Rostermania Hits The Speculation Stage

[@positivebacteriaculture]

My two year old went up to the TV and gave Richard a big kiss during this talk.

[@waken]

I kiss my phone while I watch richy

[@j11889]

the fact that you have to explain why an igl barely winning anything with 2 top 5 players of the last 3 years makes him mediocre is insane

[@j11889]

also another thought bc i posted that like 10 minutes into watching the video lol the left handed think with yekindar only makes sense if he's right eye dominant, but I doubt most cs players defending him even know what that means

[@overtone55]

​@@j11889it doesn't though. The crosshair is in the middle of the screen. Dumbest excuse I've ever heard

[@loofloofloof]

@@overtone55gun model covers a significant part of 1/2 of the screen. removing obstruction from the viewpoint of your dominant eye helps, even if ever slightly. source: top1k player who went +300 elo quickly after left hand was added back.

[@j11889]

@@overtone55 I'm not saying it would make him not dogshit again, but it could at least make him the tiniest most insignificant amount better

[@worldstarnotsosuper846]

​@j11889 which he did show a slight increase at Shanghai, I can't remember when they added left hand but as I play left hand it has felt like a good 6 months when added. No clue when actually was added

[@karsten9387]

Havent played or payed attention to CS in many years, but im still gonna watch this to scractch my RL itch. Keep up the good work and pump out content, you make my factory job more enjoyable brother.

[@swiggsoclock]

Looking forward to Hooxi’s memoirs “Everyone’s Fault But Mine”

[@strugggen]

"Lost Victories" by Hooxi 😂

[@alac431]

“The Ones That Got Away”

[@SoulsNThings]

Mandatory "We Be Hooxin" comment

[@zilliq-qz5uw]

43:58 if somebody moves to the US and gains weight the first conclusion should not be "oh he must be depressed". He's simply been gorging himself on sodas and hamburgers guys don't look further than that

[@BMJYDK]

Birdfromsky's age comment reminds me of Nigerian footballer memes about their age.

[@Close_Call]

Thx for giving some props to Snax. He is just constantly being shat on, but certainly had a few great rounds/maps helping G2 tremendously

[@smogma]

i still believe snax isnt good enough of a caller for g2. not as bad as hooxi but man it defenetly aint great

[@trplg3921]

​@@smogma as stated in the video there isn't quite a big pool of igls

[@smogma]

@@trplg3921 yeah that's fair

[@ddr4v7z]

Snax is a worse IGL but a better player. The truth is that G2 team didn't need a great leader. He will get exposed now that Niko isn't there to run half of the show.

[@loganyoyodinner3973]

Yes Rostermania part 2! Love these videos

[@PrestonWatching]

"aggresive midround calls" a.k.a how to dont give a ... what IGL had in mind :)

[@Alias2112]

Is there going to be a review of the Esports(washing) Awards 2024 part 2: Electric Boogaloo?

[@mikevismyelement]

Rostermania is the most exciting time of the CS season for sure. I can remember my first time following the CS scene back in 2017 and listening to the BTN Rostermania special while working.

[@hilebard]

If only there was an awping igl for liquid that could replace ultimate and allow twistzz to start rifling again

[@quackingplatypus]

Is this sarcasm about the Cadian roster, or is this a serious suggestion of a Jaime signing 🤢

[@hilebard]

@quackingplatypus it's sarcasm haha

[@quackingplatypus]

@@hilebard imagine Jaime to liquid… a team that would save 5v5

[@zilliq-qz5uw]

I don't see a drop in Twistzz stats at 37:46 Sure if you compare to the grand slam era he dropped off, but since he became igl of TL ? I'm not saying it didn't happen I'm just saying the stats don't seem to show it

[@ElementalDj]

Twistzz on Liquid in Big Events before being IGL has a 1.14 Rating 2.1/85 Firepower rating/ 0.74 KPR and after switching to IGL has a 1.07 / 61 / 0.67 . If that's not a significant drop off I don't know what is. The stats get worse as IGL when you look at vs top 20/10/5 opposition as well

[@rorymacdonald3118]

Considering huNter apparently does alot of 2nd calling and does G2's pistols, I wonder if it would be logical for him to transition into the IGL position since hes not consistently fragging anymore. Spinx/Perfecto would be interesting pick ups to replace Snax if huNter transitioned.

[@ElementalDj]

Good predictions

[@felipefonseca5296]

Are the games that Snax has Snax moments in the room with us right now?

[@masrock10]

What up Richard!

[@michaelrenee9738]

Pretty much any other IGL with the same level of players winning as little as he did would’ve been gone. If Apex had Zywoo and Ropz of 2023 and won nothing, people would’ve been calling for his head

[@trplg3921]

I still think that apex needs to forget the year 2024 happened because given the players that he had he won too little

[@Gibbysaurio]

Danke vilmal Rikert Lüwisch

[@SokarRomania]

Hooxi just go away already

[@benjaminlanigan7254]

Feels like hunter needs to start transitioning into IGLing now if he wants to stay at g2 or in tier 1

[@ElementalDj]

good shout

[@brewsive]

everyone online takes things too seriously, let kassad and hooxi have their rivalry, it's cinema.

[@mckinleyostvig7135]

Been saying since day 1 Hooxi didn't even deserve the tier 1 call up, let alone a G2 job. They shouldn't have hired him, and they should have fired him when they didn't make that first major. Hope he never touches tier 1 again.

[@shcaboose]

It’s as simple as this: G2 barely won ANYTHING with arguably the most mechanically skilled player to ever touch the game, and a prodigy top 3 awper in the world the last few years. imagine if hooxi was playing with a team even SLIGHTLY less skilled. They win ABSOLUTELY NOTHING. If the most insane duo in cs can’t carry you, you are TOO HEAVY. What is the possible argument against that??

[@ddr4v7z]

I'm all for Hooxi slander, but you can't be saying that a team who won Kato and Cologne barely won anything. They obviously should have won more. They should've had an era, but that doesn't mean Kato and Cologne are minor victories.

[@shcaboose]

@ you just named TWO big tournaments. two. How many tournaments did they play under hooxi?? Willing to be that ratio is REAL BAD.

[@ddr4v7z]

@shcaboose They are the two biggest non-Major tournaments. The two biggest wins of Niko's career btw. Karrigan failed to win a prestige event with him. They are massive trophies that should be appreciated as massive accomplishments. They were 0/3 at Majors under Hooxi btw, including the one they missed entirely. Pretty poor aside from the semifinal they made with Nexa. He's not G2 quality. I just hate the all or nothing mentality some sports fans have towards Majors or "rings".

[@neLendirekt7]

26:20 Hey Richard, I understand you're not a fan of me and my work, but how can you talk about what I say and don't say when you don't actually read my reports, but the HLTV article? Here is what I said in my ewjerkz/jambo report: "However, nothing is signed and the Saudi organization is always on the lookout for good opportunities on the market. They will be keeping a close eye on market developments following the upcoming arrival of ropz at Vitality, which will force FaZe to look for a replacement." I did talk about them in the Heroic report: "As we reported, the IEM Katowice 2024 semi-finalist remained on the lookout for big opportunities, but was talking to Michel “ewjerkz” Magalhães and Dmytro “jambo” Semera, who presumably serve as a back-up solution." The thing is that Falcons needed a team, and even if they were talking to different orgs for cores, they got a lot of refusals and they need to secure players as backup in case everyone said no. It's that simple. Also, 80%? I've reported 150+ roster moves since 2016, you can't be real saying I've got 30+ wrong. I know you're not a fan, but come on. I'm not trying to start a beef with you, I'm happy you're still making CS content, I'm just defending this points, which I think are a bit unfair (80% and not reading my actual report but HLTV).

[@RLewisReports]

The 80% was a reference to Sheep Esports. Didn't you say you were quitting this stuff then came back to post "leaks" that never ended up happening because you're desperate for engagement? This behaviour is weird mate.

[@neLendirekt7]

​@@RLewisReports ​ All good on the 80%, mb. 👌 I said I was stopping because I was working on something else and didn't have time for that, I only did ~10 "leaks" in 2 years. (so yeah, in that field, it is basically quitting.) But things evolve, you also "quit" esport, and here we are "fighting" again. Almost makes me nostalgic. We're not 20 anymore, let's not start some drama, I hope everything is going well for you.

[@electrucution]

direct quote from the video. "nel's had a very good record" but you interpret it as him saying you have 80% 🤣nice one bro

[@trplg3921]

​@@neLendirekt7 Fabrizio Romanov the famous football ⚽ leaker got 1 transfer wrong and that is because the clubs ducked around and didn't finish the paperwork in time. He does hundreds of reports in every mercato period of football now just depends on what you think your level is and at what standard you hold yourself.

[@dayne6475]

Elige placing is just cause he had no stadium matches so I guess HLTV find it hard to justify placing him higher than people that have shown what they can do in a stadium whereas with Elige you just have to assume he wouldnt drop off. Also the groove quite its so strange, he is just saying that the team which was ranked #40 or something that was completely rebuilt right before the major and was only allowed to play because perfecto was a substitute making the major is an achievement in and of itself. Like he said he wanted playoffs but obviously getting a team with 3 entirely new players that need to be taught a system and such to the major is not a given so it wouldnt make sense to be mad about them not making the playoffs

[@ddr4v7z]

Why have players who were mediocre in stadium matches ahead of him then? I understand why not having stadium matches would matter if you're comparing him to Donk or jL who were insane in arenas, but even players like Xertion, iM, and Jimpphat were ahead of him. Is the implication that it's more impressive to be bad in arenas than to be on a team that isn't good enough to get there? I just don't get it. Anyone with eyes could tell that players like Xantares, Elige, and Nertz were far more impactful in 2024 than many of the players ranked ahead of them. They just happened to be on worse teams.

[@trplg3921]

​@@ddr4v7z iM had a above average second half of the year and NaVi wins we're team based they been in 6 finals back to back you can't take away that from them is only normal for all 4 players of NaVi to be in top 20

[@ddr4v7z]

@@trplg3921 iM obviously was great the second half of the year. The problem is that he was as terrible in the first as he was great in the second. His year as an individual was obviously not as good as the names I mentioned above. I don't know how you argue that really to someone who has been paying attention. It is important to remember that Counter Strike is a team game. It's not tennis. Some teams are greater than the sum of their parts. NaVi is a prime example of that. Players like iM and Wonderful, who are both very good players, were still wildly overrated by the HLTV list as a result of their team's success. It's really not inconceivable that the team of the year could only have one or two great players if they were playing more cohesive CS than everyone else. This is exactly what NaVi was.

[@NaZtRdAmUs]

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[@brady28k]

Pronax. Anyone else seen his weird Twitter posts over the last few months?

[@jebbyy32]

Do you mean Chris J

[@ElementalDj]

@@jebbyy32 Nah Pronax is supposedly a schizophrenic who has been having some serious crises

[@gamegeeck30]

lets goooo

[@jarrodlangford7692]

F it. Hooxi to liquid. 😂

[@mangledskateboarding1553]

Literally just finished the last one and only halfway through major recap 🫡