British Counter-Strike 2 analyst Duncan "Thorin" Shields stated that fans of the shooter should treat esports athletes equally. The content creator noted that the community evaluated the failures of Gabriel "FalleN" Toledo and other top players differently. Thorin wrote about this on his page on X.
"Where were those 'restraint' and 'respect' that people show towards FalleN, to refrain from criticizing him, when shox, kennyS, and GuardiaN were playing in their last big teams? Hypocritical community."
In 2022, Shields called Toledo overrated, leading to a feud between Thorin and Natus Vincere member Alexander "s1mple" Kostylev, who disagreed with the analyst. Later, Thorin listed five reasons why FalleN is the "most overrated player in CS:GO history.