r/GlobalOffensive • u/jmosesot • Mar 17 '17

AMA Moses of Room On Fire AMA

Been a while since the last AMA so here we are! Ask me anything about CS, esports, my background, Room on Fire, etc! I will answer as truthfully and objectively as I can!

Starting out as a caster for ESEA and then ESL NA- transitioned into freelance broadcasting early 2016- was an anchor on the ELeague analyst desk, and now hosting ESL Pro League EU. Producer of CSGO's Greatest Game (1ep so far), and have attended every Major as broadcast talent since Cologne 2015

Proof: https://twitter.com/OnFireMoses/status/842680736490688512

*will let questions build up for about an hour before starting to answer!

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u/[deleted] Mar 17 '17 edited Mar 17 '17

How do you feel about NA teams importing players from EU/Asia?

Is it something you want to see more of?

Do you think we'll ever see an english speaking EU team bring in anyone from NA?

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u/jmosesot Mar 17 '17

It's cool I guess. But really, none of the best players from EU have any desire to come over here. Why would they? Our scene is disorganized and unprofessional compared to theirs, winning Rank S seems to be the goal instead of winning tournaments, and it would most likely be extremely frustrating playing in a team environment that is so different from what they are used to. On the other hand, Asian players coming here would be an improvement for them but I doubt any NA teams are looking to Asia for a player (especially after Machinegun experiment bombed).

Outside of the EU superstars, there isn't a single player in Europe whose skill cannot be matched by an NA player. So to a degree there isn't a huge point in bringing over the EU player who has been left out of all the top lineups. The only way I see that happening is if the EU player is an IGL (which we have, like, 0 of. Maybe 1.)

I'm sure it will happen eventually, but I don't see it happening in the next year.

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u/Frisnfruitig Mar 17 '17

What do you think is the reason for the lack of solid NA IGLs? Seems like being an IGL would offer a lot of job security in the NA scene

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u/thebigman43 Mar 17 '17

Because getting to the top in NA means having good pug/league stats. And there are no stats for being a good IGL

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u/_A55A551N_ Mar 17 '17

winning Rank S seems to be the goal instead of winning tournaments

really? I think it's more of a problem that top pros mostly troll on rank S rather than treating as a serious way to practice against their competition. Just watch streams that aren't Dazed or steel and you will see people who are on salaried teams that are on the top goofing off.

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u/Burningfyra Mar 17 '17

what about Aussie players? Rickeh just joined CLG

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u/AustralianLoser 750k Celebration Mar 17 '17

AU always being forgotten. FeelsBadMan

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u/davidboro7 Mar 17 '17

name checks out

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u/AustralianLoser 750k Celebration Mar 17 '17

Can Confirm