A tweet just dropped by the official VALORANT Esports EMEA account, and now it has stopped everyone for eternal discussions. The account says, “Sending a huge hug in FNATIC’s direction 🫂🫂,” attaching the picture with the word “Oof.” Those emotions literally penetrate through the computer screen. Just seconds had passed after that looked like a heartbreaking loss for FNATIC in some big tournament-I mean, probably the championship finals with so fiery reactions.
The gaming community is heavily showing dissociation for FNATIC, cementing that even in defeat, these players would hold as high respect for what they’ve done. VALORANT Esports EMEA started some sort of chain of support which players are now bombarding with messages of love, heartbreak, and hug emojis. Moments like that remind me that esports is not just about the winning but also about passion and the community that grows around these teams.
Ice breaker: Those player reactions are a mixed mood. You got ItzSaikoo saying crush-it-and-destroy for the boys I genuinely love this team. Just real anger. And then you got elysianeige, spreading sunshine: “Just wanna say thank you so much for the incredible performances🧡 cmeback stronger kingz!! 🧡” Those orange and black heart emojis are blossoming everywhere- obviously the colors of FNATIC.
Almost, few wallbreakers come blossoming across the other side. LebronCapper runs right past with an “nah im ok😂😂😂,” and you gotta chill with that one. MirandaEsneider says, “Tossers 😂” – British slang for, well, not something nice. Then again, Ruisaiki sibilantly chirped, “F fnatic,” at best anticlimactic. There will always be haters, but they are outnumbered with love here.
It feels really good to see some players being pretty well perceived. Lots of people mention Crashies, with snare_oh tagging him directly: “@Crashies W agent, mad respect for you.” Then this long-ass thread has noxesihc saying, “The only player that went positive btw” in reply to somebody — implying even in a team loss, some individual performances stood out.
Not only random fans cherish the support: RiotStupendous aka Daniel Ringland from Riot Games, comes in heavy with “I’m so proud of you guys, hold your heads up high you were amazing 👊🏼.” That kind of recognition from the game dev guys is big.
Now with official team accounts weighing in, Northparade_, which is FNC North content creator, posted what appears to be a behind-the-scenes supportive image; godsfna aka FNC nez followed with “we love you” and another image. The whole FNATIC ecosystem is rallying around their players.
AritheWSguy nails it with: “They played amazing loved watching them all year.” That is the thing about FNATIC that have always been really good, and one loss does not wipe away a whole season of domination. Moving forward, Sanchiiiiito says “Let’s do it next year 🫂🫂🫂” for in esports, there’s always another tournament, another chance.
While hashtag #ALWAYSFNATIC travels around, support will never waver when the going gets tough. Mustunss drops it with orange and black hearts; alisnx joins: “I’m so sorry, you guys put up a fucking fight. Thank you for your efforts today #ALWAYSFNATIC” alongside a cry GIF-the words just couldn’t get any real than that.
Another crazy thing with the support here is how very universal their language is. Even when people go mute about it, the emoji speak and images roar. ‘pkpyoonie’ posts “🖤🧡🫂” — all iconographic messaging in colors and hug emoji. ‘reeverie_’ goes “🧡🧡🧡” — triple orange hearts for maximum show of love.
That one exchange is pretty funny though-someone tries to sneak in some criticism about the roster changes, and ‘UFellForIThaha’ clocks them: “Bro tried to sneak chronicle and alfa back in lol” — Showing that even in these emotional moments, people stay sharp about their roster drama.
The general feeling? It’s like the whole VALORANT community stood up and decided to be FNATIC’s emotional support system. From ‘the_xixi_effect’ saying “the absolute biggest hugs possible and the most love ever” to ‘eriniie_’ saying “so proud of my team 🧡🧡” — all positivity in one wave, and beautiful to watch.
In a world where gamers sometimes can be toxic, moments like these show the better side of the community. When a team gives it their all and in the end falls short, the real ones literally show up with hugs instead of hate. FNATIC may have lost that whatever match this was about, but they won in the hearts. The players may be feeling down right now, but then again, with this outpouring of support, they’re going to rise from this stronger than ever. Such is the normalcy for esports-you take the L, you learn, and you come back guns blazing. With a fan base this solid behind them, FNATIC is guaranteed a bright future. The PlayStation and Xbox communities are also showing their support for the team.
