An interview with urtier

During our (Team Dignitas) trip to SAGE, our Enemy Territory team was joined by an old friend and also former teammate, Tore 'urtier' Trimpop. After the event urtier has shown interest in making a comeback to Enemy Territory as he has been inactive for several years now.

He has now made plans to begin playing the game competitively once again which is why we decided to have a chat with him and bring you the full report.


Here is a small preview:

After SAGE LAN you said watching ET made you feel like playing the game again. Are you considering a comeback, and if so, who would you like to play with again?

Urtier: Yes, after a relatively long time of inactivity watching the games at the SAGE LAN made me feel like playing it again. If you have played a game for such a long time and you suddenly just quit or stop, there are times when you think about the good times you had in the game and everything that comes along with it, such as big tournaments, clan rivalries, the LAN events and especially the people you have played with. I have never been totally out of touch with the guys, stopped by in the IRC channels from time to time, but playing the game is a whole different experience again.

So I actually do consider playing a bit again, or even make a comeback, if you like to call it that way. I got most stuff for university sorted out and during the weeks I find myself quite bored from time to time. However at the moment I’m almost done with my exams for the summer term and will try to enjoy as much of the summer as possible, or what is left from it. So I will keep it nice and slow in the first weeks and see what is going on. You might find me on a public, if you are lucky.

Of course it would be nice to play with the old idle guys again, but I would not mind playing with other guys as long as they are capable of playing this game at a high level, have some fun and do not run around like headless chickens looking for the next frag to polish their stats. Now that the team has taken in ZaK and Karnaj again it will be even harder to fight for a spot there.

How are you handling your comeback, playing a lot of mixes or taking your time to get back to your old level?

Urtier: As I said, I will rather take it relaxed the next weeks and enjoy my life rather than sitting in front of the PC. The summer is pretty cold this year though and if it is raining and nothing else is going on, I will surely see if there is some ET to play (or also other games with friends). Would like to play a few mixes here and then with the old guys from office or weekendmix and see how far that will take me.

I’m currently not in any shape close to competing on a higher level than OC fifths division I guess, but it will come back with some practice. The hardest part however will be getting used to the 5on5 gameplay. The last time I was playing the game actively the gamemode was still 6on6 and it seems to have quite an impact on the general playing style of players and the teams. That will take a lot of patience, practice and dedication not to fall back into old habits and doing things that are only working in 6on6.

For the full interview I'd like to refer to the original source: http://www.team-dignitas.net/articles/news/Enemy-Territory/252/An-interview-with-urtier/