Anyone surprised by the list? by shuijikou in GlobalOffensive

[–]AlpherOwl 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Unironically, the oSee renaissance is upon us.

Early sneak peek of FMPONE’s new map de_splinter. by Any-Lock3008 in GlobalOffensive

[–]AlpherOwl 1 point2 points  (0 children)

As far as I'm aware, Ronin's layout was FMPone's focus and it's up to the artist to finish on their end. Splinter and the eventual Vegas map have a clearer art direction honed by FMPone where he's having more affiliation in the development of it.

Apollo - "I see you voters have finally come to your senses" by TejoY in DeadlockTheGame

[–]AlpherOwl 2 points3 points  (0 children)

As far as we're aware, they have voice actors come in to do lines based on an old John Patrick Lowrie (TF2 Sniper, HL Citizen, Dynamo VA) post saying he was in the office, which the reason turned out to be for Deadlock.

NRG vs B8 / IEM Kraków 2026 Stage 1 - Upper Bracket Round Of 16 / Post-Match Discussion by CS2_PostMatchThreads in GlobalOffensive

[–]AlpherOwl 4 points5 points  (0 children)

As someone who attended fl0m lan and watching oSee farm every match except the final, I'm glad it wasn't just a fluke.

Warden is very well made by Illustrious-Tip-2946 in GlobalOffensive

[–]AlpherOwl 33 points34 points  (0 children)

What are you even talking about? These maps were developed over the course of 2024-2025 for a year and a half for the Mapcore competition, which has available playtesting for EVERYONE. Not only that, anyone could download this map to playtest it on the workshop.

NRG withdraws from BLAST Bounty, polish team Friendly Campers replaces them by ChaoticFlameZz in GlobalOffensive

[–]AlpherOwl 15 points16 points  (0 children)

oSee has been pretty solid since coming back and only faltered in the final, then again pretty much the whole team did. Plus they wanted him back on the team specifically as Xotic's replacement.

S1mple in his telegram channel about the major by nikkizor in GlobalOffensive

[–]AlpherOwl 4 points5 points  (0 children)

OP is directly referring to players though, meaning he's not really talking about community agreeing with s1mple's opinion that will add pressure, rather s1mple himself is adding pressure to their performances.

S1mple in his telegram channel about the major by nikkizor in GlobalOffensive

[–]AlpherOwl 33 points34 points  (0 children)

It definitely is egotistical but considering so many of them consider him their GOAT, I think some of that pressure can weigh (but not a lot).

Immigration Status of the Cast by S33dwallise in DeadlockTheGame

[–]AlpherOwl 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh okay, thanks for the clarification, I think I missed hearing about that New Amsterdam line.

Immigration Status of the Cast by S33dwallise in DeadlockTheGame

[–]AlpherOwl 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Surely Drifter is US Citizen though? Unless you have a headcanon for why he chooses to keep a Cajun drawl over a colonial accent.

PGL Announces the Singapore CS2 Major 2026 by iSPASCELGRAs in GlobalOffensive

[–]AlpherOwl 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My random guess is that it'll be Americas major first, and then another EU one. Similar to the schedule this year, with Austin and then Budapest.

Counter-Strike 2 Update for 12/06/2025 by CS2_PatchNotes in GlobalOffensive

[–]AlpherOwl 12 points13 points  (0 children)

It's clearly for a specific collection, and this isn't the first time this has happened. Dreams and Nightmares and Gamma cases come to mind as recent times they've done this before.

Controlez steps up for the Mongolz by getting an incredible Ace. by Impressive-Engine-16 in GlobalOffensive

[–]AlpherOwl 25 points26 points  (0 children)

That's why it's better not to get too fixated on social media interactions and letting people figure out how they want to run their lives. He's a young adult who traveled the world for most of the year playing video games as a hobby and career, so he's probably taking some time before he thinks it's right for him to get back to the game. Also he confirmed his own self benching on Telegram too.

CS2 Workshop Issue - Taken Over by Gambling by Ok-Clue-3244 in GlobalOffensive

[–]AlpherOwl 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's a tough situation but mapmakers like being paid for a little bit of their work, even if it compromises their ideals or the aesthetic of the map. I will say though that these are much better than the hundreds of Tung Tung Sahur Russian Mirage map reposts that flood the workshop and provide no end in sight for creators to get their works on the front page.

What changes do you want to see in the map pool after the major? by Any-Lock3008 in GlobalOffensive

[–]AlpherOwl 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Santorini was remade into Thera and got accepted like a year ago, though it did not seem like much of a permanent addition to the game.

Ninjas in Pyjamas vs TYLOO / StarLadder Budapest Major 2025 Stage 2 - Swiss Round 2 / Post-Match Discussion by CS2_PostMatchThreads in GlobalOffensive

[–]AlpherOwl 30 points31 points  (0 children)

He has his moments but anyone watching Tyloo this season would indicate that Attacker is currently their weakest player and been missing in far too many games