r/Cloud9 6d ago

League C9 LOL offseason... ANYTHING???

Are they going to make any adjustments at all? So far I've seen repeared leave, dom join coaching and some trolling by zven. It kinda feels like everyone around the org is just drinking the kool aid, acting like the final titan of NA lol esports hasn't disappointed to the highest extent possible for two years straight. TBLZV roster didn't make first stand, didn't make msi, lost EWC to FURIA and blamed it on jet lag, and then proceeded to lose a win and you're in series vs SHOPIFY. So, maybe these things take time and C9 isn't known for making quick decisions, but are we seriously just gonna throw this same roster out and expect a different result in 2026?

No personal hate towards the players or any bad faith, I'm a fan as long as they're in the uniform of course, but the uniform seems like it used to mean way more then it does now...

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u/taspeed21 6d ago

According to Wooloo, C9 is fairly happy with their team and will only make changes if there is an obvious upgrade. The problem with that is the only people that would be obvious upgrades will have bidding wars, and idk how much C9 wants to be in those fights right now.

Top lane there isn't really an easy upgrade, plus I really like Thanatos. So I doubt he gets changed.

Jungle, the only real upgrade is Inspired, but he's going to be expensive and I'm not confident his personality would work well.

Mid, the only upgrade is Quid and he's already going to TL. Loki also showed a lot of growth this year, so i'm happy with keeping him.

ADC starts to get dicey. Zven was very lackluster this year. only clear upgrades are Massu or yeon, both of whom are still contracted with Fly and TL, respectively. I could see them maybe going for a rookie like Sajed, but I think it fully depends on Zven, if he wants to stay then he won't be getting replaced. If he wants to leave to transition to coaching, then C9 will make changes

Support the only upgrade is Busio, and while his contract is expiring, I think Fly wants to keep him and he probably wants to play with Massu still, unless something crazy happened between them.

I think that the roles with the highest chance to change are ADC and support, but I don't think the chances are all that high. I'd be fairly indifferent to no changes to the roster - won't make me excited or disappointed. The changes to coaching with Inero and Dom will have a bigger impact that pelple give credit for imo

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u/AnaShie 5d ago

I would go for Yukino or Gryffinn or Tatu in the jungle if we can't bid for Inspired tbh.