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'Reflections' with friberg

friberg, famed entry fragger of Ninjas in Pyjamas, joins Episode 44 to discuss the team's dynamic, the entry fragging role and their recent form.

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Adam 'friberg', Entry fragger of Ninjas in Pyjamas, is the star of the 44th episode of 'Reflections'. This episode was recorded on July 9th.

Time line of topics:

  • 00:05 Intro
  • 00:23 Is there a CS:GO player who is like friberg was in Source?
  • 02:10 Getting a step up in level for CS:GO
  • 04:15 Dedicating himself to CS:GO
  • 05:02 His style in Source
  • 05:42 Spray in Source and CS:GO
  • 07:59 Could he have helped other great 1.6 players to become better CS:GO players?
  • 10:56 Becoming the entry fragger
  • 12:14 Entry fragging as an underrated role
  • 14:08 Confidence in entry-fragging
  • 15:44 Entry-fragging in CS:GO
  • 17:35 Are there strats for NiP which involve friberg being blind, by design?
  • 19:11 Entry fragging setting up his stars
  • 21:17 Other good entry fraggers in CS:GO
  • 23:00 Input in strats
  • 24:56 Differences in strat-calling from fifflaren and Xizt
  • 26:13 friberg and fifflaren arguing a lot
  • 27:42 Does he have to be the entry fragger?
  • 29:19 What could VeryGames have done differently to combat the old NiP style of play?
  • 31:34 Did they ever feel like VG would beat them in those early series?
  • 33:31 Is there something special about NiP in playing every map?
  • 35:29 VG's style in CS:GO
  • 37:13 VG trying to integrate kennyS and ScreaM
  • 38:37 VG beating NiP in 2013
  • 40:14 fifflaren's theory that NiP don't lose big games to the same opponent twice
  • 44:29 Having a camera crew following them at Dreamhack Winter
  • 45:40 Thoughts on coming second in the previous majors
  • 46:53 NiP not finishing top 4 at ESEA
  • 48:38 Sweden not having an elite second team
  • 50:53 Hypothetical: creating a team of super-aggro killers
  • 52:55 Final words

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