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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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 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.
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 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
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.
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.
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.
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
Even if u don’t think stewie was great, his b hold will cement itself in history as one of the most iconic plays of NA csgo. Will be remembered for a long time to come
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
As usual with all other sports/competitive activities, it's the ppl who have no skin in the game that feel the most slighted and the most personally affected lol. Seeing as criticisms of Stew normally come down to character digs, it's important to keep in mind: Yall do not know that man. There are people who have spent countless hours streaming, scrimming, pugging with Stew; Just kicking it and chilling as homies. THEY know him. I think other pros' opinions of Stew shed light on the truth more so than anyone or anything else can. That's the angle you should go with if you're bothering to venture down that road at all.
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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
Here after GStew IEM Dallas win
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
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
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
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
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
Man this made me hyped for a potential Stewie return. I’m cheering for him
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
IEM DALLAS 2024 W
G-STEWWWWWWWW
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.
Stewie is an artist when it comes to CS, his playstyle is so unique and really fun to watch. Great video, keep it up!
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.
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, shroud, nothing, skadoodle, autimatic will always be my favorite team
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 🫡
holy crap vivd good stuff
Franzj noob
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
always been my favorite player, glad to see videos like this. recently the community has just ripped him apart and he deserves better.
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.
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. 😂
all love for stewie hopefully he makes a comeback soon
absolutely loving these rant-style videos, can't stop watching them so please keep em coming lauunders :)
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
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
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.
Lau can have CS2 key? I sold mother for wifi for play CS2 sorry bad england.
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.
Stewie2K vindicated
"I'm back" - Stewie2k after winning IEM Dallas 2024
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
he was good, but not as good as he thought he was. in the end his ego was the biggest problem
Scared money don't make money - Stewie2k
Watching Stewie play made the game so much more interesting. Man was good and will be missed.
STEWWWWWWW
Your format and flow of videos is just so good
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.
i dunno i remember everytime seeing him play for liquid, screaming at my screen, "wtf are you doing buddy?!"
Man, I started watching CS in 2016, during Columbus.
Bro was NA’s ultimate glue player.
LOL
This was such a well put together video, concise and detailed. Great story telling and great points being made here, Bravo, lau!
IEM 2024 DALLAS COLD FROM STEWIE2K
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.
bro 2016 was in my head the exact same
This video is nothing but facts, Stewie will always be in the conversation for most influential players of all time for GO
kinda crazy its been 5 years since the 2018 major
Forever my favorite player. Changed the scene as we know it
7:36 - 7:51 finally. someone says it perfectly. totally sees this in stew
Holy shit that boxr ad was insane
Now do a RUclips short that’s “was fl0m good at csgo” and just say no
That intro ad combo was beautiful
Bro went to my buddy's high school across the city as a dude that lost fist-fights, but won in-game fights 😩
Love these types of vids Lau - Keep killing it
How LIT is the intro? If all commercial was done like this i would watch that stuff.
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.
My favorite player of all time, he changed the way the game was played and people can’t admit that.
That BOXR intro was actually so fire 🔥
I mean its not really a question of was he good its more of a question of how good was he. The man changed how people played with smokes
Hope you know that we the csgo old heads really like your videos and also appreciate the editing.
i fkn miss stew in cs man, my favorite player of all time
Yes. He was.
stewie lowk like draymond green
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
This is insane to watch after iem Dallas he's the fucking 🐐
Even if u don’t think stewie was great, his b hold will cement itself in history as one of the most iconic plays of NA csgo. Will be remembered for a long time to come
i was there in 2014-18
Mannn 2016 take me back wtfff
How can anyone hate on The Smoke Criminal? One of my top 5 favorite players in all of cs.
see u all in a few days on Voo's video!
actually they won Sidney Dallas Montpellier (epl 9) and Cologne for the igs , Chicago was their first and only notch in season 3
Bro he won the grand slam with Liquid. The cursed team, and a Major 2018 with c9 so he's defo one of the goats.
good content lau we need more pros at any games
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
Stewie2k still the GOAT
intro feeling like an adult swim commercial break
he is JR.smith
i feel like us EU boys are intruding on an NA circlejerk these last few videos
Love these vids launders!
Damn that Just Make it Fast team sounded pretty cool, whatever happened to those guys
As usual with all other sports/competitive activities, it's the ppl who have no skin in the game that feel the most slighted and the most personally affected lol. Seeing as criticisms of Stew normally come down to character digs, it's important to keep in mind: Yall do not know that man. There are people who have spent countless hours streaming, scrimming, pugging with Stew; Just kicking it and chilling as homies. THEY know him. I think other pros' opinions of Stew shed light on the truth more so than anyone or anything else can. That's the angle you should go with if you're bothering to venture down that road at all.
I love the Neon Genesis Intro!
Wow this brought back memories
Even if im from eu stewie is the goat for me I loved how he played
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
to me the whole TL squad that got the grand slam are the goats of NA CS and it will probably stay like that until NA gets more successful CS teams.
Banger vid as always Lau ❤
ain't no way this guy put "overrated" for stewie2k in the thumbnail, out of all the other pros that are actually overrated
Stewie to mythic for 6 months and then onto a bigger team
These are great videos Launders.
Yes. Only saw the title, Did not watch a second of the video.
Now roll that beautiful beamed footage*
Bro called me an oldhead 🌝
5:38. Liquid won Pro League and won the grand slam at Cologne, not Chicago.