Fnatic.KwoM interviewed by local Swedish newspaper

After fnatic took the grand prize at GamesCom 2009, a local paper in KwoM’s hometown published a short interview with him, spreading the knowledge of DotA beyond the borders of gaming, and on to "everyday people". The questions are quite plain and probably what you’ll expect from an all covering paper, but still interesting to hear of DotA in such domain.

The full KwoM interview

Translation by Tjernobylbarnet

Q: Congratulations! What the fudge is DotA?
A: A teamgame where you play five versus five. You choose a playable character with certain skills and together with your team you try to destroy the enemy team’s base. That’s an easy way to explain it.

Q: What makes it fun?
A: You get companionship with your playmates, you talk all the time and you’re solving a task together.

Q: Who are your teammates and what was the competition?
A: We recruited a team of able people containing of me and buddy from Sweden together with three guys from Denmark, Romania and Germany. I was the team leader and our sponsor paid for the trip and such. The competition was part of a bigger gaming event in Köln, a tournament with different kinds of games and DotA was one of the major ones.

Q: Do you spend much time playing computer games?
A: No, the thing is that you don’t have to play all the time to get good. I am not one of those who stay inside all day with the curtains closed; I just practice a couple of days before the event.

Q: What do you do otherwise?
A: I am working as a mailman and a busboy.

Q: Can you imagine being pro?
A: Yes, if it was possible. You can earn money playing certain games but not this one. I am pleased as it is now being sponsored. You get to travel and such and it grants you opportunity to get about.


Interview by Sara Wågenberg at the newspaper "Hallands Nyheter," 26th of august 2009.

Links
hn.se - Interview in Swedish