The Hot Drop

Finally managed to organize an in person podcast! Joined by two legends, lots of serious topics, some fun ones, hope you guys enjoy!

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(00:00 Intro

(00:40) What do you do on practice days?

(0:050) What happened to TWIS on the first day?

(12:10) These short formats are a problem

(20:30) The TWIS SQ rivalry is fun

(24:10) The PGC format is shambolic

(32:47) Who suprised you this PGS5?

(38:06) Batu and Gunner were impressed by NaVi

(43:33) Getting good Phase 1 shifts can suck

(47:22) How SQ and TWIS feel about hot drops

(57:25) Aixleft is back, but Summer is benched??

(01:03:10) GOAT Tierlist and PGS Finalist Tierlist

(01:13:30) The GOAT discussion might change after this PGC

(01:15:50) Who would BatulinS pick for the Russian PNC team?

(01:20:45) How did Gunner prep USA for Nations Cup

(01:27:25) Gunner straight up shitting on Oath/LG

Today I am joined by Sparkingg from TSM. We talk about the recent PNC, his path through multiple teams from different regions, his thoughts on the smash rule and EWC, and what he thinks could be done to support the western regions in PUBG. If you enjoy the content, you can support for free using my PUBG creator code Links to my twitch and the video version of this podcast here Designs done by @Mam1c

(00:00:00) - Intro (00:01:00) - How was Nations Cup for you? (00:06:13) - These short tournaments are crazy (00:11:58) - We should test new things at PNC (00:14:39) - HOW ARE THE TABLES ALWAYS TOO HIGH?? (00:17:15 )- How did you go from A Creche to TSM (00:21:00) - Do small regions need more slots? (00:32:16) - Can we get a LAN in Brazil? (00:39:32) - Portugal or Brazil, Portuguese or English? (00:47:36) - How are the roles in TSM? (00:52:53) - Thoughts on Smash format? (01:03:06) - Best and Worst thing about playing PUBG (01:06:08) - What would you do if you wouldnt play PUBG (01:07:06) - Best teammate ever? (01:08:14) - Fuck Purdykurty

IOn this episode I am joined by Scoom and TheTab, from VP and Twisted Minds.

We talk about their transition into coaching, what makes a good coach, their thoughts on the new Smash Rule format, and answer some questions from you guys.

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Designs done by @Mam1c 00:00:00 - Intro 00:01:06 - Scoom: His way into coaching 00:04:38 - Working on broadcasts 00:06:36 - When did you decide to come back 00:11:31 - Was coaching like you expected? 00:15:02 - Online and LAN are two different worlds 00:19:27 - Group Stages without lower brackets are weird 00:26:13 - Whats your main focus coaching VP? 00:29:31 - It's so hard to prep against other teams 00:34:53 - Thoughts on Smash Rule? 00:43:44 - Does it make sense to focus so much on Wins? 00:49:05 - Twitter questions 00:56:52 - TheTab: How do you work with 2 coaches? 00:59:50 - Why did TWIS struggle so much to win tournaments? 01:06:23 - Establishing Roles with XMPL on the Team 01:10:13 - What is your main focus coaching TWIS? 01:14:01 - Psychology is important for a coach 01:19:50 - Thoughts on Smash Rule? 01:24:31 - The Schedule for EWC is a desaster 01:27:46 - It wouldn't feel good to win in a random Format 01:30:47 - Twitter questions 01:37:07 - What do you love/hate the most about coaching? 01:44:32 - Outro

In this episode, we talk about everything that happened at PGS3 and 4, with four different guests: Shrimzy, Nixzye, BatulinS and Fludd. If you enjoy the content, you can support for free using my PUBG ⁠creator code⁠! Links to my twitch and the audio version of this podcast ⁠here⁠ Designs done by @Mam1c 00:00:00 - Intro 00:01:00 - Shrimzy: 2nd into 19th - What happened? 00:03:58 - Smash Rule is gonna be crazy 00:05:20 - How do you fix mentality issues? 00:08:17 - Why are you so underrated?

00:14:40 - Thoughts on Rondo?

00:19:08 - Everyone is happy for TWIS

00:21:10 - Weird roster move by Falcons? 00:24:24 - Soniqs are looking great for PGC 00:26:23 - China is a strange region in PUBG

00:28:26 - People are too soft sometimes 00:31:58 - Nixyze and BatulinS: TWIS FINALLY WON 00:33:53 - Nixyze: Why was your PGS3 so terrible? 00:36:20 - How does TWIS reset after choking another final day? 00:41:10 - Is Smash Rule gonna change things? 00:47:20 - Are you ready for Rondo? 00:54:32 - We need to know what settings will be played in Rondo esports 01:02:50 - PUBG cars are so wildly different 01:10:23 - Other regions and their roster moves

01:17:23 - Is Acend making ESWC?

01:20:56 - Football Euros rambling

01:23:10 - Nixzye: How did it feel to play LAN?

01:28:12 - Fludd - Massive underperformance at PGS, why?

01:35:00 - Its so easy to look like a bad team

01:37:56 - M1ME out, Roth in, why is that?

01:40:50 - Will Roth take over IGL'ing?

01:43:20 - Invites can't be based on some hidden formula

01:47:50 - What the hell are some of these roster moves?

01:52:05 - Consistency goes over anything, Shrimzy is proof 00:55:40 - Outro

For this episode I am joined by two guests:

Teabone from FUT explains why they kicked Beami, and what their plans are for the upcoming tournaments.

After that I chat with Fludd from Falcons about their recent performances winning PAS3, and what made him venture into the Content Creator world.

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00:00:00 - Intro 00:01:30 - Teabone - Why the roster change? 00:09:38 - Whats the plan moving forward? 00:12:44 - Practicing while everyone is at PGS 00:17:49 - Advice for your past self 00:19:02 - Fludd - Winning PAS3 00:23:03 - How does the new Org change things? 00:27:07 - Are you better with M1ME than with Kick? 00:29:30 - How does Americas compare to other regions? 00:35:18 - Chinas advantage is kinda crazy 00:40:28 - Why did you start making content? 00:43:00 - Viewers are clueless - but its not their fault 00:47:20 - You dont know whats going on in a team from outside 00:49:08 - Broadcasts would be more enjoyable if viewers understood more 00:53:20 - Advice to your past self 00:57:52 - Outro

In this episode with Aitzy and Jeemzz we talk about what happened to FUT at PGC, how they are trying to adapt for PEC Spring, and what both teams did wrong to end up in the Last Chance Stage.

We have a chat about recent cheater drama, content creation for esports players, and talk a lot about the upcoming PEC Finals (tierlist included).

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00:00:00 - Start 00:03:02 - What happened to FUT at PGC 23 00:10:51 - What went wrong for Faze in PGC? 00:15:47 - How are the roles in FUT? 00:22:35 - Using a Killfeed tracker online vs on LAN 00:26:13 - Would teams be down to POV stream with comms? 00:32:00 - Norway to PNC? 00:35:02 - Why dont more players make content? 00:46:52 - The NA cheating situation is WILD 00:59:00 - PEC Finals Tierlist 01:39:12 - Why are the CIS teams so consistent? 01:45:50 - Can you use ranked instead of scrims as practice? 01:50:47 - Every tournament has a different level of pressure

02:00:55 - Outro

In this episode I am joined by Shrimzy and Jeemzz. We chat about their respective PGC experience and how their teams have grown over the last years. We spend quite a bit of time chatting about coaching in pubg, how they practice to try and compete with eastern teams that get a lot more tournament time, and the upcoming year of PUBG esports.

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00:00:00 - Intro 00:02:25 - How was PGC for the Soniqs? 00:08:32 - How was PGC for FaZe Clan? 00:14:04 - Gunner is the GOAT 00:18:08 - Does FaZe not want a coach? 00:24:15 - Can you compare the TWIS rosterchange to the SQ one?

00:33:20 - Its good to see XMPL back

00:37:10 - Motivation can be hard to find

00:39:10 - How do the western regions keep up with Asia 00:42:10 - Ways to improve as an individual

00:57:05 - Miramar has issues 01:07:55 - The 2024 Roadmap

01:16:34 - PUBG Esports in 2024 is gonna be wild

01:24:16 - PNC rambling 01:30:28 - Outro

In this episode I chat to the four biggest EMEA teams making roster changes in the off-season. Lots of inside information on why some of these moves were made, plans for the new year, and some Stories from the recent PGC.

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00:00:00 - Intro 00:00:56 - Naylup - How was the last year for EIQ 00:09:03 - Roster for the upcoming season? 00:15:11 - Adouzie - What happened at PGC? 00:26:33 - Dante leaving, picking up Spyrro 00:37:25 - BatulinS - Another final lost on the last day 00:43:35 - Why did you drop Spyrro? 01:02:09 - Alrein - How did a world champion team fall apart? 01:13:55 - New Roster, Cheating Allegations 01:27:23 - Outro

The longest "10 minutes" of viewer questions you will ever listen to.

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Designs done by @MaM1c  (00:00) - Intro (00:40) - What is FaZe working on atm? (04:00) - Why is curexi so good? (05:25) - What is your favourite map in competitive? (11:30) - Who will each team bring as sub for PGC? (13:55) - Advice to new teams (15:30) - Difference between all the regions? (18:45) - Do TWIS or FaZe have a policy to gym (20:00) - What are the roles of each TWIS player in game? (22:10) - Is the dragunov balanced? (25:40) - Do TWIS or FAZE ever do any scrims/games just for fun? (27:40) - Which PUBG pro can bench the most? (29:40)- Will BBL sign a team just for PGC? (34:00) - Changes to PGC point format/Pre match routines? (35:25) - Thoughts on Hakatory/Difx? (35:55) - Biggest Change to PUBG esports? (36:45) - How much practice besides scrims? (38:45) - Observing during PEC was not it. (42:40 - Outro

In this episode Jimbo and I are joined by BatulinS. We chat about PEC Fall, why he wasn't happy despite them winning (again), and what to expect from this years PGC.

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Designs done by @MaM1c  (00:00) Intro (04:00) How did PEC Fall feel for TWIS? (10:40) Why is TWIS struggling so much on last days? (24:20) Prizepools in PUBG are strange sometimes (26:00) EU teams are bad at punishing confident teams (38:30) PUBG next year + roster moves (44:00) Exalt and Navi and the reasons behind their moves (57:00) Its really hard to re-build a top level team (01:01:10) Outro

Part two of episode 11 is mainly about the upcoming PNC, with some Bonus pgs analysis st the end.

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(00:00) Intro to the PNC tierlist (00:20) India, Germany, Korea (15:30) UK, Denmark, Vietnam (31:30) Australia, Canada, USA (50:50) Brazil, Turkey, Japan (59:20) Taiwan, China, Argentina (01:10:05) Thailand and closing thoughts (01:18:45) Do you have to play different because of blue zone nades? (01:36:30) What happened to TWIS at the end of PGS2? (01:42:20) Outro

In this episode of the Hot Drop I am joined by Ibi and Jeemzz once again. We have a long chat about PGS2 and why it went so poorly for FaZe Clan, and lots of general thoughts on all the recent changes to PUBG esports. We talkedr about what's going wrong at PUBG, and how to fix it, and gave some thoughts on the PNC talent situation.

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(00:00) Intro (02:00) What happened to FaZe at PGS2? (10:00) Sports Psychologists are huge (13:00) Gamers8 was the highest standard PUBG tournament so far (15:00) The bonuses at PGS2 were kinda stupid (18:50) E-pickups, Mortars, Storms, Bears, Vikendi, Panzerfausts (42:00) How to revive PUBG? (48:55) If PUBGM can do it, why can't we? (51:20) PUBG esports needs to fix their broadcasts, not their games (01:00:15) This might be why PUBG devs are going into such a weird direction (01:00:00) What the f happened to the PNC talent? (01:10:45) Outro

In this episode we chat about the upcoming PGS2, make a tierlist for the 24 participating teams, and discuss rosters and expectations for nations cup.

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(00:00) - Intro (00:20) - PGS2 expectations (1:05:20) - PNC rosters and thoughts (1:25:10) - Outro

In the first live episode of the Hot Drop, I chatted with Ibi and Jeemzz about inside perspectives on the Woo, Faze Clan and Acend. We talked about recent tournaments, what's happening with EU teams, and who might dominate at PGS2.

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This is part two of the episode with Ibi and Jeemzz.

We speak about new items in competitive, good and bad changes, how players could adapt and much more. There's also some spicy questions towards the end ;)

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This episode of the Hot Drop is a special one.

It's the start of a monthly series, were I sit down with Ibiza and Jeemzz (and probably other guests in the future) to discuss current events in the PUBG Esports scene.

This month we talked about PNC, esports skins, how communication with PUBG has improved recently, and about the global partner system.

They guys also said a lot about how hard it is to become a pro player these days, and how its impossible to evaluate players you haven't personally played with.

We also chatted a little about how you can still improve as a top team, and of course about the recent changes to esports, including Taego.

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(00:00) - Intro (02:35) - PNC got announced! (10:45) - Why doesn't PUBG make better esports skins? (18:05) - People need to get better at talking about issues (21:20) - There's a lot of good things happening in PUBG right now (25:30) - It's hard to not be a global partner team (29:40) - Players would love to play more official games (36:00) - It's hard to understand a players value from the outside (44:00) - Why you should have callouts for everything (47:40) - Taego in esports, and how can it be improved? (52:40) - Rapid Fire: Best PUBG player, favourite PUBG event, favourite talent to work with (54:00) - Outro

In this episode of the Hot Drop I sat down with Paperthin, a top tier PUBG and Valorant caster, and one of the OG's of the scene.

He told us his origin story, how he went from a bachelors in physics to moving to korea to shout at video games.

We talked a lot about PGS1, both from a casting and a coaching perspective. What the upsets and suprises were, and how stressful LANs can be for everyone involved.

We discussed the chances of a PUBG event in Europe this year, and I asked him how working Valorant compares to PUBG, how he balances the two, and why that isn't always easy.

Overall a super fun and insightful chat about Casting, PGS1 and PUBG in general, hope you enjoy.

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(00:00) - Intro (01:25) - The Paperthin Origin Story (04:50) - How come youre the only consistent english PUBG caster in asia? (06:40) - Its hard to balance multiple games as a caster. (10:15) - How does working Valorant compare to PUBG? (16:15) - How did PGS feel from a caster POV? (19:40) - What teams suprised you? (29:00) - Why is Acend so good? (34:30) - Griefing will always be a part of PUBG esports (38:00) - How Danawa got this much space on Miramar (39:50) - Are we getting an offline event in europe this year?? (44:00) - It's hard to do much sightseeing/socialising on LAN (49:00) - Coaching is so damn stressful (52:40) - Rapid Fire: Best PUBG player, favourite PUBG event, favourite talent to work with (55:10) - So much goes into being a good caster (01:01:45) - Outro

In this episode of the Hotdrop I sat down with Ibiza, long time Team Liquid Player, Streamer and overall Legend of the PUBG Scene.

We had a chat about how he stays motivated, how to practice effectively, and what happened to his team in PEC Spring. We had a chat about why PUBG is such a good game, and whats going to happen to PUBG esports in 2023. Ibi also

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(00:00) - Intro (01:34) - Why did you go from playing to coaching? (02:30) - Was there anything difficult about going from coaching to playing? (03:50) - Can you introduce your players a little bit? (08:40) - You are a very active coach - How does that look in practice? (09:25) - How will that work during PGS? (10:20) - What was your goal for PEC Spring? (13:30) - When did you realise you won? (15:05) - How much do you analyze enemy teams, how much do you prepare your own team? (16:00) - How do you get into so many late circles alive? (18:48) - Preparation only gets you so far - sometimes PUBG happens. (22:20) - Rapid Fire Questions - Coaching or Playing, FUT or BBL? (26:35) - Outro

In this episode of the Hot Drop I had a chat with 4 players on promising rosters that made roster changes coming into PEC Spring.
I spoke with Keano, Marcelek, Mykle and Teabone about their new rosters, expectations and goals, worries, and more things regarding PUBG in 2023.

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(00:00) - Intro
(01:05) - Keano - Fahrenheit
(03:50) - How does it feel to be on such a wildly different roster?
(05:55) - PEC Spring: Goals, Worries, Confidence?
(11:15) - Marcelek - Polish Power
(12:10) - What has changed in PP without Kapii?
(13:40) - Was staying full polish ever an option?
(18:15) - What are your goals for this year, what worries you?
(22:30) - Picking up an experienced player vs a mechanical god
(26:55) - Mykle - Fellas?
(27:35) - How does the team feel after such massive changes?
(32:10) - Is it hard to fill the gaps with important roles leaving the team? |
(33:40) - Goals for PEC, how not to fail in open qualifiers
(37:00) - Why does smash speak better english than mykle?
(38:35) - Teabone - UgaBuga
(39:00) - How did you go from the Heroic roster to your current one?
(42:05) - Are you the most vocal player? Is that an issue?
(43:30) - Expectations for PEC, Goals, Pitfalls
(45:20) - Outro