Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Journalist Blasts Shroud’s Comments as ‘Garbage’

Shroud was probably one of the most gifted Counter-Strike: Global Offensive professional players before he bid farewell to the game. He made a switch to full time streaming after drawing the curtain on an elaborate career, in which he was a part of Cloud9’s roster. However, his recent deduction that competitive CS: GO is ‘dying’ in the NA region has attracted a lot of attention.

“It’s a big L for the community to lose NA because they brought so much hype and so much excitement into the game,” Shroud had said on one of his streams. He also went on to say that CS: GO as a whole is “undeniably dying.”

Shroud’s take on the scene sparked off a debate in the entire community. Former CS: GO pro-Jacob “Pimp” Winneche was the first to disagree with Shroud’s comment. He is joined by Thorin, who was extremely unhappy with Shroud’s comments on the game.

“Hasn’t been a good Counter-Strike: Global Offensive player since 2016”– Thorin

Thorin was far from pleased with Shroud’s recent take on the game. He shared his dismay over a Twitter post, suggesting that Shroud hasn’t been a good CS: GO player since 2016, implying the streamer’s statement holds diminished value since he has been inactive in the game for a long time.

Jacob’s reaction to Shroud’s comments was similarly vehement while also suggesting that while the NA region is unstable at the moment, it doesn’t point to a decline.

Moreover, the debate surrounding the existence of a game is not new. The ongoing pandemic has played a huge role in disrupting a chain of regular events that have brought about some important changes.

Shroud is not the first person to have suggested that the game is dying. In fact, people have been implying the same notion since CS 1.6 released. However, Counter-Strike has strengthened over the years and will probably survive even with stiff competition from tactical giants like Valorant.

In addition, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive has been criticized a lot of times in the past. It is possible that the fans weren’t expecting Shroud to comment on the game this way after having spent some glorious years in the competitive scene.