📕┇lore

[royal plover]

hmm

[austere ledge]

If you mean this one thats a negative https://youtu.be/m3zlumhdoT4

[fossil shadow]

The game's brand guide

[royal plover]

Damn

[maiden anvil]

Wait there’s a brand guide???

[fossil shadow]

Of course, they need a brand guide to send to orgs covering the game around release

[maiden anvil]

Where in the world can I find this

[fossil shadow]

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1BL-OOUz4k89JPbD4vmWX7wtzit0po_sL9zGm0gvsLF0/edit?usp=sharing

[austere ledge]

You've saved me, thank you 😭

[maiden anvil]

I thank you fellow detective

[fossil shadow]

exact quote is "75 years into the future" which sets it exactly 2100

[austere ledge]

Yea, so I suppose the year was never said, technically 2098 since the games been out a couple years. God I felt like I was going crazy 😂 Thank you

[fossil shadow]

no worries, glad I could help

[maiden anvil]

Animatic where did you find the brand guide?

[austere ledge]

Its on the press kit for the game, ironically enough I had searched through a good chunk of it and missed the brand guide lmao

[fossil shadow]

under the 'Press' tab on Embark's website, its official dw

[maiden anvil]

Dang I always forget to look at the website I usually just go to the wiki this should be in the wiki tho

[fossil shadow]

the important bits are on the wiki, most of it is unrelated to things people really care about like graphic design dimensions and all

a lot of the brand guide is apparent to players who already play the game

[maiden anvil]

Yeah I guess so tho we got any other cool hot takes?

[timber agate]

[lone skiff]

[timber agate]

[royal plover]

[timber agate]

[lone skiff]

[maiden anvil]

Why just why

[lone skiff]

because I can

[maiden anvil]

It reminds me of a much much darker times when every little child would say chicken jockey

So why

[lone skiff]

because I love this meme spesifically, like what series of events made this picture get picked up by a minecraft fan who decided to use that spesific font to make this masterpiece

[craggy sleet]

its been awhile, but was Ozpuses website ever hacked? I know june mentioned sofia was busy because of recent hacks but I cant find proof of her site being hacked

[lone skiff]

I belive recent hacks refers to CNS hacking the finals, not the OSPUZE website.

[stiff ruin]

Yes please absolutely. It has to be stated but there are people in arc server and here who seem to hate the idea of it with bias because they never played the finals so lot of connection is dismissed and reasons against it are literally made up constantly.

[violet saddle]

I just played a game in deathmatch mode today and then dropped out halfway. Immediately after, my account was permanently banned. I want to ask what happened. I have not engaged in any cheating behavior and as an old player who has been playing fair games for about 1500 hours, it was the first time that you mistakenly banned me. Then, I asked you about the situation just now. The voice changer I used in the background has affected the fairness of the game. I have sent you a screenshot of the Rac voice changer software I used. Please give me a satisfactory answer as soon as possible and check my account. The Chinese server is about to release and I am about to rank. What's the situation? Have you made a mistake? I have been playing for so long. Can you please stop causing trouble]

[lone skiff]

Eggmail please not the lore channel

[lone skiff]

no, as a fan of both games and someone who's done a fair ammount of research into it there is actually a lot of evidence suggesting they arent. The timeline seems wierd so most of us are concidering it cannoically separite until concrete proof or solutions to the timeline issues are given

[violet saddle]

I don't know why my account was banned. I appealed on the official website. May I ask who to appeal to on DC

[lone skiff]

Please use eggmail, or another official channel of communication to file an appeal.

[violet saddle]

I have my own proof. Yesterday, I only played one entertainment mode voice changer and my account was banned as soon as I turned it off. I also have videos of me practicing guns every day. I've been playing this game for so long, it's impossible for me to cheat in this game

[lone skiff]

and I'm not accepting your DM thanks, if someone doesent have "dms open" somewhere on their profile don't try to DM them

[lone skiff]

Nobody in this channel can help you, please use an official channel for appeal

[violet saddle]

yes

[lone skiff]

please create a ticket on embark's website https://id.embark.games/the-finals/support

This is the correct channel of appeal to a ban

[violet saddle]

I have appealed on the official website but haven't received a response yet. I am very anxious and have invested a lot of money into my account

@lone skiff

[royal plover]

I'm sure you'll get a reason for your ban or it'll be lifted. Either way posting your problems in random discord channels won't get you anywhere no matter the game

[violet saddle]

I was banned yesterday. I play Jade One every season, Diamond rank every season, and I try my best to play KD 1.3. I am often reported, but I did not cheat. My 1500 hour account was banned. Can I not be in a hurry

[empty timber]

I've been using cheat since beta and haven't got banned yet.

[violet saddle]

WTF?

你好

[royal plover]

What is it?

[stiff ruin]

its okay to disagree but it does not make it correct in the slightest. there is far more verifiable evidence that suggests a possible link than what others speculate and intentionally dismiss. even the words "the finals" appears in-game in arc. i feel those who dismiss the plethora in-game things as "random" are being extremely disingenuous to the lore itself and does the community a disservice. it's likely the games are connected but will remain in their own bubble.

[vale sierra]

So tiger fruit is actually toxic?

[royal plover]

No but Trentila fruits are genetically enhanced for optimal sensory satisfaction and may contain trace elements of compounds not currently classified by major international regulatory bodies. Consumption may result in temporary or sustained neurochemical fluctuations, sensory drift, emotional convergence, epidermal shimmer, or mild-to-moderate cellular reconfiguration. Effects may vary depending on genetic predisposition, hydration levels, and personal beliefs. Trentila assumes no responsibility for side effects, including but not limited to appetite reassurance, memory loops, unauthorized dreaming, fruit imprinting or spontaneous giggling. By ingesting any Trentila product, you waive your right to complaint, litigation, and certain types of independent thought. Always chew responsibly.

[vale sierra]

...the fuck?

...And this isn't just classified as poison? This is a commercial product?

[royal plover]

Why would it be classified as one?

[vale sierra]

I know the sponsors are incredibly... outgoing in making lives better/worse so now im curious what does isult do apart from clothes?

Or what does isult's clothes impact?

[royal plover]

Other than the child work force really insecure people convincing them that they need designer cloths

Honestly they're the least evil of us all

[vale sierra]

Holtow just has an insane pricing?

what does holtow do that makes it evil?

[royal plover]

They pretty much make you pay for their insurance forever in the virtual world and they own a casino. And i got it mixed up. Holtow is less evil mb

I have an evil-ness list if you wanna read it

[vale sierra]

in your opinion who is the most ethically and lawfully evil

[nocturne turtle]

commodification of identity and erasure of uniqueness are the main dystopian themes I notice about them

[royal plover]

Out of the big ones that we know something about? Holtow

[nocturne turtle]

Did we hear anything bad abut Alfa Acta?

didn't mean to reply to that...

[royal plover]

Other than being the gun equivalent of big ute companies? Not much

[nocturne turtle]

maybe the normalisation of violence or something like that

[royal plover]

That's kinda what i'm saying. Normalizing bullshit overkill guns that we don't need that just have the opposite effect

[steady wigeon]

I always figured Iseul-t is the least (observably) evil of the big sponsors so far since Holtow’s insurance policies are basically scams that would be impossible to fulfill

[royal plover]

Ngl you should change your user to John holtow

[nocturne turtle]

I'd also say Iseul-T is the least evil rn.
Maybe volpe or ivada but we don't really know a lot about them

[royal plover]

i honestly think holtow is less evil just because Iseul-t is probably destroying the environment getting the materials they need to make the cloths.

[nocturne turtle]

They are virtual clothes

[royal plover]

What? No way they aren't both virtual and real

[nocturne turtle]

hmmm ok

[heady path]

is this intended ?

[royal plover]

Your game isn't updated lol

[heady path]

i know but i thought maybe its cns or something

[royal plover]

lol

[magic adder]

I want to ask why there is no Chinese flag in the national flag decoration, but there is one in the game

[summer helm]

@royal plover How do you like that this is an Ospuze/Trentilla event ?

I know it’s not a fully Trentila event but we got something

[royal plover]

Very much so. Also there's one L. Two L's is an awful jumping/queen spider

[summer helm]

I know I corrected myself see

It’s cool being and to mix and match Trentila stuff with Ospuze stuff like this too

[royal plover]

Yeah fr

[summer helm]

Idk why but for some reason I thought Ospuze and Trentila would have a bad relationship but now I see that makes no sense , Trentila is basically their fruit provider

[royal plover]

Yeah. That bitch Sofia still didn't sign with us though

[summer helm]

Pretty sure Trentilas name and logo is in the branding of some of the stuff

[royal plover]

Yeah it is

Especially in tiger juice

[lament hemlock]

I fucking predicted the event🤾🏻‍♂️

I said it

[lone skiff]

It's not that they're random, but they absolutely could be Easter eggs/reused assets.

[lone skiff]

You'll just have to wait lol it was late I went to sleep

[hoary mantle]

okay so the Grand Major bundles include a lot of obscure sponsors. going down the list we have Ranzio, Omnialife, Juno Paico, Hydra-Q (sponsor who was supposed to appear in season 7 before CNS interfered) Cometa and Eno+Rino (the skateboard brand i think)

[lone skiff]

makes sense because the big players usually have more than just one sponsor

[maiden anvil]

Wait did she actually not sign with you? This calls for sanctions

[royal plover]

The only CEO's that signed with us are Ichikawa and i think Sal

[maiden anvil]

That’s kinda shocking I suppose

[royal plover]

Yeah. They're missing out on the drippyness of trentila

And are instead choosing that traffic cone ass drip

Just look at ts

[lone skiff]

fr terrible drip

[maiden anvil]

I know how and why do people want to look like traffic cones

[royal plover]

People are insane

[stiff ruin]

this only supports that both worlds are connected as something that exists in-game is credible enough to be apart of the same universe, the people of speranza also watch the finals, it's in the main menu. historically easter eggs in games have expanded lore and hint at future stories in countless of games. embark is brilliantly cryptic in story telling and their design is very intentional, i believe all assets and easter eggs that exist in both games have purpose rather than something trivial. thanks

[clever cloak]

yeah i'd also have to admit the tier 2 holtow outfit is not as good

though i find some parts of the costume useful in some cases

hell you could just take the holtow fireman helmet off, replace it with the black bandana from s4 and dye your hair blonde and you're basically naruto lol

[royal plover]

lmao

[royal plover]

The unyeilding icon not being 1 to 1 makes me think that arc could be parallel

[brisk yew]

The Dissun achievement is basically an exact match except flipped across the x axis and cropped

Which exactly matches:

[soft patio]

[fossil shadow]

On the new Stella Montis map, I found the big mammoth skull that was used on SYS Horizon, probably just reused assets but I found it interesting

[dusky wing]

That is actually a cool connection, maybe I misremember but I think embark said the mammoth was part of a Easter egg/something similar(?)

[dusky wing]

Same with the eno+rino I think

[jolly hinge]

YEEEES

based

[lucid kelp]

based

[lone skiff]

🫃

[brave torrent]

What is that

[lone skiff]

Holtow sponsor rewards

[warped kite]

Cant wait for the masters

[delicate flame]

this is an old image so we arnt really sure if that logo was just reused for dissun in the finals

[lone skiff]

*majors

[vivid heart]

yup

[sly wing]

https://x.com/i/status/1990265756022714852 uhh so does this tie in with the lore

TFVAULT (@TF_VAULT)

CN Server Exclusive: [The Finals X Meituan Takeaway] - Demolition Map First Look and Food Delivery Service Collaboration

Demolition is a new Game Mode that will be available on launch day of The Finals CN Server. Be the first to destroy the enemy's base.

This also introduces

X · Nov 17, 2025, 3:48 AM

LMAO

[clever cloak]

This might probably be non canon to the lore

[fossil shadow]

Anything in the Chinese version of the game is most likely not canon 😭

[strange lark]

Who needs drip when you have the sun?

[pure cedar]

hello

[dusky wing]

hi

[maiden anvil]

Hello

[lone skiff]

everyone needs drip friend

[strange lark]

HOLTOW doesn't have drippy fits, we have drippy weapons tho

I think the printer AKM is the most disrespectful thing known to mankind lmao

[royal plover]

The camera FAMAS will always be my goat

[lone skiff]

MODS PLEASE

THERE ARENT ANY FUCKING MODS ONLINE BRUH

@ripe topaz i think you're the only mod online theres a crypto scam lol

[ripe topaz]

bye bye'd

[lone skiff]

thank youuu

[royal plover]

so many mf getting their accounts hacked

[desert echo]

Real

[lone skiff]

lmao you never know the idiots that exist

[desert echo]

All of them are just Kai Cenat, Mr.Beast crypto casino scams 😭

[royal plover]

That last one was actually an Elon musk stick one

[desert echo]

Pretty sure in a couple days we getting scams featuring the CEO’s too 🤑

[royal plover]

Well we already robbed Oscar out of 50 grand lmao

[desert echo]

LMAO

[lone skiff]

most of the, are actually elon musk

I've seen so many in all of the servers im in

[strange lark]

OH my god I forgot about this one. I love this one.

[desert echo]

lmfao people don’t even put effort on scams they just put a famous rich person in there and cross their fingers

[royal plover]

Why can't there be a gaben scam or sum for once

[lone skiff]

Hes TOO trustworthy

[vocal wedge]

hi

ok

i love the finals

[maiden anvil]

When did this happen?

[royal plover]

Before season 8 there were leaks of who would be the sponsors on a stream and on that stream he got a phone call from us and holtow and when we called him we asked him if he wanted to donate 50K multibucks he totally said yes and we sent him an email thanking him and you can actually see he's missing 50K multibucks in-game

[royal plover]

https://www.youtube.com/live/J54e0yQzQQk?si=0vSfLJrmBD4w5tXb&t=5409 Here's a link to when the trentila phone call happens, the holtow one is at 34:07

[maiden anvil]

Wait a moment I remember now I watched that stream I just needed memory jogged

[royal plover]

lol

[silent kestrel]

Hello every one , as a new player and pseudo member of this comuniti i congrat every member and dev of this beutyfull game... Just made 2 mouhts i unistal cod and fully replace it with The Finals, after spending 20 years on cods i can tell by any means this game have more potencial to grow healthy e respectfull... By all that i hope nobody get to much distrated with the shining ligths our greedy with the out comes... Keep up with the great work... Compliments and regards

[open hinge]

Why is embark so coy with connecting the finals with arc raiders. Jiang is literally in the game in the finals and is the same corporation in arc raiders

They are bread crumbs, but yeah the biggest thing IMO that connects the two is Jiangsu

[desert echo]

You escaped from the COD curse
Respect 🫡

you know what? Let me get an Ospuze can from my secret stash, just for you

You deserve it and you earned it

[silent kestrel]

Ow man im new here to on discord... You belive I have almost 700 friends on psn and just 1 play The Finals ! They'r on the prison aka mob of the dead map... I hope one day , they see the ligth again... Thank you for the reaction... 😊 Stay fine

[lone skiff]

even that is put in question, a lot of things have changed since the tech test and almost all logos are actually changed or altered in some way. I'm not sure if its reused assets, things from an art board they're using, or if they just want to lead us along for a bit. The timeline is confusing as well becasue the collapse would have happened before the current events of the finals. It's a lot of us just having no idea whats going on rn tbh.

[brave torrent]

Mister CNS, is it true that people are getting trapped in the virtual reality of the finals? Did Dede become nama tama? Do you and your company have beef with vaiya? Please awnser these questions sir.

[desert echo]

No problem, you too 💗

[summer helm]

Things could be happening along side each other, as in, The Finals itself has been running for quite some time? With what we know about the technology The Finals uses, it’s makes it seem like it’d be happening after a Collapse

[lone skiff]

The three frogs poem gives us a peek into the real world, and from what was revealed there it seemed like a troubled world that was perhaps on the brink of collapse, but if the games are in the same world then the collapse would have already long happened

[summer helm]

It just makes sense to make that The Finals is what you would get when you have people not on Earth but longing for it

[lone skiff]

We know that the finals is on earth. Too many things point to it being on terra rather than some space colony. The majors are cannon and so are all the countries, and the lore depends on very specific locations being real and accessible such as trentilla growing tiger fruit in the "south Atlantic landfill"

[maiden anvil]

Cns the goat 🐐

[lone skiff]

I'm tryna make some lore videos actually just working on editing and graphics.

[maiden anvil]

Yoooo I’d watch them

[lone skiff]

Lol my channel is linked in my main bio (not this server's custom bio)

Haven't done much yet

I'm still very much making sure I dig deep into the lore before I make any theories

[maiden anvil]

Pretty fair

Do you have any current theories?

[lone skiff]

Some

[maiden anvil]

Interesting would you mind sharing?

[lone skiff]

Gimme a min or two im in the middle of smthn rn

[brave torrent]

Mr cns

[royal plover]

Maybe, no, yes

[brave torrent]

I’m asking Mr cns because they probably know a lil more than we do

[royal plover]

I mean they're pretty ground level questions but if you want an answer from him so badly, sure

[brave torrent]

Ik we discussed this, I just want his perspective

[lone skiff]

no people arent getting trapped in the finals, however people are getting trapped in their i own bodies when their Vaiiya brain chips fail!

[lone skiff]

CNS is not a company, we are a hacker collective. Yes we have beef with the people with a fridge as their boss

[brave torrent]

Thank you for your time sir

[lone skiff]

[maiden anvil]

I know you don’t like the fridge

But watch out we know the fridge is out for you

https://tenor.com/view/pedro-monkey-puppet-meme-awkward-gif-7230416695831822604

[timid heron]

Anyone else think the in arena announcer is talking different bc of the new ospuze flavor?

[unborn blaze]

amazing lore

[royal plover]

That's my head cannon now

[timid heron]

I was thinking it was more addictive or something

[royal plover]

Considering when you drink ospuze you're pretty much forced to be addicted to it unless you wanna loose your skin just about every new flavour will be more and more addicting so yes there's a good chance it is because of ospuze

[timid heron]

exactly

[lone skiff]

I belive Ospuze contains a drug called MDMA (Euphoria), which can be produced from a plant grown in brazil (the location of the tiger fruit plantation) and it's effects matching up very well.

[subtle pelican]

Is this related to arc?

[lone skiff]

No i don't think so it's because trentilla is based in Brazil.

[quartz island]

From Brazil “to the Stars” tho… the Exodus of Earth didn’t have to happen only in The Rust Belt(Italy)

[rocky compass]

Brazil is peak

Vai curintia

[light seal]

Did you guys know Scotty’s real name is Scott Manual? And his blood type is A+?

[modern oracle]

Is the fact that when players dies they transform into coins a nod to ready player one ?

[lone skiff]

https://tenor.com/view/source-consider-the-cite-citation-gif-20216442

[light seal]

Check the dog tags on the Grit and Glory Skin right under the attachment rail

[lone skiff]

ah i see

[maiden anvil]

Wait it’s actually there??

[light seal]

Yeah

[maiden anvil]

That’s crazy I’ll have to look later

[brave torrent]

Hmmmm. What’s June’s actual name then?

[desert echo]

Them VAIIYA fanboys and fangirls are brainwashed

[lone skiff]

Frr

[maiden anvil]

Scotty I thought you didn’t like cns because your an ospuze junky

[dawn scarab]

peens

[royal plover]

ITS ONE GODDAMN "L"!

[maiden anvil]

Wait is Trentila really based In Brazil?

[royal plover]

Well we grow our tiger fruit in the south Atlantic landfill but i don't think we're based in there, no

[maiden anvil]

Yeah I kinda thought it’d be based in North America because of the scientific gear

[royal plover]

Yeah as much as tiger fruit is the main product I think the other stuff would be bigger than tiger fruit

[maiden anvil]

Well it can be said we as the player base know nothing about any other products trentila has

[royal plover]

Yeah. Here's hoping we get Trentila mango's soon

[modern oracle]

Maybe they’re doing shady business

[maiden anvil]

Wait what there’s a mango????

[royal plover]

Hell yeah!

[maiden anvil]

Can we get a picture?

[royal plover]

It's classified

[maiden anvil]

Dam it was worth asking

[maiden anvil]

By chance will we get more trentila merch?

[royal plover]

We haven't gotten any so far

[maiden anvil]

Dang

[stoic sluice]

Will Iseul-T ever be a sponsor again?

[royal plover]

Not for a long time

[maiden anvil]

Nooooooooooooooo not my goat 🙁

[royal plover]

Yeah young bum ain't coming back 'til like season 14

[stoic sluice]

at least we were there the first two times it happened

[brave torrent]

What about opuze? Ik you got dissed by the ceo but I want to grind to get the outfit. Just looks cool

[royal plover]

Well it wasn't by her but yes i did get roasted. I think OSPUZE will come in season 11 and will be against hydraq

[brave torrent]

Oh cool. Wait who the heck is hydraq?

[royal plover]

https://www.thefinals.wiki/wiki/HYDRA-Q https://youtu.be/7pzHeCiKnr4?si=I7lhd-PoiXBqpZwP

People also draw parallels of ospuze v hydraq to Oreo and hydrox

[maiden anvil]

Weren’t they supposed to be season nines sponsor?

[royal plover]

7's

[maiden anvil]

Oh close enough

[modern oracle]

Is the crowd real ? When getting up close they all look like an hologram

[royal plover]

I think the crowd just represents how many people are watching but i don't think they're actually there in that spot with a headset on else they wouldn't be able to see shit

[modern oracle]

Yeah make sense

[modern oracle]

I hope we will get to choose between 3 sponsors in s9, alfa acta ospuze and engimo was goated

[royal plover]

I think it's gonna be only 2 from now on which i think is good. with 3 there's always gonna be one that's severely low compared to the other 2.

[summer helm]

@royal plover What makes you think Iseult won’t be a Sponsor any time soon? The last few sponsors have been returners, Holtow included.

[summer helm]

I prefer 3 vs sponsors, makes picking one much more meaningful.

The thing about Alfa Acta/Ospuze/Engimo was that Engimo was very much left in the dust.

[royal plover]

Because they've already had their second turn and i just think the other sponsors have a better chance of being in the next couple of seasons compared to them getting a third. My prediction for season 10 is volpe vs eno+rino since i think 2 new sponsors against each other would give each a very fair chance but 2 clothing brands going up against each other is possible too. Iseul-t being the first to get a third sponsorship tier would kind of break my heart though

[royal plover]

As was Iseul-t in season 4 and 5, that's why I think only 2 sponsors is such a good thing

[summer helm]

I would like 2 new sponsors to be a focus for a season. That would kinda set the score for the community back to a more fresh opinion of the two groups. Which is always fun.

[royal plover]

Yeah me too

[summer helm]

Only 20 more days, not a very long time. The Finals seasons always start and end so fast.

[royal plover]

If you wanna see my full predictions:
Season 9: Dissun and Örf
Season 10: Volpe and Eno+Rino
Season 11: Ospuze and Hydraq
Season 12: AlfaActa and IVADA

[royal plover]

Honestly i'm glad this one has gone fast. Season 5 and 7 felt like an eternity and i'm bored out of my mind itching for new stuff to play rn

[summer helm]

Trentila was my only solid prediction, I knew Trentila was coming as soon as they were included in the 2nd last page for the Season 5 Bonus page for the BP.

[summer helm]

Ospuze Vs HyrdraQ I’m excited for, especially after DRG got them as a sponsor. Apparently DRG is one of the more established teams, like ENVY, who has Ospuze.

[royal plover]

Same. I really didn't see them being in this season one bit though. It's hilarious because i changed my name to "No.1 trentila fan honda civic" like a week before it was revealed. I've been a super fan since i saw them in season 5 too. And i shit you not i had dreams about being the No.1 trentila contestant after i found out they were gonna be in season 8 lmao

[royal plover]

Only one i recognized was Alliance

DRG is just one letter away from drug too. Coincidence? I THINK NOT

[summer helm]

It’s for Dragon lmao

But a Hydra is also dragon like. So there’s that

[royal plover]

Only dragons i know are in deez nuts jokes and the femboy fursona mascot MSI has

[summer helm]

DRG probably has like, one of the coolest esports sets

Besides Pulsar for going all in on the Iseult style and also GenG for having a cute tiger mascot charm and the gold and black hair options are neat

[royal plover]

Pulasr's is only cool because it actually looks like their sponsor. WHY TSM, WHY COULDN'T YOU BE LIKE PULSAR

I should add drugs outfit to the hydraq bible

[summer helm]

@royal plover I have a feeling that, like with Alfa Acta and Trentila, Omnialife, Cometa, JunuPaico and basically all those sponsors affiliated with Esports teams we haven’t seen yet, have deeper connections to Arc Raiders possibly.

I really don’t see how Cometa will end up being able to ever be a true sponsor. And so I don’t think they ever will?

[royal plover]

I could say the same about junuPaico

I hope one day CR-MP gets the love they deserve though

[summer helm]

I think it’s more likely that Orf gets an LTM btw

[royal plover]

I could totally see that

[summer helm]

They could give one of the group as a pet, and then throw another in the shop even, or just keep it in the shop, they’ve done that with LTM pets before. (The devil and angel pets)

[summer helm]

Please tell me you have an Orf contestant outfit slot ready.

[royal plover]

I've been trying for ages but i just can't cook anything up with that tactical vest that costs 5 bucks

This one

[summer helm]

It pairs with the Ivada Medical pants. But there are Orf baggy pants too

[royal plover]

ooo i didn't think about that. Okay i'm getting the s4 pass after i finish the S1, one

[summer helm]

I’m JUST finishing my Season 2 pass now. After purchasing it when it became available. I will finally have access to the CNS page!

Also you don’t understand people loved Holtow back then, Holtow is just more beloved than Iseult, but you can’t deny Iseult still has its followers. Such as myself.

Holtow obviously isn’t immovable though. Trentila has come out ahead.

[royal plover]

There's a chance what happened in season 6 happens again but considering how many content creators i've seen sign with us i think i'm gonna be okay

either way i'm prepared for the grind to make damn sure we win that showdown and i hope all of the other trentila contestants are too

[summer helm]

I really want a green hoodie

[royal plover]

I know a guy who's a total Iseul-t stan

[royal plover]

I think it's gonna be a gun skin like last time

[summer helm]

No no, the final show down reward is always a hoodie with the sponsors color.

[royal plover]

It wasn't in season 7.

[summer helm]

Guess not

[royal plover]

Okay there's a decent chance we win showdown. I'm surprised a guy from alliance went team orange though. Their team is literally green

[summer helm]

Gotta respect it

Holtow homies do love Holtow

[royal plover]

True

[desert echo]

Even if I’m addicted to OSPUZE, CNS is super chill, and we both hate VAIIYA and Sal so 🔥

[dense leaf]

So... Juno Pico is the owner/creator of Orf?
https://www.reddit.com/r/thefinals/comments/1p22say/ok_that_voiceline_on_the_new_grenade_genuinely/

[fossil shadow]

Clearly that's the case, creator or publisher of sorts, maybe the toy manufacturer

[lone skiff]

my dumb ahh tried to play the video through the embed

[maiden anvil]

Thanks 😑

Also how did you get the wordle???

[undone cobalt]

s

[rugged snow]

I'm here to say I'm predicting Dissun as a surprise third sponsor.

[craggy lotus]

🤑

[lone skiff]

this season probably not

[brisk yew]

Clearly confirmed

[fossil shadow]

I am a pioneer

[maiden anvil]

He is the goat

[autumn epoch]

ahh

[royal plover]

I simply did

[maiden anvil]

I was never going to get it I had no idea

[royal plover]

Lol it was tough as hell, yeah

[maiden anvil]

It really was

[modern oracle]

Say that again ?

[wraith cloud]

i predicted alfa acta in season 5 when they appeared on the biker outfit, since then i noticed the logo on more and more stuff (like the riot shield skin, dynamite C4 skin, biker cerberus skin, and the volpe famas) and i knew they had to be an upcoming sponsor

[random gale]

hi

hi

[wraith cloud]

hi

[royal plover]

They're also on the holsters on the pants from that one valentines outfit

Lockdown pants i think they're called

[clear otter]

I hope we will be able to sign with next season !

[frosty pollen]

Wake the fuck up

[young latch]

Hi ! What’s new about the Lore ?

[royal plover]

I don't think so until season 11 with it being ospuze vs hydraq

[clear otter]

How would you know ?

[royal plover]

It's a guess

[clear otter]

Oh ok.

I hope it's

[royal plover]

Yeah ospuze vs hydraq would be rad

[clear otter]

Who is hydraq though ?

[royal plover]

https://www.thefinals.wiki/wiki/HYDRA-Q https://youtu.be/7pzHeCiKnr4?si=14uobmeRc_X3f_-Y

[nocturne turtle]

We can get a bit ospuze vs hydraq action in the major.
Envy is sponsored by Ospuze
DRG is sponsored by Hydra Q

[clear otter]

Oh ok, so never seen in-game. I was wondering.

[nocturne turtle]

Their logo is on the DRG esports cosmetics

[maiden anvil]

And that’s basically it

[desert echo]

FRRRR
I loved their cosmetics
Ospuze is actually my fav sponsor of all time, they’re the best

[digital shale]

I mean I would make sense with the irl drink

[astral stag]

uwuwu

[turbid cape]

Pop. Pour. Perform. Is such a baller slogan compared to Red Bulls: it gives you wings or monsters: unleash the beast…

[clear otter]

Yep it's very good.

[median hemlock]

(messaging to level up to create a vc. Ignore me. sorry but it's a silly rule.)

[wraith cloud]

yeah and the volpe pants too with the same holsters

[soft patio]

W

[wraith cloud]

uwuwuwu

[alpine chasm]

why does that fluffy rat pyro grenade skin have a russian accent

[maiden anvil]

What Russian doesn’t like fire?

[viscid spruce]

uwuwu

[wraith cloud]

uwu

[viscid spruce]

uwu

[lone skiff]

bruh

why are ppl uwuing in the lore channel

this place is a mess smh

[maiden anvil]

Oh lord

[onyx scaffold]

Does the finals and the movie “the running man” link in lore

[onyx scaffold]

Preach

[viscid spruce]

no

[turbid cape]

Not sure if it matters or not but the name of the class in blast off is called rocketeer

[maiden anvil]

Is it really?

[desert echo]

I’m getting PTSD from the server slam and how i died my first raid due to it lmfao

[undone cobalt]

s

[maiden anvil]

That sounds like it hurt a lot

[gentle bronze]

is there a recap video i can watch for beta to season 8 lore??

[gentle bronze]

ha nice

[warm spade]

Maybe it'll become a play style thing in the future and they'll just replace the rpg with a mine or something

[brave torrent]

My question exactly.

I don’t care a crap about what companies do, my first sponsor was vayyia. But please don’t be mad Mr cns, I’ll choose your collective next time there is a chance

[restive olive]

why does the pink cat thing thay made a goo nade skin for sound like a mix between a masocist and an apethetic guy?

[patent sapphire]

Could Trentila produce marijuana in the meat space? Just a silly hypothesis...

[royal plover]

shhh

[patent sapphire]

LOL

[maiden anvil]

They totally don’t…

[clever cloak]

whats the point of producing marijuana when their genetically engineered fruits grown at the heart of the Trans-Atlantic Landfill pretty much give almost the same side effects lmao

[autumn epoch]

yo

[maiden anvil]

Hello

[summer helm]

I wonder who the next premium BP will feature. Im a total Iseult bias-wrecker, but I feel like an Iseult Premium BP would be siiick

[maiden anvil]

I completely agree!

[summer helm]

Trentila would rock too

[maiden anvil]

Yeah wish we could get a collab between iseult and trentila

[summer helm]

My nightmare scenario is that they put Iseult and Trentila vs each other at some point in the future

[maiden anvil]

I know I wouldn’t be able to choose

[summer helm]

Id probably have to go with Iseult? Idunno. Next time Iseult is a sponsor it’ll be its 3rd time available for official selection. A 3rd time selecting them as a sponsor should provide some really cool cosmetics imo

[lone skiff]

theres a big difference between pot and euphoria (MDMA)

thats whats in ospuze, MDMA

[clear grove]

"oh we have a lore channel?"
#lore:

[lone skiff]

why does EVERYONE DO THIS

YES NO SHIT SHERLOCK THERES LORE NOW ASK A MORE SPESIFIC QUETION

😭

[lone skiff]

honestly Isult has faded into the background especially lore-wise, this season was a bit of a filler season concerning Lore after the crazyness of s7, so next season will hopefully have lots of yummy lores. Not sure if that means Isult tho.

[summer helm]

They were the bonus page last season, they havent completely faded

[lone skiff]

I'm hoping for more on Dissun and Vaiiya concerning the happenings of the meatspace

[lone skiff]

yes but lore wise they really arent very important, the big players rn are Ospuze, Vaiiya, Dissun, and CNS.

[summer helm]

Think weve had quite a bit of focus on Vaiiya, most people are assuming the HydraQ Chapter will start

[lone skiff]

which would make a lot of sense

either HydraQ or Dissun will be the focus

[summer helm]

probably, thats all we really have as hints though aint it, since there really isnt the presence of any other Sponsor this season besides Holtow, Trentila and then Dissun as the Premium BP

Most of the previous battlepasses tend to tease a sponsor a little bit, like how in Season 5, Trentila was pushed with the cosmetics in the BP.

Ospuze vs HydraQ could be cool, iv seen some people mention that.

[maiden anvil]

Hopefully

[summer helm]

Best thing out of this season was more Trentila

[lone skiff]

hopefully

[maiden anvil]

See I totally knew you’d agree cns

[lone skiff]

yeah we didnt get much about either just the trentilla CEO

[lone skiff]

🫃

[royal plover]

Dissun, my beloved

[royal plover]

I'm thinking Dissun vs Orf next season

[lone skiff]

That would be sick

[summer helm]

Can we assume an Orf Sponsorship would likely just be a JunoPaico sponsorship ? Since we’ve learned they are affiliated

[royal plover]

It seems your opinion was so powerful it crashed my game lmao. I was just in the main menu

[royal plover]

And I'm still not sure. I made that prediction before the JunoPaico stuff was confirmed but yeah i think it makes sense

[summer helm]

One thing that gets me about the Esports bundles is that, for atleast one of them the colors match the sponsor, which is Pulsar, the rest don’t, as far as we know for some

[lone skiff]

oop

dont you hate it when that happens

[royal plover]

I know it drives me nuts. Like they didn't even try matching the sponsors with the colour. They got vaiiya sponsoring an orange bundle us sponsoring a white one and holtow sponsoring a yellow one

[royal plover]

I do. i thought the crashing was over ever since i found out the textures on kyoto was crashing my shit but noooooooo it couldn'tve been the end

[lone skiff]

lol

sometimes it just happens

[summer helm]

Yeah, like, what was the reason that TSM couldn’t get Vaiiya? It’s literally the colors of Vaiiya

The Green for Alliance is alright for Engimo, but it’s not even the Green Engimo normally is. Which makes sense because they probably didnt want to be the Engimo Team

[royal plover]

I also heard TF is so cpu dependent that mfs with a gtx 1070 and an x3d am5 cpu get the same frames as me 💀

[summer helm]

I’m on those specs and I get 120 solid on roughly max settings aside from raytrcing

[lone skiff]

Yeah I have a 9800X3D and it slurps up all them cores

[royal plover]

Even if i could afford that chunky am5 price to upgrade 7600x3d's don't even exist in aus for whatever reason

[lone skiff]

Yeah I did a complete new build summer 2025

It was like 4k

I got it before ram prices hit thankfully, everything was actually priced pretty good

[royal plover]

I don't think i'm gonna be able to upgrade my pc for another 2.5-3 years. Which is fine but considering how much i play the finals it sucks i can't get an x3d cpu. I found a 5700x3d that was on sale for 230 aud like 2 or 3 weeks ago but no way that'll be available still if it's even worth it

[summer helm]

It is, I have one

It’s my GPU I need to upgrade now but, it’s a 2070, I can do with it for a few more years

but it depends on your money situation

[royal plover]

I've already got a 5600x so that's why i'm worried about the value. Especially since it'll be a tough sell to make my money back on the 5600x

Okay so that $200 one's obviously gone and all the others are $400 which is roughly 3/5 of what it'd cost for am5

They're gonna make a 5950x3d as a final send off for am4 anyways trust me bro

[maiden anvil]

You see I don’t deal with any other problems because I play on console

[lone skiff]

lmao

[lone skiff]

you just deal with 60fps

[maiden anvil]

Hey it works and I’m not one to complain

[lone skiff]

True

You should get a gabe cube

[maiden anvil]

What is a Gabe cube do you mean game cube?

[lone skiff]

Nope

The new steam machine, look it up

[royal plover]

https://store.steampowered.com/sale/steammachine

[lyric wasp]

So whats the actual lore?

[maiden anvil]

I’m considering it but I haven’t found any prices yet I probably just have to search it but I’ll do that later

[royal plover]

Well it's coming in 2026

[maiden anvil]

Well I hope to get it in 2026 then

[alpine chasm]

i recommend watching lore videos on youtube, especially this one

https://youtu.be/cru1YxelMCY?si=VXEvZ3BGC_dV0GuY

[tardy prism]

woow

wop

huh

yep\

22

yah

[sly wing]

Jiangsu Romagna will most likely be the next main sponsor for Season 9, based on the theme being Chinese culture and the sponsor also in Chinese/Italian. They are also with the big sponsors on the racing set, and why would we see them there with big ones like Holtow or Volpe?

Jiangsu is a place in China I think and Romagna was in Italy (historical), could be an easter egg nod to Arc Raiders since the maps are also in Italy

[summer helm]

It’s Ospuze and Vulpe. Are you talking about the Premium BP? your comment is a total knot.

[sly wing]

what

[summer helm]

Otherwise I have no idea how you get Italy, from Chinese Season with Ospuze and Vulpe

[sly wing]

no jiangsu and romagna are chinese and italian, jiangsu being chinese, and romagna being italian

both are regions in their own countries, with romagna being historical

ik it says ospuze and volpe in the bottom left of the trailer but it doesnt mean they will be the official sponsors

[fossil shadow]

the sponsors at the bottom left have historically been the official sponsors for the season

that doesn't mean jiangsu can't show up as an ultimate bp sponsor, bonus pages, or in more shop cosmetics though

[summer helm]

Yeah, and this is where my confusion arose. The sponsors are locked in, they haven’t jebaited us with the marketing before

[fossil shadow]

Unless we get a surprise sponsor now as a third (final two weeks of season btw 😭) I don't think its happening for S9

[summer helm]

Ospuze and Vulpe are an interesting choice, I really like Red, but I want to pledge with Ospuze a 2nd time

[fossil shadow]

I'm excited to finally see the VOLPE CEO and what their cosmetic style is

not even considering the betas, It's kind of crazy we're only getting VOLPE cosmetics 9 seasons in, its an ancient sponsor

[summer helm]

Yeah, that on its own is a big draw for them. Shoulda seen this coming with the Volpe and Iseult bonus pages last season!

[fossil shadow]

It was only a matter of time really

[summer helm]

Does anyone know if Volpe had any Beta or Alpha cosmetics? Or were those only Ospuze themed?

[fossil shadow]

They did not

[summer helm]

Volpe could end up competing well against Ospuze, every time we get Ospuze cosmetics there’s always people saying they have too many sets now. So I could see people picking Volpe because they’re tired of the yellow

[teal blaze]

season 1 bp along with holtow
no prerelease ones tho

[royal plover]

Wait so the sponsors are ospuze and volpe? There goes 3 of my predictions

[short idol]

my fps fluctuates between 60 and 50 randomly and it pisses me off

[sleek helm]

[lone skiff]

[royal plover]

[modest basin]

W chat

[lone skiff]

https://tenor.com/view/the-finals-season-2-cns-gif-3503010673755615639

[modest basin]

But how do you know?

[crisp oar]

Anyone have suggestions on where to learn about the lore if I'm coming in now knowing nothing?

[coarse chasm]

Wait there’s lore in this game?

[nocturne turtle]

Youtube has a few good lore videos.

You could also read the lore section in the wiki https://www.thefinals.wiki/wiki/Lore

[exotic forge]

Ospuze and Volpe, they are at the bottom right of the reveal panel

[royal plover]

That just made me think of how rad an Orf themed Upass would be

[exotic forge]

Not in this season, ÖRF Dragon stuff wouldn’t be fire

[royal plover]

Yeah I know but any other season it would be nice. I think we all want more Orf drip

I wonder what flavour of scam this is...

[steady wigeon]

Just found out about Dragon Rising

Sponsors are kind of a letdown but I’ll probably sign with Ospuze again

[fossil shadow]

VOLPE is far from a letdown, I need to know why theyre evil

[steady wigeon]

Fair but tbh I feel like Volpe should have been a sponsor this season and Ospuze T2 should have been saved for whenever HydraQ is added and it would’ve been a sick rivalry

[hardy berry]

Thats almost my exact reasoning lol

Plus I like to avoid cosmetics from the other seasonal sponsors (Contractual obligation you understand) and not using any ospuze branded cosmetics (there's A LOT) is a fun challenge

[hardy berry]

I hope we finally see what the physical VR equipment contestants use looks like

[fossil shadow]

I bet that it comes out as a cosmetic of sorts

[hardy berry]

I think one of the Ultimate cosmetics last season may have been part of it (the helmet with the cable hair)

[fossil shadow]

Maybe? I have my reservations since I think its more stylized than practical + the UBP in S7 was sponsored by IVADA

[hardy berry]

Fair, but I kinda got the impression that IVADA "supports" CNS from those cosmetics, or atleast finds there actions useful in someway

For all the IVADA stuff we got I still have no idea what kinda company they are lol. Arms manufacturer maybe? (As opposed to ALFA ACTA, who are more like a car dealership)

[fossil shadow]

I think its intentionally vague, and the possibility of a connection to ARC makes it vaguer

in THE FINALS they make everything from techwear to military uniform and the descriptions on their weapon skins sometimes hint to them killing diplomacy 😭

[hardy berry]

Yeah, but a lotta the wepons also have the Discovery corp branding. Or 401st Kilowatt. So maybe there's more?

The best part of the e sports bundles was them each being "sponsored" so technically we get some more names of possible futre sponsors

[alpine chasm]

i still believe its Juno Paico(Örf) vs Volpe or HydraQ

[steady wigeon]

All I'm gonna say is the Volpe sponsor track better be fire bc their cosmetics so far have been kinda bad

[lone skiff]

Because we are CNS

Sorry chat CNS has to sleep too

[brazen acorn]

I chose CNS because i liek purpel lol

[lone skiff]

https://tenor.com/view/bornskywalker-dap-me-up-woody-woody-handshake-woody-toy-story-gif-26021440

[elder heron]

i’m lowk getting ospuze burnout😢

volpe seems cool but up until now i feel they’ve lack identity

like trentilla in s5 felt way more “themed”

i’m not hating i’m just worried

then again the embark team is goated so both will prob be great

[brisk yew]

I'm ready for the SAO tech reveal in The Finals

[summer helm]

IVADA wasn’t really specifically on either sponsors set, as we saw both Vaiiya and CNS stuff get IVADAfied

[summer helm]

Trentila Cosmetics are probably the toughest for them to make, as they’re completely new models usually, not just retextures

I’m not sure if I can bring myself to not sign with Ospuze though, I haven’t turned my back on a sponsor yet

[toxic ore]

SO WHAT'S THE REAL LORE?

[open hinge]

WHEN IS JIANGSU COMING

[royal plover]

I imagined it would be ospuze vs hydraq too but oh well my main predictions have been wiped out in one drop because of this anyways

[royal plover]

Pretty much what i was thinking again

[royal plover]

IT'S ONE MOTHERFUCKING L HOW MANY TIMES DO I HAVE TO SAY IT!?

[royal plover]

Our sponsorship outfit is the only one with new stuff being the helmet and mask. Everything else has a model that's been used already

If anything i'd say iseul-t would be the toughest for them to make since they're a fashion brand so they have weird cloths all the time

[summer helm]

I love my puffy iseult jacket

[maiden anvil]

Crash out much?

[maiden anvil]

Iseult is my goat

[summer helm]

I only have one issue with the Trentila sponsorship track, and thats that our charm was a cob of corn.

the last Trentila associated charm we had was a piece of popcorn..so yeah..

[brave torrent]

@royal plover, id like to interview you.

Please

[maiden anvil]

At least you asked 👏

[hardy berry]

There theme so far has been extreme sports

Like the mountain climber set in the store, and boxing set in season 1

[lone skiff]

i better get me a ski set chat

[steady wigeon]

also permafang prowler

[hardy berry]

I imagine McKenzie will have some line about "progressing VR tech to bring extreme sports to the masses" or something

[royal plover]

Sure

[royal plover]

Ohh i didn't think about that

[royal plover]

The best furry drip in the game

[steady wigeon]

Tiger Juice mogs

[weak marlin]

who actually likes trentila?

[storm dove]

Pluh

I get to be involved too guys

[royal plover]

The majority of contestants

[royal plover]

We've been like 5k ahead this whole season

And now we're nearly 6K ahead

https://tenor.com/view/laughing-toothless-laugh-trendizisst-gif-23028890

[lone skiff]

brazillian chads

https://tenor.com/view/dance-uporot-brazil-gif-13264739

[fast vessel]

Like deadass how would u pick this odd fruit over virtual security

[royal plover]

What virtual security???

This is the oppisite of virtual security

[fast vessel]

Im just saying i got stuck on a ufc once and my holtow fineprint got me out of the jam

Ufo*

[fast vessel]

Some people are kinda off my gf picked trenila says she regrets it after showing her the fruit you produce

[royal plover]

She'd rather get scammed than eat fruit? That's crazy

[fast vessel]

How would u have helped me on the ufo and how do we eat a fruit picked in a hazmat suit?

[royal plover]

I don't see what's so complex about eating fruit.

[fast vessel]

Fruit is cool, tiger fruit idk.

[summer helm]

They’re insurance, not security. You provide security metaphorically, for things that likely aren’t even real!

Holtow is pretty cool but you can’t be sponsored by both the choices, and they’ve always gone up against tough competition.

[fast vessel]

Hey man landfill fruit or insurance i know who im siding with and its definitely not the tiger fruit. Ospuze does wonders with the extract but the fruit alone im not sure about that

[royal plover]

Bro would rather burn his money than eat food 😭

[fast vessel]

Bro would rather eat landfill fruit picked in hazmat suit than pay for insurance. I hope you dont have a car.

[summer helm]

I’m reallllly excited for the new Ospuze and Volpe cosmetics. Maybe we see more from Sofia as well, maybe Mackenzie Lapis confronts her in some way. Since, this tension has kinda been brewing between Ospuze CEO and CNS, right?

[fast vessel]

No cap i love the finals this conversation is really funny 😭

[weak marlin]

trentila prolly tastes trash too and i know ts isnt good for u

[summer helm]

I’m 28 today, and this is the best Arena FPS I’ve played. But I’ve played a lot with other cool niches. I still miss MAG. MAG was so damn good.

[royal plover]

They don't even have car insurance lmao. Why are you so terrified of hazmat suits bruh.

[royal plover]

You don't know shit buddy

[fast vessel]

Its whats outside of the hazmat suits which is your fruit

[summer helm]

Maybe one day Embark makes a Battlefield like game , but like, the right way. The Bad Company way.

[weak marlin]

if you gotta have a hazmat suit to eat fruit then somethings wrong. im taking my alien invasion protection any day

[summer helm]

@royal plover I want the suit from that video to be a cosmetic

[fast vessel]

I want to make a real ecosystem for the finals so player can get real sponserships

[royal plover]

What are you even talking about you don't need a hazmat suit to eat it??????

[summer helm]

They are getting real sponsorships!

[royal plover]

Same

[fast vessel]

I’m confused so when they pick the tiger fruit in the hazmat suit, what is the process of that fruit being picked in the hazmat suit to eating it because I’m not going to pick that fruit in the soup and eat it immediately that doesn’t make sense

[weak marlin]

you know its bad when your fruit is a skin for a gas grenade

[fast vessel]

Check mate

[royal plover]

So is a hot sauce bottle. does that make chilli terrifying to eat too?

[weak marlin]

noone knows what was in the bottle. thats different from your fruit emitting toxic gasses

[fast vessel]

Holtow put the sun in my hands to let me know they can replace it once it goes out. And you should compare tiger fruit picked in to a Carolina pepper if you wanna compare a pepper

@summer helm come help @royal plover

[summer helm]

I’m about to eat some food.

[fast vessel]

Over here getting jumped about this tiger fruit

[fast vessel]

I hope its safe for consumption.

[royal plover]

And we put tiger fruit in your hands to tell you, you don't need that hazmat suit that you're so obsessed with to eat it!

[weak marlin]

i would much rather drink a refreshing ospuze than have to choke down a poisonous fruit

[fast vessel]

But once i drop the fruit it turns toxic right ?

[royal plover]

We literally put some of that fruit in ospuze "I would rather drink fruit than eat fruit"

[fast vessel]

No there is a difference in using an extract vs raw ingredients

[covert sage]

I'd side with holtow in a fight against trentilla, but ospuse is just going to win anyday

[royal plover]

It's one L moron

[fast vessel]

Based asf

[fast vessel]

Ur on an island right now come on.

[covert sage]

Sure, ospuse is made of trentilLa fruit, but it is PROCESSED, would you eat raw pufferfish?

[royal plover]

What does that have to do with anything

[royal plover]

Yes, so is tiger fruit.

[fast vessel]

Ur by urself on this one. Actually if its sooo safe why havent we seen anyone eat tiger fruit

[royal plover]

If holtow insurance is so good why have we never seen it pay out?

[weak marlin]

Your fruit literally has green gas rising out of it

[covert sage]

Yeah, didnt really know where i was going with that one

But still...

[weak marlin]

Your fruit is described as “a taste of the past with very modern consequences” why would I eat a fruit with consequences

[summer helm]

Maybe it’s like a Durian fruit

[royal plover]

How are you still obsessed with a cosmetic. No shit it's toxic we just made a gas nade look like tiger fruit

[royal plover]

Why would i pay for insurance with no pay out?

[fast vessel]

Im still a happy customer. And the customer is always right.

[covert sage]

Hey, they are sponsoring US, so i'm takin' the money

[weak marlin]

I feel safe and insured by holtow

[fast vessel]

And the free stuff

[royal plover]

More like a happy victim.

And the customer is always right.
I hate that phrase, It's just used to justify abuse to minimum wage workers

[royal plover]

While giving it straight back to them

[weak marlin]

Sounds like someone trying to justify unhappy customers

[royal plover]

You'd know a lot about being unhappy while burning your money every day, wouldn't you?

[fast vessel]

The customer is always right, in matters of taste. The full saying meaning if i like my ozpuse and hate tiger fruit thats my business

You can like ketchup and dislikes tomatoes.

[weak marlin]

We need to boycott tiger fruit

[royal plover]

And scamming people is holtow's. Either way we sell more than tiger fruit.

[royal plover]

You have been for the past 15 minutes

[weak marlin]

Everything Trentila does and sells sucks

[royal plover]

And everything holtow does is a scam. And if you hate our healthy food that much and yet haven't taken a bite of any of it you're selling bullshit information

[covert sage]

Arent tiger fruit literally trash?

[fast vessel]

Thank youuu literally

[covert sage]

Correct me if i'm wrong

[weak marlin]

You must be stupid if you think I’m gonna willingly eat trash

[royal plover]

Well now this is just incoherent rambling.

[fast vessel]

Bro riddle me this what does real fruit but better and ripe for decades mean?

[royal plover]

Where is this supposed to go?

[fast vessel]

I just want to understand whats “better” and why/how does it stay ripe so long

[royal plover]

Better is better.

[fast vessel]

Excuse me whats better than “real fruit”

[royal plover]

Real fruit that's better. You still haven't gone anywhere

[devout heart]

Do you think we will be in the Past, Present, or Future for S9 Map

[royal plover]

Present

[fast vessel]

I like the past retro cns feel

[royal plover]

I think you need this

[fast vessel]

“Real fruit but better” implies it is better than “real fruit” meaning tiger fruit isn’t “real fruit”

[covert sage]

Planted in a "post consumerist landscape" (pacific garbage patch)

[royal plover]

No it doesn't

[fast vessel]

Most fruit expire generally fast due to the mold/sugar relationship but if your fruit stays ripe for decades something is wrong

[royal plover]

"Real fruit. But better." Literally means that it's still real fruit but it's better

[fast vessel]

But why is it better than “real fruit”

[royal plover]

IT IS REAL FRUIT

How has this gone from incoherent rambling to illiterate rambling

[covert sage]

It is real, a real piece of TRASH

[fast vessel]

Because ur tryna convince people who buy insurance that ur fruit is safe. We don’t take those risk

[covert sage]

Remember where it was made

[royal plover]

You're literally getting scammed you don't know shit about safety

[covert sage]

And it wouldnt be a scam if i brought fruit grown in trash that has been genetically modified?

[royal plover]

No?? Are you comparing scamming yourself with buying fruit

[covert sage]

Well... fruit is a stretch

[royal plover]

And "insurance" isn't?

it's literally called tiger fruit how is it a stretch

[covert sage]

Just because there is "fruit" in the name doesent mean it is fruit

[royal plover]

"Calling blueberry a berry is a bit of a stretch"

[royal plover]

It's still a fruit

[covert sage]

It is like calling a coconut a nut (actually a fruit, just misleading)

[royal plover]

IT'S LITERALLY A FRUIT THOUGH

[covert sage]

But like... no.

[royal plover]

https://tenor.com/view/because-i-said-so-steven-he-failure-emotional-damage-because-gif-26569829

[covert sage]

Yeah, exactly

[royal plover]

I'm mocking you, you absolute dent head. Why are holtow fans so illiterate

Like actually though how is it possible to be this illiterate

I'm done with this if my arguments aren't even going to be comprehended

[covert sage]

Okay... i'm also alowed to mock people, did you seriously think i was being genuine?, secondly, do you even know what illiterate means? Because the way you are throwing that word around just sounds like you are using it because it sounds kinda rude

[shell prawn]

This might be a little delusional but I had an idea grip me for a mining corporation/gemstone cartel sponsor. It could maybe be called Lux Terrae "Light of the Earth" or LithoSpect a mix of the greek word for stone and the second syllable of prospecting.
They could sponsor various mineral/geology themed cosmetics like the already existent Lava skins and the WT/Ranked Emerald and Ruby Rewards.
Narratively they could be connected to Dissun, Vaiya and Volpe by supplying valuable resources necessary for the production of their products. Even Holtow could be a business partner selling supervolcano or plate tectonics insurance.

[royal plover]

That sounds kinda fire ngl

[exotic forge]

Crazy lore call I just came up with, The Rich and higher class people are in space playing the finals and chilling in the meta verse, and the lower class is down on earth dealing with arcs. It’s so simple pretty sure that someone had the same idea before…

[summer helm]

Have you ever seen a Dragon Fruit before? A Tiger Fruit is likely just a genetically modified Dragon Fruit, or some other fruit.

One of my theories is that the poisonous flower we get for Lance in Arc Raiders related to it somehow. But it’s just a whacky theory.

[proper night]

ARC Raiders takes place like 100 years later, no? Finals: 2099 Raiders: 2200 ; you could still be right. I just always imagined that the meatspace during the finals is like blade runner, where the earth is almost ruined, but not to the extent of arc raiders, and everyones living in dense, sprawling cyber cities

[exotic forge]

I mean we kinda saw how the real world looked in one of the Trentilla Trailers. Trash everywhere and almost no plants or animals, ecxept the tiger friut. Its on the The Finals YT chanel if you want to take a look at it for yourself.

[fast vessel]

I really think they are related too

[nimble acorn]

Trentila better

[fast vessel]

Delulu

[mighty hinge]

What If

[lone skiff]

i love the retro CNS feel too

[steady wigeon]

What do you guys think the sponsor track weapon will be

I’m assuming it’s going to be a light weapon so either 93R, LH1 or M11

[brave torrent]

How do you grow your company’s crops?

[eager meteor]

With fertilizer (dead people)

[mint jetty]

Was there anything in todays teaser? All I saw was a globe...

[gentle bronze]

Do you guys think the finals is connected with arc raiders

[eager meteor]

Nah probably not, that's like those crazy people that claim skyrim and oblivion happen in the same planet

[open hinge]

Bruh where is jiangsu Romanga

[lone skiff]

buisy at your moms house

[crystal dagger]

im not ineterested in lore, altough this game reminds me of hyperscape a lot

[lone skiff]

then why are you in the lore channel.........

[crystal dagger]

sorry my bad, just trying to get my xp rankk

[lone skiff]

then at least ask us a lore question even if you're not interested

[royal plover]

Pretty much the same as any other plant or crop

[crisp oar]

Anyone have recommendations for introductions to the lore?

Any comprehensive breakdowns videos exist?

[royal plover]

Lol I just realised the drift shot set is from CR-MP and it also has X7//AV on it meaning ivada probably owns CR-MP

[maiden anvil]

What’s special about this?

[royal plover]

I'm showing you where the cr-mp and x7//Av logos are

[steady wigeon]

I hope X7//AV and CR-MP get their own sponsor tracks

[maiden anvil]

Shoot my bad 🫡

[royal plover]

Nw lol

[quartz island]

Never heard about CR-MP.. what do we know?

[royal plover]

They make music equipment

[maiden anvil]

Wait they actually do??

[royal plover]

Yes

[maiden anvil]

Do they have any items in the shop?

Other than just that one picture you sent

[royal plover]

They have the drift shot stuff and some other white and orange skins

They should make some of those boom boxes

[maiden anvil]

I guess I’ll have to look into later then I’m curious now

[nocturne turtle]

It'd have been cool if they sponsored the music box when they added it. (the thing where you can choose which seasons music to play)

Would've made a lot of sense. Especially with this description

[royal plover]

That would be fire

[nocturne turtle]

I called it but sadly i was wrong :( #easter-eggs message

[royal plover]

I didn't know the jukebox wasn't a thing til season 5

[nocturne turtle]

We've been wishing for that since S1

[royal plover]

In this economy!?

[sage knot]

Ursa's sticker seems interesting

whats up with that

[proper night]

https://youtu.be/GhGuIa4jyBI?si=zH3rgvZILwHhBCfv

[royal plover]

And people say the shit i make is toxic. That looks so toxic and awful for you

[twilit lodge]

What bit am I missing for this I'm so confused

[nocturne turtle]

Does this mean that Ursa lost bcs he drank Ospuze or am I reading it wrong?

[proper night]

I think 60ml is the ideal dose and 1 extra ml is a lethal dose

[nocturne turtle]

erm I may have drank a bit too much ospuze sour core...

[keen sky]

A lot of new lore to gleam from Ursa's bundle, particularly around MultiCo, Odilia and the Grand Majors

• Ursa's Boots
  "Every step Ursa takes sounds identical. It's... unsettling." -Odilia, The Trickster

-Usra's Ritual (small vial of ospuze in a charm)
"Before the Grand Major final against Odilia, Ursa accidentally consumed 61ml of Ospuze. Some say that's all it took to break perfection."

-Final Advice (Sticker, handwritten note with "Ursa, don't become what they want. -O")
"Handwritten. Unofficial. The only feedback Ursa never corrected."

[royal plover]

Ursa, don't become what they want. -O
I'm craving more meatspace and contestant lore so bad now

[keen sky]

ME TOOOO

[royal plover]

Fire pfp btw

[keen sky]

tyty x33

[sage knot]

why are ETP cosmetics available in the shop if they are exclusive to those members

[regal oxide]

wdym ETP?

also this channel is for lore

oh you mean the MultiCo ETP that is lore fair enough lol

[summer helm]

Contestants giving each other advice. Looks like Ursa got a little too deep into the Ospuze

Odilia is an idol contestant who was introduced in Season 1. They’re also sponsored by Volpe.

[sage knot]

Yes ik

its interesting that MultiCo decided to add it to the gameshow

wouldnt you want to keep things like that hidden?

and it seems that Ursa didnt listen to her

still confused on what she mean by "what they want"

[errant veldt]

Accidentally?

[patent sapphire]

WHAT DOES ODILIA NOT WANT URSA TO BECOME????????

And what the hell is in this charm? What exactly did Ursa take to defeat Odilia the trickster?

[errant veldt]

Ursa and Odilia, sitting in a tree, K-I-S-S-I-N-G 🗣️ 💘

[fossil shadow]

61ml of OSPUZE

[patent sapphire]

That can't be normal Ospuze... 100% tiger bro.

[patent sapphire]

SHBUUTU UHAHHAHAHAH LISTEN

"between intention and outcome" okay so Ursa is just a massive puppet for MultiCo, maybe Odilia was trying to wake him up.

And considering the charm claims it a "ritual" helps the theory that Ospuze could be replaced for water in the meatspace more

[maiden anvil]

Who is Ursa again?

[fossil shadow]

New character introduced this update

[maiden anvil]

Oh alright

[tight pendant]

We are in season 8 and just now learning about odilia being one of the first contestants?

[fossil shadow]

I think a lot of people probably don't care or didn't realize it since s1

[dapper shell]

historians were contradicting each other, but came to a consensus today

[sick raptor]

i noticed that too, i wonder what happened there

[icy sleet]

So Multico was making Ursa a dang weapon to win TGM or what

[sage knot]

Why would MultiCo need a pawn when they own literally everything

[sick raptor]

could be a leak from CNS

[sage knot]

unlikely there are no signs of CNS tampering with the game show again

although I assume they still have some lvl of control since the season 8 teaser never stated that they got booted out

it justed said that they are moving the spotlight

their interference could also explain why the ETP graduate exclusives are in the store

[nocturne turtle]

Maybe as a figurehead to control or distract the masses

[sage knot]

they already do

[nocturne turtle]

we don't really know the world while those players were active

[icy sleet]

they could just want their own contestants like other sponsors have in TGM

[sage knot]

maybe

also what is this Early Talent Program

[icy sleet]

that's what I wanna know too. It's sus. I wonder if it's a program where they took contestants with a lot of potential and enhanced them somehow. Maybe that's why Odilia was trying to warn Ursa. I'm sure Multico was changing them physically.

[turbid cape]

The footsteps sounding identical could mean that ursa is more machine than human

[nocturne turtle]

He has the IIIIi logo, which is also on a lot of Dissun cosmetics and his body is red like Redstream.

[modern oracle]

Okay so I’m not the only one seeing the sudden appearance of the multico pack weird ?

[hardy berry]

IDk, ppersonally the "61 millagrams" sounds REALLY specific. I think he/they/it lost on purpous

[hardy berry]

Idea I had was that the METP took "promising" contestants, and kinda like, merged them somehow? or used there training data for Ursa

God I wish they gave us more lore sutff. What we are being drip-fed is really intresting

[smoky pelican]

In the M.E.T. P Honors bundle there's a charm that reads "Issued to graduates of the Early- talent program. Most originals were destroyed after the initiative was shut down". My best guess is that the ETP was shut down for over working or abusing there talent when multi co got caught

[icy sleet]

Same kinda thought. It’s creepy that 60ml might be safe. But anymore and it’s dangerous potentially. Or maybe even just dangerous for Ursa because of what they’ve done to him?

Man I love these little lore nuggets

[hardy berry]

Or was shut down because Ursa losing to Odella literally one time made MultiCo consider the whole program a wash

[smoky pelican]

lol that would be funny if that was the actual reason the whole thing got shut down

[sage knot]

Why is this exclusive and limited stuff in the shop though

I don't find any cns interference

Imagine if CNS disrupts the actual majors like in the qualifiers

That would be peak

[smoky pelican]

I wouldn't say that's its limited since shop items that aren't for a event or holiday are permanent

[random gust]

Odile is not my rival, she is just an unsolved equation - Ursa

what he means?

[sage knot]

I meant in lore limited

Why is it available to every contestant now

By exclusive I mean it's exclusive to ETP graduates

[sage knot]

Where is this?

[random gust]

it's his voiceline

[sage knot]

Oh damn

Might be just fancy wording

Also the sticker kinda confirms that Odillia is no longer a contestant in the gameshow

So multico has the rights to her digital face

[smoky pelican]

probably because our contestants weren't from the program and also it said that the charms (at least the originals) where destroyed

[sage knot]

Yes if our contestant wasn't from the program why are the cosmetics publicly available

If we assume that it all was digitally destroyed

[smoky pelican]

idk my head cannon is that CNS leaked all of the items related to the ETP as a jab towards multi-co but there's no prof(yet) that CNS put theses in the shop

[hardy berry]

I mean that sounds like the corporate answer (tm)

I think the shop as part of the game is not cannon

The shop is involved just to let actual players buy stuff lol

And the descriptions are from an out of universe narrorator

[smoky pelican]

that actually brings up a good question if the shop as a whole is canon or not

[robust nova]

I sort of think that the descriptions for some of the cosmetics are very much lore oriented and cannon like with Ursa, DeDe, Odelia, and some of the CNS outfits and weapons

[supple aurora]

My head canon is that Ursa was a normal contestant like Dede or Odilia that signed up for the program and got "enchanced" (knowing that VAIIYA is propably owned by MultiCo it's possible) and became like a representative of MultiCo for the Majors. Also I think that Ursa used to be a friend of Odilia before the program and she was worried about him becoming the MultiCo pawn, Odilia's note backs it up.

[robust nova]

Like I sort of picture the narrator of the CNS cosmetic descriptions is very much in universe and provides more info to us from their perspective along giving a vague but general idea of what the earlier builds of the gameshow looked like, including that one alien skin released during season 7

[brave torrent]

Ok good to know. What’s it like being the CEO of a crop growing business

[royal plover]

It's nice! We have strawberries at the meeting table instead of lollies

[brave torrent]

I like strawberries. Do you have blueberries?

[royal plover]

Yes

[brave torrent]

Nice.

Thank you for your time ma’am.

[royal plover]

Thank you for this interview

[brave torrent]

No problem

[royal plover]

Now i'm gonna go see how much tiger juice i can chug before passing out mid-game

[summer helm]

Tons of lore is divulged through the shop. We got a sticky note from Dede as well, similar to Odilia’s. If the lore wasn’t part of descriptions and charms and stickers we’d not really ever learn much about the world of The Finals

[visual talon]

Do we know who ENO + RINO or {Enotrino} sponsor is from todays teaser? I dont remember them appearing at all ever in lore?

[summer helm]

They’re in the regular level up pass, they make sports gear fashion clothing I think?

[visual talon]

were they the cash ball people?

[summer helm]

No. They’ve been fairly back seat on things. And unlike Holtow they haven’t gotten a sponsorship track yet, but, tbf they’re cosmetics unlocked for the level 70-80s? I forgot what set of levels you unlock stuff from them at @visual talon but it could give us an indication that they’re still up for a true sponsorship

[visual talon]

Well if you pause todays video when the guy turns his hat is an ENO + RINO hat. So that tells me something?

[summer helm]

Could you link the video?

[visual talon]

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/4JCOJfIMaao
about 5 seconds in, the closeup of the guy turning in grey hat

[summer helm]

Ahhh. I see. That contestant is straight up wearing the entire Eno+Rino cosmetic set that you can unlock through levelling up. You see other contestants also wearing some of the Level up track Outfits. The Ospuze one, both the Holtow outfits you can earn. There’s what looks like the Metro Drifter outfit and also the red Chinese outfit we got recently that should have been an obvious hint towards the new Seasons theme.

The Ivada Nyabite outfit is in the back left too.

[visual talon]

Gotcha. I dont even know what skins I have since Beta lol. Good call, thanks

[summer helm]

The only alpha and beta skins are Ospuze themed I’m pretty sure.

Now that doesn’t mean that this isn’t Embark teasing more Eno+Rino representation this season or in the future @visual talon

[visual talon]

Yea, with todays skin by MultiCo and that little hat thing I thought I had figured out some stuff lmao

[fossil shadow]

I don't think today's teaser is a teaser for anything besides the mode they were showing off, I went through it frame by frame and the only new thing is the cashout station

[summer helm]

Yeah, they probably just threw on some basic outfits tbh.

From the looks of it first ones in the menu and then 3 shop outfits for advertisements

[fossil shadow]

theyre a lot of the beginner career outfits + some premium bundles

[visual talon]

I mean would that be a teaser addition? We have been able to play 5v5 final round in customs (secretly but not) for almost 2 seasons?

[open hinge]

bruh when is jiangsu romanga gonna be a sponsor?

[quartz mango]

I hope volpe is a sponsor next season

Volpe vs dissun probably

Although red vs red unlikely ig

[fossil shadow]

Its VOLPE and OSPUZE confirmed

[quartz mango]

Damn shame, given I signed up w ospuze b4. I'll just pick whoever has better cosmetics ig

[steady wigeon]

I was hoping Ospuze T2 would be saved for a potential Ospuze VS HydraQ season

But at least Volpe is getting something. I figured they just straight up abandoned Volpe since Dissun and Alfa acta are both red and they had a whole red motif this season but no sponsor to go with it

[quartz mango]

Hydra Q isn't even a real company I'm pretty sure
Could be wrong though.
It was just a front for CNS

[royal plover]

Same

[royal plover]

all that needs some love now is Junopaicio and IVADA

God I want IVADA so badly

[summer helm]

IMO Ape Squad with JunoPaico got a great cosmetic set. Stands out amongst the rest

[royal plover]

Ape Squad really got that special treatment

[sudden grove]

c4 skin is peak

[steady wigeon]

HydraQ is a real company, they were on the DRG esports bundle

[clever cloak]

it wasnt a front for cns apparently. if they were, embark would have not used the hydra q brand for DRG's esport bundle. Hydra-Q sponsoring DRG ingame for the major confirms they're a real company and that they've been shafted by CNS prior

[eternal mauve]

quick interpretation of the Ursa set/character:
-Medium/Dual blades user (Emote)
-Pronouns unstated
-Connections to the Season 1 Arena Legend, Odilia (Boots, Sticker, and charm all name her)
-Compared to other Arena Legends, Ursa appears to be the least human (With The Devourer being in close second, although she still has flesh)
-Currently our only MultiCo. rep playable?

[royal plover]

What makes you say they're a multiCo. rep?

[eternal mauve]

they're the only sponsor named in their set, and usually in ways that suggest Ursa is almost purely using MultiCo products/resources

[royal plover]

Ohh i see

I haven't read all of the descriptions. Yeah they're defo sponsored my Multico.

[eternal mauve]

tbh i think its less "sponsored" and more "owned"

also, little fun fact I found while making outfits
Odilia appears to have naturally orange hair, but has dyed it black where visible (Her face has orange eyebrows, but her outfit's hairpiece is a blueish black)

[summer helm]

I don’t think that indicates MultiCo was sponsoring them, just that they had a program of sorts to help find talent. Sponsored by either Volpe or Dissun going off the red and black. Probably Dissun?

[floral ferry]

tbh would make sense with the ammount that dissun has been in this season with the legendary battle pass

[summer helm]

im wrong, perhaps they arent sponsored by anyone? and just a lone contestant. the MC on it suggests theyre just with MultiCo possibly.

I love this set..but it costs about the same as a premium BP. so id rather save my money lol

[royal plover]

The value is awful especially the price of that voice

[summer helm]

It’s also only 3000 for now, it goes up to 5000 at some point which is just, wiiiild.

[floral ferry]

the face is pretty sick tho

it looks really good with the season 3 samurai set

not worth 3000 multibucks

but its still pretty cool

[open hinge]

bruh when is jiangsu romanga gonna be a sponsor?

[royal plover]

When scotty comes back with the ospuze

[gentle bronze]

Its worth it

[brave torrent]

Haha

[steady wigeon]

Cosmetics bundles never actually go up to the striked-through price, I think that’s just how much each piece would cost individually put together

Even so 3000 is probably the most expensive a bundle has been so far

[summer helm]

Ah, I didn’t know that about the strike through price, appreciate explaining that. The prices are done pretty smart because they know some players like me would just pickup the voice line, 800 is soo high for it though. 500 seems more fair

[steady wigeon]

800 for a voice pack? Better be something done by an actual voice actor

[clever cloak]

yeah not really worth

i was hoping for more male voices that arent robotic by default

[royal plover]

It's just a voice filter lmao

[royal plover]

Another thing. For example if a bundle costs lets say 100 and there's 4 pieces inside that are 50 each that add up to 200 if you buy 2 of those pieces individually which ads up to 100 the game'll just give you the full bundle

[sudden grove]

it has some unique lines
but it's just another generated voice that sounds bland..

[royal plover]

Oh okay. I didn't even hear those unique ones when clicking on the voice lol.

Still though for 800 i expect all of the lines to be unique

[sudden grove]

well problem is every voicepack has unique lines

the valkyria being rare quality has a bunch and doesn't sound bad
that's why ppl used her face before voices became separated from faces

[summer helm]

Itd be too cool if we eventually got oneshots of some sort of media with the different icons

[wanton gyro]

Anyone know what was up with casters talking about multico earlier

[covert sage]

Way too expensive

[still meteor]

It is real though, it sponsored one of the cybersport teams DRG if I am right

[royal plover]

It's absolutely real

https://youtu.be/7pzHeCiKnr4?si=Kni-9Y7QCoa4hDEL Just watch this

[bold gale]

Had a theory that the finals takes place in like a wall-e type world

Where most of society is in the vr world just because nobody wants to put in the real effort to develop the physical world

[royal plover]

Well it's called "The meatspace" so clearly something like that happened

[dense leaf]

I think meatspace is a term coined by the corporations. There's nothing fun in "meat space", because all human relationships now happen on the internet, whereas real life is just where your sleazy meaty bodybag resides.

[crystal thunder]

Ready player one type world?

Like the movie

[fossil shadow]

hello mackenzie 😭

[empty timber]

thats not mackenzie lol

[fossil shadow]

Who is it then? It must be

[empty timber]

cosmetic overview like the other sponsor

[fossil shadow]

Nah, this is the overview for VOLPE

then they went into the track where it shows the signing prompt with the CEO photo

[empty timber]

oh wait youre right

[fossil shadow]

hello mackenzie hello hello :DD

[empty timber]

i thought she was a guy

[fossil shadow]

I initially thought she'd be a woman, then more time went on and I told myself "Nah, its a male name too, it could be a dude", turns out I was right all along

[dense leaf]

2081 is when Ursa and Odilia faced...

So it happened 20 years ago, Finals timeline wise...

[regal oxide]

casual lore drop from scotty
https://www.twitch.tv/thefinals/clip/DeafFitJackalPhilosoraptor-yrCVKdmGQ7LRG6Z8

[steady wigeon]

Who is the UBP sponsor? It looks like… VAIIYA??

[rotund geyser]

Idk

[steady wigeon]

At 6:07-6:13 it looks like a white variant of a weapon

[dusky wing]

its red, white and black so either its vaiiya with a red backgroud or it could be eno+rino because of their theme being red white and black

[lone skiff]

@twilit terrace hey uhhh scammer alert?

thank youuuuu

volenteer mod appreciation 🗣️

[bold gale]

Is there a lore reason why ssg is throwing

[maiden anvil]

I wish

[rigid veldt]

Wait wdym lore its a battle game whatt

[plush needle]

Ursa vs Odilia cinematic when???

[brisk yew]

My estimate for The Finals timing is like dead on lol

[dense leaf]

It's been like 9 months since they added the Vaiiya grid to Sys.

Come on push the lore further

[fossil shadow]

"...VOLPE turns effort into excellence, and regional champions into legends using proprietary VR training technology and grit." "Victory is simple. Do the work. Do it again. Then do it better." - Mackenzie Lapis, CEO

[fossil shadow]

Its actually really annoying how slowly the lore is moving, I get that S7 was the culmination of the VAIIYA grid on SYS but it culminated to what feels like nothing, we don't know much more than what we did before

CNS was meant to be at today's major too

[dense leaf]

it wasn't culmination because nothing happened to Sys. I was expecting Sys to turn white again, maybe some realistic textures - CNS loses Sys but gains something else.

And yeah I was surprised we didn't get anything from CNS today.

[fossil shadow]

I actually wasn't expecting anything to happen to SYS in game, I was expecting more lore in the form of videos but yeah, nothing came out of it 😭

[open hinge]

where is jiangsu romanga

[royal plover]

In June's basement

[lone skiff]

no in my basement

[fast vessel]

holtow is the best

i miss cns low key

does any one know if they are coming next season?

[rotund geyser]

Yes

[steady wigeon]

in the reveal panel when they show the sponsors menu CNS isn't there

it's in alphabetical order from Alfa actA - Volpe and CNS should be right between Alfa actA and Dissun but they ain't

[royal plover]

That's a bit silly. So anyone that didn't pick CNS in season 7 is just shit out of luck in getting all of the rewards until CNS returns again?

[steady wigeon]

seems so

CNS will surely return tho

[royal plover]

Honestly i think we need a big lore drop on the meatspace and what it's like for the contestants because we've really seen fuck all in the regard

[lone skiff]

wait you were right we got volpe as a sponsor

[royal plover]

Yeah. Hopefully their ad will give us some cool stuff. I know the current Mackenzie's gonna be wrapped since it's taken so long for there to be a face to the name

[lone skiff]

Oh cool

[royal plover]

Who are you gonna be signing with?

[lone skiff]

idk the other sponsor

[royal plover]

It's ospuze

[lone skiff]

I'm not watching the video, i want some surprise

depends on the cosmetics, i've got a lot of yellow

[royal plover]

Oh okay. Well then you're going to get a LOT of surprise

I just realised we're going to get the 2 big and main sponsors of the finals

[lone skiff]

yep

volpe is going to be interesting

[summer helm]

I wonder if the sponsors being availible now in Season 9, will it be the original tracks? looks like it because some are 0/20 and others are 0/40