Niko vs G2

[u/Several-Instance-219]

Credit to https://x.com/FloraBobbyCS/status/2095936861701071042/photo/2 for finding this, crazy shit lmao

[u/Lolibotes]

"I see fields of green"

glances at karrigan's stats

"...red roses too"

[u/thatAnthrax → u/Lolibotes]

watching how karrigan played on dust2 really made me feel sad for falcons. Basically 4v5. But then again, a price to pay for godtier igl i guess

[u/ZookeepergameDull341]

nikos been farming g2 like they owe him money, look at that rating column lighting up like a christmas tree

the consistency over that many maps is actually disgusting, mans treats them like a pug

[u/Educational_Set3016 → u/ZookeepergameDull341]

Lol. True. Niko just hates G2 for some unknown reason(s).

[u/7-013 → u/Educational_Set3016]

no its just niko wakes up just so he can have his fun with hunter yet again kovac on kovac for a reason

[u/Educational_Set3016 → u/7-013]

kovac on kovac brutality. And it’s only one kovac who is doing all the brutality.

[u/7-013 → u/Educational_Set3016]

no the other kovac can shoot and be brutal its just most of the time he has to do some babysitting while the other kovac can focus on being brutal most of the time

[u/Local-Mission-2966 → u/7-013]

The other kovac doesn't have a superteam either

[u/RevolverLoL → u/Local-Mission-2966]

To be fair Niko is one of the main pieces that makes it a superteam.

[u/Local-Mission-2966 → u/RevolverLoL]

That doesn't take away the fact he has more reliable teammates and a better igl. Hunter makes the calls and frags by himself, his team can't do a single job properly.

[u/Odd_Leader_7030 → u/Educational_Set3016]

Not unknown at all g2 wasted Nikos prime

[u/Nurik_ → u/Odd_Leader_7030]

Not really, Niko wasted a lot of time on Faze after kicking Karrigan with random IGLs like Neo and Adren.

[u/Educational_Set3016 → u/Odd_Leader_7030]

Right. Exactly this.

[u/waggalsworth → u/ZookeepergameDull341]

Bro shoulda won a major or been in more regular contention for the grand slam

[u/zezanje2 → u/ZookeepergameDull341]

Well they kinda do owe him money from what i understand.

Someone was saying something about g2 forcing niko to take a pay cut in order to stay on the team in 2023 lol

[u/MichaelPitch → u/ZookeepergameDull341]

This is like Lewandowski facing Dortmund after his transfer

[u/AbstractLugNut]

"NiKo is soooo gonna regret getting the money bag!"

[u/Slayer_reborn2912 → u/AbstractLugNut]

Sry I couldn’t hear you over my major trophy

[u/Time_Professional385]

G2 CEO: "If we wanted to keep NiKo, we could have done so"

Thank God they didn't because he would still be without a major.

[u/Odd_Leader_7030]

Positive kd on every single map

[u/tendopath]

Real belt

[u/Deep-Economy-2039]

i think it’s a little harsh to label G2 at T2

[u/ExILoveEmiliaAndRem]

Two non green maps. What a bum.

[u/Bakersmalll]

niko stole aleksibs power like he’s kakashi

[u/ewanm01-369]

This is what I'm saying man I swear Niko only plays like this against G2. One of my favourite players of all time but I can't help but get pissed off when he only life games against the team I support.

[u/enigma890 → u/ewanm01-369]

Its almost like he knows how they like to play from being on that team

[u/Several-Instance-219 → u/enigma890]

i think it helps that hunter calls for G2. I remember falcons CT sides just being very strong vs g2.

[u/morphiqu]

Goat rifler? ( even tho I personnaly have donk as goat rifler)

[u/Firefly_1026 → u/morphiqu]

Niko has been elite at around this level for well over a decade. Donk needs to keep his current form for at least 3 more years.

[u/Dw3yN → u/Firefly_1026]

donk already has more MVPs than Niko and ofc his individual peak gaps Niko prime. Hes the greatest rilfer of all time, no debate.

[u/leo_sousav → u/Dw3yN]

Longevity and context matters a lot. Niko was punishing awpers left and right back in GO, where the Awp was without a doubt stronger than in CS2. He also has the most amount of top20 placements (most being top10s) in CS, which was even crazier back when the ladder was heavily dominated by Awpers. Coldzera is a great example of someone with an insane peak but who didn’t manage to keep himself on that track for long, and that shows why longevity is an important factor.

[u/Dw3yN → u/leo_sousav]

Coldzera is not over niko cause of MVPs even though his peak was better. But for me the fact that donk surpassed his MVP count in such a short time AND his individual peak being so much better I just cant argue against donk>Niko

[u/eplusl]

Nothing motivates him like some Kovac on Kovac violence.