Hot Take Point Made CS
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The Counter-Strike iteration of our proven Hot Take Point Made formula, each host brings their hottest and most hilarious takes for debate amongst the panel. While the incendiary takes may not be serious, the conversation they generate uncovers surprising truths and predictions about the esport.
Professional player turned analyst and broadcaster Jacob "Pimp" Winneche, broadcast personality Alex "Mauisnake" Ellenberg, and esports historian Duncan "Thorin" Shields bring the laughs each week.
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kyxsan Has ZERO Excuses Left | Hot Take Point Made
Thorin, Mauisnake and Pimp open on an in-game leading hot take that tilts the room inside thirty seconds, then spend the rest of the episode on whether Counter-Strike 2 is…
HLTV Top 20 Needs To Be SHUT DOWN | Hot Take Point Made
Thorin, Mauisnake and Pimp open with a take demanding the HLTV top 20 be shut down for warping Counter-Strike history, and Thorin ends up defending the list he has argued…
BC.Game Did NOTHING Wrong?! | Hot Take Point Made
Thorin, Mauisnake and Pimp open on BC Game swapping electroNic out and argue the move was correct, because electroNic's switch to in-game leading destroyed one of the best riflers Counter-Strike…
FalleN in the 2020s is the Most OVERRATED IGL EVER | Hot Take Point Made
Thorin argues that FalleN is the most overrated in-game leader of the 2020s in Counter-Strike, and Mauisnake is not letting that slide without a fight. FURIA's post-retirement freefall, Legacy's rise…
Most CS Teams Are Too DUMB To Play This | Hot Take Point Made
Thorin, Mauisnake, and Pimp argue that most Counter-Strike teams are too dumb to play the hyper-proactive style they keep copying, and that NiKo has one move left if he ever…
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