It’s been almost three months since your original move from Gamer University to 3D Max, how has your experience been with 3D Max so far?

The experience has been very good. They have supported us in various ways and we're happy to represent them. They recently signed with Razer, which is exciting for us as well.

How has the training schedule been and has it had any effect on your personal life?

The training schedule is usually from 18.30 to 23 on weekdays, friday and saturday off and then most of sunday. We have all decided to prioritise dota more than we used to so of course it has affected our personal life to some extent. We are however all still working or studying so it is not like it's a full time profession yet.

We have been bootcamping once and are planning more in the future because we believe that this really improves our game.

What other games do you play to keep yourself mentally fit or to relax when not playing Dota 2?

I've never met a guy who plays more different games than Hestejoe. He plays Dead Space 3, Max Payne, Alien vs predator, Gothic etc. etc. He plays them to relax and tries not to get bored by just playing the same game.

How would you rate your performance of The Defense 3? And what areas do you think you guys have to improve on?

We're very happy that we finished 2nd in our group beating Navi and therefore starting the playoffs in the upper bracket. We felt that we had a chance to beat nth in our first game in the upper bracket so of course we're disappointed to lose and later on get destroyed by Liquid. There are many areas where we can improve but I think that we in some of our games show that we can play vs the very best teams in Europe/North America. With more practice we're gonna figure out exactly why we win some games vs the best and get stomped in others :)

Which teams have you been impressed and disappointed by during The Defense 3?

In the defense I've been impressed by VP and fnatic. I guess Empire and nth disappointed me a bit.

Who do you think will take The Defense 3 title?

I think it'll be between Liquid and VP but I'm gonna go for Liquid actually ^^

Any Shout-Outs?                               

Shoutout to our sponsers, Razer and winamax! Shoutout to vuuv who has been standin in for us a couple of times and shoutout to waque, old friend of mine :)

Follow the 3D Max team at 3dMAX.fr and joindota.com.