Does FNATIC Boaster Actually Suck?
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- Опубліковано 14 лис 2024
- Boaster is one of the most criticized players of all time for being at the bottom of the leaderboard, but is his IGLing actually getting in the way? Or is his aim just bad to begin with? Let's dive deep into the secret behind Boaster's consistent bot fragging.
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cringe shit
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.
Ure basically playing rank and he is teir 1
@@Luffy-xe1hwwhat's the statement here he already said that it was hard enough in rank sure proplay would be harder
@@luverman5846 well ikkk
@@Luffy-xe1hw doesn't seem like it w/ ur comment
No one cares about your ranked play
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
no boaster is just ass. thats like saying fns would be good if he stopped igling and focused on aim
@@dasdsadasd1088 🤣🤣
@@dasdsadasd1088puu-chan is from NA so it’s a understandable insult
@@rennytheevilest-8333MEMEA hasn't won any event out of the last 4 lmao. Simmer down.
Not really cuz there are other igls who are mechanically really good and igl for example jhonqt or boostio they have pretty good mechanics
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
It's funny how Ange1, who was basically Boasters biggest rival in EMEA for a long time, has the exact opposite style.
While Boaster would always play his life and try to be the clutch player at the end of a round, Ange1 would essentially play to throw his life away as fast as humanly possible.
While Boaster will sacrifice his own weaponry for his team mates, Ange1 would play the hero rifle.
Redgar also follows more the Ange1 school of thought that it is easier to IGL if you don't have to focus on gunfights too, so fighting (and dying) as fast as possible is their objective.
Tarik’s ANGEL WHAT DOING still echoes in my mind everytime I think of him 😂
Redgar teleport 😂
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
Prx don't have anyone who makes call mid game that's why so many times they lose if they get someone good to call in mid rounds they win more compare to now
There isn't just one style of winning though. Letting your aimers aim and your brainiacs "brain" can work and having many people helping with midround calling sometimes will lead to indecision while also making the comms insanely muddled. There is pros and cons to both approaches. Clearly Fnatic has made their style work in the past, they have won more than both G2 and PRX. But I think Boaster has started to lose confidence in the fact he can hang at the pro level little by little.
I love how Boaster and Fnc never gave up on Astra
they were first on champs 2024 for iso haven lmao
@@tamago1704 and it was great
With 5 stars Astra actually great again
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.
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.
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.
Yea playing tactically every single time means you limit not only your own mental and ability, but your entire team becomes slightly worse. Aggresive plays are sometimes the best plays to make, and some igls seem to completely avoid them
Tldr
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.
It’s just the cost of multitasking, micromanaging his teammates, while looking at the minimap and calling for midrounding. On the top of pressure to win matches. That’s why it’s better to have an igl and a midround caller to help take off that pressure. Like EG had Boostio and Ethan. Old Optics had FNS, Marved, and sometimes Crashies calling midround.
Honestly it’s also one of the reasons Fnatic’s all 4 players had top 5 stats at the events they did good. Boaster took off most of the pressure from them and took it on himself
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?
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
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.
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
@@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.
because if he loses the blame would go all to him
This was so good. I would love a similar video on FNS
it's mostly good but the part at 13:05 in what world do you want smokes (especially astra) playing aggressive with no utility. That part requires an different comp and setup + with how boaster plays instead of trading the bulldog why wouldn't he just bring a rifle player
Or something on one of strong fragging igls from this season
I agree that boasters needs more confidence when it comes to taking fights, but when it comes to setting up ur team, when u have derke, hiro, Alfa and chronicles as ur teammates, u r literally throwing if u aren’t the one sacrificing for the team
I think losing Leo was also a big hit for boaster, its pretty well known that Leo has called some rounds and people in the team has talked about Leo like some kind of "2nd igl" that helps boaster with the small stuff. so its safe to assume when Leo had to dip due to his health issues ALOT more stuff was put on boaster that leo normally used to do or helped with doing. Because boaster did play better in the first half of the season compared to the last half. well, except for shanghai.. but most players in FNC played that tournament like shit.
Super interesting video without any sugarcoating. I love Boaster, but this is simply the truth. He's also not getting younger (becoming 30 next year). Very interesting is also the fact that Leo is basically Fnatics 2nd IGL and is still able to play the worlds best numbers beside of aspas - that's literally insane. A good example was Fnatics important match vs. Karmine Corp at the Upper Semis during S1 Playoffs on May 9th. Leo played a brutal 1.63 rating with a +27 KD (46K-20A-19D) while calling the whole match. Boaster even said that Leo literally took over his job that match and still carried the team in terms of kills. Leo also delivered those crazy numbers while being sick against Heretics at the S1 GF; there it was a +28 (85K-50A-57D). I think it's likely that Boaster will retire after VCT 2025 and Fnatic will build a new roster around Leo as IGL, Alfajer and Chronicle (+ maybe Sayonara if he proves himself).
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! :)
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
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
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.
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.
8:50
Some necessary context, Boaster backing off here isn't a bad play most of the time, especially considering that he has a smoke and tp to support his team with. The problem is that their team is down 8 rounds to match-point; plays NEED to be made. He can still toss a smoke to support his team while maintaining space/passive info in Heaven. In contrast, putting his presence on site doesn't necessarily make any crossfires his team can form stronger.
A platoon video a day keeps the doctor away!
This happened with Redgar and other IGL players since 2020. I feel like this is mainly depends on how good pro players are based on their individual plays instead of their kill count.
Edit: I also have this Issue where I mainly Call out Strat's, enemies position, trap plays and relying on my teammates support, this happened to me a lot more by not practicing mechanically and confidently. My aim is improving little by little, it's the confidence that needs to work.
@bryanmulcare9083 Redgar does kinda have the opposite philosophy though.
Similar to Ange1, he loves to be the one to do a crazy aggressive play himself and then IGL from the grave instead of being the clutch player and needing to always be alert and call the whole round.
@@thesilvanalyst6880 gotcha, I just always see that the valorant community hated Redgar for making stupid mistakes and his aim not being very good.
Now I realize Im boaster on all my ranked games 😂
i found it really funny that when platoon started talking about his mechanics he gets a 2k and wins a straight fight against aspas
his igl is incredible. listening to the voice comms all year
We were playing with immo smurf he was igling us even he was not top fragging in plat lobby
Only in 1 v 1 and 1v 2 he was clutching cause he don't have to igl there
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 ❤️
Been waiting for your upload. Awesome video!
I always joke "Boosted" in FNC matches, but I can't believe anyone actually thinks Boaster is a bad player. I watch CS and Val, and I can compare him to someone like Faze Karrigan in CS, who isn't strong mechanically, but one of the more consistent IGL in CS, like Boaster in Val, consistently delivering his team to international play-offs.
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
give me version of Boaster where he buys operator in OT on astra and gets 4k to win the round
i do feel he micro manages his team more and his tendency to autopilot is whats holding him back more than his mechanics
Love your videos, the most analytical and constructive ones out there
danm, Now Im feeling worried because I identified too much with the video...
Great video! Hope you do a video about lev on how they improved from stage 1/shanghai to stage 2/champs
i hope that boaster sees this. this is well-put. the criticisms were constructive and objective backed up by data and vods.
Great analysis as always, Platookie!
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
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
Crazy how the man is 35 years old, has a wife and kid and top frags in the server unlike a certain Poolchan
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.
FNS is also being roasted sometimes...
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
@@pedrorezende4873 ok, i take it back,
thanks!
@@cedbel10_real 🤣
@@pedrorezende4873 I think boaster aims clear FNS aim though
@@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.
Someone send this to Boaster so he can be better and shut haters mouth
whilst i agree with the overall conclusion of the video, that his poor stats are more from refusing to put himself in favourable positions where he can have the most impact i do think actually doing that is incredibly hard. From what little insight we have been given into comms etc it definitely sounds like he is HEAVILY micromanaging his tean, id guess more than the vast majority of igls. Even with his worse mechanics last year the difference in his play in the clutch and mid round were night and day. This to me implies the mental burden of his style of calling in the mid round is much higher than the average igl.I would argue boaster would most likely have to change his style of calling in order to actually be reliable in lynch pin scenarios. I could be wrong and all he needs is a injection of confidence and hes clicking heads whilst alt tabbing into total war like a maniac but i would be surprised
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
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
@aminikamini8394 Watch Ange1, he does that style a lot more where he IGLs from the grave half the game.
10:48 Heretics also has the same strategy and use it more often then fnatic, when Boo just solo hold site, but even still can't tell bad this or no, coz in the end of the day you need info for your 4-stack round, who could it be? imo, not sure if it's 100%, but boaster is dying often then boo, but their idea actually the same. But i liked your video this is good analysis anyway
Great vid man!!
Maybe a fun video idea would be an analysis on the most underrated/overrated team/player. Definitely would be controversial
mechanically he is okay, I've played against him one time in 2023. His IGL'ing, game sense and general brain-side for the game is what truly makes him a great player
How come nobody told boaster that he need to get calm aim
can you make a video about aspas baiting? does he actually bait?
How is Platoon not a professional analyst for a team yet?
He won a trophy, pretty sure he’s good
I think FNS has had a similar trajectory, might merit the same type of video
I hope boaster takes these criticisms seriously because hes my fav player and he needs more confidence
"He's relying on consistent gunspray pattern" soooo on that account what can we say about Sinatraa? He's good and often a lot he sprays.
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
Fnatic plays retake on sites that are easier to retake. Boaster dodges 50/50 fights and prefers to play off angles in short spaces using his smokes because there is a higher chance of him punishing someone. This strategy makes sense if they are playing retake. It would work flawlessly if someone who is dangerously good at playing in short spaces, like Reins, Smoggy, and Chronicle, punish and stay alive long enough. Boaster should let Chronicle play as the lone holder if their team is gambling on the other site. This would be deadlier, as Chronicle has a higher chance of staying alive for a longer than Boaster in this position. It doesn't matter if Boaster kills 1-5 each game, fnatic could still be the strongest defense-sided team just by someone /mostly boaster, but should be chronicle/ staying alive on the weak site, and executing well-timed retakes with excellent use of utilities.
very nicely explained. great video
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.
Nah, Karrigan is different from Boaster. He's kind of entry fragger IGL like Ange1, also both of them was/is tier 1 cs pro player. While Boaster was playing in tier 3. Both Ange1 and Karrigan are a better IGL than Boaster because they're know when to trust their teammates and when they have to step up
Amazing analysis
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
Short awnser: No
Long awnser: Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
this guy dropped 20 frags against a vitality with zywoo during his cs days
I guess we need boaster to actually *boast* in the server.
Channel his inner *GIGACHAD*
Kids still think K/D is the only indicator of a player
It literally is only indicator
It is not the only indicator, but it is one of the important ones.
its fuckn important stfu... Only brain players its the same shit as a only aim player, you need to have both for being a good player
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
Don't fool yourselves.
Boaster is still mechanically better than 99.99% of us guys.
He's not just as accurate as the literal aim-gods like aspas or tenz.
i think boaster is always playing for info and standing alone in one site because of their tactic. fnc is always strong in site retake so they put priority in this, not peeking when they have no info. and another thing is that he is too old for pro competing (born in 1995), so maybe he would be less confident when combating with young players who are more skilled and have better reflect than him
I think him and FNS are on the same sport. Boaster is like the Draymond Green of Valorant
Someone please get this man a good mouse!!!
Boaster really remind me of Ex6TenZ in csgo back in the day lol
I’m rooting for boaster. Great video
do teams have their coaches in voice chat during games all the time? If yes then why coaches cant be igl - they dont have to focus on playing
nope, coaches cant talk during games. Only pauses
@@scara3336 oh ok, I see, thanks for the info
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
I’m a certified FNS hater :)
(I mainly just don’t like his personality tbh)
@@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
fns gets clowned on by his own chat 😭
fns is old as well so it’s kinda justified
@@buh383boaster is pretty old as well
I still consider boaster the greatest IGL of all time in valorant atm
Crazy good Video.
Boasters: hold my thropy kid😂
should do this for fns
I thought everyone loves boaster
Using ranked clips to show how "bad" he is is crazy
It doesn't matter as Fnatic are winning
I mean making mistake while playin smoke is 2x mistake
Hooxi of valorant
now what about FNS
killing is overrated in valo...a duelist have to only focus on duels in result can perform better for igl ...he have to constantly understanding whats happening and how to place ur players to get most of the kills...yes he is not good mechnically but he for sure have superb tactical mind ...which is ok cause players like yay who are mechnically good yet fails to counter good tactical plays
Him sucking still beats 99 percent of valo players skills 😭😭
Speak for yourself.
boaster is jut the fenis of eu valorant
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.
i think fnatic should keep him forever cause he’s hot
i hope boaster sees this
Make a video on lord Poolchan
you don't need a 15 minute for an easy question; the answer is yes
W platoonic vid as always
boaster is better than fns in every single way
Peak content
Now make a video on how bad fns aim
Guess who has two trophies? Not valyn😂
Of course
FNS video pls
Me in ranked fr
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
Atleast boaster has better stats than fns
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.
tbf fns did turn up in split 2 when nrg brought him and s0m back
Lmao boaster clears that guy in everything
@@Onlyspeakstruth59 js bc nrg dug his grave to retire and brought him back to life bc their superteam was sloppy shit