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My first International Event (IEM Sao paulo) +AMA

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ROOTIllusion
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
United States1060 Posts
February 12 2012 20:28 GMT
#1
AMA Ask me anything related to the event or my gameplay during that day in the comments .

My performance was pretty lame, I didn't prepare as efficiently as others it seems, I just mass gamed before the event and it wasn't very helpful. Before I get into anything too important, I'd like to thank Run (http://www.teamliquid.net/video/streams/RuN) for letting me and Demuslim play our MLG matches at his house, the venue internet was too slow and it was way too late to be at a venue close to people at 3am. Run also showed us around Sao Paulo and gave me my only good meal .

The Venue & Environment
The Venue was very nice, very large but not packed (until the last 2 days). The chairs weren't very ideal for me, I sadly forgot to huk it up and bring my pillow the days I played T_T. I know Demuslim didn't like the chairs either, I'm not sure how the other players felt about the chairs though. The computers were great, I had no problem with how the computer, monitor etc. was set up, all my gear connected perfectly.

The environment was very hard to adjust to. It was fairly humid and the venue itself made me act up (allergies). I caught a cold the day before my matches so I wasn't feeling great but my allergies also acted up at the venue. I wish I had visited the venue before the day of my matches to get used to the venue environment, and see if I needed to take my medicine for allergies.

The People
All the people I met were great. The IEM Staff was awesome and Carmac is a huge troll but he's a funloving guy <3. I got to meet most of the players and I became pretty good friends with violet . I also spent a fair amount of my time with Demuslim, playing with Snute, hanging out with the biggest noob ever dKiller. Everyone else was awesome as well, shame I didn't get to spend as much time with them. (RotterDam, Feast, Real, Darkforce, Ret, Supernova, Xlord, Slivko, and everyone else ).
Rob Pimpson - coolest Blizzard staff member ever.

Big Thanks to Mr.Bitter for keeping me alive the day before my matches.

My Matches and me
I wasn't too proud of the games I showed, I know I was capable of showing more so I was very disappointed. I would attribute my poor play to inefficient practice, uncomfortable environment, and the food I ate there. Before my matches, my Stomach hurt alot and I had to go to the bathroom maybe 5 times within a time span of an hour, for a few hours. It got pretty bad, I had to take dKiller's hotel key and go to his room because the toilets at the venue were terrible. My stomach problems worsened each day and I'm just recovering now back in my room. I know some of the other players also had stomach problems see:http://www.reddit.com/r/starcraft/comments/plw6n/something_about_iem_sao_paulo_that_i_think_little/

I hope it isn't as problem in the future. It probably didn't help that the only food near the venue was the fast food in the back, which tasted great but seemed very unhealthy. There was also no choice but to eat the food there as there was nothing else near.

Anyways, the chairs were also very uncomfortable to sit in for extended periods of time, the day of the venue was also very hot and the spotlights were very bright. I think they dimmed the lights after my matches, some of the players were complaining about that. We could also hear all of the crowd and commentators on the stage (although they were in Portuguese). One thing that threw me off COMPLETELY was that I couldn't load any of my grooveshark on the computer I was using. I was practicing with grooveshark music in the practice area but when I made the transition to the stage, it buffered super slow. If you are a competitor, you probably know how little things throw you off, this was mine.

A bit of a rushed blog, not feeling too good but I wanted to let everyone know what went on. I probably missed a few things but overall, the event was great and I have many things to learn, in-game and out.



Things I learned:
Visit the Venue before the day of your matches and explore the environment
Don't trust all the food you eat
Practice without music sometimes
Bring a fucking pillow
Medicine for Allergy, Colds, Stomach problems.
Brazilian fans are awesome

****
www.twitter.com/rootillusion & www.facebook.com/illusionsc2
Burns
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
United States2300 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-02-12 20:39:45
February 12 2012 20:30 GMT
#2
what did you eat that you cant trust?
did you eat something weird??

also pics? =D

good post 5 stars


you also did really well despite having all the stomach and allergy issues
ggs
im sure youl do really well in your next big event
What do you mean you heard me during the night, these are quiet pants!
LuckyFool
Profile Blog Joined June 2007
United States9015 Posts
February 12 2012 20:33 GMT
#3
nice blog! I hope you had fun despite feeling sick/not so great result.

You had the hardest group in the event as well imo and only narrowly lost two series 1-2, 1-2...T_T;
Corrupt61587
Profile Joined September 2009
United States366 Posts
February 12 2012 20:36 GMT
#4
<3 you did well anyway, Chris. Sorry to hear about the stomach issues, that's always unfortunate. Looking forward to having you back in DC so you can regal us with tales of your journey ^^
ROOTIllusion
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
United States1060 Posts
February 12 2012 20:40 GMT
#5
On February 13 2012 05:30 SacredSystem wrote:
what did you eat that you cant trust?
did you eat something weird??

also pics? =D

good post 5 stars

I'll take pics next time so I can make more of an epic blog but most of the food I ate were subs and hamburgers with fries and a drink. That's pretty much all they were serving at the venue sadly :/ (unless you wanted to pay for a super overpriced small pizza). Everything I ate looked normal... just had bad aftereffects.
www.twitter.com/rootillusion & www.facebook.com/illusionsc2
TylerThaCreator
Profile Blog Joined May 2011
United States906 Posts
February 12 2012 20:40 GMT
#6
That's too bad about the stomach issues (lol at the Supernova story on reddit). I think that MAY have had an impact on the level of play we saw at this tourney...hopefully you'll do better at your next one.
aka SethN
ROOTIllusion
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
United States1060 Posts
February 12 2012 20:42 GMT
#7
On February 13 2012 05:40 TylerThaCreator wrote:
That's too bad about the stomach issues (lol at the Supernova story on reddit). I think that MAY have had an impact on the level of play we saw at this tourney...hopefully you'll do better at your next one.

Yeah;; I'm actually still having stomach problems after taking medicine. Hopefully he's ok now.
www.twitter.com/rootillusion & www.facebook.com/illusionsc2
falafelnr1
Profile Joined January 2011
Sweden444 Posts
February 12 2012 20:44 GMT
#8
Gratz on winning the FFA
LiLSighKoh
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
United States588 Posts
February 12 2012 20:46 GMT
#9
How much were you practicing before Sao Paulo?
"Want some? Go get some!"
Torte de Lini
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
Germany38463 Posts
February 12 2012 20:47 GMT
#10
Great games at IEM Illusion!
https://twitter.com/#!/TorteDeLini (@TorteDeLini)
Gator
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
United States3432 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-02-12 20:50:15
February 12 2012 20:48 GMT
#11
what are you going to do differently to prepare for the next tournament?
TSM
ROOTIllusion
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
United States1060 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-02-12 20:52:14
February 12 2012 20:51 GMT
#12
On February 13 2012 05:46 LiLSighKoh wrote:
How much were you practicing before Sao Paulo?

Got home from school, played till 2am, wake up at 6am go to school, etc. I also stopped coaching to save some time as well as stopped streaming so I can focus more.


On February 13 2012 05:48 Gator wrote:
what are you going to do differently to prepare for the next tournament?

Prepare for the worst. No music, bring a pillow, get there a day early and look around. It will be mostly getting used to the environment, rather than training differently.
www.twitter.com/rootillusion & www.facebook.com/illusionsc2
HaXXspetten
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
Sweden15718 Posts
February 12 2012 20:51 GMT
#13
Who betrayed the other one first in the FFA, you or Violet?
ROOTIllusion
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
United States1060 Posts
February 12 2012 20:53 GMT
#14
On February 13 2012 05:51 HaXXspetten wrote:
Who betrayed the other one first in the FFA, you or Violet?

In the 2nd FFA, I think I killed him after I saw a nuke on my army xD
www.twitter.com/rootillusion & www.facebook.com/illusionsc2
bkrow
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
Australia8532 Posts
February 12 2012 20:59 GMT
#15
Foreign foods can always have a bad effect on your stomach; i travelled South America and certainly encountered this issue (didn't stop it from being one of the coolest places to travel.) I couldn't even imagine trying to compete in a SC2 tournament at the same time! So props for your commitment

Looking forward to seeing more of your games!
In The Rear With The Gear .. *giggle* /////////// cobra-LA-LA-LA-LA-LA!!!!
Ulfsark
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
United States958 Posts
February 12 2012 21:06 GMT
#16
<3 Illusion fighting! at least you learned some things and made a few friends.
gg wp
ArkSC
Profile Blog Joined June 2011
128 Posts
February 12 2012 21:07 GMT
#17
Hey Illusion! I was wondering...


Who were you practicing with before? Was it certain other pro's, or were you just laddering a bunch? Also, How do you practice, were you doing certain builds for certain people after watching their previous play? or just doing standard builds?

Thanks!
Creator, Maru, MKP, Illusion, DeMuslim, MVP, Thorzain. ♥
Whalecore
Profile Joined March 2009
Norway1110 Posts
February 12 2012 21:07 GMT
#18
Thanks for sharing! Foreign tournaments will always be risky in a way. I think many people overlook some of the things that can affect players. Like food, sleeping conditions, general venue conditions, practice conditions etc.
Playgu
ROOTIllusion
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
United States1060 Posts
February 12 2012 21:09 GMT
#19
On February 13 2012 06:07 Overlord17 wrote:
Hey Illusion! I was wondering...


Who were you practicing with before? Was it certain other pro's, or were you just laddering a bunch? Also, How do you practice, were you doing certain builds for certain people after watching their previous play? or just doing standard builds?

Thanks!

Just anyone off my friends list that was high masters or GM. Of Course I'd like to thank my team as well as much of EG for their practice sessions. I would focus on my builds and my execution. I would take little things I learned from each game and make sure the same mistakes don't happen again, such as building a wall at my natural to make sure zergling run-by's would never happen again.
www.twitter.com/rootillusion & www.facebook.com/illusionsc2
TBone-
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
United States2309 Posts
February 12 2012 21:11 GMT
#20
I love illusion, your stream made me a big fan! Sounds like a fun experience!
Eve online FC, lover of all competition
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