Ashley "ashhh" Battye, currently the Head Coach for GamerLegion, joins to discuss cadiaN joining Astralis, whether HooXi would have been a better addition, the benefits of the CS academy teams, the messiness of Tier 2 CS, the collapse of ENCE, and more Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Thorin and Mauisnake are joined by Harvey "Skriv" Rodgers to discuss donk narratives, FaZe's recent play, Eternal Fire, NiP, the upcoming CS event calendar, and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Thorin and Mauisnake are joined by Erik "fl0m" Flom to discuss the RMR qualifiers, Vitality, the "donk Curse," NiKo joining Falcons, and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Thorin and Mauisnake are joined by Jonathan "EliGE" Jablonowski, currently of Complexity Gaming, to discuss Valve's decision to ban Snap Tap, Vitality and MOUZ's performances at IEM Cologne, the slow death of NA CS, the disaster of VP, why the map pool needs to change, FaZe's potential comeback, and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Thorin and Mauisnake are joined by Jimmy "Jumpy" Berndtsson, the Coach for Sangal Esports, to discuss IEM Cologne, MOUZ's knack for finding new CS talent, skullz's redemption arc on FURIA, what Complexity needs in order to improve, recency bias, the end of the Astralis honeymoon period, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Thorin and Mauisnake are joined by austincs to discuss malbs and b1t's strong showings, reasons why karrigan should hang up the cape, visa issues involving degster, Complexity's incoherent gameplay, the CS:GO vs CS2 debate, r1nkle, and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Thorin and Mauisnake are joined by KingT to discuss Jimpphat's status as a superstar, a welcome update to IEM Cologne, w0nderful's inconsistency, NiKo's performance and results at EWC, the lackluster state of NA CS, and more! Thank you to Mando for sponsoring this episode! Control Body Odor ANYWHERE with Mando and get $5 off off your Starter Pack (that’s over 40% off) with promo code CS2 at https://www.shopmando.com! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Thorin and Mauisnake are joined by Alex "Hawka" Hawkins to discuss changes coming to BIG, HEN1 and the Brazilian scene's positive trajectory, a hot take on G2's roster move, too many players trying to copy dev1ce and become IGL tourists, the finalized smooya roster of Into The Breach, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Thorin and Mauisnake are joined by Sam "Tech Girl" Wright to discuss jks joining Team Liquid, snax joining G2, up-and-coming talent being put in the spotlight, HLTV's current content, Cloud9's roster moves, KSCERATO and yuurih staying at FURIA, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Thorin and Mauisnake are joined by content creator "NartOutHere" to discuss HooXi's benching on G2, TeSeS staying at Heroic, rumors of HeavyGod joining Cloud9, f0rest's lack of recent competitive play, jL's statements during recent interviews, the ugly situation regarding ICY, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Thorin and Mauisnake are joined by Mateusz "mantuu" Wilczewski to discuss the quality of tier 2 circuit of Counter-strike, Complexity succeeding in playing moneyball, NAVI's lack of a star player, the downfall of zews and cadiaN's reputations following their departures from Team Liquid, controversial tech from zont1x and donk, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Thorin and Mauisnake are joined by Richard Lewis to discuss the fallout from Stewie2K's recent interview on Maui's stream, the truth behind cadiaN's departure from Team Liquid, why malbs joining G2 may not be the only move the team makes, Team Spirit's star duo of sh1ro and donk, problems with Valve's ranking system, and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Thorin and Mauisnake are joined by interviewer & host Anastasija "Heccu" Tolmačeva to discuss strong play by The MongolZ, r1nkle breathing life back into NiP, smooya becoming the centerpiece for Into The Breach, the lack of star power on NAVI, the disappointments of the current Team Liquid roster, the funny Twitter drama between launders and dona, and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Thorin and Mauisnake are joined by analyst & caster David "DAVEY" Stafford to discuss dev1ce and his success as IGL and AWPer for Astralis, cadiaN potentially being benched by Team Liquid, donk's skill level, Virtus.pro underperforming, ZywOo fans being obnoxious, the fall ofthe NAVI hype train, and more/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Thorin and Mauisnake are joined by coach Faruk "pita" Pita to discuss MOUZ and their victory at ESL Pro League, HEROIC picking up degster, problems surrounding Team Falcons, a flaw in HLTV ranking and how it affects donk, blameF settling for Fnatic, nexa and G2, Complexity at ESL Pro League, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Thorin and Mauisnake are joined by analyst Paladin to discuss ESL Pro League, excellent stats from XANTARES, downward trends from both HEROIC and ENCE, Apeks disbanding, Vitality's lackluster results in 2024, blameF wasting away on the Astralis bench , and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Thorin and Mauisnake are joined by analyst ArmchairIGL to discuss ESL Pro League, G2 contuining to falter with their current HooXi-led roster, m0NESY playing like prime s1mple and kennyS, The MogolZ continuing to perform well, roster moves by Cloud9, unfortunate revelations at Furia following arT's departure, community takes on the CS2 map pool, and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Thorin and Mauisnake are joined by caster, analyst, and writer RobuJohnson to discuss Jimpphat's strong performances in supportive roles, electroNic joining VP & whether this has created a new superteam, the lack of Player Profile video pieces, the drop-off in hype around Team Spirit, G2 wasting opportunities with m0NESY, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Thorin and Mauisnake are joined by Major Finals caster Hugo to discuss the end of CS2 partner leagues, a reset of Aleksib's career, a scorching hot take about Inferno and Vertigo, NAVI's victory over FaZe, ZywOo's underwhelming legacy in Major Playoffs, and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Thorin and Mauisnake are joined by voo to discuss thoughts on the PGL Copenhagen Major, success of Brazilian CS2 teams, Valve's game balancing decisions, G2 flaws, arT's poor play for Furia, disagreements on a launders video about Astralis being a superteam, BOROS taking immense blame on Falcons, ZywOo's health, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Thorin and Mauisnake are joined by Mohan "launders" Govindasamy to discuss the talent lineup at the PGL Copenhagen Major, NiP players, Cloud9's continued struggles, reactions to s1mple and Falcons losing their Bo3 at BLAST, a surprising stat for Complexity, recent roster moves at NRG, and more Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Thorin and Mauisnake are joined by content creator dona to discuss hype around donk's upcoming appearance at The Major, EspiranTo's return to CS, Jason Lake buying back Complexity, the current weakness of North American CS, the poor directions of both Astralis and NiP, the Astralis women's open letter to Valve, and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Thorin and Mauisnake are joined by Allan "Rejin" Petersen, the Head Coach for TSM, to discuss excitement around new teams in CS2, gla1ve's recent success, a glaring issue in CS2 demos, the sad state of the RMR system, dev1ce missing the first CS2 Major, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Thorin and Mauisnake are joined by caster & broadcast analyst Teodor "Tedd" Borisov to discuss gla1ve and kuben's strong partnership at ENCE, positive changes at BIG, reactions to Team Spirit's win over FaZe at the IEM Katowice Grand Finals, problems faced by NiP and Cloud9, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Thorin and Mauisnake are joined by Arron "Dempz" Dempsey, a writer at HLTV, to discuss the epic race to be the #1 team heading into the Copenhagen Major, the strengths of FL1T and Virtus.pro, Lrimbo and tabseN wasting away on BIG, the potential of Team Falcons, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Thorin and Mauisnake are joined by Thomas "Thomas" Utting, the IGL of Into The Breach, to discuss ZywOo and HeavyGod's strong performances, Astralis's return to becoming a top team, issues with the RMR Qualifiers, public criticisms of kassad's BLEED bootcamp, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Thorin and Mauisnake are joined by Damian "daps" Steele, the IGL of NRG, to discuss hampus's move to BLEED, changes at BLAST, problems with HLTV player rankings and awards, Team Liquid's results after losing some key players, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Thorin and Mauisnake are joined by Danish "Nohte" Allana, the Senior Staff Writer at HLTV, to discuss positive changes coming to FaZe, VItality's return to strength, Cloud9's roster potentially being capped out, problems with Valve's ranking system, and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Thorin and Mauisnake are joined by Jeffrey "Mnmzzz" Moore, the Senior Editor at Dust2, to discuss NiKo spurning Falcons in favor of staying at G2, jks getting benched, Team Liquid's strong upcoming roster, the decline of the Danish CS scene, the current wave of online tournaments, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Thorin and Mauisnake are joined by HLTV features writer Harry "NER0" Richards to discuss NER0's latest article on CS:GO riflers, the new-look NAVI's strong start, issues plaguing the scene that Valve aren't fixing in CS2, Jerry's lackluster team reveal, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
