GeT_RiGhT: "We will cope with defeat"

20-11-2012 16:44

In our third pre-DreamHack Winter, we pick the brain of Christopher "GeT_RiGhT" Alesund, who plays for ESWC champions Ninjas in Pyjamas.

Following our interviews with ESC Gaming's Wiktor "TaZ" Wojtas and 3DMAX's Tomas "xlo" Falden, is now time to take a look at NiP, who are widely regarded as favourites to win the title after coming out on top at DreamHack Valencia and ESWC.

The Swedish giants have been draw in what is called the Group of Death, together with ESC Gaming, mousesports and fnatic.

In this interview, Alesund discusses NiP's preparations for DreamHack, his expectations about the tournament and also how his ear infection, which will force him to undergo surgery, has affected him, among other topics.

You enter DreamHack Winter as the team to beat, having won the Valencia qualifier and also the ESWC finals. Is that an extra source of pressure for the team?

Hello, Mira, thanks for having me, first of all! Ehm, I am not sure. A little bit? I am not that worried, if you ask me. It is going to just be nice to play on home soil!

How have you prepared for DreamHack? Have you bootcamped or only practiced online? Do you feel ready for the competition?

We have both played online and bootcamped. We have been playing like we did in the last bootcamp and trying to focus on getting on form. We are looking at small things that we may need to change and also coming up with new strats that people cannot be ready for!

You have been drawn in a very difficult group, with mousesports, ESC Gaming and fnatic. Are you confident you will be able to get three victories?

I never like to talk about things like being top three or that we are going to win the competition, for example. I am just trying to stay focused and get my skill on top to be ready to play well, instead of making a disaster for myself or my team! I am just looking forward to playing at DHW and I hope it will be a nice show for everyone spectating, including those who will be Jönköping watching the games live!

GeT_RiGhT with NiP at ESWC

NiP have not yet lost a single match on LAN yet. Do you agree with the notion that your team is onestep above the rest?

I am not sure about this, we just put in the hours that are needed to be good (like myself, I need to train a lot to be happy with myself before a tournament) and try to be in a good mood before the games to be successful! I am just happy that people can give us that credit, but we really do not think about it.

Do you believe that the team will be mentally strong enough to cope with their first LAN defeat, when it eventually happens?

I am pretty sure that we will be, yes. We have been losing online games and we have different opinions about why we lose, etc. I am just hoping that it will not happen for a while... For a long time!

Are you afraid that, with GOTV and demos now available, other teams will study your tactics and anti-strat you?

Not really, as I think our gameplay is more 'random' than people think, or maybe it is just me just thinking that! We will see if I will change my mind soon about that or not.

Just days before the tournament, Valve released an update which nerfed the Molotovs. Are you happy with this change? Do you think it will modify the way that teams will play?

I am happy for the rest of people who dislike this nade, but I do not really have any opinion about this. In my opinion, I did not think it was that annoying, only sometimes. But I think it is good that they have removed the slowing down thing on it, as that was one of the few annoying things about it!

Recently, Xizt replaced Fifflaren as the team’s in-game leader. Was that the plan all along, or do you think that there was something missing?

It was not the plan all along, we just felt that it was needed and it has been good for us. I am not sure if there was something missing before, it was just something between the guys in the team and we all just agreed on it. I think fifflaren did an excellent job doing the strats and everyone thinks the same. We just felt this was a "little" better and hope that no one is disagreeing on this!

Will NiP win another international title?

Fifflaren has the worst individual record of the team (1.11 Rating). Is he worried about the way he has been doing, considering he is no longer the in-game leader?

I do not think so. I know that he was the in-game leader for a long time in CS:S when he played that game, so maybe it takes time for him to relax and not need to think about tactics like before! He is still helping Richard with small things, though. I just hope he does not think that much about it, so that he can play at his maximum level!

Recently, pita said that he believes you are the most over-rated player of all time and that you only play for yourself because you are too worried about statistics. What do you have to say about this?

People have different playing styles and my team has been giving me the opportunity to lurk around, to do my own thing, so to speak. He can say whatever he thinks, it is his own opinion and he has the right to say it. But it is not like his comments will make me quit or something like that.

You recently revealed that you will undergo surgery because of an ear infection. How badly has this problem been affecting your game these past few months?

These have been some annoying months. As far as my volume ingame and my hearing in real life go, it has been hard for me. I just remember that it was really painful when I played at DreamHack Summer (last tournament with SK), it was really hard for me to play... Also the SteelSeries tournament at IOS, as I took my medicine when it even worse, as I had lost some of my hearing then, so applying the medicine in my ear... It is kind of hard to explain the whole situation, and I just hope that with surgery my headaches will be gone, my hearing will go back to normal and last but not least... I can take a normal shower without a "shower hat" :-p

Until the end of the year, what other events are on the team’s calendar?

We will try to attend as many tournaments as possible until my surgery. This means MindSports in Prague, Thor Open (if we qualify) and NorthCon. Then we will go on holiday, which everyone needs, as Christmas and New Year's Eve are coming closer and closer! Another note: I would like to thank my sponsors, Telia, SteelSeries, CDON and BenQ for providing all the things we need, and my friends, girlfriend, family and my beloved managers (HeatoN, Niklas and Anton Budak).

GO NIP GO GTR, btw, where is question about jw?!

2012-11-20 16:46

GL NiP against all source teams. :P

JW > GeT_RiGhT

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foxj>all

2012-11-20 16:53

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k1ck strong nip wrong

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that's right

2012-11-20 16:54

ronaldo > muller

2012-11-20 17:43

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goldenboots at worldcups müller: 1 ronaldo: 0 stay jelly

2012-11-20 17:49

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bitch got served! :D

2012-11-20 20:16

+1 xD

2012-11-20 23:07

the real good Ronaldo has a goldenboot also :D

2012-11-20 20:23

muller who? who is dat noob.. REAL MADRID with cr7 carrying > muller's team easily

2012-11-20 21:16

you mad? when was the last time portugal won vs germany? yeah right, because germany with mueller > portugal with cr7 and what was last year in cl? bayern with mueller kicked out real with cry7 u mad bro?

2012-11-23 20:21

well, ronaldo 1 golden ball muller 0

2012-11-20 21:57

I've got 2 balls, that's still better than a drag queen with 1 golden ball xD Jk he is an insane player

2012-11-21 21:29

GL in next tn

2012-11-20 16:48

Wow GeT-RighT has become much more well spoken than when he first started giving interviews, great to see, I'm starting to like him.

2012-11-20 16:51

Nice read. Not really that much cool info tbh

2012-11-20 16:52

Get_right tell us something that you don't like about this game..you liked molotovs?? JEZZZ I hope we don't fall asleep this time watching dreamhack winter

2012-11-20 16:56

noone forces you to watch it though

2012-11-20 17:03

yeah he is a total convert now

2012-11-20 17:16

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yea i remember his times in fnatic and how much he loved 1.6 and today hez the opposite..evn when on facebook some people questioned him on ask me anything that do you enjoy CS:GO more then cs 1.6 he said 1.6 was boring and i love CS:GO atm. Today he got this name in cs cause of that boring game LOL

2012-11-20 17:25

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yep thats messed up and i dont think he is honest but hell time moves on sadly.

2012-11-20 17:35

wtf dude Ive played 1.6(and the older versions) since 1999 and yeah its become boring these days. I know how to do like every single trick there is to know and to learn.. its the same shit all over again at that point. I talked with GTR and he had the same reason to switch over. I play CS:GO now cause its entertaining me in new ways. Its supposed to be fun and entertaining.. only after that you can add the competitive aspect if u want.. (would be sad to play competitively a game that you personally dislike.)

2012-11-20 17:57

i guess some people say its boring yet for me the biggest matches were still great(for example last iem,gamegune)and are more exciting than nip vg finals,i get the new part however i question the timing considering navi esc and fnatic took alot more time to switch(they were better this year),and it would be sad to play competetitively but guess what?not all people love their jobs(not saying for sure thats the case)

2012-11-20 18:10

I think he's like the only player that said he doesn't mind them, which I agree.

2012-11-22 00:24

what the fack is shower hat

2012-11-20 17:00

number3girl.files.wordpress.com/2012/06/.. Though I doubt GeT_RiGhT is using that one :D

2012-11-20 17:11

You never know, it could be fashionable in Sweden :P (It's a joke before people get touchy)

2012-11-20 19:17

good one:D

2012-11-20 23:09

GG wp Gratz for winning dreamhack winter.

2012-11-20 17:01

gl gtr!

2012-11-20 17:02

Good luck Gtr, rape these sAucers VeryNoobs.

2012-11-20 17:05

grow up,kid.

2012-11-20 19:34

GTR AMAZING F0REST <3 nice interview

2012-11-20 17:08

Mature response to Pita's accusation.

Gl nice interview

so he hasnt take the surgery yet?

2012-11-20 17:21

after DHW..

2012-11-20 17:58

thx

2012-11-20 18:38

nice iview. btw, in "event" you wrote dreamhack valencia. And in the xlo one, dreamhack summer :p ps: the TaZ one is ok :p!

2012-11-20 17:33

Beware : Crappy cs:go sound can make u deaf read 2nd last ques

2012-11-20 17:41

what does his ear infection have to do with cs:go when he had it during SK & 1.6 times?

2012-11-20 17:59

cl_senseofhumour 0

2012-11-20 18:15

He played the beta back then

2012-11-20 18:24

lol @ pita's comments about GTR playing for himself. pita is just mad GTR is 50x better than he would ever be in CS, so he has to talk bad about him

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50x? Maybe that's a bit too much...

2012-11-20 18:05

minimum 49x

2012-11-20 18:23

ok 49x :P

2012-11-20 18:34

+1 GeT_RiGhT one of the best players ever!!!

2012-11-20 18:16

nope

2012-11-20 18:18

Agree. Heard first time pitas comments and what a retard he is. fnatic sucked long time just because of him.

2012-11-20 19:29

Get_haircut

2012-11-20 18:20

I really do not see where pita has the gall to speak on any other player in the first place. If a team decides to let any player on their roster roam or lurk as Get_Right puts it due to their individual skill, that is their decision. It is not like he has been playing horrible while doing so, so anything stated against such is just ignorant. Now if and when he starts under performing while doing so, I am sure the changes will be made to change that style. pita stated, "Not to flame him". Then proceeded to speak the pure ignorance that followed. It made no sense as a comment posted also stated and it was completely unnecessary to even speak so much on the subject. No one can deny the effect f0rest would have on a game if he did such. But guess who are team mates and accept each others play styles, have won tournaments together and are still actively competing at the top of the scene? The supposedly "overrated" and the supposed "Get_Rightx3". Sit down pita and not too fast, you may hurt yourself.

2012-11-20 18:21

Pita along with a list of other professional players were asked a loaded question as to who they think the most overrated player is. And Pita was one of the only guys to give an honest answer and I can see his point of view for sure. GeT_RiGhT isnt an impact player like say f0rest. He doesnt come into a round and just open it up with a bunch of frags, he has a more lurking/clutch style that he has adopted. When Pita was winning in MYM I think GeT_RiGhT was in Giants and I think its true what Pita has said in that GTR's style back then was much different to his current style and he was much more of an explosive player. How much has that had to do with the recording of stats from around 2010? And how much has that had to do with what his more recent teams needed of him. Its hard to say but Pita for sure is entitled to his opinion and whether people agree with it or not, it has to be respected.

2012-11-20 22:43

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I am pretty sure I know that as well. I read the entire list of answers. The only person who went into such an extreme depth to basically dismantle another player, was pita. I respect an opinion, when it is just an opinion. When you start to inflate your opinion with useless statements, it goes from having an opinion to you trying to prove a point on who is being discussed. So because of his lengthy statement, within some of it was a bash, you consider it to be more honest? I do not agree. There is no point to prove, everyone is their own player and all have their own play style. As I said if the players around you as a team, accept your style of play and continue to allow you to do so, you would not do it? I respect your opinion, I just do not see how anyone can read that and not view it as a simple attack on a persons character as well.

2012-11-20 22:54

Thats why I said it was a loaded question. There is pretty much no way to give an answer that wont offend whoever they mention. I remember elemeNt was asked this question back in the day and his answer was calcer from DK (SK|calc) and then this whole thing got blown up. It shouldnt be asked in the first place, it can only lead in one direction

2012-11-21 00:45

Understandable. On one side I do not view it as a loaded question, on another I can easily see why the question is on a hot topic. Egos, personalities, reputations, performances, past, present and future all get brought up in these discussions. Just not a good look for anyone.

2012-11-21 01:06

how isnt it loaded lol? thats basically asking which pro to you think sucks and everyone else thinks is good

2012-11-21 11:20

I explained why I did not view it as such, but to go even simpler. They are asking who they believe is overrated, or hyped. Not who they see as garbage.

2012-11-21 12:02

Really nice interview! GJ MIRA.

2012-11-20 19:18

lol pita

2012-11-20 19:54

also...kinda funny you guys take the sentence "We Will cope with defeat" completely out of context and make it the title of this article :O

2012-11-20 20:00

I agree with pita

2012-11-20 20:05

So cold reply to pita's questn, could have made it a bit interesting...

2012-11-20 20:39

Hopefully they fix any bug CS:GO has causing GTRs ears drop, before that im afraid to touch that dangerous game.

2012-11-20 21:26

Well he actually wrote that the bad times was when he played 1.6

2012-11-20 22:37

nice boobs, gtr.

2012-11-20 21:48

' youtube.com/watch?v=JWDQb-PG1kk'

2012-11-20 23:12

Well spoken

2012-11-20 23:45

WTF BUDAK IN NIP??? GTR WE LOVE FOR UR DEDICATION AND TIME U SPENT ON A GAME <3 I know u r younger to me. But ++ Respect man for riskign ur entire life on a video game but yeah u saw so many countries which we will take another life time to see.. so have fun never regret playing ;)

2012-11-21 02:10

<3 nip

2012-11-21 05:20

Very Polite indeed...GeT_RiGhT <3

2012-11-21 05:31

Too many exclamations!

2012-11-21 07:12

Recently even I had gone through ear pain, its very painful half of the face will pain like anything. Severe headache and hard to chew food. I took some antibiotics and got cured in 1 week by God's Grace. I advice everyone not to put any thing inside your ears to clean it except good buds from good pharmacy. I think his (GTR) has become worse bcos he might have not taken good bed rest, you need 1 week good bed rest with antibiotics and shouldnt wear headphones which produce loud noise. :)

2012-11-21 09:37