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There are big problems with Valve's VRS system in Counter-Strike esports, so messioso joins Richard Lewis, Thorin, and MonteCristo to discuss on a new episode of The Four Horsemen!
Topics include how teams like FaZe and Team Liquid are gaming the VRS system for Major qualification, the respect given to the CS player break, why the disastrous XPL event in China is indicative of the many problems in the current system, and some ideas for positive change in the future.
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Editing: Andrew Hibbard
Art: Atantalas
The Four Horsemen Episode 66 was filmed on July 12, 2026.
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0:00 Thoughts on the VRS system
9:34 How players and orgs are making money
29:27 The Player Break + calendar structure
46:14 How teams "game" the circuit
59:58 FaZe
1:13:04 XPL
1:28:31 The problems at XPL
2:06:26 Will jL be on an S-tier desk again?
2:09:55 Will Astralis make a roster change before September?
2:14:03 What can be changed?
2:33:30 Closing thoughts
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