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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 2018 | |||||
| CS:GO | 2018/12/30 | VOD | 13m47s | The Multi-National Aim Drain | Some thoughts on the impact the trend of talent being lured away to multi-national teams will have upon domestic teams. |
| CS:GO | 2018/12/29 | VOD | 25m42s | BIG Adds XANTARES | Some thoughts on BIG adding XANTARES to their team. |
| LoL | 2018/12/28 | VOD | 25m59s | KT Arrows and the Trouble with Retconning | Some thoughts on the KT Arrows team of 2014, who won OGN Champions Summer, and the trouble with people retconning the histories of players and teams. |
| CS:GO | 2018/12/27 | VOD | 30m59s | Teams Who Could Beat Astralis | Some thoughts on what it would take to beat Astralis with consistency and which teams fit the bill. |
| LoL | 2018/12/25 | VOD | 11m13s | Region Discussion Dead-End | Some thoughts on the irrelevance of regional narratives and analysis when it comes to international competition. |
| CS:GO | 2018/12/24 | VOD | 10m43s | The device MVP Dilemma | Some thoughts on why device winning the most MVPs is not enough to make him the best player. |
| CS:GO | 2018/12/23 | VOD | 13m59s | TACO and zews Join MiBR | Some thoughts on TACO and zews joining Made in Brazil (MiBR). |
| CS:GO | 2018/12/22 | VOD | 14m40s | Stewie and adreN Join Team Liquid | Some thoughts on Stewie and adreN joining Team Liquid for 2019. |
| CS:GO | 2018/12/20 | VOD | 21m48s | FaZe Bent but Didn't Break CS | Some thoughts on FaZe Clan's impact on Counter-Strike with their super-star line-up. |
| LoL | 2018/12/19 | VOD | 12m27s | Make MSI Double Elimination | Some thoughts on why and how MSI (Mid Season Invitational) would be improved by being changed to a double elimination format for the play-offs. |
| CS:GO | 2018/12/18 | VOD | 18m29s | Big Changes to ESL Pro League for S9 | Some thoughts on the huge changes ESL are implementing to their Pro League for Season 9. |
| CS:GO | 2018/12/17 | VOD | 20m50s | Context of SK's Summer 2017 Run | Some thoughts on SK Gaming's 2017 Summer run, winning five of six tournaments. |
| LoL | 2018/12/15 | VOD | 10m21s | Dreaming of LS's Korean Underground Railroad | Some thoughts on how LS becoming the coach of bbq Olivers and wanting to setup a bootcamp house in Korea for Westerners opens the door to importing them into the LCK. |
| CS:GO | 2018/12/14 | VOD | 15m14s | Don't Retire Until it's Actually Over | Some thoughts on players retiring before they have to, sometimes due to fan pressure. |
| General | 2018/12/13 | VOD | 23m35s | Orgs Need Endemic Content Creators | Some thoughts on the benefits of organizations (teams) working with endemic content creators to build their brands and grow the ecosystem. |
| LoL | 2018/12/12 | VOD | 24m50s | Impossible to Stop Poaching | Some thoughts on the ridiculous nature of attempting to enforce the LCS poaching rules. |
| CS:GO | 2018/12/11 | VOD | 19m40s | Astralis Wins S1 of the Intel Grand Slam | Some thoughts on Astralis being the team to win Season 1 of the Intel Grand Slam. |
| CS:GO | 2018/12/10 | VOD | 19m37s | gla1ve and Non-Star MVPs | Some thoughts on players who aren't stars being MVP (Most Valuable Player) award candidates. |
| LoL | 2018/12/09 | VOD | 21m00s | Golden Guardians Get Good | Some thoughts on the new Golden Guardians line-up for Season 9. |
| CS:GO | 2018/12/08 | VOD | 13m47s | Opposition Trap for Dominant Teams | Some thoughts on a piece of circular reasoning used to argue against the dominance of the likes of Astralis, NiP and SKT. |
| CS:GO | 2018/12/02 | VOD | 17m22s | Elusive Definition of Cores | Some thoughts on the meaning of the term "core" and why it's trickier to nail down that it might initially seem. |
| November 2018 | |||||
| CS:GO | 2018/11/30 | VOD | 17m08s | Astralis are the Georges St-Pierre of CS | Some thoughts on how Astralis can be viewed as analogs of mixed martial arts champion Georges St-Pierre. |
| LoL | 2018/11/29 | VOD | 24m24s | G2's New Roster Gamble | Some thoughts about G2's risky new roster for Season 9. |
| LoL | 2018/11/27 | VOD | 26m10s | SKT's Monster Rebuild | Some thoughts on SK Telecom's huge rebuild of their Korean LoL squad. |
| LoL | 2018/11/26 | VOD | 17m03s | Smoothie Joins TSM | Some thoughts on Smoothie joining TSM. |
| CS:GO | 2018/11/24 | VOD | 15m58s | A History of North American Hopes | Some thoughts on the history of players who looked like the hope for North American CS:GO. |
| LoL | 2018/11/23 | VOD | 20m16s | The New Misfits | Some thoughts on the new Misfits line-up for the 2019 LEC Spring split. |
| CS:GO | 2018/11/22 | VOD | 17m49s | Open Circuit Kills Hype Trains | Some thoughts on how the open circuit kills hype trains. |
| General | 2018/11/20 | VOD | 20m47s | Who is Fatal1ty? | Some thoughts on the career of hall of fame duel champion Fatal1ty. |
| LoL | 2018/11/19 | VOD | 17m34s | Jensen Joins Team Liquid | Some thoughts on Jensen leaving Cloud9 and joining Team Liquid. |
| General | 2018/11/16 | VOD | 14m23s | All the Young Esports Dudes | Some thoughts on a distinction in youth in esports that differs from their peers. |
| CS:GO | 2018/11/15 | VOD | 17m27s | Twistzz is NA's Best Hope | Some thoughts on Twistzz and his potential role as the saviour of North American Counter-Strike and greatest ever talent. |
| CS:GO | 2018/11/14 | VOD | 18m54s | Misconceptions About the IGL Role | Some thoughts on how the role of in-game leader (IGL) can be misunderstood. |
| CS:GO | 2018/11/12 | VOD | 14m51s | Astralis Take IEM XIII Chicago | Some thoughts on Astralis' victory at IEM XIII Chicago. |
| LoL | 2018/11/10 | VOD | 12m35s | NA's EU Player Base Excuse | Some thoughts on North American excuses regarding the size of the player base in Europe. |
| Quake | 2018/11/08 | VOD | 14m48s | Who is Blue? | Some thoughts on the career of Blue, elite Quake dueler in the early 2000s. |
| CS:GO | 2018/11/05 | VOD | 15m49s | Arguments Against Astralis | Some thoughts on the excuses and arguments used to down-play Astralis' era. |
| CS:GO | 2018/11/04 | VOD | 13m03s | NRG Take the cs_summit 3 Title | Some thoughts on NRG's victorious campaign at cs_summit 3. |
| CS:GO | 2018/11/03 | VOD | 11m08s | IGLs Will Become Quarterbacks Solely | Some thoughts on why in-game leaders will eventually become just the quarterbacks of CS:GO, if the industry continues to grow. |
| LoL | 2018/11/02 | VOD | 24m10s | Weldon Joins CLG as Head Coach | Some thoughts on Weldon Green joining Counter Logic Gaming (CLG) as their new Head Coach. |
| CS:GO | 2018/11/02 | VOD | 10m38s | s1mple and the Case of the Missing AK | Some thoughts on teams not prioritising their star producer with limited weaponry. |
| LoL | 2018/11/01 | VOD | 18m15s | Alex Ich Retires | Some thoughts on the retirement of Alex Ich, legendary Mid laner of Moscow Five/Gambit Gaming. |
| October 2018 | |||||
| CS:GO | 2018/10/31 | VOD | 16m48s | FaZe Storm EPICENTER | Some thoughts on FaZe Clan winning EPICENTER with a six game winning streak. |
| CS:GO | 2018/10/27 | VOD | 9m09s | The Day VG Dethroned NiP | Some thoughts on VeryGames dethroning NiP as the number one CS:GO team, five years ago today, at EMS One Fall 2013. |
| General | 2018/10/25 | VOD | 14m35s | Amazing Women of Esports Expose Journalistic Hypocrisy | Some thoughts on how the amazing women of esports, who are at the top of their respective fields, expose the hypocrisy displayed by so much of the journalism on sex in the industry. |
| LoL | 2018/10/24 | VOD | 39m13s | How Dare They Be Wrong?!? | Some thoughts on fan backlash against analysts over their predictions and analysis at S8 Worlds. |
| LoL | 2018/10/23 | VOD | 23m26s | Zikz Added to TSM as Head Coach | Some thoughts on Zikz, former head coach of CLG, joining TSM as their new head coach. |
| LoL | 2018/10/22 | VOD | 32m36s | Considering the Korean Collapse | Some thoughts on Korea's worst ever Worlds performance. |
| CS:GO | 2018/10/21 | VOD | 15m30s | FNATIC's 6 LAN Streak is Over-Rated | Some thoughts on why FNATIC's six tournament winning streak from late 2015 to early 2016 was over-rated. |
| CS:GO | 2018/10/21 | VOD | 26m44s | FACEIT's Major Talent Fiasco | Some thoughts on how FACEIT handling talent for their recent Major in London. |
| LoL | 2018/10/19 | VOD | 19m10s | Improving Worlds Group Format | Some thoughts on the flaws of the current Worlds group phase format and how they could be fixed or improved. |
| General | 2018/10/18 | VOD | 10m31s | Korea and the Geolocation Sore Point | Some thoughts on how Korea highlights the difficulty esports will face in geolocation franchises with specific cities or regions. |
| CS:GO | 2018/10/17 | VOD | 12m35s | Skadoodle Steps Back | Some thoughts on Skadoodle stepping back from competitive play in Cloud9. |
| CS:GO | 2018/10/16 | VOD | 11m37s | STYKO Returns to Mouz | Some thoughts on STYKO replacing Snax in the starting mouz line-up. |
| LoL | 2018/10/16 | VOD | 31m19s | Worlds Fan Backlash | Some thoughts on the backlash against casters and analyst for perceived bias at S8 Worlds. |
| CS:GO | 2018/10/13 | VOD | 31m23s | What We Lost With SK | Some thoughts on what the MiBR core were during their time as SK and made them great. |
| General | 2018/10/13 | VOD | 25m25s | Underwhelming Selling of OWL and LCS | Some thoughts on how the selling of the Overwatch League (OWL) and League of Legends Championships Series (LCS) has been underwhelming, in the context of each respective league and game. |
| General | 2018/10/11 | VOD | 12m15s | Korean Esports is a Misnomer | Some thoughts on why Korean esports is a misnomer, since it should be called Seoul esports. |
| CS:GO | 2018/10/11 | VOD | 22m09s | STYKO Exposes the Flaws of International Teams | Some thoughts on how STYKO's removal from mouz exposed the flaws of international teams. |
| General | 2018/10/09 | VOD | 43m57s | My Unstoppable Streak of Thoughts | Some thoughts on my new streak of videos, which has broken my previous record, and the lessons or observations I've made in the process of reaching this point. |
| CS:GO | 2018/10/08 | VOD | 39m20s | Vitality Comes to Life | Some thoughts on the new Vitality line-up: NBK, apEX, RpK, Happy and Zywoo. |
| CS:GO | 2018/10/07 | VOD | 10m45s | TyLoo's $800,000 Won | Some thoughts on the surprising $800,000 prize money TyLoo has won in CS:GO. |
| CS:GO | 2018/10/06 | VOD | 23m14s | The FNATIC-nV Era We Almost Had | Some thoughts on the FNATIC-nV shared era which could have existed from late 2014 to early 2015, but ended up disappearing in favour of the FNATIC era. |
| CS:GO | 2018/10/05 | VOD | 17m34s | Valve's Watered Down Weapon Balance | Some thoughts on Valve's approach to and philosophy on balancing the weapons in CS:GO. |
| LoL | 2018/10/04 | VOD | 14m17s | The Pointless Golden Guardians | Some thoughts on how pointless the Golden Guardians NA LCS franchise has been and their seeming lack of direction. |
| CS:GO | 2018/10/03 | VOD | 19m08s | Team Liquid and the Finish Line | Some thoughts on Team Liquid's inability to get over the finish line and win big international tournaments. |
| LoL | 2018/10/03 | VOD | 25m11s | What's Good About LoL as an Esport | Some thoughts on what is good about League of Legends as an esport. |
| LoL | 2018/10/02 | VOD | 12m04s | Gamania Bears: Taiwan's 'What if' | Some thoughts on the Gamania Bears of S3 as Taiwan's 'What if'. |
| September 2018 | |||||
| CS:GO | 2018/09/30 | VOD | 13m45s | mousesports Wins ESL One New York 2018 | Some thoughts on mousesports winning ESL One New York 2018. |
| General | 2018/09/29 | VOD | 20m00s | Effects of Format on Success and Perception | Some thoughts on how the format used for a tournament or circuit can change the outcomes of the matches and thus people's perception of those players and teams. |
| CS:GO | 2018/09/28 | VOD | 37m23s | G2 Five Tournaments in | Some thoughts on G2's performance over their first five tournaments with this line-up. |
| CS:GO | 2018/09/27 | VOD | 12m05s | North Benches MSL | Some thoughts on North benching MSL, replacing him with cadiaN, ending niko's trial and taking on gade. |
| CS:GO | 2018/09/26 | VOD | 10m30s | ELEAGUE Don't Get Enough Out of their Premiers | Some thoughts on how ELEAGUE has used their resources in CS:GO. |
| CS:GO | 2018/09/25 | VOD | 18m13s | ESL One New York 2018 Preview | Some thoughts on ESL One New York 2018. |
| CS:GO | 2018/09/24 | VOD | 19m43s | Why the FACEIT Major London Sucked | Some thoughts on why the FACEIT Major London was so bad. |
| CS:GO | 2018/09/23 | VOD | 16m07s | Astralis Win the FACEIT Major London | Some thoughts on Astralis winning the FACEIT Major London. |
| CS:GO | 2018/09/22 | VOD | 18m12s | FACEIT Major London Final: Na`Vi vs. Astralis | Some thoughts on the FACEIT Major London final between Natus Vincere and Astralis. |
| CS:GO | 2018/09/21 | VOD | 15m16s | FACEIT Major London Semis: MiBR-Na`Vi and TL-Ast | Some thoughts on the FACEIT Major London semi-finals. |
| CS:GO | 2018/09/20 | VOD | 13m02s | FACEIT Major London Quarter-Finals: TL-HR and Ast-FaZe | Some thoughts on the last two FACEIT Major London Quarter-Finals. |
| CS:GO | 2018/09/19 | VOD | 14m42s | FACEIT Major London Quarters: BIG vs. Na`Vi and coL vs. MiBR | Some thoughts on the first two FACEIT Major London Quarter-Finals. |
| BW | 2018/09/18 | VOD | 13m55s | The Royal Road | Some thoughts on the players who walked "The royal road" in StarCraft: Brood War. |
| LoL | 2018/09/17 | VOD | 16m09s | EDG's MSI 2015 Win is Over-Rated | Some thoughts on why EDG's 2015 Mid Season Invitational win is over-rated. |
| CS:GO | 2018/09/16 | VOD | 26m03s | FACEIT Major London Quarter-Finals Draw | Some thoughts on the FACEIT Major London Quarter-Finals draw and the story-lines it suggests. |
| CS:GO | 2018/09/15 | VOD | 18m22s | FACEIT Major London Legends Stage Round 5 Preview | Some thoughts on the round 5 match-ups of the Legends Stage at the FACEIT Major London. |
| CS:GO | 2018/09/14 | VOD | 19m19s | Five Versus Five | Some thoughts on what the 5v5 team size means for Counter-Strike and the principles that dominate competitive play. |
| CS:GO | 2018/09/13 | VOD | 16m37s | Assessing New Talent is a Gamble | Some thoughts on the gamble of trying to pick new talent. |
| General | 2018/09/12 | VOD | 19m40s | How Koreans Would Fare in All Games | Some thoughts on how Koreans would fare in all games (CS, Quake and Dota) based on the games they dominate (BW, SC2, LoL and OW). |
| CS:GO | 2018/09/11 | VOD | 25m55s | FACEIT Major London Legends Stage Preview | Some thoughts on the FACEIT Major London Legends Stage. |
| LoL | 2018/09/10 | VOD | 13m08s | Score was Already a Legend | Some thoughts on Score's legendary career and eventual LCK championship victory. |
| CS:GO | 2018/09/09 | VOD | 21m02s | I Wish MLG Still Did Events | Some thoughts on why I miss Major League Gaming (MLG) running events in CS:GO. |
| LoL | 2018/09/08 | VOD | 13m16s | Doublelift is the MVP at Last | Some thoughts on Doublelift being voted the NA LCS S8 Summer Most Valuable Player (MVP). |
| General | 2018/09/08 | VOD | 17m54s | Can't Go Out Gracefully in Esports | Some thoughts on why legends can't go out gracefully in esports. |
| General | 2018/09/06 | VOD | 20m10s | Unpaid Work in Esports | Some thoughts on unpaid work in esports. |
| LoL | 2018/09/05 | VOD | 20m29s | Uzi on the Road to G.O.A.T. Status | Some thoughts on Uzi's 2018 which sees him on a path which will make him a legitimate candidate for best LoL player of all-time. |
| CS:GO | 2018/09/04 | VOD | 19m47s | IGLs are the Most Hard Done By | Some thoughts on why the in-game leader role is the most hard done by in Counter-Strike in terms of success. |
| LoL | 2018/09/03 | VOD | 17m09s | goldenglue's Glittering Narrative Doesn't Stick | Some thoughts on goldenglue's career and the narratives haunting it. |
| CS:GO | 2018/09/02 | VOD | 13m37s | North's Dreamhack of Destiny | Some thoughts on North winning Dreamhack Masters Stockholm 2018. |
| CS:GO | 2018/09/01 | VOD | 14m27s | Dreamhack Masters Stockholm Semi-Finals Preview | Some thoughts on the semi-finals of Dreamhack Masters Stockholm: NiP vs. Astralis and mouz vs. North. |
| August 2018 | |||||
| CS:GO | 2018/08/31 | VOD | 39m50s | Dreamhack Masters Stockholm 2018 Quarter-Finals Preview | Some thoughts on the quarter-final match-ups at Dreamhack Masters Stockholm 2018. |
| CS:GO | 2018/08/30 | VOD | 11m37s | Valve Remove 2 Major Auto-Qualification Spots | Some thoughts on Valve's removal of two major auto-qualification spots for the next major and their system of deciding who gets those spots. |
| CS:GO | 2018/08/29 | VOD | 22m31s | Age is Not an Excuse for NA Talent | Some thoughts on why using age as an excuse for top NA talent under-performing doesn't work. |
| CS:GO | 2018/08/28 | VOD | 27m27s | Dreamhack Masters Stockholm 2018 Preview | Some thoughts on the stacked Dreamhack Masters Stockholm. |
| LoL | 2018/08/27 | VOD | 52m46s | Worlds Budget Implications | Some thoughts on the implications of Riot reducing the budget for the S8 World Championship from previous years. |
| CS:GO | 2018/08/26 | VOD | 16m32s | Principles: Trade-Fragging | Some thoughts on trade-fragging, a concept at the core of modern day competitive play. |
| Dota2 | 2018/08/26 | VOD | 20m05s | OG's TI8 Miracle | Some thoughts on OG's impossible run to the TI8 championship. |
| General | 2018/08/25 | VOD | 17m22s | The International is the Best Tournament in Esports | Some thoughts on why Dota2's The International is the best tournament in esports. |
| CS | 2018/08/24 | VOD | 21m29s | The Titans Tease | Some thoughts on The Titans, the team of 2004. |
| CS | 2018/08/23 | VOD | 23m06s | Who Was Bullen? | Some thoughts on the career of Bullen, a now deceased Swedish Counter-Strike player. |
| Dota2 | 2018/08/22 | VOD | 39m23s | My Favourite TI Runs | Some thoughts on my favourite runs in history at The International. |
| CS:GO | 2018/08/21 | VOD | 13m27s | fnx Frustratingly Fades Away | Some thoughts on fnx being released by NTC and the implications for his career. |
| LoL | 2018/08/20 | VOD | 33m36s | Why Talk Shows Fail | Some thoughts on why so few talk shows have found a successful formula, in any context, in League of Legends. |
| CS:GO | 2018/08/19 | VOD | 13m56s | The Snappi Spot | Some thoughts on the tough position Snappi has been in during his CS:GO career and why his position in OpTic has brought him to a key point. |
| CS | 2018/08/18 | VOD | 14m10s | elude: The Other Gilbert | Some thoughts on the other Gilbert in Counter-Strike: elude. |
| CS:GO | 2018/08/17 | VOD | 20m48s | Competitive Map Pool History | Some thoughts on the competitive map pool and its changes throughout the years. |
| OW | 2018/08/16 | VOD | 19m20s | Blizzard Ignoring the Endemic Press | Some thoughts on Blizzard's mishandling of the endemic press in Overwatch. |
| CS | 2018/08/15 | VOD | 20m31s | Who is Ksharp? | Some thoughts on the career of Ksharp, legendary NA CS 1.6 player. |
| CS:GO | 2018/08/14 | VOD | 10m58s | Making Legends Spot Ownership Fair | Some thoughts on making the Legends spot ownership situation for the major fair for both parties, the organization and the players. |
| LoL | 2018/08/13 | VOD | 12m50s | The Notoriously Consistent P.O.B. | Some thoughts on the career and strengths of Pobelter, currently of Team Liquid and formerly of CLG and IMT. |
| CS:GO | 2018/08/12 | VOD | 23m35s | Rethinking Flawed Recruitment Concepts | Some thoughts on how players are currently recruited and how that should change in an era of General Managers. |
| CS:GO | 2018/08/11 | VOD | 18m36s | Snatchie Joins Virtus.pro | Some thoughts on Snatchie joining Virtus.pro as their new fifth. |
| CS:GO | 2018/08/10 | VOD | 36m13s | FACEIT's Troubling Handling of the Major Thusfar | Some thoughts on three incidents involving FACEIT and rule confusion during the major cycle for the FACEIT London major and how troubling FACEIT's response to and handling of such incidents has been. |
| CS:GO | 2018/08/09 | VOD | 19m35s | Golden Joins Cloud9 | Some thoughts on Golden, former IGL of FNATIC, joining Cloud9. |
| OW | 2018/08/08 | VOD | 43m23s | OWL S1's Compromised MVP Voting | Some thoughts on the egregious abuse of their voting rights by some of the Overwatch League Season 1 Regular Season Most Valuable Player award voting panel. |
| CS:GO | 2018/08/07 | VOD | 20m17s | coldzera and FalleN are CS:GO's Brady and Belichick | Some thoughts on coldzera and FalleN's parallels with Tom Brady and Bill Belichick of the New England Patriots. |
| CS:GO | 2018/08/06 | VOD | 23m35s | Never Been Easier to Make it as a Pro | Some thoughts on how much easier it is to become a pro player in CS:GO than it was in 1.6 or Source. |
| General | 2018/08/05 | VOD | 23m17s | Improving at Interviewing | Some thoughts on interviewing. |
| CS:GO | 2018/08/04 | VOD | 12m12s | NA's Triumph at ESEA S16 Finals | Some thoughts on the run of top NA teams at ESEA S16 Finals, slaying top European sides. |
| CS:GO | 2018/08/03 | VOD | 16m47s | Classes and Tiers of Teams | Some thoughts on replacing "tier" terminology in Counter-Strike with classes. |
| LoL | 2018/08/02 | VOD | 28m16s | S8 Worlds Location and Schedule Mess | Some thoughts on Riot's late announcement of the locations and schedule of the S8 World Championship. |
| CS:GO | 2018/08/01 | VOD | 30m45s | YNk Becomes the Coach of MiBR | Some thoughts on YNk joining Made in Brazil (MiBR) as their new coach. |
| July 2018 | |||||
| CS:GO | 2018/07/31 | VOD | 21m10s | Astralis Contrasted Against Their Past | Some thoughts on how good this Astralis line-up is contrasted with line-ups the core featured in in the past. |
| CS:GO | 2018/07/30 | VOD | 36m20s | Pros Lashing out at Me | Some thoughts on pros getting mad and lashing out at me on social media. |
| CS:GO | 2018/07/29 | VOD | 19m12s | B1ad3 Can Be a Game Changer as a Coach | Some thoughts on how B1ad3's coaching of Gambit, on loan, might be a game-changer in changing how the role is thought about. |
| CS:GO | 2018/07/28 | VOD | 24m21s | ELEAGUE Premier 2018 Final Preview: Astralis vs. Team Liquid | Some thoughts on the ELEAGUE Premier 2018 final between Astralis and Team Liquid. |
| CS:GO | 2018/07/27 | VOD | 32m56s | ELEAGUE Premier 2018 Semi-Finals Preview | Some thoughts on the EL Premier 2018 semi-finals: Astralis vs. mouz and Na`Vi vs. TL. |
| CS:GO | 2018/07/26 | VOD | 39m27s | Principles: Three Columns of Counter-Strike | Some thoughts on a model dividing up Counter-Strike teams based on their strengths and weaknesses in three different columnts: skill, tactics and team-play. |
| CS | 2018/07/25 | VOD | 33m27s | TSO: NA's Great False Start | Some thoughts on The Speakeasy Offensive (TSO) line-up who represented North America's evolution in Counter-Strike, to a point. |
| CS:GO | 2018/07/24 | VOD | 21m05s | Making a Top French Team Outside of G2 | Some thoughts on creating a second French team to compete at the top, from players not in the active G2 line-up. |
| LoL | 2018/07/23 | VOD | 24m39s | PraY and GorillA are League's Tragic Two | Some thoughts on PraY and GorillA's tortured careers as iconic losers, despite having had success as well. |
| OW | 2018/07/22 | VOD | 17m11s | OWL Infected By Skip to Semis Curse | Some thoughts on the OWL S1 semi-finals being upsets and it mirroring history with a similar format in Counter-Strike. |
| CS:GO | 2018/07/21 | VOD | 20m01s | Danger of Upgrading Support for Skill | Some thoughts on the dangers of replacing supports or supportive players with more skilled players or star players. |
| CS:GO | 2018/07/20 | VOD | 32m51s | The Forgotten LDLC | Some thoughts on the top French team few seem to remember. |
| CS:GO | 2018/07/19 | VOD | 21m41s | Building an NA Super-Team Redux | Some thoughts on building the best team of North American players. |
| CS:GO | 2018/07/18 | VOD | 34m33s | FACEIT London EU Minor Preview | Some thoughts on the upcoming EU Minor for FACEIT London. |
| LoL | 2018/07/17 | VOD | 17m30s | SKT are an Incompetent Disgrace | Some thoughts on why SKT are an inexcusable mess of incompetence. |
| CS:GO | 2018/07/16 | VOD | 31m19s | The Maligned Astana Dragons | Some thoughts on the Astana Dragons team of 2013, which aimed to be a CIS super-team. |
| CS:GO | 2018/07/15 | VOD | 18m05s | s1mple is in an Elite Team! | Some thoughts on why s1mple is finally in an elite team. |
| CS:GO | 2018/07/14 | VOD | 28m56s | tarik Joins MiBR | Some thoughts on tarik leaving Cloud9 to join Made in Brazil. |
| CS:GO | 2018/07/13 | VOD | 17m52s | MiBR and Coaching | Some thoughts on why Made in Brazil adding a coach likely would be of benefit to the team and should have been considered earlier. |
| CS:GO | 2018/07/12 | VOD | 23m17s | IEM Katowice is the Next Major | Some thoughts on IEM Katowice being announced as the 14th CS:GO major. |
| CS:GO | 2018/07/11 | VOD | 18m15s | The Golden Contract Cage | Some thoughts on the contract trap many players and teams must operate around. |
| CS:GO | 2018/07/10 | VOD | 20m40s | olof Returns to FaZe | Some thoughts on olofmeister returning to FaZe. |
| CS:GO | 2018/07/07 | VOD | 17m39s | Counter-Strike: The First True Grass Roots Esport | Some thoughts on why Counter-Strike is the world's first true grass roots esports game. |
| CS:GO | 2018/07/06 | VOD | 14m47s | Home Crowd Effect | Some thoughts on the effect the home crowd has on CS:GO teams. |
| CS:GO | 2018/07/02 | VOD | 26m29s | ESL One Cologne 2018 Preview | Some thoughts on ESL One Cologne. |
| CS:GO | 2018/07/01 | VOD | 25m06s | Major Qualification is a Joke | Some thoughts on why the major qualification system for CS:GO is one of the worst for the world championship of any major esport. |
| June 2018 | |||||
| CS:GO | 2018/06/30 | VOD | 35m28s | Talent and Dedication | Some thoughts on talent and dedication as lenses to view great players through. |
| CS:GO | 2018/06/27 | VOD | 17m39s | Snax Joins mouz | Some thoughts on Snax leaving Virtus.pro and joining mouz, replacing STYKO. |
| CS:GO | 2018/06/25 | VOD | 11m54s | FNATIC Are the New NiP | Some thoughts on how FNATIC have become the new NiP with their core of players. |
| CS:GO | 2018/06/17 | VOD | 24m06s | Outliers Who Carry | Some thoughts on god-like players who carry bad to mediocre teams and how they end up in those circumstances. |
| General | 2018/06/15 | VOD | 29m26s | Esports Retirement Age | Some thoughts on the age pros retire in esports and perceptions of what it should be. |
| CS:GO | 2018/06/08 | VOD | 31m14s | The New G2 | Some thoughts on the new G2 line-up. |
| May 2018 | |||||
| LoL | 2018/05/31 | VOD | 43m04s | Hypocrisy Surrounding H2k's Top 4 at Worlds | Some thoughts on why H2k Gaming's top four finish at Worlds 2016 is viewed unfairly and in a hypocritical fashion in contrast to the great finishes of other Western teams throughout history. |
| CS:GO | 2018/05/28 | VOD | 20m28s | Counter-Strike's Casual Problem | Some thoughts on Counter-Strike's lower player numbers than the other big esports games and its difficulties retaining casual players. |
| General | 2018/05/27 | VOD | 32m39s | Mods Are Esports' Past and Present | Some thoughts on why mods are both the past and present of the top tier of esports games. |
| CS:GO | 2018/05/26 | VOD | 15m13s | The Team-Play Conundrum | Some thoughts on the ephemeral yet essential nature of team-play. |
| CS:GO | 2018/05/25 | VOD | 22m19s | Xizt Joins FNATIC | Some thoughts on Xizt joining FNATIC, replacing lekr0 and taking over as IGL. |
| CS | 2018/05/21 | VOD | 29m28s | Who Were Astralis? | Some thoughts on the history of Astralis going back into CS 1.6. |
| OW | 2018/05/20 | VOD | 18m12s | Koreans Boost the Overwatch League | Some thoughts on how essential Korean players have been to the non-Korean squads in the Overwatch League. |
| CS:GO | 2018/05/19 | VOD | 21m26s | Stars Embrace Responsibility | Some thoughts on players embracing the responsibility of becoming the star player of a team. |
| CS:GO | 2018/05/14 | VOD | 39m10s | Dissecting the Astralis Choking Problem | Some thoughts on Astralis' infamous choking problem, most notable from 2014-2016, and how to divide up responsibility for it. |
| CS:GO | 2018/05/10 | VOD | 23m34s | Missing Fixes in the French Scene | Some thoughts on the French scene's ignoring of "fix" or fill players, more on the supportive end. |
| OW | 2018/05/08 | VOD | 44m35s | OWL's Journalism Vacuum | Some thoughts on the lack of journalists and content creators covering the Overwatch League, relative to its size and the precedent of past games in esports history and why that might be. |
| CS:GO | 2018/05/07 | VOD | 30m30s | Exploring FalleN Fallacies | Some thoughts on the fallacies in how people often analyse the play and career of FalleN, legendary in-game leader of SK Gaming. |
| General | 2018/05/03 | VOD | 21m40s | Esports Is the Only Truly Equal Sport | Some thoughts on the often under-played or ignored factors which make esports the only truly equal sport, despite often being portrayed in the mainstream media in a negative light. |
| April 2018 | |||||
| CS:GO | 2018/04/27 | VOD | 1h32m11s | Handling stanislaw's Statement | Some thoughts on stanislaw's statement about his time in the recent three quarters Danish OpTic line-up. |
| CS:GO | 2018/04/26 | VOD | 26m55s | dust2 Replaces cbblestone | Some thoughts on cbblestone being replaced by dust2 in the competitive map pool. |
| LoL | 2018/04/20 | VOD | 21m33s | KingZone Are the Exceptions | Some thoughts on why KingZone are the exceptions in a number of areas. |
| CS:GO | 2018/04/17 | VOD | 42m39s | Dreamhack Masters Marseille Preview | Some thoughts on Dreamhack Masters Marseille. |
| General | 2018/04/14 | VOD | 21m51s | Mourning the Loss of Esports Classics | Some thoughts on why so many classic esports games and pieces of content are now lost and unlikely to be recovered. |
| CS:GO | 2018/04/13 | VOD | 28m24s | TACO Replaces steel in Team Liquid | Some thoughts on TACO replacing steel in Team Liquid. |
| CS:GO | 2018/04/12 | VOD | 28m21s | Murky Implications of SK's Reputation | Some thoughts on allegations and rumours surrounding the SK Gaming organization which, according to my investigations, are incorrect but have given the organization a bad name with some. |
| LoL | 2018/04/11 | VOD | 29m57s | Doublelift Destroys the Haters | Some thoughts on how Doublelift's career success has destroyed the narratives haters created around him. |
| LoL | 2018/04/10 | VOD | 12m18s | Make An LCS Play-Off MVP Award | Some thoughts on why Riot should creat an LCS Play-off MVP award. |
| LoL | 2018/04/08 | VOD | 21m57s | Team Liquid Reaches the Promised Land | Some thoughts on Team Liquid winning the organization's first ever NA LCS title. |
| General | 2018/04/04 | VOD | 21m40s | Sports Psychology Is Not a Magic Pill | Some thoughts on why sports psychology is not the obvious answer to complex problems with player performance. |
| CS:GO | 2018/04/02 | VOD | 39m24s | SK Adds Stewie2k | Some thoughts on Stewie2k leaving Cloud9 for SK Gaming. |
| March 2018 | |||||
| CS:GO | 2018/03/28 | VOD | 16m54s | f0rest and NEO | Some thoughts on how f0rest and NEO were contrasted in 1.6 and how we contrast players like coldzera and NiKo in CS:GO. |
| LoL | 2018/03/27 | VOD | 19m11s | LCK Gauntlet Flaws | Some thoughts on why the gauntlet play-off format LCK uses is flawed. |
| CS:GO | 2018/03/24 | VOD | 20m43s | Down-Playing Underdogs' Success | Some thoughts on why it's important to down-play the success of underdog teams. |
| OW | 2018/03/20 | VOD | 23m09s | Korean Creep in OWL | Some thoughts on the creep of Korean players into the OWL and why it is likely to continue. |
| CS:GO | 2018/03/19 | VOD | 33m11s | Dissecting shox's Gambit | Some thoughts on shox's attempted changes in G2 and the path they have taken instead, with NBK as IGL. |
| OW | 2018/03/09 | VOD | 35m04s | Trying Too Hard to Police Emotes | Some thoughts on the Overwatch community, including the OWL, attempting to police the use of twitch chat emotes on the grounds of racism. |
| CS:GO | 2018/03/08 | VOD | 15m54s | Don't Weep for Virtus.Pro | Some thoughts on why it's not a tragedy that Virtus.pro has made roster changes. |
| February 2018 | |||||
| CS:GO | 2018/02/19 | VOD | 12m22s | Recruiting Talent vs. What You Need | Some thoughts on why recruiting the best player you can rather than simply one who fits the role your team lacks if often the better approach. |
| LoL | 2018/02/18 | VOD | 19m14s | Kingzone Are Headed for Greatness | Some thoughts on people not getting as excited about Kingzone DragonX's amazing run of form in the LCK, which suggests they are on a truly great trajectory. |
| CS:GO | 2018/02/16 | VOD | 29m38s | Denmark Will Miss k0nfig's Confidence | Some thoughts on k0nfig's confidence and the extent to which the top Danish teams will miss it. |
| CS:GO | 2018/02/13 | VOD | 25m05s | dennis Replaces Xizt in NiP | Some thoughts on NiP benching Xizt and replacing him with dennis. |
| LoL | 2018/02/12 | VOD | 23m35s | Burn-Out: LoL's Elephant in the Room | Some thoughts on the high degree of burn-out and player turn-over in LoL, contrasted with other esports titles. |
| CS:GO | 2018/02/11 | VOD | 30m56s | OpTic Goes Danish | Some thoughts on OpTic swapping out their entire line-up and going 60% Danish. |
| CS:GO | 2018/02/09 | VOD | 24m12s | The Danish Shuffle | Some thoughts on North and Astralis' roster moves. |
| CS:GO | 2018/02/06 | VOD | 33m51s | Virtus.pro Bench TaZ; MICHU Stands In | Some thoughts on Virtus.pro benching TaZ and bringing MICHU in as a stand-in to replace him. |
| CS:GO | 2018/02/04 | VOD | 43m17s | The Rise and Fall of kNg | Some thoughts on the rise and fall of kNg, former player for Immortals/100 Thieves. |
| January 2018 | |||||
| CS:GO | 2018/01/29 | VOD | 45m07s | Cloud9 Wins ELEAGUE Major Boston | Some thoughts on Cloud9's victorious campaign at ELEAGUE Major Boston, the 12th CS:GO major. |
| CS:GO | 2018/01/28 | VOD | 23m30s | ELEAGUE Major Boston Final Preview: FaZe vs. Cloud9 | Some thoughts on the final of the ELEAGUE Major Boston, between FaZe and Cloud9. |
| CS:GO | 2018/01/27 | VOD | 24m26s | ELEAGUE Major Boston SK-FNC and Semis Preview | Some thoughts on the last quarter-final match, between SK and FNATIC, and the semis of FaZe vs. Na`Vi and the winner of SK-FNC vs. C9. |
| CS:GO | 2018/01/26 | VOD | 27m44s | ELEAGUE Major Boston First 3 Ro8 Preview | Some thoughts on the first three ELEAGUE Major Boston quarter-final match-ups. |
| CS:GO | 2018/01/24 | VOD | 11m21s | Celebrating Astralis' 2017 | Some thoughts celebrating Astralis' impressive and unique approach to achieving their consistently excellent accomplishments in 2017. |
| CS:GO | 2018/01/23 | VOD | 21m45s | Respect What the Major Represents | Some thoughts on why pro players, notably including SK Gaming members, criticising the premise of the major itself is damaging and to be chastised. |
| CS:GO | 2018/01/15 | VOD | 1h02m15s | Events Worked in 2017 | Some thoughts on the events I worked at in 2017. |
| CS:GO | 2018/01/11 | VOD | 32m28s | ELEAGUE Boston Major Talent Hires | Some thoughts on ELEAGUE's decision to hire only a few analysts for their Boston Major and cycle commentators onto the desk. |
| CS:GO | 2018/01/07 | VOD | 18m17s | Greatness Is Not Linked to Clutch Ability | Some thoughts on how people are often biased in favour of clutch play, of all varieties, and thus over-value it. |
| LoL | 2018/01/06 | VOD | 26m56s | CJ Entus Should Have Made the Super-Team | Some thoughts on why CJ Entus should have made a super-team line-up rather than choosing the team they went into S5 Spring LCK with. |
| CS:GO | 2018/01/05 | VOD | 16m59s | fer's Career is a Shounen Anime | Some thoughts on why the career of fer, of SK Gaming, bears similarities to the plot of a Shounen anime. |
| CS:GO | 2018/01/03 | VOD | 29m59s | Making Another Elite Brazilian Team | Some thoughts on a line-up composed of non-SK Brazilian players which could in its own right contend as an elite team in CS:GO. |
| General | 2018/01/03 | VOD | 14m27s | My Patreon | Some thoughts on the launch of my Patreon and the premise behind it. |
| General | 2018/01/01 | VOD | 23m18s | Everyone Needs a Rival | Some thoughts on why great players need a true rival to establish just how good they were and elevate their own play to new heights. |
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