mani and i have spoken at length about other progamers to interview for teamliquid.net, and in a perfect world we'd line up all the headliners... but as i'm sure you all understand, it does depend on some luck, help, and the starry constellations all aligning in the perfect manner. having said that i'm fairly optimistic for now so stay tuned

i personally am a big nal_ra fan as well, i think an interview with him would be lots of fun

Honk2000

Germany698 Posts

October 18 2004 13:07 GMT

#66

nice interview

Kobayashi

Portugal1970 Posts

October 18 2004 13:18 GMT

#67

forU is a nice guy and listens to Muse and Slipknot ... I might have to put him in front of Nal_rA in my "best toss" ranking :D

RamenStyle

United States1929 Posts

October 18 2004 13:42 GMT

#68

I had seen Foru in a couple of small interviews done in korean TV but after this interview, he is one of my fav toss, just cause he seems to be such a nice guy. I really hope the "Terran Killer" times come back, when he was considered among the best 3 toss of the time(i think the other 2 where reach and zeus). About xellos.....i've seen him being interviewed in TV and i dont think that his "yes, no, maybe,uhm, dunno" answers r due to lack of interest or sthg like that. I dont remember when exactly it was, but there where mini-interviewing a lot of pros, and even shy ppl like Nada answered with reasonable long sentences like: i know i didnt do my best in the last season but to compensate that ill show my best, bla bla bla... Zeus just bragged out how he will turn down Yellow's hopes in that league, etc. But when it came the turn for xellos to talk, the 1 minute answer given by other pros, was reduced to: Ill do my best, thanks(vow and semi-smile). The only time ive seen this guy give answers with more than 10 words was in the special they did before the Pro-league final. So dont take Xellos simpleness as sthg personal ^^

RamenStyle

United States1929 Posts

October 18 2004 13:45 GMT

#69

Plz interview Zeus. Even if he is not hot right now, im sure he can give us some laughs.

ChApFoU

France2982 Posts

October 18 2004 14:51 GMT

#70

interesting he seems very nice and has a lot of experience. I think it's always more interesting to interview the oldschoolers coz they have a broader view of the scene and the game.

Saro

United States852 Posts

October 18 2004 14:59 GMT

#71

Great job with the interview Mani, and many thanks Uhjoo for all the translation help. You guys rock

So nice of ForU to give up some of his free time for this

thelucas

Slovakia285 Posts

October 18 2004 15:34 GMT

#72

Also, foreigners seem to play according to the overall flow of the game. Koreans tend instead to go for an aggressive strategy to win, like an all-in rush. Also, they are better at changing the flow and tempo of the game instead of going with it. They can force the play better than non-koreans by changing their styles, which helps control the game.

My God, is this game really so deep???
Nal_Ra and NaDa are nice too. And very nice interview.

GTR

51459 Posts

October 18 2004 15:43 GMT

#73

gw mani

do a damn zerg interview now!

Orome

Switzerland11984 Posts

October 18 2004 16:00 GMT

#74

Great interview, thx

Also, foreigners seem to play according to the overall flow of the game. Koreans tend instead to go for an aggressive strategy to win, like an all-in rush. Also, they are better at changing the flow and tempo of the game instead of going with it. They can force the play better than non-koreans by changing their styles, which helps control the game.

Wow, that was one of the most interesting views on sc Ive ever read, I am gonna go and analyze that now :D

chicken`

Germany3478 Posts

October 18 2004 16:38 GMT

#75

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yOOysi

Poland726 Posts

October 18 2004 17:02 GMT

#76

Awensome interiview...

ssregitoss

Turkey241 Posts

October 18 2004 17:43 GMT

#77

i am for u.hehe foru likes muse this is great.his playing style is awesome too.

DoubleStormIII

Korea (South)2610 Posts

October 18 2004 17:51 GMT

#78

Great interview Mani! Something hard to find at any other SC sites

ForU is a really nice guy

Red_Dragon

Croatia2862 Posts

October 18 2004 18:01 GMT

#79

I like that things he said about other gamers. He seems like a very nice guy.
GJ Manifesto.

RamenStyle

United States1929 Posts

October 18 2004 18:04 GMT

#80

On October 19 2004 00:34 thelucas wrote:
Also, foreigners seem to play according to the overall flow of the game. Koreans tend instead to go for an aggressive strategy to win, like an all-in rush. Also, they are better at changing the flow and tempo of the game instead of going with it. They can force the play better than non-koreans by changing their styles, which helps control the game.

My God, is this game really so deep???
Nal_Ra and NaDa are nice too. And very nice interview.

I guess ForU is referring to the different Occidental-Korean tendencies. Some time ago i heard this interesting point that the OGN chubby guy gave about the korean "aggresiveness" and what he saw of general gamers outside korea. He said that non-koreans, when they gain an advantage(tvp-toss made a mistake and lost 2 first harassing goons, won center battle, successful drop with a lot of "casualties",whatever kind of advantage) tend to expo to gain a higher eco advantage but koreans, when they have done some damage, they keep attacking, trying to finish off the opponent and not giving him any chance of recovering.
I think that even every playstyle depends on each player, theres some generic standards, and i think he is right. Maybe thats why korean micro developed so much so better than macro, theyll try to finish off the game quickly, even if they have few units.