2x The Grind Podcast

Hello folks! On this special episode, we discuss our lead-up and preparation for HCS Worlds. The loser's bracket journey for Faze, and our reactions to Faze becoming champions! As always, thank you for your support! Make sure to comment down below with anything you want us to discuss on the next episode of 2x The Grind! - Coffee - This week's coffee is straight from Seattle roasted by Victrola Coffee Roasters! The Colombia Finca La Esperanza: https://www.victrolacoffee.com/collec... - Editor - Jon "EvilFern" Fernandez - contact@jonfernandez.media Youtube: @the.jonfernandez Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.jonfern... Twitter: https://twitter.com/JFernVisions - Music Credit: Artificial.Music - Track Name: "And So It Begins" Music By: Artificial Music @ https://soundcloud.com/artificial-music YT Channel HERE: / smarttoa. . Original upload HERE - https://soundcloud.com/artificial-mus... License for commercial use: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC BY 3.0) License. Full License HERE - https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Music promoted by NCM https://goo.gl/fh3rEJ HCS World Champion! - Ep. 52 #esportspodcast #hcs #haloesports #fazeclan

- Contents - 00:00 Intro and Coffee 13:40 Worst Placement of the Year for Faze 15:20 Shopify Rebellion Improvements 24:08 Expanding Map Pool for Faze 28:05 Applauding OpTic 35:12 Formal MVP and Console FPS GOAT 38:28 APG and his impact on the map 43:45 Outro - Coffee - Trying out Stok cold brew today and it really won't ever let you down, great brew and great with any creamer or flavor! Try it here: https://www.stokbrew.com/cold-brew/cold-brew-coffee/not-too-sweet-cold-brew-coffee-48oz - Audio & Equipment - Camera - Sony Handycam AX53 4K Mics - Samson Q2U Recording Device - Zoom H5 4-Input / 4-Track Portable Handy Recorder with Interchangeable X/Y Mic Capsule - Where to find us - https://twitter.com/2xTheGrind https://twitter.com/Praagy08?s=20 https://twitter.com/SnakeBiteFPS?s=20 https://www.instagram.com/2xthegrind/ - Audio Podcast - Apple Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/3cvedx5c Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/28nnjn92 Podbean: https://twoxthegrind.podbean.com - Editor - Jon "EvilFern" Fernandez - contact@jonfernandez.media Youtube: @the.jonfernandez Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.jonfernandez/?hl=en Twitter: https://twitter.com/JFernVisions - Music Credit: Artificial.Music - Track Name: "And So It Begins" Music By: Artificial Music @ https://soundcloud.com/artificial-music YT Channel HERE: https://www.youtube.com/user/SmartToa... Original upload HERE - https://soundcloud.com/artificial-mus... License for commercial use: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC BY 3.0) License. Full License HERE - https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Music promoted by NCM https://goo.gl/fh3rEJ #hcs #haloesports #esportspodcast

- Contents - 00:00 Intro and Coffee 01:37 Thank You for Your Comments 06:15 HCS Format Confusion 18:00 HCS Competitiveness 23:45 Faze's Discipline and Ability to Adapt 37:50 HCS Is Keeping Halo Alive 40:28 How Snakebite Prepares for Worlds 51:50 Why Snakebite Hates the GOAT Convo 54:08 Outro - Coffee - Starbucks Pumpkin Spiced Cold Brew - Basic B****es today ;) - Audio & Equipment - Camera - Sony Handycam AX53 4K Mics - Samson Q2U Recording Device - Zoom H5 4-Input / 4-Track Portable Handy Recorder with Interchangeable X/Y Mic Capsule - Where to find us - https://twitter.com/2xTheGrind https://twitter.com/Praagy08?s=20 https://twitter.com/SnakeBiteFPS?s=20 https://www.instagram.com/2xthegrind/ - Audio Podcast - Apple Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/3cvedx5c Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/28nnjn92 Podbean: https://twoxthegrind.podbean.com - Editor - Jon "EvilFern" Fernandez - contact@jonfernandez.media Youtube: @the.jonfernandez Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.jonfernandez/?hl=en Twitter: https://twitter.com/JFernVisions - Music Credit: Artificial.Music - Track Name: "And So It Begins" Music By: Artificial Music @ https://soundcloud.com/artificial-music YT Channel HERE: https://www.youtube.com/user/SmartToa... Original upload HERE - https://soundcloud.com/artificial-mus... License for commercial use: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC BY 3.0) License. Full License HERE - https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Music promoted by NCM https://goo.gl/fh3rEJ #hcs #haloesports #esportspodcast #fazeclan #faze

Hello one and all, welcome to another episode of the pod and thank you for always showing up week in and week out, we appreciate you guys so much! Today we chat through the pools for the upcoming Major and dive into a roster change that has occurred, include our thoughts on G1 and the problems surrounding the org at the moment! Hope you enjoy and see you in the comments :) - Contents - 00:00 Intro and Coffee 05:07 Roster Changes before HCS Fort Worth 11:45 New Native White Roster 16:35 New G1 Roster 18:50 Fort Worth Pool Play 27:20 Teams in the Open Bracket 33:18 G1 Financial Situation 42:19 Coffee Rating 44:54 Lottie's Spiderman Story 49:40 Outro - Coffee - Thank you so much to Mike for gifting this bag of beans to us! We love you dude! Coffee this week is from Cool Beans, it's their French Toast blend, and when I tell you it smells and tastes exactly like french toast, it's no lie! check them out here: https://coolbeanslbi.com/products/french-toast-coffee - Audio & Equipment - Camera - Sony Handycam AX53 4K Mics - Samson Q2U Recording Device - Zoom H5 4-Input / 4-Track Portable Handy Recorder with Interchangeable X/Y Mic Capsule - Where to find us - https://twitter.com/2xTheGrind https://twitter.com/Praagy08?s=20 https://twitter.com/SnakeBiteFPS?s=20 https://www.instagram.com/2xthegrind/ - Audio Podcast - Apple Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/3cvedx5c Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/28nnjn92 Podbean: https://twoxthegrind.podbean.com - Editor - Jon "EvilFern" Fernandez - contact@jonfernandez.media Youtube: @the.jonfernandez Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.jonfern... Twitter: https://twitter.com/JFernVisions - Music Credit: Artificial.Music - Track Name: "And So It Begins" Music By: Artificial Music @ https://soundcloud.com/artificial-music YT Channel HERE: / smarttoa. . Original upload HERE - https://soundcloud.com/artificial-mus... License for commercial use: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC BY 3.0) License. Full License HERE - https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Music promoted by NCM https://goo.gl/fh3rEJ #hcs #haloesports #esportspodcast

Hello folks! We are back with another episode and this week we are covering some big parts of the recent LAN event in Salt Lake City! We haven't forgotten some of the other teams though and will chat through them next week and also dive into pool play for the upcoming Major! Hope you enjoy!!! - Coffee - Today we tested out a Cold Brew from La Colombe, it was delicious! check them out here: https://www.lacolombe.com/products/pure-black-pack We also wanted to recommend our favorite creamer at the moment: https://www.chobani.com/products/creamers/dairy/sweet-cream Mix these two together over ice and you have a dreamy cup of quick coffeeeeee - Audio & Equipment - Camera - Sony Handycam AX53 4K Mics - Samson Q2U Recording Device - Zoom H5 4-Input / 4-Track Portable Handy Recorder with Interchangeable X/Y Mic Capsule - Where to find us - https://twitter.com/2xTheGrind https://twitter.com/Praagy08?s=20 https://twitter.com/SnakeBiteFPS?s=20 https://www.instagram.com/2xthegrind/ - Audio Podcast - Apple Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/3cvedx5c Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/28nnjn92 Podbean: https://twoxthegrind.podbean.com - Editor - Jon "EvilFern" Fernandez - jfernvisions@gmail.com Youtube: @the.jonfernandez Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.jonfernandez/?hl=en Twitter: https://twitter.com/JFernVisions - Music Credit: Artificial.Music - Track Name: "And So It Begins" Music By: Artificial Music @ https://soundcloud.com/artificial-music YT Channel HERE: https://www.youtube.com/user/SmartToa... Original upload HERE - https://soundcloud.com/artificial-mus... License for commercial use: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC BY 3.0) License. Full License HERE - https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Music promoted by NCM https://goo.gl/fh3rEJ #hcs #haloesports #esportspodcas

Yo 2XTG FAM!!! How we doing on this fine Thursday? This episode is all about Salt Lake City, not so much place place, more so about the next HCS Tourney that will be held there! Roster changes are discussed in detail and we also take a look at the pools for the weekend too! Take a look at the chapters but stick around for it all to get more context on the convos! Huge shoutout to Fern who has come on board as our editor for the channel, we are so stoked to work with him, so check out his socials below! - Contents - 00:00 Intro 01:35 Native Red Changes 04:20 Complexity Changes 07:11 Individually Skilled Players In Halo Infinite 10:07 Kuhlect and Native White 14:50 Barcode 17:15 G1 Changes 25:45 Skilled Players in HCS 29:19 Cratos and Suspector Drama 32:45 Why the "Passion Pit" is the way it is 34:40 CDL Scrappy vs Kismet Trash Talk 36:12 Snakebite in the Passion Pit 41:15 NAVI Changes 43:20 Pools for SSG Invitational 53:40 Outro - Coffee - No Coffee today! - Audio & Equipment - Camera - Sony Handycam AX53 4K Mics - Samson Q2U Recording Device - Zoom H5 4-Input / 4-Track Portable Handy Recorder with Interchangeable X/Y Mic Capsule - Where to find us - https://twitter.com/2xTheGrind https://twitter.com/Praagy08?s=20 https://twitter.com/SnakeBiteFPS?s=20 https://www.instagram.com/2xthegrind/ - Audio Podcast - Apple Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/3cvedx5c Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/28nnjn92 Podbean: https://twoxthegrind.podbean.com - Editor - Editor: Jon "EvilFern" Fernandez - jfernvisions@gmail.com YouTube: @the.jonfernandez Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.jonfernandez/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/JFernVisions - Music Credit: Artificial.Music - Track Name: "And So It Begins" Music By: Artificial Music @ https://soundcloud.com/artificial-music YT Channel HERE: https://www.youtube.com/user/SmartToa... Original upload HERE - https://soundcloud.com/artificial-mus... License for commercial use: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC BY 3.0) License. Full License HERE - https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Music promoted by NCM https://goo.gl/fh3rEJ MORE ROSTER CHANGES?!? Drama before the SSG Invitational! - Ep. 45 #esports #esportspodcast #hcs #haloesports

Good Morning 2xTG Fam! We have quite the chatty episode for you guys especially as we are back to full health, the LAN Flu really got us good! Today we chat through the decisions we see being made quite regularly at the moment in Esports, where Pro players are retiring to make a mark in the streaming world and we chat about what that entails for them! We also discuss the changes in season 4 and the thoughts behind how they will feel in a competitive environment! Hope you enjoy, and as always keep it positive.. even when in a debate or sharing an opinion :) - Contents - 00:00:00 - Intro - Coffee - No Coffee today! - Audio & Equipment - Camera - Sony Handycam AX53 4K Mics - Samson Q2U Recording Device - Zoom H5 4-Input / 4-Track Portable Handy Recorder with Interchangeable X/Y Mic Capsule - Where to find us - https://twitter.com/2xTheGrind https://twitter.com/Praagy08?s=20 https://twitter.com/SnakeBiteFPS?s=20 https://www.instagram.com/2xthegrind/ -Audio Podcast - Apple Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/3cvedx5c Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/28nnjn92 Podbean: https://twoxthegrind.podbean.com - Music Credit: Artificial.Music - Track Name: "And So It Begins" Music By: Artificial Music @ https://soundcloud.com/artificial-music YT Channel HERE: https://www.youtube.com/user/SmartToa... Original upload HERE - https://soundcloud.com/artificial-mus... License for commercial use: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC BY 3.0) License. Full License HERE - https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Music promoted by NCM https://goo.gl/fh3rEJ

What's up 2xTG Fam! FaZe do it AGAIN and are your back 2 back LAN Champions.. we get into the win, the reaction to the win, the mindset that is needed for this type of Ice. Some teams who were shocking in good and bad ways and the general feelings surrounding this Major! We hope you enjoy and much love to you as always! - Contents - 00:00:00 - Intro 00:06:00 - Does it feel different to win a major 00:08:35 - Why hold the trophy this time compared to last time? 00:12:00 - Why does it seem like you and your don’t care when you win? Going back in history 00:26:30 - The moment in the weekend where Faze realized they were locked in 00:29:46 - How to hit the next level of gameplay when going against SSG? 00:37:34 - OpTic not having the best results but why you should have respect for this roster 00:42:00 - Scape goats 00:51:00 - Quadrant making history twice 00:55:30- Sentinels roster change paid off 01:00:00 - Renegade quote from last event “I want to be a dominant team, I want to 4-0 in the finals” 01:07:00 - End sentiments - Coffee - We were sipping on Wawa's finest brew today, listen to the intro to hear our go to orders! - Audio & Equipment - Camera - Sony Handycam AX53 4K Mics - Samson Q2U Recording Device - Zoom H5 4-Input / 4-Track Portable Handy Recorder with Interchangeable X/Y Mic Capsule - Where to find us - https://twitter.com/2xTheGrind https://twitter.com/Praagy08?s=20 https://twitter.com/SnakeBiteFPS?s=20 https://www.instagram.com/2xthegrind/ -Audio Podcast - Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/2x-the-grind-podcast/id1554111346 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2gpjB1HzMnm2io4FewDxKQ?si=8dc4109deed548db Podbean: https://twoxthegrind.podbean.com - Music Credit: Artificial.Music - Track Name: "And So It Begins" Music By: Artificial Music @ https://soundcloud.com/artificial-music YT Channel HERE: https://www.youtube.com/user/SmartToa... Original upload HERE - https://soundcloud.com/artificial-mus... License for commercial use: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC BY 3.0) License. Full License HERE - https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Music promoted by NCM https://goo.gl/fh3rEJ

Good morning! Welcome to Episode 42! Lot is back from Cod Champs and gives us her breakdown of what happened and how things played out! We also dive into our initial thoughts on Halo Infinite season 4 and how the new additions seem to be playing out! Hope you like the episode and thank you for the love and support as always! - Chapters - Incoming!! Coffee - We didn't try anything today! - Audio & Equipment - Camera - Sony Handycam AX53 4K Mics - Samson Q2U Recording Device - Zoom H5 4-Input / 4-Track Portable Handy Recorder with Interchangeable X/Y Mic Capsule - Where to find us - https://twitter.com/2xTheGrind https://twitter.com/Praagy08?s=20 https://twitter.com/SnakeBiteFPS?s=20 https://www.instagram.com/2xthegrind/ -Audio Podcast - Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2gpjB1H... Podbean: https://twoxthegrind.podbean.com - Music Credit: Artificial.Music - Track Name: "And So It Begins" Music By: Artificial Music @ https://soundcloud.com/artificial-music YT Channel HERE: https://www.youtube.com/user/SmartToa... Original upload HERE - https://soundcloud.com/artificial-mus... License for commercial use: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC BY 3.0) License. Full License HERE - https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Music promoted by NCM https://goo.gl/fh3rEJ

Note: So sorry AGAIN for poor mic quality, had a big issue crop up and only realized after the recording :'( we will be investing in new equipment LVP and PJ dive into all things HALO Rostermania with so many teams in NA changing! We go into some faults of the old rosters and what we can maybe hope to see with the new squads that formed! - Contents - 00:00 Intro 5:00 OpTic's long day 11:34 N8V Red Roster update 15:58 - N8V White gets Kuhlect 21:05 COL all new roster 25:39 Cykul Breakout event 33:18 G1's New look roster 44:35 SEN old trio back together 47:18 Closing out Rostermania - Coffee - We didn't try anything today, just had a casual sip on a iced GNM latte :) - Audio & Equipment - Camera - Sony Handycam AX53 4K Mics - Samson Q2U Recording Device - Zoom H5 4-Input / 4-Track Portable Handy Recorder with Interchangeable X/Y Mic Capsule - Where to find us - https://twitter.com/2xTheGrind https://twitter.com/Praagy08?s=20 https://twitter.com/SnakeBiteFPS?s=20 https://www.instagram.com/2xthegrind/ - Audio Podcast - Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2gpjB1H... Podbean: https://twoxthegrind.podbean.com - Music Credit: Artificial.Music - Track Name: "And So It Begins" Music By: Artificial Music @ https://soundcloud.com/artificial-music YT Channel HERE: https://www.youtube.com/user/SmartToa... Original upload HERE - https://soundcloud.com/artificial-mus... License for commercial use: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC BY 3.0) License. Full License HERE - https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Music promoted by NCM https://goo.gl/fh3rEJ

Note: Our mics aren't the clearest, not sure what happened with our recording device but it peaked quite a bit, apologies for the not smooth audio this week! Ello ello!!! Episode 40 is a good one! Celebrating PJ's win, we talk about the feelings behind the win, team comms, resilience and thoughts on the event as a whole! We hope you can feel the fun and excitement through the screen and thank you for the support as always! We will also be covering more of the Global Invitational and breaking down other teams next episode!! - Contents - 00:00:00 - Intro and Coffee 00:03:26 - LAN, general overview! 00:04:38 - Quadrant; Europe's Hopes and dreams 00:09:02 - Hive, the team that surprised us all, Game 5 explained 00:14:25 - Halo 5 and Infinites difference in competitive levels 00:16:46 - Intensity and how to bring it into the team 00:18:00 - Winners and Grand Finals comms 00:26:31 - Royal 1 and what he does when comms are crazy 00:28:07 - FaZe Winning the Event and the mental going into the Finals 00:35:19 - SSG momentum 00:41:20 - What we are discussing next week, more LAN, OpTic etc 00:42:12 - DID IT FEEL GOOD TO WIN? 00:45:07 - LVP's thought on PJ's Gameplay - Coffee - We bought a bag of beans from the Adolphus in downtown Texas, the most beautiful hotel and coffee shop! These beans are what the Otto's coffee shop used in the hotel! This bag is from the Full City Rooster Coffee Roasters beans, truly delicious bag with notes of brownies! Check out their coffee here: https://www.fullcityrooster.com/ - Audio & Equipment - Camera - Sony Handycam AX53 4K Mics - Samson Q2U Recording Device - Zoom H5 4-Input / 4-Track Portable Handy Recorder with Interchangeable X/Y Mic Capsule - Where to find us - https://twitter.com/2xTheGrind https://twitter.com/Praagy08?s=20 https://twitter.com/SnakeBiteFPS?s=20 https://www.instagram.com/2xthegrind/ - Audio Podcast - Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2gpjB1H... Podbean: https://twoxthegrind.podbean.com - Music Credit: Artificial.Music - Track Name: "And So It Begins" Music By: Artificial Music @ https://soundcloud.com/artificial-music YT Channel HERE: https://www.youtube.com/user/SmartToa... Original upload HERE - https://soundcloud.com/artificial-mus... License for commercial use: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC BY 3.0) License. Full License HERE - https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Music promoted by NCM https://goo.gl/fh3rEJ

It's LAN time baby!! We are going straight into what it's like to be at LAN, what to look forward, how we both prepare and what we actually get up to during these big tournaments! Hope you enjoy the episode ahead of the Global Invitational and that it gets you excited for all of the action that is about to unfold! Much Love x - Coffee - We have so many Paper St coffee beans it would be criminal to not keep testing them out so today we tried Marla! Ethiopia, is known throughout the world as the birth place of coffee. Marla, this single origin Etheopinan coffee from the Sidama region, will deliver a balanced, sweet, and smooth cup that will keep you hooked with its dessert like flavor profile. Notes: Strawberry, Blueberry and Dark Chocolate! Try the bag for yourself here: https://paperstcoffee.com/products/marla?variant=43196998058221 - Audio & Equipment - Camera - Sony Handycam AX53 4K Mics - Samson Q2U Recording Device - Zoom H5 4-Input / 4-Track Portable Handy Recorder with Interchangeable X/Y Mic Capsule - Where to find us - https://twitter.com/2xTheGrind https://twitter.com/Praagy08?s=20 https://twitter.com/SnakeBiteFPSs=20 https://www.instagram.com/2xthegrind/ - Audio Podcast - Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/2x-the-grind-podcast/id1554111346 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5ogg4ETWN0JaW7Wy8dxnVQ?si=wS74TYPbQi6VGj_gO7QmoQ Podbean: https://twoxthegrind.podbean.com - Music Credit: Artificial.Music - Track Name: "And So It Begins" Music By: Artificial Music @ https://soundcloud.com/artificial-music YT Channel HERE: https://www.youtube.com/user/SmartToa...Original upload HERE - https://soundcloud.com/artificial-mus...License for commercial use: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC BY 3.0) License.Full License HERE - https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...Music promoted by NCM https://goo.gl/fh3rEJ#haloinfinite #gaming #esports #podcast #couple

What's Good Fam!? Hope everyone is having a fantastic week and enjoyed all of the Halo action from the Faze Dallas Qualifier last weekend! This episode we dive straight into it and give our insights into some of the hottest matchups and drama surrounding the tournament! As always, please comment and let us know what you think of everything we talk about, or even just adding a point to the conversation yourself! Thanks as always and much love ☕ - Contents - 00:03:00 - Intro thoughts on the FaZe HCS Dallas Qualifier 00:05:30 - Complexity, the gameplay on the weekend and the pressure they face in Dallas 00:11:10 - OpTic's performance 00:19:21 - SSG/FaZe/online impacts 00:25:24 - FaZe vs OpTic 00:34:15 - SSG vs FaZe 00:43:32 - Quadrant 00:44:51 - G1 00:48:32 - Sentinels performance and individual pop offs - Audio & Equipment - Camera - Sony Handycam AX53 4K Mics - Samson Q2U Recording Device - Zoom H5 4-Input / 4-Track Portable Handy Recorder with Interchangeable X/Y Mic Capsule - Where to find us - https://twitter.com/2xTheGrind https://twitter.com/Praagy08?s=20 https://twitter.com/SnakeBiteFPSs=20 https://www.instagram.com/2xthegrind/ - Audio Podcast - Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/2x-the-grind-podcast/id1554111346 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5ogg4ETWN0JaW7Wy8dxnVQ?si=wS74TYPbQi6VGj_gO7QmoQ Podbean: https://twoxthegrind.podbean.com - Music Credit: Artificial.Music - Track Name: "And So It Begins" Music By: Artificial Music @ https://soundcloud.com/artificial-music YT Channel HERE: https://www.youtube.com/user/SmartToa...Original upload HERE - https://soundcloud.com/artificial-mus...License for commercial use: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC BY 3.0) License.Full License HERE - https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...Music promoted by NCM https://goo.gl/fh3rEJ#haloinfinite #gaming #esports #podcast #couple

Hello and Good Morning 2XTG peeps! Hope you are having a wonderful week and have a cup of your preferred beverage ready to go as we dive into the discussions today. This Episode is based around the 2K results and dives straight into the Newest Halo patch, discussing the significance of the changes and timing around the changes which leads nicely into the FaZe Clan HCS Dallas Qualifier happening this Friday & Saturday. We hope you enjoy and as always we love to hear your feedback whether you agree with our takes or not, the only thing we ask is that you keep your opinions respectful when interacting with the channel and anyone else making comments! Thank you as always!! - Contents - 00:00:00 - Start 00:01:49 - Discussion on the 2K results 00:12:23 - The HCS Patch, the significance of this change so close to the tournament and what this could mean 00:26:40 - Why the Patch effects casual players in such a big way 00:33:39 - FaZe HCS Dallas Qualifier, what this means for teams and how important this qualifier is - Coffee - Today we were sipping on the 'Tyler' beans curtiosy of our friends at Paper Sreet Coffee, sending over 7 bags of their wonderful products means we have lots to try! Tyler is a honey processed coffee where the coffee bean is dried in its mucilage using the heavy, cold winds of the Inga region of Colombia. Tyler comes from land ruled by a "cabildo" or group of elders that make sure ancestral traditions are passed on through the flavor of this coffee. Try the bag for yourself here: https://paperstcoffee.com/collections/frontpage/products/tyler - Audio & Equipment - Camera - Sony Handycam AX53 4K Mics - Samson Q2U Recording Device - Zoom H5 4-Input / 4-Track Portable Handy Recorder with Interchangeable X/Y Mic Capsule - Where to find us - https://twitter.com/2xTheGrind https://twitter.com/Praagy08?s=20 https://twitter.com/SnakeBiteFPSs=20 https://www.instagram.com/2xthegrind/ - Audio Podcast - Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/2x-the-grind-podcast/id1554111346 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5ogg4ETWN0JaW7Wy8dxnVQ?si=wS74TYPbQi6VGj_gO7QmoQ Podbean: https://twoxthegrind.podbean.com - Music Credit: Artificial.Music - Track Name: "And So It Begins" Music By: Artificial Music @ https://soundcloud.com/artificial-music YT Channel HERE: https://www.youtube.com/user/SmartToa...Original upload HERE - https://soundcloud.com/artificial-mus...License for commercial use: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC BY 3.0) License.Full License HERE - https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...Music promoted by NCM https://goo.gl/fh3rEJ#haloinfinite #gaming #esports #podcast #couple

What's up everyone!!! In the celebration of PJ's Birthday we decided to jump on stream and have Episode 36 live, conversations were flowing and questions were answered! Thank you so much to everyone who tuned in and contributed to the episode, for those watching back, thankyou as always for the support and we hope you enjoy!! - Audio & Equipment - Camera - Sony Handycam AX53 4K Mics - Samson Q2U Recording Device - Zoom H5 4-Input / 4-Track Portable Handy Recorder with Interchangeable X/Y Mic Capsule - Where to find us - https://twitter.com/2xTheGrind https://twitter.com/Praagy08?s=20 https://twitter.com/SnakeBiteFPSs=20 https://www.instagram.com/2xthegrind/ - Audio Podcast - Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/2x-the-grind-podcast/id1554111346 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5ogg4ETWN0JaW7Wy8dxnVQ?si=wS74TYPbQi6VGj_gO7QmoQ Podbean: https://twoxthegrind.podbean.com - Music Credit: Artificial.Music - Track Name: "And So It Begins"Music By: Artificial Music @ https://soundcloud.com/artificial-music YT Channel HERE: https://www.youtube.com/user/SmartToa...Original upload HERE - https://soundcloud.com/artificial-mus...License for commercial use: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC BY 3.0) License.Full License HERE - https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...Music promoted by NCM https://goo.gl/fh3rEJ#haloinfinite #gaming #esports #podcast #couple

Hello hello!! Welcome back to the podcast and welcome to episode 35! This Ep is mostly going over the most recent HCS 4K, what went down, Complexity making a huge run and Faze winning the tournament. We touch upon the cheating accusations that have been floating around for a while but surfaced post the 4K and also discuss scrims at a high level; what insight can you get from them and comparing how other Esports navigate scrims! Hope you enjoy and as always, thank you! P.s Apologies for my allergies playing up, very nasally this episode! - LVP xo - Contents - 00:00:00 - Start 00:05:38 - Halo 4K chat 00:19:50 - Cheating Allegations 00:26:11 - Complexity's run in the 4K 00:32:24 - Grande Finals, what was the big difference between FaZe playing Complexity in the winners finals compared to the Grande Finals? 00:43:36 - "They won but they didn't have to play OpTic' 00:44:36 - Deep Dive into scrims, talking about different team levels and how the seriousness of scrims have changed throughout the years! 00:57:50 - quick CDL breakdown of the Major results! 1:08:07 - Coffee Rating and end - Coffee - Our coffee beans this week come from Texas and more importantly from a dear friend of the podcast and SnakePit! GpDavix and Sarah sent us their favourite bag of beans, from summer moon, called Velvet Blaze! This is a medium roast. "A blend of beans spanning the globe. Roasted with a flavor as intense as the flame that birthed it, as rich as the soil it was grown in, and as smooth as the law will allow." Tasting Notes: Roasted Walnut, Blackberry, Milk Chocolate. Grinded with a Timemore grinder. Check out the bag we tried here: https://summermooncoffee.com/collections/wood-fired-coffee/products/velvet-blaze - Audio & Equipment - Camera - Sony Handycam AX53 4K Mics - Samson Q2U Recording Device - Zoom H5 4-Input / 4-Track Portable Handy Recorder with Interchangeable X/Y Mic Capsule - Where to find us - https://twitter.com/2xTheGrind https://twitter.com/Praagy08?s=20 https://twitter.com/SnakeBiteFPSs=20 https://www.instagram.com/2xthegrind/ - Audio Podcast - Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/2x-the-grind-podcast/id1554111346 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5ogg4ETWN0JaW7Wy8dxnVQ?si=wS74TYPbQi6VGj_gO7QmoQ Podbean: https://twoxthegrind.podbean.com - Music Credit: Artificial.Music - Track Name: "And So It Begins"Music By: Artificial Music @ https://soundcloud.com/artificial-music YT Channel HERE: https://www.youtube.com/user/SmartToa...Original upload HERE - https://soundcloud.com/artificial-mus...License for commercial use: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC BY 3.0) License.Full License HERE - https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...Music promoted by NCM https://goo.gl/fh3rEJ#haloinfinite #gaming #esports #podcast #couple

Hello 2XTG FAM!!! Good morning, afternoon or evening, depending on when you are tuning in! Today's episode is all about rosters; the triple trade (as we are calling it) that has happened recently in the HCS ahead of the next Major, we dive into hypotheticals: what is a breaking point for a top team? what would it take for a top roster to make a change? Finally SB talks about how Frosty was picked up many years ago and how he knew that Frosty was the right fit! oh and can't forget the patio update that you have all been waiting for ;) Thanks as always for the incredible support and a HUGE shout out to Paper St Coffee who sent us the most incredible care package for this episode!! - Contents - 00:00:00 - Start & Coffee! 00:07:13 - Patio Update lmao 00:11:17 - TRIPLE TRADE 00:30:46 - BIG Hypotheticals, what future teams could make a change? What is the breaking point for a top 4 team? 00:44:15 - How did Frosty get picked up? 01:00:38 - Rating Coffee & End! - Coffee - This week's Bean is right up our street - excuse the pun! Paper St Coffee were unbelievably generous and sent us over not one but 6 different bags of their beans!! Today we tried out 'Renegade' as we thought it was only fitting that we go for the bag named after a FaZe Halo member! These beans are a single origin Dark roast with notes of Peach, Lime and Black tea. These beans come from land that is irrigated from one of Africa's largest freshwater lakes. The growers form part of a group that focuses on safe agricultural practices but also strive to escape the cycle of poverty and social inequality that has been present in their country for years. Paper St Coffee aim to change the way we wake up! With premium, small-batch coffee that retains the flavors of its homeland in vivid, exhilarating detail—the true voice of coffee is opening our eyes to a new world full of inspiration, opportunity, and adventure fueled by untainted, delicious energy! THANK YOU to Paper Street Coffee for the incredible beans! Check out the bag we tried and many more of their incredible beans: https://paperstcoffee.com/collections/frontpage/products/copy-of-stella - Audio & Equipment - Camera - Sony Handycam AX53 4K Mics - Samson Q2U Recording Device - Zoom H5 4-Input / 4-Track Portable Handy Recorder with Interchangeable X/Y Mic Capsule - Where to find us - https://twitter.com/2xTheGrind https://twitter.com/Praagy08?s=20 https://twitter.com/SnakeBiteFPS?s=20 https://www.instagram.com/2xthegrind/ - Audio Podcast - Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2gpjB1H... Podbean: https://twoxthegrind.podbean.com - Music Credit: Artificial.Music - Track Name: "And So It Begins" Music By: Artificial Music @ https://soundcloud.com/artificial-music YT Channel HERE: https://www.youtube.com/user/SmartToa... Original upload HERE - https://soundcloud.com/artificial-mus... License for commercial use: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC BY 3.0) License. Full License HERE - https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Music promoted by NCM https://goo.gl/fh3rEJ #haloinfinite #gaming #esports #podcast #couple

GOOD MORNING PEEPS!! We hope you enjoy this laid back but thought provoking episode where we just riff off one another chatting away about what has been popping into our minds lately! As always let us know your thoughts and feelings, we can't thank you enough for the love and support on all of the episodes! Thank you guys so much - LVP & SB - Contents - 00:00:00 - Start 00:03:09 - Being a spontaneous couple 00:08:46 - The Masters 00:13:03 - Mind over matter, can you really do anything you put your mind to? 00:19:15 - Retirement 00:21:00 - When do you start noticing potential retiring pro players? 00:24:53 - When is it too old to switch games as a pro? 00:27:05 - If Shotzzy switched back to Halo, how long would it take him to get on top form? 00:30:07 - What would dictate SnakeBite retiring? 00:35:55 - Will Esports have a tonne of pro players retiring into other Esports roles? 00:43:29 - What is SnakeBites dream retirement plan? 00:50:16 - CDL but go off on a tangent and talk about LVP being biased or unbiased at events 00:54:39 - Actually talking about OpTic Texas and CDL 00:57:48 - Coffee Rating and Ending - Coffee - This week we are sipping on professionally made lattes by GNM in New Jersey, if you are ever in South Jersey and pass GNM, please do go in and buy a perfectly made cup of excellence. You won't be disappointed! They also sell their very own beans! Check out our Instagram to find out more about them! https://www.instagram.com/2xthegrind/ - Audio & Equipment - Camera - Sony Handycam AX53 4K Mics - Samson Q2U Recording Device - Zoom H5 4-Input / 4-Track Portable Handy Recorder with Interchangeable X/Y Mic Capsule - Where to find us - https://twitter.com/2xTheGrind https://twitter.com/Praagy08?s=20 https://twitter.com/SnakeBiteFPS?s=20 https://www.instagram.com/2xthegrind/ - Audio Podcast - Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2gpjB1H... Podbean: https://twoxthegrind.podbean.com - Music Credit: Artificial.Music - Track Name: "And So It Begins" Music By: Artificial Music @ https://soundcloud.com/artificial-music YT Channel HERE: https://www.youtube.com/user/SmartToa... Original upload HERE - https://soundcloud.com/artificial-mus... License for commercial use: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC BY 3.0) License. Full License HERE - https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Music promoted by NCM https://goo.gl/fh3rEJ

WOW! What a welcome back, thank you for all the love on the last video! Here is Episode 31! Discussing FaZe's recent loss in the Open, why they aren't too worried about it and what it means, Whether Native White are the real deal? Story time with Snakebite too! We discuss what makes a Map any good and what maps should look like for Halo Infinite. We also reflect on the retirement of Scump and Methodz from competitive Call Of Duty and how that will shape the scene. Hope you enjoy and please leave your opinions/discussion on the episode below, we love hearing from you! - Contents - 00:00:00 - Start 00:10:35 - Teams showing up online but not on LAN 00:16:08 - Native White, the expectations of this team now 00:18:40 - Mental Hurdles and overcoming them to get to the next level 00:19:50 - How did SB find success on a team? 00:29:00 - Story time and how Dersky left 14 year old SnakeBite for StrongSide 00:37:47 - What makes a map GREAT? What can make Halo Infinite maps the best they can be? 00:56:51 - Our reactions to Scump Retiring 01:04:22 - Our reactions to Methodz Retiring 01:10:26 - Wrap up and Coffee ratings! - Coffee - This bag was gifted by one of our best friends Andy Dudynsky, or better known as Bravo, Caster of The Year! Thank you Brav! This roast is from Black River Roasters, This is the Organic Espresso Blend, This richer blend of medium roasted coffees meets you with hints of black cherry, followed by deeper notes of dark chocolate and caramel, with a nutty walnut-like finish. (disclaimer, not brewed according to instructions of the bag) Made with a French Press and TIMEMORE Chestnut C2 Grinder at 27 clicks, brewed 60 grams with 420 grams of hot water. Check out Black River Roasters here: https://blackriverroasters.com/collec... - Audio & Equipment - Camera - Sony Handycam AX53 4K Mics - Samson Q2U Recording Device - Zoom H5 4-Input / 4-Track Portable Handy Recorder with Interchangeable X/Y Mic Capsule - Where to find us - https://twitter.com/2xTheGrind https://twitter.com/Praagy08?s=20 https://twitter.com/SnakeBiteFPS?s=20 https://www.instagram.com/2xthegrind/ - Audio Podcast - Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2gpjB1H... Podbean: https://twoxthegrind.podbean.com - Music Credit: Artificial.Music - Track Name: "And So It Begins" Music By: Artificial Music @ https://soundcloud.com/artificial-music YT Channel HERE: / smarttoa. . Original upload HERE - https://soundcloud.com/artificial-mus... License for commercial use: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC BY 3.0) License. Full License HERE - https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Music promoted by NCM https://goo.gl/fh3rEJ

WHATS UP 2XTG FAM! Episode 32 is here bright and early, bring you some cool conversations as we just chat away about the HCS 4K Online tourney and talk about the skill level of players and the mindset players can have about one another, we touch upon CLG and the rumors of the end of the Org and end on a discussion about LVP's tweet, giving a bit more context and understanding about respect within Esports, or lack of it! Hope you enjoy and as always please share your thoughts and opinions on our discussions!!! - Contents - 00:00:00 - Start 00:04:17 - HCS 4K Results, what did FaZe learn about OpTic since Charlotte? 00:07:15 - The cool thing about losing 00:19:33 - Up and coming teams in the HCS this year? 00:26:20 - Do any individual players ever give you nerves playing against them? 00:33:30 - Do teams have mental blocks against players or teams? 00:37:10 - Any Player or teams that have shocked or surprised you? 00:45:00 - CLG Rumors 00:47:55 - Twitch Chat, putting some context behind LVP's tweet - Coffee - This week we are trying out a Nespresso pod in the Vertuo line, this is the Arondio. It is mild with a rounded, smooth cereal note. A subtle acidity and a deep, gentle intensity makes this a long black coffee with an approachable character. Best served as Gran Lungo 5.07 oz. Notes: Nutty & Balanced. Check out Nespresso here: https://tinyurl.com/k7fmbrtx - Audio & Equipment - Camera - Sony Handycam AX53 4K Mics - Samson Q2U Recording Device - Zoom H5 4-Input / 4-Track Portable Handy Recorder with Interchangeable X/Y Mic Capsule - Where to find us - https://twitter.com/2xTheGrind https://twitter.com/Praagy08?s=20 https://twitter.com/SnakeBiteFPS?s=20 https://www.instagram.com/2xthegrind/ - Audio Podcast - Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2gpjB1H... Podbean: https://twoxthegrind.podbean.com - Music Credit: Artificial.Music - Track Name: "And So It Begins" Music By: Artificial Music @ https://soundcloud.com/artificial-music YT Channel HERE: https://www.youtube.com/user/SmartToa... Original upload HERE - https://soundcloud.com/artificial-mus... License for commercial use: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC BY 3.0) License. Full License HERE - https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Music promoted by NCM https://goo.gl/fh3rEJ