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Episode Synopsis
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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.....?”
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.....?”
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