"People don't realize I've been doing this since 2017" - DarfMike | In The Crosshair

The golden boy of NA CS has risen through the ranks this year in astronomical fashion. DarfMike still on the high from Cologne sits down with INSITE to talk about his progression over the year, his role models, and how he deals with the emotions at big events Chapters: 00:00 Intro 00:16 Feelings after Cologne 01:14 Going from big to small events 05:00 oops 05:43 Is the grind worth it? 09:13 Is there pressure with early opportunities? 11:15 Getting into casting 16:55 Becoming a host 19:01 Preparing for an event 21:02 Is success just luck? 23:14 How do you prove you should be hired? 28:51 Mike's role models 33:30 Dealing with emotions at big events 36:06 Working the last big CS:GO event 37:11 Getting some events but not all 39:35 Travel tips 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 us! Guest - https://twitter.com/NartOutHere Host - https://twitter.com/GrimyRannarr INSITE - https://twitter.com/insite_cs Subscribe - YouTube - @insitecs Discord - https://discord.gg/cTfwURPMQC Spotify - https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/insitecs Amazon - https://music.amazon.co.uk/podcasts/77f988f1-9d5d-409b-88d1-defe3d2ccc4b/insite Apple - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/insite/id1692937853 Contact - [email protected] Graphics by https://twitter.com/ronn1eowl Edited by https://twitter.com/dicklecs #INSITE #InTheCrosshair #csgo