DotA: He blows your brain!

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Written by Greedz0r in article 5 months ago (13 comments) | Tagged in: He blows your brain! Virtus DotA

Amitex, a guest writer over on prodota.ru has conducted an interview with the latest addition to Virtus.Pro who goes by the nickname blowyourbrain. Amitex queries him about his life, his previous teams and his expectations in VP.

Hello blow, please introduce yourself.
Hi, my name is Vlad and I'm 15 years old.

For how long have you played DotA and in which teams have you been?
I've been playing this game for 3 years. It all started when one of my friends asked me to play 2x1 against him. Of course me and my other friend lost, so I gained some interest in the game. After 9 months I organized a team in my city and started playing seriously. We never reached first place anywhere, but kept on playing. During one of the ASUS tourneys (a seasonal multigaming tourney held in Russia four times a year) I got acquainted with Krot, Zydu and Helter-Skelter. Later on I played with OKHO and Begrip (two strong Russian teams). Not long time ago I got kicked out of OKHO, so I decided to give up DotA but NS got me interested with his invitation to represent team Russia on MYM PN 2.

If you could have the chance to start everything over again, would you still play DotA?
Yes, I would. I have many friends because of DotA, both through Internet and in real life.

Do you have a favourite player?
Vigoss. I am always amazed by his playing style - his gangs, farming ability and his total immortality on the fighting field.

How do you usually spend your free time?
Usually I go for a walk. I visit Moscow as often as I can to see my friends. I play DotA not so much, about 10 games a week - this is to keep my gaming skill stable, in order not to forget the game.

Why did you leave Begrip and join VP?
I was always interested in VP as a team, plus I've played much with NS and JoliE in private clanwars. After a quarrel with PGG, who is the smallest aged player in Begrip, I left the team immediately.

Don't you think that your decision to leave Begrip depends on emotions too much? Begrip's lineup was pretty strong.
I think that I made a correct decision. It's always much more positive to play with friends, than with people who quarrel with you - Virtus.DotA is the best choice in this case.

Virtus's main advantage always was the ability to play all important internet games
from one LAN place. You live in another city, what can you say about that?
I'll be coming to Moscow for every important game, the distance is only 60 km. It's not that hard for me.

Are you still getting satisfaction from the game or is it like a work for you?
Of course I get satisfaction, especially when I play with friends - this game is too new on the scene to be that boring.

What can you say about factors that lead to a won game - psychological preparation and team spirit or pure professionalism?
Team spirit for sure. A good example can be that loss of VP to a team with bigger team spirit - Its)Our(Time

Which factors does an ideal team need and in which proportions? And if we speak about VP?
For an ideal team:

Personal skill - 30%
Team spirit - 40%
The will to win - 15%
Luck - 15%

For VP:

Personal skill - 40%
Team spirit - 30%
The will to win - 15%
Luck - 15%

Which role do you usually play in the team?
The carry/gank role. I don't like playing a support hero, let us leave this work to NS!

There are lots of talks nowadays about "incorrect behavior towards Russian speaking community" and also about bad tourney administration by MYM. What do you think about that?
I agree, but I won't give any specific comments on the topic. We will show them how Russians can play DotA!

Maybe ESWC will tell us everything. Good luck Virtus with the new squad!
Thank you. I would like to wish all amateur teams not to stop their activities and keep on fighting!

Source: prodota.ru

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