HLTV Confirmed S4E22 | device gives opinion on expanded Astralis roster, talks gla1ve & Xyp9x return

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Timestamps:

00:00 Podcast intro

Hotseat with device

2:47 - device on the situation in Astralis

4:40 - How did the events in 2020 affect the device’s team? 

7:35 - How to know if a player (gla1ve) needs to take a break?

9:30 - Was the initial 2020 calendar easier comparing with previous years?

11:30 - Did Astralis recover from 2019 travel and competition? 

13:33 - Decision to sign es3tag

16:00 - device's honest opinion on the extended roster

18:17 - Pros and cons of just five players vs. expanded roster

20:55 - Was device at the point of needing a break?

25:00 - Playing with JUGi and Snappi, DH & BLAST

28:43 - device on community pressure, Twitter comments

30:50 - device dismisses player contract requiring 37-48 hours per week

35:05 - Who decides the roster shuffles in Astralis?

Recent news: 

38:00 - Update to Dust2

45:20 - Teams handed ownership conflict ultimatum

50:05 - Snappi to c0ntact

55:18 - BIG win DreamHack Masters

BLAST Premier

1:01:25 - Evil Geniuses, Complexity surprise with wins

1:08:01 - device talks about mentality 

1:11:30 - FaZe’s 3rd-place mental block

1:17:37 - Learning new things from the upcoming stars (Maka, farlig)

1:21:25 - SPUNJ’s emotional speech on the MIBR - FURIA controversy

1:29:35 - Players’ involvement in the decisions on the rules

1:34:35 - “We all need to be more responsible at how we use Social Media” - SPUNJ

World ranking

1:36:50 - Striker explains why the ranking looks the way it does

1:41:20 - Are HLTV rankings a driving force for Astralis? 

RMR Summer

1:44:50 - Upsets in cs_summit 6 qualifier; is the current qualifier concept viable? 

1:50:20 - Striker talks about potential Major Qual. system abuse 

Playtime

1:53:25 - The key to Astralis’ online success

1:56:25 - device on excusing losses to formats 

1:58:05 - “When will gla1ve and Xyp9x return. They will return, right.....?”