device: "All of these nonsense reports of me leaving the team are exactly that, nonsense"

21-12-2021 11:05

The Dane took to Twitter to respond to rumors that he is keen on a return to Astralis.

A report that Nicolai "⁠device⁠" Reedtz is considering a return to Astralis less than a year after his blockbuster move to Ninjas in Pyjamas sent shockwaves through the CS:GO community on Monday, after the news was broken by 1pv.fr and Dexerto.

The star AWPer has since commented on the matter on Twitter, implying that he would not be leaving the team and revealing that his time off at the end of 2021 was due to mental health issues.

device seems to be staying in Sweden

"My mental health has taken a hammering this year, for both personal reasons and the pressure that comes with playing professional esports," device wrote on Twitter explaining his absence from the final events of the year. The organization had not detailed the reasons for his absence previously, referring to him as feeling unwell before the IEM Winter semi-final and following the doctor's orders to take time off before the BLAST Premier World Final.

"NIP and my teammates have been very understanding in letting me work on my mental well-being for the end of the year. I have been taking active steps toward recovery and am looking forward to putting in the work that will enable me to get back to the top of my game and be the best version of myself," he wrote.

device looking to return to Astralis - Report

Regarding the reports about him considering a move to Astralis, the four-time Major winner was short, saying that "all of these nonsense reports of me leaving the team are exactly that, nonsense." At the end of the Twitter thread device asked for the media to respect his privacy and that he hopes this comment "serves to stop further unsettling rumours."

device's speculated transfer back to the Danish organization was looking like a longshot from the start considering he was less than a year into his three-year contract with Ninjas in Pyjamas, meaning a significant buyout would be impending such move. Meanwhile, one of the journalists that broke the story implied on Twitter that device didn't actually deny the claims made in the report on Monday, explaining that "we never said that he will go to Astralis, we said that he wanted to."

honestly this could just be a tweet for PR (public relations)

2021-12-21 11:06

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It probably is. I think he wants to go back, but NiP told him it ain't happening, so he made a statement to save face.

2021-12-21 11:51

16 replies

But there isn’t really much evidence stating he want to leave either? These reports basically said device is leaving with no further info.

2021-12-21 14:47

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the source is reliable so probably there were some contacts between his agents and other org(s). him checking his options does not mean he can get out though, e sport orgs rarely want to spend big bucks, especially Astralis don't love investing money

2021-12-21 16:11

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Even if his agent is checking with other orgs doesn't mean he is "Looking to return to Astralis". It's basically just false info the sites used for easy clicks They have no proof and can just lie their way out of it.

2021-12-21 16:45

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HLTV LUL Imagine creating news about every "Trust Me Bro" Sources

2021-12-21 17:06

well it's a "report" from a relatively reliable source - they need no proof and it's not a lie but an assumption based on info they gathered. they didn't say it's 100% going to happen.

2021-12-21 17:31

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Idk if you have read the report but it's full of assumptions, statements and other stuff that it backs up with no evidence The "Insider information" trick is only going to bring you so far. Even if Devices agent talked with the Astralis org that doesn't mean he is "Considering a return". They probably "forgot" to mention that they also visited other teams.

2021-12-21 17:34

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my point is different - news site like Dextero don't need "proofs" and don't spread "lies", all they do is speculation and they don't pretend it's anything more than that. another thing is this source is quite reliable but all we can take from their article is Device's agents is most likely checking his options.

2021-12-21 17:42

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But it's literally just misinformation Most people don't read beyond the headline and newssites know that. That's why the headline has to be so "wild" that it makes you read it an extra time and actually read the entire article.

2021-12-21 17:44

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well thats what the internet works like, especially news sites

2021-12-21 17:46

actually I just checked the article against, the only fact we get is "the Dane is looking to find a way out of his three-year deal". this means his agent is talking to people which is hard to keep secret. all the rest is just speculation.

2021-12-21 17:50

It can't be "misinformation" when it's not presented as information at all just pure speculation. Huge difference.

2021-12-22 03:00

the source is reliable but surely device himself is more reliable than any source?

2021-12-21 23:38

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like messi when he said that he doesnt think of leaving barca an saying he already rjected psg and not even 10 days later he played for psg.

2021-12-22 10:01

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Stop spreading lie lol, go check for the cortect information

2021-12-22 13:49

He can do whatever he wants. If he wants to leave, and Astralis want him back bad enough, he can leave, break his contract, and Astralis can pay the penalties.

2021-12-21 16:31

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Ummmm nice bait

2021-12-22 03:37

yeah i think so too, imo the report that he want back to astralis were true but NIP just simply said no for him to leave but the info already got leaked so he doing this to control the damage.

2021-12-21 12:04

17 replies

that... makes the situation even harder for him.

2021-12-21 14:31

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exactly, kinda feel bad for him. went to sweden because he want stay with his gf and join NIP (even imo he didn't really want to join them but they're the best option he can get in there) and as soon as he doing that gf dump him and make him probably lost all his reason to stay in sweden and probably playing for NIP too but the problem is he can't get out because still had long contract with them and NIP won't let him go easily either atleast not soon. considering all these thing no wonder he had mental health issues at this moment.

2021-12-21 16:05

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I think he was already stressed af in Astralis (he talked about it couple times), thats why he though joining NiP was a good option (no need to travel, no need to deal with a team going through a rebuild). instead of bringing relief the move made it even more complicated...

2021-12-21 16:14

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exactly, i don't think him personally join NIP because he really want play for them but because he had to (i mean cmon now theres better option available for someone like him, g2 for example even staying in astralis would be better option too) so he can live with his gf in sweden as he's planned and nip are obviously the best swedish team available for him. actually its relief at the beginning but since his gf leave him everything just went south and the fact that he can't leave from that situation make it even worse for him to the point he had mental health issues right now.

2021-12-21 16:26

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ye if all he was driven by was purely sport related ambition he would have joined G2, Faze or another mega-org that have tons of money and an ability build a superteam. The fact that he joined NiP out of all orgs suggests he was motivated by things other than just competing.

2021-12-21 17:36

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+1 exactly what i thought

2021-12-21 17:42

Hahahaha really you think youve puzzled it out and connected the dots? Omfg Gen Z people are truly missing somthing in their brains. Objectivity and truth will be hard to come by if the future is run by these idiots.

2021-12-21 16:36

10 replies

okay boomer

2021-12-21 16:39

9 replies

Gen x or millenial is more like it. Far better generation breed of people then gen Z its not even close.

2021-12-21 16:43

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ok gen x mb.

2021-12-21 16:44

You guys are so stuck up being judgemental (caused for one by social media, it activates that part of the brain more) that you cant even have a good attempt when it comes to differentiating truth from fiction on information like this. You operate rumour based. How the fuck are you going to get along and solve a multiculterial society for the better with such biased short sighted brains?

2021-12-21 16:48

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damn boomer, im just stated what i think even its not true then fine because thats function of the forum in the first place to write what do you think about the situation which mean you can be wrong or you can right, nothing more nothing less. if you don't agree then fine no need to be rude like that, and i don't forced you to agree with me either.

2021-12-21 16:54

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Fine just stop spreading rumours and operating like thats the only thing you can do after being presented better information why still continue the speculation? That in my opinion is pointless. Id like that generation to be able to self regulate this better without some boomer like myself (jokes) having to step in and be that mirror you can hit against. Its annoying. But hej people gotto have room to learn it somewhere so ll remain mild. I had to learn it somewhere too. If we all learn than thats a good thing so discussions like this arent in vein.

2021-12-21 17:02

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because thats the function and fun thing about the forum no? so you can write what you really think about the situaton. and im not forced my opinion so other people could agree with me either i mean who am i anyway to make people trust me with what im write in this forum. if people agreeing with that its okay if not then fine because they have their mind too it just simple as that.

2021-12-21 17:01

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True and agree. Though sometimes its more a matter of learning from these discussions.whch is a great thing. A forum can be a good place for that. I had to learn myself a lot wheres forums amongst one of the things helped me develop and speed up that process.

2021-12-21 17:07

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atleast we have a conclusion, have a good day brother :)

2021-12-21 17:14

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Yeah thats true. alright thanks you too brother. have a good evening Loves :)

2021-12-21 17:34

Nice to explain PR

2021-12-27 22:58

Kappa

2021-12-21 11:06

If he isn’t leaving the team, credit to him. He isn’t going to give up when nip is struggling

2021-12-21 11:07

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but he gave up when astralis were struggling

2021-12-21 11:10

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Yeah, that wasn’t nice of him. I have no idea what was happening in Astralis at the time. If it was mutual agreement, then he didn’t abandon Astralis, but if he just dipped when they were struggling, he is a bit of a bad person

2021-12-21 11:14

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> leaving the best team to ever touch the game just to prove you can become top1 player without them > for almost one year already, day by day proving you aren't even close to top5 player without gla1ve > get stuck in 3 year contract (he most likely wants to go back even though he denied that rumour in the twitter, but his buyout will be far expensive than s1mple himself

2021-12-21 11:46

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Gla1ve isn't close to top1 without him either. They make each other great. Stop talking nonsense. Green texting on hltv. Mouth breathing cringe lord.

2021-12-21 14:50

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destroyed him

2021-12-22 06:39

"I know better what dev1ce wants and thinks than dev1ce" Dear lord, go outside.

2021-12-21 18:53

In what fucking deluded fantasy world do you live in? Device dont owe astralis anything. A player dont owe their orgs loyalty. They are working under a contract like the rest of us. You gonna keep working on mcdonalds the rest of your life just to be loyal to them?

2021-12-21 11:59

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Where the fuck did i say that he owns shit to astralis???? If he wants to leave, i don't give shit, do it, it's better for navi as its making astralis less competitive. What I meant is the way that he left. He just dipped them when things werent ok. That is what i meant.

2021-12-21 12:01

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I don't think that he'd leave astralis if it wasn't for Emilia

2021-12-21 12:51

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He probably wouldn’t. And I cannot blame him because he already had a successful career, and personal life also matter a lot. However, it was still unprofessional how he left Astralis. But who am I to judge him

2021-12-21 12:59

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what? the way he left was purely professional if anything, you are mixing in your feelings into this too much

2021-12-21 13:43

he's 26 and already rich, so I think it's just natural for him to start thinking about his future and decides to stay close with his "future family" a.k.a his ex-gf. It's just that, he has a swede gf, so he has to stay in sweden. Probably would be a different story if he had a danish gf, idk. And my guess is, he told his teammates long ago before he leaves, because he didn't want to be like kjaerbye. And that kills the mood in the team. No one's tryharding anymore since they all knew their journey in astralis would come to an end. And that's probably the reason as to why astralis sucks since mid 2021.

2021-12-21 14:44

Honestly he did his very best for Astralis by leaving them when he did. He could've just waited another 8 months or so until his contract expired and then leave Astralis with absolutely nothing. Now they got a shitload of money while he still got what he wanted for himself.

2021-12-21 18:29

uprofessional? "Hey, your contact is nearly up, do you want to resign?" "No thanks" Some HLTV numbskull: THAT'S UNPROFESSIONAL!

2021-12-21 18:55

You clearly do when you said it makes him a bad person

2021-12-21 13:09

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No. He left Astralis in a very unprofessional way. That is what I meant. Personal life is important, but u cannot just leave all those ppl that led you to success in that way.

2021-12-21 13:15

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You can and its totaly ok to do so. He did not leave unprofessional at all. Your worldview is very off

2021-12-21 13:21

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I mean, if word respect means nothing to you, then ofc u can. I still have this word in my vocabulary, so I don’t think it was correct for him to leave like this. If he would have left on a different way, ppl wouldn’t shut in him. But again, as I said in one of my comments, who am I to judge him

2021-12-21 13:24

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😂 bruh you are making no sense at all, it has nothing to do with respect. Again you prove you didnt understand what mateide wrote

2021-12-21 13:53

At this point you just have to accept that you dont know what you are talking about. This has nothing to do with respect. Kjaerby maybe did it in a disrespectful way. Device did not.

2021-12-21 22:01

dont listen to these retardos, you are absolutely correct. the way he left was just that, shitty behaviour and a show of bad character. but fanboys will fanboy and defend their tom bruise until death.

2021-12-22 22:09

he didn't tho? Both in 2019 and 2020 he carried them back to the top even when the rest of the team didn't perform up to their old standards. Not many players of his caliber would have wasted huge parts of a year with all the tier 3 players Astralis brought in to save money.

2021-12-21 11:44

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device never carried astralis, gla1ve did

2021-12-21 11:46

9 replies

device carried Astralis since long before gla1ve even stood in for the first time mate

2021-12-21 11:57

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name one relevant thing device have won before gla1ve, he was the only selfish in Astralis, caring about individual performance rather than team's performance (one of the reasons he left them), and now proving he's nothing without the system gla1ve himself created (obviously he's quite good individually but comparing this device to old one is a complete joke). he is easy to replace, the main factor of astralis struggling after him was the demotivation and destroyed synergy. dupreeh didn't even enjoy a bit playing in the major, him and xyp9x feeling betrayed, etc

2021-12-21 12:02

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"he is easy to replace" you are a clown bro

2021-12-21 12:02

5 replies

you're wrong. astralis was mega chokers before gla1ve joined

2021-12-21 12:20

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Still won some T1 events tho with device carrying

2021-12-21 12:52

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well in astralis peak performance era device would be the one you'd replace first.

2021-12-21 15:44

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Yes replace the one winning all the mvps. You're an idiot and dev1ce zonik and glaive are clearly the most irreplaceable parts of the era winning team.

2021-12-21 16:57

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device is not a game winner. He was placed in successful positions by his team. He is not a clutch player, at least not by the standards of astralis. He would however be fit to replace x9pnx or however he spells his name now. Tournament MVP means jack shit. It usually goes to awpers anyways. zonic isnt a player and also you are reported for needlessly resorting to ad hominem. Enjoy 10 year ban and life in prison.

2021-12-21 18:36

0/8

2021-12-21 18:52

They were never struggling before 2021.

2021-12-21 13:09

2021-12-21 11:11

He has a contract to fulfill lol.

2021-12-21 11:13

He would have left the team but something didn't work out.These sources don't report nonsense.Something was going on that didn't go through.

2021-12-21 11:14

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No idea about that. If it’s true, well personally I would lose all respect to device. But without the source, I cannot believe in ur comment

2021-12-21 11:15

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The sources are in the original device report.Dexterto, 1p and nel are credible sources that don't chat bullshit. This is just an atempt of damage control by device to save an already deflated nip morale.

2021-12-21 11:17

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Yeah, I guess that is true. But I don’t think he would have just left the team, when something isn’t working out. At least I don’t think he will

2021-12-21 11:20

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I don't think he wanted to leave or force his way out. Maybe he was talking to a friend about not being happy and it somehow got leaked. We won't know but for sure something happened that made this report happen.

2021-12-21 11:23

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I think this report was made, just to show ppl that device isn’t moving anywhere. Cuz we know there have been rumors that he is going back to ast. This report made just to let ppl know, he isn’t going anywhere

2021-12-21 11:28

But what they do do is pretend like the whole story is confirmed just because somebody said they had heard device wants to go back. If it doesn't happen they will just claim "we never said anything except 'people are saying'" and you will say they are still credible.

2021-12-21 12:04

he is staying 👍 i believe every word (no reason not to) great for NIP.....a bummer for Astralis :/ they cant continue with glaive on that AWP he fucking sucks with it,

2021-12-21 11:19

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still doing better than Lucky, though. Astralis is in the hurt locker right now, need to eat that big shit sandwich and get some proper talent back in the squad. They've started on the right course with Konfig and BlameF, they just need to get rid of Lucky, and find a reliable and consistent awper.

2021-12-21 22:25

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excatly what i just commented they CANNOT continue with Glaive but i kinda disagree with him being better than lucky. i would bet if they gave it back to lucky now (he has a little more tier1 experience) he will find more impact with it than Glaive.

2021-12-21 23:27

+1 He is staying, he would look like an absolute clown leaving after saying this.

2021-12-21 11:42

he should give up on nip if he goes to a better team

2021-12-26 01:54

honestly he should leave astralis with a good awper > nip with device device could be that good awper

2021-12-21 11:07

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that was always the case, even when he decided to move from Astralis to NiP. So we probably shouldn't count on him doing a reasonable thing and following any logic.

2021-12-21 11:12

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Device literally left Astralis to go to Sweden and live with his gf… he didn’t leave Astralis because they were struggling it was literally because he spent most of his time in Sweden with his gf so practice was hard for him… from what I know it seems the gf is gone now so…

2021-12-21 11:46

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Which was a stupid decision to begin with. Because he has like a few more years of CS before he moves to coach or analyst role or something. At which point he can move anywhere he likes. Also he chose convenience over competitiveness. I get all that love bs, but when you strive to be the best at competing at something, letting love rule that never ever did any good to it. I can tell you that even if it worked out between him and his GF he would still grow to regret not staying in Astralis for few more years of his prime. Now he regrets it 120%, but there is simply no reality where he would not regret it. Because with some years under your belt you learn that sacrificing few years of your life for something greater is hella worth it.

2021-12-21 12:01

lmao

2021-12-21 11:07

😂😂😂 lol

2021-12-21 11:08

LUL

2021-12-21 11:08

Nice excuse mr device cya in astralis in a couple months

2021-12-21 11:08

Leaving NiP would make sense tho

2021-12-21 11:09

Probably realized it aint that easy with his contract situation lol

2021-12-21 11:09

3 replies

inb4 the contract gets cancelled due to Health issue

2021-12-21 11:31

2021-12-21 11:55

Exactly what I thought :D

2021-12-22 08:08

The journalist who made the last report have been too reliable throughout the years to make me not believe them cuz of one tweet

2021-12-21 11:11

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yea report could be a bit "old", y'know, dev1ce tried finding a new team but failed, info leaked like two weeks later and after dev1ce learned that NiP has him locked and no one cares to buy him out. Smooya saying G2 was in talks with some big Danish player also adds to legitimacy of this, ofc he won't tell which one so we can only speculate. But it would make sense for dev1ce to look for other options before begging his way back to Astralis, and realistically G2 is a better team. So something was up, I don't see what other move would be described as a "banger" by Smooya. Gla1ve maybe but that's about it, every other move would meet the "okay, good" reaction, not a banger. So yea, I call BS on devve side, he did PR shit before so...

2021-12-21 11:19

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Could be true. I don't think the rumours would've originated out of think smoke, or m0nesy/smooya simply made up random stories on their own. There must have been a degree of truth to something. That being said, device tweeting about this in such details confirms that he's probably not going back.

2021-12-21 11:30

+1 i think so too, its more nonsense if he staying with NIP if he had chance go to better team like G2 or can go back to astralis and also he lost his reason to stay in sweden anyway after his gf leave him. it just simply either noone want him (which is i didn't believe it) or NIP just simply straihht said no for him to leaving considering he still on contract with them and they can't afford to lose their best player specially with how much money they spend to get him. but the information already leaked so here we are watching his PR tweet to control the damage

2021-12-21 12:36

neL's really reliable but we gotta keep in mind that his reports might not always end up happening, I think a lot of people don't understand that unfortunately :/

2021-12-21 14:35

HLTV LUL first make your own report then claim the reports are nonsense

2021-12-21 11:12

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hltv: this is a report hltv: this is what device says You: make up your own mind

2021-12-21 11:18

8 replies

+1 Presente, Professor!

2021-12-21 11:24

maybe post reports from reliable sources next time?

2021-12-21 12:03

5 replies

dexerto are reliable source

2021-12-21 12:33

3 replies

2021-12-21 14:09

but device said those are nonsense and rubbish??

2021-12-21 17:12

1 reply

Thats why its called "rumour" in the first place which mean it can be wrong or can go right.

2021-12-22 02:18

It was reported by neL and MIRAA who are some of the most credible sources we have in esports.

2021-12-21 15:35

Maybe use sources that have good substance in them and not because the source have been previously right and got much attention on Twitter?

2021-12-21 14:51

+1 Hltv staff smokin crack 🤣🤣🤣

2021-12-21 23:00

Bruh

2021-12-21 11:13

Press X to doubt

2021-12-21 11:13

LOL

2021-12-21 11:14

Astralis manipulating the media for investor hype again. Shameless.

2021-12-21 11:16

7 replies

Really? Is that really what you believe is happening right now?

2021-12-21 12:33

3 replies

they do it all the time.

2021-12-21 13:09

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So, you are saying that Astralis are committing fraud all the time? And that its super obvious? Are you fuckt in the head

2021-12-21 13:19

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Well, if the past is any indication like their lies of “10 man rosters”, yes. If you don’t realise that, I think you’re the “fuckt” one. Heaps of companies do similar things.

2021-12-21 13:34

This time with how NIP/AST are performing dev1ce might actually want to go back lul

2021-12-21 14:31

2 replies

I mean it's definitely a sick roster move for Astralis. But the business side never goes away.

2021-12-21 15:07

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impossible to happen unless someone from the outside pays the buyout but the idea itself isnt out of the realm of possibility.

2021-12-21 15:12

People just Love to talk. Classic.

2021-12-21 11:16

1 reply

point of a forum TBH

2021-12-21 19:48

lmao (AGAIN)

2021-12-21 11:17

Cool. Sorry about the previous comment about him before :(

2021-12-21 11:20

bruh

2021-12-21 11:25

phzy to main roster please.

2021-12-21 11:25

thats just damage control xd, he is considering leaving NIP or looking for options else there wouldn't be any rumour

2021-12-21 11:44

The final cope before the news two weeks later "Dev1ce returns to Astralis" mark my words kek

2021-12-21 11:48

2 replies

True, just like hunter said about G2'a roster

2021-12-21 12:30

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hunter added ,"yet" at the end of his sentence.

2021-12-23 00:01

i actually think the report that said he's want to leave are true because think about it he probably had no reason at all to stay in sweden and astralis are looking more promisin than NIP but he just simply got rejected by NIP because he still had long contract with them and NIP also can't afford they losing their best player specially with the money they spend to get him but the information already leaked so here we are.

2021-12-21 12:11

expected

2021-12-21 12:27

Inb4 "Device benched on NiP" "Device in talks with Astralis - Report" "Device returns to Astralis"

2021-12-21 12:35

2 replies

+1 we all know how articles likes these end up

2021-12-21 16:40

2021-12-21 18:06

Time will tell. I think he will leave eventually.

2021-12-21 12:47

I don't know about that, honestly. hampus calling style only really benefits one player: himself. rez and plopski struggling, devve looking like a shadow of himself. ztr, lnz, ro1f and now es3tag were all looking very bad as support players in that system. perhaps it would be a good idea to leave, especially now that phzy is not looking bad as a replacement. but i've gotta say that nawwk totally deserved to keep his job. such a shame.

2021-12-21 12:51

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LOL like you have been paid $20,000 in a month. No one cares about what team they’re on unless they’re a grandpa like Olof. Why do you think GTR, arguably the best in 1.6 is sitting there doing interviews?

2021-12-21 18:15

1 reply

if you actually followed csgo in 2021 you know for a fact that that's not true.

2021-12-22 03:57

Maybe Device should use his power and say he want a better IGL or at least Golden as coach. That is sth a player with his past can demand. S1mple and Niko did the same.

2021-12-23 00:00

Hmm 🤔

2021-12-21 12:58

Hard to see Astralis suffering due to the lack of an awper. On the other hand, if that is true how device left the team, maybe he would not be the best choice, besides hi is over his top form. I think, Astralis need to find a really good and young awper and should not stick to the past.

2021-12-21 13:28

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I still believe that lucky is a decent awper. He just needs experience and time on tier 1 level. Glaive awping makes everything worse both in the long term and short term.

2021-12-21 15:38

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I don't trust awpers with native resolution

2021-12-21 18:51

I don't know. He has the chance and there was a reason why they took away the awp from his hands. And honestly, he isn't the best with rifle also. At this point, I think he is the weakest point in Astralis and they really need a good dedicated awper.

2021-12-21 19:21

50/50, nip is t2 team at t1 lvl astralis is t1 team at t2 lvl

2021-12-21 13:47

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what does that mean??

2021-12-21 19:48

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nip play like tier 2 team while playing at tier 1 lvl astralis is good team on paper but somehow play bad

2021-12-21 19:59

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oh is that what you mean, ehh kinda dont agree but get what you say

2021-12-21 22:12

Online destroyed Astralis and device with it if only he waited some more and not rushed on moving to NIP I'm sure he would of been 10 times better than his current situation right now I don't think he would ever be great again with NIP it was a bad choice from him he wont be the same again it's like he is missing Astralis and Astralis are missing him so bad, device missing gla1ve in-game leading and so on, he wasn't suited for other teams than Astralis at any time, but now I think it's very complicated to go back he doesn't have other choice a part to perform better with NIP which I don't think it's going to be the case with NAVI being on top right now it will be impossible for him and NIP in general.

2021-12-21 13:57

not expected.

2021-12-21 14:08

*relief

2021-12-21 14:35

HLTV should not picked up the articles from dexentro and made it more or less facts in the HLTV article, as well as on the HLTV confirmed show. It's obvious for me that HLTV journalist treaded the "information" like facts and to be truthfull, at least for the viewer/listener. Very poor job unfortunately.

2021-12-21 14:46

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Where is the error? As neL tweeted, he completely stands by his report. The report says that dev1ce wants to go back, not that it is likely to happen.

2021-12-21 15:53

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I'm not criticizing neL, bout HLTV.

2021-12-21 16:06

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Fair enough, but HLTV baised their report on neL, so I thought you would see the connection. But anyway, can you point out where HLTV is wrong then? They never reported the transfer to be imminent, just that the player wished for it.

2021-12-21 16:09

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My take on HLTV report and HLTV Confirm, is that they took the rumor as facts and treated it like facts both in their report and in discussions in "confirmed". That's the error in my opinion. Other than that, nothing wrong with report same thing as neL.

2021-12-21 22:12

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they never said is fact they just write a soucer told us

2021-12-22 00:33

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they treated is as fact. And sold it to the people this way. All their reports are treated as fact in their news with the little addition "by source" in the end. on HLTV Confirmed none of them asked want Device go this way? they only asked if it is realistic that it happen in the end.

2021-12-22 23:59

I mean he isnt that stupid to say, Yeah guys its True. Ofc he will denied this news. I think he is eager to return, but he wont say that in public. This is only PR stunt to calm down NIP..

2021-12-21 15:04

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exactly. tons of people heard him on teamspeak bitching about NIP and wanting to go back to Astralis. this is just him trying to cover his ass so his nip teammates doesnt hate him.

2021-12-24 19:18

Looking forward to him moving back to Astralis. Then he will have new mental health problems with having to deal with all the questions to why he stated ".. all these reports are nonsense yada yada yada...". 2 months max and he's back with Astralis

2021-12-21 15:11

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Based

2021-12-21 15:32

SAVED BASED

2021-12-21 15:27

In my opinion, bringing device back to astralis is not a good idea. Maybe he can perform top-level for one year but it will not be profitable in long term. I would prefer to wait lucky to adapt tier 1 level awper position. I do not still get why glaive doesn't give awp to lucky. In any case, doesn't matter how bad lucky is with awp. He cannot be worse than glaive with awp.

2021-12-21 15:35

Also one more thing, I do not think any org will pay that much buy out for 26 years old player.

2021-12-21 15:44

system player

2021-12-21 15:53

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even if you do consider him a "system player", the notion that, that takes away from his achievements is nonsense. Tied with most MVPs as s1mple, countless top HLTV top 20s, etc. It's the same as ppl calling c9 major a fluke, even if it was a fluke, they still won

2021-12-21 17:00

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but, i mean, he is a system player lol

2021-12-22 02:28

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exactly

2021-12-22 11:21

lol, did you read? Here's the TLDR for your peanut brain - the point is even if you think he is one and let's assume he is, why tf does that matter. He's still one of the GOATs

2021-12-22 18:23

tf you typed all that for? he's still a system player lmfao

2021-12-22 11:21

#freedev1ce

2021-12-21 15:58

Return to Astralis didn't work, of course he's gonna say something like this now. :D

2021-12-21 16:12

And the hltv puppy dogs go wouf wouf. If he as a pro goes NiP or Astralis ... I don't givafack. I just wanna see Dev1ce back in action! Most MVP's of all time? Mr. S1mple may have a chance! "Eco-v1ce"? Yeah, right. Any "SILVER" could achieve his status by shooting only no-armour Glocks, eeh? "Boring"? Well ... top5 for SEVEN years straight. Nobody were ever able to figure out where he is/was on ANY map. He was one of the first to ever work with "heat maps". Flashy superhero stuff from S1mple and Zywoo? Yes, we luuuv that. These two guys have brought us soooo many great moments. But Dev1ce as THE most intelligent AWP'er/Riffle-hybrid will leave a mark on the cs go history forever.

2021-12-21 17:12

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When the best aren't performing at their best, they are flamed hard. It's often jealousy which triggers this, but also a hope that the flaming may affect the target to keep his low performance.

2021-12-21 18:46

Best comment.. devve king is top 3 all times.

2021-12-21 23:49

-lucky +dev1ce= rip navi era

2021-12-21 17:52

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-xyp9x +es3tag on top of this. But es3tag changed a lot since astralis. He used to be quite cheerful, but has adapted quite a serious attitude. It's like he has become 10 years older in no time. He should start with getting his cap back on top of his head. It looks ugly on many people, but it suited his personality a lot.

2021-12-21 18:49

GOAT

2021-12-21 18:04

I don't mind him staying in NiP, but honestly es3etag seems like a failed pick so far, they should look at chawzy or plessen.

2021-12-21 18:40

He just wants peace to get better. This is the quickest and easiest way to get it. Ofcourse the talks are being made. A player who is unhappy can't perform at his best. But I believe he still tries to find happiness in Sweden, but at the same time has some initial, unofficial talks about a transfer. Astralis might not be going back to the top, even if device returns. But the two new players, blameF and especially k0nfig, are very good at lifting the morale of other people. k0nfig, who used to quite a toxic guy, has become a guy who finds great joy in making other people happy. I would love a guy like k0nfig as a teammate, mostly because of his personality. He can play like shit, and he will still come up with funny shit, instead of the usual serious attitude. "How to google kick yourself in the head" was his twitter post after Blast finals. No dane beats roej though, his twitter posts are insanely funny.

2021-12-21 18:43

Expected, I wish Device the best and that he recovers. Esports can be hard.

2021-12-21 19:36

ahh( would have liked that tbh

2021-12-21 19:47

Kappa

2021-12-21 21:28

For a guy with mental issues, he seems to pay an awful lot of attention to Twitter. Maybe lay off Twitter for a bit would help. Rumor is just a rumor until it comes true. No reason to overact to it. For a “professional” player like he is, dev1ce acts like a teenage who freaks out over a gossip in high school.

2021-12-21 22:29

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when the biggest news page writes about you it has nothing to do with Twitter.

2021-12-22 23:53

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Read the post again. Twitter or HLTV, it is just a rumor. What else is it to than some gossip from some so-called journalist on some random French website? He should call the police or file a lawsuit because god forbids if CNN or BBC gets a wind of this, it is gonna be international scandal!

2021-12-23 01:11

i would love devve to return to astralis, but i think that the whole thing was just to test the waters, to see how both orgs would react and imo device wants to push some situations on NiP, maybe the player and the org are not on the same side and mistreating him or the org is doing shit choices. so he leaks that he is leaving and he takes a break. There is no doubt that he is having mental issues and i hope he is safe

2021-12-22 02:54