Dread, ArtStyle, Dendi, LighTofHeaven, NS and v1lat in the front
DTS got a couple of impressive achievements in their trunk this year, and one of them being the champion title of ASUS Spring which ofcourse also qualified them for ESWC. GosuGamers have managed to squeeze a few words out of the dreaded Dread.
Hello Dread, why dont you start by introducing yourself?
-"Hello, my name is Andrey Golubev, I'm 19 years old, and I live in Moscow, Russia. And I hate Witch Doctor."
Playing him or facing him?
-"Since I play him in 80% of our official games, this hate became something more.. so I hate him no matter what team he's on." *laughs*
Next game you should just start with asking "autoban Voljin"? Anyway, the roster for ESWC, is it the regular one?
-"Ye, we have played for about 6 months with this roster, had success and also had much fails."
Can you tell the readers what roles the different players are playing?
-"Well, Light mostly plays solo lane carries\gankers as people might see, Artstyle doing his best at initiating heroes, DenditheSuperman shows his extraordinary powers at gang-carry heroes. NS is our iseedeadpeople ingame command. And with such great players combined in one team there must be a person who can give the enemy teams a chance for victory, so thats ME!"
Don't try to fool me, I've seen your Brewmaster.
-"That was vigoss. For sure!"
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We're studying our enemies which I think is most important”-"Yea, we are trying to come up with some good strategies, and to improve our personal skill. Also we're studying our enemies which I think is most important."
Which teams do you think are most likely to do good at ESWC?
-"Teams which got good teamspirit, teamplay, and ofcourse believe in themselves. This can be anyone, I believe, since LANs are completely different from online playing. But I think EHOME and DDT have good chances. Actually I don't know much about the rest of the teams, that's the reason I chose these two." *smiles*
Do you think teams with less LAN experience will have a hard time?
-"Yea, they might have a hard time, at least for the first few games."
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All the stand-ins are a gamble”-"It depends on the time they spend to practice with each other. To be honest I think all the stand-ins are a gamble, teams can become stronger or weaker, and it doesn't depend on the standin's skills."
You guys in DTS have a great history at LANs, and you're also one of the favourites for ESWC, what do you think your chances are?
-"Estimating ourselves is just wrong I think, we will leave it for others :). But the only thing I can say for sure is - we will do our best, even 110%... Dendi 115%." *smiles*
Are you planning on doing any LAN training before the event starts?
-"Nope, just online training."
What do you consider easier, playing online or playing on LAN?
-"When you play on LAN, there's alot more pressure, and many players who shine in online matches, can't do the same on LAN. So I think LAN is much harder. And no map-hack for them." *smiles*
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I was training techies for about 25 games and I rock with it.”-"YES!!! I think Lanaya is one of the best heroes in DotA. But the problem is that it cant be picked every time since there are much heroes which can counter it easily. And just for you I'll tell my secret. I was training techies for about 25 games and I rock with it."
You do realize, that it wont be a secret for long after this, right?
-"Yes, I know it's a big sacrifice, but I can't keep it from everyone any longer. It's like Invoker + Sand King lane, the world should know about such imbaness. Ooops another secret."
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"That's the only reason I'm playing”-"That's the only reason I'm playing DotA. To win the qualifier for ESWC, go to Disney Land in Paris and take a picture of myself and Mickey. I hope it's not as badass as in South Park."
That's what I thought. And I believe that concludes the interview. Any shoutouts or final comments?
-"Shoutout to everyone who likes DotA. It's a really cool game." *smiles*
Haha, that it is. Thanks a bunch for the interview. And good luck at ESWC!
-"Thanks."
