Talking Counter

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Talking Counter episodes

February 14, 2025 Episode 124: BLAST Austin Major, IEM Katowice reflections, Astralis and mouz and G2 oh my!
YNk, moses, and SPUNJ found an hour and a half window amongst a busy schedule to Talk CounterJoin our Discord to discuss the episode with other listeners, take part in watch parties, and Talk Counter!https://discord.gg/kmYSfTng00:00 Intro14:33 moses at the BLAST Austin Major announcement18:25 MRQ’s 31:35 IEM Katowice -Spirit/Vitality47:12 Which team is in the most trouble1:02:00 Zews/twistzz dramas
1 hr 25 min
February 06, 2025 Episode 123: VRS deep dive, HLTV, IEM Katowice groups, reviewing new rosters
moses, SPUNJ, and YNk are taking over in beautiful, sunny, bright Katowice for IEM, Talking Counter.

Collab episode with Striker of HLTV Confirmed (all sponsors and partnered segments are HLTV's ahahahah)

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0:00 - Intro
2:50 - HLTV Confirmed x Talking Counter!
6:33 - VRS early impact
11:25 - Cluj skips
19:11 - VRS discrepancies
27:35 - VRS effect on tier 2
40:50 - HLTV doesn’t cover enough for rankings?
48:10 - Moses & YNk take Skinionaire
57:39 - No interviews for Striker :(
59:55 - Analysts near players during matches
1:07:14 - Gun update
1:10:03 - SPUNJ’s rage quit after ultimate’s blunder
1:12:30 - “Frenchman finds pleasure in Poland”
1:14:18 - PR’s
1:15:12 - FL4MUS not
1:16:20 - bodyy to join 3DMAX?
1:20:55 - “VP hate undeserved!” - YNk
1:30:00 - Are Liquid cooked?
1:34:05 - Train talk
1:38:41 - FaZe
1:44:22 - G2
1:55:21 - Falcons
2:02:00 - Mongolz
2:06:05 - NAVI vs. Spirit matchup?
2:15:15 - Will donk win MVP? WATO
2:24:04 - sh1ro play style
2:26:22 - ropz’s impact & Porsche meme
2:32:00 - Why don’t we have guests often?
2 hr 42 min
January 28, 2025 Episode 122: First reactions of new rosters, HLTV Awards, Updates, and VRS
Moses, YNk, and SPUNJ are Talking Counter during their annual pilgrimage to IEM Katowice
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00:00 Intro
11:50 hltv awards
~20:20 cs update
34:50 vrs cutoff point
56:10 CCT shadowbans
1:13:20 Spirit are Kato favorites
1:20:20 Eternal Fire
1:25:10 HeavyGod and G2
1:32:20 Liquid
1:45:20 mouse -siuhy
1 hr 52 min
January 11, 2025 Episode 121: Train is BACK, reflecting on roster moves, status of the NA scene
YNk, moses, SPUNJ are at the HLTV Awards where we're Talking Counter and getting suited up.

Had some camera issues, some freezes, quality drop for parts, but we still sat down and hit record.

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00:00 Intro
14:30 CS Talk begins
(i like keeping you timestampcels on your toes)

1 hr 10 min
January 01, 2025 Episode 120: The Rostermania Episode- FaZe, G2, Liquid, Vitality, Falcons, Cloud9, VP all changing
YNk, moses, SPUNJ are goin over all the roster change rumors that unfolded during the past week, Talking Counter about the brand new teams we'll see lining up in 2025.
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00:00 Intro
16:40 FaZe +elige -ropz
33:25 FaZe management, losing players to FA
42:55 Vitality +ropz -spinx
54:39 Where does spinx go?
58:37 New falcons looking ROUGH
1:09:00 G2 +heavygod
1:15:25 Cloud9 picked apart
1:21:45 Liquid +nertz -yekindar
1:39:35 VP +icy +fl4mus -jame -norbert
1:45:30 Where can hooxi go?
1:49:30 BIG -syrson -rigon
1:50:41 Kyousuke chillin
1:53:43 Chad's ranking game
2 hr 5 min
December 20, 2024 Episode 119: Shanghai Major Conclusions
moses, SPUNJ, and YNk are Talking Counter as the Shanghai Major has concluded, reflecting on the playoffs and looking at the implications of what is to come.
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00:00 Intro
11:15 Major viewership during Shanghai
19:55 Shanghai Major Playoffs
1:14:15 Spirit moving forward
1:18:05 Rostermania dominos
1:21:35 Imperial.fe at BLAST Bounty
1:45:15 Flyquest -alistair
1:53:45 m0nesy and G2
2 hr 8 min
December 07, 2024 Episode 118: Shanghai Major Elimination Stage, Playoff Preview
moses, SPUNJ, and YNk are Talking Counter as the Shanghai Major playoffs come into focus. It’s been 30 days in a Bucharest hotel, and we’re losing our minds.
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00:00 Intro (has some light cs talk)
7:00 CS Talk
1:22:15 Jason tilts Chad off the planet
1 hr 27 min
December 04, 2024 Episode 117: Shanghai Major Opening Stage and the Top 16 teams at the Major
moses, SPUNJ, and YNk are Talking Counter on the day off before the Elimination Stage begins.

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00:00 Intro
11:15 Chad tilts Jason off the face of the earth
19:07 CS Talk Begins
1 hr 30 min
November 29, 2024 Episode 116: Shanghai Major Opening Stage
YNk, SPUNJ, and moses are chillin' in the hotel Talking Counter as the Shanghai Major Opening Stage is set to begin.

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00:00 Intro
12:55 CS talk begins
1 hr 19 min
November 21, 2024 Episode 115: THE PERFECT STORM, THE PERFECT COMBINATION
moses, SPUNJ, and YNk are losing their minds Talking Counter during the EU RMR's. Not so much SPUNJ.

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Timestamps not needed, we get right into it. You're welcome.
53 min