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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 2017 | |||||
| CS:GO | 2017/12/31 | VOD | 19m34s | inferno Hurt Astralis | Some thoughts on how the prevalence of inferno and the best inferno teams taking the top spots hurt Astralis as 2017 went on. |
| CS:GO | 2017/12/30 | VOD | 30m27s | The Multi-National Team Revolution | Some thoughts on how multi-national teams have revolutionised the competitive CS:GO scene and their implications on recruitment and player movement in the near future. |
| LoL | 2017/12/29 | VOD | 30m31s | Creating a Western Super-Team | Some thoughts on creating a true Western super-team that could be successful vs. the Koreans. |
| BW | 2017/12/28 | VOD | 26m00s | The Legend of the Fall | Some thoughts on the romance of "The Legend of the Fall" that a Protoss player would win the Fall (Autumn) OSL in Korean StarCraft: Brood War. |
| LoL | 2017/12/27 | VOD | 25m28s | Why the EU LCS Is Failing | Some thoughts on why the EU LCS is failing. |
| CS:GO | 2017/12/26 | VOD | 21m32s | ESL One Cologne 2014 Was the Worst Major | Some thoughts on what made ESL One Cologne 2014 the worst of the 11 majors. |
| CS:GO | 2017/12/25 | VOD | 25m56s | Eyeing NA's Future | Some thoughts on the future of NA and how the age and experience of their top pros suggests they will be better in the coming years. |
| BW | 2017/12/24 | VOD | 16m00s | The MSL Was Better Than the OSL | Some thoughts on why the MSL (MBCgame StarCraft League) was better than the OSL (OnGameNet StarLeague), despite popular consensus to the contrary. |
| LoL | 2017/12/23 | VOD | 32m53s | Who is nRated? | Some thoughts on the career of nRated, Support player of FNATIC and SK Gaming and EU LCS champion. |
| General | 2017/12/22 | VOD | 1h13m26s | Sexism in the Esports Industry | Some thoughts on the types of sexism, including the tone and nature, that exist in the esports industry. This video was informed, in part, by the experiences of women I know who work in the industry and kindly relayed their perspectives on the matter in private. |
| CS:GO | 2017/12/21 | VOD | 16m40s | Why Did Happy Fall Off? | Some thoughts on why Happy, one of the game's most accomplished in-game leaders, fell off as a leader and individual player in his career. |
| CS:GO | 2017/12/20 | VOD | 11m03s | Major Changes Boost Renegades' Value | Some thoughts on why the recent changes to the structure of the CS:GO major makes the Renegades line-up a more valuable destination for players and potential future organizations. |
| CS:GO | 2017/12/19 | VOD | 21m56s | G2's Force-Buy Addiction | Some thoughts on G2's over-reliance on force-buys and how it has impacted their consistency in placings. |
| CS:GO | 2017/12/18 | VOD | 31m02s | Favorite Rarely Wins the Major | Some thoughts on how rarely the number one team has won the major in CS:GO. |
| LoL | 2017/12/16 | VOD | 24m47s | Bjergsen's Winner's Mentality | Some thoughts on the mentality of Bjergsen and the role it has played in his status as one of the best Western players of all-time. |
| CS:GO | 2017/12/14 | VOD | 19m01s | SK Can Win the Major with felps | Some thoughts on SK Gaming's good chances of winning the major with felps standing in for boltz. |
| LoL | 2017/12/13 | VOD | 31m34s | Riot's Ownership Hypocrisy | Some thoughts on Riot's inconsistent and hypocritical application of their ownership rules when it comes to conflicts of interest in the NA LCS for 2018 with new owners. |
| CS:GO | 2017/12/12 | VOD | 17m27s | NiP are Fool's Gold | Some thoughts on NiP's form since the player break, including their epic win at IEM XII Oakland, shows they are not destined to be an elite team. |
| CS:GO | 2017/12/11 | VOD | 18m17s | Why There are so Many Bo1 Upsets | Some thoughts on why Best-of-1 (Bo1) formats produce more upsets, going beyond the more obvious or well known explanations. |
| CS:GO | 2017/12/10 | VOD | 20m56s | EPL S6 Final Preview: FaZe vs. SK | Some thoughts on the ESL ProLeague S6 Final between FaZe and SK Gaming. |
| CS:GO | 2017/12/08 | VOD | 15m15s | North Don't Exploit their Map Pool | Some thoughts on how North could be a more successful team if they exploited their wide map pool better. |
| General | 2017/12/06 | VOD | 7m51s | Blitz Esports' Connection to Riot Games | Some thoughts on the connection between Blitz Esports (formerly Instant Esports) and Riot Games, which many will likely be unaware of. |
| CS:GO | 2017/12/03 | VOD | 21m22s | Blast Pro Series Format | Some thoughts on the Blast Pro Series format and its implications. |
| November 2017 | |||||
| CS:GO | 2017/11/29 | VOD | 16m39s | Implications of Astralis' Success with dennis | Some thoughts on the implications for both Astralis and other teams in the Danes' success using dennis as a stand-in. |
| CS:GO | 2017/11/28 | VOD | 17m50s | The Tragedy of FNATIC's Boost | Some thoughts on LDLC's side, the often forgotten aspect, of the infamous FNATIC boost drama of Dreamhack Winter 2014. |
| CS:GO | 2017/11/21 | VOD | 39m35s | NiP Repeat as IEM Oakland Champions | Some thoughts on how NiP unexpectedly repeated as IEM Oakland champions, defeating SK and FaZe along the way. |
| CS:GO | 2017/11/17 | VOD | 25m05s | IEM XII Oakland Semi-Finals Preview | Some thoughts on the two IEM XII Oakland semi-finals: NiP vs. SK and FaZe vs. C9. |
| General | 2017/11/16 | VOD | 30m27s | Journalist of the Year | Some thoughts on winning the Esports Industry Award's Journalist of the Year award. |
| CS:GO | 2017/11/12 | VOD | 32m42s | How to Beat FaZe | Some thoughts on FaZe's weaknesses and which teams are suited to beat them. |
| General | 2017/11/11 | VOD | 12m15s | Games Don't Care Who You Are | Some thoughts on why I love that video games don't care who you are. |
| General | 2017/11/08 | VOD | 19m21s | The Exhilarating Arrogance of Excellence | Some thoughts on why arrogance when coupled with excellence can be exhilarating and compelling. |
| LoL | 2017/11/07 | VOD | 10m40s | The Persecuted Jungler | Some thoughts on why so many top competitive Junglers get bad reputations and are considered "toxic" in solo queue. |
| CS:GO | 2017/11/06 | VOD | 14m58s | electronic Joins Na`Vi | Some thoughts on former FlipSid3 phenom electronic joining Na`Vi, replacing seized, who has gone the other direction. |
| CS:GO | 2017/11/05 | VOD | 30m16s | Who is the Best Danish Player Right Now? | Some thoughts on who the best Danish CS:GO player is right now. |
| CS:GO | 2017/11/01 | VOD | 25m01s | The FNATIC Cul-De-Sac | Some thoughts on why the direction the FNATIC team of late 2015, who won six events in a row, were going was a dead end. |
| October 2017 | |||||
| General | 2017/10/30 | VOD | 19m50s | Cooller Would Be Bigger Than Faker | Some thoughts on why Cooller, legendary Quake dueller, would be the biggest star in esports if Quake was the number one game. |
| CS:GO | 2017/10/28 | VOD | 16m59s | Who Should Work Majors? | Some thoughts on how talent should be hired for majors. |
| OW | 2017/10/27 | VOD | 20m37s | The Korean Issue With OWL | Some thoughts on the issues I expect to arise as a result of only a few Korean teams being in OWL S1. |
| LoL | 2017/10/24 | VOD | 31m30s | Reginald Doesn't Delegate | Some thoughts on Reginald at times not delegating responsibility and decision-making to his coaches and players. |
| LoL | 2017/10/23 | VOD | 16m30s | If Only You Knew Their Reasons | Some thoughts on how knowing the reasons behind decisions players, coaches and teams make would affect our reactions to them and why we so rarely can get those insights. |
| CS:GO | 2017/10/22 | VOD | 28m05s | EPICENTER Preview | Some thoughts on next week's EPICENTER tournament. |
| LoL/OW | 2017/10/19 | VOD | 25m57s | Who is MonteCristo? | Some thoughts on the career of MonteCristo, famed LoL colour commentator and talk show co-host and current OverWatch colour commentator and analyst. |
| CS:GO | 2017/10/18 | VOD | 27m22s | Anticipating a FaZe Era | Some thoughts on FaZe's initial dominance and why they may well establish an era. |
| CS:GO | 2017/10/17 | VOD | 28m23s | mouz Didn't Improve Due to NiKo Leaving | Some thoughts on why NiKo's leaving mousesports did not improve the team. |
| LoL | 2017/10/15 | VOD | 33m23s | TSM at Worlds | Some thoughts on TSM's failure to progress past the group stage at the S7 World Championship and what it says about their team and its future. |
| CS:GO | 2017/10/14 | VOD | 13m22s | nuke Needs to Go | Some thoughts on why de_nuke needs to be removed from the competitive map pool. |
| CS:GO | 2017/10/13 | VOD | 21m56s | EL Premier Final Preview: FaZe vs. Astralis | Some thoughts on the ELEAGUE Premier final between FaZe and Astralis. |
| LoL | 2017/10/13 | VOD | 18m53s | The Broken Worlds Group System | Some thoughts on the problems caused by the group seeding and draw process for the LoL World Championship. |
| CS:GO | 2017/10/11 | VOD | 26m00s | EL Premier Semi-Finals Preview | Some thoughts on the two ELEAGUE Premier semi-final matches: C9 vs. Astralis and FaZe vs. North. |
| General | 2017/10/10 | VOD | 14m32s | Pump the Brakes on Esports's Place in the Mainstream | Some thoughts on why over-hyping esports as a mainstream phenomenon is unrealistic and a mistake. |
| CS:GO | 2017/10/09 | VOD | 29m58s | Nobody Envies nV | Some thoughts on how poor EnVyUs has been this year and why they are so much better online than offline. |
| CS:GO | 2017/10/08 | VOD | 20m00s | EL Premier Ro8 Preview | Some thoughts on the EL Premier quarter-final match-ups. |
| General | 2017/10/07 | VOD | 16m44s | Why I Love Watching Great Losers | Some thoughts on why I love watching truly great players lose. |
| General | 2017/10/06 | VOD | 31m52s | Nobody Cares About Owners | Some thoughts on why it has become so difficult for organizations to turn a profit in esports and why the owners of those organizations seemingly get no sympathy from the public. |
| General | 2017/10/05 | VOD | 12m30s | Confusion is not Racism | Some thoughts on the notion it is racist for people not to be able to differentiate between those of different nationalities, in the context it often arises as a topic within esports. |
| September 2017 | |||||
| OW | 2017/09/30 | VOD | 15m31s | Shady OWL Try-Out Situation | Some thoughts on information which has come to me that there are teams charging hefty try-out fees to OWL franchises without informing their players of such. |
| CS:GO | 2017/09/26 | VOD | 13m50s | Scrying for the Swedish Scene | Some thoughts on what made the Swedish scene so great in Counter-Strike history and how it can be their route back to the top. |
| General | 2017/09/25 | VOD | 10m48s | Why Bad organizations Will Always Exist | Some thoughts on why bad organizations exist, serve a purpose and will always exist. |
| CS:GO | 2017/09/24 | VOD | 24m17s | Team Liquid Unleash Insane Potential | Some thoughts on the insane potential Team Liquid has unleashed since making nitr0 their IGL and why there's more to come. |
| CS:GO | 2017/09/23 | VOD | 1h30m24s | Events Worked in 2016 | Some thoughts on the events I worked at in 2016. |
| CS:GO | 2017/09/12 | VOD | 33m49s | The IMT and kNg Clusterf*ck | Some thoughts on Immortals having to forfeit the first map of the Dreamhack Montreal final, due to some of their players not arriving on time, and the ensuing drama of kNg, their star, threatening to kill FNS over a joke regarding the situation. |
| LoL | 2017/09/05 | VOD | 41m05s | Why Nobody Likes TSM Fans | Some thoughts on why nobody likes TSM fans. |
| August 2017 | |||||
| CS:GO | 2017/08/31 | VOD | 12m37s | Bo1 Losers Match Dilemma | Some thoughts on GSL style groups using Bo3 winners match and Bo1 lower match, as employed right now at Dreamhack Masters Malmo. |
| CS:GO | 2017/08/28 | VOD | 8m35s | The Return of By the Numbers? | Some thoughts on the potential return of 'By the Numbers'. |
| CS:GO | 2017/08/21 | VOD | 21m54s | Another FNATIC-GODSENT Shuffle | Some thoughts on GODSENT and FNATIC's changes, including dennis being traded for lekr0. |
| CS:GO | 2017/08/19 | VOD | 22m19s | Principles: Force-Buying Dynamics | Some thoughts on the dynamics which affect the amount of force-buying and when it is correct and incorrect. |
| CS:GO | 2017/08/18 | VOD | 10m07s | Don't Wait for Valve, Tournament Organisers | Some thoughts on the simple yet bold ways other tournament organisers in the scene could massively outshine Valve, rather than waiting to adopt similar standards as used by the majors. |
| CS:GO | 2017/08/11 | VOD | 11m25s | Contrasting CS:GO's Circuit to Dota2's | Some thoughts on Dota2's 2018 circuit contrasted against CS:GO's. |
| CS:GO | 2017/08/10 | VOD | 12m46s | Zeus Rejoins Na`Vi | Some thoughts on Zeus rejoining Na`Vi, along with seized. |
| CS:GO | 2017/08/04 | VOD | 15m32s | GuardiaN Joins FaZe | Some thoughts on GuardiaN joining FaZe, replacing allu. |
| LoL | 2017/08/02 | VOD | 13m11s | Make Europe Open Again | Some thoughts on why European teams applying to join the NA LCS makes this an ideal time to open up the European circuit again. |
| CS:GO | 2017/08/01 | VOD | 17m20s | The Other Neo | Some thoughts on who the "other neo" was, the a-Losers and mouz player who made that alias famous before the Polish neo arrived on the international scene. |
| July 2017 | |||||
| CS:GO | 2017/07/30 | VOD | 14m41s | seized's Tenure in Na`Vi Ends | Some thoughts on seized's time in Na`Vi. |
| CS:GO | 2017/07/29 | VOD | 27m11s | PGL Krakow Major Break-Down | Some thoughts on the performances of the 16 teams at the PGL Krakow major, CS:GO's 11th major. |
| CS:GO | 2017/07/25 | VOD | 20m20s | The Context of Dignitas' 2016 Peak | Some thoughts regarding the context of the peak of Dignitas in the Autumn of 2016, establishing themselves as one of the best teams in the world and magisk, their star player, as one of the best individual players in the game. |
| CS:GO | 2017/07/24 | VOD | 25m01s | Gambit Wins the PGL Krakow Major | Some thoughts on Gambit winning PGL Krakow, the 11th CS:GO major. |
| CS:GO | 2017/07/20 | VOD | 1h05m59s | PGL Krakow Ro8 FNATIC-Gambit SK-Astralis | Some thoughts on the first two PGL Krakow quarter-final match-ups:
Gambit vs. FNATIC SK Gaming vs. Astralis |
| CS:GO | 2017/07/19 | VOD | 26m12s | Swiss System Needs Reseeding, Bo3 or Both | Some thoughts on why the Swiss system as it is currently implemented needs some key changes, such as changing to Bo3 over Bo1 and/or reseeding between rounds. |
| CS:GO | 2017/07/17 | VOD | 42m25s | Who is da bears? | Some thoughts on the career of da bears, a top NA CS 1.6 player for half a decade. |
| CS:GO | 2017/07/15 | VOD | 35m12s | The Stars of the PGL Krakow Major | Some thoughts on the stars, past and present, of PGL Krakow, the 11th CS:GO major. |
| CS:GO | 2017/07/14 | VOD | 33m06s | PGL Krakow Major Preview | Some thoughts on the teams at the PGL Krakow Major and who will do well. |
| CS:GO | 2017/07/13 | VOD | 10m22s | Upsets are Only Exciting Short-Term | Some thoughts on why upsets might be exciting in the short-term but damage the tournament in the long-run. |
| OW | 2017/07/12 | VOD | 48m30s | First 7 OWL Teams Announced | Some thoughts on the first seven teams and geo-locations announced for Blizzard's OverWatch League (OWL). |
| CS | 2017/07/09 | VOD | 22m33s | The CS 1.6 Majors | Some thoughts on the majors in CS 1.6, nearly all of which were entirely unofficial. |
| CS:GO | 2017/07/03 | VOD | 16m53s | Pros Don't Save Properly | Some thoughts on how many pros fail to correctly evaluate the risk vs. reward of saving weapons properly. |
| CS:GO | 2017/07/02 | VOD | 26m09s | Who is friberg? | Some thoughts on the career of friberg, famed entry fragger of Ninjas in Pyjamas. |
| CS:GO | 2017/07/01 | VOD | 26m32s | EliGE is NA's Chosen One | Some thoughts on why EliGE is not just the best NA player but is on track to be the best NA player in CS:GO history. |
| June 2017 | |||||
| General | 2017/06/30 | VOD | 29m40s | Skill vs. Luck in Esports Titles | Some thoughts on which esports games emphasise skill more than luck, contrasting the big titles. |
| CS:GO | 2017/06/29 | VOD | 17m47s | The Minor Problem | Some thoughts on the difficult problem of deciding which regions get minors and how to balance them out. |
| CS:GO | 2017/06/24 | VOD | 11m26s | k0nfig is the Doublelift of CS:GO | Some thoughts on the similarities in personality, strengths and weaknesses between k0nfig, of North, and Doublelift, of CLG and TSM. |
| CS:GO | 2017/06/22 | VOD | 23m15s | ECS S3 Finals Preview | Some thoughts on the ECS S3 Finals. |
| CS:GO | 2017/06/20 | VOD | 30m27s | Principles: IGLs and Fragging | Some thoughts on relationship of fragging to in-game leading, contrasted against the stereotype of the tactical but low-fragging IGL (In-Game Leader). |
| OW | 2017/06/15 | VOD | 15m30s | Dafran and Danish Humour | Some thoughts on Dafran's behaviour in the context of Danish humour. |
| CS:GO | 2017/06/13 | VOD | 30m23s | Who is bsl? | Some thoughts on the career of bsl, legendary Norwegian IGL of Catch-Gamer and player for NoA, in light of his return to esports, taking a job at ESL. |
| CS:GO | 2017/06/12 | VOD | 22m26s | PGL EU Minor Preview | Some thoughts on the PGL EU Minor. |
| CS:GO | 2017/06/11 | VOD | 11m31s | The ropz Remission | Some thoughts on why ropz, the young rookie for mouz, gets a get-out-jail-free card due to his difficult initial circumstances. |
| CS:GO | 2017/06/10 | VOD | 28m02s | Who is Gux? | Some thoughts on the career and return of Gux, legendary FNATIC player. |
| CS:GO | 2017/06/08 | VOD | 11m01s | Alternate Streams are the Future | Some thoughts on alternate streams as the future of event broadcasting. |
| CS:GO | 2017/06/07 | VOD | 11m07s | FNS Could Fix Cloud9 | Some thoughts on how bringing in FNS, the leader of CLG, could put C9 on the path to winning again. |
| CS | 2017/06/03 | VOD | 18m21s | Who Were The Golden Five? | Some thoughts on "The Golden Five", the five man Polish line-up which won the most majors in CS 1.6 history. |
| LoL | 2017/06/01 | VOD | 24m03s | Echo Fox Only Scrim Challenger Team | Some thoughts on the premise of Echo Fox only practising their Challenger team. |
| May 2017 | |||||
| OW | 2017/05/31 | VOD | 36m16s | TSM's OverWatch Fiasco | Some thoughts on the mismanagement of TSM's OverWatch squad, featuring insights from within the organization. |
| LoL | 2017/05/30 | VOD | 21m28s | The Tumultuous IWillDominate | Some thoughts on the career of IWillDominate, Jungler for Dignitas and Curse/Team Liquid. |
| CS:GO | 2017/05/28 | VOD | 20m26s | The Austrian Disappearance | Some thoughts on the disappearance of the Austrian scene from relevance, despite being one of the better countries over the first few years of CS. |
| LoL | 2017/05/19 | VOD | 18m05s | CLG are Not a Contender's Org | Some thoughts on why expectations for CLG to be an organization which produces NA LCS contenders are misguided. |
| CS:GO | 2017/05/15 | VOD | 11m41s | EPL Results Are Not ESL's Fault | Some thoughts on why the economics and logistics of EPL mean weaker finals fields are not ESL's fault. |
| CS:GO | 2017/05/13 | VOD | 34m32s | Problem with Online Play | Some thoughts on why online play is different to offline play and causes issues when it is connected. |
| LoL | 2017/05/12 | VOD | 23m41s | The Dardoch-Xmithie Swap | Some thoughts on the swap of Dardoch from IMT to CLG and Xmithe the opposite direction. |
| CS:GO | 2017/05/11 | VOD | 20m32s | The Inverted HellRaisers | Some thoughts on the development of HellRaisers into a top 10 team. |
| CS:GO | 2017/05/10 | VOD | 18m26s | starix Joins Spirit | Some thoughts on starix, Ukrainian CS legend, joining Team Spirit as IGL. |
| CS:GO | 2017/05/08 | VOD | 13m02s | Create Symbols of Victory | Some thoughts on why having rings or badges to symbolise victory at the majors would make CS:GO esports more special. |
| CS:GO | 2017/05/01 | VOD | 29m21s | SK Rebuild a Champion | Some thoughts on SK's need to rebuild this current unit around a different identity and why that will take them back to a championship level. |
| April 2017 | |||||
| LoL | 2017/04/29 | VOD | 32m30s | No More Summoning | Some thoughts on the end of Summoning Insight. |
| CS:GO | 2017/04/28 | VOD | 42m49s | Who is GeT_RiGhT? | Some thoughts on the career of GeT_RiGhT, legendary player for FNATIC, SK Gaming and NiP. |
| CS:GO | 2017/04/27 | VOD | 13m37s | Remove Skill-Less Wall-Bangs | Some thoughts on specific kinds of wall-bangs which are game-breaking and should be removed. |
| LoL | 2017/04/26 | VOD | 17m13s | Riot Doesn't Celebrate LCS Greatness Like Bjergsen | Some thoughts on the lack of fanfare from Riot regarding Bjergsen's LCS accomplishments and how it relates to their philosophy regarding the esports side of their game. |
| CS:GO | 2017/04/25 | VOD | 17m35s | Shroud and Other Pros Playing Other Games | Some thoughts on criticism of Shroud and other pros for streaming themselves playing games other than CS:GO. |
| General | 2017/04/23 | VOD | 30m38s | Who Created Esports? | Some thoughts on who created esports, where and when. |
| CS:GO | 2017/04/20 | VOD | 25m29s | Over-Saturation Problem Redux | Some thoughts revisiting the topic of over-saturation and why the culprits are not big offline tournaments. |
| OW | 2017/04/18 | VOD | 27m06s | Seagull Leaves Everyone Adrift | Some thoughts on Seagull stepping down to become a sub for NRG instead of a starter and its implications for himself, NRG and OGN. |
| CS:GO | 2017/04/14 | VOD | 18m04s | Key NiKo Considerations | Some thoughts on key considerations which should be made when considering the career of NiKo. |
| March 2017 | |||||
| LoL | 2017/03/29 | VOD | 25m01s | CLG's Refusal to Upgrade | Some thoughts on CLG's refusal to upgrade any of the positions on their roster and where it has left them. |
| General | 2017/03/28 | VOD | 13m19s | Who Controls the Numbers? | Some thoughts about the mysterious reports which influence outsider investors in esports and the implications surrounding them. |
| CS:GO | 2017/03/26 | VOD | 10m59s | fer and Star Sacrifice | Some thoughts on fer's role within SK and how his sacrifice has shown his greatness as a player. |
| CS:GO | 2017/03/24 | VOD | 42m08s | iBUYPOWER Were Not Saviours | Some thoughts on the significance of iBUYPOWER's absence from the NA scene. |
| OW | 2017/03/22 | VOD | 30m46s | OWL City and Slot Problems | Some thoughts on Blizzard's illustration of their vision for the OWL, encompassing a geo-location approach, tying franchises with cities around the world. |
| CS:GO | 2017/03/21 | VOD | 48m25s | NA Needs Leaders of Men | Some thoughts on the lack of real leadership in NA and its impact on teams. |
| CS:GO | 2017/03/20 | VOD | 19m58s | Jkaem's Team is the New Dignitas | Some thoughts on jkaem's team becoming the new Dignitas. |
| CS:GO | 2017/03/18 | VOD | 15m06s | NiP Should Change the Focus | Some thoughts on why NiP should change the focus in their team to be able to recruit the right players to improve their level. |
| CS:GO | 2017/03/17 | VOD | 26m22s | NA Doesn't Value IGLs | Some thoughts on why there are so few NA IGLs due to the attitude of the NA scene to the existing ones. |
| CS:GO | 2017/03/16 | VOD | 20m45s | Contrasting Astralis with mTw.dk 2008 | Some thoughts on how well mTw.dk 2008 works as a reference point for Astralis and their development into the world's best CS:GO team. |
| CS:GO | 2017/03/15 | VOD | 29m57s | Anticipating the Greatest Competitive Era | Some thoughts on why this could be the greatest competitive era in Counter-Strike history and how it contrasts against the great eras of the past. |
| General | 2017/03/14 | VOD | 22m00s | Sadokist is the Best Caster in Esports | Some thoughts on why Sadokist is the best caster in esports, for my money. |
| CS:GO | 2017/03/13 | VOD | 15m40s | draken Joins NiP | Some thoughts on draken joining NiP, in place of pyth. |
| CS:GO | 2017/03/12 | VOD | 24m14s | The Lost 1.6 Stars | Some thoughts on the lost 1.6 stars who couldn't or didn't attempt to transition to CS:GO. |
| CS:GO | 2017/03/11 | VOD | 23m00s | Astralis Getting the FNATIC Hatred | Some thoughts on why Astralis, the world's best CS:GO team, is hated or disliked by many people in a manner similar to the FNATIC team of 2015. |
| CS:GO | 2017/03/10 | VOD | 15m29s | starix Leaves Na`Vi | Some thoughts on starix leaving Na`Vi as their coach. |
| CS:GO | 2017/03/09 | VOD | 21m02s | Make More Finals Best-of-5 | Some thoughts on why having more big finals in Counter-Strike be Bo5 would be a good thing. |
| LoL | 2017/03/07 | VOD | 24m04s | Doublelift Joins TL for Spring | Some thoughts on Doublelift joining Team Liquid temporarily to close out the Spring split. |
| LoL | 2017/03/07 | VOD | 37m54s | ROX Tigers Behave Despicably | Some thoughts on the ROX Tigers smearing the name of Jacob Wolf over his report regarding their team planning to disband after the S6 World Championship. |
| CS:GO | 2017/03/02 | VOD | 21m35s | In Defense of the Katowice Format | Some thoughts on why the format for IEM XI Katowice has its place in the tournament circuit. |
| February 2017 | |||||
| CS:GO | 2017/02/27 | VOD | 33m47s | Heroic Will Upset in Katowice | Some thoughts on why Heroic, the lowest ranked team in Group B of IEM XI Katowice, will likely cause multiple upsets and determine who gets out of the group. |
| CS:GO | 2017/02/26 | VOD | 15m40s | Low Econ and Force-Buy Misconceptions | Some thoughts on misconceptions regarding the power and impact of force-buys and low econ buys. |
| CS:GO | 2017/02/25 | VOD | 18m14s | Lack of Real Stats Experts | Some thoughts on why there are no real CS:GO experts who are also experts regarding stats or vice-versa. |
| CS:GO | 2017/02/24 | VOD | 36m54s | Missing Polish Talent | Some thoughts on the lack of legitimately top tier Polish players from 1.6 to CS:GO and how that lays important context for the golden five and Virtus.pro not switching players. |
| LoL | 2017/02/23 | VOD | 22m30s | Naivete of the UoL Manager | Some thoughts on the impassioned speech by the UoL manager to young players. |
| CS:GO | 2017/02/22 | VOD | 9m51s | Problems with Swiss System | Some thoughts on the problems with using the Swiss System. |
| CS:GO | 2017/02/19 | VOD | 24m27s | The "Should Have" Fallacy | Some thoughts on the unreasonable way people choose to conveniently decide what "should have" happened. |
| CS:GO | 2017/02/17 | VOD | 9m37s | Bring Me the Champion of Champions | Some thoughts on creating an epic tournament which would stand out in the yearly calendar. |
| LoL | 2017/02/16 | VOD | 19m35s | Hai Level Shot-Calling | Some thoughts on Hai's shot-calling prowess, how it has affected his teams over the years and my appreciation for it. |
| LoL | 2017/02/15 | VOD | 14m46s | Bjergsen's Shot-Calling Limitations | Some thoughts on the limitation it places upon TSM's international success for the team to rely upon Bjergsen as a shot-caller. |
| CS:GO | 2017/02/14 | VOD | 13m31s | Time for the Aussies to Integrate | Some thoughts on why it's time for the Australian scene to integrate non-Aus players into their teams and their good players into NA teams. |
| General | 2017/02/12 | VOD | 11m37s | It Never Happened but it's True | Some thoughts on using artistic license to say something more true than what actually happened in a literal sense. |
| CS:GO | 2017/02/11 | VOD | 35m46s | Where are the Journalists? (Part 3) | Some thoughts on the limiting factors preventing people from making it in esports journalism. |
| General | 2017/02/10 | VOD | 15m47s | nex: The Bankrupt Future of German CS | Some thoughts on the failure of nex to live up to his billing as the German star who could battle the best of the international scene. |
| CS:GO | 2017/02/09 | VOD | 21m18s | Inferno Replaces Dust2 | Some thoughts on inferno replacing dust2 in the map pool. |
| CS:GO | 2017/02/08 | VOD | 25m25s | The FNATIC Boys are Back in Town | Some thoughts on JW and flusha returning to FNATIC. |
| CS:GO | 2017/02/06 | VOD | 41m45s | The Third French Shuffle | Some thoughts on the French shuffle between nV, G2 and LDLC. |
| CS:GO | 2017/02/05 | VOD | 17m02s | Stanislaw to Team Liquid | Some thoughts on Stanislaw, former IGL of OpTic Gaming, moving to Team Liquid. |
| January 2017 | |||||
| CS:GO | 2017/01/26 | VOD | 24m14s | Revisiting the FNATIC-LDLC Boost | Some thoughts on additional context for the infamous FNATIC vs. LDLC overpass boost at Dreamhack Winter 2014, which I think is often missed in judging or remembering the incident. |
| General | 2017/01/23 | VOD | 13m49s | Where are the Journalists? (Part 2) | Some thoughts on the lack of esports journalist, contrasting how much better the scene is for them today than previously. |
| LoL | 2017/01/22 | VOD | 11m00s | Apdo the Enigma | Some thoughts on Apdo, the LoL prodigy who did not go down the competitive path. |
| CS:GO | 2017/01/21 | VOD | 15m52s | G2 Will Surprise | Some thoughts on why G2 will surprise at the major. |
| CS:GO | 2017/01/20 | VOD | 29m21s | Happy is a Terrible Leader | Some thoughts on the lack of leadership qualities that Happy of EnVyUs has displayed. |
| BW | 2017/01/19 | VOD | 21m19s | The Brood War Revival | Some thoughts on the revival of the Korean BW scene. |
| CS:GO | 2017/01/07 | VOD | 13m13s | Randomiser Spoiling Major Qualifier Results | Some thoughts on the negative impact the map randomiser had on the results of the major qualifier. |
| LoL | 2017/01/06 | VOD | 25m06s | Link Tries to Force a Return | Some thoughts on the return of Link, former CLG Mid laner, to competitive play, joining Team Liquid. |
| LoL | 2017/01/04 | VOD | 25m53s | Flame Joins Immortals | Some thoughts on Flame, my favorite LoL player, joining Immortals for S7. |
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