Hahahaha "talent richard lewis decided to stay in china to live a quiet life in a far away place where nobody will ever hear from him ever EVER again following a nice, fluffy and eye opening political discussion with chinese officials"
Being slightly overdramatic. Chinese government cares very little about foreign influencers criticizing them. If they have a problem with you, they’ll simply deny your visa at the start. Starting an entire international issue over one person is ridiculous.
Counter Strike is blessed to have the Best talent in Esports. We have talent that are so versatile, truly a talented bunch. They can do casting/ analyst work. we even have some old fart who used to be an esport journo whose our premier desk host.
It's crazy hearing what was a passing observation about whether maniac might truly understand the gravity of his situation in terms of a path back and then to see his latest post where he says he's not willing to leave the CS behind (as if it's his choice). Crediting one more on-the-money insight, just in case no-one else does.
Excited to see more of techgirl, she's doing a lot on her youtube channel. Also glad Maui is getting the big events, goat analyst. Excited for jacky as well, he's doing more deadlock content these days and I'm loving it, hope he goes big sooner rather than later, he's a gem, I could listen to him for hours
@@RLewisReports I wrote my thoughts in an above comment to you: "Rich you're a good journalist. I have followed your career since 2014. I think you're a great writer. However, with the stance you took against falcons, your stated issues with BLAST working in UAE and with UAE companies, and your previous comments regarding China you working this event and essentially saying well I'm not working for perfect world just their partner who is paid by perfect world is terrible optics. In this video it comes across as you are okay with taking money from people you supposedly are morally against as long as your personal safety is not in question. There is only one extra degree of separation from PGL and perfect world, and to pretend some of your paycheck from this event isn't coming from perfect world and therefore CCP money is ridiculous. The hypocrisy is you have called out other people and orgs for doing business with countries and business with ties to corrupt (known human rights abuse) entities and now you are doing the same thing. A single extra layer of separation does not mean you arent taking, to quote you regarding falcons, "blood money." Perfect worlds balance sheet is public and boy oh boy is a big chunk of their funding coming from a communist regime actively committing genocide not even 1000km away from Shanghai. It is hard to see you justify this when for most of your career you've called others out for taking similar paychecks. I think you're a good host and I enjoy you on events but this holier than tho act is crumbling because at the end of the day most money is 'blood money'"
PGL have the rights to the English broadcast. I am not working for Perfect World, am not paid by Perfect World and have not entered China. Those are the things I have said I wouldn't do. Equally there's no comparison between PGL (not owned by any government) and Saudi Arabia state owned esports companies. There's no hypocrisy. If you want to imagine there is that's fine but it makes you either willing stupid or mentally ill. Pick your poison on that one.
@@RLewisReports Rich I like your journalism. I think you're a great writer and I also enjoy when you are on the desk because you have good banter. However, the hypocrisy you've engaged in is apparent. In the past you've called out people for working with Falcons due to Saudi funding, spoken out against BLAST for their event in UAE and partnership with a UAE company, and you have spoken out against China for their human rights abuse. In this video you saying you 'wouldnt enter China' while you're taking money from a Chinese event and your current company PGL has a partnership agreement with PW is terrible optics. It makes you seem like your primary concern is more so your personal safety than the moral high ground you've continually put yourself on. Sure you work for PGL but this broadcast agreement means they're getting paid at least partially by perfect world. PWs balance sheet is public and a large chunk of their funding comes from the CCP. The CCP is actively committing ethnic genocide not even 1000km from Shanghai. There is an extra degree of separation in comparison to what you're doing and what falcons are doing, but one extra layer doesn't mean you aren't taking, to quote you, "blood money" personally I do not think working this event for PGL is bad. I just think you're being a hypocrite because you have staunchly judged others and have played this holier than tho act but now you're willing to work this event just because 'Im not in China' it isn't a good look and thats why everyone is judging you for this. I don't hate you RL I enjoy your work but you can't have it both ways without people calling you out for it.
Explain to me what blood is on money from PGL. You realise if I follow your logic I could never work a single event for any game made by a developer that sells their games in China, right?
Its weird to see all the people just rewrite history and more and more people forgetting youre an "outcast" and supporting you because theyve been confronted with the fact youre a fantastic desk host.
I'm grateful for the clip of TeaTime's call. I had a vague memory of that call and have been searching for it, but I couldn't remember who said it, what game or tournament it was, or verbatim what was said, so haven't been able to find it. A great and awful call at the same time 😆
wait so some of the casters are going to China but not all? does that mean hypothetically some of the playoff matches could have casters in china and others would have casters in Bucharest? for the swiss idc but it’d be disappointing to have them remote during the playoffs
I'm so glad I just finished dinner and sat down, now I have a meal to eat while I get to hear what appears to be 47 minutes of you rationalizing this flip flop! Chef's kiss*
@ I heard you say a couple times you wouldn’t work in China, and another country etc… I wasn’t making an actual criticism of you I was just posting a smart ass comment to join in the “pile on” of the China thing you said you wouldn’t do. I haven’t finished the whole video yet and I’m not actually concerned or think you actually “flip-flopped”. Just smart assery. Love ya and happy to see you on the desk and all that.
Hey Richard, I noticed that everyone in China was very annoyed by Drillas? Personally I had no clue on exactly what happened and all Chinese influencers seemed quite upset. Even Karrigan seemed slightly disgusted by what happened. Would love to hear your opinion.
I'm not richard but the reason for the anger is because they believe Ohnepixel is putting his team in the asia rmr to give them a better chance- in turn removing a spot from an asian team.
It would be like if korea was the best and they sent a team to eu or na to eat up a spot at the major for them, so instead of gamer legion or copenhagen flames or whatever there was another asian team
@Roovka_ you can mental gymnastic it however you want, the guy is still supporting a chinese event. If this even was in Saudi he'd be making 20 videos on how he's severing ties with PGL.
Can some one link the part where he does his mental gymnastics why working with china is ok now after saying he would never? The biggest hypocrite of all time
@@RLewisReports Is that the best excuse you could come up with? Does china not get money from snacks and tickets from the even you are supporting? I said with china not in china. Your the one who raised a bunch of lost boys through talking for hours online every week. So accepting money from the saudis is ok too if there is a middle man and you don't go there physically? p@rckk
In an unpredictable turn of events one of the most outspoken critics of the CCP, coincidentally named Richard, goes to China. History doesn´t repeat itself, but it surely does rhyme sometime
@@Roovka_ Complete mental gymnastics, the event he is working is in and for china, china won't get money for whatever tickets or snacks they sell in the stadium? The CCP is not benefiting from this at all? Regardless if PGL is trying to cut costs and not have the talent on sight
@@Roovka_ partially correct. I listened to it, but decided leaving out a detail everyone watching this would know so a joke could work would do no harm.
Comrade Ri Zhang Liu Wis
The hypocrite degenerate king
My melt will actually melt if i wake up to reading that Richard has been dissapeared by the chinese gouvernment
Hahahaha "talent richard lewis decided to stay in china to live a quiet life in a far away place where nobody will ever hear from him ever EVER again following a nice, fluffy and eye opening political discussion with chinese officials"
he would certainly disappear in Saudi
Your melt?
Being slightly overdramatic. Chinese government cares very little about foreign influencers criticizing them. If they have a problem with you, they’ll simply deny your visa at the start. Starting an entire international issue over one person is ridiculous.
@@idontthinkso5966you must be REALLY fun at parties
Richard can you sign my little red book please?
Thorin may not have unlocked carpentry skills to build bridges yet.
But it is one of the reasons we love him
welcome to the CCP richard 😎
Counter Strike is blessed to have the Best talent in Esports. We have talent that are so versatile, truly a talented bunch. They can do casting/ analyst work.
we even have some old fart who used to be an esport journo whose our premier desk host.
Cant wait for PGL audio to do the sequel to the Turbo Charged dusT
Now, we start the story arc of famous chinese major host Li Xa Luo Zhi.
It's crazy hearing what was a passing observation about whether maniac might truly understand the gravity of his situation in terms of a path back and then to see his latest post where he says he's not willing to leave the CS behind (as if it's his choice). Crediting one more on-the-money insight, just in case no-one else does.
Excited to see more of techgirl, she's doing a lot on her youtube channel. Also glad Maui is getting the big events, goat analyst. Excited for jacky as well, he's doing more deadlock content these days and I'm loving it, hope he goes big sooner rather than later, he's a gem, I could listen to him for hours
Ngl
The ynk roast of techgirl was very funny
😂🤣😂🤣
❤
Great to see you back on the desk as a host!
This is PGL/PW play to disband #NoMajorsClub with RL and dusT taken.
I travelled to Starseries lan in Shanghai back in 2019 and it was sick, crowd were class. Buzzing for you Rich!
Corey
No way I was there too ! My first and only LAN event, good memories
social credit score seems to be in order. First Major in years ill be watching
Can’t wait honestly. Looking forward to seeing you do more in the coming years
love seeing YNK part of the desk
Jacky, Vince and Dust all in the major basically makes this the nmc with less Warwick Davis libel
Would you work for a Saudi event if it was a remote desk in Europe by PGL?
No because the Saudi Arabian state would be paying for it. This isn't complicated unless you're an idiot.
Two things:
1. Cannot wait for the major and the desk.
2. Greatest call of all time.
What a hypocrite. Speaks out of both sides of his mouth and has no problem when hes paid.
What hypocrisy have I engaged in?
@@RLewisReports I wrote my thoughts in an above comment to you: "Rich you're a good journalist. I have followed your career since 2014. I think you're a great writer. However, with the stance you took against falcons, your stated issues with BLAST working in UAE and with UAE companies, and your previous comments regarding China you working this event and essentially saying well I'm not working for perfect world just their partner who is paid by perfect world is terrible optics. In this video it comes across as you are okay with taking money from people you supposedly are morally against as long as your personal safety is not in question. There is only one extra degree of separation from PGL and perfect world, and to pretend some of your paycheck from this event isn't coming from perfect world and therefore CCP money is ridiculous. The hypocrisy is you have called out other people and orgs for doing business with countries and business with ties to corrupt (known human rights abuse) entities and now you are doing the same thing. A single extra layer of separation does not mean you arent taking, to quote you regarding falcons, "blood money." Perfect worlds balance sheet is public and boy oh boy is a big chunk of their funding coming from a communist regime actively committing genocide not even 1000km away from Shanghai. It is hard to see you justify this when for most of your career you've called others out for taking similar paychecks. I think you're a good host and I enjoy you on events but this holier than tho act is crumbling because at the end of the day most money is 'blood money'"
PGL have the rights to the English broadcast. I am not working for Perfect World, am not paid by Perfect World and have not entered China. Those are the things I have said I wouldn't do.
Equally there's no comparison between PGL (not owned by any government) and Saudi Arabia state owned esports companies.
There's no hypocrisy. If you want to imagine there is that's fine but it makes you either willing stupid or mentally ill. Pick your poison on that one.
@@RLewisReports Rich I like your journalism. I think you're a great writer and I also enjoy when you are on the desk because you have good banter. However, the hypocrisy you've engaged in is apparent. In the past you've called out people for working with Falcons due to Saudi funding, spoken out against BLAST for their event in UAE and partnership with a UAE company, and you have spoken out against China for their human rights abuse. In this video you saying you 'wouldnt enter China' while you're taking money from a Chinese event and your current company PGL has a partnership agreement with PW is terrible optics. It makes you seem like your primary concern is more so your personal safety than the moral high ground you've continually put yourself on. Sure you work for PGL but this broadcast agreement means they're getting paid at least partially by perfect world. PWs balance sheet is public and a large chunk of their funding comes from the CCP. The CCP is actively committing ethnic genocide not even 1000km from Shanghai. There is an extra degree of separation in comparison to what you're doing and what falcons are doing, but one extra layer doesn't mean you aren't taking, to quote you, "blood money" personally I do not think working this event for PGL is bad. I just think you're being a hypocrite because you have staunchly judged others and have played this holier than tho act but now you're willing to work this event just because 'Im not in China' it isn't a good look and thats why everyone is judging you for this. I don't hate you RL I enjoy your work but you can't have it both ways without people calling you out for it.
Explain to me what blood is on money from PGL. You realise if I follow your logic I could never work a single event for any game made by a developer that sells their games in China, right?
PGL's small talent budget 🤝 Richard Lewis
Its weird to see all the people just rewrite history and more and more people forgetting youre an "outcast" and supporting you because theyve been confronted with the fact youre a fantastic desk host.
Man I miss Sadokist and Thorin working CS events
Didn't sadokist say the n word on stream? Might as well bring back mainac too then
Aww man, bummed that thorin isn't at the major with you mate. Like Batman without Robin. Bread without butter. Chips without cheese.
I love seeing Richard working events. It is just a shame I can never get to an event that I can both travel to and see Rich live.
love to see the real goat dusT get to work the major!
RIP Freya
They were asking about "Dove" hence Chinese banks. The later comments answered it.
Greatest call of all time for sure
I'm grateful for the clip of TeaTime's call. I had a vague memory of that call and have been searching for it, but I couldn't remember who said it, what game or tournament it was, or verbatim what was said, so haven't been able to find it. A great and awful call at the same time 😆
Didn't find the teatime clip on youtube, any idea what key words to use ? I tried everything
They say that he's past his prime, washed and what not but here he goes working another CS major. That's my Richard
That Teaime casting clip is hilarious, it's a to1nou 4k against NaVi and the call is "he's massacring all the natives"
Where can I fine it ? I don't really wanna type these exact words in google tbh and I couldn't find it on youtube
Happy for Maui and Richard.
Ministry of Truth just dropped
thank GOD Pimp did not get on that lineup
Gone but never forgotten. Shanghai 2024
>see username
>head reads it
🥶
Good luck Mr Richard
Richard taking it from Peter Zhang book with the Dust hire
The fucking GOAT is back.
Love to see Maui on more and more events.
Welcome to the Motherland Richard
edit: nvm XD, but still welcome richard
wait so some of the casters are going to China but not all? does that mean hypothetically some of the playoff matches could have casters in china and others would have casters in Bucharest? for the swiss idc but it’d be disappointing to have them remote during the playoffs
Teatime is underrated hope that guy gets more gigs
I'm so glad I just finished dinner and sat down, now I have a meal to eat while I get to hear what appears to be 47 minutes of you rationalizing this flip flop! Chef's kiss*
What flip flop do you think happened?
@ I heard you say a couple times you wouldn’t work in China, and another country etc… I wasn’t making an actual criticism of you I was just posting a smart ass comment to join in the “pile on” of the China thing you said you wouldn’t do. I haven’t finished the whole video yet and I’m not actually concerned or think you actually “flip-flopped”. Just smart assery. Love ya and happy to see you on the desk and all that.
I am not working in China.
@ understood
@@RLewisReports He is just profiting from them 🤡 as long as he isn't physically in China he has no problem with taking that paycheck.
Wait you tell me you are in Romania ?
The numbers, Dust! What do they mean?!
Glad to see DusT is finally getting another chance. He wasnt a great caster back in the day, but getting slightly blacklisted was harsh.
14:50 can not find this call
How do people dislike the desk this major!?!? Launders and Scrawny carry me with the terrible timezones.
Hey Richard, I noticed that everyone in China was very annoyed by Drillas? Personally I had no clue on exactly what happened and all Chinese influencers seemed quite upset. Even Karrigan seemed slightly disgusted by what happened. Would love to hear your opinion.
I'm not richard but the reason for the anger is because they believe Ohnepixel is putting his team in the asia rmr to give them a better chance- in turn removing a spot from an asian team.
It would be like if korea was the best and they sent a team to eu or na to eat up a spot at the major for them, so instead of gamer legion or copenhagen flames or whatever there was another asian team
no HenryG? damn . TeaTime is definitely the one who should be promoted.
No heccu? 😭😭😭😭😭😭
I need a link to the teatime call
Bald Fraud killed me😂
Support Comment.
No Freya? Why :(
Seeing dustin back in the game was great to see. Yo les noobs
Wake up babe, new Richard Lewis video just dropped! I'm telling you, your career as a desk host is in a very good place.
God bless man! 🙏🏼❤️
No majors club major
Esl Bangkok when
Just seeing the title made me go "Fuck yeah". Just don't say anything too outrageous, Rich. Not worth dying in a Chinese gulag over a CS event!
Atleast women drive in China right?
Isn’t talking counter just group of ex pro who can no longer aim straight. So they try to get drunk with beer and shoot shot around.
schizopost
If Chinese get beer in the venue, the crowd will be more than fine.
For fans watching from home, remote productions are just not as fun to watch period.
31:54 wtf
Don't want to be mean but pimp missing isn't smth I'll think about much.
Uyghurs 🤔
Richard literally says in this video he’ll be working the event from Bucharest, in Romania, for PGL, a Romanian company. It’s around the 30:00 mark
@willk1063 so as long as it's remote it's ok where the money is coming from?
@@S-B-R Bro can't read or listen to what is said in the video apparently.
@Roovka_ you can mental gymnastic it however you want, the guy is still supporting a chinese event. If this even was in Saudi he'd be making 20 videos on how he's severing ties with PGL.
@@S-B-R If this is concept is too complex for you to understand maybe look elsewhere for content.
Does Dust still live in a shed?
Neko has more fans than the Chinese team have fans, LOL also the m0nesy simple of the world, haha
Can't wait for the PW Shanghai major to overtake both the PGL Krakow major and the IEM Rio major as the worst major in CS history
I am not american, you are not american why did i read that date of stream like January the 11th
+1,000,000 Social credit
來中國 🐲
CHINA
Get ready to learn Chinese buddy
Can some one link the part where he does his mental gymnastics why working with china is ok now after saying he would never? The biggest hypocrite of all time
47:05 Idk how he keeps getting away with this ….
I'm working in Romania for a Romanian company. By all means keep schizoposting though.
@@RLewisReports The event is in china bro, what are you talking about, "B-b-b-b-ut i'm working remotely so im not supporting china"
@@RLewisReports Is that the best excuse you could come up with? Does china not get money from snacks and tickets from the even you are supporting? I said with china not in china. Your the one who raised a bunch of lost boys through talking for hours online every week. So accepting money from the saudis is ok too if there is a middle man and you don't go there physically? p@rckk
I am working an English broadcast of that event in Romania for a Romanian company. By all means keep schizoposting though.
L Banks, so sick of seeing that cringe lord every single major.
I never wanna hear this guy call out any one again he has lost all credibility
In an unpredictable turn of events one of the most outspoken critics of the CCP, coincidentally named Richard, goes to China. History doesn´t repeat itself, but it surely does rhyme sometime
The event will be remote hosted for the rest of the world so he is going to Romania
Not going to China and is working for PGL, not Perfect World. Important distinctions and information that you didn't seem to listen to, nor wanted to.
@@Roovka_ Complete mental gymnastics, the event he is working is in and for china, china won't get money for whatever tickets or snacks they sell in the stadium? The CCP is not benefiting from this at all? Regardless if PGL is trying to cut costs and not have the talent on sight
@@Roovka_ partially correct. I listened to it, but decided leaving out a detail everyone watching this would know so a joke could work would do no harm.
Sorry to say no one gives a shit about cs2 and we all wanna hear your election analysis.
fuck elections, we want football manager