After FaZe Clan was eliminated from IEM Dallas 2025, the team posted a short clip on the X platform (Twitter), recording the emotional reaction of the Oleksandr "S1Mple" Kostyliev. In the video, the S1Mple called the opponent "BOT" and quickly corrected that it was just a joke.

🧊 Faze was eliminated by Heroic

🔥 The match took place in the semi-finals of the loss, ending with the score 1-2:

Ancient: FAZE won 13-9

Anubis: Faze loses 7-13

Mirage: Faze loses close to 14-16

❌ This result causes Faze to stop at 9-12, receive $ 5,000 and bonus $ 20,000.

📉 Poor form of s1mple

📊 The index of the S1Mple in the match:

Kills/Deaths: 35/48

ADR (average damage): 61

Rating: 5.3 - one of the lowest indicators.

📹 "joke" controversial

In the clip, s1mple said:

"Please put this in vlog. We lose some bot. Heroic is BOT. Sunpayus - I respect you. And the Belarus guy - I also respect. But we lose to the bot. And I'm 100% sure we will never lose to them, even when we don't practice for a month. With Rain, we will not lose to those bot. Because they are bot. Human, but my teammates are human.

[Laughs]

"I'm joking. But in every joke there is a part of the truth, right? American you must have heard that sentence, right?"

🧠 The action of Faze: Increase interaction or "fence first to welcome after"?

The fact that the FAZE actively posted this clip could be understood in two directions:

🗣️ Taking advantage of the S1Mple's communication attraction, although he did not stand out.

🧂 Light warning to the audience: "This is S1Mple, understand the context" - both take advantage of the character and keep the necessary distance.

📌 Conclusion

Although it is just a "joke", the S1Metle's statement once again highlights the welcoming and contradictory personality of the legendary CS2. He is still the focal point of the media - although the form is no longer at the peak.