To all those who are inviting me to play, whether you're trying to scam me or not, this is the highest rank I got in Premier. This was early on within the first 16 weeks of CS2 being out. I only had 31 wins, and by this point, every match was an over hour-long queue, and the lobbies would be filled with spin-botters. So, I let my rank decay. Obviously, I think I could go much higher on the leaderboard than this, and it's been a while since I played FACEIT or back in the day ESEA. Private servers may be more secure, but my experience with them was full of lower ranks filled with toxic losers who had no idea how to play the game. Essentially trolls who would prevent anyone from moving up levels, especially if I was solo queueing. I think the highest level I had was 8, but now my account is at level 5, as it seems like since CS2 came out, the ELO for my account has been reset, since I haven't played on FACEIT for a number of years.

I appreciate all the invites, and I do want to get more serious about playing, but personal life has gotten in the way, and I don't always have time for it. But I believe I could be among the top players in the world. I've been playing since 2014 or even earlier, and I have a lot of knowledge, skill, and potential when it comes to this game. Currently, I'm waiting to upgrade my PC so I can match my framerate to my skill level, as CS2 doesn't run as well as CSGO did on my PC. When that happens, I'm going to spend some time delving into the competitive scene and grinding my way up the ladder. I want to hit Global, as I never have and never played enough matchmaking to get there. I'd like to do it for all the competitive maps in the pool.

Then I want to get higher on the Premier list, at least making it on the North American list or the World list. This seems like it'll be easily achievable since I've already almost hit 20k. As long as Valve starts cracking down on cheaters more (good luck), I should be able to achieve that goal fairly quickly. My last goal is to grind to level 10 on FACEIT, another goal I feel like I can get easily as I have several groups and friends that say they can help me get there. My next goal after all that would be to get noticed and signed to some team that actually competes at LAN and in tournaments, but this is the goal that feels unreachable at the moment. First, I need to learn a team environment more, as I'm mostly a solo player on everything lately, and then next would be finding the right team to help my talents excel and stay consistent. It's a stepping stone ladder to the top, and I'm not sure I'll even start as soon as I'd like to.

CS is a big part of my life, but it's not the ONLY part of my life, as I have big ambitions in other fields and in my education. Tech and gaming have always been a huge passion of mine, and the hard part has been managing everything and being able to do all the things I want to achieve.

With all that being said, one day I might accept the invites and start the journey, but for now, I'll still be stuck playing more casually in my free time. There is a lot of lore and story behind my journey and how I've gotten to this point, and all will be revealed in due time. I have so much more to share with anyone that's willing to listen and connect with me on a community level. I love this community, CS, and gaming in general, and whatever I end up doing with my life will certainly include all those things and more. Please stay tuned and hang in there with me, and I promise to deliver (eventually). Thank you for reading and believing in me. Here's to 10 more years with this amazing game and community. Cheers.

PS. (I don't speak Russian)