The thing everyone keeps overlooking: Blast in their own statement confirmed that the emergency sub is only used when there are no registered subs available. Is Ruggah (Astralis’ coach) not a registered sub? If that’s the case, then this whole thing about br0’s health and privacy is a red herring. Astralis should play with Ruggah. Br0 keeps his privacy.
The fact that they don't accept visa issues as a reason to get an emergency sub is just so elitist. Like a CS player has any control over world affairs.
I like Blast production for the most part they are a good competition vs ESL I also loved prime Astralis. BUT this is so scummy from Blast and Astralis management. Shame on them.
@@primtve_dope9568 how did they ruin it by being better and winning? That makes zero sense, just because the team you wanted to win lost doesn't mean the winner ruined the major.
it would be incredibly funny if Valve decided this event wouldn't count for the RMR essentially screwing over Astralis and Blast for this complete bullshit
Blast could ask Bro directly. No NDA could hold him from answering on such private matter, or effectively force him to lie about his own health. Astralis also could at any point ask Bro if he is okey with them releasing a statement. That’s entirely allowed for an employer. If Bro is not okey with it, they can simply state that Bro doesn’t want to comment on the issue, nor that Astralis comments on the issue. One way you can get the benefits of lying while only telling the truth is simply curating your own knowledge. In my experience managers love to do this. It can push responsibility down to those under them. Through not knowing what isn’t up to code they can keep reaping the benefits of cutting corners.
Blast was invested by the same venture startup that founded Astralis but they separated to be 2 different entities in 2020?20219? I forgot but yeah they surely have more closer connection between both companies behind the scene
They were founded by the same guy who handpicked the executives before Valve made the ruling that he had to sell one of them. It's very much mostly the same people who are still friends and on good terms. It's incredibly dirty.
@@potatoz1295nyholm handpicked the executive team at blast from his close friends before the split. Functionally they are still the same people at both companies.
Astralis as a roster, i like them (yes, even stabbi too) but as org, they have the most infuriating management maybe only second to the falcons. i would’ve been a massive fan for this astralis roster with cadiaN is they were, maybe playing for other danish teams like heroic, dignitas, TSM or maybe even north
Can I request that any open screen you have be dimmed in edit? My eyes are fried from half the screen being bleach white, I like this video and the context in the video Wow like as soon as I type that the white went away, it must have just been that page
Indeed, Blast is a good TO simply in event management but their internal management is shady af. Next year will be an open circuit for all TOs which means there are no partner teams program anymore for Blast, it means teams can freely choose which event wanted to attend and not obligated, it means viewer magnet teams like Faze, G2, Navi Vita etc (which Faze and G2 already got fucked by Blast's system) will be most likelyhaving a chance tonot attend their events, it means lesser viewership and less money revenue from sponsorship for Blast. Teams like Navi Faze G2 and Vita bring the viewers and fans to Blast not vice versa. Nobody wanted to watch barely living and struggling Astralis, unless their own fans, won in GF vs T2 teams after groups and playoff filled by T2s teams.
I think one of the things everyone keeps missing is that changing igls with 3 days warning is a huge deal. I dont think cadian is suddenly going to make astralis a good team, but they could definitely take some lucky wins. Any prep done against astralis is way less valuable now theres going to be a different calling style
Teams should be able to sub out players if they get benched or replaced on the roster, this is being completely overblown. Why would anyone want to watch a team play with their coach or with a player that is not on their permanent roster. Astralis is going to get spanked anyway so it doesnt matter. Its not like Astralis is giving themseleves an unfair advantage they are simply playing a tier 1 tourney with their actual roster. I swear the cs community is actually pure brainrot sometimes this is common sense lol
They used to be able to and it created double rosters. Teams had like 8 player rosters where they would swap players out sometimes based on map and sometimes based on event up until about 2020. This allowed teams to practice 2 separate playstyles at once and compensate their weaknesses. Valve made a statement that it wouldn't be allowed at majors anymore or at official rmr events.
no the organizers are - they made the rules and then brake it - ofc the community should be upset about it typical case of cooperation does shady shit and then someone puts the blame on the "community" and he talks about brainrot the irony
if blast have certain rules in place and astralis are able to circumvent them while other teams arent then its an unfair advantage. its not that complicated
different type of video cuz this is just cinema
The thing everyone keeps overlooking:
Blast in their own statement confirmed that the emergency sub is only used when there are no registered subs available.
Is Ruggah (Astralis’ coach) not a registered sub?
If that’s the case, then this whole thing about br0’s health and privacy is a red herring. Astralis should play with Ruggah. Br0 keeps his privacy.
The fact that they don't accept visa issues as a reason to get an emergency sub is just so elitist. Like a CS player has any control over world affairs.
Serbia is open to Russians, if they actually mean their career, there are ways to obtain it.
@@marcpaul6727imagine being banished to Serbia 💀
Yea it should be more nuanced as Voo said
I think their point is that visa applications are the orgs responsibility, if they can't get it done in time it's them that messed up.
I like Blast production for the most part they are a good competition vs ESL I also loved prime Astralis. BUT this is so scummy from Blast and Astralis management. Shame on them.
how can anyone love prime astralis? they ruined a virtus pro major win, ence too. they ruined 4 fucking majors
Blast and Astralis management aiming low
@@ithrowstuffinavideogame Making zontix look like calyx
by being.... better?@@primtve_dope9568
@@primtve_dope9568 how did they ruin it by being better and winning? That makes zero sense, just because the team you wanted to win lost doesn't mean the winner ruined the major.
it would be incredibly funny if Valve decided this event wouldn't count for the RMR essentially screwing over Astralis and Blast for this complete bullshit
Well wouldn't that screw over all the other players there tho?
Astralis screwed themselves over anyway
the danish scene hasn't been the same since copenhagen flames disbanded 😢
And the stabbi incident did add more fuel to the flames
astralis has been shady for years
I might be unfit to watch Blast tournaments
Don't forget that Blast and Astralis used to be part of the same company.
Refresh entertainment or something like that
Bro was just aiming too high and too low at the same time
to achieve a perfect average
"The fact you haven't heard anything from bro means we solved it."
Is the Astralis CEO trying to sound like a mafia boss? 😭
and then they get 13-0d by vitality lol
it was a hard watch
No it was a fun watch@@muneerthepioneer6306
Voo has been spoiling us with content recently ❤️
Blastralis moment
Zont1x has 0.76 times less tabs open than voo
Blast could ask Bro directly. No NDA could hold him from answering on such private matter, or effectively force him to lie about his own health.
Astralis also could at any point ask Bro if he is okey with them releasing a statement. That’s entirely allowed for an employer. If Bro is not okey with it, they can simply state that Bro doesn’t want to comment on the issue, nor that Astralis comments on the issue.
One way you can get the benefits of lying while only telling the truth is simply curating your own knowledge. In my experience managers love to do this. It can push responsibility down to those under them. Through not knowing what isn’t up to code they can keep reaping the benefits of cutting corners.
He even put on his x that he qualified and now this happens😢
Random guy that thinks Astralis should play him as an emergency substitute: you just solve the world, bro!
the fact that Astralis is still gonna play with cadian cause they fking own Blast seems to be a problem
Voo you look as sharp and healthy as ever good job mate
isn't blast tied to astralis? there was a huge drama about this back in 2018 as well
was just about to comment this, this isn't the first time we've seen this issue since 2015
ppl on hltv saying danish scene is corrupt
Blast was invested by the same venture startup that founded Astralis but they separated to be 2 different entities in 2020?20219? I forgot but yeah they surely have more closer connection between both companies behind the scene
They were founded by the same guy who handpicked the executives before Valve made the ruling that he had to sell one of them. It's very much mostly the same people who are still friends and on good terms.
It's incredibly dirty.
@@potatoz1295nyholm handpicked the executive team at blast from his close friends before the split. Functionally they are still the same people at both companies.
Astralis as a roster, i like them (yes, even stabbi too) but as org, they have the most infuriating management maybe only second to the falcons. i would’ve been a massive fan for this astralis roster with cadiaN is they were, maybe playing for other danish teams like heroic, dignitas, TSM or maybe even north
Can I request that any open screen you have be dimmed in edit? My eyes are fried from half the screen being bleach white, I like this video and the context in the video
Wow like as soon as I type that the white went away, it must have just been that page
Damn I might be an ence fan soon
This whole situation sucks. I hope it doesn’t actually affect blast events in the future. Ideally the whole thing blows over.
Indeed, Blast is a good TO simply in event management but their internal management is shady af.
Next year will be an open circuit for all TOs which means there are no partner teams program anymore for Blast, it means teams can freely choose which event wanted to attend and not obligated, it means viewer magnet teams like Faze, G2, Navi Vita etc (which Faze and G2 already got fucked by Blast's system) will be most likelyhaving a chance tonot attend their events, it means lesser viewership and less money revenue from sponsorship for Blast.
Teams like Navi Faze G2 and Vita bring the viewers and fans to Blast not vice versa.
Nobody wanted to watch barely living and struggling Astralis, unless their own fans, won in GF vs T2 teams after groups and playoff filled by T2s teams.
the trophy next to Apex’s name looks like a butt plug tbh
The trophy aims low ;)
Talk about creating drama for dramas sake. I wonder if this was a PR operation!!?!
Ok, but does Br0 aim high?
Nice Ence shirt
so they doubled down
Nikola lieholm back at it again.
People are having a fit as if Astralis won't get immediately eliminated either way lol
I think one of the things everyone keeps missing is that changing igls with 3 days warning is a huge deal. I dont think cadian is suddenly going to make astralis a good team, but they could definitely take some lucky wins. Any prep done against astralis is way less valuable now theres going to be a different calling style
That’s not sure yet. But just because you know someone gets punished you are not allowed to talk about it? Classic shit internet take.
Cheat then proceeds to get 13-0 & 13-4
2:20 BLAST and astralis were originally part of the same company. The people on both sides know each other.
BLAST still better than the Major
I kinda dont care, cause I strongly believe Astralis would lose either way
Honestly, based
Zontix unfit to aim high
Teams should be able to sub out players if they get benched or replaced on the roster, this is being completely overblown. Why would anyone want to watch a team play with their coach or with a player that is not on their permanent roster. Astralis is going to get spanked anyway so it doesnt matter. Its not like Astralis is giving themseleves an unfair advantage they are simply playing a tier 1 tourney with their actual roster. I swear the cs community is actually pure brainrot sometimes this is common sense lol
They used to be able to and it created double rosters. Teams had like 8 player rosters where they would swap players out sometimes based on map and sometimes based on event up until about 2020. This allowed teams to practice 2 separate playstyles at once and compensate their weaknesses. Valve made a statement that it wouldn't be allowed at majors anymore or at official rmr events.
An example of this was Navi using b1t on overpass, mirage and nuke and flamie everywhere else until the ruling came in and flamie got benched.
no the organizers are - they made the rules and then brake it - ofc the community should be upset about it
typical case of cooperation does shady shit and then someone puts the blame on the "community"
and he talks about brainrot the irony
if blast have certain rules in place and astralis are able to circumvent them while other teams arent then its an unfair advantage. its not that complicated
Yes let's waste time and watch br0 instead of cadian. Surely belongs to dumbest people thinking they have braincells.
nice jersey ;)
It's not that big of a problem , they are still trash and might end up on the last places
Blast doing that Obama medal meme lol. Nothing to see here
Dude please let take look at Snax. I don't understand how is he allowed to play on a tier 1 roster!
First
Who the f cares, just make sure to allow substitutes for everyone in the future. You’re all making it sound like this is a massive advantage.
Nothing new in Danish way of thinking. Always trying to scam while seeming legit.. I can tell its a Completely normal way of danish thinking.
crazy, but I never expected 👨🦲 voo