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[CSGOBig.com @csgobig]

Nothing even comes close to Counter-Strike. 💣

[neal 🇨🇳 @nealCS]

karrigan in 2 years looking back at leaving FaZe

[Acooless @acooless]

EU CS players queuing up and seeing 0 russians in their lobbies

[FACEIT Darwin @FACEIT_Darwin]

Our matchmaking cooked something special for April Fools. How many of you had a jumpscare today? 😅

[JULIUS ㊗️ @XBig30]

“2026 is gonna be my year”

Me in March:

[‏ً @ewedunega]

wtf am i doing with my life

[Razed Esports @RazedEsport]

BLAST Rotterdam quarter-finals 😭

[Mads @europemaxxed]

Me every morning after regretting why I didn't sleep earlier the night before

[autist @litteralyme0]

-Life of a 2000 born
-Pandemic at the age of enjoyment
-Ai implementation at the age of employment

[ratte @rattecs]

suddenly, you're 27

you queue up after work.

play 3 games.

go 1-2.

too tired to grind anymore.

pass out

then you wake up and do it all again

and when the weekend comes, maybe you climb.

or maybe you're just too exhausted from the week.

so you play wingman instead

then out of nowhere it hits you

how did 10 years pass by so quickly?

you don't even feel like a veteran player

you still feel like that kid who just downloaded the game.

didn't know what cs meant.

bought whatever guns looked cool.

played for fun without caring about rank

but somehow a decade just disappeared.

and you start missing the past, the feeling of everything being new.

not knowing the meta.

not caring about the meta.

just playing because it was fun

your first ace.

your first rank-up.

you miss the version of you who didn't know what hardstuck meant.

who thought global was possible.

who played until 4am because the game was exciting

not because it was habit

but then you realize

one day you'll miss this too

being confused about your peak.

being tired but still queuing.

still trying to climb even when life is busy

so maybe the trick is to slow down.

enjoy this new premier season before it becomes another memory

stop grinding for a rank you won't remember

and start appreciating the games that actually matter

the late night sessions with your boys.

the clutch rounds.

the moments that made you love this game

because no matter what rank you are.

no matter what update it is

you'll miss these days

the game gets harder.

life gets busier.

but it's always a good time to stop and remember why you started playing

study the ratte way.

[HEROIC @heroicgg]

don't spend it all at once @NIPCS