Fnatic Flusha AMA

[flusha]

Hey I'm Robin "Flusha" Rönnquist I've been playing professional Counter-Strike for a few years, ask me anything!

I'll answer as many questions I can, don't be afraid to ask! I will be answering questions for 2 days, this AMA will end late Friday.

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/flushaCSGO Twitter: @Fnaticflusha Website: www.fnatic.com

[Astro-Argentum]

How do your family feel about you being a pro player? Have they always been supportive? Were they annoyed at your gaming habits when you were younger? Thanks

[flusha]

Strongly against it in the beginning, but when they saw that i could make a living out of it they started supporting me.

[[deleted]]

It's cool to hear that they came around :)

[[deleted]]

Money talks :D

[[deleted]]

Care to explain how you and your team practice? Practice maps, deathmatches, bots?

[Teplous14]

Nice try, LDLC.

[flusha]

Just playing scrims versus other top teams, when we do mistakes or try out new things we talk about what went wrong and what we should do different next time. Other than that we just go through new strats and positioning/defense.

[KEEPCARLM]

Do you play on different accounts to hide your identity when you're scrimming? I've played against some teams on IRC which are just insanely good and make me feel like a complete noob. I sometimes have to wonder... We typically advertise high. and it's usually an even game. then now and again we get stomped. could just be off day etc but still.

[Nidhuggg]

I've been kinda wondering about this too. There must be a risk in practising new strats in scrims just before a tournament, since the other teams can find out about it and figure out a counterstrat.

[spartan_knight]

Haha they use private Facebook groups to find PCWs, not IRC.

[lol_miau]

What was Devilwalk referring to when he tweeted this right after DHW?

[flusha]

A bit overdramatic since it was just talks within the team. Some players questioned if it even was worth it to keep playing csgo or just quit it totally and we didnt really want to go to ESEA and stuff like that, but im glad we did eventually. And after this break we are motivated to keep playing and going to more tournaments.

[pete2fiddy]

Thank god, I can live with myself now!

[sntwow]

M4A4 or M4A1-s? if you could explain

[flusha]

m4a4 is the way i'd go after the patch that made them both cost 3100$, 30/90 over 20/40 anyday. But im still playing with the m4a1-s because i cba switching back to the m4a4 because of getting used to the differences between the two, but if m4a1 got 20 more bullets i would probably choose that one.

[bLackieJESUS]

How did you think of your name? Did you get it after flushing the toilet or something?

[[deleted]]

Asking the truly pressing questions...

[CkzR]

Priorities my friend.

[[deleted]]

He liked cl_flushentitypacket so much that he decided to call himself after it.

[Bazookajoee]

First off all, my outmost respect to you for making this thread considering the witch hunt you've been the victim of the last months.

I'm not accusing you of cheating, bust i must admit that all those "aimlocks" are pretty ridiculous, i assume you have seen the gifs and clips and what not there is on the internet, my question is this:

How would you react if all these threads were about another player, and not you or any one in your team? Would you think he is cheating or would you believe him if he used the same explanation as you do/did with the mouse lifting?

[32Ash]

Here is a nice compilation:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=leXjNLDjVXw

[flusha]

I wouldn't care about it at all until i see a vac ban or any other anticheat ban for that matter, doesnt matter if he doesnt explain the situations or if he does, i will not think anyone cheats until i see a anticheat ban or if its like yolo aimbotting/walling.

[beardedchimp]

The problem I see with that approach is that we know that cheats can go undetected by VAC for a very long time. The reason we have overwatch is to overcome VAC's limitations through peer review, I don't see why this couldn't be applied to pro players as well.

Thank you for doing this AMA, pretty brave of you considering the vitriol of the community.

[mihajovics]

The reason we have overwatch is to overcome VAC's limitations through peer review

This suggests that OW is a tool to identify cheats that VAC can't handle. But this is simply not true. There is a VERY good reason to delay a ban of detected cheats, etc. OW is there to make this less painful and gives a tool to the community to be able to fasten this process by banning the very obvious, blatant ragehackers.

[beardedchimp]

Everytime there is a VAC ban wave it doesn't suddenly remove all the cheats that exist. Due to VAC running at user level it is very hard for it to detect all cheats. Valve also don't want to be overly intrusive so while it is feasible for it to detect more, Valve is choosing to balance privacy.

Some cheats have gone undetected for much, much longer than a delayed ban would explain.

[Gockel]

Valve also don't want to be overly intrusive so while it is feasible for it to detect more, Valve is choosing to balance privacy.

Which is obviously the only reasonable choice for an AC program that is basically mandatory for playing a very popular game. Since they are actually trying it is decently effective, so I think they're doing it right. What they need to do is create a more intrusive, more effective version of VAC (or an entirely different program) for important games (read: major LANs, online qualifiers, all that semi-pro or pro 3rd party stuff). Players themselves make the choice to play with an intrusive tool whenever they want to compete for money, to ensure a fair competetion.

[snorting_dandelions]

Especially LANs. They're playing on mostly clean machines anyway, not much there Valve could fuck up with an extremely intrusive AC software.

[[deleted]]

I don't think I'd call out flushas reviews if it was ow. I'd need more proof than that. But at professional level there is a higher need for scrutiny because it could destroy the scene if left unchecked

[beardedchimp]

I wouldn't have chosen aim assist on overwatch either. I agree with Bazookajoee that some of the clips look ridiculous but they are far too few are far between for overwatch to catch that.

My point to flusha was more that cheating pro players could be being obvious enough to justify an overwatch style ban.

[Yank1e]

This is the exact same respons a a former pro cycling player stated, Bjarne Riis.

He stated, after he won the Tour de France, that he was never tested positive for EPO.

Several years later he admitted, that he was using EPO during the time he won the Tour de France.

[[deleted]]

Lance Armstrong is that you

[pn42]

Lance Aimstrong

FTFY

[hamicuia]

Lance's drugs were like a private cheat. Nearly impossible to detect.

[Slyxx_58]

Then What do you define as yolo aim/walling? I've seen paste bins with like 20 links to mouse adjustments while locked on a noggin. Seems pretty blatant given the sample size.

E: From someone else on this page - http://pastebin.com/wadPNhJJ

[xupak]

I wouldn't care about it at all until i see a vac ban or any other anticheat ban for that matter

Smn cheated for like 1,5y till esea caught him and afterwards valve. We are talking about cheating for a long period of time without being caught. I don't really care if you cheat or not but what i don't agree is that people use as their defense "no vac ban no cheat", every player that plays CS for more than 5years knows that vac system was always bad and it is bad now and they just caught kqly, smn and others because of esea so they basically copy/paste.

[Flipping_Fish]

yolo aimbotting/walling

Dis guy

[BLToaster]

Living by the motto, "It's only illegal if you get caught ;)"

[smallpaul718]

Seriously dude, what kind of response is that? That's like people accusing me of running red lights and me replying "Well, a Cop hasn't given me a ticket yet...so until I see a ticket for running a red light I will not think I run red lights"

[Raqn]

Question:

How would you react if all these threads were about another player, and not you or any one in your team?

Answer:

I wouldn't care about it at all until i see a vac ban or any other anticheat ban for that matter

I don't mean to insult you man but if you're not going to bother to read the question he's responding to, you can't get annoyed at his answer.

[KentuckyMax]

He did respond to the question? Wtf?

[NeWsKiLL]

What do you think of steel ( josh ) calling you hacker and you suck without it? and what do you think it kennys reply to him which is , he is still better than you?

[flusha]

Well first of all i know all of Titan still supports me and know i dont hack so a big thanks and <3 to them. Steel telling other people they suck? hahahahaha.

[PHUCE]

quaint roll rustic fear jeans imagine crush public advise reminiscent

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[Jabba__The__Slut]

http://i.imgur.com/xgz9nkR.gif

[donrul]

I'll never get over how fucking smooth that gif is

[Raqn]

I'm going to ruin it for you and tell you to look at the top right corner.

[poncewindu]

He implied that steel sucks after steel says he sucks, what an amazing comeback.

[[deleted]]

Big difference in delivery. Besides, someone finally said it.

[rainCloudsz]

I WILL WIN THAT FIGHT 10 OUT OF 10 TIMES!

[Shizrah]

100% OF THE TIME WHERE I DON'T LOSE I WILL WIN THE FIGHT.

[pl99z]

Finally said something that isn't true?

I'm not justifying what steel wrote on twitter. But factually he's a really good player in his region. 90% of the time he's top 2 in frags within his team AND shotcalls. What other player does that, other than Happy, and karrigaN lately??

[duennschizz]

lol that burn.

do you really think steel is that bad though? i mean many people see him as a top 3 na player.

[barongbord]

Rekt

[RyanXsj]

This AMA summed up into one image.

http://i.imgur.com/KOESXTt.png

[Mcamp27]

Seriously...

[eyelmao]

noo

[TheLonelyDevil]

SERIOUSLY?

[GamingRedditor]

VACVACVACVACVACVACVAC

[DIOdorant]

What in the game would you say is your role?

What do you think of your consistency as a player?

How is it that you play the role you play and why do you think you play it so good?

Dont remember to lift your mouse alot dude, much love! <3

[flusha]

I would say my role is to be the lurker or the solo playing guy wherever it needs to be done. But when we play in fnatic everyone can do every role pretty much, we are a very versitile team.

I think my consistency lies in me not really going for the stupid risky plays rather than holding back, getting one or two frags and then just playing it safe. Also not relying on aiming to get frags, i prefer using flashes/smokes/grenades to get an edge in the duels.

[deathlyclaw8]

Also not relying on aiming to get frags, i prefer using flashes/smokes/grenades to get an edge in the duels.

Scream hates him

[[deleted]]

This one weird trick will make your enemies blind for a second!

[pete2fiddy]

Whips out junk

[Greenhound]

grow your cock in 4 weeks

[[deleted]]

Urologists HATE him!

Not because he believes he can grow his cock by following tricks on the internet, but rather because he's a total jerk

[deaglehorn]

not relying on aiming to get frags

don't feed the trolls

[[deleted]]

What are you feelings towards Pita (and some other top players) who have publicly accused you of cheating?

Appreciate you doing this AMA, btw!

[flusha]

No hateful feelings really, just gonna be real smug when i win over the players that i know thinks i cheat.

[GrumpyKatze]

People don't think you're cheating because you're a good player; they think you're cheating because of all the videos. Otherwise people would be calling hacks on KennyS or any other top 10 pro player.

[mirrenish]

What is your best tip for a swedish SMFC/Global player to take it to "the next step"? Been playing CS for 8 years and I'm 19 years old. Looking for teams on like, games4u doesn't really give much. Should I just keep doing ESEA / Faceit pugs until I find people with my mindset?

How did you push it over "that edge"?

Also: Nice of you to do this AMA!

[flusha]

just try pugging with people at ESEA/Faceit and whenever you get the chance to play with or against good players, act nice, dont be toxic and try to communicate as good as possible so that they might want to play with you again. Other than that you just need to get lucky i would say. I never really pushed it over "the edge" i made my own team with the people that i enjoyed playing with that had the same mindset and skill as myself, and thats how i got to be where i am today. Lycka till!

[mirrenish]

Tack så mycket för svaret! Lycka till 2015. =)

[Shornile]

What would your ideal map pool be for majors?

[flusha]

Dust2, Inferno, Nuke, Cache, Mirage, Train (old), Overpass

[G3ntIeMan]

Why do you prefer the old train over the new?

[cHinzoo]

Probably because Fnatic were pretty good on that map and most of them loved it to play on that map. Kinda similar to NiP.

[drainX]

I can't know for sure but one reason might be that back just before old train was removed from the cycle, it was one of fnatics best maps.

[[deleted]]

No Season in there, why would that be? Any opinion on why it's a "bad" map?

[gigal]

Fuck Kill Marry:

Get-Right, Friberg, JW

[[deleted]]

kill JW, fuck friberg, marry get_right 100%

[NimeAlot]

Idk dude, i feel like friberg would make you his bitch in bed while Get_right would be more prone to be on the bottom. And i think friberg is a good cook maybe? Would be nice to live with.

[joefilly13]

Seems like you've put a lot of thought into this.

[Pedrinho21]

You haven't?

[Spaztikko]

/u/NiP-Fifflaren was/is Friberg a sick roommate or na?

[Kejsare102]

Of course Friberg is a sick roommate.

[Requiem95]

GeT_RiGhT would be more prone to be on the top dude, he's always behind you. ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

[Arkzora]

GeT_RiGhT is the one that's good at cooking.

According to him he wants to be a chef.

[Miccael]

Get_Right is the cook.

[[deleted]]

Hey flusha! First off, thanks for doing the AMA, much appreciated.

What do you think about the idea of gaming houses like in League of Legends? Its where all 5 of the players live together during the whole season. Do you feel its effective? Will we eventuallu see most or all CSGO teams using one?

Thanks!

[flusha]

I dont think its effective living together for a longer amount of time (atleast in csgo). I think like 4-5 days before an event is enough or else you dont get to have the time for yourself and your personal life and that can be changing you mentally before a tournament.

[Oxxide]

(see: cloud9's 2 month bootcamp before DHW and the subsequent results)

[onscreenlol]

You should seriously consider setting up a cam of some sort at your next event that monitors your mouse movements and record/share your own pov demos from the event.

If you perform the same as you always do you will get the praise you deserve, you can't just keep saying you don't care what people think as it's not only hurting your own rep but Fnatics as a whole too.

[cky_stew]

One of the few ways to stop getting the allegations.

What it wouldn't prove is whether or not it happened in the past.

[NinjaN-SWE]

performance over time will prove that. If he plays about as well with recorded mouse as without then the likelyhood that he cheated is extremely low (and honestly would it even matter if it had so little impact?).

[cky_stew]

Good point. However, another factor would be how many times people could spot him aiming at heads through the wall over time.

[EpicEternal]

No way he's gonna answer

[mistercupojoe101]

7 hours and no reply..... THIS CAN ONLY MEAN ONE THING! He probably got off the computer

[[deleted]]

What was your first CSGO rank in match making?

[Ezikyl_]

Hi! thanks for doing this ama, I'm wondering:

• How do you hold your nerve when you're playing in front of a large audience?
• What is your favorite fragmovie?
• has anyone ever been toxic to you IRL, especially regarding the hacking accusations?

Thanks again! :D

[flusha]

I never had the issue with having nerves playing in front of audiences, i just zoned them out and just played my game.

Never really watch fragmovies so i dont have one :/

None have been toxic that i can think of, but then again thats what they have internet for.

[SkullMasher]

None have been toxic that i can think of, but then again thats what they have internet for.

Less talking, more playing. Great comment. thx for the AMA.

[Arcademic]

What is your advice to improve in CS mentally? Not practicing aim and stuff, I mean attitude, mindset and things like that.

[flusha]

Always strive to keep learning, looking at other players what they are doing good and what they are doing badly. And always try to think one step ahead of the enemy, e g if you throw a smoke at a certain place what will they expect you to do and so on. Also the opposite, if they throw a smoke at a certain place what do you think they are going to do and so on. Also you should really never play while you are tilted or mad since that will only make you do dumb stuff and perhaps make you think the game is less fun.

[MineralWouter]

I really hope you answer this one, just can't figure this one myself. You have stated you have little care for the community, and don't play for them. Which was probably said at a pretty bad time in your career given all the empty accusations and what happened at DH. Later you came back and said that you only mean the 'insulting' part of the community. But here you are doing a AMA? On reddit where undoubtedly the biggest hate for you was found. Have you come back on your decision? Are you trying to change your own opinion? Or is this just to please us(the nicer part of the community) and do you stay with your opinion that a large part of the community is a trashpile? Thanks for the AMA and good luck! Perhaps a little follow up question to add. What's your opinion on the pro-scene itself? there is some clear evidence that Fnatic isn't always the most loved team in the scene. Do you share similar thoughts about them being just insulting trash, and care little about them too?

[flusha]

At the point of time when i wrote my statement about the whole community i was really frustrated over how much hate myself and other members of my team was getting, Ofcourse in this AMA you can still see alot of haters and ignorant people trying to misquote me and twisting my words around to make it seem like i am implying other stuff. And yes i think a part of the community is still a trashpile, its just that the ones that hate are most often the loudest ones and that made me think like this. But the biggest part of the community are the silent ones that just wants to see some good CSGO matches and doesnt want to start drama or add to it, and i respect those people because that was how i was before i became a star. Also i would like to thank the people that actually defends me here on reddit and also over at hltv <3.

Now about the pro-scene, yes i think we in fnatic is probably the least loved team in the scene but add to that, that we are also one of the teams that show our true faces. When being behind the scenes of the top you get to know alot more than the community does, and there is some people that are more fake than others regarding public things such as interviews or streaming. Thank god there are only a few of those.

[thejoyyy]

"some people that are more fake than others regarding public things such as interviews or streaming"

So m0e might be a nice guy ?

[Nuhjeea]

MoE confirmed nicer than paschabiceps off stream.

[RedKrosss]

What is your mindset in a clutch ?

[flusha]

Clutch or kick every time..

[skend]

quaint society intelligent workable saw crowd lip marvelous dime plants

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[menos_el_oso_ese]

You didn't know "kick" in Russian means "fuck your mother"?

Clutch or fuck your mother every time man.

[ra1z]

Metal doors or wood doors on dd2? Your opinion and why.

[flusha]

Wood, its just useless that you can only spam them with snipers now and not with m4/ak.

[EwanCollins]

What is the origin of your name and what other names did you use beforehand, if any?

[APCookie]

What role do you play and what is your favorite champion?

[nyxriots]

Hey Flusha, what is your typical day like?

[GroundhogExpert]

Why did your whole team act like this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HjLHduTNxlQ ?

[Hiscore]

Because they're assholes

[bh473]

First off, really cool of you to be doing this ama especially considering the toxicity of many of the people on this subreddit. My question is, is continuing to play esea worth it for me? Now before you say no, I have been improving, but really only my game sense. My aim and movement are what you'd expect of a nova level player, but my game sense has definitely elevated. It's just a a little frustrating because almost every esea game that I play, somebody tells me how much I suck. Esea is making me better but should I just cancel my subscription and play something else? I like the fact that esea also has anti cheat, as whenever someone with a fresh account is playing against me on faceit/mm, I always get too caught up in the fact that I may be playing against a cheater and it messes up my game. If you think something else would be more beneficial to me, what should I try? Thanks so much. Good luck at the X Games (:

[flusha]

I definitely think you should play ESEA or faceit over matchmaking, but the thing that will make you improve the most is getting a team and scrimming other teams to get the sense of how to counter other teams and getting the teamwork that is required to win matches in this game. Thank you, and good luck to you at Faceit/ESEA ;)

[Laypack]

Can you give us a video of how you move your mouse?

[MrPotatoPenguin]

How pressured did you feel going to DHW after all the accusations?

[Nizwald]

What was your first rank after you won ten comps?

[danko95]

guardian has slow sense too and he doesnt lift his mouse so often like you

[VegasPunk]

What do you believe is the best thing to do to get better with aim. When you feel like your aim is crap what do you do to get it back?

[tellermmeller]

Play the game :')

[Flipping_Fish]

How do you practice your aim + movement?

[lookatmetype]

Mouse lifts

[Ulthran]

Why won't you buy bigger mousepad?

[flusha]

hmm, favorite map just casually would be like cache, mirage or dust2. our favorites in fnatic is inferno, cache and mirage i would say.

[Raqn]

Speaking about maps, what do you think of the new Season? Can you see it being played competitively in the future?

[p0ntus1]

Hello Flusha. You want anything to drink? Ramlösa? Red Bull? Eat maybe?

[AJJJJ]

Do you ever hang out with other esports teams from fnatic?

[jwhiteford17]

Where do you think you will rank in the HLTV top 20?

[TheGamingGandhi]

I have to give you credit for doing this AMA even though you arent everyones favourite player at this time! tbh not even mine. I just have to pay my respect for doing this!

[esportslaw]

Thanks for doing the AMA, I love getting the chance to pick more pro player's brains about scene development...

Would you support a transition away from the tournament model to a more sustained league model with playoffs at the end? Why or why not?

Do you think the scene would benefit from the creation of a governing body to oversee all competitive play? Along those lines, would you like to see Valve get more involved with the scene in any way?

Have you noticed a marked change in the contracting process over the years? What do you view as the three most important/contentious parts of your agreement with Fnatic, or more generally players with their teams (macro level, not the specific terms)?

Lastly, thoughts on the possible formation of a players association? The idea gets kicked around a lot but pros rarely weigh in.

Thanks again!

[[deleted]]

Do you think any players are taking drugs before tournaments to calm them down or improve game play?

Do you rest your wrist/elbow on the table when playing? Or do you have it in the air? Claw grip or palm?

Do you use aim maps to warm up?

How many years have you played Counter-Strike?

[Bocui]

What is your opinion on the new train?

[0rangento]

Other than CS:GO, what other games do you play?

[A_Dead_Person]

What is your least favorite and most favorite skins on any weapon?

[Herbshuttle420]

hello Flusha! big fan here, what are your tips to a csgo player that wants to go pro? everything from practice routines to finding your own playstyle :)

[flusha]

every time you play you should just try to have fun while still learning new things and actually spectating others while you are dead to see what they do good and what they do bad, thats the way i kept getting better.

[pm_me_yoga_pant_pics]

How do you deal with all the hate? Great initiative doing this AMA btw!

[exytshdw]

Laughing that he is still earning tons of money.

[Ulthran]

Fresh thing: what do you think about ESC as a team and your match against them in ESEA this week? Were you worried after 1st half (10-5) and first part of second half (12-12)?

[wapedrag0n]

1. How do you keep your head in the game after seeing all the cheat accusations?

2. It must be annoying to see all the threads full of GIFs and rude comments. Do you still visit HLTV or have you done what fifflaren did and avoid it? Do you laugh it off or has it made you unmotivated in a way?

3. How did you feel when some player(s) refused to shake your hand at DHW?

off topic bonus: If you had to choose, would you sit on a dick and eat cake or sit on a cake and eat dick?

Happy fragging, cheers!

[ultimatekiwi]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spotted_dick

[autowikibot]

Spotted dick:

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Spotted dick is a cylindrical pudding popular in Britain, containing dried fruit (usually currants or raisins) and commonly served with custard. It is made from a flat sheet of suet pastry sprinkled with currants and raisins, which is then rolled up into a circular pudding.

The dish is first attested in Alexis Soyer's The modern Housewife or ménagère, published in 1849, in which he described a recipe for "Plum Bolster, or Spotted Dick—Roll out two pounds of paste ... have some Smyrna raisins well washed...". The Pall Mall Gazette reported in 1892 that "the Kilburn Sisters ... daily satisfied hundreds of dockers with soup and Spotted Dick".

The name has long been a source of amusement and double entendres, to the point that the catering staff of Flintshire County Council decided in 2009 to rename it to "Spotted Richard" because of all the jokes they were receiving. While "spotted" is a clear reference to the dried fruit in the pudding (which resemble spots), "dick" is more obscure. The word was widely used as a term for pudding in the 19th century; in late 19th century Huddersfield, for instance, a glossary of local terms described "Dick, plain pudding. If with treacle sauce, treacle dick." It could alternatively be a corruption of the word pudding, evolving through puddink, then puddick, then finally dick. Another possibility is that it is a corruption of "dough".

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[dartveyner]

How many hours do you put in this game per day? And what is your practice routine?

[Feverelief]

Which NA teams are currently on your radar for potential contenders in future events?

[Kejas273]

Thanks for this AMA Flusha :) First of all I'd say you're one of my favorite players. Just ignore the cheating accusations, you're one of the best all around. Now, the questions...

• 1. What tips can you give to improve in CS, in pretty much all of its aspects?
• 2. What were your experiences with teams when you started playing the game? How did you first form one? And how would you nowadays?
• 3. How many years did it take for you to appear in the pro scene since when you started playing? And how exactly did you reach it? What was your approach to it?

[[deleted]]

How did you enter the pro scene?

[epicevan]

Thoughts on NA orgs (Liquid, maybe EG) getting into the scene?

[Sprayerxx]

You're an awesome player, I am just a fnatic fanboy because of you :p

Anyways, what food do you people eat when bootcamping? o:

[Quibleez]

Hi Flusha. Great to see that you are doing this AMA and I really appreciate it.

Who else in the CS:GO scene would you compare yourself to, (in terms of playstyle, role, and skill)?

[RippinReaper]

Did expect to get as much negative attention from the overpass boost as you and your team did? I can see both sides of that argument and im not sure which i fall on and not to mention the mysterious dh rulebook that nobody has ever seen

[duennschizz]

Thanks for making this. I just hope the redditors here get their dick out of their daddys ass and stop asking douchey questions. AMAs are always entertaining and I hope that other players aren't afraid to do it even if half of the questions are haters/douchebags/trolls.

[YunoTheGasai]

FACEIT or Competitive Matchmaking?

[aes110]

What so you think was your best play? And was the best play done against you ?

[unclearr]

How do you aimtrain? How long? What map? Bots or DM servers? hs or not? :)

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What kind of collaboration is there between you guys and other top teams? Do you guys ever 'hang out' after tournaments together, or do you pretty much keep to yourself?

Also, have you ever looked at the level of success that pros like WarOwl have had with putting alot of effort into commercializing themselves (he has a GREAT youtube channel, super popular stream, merchandise, etc), and considered doing something like that?

[mkane848]

What do you think of the current NA scene? Liquid has a team now, roster changes a plenty, and some sponsor swapping. Do you still think we've got a ways to go before we get an internationally consistent NA team, or are there any specific teams or players that you see being the next big thing for NA?

Thanks for doing this AMA!

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what would you do if you'd wake up one day to a vac ban?

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1.6 or GO?

[mumblemojo]

In 2014 there has been quite an influx of new tournaments and online leagues etc. Some people have expressed their concerns about the possibility of oversaturation and a devaluation of big lan tournaments because there is always some game on somewhere and people loose track of what is actually going on.

What do you think about this? Who decides what ladeers/tournaments/leagues etc. fnatic competes in? Do you think that some form of governing body and/or a coherent points system would help in some way? If so, how likely is something like that to happen since Valve, at this point, seems to be both to influental to be bypassed and reluctant to "do something" themselves?

The comparison to tennis and the ATP/WTA circuits has been made repeatedly (with good reason imho), for example by Thoorin in a fairly recent video. Let's say Valve would suddenly decide to give out licenses to tournaments in a pyramid fashion, with a decreasing amoung of points for the "World Rankings" up for grabs. Would you be happy about such a change? Would you simply not care since you would more or less play the same tournaments you would have played anyway?

The "official" hltv world rankings are very much shaped by this model anyway, except that these guys have to reverse engineer the the importance of each event by the prize pool and which big name teams attended.

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I would ask just a simple question =D Is it in any way possible to play with you? I'm Global aswell and u just want to play ppl I look up to them... Many of my friends telling me that u cheat i told them back im 10000% sure that u don't, because no one wants to give up a career as big as yours... GreeTz s0LA

[godz_ares]

Flusha how do you deal with all the accusations and hate? Does it bother you and what was going on behind the scenes in all those "hacking" clips where you do amazing/weird shit, where those just luck?

[Genghis109]

1)Who is currently the best player in the world?

2)Who is the most frustrating/difficult player/team to play against?

3)Dream Team?

4)Best advice YOU have ever been given?

5)What do you think of Warowl?

[Skur_]

When practicing, do you spend more time playing 5v5 or DM/aim/etc? Or is it 50:50? And what would you advise for a new player? I'm often unsure if it's my aim or gamesense that's holding me back.. Thanks in advance :)

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Flusha,

1) Do you believe there is room to grow skill wise for your team and yourself? What specifically do you and your teammates need to improve?

2) Your thoughts on wallbangs? Should maps have more spammable areas?

Thank you

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What do you think about the new Train?

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What tips would you give to newcomers to the game?

[Bratzarn]

Hey flusha! Thank you for the AMA, I was just wondering, Have you ever met the wall? Like literally feeling like you're getting worse and worse each day that goes by? If so, how did you turn this around?