HLTV Confirmed S4E22 | device gives opinion on expanded Astralis roster, talks gla1ve & Xyp9x return

Connect with us: https://twitter.com/HLTVconfirmed Timestamps: 00:00 Podcast intro Hotseat with device 2:47 - device on the situation in Astralis 4:40 - How did the events in 2020 affect the device’s team?  7:35 - How to know if a player (gla1ve) needs to take a break? 9:30 - Was the initial 2020 calendar easier comparing with previous years? 11:30 - Did Astralis recover from 2019 travel and competition?  13:33 - Decision to sign es3tag 16:00 - device's honest opinion on the extended roster 18:17 - Pros and cons of just five players vs. expanded roster 20:55 - Was device at the point of needing a break? 25:00 - Playing with JUGi and Snappi, DH & BLAST 28:43 - device on community pressure, Twitter comments 30:50 - device dismisses player contract requiring 37-48 hours per week 35:05 - Who decides the roster shuffles in Astralis? Recent news:  38:00 - Update to Dust2 45:20 - Teams handed ownership conflict ultimatum 50:05 - Snappi to c0ntact 55:18 - BIG win DreamHack Masters BLAST Premier 1:01:25 - Evil Geniuses, Complexity surprise with wins 1:08:01 - device talks about mentality  1:11:30 - FaZe’s 3rd-place mental block 1:17:37 - Learning new things from the upcoming stars (Maka, farlig) 1:21:25 - SPUNJ’s emotional speech on the MIBR - FURIA controversy 1:29:35 - Players’ involvement in the decisions on the rules 1:34:35 - “We all need to be more responsible at how we use Social Media” - SPUNJ World ranking 1:36:50 - Striker explains why the ranking looks the way it does 1:41:20 - Are HLTV rankings a driving force for Astralis?  RMR Summer 1:44:50 - Upsets in cs_summit 6 qualifier; is the current qualifier concept viable?  1:50:20 - Striker talks about potential Major Qual. system abuse  Playtime 1:53:25 - The key to Astralis’ online success 1:56:25 - device on excusing losses to formats  1:58:05 - “When will gla1ve and Xyp9x return. They will return, right.....?”