Kevin "kRYSTAL" Amend joins the podcast to talk about GODSENT being overlooked for MIBR, the lowest points in his career and goals for 2020. On the show, topics such as FaZe's first impressions with Kjaerbye and Astralis' new roster debut are also discussed, as well as speculations regarding mouz's reported benching of star AWP woxic.
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0:00 - Podcast intro
Hotseat with kRYSTAL
2:55 - Introducing kRYSTAL
4:30 - Early career, becoming an IGL
7:24 - Influence of public opinion (forums, reddit)
11:00 - The story of ‘betrayal’ and the traitors meme
17:17 - Struggle years (Sprout, Imperial), why did NoChance work?
25:10 - Potential of the current GODSENT roster
28:37 - kRYSTAL on his teammates

Recent news
38:39 - North sign Lekr0
48:45 - mouz bench woxic
58:40 - Envy aim to add Thomas
1:02:35 - ALEX considering FPX and Valorant
1:04:35 - c0ntact add smooya, Spinx

ESL One Cologne
1:08:10 - GODSENT overlooked for MIBR
1:16:00 - BIG tanks, Sprout shows promise
1:26:45 - Astralis era coming again?
1:32:21 - Problems of FaZe (HUNDEN?)
1:36:50 - Trying to fix the team
1:45:10 - MAD Lions doing better than expected
1:52:08 - Quick review of ESL One Cologne recent results

Top 3: gameplay changes to improve CS:GO
1:55:10 - Flash throwing noises; Molotov and HE consistency
1:59:40 - Behavior of smoke grenade
2:03:30 - Buff burst mode of FAMAS and Glock
2:07:15 - C4 drop mechanics need changing
2:10:12 - Should all grenades drop? Gun prices and rewards tweak? 
2:15:30 - Ranking the gameplay changes

Playtime
2:20:15 - Goals for 2020
2:21:10 - Plans for life after retirement

HLTV Confirmed is a CS:GO talk show featuring Chad "SPUNJ" Burchill, Zvonimir "Professeur" Burazin, and Milan "Striker" Švejda, with guest appearances from community members such as GeT_RiGhT, device, Maniac, Pimp, YNk, JW, smooya, seang@res, and more. The show is based around interviews, breakdowns, analysis, and discussions about the esports and casual side of Counter-Strike.

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