@lurppis_ CS:GO podcast

Episode 4 - Viktor "@vuggo" Jendeby

I spoke with fnatic's long-time coach vuggo about his team's recent changes, the new coaching rule, and preparation in the future of CS:GO. He also revealed the story of fnatic's roster changes, his future in fnatic, and gave his thoughts on GODSENT, NiP and SK, as well as much more. 0:00:27 The story of fnatic's changes 0:05:13 What if the off-season started a few weeks earlier? 0:07:15 Assessment of JW as a player 0:09:35 The status of olofmeister's injury 0:10:22 Assessment of GODSENT as a team 0:12:48 Why is NiP not making changes? 0:14:28 Thoughts on disco doplan, draken, other upcoming players 0:16:15 How it worked out with PlesseN 0:18:09 New fnatic roster 0:21:00 Why didn't twist join the tier one teams sooner? 0:22:15 AWPing in new fnatic 0:22:52 Thoughts on major and qualifier format 0:26:40 Was SK robbed by the next major taking place in 2017? 0:28:26 Why is SK so good? 0:30:18 Assessment of Virtus.pro and fnatic changes' affect on their ELEAGUE win 0:32:40 Valve's new rule on coaching 0:36:32 What about allowing coaches to speak during freezetime? 0:40:03 Why does Valve value matchmaking players over the spectator sport? 0:45:48 The potential long-term effects of uncertainty Valve isn't dissolving over CS:GO's future 0:48:44 vuggo will not be new fnatic's coach 0:50:02 How much staff do top teams employ? 0:52:22 Potential developments in CS:GO 0:57:01 Major group stage format: BO3 vs. BO1 0:59:05 Preparation for games in the future 1:01:47 Heatmap-style analytics vs. demo viewing - replacement or complementary? 1:02:34 "Watching tape" in CS:GO as a way of preparation

Episode 3 - Jason "@OnFireMoses" O'Toole

I caught up with Jason "moses" O'Toole, former professional Counter-Strike player from more than a decade ago and one of the most popular analysts of 2016, currently representing RoomOnFire. We focused on ELEAGUE and the North American scene, but also touched on a couple of other issues such as oversaturation. Timestamps: 0:01:15 Thoughts on ELEAGUE's inaugural season 0:09:17 moses on attending CPLs with a fake ID, and Astralis's adjustment post-gla1ve 0:17:05 ELEAGUE effectively monopolizing the calendar 0:21:42 ELEAGUE viewership and its potential effects on future plans 0:26:01 mousesports's surprising run at ELEAGUE and reported oskar change 0:30:55 Switch to North American Counter-Strike; talk about Liquid's Pimp change 0:39:16 Cloud9's reported Slemmy changed and future outlook 0:43:04 Being the in-game leader as a coach versus a player 0:48:14 CLG's new coach and to be announced roster 0:55:15 TSM and OpTic's recent performance and future 1:03:17 Next major being in January 2017 and the off-season's effect on performance 1:08:21 Chat about old CPLs when CSDM did not exist; talk about the old days