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[@yr0bz_]

this is historical match, like the first pro match at CS:GO (2011).

[@OriginalPuro]

That's self-explanatory.

[@peanutbutter9072]

I can imagine this comment getting buried by hundreds and thousands of comments in 8 to 10 years time.

[@hein_ji]

I wish I am alive by then - anyone who sees this message 10 years later, please tag me

[@Uliio]

Only difference is the majority hated CS GO when it was released, lmao.

[@logvjp]

@@hein_ji I will bro, I will

[@CatchiestWorm12]

I love how the cinematics at the beginning are done manually by hand because probably the software people use to make it smooth isn't available in CS2 yet

[@mistpx]

yeah the cinematics are usually recorded beforehand using the demo player which isn't available yet

[@FruitPercy]

@@mistpx This is slightly inaccurate information. In CS:GO, all the observers use HLAE which allows for cinematic camera shots to be made using coordinates. This isn't yet in Source 2 and probably won't be at all since HLAE is really old software.

[@mistpx]

@@FruitPercy my bad that's how we did it in the smaller events back in the day but yeah HLAE is probably the more popular way nowadays

[@mistpx]

@@FruitPercy we would simply use spec_pos, spec_goto and spec_lerpto haha

[@FruitPercy]

@@mistpx It's basically the same functions in HLAE as well, just a little bit more sophisticated.

[@EpicGuy02]

28:35 Announcer was kinda rappin there

[@user-rf4vc7mt4d]

FIRE

[@woodybob01]

I had that same thought lmaooo

[@serioussaad]

xD

[@Oliver_Atkinson]

fr

[@user-rf4vc7mt4d]

33:05

[@zzzevey]

harry is having so much fun it warms my heart

[@M4xXxIkInG]

thats the kind of wholesome stuff that makes me truly grin like a child :D

[@Boem344]

Its harry 😂

[@alexanderdouble]

what is your pfp?

[@ibo1137]

So who is harry? Was he a former CS pro?

[@Awpshark0]

@@ibo1137 a caster

[@kd4u49]

12:05 I love how Harry moves his AK and The cameraman goes in with the same moves :D :D

[@hypeenotic]

Harry with AK but yeah fun catch!

[@kd4u49]

@@hypeenotic edited not to confuse people you’re right bro ♥️

[@ZeonplayzYt]

Haha 😂

[@jinnybeats]

it was cute

[@SchnotzzN]

I would love a coaches only showmatch

[@sebastianroballo]

And have an igl coach them XD

[@Tom-zw9jr]

Any play Max Payne 3 multiplayer?

[@swagtachiuchiha1501]

I need to see Bardolph and DDK in a CS2 showmatch

[@framo_official]

@@swagtachiuchiha1501 i love you

[@jeka_stolenko]

28:34 that's some nice rappin cadiaN He's waiting with his scope now The "Lightning Strike" Will it strike twice in the same place And kinda hit you right in the face Is that getting ready to go for the bombardment out onto A? Smoke down NertZ walking up aswell So both of these snipers in position Jumping off over the top of the smoke It's Harry with the first The AK slays cadiaN's going down NertZ has to battle back He's right on the run But it'll hit here

[@Mo-rc6ph]

I enjoyed reading along

[@asawski]

XD

[@idkvwad]

Lmao I was thinking the same thing when I first heard it. His voice is so calming it almost sounded intentional.

[@andrewmallory3654]

😂😂😂

[@BhanuBhati]

The opening shot from above looks so clean

[@felipenachmanowicz9393]

During that Valve smoke presentation video it seemed like shooting through a smoke would open a giant window through it for you to see. But as it turns out, it's like that only if you're in it. If you're far, it's just a small peek. Which works out great, th riskier ur position (inside the smoke), the greater the reward for shooting through it.

[@vibaj16]

seems like it's a bigger hole near the edge of the smoke too

[@xordid]

it's more about how much of the smoke you're shooting through. if you shoot through the center of the smoke from the opposite side, the hole won't be as significant, but if you're shooting through the edge or from inside, you're shooting through less smoke and the effect is more pronounced.

[@uchiha7545]

6:31 yup welcome to source 2 baby

[@LouSipher]

Honestly looks like cool counters, not sure why people were crying about this on reveal. People will adapt and stop holding dumb angles like homeboy here lol

[@Naraku-no-Hana-WE]

@@LouSipher It's going to be a significant change to ct meta. Is that a terrible thing? Only time will tell, but it is going to have a dramatic impact early on.

[@sillilittlecat]

Nasty

[@andrewb378]

I like the change to how HEs and smokes interact. HEs used to feel extremely situational and it was almost always better to get a molly. Now there's an actual reason to buy HEs on a regular basis.

[@snareplug3872]

@@andrewb378 agree! my nade bind only bought smoke molly and flashes i prefered molly over HE always but now maybe i will buy HE more

[@AQArchive]

28:54 Damn that AWP kill with the spin looked juicy

[@lovesmrjarrett]

It's funny to me that all the referees are still doing their job for this match too xD

[@veelad]

the refs are also the admins to fix tech issues :)

[@mori8154]

1:38 Snappi: Harry Snappi: What is that sh*t? God King Harry: Sit. We were blessed with a worldie of a one-tap and this glorious conversation between GOATS

[@bennybouken]

I love how Xizt's team just named theirs the default server port for basically every half life multiplayer games

[@OriginalRaveParty]

This game is going to be awesome once it's refined by the Valve team. I love the new grenade mechanics.

[@brian8861]

lol

[@RahulDevanarayanan]

Phenomenal cast, great play. Loved seeing Harry’s pure joy

[@barchtic]

It makes no sense but I'm calling smoke clear a "vape"

[@jash3823]

Harry getting a Cadian scream is the highest honor

[@sufy.r]

2:28 "snappy not happy to feel the wrath of the harry deage" amazing

[@theempirestrikesvac]

4:38 that was a crazy flick

[@valentingrandou1402]

8:21 such an immersive game. Bro has literally his head in the monitor

[@acedrgn]

Bro is smelling the enemy team

[@bdevlinmilsim]

hahaha this comment needs more likes this is hilarious

[@n9ne]

that early inferno smoke can be countered by T's now too don't forget that. CT's can smoke banana, but so can T's. No skyboxes is a good change..game's are going to be so different and interesting in a good way.

[@Naraku-no-Hana-WE]

Smokes are only one part of the problem. Utility usage is so much more key now than it was back then, from eco round nade stacks to pop flashing a lurker in or going for mid round retakes. I strongly suspect skyboxes will be necessary to balance out certain parts of certain maps, but we'll have to see how much the meta has changed things now compared to when skyboxes were first put in.

[@Matsyir]

@@Naraku-no-Hana-WE I don't think skyboxes are a good idea, it's the wrong solution for the problem. They introduce unexpected behavior, and weird lineups like the mollies on inferno. If certain cross-map smokes are seen as too problematic, I think it makes more sense to fix them by adding new out-of-map walls/buildings to prevent those smokes from being thrown. Inferno in particular has a bunch of 'dead space' between A/CT & banana/B site, so they could easily just add shit on top of there if they wanted/needed to stop smokes from going over. The one thing skyboxes still make sense for are preventing OP boosts like overpass A site olof boosts. But I still think it would be better to prevent these with actual visible geometry rather than arbirtary skyboxes.

[@howtomundane3109]

This Game was so beautiful, I just watched & forgot to look at the score once for 20 min straight.

[@09fungh]

I wish I had found out what the caster was going to say about spraying being different/more difficult

[@karis2591]

Imagine building hype for basic quality of life updates likes its some type of new game.

[@LangleyNA]

Great work, JustHarry! This is a wonderful showmatch! Thanks for cropping the footage for er'body to enjoy, ESL. :)

[@Falllll]

Seeing Harry this happy is just wholesome

[@qu1ck547]

who is Harry? Why are people look like have good memories with him in the past?

[@personanongrata80s]

@@qu1ck547 I'm wondering as well😅 who is he? Some casual gamer? Or retired pro?

[@ElMundoQueTeRodea]

@@personanongrata80s one of the best CS casters, for sure.

[@danielneubauer3477]

You gay or smthn?

[@BrapStephens]

"Snappy, not happy, to feel the wrath of, the hairy Deeg" 2:28 The rhythm in this sentence is beautiful. Great flow.

[@FLy1nRabBit]

Just like EU vs USA 2011, how the time flies

[@omeritzhakniya8114]

12:25 ''the cards has been shuffled'' he explains the sky box situation so well.

[@koophuisN]

the correct conjugation is "the cards have been shuffled"

[@alfieedge]

@@koophuisN ☝️🤓

[@bonnie0952]

I really enjoy this rock paper scissors thing they've done with the utility. Now there is finally a proper reason to buy a nade compared to their smoke and molly counterparts

[@BoxiesAU]

Come out already - I want this game.

[@grannystuna174]

As a CS:S player, I would believe anyone telling me this is CS:GO.

[@Cup_70]

Ive been out of it for years, xzist is a coach now? Good for him dude.

[@jakobb11]

Hes real good at it too, finished 2nd with his heroic squad last tourny

[@evelynsahoe8896]

Can't wait to get my hands on this game, I haven't been this excited for CS since the Boston Major.

[@v7xgaming]

0:48 EDGE BUG!!! FIRST ROUND!

[@doggieGZ]

This game is going to kill CS

[@Mov1star]

already this game is CS lmfao

[@bigh4930]

@@Mov1star that's the joke....

[@orz_naiteen9822]

@@Mov1star r/woooooosh

[@Sengial]

Yep. This game will officially kill CS:GO

[@re.liable]

Devs call it the CS killer so yeah

[@loneflint6779]

GUYS you can hear them punching in the numbers! that means you cant fake plant anymore 42:15

[@cczeroX]

Nice catch.

[@josephon23]

thats pretty big wow

[@RyiakFr]

Love cs2 so far and streaming it is just as fun 🎉🎉🎉 😊

[@Realkilla_Pe]

ESL : Okay, We're gonna have a showmatch to see how good is CS 2 CandiaN slaps the desk*

[@Juanthar]

39:52 Harry Highlight

[@jackhanson1852]

Great stuff! Source 2 CS looks like we’re going to see a much more dynamic game!

[@huukkeli22]

Might just be strategies being unrefined since the game is so new

[@BRG_Proxima]

47:17 harry missing all the fistbumps

[@H3xCore]

he deserved hugs tbh after that performance

[@Dazen101]

As someone that hasn't played CS:S in 15 years. I appreciate all the explanations

[@TheBanana93]

Dammmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

[@Dazen101]

@@TheBanana93 I wish I was exaggerating. It's actually been 16 years according to Steam

[@Iberium]

@@Dazen101 Why did you quit? I can imagine no more time because of work and family life?

[@christmastimelor790]

The team overlays are a significantly worse viewing experience that what we had in CS:GO, I legit can't even tell who is still alive. And losing the color coded player names from the right and left also makes it harder to tell which team is T or CT. Big downgrade.

[@felis4289]

I'm pretty sure that's the default hud and not the overlay for casting

[@michipe6712]

To be honest: I dont like these overloaded huds for pro matches. They could just keep it stock like that

[@launders]

big harry

[@wenzstyle]

I remembered first time i play cs 25 years ago. My fav map is aztec. Time flew so fast

[@atpray]

25 years 👀 omg

[@Two-vi1pr]

🤧

[@Vinicantstopcrying]

You are a legend

[@funnydog749]

where is the difference between old cs go and this?

[@KyranFindlater]

I love it how the team 27015 is a homage to the old steam port required for joining steam online games

[@i8lvm_1738]

seeing them having fun is wholesome ngl lol

[@doogleisfat]

39:47 JustHarry GGWP lad

[@jigz7337]

damn cs2 is so beautiful to spectate like this. cant wait for summer

[@salted6422]

Yeah, too bad my poor RX 580 will likely burst in flames and likely I'll perish with it.

[@geek_yy]

@@salted6422 its apparently not that bad compared to csgo, considering source 2 is very optimised and valve likes their games that way too

[@helado7673]

40:36 Legendary

[@DasHoovie]

And here we go with another new cs era :)

[@snakesonakane]

Helluva match. Fantastic commentary, boys. Watching this makes me want to play CS again. I'm an old cs 1.0 - 1.6 player from early high school through college (starting over 20 years ago). My memories of this game are untouched. From LAN parties to public server communities. I never got into competition, but the energy here was inspiring. This game is still the ultimate shooter.

[@jdleeder6494]

Me too man me too ! Got 142 wins now !

[@groenewoud071]

the only thing they did wrong with the smoke is that the grenade disappears after throwing it, but if you nade you smoke disappears and comes back... but from what? they should let the smoke grenade stay on the ground until the smoke totally fades that way the smoke doesnt appear from nothing after nading it

[@DancingGod]

Didn't play cs 5+ years i think. I can't see the difference.

[@lovesmrjarrett]

Harry is SO CUTE IN THIS MATCH ❤❤❤

[@ViSomBusar]

Why the freemason signs on the two to the left side

[@TheIntoRix]

This is CS 2? It just feels like a really cheap update. They updated smokes lol. Not a single new animation or weapon. This game is based around skins. Valve cannot do games anymore and it's sad :(

[@blueblueread]

why is the commentator so good? or were they told to let him clutch

[@Nillowo]

Nah Harry is just actually sick

[@duaneharper6095]

Pretty sure sound isn't deafening behind walls like it should be. Should be easier to tell of someone is next room over or 2 rooms over. Imo 2 rooms over sounds just the same as next room over.

[@ruhollahetemadi7518]

same game remastered, dont get why its so hyped

[@AlanSneakers]

seeing Xizt in the players seat gave me flashbacks haha

[@ekwnfhwndgv561]

2013

[@Phickic]

I feel like the game has too low of a contrast and is too bright.

[@derekbush6239]

Gotta feel nice getting first blood in the first official pro match of CS2.

[@Jason-fg9wn]

Please remove the bullets streams animation. Super annoying. Everything else looks very good in my opinion.

[@WTFsays]

I dont understand why everyone are so hyped. The game looks like cs go with few graphical ''upgrades'' wich doesn't makes the game look better, so not quite sure if i use ''UPGRADES'' as a right word to describe. Also they are just making hype on, to give access to the game for IMMORTAL people to keep all the MORTALS being excited about the game, wich keeps the game so hyped until summer. YIKES VALVE

[@puppetmaskerr]

I quit csgo three years ago, but yeah. I don't get the hype, it's just a graphical and minor ui upgrade.

[@dNLq]

WoW a new game, congrats valve on the creativity ( EKS DI )

[@maxx7733]

I really hope the graphics update won’t make enemies harder to see. My main cs go buddy only sees 2%.

[@erikm9768]

4:28 they should have gone in from the two entrances at the same time, some teamwork would be nice

[@ViperDivinity]

WOW watching CS2 pro match feels so fresh and intuitive too! Cant wait for those sick layouts for orgs to mix and match with the new engine.

[@schmackebatz1237]

14:19 peek looks like Michael Jackson

[@roziemie]

here since since

[@daarandomgamer9495]

This game is stuck in the 2000s with graphics and mechanics.. it's such a slow pace game for people who think slow.. can't even ads without a scope lol

[@VashStarwind]

Yeah no ADS is super lame

[@Eye_Exist]

if the smokes wouldn't be different i didn't even know it's not csgo. hard to believe it took 12 years to do this. i mean apple and samsung at least release the same phone once a year.

[@JustinWang]

They don't have the chat disabled....

[@bowjack66]

20:48 the smoke is gone because of the nade???

[@deadded5793]

CS2 baby!)

[@wabalaka1565]

One thing I want from CS2 is when you backstab someone make them hear the record of your voice the last 3s before death 😂

[@Naraku-no-Hana-WE]

hilarious for pros, extremely toxic for anyone else.

[@uzairminhas414]

What's the difference between CS GO and CS 2?

[@NotSoBrown]

minecraft TSSS sound from putting out flames

[@FurryNonsense]

40:23 What you're looking for

[@philaeisis444]

hope they can inject the new cheat in pro game inside their mouse as always

[@rxy8541]

I dont think much people understand how big of an legend Xizt is, he is one of the most important people in Counter Strike competitive scene history

[@roar3330]

It would take quite some time for the pros and the players to fully adapt to the cs2, it would be nice if we could see more showmatch on cs2 to give time for the player base to get use to cs2 before seeing more proper matches on it

[@fAC1L3]

First cs 2 pro match …. Bro it’s an honour for these guys ❤❤

[@caphallo286]

I can already sense the prethrown nades to counter the smokes... and on the other hand a second delayed smoke to counter the counter :)

[@ItsMinoAgain]

Damn, really wanted that 1v1

[@milke9254]

I wish they would pick 2 Global Elite fans to play in each team for one of these events. Would be fun to see how that goes.

[@vadnegru]

Is it just me or their legs sometimes move pretty disconnected to torso

[@H3xCore]

Harry has forever left a mark in these players minds after this match lol

[@ev1lcat105]

Why would anyone willingly refer to themselves as Beta

[@Keklord_]

Historical stuff, love to see it.

[@jinnybeats]

The caster is a real one for pointing out some flaws while everyone's watching to make sure it doesn't get missed

[@cao_dzecbi]

Maybe at least in Source 2 there won't be as many match fixing as in Source 1.

[@vlasko566]

This game looks pretty cool i might try it

[@MultiCheeseLouise]

3:48 yeah sorry but that is 100% an aim-lock.

[@johnylmararingo14]

what is the difference of csgo and cs2?

[@VashStarwind]

Hardly anything lol. Basically the same game, WAYYY over-hyped.. super dumb

[@Kagarin05]

It’s like claiming overwatch 2 is a sequel lol