EPTHe has been playing for 2 years straight with ppl that already played SC which is a long time. If you give most gamer kids 1 game to master and opponents that are already playing it at age 12 and they already have an understanding of rts's then they become very good very fast as they have more free time then anyone else other then someone who is jobless/rich/pro gamer. I mean very few ppl have 4 hours a day everyday. Anyone who does have free time regardless of age can surely make it as a pro-gamer as long as they have fast hands/reactions time to play and opponents/mentors.
[Translation] Kolll Interviewed by Fragster - Page 4
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Adeeler
United Kingdom764 Posts
He has been playing for 2 years straight with ppl that already played SC which is a long time. If you give most gamer kids 1 game to master and opponents that are already playing it at age 12 and they already have an understanding of rts's then they become very good very fast as they have more free time then anyone else other then someone who is jobless/rich/pro gamer. I mean very few ppl have 4 hours a day everyday. Anyone who does have free time regardless of age can surely make it as a pro-gamer as long as they have fast hands/reactions time to play and opponents/mentors. | ||
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PhilGood2DaY
Germany7424 Posts
they have no time.. uuh. .yes.. because they SPEND ALL THEIR TIME PLAYING seriously ?? But all in all I have to agree. You all convinced me. Kolll is just average.. ( rofl.. ) | ||
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Corvi
Germany1406 Posts
in fact i find it mindblowing they let him play so much at home already. my parents would have kicked my ass until i go out. ^^ | ||
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s.a.y
Croatia3840 Posts
the other part is very hard to predict. to be in between top players with 14 years of age, it's something special. | ||
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Warrior Madness
Canada3791 Posts
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DustBowl
United States49 Posts
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538
Hungary3932 Posts
On November 19 2009 07:35 Corvi wrote: i highly doubt his parents would let him quit school for a progaming career in korea ... in fact i find it mindblowing they let him play so much at home already. my parents would have kicked my ass until i go out. ^^ I guess since their son won a trip to China by playing computer games, they might suspect he's not the average lazy teenager  | ||
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wok
United States504 Posts
On November 19 2009 07:03 eXigent. wrote: Or...because like it was mentioned he has played a SHIT TON of games in a short time frame, whereas other players don't put in half as much effort. 8000 games in 2 years is nothing; I've played well over 3000 since I started in June. 4 hours a day is also only slightly more than what I put in during the summer. I'm D- right now, he bested Idra. Clearly there's some talent going on | ||
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ProbeSaturation
Canada292 Posts
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lIlIlIlIlIlI
Korea (South)3851 Posts
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WeSt
Portugal918 Posts
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Adeeler
United Kingdom764 Posts
I think talent is when you play few games or over a short period and get good, 8000 games is not a few games and 2 years is incredibly long in terms of SC experience. Throwing the word prodigy around isn't appropriate. Iirc Flash only played 2 years or less of SC before becoming a pro? I would call Flash a prodigy and not Kolll just because of his young age. I may be wrong please correct me i'm remembering from some pro-gamers interview a short while back. Oh and as a Zerg v Zerg you can get a high win rate if you get yourself good muta micro for starters, it also can devastate bionic T's and most lesser P's. So if I was to pick a race to get the best at to go the furthest in the shortest amount of time it would be as Zerg as T & P need a quite different way of thinking/finesse imo; whereas zerg is quite straight forward a race to play. | ||
Peeano
Netherlands5673 Posts
On November 19 2009 08:45 WeSt wrote: Any chance of watching the so talked about 2-0 vs idra? | ||
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HaSDe
Germany87 Posts
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KwarK
United States44190 Posts
On November 19 2009 04:32 3 Lions wrote: lol he thinks Jaedong is worse than Stork. i guess that's true in certain aspects of the game It's 'cause Protoss is the hard race, you have to be extra good to win games as Protoss. Anyone can win the WCG with Zerg. | ||
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LunarDestiny
United States4177 Posts
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ArvickHero
10387 Posts
Also somebody should start teaching him ZvP | ||
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meeple
Canada10211 Posts
Thanks for the translation | ||
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JoMal
Trinidad/Tobago1177 Posts
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Medix
Malaysia180 Posts
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