X ` Code the best eSport site of the Turkey presents you the interview which is staring one of the best players in Europe : Johan " miRACLE " Gârtner
Hello Johan " miRACLE " Gârtner. May you introduce yourself and talk about your gaming carrier?
My name is Johan Gärtner and I'm 20 years old. I live with my dad in Rättvik,Sweden but to be honest you could say i kinda live alone haha. I love football and especially Real Madrid. I'm also a great fan of music, Jedi mind tricks is one group im a big fan of. I'm Currently representing FnaticMSi (miRACLE,razMki,kyoChi,Stevy,Lighters). They are all great guys and great players. I've wanted to play together with Stevy since forever and he is a great friend of mine, So Im really happy im playing in the same team as him. I joined fnaticMSi in september and before fnatic i was playing for TCM-Gaming (ex-H2k). I had a great time with my old teammates, we were playing together since forever it feels like. I started playing cod4 when it got released and first thing i did was starting a team with qlimaxzu, few lineup changes back and forth we ended up becomming one of the best cod4 teams there was. The times i've had with my teammates is something i will remember for a long time.
How did you start playing COD4? Do you play any other games except COD4 ?
I played for OutCasts in cod2 together with Fredrik (qLimAxzU), Outcasts was a multigaming clan you could say. They had loads of members in all different ages, and when cod4 got released me and fredrik both wanted to start playing competetive. So we decided to start out own team, and thats the same team that ended up in H2k / TCM with some lineup changes ofc, but it was always the maincore (me,qlimaxzu,mysn). I play quite alot of FIFA12, and i mix now and then in games like 1.6 and CSS. People ask me quite alot if i like games like sc2 and dota etc, but i've never really been a fan of games like that. I loved playing Age of empires tho, but never the "fantasy games".
Did the game effect your life? Especially your family life.
Ehm.. Well when i started playing computer games my parents didnt really like it, they were complaining that i was sitting alot at the PC and all that, you know the normal parent vs PC stuff. But when i explained it all and that i could travel europe and all that they were really supportive. I actually think my mom is my biggest fan, she usually check the streams and scores and all that when im away and compeeting somewhere. I think their nagging made me want to play it more if u know what i mean aswell, dont know how to explain but it kind of made me want to play more. Now when i think back at it kinda feels like i am a immature bastard haha.
Why do you choose SMG in the game? Have you got any special cause ?
I've always prefered scoping, and i was scoping in cod2, atleast that was my favourite gun back then. But when cod4 got released Fredrik wanted to scope so i let him and then i started playing smg, cause i felt like AK was soooo sloooow. Other then that i didnt really have a special cause really. Fredrik wanted to start scoping and since im a topbloke i let him ;).
What were your goals in the game? and Which of them did you accomplish?
When me and Fredrik started moO.se back in 07-08 cant remember excatly when we both said we wanted to become #1 and that was always the goal. We kind of reached the goal when we joined H2k / TCM and we started go to final after final and at Fredriks last lan we finally won and became #1.
You're one of the best COD4 players in Europe. How did you achieve this success ?
Practice makes perfect except in Stuwows case lmao, just kidding ;). You gotta enjoy playing with everyone in your team to get 100 percent out of everyone. No one becomes good over night, you just gotta keep practicing and trying new things, It's like in any other game or sport or whatever, you gotta keep practicing eventho you might think you are good enough, you can always improve. thats what i think atleast.
You are in fnaticMSI which is one of the best teams in Europe now. How do you see your friendship in the team?
I love playing with all four of my teammates. Playing with Stevy is something i have wanted for so long, and finally being in the same team as him is something that is boosting my motivation alot. Cause when Fredrik told me he was quiting i kind of lost all motivation to continue, and i think that was when the team went downhill. the friendship in the team is great and we're having fun while playing wich is important :).
Who is your favourite gamer in COD4? do you have a talented and young players that you see ?
For me Stevy is the best player to ever play this game. He is also my favourite player in the game. He is like a brother i never had. Great guy! I've met alot of great guys and girls over the years, I still consider my old teammates as friends, and i talk to most of them daily. I now and then go visit Fredrik and his girlfriend at their place so i mean playing competetive gaming is more then just playing a game, you meet great people and become good friends.
The teams in Europe have at least three sponsors like Steel Series, AMD and MSI but in Turkey teams are having a famine of sponsor. What can you say to increase the sponsors to this gaming section?
This is really hard for me too say really. I got no idea how you get the big companys to sponsor you, im not experienced in that type of business at all. I hope that when i decide to quit that i can still stay in gaming somehow, we will see how =).
Can you tell us about your game options and your equipments?
Mouse: Steelseries kinzu
Keyboard: Steelseries 6gv2
headset: Steelseries siberia v2 black
mousepad: fnatic Steelseries qck+
headset: Steelseries siberia v2 black
mousepad: fnatic Steelseries qck+
DPI: 400CPI (since its steelseries mouse)
sensitivty 1.1
win-sensitivity 6/11
drivers? no
mousefix? no
sensitivty 1.1
win-sensitivity 6/11
drivers? no
mousefix? no
Do you have something to say to X ` Code readers?
Never give up, Never back down! I'd like to thank all the sponsors MSI,SteelSeries,EIZO,Raidcall,SixPoolGaming and SLAPPA for all the support! and too my teammates and a big thanks to everyone who supports me and my team :)












