Interview with Trust|Tnk

Aoffy, Zenon, TnK, LB, LK, Mr.satean

Hi there Tnk! So first off, thanks for taking the time to do this interview. Could you start off by introducing the team and their roles to the readers of GosuGamers?
-"Sure, I am from Team Roccat.Trust and we have a seven man roster. We have myself, Roccat-Tr|Tnk who plays an all rounder, Roccat-Tr|LK who is the main carry, Roccat-Tr|Lb who is another all rounder followed by Roccat-Tr|Aoffy who is the main support and ganker and last Roccat-Tr|Zenon who is the next ganker. Our last two players, Roccat-Tr|NUa and Roccat-Tr|Af are both all rounders as well. "

In the recent fourth edition of ADC, your team has been faring pretty well, defeating two Asian teams, StarsBoBa and Nirvana.My and drawing with MCity. So what exactly is the key to Roccat-Trust's great performances? I am sure a lot of fans and players out there that would like to know.
-"The key to our recent victories is just teamwork and the ability to adapt. That's about it."

So to achieve that level of teamwork, how often do you guys train?
-"Very very often, we all are usually free after 20.00 so we will start training then."

Lets take a look at the two games against Nirvana.My. In the first game, it seem like the winner was decided after Nirvana.My took down your middle barracks. How did your team and you find the motivation to turn the game around?
-"Well, Nirvana.My main pushing power came from Medusa and Rhasta so we basically avoided direct engages and let Morphling push other lanes while the others defend."

Moving on to the second games, Batrider basically stomped Nirvana.My on his own. Was this a specially planned strategy? What are your thoughts on the second game?
-"This was a strategy that we always use during monthly tournaments in Thailand because BBH which is another top Thai team always uses Shadow Fiend so we developed this strategy to counter that."

When did Roccat start sponsoring DTRUST and how did they notice you?
-"Well, in Thailand, a company named Neolution imports professional gaming like Roccat and focus largely on Thailand's DotA scene. So recently with our great performances and number of wins in the Thailand scene, the CEO of Neolution, Mr Satean, decided to sponsors us and allow us to improve to be as good as top Asian teams."

So taking a quick look at the Thailand DotA scene, there are only two well known teams from Thailand, BBH and Trust, so perhaps you could tell us how big the DotA scene actually is?
-"The scene in Thailand is really big. There are usually about three tournaments monthly with about 200 teams participating in each tournament."

Why then, is there not more teams from Thailand participating in international tournaments?
-"There are only a few good teams in Thailand and the finals usually result in BBH vs Trust."

So as one of the top teams in Thailand, what are your expectations for ADC? Is it your aim to be able to win the event?
-"Of course we would like to win ADC, we are aiming to be at leas top 10."

Last question before the shoutouts. What are your thoughts on the new CM mode?
-"The new CM mode is really interesting and with the four new heroes which are really viable in CM mode, they could be really effective once they have become balanced."

Thank you for doing this interview and best of luck to all your upcoming games. Any last shoutouts to your fans and sponors?
-"Yea sure. To all our fans, we promise to do our best to maintain our performance and improve to become better. Thank you for all your support and to GosuGamers for doing this interview."