Present & Future GOATS - Rifler Roundtable
10,000NiKo, donk, and ropz sit down with SPUNJ at IEM Cologne 2025 to talk Counter-Strike’s present and future, what it takes to stay on top, and rising stars like kyousuke.
Timestamps:
0:00 - Coming up
0:23 - Thank you for joining!
0:41 - ropz about his Summer Break
1:41 - NiKo's trip to China
2:33 - How is Scream in the Server?
2:53 - In-game Positions for new Falcons team
3:48 - donk again Number 1 on FACEIT
4:33 - The power trio: m0NESY, kyousuke, and donk
4:51 - No one is playing FPL anymore
5:57 - Difference between FACEIT and a pro match
6:10 - apEX moaning in the background
6:13 - FPL is dead?
6:36 - ropz doesn't play FACEIT
7:49 - What NiKo does to practice
9:12 - ZywOo only plays Deathmatch before a Major Final
9:50 - How many hours in the last 2 weeks?
10:47 - Warmup for a match day
13:17 - Current resolution?
14:50 - NiKo is too old for 4:3
15:59 - Current sensitivity?
16:44 - More Action = Higher Sens
18:53 - ropz describing his playstyle
19:38 - Is ropz an annoying player?
20:38 - About donk's playstyle
21:45 - How NiKo plays
23:30 - Evolution of players in the last 10 years
24:56 - ropz: 'People in 2017 were just bad at CS'
26:01 - Are Riflers more impactful than AWPers?
27:10 - Getting an Entry means so much
29:16 - NiKo's and donk's thoughts on kyousuke
31:07 - Will it be easy for kyousuke?
32:43 - He never takes a bad duel...
33:39 - ropz: feels like you have no chance against kyousuke
34:15 - Watching some makazze demos / Are there more donks coming?
35:28 - Can Vitality continue to dominate?
36:38 - Overpass has been added - What maps to play?
39:29 - Anubis was worse than Vertigo
41:08 - Is Overpass CT sided?
42:03 - Every 6 months a new map
42:48 - About the Economy Change
46:41 - MP9 recoil change - Now back to UMP and Famas?
48:38 - broky is back
49:50 - Can FaZe return to Top 5?
50:58 - Are you afraid of FaZe?
51:27 - EliGE needs to be the pillar of the Team
53:20 - How movement makes you harder to kill
57:43 - Peek so the Enemy will miss you
1:00:38 - Will CS continue to evolve?
1:01:45 - You can find a way to improve if you want to - Using all the tools
1:03:08 - Do pro players have weak fundamentals?
1:06:11 - Hard to get the details correct when changing players often
1:07:51 - kyousuke walking by
1:08:22 - Which Group in Stage 2 is harder?
1:09:24 - How will huNter- do as IGL?
1:11:09 - Are the MongolZ really a Top 5 Team?
1:14:12 - About Asian CS
1:17:28 - Everyone hitting their potential
1:18:51 - About NAVI not being in a good spot right now
1:21:56 - Saying goodbye
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