2017 in review #2: Biggest regret, most annoying thing and wish for 2018

18-12-2017 15:39

In the second part of 2017 in review, we asked several players and other personalities about their biggest regrets this year, the most annoying things, and wishes for 2018.

In case you missed our first part of 2017 in review, we have already asked several players and personalities what their favorite event was, the biggest surprise, and the best roster change.

The second part of this short series once again features players such as Nikola "⁠NiKo⁠" Kovač, Gabriel "⁠FalleN⁠" Toledo, and Christopher "⁠GeT_RiGhT⁠" Alesund, as well as commentators and analysts, Jason "⁠moses⁠" O'Toole and Chad "⁠SPUNJ⁠" Burchill:

You can find the rest of HLTV.org's videos by going to our Twitch channel here.

Nubs

2017-12-18 15:40

6 replies

NiKo doesnt know what does 'regret' mean

2017-12-18 16:31

4 replies

fake fagger

2017-12-18 16:54

2017-12-18 17:34

here you are again hating on someone elses life. Do you have anything better to do? I see you all over this site just shit talking. ffs dude, get a life.

2017-12-18 18:17

1 reply

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2017-12-18 23:58

delusional moses much respect for karri and gtr for saying about regret and big + for steel for recoil

2017-12-18 17:08

Loool

2017-12-18 15:40

NIKO = PLAYER OF THE YEAR

2017-12-18 15:41

14 replies

2017-12-18 15:57

2017-12-18 16:01

Sadly I think based on these last two events, he's number 2 :(

2017-12-18 16:07

NiKo should had more impact in the first half of the year to be considered TOP 1 this year. But next year he will be TOP 1 for sure.

2017-12-18 16:16

9 replies

Lol

2017-12-18 16:42

Niko choke on finals, cold arent

2017-12-18 16:49

He's an incredible player, but, if SK keep up with what they've been doing the past 2 years, it's gonna be hard for NiKo to be player of the year, BUT FaZe has an GIGANTIC potential, let's see what they are going to do next year, see how they will play after their pract after this years champs :) Anyhow, nice holiday's bro ;)

2017-12-18 16:56

3 replies

FaZe has only one chance and its d2 back to mappool...

2017-12-18 23:06

1 reply

2017-12-19 09:11

+1 Finally Normal Fan of Sk :D

2017-12-18 23:19

and if he chokes again then 2019... :D:D

2017-12-18 23:03

rain >niko

2017-12-19 04:29

1 reply

i agree

2017-12-19 12:09

Not, rly..

2017-12-18 17:53

Nice idea for a video article, very cool!

2017-12-18 15:41

LUL

2017-12-18 15:41

wut

2017-12-18 15:41

HLTV so greedy for money they not only have scam site ads but started uploading to twitch instead of youtube xD

2017-12-18 15:41

16 replies

Unexpected. Username does not check out

2017-12-18 15:44

2017-12-18 15:47

I'm sick of their 30 second highlights being 20 seconds of ads At least on YouTube you can arrow key past them

2017-12-18 16:08

They provide their service for free! A massive data-base, galliers going back to somewhere deep 2006, coverage on massive and small events. What are you looking for, pay 5 € a month to have a subscription? Think before you speak.

2017-12-18 16:10

11 replies

2017-12-18 16:36

LUL Americans have to do that anyways thanks to ajit pai

2017-12-18 16:46

2 replies

Ayyyyyyyy

2017-12-18 16:50

burgers didn't deserve for rekt

2017-12-18 20:25

they could do the same with way less ads. hltv makes 2 digit millions/year alone from scam sites they didnt need them back in 2006... (?)

2017-12-18 16:56

6 replies

Yes, because back in 2006 they probably had less games to cover, less flights to book, less cameramen to hire, less servercosts and many more factors. Is that 2 million number true?

2017-12-18 16:57

5 replies

its my approx guess, but it should be more. that is all good and stuff, the thing that bugs me is that hltv lies about it, last time i checked they said all they pay their people for is the visits to different events (interviewers/cameramen) and that was before skin betting was forbidden. higher ups here are rich as fuck

2017-12-18 17:01

3 replies

I am not quite sure if guys like Prof, Striker and Co. are doing this for the thrill. I might be wrong though.

2017-12-18 17:02

This definitely isn't true

2017-12-18 22:16

they deserve any money they get for playing such a MASSIVE part in helping CS (GO) grow.

2017-12-18 22:53

Back in 2006, all the starf worked for free. And community gave money for servers

2017-12-18 17:06

no french teams or vp LUL

2017-12-18 15:42

Ca$hy titl€

2017-12-18 15:43

1. cold 2. niko biggest progress: AGO in my opinion

2017-12-18 15:46

3 replies

Agreed with progress but top1 is still HUNDEN

2017-12-18 15:48

2 replies

top 1 I mean player of the year

2017-12-18 15:55

1 reply

Player of the year 1. HUNDEN 2. OCEAN 3. ODEAG

2017-12-19 13:36

that what spunj said sk monkey fans take them to the cages and shut them the fuck up

2017-12-18 15:48

2 replies

How rude omg expected from FaZe fan

2017-12-18 16:32

Butthurt faze fan here lol

2017-12-18 18:39

Lul woxic

2017-12-18 15:49

moses wants blood lmao

2017-12-18 15:51

2 replies

"I dont want to see sportsmanship" I dont want to see his little round head but we dont all get what we want

2017-12-18 16:10

1 reply

2017-12-18 17:49

I agree with Moses, we need more passion and rivalry

2017-12-18 15:55

2 replies

Mainly after winning a tier 1 tournament. They're always like "err we won. ok." man it's very boring

2017-12-18 16:29

i like how Cold is, toxic and if you dont like him, fuck it. That’s how the players should be, toxic and hungry for titles

2017-12-18 17:19

Most annoying thing Karrigan: "LOSING TO SK ALL THE TIME" Even they admit and the fans don't, that's sad.

2017-12-18 16:02

10 replies

2017-12-18 16:03

Only child won't admit, real fans knows that FaZe is 2º this year, and its nothing to be ashamed, it's a great achievement for a team that was busted in the last place in PGL Krakow

2017-12-18 16:19

7 replies

nah astralis #2 FaZe have had to many roster changes this year

2017-12-18 16:30

5 replies

yeah, maybe Astralis deserve 2º, they won the major, but 3º for FaZe is not bad at all

2017-12-18 16:32

4 replies

2017-12-18 16:33

Nah Astra number 3

2017-12-18 16:46

2 replies

OK, Astralis number 2 and 3, so FaZe number 4

2017-12-19 00:36

1 reply

Ok :D

2017-12-19 08:04

2017-12-18 21:47

Lul. That's like saying all Brazilians are toxic, But i don't think that's true. Sk better team this year,

2017-12-18 16:42

Well said mr. Moses, that's why he's my favorite analyst. We need more rivalry, more shit talking, less sportsmanship and less players trying to be politically correct all the time! 100% agree with Moses

2017-12-18 16:03

NiP not attending the major SK fans and SK (they are so good that it becomes dull) 3 Majors with like 10000000$ and more hype

2017-12-18 16:04

The most annoying thing for CN this year is Fancy u short-sighted retard U ruined a rising pre-tier 2 team with ur own hands in January Rip dead TyLOL Rip for CN CS LOL

2017-12-18 16:06

6 replies

SEA superteam incoming???? DD KAZE BNTET SOMEBODY ATTACKER and Karsa/captainmo coach. That would be really good for chinese and SEA scene. this team can break into top 15

2017-12-18 16:08

5 replies

I dont think fancy can EVER get back into tyloo tho

2017-12-18 16:09

3 replies

Yep never. But more things to say about their shitty attitude towards professional gaming. They lose to MVP PK in an ugly way with NO communication at all as an exhibition match. BNTET will waste his talent if he join them, let’s see.

2017-12-18 16:20

2 replies

BnTeT needs to go to Europe

2017-12-19 00:37

1 reply

Not in the near future anyway. Europe has plenty of talented tier 2 players.

2017-12-19 16:42

Nope. There’s something wrong in root of CN players. I think fancy and Attacker, Maybe together with DD,they have a wrong understanding of the game, viewing it as simply as peeking and shooting. If u watch their games u’ll see their messy sight shifting and unstable aiming, rolling like a windmill. No self-made tactics, no bootcamping, just drypeeking and get killed like bots. I’ll never expect anything from this kind of team. Btw, karsa’s coaching sucks this year, 1.6 veteran Alex is more capabale for his job, but he’s coach of Eclipse now. I still have some hope for this team. The team Iosing to MVP is Flash, I forgot 2 say.

2017-12-18 16:41

As faze fan: I agree with karrigan, that PGL krakow was a fucking disaster, Faze did as shit as Vega squadron and im glad he is admitting it.

2017-12-18 16:07

11 replies

karrigan is a very reasonable guy, everything he says makes sense.

2017-12-18 16:24

10 replies

yep, I was surprised with the niko statement tho, I expected the PGL too for niko, i mean its REALLY REALLY bad going out 0-3 in major. The worst part is they lost to BIG F3 and mouz

2017-12-18 16:26

9 replies

yeah, still don't understand why they choked so hard.

2017-12-18 16:29

8 replies

I heard they were fighting like kio and allu or smth. Even if they did go to semi or smth they were gonna roster change, they planned it even b4 krakow, thats the problem, shouldve told kio after krakow so he doesnt play like shit. And I think that was fazes ABSOLUTE worst they could be. For this lineup their absolute worst they could be was in EPICENTER, I think faze in their C game can still get top 8, B game get to finals, A game Win the whole thing.

2017-12-18 16:32

7 replies

yeah, that was their mistake, should have waited to tell them about the changes... About this line up, i still think they need some changes, in their play style, or IGL, i mean, something must be changed, it's proved that they won't beat SK anytime soon, not because of skill but because of playstyle. Maybe get another IGL, or change some roles in the team, i don't know, but they need to do something.

2017-12-18 16:36

6 replies

FaZe could beat SK simply by having a good day, they just have that much skill. What they need to figure out is how to give themselves the best chances when they aren't having the best day.

2017-12-19 00:39

5 replies

They can win 1 map with their skill, but they can’t win a bo3 or bo5 because no one has perfect aim all the time. Without proper game plan and structure they can’t win SK in other than bo1.

2017-12-19 03:07

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Of course they can best them in a best of 3 or 5, just not consistently. Even NiP beat SK in a best of 5, you can't tell me you believe Xizt has better strats than karrigan...

2017-12-19 18:39

maybe one map, but you can't rely on your enemy having a bad day to win a tournament...

2017-12-19 12:13

2 replies

No you can't rely on it, that is my point. Doesn't mean it might not happen.

2017-12-19 18:38

1 reply

yeah it happens in a map or another, SK already lost a B01 to us, but B01 can be very random...

2017-12-19 19:41

Most annoying thing: HLTV still advertising csgoscam.com scamming little kids..sry it's the truth

2017-12-18 16:07

3 replies

2017-12-18 16:14

and jonathan

2017-12-18 16:19

1 reply

I don't have anything against the admins. They need more of them though, and a stricter policy.

2017-12-18 20:19

most anoying thing: w0xic´s accent ;)

2017-12-18 16:09

Karrigan: most annoying thing, losing to SK all the time... FaZe fans: FaZe tOp onE!!1! Niko toP oNe!!!1!1! SK mOnkEYs! caGe tHem! chEaTers!?!1!!

2017-12-18 16:30

5 replies

karrigan is a very reasonable guy, everything he says makes sense. don't give attetion to children

2017-12-18 16:39

Faze has fans that are retarded and toxic and so does SK lul

2017-12-18 16:45

There is many good faze fans that dont just blindly follow their team you monkey. I rooting for G2 aswell, and not blindly aswell. I never write smthn like this or those are numba 1. There is some SK fans that are even more toxic then faze fans. So you not as smart and loyal, but you from brazil.

2017-12-18 16:58

like the other pal said the players admit it and the fans don't,its like the majority of sk fans.

2017-12-18 17:13

All this replies above are correct, there are annoying fans in every team. Kinda shit to only point out the FaZe ones. Srry yall

2017-12-18 20:39

gambit #5 pls

2017-12-18 16:33

Biggest disappointment: no G2 at the biggest events of the end of 2017, FaZe were pathetic at their struggle.

2017-12-18 16:44

Biggest disappointment: VP second half of the year

2017-12-18 16:51

Biggest dissapointment-VP/major finalist Biggest regret-Major in Crack off instead of Cologne Wish for 2018-G2 finally stepping up and good majors, or simply, every tournament.

2017-12-18 16:52

3 replies

Yeah, hopefully france can finally compete in majors again. The last 2 years they were non existent.

2017-12-18 17:48

Why is major in Krakow such a bad thing? Been there, it was enjoyable, don't see why you hate it.

2017-12-18 22:29

1 reply

In my opinion they need to move the majors around as much as possible.

2017-12-19 00:40

Moses is a king and has a great point with the sportsmanship. I agree and would love to see more Bad Fallens haha.

2017-12-18 17:26

Everyone here now is agreeing with moses, but when immortals was trashtalking on twitter the hltv fat boys are the first to come here to cry

2017-12-18 17:37

I think they need to make the major more like the international. Make it a huge event once a year with a massive prize pol. raise the stakes. It just doesn't make sense that so many tournaments are just as large as the events billed "majors." I also agree with moses that the scene doesn't have any competition or rivalry. The only rivalry is faze vs SK. Everybody in the scene is friends and thats great, but I think we need to see a little more fire. While I like good sportsmanship as the next guy, often times it can seem like players don't really care about winning or losing against certain teams, and only care about the title. Games are only fun to watch to see which team advances, not because you actually care who is in the server. It kinda sucks

2017-12-18 17:51