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| Host | Duncan "Thorin" Shields | |
| Format | VODs | |
| Country | United Kingdom | |
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Thorin's Thoughts is a series of videos produced by Duncan "Thorin" Shields that discuss various topics related to esports, primarily League of Legends and CS:GO. For the sake of completeness, all episodes are listed here, including those that are unrelated to League of Legends.
Episode List[]
| Game | Date | Links | Length | Title | Description |
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| August 2019 | |||||
| CS:GO | 2019/08/26 | VOD | 17m21s | Starladder Berlin New Legends Preview | Some thoughts on the teams that will play in the New Legends stage of the Starladder Berlin major. I do my pick 'em as I preview the teams. |
| LoL | 2019/08/20 | VOD | 16m17s | A Multitude of Misfits Mess-Ups | Some thoughts on how Misfits as an organisation fucked up not only their main LEC squad but much more and with wider implications. |
| CS:GO | 2019/08/17 | VOD | 14m41s | Starladder Berlin New Challengers Preview | Some thoughts on the teams that will play in the New Challengers stage of the Starladder Berlin major. I do my pick 'em as I preview the teams. |
| LoL | 2019/08/12 | VOD | 19m38s | Weldon is the Coach of the Split | Some thoughts on why CLG's Weldon Green is the coach of the split for S9 LCS Summer, in my book. |
| LoL | 2019/08/10 | VOD | 16m06s | TSM's Load-Bearing Approach to Blame | Some thoughts on TSM's flawed mentality to apportioning blame. |
| CS:GO | 2019/08/02 | VOD | 14m46s | Break Up FaZe | Some thoughts on how breaking up FaZe could make the top end of the scene much more competitive and interesting. |
| July 2019 | |||||
| General | 2019/07/30 | VOD | 15m15s | A World Without Burn-Out | Some thoughts on whether or not we'll ever get to a an esports world without severe player burn-out as a concern. |
| Quake | 2019/07/29 | VOD | 19m17s | Quake is Back on the Menu | Some thoughts on how Quake has changed to again look like a legitimately entertaining esport. |
| CS:GO | 2019/07/25 | VOD | 16m56s | zews's Part in this Team Liquid's Success | Some thoughts on the role zews, former coach of Team Liquid and currently of MiBR, played in establishing the basis for success the current line-up enjoys. |
| General | 2019/07/24 | VOD | 12m01s | Ring Rust | Some thoughts on the concept of ring rust and how it applies to competing in esports at the top level. |
| CS:GO | 2019/07/23 | VOD | 11m41s | The Messy Major Metric | Some thoughts on the problematic significance of the major to a great player's career and legacy as well as teams hoping to define an era. |
| CS:GO | 2019/07/21 | VOD | 22m31s | Team Liquid Trample IEM Chicago | Some thoughts on Team Liquid's dominant victory at IEM Chicago. |
| LoL | 2019/07/19 | VOD | 13m41s | PoE, Keane and Eschewing the Global Meta | Some thoughts on how PowerofEvil and Keane flaunted the global meta and the implications of their choices. |
| LoL | 2019/07/16 | VOD | 11m45s | Rehabilitating Rift Rivals | Some thoughts on how Riot's Rift Rivals tournament could be rehabilitated into an exciting and meaningful competition. |
| CS:GO | 2019/07/12 | VOD | 18m14s | Team Liquid Speed-Runs the Grand Slam | Some thoughts on Team Liquid winning the Intel Grand Slam S2 in record fashion. |
| CS:GO | 2019/07/11 | VOD | 18m23s | s1mple's Hidden Insights | Some thoughts on examples of s1mple's advice working as wisdom but not a plan of action or method of improvement. |
| LoL | 2019/07/02 | VOD | 24m48s | The Riddle of Perkz's Power Level | Some thoughts on the difficulty of evaluating Perkz's ability as an ADC in the context of his team. |
| June 2019 | |||||
| CS:GO | 2019/06/29 | VOD | 28m29s | Liquid's Misfits Find Their Fit | Some thoughts on how Team Liquid is made up of misfits who have found their corresponding parts in each other, enabling them to become the best team in Counter-Strike. |
| CS:GO | 2019/06/24 | VOD | 17m50s | adreN the Coach | Some thoughts on adreN as the coach of Team Liquid, half-way into a very successful year already. |
| CS:GO | 2019/06/23 | VOD | 21m17s | Team Liquid Topple ESL ProLeague S9 | Some thoughts on Team Liquid winning ESL ProLeague S9 Finals and further establishing their stay at the top of the rankings. |
| General | 2019/06/21 | VOD | 14m22s | Orgs and their Missing Legends | Some thoughts on the poor history of great esports organisations promoting their legendary players and retaining ties with them. |
| General | 2019/06/14 | VOD | 33m16s | The Reddit Revolution | Some thoughts on how reddit changed the paradigm of content publication. |
| CS:GO | 2019/06/11 | VOD | 19m01s | stanislaw Replaces daps in NRG | Some thoughts on stanislaw replacing daps as the IGL of NRG. |
| LoL | 2019/06/10 | VOD | 19m58s | Key Context of the Season One Championship | Some thoughts on why the Season One Championship in LoL is significantly different enough from the World Championships which followed that it should not be considered one. |
| May 2019 | |||||
| CS:GO | 2019/05/24 | VOD | 16m13s | Five Tough Girls | Some thoughts on a project for women's CS:GO that could transcend esports. |
| CS:GO | 2019/05/15 | VOD | 14m50s | The NiP Flip | Some thoughts on Ninjas in Pyjamas' status within the scene as a coin-flip side. |
| LoL | 2019/05/14 | VOD | 28m27s | First Contact and International Play | Some thoughts on how teams playing so rarely for the first time, in a number of contexts, is an issue with viewing and predicting international LoL. |
| CS:GO | 2019/05/13 | VOD | 14m47s | FaZe Add NEO | Some thoughts on NEO joining FaZe Clan on trial. |
| CS:GO | 2019/05/12 | VOD | 23m33s | Astralis Sacrifice Their Era to Blast | Some thoughts on Astralis letting them era end by attending no big meaningful international competitions. |
| CS:GO | 2019/05/10 | VOD | 28m24s | The Next Super-Star | Some thoughts on who the next super-star in CS:GO might be. |
| CS:GO | 2019/05/07 | VOD | 17m46s | Team Liquid Triumph in Sydney | Some thoughts on Team Liquid's win at IEM XIV Sydney and the significance of that victory for them as a team. |
| LoL | 2019/05/06 | VOD | 11m48s | Mechanics and the Korean Distinction | Some thoughts on a distinction Koreans make regarding the term "mechanics". |
| CS:GO | 2019/05/05 | VOD | 20m46s | Astralis and Their Infrastructure Advantages | Some thoughts on Astralis' infrastructure advantages. |
| CS:GO | 2019/05/04 | VOD | 13m22s | Valve Set Major Dates | Some thoughts on Valve setting the dates for the CS:GO majors in 2020 and 2021. |
| LoL | 2019/05/03 | VOD | 23m47s | It's Bjergsen More Than TSM | Some thoughts on why Bjergsen has been more important to TSM than TSM has been to Bjergsen at this point. |
| April 2019 | |||||
| LoL | 2019/04/30 | VOD | 43m59s | How Riot Treats People in the Industry | Some thoughts on how Riot Games f*cked me out of a hosting gig and how this is just another data point in a pattern of behaviour from them regarding industry professionals in their game. |
| LoL | 2019/04/28 | VOD | 19m32s | LCK's Top Seed is a Curse | Some thoughts on why receiving the top seed in the LCK seems to be more of a curse than a blessing. |
| General | 2019/04/27 | VOD | 11m04s | Liquipedia's Never-Ending Mistake | Some thoughts on the big mistake Liquipedia has made with how they label tournaments and its impact upon esports history. |
| CS:GO | 2019/04/25 | [VOD | 17m45s | Team Liquid Have the Best Chance to Topple Astralis | Some thoughts on why Team Liquid are the team with the best chance to not just beat but dethrone Astralis. |
| LoL | 2019/04/22 | VOD | 18m21s | Not Just Paid by Steve | Some thoughts on Team Liquid as an elite NA team not just by virtue of buying the best players, as many suggest. |
| CS:GO | 2019/04/21 | VOD | 20m59s | Downfall of Brazil's Second Team | Some thoughts on the disappearance of the second best Brazilian team from being relevant on an international level. |
| CS:GO | 2019/04/19 | VOD | 20m52s | Astralis Gamble Their Legacy | Some thoughts on how Astralis are gambling their epic legacy by skipping events in the coming months. |
| CS:GO | 2019/04/14 | VOD | 10m35s | electronic and the Elusive MVPs | Some thoughts on why electronic will likely not win MVPs in this Na`Vi line-up, regardless of his level. |
| CS:GO | 2019/04/13 | VOD | 11m25s | CS:GO Needs Dedicated Stats-Men | Some thoughts on what dedicated stats-men would bring to CS:GO broadcasts. |
| CS:GO | 2019/04/06 | VOD | 13m04s | cajunb Joins Cloud9 | Some thoughts on cajunb joining Cloud9. |
| CS:GO | 2019/04/03 | VOD | 16m50s | Create a Spectacle | Some thoughts on how to create a more consistent spectacle in CS:GO's circuit. |
| March 2019 | |||||
| CS:GO | 2019/03/31 | VOD | 27m16s | Team Liquid's Exciting Map Pool | Some thoughts on the exciting nature and prospect of Team Liquid's new map pool. |
| CS:GO | 2019/03/30 | VOD | 30m26s | The Value of Real IGLs and Coaches | Some thoughts on the clear value of real IGLs and coaches. |
| CS | 2019/03/25 | VOD | 10m34s | coL and the Closing of the Gap | Some thoughts on how compLexity's line-up in CS 1.6 closed the gap with the best European teams. |
| CS:GO | 2019/03/24 | VOD | 18m36s | Problems with Blast Pro Series Format | Some thoughts on the flaws in the Blast Pro Series format. |
| LoL | 2019/03/23 | VOD | 10m42s | Teams Not Trying in Round Robin | Some thoughts on why it's an issue that 100 Thieves will not be fielding their normal starting line-up for this weekend's LCS games. |
| LoL | 2019/03/20 | VOD | 40m38s | Community Role of Reddit and Social Media | Some thoughts on the role of reddit and social media in the community. |
| CS:GO | 2019/03/19 | VOD | 27m36s | Contemplating Top Teams' Skill Level | Some thoughts on the most skilled teams in CS:GO. |
| CS:GO | 2019/03/15 | VOD | 18m32s | New Look Mousesports | Some thoughts on the major changes to the mousesports line-up. |
| LoL | 2019/03/11 | VOD | 28m52s | Echo Fox are Clueless | Some thoughts on Echo Fox's failures as an organisation to produce teams in line with their spending power and opportunities. |
| General | 2019/03/10 | VOD | 17m27s | What's a Kong Anyway? | Some thoughts on what makes a player or team a kong, which is more nuanced terminology than simply someone who has lost a lot of finals. |
| CS:GO | 2019/03/09 | VOD | 27m29s | f0rest and G.O.A.T. Status | Some thoughts on f0rest being called the G.O.A.T. (Greatest Of All-Time) for the Counter-Strike franchise and how he is characterised as a player now. |
| CS:GO | 2019/03/08 | VOD | 11m03s | AmaNEk Joins G2 | Some thoughts on AmaNEk replacing bodyy in G2. |
| CS:GO | 2019/03/06 | VOD | 12m05s | Cloud9 in No Man's Land | Some thoughts on the positions Cloud9's CS:GO roster finds itself in. |
| LoL | 2019/03/04 | VOD | 14m48s | A New Approach for North America | Some thoughts on a new approach to scouting talent which could make North American LoL teams stronger. |
| CS:GO | 2019/03/03 | VOD | 18m14s | Astralis Go Back-to-Back | Some thoughts on Astralis winning IEM Katowice, the 14th CS:GO major, and going back-to-back at the majors. |
| CS:GO | 2019/03/02 | VOD | 20m49s | IEM Katowice Final Preview | Some thoughts on the IEM Katowice major finals of ENCE vs. Astralis. |
| CS:GO | 2019/03/01 | VOD | 18m34s | IEM Katowice Semi-Finals Preview | Some thoughts on the IEM Katowice major semi-finals of Na`Vi vs. ENCE and MiBR vs. Astralis. |
| February 2019 | |||||
| CS:GO | 2019/02/27 | VOD | 53m16s | IEM Katowice Play-Off Preview | Some thoughts on the IEM Katowice major play-offs. I fill out my pick 'em for the whole bracket. |
| CS:GO | 2019/02/24 | VOD | 14m26s | ECS Format Changes | Some thoughts on radical changes to the ECS format for S7. |
| CS:GO | 2019/02/23 | VOD | 14m42s | The New ScreaM Team | Some thoughts on ScreaM's new international line-up. |
| LoL | 2019/02/22 | VOD | 33m00s | Riot Russia Reads Minds | Some thoughts on Riot Russia issuing warnings to ROX and Vega Squadron over behaviour related to their LCL matches with Vaevictus, an all female line-up. |
| LoL | 2019/02/21 | VOD | 16m48s | Griffin Overshadow LCK Revolution | Some thoughts on how Griffin's success has distracted from the general rise of numerous inexperienced cores of players in the LCK. |
| CS:GO | 2019/02/18 | VOD | 13m54s | IEM Katowice New Legends Stage Preview | Some thoughts on which teams will progress from the New Legends Stage of the IEM Katowice major. I fill out my Pick 'Em Challenge. |
| CS:GO | 2019/02/12 | VOD | 19m28s | IEM Katowice Challengers Stage Preview | Some thoughts on which teams will progress from the Challengers Stage of the IEM Katowice major. I fill out my Pick 'Em Challenge. |
| LoL | 2019/02/11 | VOD | 26m13s | Building an NA Super-Team | Some thoughts on how I'd construct a super-team of North American LoL players. |
| CS:GO | 2019/02/09 | VOD | 17m30s | smooya's BIG Exit | Some thoughts on smooya's self-benching from BIG. |
| CS:GO | 2019/02/04 | VOD | 16m03s | mouz Down to Three | Some thoughts on mousesports removing STYKO, chrisJ and lmbt. |
| LoL | 2019/02/02 | VOD | 18m36s | LEC Play-Off Format Change | Some thoughts on the new LEC play-off format. |
| January 2019 | |||||
| CS | 2019/01/30 | VOD | 21m13s | Who is elemeNt? | Some thoughts on the career of the erratic but exceptional elemeNt. |
| LoL | 2019/01/29 | VOD | 10m11s | G2's Flex ADC Potential | Some thoughts on G2's potential to swap who their Mid and ADC players are, as a reality and a hypothetical. |
| CS:GO | 2019/01/28 | VOD | 24m06s | Vitriol Over kjaerbye's Move to North | Some thoughts on kjaerbye's move to North, in light of Astralis' success over 2018, and the public response to it. |
| CS:GO | 2019/01/27 | VOD | 14m16s | Astralis Proved Valve Wrong | Some thoughts on how Astralis' strengths shows how wrong Valve were with their coaching rule change back in 2016. |
| CS:GO | 2019/01/24 | VOD | 22m22s | The Next s1mple | Some thoughts on why calling someone "the next s1mple" is not just misguided but suggests the person making the statement doesn't know the context of s1mple's career. |
| CS:GO | 2019/01/22 | VOD | 14m51s | IEM Katowice Gets Format Tweaks | Some thoughts on format tweaks for IEM Katowice, the 14th CS:GO major. |
| General | 2019/01/19 | VOD | 23m28s | Pursue Only Greatness | Some thoughts on what can drive competitors. |
| OW | 2019/01/19 | VOD | 15m34s | Korea's Missing KeSPA Elephant | Some thoughts on the significance of KeSPA's absence from the Korean esports scene for Overwatch. |
| CS:GO | 2019/01/15 | VOD | 13m12s | felps is MiBR's Fifth | Some thoughts on felps being announced as Made in Brazil's fifth player for their new line-up. |
| CS:GO | 2019/01/14 | VOD | 31m59s | The Unique autimatic | Some thoughts on what makes autimatic unique as a North American player. |
| CS:GO | 2019/01/12 | VOD | 17m05s | How Aboot those Canadians, Eh? | Some thoughts on the surprising strength of the talent in Canadian Counter-Strike right now. |
| LoL | 2019/01/11 | VOD | 42m08s | Reginald, TSM and Team Culture | Some thoughts on the significance of team culture in the success of League of Legends organisations, with a focus upon Reginald and TSM. |
| General | 2019/01/10 | VOD | 33m17s | Mainstream Media Ownership of Esports | Some thoughts on how the concept of a small amount of big corporations owning media companies has overlapped into the esports world. |
| CS:GO | 2019/01/09 | VOD | 25m14s | The IGL Hangover Effect | Some thoughts on how what IGLs bring to teams remains for some time after their departure. |
| LoL | 2019/01/08 | VOD | 27m51s | Styles Make Stars in the West | Some thoughts on considerations to be taken in mind when deciding who star players are in the Western regions. |
| CS:GO | 2019/01/07 | VOD | 24m13s | Unravelling the MVP | Some thoughts on how MVP (Most Valuable Player) awards are determined and the criteria that needs to be considered. |
| CS:GO | 2019/01/06 | VOD | 30m58s | AdreN and YNk Join FaZe | Some thoughts on AdreN, former Gambit player, joining FaZe Clan for the major, along with YNk joining as coach. |
| CS:GO | 2019/01/05 | VOD | 13m16s | AttackeR and Summer Rejoin TyLoo | Some thoughts on AttackeR and Summer returning to TyLoo for 2019. |
| CS:GO | 2019/01/01 | VOD | 14m23s | refrezh Joins OpTic | Some thoughts on former fragsters player refrezh joining OpTic Gaming. |
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