Pimp on BC.Game Esports’ new CS2 roster: “Overall, I think this is Magisk’s last chance in his career.”

I agree with the view that the changes to the map pool are geared toward players who rack up a lot of frags, and that’s exactly the direction we’re heading in right now. Cache is an attacking-side map, and there are more and more of those these days. If you compare today’s competitive map pool with, say, the one from even five years ago, you’ll see that back then, most maps were more favorable for the defense—or at least were designed to be. Now, if you look at the changes, we’ve seen the introduction of Anubis, which is incredibly terrorist-friendly, and the return of Cache, which has always been one of the strongest maps for the attacking team in history. And all of this comes against the backdrop of Train being removed—a map that, on the contrary, had always been one of the most advantageous for the defending team, on par with Nuke. The game is currently moving in this direction, and this is precisely the environment where players’ individual skills shine the most. After all, it’s on the attack that you need to prove yourself, engage in duels, force them, and so on.

To be honest, I don’t really have any expectations for this lineup. Mainly because it’s practically impossible to make a difference in this situation if you’re Magisk. Of course, he’s previously served as captain for Astralis, but back then he was literally pushed into that role because gla1ve needed a break. I even remember a period when zonic, before the new rules for coaches were introduced, remained the main caller for that roster—as long as he had the opportunity to speak at any time, not just during breaks. I won’t argue that during the time when gla1ve couldn’t fulfill his duties and Magisk took his place, he handled it quite well. However, it’s worth clarifying here—and let’s be honest—that I could have led that Astralis team, and everything would have been just fine for us, too. And I’m not saying this to belittle Magisk in any way, but simply because that starting five stood out for their incredible chemistry and unique style.

Overall, I think this is Magisk’s last chance in his career. He himself understands perfectly well that he’s no longer considered a player of the caliber that a top-10 ranked team would sign. If he wants to be part of a serious project in the future or join a truly top-tier team, he needs to become a captain.

If he wanted to become the IGL and truly desired it with all his heart, he should have done so back when he was still with Team Falcons and the organization had let Snappi go. He literally should have demanded that position from management right then. And, in my opinion, it speaks volumes that zonic kept this player on the roster for so long—he didn’t want to let him go at all—and this went on until it became obvious to literally everyone that it was time for Magisk to leave. If at that stage he didn’t try to become captain, didn’t talk to the coach about it even when he himself already realized he was the next candidate to be kicked off the team, then… Either he’s very stupid—which I doubt—or he has absolutely no idea what to do with his own career, which is also unlikely. And the third option is that he simply didn’t want to become captain. I don’t think he had any real desire to take on that role; otherwise, he would have done so a long time ago.