Huge appreciation towards Stewie for hopping on to talk with me. I know what he says can easily be construed as cocky, but this confidence has proven to help him and the teammates he has around him. With zero doubt, one of NA's GOATs.
That's what we're talking about man, it's crazy, Stews crazy! That bit about confidence stuff, the "you're Niko man" ❤ He just feels exactly what a team is lacking, bc he's a winner. Looks in every nook and cranny for intangibles and just fills it. Just straight impact 🔥 Loved this, this was exactly what we needed after Dallas. Great off the cuff chat Maui and Stew, amazing culture ❤
@@Deathsentenz in one of the voice comms when niko kills 4 solo holding banana. stew looks across to niko and pointing to him: "THE KING IS HERE BRO" the amount of confidence it gives after a teammate tells you that on LAN is crazy. im not kidding when i said Stew's intangibles are 30 in Maui's rubric. i genuinely think it is.
@@anonymousalexander6005 theres a different between a hobbyist playing the game and a pro playing the game and not knowing one of the best players in the game..
I don't care about the OG's stats, I feel so happy every time I watch them come back to play. I'm glad I could watch Stewie playing, they even won a championship with Stewie. G2 even brought TAZ back to play. A few years ago, I really hoped that Dignitas and OGC would go back to tier 1 pro cs and win some money so that we could still enjoy their game, but it didn't happen.
I literally enjoyed every minute. Time passed and I didn't feel it except for the damn translator because I don't speak English, but it was an hour of fun. Thank you, and thank you, Stewie, for this honesty, man, and everything you did. I think you will rule the world of Counter-Strike soon.
@@maleficluna7638 If I saw your words at first glance, I might think you were a hater, but the Counter Strike community has Western biases. I think you might have hated Stewie or his personality because of his honesty, and this is what distinguishes men. If he is on performance, I think you will not see him on Twitch. If he is on his level in general, I think he is one of the smartest IGL has. Great analysis and emotional stability in times of crises. Very nice. Do you think there is currently an IGL at this level? If we put Stewie in comparison with Carrigan and Apex, he might eliminate them. He just needs a good environment. If you are not convinced by my words, go and see the history of the man. Forget the statistics, but rather the support he provides in any team. Do you think? G2 would have won their last championship without Stewie???
@@maleficluna7638 Do you think that Nico Igl is better than Stewie? I think, my friend, that you have prejudices against men, but if you look at the issue with maturity and leave your feelings aside, you will see that the leaders of other teams have never reached his level. In the current teams, it may be Chopper or Apex. This is considered a fair comparison, or are the other leaders? The difference is that they are like statues. They are gone. I am speaking about what I saw from a man with what I saw in terms of thinking and crowning all of his matches. It is almost like having a mentality like Stewie’s. It is rare. A man here. I will end my last lines. It is just your point of view and my opinion and nothing more. But never let your feelings judge you or be biased because of something he said. Or an attitude you didn't like from him
@@maleficluna7638 I forgot the paragraph about the worst character in terms of what if it is about a character and what you say is true, then a person can change for the better. A simple example: He was a very toxic person and no one wants to play with him, even if he is the best person in the world, but he has changed. From himself, he worked hard on himself, and as you can see now, he is one of the greatest players in history
Best story line in CS history. Love his confidence and positive energy. Very true and honest competitor who brings ideas and discussion and talks openly and freely for the better. Sacrifices life in the game for the win. Team over stats. In these aspects this kid is true American spirit that shines brightly amongst other players from different parts of the world. Pure form of American player at best. NA goat and a legend. Hope the best for this guy.
If he is a true competitor then why has he not been good at almost any game in like 4 years? Trying to talk about "Mamba mentality" and stonewalling players who are both younger and better than you whilst dropping 0.80 performances just makes you a prick and not much else
You commented the same thing on youtube and twitter. You're an oblivious fanboy. Being cocky is totally fine. Most elite athletes have a healthy level of confidence/arrogance. This isn't about that. This guy is delusional and lying to himself. He had talent and impact with Liquid during their run as well as with c9 during their major run. He's no longer that player. He's never going to be on a competitive team unless he changes his attitude and mentality, which any sane individual could see from this interview that he hasn't. He's still the same mentally fragile player who imploded the EG roster and acted like a child towards Malik. Stating that his performance at Dallas was "20% of his potential" is absurd. If he could push out 80% more his stats would be better than any level he had even in his prime. I guarantee this guy will never be on a tier 1 team in CS2. Shit like this interview sheds even more light on his instability and inability to be professional.
@@pixelllama8357 Being a true competitor and winning everything is not the same thing. He has obviously not benm in his prime the past 4 years. Btw he the 2nd most successful NA player of all time -trophy wise. Every team he played on won something.
i havent been too active in the community and i think i missed what everyones talking abt with stews behavior towards the end of his career when he was on eg. what exactly happened?
Hey Jake, speaking of comebacks, when do you think our mutual buddy Jim is going to make his cs comeback? I saw he somehow got to top 10 in the US on premier a few weeks back.
Yeah, I mean it’s cool stewie won, but don’t be surprised if a t1 org doesn’t pick him up. Dallas was a tournament where you had both monesy and niko activated like crazy. This is probably just over inflating stew’s ego and he’s not accepting any offers from t2
he is talking about how they view the game. There are a bunch of different styles of counterstrike and he probably thinks m0nesy is the best player in the world because he agrees with his decision-making so much. Even if someone like shiro's stats are better he wouldn't say the same thing about him because he won't agree with every decision they make
Because pure stats are a terrible way to evaluate the totality of a player. For example a a CT player in the rotation role is going to frag way harder than an anchor. But, the anchor’s role is much harder and more impactful to actually winning rounds. Stew was playing entry and anchor, no one that understands CS expected him to frag out. He was there to make impactful plays that opened the round up for his team to get frags. I used to watch Richard play csgo on anders stream and he is a terrible CS player. So when he provides analysis on gameplay it’s all coming out of his ass. All he can understand is stats and they only tell part of the story.
I love stew, but he should put his ego down a bit. He was good about a half a decade ago, and says stuff like i wanted to operate kind of G2, when the dude ain’t did shit with EG, Legacy at tier 3. And the way he puts an act like he didnt know m0nesy is just weird. Why would you lie so obviously? Also, it’s a pretty bad look since some GM from teams probably gonna watch this interview
His ego ain't an issue as long as he backs it up, which he hasn't yet. Dallas is a step, but he needs to put his head down for a bit, get back into the scene, then start yapping. As for what he said about m0NESY, I ain't gonna say he's lying. He's been grinding Valorant for 2 years and I doubt he's been active in the scene. Tons of people don't follow the pro scene after all. Plus, I think I remember interviews where Stew seems like he has no idea who his opponents are until he actually plays them. Makes sense since he wasn't an IGL or a coach until EG. Of course, he could be lying, but seems like a dumb thing to lie about.
@@zettour. Stew literally got signed by EG in Jan 2022 and m0nesy also in Jan 2022 got signed by arguably one of the biggest e-sports org in the world… and even before m0nesy in navi Jr was still one of the most talked player in the scene. Stew exaggerates or just lies at times
@@zettour. Here's the deal: Stewie has literally played IN THE SAME EVENT AS G2 WITH MONESY before fucking off to valorant. And he was an IGL back then. So it's either a dumb blatant lie or he's admitted that he's been stealing checks back in EG, because an IGL who doesn't even take a look at opponent's new star sniper is literally defrauding his own team at that point.
@@almaszdeutch4508 He said he heard of m0NESY, he just didn't know much about him. He even mentions the NAVI Junior hype in this stream so he did hear of that. He just said he didn't know much more than that or the specifics, which make sense since they never played against each other nor would've. They were on 2 completely separate Tiers at this point and wouldn't have even been in the same tournament had it not been for EG partnerships. He definitely has a history of exaggerating or lying, but it usually makes logical sense why he would lie about something. For example, he lied about his interaction with RL over the EG thing in this stream because it makes him look like the bigger person. Lying about not knowing m0NESY was a Top 3 player doesn't make much sense.
@@siziyman True, but they were EPL and BLAST Spring Groups, where G2 and EG were never in the same group nor would've played each other in playoffs had they made it out of groups. Plus, G2 bombed out of EPL due to having a stand-in. Usually, teams only prep thoroughly for teams they expect to play. FaZe wouldn't prep for FlyQuesr and vice versa so neither would G2 and EG. Even if he wasn't lying, he definitely didn't have the right mindset for an IGL, which seems like a forgone conclusion at this point. He sucked on EG and his drama with maLeK solidified that even further. Totally possible he just levied all those prep responsibilities onto maLeK thinking that he could get away with just focusing on the in-game calling and his personal game as if EG was Liquid where adreN gives a bit of input, nitr0 gives a bit of input, then the players just frag. Either way though, still doubtful he's lying about this mainly because there's no reason for him to.
i mean he didnt say anything weve all known, Every single Niko team has massive communication issues. the dudes ego has gotten a lot better, but it still gets the better of him. dudes emotions are just too high
I respect stews hustle and confidence. Winner mentality and unapologetic about who he is. Still don’t think he will return to a top team but with his determination if he grinded his mechanics back he could still play with the big boys on a underdog team and have good impact
I think many can respect the confidence and the mentality, but the lack of hustle is what rubbed people the wrong way. Like, after the EG debacle, it felt like he just gave up to pursue streaming. Even during the EG drama, it seemed like he put drama above winning and essentially sabotaged himself and his teammates. Hopefully he can reset with this Dallas run and correct the narrative surrounding his career.
@@zettour. I agree I’ve said the same thing on other videos. At the end of the day I’ve done things irl I’m not proud of and have improved upon so I’ll always give someone else the benefit of the doubt for another chance too
I think fans these days skew younger and really latch on to the "young goat" mythology because they identify strongly with it. This can lead to ad-hoc justifications about reaction time being the decider on who has impact on a top tier team. The problem with that thinking is twofold. First, the long-standing complaint about NA pro cs is how they're all pugstars who flounder against cohesive teams like Navi, Astralis or Faze. Case in point: at Copenhagen Donk couldn't carry Spirit to the trophy on star power alone. Secondly, they all forget Stew was the young up-and-comer with an ego at one point; Donk won't be 17 forever. Will the "washed" allegations hit Donk or m0nesy in 5 years? I hope not. Hopefully they'll age into Stewie2k or a F0rest or a Karrigan. Humble, seasoned vets with experience and good team-play.
Hooxi and Stewie are 2 of my top 10 favorite players all time (favorite, not best). I think both of them bring crazy levels of intangibles to their rosters, though it's fair to say Stewie's intangibles are on another level. Anyways, this was a really fun listen!
Is he exaggerating when he says this Dallas event's crowd was more intense than the Boston's crowd? He said that he didn't expect this Dallas event to be so 'wild' it's like a usual ordinary event so this expectation made maybe his reaction even bigger; thus exaggerating? Idk I remember the Boston crowd to be bonkers, plus it was a Major; surely it couldn't be less intense than Dallas and Stewie is exaggerating because he didn't expect it and because there was all the hype about him specifically; both of which can bias the person.
I fuckin hate the character maui plays, but I gotta admit, he asked some great questions in this interview. Always so good when we get to peek behind the surface, and see what's going on in teams
Why does Richard have such a hate boner for people sometimes. JKS, Spunj, and now Stewie. I love his journalism but it’s just weird. I thought after the most recent major he was going to let some of these petty grievances with players and the community would go away.
richard just hated him for what he did in EG so went hard at him for this because he doesn't think he deserves it. basically stewie just fucked off and played valorant while getting paid a shit ton on a cs team
Stewie2k is the best NA player of all time, regardless if we are talking about prime stewie or him right no you shouldnt even consider him on the same level as hooxi considering hes a legend off that alone. your basically saying "oh kennys isnt as good as donk lets jerk off to donks last demo" knowing damn well kennys was one of the best to ever do it
also to add i think m0nesy is the number 1 player atm and hes capping abt not knowing him, he hit rank 1 on faceit for go b4 it shutdown no shot he didnt know
@@crimnvL comparing them to him is absurd :D:D also if you think 13:00 is a mamba mentality and being cool ... xd its just being an egotistical asshole xdd pure cringe
How is he a hater? He's literally the only one who speaks to stewie as an adult in a world of sycophants. Whether stewie is smart enough to take onboard sage advice or not certainly remains to be seen.
He was just calling out Stewies bullshit. He actually liked the guy but the way Stiwie behaved in the end of Liqiud era and since then deserved criticism.
Huge appreciation towards Stewie for hopping on to talk with me. I know what he says can easily be construed as cocky, but this confidence has proven to help him and the teammates he has around him. With zero doubt, one of NA's GOATs.
No.1 NA idiot with zero doubt.
strong entry fragger: 9/10
motivational talker: 8.5/10
hardcore vibes: 9.5/10
chill california vibes: 8.5/10
starbucks enjoyer: 0/10
narcissist 10/10
Props for the transparency for all yall
2k华人之光！
This Video is doing unreal numbers on the impact scale.
Banger. Stew's intangibles are 30/10 in your Rubric
That's what we're talking about man, it's crazy, Stews crazy! That bit about confidence stuff, the "you're Niko man" ❤
He just feels exactly what a team is lacking, bc he's a winner. Looks in every nook and cranny for intangibles and just fills it. Just straight impact 🔥
Loved this, this was exactly what we needed after Dallas. Great off the cuff chat Maui and Stew, amazing culture ❤
@@Deathsentenz in one of the voice comms when niko kills 4 solo holding banana. stew looks across to niko and pointing to him: "THE KING IS HERE BRO"
the amount of confidence it gives after a teammate tells you that on LAN is crazy.
im not kidding when i said Stew's intangibles are 30 in Maui's rubric. i genuinely think it is.
Cultural Impact.
Great Interview/Convo, good on Stew to join.
WHO THE FUCK IS XERTION 🗣️🗣️
"I didn't know who m0nesy was" Bait use to be believable...
I kind of believe him
You can have 20,000 hours in a game and not know who any pro is even if you’ve pugged with them. It’s not that hard to believe lol but good copypasta
@@anonymousalexander6005 they played at the same time while he was in eg
@@anonymousalexander6005 theres a different between a hobbyist playing the game and a pro playing the game and not knowing one of the best players in the game..
@@steinsberry1789 bro he was on eg way after monesy made the finals of iem katowice. how can you be an active pro player that doesnt know about that?
Sorry I couldn't make the original interview, glad you found a lesser known player to chat with
@JohnGoogle-bt7td I know him big sis
Who is he mommy @@Tib1010
@JohnGoogle-bt7tdthat's the joke bruh..
Thanks stew and Maui, very cool interaction
Banger interview, Stews definitely going to find it hard to get opportunities outside of NA t2, it’s hard to invest your entire team in him
this feels like exam evaluation in front of the student
watching from home after ti7 dota2 , this was the craziest event i've ever watched from any game out there gg
Thought this was healthy gamer gg
not going to lie; stewie said "saw their bad side towards their end ... " recorrects himself. taz to be removed UwU
Bro... Stewie's brain is cooked. Top tier content.
He's never been very well spoken. Sounds completely fried.
Bruh he from Cali he stay chiefin @@catname20
Awesome bro this video is so great to listen to. Thanks a bunch. Great job off the cuff, on the fly as well. Amazing!
I don't care about the OG's stats, I feel so happy every time I watch them come back to play. I'm glad I could watch Stewie playing, they even won a championship with Stewie. G2 even brought TAZ back to play. A few years ago, I really hoped that Dignitas and OGC would go back to tier 1 pro cs and win some money so that we could still enjoy their game, but it didn't happen.
Eye test. Aura. Cultural. Impact. Intangible. Winner.
He passed the eye test playing in Dallas? Lmao
Please ! Someone need to bring stewie back ! Such a good mental boost for a team and a selfless teammate
Yea he def wasn't selfless before this but time in soloq and still having a itch to compete has made him better.
Stewie talking like hes more family to niko than hunter xd
I literally enjoyed every minute. Time passed and I didn't feel it except for the damn translator because I don't speak English, but it was an hour of fun. Thank you, and thank you, Stewie, for this honesty, man, and everything you did. I think you will rule the world of Counter-Strike soon.
AI comment, stewie is already long washed and will never come close to ruling anything, one of the worst personalities in CS history
@@maleficluna7638 If I saw your words at first glance, I might think you were a hater, but the Counter Strike community has Western biases. I think you might have hated Stewie or his personality because of his honesty, and this is what distinguishes men. If he is on performance, I think you will not see him on Twitch. If he is on his level in general, I think he is one of the smartest IGL has. Great analysis and emotional stability in times of crises. Very nice. Do you think there is currently an IGL at this level? If we put Stewie in comparison with Carrigan and Apex, he might eliminate them. He just needs a good environment. If you are not convinced by my words, go and see the history of the man. Forget the statistics, but rather the support he provides in any team. Do you think? G2 would have won their last championship without Stewie???
@@maleficluna7638 Do you think that Nico Igl is better than Stewie? I think, my friend, that you have prejudices against men, but if you look at the issue with maturity and leave your feelings aside, you will see that the leaders of other teams have never reached his level. In the current teams, it may be Chopper or Apex. This is considered a fair comparison, or are the other leaders? The difference is that they are like statues. They are gone. I am speaking about what I saw from a man with what I saw in terms of thinking and crowning all of his matches. It is almost like having a mentality like Stewie’s. It is rare. A man here. I will end my last lines. It is just your point of view and my opinion and nothing more. But never let your feelings judge you or be biased because of something he said. Or an attitude you didn't like from him
@@maleficluna7638 I forgot the paragraph about the worst character in terms of what if it is about a character and what you say is true, then a person can change for the better. A simple example: He was a very toxic person and no one wants to play with him, even if he is the best person in the world, but he has changed. From himself, he worked hard on himself, and as you can see now, he is one of the greatest players in history
@@Go-mc7zf he has not changed one bit, you're delusional and i aint readin allat sorry
idk what was twitter or hltv on about, this interview was straight up fire, mad love for GStew
Haters will hate 😂
Always a good one, brah! Keep reppin' 808 ❤
cultural impact meter is breaking
Holy shit this interview is fire
theres nothing id rather do than watch this video
bro C drive is cultured, I just knew it
See you guys at a million views
Best story line in CS history. Love his confidence and positive energy. Very true and honest competitor who brings ideas and discussion and talks openly and freely for the better. Sacrifices life in the game for the win. Team over stats. In these aspects this kid is true American spirit that shines brightly amongst other players from different parts of the world. Pure form of American player at best. NA goat and a legend. Hope the best for this guy.
very nice interview and very nice insights
he's not gonna lie, guys
Holy shit it dropped
Yo, this was a dope Convo thank you Maui
That was very interesting to listen. Stew sounds like a great guy
Stewie u must come back for full-time
12:28 AURA
lol i just searched for this timing xd
this was juice
*hits bong hard* that's what im saying
stewie and niko sound like cutie patooties
Damnnn stewie ripping through gigachad
People who never competed in anything hear a cocky man. People who did hear a true competitor. Respect for Stew went way up after this.
If he is a true competitor then why has he not been good at almost any game in like 4 years? Trying to talk about "Mamba mentality" and stonewalling players who are both younger and better than you whilst dropping 0.80 performances just makes you a prick and not much else
@@pixelllama8357 You’re a clown 🤡🤣🤣
You commented the same thing on youtube and twitter. You're an oblivious fanboy. Being cocky is totally fine. Most elite athletes have a healthy level of confidence/arrogance. This isn't about that. This guy is delusional and lying to himself. He had talent and impact with Liquid during their run as well as with c9 during their major run. He's no longer that player. He's never going to be on a competitive team unless he changes his attitude and mentality, which any sane individual could see from this interview that he hasn't. He's still the same mentally fragile player who imploded the EG roster and acted like a child towards Malik.
Stating that his performance at Dallas was "20% of his potential" is absurd. If he could push out 80% more his stats would be better than any level he had even in his prime. I guarantee this guy will never be on a tier 1 team in CS2. Shit like this interview sheds even more light on his instability and inability to be professional.
@@pixelllama8357 Being a true competitor and winning everything is not the same thing. He has obviously not benm in his prime the past 4 years. Btw he the 2nd most successful NA player of all time -trophy wise. Every team he played on won something.
@@stavrosFlash Except Mibr
He didnt win anything with Mibr,even got 16-0 by Astralis
Game recognizes game moment
i havent been too active in the community and i think i missed what everyones talking abt with stews behavior towards the end of his career when he was on eg. what exactly happened?
He doesn't come across as the sharpest tool in the shed. Still an interesting interview. Haha
Hey Jake, speaking of comebacks, when do you think our mutual buddy Jim is going to make his cs comeback? I saw he somehow got to top 10 in the US on premier a few weeks back.
stewie is a unprofessional clown
great vid maui
1h of full pure NA delusion 😂
Yeah, I mean it’s cool stewie won, but don’t be surprised if a t1 org doesn’t pick him up. Dallas was a tournament where you had both monesy and niko activated like crazy. This is probably just over inflating stew’s ego and he’s not accepting any offers from t2
Cinema 🙌
I just want to see Stewie back on a good team and performing again. He doesn't seem like a bad guy at all
Dont worry, those things wont happen.
Stewie really trying to say the best player in the world reminds him of himself LMAO
Zywoo has been the best player in the world on HLTV for 3 times now, but I would say stew has a better winning mentality than Zywoo.
monesy=stewie1k
He was saying that they have the same perspective about how CS should be played
reminds him of himself because of mentality stop being a bot hater who doesn't think
he is talking about how they view the game. There are a bunch of different styles of counterstrike and he probably thinks m0nesy is the best player in the world because he agrees with his decision-making so much. Even if someone like shiro's stats are better he wouldn't say the same thing about him because he won't agree with every decision they make
maui dropping the interview at 4am is based
Ha didn’t knew stew lived in OC. Hello neighbor!
14:46 the classic american guy moment from waltz_808
goat stew
goated interview
I dont get the Richard Lewis drama. So what if he said Stewie played bad, its true he had a 0.8 rating.
Because pure stats are a terrible way to evaluate the totality of a player. For example a a CT player in the rotation role is going to frag way harder than an anchor. But, the anchor’s role is much harder and more impactful to actually winning rounds. Stew was playing entry and anchor, no one that understands CS expected him to frag out. He was there to make impactful plays that opened the round up for his team to get frags. I used to watch Richard play csgo on anders stream and he is a terrible CS player. So when he provides analysis on gameplay it’s all coming out of his ass. All he can understand is stats and they only tell part of the story.
Richard Lewis is just a loud mouth asshole who likes to make hyperbolic and disrespectful statements.
@@RamboOpssuck your own farts. Richard just isn’t a delusional NA fan
@@RamboOpsI'm sure this logic is used for everyone else is stewies roles. Totally.
Dallas is the cologne of NA
stewie is a good lad. richard lewis and thooorin crying over nothing. they need to chill.
I love stew, but he should put his ego down a bit. He was good about a half a decade ago, and says stuff like i wanted to operate kind of G2, when the dude ain’t did shit with EG, Legacy at tier 3.
And the way he puts an act like he didnt know m0nesy is just weird. Why would you lie so obviously? Also, it’s a pretty bad look since some GM from teams probably gonna watch this interview
His ego ain't an issue as long as he backs it up, which he hasn't yet. Dallas is a step, but he needs to put his head down for a bit, get back into the scene, then start yapping.
As for what he said about m0NESY, I ain't gonna say he's lying. He's been grinding Valorant for 2 years and I doubt he's been active in the scene. Tons of people don't follow the pro scene after all. Plus, I think I remember interviews where Stew seems like he has no idea who his opponents are until he actually plays them. Makes sense since he wasn't an IGL or a coach until EG. Of course, he could be lying, but seems like a dumb thing to lie about.
@@zettour. Stew literally got signed by EG in Jan 2022 and m0nesy also in Jan 2022 got signed by arguably one of the biggest e-sports org in the world… and even before m0nesy in navi Jr was still one of the most talked player in the scene.
Stew exaggerates or just lies at times
@@zettour. Here's the deal: Stewie has literally played IN THE SAME EVENT AS G2 WITH MONESY before fucking off to valorant. And he was an IGL back then. So it's either a dumb blatant lie or he's admitted that he's been stealing checks back in EG, because an IGL who doesn't even take a look at opponent's new star sniper is literally defrauding his own team at that point.
@@almaszdeutch4508 He said he heard of m0NESY, he just didn't know much about him. He even mentions the NAVI Junior hype in this stream so he did hear of that. He just said he didn't know much more than that or the specifics, which make sense since they never played against each other nor would've. They were on 2 completely separate Tiers at this point and wouldn't have even been in the same tournament had it not been for EG partnerships.
He definitely has a history of exaggerating or lying, but it usually makes logical sense why he would lie about something. For example, he lied about his interaction with RL over the EG thing in this stream because it makes him look like the bigger person. Lying about not knowing m0NESY was a Top 3 player doesn't make much sense.
@@siziyman True, but they were EPL and BLAST Spring Groups, where G2 and EG were never in the same group nor would've played each other in playoffs had they made it out of groups. Plus, G2 bombed out of EPL due to having a stand-in. Usually, teams only prep thoroughly for teams they expect to play. FaZe wouldn't prep for FlyQuesr and vice versa so neither would G2 and EG.
Even if he wasn't lying, he definitely didn't have the right mindset for an IGL, which seems like a forgone conclusion at this point. He sucked on EG and his drama with maLeK solidified that even further. Totally possible he just levied all those prep responsibilities onto maLeK thinking that he could get away with just focusing on the in-game calling and his personal game as if EG was Liquid where adreN gives a bit of input, nitr0 gives a bit of input, then the players just frag.
Either way though, still doubtful he's lying about this mainly because there's no reason for him to.
i mean he didnt say anything weve all known, Every single Niko team has massive communication issues. the dudes ego has gotten a lot better, but it still gets the better of him. dudes emotions are just too high
I respect stews hustle and confidence. Winner mentality and unapologetic about who he is.
Still don’t think he will return to a top team but with his determination if he grinded his mechanics back he could still play with the big boys on a underdog team and have good impact
I think many can respect the confidence and the mentality, but the lack of hustle is what rubbed people the wrong way. Like, after the EG debacle, it felt like he just gave up to pursue streaming. Even during the EG drama, it seemed like he put drama above winning and essentially sabotaged himself and his teammates.
Hopefully he can reset with this Dallas run and correct the narrative surrounding his career.
@@zettour. I agree I’ve said the same thing on other videos. At the end of the day I’ve done things irl I’m not proud of and have improved upon so I’ll always give someone else the benefit of the doubt for another chance too
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I think fans these days skew younger and really latch on to the "young goat" mythology because they identify strongly with it. This can lead to ad-hoc justifications about reaction time being the decider on who has impact on a top tier team. The problem with that thinking is twofold.
First, the long-standing complaint about NA pro cs is how they're all pugstars who flounder against cohesive teams like Navi, Astralis or Faze. Case in point: at Copenhagen Donk couldn't carry Spirit to the trophy on star power alone.
Secondly, they all forget Stew was the young up-and-comer with an ego at one point; Donk won't be 17 forever. Will the "washed" allegations hit Donk or m0nesy in 5 years? I hope not. Hopefully they'll age into Stewie2k or a F0rest or a Karrigan. Humble, seasoned vets with experience and good team-play.
Sadly released video to late, would have had huge numbers
Hooxi and Stewie are 2 of my top 10 favorite players all time (favorite, not best). I think both of them bring crazy levels of intangibles to their rosters, though it's fair to say Stewie's intangibles are on another level. Anyways, this was a really fun listen!
100%. stew is pretty much the heart and soul of any team. he is plug n play type too.
This has to be bait.
he called me narcissistic and i think hes projecting - banger
Icon? LMAO.
Wait wait wait. STEW PLAYS BLACK BARS?
Yeah since Go
Is he exaggerating when he says this Dallas event's crowd was more intense than the Boston's crowd? He said that he didn't expect this Dallas event to be so 'wild' it's like a usual ordinary event so this expectation made maybe his reaction even bigger; thus exaggerating? Idk I remember the Boston crowd to be bonkers, plus it was a Major; surely it couldn't be less intense than Dallas and Stewie is exaggerating because he didn't expect it and because there was all the hype about him specifically; both of which can bias the person.
i was at iem dallas and it was INSANE, however i didnt attend boston so i cant compare
Can't take Steven10AM serious i am sorry.
I fuckin hate the character maui plays, but I gotta admit, he asked some great questions in this interview. Always so good when we get to peek behind the surface, and see what's going on in teams
Character maui plays?? You mean a human being speaking his mind!?
wdym by character 💀
Stew sounds so cooked, like substance abuse type cooked.
hes always sounded this way
stew looked GASSED at dallas. no way he was 100%
he cant even get to 100%, 20% is his 100%
@@tinychamberzbro he was doing scrims at 3 am till 8 am for a week straight and then IEM happened ofc he’s gonna look super tired
Why does Richard have such a hate boner for people sometimes. JKS, Spunj, and now Stewie. I love his journalism but it’s just weird. I thought after the most recent major he was going to let some of these petty grievances with players and the community would go away.
richard just hated him for what he did in EG so went hard at him for this because he doesn't think he deserves it. basically stewie just fucked off and played valorant while getting paid a shit ton on a cs team
Stew still #4 in all of faceit so....
stewie needs to stop saying "like" and "um" so much
so what
he's not paid to talk
The content of his speech is so good it like um shouldnt matter
im pretty sure hes playing cs or doing smth else at the same time so hes not really focused on talking eloquently
Loose cannon
This is proof that Stewie should not be on a T1 team.
I don’t think any tier 1 manager would be willing to take on the current long term risk that Stew poses.
He had a 0.8 rating.
richard's hate boner for stewie on S&B makes so much sense now after hearing stew call him out on projecting narcissism. that one struck a nerve
His speech is so incoherent for a native speaker . Or he's just really high
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Stewie "the field I know stuff and know my shit is CS". also misses smokes and has no idea who Monesy or Donk is. hmmmmm
whats your point?
@@howoad if you you "know CS" you don't miss your smokes and you know your opponents/best players in the world?
@@william9322he knows CS as in he knows CS more the Richard Lewis who has never played cs at a high level
@@crimnvL what does it have to do with anything? Richard wasnt calling him out for his ingame actions. What are you actually saying?
@@william9322 I thought he was talking more about his gamesense and overall game understanding
People loved Kobe and Jordan for their self confidence. Something most athletes have. Why is it bad here?
Stewie2k is the best NA player of all time, regardless if we are talking about prime stewie or him right no you shouldnt even consider him on the same level as hooxi considering hes a legend off that alone. your basically saying "oh kennys isnt as good as donk lets jerk off to donks last demo" knowing damn well kennys was one of the best to ever do it
also to add i think m0nesy is the number 1 player atm and hes capping abt not knowing him, he hit rank 1 on faceit for go b4 it shutdown no shot he didnt know
0 dislikes POG no one can hate the smoke criminal
the arrogance is strong with this one.
Stewie is a noob 910 better
910 gang skrrr
910 the NA goat
blud has such a big ego lmao
and has the trophys to back it up
@@ch1ckennugg3t38
And he stood out because of it. We love him for it. Keep it coming.
Ronaldo, Kobe, many competitors seem cocky like this but its just confidence in themselves
@@crimnvL comparing them to him is absurd :D:D also if you think 13:00 is a mamba mentality and being cool ... xd its just being an egotistical asshole xdd pure cringe
When is the stewie meat riding gonna end bruh he rlly didnt even do anything anyways
Stewie is a clown, stay away from CS.
no one likes u tho, what should u do??
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MOe IS A TERRIBLE INFLUENCE.
Richard Lewis the biggest stewie hater to exist
Not really a hater he's just critical of how unprofessional Stewie acted in EG
How is he a hater? He's literally the only one who speaks to stewie as an adult in a world of sycophants. Whether stewie is smart enough to take onboard sage advice or not certainly remains to be seen.
Not true
He was just calling out Stewies bullshit. He actually liked the guy but the way Stiwie behaved in the end of Liqiud era and since then deserved criticism.
Didn’t he defend him when he was coming into the scene and was being accused of cheating?
stew is a washed stoner, hooxi is infinitely better than he ever was or ever will be
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Stewie is such a liar
What did he lie about ?
They tried to ruin his career over a cup of coffee he proved everyone wrong in the server haters will hate hes the king
you gotta glaze him harder because people still remember all the bullshit he did at the end of his CS:GO career.
0.8 is not proving people wrong.
@@kye4216 Winning a tournament does though lil bro
@@DakotaTheRota playing 0.8 and getting carried my Monesy and Niko is something any pro could have done
@@DakotaTheRotago to buy that elo boost again and you can imagine being good 🤡
oh brother.....