Rainbow Six: Vegas 2 will be one of four games taking center stage at the MLG National Championships later this month. No doubt, players, teams, and even spectators, are doing everything possible to prepare. The winners of the Rainbow Six National Championship will receive $20,000 in cash. As if that's not enough incentive, consider this: the MLG Dallas winners, Iconz, will be present and hoping to take their success to the next level. They will also be wearing bright, red targets -- at least to everyone else. R6V2 player Crysis, who will be competing in the Championships, sat down to discuss the upcoming event.

GameBattles: First off, what is your gamertag, and what team do you compete with?

Crysis: My Gamertag is Crysis, and I play with the team MoB Rage.

GB: Describe your team’s MLG experience.

Crysis: We all have a good amount experience. CoMPacT KiLLeR, BlOoD n GlOrY, and I attended all of the MLG events last season, and JwHoJcAsH attended four of the events last year. Jwho took home the National Championship last year, Glory has won three events over two years, and CoMPacT KiLLeR and I have each won two events.

GB: Rank yourselves among the other teams competing. Who do you think is the favorite to win, and where do you stand in relation to them and the rest of the competition?

Crysis: I would have to say Iconz is the favorite. After their victory in Dallas, it really put them on the map as a top team and a big threat. However, with that being said I feel very confident in our abilities as a team. We were less than 7 seconds away from beating them, and being in the finals. If we execute our strategies and play to the best of our abilites, we will win.

GB: In a best-case-scenario, where teamwork is clicking and luck is on your side, what teams do you think might still pose a challenge, and why?

Crysis: Honestly, if that were to happen I don't think many teams at all would pose a challenge. However, Iconz would most likely be the biggest threat, because of their style of play and good team work.

GB: What are you and your teammates doing to prepare for the competition? Any practice sessions or strategies?

Crysis: We practice just about everyday for as long as possible. As far as strategies, we have changed every single one of our Dallas strats in order to compensate for our weaknesses, allowing us to play to our strengths.

GB: Do you and your team compete on other online games, such as Halo or Gears of War, or have you considered doing so?

Crysis: As a team, we really don’t play any other games. We used to get on Saints Row 2 and mess around a little bit, but nothing too serious. We plan on sticking to Rainbow for now.

GB: Do you have plans to compete with the same team in future MLG events, perhaps even the finals again next year?

Crysis: We have actually discussed this, and we plan to stick together next season as long we continue to have success. We all have a great time playing with each other, and get along really well. As long we continue to have success and get along there is no reason to stop it.

Best of luck to all who are competing, and special thanks to Crysis for giving us a little bit of insight as to how things are shaping up. It will surely be an event to remember! Hope to see you all in Vegas!




Discuss this article |