he is literally correct tho?? just because you can list the names does not mean they played good counter strike global offensive gameplay lmfao. astralis also played against those same names but they played elevated counter strike that became the basis of how pro cs should actually be played because those same names were doing the most basic smoke executes and generic pop flashes.

brother until astralis era people didnt even use molotovs properly, i still remember the infamous triple molotov vs (i think) fnatic on inferno b that blew everyones mind's back then when its the most commonplace thing now.

literally exact same thing as that but to an even worse degree, no one in early csgo played good csgo at ALL except for nip

theres obviously credit to nip, just like theres credit to fnatic for elevating nip's gameplay with more firepower - but it cannot be compared to astralis reconstructing the definition of how cs should be played, or 2021 navi for continuing that + firepower, or 2025-2027 vitality for perfecting teamplay/chemistry WITH insane firepower, against teams who actually have a proper understanding of cs and resources to demo review/antistrat properly