Launders is my favourite copium addict.

“Very poor choice of words”

best wishes to NA, it sucks where there is literally only 1 region fighting for s-tier trophies. i want to feel real intercontinental rivalry

As a young American cs player, the most approachable way to play structured team cs is absolutely collegiate. There's a lot of undeveloped talent in collegiate. Young prodigies don't find the spotlights (NA opens, streaming, locals) they once could so they either wait for the growing collegiate infrastructure or play Valorant. NA collegiate teams take big inspiration from modern European cs, the scene needs more eyes and motivation.

idk about Toronto but if Lau hosts a CS2 LAN in Bangalore or Mumbai, I am running in with my keyboard strapped to my chest.

I'd be curious to see what type of deals teams will go for if Valve really start cracking down on gambling sites. I think these sites really prop up a lot of teams (g2 as an example) and I'd be curious to see how much money orgs are willing to spend on players without that backing.

One aspect that might also play into this if CS2 is released in the upcoming months is that Riot are really messing up the Tier 2 scene in Valorant. There is nothing to play for in the next 6 months, which is why almost all of the orgs in NA Challengers (Tier 2) dropped their rosters.

Personally I believe it will be because the GOAT igl will come to NA for a last dance, and pass on his knowledge to us underlings, cementing his legacy of greatness. Just need to find a way to convince karrigan to do it!

hopefully you're right lau, we need a strong NA as well... or at least decent.

On the topic, I would like to see growth for this game in Asia. In countries like Japan, Taiwan, South Korea and Japan. To me, if CS reaches that level, it truly is going to feel like global, biggest esports game in the world. And also because events over there would be something new and interesting

I hope to god we get a NA team that can compete against EU at a serious level. MAKE CLOUD 9 GREAT AGAIN!

Siege caught a stray 😭

we need brax unbanned on cs2

Waiting for skin prices to rise after CS2

would love to see history of fps esports with like CS, siege, overwatch etc

I was playing semi pro OW back in 2016 and just applying for sponsors was such a chore. Placements didn’t matter as much as stream numbers and Twitter followers. I’m hoping when it comes to CS2 young talent can rise in NA without having to chase clout.

A Cs2 Toronto lan would be a dream come true

I agree that people will come back and NA will get bigger than it is currently, but I can't see it outcompeting EU in that regard.

Part of the reason why CS will blow up in NA is because of the rise of PC gaming in North America. During my high school years (2015-2019), the culture of PC gaming, Counter-Strike, and esports as a whole was basically non existent. Everyone I knew was either playing Fortnite or FIFA on their consoles. None of them even knew you could play AAA games on PCs let alone know about CS:GO and their reputation for selling out stadiums. When I graduated and the global pandemic hit, everyone gave PC gaming a chance and stuck to it, but by then, Valorant was the game to introduce them to tactical shooters, not CS, which is why NA talent in Valorant is quadruple the amount of CS' NA talent. With CS2 being advertised as a new Counter-Strike, it can bring in new players and talent from those that never gave CS a shot prior.

I've thought for a while that it's dumb that players get insane salary's that can bite them in the ass later. Prime example: Yay. He tried CSGO, got a few opportunities, tried Valorant, performed well then next thing you know he's unable to compete cause no one can afford them. Pro players should have a set salary in my opinion. If you want more money, that's where tournament wins and streaming comes into play.

Lau works for valve confirmed "we selled 10million cases in June"

following the sydney final, you were 100% right, goddam do complexity look really good. Also shoutout to liquid.

awesome video dude! great points about NA CS, and can't wait for more local LAN's :D

2:24 soon you'll be considered old if you remember old NiP or Dig logos

100!! I have been saying cs2 is going to be huge for na but cs in general. Ive been in since day 1 dust 2 and the amount of updates and speed of them has been astonishing.

considering how great NA has been in valorant its super possible

Desperately trying to reach lvl 10 faceit before cs2

3:27 I make jokes like this all the time and this had me busting up I comment to help statistics

10/10 would play in a Toronto LAN. I may only be good as bait, but my brother would totally farm. Want him to have a chance to make some $ in CS

I clicked for the copium, stayed for the content

yea bro my uncle used to play it lol we had a big conversation about it it was so fun

i personally have been only giving good words about cs2. But a lot of people in the community hate that it is happening. think they will understand when the game been out for a while that it was a good change

Wish I was still back in the GTA, posted out in Quebec but I'd totally hit up the local lan for cs

This is a very well thought out video. Already recommended it to my friends.

i'm already happy to see steel back to cs go,i just hold this tiny hope cs2 will finally lift the ban for the IBP players

I was watching this high and let me just say your background is mad trippy, HAVE YOU EVER PLAYED RUGBY???

The biggest issue with a lot of other games at the moment is the ULT economy.... Apex / Overwatch / Valorant, all rely on an ULT economy that I'm completely burned out on.

Fun vid Lau. Also I see dat 48% growth from 100k. CS mirroring

This p2w thing is a problem in the premier league. Like look at Man U. Bought Maguire for like 80 mil and now they can't sell him.

dude i just got into cs cuz of valorant. got a pc in 2021 to play it lol. so mad i was on console for decades, but just hit immortal and LEM so im feelin good😎 cant wait for cs2.

"you know much money that is? thats well over 40 dollars" hahaha

How is he casting while uploading a video, this man is something else

I find it interesting that every video I've seen addressing CS2's release never touch on in my opinion the primary reason why CS2 may not do as well as you think. The MASSIVE necessity for an invasive effective onboard anti-cheat. The lack of an effective anti-cheat has completely plagued the game. Any serious players who want a safe cheater free environment is impelled to use 3rd party MM systems such as faceit or ESEA. 11 years of CSGO, it's actually quite amazing how popular the game is considering how bad the matchmaking is compared to other contemporary games (a tribute to how great counterstrike is, that people are willing to risk wasting their time to match against a cheater just to play the game). I really hope Valve implements something on par with Valorant's AC - that's the first step. Then an elo MM system to allow players to see progress on a ladder and strive towards improvement (valorant, dota 2, leaderboards for example). Players who are PUG-stars in dota 2 have been picked up by professional orgs dozens of times. This has never been a reality in csgo's MM system, because csgo's MM system and the rampart cheater issue has been addressed quite poorly by valve. If the CS community is still urged to play faceit to avoid cheaters in MM that would be a huge missed opportunity for the growth of CS2 and NA CS in general.

1:15 nah Valorant isn't a CS killer but it's totally TOTALLY different from Apex,Overwatch etc etc, in fact already establish themselves in the gaming industry , i feel like both will trive very well, and the "upperedge" of Valorant it's having that vibe that gets the attention of non CS players

not aging well at all

Siege doesn’t even get a mention for a potential csgo killer, it’s so over for siege bros

when cs2 will come video suggestion : why i jinxed na cs will blow up

you hosting some toronto local lans would be dope!

When is it actually coming out? Summer almost over

Copium suuuureeely our scene will come back with cs2. (I really hope it does)

thank you for this Launders :) WE WILL RISE!!!!!

HERE FOR NA CS

You think that we'll ever get a major in Toronto?? Or any event...

All it’ll take I think (prevideo) is a well supported in game match making system. The alternate matchmaking sites suck for NA

I hope people in NA play more CSGO. Its the best game bruh.

4:38 TSM OMEGALUL

any chance you'll ever rerelease those shirts, i got the mudman one but the humankind shirt looks so good too. happy with whatever u do with boxr tho.

god im so inspired

my friend. THose 300 people in Valve, most of them are not devs, or coders or anything like that. They manage outsourced teams that are contracted to produce the SW. Also they are not 300, they are a LOT MORE.

Always have hope for na cs guys

Switched from Val with the announcement of cs2! Never tried before because I’m NA and my friends had convinced me it was a dead game..

Why did I laugh at that joke at 3:27 fml Banger vid as always Launders

BRO, TORONTO LAN?!?!? PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE. I will 1000000000% be there!

great video as always, keep it up!

"spaghetti code from a non AAA dev, not nearly as an intelligent company as we have with valve" i sincerely hope that sentence is ironic

I think optic has alresdy said its coming back as well i could be wrong

Jeeez Lau, you are something else. Everything you said sounds...reasonable and true. I'm one of those guys who played de_prodigy back in the day and have been watching the scene ever since; the teams really make for some great unpredictable matches in 2023, I love it. It reminds me of hockey, the greatest sport of all: no superstar can make you win, this is a team sport. Anyway, if you ever start an official tournament and have trouble with finding staff, I'm there. Should I write and official or anything?

been loving the content!

In the words of Jack Black: YOU CAN'T KILL THE CS:GO, the CS:GO will live on! New games tried to destroy the CS:GO, but the CS:GO had it's wayyyyyyyyy! Yeah!

Lau called it years ago. cs Is THE best and the most polished shooter.

great video my man

Even my 50+ year old aunt knows counter strike

Why isnt there a player association to protect players from these bigger orgs and the vulture tactics that they use?

Jiggle peek and that bronze deco look good

run that lan bro we believe

Im in Dallas

In Valve We Trust

To fellow NAs, u guys have got so much......from infrastructure to mindset etc.....hope u realize that.....keep the esport alive from an Indian

overwatch came out before pubg and fortnite and also i dont really think it was a threat to cs, more focused on the moba aspect

I had 62 in a faceit pug yesterday I got us

Digital vibrance is still necessary imo

Maybe this is entering tin-foil hat territory but I'm under the impression that Nerd Street signed some sort of exclusivity clause when they began hosting events for RIot. Fragadelphia coming back remains to be seen

EG fielding 3 teams at once just proves how cheap an NA CS team is right now. EG's entire main roster (autimatic's inflated salary included) probably costs less than like monesy or niko's buyout (as an example)

With how gatekept the NA scene is I don't know if it will but I can only hope so.

The u of t cs community would love launders run lan events ❤️

Toronto LANs baby I'm ready

You mentioned TSM as a "super org" but where is their spot in CS? Right now, I just can't see it. Unless they try and revitalise FaZe? But thats paying their way in rather than finding the gap.

Valorant players will keep telling you cs is dying. But they waste more money on skins than ohne gave away

we can coexist with apex legends ONLY once they remove controller aimbot

i need IEM SAN JOSE

No - it will not 20 years of NA scene proven that it won’t change now

why did you remove your rising stars video, please re-upload

What NA has is the US dollar , a special thanks to George Washington , JP Morgan and JR Oppenheimer :)

40 dollars for virtual cases a month for starting small indie company is sick, I wish them luck!

Wait until you see what happens to the Dragon Lore ;)

valve needs to add more casual modes than 10v10 with a bunch of silent weirdos on dogshit maps

I just came back to CS at the start of the year after a long hiatus from ~2019 to 2022. NA CSGO community used to be so amazing, I really miss personalities like moe 😂 need more copium for the dream of NA winning a CS2 major

there should be caps for orgs...

Yes, all of this will happen for sure. And then all of the upcoming talents will start streaming instead.

The problem with NA is, always has been and always will be our player’s attitudes. Everyone has the ego of Andrew Ttate but is a little cry baby bitch at the same time and it completely stunts team’s potential to grow. These kids lose 1 main match and the entire team implodes because someone said “hey you missed that flash and blinded me”. The problem with the players now is they can dish it out but can’t take it. NA has always been very in your face and vocal but most of the players now get criticized for mistakes then take to Twitter and cry that someone was being mean to them, but turn around and act the same or worse. This will probably never change. I predict late 2015-2017 all over again for CS2. All these NA teams will get picked up and then have zero results to show for the money dumped in and 1 by 1 the orgs will start backing out again.