WTF Is S1mple Doing?

S1mple is finally coming back to professional Counter-Strike, just not in the way anyone expected.

He’s not stepping back up on NAVI. He’s not joining C9. He’s now playing for Falcons, as a rifler, for a month.

Only question is… why?

Edited by: Patrick Weiers

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[DonkeySlayer]

This like when you're 99% done with the game and you realize you missed a really low level quest

[GK-stqm]

"Why did he pick Falcons?"

Money. It's as s1mple as that

[JonathanMerlinSymmank]

That oil money from Team Falcons is really paying off by paying all these big name superstars across all esports games.

[snner_]

S1mple looking at Falcon's performance: I can carry this

[Allgames]

" Botpayus, Drop me awp"- S1mple said calmly.

[pnky]

I mean he is 26, already won a major, won multiple tier 1 events, 6 times in TOP 5 players (3 times TOP 1), his country is under allot of shit. His character is controversial, but from watching him for over many years I know he is a very smart guy. He is gonna farm millions and if invest it, he and his family is gonna live the best life for many generations.

[mylesmclain]

I honestly think this a test for both S1mple and Falcons. Its no secret Falcons were trying to get a star player, and with S1mple on loan, this could be what they need to become a Major contender and potentially get S1mple as a permeant role on the team. For S1mple, this is his test to see what he can do after taking a break, and to see what teams might be interested in him after the Blast showdown. Tbh, I wouldn't be surprised if we see a +S1mple -B1t, but we'll just have to wait till the Blast Showdown for the answer.

[NikosHand]

I think the hype around Donk was a major influence in S1mple’s decision to come back right now.

[anomalyvideosnotscripted]

It makes a lot of sense for s1mple because he can now have 1 month to play blast and pracc to get into cs2 pro gameplay. Then after that month he can look for options.
For me it makes a lot of sense.👍

[SkepticNL]

He looked so much healthier in that interview. I'm happy he's back, but I'm not sure about this specific move.

[T_Aldyn]

Simple literally laughed 4 months ago when fans was thinking he gonna join Falcons

[mctoasty]

Definitely think he’s playing for Falcons as to not compete in the majors and possibly have a chance to win it not on NaVi, something he doesn’t want to do. I think he’s testing out his LAN performance again and possibly generating some buzz to see if another team or falcons themselves offer something ridiculous for him after majors if he does have a good performance. Plus, not saying that all teams aren’t trying, but if you haven’t qualified for majors or you are an org that has qualified but isn’t trying to expense a lot of focus and energy on playing outside of it, chances are you’re not playing as good and it gives simple a window to play really good and generate some positive feedback.

[briangriffin]

Michael Jordan on the wizards CS edition

[QuantumDeathCat]

I honestly thought he'd end up on NIP after they said they wanted to be top 5 by the end of 2025 and kicked headtrick. Just seemed logical that a team aspiring to be top 5 picked up the last available superstar awper. Guess we'll see what happens after the loan, and if NIP keeps this academy roster call-up team, but we'll see when nilo finishes school in the summer.

[atem]

I feel like falcons was the only team with partern slots ready to pick him up at this point, doesnt mean that he is simple, he still gotta prove he still got it, i feel like faze or g2 are more than likely to sign him by summer break if he turns out to be good, it doesnt make sense for him to just go on loan if he was only interested for the paycheck

[teonesofle]

People have to understand that if this is about money, then it's fine. He needs to take care of his family, self in the long-run because he's won't be playing pro for too long. We all would be making the same decision in his shoes. It's also a good sign the sport is getting healthy that older players can find a team & still get paid well.

[epicscoreCS]

Now we need Olafmiester and f0rest in the same team, so we can have a tripple goat.

[LunarPriestessYT]

So excited for Blast showdown because of this

[karoaziz]

2:10 the he breaks it down for valve is hilarious.

[ryanwarlokke]

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