Hot Take Point Made

Pimp opens with a Counter-Strike take nobody saw coming: NAVI, a team that only just scraped into the major, will be ranked number 1 in the world inside seven months, and Thorin spends five minutes trying to work out whether Pimp knows something he is not saying. Raycon: Celebrate Raycon Month with the Open Earbuds, 25% off right now. Get yours at https://buyraycon.com/hottakeopen LFN Premium: Exc...

Mauisnake opens with a take nobody else is making: this exact five man MOUZ lineup will go down as the best MOUZ roster in history, and Thorin and Pimp both refuse to buy it. PrizePicks: Visit https://prizepicks.onelink.me/LME0/HOTTAKE and use code HOTTAKE and get $150 if you win your first $5 lineup! LFN Premium: Exclusive Q&A every episode, bonus content, and community input from across the...

Thorin, Mauisnake and Pimp open on Falcons and a hot take nobody else is making: that the fix is not kicking karrigan, it is moving on from kyousuke, the young rifler the whole team was rebuilt around. Raycon: Celebrate Raycon Month with the Open Earbuds, 25% off right now. Get yours at https://buyraycon.com/hottakeopen Huel: Limited Time Offer, Make healthy eating simple. Get Huel today with our...

Thorin, Mauisnake and Pimp open on the m0NESY contract extension stunt that fooled the whole of Counter-Strike for a day, and argue it actually backfired on Falcons and on Spirit at the same time. PrizePicks: Visit https://prizepicks.onelink.me/LME0/HOTTAKE and use code HOTTAKE and get $150 if you win your first $5 lineup! Huel: Limited Time Offer, Make healthy eating simple. Get Huel today with o...

Thorin, Mauisnake and Pimp open on an in-game leading hot take that tilts the room inside thirty seconds, then spend the rest of the episode on whether Counter-Strike 2 is actually broken for everybody who is not a pro. Raycon: Celebrate Raycon Month with the Open Earbuds, 25% off right now. Get yours at https://buyraycon.com/hottakeopen PrizePicks: Visit https://prizepicks.onelink.me/LME0/HOTTAKE...

Thorin, Mauisnake and Pimp open on a listener take demanding the HLTV top 20 be shut down for warping Counter-Strike history, and Thorin ends up defending the list he has argued with for a decade. From there: whether m0NESY can ever be crowned number 1, G2's roster future, paiN's prodigy problem, and a GOAT argument built on dupreeh. PrizePicks: Play daily fantasy lineups and use code HOTTAKE to g...

Thorin, Mauisnake and Pimp open on BC Game swapping electroNic out and argue the move was correct, because electroNic's switch to in-game leading destroyed one of the best riflers Counter-Strike has ever had. From there: broky's disappearance, FUT's ceiling at PGL Masters Bucharest, and whether Team Liquid are the worst return on investment in CS2. Hims: Ready to reach your goals? Visit https://hi...

Thorin argues that Fallen is the most overrated in-game leader of the 2020s in Counter-Strike, and Mauisnake is not letting that slide without a fight. FURIA's post-retirement freefall, Legacy's rise in Brazil, and Aurora's broken T side round out the show. Hims: Ready to reach your goals? Visit hims.com/hottake to get a personalized, affordable plan built for you. PrizePicks: Play daily fantasy l...

Thorin, Mauisnake, and Pimp argue that most Counter-Strike teams are too dumb to play the hyper-proactive style they keep copying, and that NiKo has one move left if he ever wants the GOAT title. Raycon: Essential Open Earbuds with an open-ear design that keeps you aware of your surroundings, 20% off right now. Get yours at https://buyraycon.com/hottakeopen Huel: Limited Time Offer – Make healthy...

Thorin, Mauisnake, and Pimp make the case that zonic is the GOAT coach in Counter-Strike despite the fraud narrative, and why Vitality are still a title team even with a stand-in. Raycon: Essential Open Earbuds with an open-ear design that keeps you aware of your surroundings, 20% off right now. Get yours at https://buyraycon.com/hottakeopen Hims: Simple online access to personalized, affordable w...

Thorin, Mauisnake, and Pimp debate whether Falcons should bench karrigan as IGL and hand the reins to NiKo before 2027.   Raycon: Essential Open Earbuds with an open-ear design and 20% off, perfect for the new-look show. Get 20% off at https://buyraycon.com/hottakeopen   Hims: Ready to reach your goals? Visit https://hims.com/hottake to get a personalized, affordable plan that gets you....

The new-look Hot Take Point Made debuts with Pimp joining Thorin and Mauisnake, and the crew come out swinging: was Astralis's legendary dominance actually less impressive than Vitality's?   Raycon: Essential Open Earbuds with an open-ear design and 20% off, perfect for the new-look show. Get 20% off at https://buyraycon.com/hottakeopen   PrizePicks: Visit https://prizepicks.onelink.me/LME0/HOTTAK...

Thorin, Mauisnake, and kassad go to war over their CS2 IGL rankings, debate Spirit's title odds, and ask if donk can ever be the GOAT.   LFN Premium - Sign up for ad-free episodes, bonus content, and much more at https://lastfreenation.com   Huel - Make healthy eating simple. Get 15% off online with code LFN at https://huel.com/lfn. New customers only. Thank you to Huel for partnering and supporti...

Thorin, Mauisnake, and kassad debate whether m0NESY can beat ZywOo and donk to HLTV's 2026 Player of the Year. LFN Premium - Sign up for ad-free episodes, bonus content, and much more at https://lastfreenation.com Huel - Make healthy eating simple. Get 15% off online with code LFN at https://huel.com/lfn. New customers only. Thank you to Huel for partnering and supporting our show! Polymarket - Li...

kassad, Mauisnake, and Thorin debate whether karrigan's Cologne Major win was IGL genius or a perfect storm of anomalies.   Raycon — premium wireless earbuds with active noise cancellation, a 30-day happiness guarantee, and battery life built for long-haul travel. Get 20% off at buyraycon.com/hottake   Livetrade on CS2 today on Polymarket: https://polymarket.com/?via=lastfreenation-eeux Hosted by...

karrigan is posting the worst fragging numbers of his career, the Cologne Major bracket was built wrong, and Mauisnake just put boombl4 in the top 5 IGL conversation. kassad and Thorin have a few things to say about all of it.   Raycon: Wireless earbuds built for everyday use. Get 15% off your order with code HOTTAKE at https://buyraycon.com/hottake. Backed by a 30-day satisfaction guarantee.   Su...

kassad opens with the definitive verdict on Astralis at Cologne: HooXi is the worst leader competitive Counter-Strike has ever seen. The post-match interviews, the Instagram victim posting, the passive listen-in communication, the players who needed more from the man in charge. It all adds up.   Raycon: Upgrade your everyday audio with Raycon. Get 15% off at https://buyraycon.com/hot-take   Suppor...

We deliver three hot takes on Falcons' CAC final loss, the all-time rifler debate, and whether Team Liquid CS should just shut it down.   Raycon: The Essential Open Earbuds deliver premium audio with an open-ear design built for all-day comfort. Get 15% off at https://buyraycon.com/hottakeopen Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and us...

Takes on karrigan's future at Falcons, who's actually top-3 in competitive CS right now, and what happens at IEM Cologne.   PrizePicks — Visit https://prizepicks.onelink.me/LME0/HOTTAKE and use code HOTTAKE and get $50 in lineups when you play your first $5 lineup!   Raycon — 15% off the Everyday Air Buds Classics. Go to https://buyraycon.com/hot-take   Polymarket — Livetrade on CS2 today on Polym...

Thorin, kassad, and Mauisnake argue the VRS is the best thing to happen to CS in years — then debate whether FaZe Clan's roster is already cooked.   Celebrate the moms in your life! Go to https://buyraycon.com/hottake to get 15% off the Everyday Earbuds Classic.   If you like your money, Mint Mobile is for you! Shop plans at https://mintmobile.com/HOTTAKE   Livetrade on CS2 today on Polymarket: ht...

Will FaZe win a Tier 1 event in 2026?! Counter-Strike debates explode in this episode of Hot Take Point Made as Thorin, Mauisnake, and kassad tackle some of the boldest, most divisive takes in the current CS2 scene. From questioning FaZe’s future at the top to brutal IGL rankings and player ceilings, this episode is packed with sharp analysis, disagreement, and unapologetic opinions.   Visit https...

Does dev1ce need to be removed from 100 Thieves?! Counter-Strike drama heats up in this episode as we break down whether dev1ce is officially washed, how FaZe vs. Aurora is being mispriced, why CS2’s MR12 rules change everything, and why FUT Esports might instantly become elite with s1mple. We also look ahead at IEM Cologne Major qualification, discuss why G2 is nowhere near a top-10 team, and rev...

Vitality needs to lose to MOUZ in order to be the best team! This episode dives deep into Counter-Strike history, era legitimacy, and the ongoing debates around Vitality’s dominance, MOUZ’s lack of S‑tier trophies, and whether rival strength shapes how eras are remembered. The hosts also break down why Falcons are struggling, heavily critique Zonic’s coaching style, and discuss leadership, communi...

jL should not be an analyst for any more matches at IEM Krakow! This episode delivers some of the hottest and most chaotic takes in Counter-Strike, starting with a bold claim that jL shouldn’t be an analyst at IM Krakow until he proves himself at smaller events. The hosts dive into MOUZ’s struggles, arguing the team is “too soft,” lacks energy, and may be held back by an overly polite internal cul...

We break down whether NiKo ruined CS by pioneering the super‑team era, analyze PARIVISION’s rise and why Jame’s teams may never reach another Major playoff, reveal why modern rivalries lack the identity of classic era matchups, and discuss how today’s meta pressures every young talent to chase super teams instead of building long-term cores.   Visit https://prizepicks.onelink.me/LME0/HOTTAKE and u...