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YNk, moses and SPUNJ talk Counter-Strike.
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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. https://discord.gg/DaFHsaq5Ya 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. https://discord.gg/DaFHsaq5Ya 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
SPUNJ, moses, and YNk are BACK 00:00 Intro, the last Major glaze 20:25 FURIA in the Final 28:30 Game updates: Cache is in, New bomb explosion 39:40 BC.Game +mzinho +magisk 52:50 MOUZ +PR, GamerLegion +FL4MUS 1:01:20 G2 +r1nkle -sunpayus 1:04:45 Legacy +try +n1ss1m 1:08:10 Liquid +jorko +JT(?) 1:13:20 Astralis +neo -ruggah
ALL INFORMATION and HOW-TO-ENTER THE PICKEMS CONTEST CAN BE FOUND ON OUR DISCORD https://discord.gg/DaFHsaq5Ya We'd like to thank the following partners for helping us with supplying prizes for the giveaway: Wooting (wooting.io) for their amazing keyboards AceZone (AceZone.io) for their awesome headsets CS.Money (https://cs.money/r/TalkingCounter) for all the beautiful skins 00:00 Intro, the illness, two weeks into the Major, casting a Major 04:45 PICK'EMS CONTEST PRIZES 10:35 Working the Major, casting the Major, and the Major experience 32:22 Lopsided playoff bracket, looking back on older Major Playoff brackets 40:55 Legacy's coach ADR disqualified, the coach rules at Majors 51:10 Adding details into production for viewer experience 57:05 Legacy targets insani for n1ssim, Ruggah departs Astralis 1:04:36 MOUZ and NaVi at IEM Cologne Major 1:10:44 Major Playoffs seem wide open? Who wins?
ALL INFORMATION and HOW-TO-ENTER THE PICKEMS CONTEST CAN BE FOUND ON OUR DISCORD https://discord.gg/DaFHsaq5Ya We'd like to thank the following partners for helping us with supplying prizes for the giveaway: Wooting (wooting.io) for their amazing keyboards AceZone (AceZone.io) for their awesome headsets CS.MOney (https://cs.money/r/TalkingCounter) for all the beautiful skins 00:00 Intro, Ash on the desk, Janko’s apology 01:30 PICK’EMS CHALLENGE GIVEAWAY INFORMATION 06:35 Players/teams receiving abuse on social media after elimination 15:30 Astralis eliminated in Stage 2 20:00 No more NA teams or players left in the Major 38:50 Spirit and Donk’s dominance, BetBoom continues, FUT looked great 45:13 Vitality tangent 56:50 Stage 3 Pick’ems and conversation 1:08:30 Assessing G2’s chances 1:12:40 Can Legacy test this mouz lineup? and more opening matchups
YNk- and moses and SPUNJ are TALKING MAJOR 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 01:40 WATCH THIS BEFORE SKIPPING TO TIMESTAMPS 07:12 Looking ahead to Stage 2 -- "First" part of the podcast begins now (lower audio quality moving forward) 34:30 Tyloo v Lynn Vision, adjusting expectations for Stage 1 56:00 Valve at the Major? Or not at the Major? That is the question 1:17:30 Finalizing our look back on Stage 1 of IEM Cologne
YNk- and moses and SPUNJ are TALKING MAJOR 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 travel woes, Janko's microphone woes 18:30 The Major is FINALLY here 28:50 New sticker money split 42:00 THUNDER dOWNUNDER 52:00 Consequences of skipping CAC 1:02:45 STAGE ONE PICK'EMS 1:27:15 NiKo's miss, NiKo vs Ropz, NiKo Karrigan and Falcons
THE MALBS FILES HAVE BEEN UNLEASHED *****This episode was recorded on the 14th of May BEFORE the playoffs of PGL Astana and IEM Atlanta****** 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, getting into CS and early career 13:55 Playing with coldzera in 00Nation 19:05 Experiences on M80 and G2 33:40 Individual struggles in 2025 after NiKo's departure 41:40 The State of CS - animgraph updates and map rotation 45:30 Joining Team Liquid, time in roster so far 52:55 What is TaZ like as a coach? 59:35 Current (aka week-old) Counter-Strike and the dominance of Vitality
Chad and Jason have gone full retro with this episode. No edits, no timestamps no thumbnails just RAW TALKING COUNTER.
YNk- and moses and SPUNJ are Talking Counter. This episode is brought to you by Polymarket, the premier online prediction market. 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, cache experience, ghost nades 12:47 IEM Atlanta 34:10 ESL Pro League s25 in Riyadh for 2027 47:30 BLAST Fort-Worth 1:20:00 G2's loss to FaZe at BLAST Rivals 1:27:40 FURIA at BLAST Rivals into Astana 1:34:55 How important is PGL Astana for Falcons? 1:51:45 MOVING ON :x
YNk- and moses and SPUNJ are reunited FINALLY and Talking Counter This episode is brought to you by Polymarket, the premier online prediction market. 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, bullying, Chad's eye 7:55 Animgraph2 Update fully released 25:55 Karrigan's departure from FaZe and his future with Falcons 53:55 Feelings on FURIA, Fallen's retirement 1:02:05 Spirit's bounce back performance in Rio 1:16:10 Chad's Worms (Is Vitality the Greatest Team of All Time) 1:22:55 Is Vitality's dominance GOOD for CS? 1:36:03 MOUZ changes and Sycrone's statements
*Recorded BEFORE enkayJ announced as FaZe coach* YNk- and moses are Talking Counter while SPUNJ is battling the ocean undertow in Rio. This episode is brought to you by Polymarket, the premier online prediction market. 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, moses has a pond, nocries update 10:50 Karrigan to Falcons after IEM Rio 39:50 NiP sign Stavn as an AWPer (-r1nkle) 46:50 Fer to play Major for Gaiman Gladiators 53:00 BC.Game bench Mutiris and AragorN 56:30 PGL Bucharest - FUT's first championship 1:09:00 Focused on Vitality and Falcons at IEM Rio 1:31:50 IEM Rio Playoff bracket 1:36:30 Spirit - are we worried?
*Recorded on Apr 9, before the Parivision - Mongolz Quarterfinal concluded* SPUNJ and moses are Talking Counter while YNk is on vacation. For real this time. I think. This episode is brought to you by Polymarket, the premier online prediction market. 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, right into things, Janko on vacation 07:15 PGL Singapore Major adds 3rd/4th decider, changes invite cutoff date 18:08 Should FaZe change roster before the Major? 23:39 Chad's Game: Moses' Malpractice 39:50 Qualification through Asia and Oceania regions 54:27 PGL Bucharest Playoffs - who is going to win the whole thing?
moses, SPUNJ, and YNk are Talking Counter. This episode is brought to you by Polymarket, the premier online prediction market. 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 Reddit comment mentioned in episode:https://www.reddit.com/r/cs2/comments/1sa2bcn/comment/odt98kr/ 00:00 Intro, the moon landing, ranch dressing 15:18 Animgraph2 update 37:50 Turning the corner to Major Qualification cutoff 58:45 Salacious rumor around Aurora 1:18:00 PGL Bucharest
moses, SPUNJ, and YNk are Talking Counter. This episode is brought to you by Polymarket, the premier online prediction market. 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/DaFHsaq5 00:00 Intro, blackmail material 09:30 The Vitality Era // Vitality vs Astralis GOAT team 36:00 ESL announces improvements to their 2027 circuit 55:00 FURIA/Falcons tech issues and importance of strong admins 1:09:00 Competing at T1 events vs T2 events, BCG Masters upsets 1:18:30 Overdrive on magixx as IGL, the state of Spirit 1:39:00 Is it over for MOUZ?
This episode was recorded on the 21st before all the BLAST Rotterdam results had concluded. moses, SPUNJ, and YNk are Talking Counter. This episode is brought to you by Polymarket, the premier online prediction market. 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/DaFHsaq5 00:00 Intro, Chad dips into his plumber past 09:30 CS2 Update (Reload changes) 37:30 Liquid swaps to NA for VRS standings 52:45 Liquid and G2 swap Malbs and Nertz 1:05:30 Mid-season checkin around the scene 1:28:00 Flyquest status check 1:37:30 FaZe -neo (coach), eliminated from Rotterdam
moses, SPUNJ, and YNk are Talking Counter. This episode is brought to you by Polymarket, the premier online prediction market. 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, showering habits 12:00 Valve update for CS2, NYAG lawsuit 18:00 PGL circuit announcement, TO’s doing battle in ’27-’28 38:30 Rumors around G2/TL signing up for BCG Masters 46:30 EPL Playoffs - Spirit, mouz, Aurora, MongolZ, NaVi, Legacy, FUT, Astralis
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