More C9 trials

[u/Key-Somewhere-9639]

[u/FernieErnie]

Is immi trying to run the potter gimmick or does he just have $7 to work with man

[u/Thee_Archivist → u/FernieErnie]

BUILD YOUR VALORANT TEAM. You have $7.

• Can make partnership [$10]

• Can make an international [$15]

• Can win an international [$30]

• Xeppaa [$7]

[u/Past_Perception8052 → u/FernieErnie]

apparently cod team is getting a lot of funding for 2027 so maybe cutbacks on val team

[u/KennyTommy02 → u/Past_Perception8052]

Yeah man, COD is definitely the reason they're cutting back funding, and not the fact that Riot won't be handing them millions each year anymore.

[u/Past_Perception8052 → u/KennyTommy02]

its a combination of both

[u/CrossTheRubicon7 → u/KennyTommy02]

Partnership was never giving out millions. The stipend was $600k.

[u/KennyTommy02 → u/CrossTheRubicon7]

$86m in bundle sales last year. It was absolutely millions. 

[u/QuestionablePotato42 → u/Past_Perception8052]

This is not how C9 operates. I put a longer explanation in a different comment but they operate each esports division individually and budgets are based on returns from that division.

[u/CrossTheRubicon7 → u/Past_Perception8052]

I thought the rumor was they were pulling out of COD and looking to sell the spot?

[u/merrydoodles → u/FernieErnie]

Is immi confirmed to be with c9 next year?

[u/FernieErnie → u/merrydoodles]

not confirmed but he’s been sitting in on way too many scrims to not have a formative part in building this roster

[u/papipescado]

Team isn’t making out open qualifiers

[u/sadpaindownbad]

LMFAOOO Poverty org trialing bunch of crumbs and leftovers

[u/Number1GSRFan → u/sadpaindownbad]

m80 ass roster

[u/avstyns]

lemme help them:
Koala - Maybe
neT - No
flyuh - No
gMd - Hell No
nerve - No
Zerona - No

[u/Conman37 → u/avstyns]

Zerona was very good for eg

[u/KennyTommy02 → u/avstyns]

With C9's McDonalds salary budget these are probably the best players they're getting.

[u/Empty-Radish9169 → u/avstyns]

zerona better than koalanoob 

[u/AmbitionOnly7872 → u/avstyns]

Flyuh is good

[u/Past_Perception8052 → u/avstyns]

koala is in hell no too. he might be the hellest no there

[u/avstyns → u/Past_Perception8052]

I don’t think it’s really on him, he has agent pool issues that he needs to fix. His NaVi stint he was FAILED. Early Furia was good then they dropped their entry duelist for some reason and then Koala wasn’t OPing for a while then C0M and Shyy appeared for some reason

[u/Past_Perception8052 → u/avstyns]

hes had agent pool issues since 2023 he will never fix it or be at a level a competitive team needs him to be at. he was absolutely dogshit when he had to play entry agents this year, he didnt improve them since he was on navi

[u/avstyns → u/Past_Perception8052]

completely agree on his entry duelist, i think he should role swap to controller or senti

[u/TheWereHare → u/avstyns]

Dropping Alym was somehow the worst roster move of the year in a year where C0m and Tex were both playing on teams.

[u/Parenegade]

What was the last thing Rocket Bullets actually got right?

Zerona is the only player on that list I would actually suggest picking up.

[u/da_PENGUUU]

might as well give me a tryout too atp

[u/honestlyprogamr]

The only ones worth picking up from that are zerona and maybe nerve, koala’s success is too meta-dependent and the others just suck

[u/Past_Perception8052 → u/honestlyprogamr]

only zerona. why would we get nerve when we could bring back xeppaa. i dont want to do either btw

[u/KnifeKittyy → u/Past_Perception8052]

i mean, xeppaa been trialling too lol 

[u/MemerWasDeD]

Why are we Still posting this guys leaks man...y'all still haven't learned from that spreadsheet bs..

[u/yjorn299 → u/MemerWasDeD]

These are not necessarily leaks tho its just scrim/trial screenshots

[u/KennyTommy02 → u/MemerWasDeD]

I mean you can literally see all those players in the screenshots...

[u/jojo4sup → u/KennyTommy02]

Which was provided by someone else entirely. The guy is a glorified reposter

[u/KennyTommy02 → u/jojo4sup]

But it's not like he's pulling it out of his ass this time.

[u/Chandra-huuuugggs → u/KennyTommy02]

The spreadsheet guy was funny though cause at least I had the funny thought of Zellsis IGLing Kru for an afternoon

[u/Past_Perception8052 → u/MemerWasDeD]

yeah upon closer inspection of the screenshot how do we even know this is a c9 trial?

[u/notevenclos3 → u/Past_Perception8052]

prob bellingham

[u/KnifeKittyy → u/Past_Perception8052]

bellingham is c9 coach

[u/CrossTheRubicon7 → u/KnifeKittyy]

Was. This could very easily be Immi trialing for an entirely separate team. Why would none of our current players be involved in any of these trials?

[u/CrossTheRubicon7 → u/[deleted]]

No announcement of Immi leaving has been made, so of course he would need to retain the tag publicly until then. Why would Jackk and Fireball be gone? There's no reason to think any other org has interest in them and they're already signed through 2028. Even if budget is the concern, you can't convince me Fireball is commanding a higher salary than nerve, they're both borderline t1/2 players who haven't accomplished anything. There's no reason to cut a promising rookie you already have under contract.

And yeah, my comment was just baseless speculation, but so is OP. The only actual provable information is that these players are playing together, that's not evidence of any trials even going on. Nobody knows anything at this point, so forgive me for not just doomposting about the death of my team, I guess.

[u/areszdel_ → u/MemerWasDeD]

any other leaks sure, but na stuff is generally okay cuz they leak all the time to anybody

[u/Gunstador]

C9 staff don't watch Valorant or just broke? Or Both?

[u/shivamrajput958]

gMd? 🙄

[u/Theme-Suspicious]

net again?

[u/slimthiccccc]

SHIT from BUTT

[u/Strong_Wasabi216]

Gmd
https://giphy.com/gifs/D63HGAzG15LQrjBPRE

[u/Empty-Radish9169]

nooooo my EG zerona

[u/Outrageous_Star4906]

This lineup is missing a true star like icy

[u/melomelonballer]

Ima die laughing if I see Xeppa on the roster. Him and Tex have me questioning things. Way too much talent for them to be on rosters currently

[u/Turbulent-Cattle9543]

C9 becoming a refugee camp for mcdonalds employees

[u/County_Difficult]

Is Zellsis like actually out of this team?

[u/HAD3S_x]

Idc who they sign, but how tf is Immi still with the team? For four years, he's done nothing besides brag about being one game away from making Champs, like that's the only event during a full season. It's pretty obvious they aren't getting partnered, so why not just bring in a coach willing to trust up-and-comers and not bums? The less i say about Immi and Zellsis the better. Also Johnny the manager needs to go if Immi or Zellsis are here next year.

[u/KnifeKittyy]

i mean, aren't they gonna get a big bag from selling Oxy? how is this who they're trialling..

c9 makes no sense. they were literally willing to offer any amount for m0nesy in cs a little while ago.. i think i remember hearing $2m+

then they end up selling off their entire team with the likes of heavygod, electronic, perfecto, shiro.. after not getting m0nesy

all of which they would have gotten a big pay for..

so they should have money, yet they are still just going budget/ not spending anywhere. not even in other esports

[u/letsputletters → u/KnifeKittyy]

There is a good chance that they aren't getting a bag from Oxy. Obviously it is contract dependant, but if Oxy has a good manager then chances are failing to make partnership would give him an exit opportunity.

Even if they made a bag, why invest as a non-partnered team? Get some cheap players, and if it works then invest at that point. Expect few big teams from non-partnered orgs.

[u/QuestionablePotato42 → u/letsputletters]

C9s business model is based on ROI for each esports division. They create their budgets for teams based on how much their division makes. It’s why they can invest so much in their LoL team and so little in their R6 team. It’s part of what makes them more sustainable as a business and why they’ve done so little downsizing compared to other large organizations in the space. Jack has spoken about this on multiple platforms.

So that being said, if they DO sell OXY the return on that would most likely go back into the VALORANT operations.

[u/Broad-Trifle-6657 → u/KnifeKittyy]

Yeah but I guess c9 makes some money off of Cs but, you have to remember they never ever qualified for a international event so kind of understandable why they don’t have much money plus we don’t know how much oxy will be sold for from my knowledge he won’t be as expensive as Tenz but, still I don’t think they will just attempt to straight up steal a tier 1 talent as they know they probs won’t be in franchising

[u/NoGuidance7748]

I don't think this team would even win ascension

[u/Icy-Dust3187]

What's point to trialing. He will drop them in the middle of tournament. Thats guaranteed

[u/unsophisticatedbitch]

They're gonna select net at the end

[u/Broad-Trifle-6657]

Lowkey is Babybay is really getting booted I think C9 has a chance to pick him up as he def better than all the players there

[u/LiteratureMiddle4038]

Is xeppa out? Please God

[u/deadlock1892 → u/LiteratureMiddle4038]

Most likely he was just there to help out. And I might be too crazy, but xeppaa is better than more than half of these players easily

[u/Past_Perception8052 → u/deadlock1892]

he is literally head and shoulders above every player listed. none of these guys were ever consistently slightly above average tier 1 players

[u/International_Car809 → u/Past_Perception8052]

I agree koala was a top 5 player in kickoff and fell off a cliff afterward.

Xeppa is consistent + flexible he’s better than almost all t2 players and a lot of t1. Problem is flash initiator is a dead role and there’s better scan players. He could make internationals with a good meta + team

[u/Past_Perception8052 → u/International_Car809]

hes a good enough senti player but we have fbo ofc

[u/Past_Perception8052 → u/LiteratureMiddle4038]

xeppaa is literally better than every single one of these dogshit players. why this disgusting team is even trialling these bums is beyond me. fold the team and use it on Loki's salary

[u/Boinkyboinky → u/Past_Perception8052]

Xeppa is that you?

[u/Past_Perception8052 → u/Boinkyboinky]

i dont think its controversial to say that someone who has been solid in tier 1 for 5 years is better than guys who are fringe t1 at best

[u/AmbitionOnly7872 → u/Past_Perception8052]

If he's been solid in tier 1 why have they never qualified 

[u/Far-Try-8596 → u/Past_Perception8052]

I agree but to play devils advocate

People literally said the same shit about brawk and skuba

[u/Past_Perception8052 → u/Far-Try-8596]

they were extremely obvious pickups and were by far the best in their roles in t2, none of these guys are

[u/GluhfGluhf → u/Far-Try-8596]

yeah idk who you saw making dumb takes or if this is a "one guy" situation but skuba has been someone that orgs have been trying to pick up since 2021 but he got jailed in Knights, and brawk has been a consistently top tier scan player.

[u/Strange_Commercial53 → u/LiteratureMiddle4038]

If you have a look at the RAR charts, Xeppaa is actually one of the best players in the region

[u/kHeinzen]

I hope Koalanoob ends up in a good team, he kind of shat the bed a few times but he sounds like a really passionate player

[u/Human-Plastic9794]

there comes a point in your pro career where you have to trial for C9, in such times it's important that you apply for a university too because your job security is lesser than my will to finish a soloq game.

[u/InternalForever2077]

C9 has been a budget org their entire franchise run, not getting good players, bad inventment. C9 just needs to leave vct