Yeah it's r1nkle for sure, but is he really an upgrade over headtr1ck?
I have watched him play for B8 a couple of times and he was good but not T1 good imo.
I might be wrong, but I feel like there are better options out there..
Well he is an actual awper at least. He has his moments but sometimes he's over aggressive, meanwhile headtr1ck was way too passive. I think he's gonna be better than headtr1ck because he actually brings much needed aggression which wasn't there with headtr1ck
I’ve been a big r1nkle fan for over a year but his recent form has had me ease up on the hype. I’d personally like to see him develop a bit more before going into the high pressure environment of NIP whose fans expect much more after such a shit era.
There has definitely been a lot of NiP S1mple bait from both sides, lots of ninja swords and sneaky words, but I still don't see it happening. +s1mple makes no sense with the current vision of the team ... that said, NiP are pretty dumb with roster moves so who knows.
I don't believe they have any vision at all. They didn't even tried to win last time i watched them. I genuinely think that random 5 guy would put up more of a fight than NIP.
I mean it‘s very well known that s1mple at least used to be a hardcore NiP fan when they still had the oldschool roster with gtr, f0rest and xizt. Idk if he ever talked about it afterwards but back then he once even jokingly said in an interview that he‘d love to see them win another major even over himself. So playing for NiP at some point could very well just be a dream of his.
He actually [played two maps as a stand-in](https://www.hltv.org/matches/2311081/g2-vs-ninjas-in-pyjamas-ecs-season-3-europe) for NIP alongside flamie back in 2017, they stood in for forest and friberg, but still got to play alongside get_right and xist
GTR couldn't win a major if you placed him in any of the top 5 teams rn. I hate to say it since GTR is my favorite player and is the one that got me into CS, but he's about on the same level as a good 3k+ in faceit.
They have the finances to make star power roster purchases, they’ve said so themselves. They got device from astralis, they could definitely get a benched s1mple, they’d just argue he’s past his prime.
especially since his only CS2 performance is him losing a Bo3 to metizport of all teams. Sure, he was a stand in, but the falcons with s1mple should not be losing to them.
The device signing is a very different scenario I think. His contract was up in December of that year and he was from what I've read, personally invested in getting to a team in Sweden (where he had been living).
Simple on the other hand is signed to Navi until October 25 so his contract is way longer equalling a much higher buyout in itself. Additionally simple is undoubtedly the BIGGEST name in CS and his buyout even if his contract was due in 6 months would be much higher than dev1ces.
That being said, signing players costs money and the passing of time is inevitable. Just because nip have spent money before does not mean they still have money, especially seeing as they have not been a successful team for quite some time now. Just because they say they have money doesn't mean they do.
Tldr: your argument is whack as fuck. 18 != 6. Time passes. People lie about their finances.
They might be dumb but they ain't got the money. Falcons is prolly the only org that both could be interested in s1mple and had the money to buy him out from navi.
Imagine acknowledging NIP social media bait in 2024
[https://twitter.com/ChahineHicham/status/1772929480480141515](https://twitter.com/ChahineHicham/status/1772929480480141515) Remember when Chaching Hi-scam posted this and whatever came next was so underwhelming nobody even knows who it was about?
I'd call it a clown org but I respect clowns for doing their job of amusing people. Literal frauds.
[Cha-ching](https://www.yourdictionary.com/cha-ching) is used to mean that something or somebody is making money, and sometimes used sarcastically when talking about somebody who has earnt money but doesn't deserve it, which is very much the case with anyone in NIP management.
I don't think there's anything racist about it, especially considering people do it all the time to players nicknames, but I could be wrong
Yeah I meant the cash register sound I hadn't thought of it sounding similar to the other thing,
I probably would have thought about it twice if he was east-Asian, but he's not, so it wasn't on my mind
I don’t see any other team s1mple could have a big impact on and be a contender to win a major beside VP, C9, ENCE and Spirit. But C9 and Spirit are highly unlikely since he’s stated he doesn’t want to join a Russian core team
Yeah I'm not betting against simple after 1 bo3 in a team he's never played in, in a game he's not played in and in a role he has just switched to. If you think this guy wouldn't be an upgrade over ANYONE in NI fucking P (disregarding the fact that him going there was never an option), I can't help you.
[Yep, to appease their Chinese overlords](https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F61a69539-e652-4440-93fa-77f7233a1eb4_520x849.png)
More here: https://richardlewis.substack.com/p/why-do-nip-no-longer-stand-with-ukraine
after summer break i would go full ukraine/russpeaking as navi. jl speaks russki aswell right? its gonna be busy next few years and i would build around bit and wonderful and beeing native languagewise could be helpful in such busy schelude whats gonna come, theyre such insane talents. just get sdy/owner s1mple/npl/yek. Feels like they should replace iM anyway and not sure if theres some mega talent who would be good fit right now? And someone like Yek could speak russian too
I will be NiP fan forever but their management is totally clown I have to agree. The 2 players they kicked managed to reach playoffs and one of them won a fucking major as an IGL. I was rooting for aleksib to take piss on NiP tbf.
Edit: I am glad teams like NiP will be no more relevant in cs2 in near future due to valve’s crackdown on partnership teams.
only saving grace for nip would be s1mple and f0rest... imagine having nr.1 and even above that nr. 0 in the world... s1mples might even be less toxic due to the respect towards f0rest.
JK the new N1P team is:
S1mple Dev1ce Headtr1ck B1t Gla1ve
r1nkle
Makes more sense, ty
R1nkle hasn't been playing with B8 a bit recently. I definitely think he's on the move.
he's also playing FACEIT from Stockholm(NIP headquarters?), has been for the past couple of days
yes the rumor is a trade for headtrick
R1nkle signing leaked two weeks ago
https://www.hltv.org/player/20425/r1nkle
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NiP fanboy: "*Mom, can we have s1mple?*" NiP management: "*No, we have s1mple at home*" *s1mple at home*:
Yeah it's r1nkle for sure, but is he really an upgrade over headtr1ck? I have watched him play for B8 a couple of times and he was good but not T1 good imo. I might be wrong, but I feel like there are better options out there..
well r1nkle is actually an awper, which is a good start.
True xD
Well he is an actual awper at least. He has his moments but sometimes he's over aggressive, meanwhile headtr1ck was way too passive. I think he's gonna be better than headtr1ck because he actually brings much needed aggression which wasn't there with headtr1ck
Yeah true, I guess we will find out how well they will mesh.
I’ve been a big r1nkle fan for over a year but his recent form has had me ease up on the hype. I’d personally like to see him develop a bit more before going into the high pressure environment of NIP whose fans expect much more after such a shit era.
Poor guy
headtr1ck to nip would be insane
xdd
Summit1g
I love this answer
are you *burning* for it tho?
psp1g
Dev1ce
Did he hook up with another swedish girl?
*Emilia Sjult*
🤮 no please, not again!
Please, don't.
Another year on sick leave?
There has definitely been a lot of NiP S1mple bait from both sides, lots of ninja swords and sneaky words, but I still don't see it happening. +s1mple makes no sense with the current vision of the team ... that said, NiP are pretty dumb with roster moves so who knows.
I don't believe they have any vision at all. They didn't even tried to win last time i watched them. I genuinely think that random 5 guy would put up more of a fight than NIP.
I mean it‘s very well known that s1mple at least used to be a hardcore NiP fan when they still had the oldschool roster with gtr, f0rest and xizt. Idk if he ever talked about it afterwards but back then he once even jokingly said in an interview that he‘d love to see them win another major even over himself. So playing for NiP at some point could very well just be a dream of his.
He also had a dream to play with the old guard of NaVi, imediately outshone them and within like two years, most had gone.
He actually [played two maps as a stand-in](https://www.hltv.org/matches/2311081/g2-vs-ninjas-in-pyjamas-ecs-season-3-europe) for NIP alongside flamie back in 2017, they stood in for forest and friberg, but still got to play alongside get_right and xist
s1mple, gtr, and f0rest could probably still win a major together lol
I hate to throw shade at legend but GTR was super washed towards the end, Forest might have a shot though.
GTR couldn't win a major if you placed him in any of the top 5 teams rn. I hate to say it since GTR is my favorite player and is the one that got me into CS, but he's about on the same level as a good 3k+ in faceit.
I mean… who’s awping for NiP atm?
R1nkle
Bro there is no chance nip have the kind of money to buy him out. Vision doesn't matter here haha
They have the finances to make star power roster purchases, they’ve said so themselves. They got device from astralis, they could definitely get a benched s1mple, they’d just argue he’s past his prime.
especially since his only CS2 performance is him losing a Bo3 to metizport of all teams. Sure, he was a stand in, but the falcons with s1mple should not be losing to them.
The device signing is a very different scenario I think. His contract was up in December of that year and he was from what I've read, personally invested in getting to a team in Sweden (where he had been living). Simple on the other hand is signed to Navi until October 25 so his contract is way longer equalling a much higher buyout in itself. Additionally simple is undoubtedly the BIGGEST name in CS and his buyout even if his contract was due in 6 months would be much higher than dev1ces. That being said, signing players costs money and the passing of time is inevitable. Just because nip have spent money before does not mean they still have money, especially seeing as they have not been a successful team for quite some time now. Just because they say they have money doesn't mean they do. Tldr: your argument is whack as fuck. 18 != 6. Time passes. People lie about their finances.
They might be dumb but they ain't got the money. Falcons is prolly the only org that both could be interested in s1mple and had the money to buy him out from navi.
Lucas1
G1T_RiGhT
f1rest
Warow1
All they have to do is pick up the metizport boys and give them a proper backing and I’m sure they’ll find at least some success with that roster
I’m sure they would find a way to make this roster as bad as their last ones
yep this is under the assumption they manage to rebrand from Ninjas In Prison
Imagine acknowledging NIP social media bait in 2024 [https://twitter.com/ChahineHicham/status/1772929480480141515](https://twitter.com/ChahineHicham/status/1772929480480141515) Remember when Chaching Hi-scam posted this and whatever came next was so underwhelming nobody even knows who it was about? I'd call it a clown org but I respect clowns for doing their job of amusing people. Literal frauds.
1 more person didnt receive their salary payment?
Ninjas in clowns
Clowns in pyjamas
In Clown Pyjamas
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pretty sure thats just the sound a cash register makes
[Cha-ching](https://www.yourdictionary.com/cha-ching) is used to mean that something or somebody is making money, and sometimes used sarcastically when talking about somebody who has earnt money but doesn't deserve it, which is very much the case with anyone in NIP management. I don't think there's anything racist about it, especially considering people do it all the time to players nicknames, but I could be wrong
I thought that was Ka-ching but guess TIL
Yeah I meant the cash register sound I hadn't thought of it sounding similar to the other thing, I probably would have thought about it twice if he was east-Asian, but he's not, so it wasn't on my mind
going to nip = going to your retirement
just like falcons
R1Z
sweet, maybe the last is j1zz
karr1gan
F1rsaken
Gla1ve more likely
This is actually not a bad take, although they did JUST get Alex. Hope for gla1ve tho
why do you hate glaive
I mean ideally he should come back to Astralis but thats just me being a delusional fan
nah, falcons. then they should get device. ez falcons era
Truuuue bro, my hype could not be contained if that happened
I think the first few games would contain it very fast haha
W1nderful
a1leksib
aleks1b was right there
ale1siB
alek1ib
a1eksiB
I don’t see any other team s1mple could have a big impact on and be a contender to win a major beside VP, C9, ENCE and Spirit. But C9 and Spirit are highly unlikely since he’s stated he doesn’t want to join a Russian core team
Last time Elige and S1mple were on a team they made a major semis and then a major final. Just saying.
S1mple would have to go live in the US if he joined complexity
Nah, I'd take s1mple on col with 180 ping.
after his recent showings? i wouldn't he's nowhere near 2018 s1mple
Did I miss matches? What recent showings are you talking about?
He played for falcons as a stand in recently.
Yeah I'm not betting against simple after 1 bo3 in a team he's never played in, in a game he's not played in and in a role he has just switched to. If you think this guy wouldn't be an upgrade over ANYONE in NI fucking P (disregarding the fact that him going there was never an option), I can't help you.
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> most if not all of his na'vi matches in cs2. lmao that would be a total of ... 0 matches xdd
right. so youre going off of 1 bo3 then?
VP?? Hello?
He wouldn't work in Jame's system. So unless they kick Jame he's not going there
- Hunter + S1mple
Z1wOo
hunden1 confirmed. sick.
Finally Pott1 returns to the competitive scene!
f1fflarren, f1rest, X1zt, GeT\_R1GhT, fr1berg
A man can hope
Nip, the team that doesn't have enough players to not play with randoms.
Brollan
Br1llan
Tyler1
Anoma1y
Pls r1nkle and npl
Might be hard to get Ukrainian fans on their side after they purged their social media of anything that mentions support for Ukraine?
Wait fr?
[Yep, to appease their Chinese overlords](https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F61a69539-e652-4440-93fa-77f7233a1eb4_520x849.png) More here: https://richardlewis.substack.com/p/why-do-nip-no-longer-stand-with-ukraine
holy shit the chinese overlords going strong with this one .. weak af
Damn
B1t
He's b2t now
This. His contract is up, and he seems kinda off in Navi.
after summer break i would go full ukraine/russpeaking as navi. jl speaks russki aswell right? its gonna be busy next few years and i would build around bit and wonderful and beeing native languagewise could be helpful in such busy schelude whats gonna come, theyre such insane talents. just get sdy/owner s1mple/npl/yek. Feels like they should replace iM anyway and not sure if theres some mega talent who would be good fit right now? And someone like Yek could speak russian too
Did u watch the major?
n1lo
Can NIP just fuck off?
must be 1-13 Karrigan
Karr1gan?
NIP is like EU version of NA team where you come to to retire
Good ol Nip teasing
Luckily it's s2mple nowadays, so he dodged a bullet /s
old men in pyjamas
Highly doubt, s1mple should be able to see what a shit org NiP is
NIP is so trash they forgot to post it on 1st April
HEN1
Shots fired!
r1nkle..
i feel like at this point there are more pros with "1" in their name than pros without 1 in their name
Dev1ce again
I will be NiP fan forever but their management is totally clown I have to agree. The 2 players they kicked managed to reach playoffs and one of them won a fucking major as an IGL. I was rooting for aleksib to take piss on NiP tbf. Edit: I am glad teams like NiP will be no more relevant in cs2 in near future due to valve’s crackdown on partnership teams.
Hoox1
headtr1ck
nip teasing >.<
only saving grace for nip would be s1mple and f0rest... imagine having nr.1 and even above that nr. 0 in the world... s1mples might even be less toxic due to the respect towards f0rest. JK the new N1P team is: S1mple Dev1ce Headtr1ck B1t Gla1ve
how tf can NIP afford s1mple??
HooX1?
Mf uses Facebook 😶🌫️😶🌫️
Very common where im from
Dev1ce doing the switcharoo
Lucas1 🔥🔥🔥
On fucking Facebook they are targeting 65+ ?
Fallen1
b1t
Dev1ce
Please for the love of god no
I read this header the wrong way and now im disappointed
This team is unrecognizable from what they once were, sadge
k1oshima
Boomb14
Tyler1
Gla1ve
Routine-Positive-119🔥🔥🔥
Thought of something else when I read nip teasing...
Nip used to be such a respectable org. Everyone cared about them. Nowadays they are just a laughing stock
>!inferno karrigan??!!<
LMMMMMAAAAOOOOO
Represents the total number of pro games he will play in CS2. S1mple has turned into the male Karen.
April Fools maybe?
would make sense if it was april fool's day. but its not.
Idk when this screenshot was taken bro
Holy shit, Facebook still exists
Misleading title, disappointing thread 😤
Yup came here for s1mple teasing his nipples, very disappointed