FEED THE TROLLS EP 8: Valve's CS2 Major Rulebook Changes ft Thorin & messioso

At the end of May 2024 Valve announced some changes to the qualification and regional slot distribution for the Shanghai Major being hosted by Perfect World at the end of the year. The trolls were not impressed with the European, North American and South American open qualifiers for the RMRs being done away with... but it made little sense because the changes seemed... positive maybe? Complexity's CS General Manager & well known scene figure messioso joins  @Thooorin  & myself to chat about the changes. We share the good, the bad, the ugly and to speculate why folks got so damn tilted about all of this. Find Thorin on X: http://www.x.com/thorin Find messioso on X: http://www.x.com/messioso 0:00 Introductions from Yalla in Abu Dhabi 01:42 Old Major Qualification Format and RMR open qualifiers 06:29 New Major Format Qualification Format explained 09:12 Pros & Cons of the new format 14:38 The impact of the changes on top teams and the schedule 21:37 The need for regional specific considerations 24:26 The future of the qualifiers and ensuring fairness 27:24 The Importance of the RMRs for regions with limited domestic play 30:12 The distribution of slots for the Major 33:01 Flaws in the previous system and the need for improvement 37:37 The need for more communication from Valve 43:45 Striking a balance between circuit ranking and the RMRs Find me on the socials: Blog - http://www.techgirlblog.com Instagram - http://www.instagram.com/techgirlza Twitter - http://www.twitter.com/techgirlza Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/techgirlza Twitch - http://www.twitch.tv/techgirlza Discord - https://discord.gg/SKvCd82nv4 TikTok - http://www.tiktok.com/@TechGirlZA My gear: - Canon EOS M50 Mark ii - My PC: Z590-GUNDAM (Wi-Fi) Motherboard, ROG Strix RTX3080 Graphics Card, PSU ROG Strix 850G GUNDAM edition, Intel Core i7-10700 Processor & ROG Strix Helios GUNDAM edition case. - ROG Strix XG27AQV Gaming Monitor - TUF Gaming VG27VH1B