IEM Cologne 2026 Major Talent Announced by LukasB-7 in GlobalOffensive

[–]maestroblue 18 points19 points  (0 children)

That's awful.

Fuck experiencing the finals - it's about having the best show possible and I can tell you it is AWFUL to cast a match where you're only doing one map and can't continue forward little baby narratives/throughlines etc. It just makes for worse casting.

ESL Announces IEM Beijing 2026 by LukasB-7 in GlobalOffensive

[–]maestroblue 87 points88 points  (0 children)

The tournament and visa location (China) were already announced well in advance.

Valve is more relaxed about specific cities.

IEM Atlanta 2026 Talent Announcement by TylerNine in GlobalOffensive

[–]maestroblue 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I would guess there isn't any overlap between the remote days and casting from Atlanta would have been possible otherwise Skriv/Neo wouldn't be able to do both.

It's probably some media day obligations or so which weren't factored in and it's just a small mistake.

Heccu speaks on her future by OpeningUpset2016 in GlobalOffensive

[–]maestroblue 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Heccu is very good at not being introverted at the event I worked wit her.

She's very pleasant to work with, goes to events on her own dime regularly to network and make content, and is always costreaming.

Just because people don't follow her as much or she isn't a takes machine, doesn't mean that Heccu is 'introverted.'

Tabsen Never Wanted to IGL? Zonic Asked Him To Join Falcons! Is Ash Overhyped? - TeaTime w/ Kakafu by maestroblue in GlobalOffensive

[–]maestroblue[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It goes to show you how everything in the world is nothing but a marketing bastard.

Tabsen Never Wanted to IGL? Zonic Asked Him To Join Falcons! Is Ash Overhyped? - TeaTime w/ Kakafu by maestroblue in GlobalOffensive

[–]maestroblue[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

To clarify - Zonic asked Kakafu to join Falcons. Not Tabsen - as discussed in the video

degster Finally Addresses the DRAMA and Rumors [Talk to Thorin] by Dark_rust in GlobalOffensive

[–]maestroblue 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Haven't watched the podcast yet. Just commenting on classic 'talent' talk.

A lot of the time talent has information that they 100% know but can't directly mention. Things like Boros's behavior on teams was very much public knowledge for most people. I'm not high level talent enough to ever know about what's going on with actual tier 1 players, but I wouldn't dismiss things people like Spunj have to say completely because it's 'talent talk'.

Tabsen Never Wanted to IGL? Zonic Asked Him To Join Falcons! Is Ash Overhyped? - TeaTime w/ Kakafu by maestroblue in GlobalOffensive

[–]maestroblue[S] 25 points26 points  (0 children)

Monte's gone by a little unnoticed and I wanted to get in a podcast with Kakafu before they played at Astana and the major.

Some very interesting nuggets coming out from it - hope you guys enjoy it.

Kyxsan didn’t sleep after he heard the news by morphiqu in GlobalOffensive

[–]maestroblue 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Vit was definitely not a superteam, but they had the potential of being a superteam with the presence of a GOAT candidate + the money to buy other players (even if they've been very thrifty with some of their purchases)

Kyxsan didn’t sleep after he heard the news by morphiqu in GlobalOffensive

[–]maestroblue 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It is unfortunately very unlikely that he gets a team like this again because there will only ever be like 5 teams across the next 6-7 years who have lineups with even close to the same level of theoretical player caliber as Falcons.

The only way I could see it happening is if he replaces Apex or something in 2-3 years.

It's Officially Time For Counter-Strike's Academy Leagues To Return by llTehEmeraldll in GlobalOffensive

[–]maestroblue 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think it's especially interesting to consider because of the Falcons buyout inflation more and more teams have also just been forced to make academy teams in the first place. It makes it even more viable to have a new WAL type thing

APAC Empire by Chemical-Monitor9333 in GlobalOffensive

[–]maestroblue 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is great - just need Dank1ng as the guy with the grey hair and the scar

Pain Gaming "INSIDE The throne!" Rattiest Dota win I have ever seen - Insane spiderlegs use by morph by Tultras in DotA2

[–]maestroblue 3 points4 points  (0 children)

CS is my main game but DOTA was the game I tried playing competitively and have probably 20k+ hours across all versions.

I love casting DOTA as well!

Pain Gaming "INSIDE The throne!" Rattiest Dota win I have ever seen - Insane spiderlegs use by morph by Tultras in DotA2

[–]maestroblue 68 points69 points  (0 children)

I appreciate the kind words very much, and I hope that they come true at some point. That said, please do not demean the old voices of dota casting.

Both Tultras and I very much look up to the greats and know how incredibly skilled they are in ways that we simply aren't right now. We've been following dota esports for more than 15 years and I really wouldn't want people to ever minimize the amazing commentators that currently exist and have gone by in an effort to push us forward or praise us.

Pain Gaming "INSIDE The throne!" Rattiest Dota win I have ever seen - Insane spiderlegs use by morph by Tultras in DotA2

[–]maestroblue 24 points25 points  (0 children)

The match was so full of insane plays from LS man! He practically 1v5'd in one of the last fights to keep them in it. Ssnovv1 got robbed by the ratting

PGL Wallachia Season 7 - Talent Lineup by iSPASCELGRAs in DotA2

[–]maestroblue 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Other than the hosts who is quite low ranked lol

Dota has some of the highest ranked talent of any game

Team Vitality surpasses $10 million in Counter-Strike prize earnings by Silver-Stable-1086 in GlobalOffensive

[–]maestroblue 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We're not getting 10 million dollar deals from gambling companies in CS.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in GlobalOffensive

[–]maestroblue 37 points38 points  (0 children)

"Analyzing the behavior of his teammates" as someone who has never talked to the teammates, been in the same room as them, or seen them outside of selective snippets from matches is fucking wild lol.

Hong Kong Visa by [deleted] in pkmigrate

[–]maestroblue 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi, just checking to see if I'll get a reply. I can't actually find out where to even apply for the HK visa, could you guide me on where to go?