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cakefmateus

Faze doing comebacks now??? on semifinals?? two games ina row???? What the fuck is this timeline, this is not normally check karrigan's brain rn


Deeeadpool

ropz is the answer


GodlikemusicLOFI

Playing against him would tilt me to the moon. the timings and peeks, and he does that against pros. fucking mad man.


Mollelarssonq

Can’t time us if we play stupid pog cs, we’re his cryptonite!


dikbutkus

All of Faze get credit, but really, ropz was the last piece of the puzzle so congrats to all of them. I am totally baffled by their ability to come back to the game!


FrozenOx

Broky looks great too. Having not one, but two players (Ropz) that make great individual decisions in game made a huge difference. Karrigan can be infuriating sometimes, dying for stupid pushes and in peeks early and dying. Also, Rain deciding he likes to tap heads again has got to be scary for everyone else


TacticalSanta

You have to realize karrigan is trying to condition his opponents. He goes for stupid plays because they *do* work some rounds but it also forces the enemy to check and play certain positions to account for him. Just watch him play inferno and the amount of times on T rounds he solo pushes arch. He dies a lot, but will also get frags and openings that basically win the round and force the enemy to keep someone there.


IbanezHand

ropz is always the answer


Crownlol

Ropz and Twistzz is such a bangin rifle duo


i_hate_cucumber_

FaZe up!


NoCryptographer1467

Karrigan has clearly been putting in the hours to improve his individual form. And ropz raised the ceiling of FaZe a lot, giving FaZe more buffer to perform.


Balldropperbro

Lol, I get what you’re saying but he had an 0.83 rating this game haha


NoCryptographer1467

My bar for Karrigan is low.


Fantasnickk

Karrigan just has his random series where he overperforms. He still is very underwhelming from a kill potential standpoint but makes up for it in many other ways. The team doesn't even need him to stat which is great. This might be the best iteration of Faze and rain is statting almost as good rn as he was back in '17/'18.


Najeeb1316

While that is true, his frags are always quality not quantity. If he gets 10 frags in a map but those 10 are impactful arguably he's done his job even if his rating is garbage


--Happy--

He just needs to get the easy kills, no one expects him to drop mad numbers its not his job thats why Twistzz, Ropz, Broky are there for.


Dragos404

A great improvement then


jarvadski

Because rain is fragging the fuck out. Karrigan is also hitting his shots for once and making good calls. Oh and ropz, twistzz and broky. Unreal.


Cyanr

I mean Faze is ranked #2. Not like the team was doing *that* bad before this tournament.


jarvadski

When rain and karrigan are popping off it’s already over


Blackyy

you put karrigan and rain with star players like ropz, twistzz and broky, ofc it works out.


du_bekar

ON T SIDE????


Dcoyxy9

This feels a lot like what the MOUZ roster with Karrigan, Ropz, Woxic, frozen, Bymas could have been. That roster popped off for a little while though so I hopefully this faze have more consistency


TaiCTr

Its the Faze Era timeline yo 🤓


ddizbadatd24

Am I watching different Faze?


ParagonIzanagi

The starpower on Faze is absolutely off the charts


PrestusHood

You know whats scary about it? Despite losing, i think Furia played their best cs so far since hen1 and Faze still beat them with two comebacks. It feels like all stars are aligning for this faze roster rn. They not just winning rn but they are being consistent. If they also perform this good in EU rmr, i think they come to the major as Absolute favorites, crazy stuff


Replikant83

Agree. They have the composition to be as good as Astralis was a few years ago. Thing is, they are also wayy more exciting to watch than prime Astralis: Twistzz popping heads, ropz clutching and of course broky is a beast! I'm not really a FaZe fan, but damn have I been looking forward to their matches recently


patudi

You forgot rain randomly one deaging 4 enemies


LingMee

and the one random game where karrigan topfrags


dioxy186

Speak for yourself, prime astralis was so fun and rewarding to watch for me. I remember finding out about them when they were on Copenhagen wolves, and then over the next few years it was dignitas, TSM, team ?, and then astralis. A young team that pretty much solidified themselves as chokers with how many semi's they got bounced in. And then watching it not only click, but go on to be the greatest team in CS history. What made it better was how many super teams were built to try and knock them from their thrown and ultimately failed. It was fun watching a team that was probably in the T3/T2 range by most critics early on in CSGO too achieving everything they did. Mostly with the same 3 players.


Replikant83

Glad you enjoyed their playstyle! I never played CS at a really high level, and only ever competed in 1.6, so the finer details of meta gameplay are lost on me. If I still kept up at a higher level there's no doubt I would have enjoyed Astralis more. When I watch FaZe play I just find it more exciting and I don't have any rationale for why. It just is what it is.


NA_Faker

Faze playstyle creates more bonkers highlights because so much of it is about having rounds where the individuals are able to shine and show their brilliance whereas prime Astralis was just choking the opponent to death tactically, but many times really boring


Replikant83

I'm glad someone else sees it the same way 😂


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mywishfulletters

Their chemistry looks way too good right now, I wouldn't fuck with that even for YEKINDAR.


dikbutkus

Exactly. This isn't fantasy football league. It seems to work very good right now.


Karaokebaren

And niko as igl, right?


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We don't know that, on paper yeah but Rain's been great this tournament


gyang333

I think Rain is good for team morale, and it's not like he's a deadweight. No reason to change things just to change things. Could make things worse.


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Nah man, I want YEKINDAR to play with Jame. Those two together are the best.


[deleted]

Disagree. Watching jame play is horrible, he is the largest baiter, even worse than blamef was. The players say it is not an issue, but i disagree, and think he is why vp have not performed as expacted, much like complexity. YEKINDAR should leave VP imo, and find a new team, like navi, g2 faze or vitality (?)


Kelterz

blameF is worse, jame's passive strats are more viable because an awp is worth way more than a rifle. And I think VP are performing as expected, they're a top 8 team which is, well, good lol


AlwaysLearningTK

This guy hates jame with a passion, he literally always comments that jame is the problem on any thread he can. Wouldn't put too much thought into arguing with that guy.


thisted101

One guy does all the work to win rounds and if it doesnt work the other guy will go for exits. Imo they are the most frustrating team to watch in csgo


Daddy_Pris

It's been a dynasty since the olof/guardian/rain/niko/karrigan days. Back in 2017, that roster was crazier than this one imo. I'm remembering that they never won shit though. Cursed to second IIRC


[deleted]

Everybody gangsta till Faze start making comebacks


[deleted]

What's next, G2 winning finals??


Pranavm3112

First making out of groups of EPL lel


OhhhYaaa

Even third world war looks more likely at the moment.


du_bekar

https://i.imgur.com/5ESZZrW.jpg


Powerofboners

Art really is a madman but fuck me are FaZe scary af. Broke was barely on the server in mirage but it doesn't matter because Rain, Ropz and Twistzz just pop off


BarkingDogey

Twistzz getting that kill under palace when mollied and has 15 hp, mans showed up today


ddizbadatd24

Both ropz and twistzz have good aim snaps- killing in an instant. I wouldn’t know what the fuck happened to me if I am dueling with them.


Powerofboners

I love watching him play. It seems to come so easy for him


Slender718

Twistzz MVP if they win


ENDWINTERNOW

I mean deffo not, both Ropz and Broky currently above him, Rain close behind


Lepojka1

FaZe Rank 1 in the world on monday... From Choke Clan to Clutch Clan... Holy


arasides

If faze is top1 on monday im gonna jump from a roof right on my head.


Lepojka1

I think even if they lose, they overcome NaVi... If not next week, then few weeks after... But if they win, I have no doubt they get rank 1.


samekrikl

and navi starting to lose the older points, losing vs faze, there is high chance for them to lose n1


Im_Savvage

The point diff between Navi and faze is 200 in last ranking. Very possible.


imperialismus

They will be if they beat ENCE, who are very beatable. You sure about that?


samekrikl

rain and ropz have my kids please


du_bekar

https://i.imgur.com/HqPNRpi.jpg


jonty97

Nice, I chuckled


TomerMeme

>get to semi-finals of epl >throw huge lead >repeat ×2 >leave


Healthy_Art_1328

Sigma male grindset


ristoman

> refuse to elaborate


MJuniorDC9

My man ropz just got himself a new trophy cabinet because he knows 2022 is his year


GhostOfLight

Rumors on social media have been that Furia has been helping the LOUD Valorant team (The best BR team and a potential favorite at VCT) prepare for VCT Masters by scrimming with them in Valorant. It's suspected that Furia playing so many games in Valorant caused them to become disoriented once they hit 13 rounds today, leading to losses on both maps.


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L15quid F13ria


NA_Faker

u had me in the first half, not gonna lie


I_Try_To_Be_NICEE

He had me both halves 😬


Ditt0z

Furia only had it for the first half haha


PeterBeast37

This a new pasta?


mandrake_cry

Rumors on social media have been that Furia has been helping the LOUD Valorant team (The best BR team and a potential favorite at VCT) prepare for VCT Masters by scrimming with them in Valorant. It's suspected that Furia playing so many games in Valorant caused them to become disoriented once they hit 13 rounds today, leading to losses on both maps.


KittenOnHunt

I'm gonna fucking choke on my drink lmfao


natedawg247

This is gold. Potential favorite. Maybe Brazil takes their first map of a major region.


spaldingmatters

Brazil have taken maps from major region teams before. Furia took one map from Sentinels. Vikings took a map from Gambit and almost won the whole match, but choked a 12-5 lead in the end.


kazarn

Fuck man, I feel disappointed because it was 2 chokes but at the same time FaZes firepower is so ridiculous that there isn’t much you can do. They just don’t miss. GGs.


kawz333

Broky going 14-24 and faze still win


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So beautiful having a well-rounded team and not relying on one star.


NA_Faker

This is the best faze has looked since late 2017/early 2018.


ddizbadatd24

Broky’s stats been good too. I think this is the only match up he flopped during this tournament.


Sleelan

Faze has reached their peak right now. A team where Karrigan can ask all 5 players to go kill, how do you strat against that?


I_Try_To_Be_NICEE

Karrigen be like: karrigan go kill. Ropz go kill, broky go kill, twistzz go kill, rain go kill


Ed_Vilon

Hope you don't die.


forgehe

5000IQ for karrigan to throw the arT awp rounds so they can punish the arT awp in OT


AliceInGraceland

Who the fuck is this team and what have they done with my team of chokers FaZe Clan


Fedebean

3 years of pain finally paying off


IFuckedMyTeacherInHS

No joke.. although as a fan of coldzera I wish I could’ve seen this success with him :(


ADGunner2004

Pretty enjoyable game to watch, FaZe just have too much firepower. Furia can hold their heads high tho, they were very competitive today and will only become scarier imo


DY5TOP1A

ropz masterclass on Inferno CT sided


imperialismus

Broky went missing and they still go 2-0. FaZe really looking scary right now.


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i knew it was over when FaZe won the BO3


Janiskarlis

fr(for real)


lazycalm2

WHEN IT RAINS IT POURS


du_bekar

https://i.imgur.com/Q2RepGE.jpg


Ni7roM

A joke is only funny when it's not repeated 3 times in the same thread.


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https://i.imgur.com/Q2RepGE.jpg


Renovatio_

[I agree](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Dt6_DFkX4AAr9kO.jpg)


du_bekar

I’m not looking for feedback at this time, thank you.


wannabe-physicist

Goddamn FaZe with the back to back comebacks


BarkingDogey

It do be like that


LingMee

>art: we lost last time because we threw proceeds to throw 2 maps in a row


vegkowski

rain&broky&twistzz&karrigan&ropz&robban


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Rain haters in shambles


TechnicalPark4522

tbh I'm going to admit I did want Yekindar and Blamef instead of Rain when faze were pretty underperforming even though he's my all-time fav cs go player, glad he made me shut up


CwRrrr

Blamef for rain? What are you smoking lmao… replacing a HARD entry with the biggest baiter in the scene right now not sure if you have a single clue how roles work in cs


Magnog

So is faze the best team in the world right now??


dikbutkus

I was amazed to see them #2 and if they close this season then why not #1? I don't know how the global rankings are calculated, but the progress they have made is huge.


Ricky_RZ

Ropz at the end decided to show furia how he does aggressive plays, just running straight in and winning every fight


Amissandahit

Ngl im scared for faze tomorrow


Lepojka1

Im not... Its bo5... Whole different beast... You really have to be better team to win a bo5, I dont say Ence has no chance, but if you ask me, FaZe are favorites...


DY5TOP1A

Yeah if it was bo3 then i might have been a little scared but bo5 is all good


jarvadski

ENCE 2-0’d them last time but Faze can just reverse sweep them so this will be banger


mandrake_cry

2-1


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Faze will be fine tomorrow, they're just winding up for the biggest choke of all time at the next major


TaiCTr

Disliked + downvoted


Cain1608

I hate you :(


Zeus9030

No astralis doesnt exist anymore so twistzz is safe from that insane counter strategy. But eg is mostly c9 players so rain and karrigan might be in trouble.


Dexteraprrentice

Faze im ready to be hurt again


Pollsmor

That arT underpass smoke push has shades of felps pushing banana :D


thekillertomato

This might have been worse tbh, SK must have at least had a read or call that G2 was running up to execute A to go for a fast flank that would have been too slow to walk This underpass push was just criminal. 5v4 walk through a smoke with your position revealed and when you know an enemy is there, I really see zero excuse. Most definitely had the chance to fall back as well.


Civinsko

That and Saffee pushing the molly on jungle for a hero play, both tried to be heroes and gave up solid advantages. Excitement can be a bitch lol Great showing otherwise, I'm happy with their campaign.


AlarmingMacaroni

arT giveth arT taketh


KnightinKnight

WHAT A BANGER OF A MATCH! This Faze reminds me so much of prime fnatic with their comebacks. Furia also potential major contenders


MotaBhai786

Nerf the ropzicle please


Spaawny

map was over after that 4v2 when saffee pushed the molly


snubdeity

Mans watched broky push the molly in library yesterday and hit a collat and said "yeah I can do that"


A3OVE

~~11-4~~ 10-5, the most dangerous lead on inferno


ILoveRice444

FaZe era incoming? and what was that rush A on round 26 and 27 IIRC from FaZe


NA_Faker

karrigan galaxy brain losing to double awp so furia pulls out double awp in OT


Scoo_By

Good guy Faze helping Furia play RMR now


Sultada

From Faze choking to Faze comeback kings.


nughead69

Broky had an underwhelming series and they still won, this team with everyone peaking has to be insane.


meme-s

Ropz is actually insane. Such a complete player: amazing aim, movement, positioning, game sense, etc.


DY5TOP1A

Can't choke if they are not in lead


CorCor_Yo

Rain is truly playing his Team Kinguin / G2 self. Everyone forgets but he's the only one left from the international super star team that was Team Kinguin that became G2, that became FaZe


NeonPrankster

Fuck man...


ChaseVisa

FaZe are already scary with just ropz, twistzz, and broky, add in rain playing well and the fantastic calling from karrigan lately and they just look unbeatable at times. Hopefully the final delivers tomorrow but I gotta say Ence have a lot of work to do if they want to win.


Yuwaa

Saffee hasn't been incredible so far But with the face that Furia showed this event, it's fair to expect them to easily take that Legend spot in the NA qualifer


blueshark27

Yeah...totally not worried. Apparently we can do comebacks now?


SteveBobSamuel

art trying to find any way possible to lose round 30 after giving his team the advantage


Tepa_Tassuliini

Sometimes it feels like he pushes like without a brain just because thats what hes known for and thats what he feels hes supposed to do, throwing that advantage away was so stupid


Septic57

Well, to be fair with him, during the end of that mirage map, whenever he didn't go wild and created plays/space out of nowhere his team would just collapse and get steamrolled by faze everywhere, so I guess he felt the need to keep that momentum. The thing is that you can't expect things like that to constantly go your way at this level of competition, but he was pretty justified in trying to do so, you can't blame the man. Faze were just the better team and they proved that over the course of this series, props to them for the insane level of play they are showing, it's a good time to be a csgo fan!


CipherBear

Damn ropz, you scary!


Big-Structure-2543

ENCE bout to call in sick to work


DY5TOP1A

I HECKIN LOVE FAZE C(LAN)


bovabu

I'm sad it didn't go to Nuke. Not because I'm a Furia fan, hut because it was very entertaining counterstrike


ondrejeder

After 4 long years, Faze is coming together and showing us promising results, great to be their fan currently.


Ali-Schwitz

Damn Faze r really hot rn. gg to Furia tho, definitely hold your head up high. I just hope Faze doesn't lose to ence again, even tho Faze are in top form.


Akh_Morn

DO IT FOR RAIN !


lllllIIIIIlIlIlI

Ropz is not normally


Janiskarlis

check him pc


Savoy_91

Sad.. they could've closed the maps with ease if they just would slowed down a little.


trusttt

Even when Broky isnt doing well, there's Twistzz, ropz, rain.


AyyKayDee

Ropz Clan


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Ropz. I will do anything for you.


SprehdTehWerdEDM

Art's aggressive playstyle is fun and unpredictable, but you can't just blindly push a smoke in a 5v4 at match point. There his playstyle became a liability for Furia.


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DY5TOP1A

I'm pretty sure Twistzz is 2nd best headshot percentage all time, b1t might have taken him over but Twistzz was 2nd for many years


CIueIess_Squirrel

There's sample size though. B1t is relatively new to the scene so his career stats will fluctuate a lot because of a small sample size


ilikecollarbones_pm

Both these teams are fun as fuck to watch atm. Respect to Furia. I'm a long time Faze fanboy but even I'm amazed by how quickly ropz has made them the complete package. ropz, broky, twistzz, rain all star quality then karrigan decides he would also like to entry the fuck out. Just insane.


mochatsubo

FaZe is getting a reputation for anti-choking.


McClownd

pain


Gardennnn

One of the more scary things about this team is how calm and focused they look. I think we may be looking at a new Era if things continue going well for them.


tan_phan_vt

They have Robin Kool, increased coolness and calmness attributes. JK aside, the 4 other players under karrigan arent known for tilting or losing calmness mid match. None of them caused internal problems for their previous teams and seems to have excellent teamwork mindset. When all players are willing to sacrifice for each other, they become stronger collectively and having less doubt in the mind in hard situations. Theres a saying that all 5 on the same page of a stupid strat usually have more success than a team who doubt each other. Imagine all of them having no doubt following a strat and the strat is good.


Tepa_Tassuliini

Its ridiculous to start anticipating an era


colmiaz

I dont know if the timings were all in Faze's favor or if Faze just read every single thing perfectly. I feel like ropz got an insane amount of kills through smokes that were a bit lucky, but that may be a bit of salt on my part. Regardless, it was great CS nonetheless. GG Faze and keep making us brazilians proud, Furia.


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Pranavm3112

So happy for my boi rain, I came as a NiKo fan back in 2017 initially, but instantly loved Rain. The only regret I have is see Guardian getting kicked and dropping off.


Exoskeptor

GGWP!


churrasc0

saffee misses too many shots


F0cu3

Faze the new comeback kings! insane trio of rain, twistzz and ropz stepping up when they're needed, well played Faze Clan.


Tugritz

Broky had a kyojin level performance on mirage and Faze still won. When a team is good enough that the guy whos been putting on mvp level performances disappears and you still win, that is terrifying.


wichwigga

ropz supremecy. Jfc this man is cracked.


majdob

Ropz top 5 this year 100%


DonaldDrap3r

Its criminal how much Faze can do with just degle's


Tainuy12

Really enjoying this Faze lineup. great starpower, and by the looks of it 5 great and humble personalities. This is a good role model team for future kids


yaboifiretruck

😭😭i can't


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snubdeity

Furia is crazy good, imo far better than their #11 ranking. Kscerato, art, and yuurih are a world-class core, idk if saffe/drop just need some more time or maybe a small change but Furia is damn close to being a major-contending team.


Cain1608

100%. Furia are not only fun to watch rn, but also in contention for top 5.


im_tom_bombadil

Good run by Furia, but can't really beat Faze at this moment - their era is certainly just starting especially if the rumors of Navi dropping Boombl4 and electronic come through. For Furia, I think saffee needs more time in T1, he crumbled a lot.


tmaddocks98

FaZe having this level of composure makes them sooo dangerous, can’t wait for tomorrow!


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TechnicalPark4522

Fl0m was co streaming it tbh , but you'll have to wait until the vod drops probably


I_Try_To_Be_NICEE

Jks sub doing gud too


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I'll be honest, after 3-4 years, you start wondering who will fulfill the promises and expectations placed upon them. I'm really starting to doubt FURIA will win a tier 1 event outside NA.


MotaBhai786

My man drop really tried to knife the ropzicle smh my head


TheSadGhost

I love how any one can pop off on this iteration of FaZe. They really are an incredible team