fRoD - "Things are going to change"

23-11-2008 12:24

With the closure of the Championship Gaming Series, several of the former American Counter-Strike 1.6 stars are once again looking at a return to the game.

America has over the years, been housing several successful Counter-Strike 1.6 teams, winning notable events such as World Cyber Games and Eletronic Sports World Cup. The closure of Championship Gaming Series, the Americans are once again going back to the game. One of the most recognized players, Danny "fRoD" is one of the players looking to go back to Counter-Strike 1.6 and represent America with pride.

The compLexity member insists to go back to the game and represent America the way it should be. In a discussion on the L.A. complexity forums, he states that the current American teams are not representing American well enough.

"We definitely have beaten GG and x3o several times, and we have more knowledge and experience so yes we can compete right now against those top european teams. Just because a team has an easy road to a decent placing doesnt mean ANYTHING. None of those teams have been able to do anything or represent the USA proudly. Things are going to change."

In a reply to one of the user entries on the forum, fRoD states he does not find Gravitas Gaming having the experience and he’s certain how to beat the euros on a consistent level.

"Foster a lot of experience comes into play when considering all this and I mean frankly they dont have that experience(gg etc), nor the skill to get it done at the biggest stages of gaming, which coL proved to do. While we were losing online to usa teams back in the day we still dominated the international scene. I know what it takes to beat euros, and on a consistent level. Not you, not anyone here, nor those american teams you mentioned know either."

Follow the discussion at the L.A. compLexity forums and check out his personal blogg.

When will compLexity mark their official return to Counter-Strike 1.6, will Team 3D and more follow? We have been watching the American scene closely these last days. So stay tuned for more news from America.

nice :DD

2008-11-23 12:27

zet number two, three, four and etc

2008-11-23 12:30

wait and see

2008-11-23 12:33

fRoD want's it BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAD!

2008-11-23 12:34

Come back coL, Pandemic, 3D

2008-11-23 12:35

YEY! :O

2008-11-23 12:37

everybody will play 1.6 ,nice to see them :D i hope to see potti-heaton as player:D

2008-11-23 12:42

Its about time. It would be just awesome to see coL and team 3D (expecially team 3D!!) back on the game!

i can't wait to see them hit europien wall once again :>

2008-11-23 12:51

G J

2008-11-23 12:52

Oh sh*t dude fRoD is PISSED and eager to own some europeans! Wonder how Gravitas and EG will react to this

2008-11-23 12:54

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they say fuck u frod !:P

2008-11-23 13:14

what u expect they gonna do?nothing, they cant do nothing, they just arent able to win against european teams....thats the true, so frod is completely right...

2008-11-23 13:20

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pfft.. as fRoD consistently states, they are lacking experience, GG have proven to have the skill! And how do you gain experience? not by listening to fRoD's bullshit, they just need to play more official matches and hopefully their performance will improve from time to time.

2008-11-23 14:09

I think Col dont have a chance with European Teams now the Europe is much stronger than before

2008-11-23 12:55

totaly agree

2008-11-23 23:15

Source is going to collapse, yey! :D

yeah after 3d n col switched to source there hasnt been any usa teams in top 3 of any bigger scale tournament,whilist col before changing was first in 05-06 and were always a threat at any given time to win the tournaments,not just place top 16 or top 8. I just hope they an change their tactics and get rid of source noobness and make a impact on the eswc,kode and so on tournaments in 09(placing 2nd in cevo-p 9 whilist it was their offseason from source,shows that theres alot of potenial-1,6 wasnt their freaking main game even. ) i will see the return of my favorite team and one of the best awpers in the game . (Y)

2008-11-23 12:56

Let those sources know what a real scene is!. No FPS will compete against cs... go home css!

2008-11-23 13:03

Sooooo n1

2008-11-23 13:04

jus come out n play!!! n prove wat u said...

2008-11-23 13:12

Yes he speak of european teams... But vs eSTRO he has no chance sorry for him =/

i don't think they can go top on the world again :D

He seems confident but I'm quite sure he'll be surprised when they first meet the European teams again - especially when mtw is on the menu!

2008-11-23 13:28

haha ' on the menu' but ye, they haven't got a chance vs mTw

2008-11-23 16:07

fRoD is full of oneself ^^

2008-11-23 13:31

fRoD going to change it? Let's see what they can do! ;D

2008-11-23 13:39

Don't wanna start the rumours off, but maybe thats a reason why n0thing isn't @ EM? Maybe coL want a lineup change?

2008-11-23 13:56

the eg guy said at gotfrag that nothing has some issues at home and something about college +col got rather solid lineup,idk about the hanes guy altough they say hes pretty good so dont think there will be changes for coL at first atleast,but still maybe 3d is the better guess if they come to 1,6 cause 2 of their members are from source and volcano,method n ksharp+nothing and someone else would be reallyreally solid tbh.

2008-11-23 14:53

#25 He's MUCH younger than complexity players, if there was going to be a roster change I'd expect it would be the addition of method, not of n0thing.

2008-11-23 13:58

If you use the 'Reply' button the user will/would know you replied to him/her ;)

2008-11-23 20:41

go FRAWWWDDDD

2008-11-23 14:02

Self confident as a real pro should be, I like it.. I don't think they will succeed against top5 EU, but I do not think it is fair to judge him on his comments, I expect nothing less than this from someone who wishes to compete.. :)

2008-11-23 14:29

More like arrogant, than self-confident. I hope Europeans will crush frod.

2008-11-23 18:08

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What is he gonna say then? that they have no chance to beat any team in EU? and that they are going to try but it isnt possible? it isnt arrogant to belive on yourself. If you dont do that you will never get far.

2008-11-24 04:47

Believe in yourself, or believe that you are the one and only? Jesus of Counter-Strike?

2008-11-24 21:43

finally someone taking action in the american scene. they can take it up against the world. fRoD just got a immense experience with gaming. would love to see a challenge between mTw and a american team! goodluck

2008-11-23 14:56

they can forget to get top team again

2008-11-23 15:04

That's great news!CS scene is going to be much more interesting... GO coL!

2008-11-23 15:13

YEAH fRoD awp_kinG:)

2008-11-23 15:21

THATS ALL I WANTED hahahahahahaha damn nice

2008-11-23 15:31

cool old school shall rise again...3D pls follow!

2008-11-23 15:59

at the moment, euros are unbeatble. eyes on lanklan, maybe new kings in town @ DreamHack

2008-11-23 16:14

They are professional players, they will not stop. CS is the only way for them. We are waiting u guys. CS1.6 is alive, more tha ever.

2008-11-23 16:39

gg :D

2008-11-23 16:45

haha fRoD is angry :P But he is sooo right.

2008-11-23 17:05

Ksharp to 1.6 FTW :D Would be nice to see, them all back :)

2008-11-23 17:17

#26 tr1p ftw ?

2008-11-23 17:35

2008-11-23 20:40

cgs burn in hell :D

2008-11-23 17:40

GJ GJ GJ coL :)

2008-11-23 17:51

I've been waiting for this to happen since they started playing Source.

2008-11-23 18:02

DIEEEEEEEE SOURCE, DIEEEEEEEEEEEE

2008-11-23 18:39

coL & 3D revenge!

2008-11-23 18:56

all we need now is dotheM and shaguar:)

2008-11-23 20:39

If you want things to change frod you know what is next, training, training, training....

2008-11-23 20:44

CS:S has made some people act cocky...

2008-11-23 20:48

I wonder if HLTV.org asked his permission for this article >.<

2008-11-23 21:01

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frod was pissed cause shit was taken out of context in a forum post from col forums and thats why he said next time please ask me if your going to quote and comment as you wish,then some drama queens went uber offensive on him lol.. and tbh he only stated the facts and the whole freaking usanda scene went uber emo on him @ gotfrag. kinda sad to read tough

2008-11-23 21:50

I kind of agree with the kids at GotFrag. He posted comments on a public forum. That's public domain... No one needs to ask permission to quote that. If you read the article in question, the author actually presented a fairly positive context, if any. Other than that, the quotes - and fRod's responses to it all - speak for themselves.

2008-11-23 22:28

We did not, it was written in a public forum, I fail to see why we'd ask him for his permission..

2008-11-23 22:54

Nomad, that's the exact point I'm making! You shouldn't have to ask anyone's permission. You guys are doing great!

2008-11-24 03:45

I am happy :DDDD now i can watch frod's awp show live ;D

2008-11-23 21:19

that's because source sucks!

2008-11-23 21:34

frod obviously voted for obama. :)

2008-11-23 21:40

HAHA :D

2008-11-23 21:52

rofl

2008-11-23 23:38

LOL niceone mate

2008-11-24 13:37

"I know what it takes to beat euros"...time for some action...

2008-11-24 00:10

col's gonna fail

2008-11-24 01:05

It would be nice 3D view and coL back

2008-11-24 01:19

he can talk the talk but can he still walk the walk? I doubt it, Europe is gonna own them big time

2008-11-24 12:15

I don't think he understands that CS 1.6 has really changed a lot in terms of gameplay in the last year, while they've been parading around as CGS's little golden boys. Does he even know about the no-crouch hopping update? lol I'm kidding... but seriously, things are a bit different now!

2008-11-24 13:44

x3o drew: "They don't have many strats, and the ones they use are the more old school strats, with a few new ones mixed in. They still have the aim..." Hope they get up to speed with strats, or they are going to get rick rolled.

2008-11-24 14:12

well rambo is veryvery capable ingame leader(asfar i know ,hes the ingame leader right in col?) who has been around since stoneage-hes 26 lol,hoping that they can figure thier starts and source rust out asap ,aswell find some good sponsors to fiance traveling and shit.. they could actually become a threat to the top 5 wich currently is like mtw,sk,mouz,estro and mym -order depends on day and momentum. And everyone said their aim is still wtfsick when they played cevo few months ago,but they were very rusty and starts kinda sucked-tbh i just hope they dont get mibr curse,get 5 awesome ppl and cant really compete at top3 lvl cause something seems to be missing.

2008-11-24 14:33