Boombl4: “The VRS system clearly needs to be improved”

What do you think of the VRS system, where Major qualification depends on results across many events rather than a single RMR or Minor?

The system clearly needs to be improved.
If you attend LAN events, you almost always receive a huge number of points. Sometimes you can win one match, lose three, and still roughly break even.
Online tournaments work differently. To finish an event with a positive points return, you often need to win the whole thing. You can win three or four matches, lose 1–2 later, and still end up losing points.
I do not understand how you are supposed to gain VRS points consistently without attending LANs. At the same time, Russian players find it extremely difficult to attend European LANs that are announced only a week in advance because of visa requirements.
I have also heard that the more online tournaments you play, the fewer points you later receive at LANs. Personally, that sounds rather stupid to me.

— Boombl4

Did you see Senya’s response to your HLTV interview? Can you say anything about it?

Yes, I saw it. I do not think he understood the specific problem I was talking about.
Either he misunderstood me, or it was simply an attempt to provoke a reaction.
Honestly, I do not really care what he thinks.

— Boombl4

In the current era, experienced players from CS:GO—especially in-game leaders—are often called washed. Players such as electroNic, Perfecto, and Jame receive a great deal of criticism. What would you say to their haters?

It does not matter whether someone comes from CS:GO or not. The main thing is how much that person gives to the team and how hard they work.
New players do not always fit together immediately because of the human factor, even if every individual is strong.
I have nothing to say to the haters. Players who are constantly criticized should not pay attention to it if they are working and moving toward their goal.

— Boombl4

Who would you name as the best teammate of your career, excluding the current BetBoom players?

I would name two: Qikert and flamie.

— Boombl4

Which decision do you consider the best of your career?

Joining NAVI when I was playing for Winstrike.
I cannot say that I immediately agreed with complete certainty. I have never liked betraying a team or leaving while it is on the rise.
But I understood that it was a step to an entirely different level. I had to put career growth above some of my personal principles and attachment to the team.
The results we later achieved with NAVI showed that it was the right decision.

— Boombl4

What is the most expensive item in your wardrobe?

Honestly, I hardly ever buy expensive clothes.
It is probably a Vetements T-shirt worth around 100,000 rubles. I did not buy it myself, though—my friends gave it to me for my birthday.

— Boombl4

What is the most expensive thing you have ever bought overall?

I would have to think about it. I probably helped my grandparents buy an apartment and contributed some of the money.
If we are talking about things specifically for myself, then probably iPhones and shoes that cost somewhere between 40,000 and 80,000 rubles.

— Boombl4

What do you consider the best vacation destination?

I have only been on vacation once in my life, and that was in Mexico.
I would like to visit the Maldives at least once. I have also dreamed of going to the Dominican Republic for a long time. Something about it draws me there—perhaps even the name itself.

— Boombl4