ONCE AGAIN, Blacklist International's Coach Kristoffer "BON CHAN" Ricaplaza expressed more offseason rumors in his YouTube channel, only this time he focused more on the Codebreakers.
And similar to his previous vlog, he went straight to business, narrating the potential moves involving Blacklist.
One of the key questions from fans stem from Kairi "Kairi" Rayosdelsol's potential arrival to Blacklist. Kairi has close ties with Coach BON CHAN, Renejay "Renejay" Barcarse, and Edward "Edward" Jay Dapadap.
At the end of the discussions regarding Kairi, BON CHAN said: "No Kairi sa Blacklist this Season 13."
So why is that the case? BON CHAN listed some factors to consider. The first is centered on Kairi's buyout price.
"Kung sabihin natin kailangan na siyang i-buyout ng Blacklist...kaya bang i-buyout ng Blacklist si Kairi? Ang sagot ay dipende kung ang ibibigay ba naman na presyo ng Onic ay presyong ayaw ipa-buyout, e hindi talaga maba-buyout yung player."
Then he expressed Kairi's current situation in Indonesia.
"Noong nagpunta ng Indonesia si Kairi, doon siya nakapag-build ng malaking fanbase. Dahil sa na-build niyang fanbase kaya siya kumikita ng malaki. Kaya siya nagkaroon ng malaking income at iba't ibang revenue na nanggagaling sa iba't ibang social media platform," reiterated BON CHAN.
"Kung sakaling, iba-buyout namin si Kairi, papayag ba siya na mawala yung ganung perks? Malaki ang mawawala sa kanya dahil sa na-build niyang fanbase sa Indonesia."
"Sabihin natin, 'Oo, marami siyang fans na Pinoy,' pero hindi pa yung ganoon ka-solido na na-build niya sa Indonesia."
The return of V33Wise
Besides the rumors surrounding Kairi, BON CHAN likewise discussed about the V33Wise (OhMyV33nus + Wise) situation. Based on the current movements of the Royal Duo, it seems V33Wise might be gearing towards a shift to Riot Games' League of Legends scene.
So how did the M3 World Champion coach tackle the V33Wise conundrum? He gave a food for thought to the community.
"Kunwari kayo yung V33Wise, ano yung mararamdaman niyo kung ganito...Matapos yung nangyari this year about sa mga naging desisyon ni MOONTON?"
There have been numerous incidents which highlighted some disagreements between V33Wise and Mobile Legends: Bang Bang's developer, MOONTON.
The most notorious stem from the controversial greatest player nominations snub.
"For example about sa voting sa greatest player of all-time na parang sila pa yung napasama dahil nagtatanong sila kung bakit si Ace napasama sa nominees, samantalang nasa parehas silang situation?"
Afterwards, Coach BON CHAN explained two probable options after the debacle.
"Ano yung mararamdaman niyo and bibigyan ko kayo ng dalawang options. Option A: Magbabalik kami para patunayan na mas higit kami sa mga nominees. Kukuha kami ng maraming achievements at mas higit pa kami sa nominees ng greatest player."
"Option B: Matapos yung ginawa niyo sa amin, alam naman natin na maraming fans ang nakaakbang sa kanila and sa sobrang daming fans ng V33Wise, alam naman natin na kapag sila'y bumalik, talagang yung mga viewers, kada may laban ang Blacklist or may laban sila, ay talagang magpe-peak ulit. Dadami talaga yung viewers."
"Matapos yung ginawa niyo sa amin, magchi-chill na muna kami dito. Sino ba yung nawalan, kami ba o kayo? Sayang yung madaming potential viewers..."
While things may seem heated between V33Wise and MOONTON, BON CHAN did reveal the possibilities of the Royal Duo's return.
"Tingnan natin, maaari sa ibang game muna kami or maaaring kapag may ginawa si MOONTON na ikagagaan ng loob namin, ay maaaring bumalik na kami."
Blacklist to Burn X Flash
However, the offseason discussions wouldn't just end there as Coach BON CHAN kept on addressing the concerns of the public.
There have been leaks of two players from the Codebreakers taking their talents to Cambodia's Burn X Flash, and according to BON CHAN these rumors turned out to be accurate.
"Totoo, pero hindi natin pangungunahan yung org na i-release or i-post kung sino yung dalawang players na iyon. Clue, part sila ng team 2 ng second unit."
Given what BON CHAN revealed, the following players could be affected. Salic "Hadji" Imam, Kyle Dominic "Dominic" Soto, Ian Jakob "Rindo" Seguiran, Lee Howard "Owl" Gonzales, and Kim "Kimpoy" Dela Cruz. Which among these players will join the Flamers?
As to why these two players were released? BON CHAN recounted on a dilemma he experienced.
"Bakit namin pinakawalan? Masaya sana na meron kaming team 2 and at the same time, nakakapanghinayang na i-keep namin sila. Bakit? Dahil nasasayang yung skills nila, yung talent nila nang dahil lang sa ginagawa namin silang scrim partner, pero sobrang dalang nila nakapaglaro."
"Like for example noong MPL Season 12, isang beses lang sila nakalaro, against ECHO. Totally hindi nila mailalabas ang kanilang full potential dahil puro practice lang yung nilalaro nila," reflected the Blacklist coach.
Who else is leaving?
But the discussions wouldn't just end there as it seems that there is one more player who will depart the org.
In his previous vlog, BON CHAN hinted that a key player might take a leave for personal reasons. So what is the status of the said player?
"Isa sa mga key players namin ay possible na mawala dahil sa personal reasons. Sabi ko pa noon na 60% magpro-proceed siya and 40% na hindi. Unfortunately napunta tayo sa 40%."
"Isa siya sa mga player na tuwang-tuwa yung mga fans. Sayang pero bata pa naman siya. Siguro anytime if magde-desisyon siya bumalik, talagang makakabalik na siya."
With all the things BON CHAN said, how will the offseason fare for the Codebreakers?
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