[hkes_show_google_ad] While H2k-Gaming’s bottom lane has quickly found its footing in the 2017 EU LCS Spring split, mid laner Fabian “Febiven” Diepstraten has been on other teams, like Fnatic’s 2016 roster, which didn’t get the same synergy from their import players. When ex-teammate Martin “Rekkles” Larsson mentioned Febiven’s positive attitude in a recent interview with theScore esports, we reached out to the mid laner for his own views on mindsets and team dynamics. Read on for Febiven’s opinion on integrating import players, how he feels about the potential of all-European rosters, and what he would tell every solo queue player. With your time on Fnatic and now H2K, it feels like you’re uniquely positioned to talk about this: in your opinion what are the major factors that determine if Korean players will fit into a European squad? Obviously on Fnatic it didn’t seem to work out too well, but H2K’s bottom lane has done very well this season. What’s the difference between those two situations in your view? I think it all comes down to how well the players mash together and what kind of mindset the players have towards the game and life in general. Everyone is different and has different mindsets towards the game or attitude towards improving and usually people stick to their comfort zone and don’t like changing that much which happened in FNC to all the players. But right now our bot lane has a really nice attitude towards everything and don’t show bad emotions at all which is great for the atmosphere and they are always positive and looking to better the team. Do you feel there’s any merit to the idea discussed recently in EU that European teams should just build all-European rosters and foster EU talent? I feel like in Europe there are many good players and they can make a ‘’super team’’ together and I don’t think having Koreans over the best European players is that much of a upgrade simply because having five Europeans works better than with two Koreans if they lack the language or they have complaints about stuff. Rekkles had some kind words for you in a recent interview. Did you make a conscious attempt to be an inspiring part of Fnatic or did that just happen? I think it is just the person who I am. I am basically smiling naturally most of the time and being happy and trying to cheer up the mood and trying to see things positively. Was there a specific moment when you decided that you wanted to focus more on improving your competitive mindset, and how did you decide what to do? I always thought just playing the game is the way to go but I realized that how you think about the game and how you act as a teammate and how you work towards becoming better is the way to go, obviously with spamming the game. So after the bad season with FNC last split, I decided that a change was needed in the way I think about life in general and tried to understand myself better so I could be a better person for the next upcoming years that I am a pro, and I feel like it was a good change. Besides skill at their chosen role, what is the most important thing you look for in a teammate? Is there a point where that thing becomes more important than skill? I think the most important thing that I value from my teammates is a positive attitude towards improving and towards everything in general. I believe that if you always look to solve things or always try to look for ways that you can get better, it will make you the player you want to be, and everyone wants to be the best but not many people know how to become the best. I just love seeing progress because it means that you’re growing (in a good way) If you could tell one thing to every EU solo queue player, what would that be? Never give up. Is there a champion you wish you could play right now, but doesn’t fit the current meta? Riven. [hkes_show_google_ad]