Message from the VRML:
Hello everyone! Welcome back to the Breachers VRML! Ranked is right around the corner (literally, it’s releasing in just a few short hours from now), and the season has progressed onward and ever-closer to our dramatic finales in the post season and VRMLCON 2024! Stay tuned to see standings recaps, roster reports, and opinions from our teams and casters!
Week Seven Standings:
Before we explore all the other action this week, let’s reintroduce our top teams in each region :
North America (NA):
1st: AESIR
2nd: ASP3CT
3rd: Fusion
4th: Ignite
5th: RE.START
Europe (EU):
1st: AESIR EU
2nd: Revolt-RVL
3rd: ivi
4th: Ragnarok
5th: Cheeki Breachi
Asia/Oceania (APAC):
1st: Hybrid
2nd: 7DS
3rd: Pavlov’s Dogs
The top four teams in the NA region hang on for yet another week with the only change being the reappearance of RE.START in the top 5. Ignite has done an excellent job staying competitive with the other top teams with an overall strong season so far. On the APAC front we bid a warm welcome back to season 1 APAC champions 7DS to the top 3, falling just short of Hybrid’s very dominant hold on the #1 APAC spot. Shifting attention over to the EU region, we can see a massive rebrand for FYR who recently partnered up with the undefeated NA titan, AESIR, to become AESIR EU! With an AESIR-Formula 3 rivalry looming on the horizon in NA, will we see a similar rivalry in the EU with AESIR EU and the recently formed Formula 3 EU?
Roster Report:
Roster report returns once again to deliver you the biggest changes of week 7! Let’s take a look at some of the moves we’ve seen over the week:
NA:
Flighty —> Havoc Breachers
HOPEClifford —> (Left RE.START)
Lightronics —> RE.START
UncleRon —> ASP3CT
DUSTY —> ASP3CT
Inferno —> (Left Vanguard)
Overboard —> Veni! Vedi! Vici!
The-Royal-Chef —> FACTORY RESET
Bray —> FACTORY RESET
Mini Roxy —> FACTORY RESET
Smith —> FACTORY RESET
Wand_of_Sparkling —> FACTORY RESET
viledot —> (Left Formula 3)
Berserk —> Formula 3
ToxicDrop —> OUTLAW
Kai —> Ringer
zombie —> Vanguard
Indomitable —> Disbands
G.R.1.M.M —> Vanguard
Infinity —> Disbands
T-bone —> (Left Ignite)
!Kanerip —> (Left Game Sense)
tiretung3 —> (Left Game Sense)
SirBlur —> (Left Game Sense)
Flu —> (Left Game Sense)
Beagle —> REKT
EU:
GoteBoi —> Ringer
Capzay —> Formula 3 EU
ChuChu_TAYNE —> Nyffin
ell —> (Left Underdogs)
From the Teams:
This week, we’ve gone ahead and asked the top teams in each region the following questions:
- How are you feeling as a team after your week seven match/matches?
- What is some advice you would offer to new players starting their Breachers VRML careers?
NA:
AESIR- Plunge: “Feeling untouchable but being cautious of what teams are to come. Practice hard and you'll improve your skills and your knowledge of the game, setting you and your team up for success.”
Ignite- UnbrokenVerdict: “We are feeling great after week 7. To hold the 4th spot in NA overall is a privilege and we look forward to continuing to try to build off our games this season. Win or lose, I firmly believe I have a group of guys who have the capabilities to continue to always get better in one way or another. If I were to offer any advice to someone starting this game, I would say to be patient with yourself and continue getting your repetitions in this game. With repetitions, comes invaluable experience which in turn, helps build your game sense and IQ for the flow of the game.”
RE.START- ShimiMarui: “We're feeling pretty good after this week. We've fixed a lot of problems holding us back over the last week and a half and we are all ready to continue working on how we can further improve. For players new to Breachers VRML or just VRML in general, I would say not to rush. Don't burn yourself out in your first season. Take some time to learn the game thoroughly and find a team or group of players you enjoy playing with and being around. Have some fun with the game, the player skill will just come with time. There will be many many more seasons of VRML with Breachers and many other games, so tons of time to grow and enter those top ranks. At the end of the day, we're playing a video game on the internet, may as well have fun while doing it!
EU:
AESIR EU- GOOBLIN: “This week as a team has been very interesting. Firstly, of course, our matches (although we won) have 100% shown us that although we stand at number 1 in EU, we still have a lot to learn. Sunset Ravens definitely put up more of a fight than we expected, but we managed to pull through eventually, which we all feel amazing about. Secondly, besides the matches, this week (has) been quite a mental challenge for a couple of us. A lot of personal things IRL have happened that's affected how we all get along in and out of Breachers, and it's affected our gameplay so to speak. But it's all finished now, and we're planning on staying number 1 as long as we're together. There's no other advice I'd give other than never give up. As cliche as it sounds, it's true. I started playing VR competitively when I was 13 in Echo VR. Since then my life's changed forever. The people you meet along the way and the things you can learn, is really worth it in the long run. Take the time into learning more, progressing as a player and a person, and even if your team (when you find one) isn't necessarily the best, you can experience a lot more than just a match every week. It's truly worth every second, and it's helped me grow to be who I am today. Keep at it, there's no reason not to.”
Revolt-RVL- XavDaSlav: “We are still feeling confident, that will never change. Ragnarok had surprised us and played awfully well. However, we still drew. RVL is still undefeated in VRML. My main tip would be to keep playing. Everything improves when you keep playing, like aim, gamesense, and chemistry.”
Cheeki Breachi- Beemo: “We're feeling the same as ever - bitter and resentful. Not because of Breachers, just the status quo. The advice I would offer to new players would be to not take advice from members of CHBR.”
APAC:
7DS- McMuffinator: “As a team, we are feeling very confident. We're just looking ahead to post season and cleaning up mistakes on the new map. Some advice for new players: If you are struggling to improve, I highly suggest watching back recordings of your game and checking things like crosshair placement, if you made too much noise, if you were too slow reacting to sound or a team comm. Having somebody you know is better than you critiquing the little things in your gameplay helps a lot.”
Wild Week Seven -Opinion by Gibular_Bob:
Week seven is here and it certainly hasn’t been short of its drama! Big rebrands in EU, 7DS breaking back into the APAC top three, and an extensive roster report have given me a plethora of topics to talk about, but I want to focus on NA for a bit- specifically the inevitable matchup between Formula 3 and AESIR.
Both teams are by no means strangers to victory. They even faced each other recently in the NA finals for season 1, but while AESIR has undergone a few but fair amount of roster changes, Formula 3 probably holds the record for the master team that has undergone some of the most significant roster shakeups in the entirety of the Breachers VRML. Seriously, we’ve seen their team lose some of their best players several times, only to bounce back shortly thereafter with seemingly even more ludicrous pickups. This current iteration holds their most stacked roster yet, in my opinion, with ex-pros from ASP3CT, Wicked, and Eternity. It feels like this team was specifically designed with beating AESIR in mind, and I certainly wish them luck with a task that no other NA team has accomplished yet this season: beat AESIR.
On the other side of the coin, however, we have that undefeated NA titan that has remained dominant since the preseason of this league. It’s undeniable that AESIR boasts a collection of some of the best players to ever play the game, and that’s evident when you look at their history- a team that, out of preseason, season 1, and now week seven into season 2, has only lost once in official matches. Could we finally see an end to this unstoppable reign? As I often say in these articles, only time will tell.
On a final note, I wish the players of Indomitable and Infinity luck with their future Breachers VRML endeavors- if they decide to stay. Both were teams with great potential that accomplished much while they played in this league, but both met a rather bitter and abrupt end. It feels unsatisfying to watch the two teams disband in the middle of the season, but such is the nature of the Breachers VRML sometimes. Either way, good luck to all of those players!
Wrapping up Week Seven:
With everything out of the way it looks like our time is up once again! With the ranked release coming out soon, season 2 still underway, and the approaching VRMLCON 2024 in July, there has never been a better time to get into Breachers! We here at the VRML wish you luck if the neverending grind for glory in ranked, and we hope you’ll continue to hone your skills and truly show what you’re made of in our seasonal gauntlets! Remember to buy breaching foam, and we’ll see you next week!
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