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I’d rather read about why are russians bad. Or more like why are they are playing the way it is. When you need to eco > they rush B. When you need to save the round > they go back 1v3. But that not just in CS, they do the same in Dota too. They just play and see these games differently.

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The argument I've heard is that Russian players have relatively high ping to EU servers, so are more prone to becoming frustrated and playing in a silly but fun way.

I'm not entirely sure I buy that, because the 2022 invasion of Ukraine was basically "Rush Kyiv, don't stop blyat"; an overwhelming advantage in manpower and equipment was squandered due to poor planning. Russia seems to have a very long martial tradition of just charging ahead and trying to win through sheer force of will.

The ping theory is very interesting. Some people claim Turkish players are also easily frustrated, and they also have high ping to European servers.

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