HLTV Confirmed – Counter-Strike Podcast
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Timestamps:
1:10 - Introducing NBK
1:57 - Is Counter-Strike now different to what it used to be?
5:10 - What is the time frame for a team to succeed?
7:22 - NBK- explains how three big discussions after ICE developed OG
9:15 - NBK- plays down the "international team communication issues" theory
11:55 - A few rules of OG approaching the game
13:55 - What is NBK’s view on in-game leadership issue?
17:10 - The reasons behind poor performance of Astralis and other teams at BLAST
19:00 - OG’s agenda for the first half of the year
20:50 - Aleksib’s role in the team
Recent news
25:42 - “Crowd cheating” measures from Katowice
31:38 - “Fuck yeah!” - NBK on whether there should be info contamination by audience
35:35 - Complexity and GamerLegion fail Minor Qualifier
42:15 - c0ntact in talks with AcilioN?
45:44 - EPL, FLASHPOINT schedule and format - what is better
DreamHack Open Anaheim
56:37 - Who is most desperate for the DreamHack Anaheim win?
1:06:18 - Which squad is going to win and who will be the best long-term?
Smarter than Twitch chat
1:08:25 - NBK vs. the Twitch chat
IEM Katowice
1:16:30 - NBK on why he thinks IEM Katowice is a great event
1:19:10 - Will mouz win the event and become the world #1 team?
1:23:17 - Are EG and Liquid still in the trophy discussion?
1:30:20 - Which top 10 team will flop?
1:36:00 - Dark horses to make playoffs
1:42:15 - Who will make top-6?
Playtime
1:51:40 - Should player contracts be public?
1:55:00 - NBK shares his own perspective
1:59:00 - What could be improved in the transfer practices?
2:04:30 - The last few words from NBK