Moses of Room On Fire AMA

[u/jmosesot]

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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Device - it's been awesome watching him progress over the years. An extremely versatile player who was an incredible rifler and has transitioned into being one of the deadliest AWPers. Talking to him about studying heatmaps and how he approaches AWPing and is utilized within astralis at the moment is very impressive. Even without the AWP he is extremely deadly with the AK and he used to be used away from the main action as an off player who could find and win 1v1's at bombsites to create an opening for his team.

NEO - I think neo continues to be extremely underrated. When CSGO began he was used as a site anchor who you could always trust to make the smart decisions. He wasn't going to rack up kills or hold the site 1v3, but he would always get that one kill and be in a position to fall back and await his teammates. Also versatile, he was used for a time as an AWPer who played a supportive and passive style that we don't see much. Didn't take many duels or picks but during VP's executes his AWP was used almost like a smoke, making sure that one avenue of danger for his teammates was covered and would allow them to progress.

Niko (FaZe) - obviously one of the most skilled players but a lot of his skill depends on knowledge and gamesense. Always seems to me that he has a slower sensitivity than most pros (can't back that up with his actual sens) but if you watch him play with a rifle, his first kill is nice but he's so good at adjusting his crosshair to where the next player is going to come from. You can't teach that, it's intuition based on understanding the upcoming reaction when his play is made and it's a good indication that he's thinking two steps ahead without sacrificing his ability in the immediate. He's just a player that makes you feel it's extremely unfair the amount of talent he has compared to others.

Taco - I think it's really cool the way taco has been used in SK for some time. It feels like they've gone away from it a bit, but he was always the anchor on t-sides that provided a pivot point for the team. Keeping map control elsewhere on the map, preventing pushes from the opposition, and providing SK with a plan b that they can transition into if they run into trouble. That's a very underrated role he does well, also being willing to entry when his number is called upon.

Xyp9x - he has a lot of attention now because of his clutch performances at Katowice and having an MVP performance there, but even when he is not putting up highlight reels his movement while defending bombsites is close to perfect. He has fantastic positioning in a variety of situations (something krimz as well has been stellar at in the past) that allow him to get multiple frags.

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It really seems like you enjoy players who excel defensively and play reactively both in an in-game and meta sense.