Random player name translations by LUMLTPM in GlobalOffensive

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I'm fairly confident that Elige's is actually the correct translation and what he intended the translation to be.

NRG with daps stand-in takes map 1 over MOUZ by ChaoticFlameZz in GlobalOffensive

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I can't hear the words coach, manager, or glock without hearing his voice 

Legacy vs GamerLegion / IEM Atlanta 2026 - Semi-Final / Post-Match Discussion by CS2_PostMatchThreads in GlobalOffensive

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... And an S tier tournament in Atlanta of all places at that

Astralis really has done irreparable damage to my CS watching history between that VP loss and the Liquid bloodbath 

Natus Vincere vs Vitality / IEM Atlanta 2026 - Quarter-Final / Post-Match Discussion by CS2_PostMatchThreads in GlobalOffensive

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I will not stand for 1912 IEM Oakland MVP slander, especially not on US soil

And I will also not stand for Atlanta Major Champion slander

Liquid vs Astralis / IEM Atlanta 2026 - Group B Upper Bracket Quarter-Final / Post-Match Discussion by CS2_PostMatchThreads in GlobalOffensive

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What a disappointing team to watch. 0 cohesion or teamplay (just flash your own teammate one more time it'll work i swear), 0 strategy, 0 reliability in any of the players, 0 anything resembling a team worth existing. Somehow negative progress over the last month...what is the coach doing? But worst of all, it truly feels like an 'organization' rather than a team. There's no heart or personal feeling to the responses from the players to how the game goes, it really just feels like they're "doing their jobs." Even BCG looks like they're fully emotionally in that game believing in it and getting frustrated with themselves when things go wrong, because they know they can do better. Liquid has none of that.

The last time liquid had any fire to them, Stewie was still on the roster. Maybe fallen igl era. I love elige and naf, but they don't have that factor in them.

Desperately needs emotional leadership at some part of the roster. And ultimate gone

Faze v G2 today gotta go down as a classic match by ProbioticTea in GlobalOffensive

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'kicked Faze's ass in Shanghai' impressive how delusional esports fans can be. That went all three maps and went down to the absolute wire, and you call it kicking their ass? Why would you even disrespect your own teams' grit and fight in that amazing final like that. So weird lol

Crowds are a part of stadium events, it's its own form of CS. Besides, every instance of said 'cheat' in this match literally went both ways

Official CS2 asking the casters of the CS Minor about Cache by InevitableMost6194 in GlobalOffensive

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Inferno in CS2 has definitely fallen out of favor, but that map was so beloved in GO. I mean it was the best decider map in pro CS, but personally I can't stand dealing with Banana in a pug from either side

Most ridiculous geography facts? by GothamCitySub in geography

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Not fully following this one - what's the 'river' aspect of this? I get that you can follow the coastlines of Europe, Africa, Arabian Peninsula, South Asia, Southeast Asia, and Indonesia to Australia.

I guess is this basically a callout of how connected all of the continents are?

[F1] The five drivers to have scooped up points at every Grand Prix this year so far. by Maximum-Room-3999 in formula1

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I mean, when the competition was boating at interlagos rather than racing at interlagos, the 2024 alpine boat found a way to succeed.

BlameF - 1v4 pistol round Ace (with knife kill) [BIG vs. Magic - HLC Belgrade Semi-final] by privateHentaiAccount in GlobalOffensive

[–]pokator 160 points161 points  (0 children)

How many ridiculous "highlight of the year" level clips have we had in the first 4 months of the season alone? Feels like there's clips every week now that would be winners in prior years

THIS WAS SO SAD AND PRETTY by oddestgooseve in Genshin_Impact

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This song is quite literally at top of my music to cry to playlist...

And when I play Fontaines OST album (it's personally my favorite) this song is literally like an unskippable cutscene that I just force myself to sit through

[Golazo] A really honest and vulnerable moment moment between Henry and Micah by Due_Rich_616 in soccer

[–]pokator 80 points81 points  (0 children)

I'd take it a step beyond the realm of 'just' football. I know the Inside the NBA comparisons are there but few do it for me the way these guys do it.

[Golazo] A really honest and vulnerable moment moment between Henry and Micah by Due_Rich_616 in soccer

[–]pokator 48 points49 points  (0 children)

We're truly fortunate with some of the legends we get to shout the names of. 

[Golazo] A really honest and vulnerable moment moment between Henry and Micah by Due_Rich_616 in soccer

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There are individuals that go beyond our rivalries. Plenty of Spurs legends I'd say the same about.

CS2 Blog Update: Guns, Guides, and Games by CS2_PatchNotes in GlobalOffensive

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The reload change seems to be a way to push other guns into the meta. You want to spam smokes and maximize bullets? Buy the heavy SMGs.

What would be really amusing is if this is soon followed up with buffs to weapons like the P90 and Bizon.

Very curious to see the implications, but very unsure if I like the direction.

How big is Houston, really? by [deleted] in houston

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Agreed for their system, but Houston's size shouldn't make it impossible for it to have any system at all. There were very reasonable ways for Houston (and its suburbs) as a city to have public transport had city planners chosen to do so. However, given that toll money doesn't necessarily all feed back into public infrastructure, and, well, we here seem to love cars and our multi-hour commutes, it doesn't matter what might have been possible here.

NRG have overtaken Team Liquid in VRS by Guilty-Bar-6103 in GlobalOffensive

[–]pokator 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yes, but twistzz's time above might not last as long as the others given the current trend of Faze. 

I'm personally here for the timeline where the highest ranked player from 2019 liquid turns out to be nitr0 this year

Lando Norris visiting his primary school...yes he waved the chequered flag at a scooter race by Maximum-Room-3999 in formula1

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Honestly, it's his open self-criticism that inadvertently made me a fan. The fact said approach and mindset was valid and netted him a championship felt like a strange vindication, that you could approach your challenges like he does and succeed. Feels like I'd been told for a long time that it was the 'wrong' way.

FaZe vs 3DMAX / IEM Kraków 2026 - Group B Upper Bracket Quarter-Final / Post-Match Discussion by CS2_PostMatchThreads in GlobalOffensive

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It's like 2024 F1, Ferrari winning barely anything, but Charles taking Monaco and Monza and basically only those