The German player neNo! was recently interviewed by prodota.ru and questions such as the teams performance and whether neNo! would be moving to DOTA 2 were answered. Without further ado, GosuGamers presents you with the translated interview.

Hello, neNo! Please introduce yourself to our readers.

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Hey my nickname is neNo, I´m 23 years old and I've played DotA since 2009. I play mostly as a support in the competitive DotA scene and that's it.”

Now you've been playing for Browned Potatoes but some time ago you was in COMPETO/EDTN. What influenced your decision to join BP ?

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Ducky talked to me a few weeks before EDTN disbanded, and he told me that he was interested in me and asked if I would like to play some scrims with the team. I spent a long time with BP, and I enjoyed playing with them because I liked the people and we had a lot of fun together. I don't have as much experience with DotA like my teammates do, but I can learn much from them and I try to improve with every game.”

Now is not the best time for BP – you lost you sponsor, and your DotA achievements haven't been as big as we all want. But in the GosuCup 3 tournament's 3rd place game, you showed the entire DotA community that BP is very strong team and can compete with the top teams in the world, like Na`Vi. What can you say about that match?

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I think we are definitely a strong team if we play seriously more and more *smiles*. I can say that the match against Na'Vi wasn't as good as I expected because I don't know what happened there [in the games with Na'Vi].”

Does BP have a stable roster? If yes, what is it?

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Yes; its Fear, Ducky, Lacoste, S0ny, (justin bieber) *smiles* and me. The new player will be announced soon I guess.”

Can you say anything about 13abyKnight and StarCraft II Na`Vi ? Is that real? And will 13abyKnight continue to play DotA?

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I think he said everything in his announcement. I hope to see him back in DOTA 2. But I wish him best luck for his SC2 career.”

In the next season of the Intel Challenge, BP will be in group H along with SGC (ex. Vanity), Infernity and SlavikPro. Any comments about your future opponents ?

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I don't know much about the teams there. Only SGC should be dangerous in that group because they have fucking imba lacek. SlavikPro got legendary astra PotM? No, I can't really tell you anything about the other teams. ”

Who are your favorite heroes ?

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My favorite hero is Chen. He's such an imba herol he can change every team fight and does a lot in early game. After that I like Crystal Maiden , Vengeful Spirit, Earthshaker, Lion etc. All those kind of heroes who can gank and exercise some early pressure.”

Do you like the direction DotA is moving in? I mean, it seems to be last preparations before DotA2, with lots of fixes.

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I think DotA is actually doing great, yeah. The changes work fine and makes DotA more aggressive, not just a farm festival.”

Will you play in DOTA2 ? Or will you continue to play in original?

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I pretty sure I'll play DOTA 2!”

Will we see BP at any big LAN tournaments this year? Like WDC, SMM, or ESWC?

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I think we'll be present at some LANs yes, but I can't confirm now. ”

Can you name the European best teams?

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Yes: GG.NET, MYM, NaVi, Moscow Five (ex DTS), and BP. Of course I think Drz is doing really great at the moment, and if they practise more they can play at really high level soon.”

A lot of pro gamers were influenced by things from Asian DotA styles, and if not influenced, then just became fans of some players. Are you a fan of some players or teams from Asia?

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I liked the old LGD.SGty with 2009 in the team, but after he left DotA, I didn't watch any replays from Asia at all. I just checked out their picks etc.”

Do you play in any leagues? Or just official games and training sessions? Where could your fans find you for a game?

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Yes I do, I play in MYM Champions League and in Dotalicious Gaming, which is a really good platform with nice hostbots.”

BP is an international team. Do you have any language or communication problems? Or do you all speak English or another language at a good level?

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We all speak English, some better than the others, but its enough to communicate.”

Many of the former LOST.eu/BP players have become famous or legendary players, such as KwoM, MiseRy, Loda and Miracle. What's the teams secret?

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I dunno what the secret is at all. Maybe its BP and Ducky?”

How do you feel about Fear finally returning to DotA?

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Yeah Fear is back in business, I'm really glad to see Fear back in action because he´s such a nice player with a lot of experience.”

Thanks for the interview, neNo. Any shoutouts ?

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No problem. Shoutout to my german Homie EDE, 13abyknight, Mitcha, Xellos, Dread and a shoutout to titt ... after whining the whole time in Ventrilo and promising to give me $20 at the next DotA LAN! Thanks to my team and I almost forgot the Brazilian flamers we have: keep going because I enjoy every comment you make! THIS IS FOR U SANTA!”

Original English translation by GosuGamers.

Links
prodota.ru - Interview Source (Russian)

Translated interview with neNo!