Why Aren’t Americans Good At CS?

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  • Опубліковано 28 тра 2024
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    Follow up on the last video I guess….. Talking about some NA teams and current form. Source 2 conspiracy video up next.
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    0:00 - Intro
    0:29 - Evil Geniuses
    2:35 - Complexity
    4:49 - Team Liquid
    6:26 - Complexity/EG (Part 2)
    7:23 - Conclusion
    Thumbnails by / daveydemeo
    Editing by / vonvorter
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  • @launders
    @launders  Рік тому +24

    BOXR tees in stock permanently!! store.boxr.gg

    • @lcolquitt97
      @lcolquitt97 Рік тому

      Can we get permanent sweat pants? Ill buy the first 5 pairs.

    • @dayne6475
      @dayne6475 Рік тому

      lau ur so hot n sexy

    • @ILOSBinc
      @ILOSBinc Рік тому

      I need them club shirts back I missed that drop ;(

    • @janbr1767
      @janbr1767 Рік тому +1

      Are You gonna do demo reviews again?🤔

    • @ccliviolin
      @ccliviolin Рік тому

      waiting for new hoodies

  • @deusnightfire
    @deusnightfire Рік тому +174

    I love team complexity a lot. I like how they play and honestly it feels like a close game each time they play against the big leagues. I want to see them do really really well.

    • @BezmenovWasRight
      @BezmenovWasRight Рік тому +12

      Hallzerk is super entertaining to watch

    • @Carlos-do2vh
      @Carlos-do2vh Рік тому

      they eliminated imperial, I don't like the. cuz of it, but I respect them cuz they play well

    • @StevenHxo
      @StevenHxo Рік тому +5

      Same I want to see grim do well too after the whole Liquid thing

    • @Francisco-dl1nb
      @Francisco-dl1nb Рік тому +3

      Their game against Imperial on the Rio RMR was incredible and rly made them a team I look forward to watch when they are up against good opponents.

    • @lunchtreyy
      @lunchtreyy Рік тому

      Funny because I just hate complexity, wonder why

  • @larry2281
    @larry2281 Рік тому +391

    NA scene is in the way it’s at right now because of Covid and ESL. But even prior to that, NA cs had a lot of problems. Players in the scene always cared about egos and reputations over winning. It’s been going around forever and also brought up a lot. You see the same problems in NA Valorant. It’s just the NA mindset.

    • @joshuac.402
      @joshuac.402 Рік тому +43

      Agreed. Unprofessional

    • @flyy1006
      @flyy1006 Рік тому

      EU CULTURE NON-AMERICAN CULTURE LULW EU CULTURE NON-AMERICAN CULTURE LULW EU CULTURE NON-AMERICAN CULTURE LULW EU CULTURE NON-AMERICAN CULTURE LULW

    • @trollface9903
      @trollface9903 Рік тому +6

      NA had the best teams in the world in 2019, in Liquid and EG. It's inexplicable how covid killed that.

    • @ballertheking1038
      @ballertheking1038 Рік тому +67

      @@trollface9903 Lack of NA leagues doesn't help but a lack of homegrown NA talent is the real issue.

    • @larry2281
      @larry2281 Рік тому +20

      @@trollface9903 Covid hurt the na scene more than anything else. Took away all tournaments and events in NA and created an eu bubble. Only way for our players to get practice and experience is by being in EU 24/7.
      But I do agree with what you said about liquid and EG in 2019.

  • @bradleyfirby648
    @bradleyfirby648 Рік тому +46

    Love when lau is talking about oSee not taking impact while in the video it's just him looking all shy and quiet while YEKINDAR is just physically alpha-ing with the arm out and everything lol

  • @its_nhoj
    @its_nhoj Рік тому +12

    Shoutout the production for these videos. The editing is amazing as always

  • @robineuvonen224
    @robineuvonen224 Рік тому

    Such a nice flow for the video with nice editing supporting the commentary. Good work!

  • @ssjgold
    @ssjgold Рік тому +16

    More Canadian players! Any Naffers in chat?

    • @K_End
      @K_End Рік тому

      You know how I feel about Naf

    • @volkar8422
      @volkar8422 Рік тому +2

      @@K_Endi know how you feel about naf user ss1pd4ob9z

  • @iurifrazao454
    @iurifrazao454 Рік тому +14

    The way this fast paced "zoomer ADHD" edition did such a good job presenting this type of analitycal content is pretty nuts ngl.

  • @HotBeeFF21
    @HotBeeFF21 Рік тому +5

    editor on fire with that Yekindar to Elige spilt. Good vid. Liquid the hope of NA.

  • @Khanh1321
    @Khanh1321 Рік тому +8

    Love this style of video. Everything said is facts and would love more like this!

  • @danielryan4488
    @danielryan4488 Рік тому +81

    Watched Liquid get 2-0d by Rare Atom today, yikes. I think they lost 16-3 on their own map pick (Overpass). NAF is usually Mr. Reliable but had some trouble, Elige just seems like he doesn't frag like he used to, Yekindar the longer he has been on the team the more his stats seem to decline lately, Osee was just nowhere to be found on map 2, and Nitro had the typical "IGL stats". Inferno vs Liquid seems to be just a free win, no matter who they play.

    • @Gwazi
      @Gwazi Рік тому +22

      That’s true, but let’s give some credit to Rare Atom. They seem mechanically insane. They are very good mechanical players

    • @VIK_1903
      @VIK_1903 Рік тому

      Nitro is dead weight.

    • @fluffyandpuffy
      @fluffyandpuffy Рік тому +1

      ​@@georgejpg hooxi

    • @DinkyWaffle
      @DinkyWaffle Рік тому

      @@georgejpg nitr0 isn’t the issue

    • @anne-fx8ev
      @anne-fx8ev Рік тому +1

      Update: liquid survives

  • @Benkofearth
    @Benkofearth Рік тому +3

    insightful commentary as always

  • @haasii
    @haasii Рік тому +58

    Liquid didn't do so well today! hopefully they can recover

    • @lburger404
      @lburger404 Рік тому +1

      Those were tough games to watch... 2-0 :(

    • @ballertheking1038
      @ballertheking1038 Рік тому

      liquid is allowed to have 1 bad event.
      hopefully it isn't the major.

    • @poopfartlord9695
      @poopfartlord9695 Рік тому +5

      ​@@ballertheking1038 1 bad event? It's been a while since they've had a single good event.

    • @NoneNotNone
      @NoneNotNone Рік тому +20

      @@poopfartlord9695 They have been semi-finals - finals at every single big event for the past 8 months except the major lmfao. Bot.

  • @cczeroX
    @cczeroX Рік тому +1

    I don't even care that much about NA CS but the video editing was sublime and I was enjoying watching the video for that alone. Content-wise, also great.

  • @TheQwin10
    @TheQwin10 Рік тому +4

    I feel like this video is missing a deeper exploration of what Yekindar talked about just recently in EPL S17 where the bootcamp was essentially worthless for them coming into the event. They started cold, lost to Rare Atom, and then found their form and crashed their way into playoffs. I'd love to hear you dissect what factors might make it inherently more difficult for NA orgs to be competitive, and maybe what can be done to improve that situation.

  • @ExeWay
    @ExeWay Рік тому +1

    Quality content as always

  • @getsomerest9053
    @getsomerest9053 Рік тому +4

    wild timing

  • @rivailez96
    @rivailez96 Рік тому +7

    One thing I dont agree is about osee not performing because of the agressive riflers because jame is way more passive than osee and it worked, maybe its about the teams structure idk, thats just how I see it. Nice video

    • @Revvylo
      @Revvylo Рік тому +2

      It's hard to tell but Jame actually has really good entry stats. It's more in the mid and late round where he plays more safe.

    • @cimanimrolls
      @cimanimrolls Рік тому

      @@WestlyFPS where are you getting that from?

  • @Mad1Lee
    @Mad1Lee Рік тому +9

    Launders, you gotta pay extra to your editor, he is doing a banger job here!

    • @launders
      @launders  Рік тому +10

      thanks to AceZone i am x)

  • @veygoNK
    @veygoNK Рік тому +1

    found the timing of this video to be released funny with liquid going 0-2 against rare atom hours before. lol

  • @saberterminal871
    @saberterminal871 Рік тому +5

    did he just say blameF was getting 40k a month ??? god damn i didnt realize CS tier 1 salaries were that high. No wonder the players are always dripped out in Moncler all the time on their IGs lmao

  • @DrT741
    @DrT741 Рік тому

    Great vid Lau. Any chance we get another demo review soon? I'm having withdrawals

  • @jacoblee5209
    @jacoblee5209 Рік тому

    this video format is more shareable

  • @ambivalence3741
    @ambivalence3741 Рік тому +2

    tough timing regarding Liquid on this one lol

  • @davidchen4592
    @davidchen4592 Рік тому

    Can you make a video about cs mastery. I think it would be a lot of work but I would love to hear you talk about every skill that players can improve on. Ex. Categories like cross hair placement, movement etc

  • @TheRealCatof
    @TheRealCatof Рік тому

    Lol, I used to be a stand-in for EG back in the Starcraft 2 days.
    2012 WCS was wild.

  • @graysonwood7559
    @graysonwood7559 Рік тому

    banger as always

  • @driver694
    @driver694 Рік тому +2

    Perfect Timing after liquid got clapped by Rare Atom

  • @earthwolker1627
    @earthwolker1627 Рік тому

    bro the backdrop got me tripping like im on shrooms

  • @maxtuledo5688
    @maxtuledo5688 Рік тому

    Saw your thumbnail and immediately thought about tacos idk why I guess I'm hungry

  • @etry
    @etry Рік тому +1

    the timing couldn't be worse rn😭😭😭 shout out to mah dawg moseyuh

  • @singular9
    @singular9 Рік тому +1

    LSD level editing is back baby!

  • @BatteryAz1z
    @BatteryAz1z Рік тому

    loving the jum pc uts

  • @lunatik383
    @lunatik383 Рік тому +1

    This is a wild take that PROBABLY doesn't make sense, but I don't think Osee, Floppy, or NA CS will truly unlock itself until those two are on a team together again. They both unlock eachother, need em on the same squad

  • @allangreene15ag
    @allangreene15ag Рік тому

    well said, Lau

  • @MagnusTheCrimsonKing
    @MagnusTheCrimsonKing Рік тому

    1:00 you mean Jame, He'll save us all.

  • @BBROPHOTO
    @BBROPHOTO Рік тому

    ‘all these guys could fit in your pocket’
    💀💀

  • @mariorobe4805
    @mariorobe4805 Рік тому +1

    Simple answer - Culture. Ask yourself why there are so many successful Danish players? Well Denmark and Europe in general has built a culture around CS which holds a very high standard so when young players want to go pro they have a very good example of where they need to be to actually go pro which means they are faced with reality very early on and know the amount of work they need to put in to make it. Not to mention the countless Academy teams around Europe helping shape up young players and get them ready for the big stages. NA just doesn't seem to have the same serious approach to the game like Europe does with exceptions of course.

  • @MitoseNorikoFan
    @MitoseNorikoFan Рік тому +6

    I thought this was going to be a bad or unlucky for the entire Liquid team after today's game vs Rare Atom

  • @cosmicthrillseeker
    @cosmicthrillseeker Рік тому

    sick intro

  • @thog5962
    @thog5962 Рік тому +1

    I Love Coach lau!

  • @suzuki-qo4rm
    @suzuki-qo4rm Рік тому

    you should make a vid on uk cs

  • @StoneColdClassics
    @StoneColdClassics Рік тому +3

    NA Valorant in comparison seems to be in a pretty good spot, and it’s mostly because of former CS players. NRG is a top 4-5 team in the world, Sentinels have potential and EG/100T seem to be solid teams. It’s amazing that C9/Faze don’t even want NA CS rosters lol. Good video I’m glad we finally have a realistic NA esports channel, I’m sick of Europeans constantly shitting on NA instead of actually talking about the game

    • @hao2000ki
      @hao2000ki Рік тому +1

      it's in a good spot because the game is still new and most NA players transferred over to valorant while the eu players stayed in cs. wait a few more years for actual talent to grow in the valorant scene and most of these na players are going to lose their place there too

    • @thrivinganarchy5267
      @thrivinganarchy5267 9 місяців тому

      @@hao2000ki lol

  • @bezwr
    @bezwr Рік тому

    dw lau gimmie 2 yrs bb ima bless us all❤

  • @apeologists
    @apeologists Рік тому

    Every Asian American CS player in shambles after the last two launders videos

  • @emircs2442
    @emircs2442 Рік тому +1

    i personally watch and read tweets of NA valorant players and thay are really really ready to switch back to cs again, after source 2 released. I think the biggest reason why NA is not good at cs is that a lot of players switched to Valorant, so there are really really less cs players right now. I mean how are they good at cs when there is no one (who can play competitive) to play? Yes there are people playing cs but, come on, not enough

  • @Diabeto21
    @Diabeto21 Рік тому +2

    I was smoking that EG copium until they kicked Cerq. Cerq was not the best but he is the "Baby Face Killa". They brought on Wiz and this guy drops 4 ADR games. (💀Insert Dead Emoji💀) I just can't do it anymore EG. I'm dropping EG as my team and I will now be supporting................. whatever team Cerq gets picked up by. So I won't be watching CS for a very long time. HE SO FINE

  • @cr3amy479
    @cr3amy479 Рік тому

    Some Guy from C9 tweeted this ”Pros also have to work on their Social numbers, personal brand, and content creation.” This is there pain problem

  • @-sorta
    @-sorta Рік тому +1

    No country's players are better than another at any esport from what Ive seen. It's always a story of what's more popular. For example, league of legends is extremely mainstream in Korea, and because of that, Korea is easily the best region in league. Denmark, easily the best decorated country in counterstrike, has a strong culture around counter strike. NA players aren't bad, there just isn't enough to compete with EU.

  • @sonnyyu386
    @sonnyyu386 Рік тому +1

    I'm still bitter about the fact that yekindar should of been in Navi, then theu'd get all the firepower they need

  • @minibeech03
    @minibeech03 10 місяців тому

    i wish there was an all canadian team, that included twistzz

  • @YaakovAntoniadis
    @YaakovAntoniadis Рік тому

    GOOD CONTENT

  • @nickh.27
    @nickh.27 Рік тому

    Complexity gets the shit end of the stick and is still able to hold up against strong teams.

  • @downnnnnn
    @downnnnnn Рік тому

    Couldn’t have uploaded this at a worst time man. Jam young the goat sadly

  • @fanoose
    @fanoose Рік тому

    this says alot about society

  • @keg7991
    @keg7991 Рік тому +1

    One word: fluoride.

  • @nizumablader
    @nizumablader Рік тому

    I think most interest in NA is in other games, valorant, apex, fortnite. I think with cs2 we will see more people become aware of the game and start playing it. I played fortnite and apex for years, never tried cs until a week ago. Just wasn’t on my radar. The game just isn’t as popular as the other titles in North America.

  • @rahatzaman8120
    @rahatzaman8120 Рік тому

    Is this man that indian CS player who was in that team with forsaken ?

  • @kebabtvrtkic4299
    @kebabtvrtkic4299 Рік тому

    Are you gonna go all in on oSee same way that Moses did on Koosta? PEPPERIDGE FARMS REMEMBERS.

  • @nadesun7075
    @nadesun7075 Рік тому

    watching after liquid got 0 2 💀

  • @__Nicholas__
    @__Nicholas__ Рік тому

    I think the floor is higher in NA but the ceiling is higher in EU

  • @ccliviolin
    @ccliviolin Рік тому

    interz would be a really good fit for EG I'm ngl

  • @alvancao7920
    @alvancao7920 Рік тому

    What happened vs Rare Atom today...

  • @domislive2605
    @domislive2605 Рік тому +1

    It's definitley not a skill issue. As someone who plays both NA and EU. Largest issue with NA definitley falls under an issue with the community. Whether that be communication issue, toxicity, or cheating. Truth is computer gaming / counterstrike just isnt that popular in America. EU i've easily pushed to LEM-Global and have fluctated between those ranks. NA MG and up is painful. Theres not as much players meaning you either just play cheaters or people that are throwing because toxicisty. My experience in NA CS is say one wrong thing or have one bad play either vote kick or tked or shit talk and no comms. EU theres such a large playerbase where the same issues are still present but less common due to population.

  • @simonsoderstrom5356
    @simonsoderstrom5356 Рік тому

    NA cs is a big rip due to the average mentality in americans is that money is the most important thing and not the love to the game. So they are loosing the lower layer of good players to other games or if they get good they choose to stream and earn more money. And the lack of good leaders/igls is just the top of the iceberg. One solution is to import players to build a scene, and im not talking one or two players, talking more like in the NHL and get ALOT of players. Also get all the free agent igl, coaches to build up the lower scene and let them get good deals like get payed per player that get drafted to the major teams.

  • @mariusdreiermller-andersen2042

    can you make a video about why denmark is so good at cs? I can help you with you know how things work here in denmark :D

  • @kommisar_chiptune
    @kommisar_chiptune Рік тому

    It's sad cuz EG was my favorite team back in 2004-2006 but it's not the same vibe anymore obv. I want them to do well but idk there must be a reason for the NA mindset

  • @austingrismer3018
    @austingrismer3018 Рік тому

    bro i just want a demo review ))):

  • @dj-rocketman8545
    @dj-rocketman8545 10 місяців тому

    The NA scene is small. I work at valve and most csgo players are from EU.

  • @euanmarsden164
    @euanmarsden164 Рік тому

    Friendly fire

  • @joshuaharvey8
    @joshuaharvey8 Рік тому +1

    Lau love the content but please do a demo review, you killing me here😂

  • @RonaldAlexanderOfficial
    @RonaldAlexanderOfficial Рік тому

    I'm looking forward to ATK's potential rise. Those guys are hungry!

  • @cIownzone
    @cIownzone Рік тому

    no hate towards eg and i'm glad party astronauts are getting their checks but i miss watching PA play in tourneys

  • @danbugarski8077
    @danbugarski8077 Рік тому

    Do aussies next 👀

  • @rcadegaming9123
    @rcadegaming9123 Рік тому +1

    Video summed up:
    NA is fun to watch win
    This makes NA unfun to watch

  • @OfficialJamesNewberry
    @OfficialJamesNewberry Рік тому

    Na needs a player with a big personality like Stewie

  • @alishalbell7096
    @alishalbell7096 Рік тому

    Where tf have you been!?

  • @m.i.l9724
    @m.i.l9724 Рік тому +1

    the fact that canadians are better players than americans is brutal. no one can deny that.

    • @gabrielwildman
      @gabrielwildman Рік тому

      it's actually kind of odd the amount of canadian representation considering there's like no lans in canada and the population is so small. If you live in a small town or rural area in one of the prairie provinces you probably were used to getting like 120-200 ping up until like 5 years ago

    • @m.i.l9724
      @m.i.l9724 Рік тому

      @@gabrielwildman holy shit!!!

  • @Gwazi
    @Gwazi Рік тому

    EG should pick up Swisher. Swisher is a great player. I’ve been a fan of him for a long time and I’ve been following his progress from way back before he was even on YeaH Gaming. Now he’s on ATK and he is probably the best player in the team. It is an international team too, and he is the only American on it. He is a tier 1 player. He will do great things. He deserves a better team than ATK. I hope he can get on Liquid or another Tier 1 team like that
    Also I like Jonji. I think he’s on EG White

  • @majorbawb
    @majorbawb Рік тому

  • @HarryANuis-gi9hz
    @HarryANuis-gi9hz Рік тому

    Convenient post after that TL loss

  • @fenrirx481
    @fenrirx481 Рік тому

    I read somewhere on Twitter that most NA teams should be disbanded and should be replaced by those EU rosters without any orgs ( Copenhagen flames, BNE etc)

  • @starcellars1873
    @starcellars1873 Рік тому

    Whenever i queue, i get random middle easterns in my team(from india btw)

  • @ellahazan-fuchs7249
    @ellahazan-fuchs7249 Рік тому

    It's fitting that Lau was upset going into the video, just like team Liquid was upset by Rare Atom the obvious new no. 1 team in the world

  • @brendanbutkus2392
    @brendanbutkus2392 Рік тому

    Sipping that NA copium hard came back to cs the last few months after being out of touch with the pro league side of thing for years and man im drowning in the copium, rooting for liquid in paris

  • @hungotuan4431
    @hungotuan4431 Рік тому

    Anyone here who watch football (soccer) can compare EG immediately to PSG, a VERY RICH club operating in 🇫🇷. PSG has been notorious for throwing money around for star players and coaches, and yet not being able to actually be competitive in the Champions League (biggest club competition in Europe) despite their profile and high pay roll. EG is suffering the same fate

  • @miguelalcorta3558
    @miguelalcorta3558 Рік тому

    Complexity, right now, is the best team in america if they are able to top Liquid. And I think they can right now, the matchup will tell.

  • @brah007
    @brah007 Рік тому

    launx stating fax

  • @Nick-ij5nt
    @Nick-ij5nt Рік тому

    I somewhat disagree about oSee, the biggest issue I see with him is his inconsistency, and maybe like you said that's an issue with his lack of initiative or something but he has to figure something out. I see him hit the craziest flicks you've ever seen where the guy is jump airstrafing at him but then he misses the easiest sitters where the guy slow walks right into his crosshair.

  • @denzo3882
    @denzo3882 Рік тому

    Liquid is the most solid NA team right now.

  • @tex4533
    @tex4533 Рік тому

    It’s because they do their practice in schools and not online

  • @cheese41103
    @cheese41103 Рік тому

    I think something else that plays a role - population disparity when compared to Europe. With the US having less players compared to EU, it means there are less T1 teams to practice against UNLESS they plan to bootcamp in EU - which is also expensive. Why would an org pay for a losing roster to travel to Europe just to get destroyed in every tournament they play? Even if you look at a few T2 EU teams, they would give the US teams like EG, TL, or Complexity a run for their money.
    It’s tough to say. Any excuse made for NA feels like cope, even for me who is a large NA fanboy. Hopefully more orgs will take a chance on those who may not be in the spotlight, just like Complexity did with the ES boys or EG did with a few of their players too.
    It’s tough to really find reasons. We will just have to wait and see.

  • @Riska7
    @Riska7 Рік тому

    everyone tries their best till they’re pro all the sacrifices for nothing. once they’re pro they don’t work enough once there ( i know nothing about the cs scene)

  • @Malignantt1
    @Malignantt1 8 днів тому

    Its because people only want to re-sign the same people every year bc theyre too afraid of taking a risk on new talent. NA is hypercapitalist so they minimize risk by gatekeeping

  • @asricaa
    @asricaa Рік тому

    I’m not sure

  • @moritzlee706
    @moritzlee706 Рік тому

    Man EG has a 15 man roster in CS! People make fun of them having a 10 man roster in Val...

  • @ethanblack5642
    @ethanblack5642 Рік тому

    I comment to help statistics

  • @joshuac.402
    @joshuac.402 Рік тому

    Give oSee more space

  • @gimmegimmechicken
    @gimmegimmechicken Рік тому +6

    Lack of practice is probably the biggest factor. NA had ZERO top 20 players in 2022 (1 if you count Twistzz) I imagine how tough it could be to compete against the best players and systems in the world with no reference point besides demos. Another aspect is clearly financial, there is a lack of support in NA for anyone who doesn't play for Liquid/EG/coL, it's very hard to dedicate yourself to something this strenuous with no financial compensation or stability. Individually, a lot of NA players are selfish, play for stats, are racist etc, that makes it difficult to create teams in general, especially teams with dedicated, talented players who want to win at all cost

  • @gettingbeat
    @gettingbeat Рік тому

    Noti squad praccin smokes and listening to the coach 🫡 🫡 🫡