"I don't think we would have played with him if we knew..." Brace - In Retrospect [Part 2/3]
12In Retrospect is a long form video series, featuring players, pundits and other industry professionals within the Asia Pacific esports scene discussing their careers and defining moments in depth.
Episode 15 features Brace, Counter Strike player and In Game Leader. He is most notable for being the leader of Vertex ESC & shaping the course of that teams journey through AUCS.
This video is Part 2 of 3 of my interview with Brace.
You can find Part 1 here - https://youtu.be/giJWOF9s0mQ
You can find Part 3 here - https://youtu.be/LyXghGwXwZE
0:00 Intro
0:50 "The team always felt like we were strategically better than other teams" - Qualifying for an international event for the first time
4:10 "I think that made us 10x better" - Malta's immediate impact upon joining the team
6:20 YourWombat x Brace bromance & the hype at the winning moment
9:40 "This was the first time we played LAN" - Playing overseas for the first time, getting wrecked & learning from scrims in EU
17:30 "This sucked, this is easily one of the hardest things I had to do" - Roflko & Apocdud are removed from the team, Brace & Roflko stop playing together after so many years
22:30 How Vexite & Valiance were supposed to make Vertex the 'perfect team'
27:40 "We felt like this is a roster that can beat Grayhound - 24 hours later [Vexite] gets the offer from Grayhound" - The Vertex roster that never was
32:40 Adding Addict back to the team
36:30 "I don't think we would have played with him if we knew..." - Playing Dreamhack Melbourne with Blitz
40:40 Fortress OCE Masters with Forleks #im4forleks
45:20 "In the break I had to teach Forleks how to throw all these smokes" - Beating Grayhound on LAN in a scuffed Bo3
50:45 "I think I made a bad decision changing the lineup after that event" - Travelling to NA to play 1 Bo3
Thumbnail image: HLTV
Intro music: Sakunera
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