3/9/2023 0 Comments Fragger meaning valorantSome more players might even come back, we’ll see. I think that the major viewership and sticker money will help bring some NA orgs back to invest, it’s a matter of time. It’s not like a majority of the players that switched to VALORANT would ever do anything internationally in CS anyway. My thoughts on the NA scene are that it can potentially recover over some time. You don’t usually hold back when voicing your opinion on things you take issue with, so I’m curious as to what your thoughts are on the state of the scene right now, both internationally and domestically? The outlook of the scene, and specifically NA, has changed significantly over the last two years. Ricky "floppy" Kemery on the NA CS:GO scene I’ve felt very welcomed to be part of the organization and they’ve settled me in the team apartments here in Texas. Playing for Extra Salt has been fantastic. How has playing for Extra Salt been, compared to some of your past organizations? You’re already at the team’s apartments, I believe. I also think MarkE is a very good anchor with massive fragging power. He grinds the game, watches a lot of matches, and puts in a lot of effort which I respect. I think Justin has gotten so much better in the last year, and it’s amazing progress to see. It’s nice to be with my good friends Johnny and Josh again, I've missed them dearly. What’s it like being back together with two of your former teammates, and what’s your impression of FaNg specifically given his rise over this year? Obviously you’ve reunited with oSee and JT on Extra Salt here, and are playing with FaNg and MarKE for the first time. I think bringing Xeppaa with me to Serbia helped quite a bit mentally since he's my friend I've known for a long time. It was definitely a learning experience and was difficult to adjust to. For me personally it was my first time living by myself as well as in a foreign country. I learned a lot about myself from that team and am glad to have played with the squad. Unfortunately things didn’t work out but that’s life. With the current meta you need a really strong AWP on the team to be the best team internationally. The biggest problem was the AWP role in my opinion. I think initially it was rough after making roster changes in the first couple of months. How was it for you personally during that time? Going back a bit to the aforementioned Colossus, some of the difficulties that roster faced have been talked about by a few former members at this point. Ricky "floppy" Kemery on playing in Europe for Cloud9 I’ve watched CS off and on while playing VALORANT anyway to keep a little updated on the game we all love. I don’t think the meta has drastically changed that much since I’ve been gone. The only catching up that I’ve had to do was to learn Ancient. Now that you’re back, how does it feel to play CS again? Did you feel like you had any catching up to do with the meta, or how the game might be played in Europe as you prepare to head there?Ĭoming back to CS, It feels like I never left to be honest. Being able to punish noobs for making mistakes in CS is a lot more satisfying than getting owned by noobs in VALORANT since the skill floor is so much higher in that game. Playing VALORANT has made me appreciate CS a lot more. I think it was good for me to take a step back from CS for a little bit since I was feeling a little burnt out from playing. Especially with my good friends on Extra Salt. You stepped back from CS after the Cloud9 Colossus disbanded and went to VALORANT, how was that time away for you and what ultimately brought you back to CS? With the start of the event mere days away, floppy briefly spoke to HLTV about making a return to CS:GO, touched upon his time with the Colossus, and gave his thoughts on playing his first tournament in Europe in over eight months.įirst off, welcome back. The loss in the former tournament led to missing out on a direct spot in ESL Pro League Season 15, and the team are now left to fight for one of three spots in the event as they take part in the Conference division from a bootcamp in Germany, with matches set to start on November 23. Floppy is enjoying playing CS again after a short breakĮven with floppy's addition though, Extra Salt have struggled to secure tournament wins in recent months, falling to Party Astronauts in the grand final of ESEA Premier Season 38 and iBUYPOWER Mythic Masters.
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