VALORANT Patch 5.12 is likely one of the single most impactful updates to the sport, with changes to 15 different agents, the enhancement of utility destruction through talents, and, in fact, the long-awaited Chamber nerfs.
Just about each prime VALORANT crew enjoying within the VCT subsequent yr must come to grips with the modifications to Chamber, with so most of the recreation’s most prolific and impactful stars rising to prominence this previous yr thanks to the overpowered sentinel agent. However 100T, contemporary off a robust end to the 2022 VCT season and waiting for 2023 after buying Matthew “Cryocells” Panganiban from XSET, isn’t as involved because it believes different groups to be.
“I believe [the nerfs] positively pushed Chamber out of the meta for a lot of the groups,” Cryocells instructed Dot Esports simply earlier than the beginning of Purple Bull Dwelling Floor. “I positively suppose that Cypher/Killjoy will likely be extra utilized as the primary sentinel.”
Whereas Cryocells himself stated that Chamber’s been pushed out, he nonetheless anticipates that groups are going to proceed utilizing him, and even acknowledged that some groups might nonetheless make him work. Whereas essentially the most prolific change to Chamber seemed to be the updates to his teleport anchors, Cryocells believes that the addition of a spread restriction to his Trademark journey was the “greatest” change.
Whereas Cryocells actually earned a substantial amount of worldwide prominence throughout Masters Copenhagen and Champions 2022 because of his Chamber play, 100T is already trying to reduce its reliance on the sentinel. Lately promoted head coach Michael “Mikes” Hockom believes different groups will face better problem on this endeavor.
“I believe some groups are in all probability in additional bother as a result of they’ve constructed their lineups round having a sole Chamber participant,” coach Mikes instructed Dot Esports. “The remainder of their roles get sort of tousled after that; whether or not they don’t have an precise sentinel participant that is aware of the right way to play Cypher and Killjoy on the prime degree, or they’re lacking Flex gamers, relying on the way in which groups are constructed.”
“I believe it’ll be a problem for them. I believe we’re wonderful,” Mikes continued. “I believe Cryo’s agent pool, if we ask him to step away from Chamber, goes to be simply wonderful over time. The principle factor there may be simply how a lot [he] desires to Op actually, and I believe Jett remains to be completely able to Op-ing and being tremendous abusive to the sport with that mechanic mixture.”
Cryocells additionally stated he’s “already been engaged on [his] agent pool since earlier than the Chamber nerfs.” However he and coach Mikes each famous that they’d be wonderful sticking with Chamber in sure conditions. “We’re nonetheless attempting to determine what’s the very best match for us,” Cryocells stated.
However a crew is greater than only one actually good participant on one damaged agent. Coach Mikes stated that Brenden “stellar” McGrath was “excited” to play extra Killjoy and Cypher on extra maps and heaped tons of reward on the playmaking and potential of Sean “bang” Bezerra, praising his expertise, laborious work, and skill to “retain [new things] like a sponge.”
100T will formally debut its new roster in spherical one of many Purple Bull Dwelling Floor occasion towards Crew Heretics at 7am CT on Dec. 9. They can even play Liquid and FUT Esports later within the day.
