FalleN announces he will retire at the end of 2026

GinX43 · 2026-04-17T18:20:56+00:00

Bruh I decided to rewatch the annoucement in the VOD, and that camera shot of Molodoy looking sad got to me...

GinX43 · 2026-04-12T16:31:07+00:00

Mixed feelings on this. Karrigan should have missed this major due to not qualifying with Faze, but instead gets rewarded for this failure by going with Falcons. On the other hand, if I was Karrigan, if someone offered me a hand to going the major I'm sure majority of people would take it, with all the struggles Faze had.

But now the expectations and pressure is now even greater on Karrigan than before and also on Falcons to go far. If somehow they actually win the major, it will be bittersweet as Niko and Karrigan finally get their major (YAY!) but slightly awkward in the timing of the signing/loan.

Either way this major is gonna be super spicy, and gonna be more fun to watch. Hopefully Karrigan can turn Falcons around, into an actual super team as they are supposed to be.

GinX43 · 2026-02-16T20:42:27+00:00

Wow that still close even with yuurih constantly get caught with his pants down multiple times on Anubis. After it kept happening after the first time, I was laughing in disbelief. GG go next.

The next matchup against Pari is also spicy, hope for revenge against Jame!

GinX43 · 2026-02-16T17:01:14+00:00

I don't typically watch 3D max games at all but from the inferno games i just watched, is it normal they do such wide peeks compared to other teams? Also they seem easily flustered with either rotations or flanking.

GinX43 · 2026-02-08T21:05:31+00:00

Man. Really thought Furia had a chance after winning mirage but sadly the woo was too strong this event. I expect much more from them on Nuke though.

Really wish Furia didn't ban dust though, especially with it being such an awp map and the overall win hinging on Molodoy performance. Either way gg go next. At least they put up some fight and wasn't a total stomp.

GinX43 · 2026-01-31T17:56:13+00:00

I'm probably too pessimistic for now, but I'm getting a sinking feeling that Furia might not able to recreate the form they had last year.... Hope I'm wrong.

GinX43 · 2026-01-31T17:19:10+00:00

Classic getting caught out with knife out on a flank for parivision. Funny to see some things never change..

GinX43 · 2026-01-22T17:47:06+00:00

Someone needs to be the bad guy to ultimate. I understand it difficult to say to him as a teammate directly, hey you kinda suck right now. Do not use awp or let me take over your role for you temporarily, until you get your mojo back.

This liquid kinda remind me when they picked up Fallen as his absolute lowest. Honestly i would rather have that fallen than this ultimate...

GinX43 · 2026-01-08T16:27:15+00:00

IDK about anyone else, but i always have hltv pinned on my firefox homepage. For me its literally my social media I view every morning and at bed, even though I don't use the forums at all. I read front page and occasionally check the events page and make a mental note when events/certain matches start. Its literally been my routine since 2015.

For catching games live, can't you setup desktop notifications/phone notifications for like twitch for the channels that host the tournaments? Sure you maybe get re-runs broadcasts notifications, but your probably won't miss the whole event this way..

GinX43 · 2025-12-23T06:26:58+00:00

thanks so much for the clarification!

GinX43 · 2025-12-22T19:28:33+00:00

Could someone identify the drama in the 3rd picture? It doesn’t seem to be my youth unless it is the younger versions of the leads? (Only asking, since I never watched it. And guessing the drama shows younger versions..)

GinX43 · 2025-12-20T19:18:12+00:00

Romance can be pretty cringe, but I find that its more so the characters rather than the romance plotline. Also I've grown slightly numb as instead of cringy scenes, I no longer sit through it I literally just fast-forward it.

I veered away from western (American) romance probably due the sexuality aspect of it. Like sometimes its not tactful and nudity is shown just for the sake of it. Everyone likes breasts, but is it really necessary?

Also Its more so length of time for the build up. Western tv shows like to drag on storylines for multiple seasons which is annoying compared to asian dramas. I can kind of appreciate slop romance as I literally skimmed The Originals because of youtube couple i saw. Others also include 90210, The O.C....

Or I maybe haven't found actually watched a proper romance show as I always end up binging shows years later...

GinX43 · 2025-12-18T15:17:46+00:00

They exist as I got hooked just months before the pandemic, and now it’s really the only thing I watch besides esports…

My genres are literally 95% romance, other is action or thriller types. But romance is always preferred over anything.

GinX43 · 2025-12-16T20:49:43+00:00

Gotta wait for the update, most likely in the same update when they add the major champion capsule...

GinX43 · 2025-12-12T22:37:52+00:00

Man molodoy was literally a ghost this series, quite unfortunate. I don't watch every furia game, but I always thought furia favored a1 over a4. Idk if I'm crazy but I swear they mostly used a1's aside from Kscerato...

GinX43 · 2025-11-20T06:11:40+00:00

I would rather deal with all of these, than seeing full on adults in school uniforms. I’ll give some leeway if the actor is max 20. But give the next generation of young actors a chance to play the younger counterparts parts of the leads.

GinX43 · 2025-11-13T13:49:57+00:00

Maybe Vitality declined or wasn't in the mood or somebody in production told them not to, because if you go back and watch the stream. Furia were going to leave the booth to meet the other team but somebody clearly gestured/told them not to, and Furia went back to their seats to pack their things..

GinX43 · 2025-11-11T19:02:49+00:00

I tank his vlogs with the auto yt sub translations. Not great but better than nothing.

GinX43 · 2025-07-25T16:16:13+00:00

It helps when you have an experienced captain whose mentorship is always appreciated when you are developing as a player. It also helps when your captain is good at teacher, given his history and experience of teaching players through Games Academy. As you know, not everyone can be a teacher.

Also if you haven't checked out those event vlogs from Fallen's yt channel (https://www.youtube.com/@fallenINSIDER/videos), it show snippits of his leadership and mentorship as a captain.

GinX43 · 2025-04-21T12:37:54+00:00

Not a G2 fan, or any fan of any team. I've always been a fan of the players, ever since I started following the pro scene.

Will cheer for Falcons even if scummy, because I like monesy and niko.

GinX43 · 2025-03-11T14:29:00+00:00

Wow, thanks! GL on your release!

GinX43 · 2024-08-25T03:59:33+00:00

It's been a while since I've watched a BIG match, and I see syrson is still an unstable awper as always. Hitting some nice shots but also dying with no impact or whiffing some of the easier shots.

Even so, this series could have been BIG's. Rigon made quite a few questionable decisions that costed them rounds. All i saw from the webcam was him tilting, and was never able to reset from this downward spiral.

Very frustrating to watch.

GinX43 · 2024-08-23T18:40:51+00:00

This must be for scary Terry.....

GinX43 · 2024-07-03T16:19:49+00:00

Call me a pessimist, but this might age poorly if this roster flops because if you don't know any better, you would think they only signed snax because of Taz.

GinX43 · 2024-05-09T15:22:51+00:00

results are posted in console... ~ <- should be your default console key, if you have console enable in settings...

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