The Valve Ranking System (VRS) has shaken up competitive Counter-Strike, but is it working as intended? In this episode IGL for NiP's women's team and competitive CS stalwart Vilga joins Thorin and me to breakdown the controversy around Imperial Female Team's invites to BLAST Bounty. IEM Katowice and PGL's recent event. We also discuss the overall state of women's Counter-Strike. Recorded 25 February 2025.🔥 Timestamps:00:00 Introduction02:49 The impact of Valve's Ranking System on competitive CS08:53 Misunderstandings around the VRS invite system12:01 Support of women CS players15:11 Cultural and sociological influences on gender in gaming24:06 Tech Girl Origins secret and personality dynamics in competition26:49 The importance of constructive criticism30:48 Expectations and performance of Women CS players37:12 Women's CS viewership and stereotypes42:33 Imperial Valkyries created more opportunities?55:21 The path to change in women's CSFind Thorin on X: www.x.com/ThorinFind Vilga on X: www.x.com/VilgaCSFind me on the socials:Blog - http://www.techgirlblog.comInstagram - http://www.instagram.com/techgirlzaTwitter - http://www.twitter.com/techgirlzaFacebook - http://www.facebook.com/techgirlzaTwitch - http://www.twitch.tv/techgirlzaDiscord - https://discord.gg/SKvCd82nv4TikTok - http://www.tiktok.com/@TechGirlZA My wish list: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/3IYV9R777HMQK/ref=nav_wishlist_lists_1My gear (shop it on Amazon here: https://www.amazon.com/shop/techgirlza/list/3FH7APBG6UDTE)- Canon EOS M50 Mark ii- My PC: Z590-GUNDAM (Wi-Fi) Motherboard, ROG Strix RTX3080 Graphics Card, PSU ROG Strix 850G GUNDAM edition, Intel Core i7-10700 Processor & ROG Strix Helios GUNDAM edition case. - ROG Strix XG27AQV Gaming Monitor- TUF Gaming VG27VH1B#CounterStrike #CS2 #ValveRankingSystem #WomensCS #BLASTBounty #IEMKatowice #PGLCluj #FeedTheTrollsPodcast