Amethyst

@Productivepxnda @Shy_Lupus I would recommend that you find a way to make your development programme a seperate entity from the org. The hardest part finding good coaches.

@coder578 @Shy_Lupus Amethyst then I'd say I'm on the same page. The only reason Cubs is connected to PDCY is because it won't survive without it. I don't want credit or some sort of pat on the back. I want these players to go win.

That's actually exactly what we've done, yeah. As you know (you were involved at the time), a player such as @Shy_Lupus for example started at PDCY, made his way out of the pipeline and is now in the competitive scene. (1/4)

@Productivepxnda @Shy_Lupus excuse the typo lol

@Productivepxnda @Shy_Lupus Now take that and remove it, in it's entirety, from your org. I'd say that my main goal when approaching this type of thing is not to take the credit or retain talent. My method would purely be a development programme into a full time team for some otger org, preferably abroad.

@CRMN_Sho I love the direction of this but what about every other aspect of that player's development? Not just tournament wise, i think that teaching them to become competent players is one level to a wide range of holistic development that could occur in the scene.

Giving lower tier players the experience of competing. It’s about motivating lower tier players to improve. It’s about coming together and building community. They deserve to be a member of a community in the same way that high skilled players do.

Hosting Valorant tournaments for lower tier players isn’t about proving that they’re the best of the best. If you truly think those players don’t know that they’re the best don’t quite stack up to higher tier players, then you might be out of touch. It’s more about…

@Productivepxnda The biggest end goal for developing reliable talent is you want them to be on stage and win shit. You'll realise that you have to build talent as if it were a business investment into their future in esports, no half-baked bullshit.

@Productivepxnda Overstatment? Sure... but the way I see it is that all of the talent you develop never leave PDCY, they're kinda just in the org. Correct me if I'm wrong, but do you ever give those players exposure to the broader scene so that they can eventually get picked up as talent?

Pandacity has been developing young talent in Valorant & other games for years now, and have always been told that either we "have too many teams," or that it isn't sustainable. I'm happy to see some attention finally go to developing players, but "no effort" is a overstatement.

@Productivepxnda Personally, if you develop a player or mutiple teams with the rfforts to later sell/handover that team to another org then and only then have you added value by developing talent. Allow them to explore the scene and maybe go further than the local ZA scene.

@Productivepxnda I do think that fundamentally, if you were to tell me that you've developed a pipeline where a player joins PDCY, they gradually get better at the game over a few months and then they leave to pursue their own career in esports then I'd say that you're not just saying it.

@GandTea11 @Micks_Sticks @ENC_EN Holyyy!!!

The road to Riyadh has a lead 🇿🇦 Huge update for South Africa: @Micks_Sticks has officially been named National Team Manager for the @ENC_EN All the info we know right now 👇🏽

@Esports_WatchZA @RedBullZA @NixuhCorp @SuperSportTV @AfricanGaming Nah no problem, just thought it would be a news source on the goings on in the ZA scene and not a commentary on your opinion on certain matters.

@coder578 @RedBullZA @NixuhCorp @SuperSportTV @AfricanGaming

"ZA ESPORTS IS DEAD" is far from the whole storyline We are in March @RedBullZA LockedIn @NixuhCorp 50K Cash Cup RLCS SSA on @SuperSportTV Be it TO's like @AfricanGaming Or orgs like @NixuhCorp there is so much more going on, but we as a community have ourselves dead set on the negativity. Drop what YOU are doing for the space besides tweeting "DEAD" into the void. #EWZA

@zaneyFPS @AfricanGaming @Esports_WatchZA @omnius_gaming @FE4R_Esports @NixuhCorp @NCTESPORTS @CSOesport @ESportsANews @Mettlestate @VSGamingWorld Basically there's no effort to develop fresh talent in the scene. I'm hoping to fill that gap soon 🤝

I’ll say this **Respectfully** Esports in a whole is starting to look like it’s turning into a puddle full of, well take this lightly with a pinch of salt, but everything. I know that doesn’t make allot of sense but hear me out!! I have respect to TO’s such as @AfricanGaming @Mettlestate @crimsonclashza for having the courage to host tournaments on a somewhat consistent level (yes I’m referring to Valorant and some other surrounding titles) But I also have a larger respect to organizations such as @FECoDZa (which I personally attended and had a blast) as well as major respect to @NixuhCorp and @NCTESPORTS who out of their own take initiative to host events. (Yes you too @FE4R_Esports and @SynthesisENMT ) But this isn’t just about gratitude…simply what bothers me and I think I can speak for some, but do correct me if I’m wrong cause I’m sure I’ve seen @crimsonclashza do this more often. We need to have events/tournaments where teams of a lower caliber/skill level can feel welcome to enter and participate without feeling like the odds are 10 to 100 against them. Yes I understand that most leagues and tournaments out there accommodate to both skill gaps, but in the last few weeks sitting alongside @EvolutionRSA and it’s valorant teams, watching scrims, even participating, I can’t help but wonder, will the scene be able to accommodate to lower skilled players more? As someone with close to a couple of years in competitive experience ( I ain’t gonna leak how long cause I know Komi is gonna say I’m old again) I remember my days playing CS on a competitive level, where I got absolutely slammed by people in a skill level higher than mine and losing passion to want to play competitive, (IM NOT REFERRING TO RANKED - I’m purely referring to actual dgl leagues) My point is, yes, it’s easy to say that these players need to improve and accept what they’re getting into, that’s general rule in the competitive scene, but again, scenes like Valorant and CS lose out on so much opportunity because of this, now I know allot of people are going to say move on, but I want people to know this, to grow a scene we have to adapt. Again I’m proud of where the Valorant scene has gotten to before. But we’re approaching April now and I’m confident that there is somehow and someway organizers will see this and grab the opportunity. Yes, although the scene has set its mark on who your top teams are, there are other teams out there who also deserve the recognition and spotlight in good ways. Now this comes with enabling this to grow the scene on a larger scale and to have larger sponsors for events, even on a digital landscape where most tournaments have been taking place lately. Just know this is a personal opinion based on personal views, insight and investigation. So if the release of ValZAFaceit has to be brought back to life again with personal funding and not the funding or hopes of funding from a Brand, then so be it, you, yes you, will have the say and impact of this. Everyone has an opinion and I support those opinions, let this be a platform where everyone can feel free to share. Thank you💙

@Demonix77x I am!!

Anyone actually going to CC Cape Town in April?

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@Demonix77x always been amethyst out here 🫡

Remember when players had one IGN and you always knew who it was? Hard to build recognition in a scene when your name changes every other week 🫠

@saysay1x @AfricanGaming We're so goated

One More 2-0 away from first in our @AfricanGaming SZN 3 group I think :0 #Omnius #ValZA

@Demonix77x W

well at least this can work now xD

@Demonix77x @zahraatheneko Honestly same, but they were all sick in their own way

It was between this and #2 for me, but happy this is the 2026 look 👊🏻

100 Users on the ZA Hub! 🥳 Current player registrations: 33 Valorant 10 Counter-Strike 8 Marvel Rivals 4 Overwatch 3 Tekken 2 Deadlock 👀 39% of users still haven’t selected a title yet. I've also had a few requests to bring Apex back into the mix - will see how that develops. On the backend side, I've sorted out a solution for "pick-up" teams. If they end up becoming a proper long-term roster, they can be promoted later on. The Hub already supports backfilling results as well, which helps a lot since people are joining slowly and teams are getting verified while tournaments are already in progress. Slowly but surely building something solid 🫱🏼‍🫲🏻