SPUNJ is back from China, YNk is back from Sweden, and moses has been chilling all along. Now we're Talking Counter.
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00:40 Intro, hangovers, Chad's Chengdu adventures
11:30 IEM Chengdu event and fans
18:00 F_1N steps down from VP
20:25 2026 schedule and mystery non-events
30:48 NRG winning, EYEBallers winning, BCG losing
32:55 FURIA win IEM Chengdu over Vitality
53:10 Kyousuke and Falcons
59:25 Heavy glazing of FURIA
1:13:50 Spirit's continued struggles, MongolZ w Controlez
1:24:50 FaZe, NaVi, Astralis - barely worth mentioning?
1:34:30 is Aurora a Top 5 team
1:36:40 100 Thieves announce return to CS
moses and YNk are hangin out in Bucharest, chit chatting after the broadcast.Join our Discord to discuss the episode with other viewers! Stick around to watch events, ask us questions, and Talk Counter!https://discord.gg/DaFHsaq5Ya00:26 Aurora BARELY gets by Astralis6:45 ruggah subbed for dev1ce16:20 3DMAX struggles and PGL Bucharest results21:30 The Fnatic/Cypher situation28:0 paiN’s snow thriving in new positions30:30 PGL Bucharest playoff bracket41:40 Janko chimes in on MongolZ -senzu48:40 Falcons, are they favorites for the Major?50:12 Major Talent announcement
moses, SPUNJ, and YNk- were just chilling, having a nice day, recording an episoOOMY GOD MONGOLZ BENCHED SENZU
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00:00 Intro, Chad's a DayZ nerd, BF6 and Counter Strike's charm
12:20 CS Skin market cap is $5.7 billion
19:45 ESL 2028 Calendar released, 2028 Major speculation
29:30 Value of individual events across the calendar
37:20 Thunderpick
51:35 Trigger Warning: EWC 2026 talk
1:05:40 electronic reunites with s1mple in BCG
1:23:20 k0nfig retires, into agent work
1:33:50 CS Asia Championships
1:42:37 Upcoming PGL Bucharest
1:52:29 MongolZ bench senzu, breaking news addendum
moses, SPUNJ, and YNk- are in Stockholm avoiding all licorice and Surströmming during EPL
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00:00 Intro, fraggin at EPL, Harry, player SSD setups
16:40 Blowouts during EPL, Astralis dead team walking?
23:50 <-- Aurora fans click here
35:10 Is FaZe making the right moves?
45:50 Brief detour to Liquid
54:00 Mongolz non-practice routine
1:16:00 EPL QF: Falcons v 3DMAX // NaVi v mouz
1:21:00 EPL QF: FURIA v Vitality // FaZe v Spirit
moses, SPUNJ, and YNk are READY TO PARTY.
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00:00 Intro, Vegans, OJ Borg
11:20 Gentle Mates dramas and tier 2 circuit
26:00 Trade window needed?
42:00 The VP/Lynn Vision Fiasco, ENCE and Gentle Mates are in
47:30 Flyquest struggles and existential struggles of the bubble teams
58:00 Changes to chance to make the major
1:03:00 Fissure final thoughts
1:10:00 Mongolz
1:13:10 ESL Pro League S22
1:34:40 AZR as coach
moses, SPUNJ, and YNk- are gearing up for the EPL grind, soaking up all the fragging going on at StarLadder and FISSURE.
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00:00 Intro, NA FPL phenom, Counter Strike CSI
15:10 CS Update
20:20 Virtus Pro
27:00 Twistzz departing Liquid to FaZe
57:15 Elige back to Liquid in swap (allegedly)
1:09:28 Team chemistry and cohesion
1:18:25 FISSURE playoffs
1:28:15 Magisk in Astralis
1:40:35 Mongolz odd practice schedule
1:48:20 Valve Shills shill Genesis Terminal
moses, SPUNJ, and YNk- are getting through the work week by Talking Counter.Join our Discord to discuss the episode with other viewers! Stick around to watch events, ask us questions, and Talk Counter!
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00:00 Intro, Aurora, Chad's story about Aurora4:50 Wildcard's AI roster extravaganza 7:41 complexity of the VRS, scheduling choices27:14 infestation of online counter strike, cheating, match fixing37:03 the Graham "messioso" Pitt newest tweet46:00 Spirit officially announce addition of tN1R, zontix taking time off53:00 G2 lifting the trophy, deserved glazing. vitality continued "struggles"1:25:17 FURIA losing in the semifinal, M80's run, 1:34:06 Astralis, +magisk -stavn1:43:45 This FaZe iteration1:53:18 Talking Inclusive Counter
YNk, SPUNJ, and moses are chillin during the downtime, spectating the events, and Talking Counter.Join our Discord to discuss the episode with other viewers! Stick around to watch events, ask us questions, and Talk Counter!https://discord.gg/DaFHsaq5Ya00:00 Intro, the fans, Serbian discipline, Matilda09:02 player and tournament gear preferences21:48 (trollolol)22:00 complexity's departure from CS40:45 online counter strike47:00 BLAST Open London1:10:20 Spirit's roster ambiguity1:30:00 FALCONS and rounding out BLAST bracket1:51:00 electronic benched2:02:00 Chad's message to Aurora fans
moses, YNk, and SPUNJ have finally reunited just as the prophecy foretold, and they fulfill their destiny by Talking Counter.
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00:00 Intro, Aladdin, Geography
5:35 Drawing conclusions from BLAST Bounty/EWC, the value of Tier2 events
20:40 Is Donk the G.O.A.T rifler? Talking about the greats through history
47:10 The value of being adaptable in CS
54:05 FaZe bench Elige
1:10:23 State of coaching and the benefits of strong coaches
1:14:50 Looking at the results of EWC and the rest of the bracket
This is a special episode covering the Wooting Meme Contest selection and giveaway. There is very little of us actually Talking Counter. Be warned!Special guest is the King of the Observers and presiding meme judge, rushly123456.Special thanks to Wooting for providing the 80HE's and UwU's used for the giveaway. Thank you to everyone for participating!Join our Discord to stay up to date on episode releases and to be part of more giveaways in the future!00:17 Get Animated!, cameras, something about Turbo Granny14:48 How Rushly got us hooked on Wooting24:56 The Wooting Meme Competition Contest Giveaway1:08:05 rushly outro beginsKeyboard Winners:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jgoL0RUC6nchttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7km86GJsPpk
YNk, SPUNJ, and moses are preparing for the Grand Finals of IEM Cologne by speaking with the Godfather of Brazilian CS, FalleN.
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00:00 Intro, about last night
5:00 IGL mindgames, philosophy of being an IGL, quarterfinals vs mouz
14:03 Yekindar and Molodoy in FURIA
35:00 FURIA balancing act with arT
52:24 Coldzera not finding success after the Brazilian era
1:01:50 growth of brand and celebrity
1:18:50 Brazilian teams and scene
1:24:40 Fallen talks smack? and the old days :)
YNk, SPUNJ, and moses are Talking Counter with none other than Lord Hugo B. Byron aka Hugo.
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00:00 Intro
9:00 New CS update - animations and map updates
30:14 s1mple joins BC Gaming
50:42 cologne playoffs
1:04:06 spirit donk kyousuke
1:17:45 why hugo hates harry
YNk, SPUNJ, and moses are hanging out after their shift on the show, sitting back and Talking Counter.This episode is very proudly brought to you by Wooting, supplier of the 80HE; the most-used keyboard by professional Counter-Strike players.https://link.wooting.io/talkingcounterUse code “talkingcounter” when buying a new keyboard and get a $50 UwU - a fully customizable six-button addition to your setup with all the same tech of a Wooting keyboard - completely free! (add the UwU to your cart before activating the code). Join our Discord to have a good time, Talk Counter, watch live matches of IEM Cologne, and to WIN A WOOTING 80HE KEYBOARD!discord.gg/talkingcounter00:00 Intro, WOOTING KEYBOARD AND UwU DISCORD GIVEAWAY INFORMATION HERE7:00 Kyousuke and Falcons teaser11:30 LIfe in Cologne at IEM24:00 Liquid, Flyquest, and MOUZ45:15 First looks at G253:40 Lookin at the CS landscape1:16:10 How’s the economy feeling these days?1:22:55 NaVi at Cologne so far1:34:00 Astralis AH (after hooxi)1:47:00 bl4d3’s shoulder
moses, YNk-, and SPUNJ are all in Cologne preparing for confession inside the Cathedral of Counter Strike.This episode is very proudly brought to you by Wooting, supplier of the 80HE; the most-used keyboard by professional Counter-Strike players.https://link.wooting.io/talkingcounterUse code “talkingcounter” when buying a new keyboard and get a $50 UwU - a fully customizable six-button addition to your setup with all the same tech of a Wooting keyboard - completely free.Join our Discord to have a good time, Talk Counter, watch live matches of IEM Cologne, and to WIN A WOOTING 80HE KEYBOARD!
discord.gg/talkingcounter00:00 Intro, the keyboard in the room17:17 ***Talking Counter Exclusive*** Cologe VRS Update28:17 FISSURE Playground 1 in Belgrade37:17 The state of Team Liquid due to VRS50:32 Tyloo Winning FISSURE57:05 New look flyquest59:17 Addition of Overpass to map pool, new economy1:16:45 kassad vs bubszki beef off on X1:29:17 IEM COLOGNE STAGE 1 BEGINS TOMORROW
YNk and moses are Talking Counter with the casting whiz kid Dinko. Chad's using his vacation days.Join our Discord to hang out and discuss the episode with other viewers! Participate in all the fun and games we have to offer.https://discord.gg/DaFHsaq5Ya00:00 Intro, dinko’s here, long breaks8:00 VRS implications out of the break, lack of confidence in online cs25:15 housekeeping segments25:25 Katowice to host an arena event in 202628:45 PGL Astana 2026 prizepool increased to 1.6million36:15 ESL enforces new integrity rules38:15 jL departs NaVi47:15 Broky returns to FaZe lineup1:02:15 Yekindar officially signs with FURIA1:07:55 G2 +MATYS, snax removed1:19:45 JKS THE PRODIGAL SON HATH RETURNED TO FLYQUEST1:27:15 Liquid +flashie as coach, NAF stays1:39:30 Spirit -magixx, +zwei1:49:00 Changes in NA teams, ENVY & Sentinals teasing stepping into space1:55:30 FISSURE Playground 1 starting Tuesday
I don’t have anything creative. We’re all here, Talking Counter. And that’s what life is all about.
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00:00 Intro, 28 Years Later (no spoilers)09:00 Souvenir highlight clips32:25 Teams picking up lesser known players, lots about NaVi49:10 Tobiz (mouz NXT coach) picked up as Heroic coach54:10 NA scene “healing” - getting attention again1:06:50 Wildcard -stanislaw -phzy1:09:10 All about Liquid1:22:40 s1mple’s quandry 1:37:20 FaZe quandry
YNK IS BACK to join moses and SPUNJ in Talking Counter about his forced vacation and the Major viewing experience.
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times are approximate you sick timestampcels
00:00 Intro, Janko’s forced vacation, Chad’s unforced mustache
09:20 BLAST Production @ Austin Major, Redzone experiment
22:20 The modern analyst desk
38:50 Bracket layout and format talk
42:20 Conversations with Valve
53:50 Potential Major format
57:20 IS IT A VITALITY ERA? THE DEFINITIVE CONVERSATION
1:25:00 The Falcons collapse - is NiKo the Greatest Major Choker?
1:37:30 Should mouz make a change?
1:44:00 Mongolz
1:48:00 Legacy / paiN
1:54:30 Sad about FaZe, man
1:58:20 RAPID FIRE VP +perfecto -fl4mus
2:01:58 RAPID FIRE Spirit target zweih
2:03:48 RAPID FIRE Trash replaces somebody
2:04:05 RAPID FIRE G2 -snax +hunter as IGL (xkaspersky rumored)
2:06:20 RAPID FIRE TaZ’s tweet to HooXi
2:09:10 RAPID FIRE s1mple’s tweet about not joining FaZe
2:10:30 THANK YOU
SPUNJ and moses are closing out three weeks in Austin, TX for the Major by Talking Counter.
This episode was recorded immediately after the conclusion of the Austin Major Grand Finals.
And finally after two years of trying we brought enough xlr cables (kinda, just barely) to get fl0m on the show.
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SPUNJ and moses finally have an off day and of course we choose to do some Talking Counter.
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00:00 Intro, things you can do in a hotel room, golfing
13:40 s1mple is “back” // s1mple is not “back” - what it means for FaZe
22:24 butterfly effect on the playoff bracket
29:55 Legacy, Liquid, Vitality - vibes and cohesion
37:49 the “fundamentals” conversation taking place with other analysts
43:12 A new Counter Strike holiday
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44:17 Playoff Bracket discussion
45:08 Spirit vs mouse
48:04 spunj’s tweet about xertion calling plays
58:22 Vitality vs NaVi
1:01:34 FURIA vs paiN
1:07:45 FaZe vs Mongolz
1:15:31 musing on the future of FURIA, Counter Strike’s addictive nature
SPUNJ and moses are Talking Major Counter on their "off" day as the Third Stage of the Austin Major is set to begin. Over the next four days we discover our playoff teams.Join our Discord to discuss the episode with other listeners, learn about CS, and be subject to really strong mentally stimulating conversations about the world.https://discord.gg/4n3NMGuZ00:00 Intro, talkin media day, golf craze10:46 Falcons’ early, disappointing exit26:00 MRQ’s cancelled for upcoming Budapest MajorAUSTIN MAJOR STAGE THREE CONVERSATION BEGINS42:43 Vitality vs Legacy49:27 Liquid vs Lynn Vision58:06 Mouz vs Virtus Pro1:03:19 Spirit vs paiN1:07:33 FURIA vs The Mongolz1:14:40 Aurora vs FaZe1:22:04 on s1mple1:25:22 G2 vs 3DMAX