| Game |
Date |
Links |
Length |
Title |
Description
|
| December 2014
|
| CS:GO |
2014/12/31 |
VOD |
18m41s |
Who is TaZ? |
Some thoughts on TaZ, his history, his skills and his personality.
|
| LoL |
2014/12/30 |
VOD |
33m36s |
Unraveling the Magic of Moscow Five/Gambit Gaming |
Some thoughts on what made Moscow Five/Gambit Gaming such a special team and so attractive to me.
|
| LoL
|
2014/12/29
|
VOD
|
28m24s
|
Potential is nonsense
|
Some thoughts on the misuse of the word potential by the League of Legends community and how the concept gets in the way of reasonable analysis.
|
| CS:GO
|
2014/12/28
|
VOD
|
22m53s
|
KRiMZ and the power of unique stars
|
Some thoughts on the way KRiMZ and others have been able to dominate and become the best players in the world, despite playing entirely different roles.
|
| General
|
2014/12/27
|
VOD
|
23m46s
|
Esports and the Tennis Model
|
Some thoughts on applying the tennis circuit model to esports, with the example of Dota2's current circuit as the basis.
|
| LoL
|
2014/12/26
|
VOD
|
22m58s
|
League's lack of international rivalries
|
Some thoughts on the lack of international rivalries in League of Legends
|
| CS:GO
|
2014/12/25
|
VOD
|
18m29s
|
A Eulogy for the Previous Titan
|
Some thoughts on what made the previous Titan line-up (kennyS, KQLY, apEX, Ex6TenZ and Maniac) special.
|
| General
|
2014/12/24
|
VOD
|
25m49s
|
Playing to your individual strengths
|
Some thoughts on the importance of playing to your individual strengths and how that philosophy has shaped the success of a number of esports careers.
|
| CS:GO
|
2014/12/23
|
VOD
|
11m14s
|
The Return of RpK
|
Some thoughts on RpK's return to CS:GO as the fifth member of Titan.
|
| LoL
|
2014/12/22
|
VOD
|
36m56s
|
Contemplating the hate conundrum
|
Some thoughts on how pro players, fans and the community at large considers the topic of hate towards pro players and criticism.
|
| LoL
|
2014/12/21
|
VOD
|
18m24s
|
The West's reluctance to fully commit to coaching
|
Some thoughts on the West's reluctance to truly commit to the coaching paradigm, as far as infrastructure is concerned.
|
| General
|
2014/12/20
|
VOD
|
18m39s
|
The appeal of BW and unlocking new esports
|
Some thoughts on how I came to love BW and how my approach to learning about it provides an example of how to get into other esports games.
|
| CS:GO
|
2014/12/19
|
VOD
|
20m48s
|
LDLC and their struggles
|
Some thoughts on LDLC's inability to fully manifest their potential to be the world's best and most dominant CS:GO team.
|
| LoL
|
2014/12/18
|
VOD
|
21m52s
|
The Inconvenient Rekkles Riddle
|
Some thoughts on Rekkles and his status as a world class carry level player.
|
| CS:GO
|
2014/12/17
|
VOD
|
19m24s
|
Virtus.pro and Their Dilemma
|
Some thoughts on Virtus.pro and the dilemma of needing something to change to become a true champion, but knowing that removing a player may destroy their chemistry.
|
| CS:GO
|
2014/12/16
|
VOD
|
15m55s
|
Don't give up now, nitr0, you're almost there
|
Some thoughts on nitr0 being removed from iBUYPOWER and the position this places him in, relative to this career.
|
| General
|
2014/12/16
|
VOD
|
15m52s
|
Oversaturation as a problem in Esports
|
Some thoughts on players complaining about oversaturation with too many tournaments in Dota2, SC2 and CS:GO.
|
| CS:GO
|
2014/12/15
|
VOD
|
16m22s
|
It's time for NA Esports to invest in CS:GO
|
Some thoughts on now being the appropriate time for North American Esports organizations to invest into CS:GO.
|
| General
|
2014/12/14
|
VOD
|
23m57s
|
When everyone is good, nobody is
|
Some thoughts on misuse of the word "good" in describing professional players in CS:GO, SC2 and LoL, as well as the importance of making marked distinctions between different levels of pro players in those games.
|
| LoL
|
2014/12/13
|
VOD
|
24m35s
|
Demystifying Overblown EU Pro Toxicity
|
Some thoughts on the stereotype that EUW is incredibly toxic and that EU pros are so toxic in comparison to NA.
|
| LoL
|
2014/12/12
|
VOD
|
13m15s
|
Thorin's Thoughts: Remembering Xmithie
|
Some thoughts on the career of Xmithie, CLG's new Jungler
|
| CS:GO
|
2014/12/11
|
VOD
|
25m22s
|
FNATIC's Overpass Boost
|
Some thoughts on the infamous FNATIC boost on Overpass, the deciding map of their quarter-final series against LDLC at Dreamhack Winter.
|
| LoL
|
2014/12/10
|
VOD
|
26m58s
|
The New Alliance and its Old Flaws
|
Some thoughts on the new Alliance line-up's performance at IEM IX San Jose and how it highlighted the continued existence of some of their old flaws.
|
| CS:GO
|
2014/12/08
|
VOD
|
17m47s
|
What holds Cloud9 back from being elite?
|
Some thoughts on what holds Cloud9's CS:GO team back from being considered an elite side.
|
| LoL
|
2014/12/08
|
VOD
|
14m47s
|
Defining What Mechanics Means
|
Some thoughts on the wide application of the term "mechanics" in League of Legends and the problems it causes.
|
| LoL
|
2014/12/03
|
VOD
|
17m10s
|
Rewriting the story of Ryu the street-fighting Mid
|
Some thoughts on people rewriting Ryu as a shit Mid laner, despite his history being that of one of the best Koreans to play the position.
|
| CS:GO
|
2014/12/02
|
VOD
|
18m18s
|
The Search for the NA Star
|
Some thoughts on North America's lack of a true star player in CS:GO.
|
| LoL
|
2014/12/01
|
VOD
|
25m30s
|
The Backlash Against Tabzz
|
Some thoughts on the community's backlash against Tabzz and his open and honest explanation of his thoughts on Alliance, their problems and his own experiences at Worlds.
|
| November 2014
|
| LoL
|
2014/11/25
|
VOD
|
10m37s
|
No more excuses, FORG1VEN
|
Some thoughts on his addition to SK Gaming representing the chance for FORG1VEN to put up or shut up in terms of showcasing what he is capable of, given the requisite resources to succeed.
|
| CS:GO
|
2014/11/22
|
VOD
|
33m30s
|
What makes CS a great esports game?
|
Some thoughts on the concepts and principles underlying Counter-Strike which make it a great esports game.
|
| CS:GO
|
2014/11/21
|
VOD
|
31m34s
|
The Cheating Witch-hunt
|
Some thoughts on the public reaction to KQLY and Sf being VAC banned and the witch-hunt mentality which appears pervasive.
|
| CS:GO
|
2014/11/20
|
VOD
|
20m01s
|
KQLY and pros potentially cheating
|
Some thoughts on KQLY and other professional players potentially cheating in CS:GO.
|
| CS:GO
|
2014/11/15
|
VOD
|
33m38s
|
The CZ Effect
|
Some thoughts about the effect the CZ pistol is having on CS:GO, why it's over-powered and what could be changed to remedy its effect.
|
| LoL
|
2014/11/14
|
VOD
|
38m51s
|
Making esports bigger, Harold Goldberg and mainstream acceptance
|
Some thoughts about people's claims that X or Y will make esports bigger, the recent case of Harold Goldberg creating a kickstarter to produce more esports work and the trend of esports people's insecure desire for mainstream acceptance.
|
| CS:GO
|
2014/11/13
|
VOD
|
23m21s
|
Dignitas and the road to nowhere
|
Some thoughts on Dignitas' CS:GO team, which has gone from a team who always choked in the semi-finals of tournaments to one which is now in danger of not even finishing top four anymore.
|
| CS:GO
|
2014/11/03
|
VOD
|
20m39s
|
Finding Fifflaren's Replacement
|
Some thoughts on who NiP might replace Fifflaren with.
|
| CS:GO
|
2014/11/02
|
VOD
|
33m26s
|
The FNATIC era
|
Some thoughts on FNATIC's victory at ESWC, ushering in 'The FNATIC era', as they have now won two events back-to-back and are the world's best CS:GO team.
|
| October 2014
|
| LoL
|
2014/10/30
|
VOD
|
19m47s
|
The Super-team (Alliance) and what could have been
|
Some thoughts on Alliance, Froggen's "super-team", and what could have been, had they gone in different directions.
|
| LoL
|
2014/10/28
|
VOD
|
28m56s
|
CLG's Missing Link
|
Some thoughts about the problems CLG has faced in trying to establish their Mid laner Link as the second carry of their team.
|
| CS:GO
|
2014/10/27
|
VOD
|
18m41s
|
The frustrating inconsistency of HellRaisers
|
Some thoughts about the HellRaisers CS:GO team and the flaws which hold them back from being a legitimately elite team.
|
