On season's start in Dota2
Our guys will gather in Moscow on 16th of September
to play qualifications for three tournaments: two Minors (Croatian and Romanian) and one Major in Hamburg.
After finishing these qualifications, they'll be free to go home for the time being.
After that, they'll fly to Bucharest Minor, arrive there a couple of days before tournament start, and bootcamp on the spot.
Plus the Minor itself will be some sort of practice before the upcoming Hamburg Major.
After the Bucharest series, the team will stay there for a couple more days
That means they'll have a week full of practice plus official games.
Next, they'll depart to Hamburg.
And afterwards, they'll immediately fly to Croatia, where they'll participate in the Minor
followed by qualifications for another Major that'll take place as a part of Sweden's DreamHack series - The Winter Major.
On the new calendar's features
Considering that this season is going to have a vastly different schedule - more Majors will take place.
So far we're not yet familiar with the new ranking system.
I reckon we'll abandon the idea of extended bootcamps, at least before Majors.
Due to a dramatically increased number of Majors, prolonged bootcamps may simply exhaust our players,
so I think the specifics of our practice will change - we'll shift towards bigger number of shorter, more intensive bootcamps.
That means that instead of spending three weeks per bootcamp, our guys will hold three one-week-long bootcamps.
On TI7 experience
About one and a half weeks ago, Lesha Berezin arrived in Moscow
We chatted for a while - and as always, at first we talked about non-gaming themes, but in the end, it always comes down to Dota.
He talked a lot about his experience and learned lessons. I won't tell you all the stream of consciousness,
but personally, for him, the most important lesson was to trust his instincts more.
A classic story about learning from your mistakes.
So I think for Lesha, this is a recurring theme throughout every tournament - he changed his game after Boston, after Kiev, and all these changes were for the better.
On player relationships
When we just met, we had no clue about each other - plus the age difference was there for everyone, except maybe Lesha.
And of course, we just were unfamiliar with each other.
After our first Majors, after Kiev, after I took part in The Summit as a manager
where we, of course, communicated super thoroughly - we were together at the International.
So our guys, naturally, got to know me better. I can say that if even if we aren't friends, at least we know each other quite well.
From both professional and casual perspectives.
On Dota2 transfers
One of the teams that has won Major in the last years wanted to poach one of our players last winter.
To answer that, we improved players' conditions.
It's the way we build our relations - we view players as our partners.
We never say "Guys, it's in your contract. Now do it!".
We always try, me in particular, to explain the reason why they should do it. This is also regarding the media part - interviews, etc.
Concerning the other team's interest, we improved our players' conditions and retained them.
Every player, regardless of their discipline, has their exit package specified in their contract.
Naturally, I can't reveal it publicly, but I can hint that it's measured in tens of their salaries.
Obviously, the sum is quite huge. Again, I want to specify that while we do everything we can to retain our players, we don't try to put them in dependency from us.
On CS:GO roster's future
We are a commercial organization that functions thanks to our sponsors and partners, streaming, stickers, etc.
Respectively, it is obvious that our Counter Strike roster is one of the most financially potent in the world, which is insanely important for us.
The other part of the equation is that currently, we have a few of the best players in the world skill wise.
For example, Snax is a regular in HLTV's top-5 rankings, and everyone knows what NEO is capable of.
I think everyone witnessed how much pasha improved in the last six months, TaZ is doing quite well in the last tournaments, byali retains his level.
Because of that, it's the team that can take first places.
Their experience and personal skill level are out of the question.
It's a unique situation - both our CS:GO and Dota2 rosters are ready to claim titles and outplay toughest opponents. It's just a matter of correct preparation and mentality.
Regarding the changes - we're in touch with the team and the coach - in following days I'll fly to New York for ESL One. We have a huge session planned with the guys, and we'll have things to say after its conclusion.
On Cypher and his participation in American tournaments
Happy to announce that we made progress in resolving Alexey's issue.
The problem isn't closed yet - he's a citizen of Belarus, which means that due to the latest events with American embassies, he'll have to apply for a visa in Warsaw.
We are cautiously optimistic, and we hope that he'll be able to attend the next tournament.
I won't hide the fact that we had the ability to sign basically any player.
I can say that I specifically chose Alexey due to the number of reasons - most importantly, the in-game ones.
I wish all the best for Anton [Cooller], but only time will show who made the right call - we or Na'Vi.
On Av3k's future in Virtus.pro
We made a clear decision to sign another player - it's well known that he is Cypher's old sparring partner.
They're practicing together - right now, they're planning a mutual bootcamp that'll take place in Kiev, most likely, so there aren't any visa problems.
So they're practicing together, playing together, helping each other. They used to be opponents, and now they're teammates who sometimes have to play against each other.
On Quake Champions' future
We are positive that the discipline is moving in the right direction, but more concrete results will be available only in about half a year as an outcome of three or four tournaments.
If the results wouldn't look as promising, we'll take a corresponding action, but so far we're satisfied with the scene's dynamics.
On participation in Paladins Premier League
Paladins is a rather interesting project and, I reckon, an important case of WESA's (World eSports Association) authority.
WESA was founded by ESL and leading e-sports organizations.
Game's publisher, Hi-Rez, offered us a rather interesting deal where they create a league and guarantee some level of support for all teams, and, from our part, we have to form line-ups.
Some time later, Facebook stepped in with their broadcasting rights deal.
We are definitely interested in testing this format of cooperation,
not only because we're entering a new discipline, but because WESA's role is essential for us.
WESA takes a role of some sort of a window of opportunity for game publishers, developers, investors, etc.
It is a signal for every team, regardless of their location, organizational capabilities or financial position, that they can assemble their own line-up.
All in all, we've already prepared a pretty promising roster.
The league will consist of two divisions - North American and European.
Originally we planned to take part in the North American region in order to increase our influence in this perspective market.
Unfortunately, our friends from SK Gaming managed to get the upper hand in a dispute over the North American division.
It's a common things, actually. For instance, in Dota and Counter Strike, the game is rather popular in North America. But there's a paradox - despite high popularity, the region has fewer strong teams and players.
Because of that, I think the European region will be more challenging and dynamic, which will undoubtedly contribute to the game's higher popularity in Europe and CIS.
I can reveal the mystery a bit and say that the team will have one player from Russia, but the lineup is quite international and, I hope, perfectly capable of claiming the highest titles.
And the rest are European?
Yes, the rest of the players are from Europe.
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