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Primadog
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
United States4411 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-10-04 06:11:14
October 04 2011 05:46 GMT
#1
Now hangover from energy drink binges had mostly passed, here are some thoughts from one of the lucky fools that attend Red Bull LAN.

  • Now That's a LAN
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    If we disregard, for a moment - the Formula 1 next to Tyler, the catering, the massage therapists in the screening room - this event encapsulated the roots of esports: a few nerds under one roof, enjoying the games and the company of friends. The venue is a tad bigger, but the air there was not unlike those grade-school lan parties I used to frequent. Sure, these are all the top professionals and gaming pays their bills, but when it gets down to it, they're just here for the love of the game.

  • Training for StarCraft is serious business
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    Despite attending as White-Ra's guest, my only interaction with Mr Special Tactic was a gift from Europe and a quick trip to the training table. Unlike what many assumed in the TL thread, the Pros did took every advantage of the training opportunity from 1 till 11. Besides dinner and snacks, the Pros spent almost all their time either at their training station or crowded around another's practice. Despite being surrounded by pros, other guests and I rarely had a chance to chat with them. That's a good thing.

  • Halo Pros are different folks
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    Photo: Red Bull

    Even for an uninitiated like me, I could tell that the Halo pros were playing with the same intensity as if it was the MLG finals. On the other hand, the StarCraft pros were there to learn. They crowd around (T)Bomber to watch how his games unfold; (T)qxc would tell (P)Minigun to cheese him left, right, and center so his macro game can be tested properly; (P)White-Ra would refuse to play on stream unless Day9 gives him a specific match-up. I am not too sure which method is better or worse, for the pros and for the audience, but it certainly points to differences in mentality behind these two eSports.

    Oh, another cultural difference - I was there for most of Sunday, but I never seen a StarCraft Pro that utilized the massage table, yet the Halo Pros would line up for "the Russian one." Go figures~

  • Working for Red Bull is awesome
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    Every employee I met there reiterated this, and I don't think it's forced. While it was Sunday, quite a few employees were lounging around the offices, and they weren't there to work. If my office resembles a skate park, or my cubicle sits next to a Formula 1, or I can walk a few steps and watch White-Ra play, I'd hang around too. Lucky bastards.

  • Red Bull is serious about eSports
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    Sam, Red Bull's gaming guy, is high Masters and talks about StarCraft with the same intensity and enthusiasm as any TeamLiquid veteran. Red Bull didn't just haphazardly added StarCraft to their boot camp line-up - they wanted to get involved and planned for a long time. Probably the best news of all, Red Bull will get more involved in StarCraft very soon. Sam was quite excited, but all he was willing to say was,
    Big things are coming!




It was fun and I look forward to what Sam has planned for us.

  • Real Photography from Red Bull
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Thank God and gunrun.
decafchicken
Profile Blog Joined January 2005
United States20012 Posts
October 04 2011 05:49 GMT
#2
Unreal awesome. Thanks for the pics/blog.
how reasonable is it to eat off wood instead of your tummy?
Skuller
Profile Joined September 2010
United States197 Posts
October 04 2011 05:50 GMT
#3
Just count the number of TL members there. Redbull + Team liquid mayyyybe?
Sandro
Profile Joined April 2011
897 Posts
October 04 2011 05:52 GMT
#4
Redbull is gonna sponsor their own team I bet ^^
Emporio
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
United States3069 Posts
October 04 2011 05:57 GMT
#5
Just wondering, are you just a really active fan or are you involved wit something somewhere? I keep seeing all your picture blogs of like everything and it's really impressive. Keep up the good work regardless!
How does it feel knowing you wasted another 3 seconds of your life reading this again?
LuckyFool
Profile Blog Joined June 2007
United States9015 Posts
October 04 2011 06:01 GMT
#6
On October 04 2011 14:46 Primadog wrote:
Now hangover from energy drink binges had mostly passed, here are some thoughts from one of the lucky fools that attend Red Bull LAN.


I see what you did there; ^_^

great pics and writeup, looked like a pretty sweet event.
Primadog
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
United States4411 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-10-04 06:06:31
October 04 2011 06:05 GMT
#7
On October 04 2011 14:57 Emporio wrote:
Just wondering, are you just a really active fan or are you involved wit something somewhere? I keep seeing all your picture blogs of like everything and it's really impressive. Keep up the good work regardless!


Ultimately, I am just a active / lucky fan. A few months back I made it into the writing staff for TL, before that NASL sign me up as a chat mod, and more recently I got involved in BarCraft quite heavily.

That's one really nice thing about our community - if you want to help and put in the time, the community appreciate and reward you for it.
Thank God and gunrun.
Synwave
Profile Joined July 2009
United States2803 Posts
October 04 2011 06:07 GMT
#8
Sweet pics and thanks for the insight.
♞Nerdrage is the cause of global warming♞
Dingobloo
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
Australia1903 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-10-04 06:15:49
October 04 2011 06:12 GMT
#9
On October 04 2011 14:50 Skuller wrote:
Just count the number of TL members there. Redbull + Team liquid mayyyybe?


Most likely an MLG + Redbull thing, which puts the jersey redesign and other happenings like SOTG stuff in a different light. If Redbull was looking to be a headline MLG sponsor but had competing brands like Monster that sponsors EG.

But that's neither here nor there, I thought the event was a really great watch and totally unique for an eSports event and Day9 is definitely the guy to host it with his great analysis.

Hoping Tyler really improved his endurance with white-ra cracking the whip if only selfishly so his streaming sessions will last a bit longer, Great pics as well.
fuzzayy
Profile Joined February 2011
United States99 Posts
October 04 2011 06:25 GMT
#10
Wow those were great pictures :D
hope redbull will really get involved with the sc2 scene
Torte de Lini
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
Germany38463 Posts
October 04 2011 06:36 GMT
#11
Sick, sick sick pictures. My God, I hear nothing but good things working at Red Bull or Google.
https://twitter.com/#!/TorteDeLini (@TorteDeLini)
integrity
Profile Joined April 2011
United States1014 Posts
October 04 2011 06:37 GMT
#12
destiny you look very handsome when your dressed up
bkrow
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
Australia8532 Posts
October 04 2011 06:50 GMT
#13
Awesome blog man - some sick pics! Red bull looks pretty baller i think i spotted a Pokebunny!

Great pics!
In The Rear With The Gear .. *giggle* /////////// cobra-LA-LA-LA-LA-LA!!!!
Yamulo
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
United States2096 Posts
October 04 2011 06:52 GMT
#14
Nice, sounded fing awesome. Clarification, I know it was fing awesome because I watched almost every minute of it. Loved it and I hope to see more. Sweet pics btw ^^!
~~~Liquid Fighting (SC2)~~~
Dubzex
Profile Joined October 2010
United States6994 Posts
October 04 2011 06:58 GMT
#15
Lol@ destiny getting all dressed up. He looks so goofy with everyone else wearing casual clothing/team uniforms. Nice pictures btw.
"DONT UNDERESTIMATE MY CARRY OR YOU WILL BE CARRIED INTO THE ABYSS OF SUFFERING" - Tyler 'TC' Cook
Juliette
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
United States6003 Posts
October 04 2011 07:00 GMT
#16
fuck yeah, pro halo and pro sc2 together :D
OKAY FROM THAT PERSPECTIVE I SEE WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT
AnxiousHippo
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
Australia1451 Posts
October 04 2011 07:43 GMT
#17
Woah that looks awesome. Never seen PokeBunny or Destiny before, they weren't quite what I expected.
An apple a day keeps the Protoss away | TLHF
Treadmill
Profile Joined July 2010
Canada2833 Posts
October 04 2011 07:43 GMT
#18
Lets hope these guys can really bring it at MLG. Especially qxc and White-Ra <3
RogerX
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
New Zealand3180 Posts
October 04 2011 07:57 GMT
#19
Wow, thats awesome. I didn't know red bull had such a cool work station.
Stick it up. take it up. step aside and see the world
aNDRoM
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
United States637 Posts
October 04 2011 07:58 GMT
#20
Nice pics! Glad you had a good time!
Hi. My name is Werner Brandes. My voice is my passport. Verify me.
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