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- Do I have to leave?
- Yegor Markeloff is sitting next to me
Hello!
- Hi!
- I know that you had you b-day recently
You celebrated it on the bootcamp
- Well, we can say soÖ
- As I know you like parties very much
Iíve got a few photos which can prove that
Iíll show them to our viewers, to them
who havenít seen them before
- Whatís that?
- What can you tell about it? Whatís that?
- This is me. Iím pretending to be drunk on this photo
Though I wasnít drunk at all
- What else can you tell us?
- Thatís true!
- Whatís that?
- Oh, here Iím relaxed or slipping.
Nothing special.
- Do you sleep every day like that?
- No, only sometimes
- Wait a moment
Iíve got 2 more photos!
- That was wedding, itís a standard
I was asked to do that
- The brotherís?
No, itís lmbtís and Sonyaís wedding
I was asked to lend my shirt
I decided to help
- Iíve got this oneÖ
- Oh, this is a real ***
I was young and stupid
Iím really drunk here
- So you can say that you didnít celebrate you b-day
At this bootcamp?
- No
- Did you gather with a serious mood?
Did you have any preparations?
- Well, serious mood is too loud to say
On the very first days we had it
But later on it went as usuall
We did nothing special
What we couldnít have done online
We discussed the zones on all maps
A few positions which differ from those in 1.6,
Watched demos and set a regimen
as in Dnepropetrovsk I had a really hard one
I fell asleep at 6 or 7 am
- How did you celebrate the New Yearís Day?
Did you have such a periods when you could
make goals of becoming the worldís champion?
- Making aims never works for me
As for New Year, I celebrated it really ìcoolî
I fell ill on the 31st and spent 2 weeks at home
- Itís not your nature
- Itís illness, can happen to everybody
Well, in any case I went partying and
Had a beer treatment
- You said that your brother had got married
and as your family is very friendly
I think this event is very important for you too
- Of course!
What can you tell about his wife?
- Manya is really great person
I think sheís the best for my brother
The wedding itself was modest
The official part lasted for few hours
There was a little party
And right after that they left for their honeymoon
Now they are taking an apartment for a rent and live well
- In Dnepropetrovsk?
- Yes
- You havenít gone to Asus because of this wedding?
- Yes
We hadnít gone there in any case
Itís 1.6 there if Iím not mistaken
- Letís return to our topic
Nearly 30 minutes ago
You have played your first game on StarLadder
Against the Poles
You have won
I think itís your first serious victory
Especially with one of the main opponents
What do you feel now after that?
How was the game?
- It was good and calm
Though there were some nervous moments
Especially when we took the rounds
In general we were leading the game
If we lost sometimes it happened only because
somebody was nervous or gave too much information
Though the information was repeated all the time
Overall we played well
I canít say it was expected for us
At the same time I wasnít surprised that we played so good
As we had shown a good play
- While playing with the top teams on the bootcamp
Do you train with NiP?
- No, we havenít yet
We donít want it so much
Neither do they
We play with VeryGames and LemonDogs
- Talking about the change from 1.6 to CS: GO
Your change was a delayed one
Youíre behind but you have found an optimal way of trainings
Like it was in 1.6 and now youíre moving forward
- Nothing special
We have ordinary trainings
We watch demos etc
Like we did in 1.6
Nothing extraordinary
But in contrast to 1.6 here we pay much attention
to grenades, flashes etc through all the maps
As we have great possibilities in this game
These are the things we pay more attention to
The rest is like it was before
- How much time it took you
to get used to the game?
- I hadnít played this game before we officially announced the transition
Then we had 2 weeks of playing this game all the time
I think that was enough for me
I had 163 hours of playing in steam for these 2 weeks
I hadnít such result both in Dota and CS 1.6
Later I started making my own features
- Have you already learnt to use a fast zoom?
- Itís my ìfavoriteî issue
Thereíre no them at all!
You can shoot quickly but
Zoom must be switched on
So you have to stand still all the time
At the same time you have no guarantee
Youíll shoot your aim
You can get lucky sometimes and shot a random bullet
Even during practice really crazy things happen
For example someone goes on de_dust2 in the tunnel
My teammate is defusing the bomb
So I have to cover him with my body
The guy is coming out and I shoot 3 bullets
Heís running and jumping close to me
Trying to figure out who is defusing
I didnít hit him with a single bullet with a fastzoom
Shame on me
Then I just put off my keyboard and refused to play
- Our fans often ask how to train accuracy with AWP?
As for me I still havenít understood how to do all these things
Itís complicated
Though on one hand itís easier than in 1.6
On the other hand itís more difficult
It needs other moving and another zoom sense
you have to get used to it step by step
- During your transition you we were losing all the time
Have you had a desire to quit it for good and
Try yourself in another sphere?
- It would never had happened as I liked this game
Since the first time I played it
After the announcement I started to play mixes, watch demos
I liked all the stuff
So I didnít want to quit everything in any case
So thereís no sense to talk about the alternatives
- Now youíre preparing for the tournament in Austria
Itís your first LAN
What do you think about your chances there?
Which mood do you have?
Is playing online and on the LAN differ a lot?
- If you asked me this question when I played 1.6 Iíd answer you
As for this game
I have never played it on the LAN
Only during the bootcamp, when we practice on aim maps
So itís difficult for me to answer your question
Playing versus teams on LAN will be a new experience for me
And for the others as well
Weíre practicing, trying to upgrade
Create something new
Steal something that someone already created
What can we do?
- Many fans and some players still hope that 1.6
will bring its fame back and tournaments will continue
So everybody wants to return to his comfort zone
Do you think this game has such chances?
- Theoretically, maybe it has
But I canít see how it can happen
The only variant is if a rich person
Which doesnít know where to throw away his money
I mean literally to throw away half a million or smth like that
For a game and a championship
Only then it will last successfully for 6 months more
I donít see its future and in my turn
I donít want to return as well
Iím even afraid to start this game as its squares
- It differs now?
- I havenít played this game since I started playing GO
I understand that I donít want to return to it.
- What do you think about the updates in 1.6?
Can you see the sense?
- I donít know what updates are made there
Maybe on the gameplay or textures
I donít care at all
- Recently Na`Vi appeared on Twitch.tv
and you have your profile there as well
I heard about that
- Will you stream?
- Yes, I will
- Ok when will you start and what will your stream be about?
- Itís difficult to run them on the bootcamp
As weíre practicing all the time
Trying to make something new
- Ceh9 and Zeus coped with it
- Their streams are really ìcoolî
How they play with bots and itís super interesting
250 people watch it. Awesome!
- Ok. What will you stream?
- Well, at least mixes
I wonít stream now for sure
Maybe after I get home
When I have few free days
Then Iíll stream mixes etc
I wonít stream here in any case
As thereís no sense to show our secrets of the teamplay
As this is the only content which is interesting for our fans
So Iíll start streaming after I come from Vienna
- What about Dota 2?
Do you play it a lot?
As far as I know when your training is over
You start playing this game
- Well, itís true
- How many hours do you have played in steam?
- A few thousand. I have been playing this game for a long time!
- Youíre told to be a good Dota player
- Yes, Iím excellent player!
- Have you thought of changing the games if something happens?
- What can happen? In any case
I will have many options to choose from
So, my answer is no
- WhomÖ
- What?
- You wanted to finish your thought.
- No!
- Whom do you usually play with?
- I mean from Na`Vi?
With Dendi?
- Sometimes with Dendi
- I play with many different players
- Most of the time I play CMs with my friends
- Ok, letís hope youíll succeed in Vienna
If something goes wrong
which changes are expected to happen?
I mean in the lineup or inside the team?
- Changes have never been our strong side or goal
Even if we had fails or unlucky streaks
We have never changed our lineup
Thereíre always have been arguments
They are even now
In any case whatever happens weíll be together till the end
- One of your fans asked whether you have a ìloveî
(not Dota)?
- Yes, Iíve read that
No, I donít have.
Iím single now, spend my time with friends, having fun
- Today is St. Valentineís Day
You have many female fans
Who love you even without seeing you in real life
Thank you for the interview
Good luck on the bootcamp and of course
On the tournament
- Thanks
- Good luck
- Bye
- Do I have to leave?