Launders: "Counter-Strike 2 couldn't have come at a better time" | In The Crosshair Ep.4

Once a player, now a caster and YouTube extraordinaire, Mohan "launders" Govindasamy has become one of the most recognizable faces in Counter-Strike. His demo reviews are must-watch content for fans, and alongside his casting partner Conner "Scrawny" Girvan, he is one of the best casters in the game. INSITE spoke to Mohan about his rise from player to content creator and caster, what makes him and Scrawny different, and why tier 2 teams catching up is a bad thing. 0:00 Intro 01:23 How did Launders get into CS 2:15 From Competing to Casting 8:15 Breakthrough in casting 11:25 Content creation alongside casting 13:55 Should pro players focus more on content? 16:43 What is great about being your own boss 21:18 What makes Launders and Scrawny so good 26:33 Which commentators had the biggest influence at the start 28:25 How did Launders stay at the top 31:16 Does needing validation help you improve? 33:20 Modern Day CS being extremely busy 35:45 Why do roster changes happen so quickly? 39:20 Is it good that Tier 2 teams are catching up to Tier 1 teams? 46:55 What we want to see in Counter-Strike 2 49:13 An Overview of the Paris Major 51:37 A final message from Launders 53:39 Outro In The Crosshair is INSITE's interview series, led by part-time caster, full-time Counter-Strike obsessive Freddie 'GrimyRannarr' Pritchard, with each episode putting a different notable personality in his proverbial crosshair. Follow! Guest - https://twitter.com/launders Host - https://twitter.com/GrimyRannarr INSITE - https://twitter.com/insite_cs