{"id":140545,"date":"2025-03-26T11:48:50","date_gmt":"2025-03-26T11:48:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/skin.club\/community?p=140545"},"modified":"2025-11-05T12:25:37","modified_gmt":"2025-11-05T12:25:37","slug":"do-you-need-a-star-to-build-an-era","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/en\/news\/do-you-need-a-star-to-build-an-era","title":{"rendered":"Do You Need a Star to Build an Era? \u2013 Peacemaker&#8217;s Take"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, <\/span><b>Robin \u201cropz\u201d<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> gave an <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hltv.org\/news\/41213\/ropz-apexs-calling-is-great-hes-reading-the-enemies-well\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">interview to the HLTV portal <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">where he talked about his team (<\/span><b>Vitality<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">) and why he thinks they are constantly title contenders in CS2. He explained it with the following sentence:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-140580\" src=\"https:\/\/skin.club\/community\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-1-5.jpg\" alt=\"Do You Need a Star to Build an Era?\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-1-5.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-1-5-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-1-5-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-1-5-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And while what he says does actually make a lot of sense, is it necessarily true? How was it back in the day compared to now, and has it changed significantly ever since CS2 started? That\u2019s my goal with this article\u2014to take a look at a few teams that have created eras in CS and see if they also had star players.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong>The NiP 87-0 map win streak record at the start of CS:GO \u2013 did they have a star player?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-140597\" src=\"https:\/\/skin.club\/community\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-2-5.jpg\" alt=\"NiP\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-2-5.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-2-5-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-2-5-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-2-5-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>NiP<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of <\/span><b>2013 <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">carried the<\/span><b> first and very strong era in CS<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, with<\/span><b> 87 map victories in a row<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on LAN. By the way, during this period, the majority of tournaments were all played on LAN due to internet difficulties or the lack of structure to run big events online.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The NiP roster was one of the first teams to invest in CS:GO. They made sure to combine a mixture of very experienced and talented players who knew each other very well from 1.6, together with talented players coming from CS: Source.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They weren\u2019t quite gods but something more on the level of demigods\u2014they could be killed, but it would certainly take a great effort to do so. Of the <\/span><b>17 offline events <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NiP participated in throughout <\/span><b>2013<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">,<\/span><b> they won 11<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Of the Premier events they entered, NiP had a <\/span><b>6\u20132 record<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. These two Premier losses were to <\/span><b>VeryGames<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> at <\/span><b>EMS One Fall 2013 <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and <\/span><b>Fnatic <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">at <\/span><b>DreamHack Winter 2013<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, CS:GO\u2019s first Major. The loss to VeryGames at EMS One would be NiP\u2019s only loss to them, and their loss to Fnatic at the Major marked their first of four losses in Major finals.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-140614\" src=\"https:\/\/skin.club\/community\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-3-5.jpg\" alt=\"NiP\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-3-5.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-3-5-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-3-5-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-3-5-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">By this point in NiP\u2019s era, they had become mortal, and their loss to Fnatic was a major upset. If NiP were to lose, it surely would have been to VeryGames, and since they were out of the tournament, it was NiP\u2019s to win. Fate nevertheless forbade NiP from taking their Major, thus beginning their repeated misfortunes at the events teams most want to win: Majors.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This NiP roster did not necessarily have a star player compared to today, but they were a strong collective force. One of the most standout players would be<\/span><b> Patrik \u201cf0rest<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201d, who was already one of the <\/span><b>best players in the world coming from CS 1.6<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. But what really made NiP one of the best teams back in the day was the<\/span><b> tactical teamplay<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> they had on the server.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong>The SK\/Luminosity back-to-back Major champions &amp; short era<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-140632\" src=\"https:\/\/skin.club\/community\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-4-5.jpg\" alt=\"SK\/Luminosity\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-4-5.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-4-5-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-4-5-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-4-5-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They were one of the teams responsible for the more structured, utility-heavy style of CS that<\/span><b> Astralis<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> later perfected. <\/span><b>LG\/SK <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">were on another level utility-wise at their peak. You could say that <\/span><b>FalleN and co<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. marked the transition from the <\/span><b>Fnatic<\/b> <b>era<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of CS to the <\/span><b>Astralis era<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Combine that with the fact that <\/span><b>FalleN<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> was a monster with the AWP, <\/span><b>fer<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> was at one point the best aggressive player in the world, and <\/span><b>coldzera<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> was miles above everyone but <\/span><b>s1mple<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and you had a <\/span><b>dominant team<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Not to mention that <\/span><b>TACO<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> was underrated considering the roles he had, and <\/span><b>Lincoln \u201cfnx\u201d<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2014well, he was pretty good when he had the motivation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They were never <\/span><b>that <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">dominant, though. Yes, they won two Majors in <\/span><b>2016<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and kept winning big events up<\/span><b> until 2018<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, but other teams were winning as well and playing just as well (<\/span><b>FaZe<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b>VP<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b>Astralis,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>NaVi<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Even back then, if you actually take a look at it, what ropz said still made sense, right? Every player was really good in their respective roles, they complemented each other very well, and they had a <\/span><b>superstar in coldzera<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, who was undeniably <\/span><b>one of the best players in the world<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. That contributed a lot to their success back in the day.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Astralis: three back-to-back Majors with Nicolai \u201cdev1ce\u201d at his prime<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-140649\" src=\"https:\/\/skin.club\/community\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-5-4.jpg\" alt=\"Astralis\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-5-4.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-5-4-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-5-4-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-5-4-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b>Astralis <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">dominated the scene in a way no team before them had managed, with a consistency and longevity that may never be beaten. With<\/span><b> three Majors<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> under their belt and pretty much having won every important event there was, they cemented themselves\u2014at least in my opinion\u2014as the <\/span><b>best era Counter-Strike has ever seen<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In<\/span><b> spring 2018,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Astralis began their year-long CS:GO dominance. They pioneered a new meta through meticulously planned utilities emphasizing HE grenades, smokes, and flashes. Grenade damage surged, and other teams adopted this strategy by year\u2019s end. It\u2019s now nearly unthinkable to control Banana without multiple utility sets\u2014just as it\u2019s hard to recall a time before this approach.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The cohesiveness and consistent performance of Astralis\u2019 members ensured unmatched dominance in 2018, notably with their collective presence in the<\/span><b> HLTV Top 20<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> rankings.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Moreover, at least one Astralis player has appeared in the HLTV Top 20 each year since the organization\u2019s founding, with <\/span><b>Nicolai \u201cdev1ce\u201d Reedtz <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">standing out with six inclusions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These factors completely align with ropz\u2019s statement regarding the importance of having five very good players in their respective roles. I think Astralis mastered that to perfection. That was the main reason why, even to this day, everyone still looks up to them\u2014not only for how they used utility but also for how they constantly reinvented themselves over and over again. All of that, combined with their star player and main AWPer Nicolai \u201cdev1ce\u201d at his prime<\/span><b> from<\/b> <b>2018 until the end of 2020<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, created an era where many would say the only reason he<\/span><b> wasn\u2019t elected best player in the world<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for several consecutive years was because <\/span><b>s1mple was also at his peak during that same period<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-140666\" src=\"https:\/\/skin.club\/community\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-6-3.jpg\" alt=\"dev1ce\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-6-3.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-6-3-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-6-3-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-6-3-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><strong>NaVi \u2013 the era affected by the war, with s1mple at his prime?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><b>NaVi <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">dominated everyone and everywhere<\/span><b> throughout 2021<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. They became the <\/span><b>first team in history to win a Major without losing a single map<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and in LAN conditions, they hardly ever lost a Bo3 series.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-140683\" src=\"https:\/\/skin.club\/community\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/1.jpg\" alt=\"NaVi\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/1.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/1-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Natus Vincere in 2021 picked up <\/span><b>eight tournament wins<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, two more top-two finishes, and two top-three placements at the BLAST group stages\u2014the <\/span><b>best results possible.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> At only three tournaments across the entire year did they fail to place well\u2014two of those with a severely slumping <\/span><b>Egor \u201c\u2060flamie\u2060\u201d Vasilyev<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in the lineup, and one with a fresh-faced <\/span><b>Valeriy \u201c\u2060b1t\u2060\u201d Vakhovskiy<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It goes without saying they held a firm grip on the <\/span><b>#1 spot in the HLTV rankings<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for the majority of the year. By some margin, they were the <\/span><b>best team of 2021<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NaVi was composed of an unparalleled superstar leading the way in <\/span><b>Oleksandr \u201c\u2060s1mple\u2060\u201d Kostyliev<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. They had a star trio that simply couldn\u2019t be matched for firepower, while the other two role players\u2014<\/span><b>Ilya \u201c\u2060Perfecto\u2060\u201d Zalutskiy <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and<\/span><b> Kirill \u201c\u2060Boombl4\u2060\u201d Mikhailov<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2014had an uncanny knack for clutching and playmaking respectively. No one wanted to play them. They blew most teams out of the server with apparent ease and carried an aura of invincibility that seemed impossible to dent. Natus Vincere were in the heads of every team they played before they even connected to the server.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Conclusion<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I think it\u2019s very interesting to see how, throughout the years, the game has changed\u2014the meta itself, some of the roles, and how the game is approached on certain maps. But no matter what, the best teams in the world\u2014the ones who managed to cement an era\u2014all had very good players in their respective roles, and most of them also had their superstars at their peak in terms of performance.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One of the biggest differences between now and the old days is that nowadays, because of all the tools and access to facilities players have to improve faster, we\u2019re in a period where most of the top teams all have their own superstar players. What really makes the difference at the end of the day is which one performs better\u2014the tactical aspect, individual consistency, and obviously, whoever makes fewer mistakes when it matters the most.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Recently, Robin \u201cropz\u201d gave an interview to the HLTV portal where he talked about his team (Vitality) and why he thinks they are constantly title contenders in CS2. He explained it with the following sentence: And while what he says does actually make a lot of sense, is it necessarily true? 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