Talking Counter: Episode 33 featuring G2 NiKo

YNk, moses and SPUNJ talk all things Counter-Strike.
Special Guest: NiKo
/ ynk
/ dzankoooo
/ mosesgg
/ rofmoses
/ spunj
/ chadburchill

[@YakuzaGoon]

Niko on a 3 hour podcast? This is gonna be an instant banger

[@lucko1111]

I'm from Bosnia, so I'm probably biased, but this is hands down the best CS podcast I've ever listened to. I already knew a part of Niko's origin story since I was one of the kids attending those tournaments his parents hosted back in the day, but hearing it from him is even crazier, literally a child of CS. So happy he made it this big, and he's winning now with Hunter.

[@warzone8023]

I ain't even from bosnia . But niko is my favorite player . So i love this episode as well !!! Niko as a person is inspiring af. Him not giving up after manny failures and improving always.

[@ВалерийЖмышенко-щ5к]

I’m from russia and niko is my favourite person in the world CS. I’m happy that g2 found their way and become stronger. With love from Russia ❤️G2 🇷🇺🇷🇺🇷🇺

[@joeyobama754]

aaah Bosnia, the land of landmines

[@hoydenn2276]

Good stuff your from Bosnia because Niko is from Serbia🥰

[@Yeeah_Budyy]

​@hoydenn2276 no he is Serbian, but from Bosnia

[@mckinleyostvig7135]

Cool to see Niko on a podcast! Loving the video format guys keep it up!

[@JarradKM]

The reaction from Spunj after Niko said jks has a higher ceiling then Olof was so funny. Best part of the podcast for me.

[@JarradKM]

2:45:05 onwards

[@jjdn43]

Absolutely hilarious. Spunj grew a diamond down there

[@SHAAADOWWW794]

yea casters oppinion vs pro player , very tough to choose xD

[@sofarsogod]

spunj thinks he knows better than the greatest rifler of all time, what an idiot.

[@nahfuckdat]

Olof GOAT 🐐

[@Mixu.]

All kinds of history being made recently. Perfect timing for this btw, covering almost half of my shift.

[@Danorpx]

You took NiKo's first time and went at it for almost three hours and a half, god dayum. 10/10

[@jordanlimantara1814]

How do you manage to make it sound sexual XD

[@slayer2573]

@@jordanlimantara1814 I didn't even see it before reading your comment LMFAO

[@garyhandt3858]

thank you guys for this WHERE u find the time to do this is beyond me , i can t express HOW much i love this , thank you again ps, my kids started playing CS @7 :) i only let them play against bots till they were 9-10 though now they are 13/14 and i dont stand a chance i get " hey Dad GET GOOD OLD MAN" hahah

[@slimfix2311]

thats awesome, i hope when i have kids they will play too, as long as they dont wreck me

[@PeanutLover11]

Get them on faceit if u haven't already, they are a prime age to start faceit

[@upshot9113]

Reading this made me smile

[@dav1d_csgo]

@@slimfix2311 When you are a father, you will want your kids to wreck you and still be happy.

[@SK_1337]

wholesome. now u just need 2 wives to rush B cyka blayat

[@toxndz]

please keep doing these origin story chill vibe chats with as many pros as you can, easily the fastest 3 and half hours in my entire life. Love the regular pods too but having Niko on for beers and banter is an absolute banger.

[@sirhcmannix]

Good shit gents, at 31 and competitive cs behind me its always good to keep up with the game in ways like this without playing it. Love the niko origin story, (mind blowing) that he and hunter's family both own net cafe's and grew up on lan. Cheers MainzE

[@RiggedandReady]

I'm 30 and I just got back into watching counter-strike and cs related content. Very cool to see the scene is still doing good. I've been jumping on faceit after a 3 year cs hiatus and I'm washed, though. Haha!

[@dav1d_csgo]

What a great episode, accompanied me during my night shift. Being a young father, this episode inspires me

[@dsher503]

So excited to follow Monesy's career. Kid is insane and seems to be pretty mature for someone as young as him. Thanks for the pocast boys. Always amazing to have some insight into what it's like to live the dream of playing this awesome game for a living.

[@James-tx3nw]

Dude I listen to podcasts everyday… this has easily become top 3 for me. I look forward each week boys, thank you for bringing the juice and making the best CS podcast going. Fucking awesome content if you’re an avid fan / student of the game.

[@sargeant45]

God damn this is excellent, my inner CS fan is so happy. Weird how people will place such weird expectations on CS players. Of course it would make sense they lose a couple games, they have been playing nonstop and building back momentum after career lows. It was weird how people were reacting on HLTV like they're washed and the era is over after one loss. This team still has a lot of fire and potential in the rest of the season. People act like CS players are robots and dehumanize them, when they are simply professionals doing a job like anyone else... It is amazing that we have so much talent and culture in this esport and we should all be kinder to each other and remember that we do this for the love of the game. This is NiKo's lowest point in his career statistically yet G2 is still winning. Truly an amazing story to see a great like this be able to flourish in a team and not feel like he constantly has to post his highest season ever to win, as CS fans we should be happy for NiKo and for G2 and where this team is at. It's a cliche at this point, but this really reminds me of old Astralis days where they were finally able to get the pieces they needed and overcome mental blocks to really win. One can only imagine all the emotions this team has gone through in the past few months. This type of shit is what CS is about! Teamwork and brotherhood/sisterhood... They've got everything done that they needed to have an excellent season and then some. Good luck to the boys

[@outkripper]

So fucking glad Niko came to chill with the boys, I remember him saying that he didn’t do podcasts but would be willing to do one with Chad since he is an ex pro and knows a lot about the game. Sick new episode fellas as always

[@xlgapelsin6173]

Niko, Spunj being an ex pro,Ynk being an ex lower tier pro and working the desk and moses having been the coach of liquid. Its the golden 4 for cs podcasts

[@brolafdanaross9787]

I love this podcast. Niko is my favorite player. This is a match made in heaven. Huge thanks to Niko for taking the time and the talent for lining it up. +1 for the Niko gym marketing angle, I would legit arrange some vacations to go there as a pilgrimage. Bless you all.

[@JC50000000]

This was 3 hours of pure wholesomeness. Loved every bit of it!! Thank you for making these

[@csgopillermach1ne815]

Cs would not be as big without these 3 casters, literally more important for the scene than any player. Legends 💯

[@93Beefcake]

kinda nice to see the lads having a beer together i'd give much and more to go out on a night in the pub with ynk niko and spunj

[@wissemelloumi2929]

i just spent 3hours and a half of my free day listening ,this is by far the greatest CS conversation i ve ever heard

[@Ansee7]

i love drunk yanko, he has so much respect and admiration for a player like niko that he can't stop glazin him up. I don't mean this in a bad way, but in more of an envious way. I wan't to one day experience the kind of relationship it seems that yanko and niko have. Old head bringing up a young gunner watching him prosper into arguably the greatest rifler in csgo right now, he must feel so proud seeing someone from his region prosper to such heights. Feels like genuine friendship love

[@kiki7340]

Great podcast love it a lot. Do more podcasts like this with players.

[@nikolapopovic9192]

This is literally the best podcast I have ever listened too

[@godslilhelper]

It is awesome you guys got Niko had no doubt lol. But I wish you guys can do this more often as much as you can!

[@filipkolacek3227]

One of the best 3 and half hour in my life. Thanks for that. Keep up your work. 11/10

[@Hax187]

Banger content, unstructured style leads to best convos imo

[@OriginalRaveParty]

After many years of pundits saying that he was a bad teammate because of how he vented his frustration, it's great to see this humble side of NiKo. It's clear that he knows that the team around him are very important to this period of success. m0nesy couldn't have found a better team to win with because he has the steadiest teammate in the game (Hunter) to keep him focused on reaching his future place as the greatest player in the game. All whilst having the best rifler in the world taking the heat away from him, and JKS as a fourth star. Crazy lineup. 4 of them have been top 20 players in their career. Hooxi and Hunter must be man managing this team perfectly. Brilliant to see everything working together, no matter how long this run of success lasts.

[@PS-147]

2:18:50 "For me Dev1ce is the BAR"🙌

[@TrueBronzo]

I’m not from Bosnia, and don’t hold a bias at all. This is hands down the best CS Podcast I've ever listened to. Fuck yes that origin story. 👌 The sheer love of the game in this conversation, it’s what we want to hear, what we love. Lesgodaboys. Keep ‘‘em coming hot and swanky.

[@hunterkun4712]

Moses checking to see if the to see if the fresher beer was actually colder 😂

[@Naffer0]

This was one of the best podcasts I have ever listened to, I love the fact that on this channel no one needs to have a filter on, it's so casual and they can say whatever they want

[@atahannd.9937]

3 hours geeez i am gonna dm a lot today.

[@anything3068]

we all do that

[@joshuag1795]

@@anything3068 yes sir

[@joshuag1795]

@@anything3068 alot of us are living very similar lives , you would be surprised

[@Haris-bg4jy]

Same but surfing lol

[@TheDiptakdutta]

This is one of the best podcasts on CS I have heard in a long long time.

[@olivermusic8774]

I remember playing with NiKo when he was about 6-7 years old ... he and his cousin .. we were 15-16 years old at the time and always needed someone to form the team .. since his dad owned the lan-caffe he was always there, playing CS ... even at his young age he was as good as we were ... we called him Nidzo :D .. and yes he is Serbian from Bosnia ..

[@123forsaken]

Bravo NiKo! Superb pod, please do more :)

[@Cattinuum]

This podcast deserves an Oscar

[@jugi1231]

Yeah good podcast but isnt Oscar for movies?

[@xxtoxii9615]

@@jugi1231 its a new fuckin trend where everyone deserves an oscar no matter how stupid it is. and no it deff doesnt deserve it, and yes, oscar is only movies

[@jugi1231]

@@xxtoxii9615 yeah

[@aerosw1ft]

@@jugi1231 issa joke man

[@pulkitsingh6966]

This is a gem of podcast, listening to ynk, spunk and moses talk CS. So much better than expected! Came here for Niko, sticking around for the chill vibes. Feedback: Would appreciate if you guys sat more openly, and we could see chad and moses better, with clearer cam quality. Other than that, 12/10!

[@stef9019]

3,5 hrs podcast with niko fuck me, banger

[@Zelli0n_]

Great conversation, interesting to hear Niko's point of view! Love from Malta ❤

[@merzofficial1443]

Awesome episode! SUGGESTION: You can turn up the master volume A LOT. I have everything at 100% and still very quiet levels.

[@aymenbk9138]

Great stuff, I never listen to anything that's more than 3 minutes usually, yet I managed to listen to the whole thing in one go.

[@K0kEEE]

This is probably the best episode of a CS podcast I've ever seen

[@jj0ris]

we need more players (or other special guests) on! Having NiKo on is so sick! Great listen/ watch!

[@doogleisfat]

Loved this episode! Big surprise to see the video on Spotify also....didn't realise Spotify did video. Good shit.

[@rbeatzremixs2018]

This is gold ! Nothing else to say ... Wish more players come up for this invitaion and speak about they story and funny stories about they carrer or life in general ... I'm subscribed ... GG . have a good one ! Blesses !

[@GameInstruktor]

Best podcast ever! NiKolinho volimo te❤

[@fluffyandpuffy]

incredible podcast!! love the chill format

[@GTAIVenjoyer]

My favorite pro. Great podcast as I expected. I always knew Niko played since he was very very young but never knew his parents as well as Hunter's parents both had LAN cafes and were so into CS. The Kovac family must be extremely proud of them both. Great story.

[@manasik6108]

I am just getting into csgo esports. Someone on reddit recommended this podcast. I am glad I checked it out. It was a balast to listen to. Best 3 hrs spent.

[@scouthatesrainbows]

Should probably put (featuring G2 NiKo) in the title for the ez +100,000 views

[@FluffMuffy]

Cracking episode boys! the new pro league broadcast has been top aswell!

[@MrAndrewisgod]

This episode is an absolute banger. Great work boys

[@icedstev0433]

Perfect timing to have in the background at work. Thanks guys

[@roger9430]

This is my favourite cs podcast, so much insights that you never know from just playing faceit or matchmaking. Spunj looks like he still has the competitive spirit left in him! he should consider becoming a coach when he's bored of casting

[@falloutsurvivor7642]

straight up my favorite podcast i've ever listened to

[@adrian8098]

Great podcast i enjoyed it but all i want from this in the future is to turn up the volume a little bit more, i have the volume on 300% (chrome extension) and only now i can hear it like normally but still super good podcast!

[@miguelalcorta3558]

Almost looks like YNk has a cool man bun with that plant in the back 😂

[@unleashedgisi5511]

Perfect timing once you start talking about FNC vs EF Mezii gets an epic 4k!

[@Flynnly]

This was such an amazing episode, really hoping for more like this. Felt like i was part of a conversation between friends. Awesome job lads.

[@brunogomesdrums]

Thanks for filming this epic episode!

[@21stcenturymusicman]

great for a new rainy work week! keep it up guys loving the content

[@Deemstree]

Amazing episode! Great work as always guys, keep it up!

[@Tyraniee]

this was a god like episode ... and i watched it 1 year late but its still god like no wonder why Chad told the guys that its his favorite CS talk

[@subzero6405]

love this show man pls keep making more..... luv u guys

[@aakarshchourey3924]

Great to see those pixels with Spunj and Moses:)

[@lmaowen6706]

So happy I discovered this channel

[@Ansee7]

just finished the ep. prolly my fav one so far. Similar sentiment as spunj, really loved the raw cs talk

[@spike36484]

one of the best things i've watched and listened for a long long time. yall amazing guys!

[@anything3068]

Bring Zywoo too when his group comes up

[@AstroSully]

@nicollas Finco Still decent enough for conversation

[@HritwikMukherjee250200]

I loved this. I hope you can invite more players in the future

[@Joker32256]

You know Niko is balkan when he looks stright into everyone's eyes when they cheer with their drinks. Samo balkan to zna

[@Mrpigman74]

Easily the best cs content I’ve seen

[@HK_BLAU]

kassad caught so many damn strays in this one lmao

[@gabrielnunes7407]

Pretty cool content :) Gotta love hearing Ynk talking about his coaching times. I bet he's gotta a lot to say about the environment during Mibr but he's too cool to let it out. As a brazilian I'd love to hear it all 😜 Maybe you could get Fallen one of theses days, surely that would provide a very nice conversation.

[@Semlohecneret]

Fucking loved this. Amazing podcast. Thanks for having Niko on

[@Glaubensbrueder]

Holy shit, this was so entertaining and chill, ty very much..

[@PIMP89ii]

Love it looked like a small lan at first like this ones everything started with

[@Daxakaa]

28:20 room was called "stark" and that's the room where the best were playing 🙂

[@epicro9470]

so amazing ... please post more like this with a beer and honest cs talk

[@schmeed0000]

holy shit, real analysis whish we could have this at events

[@dalemaccallum6194]

Close as I'll ever get to having a beer with the boys,

[@fodz9246]

Damn this is top quality content. This sort of stuff is why CSGO is such a great game.

[@Xriqq]

Audio only listener here to say what’s up, my Spotify rewind at the end of this year is just going to be this podcast lmao

[@viruz1135]

Loved the podcast, very insightful and entertaining

[@YoChetti]

One thing I would like to ask is for a little bit louder mic volume??(Then we have to option to turn it down if its too loud. We can't make it louder than *this*). I have my YT and headset volume at max, and still sounds a bit low to me. Still an awesome podcast and so much information learned from it. Thanks for the content! :)

[@6FootVampire]

The problem with Vertigo: EVERY round 3-4 people go A ramp where there will be smoke, spam through smoke from both T and CT, 1-2 people go B and show themselves - then make dicision after all smokes cleared on A ramp. Its the most boring to watch by far

[@Alexander_Aurich]

I think its crazy how much he matured, how much wiser he got through the years

[@seang3550]

the old cs stories are gold.

[@R3DD10N]

NEVER STOP MAKING THESE

[@vampirehunter8562]

Niko and hunter really put our country on csgo map 💪 🇧🇦 🇧🇦 🇧🇦

[@n0ped]

Moses wiping the table was the most satisfying thing I've seen today😂

[@dvilduck1]

I was not a fan of niko before this. It was just because i did not know him. I am from a motorsports backgrund and that is so family orientated and I recognise nikos backgroud so well. It hits the feels

[@launders]

hell yea

[@avgdeagling]

i will curse the day niko steps down. Best rifler in history and very characteristic. GG Nike Thx for every play that gave us a smile

[@Game_Pro_]

*We will wait for SIMPLE*

[@egnzz]

audio could be bumped up a bit, struggling to hear while at work 😢

[@Ryan-9000]

Awesome podcast. Super entertaining

[@chr1s_CS]

The best cs podcast of all time imo

[@sankalpdas8675]

i love NiKo so much man, Major soon king!

[@Padelkai]

please boys bring rez and k0nfig or aleksib to the podcast when NiP are in Malta

[@Damper042]

I'm just happy to hear they MIGHT play overpass cause I hate watching vertigo as well.