Getting Hired To Host The First CS2 Major
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I hope Richard gets to be a desk host at all the PGL events coming up in the following years, he did a fantastic job at the major
His work was so good, I saw his haters become his fans. He did amazing.
he already confirmed he’s agreed to work them (11 events iirc)
host at every major*, he's the goat
This x100 + PLEASE gimme Thorin too as well as both at StarLadder/StarSeries/i-League(whatever they choose to call it). Thorin and Richard on a desk is always top tier content and they can make technical issues nonexistent as they can carryover all the time.
That is why is the GOAT. Not Janko, not spunj, RICHARD IS THE GOAT. Second to him is Thoorin. Two very important figures in the esport world!
richard was brilliant on the desk. so many zingers, my favourite was " he shit the bed so bad johnny depp wanted to take him to court" funny as hell. absolutely love richard ever since the i series events in england and cadred to now. hope so much he gets more goes at it if hes up for it. love u man!
That shit was funny as hell. Five guys watching at home rolfmao
We even got a "What about TODAY dickhead?"
lmao who the hell did he say that about
@@MuhammadAli-rs7oo zywoo for a bad major appearance
@@clumzee1dog zywoo really did shit the bed 😂
watching the opening minutes is surreal after watching yesterdays VOD.
what happened in yesterday's vod?
@@hazemore7192 its best to watch yourself, either the vod or when griff eventually puts out the youtube edit. The best abridged version i can give is that rich came out the other side of the major a changed man.
It's so cool. If you compare how he acts, how he talks, what he emphasizes, its clear that nothing he said on yesterday's stream was a lie. And I'm so happy for him.
Honestly, Richard's delivery with longform videos is some of the easiest to listen to out of any creator, streamer or TH-camr.
Absolutely crushes the art of making discussion interesting
It's why I keep watching his content even though I've not touched CS in probably 2 years, kinda gutted I didn't know he was hosting again as I'd have checked it out.
@@donmongoose the entire event is om youtube, you can watch the vods if you want
We want you Richard in the Farming Simulator esports scene
Richard you were one of the reasons I watched as much of the major as I did. You and Puckett are my favorites and make broadcasts so much better! I hope you do more please love ya
Watching yesterdays stream was incredible - it takes great humilty to admit when one is wrong like that, and the level of honesty, transparency and self reflection you showed what a great person you are. Respect!
is this yesterdays stream?
@@hazemore7192 nah, VOD is up on his Twitch
What happened?
@@hazemore7192 this was recorded before the major
@@FRix73I think it would be best if you saw for yourself! The vod is up on his twitch channel, and there will surely be clips from it uploaded on here as well
Richard's talk about "making the analysis desk great again" was so fascinating. I had also felt for a long time that there's something wrong with the desk segments as of late, that they're dry, dull, and boring, which was a shock to me because when I started watching pro CS (days of Rich and Duncan and Yanko and Moses on desks) desk segments were my favourite part, looked forward to even more than the game. But not being an expert in TV production I couldn't understand what's missing or why that is the case. But Rich explained it perfectly and, amazingly, HIS METHOD WORKS. I LOVED these desk segments and it was so good to see analysts like Pimp and Maniac which I used to think were on the dull side be so great and entertaining as well as knowledgeable. That segment with the depressed and angry Maniac after the first map of the Vitality vs. Faze series killed me.
Great to have you back Rich, no one does it quite the same.
This was the first time in a long time that I've actually paid attention to pre-game desk segments. I always stay after the game for the post-game analysis but just never really cared about the prediction and matchup info. But your hosting was just so entertaining and captivating. Here's to hoping for more RL appearances!
not watched it all this yet, but just want to say its great to hear you're on top of mental health and stuff mate, love to hear it. great job with the major as well, brilliant event, definitely one of my favourites. whole thing was enjoyable from start to finish
Retired ... Back in the game .... Retired
was so hype to see you on the desk Mr Lewis, disnt see the talent annoucments and was thouroughly suprised.
Richard talking about his esports work, and Im just waiting for some more crusader kings and football manager.
Hope your life keeps kicking ass more than it kicks yours
You opening up about your mental health was really nice to hear. Thank you for being so real with us
39:56 Honestly Richard mate your longform videos help keep me sane at my 'executive' job aswell. Absolutely this must be preserved
"I'm like a fat, bald Prince Oberyn"
Absolute gold.
So excited to see you back at it, I love hearing the excitement in your voice, it bleeds through the whole video, wishing you an awesome major and hopefully many more if you want them!
Thanks for the mention Richard and I'm glad the framing of my article tickled you 😅 Wasn't my intention to disrespect Sam!
Amended the article: "Sam Davies (aka lolbanelor), who was previously a creative partner for many of Richard Lewis' videos [...]"
Good to have you back working a Major.
Dom
I admire, respect and just am completely stunned at your realness, and your openness. You're not alone, just like the rest of us mate! Much love to you, and I'm happy you're getting better man
Just imagining the Ice Cube song "It was a good day" but with Richard saying he woke up to not getting any death threats when getting announced to working the Major. Glad to see you back in CS
Love you Richard, you did amazing at the event. Hope we get to see more of you
“The pimp I know” lololol. That bit is so funny out of context
I can definitely agree with the sentiment of long videos. I always enjoy your content and it’s nice to see somebody in the media isn’t bought and paid for. Keep it up dude, love the content and congratulations on getting back on the desk.
Richard, you did a fantastic job and it was great having you back!
Fantastic event! I can’t wait to see more of you as host or whatever you feel like taking on.
loved this 4 hour coming of age richy lewy stream, for real though, you're my favorite piece of content on the internet ATM. Keep being you mr lewis
Thank you for sticking to long format content, it's exactly what I'm looking for when doing chores and it makes them enjoyable
Damn, this should be uploaded onto spotify so it is possible to listen to some quality content whilst in the gym, working etc.
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We need people like you in our community. You're a necessity to the cs/esport reporting community. The fact you have haters for the wrong reasons speaks volumes to how much you actually do for us, much love from Texas.
You are the only reason I watch this major. The past few years I've just looked up results. But when I heard Rich was back on the horse I got flooded with nostalgia, and I enjoyed every second of it!
I would love to shake your hand for everything you have done, Rich. A real human being, thank you for you!
So much respect for the honest talk about your own mental health, mate. You don't owe the community shit but the good it does do discuss it like this is immeasurable
Richard, I just wanna say, you look awesome. Excited for you. Cheers, mate!
turned up for the final on Sunday and was shocked to see RL on the desk. Was great to see and I'm glad this video was held until after the event so it wasn't spoiled for me. Looking forward to future desks more than ever.
I haven't watched Counter-strike in years but I was pleasently surprised to see you on the desk again when I decided to check the major out. I might watch more events if you keep showing up :)
I didn't even know you were hosting before I started watching it. Haven't been keeping up with CS2 (for obvious reasons) but really wanted to tune in to the major. Very pleasant surprise to see you at the desk, you crushed it!
Richard you were amazing as a desk host for the PGL major. Also, the suit you had during the finals was on fire!!!. Glad to have you back in the scene.
Loved your content in all its forms for over a decade, desk, TH-cam, substack. Glad the universe has blessed you as you deserve Rich
The Major popped off, and that was in no small part thanks to you, Rich. Really hoping to see you more at events in the next few years!
I was so surprised to see you on the desk. And I was glad, you did an awesome job.
I was really suprised and happy to see you on the Major! You do such a great job hosting and its kinda weird to see you that professional and serious at the Major, when I usually see you on your TH-cam page :) Reminds me on the (at least for me) golden ages of CSGO, like your gig at Eleague. I also struggle with mental health and know how hard it can be on body and soul. I think you did a great job, you are a legend and I hope you get your shit together ;-)
I really feel like Rich brought the best out of Pimp at the Major with the type of desk he's talking about wawnting. Love that you're back, goat.
Was a really nice surprise to see you on the desk this major. You did an excellent job and made it a very enjoyable watch. Thank you!
Richard was great seeing you back on the desk. Hope to see more of it soon!
im really glad you did pgl, i was buzzing when the announcement dropped, glad youve agreed to do more pgl and i hope we see you along side thorin again! the banter was great at stockholm and made me realise how boring other majors were without both of you there
We love you richard ! personally i would love to see you on the desk at all the big events! ps. at yesterdays stream it was genuinely nice to see you being more positive hope it keeps trending. i now all about mental health and self medication. go get it my man
It was incredible to see the start of yesterday’s stream. The mindset transformation was really inspiring. So happy for you, Richard
Was so happy to see you back at the major - me and my mates were like RICHARD LEWIS IS BACK! Much love ❤
I always held Richard in high regard, but him coming out in such a longform Video and talking about his mental health issues and how that affected his Work and his life in general for the worse is really smth. to applaud and tipping our hat for. Was a great show, and thx for showing once again that we all have our demons but they are fightable and he still got it in him! Touche :)
Big shout to you for being able to be public about your MH/SUD stuff. It's does volumes for the community to know they aren't the only ones going through it and the haters can fuck themselves. As a drug/alcohol counselor and person who n recovery I'm super proud of you for your progress towards recovery. Doubt you'll see, or need it, but HMU if you ever need to speak about addiction/recovery.
In my opnion, you and stunna are the best hosts in CS. I don't follow other Esports, but as it pertains to CS, you two are my favorites. It was good to see you on the desk and you did a hell of a job.
You made the first CS2 major absolutely special&amazign. I was so happy to see you on the desk. Keep up the great work :)
Aw fuck man, I don't follow CS at all but I would've loved to tune in to see you on the broadcast. Just realized after looking it up that the major is already over lol. Glad it seems like it was a positive experience for you overall Rich
This was the first major I've ever attended, was really cool to see you there after years of watching.
Looking better physically than I think I've ever seen (since 2016ish) Rich good job. Your recent new lease of energy has motivated me to get through some tough shit right now thanks.
I don't understand why people hate you so much Richard, only recently found out about you and really enjoying the videos, not even that much into esports but find your videos entertaining. You're a down to earth reasonable person, keep it up.
Ey yo congrats Richard! You being there might actually make me watch CS for the first time ever. Looking foward to it.
Let's make em longer! 🎉🎉
Richard, it was wicked seeing you there. You did a great job and were the sole reason i didnt miss any of the desk time.
Looooooong time fan, rare commenter. I wanted to congratulate you for being hired after I saw your Twitter post about it, but it completely slipped my mind by the time I was able to do it. I can honestly say - it felt like the major itself became 30% better just by you being there. You always stay objective, you are a model professional, you have the knowledge, you command respect of your peers, you have the required charm for a host position. And, the fact that you were there gives me hope. There still are other people in this community (other than you) who know what they are doing, and will make the correct choices. Hope you had a blast. Hope to see you hired at the next major too!
you did a good job. love to see you on the desk.
keep it up
i have an unhealthy inner monologue lmao... constantly talking to myself
Very solid job at the desk, Rich! You seem a happier guy and it's great to see
The bit about having a dynamic desk is so accurate from a viewer perspective, for both casuals and enthusiasts. For the most part, I switch off during analysis segments, especially with ESL events because it feels so static and like I'm sitting in a classroom being lectured to. I can watch a demo at home, its not exactly the most entertaining thing to over-analyse how some new smoke is slightly more effective.
I usually go to events with my dad and brother, both casual fans. Usually as soon as analysis segments start between maps, they pull out their phones and start watching the rugby or some shit. They barely know who Rich is but both at Stockholm and Copenhagen they instantly were like "oh, i like this guy" simply because of the more fluid format for the analysis desk he runs. In a way, it almost feels like you're part of the conversation. Whatever you noticed about the map that was just played will probably be brought up by one of the guys on the desk where the others will argue against it. Thought you did a great job at the major Richard, was one of the best CS events ive been to in a while.
i agree. soon as mauisnake or kassad get on its like "hey why isnt the camera on me?" "no no it needs to be on me" then its just a dickfest of who can be louder or say the more outlandish things.
"AND IT WAS MY LIFE!"
Man this shit was hilarious
His ideas for desks are very close to how Mauisnake has been operating. American style, get people talking, desks. I bet there were more threads and mentions about Maui after the Major than all the desk analysts combined.
Laughing so hard at the ball kicking analogy. 😂😂😂😂
I started playing csgo when cago2 came out I’m very new but I love the competitive gameplay. And you were a fantastic caster. Hope to see you at other big events if I’m still watching.
Wanted to drop a line and say thanks for all the content. Hope you are doing well. Great job at the major. Love from Canada.
Was great seeing you at the major again, pure class and elevated the desk segments to a higher level 👍
I enjoyed your presence on the first CS2 Major. You were definitely a highlight to watch!
Well done mate, you done a great job at the major. It was great to see you hosting again.
I may not be your biggest fan, but your work at the Major was outstanding, you've made everyone on the stream articulate their ideas and answers based on interesting questions, and not just some chit chat between games. PGL made a great move bringing you and everyone recognizes that.
To anyone new to this channel, just know there's a goldmine of sick fun content with rich and sam shooti'n the shit. From the shroom forest trip of sam, to their h1z1 noot noot adventures, to deep seagull hatred (i agree). Weeks of gold 🔥
I heard you killed it on the desk and im really happy for you! I must confess, my ears are allergic to Pimps voice so i didn't watch, but im glad to hear you did well.
You are such a breath of fresh air into the community after so long, you elevate the level of everyone around you.
I got to go to the live eleague events since i live in town. It was honestly like a dream seeing y'all up on the desk. The events were electric in person too.
41:53 It was Marcus Aurelius you were thinking of
I listen to these at work so Richard Lewis is a chad for having long form audio content.
this is the video i was waiting for after i saw on the desk at the major i was pretty surprised when i heard ur voice as one of the first games i watched was ending
So happy for you! I might start paying attention to CS events again if you're involved.
Really great video/vod, so much fun stuff dude! Look up that d-trump ai voice and have it make dota2 arguments and stuff. I'd die of laughter dude 🔥🤣
It was great to see you on the desk again, it made me watch the major again
You killed it, Rich. To many more, hopefully. Also hope Thorin gets to do a couple events alongside you. Best duo on the desk.
loved seeing you there richard, hope you can come back for another
Richard, Esports needs you a hell of a lot more than you need Esports.
The CS community has brilliant talent at hosts and casters. This is because of the foundation you built.
It would be hard for me to walk away from something I poured so much of my life into and I can't blame you for changing your mind once in a while.
It was amazing to see u back at the desk Richard. I hope u do more events😊
Daamn. sitting at work listening to Richard talking about why he has long form content hit me in the reals... I use a lot of podcasts and shit to get me through my desk job :D
Hearing you on the desk while tuning in to the major everyday was one of the highlights from this major
fucking hell man i have the stupid twitch bell because i wanted to catch live the richard stream after the major and got 0 notifications. Fuck that website. Will have to do with the youtube video :(
Anyways cheers and lovely hosting on the major, looking forward to more from you on the circuit!
8 hour long videos? Let's fucking go.
1:34:30 i don't comment ever but just had to say the 2014-2017 content you guys was so good. It gets randomly TH-cam algorithmed to me sometimes and it's still hilarious to this day
Richard you were amazing, cant wait to see you in more events!
it was great to see you back, copenhagen was a great event and the counter strike was even better. great start to the year.
Excellent job at the Major Dr.Gonzo. I hope we get you on more desks this year and you can stay in a good place mentally, fuck the trolls.
I had forgot about how great desks used to be. This brought back lot of memories. Hope it goes back to that again.
Loved the desk segments at this major, everything was super on point from both hosts and the analysts. Only thing I noticed was sometimes the crowd was mixed super loud during desk segments and I missed what the analysts said sometimes.
Like the old saying goes never say never. Brilliant work as always Richard.
Honestly, one of the best majors ever in my opinion. Nice to have you back
The most watched analysed desks in the UK are not popular because of they have excellent football opinion, but they have personality and banter each other. Roy Keane, Gary Neville, Micah Richards are perfect examples.I`ve heard Neville talking about the scandals of United more than how the team actually plays. It was great to see new personalities during this Major and CS needs more. Also they need more rivalries, it feels like it only really exist between Russian teams cause big int teams has been playing with/against each other week and week out for years. I would`ve liked to see more critisism from analyst and engage in controversial topics that makes the desk interesting between games.
You were great at the major, really enjoyed the desk segments