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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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| December 2015 | |||||
| LoL | 2015/12/30 | VOD | 22m00s | Flame Joins Incredible Miracle | Some thoughts on Flame joining Incredible Miracle. |
| BW/SC2 | 2015/12/29 | VOD | 20m58s | There's no Such Thing as a Bonjwa | Some thoughts on the great term "bonjwa" and how fans rendered it meaningless. |
| CS:GO | 2015/12/28 | VOD | 18m47s | Building a North American Super-Team |
Some thoughts on who would be in my NA super-team. |
| LoL | 2015/12/27 | VOD | 7m41s | The Inconvenient Solo Queue Truth |
Some thoughts on the competitive nature of Korean solo queue. |
| General | 2015/12/26 | VOD | 15m33s | Should Teams Have to Reveal Their Revenue? |
Some thoughts on whether teams should show their revenue. |
| LoL | 2015/12/24 | VOD | 20m31s | KeSPA's Trickery and Korean Player Salaries |
Some thoughts on the recent statistics published on the salaries of Korean pro-gamers. |
| LoL | 2015/12/22 | VOD | 23m23s | Brain-Washing is not Necessary |
Some thoughts on forcing artificial narratives onto esports, particularly LoL. |
| DOTA 2 | 2015/12/21 | VOD | 11m32s | Less Invitations for The International 6? | Some thoughts on whether Valve should reduce the numbers of invitations for The International in 2016. |
| LoL | 2015/12/20 | VOD | 20m40s | Who is Rick Fox? | Some thoughts on the career of Rick Fox, new owner of Echo Fox (formerly Gravity) |
| CS:GO | 2015/12/19 | VOD | 31m06s | Who is fRoD? | Some thoughts on the career of fRoD, legendary 1.6 AWPer. |
| CS:GO | 2015/12/16 | VOD | 38m03s | The Murky Case of swag and Skadoodle | Some thoughts on why the case of swag and skadoodle and the iBP throw is not so black and white as it may appear. |
| CS:GO | 2015/12/13 | VOD | 21m50s | ESL ESEA S2 PL Final Preview | Some thoughts on the FNATIC vs. Na`Vi final of ESL ESEA PL S2. |
| CS:GO | 2015/12/11 | VOD | 19m26s | Adding and Balancing Weapons | Some thoughts on how to add guns to CS:GO and balance them. |
| CS:GO | 2015/12/10 | VOD | 16m37s | Who will win ESL ESEA ProLeague S2 Finals? | Some thoughts on which team will win the ESL ESEA PL Season 2 Finals and why. |
| LoL | 2015/12/10 | VOD | 17m44s | The All-Star Grinch | Some thoughts on how the All-Star event could have been better organised. |
| CS:GO | 2015/12/09 | VOD | 29m25s | Update 9/12/2015 a.k.a Wild West Nightmare | Some thoughts on the new update, including the R8 revolver. |
| LoL | 2015/12/08 | VOD | 24m30s | LCS Format Changes for 2016 | Some thoughts on Riot's LCS format change for Summer 2016. |
| LoL | 2015/12/08 | VOD | 20m10s | H2k's Super-Team for IEM | Some thoughts on the new H2k super-team. |
| CS:GO | 2015/12/07 | VOD | 1h01m02s | Events Worked in 2015 | Some thoughts on the 17 events I worked as a CS:GO analyst at this year. |
| CS:GO | 2015/12/05 | VOD | 23m11s | How did NiP go 87:0? | Some thoughts on what allowed NiP to win their first 87 offline maps. |
| CS:GO | 2015/12/04 | VOD | 33m21s | Counter-Strike on Television | Some thoughts on the announcement of Turner's E-League televised CS:GO league. |
| CS:GO | 2015/12/03 | VOD | 24m38s | Who is ave? | Some thoughts on the career of ave. |
| LoL | 2015/12/01 | VOD | 20m51s | Remembering NaJin | Some thoughts on the NaJin organization. |
| November 2015 | |||||
| CS:GO | 2015/11/29 | VOD | 14m15s | Who is Sunde? | Some thoughts on the career of Sunde. |
| General | 2015/11/27 | VOD | 11m32s | Success is not Winning | Some thoughts on defining success. |
| CS:GO | 2015/11/26 | VOD | 26m22s | seangares Steps Down | Some thoughts on sgares stepping down from Cloud9. |
| General | 2015/11/25 | VOD | 30m21s | 100,000 subscribers | General video discussing reaching the milestone. |
| CS:GO | 2015/11/22 | VOD | 20m18s | Making Your Coach Your In-Game Leader | Some thoughts on the use of a coach as the in-game leader. |
| LoL | 2015/11/20 | VOD | 10m43s | The Importance of a Support Network | Some thoughts on the importance of a support network for pro players. |
| LoL | 2015/11/19 | VOD | 19m27s | C9 Adds Rush and BunnyFuFu | Some thoughts on C9's additions of Rush and BunnyFuFu. |
| CS:GO | 2015/11/18 | VOD | 34m36s | Outrage at the Luminosity vs. Liquid Ruling | Some thoughts on the outrage over RGN's decision not to replay a round between Luminosity Gaming and Team Liquid. |
| CS:GO | 2015/11/18 | VOD | 21m44s | Who is zonic? | Some thoughts on the career of zonic. |
| LoL | 2015/11/17 | VOD | 23m53s | Lustboy Exposes Western Excuses | Some thoughts on how Lustboy's post-TSM vlog highlights the excuses of the West. |
| LoL | 2015/11/16 | VOD | 16m02s | Coast and the Outrage Inconsistency | Some thoughts on the outrage over NRG not buying the Coast line-up. |
| CS:GO | 2015/11/15 | VOD | 11m18s | Counter-Strike Needs a Pick and Ban Analysis Phase | Some thoughts on the need for a pick and ban phase for analysis in CS:GO. |
| General | 2015/11/14 | VOD | 14m49s | Thorin's Thoughts - JW and PawN: Dangerous Wildcards | Some thoughts on the similarities between JW and PawN as dangerous wildcards for their teams. |
| LoL | 2015/11/13 | VOD | 21m13s | Zikz Becomes CLG's New Head Coach | Some thoughts on Zikz becoming CLG's new head coach. |
| CS:GO | 2015/11/12 | VOD | 49m37s | Deman Casting Counter-Strike | Some thoughts on Deman's casting career in CS:GO. |
| LoL | 2015/11/11 | VOD | 45m46s | H2k and TSM's Battle Over Svenskeren | Some thoughts on the battle between H2k and TSM over Svenskeren. |
| General | 2015/11/06 | VOD | 30m36s | Female Representation in Casting | Some thoughts on female representation in event talent hires. |
| CS:GO | 2015/11/05 | VOD | 31m47s | Who is cogu? | Some thoughts on the career of cogu. |
| LoL | 2015/11/04 | VOD | 36m43s | Doublelift Joins TSM | Some thoughts on Doublelift joining TSM. |
| October 2015 | |||||
| CS:GO | 2015/10/26 | VOD | 13m58s | Who is hooch? | Some thoughts on the career of hooch. |
| CS:GO | 2015/10/25 | VOD | 22m59s | TSM Should Win the Major | Some thoughts on why TSM should win Dreamhack Cluj-Napoca. |
| CS:GO | 2015/10/23 | VOD | 24m05s | Chargers Only Could Improve Competitive Play | Some thoughts on how a change of rule-set could improve competitive play for everyone. |
| CS:GO | 2015/10/21 | VOD | 36m31s | ESL up to their Old Exclusivity Tricks Again | Some thoughts on ESL engineering an exclusive CS:GO league, again. |
| CS:GO | 2015/10/20 | VOD | 21m23s | device Inherits the Throne | Some thoughts on device's new status as the best player in the world. |
| CS:GO | 2015/10/09 | VOD | 19m54s | Who is loord? | Some thoughts on the career of loord. |
| LoL | 2015/10/07 | VOD | 48m29s | The Worlds Expert Analysis Fiasco | Some thoughts on the public response and backlash against expert analysts at Worlds incorrectly predicting the tournament's results thus-far. |
| CS:GO | 2015/10/04 | VOD | 22m11s | Considering Team Unions | Some thoughts on the recently announced team union in CS:GO. |
| General | 2015/10/03 | VOD | 21m41s | Redefining Aggression and Passivity | Some thoughts on redefining the way we talk about the terms aggressive and passive, in relation to players' styles. |
| September 2015 | |||||
| General | 2015/09/29 | VOD | 26m31s | Gaming is a Waste of Time | Some thoughts on the context of gaming defined as a waste of time. |
| CS:GO | 2015/09/23 | VOD | 20m52s | ScreaM Rejoins Titan | Some thoughts on ScreaM rejoining Titan. |
| CS:GO | 2015/09/18 | VOD | 19m29s | Who is warden | Some thoughts on the career of warden. |
| General | 2015/09/17 | VOD | 15m31s | Why We Watch | Some thoughts on why we watch esports. |
| LoL | 2015/09/14 | VOD | 29m30s | Casters Criticising Pro Players | Some thoughts on casters criticising pro players, such as Jatt's comments about Balls. |
| LoL | 2015/09/11 | VOD | 16m44s | China Doesn't use its Talent Pool Effectively | Some thoughts on China's bizarrely inefficient use of its deep talent pool of players. |
| LoL | 2015/09/10 | VOD | 39m11s | Flaws of the Worlds Group Pool System | Some thoughts on the flaws and impact of the current pool system for the group stage of Worlds. |
| CS:GO | 2015/09/09 | VOD | 48m38s | Ninjas in Pieces | Some thoughts on the state of NiP right now. |
| CS:GO | 2015/09/08 | VOD | 26m27s | What is Your Major Malfunction? | Some thoughts on some great players who have had underwhelming results at the majors. |
| CS:GO | 2015/09/07 | VOD | 23m02s | Luminosity do it Right | Some thoughts on how Luminosity do it right. |
| LoL | 2015/09/05 | VOD | 17m27s | Examining the Historical Context of FNATIC's 18:0 | Some thoughts on the historical context of FNATIC's perfect 18:0 EU LCS Summer split. |
| CS:GO | 2015/09/02 | VOD | 23m40s | Criticising ESL | Some thoughts on criticism of ESL in light of the newest developments with their ESL ESEA Pro League Invitational in Dubai. |
| LoL | 2015/09/01 | VOD | 25m52s | Considering Criticism of Peter | Some thoughts on criticism of Peter Zhang, coach of Team Liquid. |
| August 2015 | |||||
| General | 2015/08/31 | VOD | 30m25s | You are Elo Hell | Some thoughts on why most people aren't in Elo hell, they are Elo hell. |
| CS:GO | 2015/08/30 | VOD | 7m22s | Checking Corners | Some thoughts on the significance of context when considering checking corners. |
| LoL | 2015/08/28 | VOD | 20m49s | The Western Coach's Delusion | Some thoughts on the delusion of Western coaches over the skill-set of their players. |
| General | 2015/08/27 | VOD | 24m11s | Types of Leader | Some thoughts on the different components of leadership. |
| General | 2015/08/26 | VOD | 21m59s | The Role of Analysis Desks | Some thoughts on the role of analysis desks in esports productions. |
| CS:GO | 2015/08/25 | VOD | 24m39s | FNATIC's Major Masterpiece | Some thoughts on FNATIC's victory at ESL One Cologne. |
| General | 2015/08/24 | VOD | 35m11s | Land of Broken Boys | Some thoughts on broken people fixing themselves. |
| CS:GO | 2015/08/23 | VOD | 45m51s | ESL One Cologne Final Four Break-Down | Some thoughts on the semi-final and possible finals match-ups at ESL One Cologne. |
| CS:GO | 2015/08/21 | VOD | 35m54s | ESL One Cologne 2015 Quarter-Finals | Some thoughts on the ESL One Cologne quarter-final match-ups. |
| CS:GO | 2015/08/20 | VOD | 47m54s | ESL One Cologne Group Redraw | Some thoughts on the match-ups in the redrawn ESL One Cologne groups. |
| CS:GO | 2015/08/20 | VOD | 44m59s | The Stars of ESL One Cologne | Some thoughts on the star players attending ESL One Cologne. |
| General | 2015/08/17 | VOD | 49m56s | I Am Not a Fan | Some thoughts on what I dislike about fan culture and the term fan. |
| DOTA 2 | 2015/08/16 | VOD | 51m20s | The Territory of Troublesome Teenagers | Some thoughts on the impact of having teenagers in the pro scene of esports and fan culture. |
| CS:GO | 2015/08/15 | VOD | 15m28s | Counter-Strike Needs an IceFrog | Some thoughts on why CS:GO needs an IceFrog-esque leader. |
| CS:GO | 2015/08/11 | VOD | 46m19s | ESL One Cologne 2015 Groups | Some thoughts on the ESL One Cologne groups. |
| LoL | 2015/08/09 | VOD | 37m22s | TSM and the Media | Some thoughts on TSM's relationship with the esports media. |
| General | 2015/08/08 | VOD | 34m28s | Getting a Gaming House | Some thoughts on esports teams moving into gaming houses. |
| LoL | 2015/08/07 | VOD | 17m54s | Mid Bias: League Esports's Dirty Secret | Some thoughts on how a bias for the Mid lane has been League esports's dirty secret. |
| LoL | 2015/08/06 | VOD | 37m46s | Riot and Sandbox Mode | Some thoughts on Riot's perspective on a prospective sandbox mode for LoL. |
| CS:GO | 2015/08/05 | VOD | 42m11s | Time's Up for Team Liquid | Some thoughts on the roster and accomplishments of Team Liquid. |
| CS:GO | 2015/08/04 | VOD | 54m25s | ESL's World Rankings | Some thoughts on ESL's new World Ranking system. |
| CS:GO | 2015/08/01 | VOD | 39m28s | Tournament Formats and the Majors | Some thoughts on the format of ESL One Cologne and the majors. |
| July 2015 | |||||
| CS:GO | 2015/07/23 | VOD | 21m20s | Who is dennis? | Some thoughts on the career of dennis. |
| LoL | 2015/07/22 | VOD | 31m17s | P1noy Labelled a Racist | Some thoughts on P1noy being labelled a racist by Keane and the community. |
| CS:GO | 2015/07/21 | VOD | 23m44s | The EnVyUs and Titan Swap | Some thoughts on the roster moves between EnVyUs and Titan (kennyS and apEX to nV, shox and SmithZz to Titan) |
| LoL | 2015/07/18 | VOD | 1h44m02s | Reginald Steps In | Some thoughts on Reginald stepping in as the coach of TSM. |
| CS:GO | 2015/07/14 | VOD | 27m49s | Adderall and Counter-Strike | Some thoughts on the use of Adderall in competitive Counter-Strike. |
| CS:GO | 2015/07/12 | VOD | 31m02s | Pondering an EnVyUs Roster Change | Some thoughts on the possibility of EnVyUs making a roster change. |
| CS:GO | 2015/07/11 | VOD | 22m42s | Fan Critiques of Pro Players | Some thoughts on the way fans critique professional players. |
| General | 2015/07/10 | VOD | 25m58s | Hardcore Roots of Esports | Some thoughts on the hardcore roots from which esports grew. |
| CS:GO | 2015/07/08 | VOD | 22m58s | Who is moses? | Some thoughts on the career of moses, both as an old school CS player and commentator. |
| CS:GO | 2015/07/06 | VOD | 50m28s | Cloud9 at the ESL ESEA Pro League Finals | Some thoughts on Cloud9's runners-up campaign at the ESL ESEA Pro League Finals. |
| General | 2015/07/04 | VOD | 22m57s | Booths and Competitive Integrity | Some thoughts on the importance of booths in helping maintain the competitive integrity of offline tournaments. |
| June 2015 | |||||
| CS:GO | 2015/06/26 | VOD | 26m37s | The Burden of the Solo Hard Carry | Some thoughts on the context of the burden solo hard carry players face. |
| LoL | 2015/06/25 | VOD | 18m46s | The MadLife Mythos | Some thoughts on the context of MadLife's excellence as a Support in Seasons 2 and 3. |
| CS:GO | 2015/06/24 | VOD | 34m16s | Considering Cloud9 Abroad | Some thoughts on Cloud9's history competing abroad and their future. |
| CS:GO | 2015/06/15 | VOD | 28m46s | Who is NEO? | Some thoughts on the career of NEO. |
| LoL | 2015/06/14 | VOD | 17m40s | Bandwagoning Newer Players | Some thoughts on the trend of people bandwagoning newer pro players hard early on. |
| LoL | 2015/06/13 | VOD | 22m51s | Defining Gambit's Dilemma | Some thoughts on Gambit's approach to using FORG1VEN in their line-up. |
| LoL | 2015/06/07 | VOD | 17m38s | kkOma is Ruining Esports History | Some thoughts on kkOma's repeated benching of Faker. |
| General | 2015/06/05 | VOD | 27m25s | Exaggerating the Size and Growth of Esports | Some thoughts on the pattern of esports industry insiders exaggerating the size and growth of esports to the mainstream. |
| CS:GO | 2015/06/04 | VOD | 16m38s | TransAtlantic Super-Teams (NoA) | Some thoughts on creating a TransAtlantic super-team in CS:GO. |
| CS:GO | 2015/06/03 | VOD | 39m39s | Counter-Strike Returns to IEM | Some thoughts on Counter-Strike returning to IEM for the 10th season. |
| May 2015 | |||||
| LoL | 2015/05/29 | VOD | 16m14s | Frost: Korea's First Legendary Team | Some thoughts on Frost as the first truly legendary LoL team. |
| CS:GO | 2015/05/29 | VOD | 32m59s | Kinguin's Dream Team | Some thoughts on Team Kinguin (ScreaM, Maikelele, Rain, SKYTTEN and fox) and their potential. |
| LoL | 2015/05/28 | VOD | 38m09s | Faker - League's Ultimate Outlier | Some thoughts on what makes Faker so special, both as a LoL player and transcending it. |
| LoL | 2015/05/14 | VOD | 1h31m23s | Link's Tiny Violin | Some thoughts on Link's version of events during his time in CLG. |
| CS:GO | 2015/05/09 | VOD | 1h22m13s | NA Scene Struggles | Some thoughts on the problems holding the NA CS:GO scene back. |
| CS:GO | 2015/05/07 | VOD | 45m45s | The NA Shuffle | Some thoughts on the recent NA shuffle of players between a number of teams. |
| April 2015 | |||||
| CS:GO | 2015/04/29 | VOD | 25m35s | Hiko Was Right | Some thoughts on Hiko's decisions since leaving Cloud9 and the community's perceptions of them. |
| CS:GO | 2015/04/27 | VOD | 16m15s | device Comes Through | Some thoughts on device finally coming through in the big game and helping his team win the PGL CCS. |
| CS:GO | 2015/04/24 | VOD | 22m02s | Thorin's Thoughts - Cloud9 Removes SEMPHIS | Some thoughts on Cloud9 removing long-time member SEMPHIS. |
| CS:GO | 2015/04/23 | VOD | 16m41s | FNATIC vs. EnVyUS is CS:GO's Mayweather vs. Pacquiao | Some thoughts on what could be the most anticipated CS:GO match-up of all-time. |
| LoL | 2015/04/23 | VOD | 33m00s | Blame the Coach | Some thoughts on why coaching in LoL can be a poisoned chalice. |
| General | 2015/04/21 | VOD | 34m19s | The No Men | Some thoughts on the culture of "yes men" in esports and those, in contrast, who are willing to say "no". |
| LoL | 2015/04/20 | VOD | 33m22s | EU LCS Final Debate or the Brute Force Folly | Some thoughts on the recent debate about the EU LCS final and its ties to notions of scrappy and chaotic play's viability. |
| CS:GO | 2015/04/20 | VOD | 32m59s | ESEA S18 LAN Finals Break-down | Some thoughts on the matches and results of the ESEA S18 LAN Finals. |
| CS:GO | 2015/04/15 | VOD | 38m59s | Every Gun Should Not Be Viable | Some thoughts on the philosophy of all weapons being viable in CS. |
| CS:GO | 2015/04/11 | VOD | 27m10s | Exclusivity in Counter-Strike | Some thoughts on the concept of tournament exclusivity in Counter-Strike. |
| CS:GO | 2015/04/08 | VOD | 25m32s | The Pistol Problem | Some thoughts on the imbalance that powerful pistols has brought to CS:GO. |
| General | 2015/04/08 | VOD | 25m25s | Why Context Matters | Some thoughts on the importance of context in telling esports stories. |
| LoL | 2015/04/07 | VOD | 32m9s | CLG's Play-off Problems | Some thoughts on CLG's persistent play-off problems. |
| LoL | 2015/04/06 | VOD | 21m5s | incarnati0n to Cloud9 | Some thoughts on Cloud9 potentially replacing Hai with the infamous incarnati0n. |
| CS:GO | 2015/04/06 | VOD | 18m13s | The AWP Nerf | Some thoughts on the nerf to the AWP while moving when scoped and its implications for the pro scene. |
| CS:GO | 2015/04/04 | VOD | 17m39s | Why Do TSM Always Choke? | Some thoughts on TSM's pattern of always choking when it matters. |
| CS:GO | 2015/04/02 | VOD | 21m43s | The Beauty of Map Balance | Some thoughts on the beauty of map balance, in particular why nuke matters. |
| LoL | 2015/04/01 | VOD | 21m51s | ROCCAT's Complete Collapse | Some thoughts on the Spring split collapse of ROCCAT. |
| March 2015 | |||||
| General | 2015/03/29 | VOD | 17m45s | Courage and Failure | Some thoughts on courage as the antidote to the fear of failure. |
| CS:GO | 2015/03/28 | VOD | 13m52s | Crowd-funding in Counter Strike | Some thoughts on how crowd-funding could take CS:GO to a higher level. |
| CS:GO | 2015/03/25 | VOD | 26m43s | Tournament Formats in CS | Some thoughts on the best tournament format for CS. |
| General | 2015/03/22 | VOD | 23m42s | Playing with Pressure | Some thoughts on dealing with the pressure of the big game. |
| General | 2015/03/21 | VOD | 25m18s | Bring me your experts | Some thoughts on the importance of experts getting involved in expressing their opinions and helping provide perspectives on the history of esports. |
| CS:GO | 2015/03/20 | VOD | 23m56s | The shox Effect | Some thoughts on the unique effect shox has had on CS:GO. |
| QL | 2015/03/19 | VOD | 30m40s | rapha's Game | Some thoughts on the approach which made rapha one of the greatest Quake duellers of all time. |
| LoL | 2015/03/17 | VOD | 28m25s | Ranking TSM After IEM | Some thoughts on the implications of TSM's win at the IEM IX World Championship on where they stack up in the world. |
| CS:GO | 2015/03/16 | VOD | 32m35s | NiP Magic | Some thoughts on the phenomenon of "NiP magic". |
| LoL | 2015/03/14 | VOD | 13m57s | TSM's Reliance Upon Preparation | Some thoughts on a pattern that has repeated itself in TSM's big games over the last year. |
| SC2 | 2015/03/13 | VOD | 24m49s | MMA is a StarCraft Hero | Some thoughts on the career and longevity of MMA, StarCraft2 legend. |
| LoL | 2015/03/12 | VOD | 22m58s | PraY and the Dominators From the East | Some thoughts on the opportunity facing PraY, to become part of a special group of elite Koreans who came to the West and dominated. |
| CS:GO | 2015/03/11 | VOD | 27m06s | Celebrating our Anders | Some thoughts on the career of Anders Blume, the voice of CS:GO. |
| LoL | 2015/03/10 | VOD | 19m18s | Winterfox's Roster Swaps | Some thoughts on Winterfox's roster moves: benching Imagine, moving Altec to Support and putting Paragon in as the ADC. |
| QL | 2015/03/09 | VOD | 29m27s | av3k's Fearless Aggression | Some thoughts on the career and playing style of av3k. |
| General | 2015/03/09 | VOD | 16m38s | I Called It! | Some thoughts on the field of predictions and the credit people claim for themselves based on them. |
| General | 2015/03/04 | VOD | 15m33s | Esports and Sports Psychology | Some thoughts on the application of sports psychology to esports. |
| General | 2015/03/03 | VOD | 23m33s | Greatness Comes from Mastery of the Fundamentals | Some thoughts on the importance of mastering the fundamentals to becoming great. |
| SC2 | 2015/03/03 | VOD | 24m43s | BoxeR's New Clothes | Some thoughts on the context of BoxeR's career. |
| CS:GO | 2015/03/02 | VOD | 25m18s | Who is Dosia? | Some thoughts on the career of Dosia. |
| LoL | 2015/03/01 | VOD | 36m51s | The Death of the Open Circuit | Some thoughts on the death of the open circuit and it being replaced by LCS. |
| February 2015 | |||||
| General | 2015/02/28 | VOD | 34m19s | The Winning Mentality | Some thoughts on the winning mentality that separates great from good players. |
| SC2 | 2015/02/27 | VOD | 54m34s | StarCraft's Silver Sovereigns | Some thoughts on the players most famous for finishing second in BW and SC2. |
| CS:GO | 2015/02/25 | VOD | 15m52s | allu Joins NiP | Some thoughts on allu's being added to NiP. |
| LoL | 2015/02/24 | VOD | 40m22s | The Curious Case of the Shot-Caller Who Wasn't One (Krepo) | Some thoughts on Krepo being added to Elements. |
| LoL | 2015/02/23 | VOD | 62m11s | The Spectacular SpectateFaker Tiltfest 2k15 | Some thoughts on the recent SpectateFaker streaming controversy. |
| CS:GO | 2015/02/22 | VOD | 20m41s | A Eulogy for swag's Career | Some thoughts on the career of swag. |
| CS:GO | 2015/02/21 | VOD | 25m56s | Who is f0rest? | Some thoughts on the career of f0rest. |
| LoL | 2015/02/20 | VOD | 25m58s | Defining and Assessing Greatness | Some thoughts on how one defines and assesses the greatness of a LoL player. |
| LoL | 2015/02/19 | VOD | 14m00s | The Over-Rating of Innovation | Some thoughts on how innovation is given too much credit or poorly defined, in the context of greatness in LoL. |
| LoL | 2015/02/18 | VOD | 37m59s | Replacing Wickd with kev1n | Some thoughts on Wickd being replaced in the starting line-up of Elements by kev1n. |
| CS:GO | 2015/02/17 | VOD | 9m22s | Who is Delpan? | Some thoughts on the career of Delpan. |
| CS:GO | 2015/02/16 | VOD | 46m29s | The Danish Mess | Some thoughts on the Danish CS:GO scene and its inability to produce a championship winning line-up. |
| LoL | 2015/02/15 | VOD | 20m25s | Examining Bjergsen's Burden | Some thoughts on Bjergsen's burden within TSM and his career in general. |
| CS:GO | 2015/02/14 | VOD | 17m20s | Who is Edward? | Some thoughts on the career of Edward. |
| CS:GO | 2015/02/13 | VOD | 26m56s | NiP's Maikelele Dilemma | Some thoughts on the news that NiP are trying out replacements for Maikelele. |
| LoL | 2015/02/12 | VOD | 30m16s | Considering Cloud9's Chess Game | Some thoughts on what has made Cloud9 a great and entertaining Western team, from their shot-calling to their team-fighting to their ability to solve puzzles on-the-fly. |
| CS:GO | 2015/02/12 | VOD | 34m18s | Who is lurppis? | Some thoughts on the career and personality of lurppis. |
| CS:GO | 2015/02/09 | VOD | 57m12s | Assessing In-Game Leaders | Some thoughts on the role of the in-game leader and how I assess the likes of Happy, pronax, Ex6TenZ, Zeus and others. |
| LoL | 2015/02/04 | VOD | 31m39s | Roles, Carries and Supports | Some thoughts on how roles work in LoL, discussing both traditional carry and support positions as well as the system teams use for specific players. Find out how can a Jungler be a carry and a Top laner can be a supportive role. |
| CS:GO | 2015/02/01 | VOD | 25m30s | LDLC's Rise to the Top | Some thoughts on LDLC overcoming the issues holding them back from being the best CS:GO team in the world. |
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| LoL | 2015/01/31 | VOD | 15m13s | The Glorious Summer of 2012 | Some thoughts on why the late Summer of 2012 was a glorious time for competitive League of Legends esports. |
| LoL | 2015/01/30 | VOD | 27m27s | Frosk Queen's Claim | Some thoughts on Froskurinn's role and significance in the world of LoL commentary. |
| CS:GO | 2015/01/30 | VOD | 16m03s | Who is SpawN? | Some thoughts on the career of SpawN. |
| CS:GO | 2015/01/29 | VOD | 39m36s | Match-fixing and Gambling | Some thoughts on match-fixing and gambling in CS:GO. |
| CS:GO | 2015/01/26 | VOD | 19m16s | The French Revenge | Some thoughts on the French revenge that has turned around one of CS:GO's most famous historical themes: an elite French side losing to a magical Swedish line-up. |
| CS:GO | 2015/01/25 | VOD | 15m23s | Maikelele's Streaky AWPing | Some thoughts on Maikelele's skill-set, role and context in NiP. |
| LoL | 2015/01/25 | VOD | 13m03s | Dyrus's Durable Legacy | Some thoughts on Dyrus's enduring legacy. |
| CS:GO | 2015/01/24 | VOD | 9m45s | Who is FalleN? | Some thoughts on the career of FalleN, Brazilian CS legend and KaBuM player. |
| CS:GO | 2015/01/23 | VOD | 12m44s | Who is HeatoN? | Some thoughts on the career of HeatoN, figurehead of NiP |
| General | 2015/01/22 | VOD | 15m59s | Analysis - The Heart on Fire, the Brain on ice | Some thoughts on analysis, how it should be done and how it is applied in all levels of esports interaction. |
| LoL | 2015/01/21 | VOD | 13m27s | Developing Solo-queue Talent | Some thoughts on the topic of whether solo-queue talent can be developed into top players and if top LCS teams should embrace bringing in such players. |
| CS:GO | 2015/01/20 | VOD | 12m50s | Who is karrigan? | Some thoughts on the career of karrigan, new in-game leader of Team Dignitas. |
| General | 2015/01/19 | VOD | 23m38s | The Sustainability Buzzword | Some thoughts on sustainability as a concept in esports. |
| CS:GO | 2015/01/18 | VOD | 18m06s | Why is CS:GO so CT-sided? | Some thoughts on the factors making CS:GO so CT-sided. |
| CS:GO | 2015/01/17 | VOD | 17m20s | The CIS Shuffle | Some thoughts on the CIS shuffle of players between HellRaisers and dAT. |
| LoL | 2015/01/16 | VOD | 32m11s | Assessing sOAZ's Career | Some thoughts on the career of sOAZ, new Top laner of Origen. |
| General | 2015/01/15 | VOD | 24m49s | Koreans Would Dominate any Esports Game | Some thoughts on my theory that Koreans would dominate any game they became significantly interested in as a gaming culture. |
| CS:GO | 2015/01/14 | VOD | 19m34s | Who is Xizt? | Some thoughts on the career of Xizt. |
| LoL | 2015/01/13 | VOD | 31m07s | The Neglecting of China | Some thoughts on the West's neglect of China, within the context of its importance to global League of Legends. |
| SC2 | 2015/01/13 | VOD | 29m19s | Concerns About Koreans Overseas | Some thoughts on big name Korean SC2 players going overseas to tier 2 or 3 foreign teams and the problems associated with that situation. |
| LoL | 2015/01/12 | VOD | 27m40s | The Finding Faker Fallacy | Some thoughts on the concept Doublelift introduced, in an interview, that every region has a Faker, but Korea is the best, due to infrastructure and coaching, at turning the Faker into a god. |
| CS:GO | 2015/01/12 | VOD | 15m06s | Who is markeloff? | Some thoughts on markeloff's history in CS 1.6 and his place in CS:GO. |
| LoL | 2015/01/11 | VOD | 36m44s | The Consistency Confusion | Some thoughts about confusion over what consistency and inconsistency are and misapplication of the term "inconsistent" as a label for certain types of players. |
| LoL | 2015/01/10 | VOD | 29m13s | How FNATIC Lost the Off-Season | Some thoughts on how FNATIC's moves make them the biggest loser of the off-season. |
| CS:GO | 2015/01/09 | VOD | 20m50s | The Majors Aren't Everything | Some thoughts on how some people over-emphasise the importance of the majors in CS:GO. |
| LoL | 2015/01/09 | VOD | 22m18s | How ROCCAT Won the Off-Season | Some thoughts on how ROCCAT's decision-making and roster moves make them the biggest winners in the LoL off-season. |
| LoL | 2015/01/08 | VOD | 20m44s | Assessing the 2015 LCS Changes | Some thoughts on Riot's changes to the LCS format for 2015. |
| LoL | 2015/01/07 | VOD | 23m05s | Team Liquid's Arrival into League of Legends | Some thoughts on Team Liquid's move to League of Legends. |
| LoL | 2015/01/06 | VOD | 42m54s | Domestic Play Matters | Some thoughts on why the fact Worlds matters the most does not mean domestic play should be ignored. |
| LoL | 2015/01/05 | VOD | 58m10s | Assessing Doublelift's Career | Some thoughts assessing the career of Doublelift, AD Carry of CLG. |
| CS:GO | 2015/01/04 | VOD | 18m22s | jw the Reviled | Some thoughts on the difficulties jw has run into in terms of getting respect from the community and other pro players. I relate this to the example of GeT_RiGhT from back in CS 1.6. |
| CS:GO | 2015/01/03 | VOD | 21m10s | Who is gob b? | Some thoughts outlining who the veteran CS 1.6 pro gob b is, in the context of him having just joined mousesports full-time for CS:GO. |
| DOTA 2 | 2015/01/03 | VOD | 21m13s | Role swapping and the Star Player's Fallacy | Some thoughts on players swapping roles, the star player's fallacy that they can play "lesser" roles and the impact these concepts could have in light of Team Secret's decision to recruit RTZ and Zai. |
| LoL | 2015/01/02 | VOD | 25m18s | Nukeduck and the Arrogance of Brilliance | Some thoughts on how Nukeduck's arrogance is a factor that could play in his favour, where players like Rekkles and Bjergsen lack for some of the positives it could bring. |
| CS:GO | 2015/01/02 | VOD | 16m4s | No More Free Passes for f0rest | Some thoughts on the bias in favour of f0rest's playing style that means many fans give him a free pass when he plays poorly. |
| General | 2015/01/01 | VOD | 24m35s | The Cult of Passion in Esports | Some thoughts on the overuse of the word "passion" in esports. |