As we're just talking about the first removal from Nigma.Galaxy, there goes the two new additions for another qualifier. They're not going to do good if they keep on changing roster and I think that they're aware of that when they will be just with these players for a very short period of time.
Good to see kiyotaka back on 9Pandas. And for Raven, I think that there will be a lot of opportunities that will be open for him but isn't he playing other roles in the pubs lately?
In my view, this change was a must for Nigma when their previous roster couldn't even beat the other MENA teams like Winter Bear and teams don't have the luxury to wait this season in hopes of improving their teamwork when the qualifiers can be scheduled a few months early.
I guess that I will just wait until what happens to this new roster that they have and that is because, they're also doing everything they can to get back on track and be at the top again. It's been so long that we haven't watched them with major tournaments and they are experimenting continuously for years but, I just wish them to have a good run this season.
I don't follow Raven, but I did see some comments mentioning that he initially wanted the offlane role, and he had no other choice since the org already got Gabbi.
I have heard that there's the "CEO" player on the roster for Blacklist and that is Tims. He's like the one who makes decisions on who's going to get kicked and hired if he does like or doesn't like the performance of his teammates.
IMHO, they're past with their prime expect for Gabbi and Abed. They want an all Filo players to their roster and it's a major achievement if ever they win some majors.
As for raven, I thought that he's playing some pos 4 pubs or it was just a meme that I've read. I think that he's doing the right thing of transitioning into an offlane just like what Gabbi did. He might be taken by some other teams that lacks an offlane but he has to prove himself first since the pos 1 category has a lot of new, younger and aspiring talents.