Talking Counter

Janko is back from ANOTHER vacation so we can all get
together and Talk Counter.

Join our Discord to talk Counter with other followers of the
podcast and of Counter-Strike. Participate in giveaways and
watch parties throughout the season.
https://discord.gg/DaFHsaq5Ya

00:00 Intro, Janko's vacations and the best behavior of CS
talent
07:15 Eating your CS vegetables
14:10 sidde's interview with HLTV and FURIA's travel schedule
19:50 The importance of China to CS esports
31:25 Stagnant rosters need changing
40:40 The latest CS update brings childhood nostalgia
49:30 Which IGL's play the hardest positions? CT positional
philosophies, targeting weak players.
It's all there to take you to the finish line. gl hf

We're all back home Talking Counter

Join our Discord to talk Counter with other followers of the
podcast and of Counter-Strike. Participate in giveaways and
watch parties throughout the season.
https://discord.gg/DaFHsaq5Ya

00:00 Intro, Chad's show and tell clip
25:30 Discord Question: discussing a team’s “form”
32:00 What role does Vitality play for the rest of the season?
46:25 A Counter-Strike haiku
48:30 That’s a good looking FUT
54:45 NaVi: To make changes, or not to make changes
1:14:30 Monte video dramas
1:40:00 Hally’s coaching POWERS Team Spirit to EWC title
1:43:40 “Have FURIA ruined the opportunity for a historic last
year for FalleN?"

We're Talking Counter in the City of Love at the Esports World
Cup.

Join our Discord to talk Counter with other followers of the
podcast and of Counter-Strike. Participate in giveaways and
watch parties throughout the season.
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00:00 Intro, the EWC Player Lounge, American education and Serbian driving
12:00 What the EWC event experience has been thus far
36:30 Length of average pro player career; highlighting s1zzi as a young talent
47:30 Spirit and Vitality stumble in EWC groups
1:03:35 Trials and tribulations for Vitality and FURIA this season
1:19:40 Running through the EWC playoff bracket

YNk- is quite literally back from vacation, so we're all Talking
Counter.

Join our Discord to talk Counter with other followers of the
podcast and of Counter-Strike. Participate in giveaways and
watch parties throughout the
season.
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00:00 Intro, The Cold Open, the two things you NEED in life
8:50 EWC Qualifier and EWC
33:30 EWC is CRUCIAL for Vitality
48:07 Falcons at EWC
1:03:25 MOUZ beat Spirit to win BLAST Bounty
1:24:00 jL standing in for Vitality for two events
1:34:23 Vibes on Liquid after loss in Grand Finals

SPUNJ and moses are enjoying the slow news off-season as
online CS eases us back into the swing of things. YNK is on a
beach somewhere.

Join our Discord to talk Counter with other followers of the
podcast and of Counter-Strike. Participate in giveaways and
watch parties throughout the
season.
https://discord.gg/DaFHsaq5Ya

00:00 Intro, Rushly joins us and Get Animated! updates
37:40 BLAST Bounty format change for 2027
51:15 Sticker money catastrophe
1:08:30 Upsets at BLAST Bounty
1:26:10 Aurora +ash, +jimmphat, +kyxsan