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Video: Interview with TaZ
By: MIRAA
Time: 2013-02-25 02:31
Event: Mad Catz CS:GO Invitational
Game: Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
We got hold of Wiktor "TaZ" Wojtas following ESC Gaming's defeat to Ninjas in Pyjamas and discussed with the Polish veteran his team's campaign at Mad Catz.
After coming out on top of the SLTV StarLadder and the CS:GO tournament at IEM Poland, ESC Gaming were denied entry into the Mad Catz final after losing to NiP on two maps (16-8 de_dust2_se, 16-12 de_inferno_se).
The Polish side were then inflicted more misery in the bronze final, this time by VeryGames, as a 2-1 defeat at the hands of the French team saw them finish outside the bubble.
In this 11-minute long interview, Wojtas talks about the defeats to NiP and n!faculty, the players' obsession with stats against weaker sides and the difference between the way the team play on LAN and online. He also comments on NiP's dominance in the CS:GO scene, stating that it is "killing the game".
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Tags: TaZ, ESC Gaming
I don't hate you Taz :( So ridiculous they only got 4 hours of sleep, only hope it doesn't happen to any team ever again. Thank you for this interview!!
Hope their bootcamp goes well, ESC are so cool
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Hope their bootcamp goes well, ESC are so cool
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2013-02-25 02:36:40
well happened tcm then aswell i guess
2013-02-25 14:37:52
"I played like a total newbie , which probably I am" lol <3 taz
2013-02-25 02:46:48
Maybe not the best player (a beast, but not top 1), but an awesome person and who makes the best interviews in hltv.org and whole cs scene.
2013-02-25 02:46:53
I'm not a fan of ESC at all. But I am a big, big fan of TaZ now. More honest person is hard to find. Keep it up man!
2013-02-25 02:54:46
ESC did really well in my opinion, they need to stop putting themselves down. They're a really great team.
2013-02-25 02:59:47
taz is the man
2013-02-25 03:11:35
Very humble guy.
Go Go ESC!
Sad they didn't take the last game against VG serious, but ye..they had only 4h of sleep and a very hard day.
Post edited 2013-02-25 03:13:11
Go Go ESC!
Sad they didn't take the last game against VG serious, but ye..they had only 4h of sleep and a very hard day.
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2013-02-25 03:11:49
Hope the next tournaments you guys are going to attend will work out a bit better. It's just ridiculous to have to focus after 4 hours of sleeping.
2013-02-25 03:19:26
<3
2013-02-25 03:20:31
I think that the face that ESC are putting themselves down this much after a loss is one of the things that's making them such a great team. They play with such a great emotional engagement and almost gets destroyed after losing, but they are always coming back stronger.
Just look at the time in CS 1.6 when they were without a sponsor after showing poor results. They never even considered of being like the other teams that either retired or started to switching players - they just kept on going and became even stronger in the end, and out shined the SK "dreamteam" in 2011.
I have a great respect for ESC and TaZ and I really hope and think that they won't give up and will reach the top in a near future, good luck!
Just look at the time in CS 1.6 when they were without a sponsor after showing poor results. They never even considered of being like the other teams that either retired or started to switching players - they just kept on going and became even stronger in the end, and out shined the SK "dreamteam" in 2011.
I have a great respect for ESC and TaZ and I really hope and think that they won't give up and will reach the top in a near future, good luck!
2013-02-25 03:22:37
That's why I'm most attached to them and it's something that goes beyond being of Polish descent. I like teams that play with passion, the antithesis of which is basically the cold, cocky confidence of NiP (or at least get_right).
2013-02-25 03:45:15
same here
2013-02-25 03:51:34
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-_sbGYTwsU
2013-02-25 20:34:45
I think licho meant "passion as a team". Of course GTR got a lot of passion for CS, but his teams never showed such an impressive team spirit like the golden five did.
2013-02-25 20:53:43
gtr plays with passion too. did you forget like fx make him cry? :D one of the best moments in cs history for me atleast
2013-02-25 10:00:25
gtr cold? o0 he was the most emotional player in SK BY FAR. f0rest is cold not gtr lol
2013-02-25 10:53:35
FRag executioners VS SK Team was the best CS game to watch. Lol all were equally talented xD.
2013-02-26 08:54:06
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-_sbGYTwsU
2013-02-25 11:50:03
+1
2013-02-25 03:51:45
nice guy
2013-02-25 03:33:51
TaZ=humble guy <3
great person :D
edit: and great player ofc.
Post edited 2013-02-25 03:52:47
great person :D
edit: and great player ofc.
Post edited 2013-02-25 03:52:47
2013-02-25 03:52:09
"OMG...This is a great match VG vs Navi but you know what who cares NiP is going to win" lmao
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2013-02-25 06:16:55
742 [t] !!!! mashina
2013-02-25 06:39:48
mind -sorry for the word- fucked :D
2013-02-25 06:43:18
good iview, gl in the next tournaments
2013-02-25 09:07:12
Love TaZ. Great guy, great player. Keep up the good work guys
2013-02-25 09:20:20
what they have to do firstly
is to win a map with VG
is to win a map with VG
2013-02-25 10:22:18
actually they won dust2 16-10 against them
2013-02-25 10:46:30
thats why i like esc
2013-02-25 10:28:52
Wow! What a nice person and good motivation for future. The most coolest thing, he was very honest in this interview. Good luck!
2013-02-25 10:32:38
I think ppl should stop whining about NIP dominance...
It happened, they where the first to which to the game, and they are top-form. Only ones able to change this dominance is other pro-teams like ESC - you want an interesting scene? - work for it!
It happened, they where the first to which to the game, and they are top-form. Only ones able to change this dominance is other pro-teams like ESC - you want an interesting scene? - work for it!
2013-02-25 10:48:55
Haha yeah, a bit to much QQ
2013-02-25 11:51:33
I like TaZ but blaming NiP for doing what thay have to is idiotic, work harder! if you won them in 1.6 you can do it here
2013-02-25 10:55:04
LoL, then u don't get his words, you are "idiotic". Taz never blamed NiP and always he says they have to work harder and harder.
senseless post with 0 truth.
senseless post with 0 truth.
2013-02-25 11:40:23
humble taz
2013-02-25 10:56:27
<3 TaZ!!
2013-02-25 11:15:55
Its not nips fault that they are OP. Everyone else has to step it up, so we dont have 16-1 score in a final for example.......
2013-02-25 11:22:55
Nobody said it was NiPs fault, you have to watch the interview again or clear your mind, because when u hear NiP and destroy, you are becaming nervous and the brain works at 50%.
2013-02-25 11:41:58
LOL niceone.
2013-02-25 11:46:57
He is right actually man, Taz said that Nip domination has to be cut, but he is not blaming them for this situation lol
2013-02-25 14:43:19
"we slept only 4 hours" crycry
2013-02-25 11:23:42
lol easy to say sitting behind your monitor eating potato chips and drinking chocolate milk.
2013-02-25 11:35:02
If you only sleep 4 hours you obviously are not playing at your full potential. Playing while being tired really effects your game.
2013-02-25 11:51:15
it's funny 'cause anexis manage to take so many rounds in the first map of the final against nip because heaton's guys were just chilling=]]
2013-02-25 11:48:56
u dont need to say "fuck" on every interview:) Btw. very nice to watch like always :P
2013-02-25 12:44:31
Taz, is not no proper english speaker, thats why he cant avoid words like "fuck". This is common for him.
2013-02-25 12:50:02
<3 TaZ
2013-02-25 12:59:41
starix interview http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4YxTVrZ5d2Q
2013-02-25 13:34:55
NEO interview http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-nUvW9w0Jwk
2013-02-25 13:37:02
HeatoN interview http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rIj2f9EyEHQ
2013-02-25 13:38:05
Nice interview, 6:20 lol f0rest.
OT: Really great interview with Taz, it's always amazing to see someone this passionate about CS and I hope they will win the upcoming CPH Games :)
OT: Really great interview with Taz, it's always amazing to see someone this passionate about CS and I hope they will win the upcoming CPH Games :)
2013-02-25 14:02:24
NBK interview http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bM-QwyuJok0
2013-02-25 13:39:36
So proffesional conversation by TaZ.
He is so humble, intelligent in his statements and great heart-warming guy.
I love to watch interviews like that.
Good luck in next tournament ESC.
He is so humble, intelligent in his statements and great heart-warming guy.
I love to watch interviews like that.
Good luck in next tournament ESC.
2013-02-25 13:48:10
I love his interviews, very passionate! Looks like they all want to beat NiP, which I think will be epic when it happens, so lets wait!
2013-02-25 13:55:29
btw, event's demos woukld be very much appreciated...
2013-02-25 14:44:26
allways loved Taz for his passion for the team and for the game.
dont lose hope taz you're still improving and you will be on the top if you just keep going stronK :)
dont lose hope taz you're still improving and you will be on the top if you just keep going stronK :)
2013-02-25 14:46:04
really hope either NaVi or ESC gets to be the first to beat NiP at LAN.
2013-02-25 15:00:01
I really like TaZ hes such an humble person, by far my favorite player. But i have to disagree with him saying NiP is killing the game. The other teams beeing totally uncapable of beating NiP is "killing" the game, not NiP for beeing to good for their competition.
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2013-02-25 16:16:07
By killing the game he means, not that the sponsors and events will pull out from GO but that teams are starting to loose motivation because of their winning streak.
2013-02-25 16:56:25
Actually the teams should be even more motivated with NiP's dominance. Its always more motivating to aim to beat the dominant team imo. For the viewer point of view i mean.. all it matters to me at least is to watch some really good games, and NiP winning everything doesnt change that much since the games are becoming more and more challenging and the skill-level is rising alot.
2013-02-25 18:00:13
He is talking from a viewer's perspective that it is boring when there's no competition for the top spot.
2013-02-25 17:02:14
Bulgarian guy said it all. You took it wrong, it's killing the game from viewers point.
Yesterday I nearly cut my veins.
Yesterday I nearly cut my veins.
2013-02-25 17:23:32
Seems like a great guy. Honest about their flaws & mistakes, and shows that even though they fail, they will carry on to try end NiP's streak. Dedication TaZ, you'll play better at CPH for sure!
2013-02-25 16:28:20
I have a man crush on this guy. Such a legend.
2013-02-25 16:47:05
And koreans are killing SC2, fairplay.
2013-02-25 17:33:42
Exactly hjapps,
Koreans did destroy the SC2 scene for viewers, atleast they did for me.
I loved watching sc2 even watched the GOMTV matches which is mostly korean only, but watching SC2 now is so predicteble its no longer fun.
You look at the brackets/groups at the start of a tournament en only look for Korean players, then u go up the bracket and so u can see where other players will find their downfall since they wont beat the Korean players. With the final ending up in Korean player 1 vs korean player 2.
But atleast there is competition between the Koreans.
The same thing now applies to CS:GO, at the start of the tournament u look at NIP, u look trough the bracket and already know where your favorite team will have to face nip. Since u also know they will lose the game there is no reason beeing excited, get your hopes up or even pray for a upset. This makes CSGO predictible and boring.
Is this NIP's fault? Offcourse not noone want to see them play worse or start throwing games, but their dominant position is not good for a community that is trying to climb back into E-sports as a Top Teer game.
Right now the entire First Person Shooter scene is loosing more and more ground comparing it to games like LoL, SC2, or even Dota2.
With a Million dollar tournament coming up for COD, new titles like shootmania, the CS scene cant have a boring competition, because the competitive scene is the only unique selling point CS has in the FPS scene.
Koreans did destroy the SC2 scene for viewers, atleast they did for me.
I loved watching sc2 even watched the GOMTV matches which is mostly korean only, but watching SC2 now is so predicteble its no longer fun.
You look at the brackets/groups at the start of a tournament en only look for Korean players, then u go up the bracket and so u can see where other players will find their downfall since they wont beat the Korean players. With the final ending up in Korean player 1 vs korean player 2.
But atleast there is competition between the Koreans.
The same thing now applies to CS:GO, at the start of the tournament u look at NIP, u look trough the bracket and already know where your favorite team will have to face nip. Since u also know they will lose the game there is no reason beeing excited, get your hopes up or even pray for a upset. This makes CSGO predictible and boring.
Is this NIP's fault? Offcourse not noone want to see them play worse or start throwing games, but their dominant position is not good for a community that is trying to climb back into E-sports as a Top Teer game.
Right now the entire First Person Shooter scene is loosing more and more ground comparing it to games like LoL, SC2, or even Dota2.
With a Million dollar tournament coming up for COD, new titles like shootmania, the CS scene cant have a boring competition, because the competitive scene is the only unique selling point CS has in the FPS scene.
2013-02-25 18:44:47
many consider him as a troll (?) but this guy is honest and what or what but he is one of the best csgo players out there
2013-02-25 18:07:15
"I would like to thank our fans for the support even though we suck" xD
Ohh TaaaZ! gl for CPH 2013!
Ohh TaaaZ! gl for CPH 2013!
2013-02-25 18:21:54
well iff one team can beat nip its esc, they have insane skill, hope esc can get atleast in the finals next time.
2013-02-25 18:57:54
Nice interview as always, I think that this tournament actually wasn't that bad as the matches were kinda close and with more hours they can secure the victories OR neo could start being neo and then all problems solved. Honestly though i don't think neo will reach the 1.6 level he had, imo what made neo so good in 1.6 was his movement and in GO that just dosn't play a role.
2013-02-25 19:36:00
TaZ is a honest and very emotional guy. Got passion for this game and always wants the best for his team. Big respect to him and good luck in the future. You guys can do serious damage to every team out there!
2013-02-25 20:09:55
nice view Taz . gl
the most important thing ! it is take more practice in this game!
the most important thing ! it is take more practice in this game!
2013-02-26 07:27:35
how can you not like this guy :D so honest
2013-02-26 09:27:06
TaZ you are a legend, a great guy, and you guys seem determined to beat NiP.
Go do it at CPH dude <3
Go do it at CPH dude <3
2013-02-26 14:43:16
<3, taz keep it up , your fans will keep supporting you guys. Beat NIP
2013-02-26 17:18:41
taz legend cs
2013-02-27 22:20:26
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