I understand I’m supporting you Launders, but I can’t justify a $38 dollar cotton T shirt with $15 shipping (in USA). It’s literally just a line of text
I feel like stewie is kind of the mcgregor of csgo. Had a quick and uncommon way to the top. Revolutionized the game and drew alot of attention to it and himself. And had a polarizing and unfavorable exit out the sport. But i think he was great for the scene just like conor and his legacy stands for itself
@@HerbaceousM8 Yeh you’re right but I don’t think his style revolutionised the pro scene because most of the time you’ll get punished. Also mcgregor went out wearing his heart on his sleeve, but stewie went out with a whimper. Totally giving up and acting unprofessionally. Stewie also not close to mcgregor in skill level in their respective fields
Hurt my NA heart to see how things transpired on his time in EG. My favorite NA player of all time. Not sure if he's willing to come back to CS, but NA CS just feels different without him in it. He was NA CS personified in my eyes.
It's insane to me just how complicated everyone tried to make Stewie's playstyle. Like you mentioned, he's an amazing hybrid and support caller. He can calm everyone's nerves but he's not an IGL, Stewie2k naturally is just one of the smartest players in CS:GO's history, and yet everyone tried to make him the primary Awper, shot caller or IGL and told him "this is your primary role" never realizing they were always plugging him into the wrong one. The way Stewie has built his fast paced style and flair is that of a ridiculously versatile support player who plays extremely well as an entry fragger especially when optimizing his quick decision making and ability to gain and gather info, the traits that make him one of the most invaluable and smartest players during his playing time. Making the right calls and being perfectly equipped to alleviate pressure off his teammates and give them the mental edge they needed is just a natural gift of his but it's clear when you look at that aspect of his during his time as a player that you take that as a bonus to his game and not as something to make him a primary IGL. He isn't one of those pieces you make the cornerstone of your squad and build around, he's one of the pieces that you plug in to surround that cornerstone you're building around. He played entry fragger for MIBR in his short stint and was part of the last Brazilian squad to win a S-tier event, he played support in Team Liquid and was part of a squad that captured the #1 spot in the middle of the Astralis dynasty alongside being the 2nd team to ever win an Intel Grand Slam from a pool of only 4 squads to ever win it. Go futher before that, in 2016 C9 won Pro League with Stewie playing behind Skadoodle and Shroud who were the cornerstone's of that team at the time with n0thing on the way out. In 2018 he won the f*cking Major playing entry/support, although he did it on a whole other world than usual. There was no one single player who C9 could really turn to during that entire run so in turn the whole squad lifted themselves and the one who cemented his moment, one of the most important moments of CS:GO's history, was Stewie. Every player on that squad was playing insane and to get as far as they did, they absolutely needed to, but after that, Stewie was the guy that caught everyone's attention and how could it not. However, looking at that run objectively, Stewie was a support player. Even in the B-Site hold, he was playing support lying on the B-bombsite as defence. His highs were of such unbelievable statures that it made it seem like he was a promised CS:GO deity and to NA he probably was, but when the magnified quantity of his image and play is adjusted relative to the CS:GO scope outside NA, Stewie hits more like how Friberg did for NIP. He definitely had moments that are amongst the greatest in Counter Strike's history, but the times he made magic happen and won a trophy was when he was put in a position to do what he does best which is playing support behind his teammates, entry fragging and gathering info while making quick reads and calls for his team and being able to weather any storm they would go through to maintain their vibes in the moment. Stewie is one of the most impactful players in CS history no doubt about it, but he is also undoubtedly an Entry Fragger/Support with the heart of a champion and the mind of a team player who just so happens managed to also become a top 15 player in the game's history, look at it however way you want those fact don't change. Stewie2k wasn't good at CS:GO, he was GREAT at CS:GO.
the way stew went out of the scene is extremely unfortunate. i think he may have lost the drive to grind the game somewhere during the covid years. you can’t deny the impact he has had on the scene and he will always be considered an NA legend
Much respect Lau. I’m glad you’re able to make this video, provide your analysis, and knowledge on Stew. Stew was the reason I really started playing CSGO. He’s an NA great and will always be remembered as a big part in the only NA 2018 Boston Major win.
We can hope that at IEM dallas this year, Stewie is 1. on G2 standing-in for Hooxi, 2. Makes it to playoffs, and 3. Making a massive impact and improvement on the team and forcing the G2 lads to actually consider whether or not Hooxi is worth keeping.
lets be real na needs anything it can get at this point, 100% i support stew trying to get back in and maybe uplifting one of the lesser known na rosters into top tier (nouns or wildcard etc)
@@hangskinsFor sure. Definitely overrated could player every role in the game at the highest level and maintained a 1.2 the whole time (until EG ). That is unreal, sorry no overaged player can do that to the best in the world that convincingly and be overrated.
I remember in early 2019 i saw the Boston 2018 finale round 30 clutch and i was simply lost for words. I started playing mid 2019 and hit supreme 2020 🫡
I'm a Brazilian and I started watching competitive CS:GO recently. It's pretty confusing as there are a lot of teams, tournaments and organizers also I don't play the game it's kinda "hard" to learn the game and step up my knowledge and engage with the community. Thankfully, I have people like you that brings these videos that them definitely help. This is Stewie2k used to be so hyped on my Twitter bubble, and now he just kinda disappeared
I think this type of video was needed. You nailed everything on the head: from the way people remember stewie as he left the scene, to what his tenure in csgo really was. Stewie may be a tough person to be on a team with is what it seemed, but he definitely deserves the respect for the grind and accomplishments he had
I think the passion to win is what sometimes can ruin the chemistry on a team. When things are going right, I'm sure Stewie is a great guy to have on your team. But when you are that passionate about something and you aren't winning, it's hard not to let those negative emotions shine through. S1mple is the same way, not toxic because he's a bad guy but because he loves and understands the game like few others do.
The content is amazing as always but the work you put in this videos is crazy. The script, the trippy backgrounds and the subtle edits as you speak really differentiate you from other content creators. Keep up the good work Lau, been following you for years and wish you nothing but the best for you career, keep up beeing a great caster and a great human being. Love from Portugal
He is the one who is able to micro manage the situation and glue the gap if team needs it. People grow and learn lessons from what they did. and I believe he will come back and be stronger than ever.
Just recently started watching your youtube videos Lau and I gotta say man, you speak so fluently and precise. When you make points, it's so direct and clear. Incredibly well-made video. P.S the background music and editing is S tier
Great Vid lau, stewie deserves a lot of respect. Man completely changed CS. I haven’t respected a single smoke in the server since 2016. Neither has anyone else. 😂
I will never forget the 2018 boston major. I called what I thought the picks would be but didn't have the money to buy the coin to do the picks. Ended up getting all of the picks right and before the end of the major my brother made me a wooden Cloud9 Logo to hang up. That Faze vs C9 inferno game was epic.
i only just started playing csgo a couple months ago, but I’ve known Stewie specifically for probably 7 years. never really even had watched him, just always heard his name and saw his name in the killfeed in any csgo clip I ever saw. he’s definitely in the csgo Hall of Fame imo
you should do a video on n0thing i remember seeing a video on n0thing some years back saying how he would extend his stint on c9 bc of one good tourney then go back to being inconsistent for a couple months then have one good tourney and rinse and repeat.
What he's being remembered for now, does not discredit nor take anything away from what he achieved. Stewie is awesome, too bad no king rules on top forever.
Feel like Stewie’s talent might’ve been overrated but no one can deny that he’s had an incredible impact playing support and opening opportunities for his team
given stewies age I wouldn't be surprised to see him back in cs2 at all. NA is crying out for leaders and he has the brains imo, just whether he can keep that tilt/emotional side in check
Im here from the future to said. He stands in on g2 now named gstew And they made the main stage of iem dallas. Had a better overall rating then the core of g2 and all around better the enterity of team liquid.
Very great video, I used to love Stewie and I cheered for him when he won the major back then. I loved "everyone hates Stewie" and him being the smoke criminal. I miss old Stewie
The problem the community has (NA community) with stewie in my eyes, has never been his individual talents, there's no denying what he (used to) can do in a server. The problem is what happened after all that. NA was riding high after Boston, Liquid was number 2 in 2018, get stewie, smash everyone, number 1 in 2019, but when they started falling off, stewie started acting like every kid in ESEA pugs that act like they are god's gift to counter strike. The attitude, the excuses, the bickering with team mates, everything NA tried so hard to get passed, was thrown back into the spot light with the disasterous liquid lineups throughout 2020 and onward then the absolute shit show that was EG and how stewie handled himself on that live stream.
great vid lau, just one detail: you mentioned twice that twistzzz only matched stewie's accomplishments (in terms of having a major + grand slam and arguably in terms of being the most decorated NA player) when he won his grand slam #2 recently, but twistzz already had a major and grand slam last year after antwerp
i cant believe you made this video bro. do you know how long its taken me to recover knowing my two favorite NA player no longer competes it makes me sad bro QQ tARIK and Stewie2K btw
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I understand I’m supporting you Launders, but I can’t justify a $38 dollar cotton T shirt with $15 shipping (in USA). It’s literally just a line of text
lmao that shirt is funny
the edit was so fkn hard
here he comes back and wins an event immediately
Let’s not forget that stewie started playing csgo in 2014 and went pro in 2016. What a legend
And then win a major lol fucking genius ❤❤❤
you right never forget that stew a legend for that
if you put that many hours a day and don’t make it, you didn’t want it bad enough
started playing in 2022 catch me in 2024 👀
@@thockyslush Na'Vi rileYJ
Here after GStew IEM Dallas win
stewie was a certified trophy lifter. grand slam says it all. what an achievement
I feel like stewie is kind of the mcgregor of csgo. Had a quick and uncommon way to the top. Revolutionized the game and drew alot of attention to it and himself. And had a polarizing and unfavorable exit out the sport. But i think he was great for the scene just like conor and his legacy stands for itself
love this analogy
Bit of a stretch don’t you think?
@@gdogg6249 that's why he said kind of
@@gdogg6249 pre Stewie a smoke was a wall 75% of the time, he made it a 50%
@@HerbaceousM8 Yeh you’re right but I don’t think his style revolutionised the pro scene because most of the time you’ll get punished. Also mcgregor went out wearing his heart on his sleeve, but stewie went out with a whimper. Totally giving up and acting unprofessionally. Stewie also not close to mcgregor in skill level in their respective fields
wow that closing statement has aged so well after the results of IEM Dallas
when liquid was stuck in europe I always loved the moments stewie had with loba in FPL. great personality and did a lot for the scene.
100% agree those moments were just pure content!!!
Awesome rewatch 🍻
Hurt my NA heart to see how things transpired on his time in EG. My favorite NA player of all time. Not sure if he's willing to come back to CS, but NA CS just feels different without him in it. He was NA CS personified in my eyes.
@Danial Syahiran source : trust me bro
@Danial Syahiran yikes
He was good up until 2020, past that he was just dead weight to the team.
he's already announced his comeback in cs. it was a on hltv news last month
@Danial Syahiran That's worse than him retiring
The closing statements about stewie coming in and helping a team get going was spot on. G2 struggled so hard and then it all fell into place
It's insane to me just how complicated everyone tried to make Stewie's playstyle. Like you mentioned, he's an amazing hybrid and support caller. He can calm everyone's nerves but he's not an IGL, Stewie2k naturally is just one of the smartest players in CS:GO's history, and yet everyone tried to make him the primary Awper, shot caller or IGL and told him "this is your primary role" never realizing they were always plugging him into the wrong one. The way Stewie has built his fast paced style and flair is that of a ridiculously versatile support player who plays extremely well as an entry fragger especially when optimizing his quick decision making and ability to gain and gather info, the traits that make him one of the most invaluable and smartest players during his playing time. Making the right calls and being perfectly equipped to alleviate pressure off his teammates and give them the mental edge they needed is just a natural gift of his but it's clear when you look at that aspect of his during his time as a player that you take that as a bonus to his game and not as something to make him a primary IGL. He isn't one of those pieces you make the cornerstone of your squad and build around, he's one of the pieces that you plug in to surround that cornerstone you're building around. He played entry fragger for MIBR in his short stint and was part of the last Brazilian squad to win a S-tier event, he played support in Team Liquid and was part of a squad that captured the #1 spot in the middle of the Astralis dynasty alongside being the 2nd team to ever win an Intel Grand Slam from a pool of only 4 squads to ever win it. Go futher before that, in 2016 C9 won Pro League with Stewie playing behind Skadoodle and Shroud who were the cornerstone's of that team at the time with n0thing on the way out. In 2018 he won the f*cking Major playing entry/support, although he did it on a whole other world than usual. There was no one single player who C9 could really turn to during that entire run so in turn the whole squad lifted themselves and the one who cemented his moment, one of the most important moments of CS:GO's history, was Stewie. Every player on that squad was playing insane and to get as far as they did, they absolutely needed to, but after that, Stewie was the guy that caught everyone's attention and how could it not. However, looking at that run objectively, Stewie was a support player. Even in the B-Site hold, he was playing support lying on the B-bombsite as defence. His highs were of such unbelievable statures that it made it seem like he was a promised CS:GO deity and to NA he probably was, but when the magnified quantity of his image and play is adjusted relative to the CS:GO scope outside NA, Stewie hits more like how Friberg did for NIP. He definitely had moments that are amongst the greatest in Counter Strike's history, but the times he made magic happen and won a trophy was when he was put in a position to do what he does best which is playing support behind his teammates, entry fragging and gathering info while making quick reads and calls for his team and being able to weather any storm they would go through to maintain their vibes in the moment. Stewie is one of the most impactful players in CS history no doubt about it, but he is also undoubtedly an Entry Fragger/Support with the heart of a champion and the mind of a team player who just so happens managed to also become a top 15 player in the game's history, look at it however way you want those fact don't change. Stewie2k wasn't good at CS:GO, he was GREAT at CS:GO.
ill always stand with stew, inspired me and make the scene entertaining. His banter with other pros were my fav parts about him.
Stewie2k is the toxic dude that plays good but nobody wants in their team
@@floks6443 wait who r u?
@@floks6443 youre a soft weak loser
@@roney2k936who are you?
@@floks6443 everyone wanted him in their team
Look at him now. Bro is definitely not a fraud
thanks lau, stewie’s a great player, a legend, glad someone else can revisit that despite recent events
''despite recent events'' what happened exactly?
Man this made me hyped for a potential Stewie return. I’m cheering for him
the way stew went out of the scene is extremely unfortunate. i think he may have lost the drive to grind the game somewhere during the covid years. you can’t deny the impact he has had on the scene and he will always be considered an NA legend
Much respect Lau. I’m glad you’re able to make this video, provide your analysis, and knowledge on Stew. Stew was the reason I really started playing CSGO. He’s an NA great and will always be remembered as a big part in the only NA 2018 Boston Major win.
We can hope that at IEM dallas this year, Stewie is 1. on G2 standing-in for Hooxi, 2. Makes it to playoffs, and 3. Making a massive impact and improvement on the team and forcing the G2 lads to actually consider whether or not Hooxi is worth keeping.
Aged like wine
The stew effect returns.
Stewie is an artist when it comes to CS, his playstyle is so unique and really fun to watch. Great video, keep it up!
lets be real na needs anything it can get at this point, 100% i support stew trying to get back in and maybe uplifting one of the lesser known na rosters into top tier (nouns or wildcard etc)
Very nice comeback for the smoke criminal
u gotta be an extreme hater to say he wasnt good
Yeh He might have been good but he is definitely overrated
I mean if you started watching CSGO pro scene during 2020-2021, then yeah, some might get the impression that he’s bad.
@@hangskinsFor sure. Definitely overrated could player every role in the game at the highest level and maintained a 1.2 the whole time (until EG ). That is unreal, sorry no overaged player can do that to the best in the world that convincingly and be overrated.
@@hangskins how is he overrated when half the scene hates his guts lmao
@@hangskins He was overrated back then but today he gets trashed way too often. One of the best players to come out of NA.
Dope video. I started watching csgo through stewie and ill always be a huge fan, even though some of the recent issues were a little disappointing
Stewie, shroud, nothing, skadoodle, autimatic will always be my favorite team
You know youre good when pros know what youre going to do but still cant stop you
What do you mean
@@manishroka-kz3ce he's referring to Stewie pushing smokes and being called "the smoke criminal"
Stewie is the reason I started to play CS and I will never forget how much he inspired me! Massive respect to him.
How did that happen exactly?
I remember in early 2019 i saw the Boston 2018 finale round 30 clutch and i was simply lost for words. I started playing mid 2019 and hit supreme 2020 🫡
always been my favorite player, glad to see videos like this. recently the community has just ripped him apart and he deserves better.
I like how you can literally win a major and people question if you're good at the game
the stewie effect is real. JUST WON DALLAS!!!!
They didnt call him Jake "The answer" Yip for nothing.
I'm a Brazilian and I started watching competitive CS:GO recently. It's pretty confusing as there are a lot of teams, tournaments and organizers also I don't play the game it's kinda "hard" to learn the game and step up my knowledge and engage with the community.
Thankfully, I have people like you that brings these videos that them definitely help. This is Stewie2k used to be so hyped on my Twitter bubble, and now he just kinda disappeared
I think this type of video was needed. You nailed everything on the head: from the way people remember stewie as he left the scene, to what his tenure in csgo really was. Stewie may be a tough person to be on a team with is what it seemed, but he definitely deserves the respect for the grind and accomplishments he had
holy crap vivd good stuff
Franzj noob
absolutely loving these rant-style videos, can't stop watching them so please keep em coming lauunders :)
I think the passion to win is what sometimes can ruin the chemistry on a team. When things are going right, I'm sure Stewie is a great guy to have on your team. But when you are that passionate about something and you aren't winning, it's hard not to let those negative emotions shine through. S1mple is the same way, not toxic because he's a bad guy but because he loves and understands the game like few others do.
Your format and flow of videos is just so good
The content is amazing as always but the work you put in this videos is crazy. The script, the trippy backgrounds and the subtle edits as you speak really differentiate you from other content creators. Keep up the good work Lau, been following you for years and wish you nothing but the best for you career, keep up beeing a great caster and a great human being.
Love from Portugal
Banger video gango
IEM DALLAS 2024 W
all love for stewie hopefully he makes a comeback soon
He is the one who is able to micro manage the situation and glue the gap if team needs it. People grow and learn lessons from what they did. and I believe he will come back and be stronger than ever.
Just recently started watching your youtube videos Lau and I gotta say man, you speak so fluently and precise. When you make points, it's so direct and clear. Incredibly well-made video.
P.S the background music and editing is S tier
Great Vid lau, stewie deserves a lot of respect. Man completely changed CS. I haven’t respected a single smoke in the server since 2016. Neither has anyone else. 😂
G-STEWWWWWWWW
How LIT is the intro? If all commercial was done like this i would watch that stuff.
5:40 has an error. Chicago was after they won the grand slam. the 4 events that won the grand slam were Sydney, Dallas, Pro League, and Cologne.
Stew is the reason I hit global bro made me wanna get better just from watching my him
stewie is a legend, mans was leagues ahead of the game at the time. i hope he can come back comfortably one day he was a big inspiration to me
That man was the reason NA had their only Major and a grand slam
This debate ends
G-STEWWW THE NA GOAT🔥🐐
I will never forget the 2018 boston major. I called what I thought the picks would be but didn't have the money to buy the coin to do the picks. Ended up getting all of the picks right and before the end of the major my brother made me a wooden Cloud9 Logo to hang up. That Faze vs C9 inferno game was epic.
i only just started playing csgo a couple months ago, but I’ve known Stewie specifically for probably 7 years. never really even had watched him, just always heard his name and saw his name in the killfeed in any csgo clip I ever saw. he’s definitely in the csgo Hall of Fame imo
you should do a video on n0thing i remember seeing a video on n0thing some years back saying how he would extend his stint on c9 bc of one good tourney then go back to being inconsistent for a couple months then have one good tourney and rinse and repeat.
Love these types of vids Lau - Keep killing it
Hes barrack
What he's being remembered for now, does not discredit nor take anything away from what he achieved. Stewie is awesome, too bad no king rules on top forever.
This was such a well put together video, concise and detailed. Great story telling and great points being made here, Bravo, lau!
Scared money don't make money - Stewie2k
Hope you know that we the csgo old heads really like your videos and also appreciate the editing.
That intro ad combo was beautiful
Watching Stewie play made the game so much more interesting. Man was good and will be missed.
Feel like Stewie’s talent might’ve been overrated but no one can deny that he’s had an incredible impact playing support and opening opportunities for his team
good content lau we need more pros at any games
Love this style of video and would love more of this, keep it up!
i dunno i remember everytime seeing him play for liquid, screaming at my screen, "wtf are you doing buddy?!"
That BOXR intro was actually so fire 🔥
i ride or die for yung stew always
Love these vids launders!
dude for a second i thought it said "anime profile picture? opinion invalid" and i would 100% have bought that
given stewies age I wouldn't be surprised to see him back in cs2 at all. NA is crying out for leaders and he has the brains imo, just whether he can keep that tilt/emotional side in check
IEM 2024 DALLAS COLD FROM STEWIE2K
Forever my favorite player. Changed the scene as we know it
he was good, but not as good as he thought he was. in the end his ego was the biggest problem
intro feeling like an adult swim commercial break
We take those
Im here from the future to said. He stands in on g2 now named gstew And they made the main stage of iem dallas. Had a better overall rating then the core of g2 and all around better the enterity of team liquid.
Bro was NA’s ultimate glue player.
I want to see him compete again in CS tbh.
Very great video, I used to love Stewie and I cheered for him when he won the major back then. I loved "everyone hates Stewie" and him being the smoke criminal. I miss old Stewie
The problem the community has (NA community) with stewie in my eyes, has never been his individual talents, there's no denying what he (used to) can do in a server. The problem is what happened after all that. NA was riding high after Boston, Liquid was number 2 in 2018, get stewie, smash everyone, number 1 in 2019, but when they started falling off, stewie started acting like every kid in ESEA pugs that act like they are god's gift to counter strike. The attitude, the excuses, the bickering with team mates, everything NA tried so hard to get passed, was thrown back into the spot light with the disasterous liquid lineups throughout 2020 and onward then the absolute shit show that was EG and how stewie handled himself on that live stream.
We love stew
Alternate title: enlightened centrist's retrospective take on NA's most important turncoat
These are great videos Launders.
was dummy hype for this the minute you mentioned stewie in the shroud video and everyone blew up the comments asking for a stew vid lmao
great vid lau, just one detail: you mentioned twice that twistzzz only matched stewie's accomplishments (in terms of having a major + grand slam and arguably in terms of being the most decorated NA player) when he won his grand slam #2 recently, but twistzz already had a major and grand slam last year after antwerp
Stewie also had a major & a grand slam, they were even until twistzz won his 2nd grand slam.
i cant believe you made this video bro. do you know how long its taken me to recover knowing my two favorite NA player no longer competes it makes me sad bro QQ
tARIK and Stewie2K btw
a hat that says app is so much funnier than the shirt
Bro literally won everything in cs and his haters still tryna downplay him, but it's expected since he was hated even before he first joined C9
Banger vid as always Lau ❤
This video is nothing but facts, Stewie will always be in the conversation for most influential players of all time for GO
Man, I started watching CS in 2016, during Columbus.
Lau can have CS2 key? I sold mother for wifi for play CS2 sorry bad england.
great video fam
As always, a great video from you
🥹
love youre videos man !
7:36 - 7:51 finally. someone says it perfectly. totally sees this in stew
nice vid! theres gotta be a tarik vid for sure
A player who has major win (especially in na team) ,who has grand slam win in Astralis prime that's tells everything to me, he is the goat of na
kinda crazy its been 5 years since the 2018 major