Professional Counter-Strike commentator Alexey "PCH3LK1N" Pchelkin shared his opinion on the changes in Natus Vincere's CS2 lineup exclusively for Telecomasia.net.
Pchelkin commented on s1mple's decision to leave Natus Vincere:
No one knows or understands what s1mple will do. How long will his break be? How will it affect him? How will he be able to return and to which team? So many questions and almost no answers. Some stars don't light up again after a long break.
The commentator thinks that the potential replacement of the sniper for w0nderful is not going to be equal:
I haven't seen w0nderful in action for a long time. And you can't say he's ever shown an awesome performance. Of course, it's not s1mple, and the replacement is not equal. But maybe he will open up in Natus Vincere.
On October 26, Oleksandr Kostyliev stated that he wants to take a break from performing on the professional CS scene. He revealed what he will be doing in the near future. S1mple said he may consider offers from other clubs.
Earlier HLTV said that Natus Vincere may sign Ihor "w0nderful" Zhdanov to replace s1mple.