Complexity IGL Benjamin "⁠blameF⁠" Bremer joined the HLTV Confirmed podcast to talk about his career, leading a team, and the most efficient ways to practice. To figure out the latter, we tried out different tools, including ESEA Refrag, Skybox, and Shadow.gg. The Dane also talked about his approach to work ethic and working out, developing as a player, and gave tips for people trying to breakthrough.




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0:00 - Podcast intro




Hotseat with blameF


2:00 - Why is blameF so happy?


3:08 - The start of blameF’s career 


8:35 - Why did blameF go under the radar in Denmark?


11:40 - blameF becoming an IGL


16:10 - Balancing IGL-role and fragging


21:45 - Unknown details of building Complexity’s roster


26:10 - Role of keita, team’s coach


30:00 - 2020 and BLAST Success


33:25 - How does confidence influence performance




Recent news


38:13 - bubzkji in Astralis


42:47 - innocent to MAD Lions


46:40 - “MAD Lions looked like they could've challenged Astralis”


48:35 - Last-minute changes in DreamHack Summer NA


51:07 - nitr0 officially out of Liquid


57:10 - AdreN out of Virtus.pro, buster back?




Talking practice


1:02:00 - How is team practice approached today


1:09:50 - Tips and tricks used in practice by top teams


1:13:05 - Trying Shadow.GG, talking about tendencies


1:21:00 - Skybox and its applications


1:25:15 - How to review practice? Using coaches and analysts


1:27:57 - Trying ESEA's Refrag - Restrat feature


1:30:58 - blameF on using Refrag to antistrat Vitality


1:38:11 - "This is very time-consuming" - blameF


1:42:45 - Tips for new teams and players




Prediction time


1:44:40 - Will we see LANs this year?


1:47:10 - Who will be top-1 of Europe?


1:50:15 - Will there be a roster change in FaZe?


1:53:20 - Will NAVI win the next RMR?




Playtime


1:55:00 - How much can blameF LIFT? Workout history


1:59:00 - Role of mindset in success


2:04:20 - “I can’t get burned out, I was watching demos for the whole break” - blameF


2:06:50 - blameF on how to progress as a team




HLTV Confirmed is a CS:GO talk show featuring Chad "SPUNJ" Burchill, Zvonimir "Professeur" Burazin, and Milan "Striker" Švejda, with guest appearances from community members such as GeT_RiGhT, device, Maniac, Pimp, YNk, JW, smooya, seang@res, and more. The show is based around interviews, breakdowns, analysis, and discussions about the esports and casual side of Counter-Strike.




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