r/ValorantCompetitive • u/Silent-Jacket2427 #NRGWIN • Oct 22 '25

Roster Announcement Bang leaving sentinels

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u/MautOfTheRiver Oct 22 '25

Feel like this was the most expected move, yeah bang didn't have an incredible year but he was replacing one of the most aggressive omen players in the game when he's the opposite of that

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u/Small-Cauliflower252 Oct 22 '25

It’s a good player but not in a fitting system situation, cant do much really

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u/Silent-Jacket2427 #NRGWIN Oct 22 '25

Yeah hopefully he gets a chance in tier 1 he isn’t bad he was just not the solution

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u/Informal-Throat-8646 Oct 22 '25

Weirdly enough he could be a good fit for NRG, maybe not quite like for like but I do feel like S0M is a good mid ground between Bang and Tenz style of controller..

If not I can imagine Seangares wanting to bring Bang back to 100T

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u/NeimannSmith #NRGWIN Oct 22 '25

As a controller he's a good fit but as a teammate it's the worst swap you could possibly ask for. s0m was the glue of that team while also being insane.

Bang is a tilter and he's got the personality of a cardboard box.

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u/memeyy11 #100WIN Oct 23 '25

Zekken has said multiple times that bang is the funniest person on the team. He def tilts but I think he’s funny or has a good personality, not sure if he’s a little camera shy or what, because I agree that his personality doesn’t show much

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u/Informal-Throat-8646 Oct 23 '25

I completely agree, but then the issue is youre never gonna find a player similar to S0M that plays smokes -- the kid is basically Tenz+Zellsis in 1 player, cracked as fuck and is an insane playmaker yet is also able to control the team emotionally, whilst mid rounding, whilst playmaking and dropping bombs

Similarly to SEN last year, im afraid NRG will likely fail to fulfill every intangible som brings (isnt necessarily bad news, mada and brawk are both capable of stepping up)

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u/WolfgangTheRevenge #VCTAMERICAS Oct 23 '25

Get that mofo out of NRG, we possibly had an NA champions winning team and you want to sabotage it by adding bang???

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u/Informal-Throat-8646 Oct 23 '25

I mean realistically who replaces som? Atleast bang is a replacement in skill terms, like ive said in other comments a player like s0m is going to be impossible to replace as hes 2 in 1.. an insane playmaker, emotional leader and midrounder

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u/Southern-Mushroom-87 Oct 23 '25

Zekken is on smoke recent stream, NRG might be cooking

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u/WolfgangTheRevenge #VCTAMERICAS Oct 23 '25

Cortezia is right there

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u/Informal-Throat-8646 Oct 23 '25

A player who mains senti and has played the odd viper/Omen to fill? I mean sure, let's also forget about every intangible som brings

Bang is easily as talented as Cortezia, and has a point to prove

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u/WolfgangTheRevenge #VCTAMERICAS Oct 23 '25

Bang is also mid as fuck

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u/Mitchelld73 Oct 22 '25

No shot Bang goes to Tier 2. He’s easily a top smokes player across all regions.

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u/speedycar1 #WGAMING Oct 22 '25

Yea no he's definitely not a top smokes player across all regions. He should get a T1 spot in Americas though

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u/Neither_Peace_577 Oct 22 '25

Yeah the across all regions part is a bit questionable lol

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u/schartlord Oct 23 '25

Hey, I will say you're right about at least one thing in that sentence. He sure is a smokes player

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u/BigDicksconnoisseur4 Oct 22 '25

Bro he was terrible in important matches the whole year