The Disrespected CS:GO Legend Who Came Back From Valorant to Crack Skulls

Everyone knows that professional CS:GO faced a mass exodus during the online era. Players were leaving in droves to play Valorant in an attempt to salvage their careers.
But amidst this sort of torrid, uncertain time for the king of shooters, where seasoned Strikers had no idea what was in their best interest, there was one household name who did commit to the switch.
Well, sort of.
You see, there's a certain storied French professional whose experiences during the online era were a little different compared to the general confusion and uncertainty most faced.
I'm of course talking about Nathan "NBK-" Schmitt, the bearded beauty with sweet eyes who just might be the linchpin for French CS.
Despite being a decorated and accomplished two-time CS:GO Major winner, NBK- spent over 6 months of his life just streaming Valorant.
And then, seemingly out of nowhere, he came back to CS and underwent a staggering renaissance.
The question on everyone’s mind, of course, is how . . . and why was it cut short?
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[@kushkamble2027]

only legends remember when Cyanide knifed NBK

[@kzthemesaiah]

I watched this video just to see if he talks about that

[@AhriUwU]

I remember and it was hilariously

[@degenerateremover1776]

He's never gonna shut up about this won't he.

[@johanneseure6761]

Maybe i would forget if he didn't keep reminding us

[@watzuki1937]

who's this

[@cinimini4854]

"I was brought in as a support, so I supported my team by murdering all enemies on my own." -NBK, probably

[@LawlaGaming]

16k

[@kristhoff5468]

Whenever i see NBK i can hear cynide's laughter when he knife him on csgo

[@indrektapalt3252]

Bahaha literally 5 years ago and still remembered

[@garrettbellinghausen8389]

I said it to my rocket league teammates and those that I coached… play other competitive games other than your focus. All competitive games teach you something and that can be very valuable in your game of choice. I was a rocket league semi pro but often played R6, cod, and a little CS and it made me a much better player even if skills dont transfer ideas and strategies do.

[@nebulaxox8845]

same here tbh. playing more cs helped me recognise every person in the server, so when i play rocket league it's easier for me to see when the other team are going for a play or where my teammates are

[@liminjini8147]

I play subway surfers

[@re1konn]

@@liminjini8147 XD

[@chocolates182]

i noticed after playing dead by daylight it helped with my csgo sneaking/rotations.

[@din0696]

@@chocolates182 iron will gaming

[@sarthakthakur9545]

But more importantly, did Nep end up getting NBK's kids? 😂😂

[@saint1743]

Asking the real questions here

[@KitchenKnife42]

she got tabsen's kids

[@totallynormalperson2915]

@@KitchenKnife42 damn did not know this

[@soumavbose8780]

Asking the real questions indeed!

[@vecislt]

Haha, internal drama. I play Valorant sometimes with French guy and he said we will never duo with any other French player cause they end up fighting more than playing.

[@AHappyCub]

Classic for the French, even funnier with how many revolution they've experience throughout it's history

[@99Teutons]

🤌🤌🤌🤌

[@mellow2977]

I'm a Frenchman and I agree with that sooooo much

[@enomiellanidrac9137]

@@AHappyCub There was only two successive revolution in France I think. Plenty of other troubled times for sure, but I don't think these are called "revolutions".

[@vietnamesecat5781]

NBK team up with Kenny for one last hurrah of the old French men's

[@kartikeygupta390]

It's happening now

[@TheSantifive]

Fun Fact: Up until the Stockholm Major in 2021, NBK was the ONLY player to play in every single Major Tournament, with his teams qualifying to playoffs in 7 separate instances (including the two he won). Truly a legend on his own right.

[@atharvachavan5925]

Dupreeh? Shox?

[@hyenasneon7860]

Olof i think

[@O2RiDeR_]

Nope it includeded shox, dupreeh and olof aswell.

[@bosshenyo]

dev1ce, olof, shox, dupreeh, Zeus and Xyp9x were the only players to participate all Majors before the Stockholm major, the hell you talking about?

[@darshitjani8273]

'NBK' created and established VITALITY. But then they Kicked him what a bunch of fools.

[@souls.7033]

he then went on to OG and created and established OG (with Aleksib)

[@husky2961]

@@souls.7033 And got kicked too

[@souls.7033]

@@husky2961 reminds of daps' story..

[@akrrr]

in g2, envy, ldlc, titan and verygames. VITALITY was way worse than this teams.

[@fica1137]

He literally started arguing with his teammates mid major, he can't blame anyone but himself

[@GearsYo]

Nice video , i rly like NBk and i rly think he's gonna find a way to bump at the top again . I hope he's a really cool player to follow

[@k4sun3]

I haven't seen the whole video but u know this video is gonna be great

[@jammerzdarkside]

there is nothing to prove in cs about NBK. he was 2x csgo major and its already fine

[@mothuchain1767]

his mission in CS is not finished

[@im.weasel]

Back in the Source days I remember being amazed by his style so much. It really shows how CSGO caters to both CS 1.6 players and Source players perfectly because he plays the exact same as he did back in Source.

[@joshuathesniper]

I would love to see a “story of Gotaga” the French cod legend that truly broke the gaming industry

[@pier2506]

I support this

[@2004Camry]

I support this as well.

[@fritzy9699]

factss

[@heroe1486]

Which gaming industry did he broke ? Isn't he just a streamer that streams random games like Fortnite or Rocket League like Squeezie or any random mainstream streamer on twitch ? And could we even talk of "legend" for a game like COD ?

[@fritzy9699]

@@heroe1486 search for "the french monster"

[@akhilrawat3897]

the world giving signs for NBK to sign for a valorant pro team lol, this is just heartbreaking to experience it back in the days and even now. all over the years him getting benched for no reason,being an amazing IGL and making teams go to top rankings everytime, idk what he does wrong

[@Unbenttomcat]

I think Esports coaches should read "No Stats All Star" which highlighted how the statistical boom for talent acquisition in sports can also hurt team making decisions. Sometimes it's not the stats but the support they provide for the team. They may not pop-off individually but if their presence brings the most out of their teammates, they have way more value than some stat sheet or meta expectation. And too much reliance on those stats can cause you to make poor decisions. Granted, I don't know the exact reasoning behind the benching. But NBK's track record seems to have a value that isn't easily put on a spreadsheet or measured.

[@benhaney9629]

Dennis Rodman, Draymond Green, Robert Horry, etc

[@tylamon3907]

nbk fr was my favorite EU player for years and probably will still keep that spot

[@KeefeL]

One of mine too. Fk the guys who think aspergers automatically results in clash of communication

[@telecasterjade]

@@KeefeL wait ZF has someone with Aspergers?

[@thebluecollarkid1521]

Autimatic once said it.... "CS is just home!"

[@teletrikus]

Thank you for being good background noise while I’m puking my guts out while sick

[@p1ndi972]

NBK was and has been my favorite pro player ever since I first started watching cs in 2015 :D

[@SleevesYT]

Whatever amazing things NBK might do in his future career.... It won't change the fact he got knifed by Cyanide

[@selby545]

He is just that good...

[@barjuandavis]

I think it's the mouse's buff. He's been using Mr Zy's Rail as far as I see.

[@akhilrawat3897]

I mean he used to play duelists so it gave him a boost to hunt for kills and he is cracked as we know, been watching him since CSGO came and got to know he was a god in Source too

[@scrapygaming]

I wish they just cut dexter on mouse sports and brought int nbk as the igl. This would mean both nbk and jdc could be on the same team.

[@marke6533]

So basically NBK is like the Kevin Durant of csgo

[@darshitjani8273]

Where is HAPPY csgo player haven't heard about him after Major win. Any information on him?

[@kassius9283]

He went to Valorant, fr.

[@ramzycs292]

valorant for team BDS bother

[@rexie8569]

He already has the skill and talent, my mans just want friends and a team to be happy with man :/

[@ethanoux10]

Mouz did NBK SO dirty

[@akawinsunthoncharu6502]

Please do the master Reykjavik prediction and the scores so far

[@darthvader3946]

He got benched again 💀

[@muufle]

I feel like these teams just like to fuck with NBK at this point.

[@MrKylljoy]

Yeah, you watched the video ?

[@hessien69]

Fellow Nathan with ASD lets gooo.

[@benjaminglazer7217]

So where can I find the war of the roses chart of who likes and dislikes each other

[@alvinvaz]

I Hope Nbk and Cold come back to their prime once again! 🇧🇷🤝🇫🇷

[@navisucks]

Impossible

[@kozartxc5707]

bro sure was cracking skulls when he came back to get benched almost instantly from mousesports.

[@Scy416]

but... Cyanide knifed NBK... got knifed so hard he switched games

[@raiyanahmed8427]

Its about sustainability and control. Nbk has more reach than mouz and three tier 2 orgs. So if you put him on mouz he wil be mouz. And doesnt matter if performs or not his contract is not something cheapskates like mouz can play.

[@alphadarkness2048]

MORE FROM CRACKED SQUAD

[@ganeshnimbalkar2792]

Natural Born Killer, NBK. Didn't knew that.

[@DEstin100]

Csgo for moment can revive their pro player or maybe not because joining esport on csgo now is very hard you need to grind hard on fpl faceit to get more attention or ended famous in stream. But doesn't mean valorant is easy for people to going professional player , valorant is hard to go pro as csgo so no difference .

[@spiritolaminato654]

He should come to Valo, we’ll treat him better :)

[@AliMer20]

Half the comments are ZF related and I'm not surprised

[@aiheim6971]

Ceb must have loved this guy =\

[@yeahhyouvish]

It was definitely Sycrone looking out for his academy children that he might have chipped in to get NBK out of Mouz, pretty bad decision to be very honest. Mouz was looking pretty solid after a very long time but they just shoved an axe up their own butt.

[@karlely2922]

Kioshima really died huh

[@Besz5]

Make a video about torzsi!!! PLS

[@cjvipinosa3328]

I only knew NBK as a guy that got knifed by ZF Cyanide And the guy Nep who wanted his babies

[@joemother3342]

Bro is benched now, what will happen to him?

[@oceanman9490]

Natural. Born. Killer!

[@crimsonfrozenheart]

Cat buff confirmed

[@saint1743]

Its just not the same after he got knifed by cyanide 😭

[@dr.j.redacted3679]

You really gonna dissrespect my boi scream like that? id say going pro on tl is qualifying as embracing valorant

[@juliansalem9726]

4:19 just look at their aliases

[@sn1p1n]

reminds me of Gordon freeman

[@shinefake48]

Valorant actually makes you better at csgo lmao, literally a game that's built like aimtrainer, shooting blinding eyes and running explosive bombs all day, cs has never felt so easy after a game or two of valorant

[@fav843]

8:25 come on guys.. imgur? Does anyone have the link? This picture is implanted in my memory and I want to relive it nostalgia.

[@ziegerxtrme670]

Reddit: Relationship chart of players in french scene

[@fav843]

@@ziegerxtrme670 thanks

[@DeathsnipezCSGO]

That's great and all but Cyanide knifed NBK

[@kgandrala]

I will give you that, in valo you kinda just have to be tap and be very precise so even when I stopped playing valo and came back to cs, my aim was def 20% better

[@bsn_cs]

6:41 bro ????

[@TheMrBonzz]

it's impressive and everything, but Cyanide knifed NBK.

[@covertmemester6284]

2:21 ….. ScreaM

[@st9148]

TWENTY FUCKIING MINUTES BROOOOOOOOOOOOOOO TWENTY?!!!!! ACTUALY 21! BROOOO STOP

[@frailty7280]

*_REDBULL CLUTCH_* *_REDBULL CLUTCH_* *_REDBULL CLUTCH_*

[@papermache6763]

Hikos clutch he had a ep2 silver gun buddy idk if it was his but to go from silver to pro dam

[@anarchy5282]

Riot Accounts are given to pros when playing on lan and riot accounts have everything unlocked

[@papermache6763]

@@anarchy5282 I see thanks

[@viceking8482]

g2,vitality,og,mouz he has been kiced from all of them.The only team that didn"t kick him is DBL pony

[@riot6289]

I genuinely feel like every CSGO player, should go take some time with Valorant, in my opinion that game honestly makes you a better CS player

[@gomfer0817]

This video not aged well :/

[@zerou6634]

its been 7 mins -_-

[@doctoroppa7991]

@@zerou6634 confuse

[@rayznshine]

What?

[@sonofrivadin3684]

What happened?

[@zerou6634]

@@doctoroppa7991 this guy said “this didnt age well” like 5 mins after the video was uploaded. it really aged.

[@Gavolak]

Valorant nerf for me. I was faceit 7, played valorant for several months, and ended up faceit 5 :/

[@chr1zcs2]

To get benched*

[@covertmemester6284]

19:31 LMAOOOO

[@4shaw521]

And got benched in 25 maps lol

[@alexanderrose1071]

CSGO isn’t picking up new players. That’s a terrible sign.

[@malsawmzela609]

When new talents are more interested in valorant, that needs to happen.

[@malsawmzela609]

When new talents are more interested in valorant, that needs to happen.

[@dat9454]

they acc have academy teams so not true

[@kevinsmits1196]

honestly, will be happy to see Mouz lose after benching NBK

[@Marius-lh7wm]

They didn’t play since NBK was benched ?

[@kevinsmits1196]

@@Marius-lh7wm did i ever say that tho?

[@Marius-lh7wm]

@@kevinsmits1196 mb, got it wrong

[@nik_mik]

this guy dimitri hates val fr

[@DEVILONBOTHSHOULDERS]

nbk doesnt even have a team bruh

[@M4nNfR3D]

cs still alive?

[@TheRealsNiperz]

Don't know him, he sounds cool. But I even went back to CS eventually. I was somehow better

[@pownder]

Hi Dimitri

[@jaygrand4180]

Nep still wants NBK's babies

[@tyler9173]

val OMEGALUL rant

[@xingrong4150]

if u play a game for too long u get bored of it, so u switch it up, and when u played it back u are cracked cus u took a break from the game. simple as that. nothing new

[@_paczki]

NBK with the MZ1

[@cigankiller]

CAME BACK TO CS FOR 0.5 RATING OMEGALUL

[@jnor]

Vids like this make valorant sound like big thing but in my sphere people only care about cs.. is it jus my bubble, am i missing something? Dont get it

[@4bangerkovaaks]

French scene is completely 😬

[@Fantastisch36]

until he left csgo for valorant he was known to be not good enough anymore. ofc noone expected anything from him when he returned. and even tho he played better then expected when he made the comeback, mouz made the mistake in the first place to even bringing him back. they had an insane academy team.

[@estelle4778]

valorant = CSGO on easy mode You are good at csgo, you are god at valorant

[@LDave_]

thats why there are global elites stucking in plat right?

[@estelle4778]

​@@LDave_ a small percent new to the game "stuck" in plat = prove your point? you must be a triggered valorant noob fanboy have you seen the GE vs valorant immortal, literally GE placed in plat and stomped immortal like nothing / They are place there because the rank distribution in valorant atm is not balance Also, they dont know half of the skill, instead they reply purely on gun skills and immortal can't even match csgo on pure gun skills/ Have to replay on skills to even have a chance anything else fanboy?

[@estelle4778]

@@LDave_ also, coincidence that Ace, tenz are all csgo failure on pro level and somehow become "god" at valorant= Coincidence ? All csgo pro going to valorant and instant become top 1% , again ???? valorant is way too easy for top player incsgo, it's csgo easy mode and it's a fact Dont see any valorant pro going to csgo and become success

[@estelle4778]

@@kishanrajeev i will

[@forsaken7161]

i am only gold nova but i am getting stomped in bronze lol

[@ccarl340]

who tf says ''mickey mouse rosters'' 💀

[@KeefeL]

Shahzam clearly "salvaged" his career by playing with inferior mechanically skilled players 😅

[@Dazai_861]

Lol they lost and didn't even qualify even in Valorant. They only performed good like a year and a half ago.

[@joemoe6903]

cyanide>nbk?

[@zia9214]

valorant = csgo (source 2)

[@sabilaldinantor346]

CSGO doesnt deserve NBK period.

[@sod4769]

Dimitri is a dislike

[@erykzysk3330]

🧐

[@ananysingh869]

Hahahah this video is great

[@oioioi622]

lmao

[@dylanmarcusdeleon6522]

Third ner

[@lukaluka4868]

Dimitri is high

[@SherminatorPT]

he did got knifed by Cyanide so ...

[@WobbledeDop]

sweet doughy eyes 😂😂wtf