Yoann: Hello everyone.  Today I'm with Monstrum from HEET and I will go through some questions about himself and the team. When and how did you get into eSports? 

Monstrum: Well, I've been gaming for a while, all sorts of games like Overwatch, Fortnite, and Counter Strike. But when Valorant came out, I wanted to compete a bit more, use my skills to potentially get some work. And I just started grinding, and it just happened from there, jumped from team to team, and got connected with a few players that were in the scene. 

Yoann: Cool. So, how can you describe your playstyle as a player?  

Monstrum: I'm very aggressive, um, and fast, like I like to be as a duelist. 

Yoann: How do you feel about Pearl? The last Valorant map. 

Monstrum: It’s very interesting. It has got some weird parts to it. Like the, the sewers area reminds me a lot of counter strike maps, but it also reminds me a lot of Icebox as well. I feel like it's very similar in that aspect where Viper's quite useful. I think it’s played similarly. But, I don’t have too much experience on it yet, so we'll see. 

Yoann: What's your preparation routine one hour before matches?  

Monstrum: Well, usually I do some aim training and warm up. But then it would depend on the opponent we're playing or our own strategy. We'll go over that as well. 

Yoann: So you are playing for HEET. Can you tell me more about the team?  

Monstrum: Yeah, well we are a very hard working and very unique team. I think we've got a lot of skilled individual players, which means that not many teams look like us. But compared to a lot of pro teams, we are often the underdogs, but we want to prove ourselves. 

Yoann:  What's your play style? Are you very fast and explosive, like PaperRex or methodic like Fnatic? 

Monstrum: I think we've got a healthy balance of both. Like, I think it depends on the map and the team composition we're playing. It would really depend on the situation and what we think will work well against the opponent as well.  

Yoann: How do you prepare for your opponents? Do you have a coach? 

Monstrum: Yeah. We have two coaches. One of them does a lot of anti Strats of the enemy team. The other coach mainly focuses on us as a team and how we play together.  

Yoann: Which play styles are the hardest to play against? 

Monstrum: I think it's two extremes. In between is quite easy to play against, but the extremes are difficult. Requires a lot of adaptation.  

Yoann: Do scrims really reveal the team’s true potential? 

Monstrum: We perform well in scrims against quite a lot of high tier teams, obviously. It's scrimming, it's not necessarily a direct correlation of how well you do against them in a game, but we show a lot of promise and a lot of good performances and we learn a lot from these. 

Yoann: How important is it to have a great team environment inside and outside of the game? 

Monstrum: I think it's one of the most important aspects of being an eSports player. It's very, very important to be happy and to be motivated. And it's much easier to improve as a team if you have a good team environment. And you know that when you point out mistakes, they're gonna take it in the best way. And you grow together as a team.  

Yoann: And take losses as good ways to improve as well. 

Monstrum: Yeah, exactly. 

Yoann: Which team would you like to play against in the near future? 

Monstrum: I think Fnatic, it would be great to play against them. They play the best Valorant and I think playing against them would really test where we're at.  

Yoann: What are your thoughts and maybe concerns about the new Valorant franchising program? 

Monstrum: I think it's quite good. I think they've got a long term plan of it. On the top tiers and ways to get promoted to it. So I think obviously it was a bit concerning when it was initially announced, but the more information they've put out, the more it seems like they've got a plan for everyone. 

Yoann: What kind of ambitions do you have for you for yourself and your team for the future?  

Monstrum: I think we obviously wanna be at the top. We want to be competing against the best teams in the world. We wanna make it to champions, these all big ambitions, but I think right now we want to just show ourselves to be a strong force. And then hopefully begin to compete against these top teams and show them what we're made of. 

Yoann: Who will you be supporting during champions this September?  

Monstrum: There's a few EU teams like FPX, Liquid, and Fnatic. I'd wanna see all of them do well, as I like some of the individuals in those teams. And I just like those teams in general as a whole. So I think all three of them, to be honest. 

Yoann: Is there anything else you want to add to this interview? 

Monstrum: I’m excited to see what the new year can bring in terms of Valorant because this year's been a bit stale towards the end, so I'm hoping that next year when all the tournaments are planned, we can finally get up and running.  

Yoann: Where can people find your team and yourself?  

Monstrum: Oh yeah, you can find HEET gaming on Twitter. In terms of individual players, you'd find them on Twitter, or just streaming on Twitch. So for me, it's, @MonstrumGB. That's where I'll be on Twitch and Twitter. 

Yoann: Thanks for your time and your answers and good luck for the future.  

Monstrum: Thanks.