In 2024, nataNk played for Gentle Mates in the VCT EMEA, a key part of the team's Tier 1 debut year after earning the regional Ascension tournament the previous year. At the highest level of competition, though, M8 struggled severely — the French organization never managing to place above 7th all year. Despite their five-man's dominance at the VCL level in 2023, Gentle Mates wiped the slate clean of nearly every player and coach at the end of the 2024 season, choosing to start anew.
Sheep Esports previously reported that
Max “Demon1” Mazanov was set to join LEVIATÁN after a disappointing year with NRG — Corbin "
C0M" Lee, Francisco "
kiNgg" Aravena, and Ian "
tex" Botsch will remain on the roster for next year. This year, LEVIATÁN's superstar lineup wasn't good enough to earn an international title. With a few key changes, the reigning VCT Americas champions are once again setting their sights on the biggest trophies in VALORANT.