Nightfall on BetBoom Team: “People were already putting too much pressure on each other; it wasn’t that easy to play”

We beat Falcons today, but they were playing with SumaiL, so I’m not too thrilled. We played some games poorly rather than well, so I’m not particularly [satisfied]. Overall, we won—that’ll do.

To what extent was it the community itself or people’s super-high expectations of us—that we have to come in and beat everyone—that set the bar so high? That bar is normal, but here it’s more about the dynamics within the team, among yourselves. You shouldn’t put pressure on your teammates.

[Question: “Many people said there was too much pressure on you. Did you feel that yourself?”]

Specifically from the community and so on—not really; it’s more within the team itself. I’d say there was an over-motivation to win among practically everyone, and that alone made it harder to win.

When the game starts, you don’t really think about all that. You just think about how to win. Otherwise—just listen to music on the way to the game; try to focus on the important things.

By the end of our run with MieRo, our relationship with TORONTOTOKYO had already soured. There’s no point in blaming anyone; it was everyone’s fault. People were already putting too much pressure on each other; it wasn’t easy to play. Either way, I think I always got a kick out of Dota.