NBK: "We know how to face [NiP]"

2-11-2013 17:22

We caught up with a happy Nathan "NBK" Schmitt after another big victory over NiP in the semi-final of ESWC 2013.

VeryGames continued their impressive run of form by defeating Ninjas in Pyjamas once again at a big tournament, this time knocking the Swedes out in the semi-final with a 2-0 victory.

Nevertheless it was a very interesting clash with a lot of clutch rounds, including several by Schmitt himself. He takes us through the two maps, as well as his big 1-on-3 with a fiveseven that saved VG in the second map.

He also touches on the other side of the bracket, where Clan-Mystik defeated Astana Dragons 2-1, and looks ahead to the French final tomorrow on the main stage.

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You sure do...

2013-11-02 17:23

28 replies

Hopefully they'll not get too confident and relax, as NiP once knew how to face VeryGames, as well... VG will most likely take everything this year. By then, I hope NiP gets rid of Fifflaren.

2013-11-02 17:42

15 replies

fifflaren was one of the key players vs VG tho.

2013-11-02 17:52

4 replies

haha

2013-11-02 18:03

are you srly?

2013-11-02 18:05

2 replies

did you even watch todays game? and recent games of nip, he's stepping up massively

2013-11-02 18:30

He carried NiP on cache

2013-11-02 21:05

Imo they should not get rid of fifflaren. Recently fifflaren is preforming really well mainly bcs he switched focus on rifles again instead of learning the awp. Also something to be noted was the gtr was like sick or something. I was at eswc and like 1hr prior to the match gtr was looking so pale and was laying on the ground trying to get some rest. It was like he could puke any minute. But he played and preformed really well. This is no excuse however for the loss. But it gives me big respect for him and the whole NiP team. The only truth is teams are picking up and we should not be shouting for an era of one team but enjoy the fact we have these close and fun matches rather then just stomps

2013-11-02 18:37

8 replies

hes not performing really well,he is performing better

2013-11-02 19:13

7 replies

still, get_right underperformed and that was what lost them the games.

2013-11-02 20:08

6 replies

also f0rest is not on his shape hes like 1/10 of his normal shape. he should stop playing surf and focus on dm and so on.

2013-11-02 21:02

4 replies

i think the reality is a bit more saturated than that-

2013-11-02 21:14

1 reply

i have no idea though hes really not even near to what he used to be.

2013-11-03 12:12

You're a joke. Surf is one of the best things you can do - he's just an old schmuck.

2013-11-03 00:04

1 reply

0/10

2013-11-03 12:12

No, they lost cz VG is dominating, like how they lost against VG in the previous matches. No excuses, NiP needs a new player.

2013-11-03 18:22

to me its more like, WHERE THE F::::: IS FOREST!

2013-11-02 18:57

Well, actually they have never beaten NiP in a bo3 match on classical maps, so...

2013-11-02 18:06

11 replies

I think they'll live

2013-11-02 18:09

Fanboy kid, hahahaha.

2013-11-02 18:13

They did. SLTV finals, 2-0.

2013-11-02 18:48

1 reply

2013-11-03 04:15

2013-11-02 18:50

Any other excuse you can think of?

2013-11-02 19:40

I am not a fan of VG, but seriously? What is your next excuse? "They've never beaten NiP in a BO3 on Dust2 only"? Chew it up, ffs.

2013-11-02 19:58

2 replies

You see? hltv.org/news/11807-nip-over-vg-to-dhw-f..

2013-11-30 17:41

1 reply

I see. But I don't see your point.

2013-12-02 16:48

Suck ur own cock and go live in the past ! Classic my fucking ass, this is CS GO, those are the maps, VG won on a lot of different maps on different occasion, this time is one of them. one of my best friend is Brazillian, and seriously, i feel ashamed for him reading some fanboy post like u. Please go buy a bit more braincells. Thanks.

2013-11-03 04:54

1 reply

there are dumb people in every country, so don't worry about that dude.

2013-11-03 09:07

2013-11-02 17:23

now thats a big surprise of this victory ;o

2013-11-02 17:23

grats

2013-11-02 17:28

Is the interview with f0rest coming soon?

2013-11-02 17:24

1 reply

i hope so

2013-11-02 17:30

ofc they know

2013-11-02 17:26

Spray and pray to have some luck.

2013-11-02 17:29

I like this guy!

2013-11-02 17:29

WOOAAAH

2013-11-02 17:33

I hope they know also how to play against Clan-Mystik, if we see past result look like not ! Nipmad4sure

2013-11-02 17:34

8 replies

You're aware the last match was 2-0 for VG right ?

2013-11-02 18:53

7 replies

Past result not only one result i said. 2-1, 2-0 for VG and 2-1 for clan mystik.

2013-11-02 19:08

6 replies

Oh, you mean past resultS Well, based on past results, looks like they know how to play them ^^.

2013-11-02 19:11

5 replies

Yeahloloolol winning 16-14 every Time is a big knowledge -_^ I should rename to AntiFag brb

2013-11-02 19:36

4 replies

What the hell are you talking about ? You argued that based on the past results, VG doesn't know how to play Clan-Mystik. I don't know for you, but in my opinion, winning two bo3 out of three and getting a map in the other is more than enough to demonstrate that they do know how to play them. Also, you will notice that it wasn't a 16-14 every time. VG even gave CM a spanking on the main stage on de_season : 16-1. Just a thought.

2013-11-02 19:48

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16-1 against 3 1.6 that dont even know the map.

2013-11-02 19:54

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Lol. Excuses much ? If you attend to a tournament without practicing the map pool it's your own fault man ^^.

2013-11-02 19:56

I SERIOUSLY DON'T KNOW WHY PEOPLE WITH COMPLETELY NO FUCKING LOGIC LIKE U EXIST ! so 2-1, 2-0 for VG and 2-1 for CM last 3 times they met, some how fucking MEANS = "VG doesn't know how to play vs CM". u should change ur name from "truestory" to fucking "fiction", mate.

2013-11-03 04:59

~~ Raise your Wooah ~~

2013-11-02 17:34

can anyone link some live footage from the match against nip?

2013-11-02 17:34

Nathan <3

2013-11-02 17:36

SK|face NiP - HEHE

2013-11-02 17:37

NiP will come back with a bang!!!! :) :D

2013-11-02 17:40

best guy Nip fanboys raging

2013-11-02 17:41

Is he somewhat not completely french?

2013-11-02 17:41

4 replies

He is, why ?

2013-11-02 18:56

3 replies

His pronunciation is pretty good, in comparisment to the majority of other french people :-)

2013-11-02 19:10

2 replies

its because he makes prononciation efforts :) Fench guys can to, but they prefer french accent! Its easier

2013-11-02 19:18

French people are usually lazy when it comes to pronunciation in foreign languages. That's why we can spot them easily anywhere in the world. Everyone knows their thick accent, in any language I think.

2013-11-02 20:23

NBKING

2013-11-02 17:43

as well as his big 1-on-3 with a fiveseven that saved VG in the second map. Wasn't it p250?

2013-11-02 17:46

1 reply

no, was a five-seven

2013-11-02 17:49

Let's be honest...f0rest need to play on his A-game ( he need to focus on riffer not awp) , so bring Delpan , kick Fifflaren and there we go,another NiP era.

2013-11-02 17:55

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I wouldn't say bringing in Delpan would be No.1 again, but maitaining the current roster would no longer work that's for sure.I'm also sure nip already knew what they were gonna do,maybe even have made a decision,the change is mostly likely to be announced after DH winter.So,altough I'm a little disapointed about the results but I'm also happy about it.This time was not Fifflaren holding the team back though.But overall,he's guy should be out the team.

2013-11-02 18:21

NiP's worst fragger* is xizt atm. fiffy is stepping up his aim lately

2013-11-02 18:21

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Beg to differ,you may check the stats.Fiff is now back on his former role as a rifler.But last event he was still at the bottom of the scoreboard.This time maybe forest.My point is now that he's playing his most comfortable role in game,still,hasn't measured up to the expectations ,not even close.His former CSS experience helped hime clinch a spot in nip.But as other team are catching up,nip is facing the unprecedented challenge,his advantage has faded away.His position as a member of a top3 team is no longer suitable.

2013-11-02 18:32

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Huh? Just today fifflaren is stepping up his game while get_right and f0rest really get our hopes up and failed it (we're expecting dosia-level kind of carrying play). Fifflaren did manage to improve is aim to a decent level although I find his ingame sense still lower compared to other 4. I constantly finding him outfragging people ingame today. Did you even watch the game? NiP is lacking strategy, everything else is great except their strategy. VG won not only their team consist of 3 aimstar player but ex6tenz and smithz is stepping up, and VG is actually adjusting themself to change. They're not changing lineup and it works so why won't NiP?

2013-11-02 18:35

Adam 'friberg' Friberg 61-50 +11 65.6 1.21 Patrik 'f0rest' Lindberg 45-50 -5 51.1 0.92 Richard 'Xizt' Landström 36-46 -10 63.9 0.84 Christopher 'GeT_RiGhT' Alesund 39-47 -8 64.1 0.78 Robin 'Fifflaren' Johansson 34-49 -15 35.3 0.73 look at stats hltv.org/news/11633-verygames-to-eswc-fi..

2013-11-02 18:34

7 replies

yeah right GTR 2nd lowest bottom. how accurate those stats showing how players performing in game. GTR must be a noob.

2013-11-02 18:36

5 replies

stop there, its about fiff is getting better.. and thats not true.. he is the worst .. as always

2013-11-02 18:46

3 replies

You didn't watch the game didn't you... Ok.

2013-11-02 18:47

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i did, but u didnt.. he always fucked up the important clutes.. not like xizt on cache .. sorry dude, fiff is good, but not good enough for nip and Top 1 !!

2013-11-02 18:51

He did seem to improve and shine in some moments.But that's not enough for a team like NIP.Even if forest would maitain his role as the chief awp,there's plenty of good riflers out there is Swedes.Think about it,only the real talents can survive in the top teams of every sport.Maybe he's a decent player in a lower-ranking team,but he's definitely not the guy nip wants.Hitory has proved in a situation like this,changing lineup is the only remedy(even sometimes arguably not the right way),but all teams did that,do that,and,will keep doing it...

2013-11-02 20:45

get right is sometimes on the top, sometimes on the second lowest. fiff is always lowest.

2013-11-02 19:40

its all mind games atm. We are experiencing the ebbs and flows of a great rivalry, that in its history, still heavily favors NiP. I think NiP and VG are going to go toe 2 toe for a while, I don't think either will pull away from the other. Which would be really fucking great for spectators.

2013-11-03 00:56

NBKING <3 you!

2013-11-02 18:23

not 1 on 3 with fiveseven, but 3k with fiveseven.

2013-11-02 18:30

ahahaha he really wanted dat interviewer to ask him about that -3 fiveseven kills eco rnd to win the rnd hahahahah

2013-11-02 18:37

2 replies

I didn't really get that impression, because I really wanted to ask him about that from the start :)

2013-11-02 18:40

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ya but it made me smile when NBK is like: "we won those ecos in a good fashion way, especially when it was like 15:12 or something" and then u like: "oh, ya, btw, tell us something about that -3" ahahahaha NBK really wanted to point that out which is fine :) ...was amazing -3

2013-11-02 18:45

NBK <3

2013-11-02 18:43

Bring back the real Mirage.

2013-11-02 18:48

really nice interviews at this event keep it up!

2013-11-02 18:58

Lets be honest, not taking anything away from NBK but that five7 clutch was entirely NiPs fuck up.

2013-11-02 19:05

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Well, not entirely surely right ? I mean NBK still had to make a few clicks with his mouse ?

2013-11-02 23:31

I miss Nixon's interviews :(

2013-11-02 20:17

face inc

2013-11-02 20:30

this video made me check my monitor for a dead pixel! haha

2013-11-02 21:08

I am amazed of how good his English is given he is a french :)) ... smart player and nice guy.

2013-11-02 21:24

ENBIKAPE

2013-11-02 21:47

Nice interview, but one thing. You made an huge mistake... For a proper interview never do such a thing that only interviewed person is on the camera. Both of you should be. Just like in the BBC news or smth. Basics of filming/multimedia.

2013-11-02 22:43

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like nix0n used to do u mean? Sitting next to play with mic and interviewing, yes +1 agree.

2013-11-02 23:16

1 reply

yeap, like nix0n.

2013-11-03 07:55

Okay, so it is starting to get pretty annoying that only NBK is being interviewed from VG players... never hear something new + it's starting to get kinda boring to listen to him lol.. I like NBK but rly interview someone else once in a while... Also NBK in the end started to defend old mirage because they were so good on it??? Please discuss. Anyway great job Tgwri1s hopefully we'll see more soon:)

2013-11-02 23:15

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The problem is that you can't force someone to be interviewed. NBK is the one who is really fluent in English. The others can speak it, but since it's not easy to speak a language you don't master in a casual conversation, I would understand why they don't want to be interviewed hesitating, stammering, trying to find their words, etc... I think I remember an interview from Shoxie though, he was quite comfortable speaking in English if I remember correctly. Even if he has a thick accent.

2013-11-02 23:29

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Actually I think all of them can talk it good enough to do interviews, Smithzz probably would do 1, I doubt he's shy.

2013-11-02 23:35

really have to take my hat off to ex6tenz. He is redefining the role of the caller/support player. I thought his lack of fragging would prevent VG from being no1, but he is proving event after event just how important the intangibles are. Basically, a passionate caller/leader can be a bigger contributor to winning then a star player. We have seen it before ofc, there have been amazing caller/leaders like carn/rambo/ave/xeqtr, but im not sure if there has been a weaker fragging caller as x6tenz, which makes all his other qualities aweasome. considering these recent results, im not sure if kennys or VG lost out in the end. TBH, i call it a draw.

2013-11-03 00:51

NIP somehow let vg won on 2nd map.. thats what i saw for a few time they met lately... 1map .. 2nd map and latter underperform.. if they won 1st map the 2nd n 3rd == lost if they lost 1st map 2nd map's lost

2013-11-03 06:01