DeKay Pre-Cologne CS:GO Mailbag, Part 3: Cloud9, s1mple, and Renegades With Counter-Strike. This is part 3 of DeKay\u2019s Pre-Cologne CS:GO mailbag \u2013 if you missed the first two parts you can catch up here and here. Are there big changes coming to the Swedish CS:GO scene? That purely depends on how Fnatic and NiP perform at Cologne and the Major. I can only see Fnatic replacing one player at most if things don\u2019t pan out. The more interesting situation is NiP because we know they\u2019ll be adding Plopski, but Golden is effectively trying out for the team for when GeT_RiGhT hangs his mouse up. If they don\u2019t like his leading style, then I can see them looking elsewhere. So again, it depends. I\u2019ve always thought olofmeister would return to a Swedish team one day, maybe that happens within the next year. Who knows. Is there any interest in kaze? Not that I have heard of. Any updates on upcoming roster moves for Cloud9? Any update on Cloud 9 and their projected roster moves? \u2014 Slightly Above Average Bucks Fan (@AverageBucksFan) June 27, 2019 The latest rumor I had heard and felt was legitimate was the addition of daps, TenZ, and koosta. I\u2019m not so sure that is a certainty though, just players that were explored at one point in the recent past. Beyond that, I can only speculate at this time, but that could change quickly. As always, I\u2019ll report any moves they\u2019ll be making if I find ample confirmation. Where is smooya headed? Any ideas where Smooya is headed? Also, do you think there could be another strong international squad aside from Faze and Mouz? \u2014 Brolobo (@zechiscute) June 27, 2019 Smooya doesn\u2019t really have any offers that I\u2019m aware of, but his buyout hasn\u2019t made things any easier despite it being small. As for the second part of the question, I think there is definitely room for another international roster but I\u2019m not sure how competitive they would be. FaZe have been looking for a long term in-game leader since before Karrigan even left and they\u2019re still looking to this day. That means a new international team would have even more trouble unless they had a ton of money behind them. How is your day? It\u2019s going well. I get to write about Counter-Strike and people actually read it, I can\u2019t complain. Could s1mple ever leave Na\u2019Vi? Will simple ever leave navi for good ? And which team he will join if he does so \u2014 Tejas Shetty (@TejasShetty0) June 27, 2019 I think Na\u2019Vi is his for as long as he wants it. The crazy part is even though he is the best player in the world, he hasn\u2019t been very demanding during his time with them since joining. It would be easy for someone as skilled as him to be frustrated with some of their performances in the past year or two, but he remains patient. It\u2019s almost understated how much of a professional human being he has become. I can see a world in which he never leaves, so long as they want to field a Counter-Strike team. The only way I see him leaving is if a team with a ton of potential and cash to spend reaches out at the exact moment Na\u2019Vi is in a huge slump. Who was on FaZe Clan\u2019s radar? Who was faze looking at besides neo? What’s the future of flusha? \u2014 Lachs (@ThisIsLachs) June 27, 2019 At that time, I didn\u2019t really hear of any other names. He was the first name I heard and they announced soon after. How is Renegades looking? What do u think about renegades? Do you think they can get back to their form from the major? Do you think jks could be the first Australian player to make it to top 20? \u2014 P1psqu3ak (@P1psqu3ak1) June 27, 2019 I think they can now that Gratisfaction\u2019s visa issues are a thing of the past (I hope). I thought they hadn\u2019t even peaked in Katowice and had more room for improvement. Unfortunately, that got disrupted by having to play with a stand-in soon after. Jks is absolutely good enough to make a top 20 list, but making it this year will be tough. For that to happen he will have to show out right away in Cologne. What\u2019s the deal with Heroic? whats the point of heroic signing NaToSaphiX if they dont let him awp (es3tag awps) \u2014 Hazemore (@Hazemore04) June 29, 2019 I don\u2019t have any insight but my guess is that if he AWPed, the resulting roles would put more players in uncomfortable positions than they are now. It could also have been a decision made by Peacemaker, who knows. If they struggle, I\u2019m sure they would give it a chance because you have to try everything before you give up and make a roster move. What\u2019s the word on Wardell? That comes down to how much organizations want to spend and how willing Ghost is to offload him. There is sufficient motivation on both ends of that due to how good he is, so I think someone picks him up. Cloud9 would be my pick to go get him over anyone else. Is there speculation on match fixing? Have there been any speculations about possible match fixing in any tier CS games this year? \u2014 Augustas Babelis (@De2kas176) June 28, 2019 Yes, absolutely. In China and Germany more than anywhere else. I wish I had more time to look into matches I suspect were fixed. I\u2019ll be able to more in the near future. What\u2019s next for xccurate? I don\u2019t have enough information to say really. I\u2019m pretty sure TYLOO buyouts are pretty large, from what I remember. He might be stuck for a while if someone doesn\u2019t want him bad enough. What happens with MIBR if LUCAS1 doesn\u2019t work out? If this LUCAS1 experiment from MiBR does not give them better results after the major?What\u2019s their next move? \u2014 sid. (@siiiden) June 28, 2019 I think their next move is replacing fer and\/or LUCAS1 if things don\u2019t get better. That is just my guess though. They have to shake things up big time if it doesn\u2019t work after this. Are there any orgs interested in OpTic CS:GO? I haven\u2019t heard any solid names yet, you\u2019ll hear from me if I do. Will GuardiaN retire soon? I\u2019m pretty sure he has mentioned he wants to win a Major still, so I expect him to play another year or two. That\u2019s not very long though in Counter-Strike and it\u2019s not looking good with his current roster so I\u2019m not very hopeful he can make it happen. If there was one player that I would love to see win one though, it would be him. Is the CS:GO scene in trouble? With so many high level pros without teams and so many notable teams without organisations backing them, do you think that the scene is running out of money? Did it grow too fast? Are the buyouts too high? Any take here? \u2014 Jonathan (@JK_Composer) June 27, 2019 Most buyouts are reasonable compared to current salaries, in my experience. The main issue I see is that many organizations expected to profit on their teams far sooner than has happened or they underestimated how expensive teams are. On top of that, teams are still terribly managed. Far too many people are unaware of roster rules until I let them know about it, for example. If that\u2019s going on, money is likely being wasted on a ton of pointless stuff. This results in orgs coming and going the way they do. A real sustainable organization takes time to pan out and anyone thinking esports was going to explode in a few years\u2019 time is just delusional. If the economy takes a hit in the future, we will see ramifications but nothing I would personally worry about. I\u2019ve never been more excited to work in this industry. What are the possible jobs in esports besides being a player? Management, Writing, Production, Administration are some of the more popular areas. Follow your passion. Could Astralis be in for a major change soon? If Astralis keep being this 5-8’th place team they are now, do you think they will make a change after the Starladder Major? \u2014 Oliver H (@OliverandEsport) June 27, 2019 No, I don\u2019t think so. It would take more of a drop-off to leave them considering a change that early. What\u2019s the outlook on Oskar? Oskar really misses the tournaments nowadays, do you think he might be leaving hr? If so what would be a suitable team for Oskar?\u2014 Sander (@Sandeman02) June 27, 2019 With the way things ended on Mousesports with Oskar, I don\u2019t see a larger organization taking a chance on him. He kind of wore out his welcome and word spreads fast in this industry. Can inactive players quickly get back into their groove? There are many tier1 players or tier2 player inactive like flusha and sunny. Do you think without any real competitive games they will ever be as good as they were? Are there any examples of big players taking such long brake and coming back as strong? \u2014 Diego Quiroga (@1diego_q) June 27, 2019 That is always a risk when you take time off, but I think sunny is young enough to pick up where he left off. Flusha is the more worrying one but I just can\u2019t imagine a world in which Flusha isn\u2019t a good player. He is too skilled. Could smooya come back to BIG? Is smooya still a possible player to comeback to big if this lineup dont work ? \u2014 marzio (@sou_o_teu_paii) June 27, 2019 I think it is very unlikely that happens. Why are veteran teams starting to underperform? besides not being able to change players as easily as before, why do you think a lot of tenured teams are starting to underperform? \u2014 sexhaver_420 (@Sexhaver_420) June 27, 2019 General complacency and younger talent wanting it more than them. Many tenured players naturally ease up on how serious they take the game when they get a hefty paycheck. Some clearly have fallen out of love with the game and play because it\u2019s the one way for them to make a paycheck and uphold their lifestyle. Not everyone is like s1mple and dreams about playing the game at every single waking moment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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