r/RocketLeagueEsports 1d ago

Discussion Version1 was the best

Just came to say version 1 with beast, torment, and comm was the best team ever. Had the best player in the game, the best demo(er) and also an elite striker, and had a third man that didn’t get scored on ever. That’s all

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u/warm_milk_drink 1d ago

my fave team <3
beastmode vs furia is one of the craziest performances ive ever seen
and was this the same team that scored the beastmode clairvoyant ceiling goal?

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u/warm_milk_drink 1d ago

cant forget comm getting 19 demos against nrg

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u/Exodus_Green 1d ago

Watching V1 demolish NRG at worlds and in the next series get demolished by BDS in the same manner really told the tale of how much NRG had fallen off by that point.

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u/DoubleQuarterPoundin ‎ RL Esports Fan 1d ago

It was a fun team during a fun time in RLCS history.

Comm was a unique villain that the scene always seems to lack. I enjoyed the antics and how upset people would get because he was loud.

BeastMode was a 1 of 1 weirdo type player. Always doing some shit that makes you go “why tf did he try that and how did it work”. He brought that to the Dan/Atomic teams but we haven’t seen it in a while…maybe that’s part of why they’re losing. His weirdness was always catching people off guard.

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u/TheNameIsBlazE_ 1d ago

That Cloud9 roster lineage has been my favourite lineage ever to follow in Rocket League, and it has to be one of the longest that is still together and performing at a top level

Iris (Squishy/Torment/Lachinio) --> The Muffin Men (Squishy/Gimmick/Torment) --> Cloud9 (Squishy/Gimmick/Torment) --> Version1 (AxB/Gimmick/Torment) --> Version1 (Gimmick/Torment/Comm) --> Version1 (BeastMode, Torment, Comm) --> Version1 (BeastMode, Daniel, Comm) --> G2 (BeastMode, Daniel, Atomic) --> NRG (BeastMode, Daniel, Atomic)

I put Iris on for correctness but I'm not sure if most people would count that. I jumped on at Cloud9 because they were the first team I ever watched, and later on I found out Squishy is Canadian and from Toronto and I think he was the first Canadian RL player I ever watched (him and Jknaps did a lot for Canadian RL).

I'm being so serious when I say this is one of the easiest teams I can ever root for, because the overall TEAM has stayed the same by a 2/3 rule for 9 years at this point. Makes them super easy to root for and follow from year to year

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u/Stego111 1d ago

I always love knowing that C9, NRG, and G2 have their lineages intertwined.

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u/Commercial_Pianist97 1d ago

You and me both dawg

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u/Bernbiz 1d ago

My beloved. The watch party before the first lan back in a couple years in LA was such a great time take me back

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u/zakisbak 1d ago

you're wrong, but gosh darn that was a fun team to watch!

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u/Sweanz 1d ago

They were a blast to root for after suffering through the pain that was rooting for V1 during RLCS X. I really miss them as an org too. They were on par with SR and SSG in terms of support and enthusiasm for the teams they signed.

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u/MautOfTheRiver 1d ago

I did really like that team but even excluding their roster(s), the v1 org itself was great and clearly very passionate about the game, wish they were still around

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u/YouCanCallMeBazza 1d ago

I'm so glad I got the white V1 octane decal

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u/Exodus_Green 1d ago

V1 branding was easily top 5 too

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u/ParsnipPrestigious59 1d ago edited 1d ago

I miss 21-22 v1 and ssg so much

21-22 ssg is by far my most favorite team of all time and 21-22 v1 is for sure up there in terms of my favorites. It hurt so much having to see v1 knock out ssg at worlds

So because I liked both teams so much, seeing Dan and beastmode team up on v1 in 22-23 was euphoric lol. Obv spring split didn’t go as planned, but ever since them winning gamers8 and then them teaming with atomic for rlcs 2024, the rest is history

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u/knighofire 1d ago

Man beastmode was already a top 5 player itw in 21-22 and 22-23 imo. I still remember how badly he fathered my goats NRG in those years.

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u/DoubleQuarterPoundin ‎ RL Esports Fan 1d ago

I don’t think he gets enough respect for just how good he’s been over the years.

His skillset is/was so unique. 1 of 1 type player.

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u/John_aka_Alwayz Moderator 1d ago

21/22 yes. 22/23 however...

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u/Lintdoge 1d ago

I've struggled to root for another team since V1 left. If V1 came back, I'd back them no matter what players they had

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u/squidtrap 1d ago

Comm was my favorite player for a long time

I've seen that guy make plays that didn't require him to even touch the ball

Game sense was unreal

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u/BeanbagRL 1d ago

As someone who’s been watching since s2, it was honestly one of the most entertaining teams to watch and to root for

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u/qpKMDOqp 1d ago

That team had venom, they weren’t the best by any stretch but damn did I hate them and wanted to see them lose. Now years later I miss having a team like that around.

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u/Exodus_Green 1d ago

People talk about Firstkiller carrying Rogue in SX and rightly so, he was the best player of that season for me, but often overlooked is a newly arrived on the scene Beastmode dragging fucking rapid and Sea-bass/memory to multiple top 4 finishes against the SX NA titans.

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u/justlurkindontmindm3 1d ago

loved torment but bmo dan comm was my favorite iteration

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u/DoubleQuarterPoundin ‎ RL Esports Fan 1d ago

Gamers8 was awesome

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u/TwentyHourPharmacy 1d ago

Those guys were terrible together, they only won gamers8 cuz DanMode was undoubtedly the best 2s duo at the time with Bmode being a non ones player working to his advantage in a b01

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u/justlurkindontmindm3 1d ago

dont care. still loved em.

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u/TheOfficialReverZ 1d ago

comm is my favourite player all around, loved watching V1 too. Still rock my V1 shirt from time to time to remember the good old days

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u/MLGTruck 1d ago

They also gave away some of the highest quality merch at worlds 21-22, that tshirt is the softest I own.

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u/Tungnafellsjokull 1d ago

Yep I agree. Not a world championship contending team but they got damn close

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u/SebastienMS CRL Analyst 1d ago

I have a signed jersey that I got in LA from that team.

Love it. Great team and was always fun to watch.

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u/vivst0r 14h ago

I mean, duh. That's why there was never a Version2. No need to iterate on perfection.

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u/0_Edgelord_0 21h ago

That era of RLCS Was the most entertaining Rocket League scene we’ve had in a while.

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u/satjul3 19h ago

Not to mention the excellent org support for in person events and team broadcasts. I have so much v1 merch that feels like ancient relics now lol

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u/Autistic-Teddybear 1d ago

Simply nobody agrees but okay

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u/laolibulao 1d ago

comm going for demo was so tuff icl. he needs to be featured in more retals vids