Thorin's Thoughts - The shox Effect (CS:GO)

Some thoughts on the unique effect shox has had on CS:GO.

[@JaunieChan]

Shox --> Richard Papillon --> Papillon in french translates to "Butterfly" in english --> The shox effect. Applauding Thorin for this tittle.

[@Hlmg-hw6om]

scream once phrased it like this: it doesnt matter if you are the best, shox can always out-best you.

[@NavidDragon]

some deep shit

[@schmeed0000]

"his skill CEILING WAS THROUGH THE ROOF" rofl

[@OhItsLuCa]

"thats why TSM always manage to chuggle... err, stroke -- uhh, choke" i laughed

[@thaifinnen]

OhItsLuca o

[@SPNX]

in my eyes Shox is #1

[@thisguy4382]

ITS A FUCKING YEAR OLD COMMENT JESUS CHRIST

[@allenfernandez8653]

shox always been a favourite of mine, guys just amazing, can both rifle and awp at the highest level

[@ohGohre]

Man i really enjoy watching your vids. im not the greatest player to ever touch CS but the competitive scene for CS is awesome and you do a great job of keeping me up to date with everything. Thanks!

[@BoloCS]

My top 5 is 1,) GTR 2,) KennyS 3.) Olof 4,) Shox 5,) F0rest

[@TheHoffDudeThing]

SCREEAMMM

[@P5YCHO7]

Derpy Hoff Scream may have incredible aim, but cs is not just about aim.

[@124Callum124]

Derpy Hoff Scream is the most over rated player of all time, Im so fed up of seeing his name

[@mayan2312]

Get_right?

[@AbirZenith]

Derpy Hoff Scream is not even in top 10, stop insulting yourself

[@OfficialStatiKTV]

Aimers: 1. Scream 2. Shox 3. Olof or Rain 4. Rpk 5. Device

[@IIIlllIIIlI]

>rpk >not f0rest u wot

[@quotenspartaner149]

rain is overrated

[@impulsive1252]

StatiKTV RPK? wot?

[@RS-ne1ui]

WHY ARE YOU WEARING SO MUCH CLOTHES MAN

[@CameronCS]

CUS ITS FUCKING ENGLAND M8 xD

[@schmeed0000]

HE DIDNT PAY THE GAS BILL

[@ThrtLvlJuke]

Do u not see his avatar?xD

[@RS-ne1ui]

i live in fucking scotland m8 its colder here but i dont wear my whole selection of clothing + every jacket within 400k+ km xd

[@RS-ne1ui]

youd expect thoorin a well paid man to afford heating KappaHD

[@StrazzieB47]

1: Olofmeister 2: shox 3: coldzera 4: s1mple 5: GeT_RiGhT 6: kennyS 7: NiKo 8: FalleN 9: rain 10: dupreeh

[@davidross5525]

Anyone else distracted by the dangling chin fluff?

[@RT-he6zf]

I would like to see Thorin`s Toughts - German scene is mess. As well as - Why Denmark is not a top cs country

[@gustaf2807]

whatch his video on the danish mess

[@azuro2202]

If only you knew

[@gamemaker1234]

Shox's game against VP in fragbite masters is A testament on how god like Shox can be.

[@fabioschurt1]

ive only been playin csgo for about 8 months, and im a huge LDLC/NV fan, would you guys mind linking that?

[@srintertainment669]

Wigglly Wagger Truly the the most exemplary example of Shox's godlike skill is the MSI 2013 Final against Fnatic. Utterly inhuman, he aced them both pistol rounds, 30 bombed both maps, he was insane

[@fpsLyle]

You are such a nerd Thorin. "He's at the right angle - I don't mean literal right angle" xD

[@ollyaaa]

Who is your top 5 nba players thorin? I'm a big NBA fan and curious on your opinion.

[@Ackefuuk]

Thooorin could you please make a IGL video(especially around Pronax)? It would be awesome to hear your opinion on the matter!

[@ArneVanDenHaute]

Axel Waltersson he already has a video about IGL.

[@rbz0]

Axel Waltersson and theres a reflection with pronax

[@albertgreen1402]

What would be your top 5? without putting in any reasoning id have GTR Dosia KennyS Shox f0rest - debatable as he hasn't had massive impact in the big majors matches

[@mukeka1337]

Albert Green f0rest is detable for that reason? Then dosia should be world number 5000, since he never even had the chance to prove himself in any big match.

[@albertgreen1402]

***** its not in order

[@charliedah]

If f0rest is debatable because of that, Dosia should never be on the list imo.

[@DryfuSMedia]

lol dosia ? man thats not even a player, more kind of a bot

[@benblong6690]

CarthyLeague Dosia use to be a really good player, probably top 10 in GO history imo

[@418593]

Oh Lord Gaben, I hereby offer thee my soul in exchange for you to bless this nigga with some central heating

[@rigatr0n]

Composure, one of the greatest elements of being a counter-strike player

[@Bananahead88]

I've only followed csgo pro scene since about the august of 2014, so not for long. But i'd like to see Shox rising and overtaking his supposed peak.

[@pancho9392]

10 months later, Shox has dropped off exponentially, and now plays for a Tier 2 team. RiP Shox.

[@XplosivTeam72]

+Crâne de Vipère guess who's back

[@pancho9392]

XplosivTeam72 back again

[@pancho9392]

XplosivTeam72 shox is back

[@themostfowl]

Great video Duncan, as always

[@PicfarlandProduction]

Thooorin Hey Thorin, I watch your stuff everyday but Idk if you've ever made a video about why there are no girls in E-Sports? I can't really wrap my head around how there are literally 0 girls in any level of ANY e-sport. Except for Scarlet but she never made it to the top top level and is now switching games even. I don't understand how there can be so many girls who play the games, League of Legends ~10% and still not a single one that can be good enough to play pro. How much info do we really have on this subject anyways? I feel it's a huge problem in the scene and the scene could benefit so much from changing this

[@galadhor4375]

YOU'RE TOO WEAK FOR REAL COUNTER STRIKE

[@hobartman]

Here is why: they aren't good enough. The end. You can put any reasons or theories you want underneath that about motivation or brain structure but at the end of the day they don't have the skill. Just as an aside, Ithink its down to brain structure. Because despite what Common Core tells you, boys and girls aren't the same. Appalling information to an American, I know.

[@PicfarlandProduction]

hobartman Glad that you put it so douchey that everyone will just ignore what you say

[@KiieRRan]

Vinny Picone you never heard of Epsilon female ?

[@PicfarlandProduction]

***** I know about the girl only teams/tournaments. I get that there are some girls who are in esports but I'm asking why they are not competing with the highest level males. You guys are just saying "dey no good." I get that. I'm asking you WHY they aren't as good. The closest thing someone has given me to a good answer is "I think it's brain structure" That is the most vague, worthless answer ever.. The best answer you guys can come up with is "their brains are different which makes boys somehow better at games" The fact that, that's the best answer you guys can tell me means we (everyone in esports) don't know the real answer. And it would be interesting to hear Thorin talk about his ideas

[@superuximo]

Thorin is the David Attenborough of the gaming world

[@schmeed0000]

he's more than a voice

[@superuximo]

soo is attenbro!

[@mesavor]

Hi, Thorin Do you interest in making video about that OP tec-9 and pistol running accuracy ??? I've seen many people call Fnatic as Fnatec-9 like they used to call LDLCZ 3 months ago. :)

[@Gannicius]

'a great player urine, urout' Kappa

[@sumeet1517]

Are there any games of very games that you would recommend a new fan(dreamhack winter 2014) watch from the end of 2013 that specifically showcases shoxs' excellence?

[@fisken2000]

My top 5 is 1.) Flusha 2.) KQLY 3.) SF 4.) Semite1g 5.) Shox

[@Ludspaw]

So you also cheat?

[@jeewizzlers]

This is why we need shox back with ex6 =\

[@ozil8264]

So true

[@tarangkhaitan]

lol fuck no, they have very strict regime in Titan and why the fuck would he leave Envy who are top 2 and have/can take out Fnatic to be #1 at times, one of the main reasons Shox didn't want to be in Titan was coz of ex6.

[@TheThatguy101]

you happy now?

[@jeewizzlers]

+TheThatguy101 yesh :3

[@DantesHaven]

+cs scrim I cri

[@YoussefElkhayami]

Hey Thorin, I always listen to your videos/summoning insight when writing code and I can't help but wonder why you always wear your coat indoor.

[@Jackalope322]

Where can I find VODs for these late 2013 games shox had?

[@grodz6236]

You investigate well if you'd know that shox uses a resolution of 4: 3 with black bars on each side that will

[@gamesite007]

What ?

[@shox8160]

So this is the guy who's been giving me a bad name

[@tnightwolf]

Zidane was amazing! Probably the best midfielder of all time.

[@RiLLECSGO]

Why is Thorin always wearing a jacket ?

[@Scuf]

Cuz swag

[@Delta6Creations]

He saves money by not paying for heating.

[@QueenEliS3]

omg lol

[@johnnybgoode9365]

RiLLE CSGO Cuz man's not hot

[@christianlofman3205]

shox is an amazing player.

[@jamescatania7840]

is it just me or is the color of your wall changing

[@AlbionsFury]

My personal top 5, just who I love to watch(not ranked by skill): 1. Krimz 2. Snax 3. f0rest 4.KennyS 5. Dosia

[@khw1987]

Duncan, Do you not have central heating?!?

[@MinisterForSillyVids]

I didn't realise until re-watching this video what a short time ago olofm was not even considered one of the great players, let alone the best player in the world. It is sad that his run as best player in the world was ended by an injury instead of time and age. I wonder what his career would have looked like if he hadn't injured his hand...

[@Bagarmossens]

My top 5 in csgo. 1: GTR 2: shox 3: forest 4: happy 5: scream

[@olliebertrand3833]

Struggle is a struggle

[@shofu6727]

Well, G2 looking great.

[@BillyHashbrown]

I like Csgo

[@LolOfTheEpic]

If shox is zidane Forrest is ronaldinho in youth the most skilled player in the world then in later days you could still see glimpses of brilliance

[@pimemies]

1) GTR 2) Shoxie 3) Olofm 4) Allu 5) Snax/Neo/KennyS

[@esportebola1022]

i agree with everything you said this video, miracle :p

[@martinnai294]

1)Shox 2)Get_right 3)Snax 4)F0rest 5)Olof

[@xFreshPrinceOfBelAir]

such skill urine and ur-out.

[@Ultra504]

I really don't think anybody can have a top 5 ranked from 1-5. There's too much bias and there can only be a top 5 unranked. For instance my top players are KennyS, ScreaM, GTR, Shox and Maikelele. It's clear that not all of those players are there for different reasons and not necessarily skill.

[@AmvNightmare]

if shox dominates again in 2017 he will be the best player of all time in csgo

[@124Callum124]

This is why I dont rate Happy as a IGL as much, he plays Shox's in the wrong position. Why would you play one of the best players ever as an entry fragger? I'd want him the last alive, not first in...

[@AmvNightmare]

who in envy would you pick for entryfragging

[@124Callum124]

soort witte smurf kio, i think hes an amazing player

[@cameronogilvie3364]

soort witte smurf Kio for sure, wasn't he the entry in Epsilon in the games that Epsilon won against HellRaisers 16-0 and 16-1?

[@oppal9260]

? Kio is entry already. Shox WAS a support...

[@cameronogilvie3364]

Not true, Shox was entrying for 2 or 3 months

[@DayyMeeBear]

Some of these rankings are annoying me so I'll make my top5 1.Gtr 2.Shox 3.KennyS 4.JW 5.flusha (based in whether you think he's a hacker or not) f0rest (great aim but never lived up to his potential in csgo) Dosia Olof Snax Guardian

[@NavidDragon]

French shuffle is real

[@JoeMama-sd2kl]

NAVID DRAGON hell yea bro

[@Ringrostig]

1] F0rest 2] GTR 3] S1mple 4] Olofmeister 5] KennyS No order.

[@schmeed0000]

if there's no order, why did you put numbers? facepalm.png

[@s1mo-RBC]

Best CS players ever. 1.) me. Fucking clearly. Wtf 2.) subroza 3.) Dan M. 4.) Fifflaren 5.) shox

[@djdeivis15]

My top 5 1.) markeloff 2,) dosia 3.) shox 4,) GTR 5,) f0rest

[@25flaky]

not 1.6 anymore

[@Ziamangry]

Markeloff + AWP + 1.6 = HOLY MOTHER OF GOD Markeloff + Rifle + CS:GO = Hshshdhxhzjzkzjzhzhzhzjzzkjdjshays shit he's bad

[@gugdf8673]

Markeloff and Dosia don't belong anywhere near a top 5 list for CS:GO.

[@ignasiusjoshuatonywibowo5343]

TOP 5 players for me : 1. Olofmeister king of tec9 2. JW king of CZ75 3. kioShima 4. KrimZ 5. Happy

[@neilcowan442]

the top 5 all time csgo (not right now) 1. gtr 2. shox 3. kennys 4. forest 5. guardian

[@MrDaniiYY]

KennyS JW Olofmeister Shox Snax

[@bubbabubby1]

0:36 "urine and urout"

[@glitch5769]

Would you say shox is a master at making people step into his comfort zone and of course not stepping out of his own? I feel like thats this "field" you are talking about.

[@jakupdunk1132]

Is he living in Siberia? he's always in scarf and a hacket inside xD

[@fpsLyle]

***** ahh the life of an esports journalist

[@fna5360]

Jesus if he ever wanted to sellout and make some bank he would do some sick reviews for IGN. "The Call of Duty Effect"

[@joellim8753]

Thorin do you like football?

[@Oscar-pm9bx]

Shox

[@SadSinStory]

1.Get_Right 2.KennyS 3.Neo 4.Chubaka 5.White Supremacy 6.KKK NOT TODAY 7.if you got to seven theres something wrong with you.

[@csCherry]

Off to watch shox videos and zidane videos

[@todorkerev1707]

Do a smithzz video

[@michaelKOTD]

my top 5: 1. me 2. me 3. me 4. s1mple 5. shox

[@mangledskateboarding1553]

Ye

[@jwtan3118]

Shox is French and Zidane is French. See what I see?

[@thoru2933]

GuardiaN was a god in late 2015 and early 2016, if u asked me better than olofmeister at that time

[@al1ve427]

Video was made early 2015

[@doroliva22]

1. Guardian 2. fnatic (they cheat but wathever) 3. f0rest

[@mincraftergod447]

Sal O you're an idiot if you think fnatic cheats

[@schmeed0000]

RandS tf he cheats, thats why hes the 2nd best player

[@Crufty09]

RandS tf you are an idiot if you think they don't or never did :)

[@nathanmoore3295]

you are all idiots if you think fnatic is a player and not a team

[@DantesHaven]

Sal O 1.player 2. team 3.player wat

[@GO3sLOW6Pk]

The top 5 players right now are 1. Happy 2. KennyS 3. Shox 4. Olofmeister 5. Device, happy and kennys without doubt, 1st and 2nd place, playing out of their mind lately. Shox and olofmeister are a slightly worse version of happy and kennys. they are good but no where near 1 and 2. Device at 5th place for sure, Have you guys seen TSM lately. carrying the shit out of them.

[@acmilanshevachels]

FIRST

[@Milkayway9001]

rip

[@BINZify]

fanboy;)

[@Wreighn]

Happy is better than him...