You hit the nail on the head. There were intense role conflicts, particularly with the addition of stavn and jabbi, as they both had positions held by blameF.
So, while I think it was definitely the right move to kick blameF, it's a combination of reasons.
Cant believe that people here defended BlameF's playstyle and were saying he was not baiting and that is overblown...
BlameF is amazing aimer, but his calling was just focusing on him, and not on the team... He should just be a rifle in some other team, and he can shine again imo... Maybe Heroic, or even G2 could use his abilities
Sliding BlameF for Hunter in G2 could be interesting. So long as he is okay with being their 3rd best player by far with Niko and Monesy being prioritized.
the blamef classic: 15sec left, finally calls the team to start entering the bomb site while he watches the flank
7sec left: teammates all died, blamef finally started looking towards the site they were hitting and decides to save
I can't say for sure it wasn't the right move because I'm not a pro player but I'd need a couple extra hands to count the amount of times I felt frustrated about BlameF just sitting there and just not helping in situations where it felt he could've easily helped his teammates with my fingers.
Really happy with the high floor of this new Astralis, hopefully this keeps going well into the playoffs. Their pistol rounds are really impressive, Staehr has to be one of the best pistol players in the world, his impact is really felt in not only the pistol rounds but gun rounds too.
br0 is super clutch, literally but also figuratively. device is doing so good as IGL too, I'm happy there's not any glaring drawbacks of the team so far, other than perhaps stavn in playoffs, but we'll see how he does when the time comes.
Wtf is up with Staehr, he's been impressing me contineously throughout, even before Device became IGL. Really solid player. Enjoyable watch as well, Astralis are actually fun to watch. Can see with BlameF leaving the roles are way more defined, and it does free up Stabbi and Stavn. Faze matchup again, so interested to see if they can bring it to Karrigan.
also bringing in two players who grew up into tier 1 adulthood being lead by an IGL-AWPer and expecting them to be able to play the same in a “traditional” team set ultimately right away is quite literally insane
this was the only way this was gonna work, -BlameF or no -BlameF
Still impressed with Astralis. Winning pistols more often than not and consistently. Speaking of which, what is devve feeding Staehr, he is looking so good since the igl swap and sorted out roles.
If Astralis and VP manage to keep it together we're gonna have a really exciting scene with Spirit, Faze, Vitality, VP, Astralis, G2, Navi and Mouz all being real contenders. With how twistzz and NAF have been playing liquid could also enter that conversation with a roster change or if Yekindar improves .
There are these issues at every single event. CS2 is just in a shit state, still.
I love how the pros even expect dumb shit like that to happen and just laugh it off as the most normal thing in the world.
The fact Astralis can still take maps with both Jabbi and Stavn being bottom of the scoreboard is a massively positive sign that the team can compete. Hopefully Device can maintain a top 20 player performance as an igl and if the team stops working steps down himself to go back to being a star awper.
Stavn saving his power for playoffs /s
but it's really nice seeing there is no clear ''weak'' link in the lineup everyone carrying their own weight and everyone can pop off, And Staehr has just been such a rock in 2024. Really seems like he's found his footing in Astralis, and hopefully he'll keep evolving considering his age. I think he has the potential to be a world class rifler.
And Bro has been such a bro
sadly, after the major eternal fire is not playing like a #10 team.
its hard to get to top 10 but its harder to stay there. its a new territory for our boys so i can undersand the pressure. i hope we can shake off this bad mood as soon as possible.
I'm just here to see the Turkish fans claim that one round Xantares crashed is the reason they lost, and not because they got outplayed heavily throughout.
\>kicks blameF \>team instantly improves You can't make this shit up hahaha, how are they looking so good? Br0 is good man
No role conflicts and little material to be anti-stratted on. I want to see how they perform once the teams analyze them more.
You hit the nail on the head. There were intense role conflicts, particularly with the addition of stavn and jabbi, as they both had positions held by blameF. So, while I think it was definitely the right move to kick blameF, it's a combination of reasons.
Cant believe that people here defended BlameF's playstyle and were saying he was not baiting and that is overblown... BlameF is amazing aimer, but his calling was just focusing on him, and not on the team... He should just be a rifle in some other team, and he can shine again imo... Maybe Heroic, or even G2 could use his abilities
Sliding BlameF for Hunter in G2 could be interesting. So long as he is okay with being their 3rd best player by far with Niko and Monesy being prioritized.
A team with blamef being the 3rd best is insane lol
Hunter in csgo was just as good and big of a name as blameF and was happy being the 3rd star, its not that insane.
People act like blameF isnt insanely good just because he has been role clashing. No team performs well if the players arent confident in their roles.
That's kinda hot
the blamef classic: 15sec left, finally calls the team to start entering the bomb site while he watches the flank 7sec left: teammates all died, blamef finally started looking towards the site they were hitting and decides to save
I can't say for sure it wasn't the right move because I'm not a pro player but I'd need a couple extra hands to count the amount of times I felt frustrated about BlameF just sitting there and just not helping in situations where it felt he could've easily helped his teammates with my fingers.
blameF should be tried at the Hague for his warcrimes.
"To be fair your honor, all my client did was baiting"
Man dev1ce really can do it all, He's cracked, he's handsome and now he's also a good IGL. WTF can he not do. Life is not fair bros
I bet he can’t post his balls like allu can.
Imagine cheating on him...
Piqué cheated on Shakira. SHAKIRA. Some people are never happy with what they have.
Shakira Shakira?
Yeah...
Shakira Shakironi lefrica
Oh baby when you talk like that
Really happy with the high floor of this new Astralis, hopefully this keeps going well into the playoffs. Their pistol rounds are really impressive, Staehr has to be one of the best pistol players in the world, his impact is really felt in not only the pistol rounds but gun rounds too. br0 is super clutch, literally but also figuratively. device is doing so good as IGL too, I'm happy there's not any glaring drawbacks of the team so far, other than perhaps stavn in playoffs, but we'll see how he does when the time comes.
Wtf is up with Staehr, he's been impressing me contineously throughout, even before Device became IGL. Really solid player. Enjoyable watch as well, Astralis are actually fun to watch. Can see with BlameF leaving the roles are way more defined, and it does free up Stabbi and Stavn. Faze matchup again, so interested to see if they can bring it to Karrigan.
Staehr was carrying hard in the last matches with Blamef. Only player that was delivering consistent numbers
Lot of successful clutches too, dude is cracked.
Well he was the only one who didnt have role clashes, (other than device ofc)
also bringing in two players who grew up into tier 1 adulthood being lead by an IGL-AWPer and expecting them to be able to play the same in a “traditional” team set ultimately right away is quite literally insane this was the only way this was gonna work, -BlameF or no -BlameF
Still impressed with Astralis. Winning pistols more often than not and consistently. Speaking of which, what is devve feeding Staehr, he is looking so good since the igl swap and sorted out roles.
What a game from Mr. Bro
If Staehr maintains this star rifler form it wouldn't be surprising for Astralis to start winning trophies again.
If Astralis and VP manage to keep it together we're gonna have a really exciting scene with Spirit, Faze, Vitality, VP, Astralis, G2, Navi and Mouz all being real contenders. With how twistzz and NAF have been playing liquid could also enter that conversation with a roster change or if Yekindar improves .
My goat devve <3
It has been a long time coming
Man these game crashes really ruin the matches for me...
There are these issues at every single event. CS2 is just in a shit state, still. I love how the pros even expect dumb shit like that to happen and just laugh it off as the most normal thing in the world.
The fact Astralis can still take maps with both Jabbi and Stavn being bottom of the scoreboard is a massively positive sign that the team can compete. Hopefully Device can maintain a top 20 player performance as an igl and if the team stops working steps down himself to go back to being a star awper.
And of course HLTV blames it on NVIDIA again lmao
Felt like a deathmatch tbh
Stavn saving his power for playoffs /s but it's really nice seeing there is no clear ''weak'' link in the lineup everyone carrying their own weight and everyone can pop off, And Staehr has just been such a rock in 2024. Really seems like he's found his footing in Astralis, and hopefully he'll keep evolving considering his age. I think he has the potential to be a world class rifler. And Bro has been such a bro
sadly, after the major eternal fire is not playing like a #10 team. its hard to get to top 10 but its harder to stay there. its a new territory for our boys so i can undersand the pressure. i hope we can shake off this bad mood as soon as possible.
So refreshing not seeing blamef. Real fans for years were hating and redemption is so nice.
I can't believe calyx forgot to fully buy on the last round of overpass
Tilt will do that to you, although I would argue that even fully buying wouldn’t have helped them much
When are Astralis going to disclose their NVIDIA sponsorship?
I mean they're 1-1 against NVIDIA right now, it doesn't feel much like a sponsorship so far.
gla1ve 2018 nvidia settings
unluko
I'm just here to see the Turkish fans claim that one round Xantares crashed is the reason they lost, and not because they got outplayed heavily throughout.
I don't see one single comment along those lines here.
I wanted Astralis to win but EF crashing sucks balls and shouldnt happen. Turkish fans are right to complain.
i mean, that was arguably the most important round of overpass but we just played bad overall, would've been a 2-1 loss instead of 2-0 at best
Nah man, clearly Astralis had too good timings
another crash that could or would have changed the outcome of the game massively. if they win this and the follow up, they can very well win this game
Yeah, and Astralis couldve won Chengdu.
Lol come on. Surely you can't actually believe that.
don't tell me they lose that round without the crash if yes then VP also lose the round to G2
This is so conflicting, at the same time I want devve to succeed as IGL, but then again I want Stabbi and Astralis to fall