syndereN: 'These changes have been necessary'

What was most important for you when you selected the players? Individual skill or did you want to collect players who already know each other well?

The most crucial thing for me was to gather a group of personalities that work well together to avoid drama and maintain focused on the game itself, while still having a high individual skill. Having played with Matrim and Tulex in the past, I know their personalities and skills very well. Warlog, Tulex' brother, I have also met on a few occasions at LANs, so I know his personality and skill from several games as well. Finally, Dutch_Freak I recalled playing against him in scrims some time back and being impressed by his ability to play position 4. I believe we have the working recipe for a long-lasting team in this roster: Ambitious and skilled players with the right mind-set, and a good team composition in terms of role distribution.

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Are you still playing solo mid preferably?

I am still playing solo mid, yes, and working on developing my individual skill in that position, as I wasn't satisfied with my individual performance at TI2.

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Do you consider yourself as a professional full-time gamer?

I never considered myself a full-time gamer, as that would disallow me from studying. I keep a balance.