Chapter 202

206. Chapter 202: S1mple: Nice, why don't you come to NaVi!

When night completely shrouded this European esports capital, the evening temperature dropped sharply, making people walking outside the stadium pull in their shoulders.

But inside the stadium, in the studio of the Spodek Arena, Vitality welcomed their finest moment.

Along with the moment Jame was killed, the game screen froze, and cheers erupted from the Vitality player booth.

Xu Beifang took off his headset and shouted excitedly; the passion in his voice made the G2 members who were still playing nearby cast glances his way.

Even without the cheers of an offline audience, the taste of victory already made them feel joyful.

Under his loud shouting, his teammates had surged toward him from the side, high-fiving and hugging Xu Beifang one by one to celebrate this hard-won victory.

"In this Mirage matchup, it fully demonstrated the collision of two different styles." Wanjiqi's analysis remained professional, "AVANGAR is a very powerful team. As the top seed from the CIS region, their style is unique in this Major."

"Although the playstyle shown isn't that high-tension, watching it all the way through, everyone should be able to understand how difficult they are to deal with."

The game had just ended, and the scene of AVANGAR using sniper rifles for 9 consecutive rounds in the second half was still fresh in memory. Most viewers wouldn't like AVANGAR's playstyle, but they also acknowledged that they possessed great strength.

Abstract playstyle and great strength were not contradictory.

"But Vitality is also a team with a special style. If there's still debate about the strongest entry fragger in this Major, there shouldn't be any debate about the most aggressive player. Nice's individual style still leaves us amazed. His control over the timing of dry peeks is like having wallhacks; it's very impressive."

"And in the second-to-last round of this game, everyone could clearly see the excellent tactics Vitality displayed. Coordinating a rush into the CT spawn in 20 seconds is a very rare tactic in CSGO history."

"We can already clearly see the chemical reaction Nice is gradually producing in his new team. We can look forward to their subsequent performance."

Wanjiqi's statement was actually quite euphemistic. Today's Vitality basically revolves around Nice as the breakthrough point to carry out their tactics.

The other player on the team, Zywoo, is the existence used for insurance.

This is also the phrase many Vitality fans joke about: "Nice breaks through the front and gets two kills, and Zywoo can have a simple 1v3 clutch."

If other teams want to win, on the surface, targeting Xu Beifang is a way to make progress.

But Wanjiqi's tactical sense is sharp; he knows very well that having debuted for so long, it's impossible that no one has targeted Xu Beifang.

But until now, he has still been able to achieve results in this way, which means the opponents can't effectively target him.

Just like S1mple, some players aren't necessarily going to be greatly affected just because they are targeted.

Last year's London Major, Astralis had many targeted tactics for S1mple, but didn't S1mple still put up great stats?

Besides, if you target Nice, Zywoo can be unleashed.

Now Vitality has two monsters.

After Wanjiqi finished his analysis, he clicked on the HLTV data panel as usual.

"OK, let's look at the data from this BO1 just now."

His gaze first saw the data for AVANGAR below; as one of the focuses of the game, Jame's data was very eye-catching.

"26 kills, 1 assist, 18 deaths." Wanjiqi was a bit surprised, "It seems Jame isn't as much of a 'rat' as imagined, after all, he died 18 times."

"But these 26 kills are still worth mentioning. 26 kills, 18 deaths, the data is already approaching Nice's, but Jame's rating is only 1.06, which is enough to see how many ineffective kills Jame got."

"In contrast, Nice, 26 kills, 3 assists, 17 deaths, already has a 1.33 rating, which is enough to explain some problems. For Jame, his playstyle leads to inflated kill stats, while Nice's playstyle of going out to find duels early on has basically no fluff."

Wanjiqi looked at Xu Beifang's data and continued to add: "Perhaps some fans feel Nice's data should be even higher, but he is just that kind of player. Either he pushes early and gets killed without getting a kill, or if he catches an opportunity, he starts a multi-kill streak. This guy's multi-kill ability and his ability to seal the deal at the end of a round are very strong."

"However, even at 1.33, he is still far ahead in this BO1 game."

"We can look forward to tomorrow's BO3 game to see what kind of surprises Nice can bring us when facing a team with a normal style."

XTQZZZ applauded his teammates; they had many mistakes in this game—this was inevitable.

Vitality is still a team on the rise; wanting to end every game with a dominant record is basically impossible.

Furthermore, isn't CSGO about enjoying the pleasure of mutual competition and rivalry?

Exposing problems in confrontation, then reviewing and modifying, then practicing and confronting, then reviewing and modifying...

The professional essence of CSGO is a process of high-level involution.

And unfortunately, XTQZZZ looked at the tall guy in front of him—his own team member is an involution king!

Recalling those strange tactics his team member developed, he suddenly had the thought of mourning for other teams.

"Go shake hands with the opponents; don't let them save anymore at this point."

Hearing this slightly resentful sentence from the coach, the group couldn't help but laugh.

In this game, AVANGAR was really good at saving!!

They were stunned by the suddenly appearing sniper rifles too many times.

Fortunately, although the game process was bumpy, the final fruit of victory was still plucked by them.

The camera followed Vitality to look at the AVANGAR player booth.

After the game ended, Jame also retreated from his dead-fish-eye state.

Although he could maintain an emotionless state, he was still a bit disappointed.

The final score gap in this game wasn't large; if it hadn't been for Nice's four-kill streak, they would have had a chance to win this BO1.

As the future star hand-picked by Gla1ve, Jame had a clear plan for his professional path, just like his personality; as long as he takes it slow, he can always reach the peak.

But looking at the tall guy walking toward him, Jame was still a bit unwilling.

He thought he had done some research on Vitality before the game and had made adjustments for the man in front of him.

But when it really came to the game, it didn't play much of a role.

The opponent was always able to break through their defensive line with individual ability; if it hadn't been for Nice's sudden rise in the first half, they would have been able to finish with a big score in the first half.

With a language barrier, Jame just took a deep look at Nice, and a simple handshake ended it.

Watching Vitality's departing figures, while feeling the disappointment of his teammates beside him, Jame, as the team's IGL and coach, spoke to comfort them:

"Don't have too much pressure. I heard a sentence on a blog: 'Sometimes you have to take one step back to take two steps forward; this is necessary'."

"We have taken one step back now, just to make us stronger."

Losing to Vitality today was due to insufficient strength, but Vitality's aggressive playstyle also gave Jame a lot of inspiration.

He believed that after he summarized and absorbed these experiences, the team would definitely become stronger!

When the handshake session ended, Vitality returned to their player booth, and one by one they started packing up their peripherals.

After winning the game, everyone's mood was very relaxed, and they chatted until they got to dinner.

"Nice, besides that stir-fried pork with chili, are there any other particularly delicious dishes in Huaxia?" Zywoo asked with a silly smile, full of curiosity.

"Yes, what I like to eat more is potato stewed beef." Xu Beifang introduced to his teammates, "First cut the beef into pieces a bit smaller than a ping-pong ball, then sear them to shape, then add some spices, start stewing for about 40 minutes, then add the potato chunks until both the beef and potatoes become soft and tender." "Then pour it over rice, a mouthful of beef, paired with the rice carrying the juices..."

"Slurp~" Zywoo sucked in his saliva, then he looked at Xu Beifang, his eyes rolling, "Is it really that delicious? I don't believe it."

"If you don't believe it, I'll make a portion later..." Xu Beifang noticed Zywoo's sneaky look and immediately changed his words, "Forget it if you don't believe it..."

"Don't!" Zywoo dragged Xu Beifang's hand, "My great chef, let's have a portion, okay?"

Recalling Nice's description just now, Zywoo swallowed his saliva again.

"You need to lose weight!" Apex tapped Zywoo's head with two fingers, "Your mother told me, you can't keep getting fatter. After the Major is over, let Nice take you to work out."

As Zywoo's guardian in the club, Apex was still quite concerned about the daily life of the team's sniper.

When Zywoo was playing semi-professionally before, many games were online, and he ate at home, controlled by his mother.

When he arrived at the club, the canteen food was much better than at home, and from time to time, guys like NBK and RPK would treat them to eat out. Coupled with busy training, his daily activities stopped at the base door, leading to Zywoo's weight skyrocketing.

Later, he discovered that his good partner also had the skill of cooking. Every time Xu Beifang improved the food, he would always eat half of it.

His weight started to go up again, and the previous triple chin had turned into a thousand-layer chin.

Xu Beifang did drag Zywoo to the gym next to the Vitality base to exercise, but Zywoo would rather fish for fries in the game.

Zywoo didn't want to exercise, and Xu Beifang didn't persuade him anymore.

After all, fat memory is different from muscle memory.

"Ah~" Zywoo looked distressed when he heard this.

He could be lazy on weekdays, but Apex was really his guardian. Once he spoke up that he couldn't go to exercise.

Then the report would go to his mother later.

Recalling the pain of exercising, Zywoo was unhappy all the way back to the hotel.

It wasn't until he entered the buffet restaurant that his complexion gradually improved.

Food is always soothing to the heart, and a look of satisfaction appeared on Zywoo's face again.

"Hello, Nice!!"

Several people were slowly enjoying their dinner when they saw a group of guys wearing black and yellow jerseys sitting beside them.

FlameZ, who was slightly smaller in tonnage than Zywoo, had a warm smile on his face and waved at Xu Beifang:

"You guys played that game very well just now. We were watching the whole time. That attack in the second-to-last round was amazing."

NaVi was the runner-up in the London Major, and this Major started competing from the Legends Stage.

Now they could appreciate their confrontation in the Challengers Stage without hindrance, and they also had plenty of time to study the dark horses of the Challengers Stage.

In the London Major, Xu Beifang led the team to defeat NaVi, which left a deep impression on them.

So among the teams in this Challengers Stage, the Vitality where Xu Beifang was located became the key focus of NaVi.

S1mple said in English on the side: "That smoke grenade of yours is quite interesting! It's hidden very deep."

His English was no longer at the level of "whyyoubullyme" and could have long since achieved barrier-free communication.

Xu Beifang was a bit surprised: "You saw it so quickly?"

A widely circulated saying in CSGO professional circles—there are no secrets in CSGO.

Once you have played a game, other teams can easily study you and put your game under a microscope to analyze.

Xu Beifang knew that once the fast VIP smoke was brought out, it would soon cause controversy, but he didn't expect the speed to be so fast.

It had been less than an hour since the game ended, and NaVi already knew.

"Don't have pressure. Seeing it is one thing, replicating it is another." S1mple spoke quite bluntly; he wasn't worried about Vitality using this against him.

"We just happened to see Jame's perspective, and I am a sniper myself, so I noticed something was wrong. Others didn't notice it so quickly."

S1mple clicked his tongue in wonder: "You guys have something with this new prop. The spawn smoke will probably affect the pattern of Mirage Mid in the future."

As a top sniper, he was too familiar with the playstyle of Mirage Mid and also understood the impact of these fast VIP smokes on both offense and defense.

"I'm a bit curious who researched it?" S1mple was like a curious baby, asking questions here and there.

Apex had no intention of covering it up and pointed to the slender Xu Beifang.

"You really are a freak." S1mple sighed, "It's fine that you play well, but you're also so strong in tactical research. Otherwise, I'll kick FlameZ tomorrow, and you come to NaVi."

Damn it, you're painting a picture for me directly before the game!

And then when it really comes to the game, you play like you're not a human. S1mple, you understand tactics!

FlameZ: "I'm still here?"

"It's fine, it doesn't matter."

FlameZ punched S1mple, but he wasn't angry.

Everyone knew this was just a joke.

This game between Vitality and AVANGAR didn't cause much discussion; after all, AVANGAR's playstyle was indeed a bit abstract.

But the brilliance of this game, the tactical game within it, was still amazing.

When arguing with people on the forum, everyone was generally saying things like "Nice" performed average, or Vitality was all carried by Nice, and it would be better to go to FaZe next year.

But is that really the case?

Pulling out the whole game, it was indeed difficult for these passerby viewers to understand.

But what if some brilliant rounds were pulled out? Showing the game between the two teams, letting them see clearly how Nice got the kills?

This high-ranked passerby player gradually had an answer in his heart. He recalled the second-to-last round of this game, which was definitely an excellent tactical round worth unfolding.

Download the demo, edit out the necessary clips, and then arrange and combine them.

Add a little dynamic and relaxed music to make the tone of the video relaxed, and export the video.

At this time, he opened Bilibili. Since he intended to make this kind of tactical video, he had to create his own style.

After thinking about it, this young man changed his ID to: AYCSGO.

Upload the video, gave it a title, and sent the video out with a nervous heart.