We had the distinctive alternative to interview Murillo “murizzz” Tuchtenhagen, IGL from MIBR forward of their first match on the Valorant LOCK//IN São Paulo. We sought to grasp what it was wish to get to be on a franchised workforce, and the way his outdated experiences helped change what he’s at this time.
Many gamers wish to play within the present VCT franchise system. How did it really feel to know that you just turned a part of a franchised workforce?
After I obtained the information that this switch was occurring (from Vivo Keyd to MIBR), I used to be very completely happy. The very first thing I did was run and inform my household about it. As a result of, for the reason that starting of VALORANT, I’ve been continuously preventing to remain on high.
Though 2022 was not such a great 12 months for us (Vivo Keyd), the MIBR employees believed in our work and knew of the potential we had. That’s the reason I felt so grateful to share this information with them. Each accompanied me and understood every part I went via.
Lucas: You addressed the theme of the season in 2022, and your former workforce, VK, experiencing fixed ups and downs.
How do you’re taking the belongings you skilled up to now and produce them as an enchancment, to the brand new 12 months, with a brand new workforce, primarily being IGL?
Murizzz: In any mission or workforce, even once we win, we study classes from defeats or downturns. Nobody makes errors with intention. We tried our greatest to get it proper, however it ended up not working. After I consider me and my outdated workforce, we made a sequence of poor selections, which led to our efficiency.
We’ve got a robust focus for the 12 months 2023. After we turned the web page, we obtained an amazing quantity of assist from our new coach, bzkA. I can’t point out one thing particular that I felt was a improper determination and which I’ll right now, at MIBR. However I do not forget that we (Vivo Keyd) tried lots of issues. I believe the primary factor I might point out was the immediateness.
When v1xen and JhoW have been switched to RHZ and RgLM (each gamers went to Ninjas in Pyjamas), we have been searching for a fast change. Nevertheless, what we had at hand have been two good gamers, who didn’t have a lot skilled expertise in VALORANT. We tried one thing with lots of immediacy, however it didn’t work out so effectively and ended up irritating us. Because of this, we have been impacted and ended our 12 months removed from our essential objectives.
This was only a small instance of the various issues I discovered all year long and all through my profession, which finally formed me for this new 12 months and new workforce.
Lucas: We all know that LOCK/IN is being thought of a take a look at for the groups, which is the primary championship for the time being. You’ll be attending to know one another, as there have been lots of modifications to the groups.
We’re conscious that there’s exterior stress on expectations, primarily as a result of they’re enjoying in Brazil. Do you may have any approach of coping with this?
Murizzz: Our expectation is, in actual fact, fairly easy. We wish to present you what we’ve been engaged on for the previous two months. We don’t count on unreasonable outcomes. As a result of that may make us look unhealthy. And the psychological work that we are able to undertake is mentalization. Our psychology workforce is at all times there to assist us. We’re at all times working to satisfy expectations from followers and arrive on the premiere ready.
Lucas: Along with the brand new meta, we’ve some nerfs on Chamber and a few buffs on different brokers. Nevertheless, the largest change is the brand new map, Lotus.
What do you consider this map? Do you consider that he’s aggressive and that he’s able to competing within the nationwide championship?
Murizzz: I consider that Lotus is a extremely aggressive map. By the way in which, I recognized with him rather a lot. In comparison with Pearl, which was the penultimate map launched, I believed it was a bit of unusual as soon as it was out on the server. We did a tactical job with Lotus, with out having performed an excessive amount of on it, and it turned out that we match the issues we had deliberate on the map very effectively. It made sense, even with some variations on the time we have been at stake, on the time of “let’s see”. I completely loved the map. Though its basis remains to be unclear, I felt that we have been in a position to perceive. It could be that in three months every part could have modified and every part I mentioned right here could have gone down the drain. Nonetheless, I’m assured within the map, I fell that we perceive its goal and we’re well-suited.
What have been the results of the modifications on brokers, particularly Chamber?
Murizzz: The nerf to Chamber has utterly altered the meta of the sport. All groups needed to change their methods of working. The agent was in a position to shut the map along with his abilities. The method of coping with him was extraordinarily tough. Together with his nerf, our construction modified drastically, however we have been in a position to work effectively. From our earlier experiences, we (MIBR gamers) are snug with different brokers.
MIBR is about to face Talon Esports within the opening spherical of VCT Lock//IN, tomorrow February 15, 2023.
Observe: Interview initially carried out in Portuguese for esports.internet/br/