybe you can invade him. Oh, he's. Oh, we did remove him from the space. Oh, I probably removed him from the space altogether. Just banned him throughout the whole thing. That's crazy. So that's what that button's for.
Reflections on the Experience
That's what it does. Okay, I hit remove, like, completely not remove speaker. Now can your chalk, brother. I'll see you next year, buddy. That's crazy. All right. That's unfortunate. Well, I've got a. I've got to go get some sleep. Yeah, I got to go eat. I'm going to be streaming for 17 hours tomorrow, so gotta. Gotta get well rested. Thank you guys for. For joining. Thank you to my co-host. Best of luck. Verdict with your casting tomorrow? You know, I'm sure it'll be very simple and not stressful at all and everything will go off.
Final Notes on the Esports Scene
Don't worry. Verdict? I'll make sure to stress up all tomorrow. Look, dude, there's one producer for all three of the co-streams. Honestly, I'm pretty sure that's an upgrade because I don't think they had a producer last time. Everybody with their own producer. Yeah. Oh, man, that dude just sounded like he was going to be, like, going through hell tomorrow. I'm just going to say, shout out to that guy. Oh, wait, wait, wait. Igor is requesting a mic. Oh. Oh, no. All right. You literally said, what? Igor is in the stream.
Highlights of a Collective Experience
Well, let's just go ahead and get him on there because that's. I was saying about something else, but whatever. He was just excited for it to end, and now he has. Now he has to continue on. Now I got the ego speaking. So wait, how do you throw things up on the jumbotron thing? Yeah. You like that? Yeah, yeah. I don't know. I just happened. Igor. Yeah, what's up? Hello. Hello. Yeah, what's good? How you feeling? How are the vibes in the godlight camp? We are good.
Celebration of Team Success
We are good. We are good. It's so strange for these guys eating America, but they're feeling good, bro. They're excited. What did they. What did they. When they came to America, what was the first thing they bought and ate? Bro, I. I only. I only know these guys came with a lot of chili things for it with American burgers and all. Burger. Brett, would you get. What'd you get? I don't think I was here. Are you here? Yeah.
Anticipation for Future Events
Yeah. Hello. Hello. I thought you couldn't get your visa. No, no. He's probably trolling. Yeah. No, no. Any ninja? Okay. Okay. What do you guys think tomorrow? Elevator God, like far in or vitality? Okay, we want to hear from your perspective. What do you think about that matchup? Which one? Elevate versus God? Like, that's the first matchup. That's godlike. First matchup is elevate. What do you think about that?
Analysis of Upcoming Matches
Okay. I really think tomorrow will be good for us against elevate. I have a good feeling. I have a good feeling. Mainly in SND at least. Yeah. That's the thing about were talking about earlier. The best of three format definitely favors elevate a lot more just because their respawns are so ridiculous. So because that's two of the three maps that you play in a best of three, it's really tough to beat them in that format. Yeah, it's on fact. They are really good in hardpoint and control. Pretty good. But I really think tomorrow gonna be different for one new team.
Promoting Team Spirit and Competitive Edge
No one is talking about these guys, and they will be very good tomorrow. I also don't listen to you guys talking about this team. This team is crazy. One Brazilian team. The foreign or Ford magic. Yes. That's what Zim was saying. Like you were last year when people were like, yo, guys, godlike is like, actually like. Like really good. And people just like, let's see about that. And it actually just gets. They just roll everybody type. They also.
Discussing Past Team Performances
They also kind of crap the bed their first matchup, too, didn't they? Like, we. We kind of discounted them after that and they kind of made like a Cinderella, remember? But I know that they. We all rolled a God, like, in the first game. huh. Stalwart. Right. And then were like 50 choosing them. That's right. Wow. That's crazy. Yeah. Yeah. They had the lead and then they choked the lead. Yeah. Yeah.
Final Predictions About Upcoming Matches
And I think foreign can lost against Vitality, but their run can be good after Vitaly. They are really good in hardpoint that. Okay, so are they like very respawn oriented? Kind of similar to elevate? Yeah, same thing. Okay. Yeah, it's. It's just way more competitive, especially, like, overall talent wise compared to last year. So it's definitely going to be a lot of fun to. I think it'll be a lot of fun to watch all three days. I think everybody's going to be sad if it ends up being China only in the top two.
Emphasis on Competitive Spirit
But also, like, at the end of the day, it's the best competition wins out. So I guess we'll see. Skill issue. All right, buddy. Make it to day two then talk. Aye, bro, you're talking to a future Valorant mobile world champion here. Don't. Okay, buddy. Watch your mouth. All right, Igor, any. Any hot takes about tomorrow before we head out. For in playoffs? Okay. X Rock 30 and Tribe also 30.
Conclusion and Parting Words
Tribe 30. Yeah. Bye bye. Oh, like they're getting 30 dirty. You're saying Tribe's going home or Tribe is or 30030. I think he left. He left. He just said something. He just left. He dropped the mic. He dropped the mic. I think. Well, I guess that's the. The note that we'll go out on. We'll never know what he actually meant. Okay. So I guess I think what he meant to say was ancient going zero three and then Tribe going on three.
Final Thoughts on Team Performance
I think that's what he said. No, he said X Rock three oh. And then he said Tribe three oh. Which is why I'm thinking no way he meant. He meant three oh. Like they're. They're going home. Not X Rock and not Tribe and X Rock. I don't know, man. All right. I guess we'll have to find out the day of it's past my bedtime now of I'm already chopped for tomorrow. All right. For watching.
Wrapping Up the Discussion
Hope you guys enjoyed the watch party tomorrow. Yeah. Check out all the watch parties all the time. Caitlin Clark won the MVP, baby. Let's go. Rookie of the year. Rookie of the year. That's right. Thank you, everybody, for watching, and we'll see you guys in the morning. Adios. Adios.
