Sam "RattlesnK" Gawn
Pete "pt-" Wright
Adam "AdY" Brown
Marc "Mangiacapra" Mangiacapra
Elliot "Wez" Welsh
I caught up with Pete "pt" Wright during the Ebuyer-Reason game for his thoughts on the LAN so far.
Hello pete, how's the lan been for you so far?
It' s been a mix of ups and downs, obviously it was dissapointing losing to reason, but we'll make sure we'll fix that if we play again later.
How does it feel being back at OS after CGS, has the venue changed much?
It's changed alot, I don't think there's enough staff for Omega and Infinity. The atmosphere is very different from LA, it's a different experience, we love LAN, looking forward to the next ones too!
How do you think IG could have improved the running on the LAN?
Hired more staff, and enforced a ruleset and a GUI on all PC's. This would have sped up the whole tournament and made the playing field fairer.
Are you finding MR15 a hard change from MR9?
I think so, with CGS you don't really play with tactics, you play with picks. On MR15 you have alot more time to outsmart your opponent, so you have to think more. Even though it's 25 seconds it makes alot of difference as well as the money. It's not the same as 1.6 MR15, in source I feel you can play more freeform.
Do you think not winning pistol rounds is something you need to work on?
Definitely, we haven't really got any good strategies for pistols, we defenitely need to look at that. In CGS we don't think about it so it's not second nature anymore.
What do you make the low turnout in source and the high turnout in 1.6?
I'm quite surprised, if you look at I-series it's the complete opposite, with over 80 teams for source. I still think 1.6 is slowly starting to die out.
How is wez fitting in as a mercenary, is he filling Harriman's shoes?
I think so, we've all played with him before, I've played alot with him. He gets on with us and knows what to do, and he's a great player.
So back to the Reason game, do you think a large part of the loss was on the map, one which you don't play in CGS?
I think so, but we shouldn't really use that as an excuse, I don't like the source train as much as 1.6.
Next round you'll face the winner of Ebuyer and Reason, who are currently in overtime, which team would you rather play?
Realistically I'd rather play Ebuyer, but I really think that we can win against Reason on train this time, we'll have to see how this long overtime ends up.
What do you think of Mint.MiX, have the "stand-in's" impressed you?
I don't know much about ritch, but I love WilzOO, and he always performs on LAN. I think they need to play more together and rebuild chemistry.
Top three, excluding yourself
Reason, Mint, Ebuyer
Thanks for your time.