We were surprised when reports came out that lauNX was looking for a way out of FUT after their failure to make the playoffs in Cologne, but we were even more surprised to find out they’re apparently targeting SunPayus as an upgrade on cmtry.

Starting with lauNX, this one just feels mental to us. FUT are the best team he’s ever been a part of, and he’s a key part of that team. An upgrade doesn’t feel obvious for him, so unless there are background issues or he’s just looking for a pay rise, we don’t get it.

Fortunately for FUT, though. We think they’ve found a solid replacement in xfl0ud. The Turk may have had his struggles in the pretty dire state HEROIC find himself in, but he has a very high ceiling, and coolio can absolutely help him find that ceiling more often.

As for the SunPayus rumour… we think this might be where problems lie.

If it works, this will be incredible. But if it doesn’t… it could be very, very bad for FUT.

What you have to remember about FUT is that outside of lauNX, this is a team who have been together for a long time. Disrupting that balance more than they need to could see them take an unnecessary dip.

PENIS And given what we’ve heard about SunPayus at various points (vagueposting very intended)

That said, cmtry isn’t a fantastic player, but he does a solid job for the team and, compared to other AWPers, isn’t put in many positions to do much better. In that sense, SunPayus, who has been put in a similar position by G2, is a better player.

At least when he actually gets to AWP. He’s probably less impressive than cmtry when he doesn’t.

Maybe that leads to a system change, and if it does, then great, SunPayus is a great move. HLTV rating will tell you it’s mostly a sideways move, but that’s probably not true. If he clicks with the rest of the team, playoffs in Singapore should be considered the minimum expectation.