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One of Dota's rising stars,



Most recently, he was also a member of the EG squad that went on to take the





A-god in his natural habitat.



Finally, just in case you haven't seen it, here's our MLG Columbus 2013 Hot_Bid interview with the man himself.





A-god in his natural habitat.Finally, just in case you haven't seen it, here's our MLG Columbus 2013 Hot_Bid interview with the man himself.



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: CountChocula: riptide: riptide Ongamers and EG One of Dota's rising stars, Artour "Arteezy" Babaev is a Canadian player who rose to prominence early in the 2013 - 2014 season with a MLG Columbus win as a stand-in with Cloud 9 (then Speed Gaming). A stylish mid player who has fast become a community favorite, Arteezy is a frequent streamer and also one of the most outspoken personalities in the North American Dota scene.Most recently, he was also a member of the EG squad that went on to take the Monster Energy Invitational at SXSW 2014, and as such is very much in the news at the moment. Scroll down to find out how you can pick the A-god's brains! Administrator SKT T1 | Masters of the Universe

Omnishroud Profile Joined November 2013 2 Posts #2 Why dota. Omni = Capped (RIP TL Account) - LoL EUW: Capped92 - EU Bnet: Capped#1137 - Steam: Capped92

NbSky Profile Joined August 2007 Canada 256 Posts Last Edited: 2014-03-19 17:02:33 #3 Does having so many fans at such a young age ever get to you? You seem to literally shape the meta game by yourself, playing Drow/Morph/Naga/Ember.. Do you feel the pressures of having to perform at such a high level to appeal to the 3.22 billion fans you have? Sandstorm@USEast | The Last Pride [EviL] GW2 | Nb.Sky

teddyoojo Profile Joined June 2011 Germany 14179 Posts #4 Will you bring your manpurse to ti4 Esports historian since 2000. Creator of 'The Universe' and 'The best scrambled Eggs 2013'. Host of 'Star Wars Marathon 2015'. Thinker of 'teddyoojo's Thoughts'. Earths and Moons leading CS:GO expert. Lord of the Rings.

Shai Profile Joined August 2010 Canada 195 Posts #5 When you go to Timmy Ho's (that's Tim Hortons to the non-Canadian) what do you order?



(Tim Hortons is a coffee shop chain in Canada that is the highest grossing fast good chain in the country, beating out major players like McDonald's) Eagerly awaiting Techies.

Procake Profile Joined December 2013 3719 Posts Last Edited: 2014-03-19 16:50:33 #6 On March 20 2014 01:42 NbSky wrote:

Does having so many fans at such a young age ever get to you? You seem to literally shape the meta game by yourself, playing Drow/Morph/Naga/Ember.. Do you feel the pressures of having to perform at such a high level to appeal to the 4.2 billion fans you have?



I agree with the other heroes but don't think he shaped the meta at all with Ember, he only started playing it past week or so. I agree with the other heroes but don't think he shaped the meta at all with Ember, he only started playing it past week or so.

TArujo Profile Joined September 2009 Portugal 845 Posts #7 For you who deserves the American International seeds and why? (let's say C9 counts as an American team)

Noya Profile Joined April 2013 Uruguay 6827 Posts #8 Would you nerf null talismans?

wannabedotapro Profile Joined March 2014 India 1 Post #9 Do you and all other pro players use quick cast in game? Someone get me a good team to play on

NbSky Profile Joined August 2007 Canada 256 Posts #10 On March 20 2014 01:50 Procake wrote:

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On March 20 2014 01:42 NbSky wrote:

Does having so many fans at such a young age ever get to you? You seem to literally shape the meta game by yourself, playing Drow/Morph/Naga/Ember.. Do you feel the pressures of having to perform at such a high level to appeal to the 4.2 billion fans you have?



I agree with the other heroes but don't think he shaped the meta at all with Ember, he only started playing it past week or so. I agree with the other heroes but don't think he shaped the meta at all with Ember, he only started playing it past week or so.



No I know, but the point I'm trying to make is if you didn't see a lot of ember before, you WILL now. No I know, but the point I'm trying to make is if you didn't see a lot of ember before, you WILL now. Sandstorm@USEast | The Last Pride [EviL] GW2 | Nb.Sky

plasmidghost Profile Joined April 2011 United States 10329 Posts #11 Are games really 2ez4rtz? if found... please return

TheMute Profile Joined July 2009 United States 34 Posts #12 I am just curious about how innovative and talented you are. Did you play Dota 1? At a high level? Who are your role models in the Dota community where you draw your inspiration for big plays from? Friends are simply people you can do/say vulgar things to.

andyrau Profile Joined December 2010 9884 Posts Last Edited: 2014-03-19 22:27:43 #13 Which of your former/current teams do you like the best - Kaipi, C9, Take5, EG? Tell us why and describe how each of those members contributed to the team dynamic that you enjoyed most.



also when can we expect to see some EE x rtz smut? which would be the dom and which would be the sub between the two of you? ofc I'd like the same question answered regarding the relationship between you and bulba as well.





oh last question, how do you feel about selling out to EG when you have belittled countless other players for 'selling out'?

When can the fans expect to see you mumble a panicked thank-you to your sponsors whilst frantically pawing at your clothes in an attempt to read out shout out sponsor brands?





Actually I have several last questions:

- how much Monster Energy™ do you drink a day? before you say something like "I only drink Arizona Iced Tea," please consider that they are your top sponsor!

- what is your ideal type of anime 2d girl?

- which 3d girl are you planning to take to senior prom this year (if canadian kids have that kind of thing)?

- do you think relic is a legitimately good laner?

- what expectations can you see for team eHug?

- I can see from your stream you're a fan of hiphop, but you insist on listening to some truly awful sub 2k mmr rappers like gucci mane and juicy j. Can you explain why, especially when your teammate Universe has much better artists on his playlist?

- how do you feel about Ayesee calling you 'Artour' during casts rather than your in-game handle?

- which member of Double Take do you like better? please take personality into consideration as well!

- do you plan on giving actual anime a try?

- what do you think about picking warlock to stop lycan splitpush?



Pretty sure this list is going to get longer. I actually want every single one of these answered btw. "Zai is legitimately not as good as bulba." | kaipi ti3 champions

Fwizzz Profile Joined May 2012 Philippines 2668 Posts #14 Explain to us your music taste.

fusefuse Profile Joined February 2011 Estonia 191 Posts #15 You've mentioned before that your friends and peers know about you and dota. Is the IRL following as fanatic as the online one? Or do you try to keep your online and offline lives separate? Graphics @jkursk

Contrary Profile Joined August 2012 55 Posts #16 Why don't you listen to non-terrible music instead?

RUFinalBoss Profile Joined May 2012 United States 16 Posts #17 Does EE feed? Story Of My SC2 Love Life, Meets ROOT. ROOT Disbands :( JOINS COL :D COL JOINS MVP :D HYPE! Col.MvP go byebye ): BUT THEN! ROOT GAMING IS BACK OMGOMGOMG qxc - Minigun - ROOTerdam - Catz - Drewbie - TaiLS - KeeN

Rainling Profile Joined June 2011 United States 128 Posts #18 Since you've been dominating with Tinker recently, I'd like to know in what situations you build what items on Tinker? People used to build Blink -> Hex -> Dagon -> E-Blade in the majority of games but you and other pros have recently picked up less standard items like Shivas and Bloodstone.

Tricks Profile Joined August 2010 United States 134 Posts #19 How do you farm efficiently out of the mid lane? Favorite Players: Zai, Arteezy and LaNm

RockIronrod Profile Joined May 2011 Australia 347 Posts #20 How does all the erotic fan fiction make you feel? I've heard girls at school know about your "A-God" nickname, do they know about the dozens of stories about you eating croissants out of EE's anus? How do you think they'd react?

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