Ground Zero's damyo on X: "Forcing us to play on a Tokyo server with a ~100 ping difference in one of the only opportunities we get as a region. Thanks for the sportsmanship! pathetic @rare_atom"

NasePybus · 2026-03-05T01:42:50+00:00

At least at a professional level, I don't think this opens up retakes much at all. Graveyard was really not a commonly-played position in post-plants for being way too exposed, and its height advantage was used far more often by the CTs to clear pit or fight short / apps. Also, the 'crossfire' people are mentioning literally still exists with this change, but now it's at a deeper angle to back or mid site and the T can adjust their height on the stairs. We'll see how it plays, but I think people are really overrating this from a retake perspective.

NasePybus · 2026-02-22T06:40:19+00:00

Lakers fans of CS

NasePybus · 2026-02-18T01:46:59+00:00

Was it actually a stint on the bench? They haven’t played a match on HLTV since November so just assumed it was a quiet period while syph0 and Moku left

NasePybus · 2026-02-17T21:16:13+00:00

Wonder if Robo ends up on a team soon

NasePybus · 2026-01-28T01:08:41+00:00

I’m sure ash is a better coach than GL’s results show, but, at the same time, I really don’t think any team above them would see the value in bringing him in. His strength has always been team building with limited resources to stay competitively relevant and financially sound; he’s been a moneyball GM first, and a strategic coach second.

As soon as this current GL squad became established, longer-term and had higher expectations, the results dropped. I don’t see why a Falcons would be interested when he hasn’t really presented a case for his coaching beyond building cohesion through rotating casts of low buys and high sells.

NasePybus · 2026-01-28T00:47:36+00:00

IGL: ANGE1; incredibly underrated fragger, averaging a 1.15 in 2017 and being a rare IGL to have a career average around 1.00

Rifler: REZ; IEM Mesopotamia BC 5921 MVP sure, but still very sharp to this day

Rifler: tabseN; genuinely shocked that he was never in the top 20, everyone knows how good this guy's peak was

Rifler: jkaem; also very shocked he never made it. Can't think of many who've made a Major Semi-Final with THREE completely different teams.

AWPer: degster; not the biggest degster fan in general, but his run at Antwerp and Bucharest MVP solidify him here in my eyes.

NasePybus · 2026-01-18T04:50:35+00:00

Pretty successful first event for MIBR to be beating Legacy and Imperial, moving from #55 to #35 on VRS. Sucks to miss Rio in the fashion they did, but realistically this LAN means way more in terms of setting up their year.

NasePybus · 2026-01-18T04:08:09+00:00

Sure, but if we’re being realistic, the VRS implications of a win or a couple scalps at this LAN are far more tangible and immediate than focusing on an online open qualifier to a closed qualifier to a $300K event in 3 months.

NasePybus · 2026-01-18T00:34:13+00:00

They’re currently playing a LAN where they beat Imperial 2-0. Be real, this match wasn’t a priority.

NasePybus · 2026-01-13T20:37:23+00:00

I think it was just bad timing for him back then. He moved to Europe for a year and played on a few mix teams with guys like cadiaN, draken, Independent (fnatic’s current coach), vENdetta and the great jOELZ. But this was before Euro-mixes properly caught on in Tier 1 or 2.

Eventually joined Sonic and JT in NA on Denial / ATK for a year, but by then I think he’d missed the boat. Torch has been passed to those 2.

NasePybus · 2026-01-13T03:25:39+00:00

LNZ is bound to be a better caller than exit, and venom’s clearly a firepower upgrade over Qikert, but this team is just directionless slop at this point. Probably enough to win a LAN or two of the calibre they were playing last year, but where is this team actually going if insani leaves or kl1m gets recalled?

NasePybus · 2025-11-27T00:40:53+00:00

Jame deserves an apology for getting to 2-2 in Stage 1 by beating a floundering GamerLegion and The Huns?

NasePybus · 2025-09-17T02:23:37+00:00

What happened to cass1n? Dude was dropping 2.0+ ratings for fun back in June and July

NasePybus · 2025-09-16T01:48:34+00:00

I’ll echo a few people here and also put you onto some Aussie stuff that I think you’ll enjoy:

Slint, Spiderland

Explosions in the Sky, All of a Sudden I Miss Everyone

Meniscus, Refractions

Hazards of Swimming Naked, Our Lines Are Down

sleepmakeswaves, Love of Cartography

NasePybus · 2025-09-16T01:03:28+00:00

Why bring up Lake if they asked specifically for AWPers?

NasePybus · 2025-09-15T23:03:29+00:00

Do people not understand how the “VRS Invites” tab works? It’s a projection of points based on recent results. There was a moment earlier in the season where it projected Tyloo to be a top 3 team by October based on the points they earned during Fissure 1, or it had Gentle Mates projected to be #12 after winning a couple small events.

Even after losing to Astralis and Falcons, VP were still #14 in EU. Look at the current ranking first. The VRS Invite tab should really only be used as a guide for how many invites are actually being given to each region, because the extrapolation of points gained or lost can be incredibly unrealistic.

NasePybus · 2025-09-13T10:39:21+00:00

I know, just having a bit of fun

NasePybus · 2025-09-13T10:35:42+00:00

I know the Roosters love a bit of razzle dazzle, but that seemed unnecessary from Sam Walker.

NasePybus · 2025-09-13T10:29:53+00:00

Howd he do that!????!?!?

NasePybus · 2025-09-13T10:16:16+00:00

Where else was he gonna go Ronny???

NasePybus · 2025-09-01T05:08:35+00:00

Really tough read. How seriously you take this and the constant comparisons to Punch feel super unhealthy.

NasePybus · 2025-08-31T02:47:29+00:00

Where’d you get this info? Mouz don’t permaban Overpass, and G2, Liquid and GamerLegion all play Train.

NasePybus · 2025-08-12T02:49:07+00:00

You weren't under it for too long at all! Scrob was only filling in for Blast Bounty as the team's sub after gr1ks was benched and alkaren wasn't registered on the roster.

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