Community reacts to device taking over in-game leadership in Astralis
device sees the in-game leadership as a way to extend his career
Astralis shocked the Counter-Strike community by announcing that storied AWPer Nicolai “device” Reedtz will take over the in-game leadership as the replacement for Benjamin “blameF” Bremer.
The revelation came about at the same time as their announcement of new fifth player, Alexander “br0” Bro, who was signed from Monte.
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The move, in theory, frees up Martin “stavn” Lund and Jakob “jabbi” Nygaard to return to the roles they had during their best spells in HEROIC after compromises were made in Astralis‘ last roster.
But the knock-on effect of handing the captaincy to device has caused a stir in a community that widely expected a conventional in-game leader to fill the void in Astralis.
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Firstly, let’s hear from device himself, speaking to Astralis‘ website:
“I’ve always been the secondary caller and right-hand man for both gla1ve and blameF, so when there was a change underway, it naturally came up in the team if I could see myself taking the lead as IGL.”
“It’s obviously a very different role, with more responsibility both on and off the server, but it’s a good time for me to go this way. I also see it as an opportunity to do even more of what I love most in the world, playing CS at the highest level for much longer.”
It’s a role I see myself in for years to come
“It motivates me insanely because I don’t just intend to continue this for a couple of years – it’s my lifelong dream to play CS! Stepping into a new chapter in my career really excites me, and it’s a role I see myself in for many years to come.”
Many community figures reacted with concern for device‘s individual form, with a host of star players in years gone by affected by taking on in-game leadership duties. It was also pointed out that this adds a huge burden of responsibility upon device at a time where he is “not having any fun playing at the moment.”
There was incredulity at the fact that Astralis, hailing from a region known for its in-game leaders, have tried star players like blameF and device as in-game leaders.
Meanwhile, the signing br0 did not stir immediate confidence in figures like Sudhen “Bleh” Wahengbam and Jason “moses” O’Toole.
And Robin “flusha” Rönnquist, in typical fashion, only needed one character to get his message across.