When Did CS Util Get So Big-Brained?

Utility has always been the very lifeblood of Counter-Strike.
But in recent years, the utility ‘arms race’ has gone sort of nuclear.
It’s gotten to the point where the 'nades people throw aren’t just optimal - they’re impossible.
So, we had to ask, how did CS become this big-brained?
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[@darkrose8328]

Gonna guess it's Astralis

[@juwiil]

i miss that Astralis

[@ABPRINZ]

​@@juwiil we all miss them😢

[@maxanderssionen85]

Na I don’t -Average Liquid fan

[@1ns1ght_l1]

@@maxanderssionen85 or navi

[@matjocs4453]

@@maxanderssionen85 I miss them - average dane XD

[@SohakmetGameplay]

With the removal of map ceilings, ability to open up a map and have a util guide provided with no external tools and also all the changes they are making to util in general, it is clear that their intent is to bring this all to the next level while also making it as acessible as possible to players who want to learn it.

[@mark030531]

While still being able to balance things out with counterplay (and even additional nade-based counterplay with the new smoke mechanics) compared to Valorant where area-denial/defuse-denial abilities can be cast from pretty much anywhere with significantly less risk than the enemies...

[@UKNamaste]

CS2 will have an internal util guide?

[@13YoJest13]

@@UKNamaste I do believe so

[@beenguy5887]

@@UKNamaste there's a grenade cam in practice mode

[@lynxovski]

​@@UKNamaste I think what he meant with that, was the new "grenade landing zone camera"

[@SodaCorpse]

"Line up Larrys" LMFAO

[@aweirdcreature_]

Yup, it’s the common household term for a player with lineups in Valorant

[@aweirdcreature_]

@@lukithe1741 and if you have lineups in Valorant you’re a nerd

[@cdnamy8832]

@@aweirdcreature_ Valorant players salty that they got one braincell lmao

[@newguya1873]

Lineups are important in tactical shooters yet I'm not surprised valorant players found a way to complain a fundamental part of the genre.

[@exec_rigveda8299]

@@newguya1873 Its a riot game, they hate skill. They hate every champion in league, optimal comps in tft, well built decks in runeterrra. Come back to this coment in a year or two when project L releases, and i just know 100% that they will be complaining about basic fighting game concepts like meaty atacks and frame traps too.

[@Kelbras]

In CS2, even the sky will not be the limit

[@user-jv9xb5wz5c]

We gonna wait for Eternal Molotov Lineups haha

[@ItsMorbinTime03]

Let's make inferno even more ct sided

[@marcmoore4115]

@@ItsMorbinTime03 Obviously they'll just have to put a big roof over B

[@homi1001]

I am glad you featured Mahone because he is so underrated it is almost criminal. One of the most knowledgable persons in terms of CS and utilitly.

[@Sujay95]

Yep. His segments during event streams are more interesting and insightful than whatever forgettable waffling that goes on between "analysts" during desk segments.

[@itsappl3s663]

​@@Sujay95because Mahoney does play by play analysis and the analyst's desk is to talk about the teams in a more overall sense?

[@KimiRaikkonen123]

@@itsappl3s663 Also Mahone looks lifeless and has a pretty annoying voice for my liking, he also looks incredible nervous all the time. His segments are pretty nice if you manage to ignore these things.

[@itsappl3s663]

@@KimiRaikkonen123 that's just personal preference, I think he is fine

[@user-od8gw8xz5k]

@@KimiRaikkonen123 "This person doesn't have the halo effect on me, therefore, content is bad"

[@rdvanbilgic341]

If I could pick 1 specific round that changed the course of CS history, it's Astralis vs. Fnatic 14-15. People knew how to use smokes / throw grenades back then. But they made revolutionary changes to the game which brought more attention to this aspect of the game. That one round defines CS at its core.

[@swollos3859]

Only Tier 1 event I’ve ever been to. The entire crowd went completely nuts

[@t0bakken1337]

the smoke wall on Nuke was a banger aswell

[@abcdefzhij]

Did they only play each other once? If not, which game are you talking about?

[@nevergonnagiveyouup9245]

@@abcdefzhij the one when astralis were down 14-15 against fnatic on inferno. astralis lined up perfect mollies to execute B site, leaving fnatic clueless and losing a match point

[@abcdefzhij]

@@nevergonnagiveyouup9245 that doesn’t give enough information to find it. What tournament was it at

[@Cadigan1]

Calling it, eventually we'll have nade lineups to clear smokes for your team, a god smoke clear so to say.

[@rogerelzenga4465]

Yeah, i can see it already, (Dust2) smoke short box, your Awper gets ready, nade the smoke and let the awper take out the CT awper :P (what i wonder is if you can partially pop the smoke?) ... Smoke something, then throw the nade just outside of range, pop just a sliver of the smoke to create a one-way for 1 sec ;)

[@proxytag]

I play in a group that mainly plays nuke, and a year and a half ago we didn't need any util to do pretty well at our admittedly lower level of play. Now we're learning lineups because if we don't use any, we're hard stuck taking insanely difficult fights while the clock ticks down. Decent utility has trickled down to even the lowest levels of CS that it's harder for someone who's naturally talented to just stomp without them being set up by their teammates.

[@mark030531]

I think what lower ranked players haven't figured out is timing flashes both as the point guy and the flash thrower. It sounds easy enough as a concept, but the correct pop position and timing on the thrower's side and the quick decision-making needed by the point man (and aim of course) makes it arguably more complicated than simple smoke lineups and sets. Many CS:GO and Valorant players still have no idea how to use flashes that benefit their team the most and often just use them to delay enemies. Coming from a pro CS background, many of my friends from outside the scene don't realize just how much I make things easier for them by knowing the best way to utilize flashes by reading the current situation on the map.

[@theowainwright7406]

Nuke hasn’t really been a competitively viable map until relatively recently. Might be why it was only a year and a half ago when people started executing and smoking properly

[@abyss1997]

Silver learns what a smoke grenade is, amazing.

[@lazydk2654]

Even in casual games, a few people are using sick lineups and bait smokes

[@lazydk2654]

​@@mark030531 it sounds like that also comes from being able to read the map much better

[@maxmouse3]

Agree 100%. Also watching astralis from that era play still makes me smile. And I can't wait to see pros playing CS2

[@vijo1451]

Its criminal how much was learned during the SK and Astralis times SK teached the world how to manage the clock during the rounds, map control 1.0 (killing pp overextending and not losing control of what they already owned) and how strong CT is - Astralis basically revamped SKs map control, showed the world why nades exist and how op they are as terrorists. They basically said "bet" towards SK CT mentallity

[@joaofurukawa]

for me these are the best 2 teams of all time

[@Joyexer]

BIG had a good impact on utility as well. They brought in very creative smokes and mollys when the meta seemed stuck and thought out. They just didnt have the firepower imho.

[@simon1517]

gob b in particular

[@IxMeTutorials]

they did reach HLTV rank 1 though. They did have the firepower too, just not the consistency

[@cashews1000]

@@IxMeTutorialswhich might have to do with their firepower..

[@FuRyHate]

ASTRALIS WILL ALWAYS BE REMEMBERED

[@gyurza__]

I remember watching the astralis molly play on inferno vs fnatic live. Such nostalgia

[@urielagutierrez2528]

sheeesh i love these uploads, big brain plays

[@WarpSonic]

I think one thing this video could've mentioned is the introduction of nade dropping. This was another evolution as it less to many take having one util thrower that the rest of the team would give util to

[@youju26]

That's true. Almost forgot about it.

[@mikooox]

@@youju26yeah lol :D it feels like its been in cs forever

[@realpillboxer]

Likely for several reasons. One, dropping utility has only been around for maybe two years, which is a short time within CS. And two, we haven't been able to measure any dramatic impacts on play. In order to effectively use dropped utility as a CT, for example, they first have to use all of their *existing* utility -- we all know how that goes (CT dies after throwing one molly and the other un-picked up utility lays around for Ts to scoop up).

[@f1ashyyy]

CS is the pioneer of fps gaming and will continues to be It's only a matter of time until other games introduce same smoke mechanic

[@ytrewqfdsacxz3181]

Nah lol

[@Mike-ij3lu]

@@ytrewqfdsacxz3181wdym no

[@Stiiin]

Dmitri's writing with Elis's presentation would be the best Score video

[@DripCS]

Imagine knowing all smoke and molly lineups by heart

[@zerosixteen.4644]

I'm new to CS:GO, and I'm currently learning lineups in different maps. I'm not hopping in a ranked game until I can throw utilities properly

[@CSSdelvzy]

I use to spend hours everyday practicing nades and executes in CS:Source in my hey days... I would download demos off euro cs sites and just sift through them for hours, it was so hard learning 15 years ago than it is now.

[@kyguy01]

csgo: HE let you see through smoke(bug) cs2: HE lets you see through smoke(feature)

[@shlaxxn1923]

I love that R6 is just starting to see smoke line ups and ying/flash lineups.

[@ScaleParasitoid]

Sick video and story telling

[@demonicious_]

It makes me happy that mahone was on this video. As someone who is deeply interested in utility usage and strategies on the top level of CS, you can never get better than Mahone. His analysis and breakdown is so insanely detailed and always worth listening to.

[@timklukas6088]

Fnatic even invented the Banana smoke from CT side Inferno (i think it was before Astralis even existed). It was a spawn based decision who was the guy to throw. It gave Fnatic such an advantage and got patched some weeks later, if I'am not wrong, its been many years in the past. I'am a bit confused you didn't mention it cause it was so inventive and gamebreaking at this time but there are probably even more things to mention that i forgot.. great Video non the less!! :)

[@colinbarga2087]

Your videos are so freaking good

[@dov2951]

I think the big thing with Valorant is the use of abilities as a whole being one of the main factors of progression in the game; with so many abilities and new agents / metas coming out, people don't prioritise mastering the ones with lineup potential as there are varied playstyles with varied agent roasters for every match, too many factors going on make lineups unamusing / "cringe" but I'm sure in years to come the best of the best will prioritise these lineups and make that concept become meta. Edit: I'd like to add that smokes which are the main util used for lineups in CSGO, aren't something you need lineups for in Valorant (Aside from Harbour and Viper orb/smoke), hence why there's less lineups in general currently.

[@user-jv9xb5wz5c]

Its already Meta in Valorant in Pro Matches

[@kaeroseon]

Also the fact that a lot of agents have reaction based, range limited util, the spike’s long refusal time, and the agents with lineup potential have kits loaded with defuse denial tools making it frustrating while in CS it’s mostly smokes that has crazy lineups, nades have low damage and range and mollies also have limited range and you can only carry 1 of them with damage slowly building rather than instant max damage.

[@d1ffch]

@@kaeroseon yeah i'd rather have a more balanced fixed range molly rather than a fucking full map viper lineup that takes 30 seconds to learn

[@kaeroseon]

@@d1ffch viper’s kit is kinda absurd for how good it is. 2 mollies that makes you take x2 damage combined with 2 decay abilities makes any maps with post plants lineups a nightmare. Idk how to fix it and most people will say skill issue but it’s actually insanely strong. I mean there is a reason for viper being a staple in pro play.

[@dov2951]

@@kaeroseon that's true vipers molly and even brims molly + ult combo is crazy to come by but these mechanics have slowly been counteracted somewhat as the newer maps (like lotus c site and b site) have made lineup playstyles hard due to covered roof areas, as well as most lineups being in predictable spots that a flank lurker can catch off-guard. Although both fortunately and unfortunately in the case of Brim you'll only really see him on Fracture and maybe Bind.

[@killer4etoooooo]

Astralis are the ones to changed the utility game forever, but I believe it was more about the HE nade rather than utility as a whole. People knew lineups and how to execute sites. It wasn't just shooting and runnig. HEs used to me so underrepresented, they felt useless and Astralis manage to give them purpose. Most of the Astralis clips you put in here show that exceptional nade usage.

[@wayleygg]

that zywoo lineup on double doors is INSANE

[@AlanStryman]

i really dont know why people hating others using brain to play games

[@MistSGM]

they're crying and coping because they can't counter said big brain plays

[@iitzr1ngo]

Because they are people who lazy to use their brain cell to learn new things or line up. Those people always complain and trash talk to people who always use their brain to play the game.

[@alexponco4753]

Yes,just look at Astralis They changed the meta and some people called them 'boring',because they relied on utils+tactics instead of raw aim

[@shockwave5663]

I think part of the reason why nades weren't as important in the earlier days of CSGO was how nerfed the utility is compared to 1.6 (idk about Source). 1.6 nades dealt a lot of damage, and could even affect players through walls like all other weapons. Flashes didn't blind players like they did in earlier games. While GO's utility is a lot more dynamic and can reach further in comparison, they need more precision to use. Hence slowly smokes and other utility evolved to be more precise and could be set better. And then Astralis used them to their full potential.

[@yetisdaddy]

I think CS2 is gonna make it better but more simple at the same time because of how the smokes spread. So the lineups will still be unique and difficult but if u mess it up it's gonna be more fun. I've tried the beta and it's a very different way u need to think about it. Looking forward to it

[@dozenbuzzard2662]

That's really good to hear, I'm not best at pixel lineups so at least I have slight room for error!

[@gster109]

Great topic.

[@LemmeCheckMark]

That fire at 2:43 is huge brain....gonna start using that!

[@zacbeck5404]

sad they didnt talk about things like flashing behind player who turn away from flashes and nading behind intentional gaps in smokes. Those really show how insane it can get with the mind games

[@rwedaqua]

i know zero lineups on purpose and i am MGE, not a high rank but higher than i wouldve thought with no lineup knowledge

[@killer4etoooooo]

Ever since I started playing CSGO nades have been a major thing. There is a huge leap forward in terms of its usage, but I feel like you're grossly underestimating them back then. Line ups and good utility usage were prominent even in 2015-16.

[@naycnay]

He's talking about their tactical advantage. Lineups back then were fairly stale, they'd use set smokes to block off prominent areas, rotations and assist with entry. It was like a set of smokes was used to attempt a specific, pre-planned play and lots of them were the same. Throw smoke to A, B and C, flash D, run out X entrance and stick to the right, take the 1vs4 fight, find the other guy and set up camp. Grenades and fires were used primarily to defend against rushes. The game changed when utility became more dynamic, especially for the Ts. Astralis didn't just line up classic utility executions to make a covered passage to breach a site. They lined up smokes to disrupt where the enemy played and forced them out into the open, taking away their advantage (particularly CTs) of holding angles and crossfires and being more susceptible to other utility like flashes. Whilst other teams would smoke the awper's vision, Astralis used them to hide the barrage of nades aimed at them, meaning the awper didn't move from their favourite spot thinking all was good, until they were dead.

[@1Fracino]

I forget who it was but the Molly to prevent the full wall of smokes on Nuke was amazing to see :) Nowadays it seems everyone does smokes from mini to garage, is this to stop the use of a molly to nullify a smoke (cause the smokes are closer together or something) ? Anyway, good vid but a pity you didn't give a shoutout to or show a short clip of NadeKings great vids, he's done so much to help everyone no matter their Rank. Not going to bring up the failed utility employment at this Major by some teams, just going to say am really surprised that anyone who is paid to play The Game doesn't know all of the lineups on all of the maps, especially the maps they are not so good at as a Team.

[@Mriganka2S]

It was the dev1ce molly on top of mini and red box.

[@1Fracino]

@@Mriganka2S Thnx for that, now I hope I don't forget again :D

[@LIF3nOOb]

My boy dimitri!

[@ScrunkK]

i made it into a score esport video, feelsgoodman 🥰

[@cs2playbook]

Mahone getting the recognition he deserves! Let’s goo

[@goofygoodpasture8511]

i do like how bangalore and caustic smokes work in apex tho, they dont punch through walls, and bangalores are 3 canisters, that a bright enough light can let you see through no problem

[@athmaid]

Never really moved on from the 2014 or so style of playing lol. A run throw smoke here and there but that's it. But yeah nowadays you really need the lineup smokes and nades. Say on Mirage A for example, good luck getting out of palace if jungle and stairs aren't smoked. And even if you get down, ticket will put an end to that bomb plant

[@realpillboxer]

I remember playing CSGO at launch in NA-East and for a good two or three years after, you didn't have to know a single line-up in order to reach DMG'ish.

[@disguy6724]

I love how Fl0m always ends up in these

[@umbrellamuffin]

I've watched countless nade videos and still dont use them in my games cause I cant remember them lol

[@armchairowlyst]

that just means you have to practice them more my friend

[@PrivateJoker0119]

most of them are useless nerd content that is not applicable in a real game... you don't need to remember them all, just the actual useful ones

[@Sujay95]

@@PrivateJoker0119 It's not nerd content and they're all useful. The trick is to have the presence of mind to know which utility lineup to use in that particular circumstance you find yourself in. Most of the playerbase (including myself) doesn't have that presence of mind.

[@theowainwright7406]

Learn some nades, go into a match and throw them even when it’s pointless, eventually u will learn when to throw

[@PrivateJoker0119]

@@Sujay95 nah if you watch util content all the time you gonna see some inefficient ones ... content creators gotta run out of ideas at some point.. there are still good ones out there tho

[@sirdabzmcgee]

Halo is kinda the same way tho in how different maps different nade stacks are thrown depending on if you trying to secure a power weapon or objective area.

[@shashankagrawal1327]

Jordan aka nothing CS2 clips is gonna be the part of history

[@pirvumircea7150]

Imagine the people in the 46th millenium unearthing historical hard drives and hearing "In the year of our Lord Gaben 2023".

[@tor2886]

Dmitri carries this channel so hard.

[@syth5653]

It’s look down upon in valorant cos u bait the whole team, miss time your Molly, panic and then try to kill defuser but you miss cos u only practiced lineups. You team WILL call you out.

[@bigfr0g]

in apex you have a gold scope to see through smoke and legends which can scan through it, so no, you dont have to wait until its faded

[@jyhan1q94]

CS pros: Throws crossmap smoke *the NFL request your location.*

[@joshuamiller485]

my biggest problem with valo util is the easiness to deny defusal in cs you cant have a long molly lineup or anything unlike val and i think it makes retakes too annoying

[@roo8919]

Also you can’t just smoke a molly to extinguish it

[@mark030531]

That is my #1 problem with Valo util and why I dislike Valorant as an esport. Unique abilities are good and refreshing ideas in tac shooters, but pulling way too much of an advantage to one side by having particular utils available isn't healthy.

[@theowainwright7406]

They should have launched with like 5 agents and really balanced them out, adding like 1 every 6 months

[@0xEden.]

Then there's Ropz using console wizardry to line up pixel perfect nades every single time

[@enso8762]

No more skybox in cs2, it's gonna be even more insane

[@CaesarSalad19]

I would say dev1ce’s 3-3-3 was the most iconic play from the best team ever…if not for what happened at 1:34 And let’s be honest that’s the perfect play to sum that team up

[@Goob13289]

fr, ive been saying this, util is art

[@natureisbeautiful541]

Astralis goated

[@FoxyCS_]

This is why I love Counter Strike

[@drcraby356]

ah cant wait to incorperate this into my silver elite game with 2 russian kids screaming

[@zelven6109]

Playing vaLorant and switching back to CS made me hyper aware of utility usage, guess its a positive

[@diamond_rd]

Awesome

[@ChaS4m]

my "flex" in CS is reaching DMG without knowing a single lineup

[@Dgnarus]

Good video but poor Xizt is on the receiving end of so many of the nades in this vid 😂

[@SumitDasSD]

Wut is that drive-by nade from flusha XD can't stop laughing 5:11

[@JapY274]

How the utility usages evolved throughout the cs history shows off that the game formula is so well done that doesn't need "forced" meta changes by the devs. the game evolves naturally, with and by the players. Obviously some tweeks were needed, but most of the changes were organical

[@yurilopes420]

you know whats so interesting? the setups for the util is the same type of setup as in blindfolded speedruns.

[@Unreasonable1756]

Bro I really miss y’all’s app please bring that shit back

[@luiscostello6381]

Poor Flom has one viral clip and it’s not even him playing

[@georgelepas3502]

People forget that before astralis if a pro player bought a HE on accident they would just throw it out of the map 😂

[@ohlookitsadumbperson1169]

9:31-9:40 As an MG2 i feel personally attacked by this

[@izzuddinmnasir4884]

Utility are the key rn, i ranked up Nova above mostly must have knowledge maps. If you lack of utility, you gonna lose

[@nsnsikdksksksospapap]

1:55 lmao

[@jme_eorde]

At this point I wouldn't be surprised if theScore will start using that n0thing CS2 nade-smoke clip in videos completely unrelated to Counter Strike...

[@ss-wr9yg]

The last era we probably will ever see in cs!

[@erupT_gg]

omen's purple juice lmao 🤣🤣😂😂🤣🤣😂😂

[@brwlc]

did nobody throw nades or sum before astralis one first major?

[@kiramaticc]

People did throw nades, it just wasn't optimized. They were very predictable and you didn't have layered timings of utility throughout a round. This is clearest to see if you watch an old pro inferno game from 2014/2015 and compare it to how inferno is now. Teams nowadays get the maximum possible effectiveness out of utility because of Astralis. Every team knows how to efficiently counter AWPs, teams get really good nade damage due to better lineups and more varied timings on when they throw them, the timings on when to throw smokes is way better now, etc.

[@KyleDangerKopp]

Only 7mins in and so many of these nade deaths are Xizt lol. Why you gotta do him like that?

[@reboooot]

As a kz player, I seriously love the dedication that monesy has put into movement. I've seen countless top players from all over the world come in and try to improve their movement and out of the all the players I saw, monesy is one of three* players who actually took movement seriously. Many pros who claim movement makes were just lazy from my perspective. They never actually learned enough to have a valid opinion.

[@zoarisdead9878]

who are the other 2?

[@dumsht6976]

@@zoarisdead9878 im guessing one of the is JW

[@Stoffercss]

es3tag and acor are pretty decent kz players , zyphon also casually completing t6 maps on stream sometimes.

[@marcmoore4115]

I feel like in the future having serious movement skills like Monesy will become extremely important and potentially even something that pros might practice daily like they do aim. It'll become part of the skill ceiling getting higher, just as improved util usage has. It's just a question of when it starts taking effect. Can't wait for the "top 10 ways to get out of silver: Number 1. Do your 1000 bots on aimbotz each day. Number 2. Do your 1000 bunnyhops a day" 😂

[@Sigma1]

I don't know about this man, enemy team in mm never uses util, they kinda just shoot my head through the wall. Util kinda outdated.

[@lumivar1719]

Found the silver

[@Sigma1]

@@lumivar1719 I wonder if you miss smokes the same way you miss jokes.

[@weeeegy]

it's not a video by this guy if he doesn't make a sharp left turn to take a dig at valorant

[@sodaslurp]

why not mentioning NadeKing’s smoke tutorials?

[@christophertolbert4275]

The score esports where they tell you how much better cs is than Valorant and overwatch . Lol

[@kevincervantes4783]

No skybox in cs2 there’s gonna be an infinite amount of line ups

[@Noodlezoupful]

Astralis changed the tactical aspect and nade usage. Before Them people were just to lazy and playing like mix teams at highest levels. Just sad the players never were that skilled mechanically and better teams eventually caught up, and combined good aiming with nades aswell.

[@just_some_bigfoot_hacking_you]

Strongest line up larry in Valo: Look at me, I'm a big brain player. Weakest line up player in CSGO: HAHAHAHA, you serious?

[@clickyCS-]

great video as always, BUT PLEASE BRING BACK OLD BACKGROUND

[@distayy]

Hey future pros!

[@ItsMeVillain]

Every time a Viper player says that he Knows Lineups consider it a Loss in Mumbai 100%..

[@ThaPugster]

the worst part about lineups in valorant is that there is no counter, some moron could sit quite literally anywhere on a certain half of the map and shoot some nonsense molly with a lineup and no real counter to it

[@Kakadu_1]

9:36 yeah no lol

[@gots0359]

The big question is: Where is coldzera clip?

[@alpang6161]

Nowadays, if you're grinding MM or faceit, you'll hit a hard wall where it doesn't matter how cracked your aim is, if you didn't know basic smokes, flashes, or mollies, you weren't going to rank up.

[@georgelepas3502]

You forgot to mention there’s no skybox in cs2, so the game is going to have to be played in a completely different way in terms of utility!

[@stevemoore4286]

Players in MM using one way smoke to pretend they arent hot dogshit

[@moddudlar3894]

tldr: astralis

[@TruthIsKey369]

Valve are great at bringing the HYPE back, even if it takes a long time..... if they fix the ranking system, servers and a reliable anticheat, AND introduce everything ESEA and Faceit got, well they could gather EVERYONE in one place. Nothing would make me happier, and maybe catching 99% of cheaters would do the trick alone? Hopefully they cooperate with AnyBrain Ai Anticheat to really catch'em all!

[@svihl666]

13:33 / 13:49

[@AbishekRajkumar2k]

oh this is the reason why ASTRALIS got fuk up by other team

[@happymoon8471]

Man I F***** LOVE csgo