gla1ve joined HLTV Confirmed to talk about his return from a three-month break, the roster situation with bubzkji and Xyp9x on the bench, es3tag's surprising integration, and their ESL Pro League win. The in-game leader in his team's four Major victories talked about Magisk growing into the leader role and the accusations about Astralis players not controlling their own social media. 

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0:00 - Podcast intro

Hotseat with gla1ve
2:38 - Introducing gla1ve - “the best IGL in CS:GO history”
3:49 - Returning from the burnout break
10:11 - Magisk and gla1ve IGL situation
18:53 - EPL win, Astralis vs. Heroic 
23:07 - cadiaN and media drama
25:35 - Working with the extended roster
32:04 - Bringing back Xyp9x
37:19 - Dealing with criticism

Recent news
40:11 - H4RR3 to Dignitas
44:37 - Complexity to sign jks - report
53:39 - SKADE disqualified from MDL for coach bug
57:53 - Flashpoint 2 to feature “3 top-20 invites”
1:03:37 - FaZe/OG surprise runs in IEM New York
1:16:33 - Nivera to join Vitality
1:18:14 - 100T to leave CS (again)

DH Open Fall
1:28:40 - How important is an RMR event now?
1:32:43 - Overviewing DH Open groups

Prospects of 2020/2021
1:44:11 - NA teams’ prospects in intercontinental matches 
1:51:20 - CSPPA safety protocols and LAN
2:01:02 - ESL & DreamHack schedule for 2021

Playtime
2:13:27 - Viewer questions
2:19:20 - Astralis PR training and device tweet
2:24:40 - Podcast outro

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