Dark Onyx Player Profile: KingofSquids Blog #18

DOxKingofSquids: Well, a big part of it is i wanted something without numbers, original, and i thought "Hey, i love Squids, why not make it that!" Also i've been fascinated with them ever since i was little, the fact that live video footage of a giant squid has never been caught on tape
Stroked my curiosity.

DOxReyder: Nice sound logic behind your name. I mean C'mon who doesn't like Giant Squids.
Has it always been your gamer tag or have you had others?

DOxKingofSquids: Well, I've had a couple others, Chilifrybandit for that phase in my life that i wanted to be different, Frazil has also been one but squids man...you can't leave squids. Too much paperwork

DOxReyder: lol awesome

DOxKingofSquids: Honestly, i've only had it for about 6 months

DOxReyder: ooo you still a noob

DOxKingofSquids: Yeah...i was one of those players that took a keen interest in the lore back in Brood War, played that game all the time as a kid, but i never decided to get into it professionally until i decided to buy SC2.

DOxReyder: Did you play SC1 also?

DOxKingofSquids: Definitely. It was that childhood RTS game that i kept coming back to when i was in the mood for RTS's

DOxReyder: Smart man

DOxKingofSquids: I was never good at it though, just played custom games until i had all the tech structures like a noob

DOxReyder: ha ha 20 minute no rush games

DOxKingofSquids: it was the only thing my feeble 10 year old mind could handle

DOxReyder: I'm sure everyone remembers those.

DOxKingofSquids: It's mainly the starcraft universe, I really appreciate the story blizzard has given us, but having the mindset of a learner, I really want to know what exactly it takes to be good at a game i love. I am a large blizzard supporter as well, i own and play all those games.

DOxReyder: Blizzard FTW!

DOxKingofSquids: Not gonna lie, WoW was and still is one of the major games i cherish, i played it as a child and i still havent got it out of my system.

Diablo the same way, but that game's endgame didnt appeal to me as much, the option of creating a character and growing with that character is a major reason. WoW is important to me. Plus $15 a month is a price im happy to pay, i enjoy supporting Blizzard in any way i can

DOxReyder: So do you have just 1 character in WoW? if so what Race level, how many hours you think you have invested in WoW?

DOxKingofSquids: On my main character, 178 days, but i have leveled all the classes to max level
little obsessed.... Blood Elf Hunter, i enjoy playing ranged physical damage classes

DOxReyder: sounds great. Though I have never found the time for WoW myself I appreciate the time and effort it takes to level up so much. Blizz really does make some great games in my opinion.

DOxKingofSquids: That's a hard one for me, i am a big observer at heart, its almost impossible to make a decision without thinking about it, but i'd have to say somewhere between aggresive and passive, little attacks to shut down expands, but getting out of there before they can react, until my main force is strong enough to push down their wall.

DOxKingofSquids: My fascination for bugs, arthropods, etc. They appeal to me in the way that the other two races down, especially the speed factor

DOxReyder: gross zerg bugs

DOxKingofSquids: dont lie you love them and they'll love you too

DOxReyder: I'm a terran i squash puny buglings

DOxKingofSquids: and yet they never stop coming...

DOxReyder: true -_-

DOxKingofSquids: don't really have any expectations for myself, ill progress at any rate that my mind thinks appropriate, but in the farther future i hope to be able to achieve masters, even Grandmasters status and im willing to spend a lot of time to get there

DOxReyder: awesome im sure everyone wishes GL HF with that.

DOxKingofSquids: I am 21. Also an avid drinker as part of that recent birthday....not enough to be an alcoholic thankfully though

DOxReyder: lol DRINK MOAR it helps your hand eye coordination

DOxKingofSquids: Cali, born and raised

DOxReyder: HANG 10 DUDE

DOxKingofSquids: hahaha...if i was a surfer and not a snowboarder im sure i would say that...

DOxReyder: I'm from texas so I wasn't aware there was snow in Cali?

DOxKingofSquids: Haha there's some about 100 miles south of my home, so that makes me happy

DOxReyder: enough to snowboard?

DOxKingofSquids: if you can handle a little rock

DOxReyder: lol a famous comedian once said "there is only 2 positions on a snow board, 1 is looking cool and the other IS DEAD!" props to anyone that knows who im talking about

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DOxReyder: Were you personally ever in a ballet class or just interested in it?

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DOxReyder: however lets take a detour to cooking. You a regular Chef Ramsay or more like the Hell's kitchen rejects

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DOxKingofSquids: Well, i've recently discovered i have a knack at programming, so i have finalized my dream career on visual game programming, bringing the characters to life on the screen. If i fail, im sure they'll be a lot of programming jobs out there anyways

DOxReyder: so you working for a programming firm or just freelancing?

DOxKingofSquids: currently im still taking my classes like a good college student, i haven't gotten that far yet

DOxKingofSquids: I'm about a year until i get out of community college. I don't have enough money to continue for now, nor the desire to "raise my status my going to a better college"

DOxReyder: well hey anything is better than nothing. so GG

DOxKingofSquids: I have one younger brother, but i don't get along with him at all. So not really :/

DOxReyder: I C well I mean can't blame him mister ballet,cooker,dancer

DOxKingofSquids: hey there

DOxReyder: lol

DOxKingofSquids: says the guy from texas

DOxKingofSquids: welcome to cali

DOxReyder: Texas for Life buddy

DOxKingofSquids: The desire to learn, group criticism and being able to see what i'm doing wrong that i can't see, also friends

DOxReyder: What would you tell people interested in Dark Onyx about us?

DOxKingofSquids: Well Reyder, i would tell them to give it a shot, we're a great group of people and as long as you can handle occasional banter you will have found a home in the starcraft community

DOxReyder: