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Should every gun be competitively viable? The CS:GO pros talk by Boomeo

This week's TL;DW looks at the roster changes during the first week of the player's break

Valve have made some interesting changes to CS:GO during its lifetime, From the ability to swap out different weapons to, well, the less said about the R8, the better. Most recently, the Negev heavy machine gun underwent an unusual adjustment to behave unlike any other weapons.

*Ask Questions for next week's episode here: https://boo.gg/2vfNdP1* "Ask Thorin" #12: - 3 most competitive eSports (00:21) - Dignitas (06:17) - Godsent (07:56) - "New" NiP (10:12) - Pistol Rounds replaced by $ (13:02) - 76ers as a finalist // Motivation in life (15:49) - Substituting players (20:38) - Lowest point for Swedish CS (22:01) - SK and the level of CS (24:49) - The Swiss System (27:14) - LoL VS CSGO Tournament systems (28:46) - Strength of a team (30:30) - Broken pistols and possible fixes (32:32)

TLDW Podcast #15 - July 18th by Boomeo

TLDW Podcast #16 - July 25th by Boomeo

Pistols have remained a point of contention in CS:GO for some time now, with everyone from players and analysts to even your average Joe on reddit weighing in to impart their views. Many struggle to reconcile the handguns’ cheap costs with their ability to quickly dispatch players holding far more expensive investments. Others despise the seemingly random and spammable nature of the weapons, citing a lack of skill in their use.

If you decided to take part in this Major’s Pick‘Em challenge, I can only feel sorry for you. The PGL Major has proven to be the most unpredictable in CS:GO’s history, with favourites dropping at every stage. With the likes of G2, Cloud9 and NaVi falling in the group stage, the Major looked ripe for an Astralis or SK final, only to find them matched in the quarterfinals. The playoffs continued the trend, with no one predicting a Gambit-Immortals finale. Even then, Immortals looked to subvert expectations, overwhelming Gambit 16-4 on Cobblestone. In the end, Gambit’s strategy won out, finally earning Zeus a long deserved Major title in his third attempt.

Stuck between ESL One Cologne and the PGL Krakow Major, this was never going to make for the most action-packed week of CS. In fact, it’s largely proven an affair of embarrassment, with a number of teams producing some shockingly poor performances at Dreamhack Valencia. Fortunately, all this confusion has given NiP the opportunity to flex their new muscles and take the prize. Second place went to underdogs, Red Reserve, who took part in the most memorable matches of the tournament. Let’s look back at the key moments you might have missed.

TLDW Podcast #14 - July 11th by Boomeo

It was the Major that wasn’t really a Major. ESL One Cologne returned this week and as always it delivered incredible action, but this time only $250,000 was on the line instead of $1m and the title of world champions. Still, even without the Major title, this was one hell of a tournament, and one that showed how much things have changed in the last month. The Astralis era is on the rocks and the Brazilians are back on top. Outside Cologne, teams switched orgs, tournaments announced invites and Valve brought out its biggest banhammer yet.

FalleN is not a fan of the Swiss system Cloud9 put in an absolute shift to make it out of groups This is how much money is lost in dropped nades each round Cologne is the first big event where every NA team made it out of groups Shroud is back making big plays

GROUPS FOR DREAMHACK VALENCIA HAVE BEEN DRAWN NEW WAVE OF VAC BANS ELIMINATES EVEN MORE CHEATERS, INCLUDING CLARA THIS HEARTBREAKING MISPLAY COSTS NORTH A CHANCE AT A COMEBACK PASHA SAYS VIRTUS.PRO MIGHT NOT SURVIVE THE UPCOMING OFF SEASON DREAMHACK INVITES 12 TEAMS TO MALMO

CLOUD9 AND NA’VI JUST PLAYED A 66 ROUND BEST-OF-ONE REZ HAD A PRETTY GOOD START TO HIS NIP CAREER THESE TWO ACES FROM DAY ONE OF ESL ONE COLOGNE ARE VERY DIFFERENT OPTIC’S COLOGNE SUCCESS MAY BE DOWN TO NEW IGL TALENT AND SCHEDULE FOR THE KRAKOW MAJOR ANNOUNCED

*Ask Questions for next week's episode here: https://boo.gg/2sCUlr2* "Ask Thorin" #11: - CS:GO in eSports (00:18) - Best place to find Thorin's work (03:54) - Biggest impact you've had (05:36) - Retired Pro to come back (08:07) - Best early CSGO matches (09:47) - 5 Superstars VS 5 Consistent players (13:48) - Outlaws (16:47) - Competitive map pool (17:33) - Pro players playing unique roles (20:38) - Best way to define best team (25:26) - Making money as tier 2 or lower (27:16) - RWS as a stat (28:34) - Weakest player on Gambit (29:47) - More videos at mental development (31:55)

ESEA BOOSTS RANK S PRIZE POOL, AS IF IT WASN’T TEMPTING PROS ENOUGH TEAMS GET PRETTY HYPE WHEN THEY QUALIFY FOR A MAJOR THE FIRST ROUND OF THE KRAKOW MAJOR MATCHES HAVE BEEN REVEALED THE FINAL TEAMS FOR THE KRAKOW MAJOR HAVE BEEN CONFIRMED A CIS SHUFFLE MIGHT BE ON THE CARDS

Major Qualifiers are great for neutrals, but if you support one of the teams involved then they can be horrific. Fans of GODSENT, Immortals, Renegades and even Cloud9 were all put through the ringer this weekend at what was undoubtedly one of the best Major qualifiers we’ve seen. Big names dominated, but the underdogs threw in plenty of surprises and some crucial matchups went the distance. Overall it was a tense affair.

ImAPet reportedly joining OpTic Gaming Liquid and TyLoo play a round that ends with no deaths Some players are not impressed with the PGL studio RFRSH is going to comply with WESA’s multi-team ownership roles The first round of Krakow Major qualifiers were unbelievably close, except one

PGL HAS A SWEET SETUP FOR COACHES AT THE MAJOR QUALIFIER SK GAMING HAS BEEN SPONSORED BY HYPERX FOR 10 YEARS NRG SIGNS ANJ FROM SINGULARITY CLG COACH IMAPET POACHED AWAY BY ANOTHER TEAM SPLYCE RELEASE TWO PLAYERS

First round matches for ESL One Cologne revealed Tricked may be about to sign the Singularity roster NA pros seem to be loving FPL We know NiKo revolutionised FaZe, but you won't believe this stat Qualifiers for ESL One New York detailed

PEACEMAKER WILL COACH TYLOO IN MAJOR QUALIFIER (SORT OF) AND COLOGNE LEX HIT WHAT IS POSSIBLY THE LUCKIEST SHOT EVER ON STREAM PRONAX ALMOST MISSES MAJOR QUALIFIER PREP AFTER TRAVEL WOES IEM OAKLAND CONTINUES TO FILL UP WITH TEAMS ESL NATIONAL LEAGUE WINNERS TO GET A SHOT AT MDL

SK win ECS Season 3 with back to back overtime victories DreamHack Valencia is pretty stacked considering its timing Talent for the Major qualifier announced Two more LAN winners invited to IEM Oakland The ECS crowd really liked James Bardolph

ECS Season 3 finals at Wembley took a while to get into the swing of things last week but by the weekend everything was kicking off, eventually closing out with one of the best Counter-Strike matches we have ever seen. On top of ECS, we had the final day of DreamHack Summer right at the start of the week, where the winners were crowned and we got a glimpse of who can really challenge the big names at the Krakow Major. Then there was the expected drama of roster changes, and also the more serious matter of some unpaid prize money. Then to top it all off there was a patch that removed one of our favorite things in all of CS.

Friberg could head to NA Bodyy’s wallbang may be gone, but you can still kill people from T spawn Vega are a little miffed that they still can’t get into FPL The BIG vs PENTA final at the EU Minor wasn’t one of the five most popular matches Talent list for ESL One Cologne revealed

KENNYS ON NORTH RIVALRY: “THERE IS NO BEEF” ESL ANNOUNCES IEM OAKLAND RETURN NOVEMBER 18-19 ECS SELLS OUT WEMBLEY STADIUM TURTLE BEACH SPONSORS ASTRALIS WITH NEW HEADSETS LDLC MAKES ROSTER CHANGES, MISTOU BENCHED FOR DEVIL

Epsilon to use their main roster for the Gfinity Elite Series Stewie2k and mimi face off in a Boomeo Duel at DreamHack E-frag places blame on Azubu for unpaid prize money, is taking legal action Bodyy’s Cache wall bang has been patched out Changes to GOTV observing sound like witchcraft but are really quite simple

SK Gaming win DreamHack Summer Fnatic’s map pool seems to confuse even the players Groups for ECS finals revealed Despite roster woes OpTic manage to win online cadiaN is yet to be paid for coming second at The World Championships 2016

The teams for the PGL Major Krakow Qualifier have finally been decided. After weeks of open qualifiers, closed qualifiers and the Minors themselves, the final teams have been confirmed, and we have one pretty stacked Major qualifier to look forward to. There were shock early exits, some surprising teams who made it through, and more than a few massive plays that made picking the best one really quite challenging. This week also saw friberg leave Ninjas in Pyjamas, and we got pretty emotional when they released a tribute video to him. It’s been a big week generally, so let’s break it down.

Team EnVyUs survive the European Minor Cajunb stokes the North vs G2 rivalry Maikelele is still on good terms with NiP The winner Clash For Cash takes home a briefcase of money SK Gaming invited to ESL One New York

In hindsight, the French roster shuffle just after the ELEAGUE Major was a pretty weird situation. It was easily the worst kept secret in esports, with the new French super team – which eventually became G2 Esports – rumored for months beforehand. All that gossip meant a lot of people assumed both G2 and Team EnVyUs would put in a poor performance at the Major, knowing their careers were about to change dramatically. This is exactly what ended up happening, with both teams struggling in Atlanta, and as expected in the days following the event it was confirmed that EnVyUs and G2 would be making roster changes. While it initially looked like there was going to be one new top team in town, we actually ended up with two, thanks to one of the wildest switch-ups in CS history.

ESL ONE COLOGNE WILL FEATURE SWISS-STYLE GROUP STAGE FAZE INVITED TO ESL ONE NEW YORK, G2 GET JEALOUS TEAM SECRET LOSES ITS ROSTER OPTIC GAMING AND FAZE CLAN JOIN WESA JASONR LEAVES OPTIC

DaZeD will return to pro play if ESL overturn his ban Misfits remove Peacemaker as coach, ShahZaM returns This is how Dignitas found their new players Epsilon rebuild their team with new young talent Skadoodle was a bit good at the NA Minor

*Ask Questions for next week's episode here: boo.gg/2recEhk* "Ask Thorin" #10: - Hiko, adreN and NRG (00:22) - Discrepancy between salary and tournament winnings (5:11) - Finding your Playstyle (7:42) - Interviewing one eSports pro (13:12) - Most memorable maps of last 12 months (14:44) - G2 and the upward trajectory (18:10) - Changing standardized Overtime ruleset (20:42) - Can G2 theoretically be a better French team (22:09) - Nifty as an AWPer and that performance (22:52) - Cobbl (23:54) - New meta to replace half structure/half loose meta (26:10) - Impact a coach can make in 30 seconds and halftime (28:58) - Krimz vs Xyp9x (30:06) - Sports broadcasting vs eSports broadcasting (33:05) - NA team to make the Major? (34:45) - Brazilian scene Pre-Parity (36:27) - Scout in current meta (41:52) - Legends as seen by"newcomers(42:19)

Friberg leaves NiP and is replaced by Rez Check out the voice comms from VP and Astralis at the Major final ESL and Intel announce $1 million grand slam prize Fnatic Academy to play as Ballistix at EU Minor Groups for the EU Minor confirmed

There may have been two LANs going on, but this still felt like a quiet week in the world of competitive Counter-Strike. The NA Minor seemed to be done and dusted before it even began, and if any of the teams from the CIS Minor manage to make it to the Major itself then we’ll be available to be knocked over by a feather all summer. Outside of that, the only top-level online competition was the last week of ECS, and pretty much all the final placings were already confirmed, although the repercussions of GODSENT’s surprise victory over FaZe Clan did at least spice up the relegation battle. And of course we’re still playing Operation Hydra, pounding through those Guardian Missions, while Valve, having shipped the operation, evidently has some time on its hands again, because this week also saw the return of the banhammer. And how!

Cloud9 and Immortals cruise through to the Major Qualifier Vega wins the CIS Minor after beating Tengri Tyloo are the final team confirmed for ESL One Cologne Olofmeister appears on The Player’s Tribune The ESL Pro League Season 5 finals were very popular

Final placings for ECS online stage confirmed FlipSid3 Tactics sign academy team Starix was a popular man after leaving NaVi Brazilians dominate group A at the American Minor Epsilon reportedly sign UK player smooya for $10,000

ESL WILL NOT USE SOUNDPROOF BOOTHS DESPITE PRO LEAGUE GHOSTING COMPLAINTS GODSENT MAKE COACHING CHANGE, MESSIOSO TAKES REINS GROUPS FOR DREAMHACK SUMMER ANNOUNCED, NEITHER EASY NAVI AND VIRTUS.PRO INVITED TO ESL ONE NEW YORK LATEST VAC UPDATE SENDS MORE THAN 5000 HACKERS PACKING

*Ask Questions for next week's episode here: https://boo.gg/2sda0w7* "Ask Thorin" #9: - The FlipSid3 Model (00:30) - Shroud's retirement (06:30) - Most Valuable EnVyUs players (08:48) - Xyp9x (14:04) - Manager / Coach (15:30) - PGL eSports in Krakow (19:00) - Personal Favorite Team (20:19) - Best current CS:GO duo (24:06) - spunj (26:24) - Use of utility (28:08) - Guardian and Olofmeister (30:35) - 1.6 team to be great in CSGO? (32:47) - Innate qualities in legends (34:28)

Episode #9 of a Boomeo's weekly feature: "TL;DW Podcast" -- A show hosted by MLG's Chris Puckett and Duncan "Thorin" Shields covering CS:GO news, speculations, and analysis. This week, they discuss VP with ESL, Gux, Heroic, the 3-Lan / 4 month system, Renegades, and more! Catch the next episodes of TL;DW over on our twitch: www.twitch.tv/boomeo

Tarik is not a fan of YouTube streams Talent for ECS Season 3 finals announced SK, Splyce and Dignitas get sweet Mountain Dew sponsorship ELEAGUE’s Clash for Cash has impressive talent American Minor groups decided

While the Asian Minor kicked the main road to the major off a few days back, we were all distracted by the ESL Pro League, so in our book the road to the major starts this weekend, with the American and CIS Minors. Some big names are being forced to make it to the major the long way, and with recent from raising a lot of questions there could be a few upsets in both regions.

Virtus.Pro officially skipping the next ESEA Premier season Dreamhack Valencia and Atlanta qualifiers detailed People are not happy with the crowd at the Pro League Finals ScreaM is ridiculously good at remembering gun sounds Get to know the North Academy team

On June 5th, Boomeo hosted adreN and dephh competing for the lowest time on the Boomeo Prefire Training Mod. Watch as they compete using several different guns and strategies and really dig into what makes the Prefire mod such a useful tool for training.

G2 destroy North in ESL Pro League Final after epic trash talk creates rivalry Misfits bench ShahZaM for the Minor Renegades and Tyloo make it out of the Asian Minor Red Reserve signs Maikelele Stewie2k to return as C9’s shot caller for the Minor

Man, what a week! ESL Pro League Finals, the Asian Minor, a new rivalry, and such an intense concentration of big plays that we feel slightly over the limit. The past seven days have certainly been good for fans of competitive Counter-Strike, and not just the folks watching esports, because of course everyone else got to enjoy the 2v2 Wingman mode in Operation Hydra. There sure was a lot going on, but the ESL Pro League Finals were still the highlight for us. We saw a ton of top action, more than a few close games, and witnessed the birth of a new rivalry between G2 and North that we can’t wait to see continue.

Get to know shroud and his cool AF dad DDK is a big fan of the new look Mouz Anders, Semmler, Thorin and Lurppis will stream the ESL Pro League from Stockholm ESL changes Pro League relegation, doesn’t help VP as much as last time ESL Pro League semi finals set after dominant quarter final performances

Episode #8 of a Boomeo's weekly feature: "TL;DW Podcast" -- A show hosted by MLG's Chris Puckett and Duncan "Thorin" Shields covering CS:GO news, speculations, and analysis. This week, they discuss Operation Hydra, Virtus.pro, the PEA, Misfits and Dignitas, and more! Catch the next episodes of TL;DW over on our twitch: www.twitch.tv/boomeo

Questionable format leads to confusing tiebreakers at ESL Pro League Finals ESL has a touch of player face blindness New update brings us the 2v2 Wingman mode Tech issues plague Renegades’ crucial Minor match Thorin partners with ESP betting site

VODAFONE BECOMES THE LATEST BRAND TO SPONSOR MOUZ MISSHARVEY RUMORED TO HAVE LEFT CLG RED CIS ADRENALINE CYBER LEAGUE 2017 INVITATIONAL ANNOUNCED ASUS ROG RETURNS WITH $250,000 COMPETITION YANKO WITH THE #TOPBANTZ ON DAY ONE OF THE ESL PRO LEAGUE