1 00:00:05,842 --> 00:00:10,556 Hello, dear friends, I'm interviewing Akbar Butaev aka SoNNeikO. Hello, Akbar 2 00:00:10,556 --> 00:00:11,708 Hi. 3 00:00:12,181 --> 00:00:16,062 We can finally talk. I've been trying to arrange this interview for quite a long time. 4 00:00:16,062 --> 00:00:19,023 Thank you very much for agreeing to it. Many people are waiting for it. 5 00:00:19,023 --> 00:00:22,506 So I'll ask a lot, but not too much, so that you don't get tired. 6 00:00:22,736 --> 00:00:27,656 My first question is: you're a newcomer in eSports. 7 00:00:27,656 --> 00:00:32,753 Tell us how you understood that you wanted to play Dota and video games. 8 00:00:32,753 --> 00:00:47,184 I began playing Dota 2 2-3 years ago, but before that I'd been playing first Dota for 1,5 months. 9 00:00:47,184 --> 00:00:51,440 The first Dota didn't impress me much, and I decided to try the second Dota, 10 00:00:51,440 --> 00:00:56,207 'cause people suggested me trying it, when I played first Dota. 11 00:00:56,207 --> 00:01:04,926 I began playing in late December 2012. My friend gave me invite with a gift or something like that. 12 00:01:04,926 --> 00:01:11,151 I began playing it. Eventually, I liked playing it. I played for about 2 years... 13 00:01:11,151 --> 00:01:15,824 However, I didn't know there was a competitive scene. 14 00:01:15,824 --> 00:01:23,234 Later I found out about it and I became interested in the way people play there. 15 00:01:23,234 --> 00:01:27,249 At the time, I thought that the role of mid-laner is mine, I preferred it. 16 00:01:27,501 --> 00:01:36,533 Then I tried playing support. I chose this goal and I always picked support including public games. 17 00:01:36,533 --> 00:01:42,903 I liked it. I was never bored to play supports all the time. 18 00:01:43,786 --> 00:01:51,928 As a result, after summer vacations, in September I was invited to Cleave Gaming. 19 00:01:52,368 --> 00:01:57,891 - I began to... - Act as a professional gamer. 20 00:01:57,891 --> 00:02:00,087 Yes. I got engaged in eSports. 21 00:02:00,632 --> 00:02:05,062 Tell me about Cleave Gaming. Which players played there? How were you invited there? 22 00:02:06,172 --> 00:02:12,925 I played ranked games and I had good MMR. 23 00:02:13,805 --> 00:02:23,900 My friend from Cleave Gaming (he lived in Lipetsk and he knew me) was astonished with my development. 24 00:02:24,441 --> 00:02:29,276 We hadn't played before that. He didn't knew that I played at such level. 25 00:02:29,276 --> 00:02:38,734 He invited me as a support. In a couple of days he told me I was good and that we could play together. 26 00:02:39,104 --> 00:02:43,555 I was glad. And that's the story. 27 00:02:44,145 --> 00:02:52,439 Did that game succeed? You know that they gave you the start in pro Dota. 28 00:02:53,488 --> 00:03:00,045 Well, I don't really remember those events. We did achieved results in some minor tournaments 29 00:03:00,045 --> 00:03:05,099 (either top 3, or took the first place). But these were minor tournaments. 30 00:03:05,099 --> 00:03:10,263 Apart from that we performed öóää at StarLadder. 31 00:03:10,822 --> 00:03:16,933 If not taking Cleave Gaming into account , which team do you consider to be your first pro team? 32 00:03:16,933 --> 00:03:22,723 Was it Power Rangers or Empire, where you played as a stand-in in the very beginning? 33 00:03:23,553 --> 00:03:33,098 In the very beginning I was invited to PR, cause I had got acquainted with Shachlo, 34 00:03:33,478 --> 00:03:39,787 who invited me as a stand-in player, when their player couldn't play the match for some reason. 35 00:03:40,007 --> 00:03:51,051 I seemed to perform well. We played against Na`Vi. The score was 1:1 in a best of 2 series. 36 00:03:52,132 --> 00:03:54,096 Afterwards you played in Empire a bit. 37 00:03:54,614 --> 00:04:05,393 Afterwards I was invited to Empire to play at LAN. I was to stay there, 38 00:04:05,393 --> 00:04:15,575 However after having played for some time with them, I changed my vision of how to play further with them. 39 00:04:15,575 --> 00:04:23,563 Because I interacted with some players very well, while with others... 40 00:04:23,784 --> 00:04:27,559 I don't know, maybe it's due to the character, maybe it's because I'm not used to it 41 00:04:27,559 --> 00:04:32,556 or maybe they couldn't compromise. I decided not to move this path 42 00:04:32,556 --> 00:04:37,608 Instead I chose the players I feel comfortable with. I decided to play with PR. 43 00:04:38,494 --> 00:04:46,135 Afterwards PR invited me and I began acting as a support at Power Rangers. 44 00:04:47,072 --> 00:04:53,468 What can you tell us about PR. You played there for a long time. 45 00:04:53,468 --> 00:04:57,826 Apparently as per moment that's the team you played most time in. 46 00:04:57,826 --> 00:05:03,569 Was there interaction? This Belorussian team performs very well at the global arena. 47 00:05:03,569 --> 00:05:08,043 However, they don't manage to achieve big results. Why does it happen so in your opinion? 48 00:05:08,651 --> 00:05:12,688 Yes, they don't achieve big results. 49 00:05:12,688 --> 00:05:19,648 However, after I had joined them, we managed to win the top places in the first months, 50 00:05:19,648 --> 00:05:23,927 which they hadn't won before. We were glad. 51 00:05:23,700 --> 00:05:30,996 Before that we had had 28th rating at gosugamers, and then it increased up to the 15th or 10th. 52 00:05:30,996 --> 00:05:34,694 And the guys told me that we'd improved. 53 00:05:35,244 --> 00:05:43,129 However, things turned to bad after we had lost. So we didn't manage to fix it. 54 00:05:43,588 --> 00:05:48,823 Were you surprized that PR defeated Alliance in The International 2015 qualifiers? 55 00:05:48,823 --> 00:06:01,279 No. The guys are experienced there. We played CW with them and they performed very well. 56 00:06:01,279 --> 00:06:06,241 I thought they'd reach top 2 at least. Well, they might've been too nervous, 57 00:06:06,241 --> 00:06:11,651 or something might've gone wrong. However, I believed they'd manage to do it. 58 00:06:12,276 --> 00:06:20,839 Tell us how you got to Na`Vi chronologically, since it is interesting to everyone. 59 00:06:20,839 --> 00:06:25,662 Who offered you? Did you think about it for a long time? Did you hesitate? 60 00:06:25,662 --> 00:06:34,572 When I left PR, I played IDEC League with pro players. 61 00:06:35,112 --> 00:06:43,884 In a couple of weeks XBOCT wrote me that they needed a stand-in for about 2 weeks. 62 00:06:43,884 --> 00:06:55,726 I thought about it for about an hour. I had other plans at the time. Eventually I answered "yes". 63 00:06:56,906 --> 00:07:04,175 Afterwards, we played for 2 weeks, and I seemed to fit in. And now it is what it is. 64 00:07:04,395 --> 00:07:08,948 So you were invited as an official player in the squad, and you didn't think over this offer, 65 00:07:08,561 --> 00:07:11,654 'cause you understood that you felt comfortable in the team. 66 00:07:11,654 --> 00:07:14,550 Or did you understand that there are things to be worked at. 67 00:07:15,164 --> 00:07:25,984 At the time it didn't go well. There was no leader or captain. there was no confidence in the team. 68 00:07:26,794 --> 00:07:33,821 As of now we seem to propose different things, work, analyse everything as a team. I like it. 69 00:07:34,484 --> 00:07:41,491 You got to the squad before ArtSyle. That was a short period of time. 70 00:07:41,491 --> 00:07:48,634 Can you compare the team before him and with him? Has the leader emerged? 71 00:07:48,634 --> 00:07:56,637 Or do you still have troubles with that? Vania don't seem to me to be an apparent leader. 72 00:07:58,131 --> 00:08:09,965 The difference is significant. Dendi used to pick and he had never been a captain before. 73 00:08:09,965 --> 00:08:14,699 It was very hard to him. We tried to help him, but it was very difficult. 74 00:08:14,699 --> 00:08:20,034 The team kept silence almost all the time. We made many mistakes. 75 00:08:20,034 --> 00:08:23,104 However, when ArtStyle came, he became a captain. 76 00:08:23,104 --> 00:08:26,737 The guys were very confident, telling me all the time: "Vania will do it!" 77 00:08:26,737 --> 00:08:35,531 I trusted him too. Due to our trust we started to offer more, make more and discuss more. 78 00:08:35,531 --> 00:08:39,484 Before that it was ok, but we didn't do it so well. 79 00:08:39,934 --> 00:08:51,525 As I see it from my point of you, you propose many things in game, maybe not as a captain, but as a leader. 80 00:08:51,525 --> 00:08:57,577 Do you think you have talent to become a captain? Are you capable of taking full control over gaming process? 81 00:08:58,844 --> 00:09:06,347 I think I will be capable, but not now. I'm preparing myself now. 82 00:09:07,815 --> 00:09:16,041 Perhaps, in future I will offer to become a captain in some team. 83 00:09:16,470 --> 00:09:19,131 - If it is necessary... - Yes. If it is necessary 84 00:09:19,669 --> 00:09:30,993 Ok. You said you began your eSports career in the pro teams in September 2014. 85 00:09:31,548 --> 00:09:40,825 Do you feel the lack of experience, in LANs, in social interactions. 86 00:09:40,825 --> 00:09:46,220 As this is organization, and this is grand eSports, big business. 87 00:09:46,801 --> 00:09:52,008 Do you feel you need more time to feel better and more confident as pro player? 88 00:09:52,980 --> 00:10:00,013 I think that my substantial drawback is that I haven't participated in many LANs. 89 00:10:00,283 --> 00:10:07,937 I've noticed that I underperform during LANs, because the atmosphere changes. 90 00:10:08,883 --> 00:10:17,078 We're now flying to China, and I'll try to see if it has changed, 91 00:10:17,078 --> 00:10:25,034 if I feel equally at LAN and at bootcamp and at home. This is my main task for now. 92 00:10:25,927 --> 00:10:33,345 Let's talk about bootcamps. Have you been to bootcamps with your previous teams? 93 00:10:35,002 --> 00:10:41,977 Only with Power Rangers. We made bootcamps twice and they seemed to be successful. 94 00:10:41,977 --> 00:10:52,335 Due to one of the bootcamps, we were qualified to DAC. We participated in online qualifiers. 95 00:10:52,335 --> 00:10:56,917 We noticed that the bootcamp was successful for us. 96 00:10:57,890 --> 00:11:08,824 What can you tell me about the current bootcamp in Kyiv. You live in an apartment and train at the other place. 97 00:11:08,824 --> 00:11:15,591 Previously, you lived and trained in one appartment. Is this format convenient for you? 98 00:11:15,591 --> 00:11:18,760 How do you spend your time during the bootcamp? Are you satisfied with it? 99 00:11:18,760 --> 00:11:26,643 I am satisfied with the current bootcamp. The previous bootcamp was arranged differently. 100 00:11:26,643 --> 00:11:36,150 We used to play at one location and had to drive home to get some rest. 101 00:11:36,150 --> 00:11:39,811 Now, we're playing at home. So we have everything in the apartment. 102 00:11:39,811 --> 00:11:42,524 You simply can sit down or lie down and watch. 103 00:11:42,524 --> 00:11:46,162 You don't have to think that it is late and you need to go home, where there's no PC. 104 00:11:46,832 --> 00:11:56,985 Even if you want to sleep, you still think what if.... Well, we did lack something. 105 00:11:58,253 --> 00:12:02,872 So, during the previous bootcamp, you had to.... 106 00:12:03,308 --> 00:12:09,528 We had to go home, simply because it was too late, but not because we didn't want to play anymore. 107 00:12:10,018 --> 00:12:18,318 So you've understood that it is more convenient for you to both live and play in one apartment 108 00:12:18,318 --> 00:12:23,569 rather than playing official games at office or training base. Right? 109 00:12:23,569 --> 00:12:30,572 Right. Even the guys voted for this. And it is so now. 110 00:12:31,138 --> 00:12:37,514 Well, you have achieved the main task of this bootcamp, namely to get to TI 2015. 111 00:12:37,734 --> 00:12:41,132 Tell us, if you are satisfied with the team's performance at the qualifiers 112 00:12:41,132 --> 00:12:45,149 not taking into account the final match you are to play now. 113 00:12:46,250 --> 00:12:54,284 I can't describe it in words. I didn't think, we'd... manage to get that far 114 00:12:54,284 --> 00:12:59,484 I didn't think that after the defeat in a match with LC we'd manage to gather strengths and win. 115 00:12:59,484 --> 00:13:03,363 We hadn't done that before at such tournaments. 116 00:13:03,363 --> 00:13:10,731 However, the guys prepared very well, we aspired and we did what we did now. 117 00:13:11,023 --> 00:13:16,547 Were there the teams in your group you didn't train against? 118 00:13:21,041 --> 00:13:27,340 I think that we didn't play against any team in our group - I don't remember is it A or B. 119 00:13:27,340 --> 00:13:33,962 The teams refused training with us. I think the reason was that we were in one group. 120 00:13:33,962 --> 00:13:39,508 So we couldn't play with them. As concerns the other group, we played with all the teams. 121 00:13:39,748 --> 00:13:43,253 since they didn't care much about it, because we were in different groups. 122 00:13:43,253 --> 00:13:48,277 What can you say about the performance of CIS teams at the qualifiers? 123 00:13:49,327 --> 00:13:56,614 It is sad that 3 or 4 CIS teams get to one group. 124 00:13:56,614 --> 00:14:05,984 Should they divide it differently, a CIS team would get more chances to get to the play off. 125 00:14:05,984 --> 00:14:12,472 As per moment, as far as I know, Vega Squadron is defeating 4 Anchors + SC, 126 00:14:12,472 --> 00:14:19,199 so they have chance to get to the final with us. I'd be very pleased to play with them 127 00:14:19,277 --> 00:14:28,000 and meet them at TI, as the players are very outgoing. It'd be better with them. 128 00:14:29,986 --> 00:14:36,577 Let’s talk about that significant game versus HR, where you managed to snatch aegis. 129 00:14:37,269 --> 00:14:49,388 Can you recall your thoughts at the moment, what made you stay there and go for such a move? 130 00:14:50,538 --> 00:14:56,360 Well, I remember seeing invis rune and I did know there was a gem on puck. 131 00:14:56,610 --> 00:15:04,224 But, when I took the rune, I seemingly saw puck on the ward heading towards base, so I decided to go for it. 132 00:15:04,224 --> 00:15:10,821 As it turned out, they didn’t see me, so I had stayed there for about 10 seconds up until rosh died, 133 00:15:11,061 --> 00:15:16,517 still worrying about puck being able to tp in and arrive in time for them to kill me. 134 00:15:16,517 --> 00:15:22,603 Consequently, I took that aegis. Though, I could have taken both aegis and cheese, but I had no slot for it. 135 00:15:16,813 --> 00:15:39,107 Hence, I took only the aegis and tped out. At the very last moment puck came in and even threw his orb but I was out of there before he teleported into it. 136 00:15:41,149 --> 00:15:49,587 In general, the game with HR was very intense, we saw some unreal swings of gold and exp. 137 00:15:49,807 --> 00:15:55,815 In your opinion, was the victory your achievement or a mistake from your opponents? 138 00:15:55,672 --> 00:16:03,853 Because you were ahead at first but then you’ve managed to lose the lead, so it seems like you’ve been making more mistakes. 139 00:16:03,853 --> 00:16:11,835 But, at the end of the day you’ve won. So what do you think loaded the dice in that particular game? 140 00:16:12,728 --> 00:16:19,180 Loaded the dice…well, they had that one moment when they could have ended the game. 141 00:16:19,180 --> 00:16:28,252 But SF goes to our fountain and dies, or, wait, maybe he drops low and they just run away. 142 00:16:28,252 --> 00:16:39,919 We had Magnus and others dead for 60 seconds, so we were rejoicing. XBOCT was like, “Look, we can still win, the fountain did it!”. 143 00:16:40,243 --> 00:16:51,895 Before it was like a spam, but after that moment we got together and had no more worries. 144 00:16:52,195 --> 00:16:55,439 We believed, Wyvern and Magnus with refreshers would do it. 145 00:16:56,187 --> 00:17:03,924 We even thought, we would play against megas, and we felt like it wouldn’t change much. 146 00:17:03,924 --> 00:17:13,722 Eventually, they went on us 5 vs 5, they died, buybacked 147 00:17:14,734 --> 00:17:15,734 and diebacked? 148 00:17:15,734 --> 00:17:25,966 yeah, they had this moment, when they’ve bought back and they needed to destroy the lane. On the other hand, we only had to wait for our ultimates. 149 00:17:25,966 --> 00:17:29,740 And they didn’t withstand it, they went one by one or something, I don’t even remember. 150 00:17:29,740 --> 00:17:33,067 So, they make a mistake and we used it to our advantage. 151 00:17:33,407 --> 00:17:46,516 Did you expect to play with 4ASC for the TI slot, or even for the wildcard slot? No one was taking them seriously. 152 00:17:48,196 --> 00:17:54,753 What do you mean, them advancing to play-off? 153 00:17:55,143 --> 00:18:01,644 Yes, and that it will be them who you’ll play against, not Alliance or NiP. 154 00:18:02,862 --> 00:18:10,287 Well, I think everyone was expecting Alliance or NiP. We did consider 4ASC a little bit, thought they were playing as average. 155 00:18:10,567 --> 00:18:16,247 But they showed their potential, and we got what we got. 156 00:18:17,087 --> 00:18:25,495 Now you are going to the International anyway. Do you feel self-fulfillment? 157 00:18:25,777 --> 00:18:37,290 Objectively, in twitter everyone considers you to be one of the best supports in the world. Do you feel this regalia, the light of fame? 158 00:18:38,876 --> 00:18:52,126 I don’t know. It is quite pleasant, but I feel neutral about it, because you shouldn’t get above yourself. 159 00:18:52,387 --> 00:18:57,674 You should simply play as good as you can, or otherwise you can forget about trainings, 160 00:18:57,674 --> 00:19:03,182 thinking you’re too good for it. And after that you won’t be that good anymore. 161 00:19:03,182 --> 00:19:07,868 Right after the qualifiers you are going to China for the Mars.tv competition. 162 00:19:07,868 --> 00:19:15,550 This will be the first off-site LAN-event for you. I can tell you already, get ready, it will be tough in China. 163 00:19:15,550 --> 00:19:25,288 There is a food issue in China, not everything can suit you. I got it from the very first day there. 164 00:19:26,628 --> 00:19:31,948 Apart from that, the city and the country are beautiful. 165 00:19:33,008 --> 00:19:40,314 Anyway, the list of participants is massive. What is your expectation from Mars.tv? 166 00:19:40,314 --> 00:19:58,248 And will you give it a separate attention or will it just be a preparatory phase and all the focus will be aimed at The International? 167 00:19:59,622 --> 00:20:08,536 Actually, we didn’t care much about Mars.tv. Our goal was to go to Seattle, and we have basically achieved it. 168 00:20:08,756 --> 00:20:19,470 Now, we will surely try to win Mars.tv, but we will be testing and perfecting some strategies there. 169 00:20:19,768 --> 00:20:27,628 I think, it will be a preparation for TI5, though it would be nice to win. 170 00:20:27,628 --> 00:20:34,598 To your mind, what’s the difference between Chinese and European Dota? Give us your vision of it. 171 00:20:35,548 --> 00:20:47,251 Well, I’ve been playing Chinese pubs. There you get 4 players and all of them have their mics, they speak out everything, every move is on timing. 172 00:20:47,631 --> 00:20:58,115 We had Silencers, who would press ult, without thinking, should you just say something in chat at any moment of the game. 173 00:20:58,115 --> 00:21:05,223 There are ganks and all of the other stuff. They are approaching every game with all the seriousness and I like it a lot. 174 00:21:05,223 --> 00:21:11,509 Which of the Chinese team can you bring out? Do you follow their scene? 175 00:21:11,718 --> 00:21:21,243 I don’t follow it that much. Last game I watched was Vici Gaming vs LGD on E-league, I think. 176 00:21:21,243 --> 00:21:29,310 And LGD won 3:0. I have no idea how they are doing it, how this xiao8 is invigorating his team like that, 177 00:21:29,310 --> 00:21:38,919 but I think this trio of LGD, IG and Vici Gaming are constantly switching places in the top 3. 178 00:21:40,308 --> 00:21:51,991 After China you will play at Dreamhack. You will meet Alliance, who won’t go to The International. 179 00:21:52,461 --> 00:22:04,034 Do you think this failure will drive them to prove themselves or will they be crushed? 180 00:22:05,253 --> 00:22:15,577 I think they should be more motivated now that they know for sure they are not going. 181 00:22:15,577 --> 00:22:21,291 So, they should be doing their best to get a direct invitation in the future. 182 00:22:22,325 --> 00:22:28,728 I believe they will prepare well and be playing at their maximum level. 183 00:22:29,200 --> 00:22:35,110 Now we’ll have a series of different questions. How do you handle flights and do you like travelling in general? 184 00:22:35,044 --> 00:22:55,923 I’m okay with flights. Travelling…depends on where to go. I wouldn’t want to go to some places, but, in general, I think travelling is significant, so I would say I like it. 185 00:22:56,697 --> 00:23:12,818 Can you give any tips for beginners? You made it into e-sports in September, 2014. How does a young player make it to the top in such a short period? What do you need to do? 186 00:23:13,665 --> 00:23:25,503 First of all, you need to choose your role. Then I would suggest watching pro plays, tournaments, team plays. 187 00:23:25,503 --> 00:23:45,727 Choose your style, and watch replays in a way to get something out of it, not like, “well, they won, there was a fight” etc. 188 00:23:45,727 --> 00:24:00,777 You need to choose a person you are watching, need to analyze his moves, his tricks. Only then you will be getting better each day. 189 00:24:02,239 --> 00:24:10,619 As far as I know, you had a little accident with your PC. Can you tell us more about it? How were you playing before that? 190 00:24:13,379 --> 00:24:28,673 Well, I was playing on minimum requirements, render quality was at 43% and I had been playing that way for 1,5-2 years up until I got into Na`Vi. 191 00:24:29,014 --> 00:24:37,357 So, one day we were playing CS, 15 rounds ended, it was time to switch sides. 192 00:24:37,887 --> 00:24:50,212 Suddenly, my PC turns off and starts smoking. And that is where I knew I should not have switched for counter-terrorists. 193 00:24:50,602 --> 00:24:52,384 So, your PC just burned out? 194 00:24:52,384 --> 00:24:55,593 Yeah, right when we were winning. 195 00:24:56,173 --> 00:25:03,877 You were playing CS, was it just for fun, a way to relax? Or are you a professional Counter-Strike player as well? 196 00:25:05,375 --> 00:25:12,356 Nah, I have only like 10-15 hours played in CS. I started playing during our bootcamp with the team. 197 00:25:12,356 --> 00:25:29,105 We played CS after training matches in Dota just to distract ourselves. Or, maybe, it is our ritual, to play 1-2 games of CS together to catch a break. 198 00:25:31,964 --> 00:25:45,756 I have this opinion, and one of the players has also said this, that you are playing this good as a support, even despite your talent and skill, 199 00:25:45,756 --> 00:25:54,592 because you’ve been playing so long on a poor PC and then here you got everything of the best quality. 200 00:25:54,592 --> 00:26:02,036 Did this factor have any influence or did you just lower the setting to the minimum and play like you used to be? 201 00:26:02,446 --> 00:26:07,591 Well, I put it all on minimum, as usual, I only increased render quality to its maximum. 202 00:26:07,591 --> 00:26:18,664 But PC does matter, since your FPS is higher, it doesn’t lag during teamfights. On my old PC I could only right click after minute 40. 203 00:26:18,664 --> 00:26:30,184 It was really difficult, some things won’t even press. As for the rest, I’m just used to it. 204 00:26:30,184 --> 00:26:39,011 Playing on an old computer, every time I had to get used to a new PC, and it was really uncomfortable. 205 00:26:40,091 --> 00:26:49,764 Does your nickname have a special meaning, aside from referring to a sunny and bright game? Is there something else? 206 00:26:50,541 --> 00:26:54,661 I came up with the nickname rather spontaneously. 207 00:26:54,661 --> 00:27:03,826 It’s a mixture of words, but I liked it and started using. Maybe, it refers to something sunny, I don’t know. 208 00:27:03,826 --> 00:27:07,076 It is a great nickname, I bet it will become an appellative. 209 00:27:07,913 --> 00:27:16,635 Most of the time you are playing in conjunction with XBOCT, it looks like that to me. Is it right? 210 00:27:17,348 --> 00:27:25,618 Basically, yes. Artstyle and Funn1k have already achieved good teamwork, I’ve noticed it a long time ago. 211 00:27:25,618 --> 00:27:35,975 Artstyle has his hero pool, and I‘ve got my own and though I can play those heroes as well, but he is used to those heroes 212 00:27:35,975 --> 00:27:47,724 and I don’t want him to play something he doesn’t want or something he hasn’t played for a while. 213 00:27:48,798 --> 00:28:02,277 Is it comfortable for you to play with XBOCT? He’s sort of a lone wolf, but he spoke good of you, he feels at ease with you. 214 00:28:02,277 --> 00:28:08,422 Is it mutual in your tandem? You can say it in the interview, “Sasha, you need to work on this”. 215 00:28:10,450 --> 00:28:16,877 Well, after the game he says I’ve been lasthitting creeps. What he doesn’t understand is that I’m trying to help. 216 00:28:16,877 --> 00:28:25,083 It happened several times, and I happened to have too much or too little attack damage. 217 00:28:25,083 --> 00:28:34,491 At that moment, he omits it, but afterwards he starts pointing at the exact moments, when I had a last hit. 218 00:28:34,491 --> 00:28:41,519 And after that you don’t want to help your carry, you want to last hit, cast Finger of death on creeps, etc. 219 00:28:42,229 --> 00:28:52,480 Overall, the playstyle, as everyone notices, usually is that supports play for their carry or they play for nukes. 220 00:28:52,758 --> 00:29:05,054 But, when you said you liked being a support, do you like when the game largely depends on your carry? 221 00:29:06,254 --> 00:29:09,362 To my mind, everything should be shared. 222 00:29:09,362 --> 00:29:10,372 Even creeps? 223 00:29:10,372 --> 00:29:21,248 Creeps and farm… well, no, at the beginning farm can be given away, but during the later stages you need to make use of the map at its maximum potential, 224 00:29:21,248 --> 00:29:28,361 carry needs to migrate to the woods and leave lanes to supports and so on. This will result in greater profits, 225 00:29:28,361 --> 00:29:33,177 than if you farm a lane and you support is unable to farm woods. 226 00:29:33,177 --> 00:29:40,528 So, it is better for you to move you carry to the jungle and stay on the lane, and will be splitting the entire farm. 227 00:29:41,516 --> 00:29:43,492 Are you going to start streaming? 228 00:29:43,492 --> 00:29:51,445 If there is an audience, then yes, I will surely start doing that. 229 00:29:52,197 --> 00:29:57,942 I’m certain, there will be plenty. Yesterday you started your twitter account, how many followers did you get overnight? 230 00:29:58,655 --> 00:30:12,794 About 5000 or 6000. I was really surprised. But, all the credit goes to my teammates, they retwitted the news. 231 00:30:12,794 --> 00:30:20,602 Actually, it is your merit, because everybody wants to follow you. Thank you for this big and interesting interview. 232 00:30:20,602 --> 00:30:25,941 Any greetings, wishes, thanks? You can say all you want in this camera now. 233 00:30:27,457 --> 00:30:34,462 Well, I would like to shoutout to my mother, to my sister and my brothers first of all. 234 00:30:34,462 --> 00:30:42,786 Thank you to all of the fans, who believed in us even after the game with LC. Believed we could win and advance to the next stage. 235 00:30:42,786 --> 00:30:45,258 And thanks to our sponsors. 236 00:30:45,578 --> 00:30:48,994 Thank you for the interview, good luck in the qualifier finals. 237 00:30:48,994 --> 00:30:50,076 Thanks.