▲Thoughts on your personal victory as well as that of the team's? It's a good sign (haha). We're all thrilled to be winning. I almost lost today. I kind of anticipated the possibility, given that we were playing STX. We emerged victorious because everyone played well.
▲What was your reaction to seeing the lurkers at your front door? At the time, analyzing the situation, I felt that lurkers were on the way, but I didn't have any troops at my choke. When I lost my robo fac I thought the game was over. However, one lurker walked into my main mineral line and died so there was only one left at the choke. Because my Corsairs were still alive, I felt that so long as I took out that lurker I could still win the game. As I thought, the Sairs did a great job of killing Overlords.
▲Did you encounter similar situations in practice? In practice if two lurkers busted into your base it was GG. However, since one died in my mineral line, I still had a chance. I was lucky that my workers were able to trap it.
▲Was the Overlord massacre the turning point? My opponent didn't have many options at that point - he slowed down Mutalisk (龍騎士?) production, so it was inevitable. Hydras could only be used offensively yet he still had to protect his Overlords. Thankfully I was able to smoke them out and kill a lot of them.
▲What's different from last season? Lots of new maps, more practice, and correspondingly, more confidence.
▲What map are you best on this season? I'm not particularly good at any map, all maps have their advantages for different races, so some are easier and some are harder. Besides Central Plains, there aren't any P-favored maps. As for the rest of them, if they're Z-favored, the Ts get the short end of the stick; if they're P-favored, then Zs get screwed. Teams have to deploy players smartly to take advantage of favorable matchups. That said, I've been feeling pretty confident lately, so I can play on any map.
▲The last match of R1 will be against Hwaseung I'll have a tough fight if I play against Jaedong, but I still have confidence. Even if I face him, I have to win regardless.
▲Your comeback was certainly exciting. How would you rate your game? I actually had goosebumps during the match myself. It was probably the most tense game I played recently. I was able to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat, so I'd give it a 10 out of 10. I already felt like I was going to lose, but somehow I pulled through... I'm thrilled.
FANTASY
▲Your thoughts after the match? Initially I wasn't sure if I would have to start, and to win the game and end the match smoothly was definitely a great feeling. It's nice to be on a streak.
▲You were behind BO-wise, how did you win? During practice, our team's Kim xx [T/N Chinese unclear - the only Terran I see on SKT's roster whose name starts with Kim is Rise] would always use Vultures and Tanks, so I didn't take dropships into account much and so I was a bit thrown of to see them, but thankfully I reacted well and won.
▲Only Hwaseung stands between your team and a perfect round Although they have been doing poorly recently, they're a team that you cannot underestimate. If we prepare well and fight our hardest, we should be able to emerge with a perfect record.
▲Thoughts on your poor performance in the beginning of the season? Losing continuously was a big blow to my confidence. Thankfully, everyone comforted me, saying that my skill was still there, and I just took on everything with as proactive an attitude I could, finding confidence through victory.。
▲You just completed your OSL matches yesterday, how are you feeling this week? I haven't been so busy in a long time. It feels great to have been winning all these games. I hope I can stay occupied in the future too.
▲You're the only Terran standing strong on SKT right now, it seems? It's a little bit lonely for now - a few days ago Ssak entered the MSL, and Canata and others have been practicing hard... I'm sure everyone will do well.
Sun & Best Interviews courtesy of Infinitestory!
Sun & Best
▲The team is drawing near to an undefeated round. >Best: To be able to continue our undefeated run against STX today is very lucky. [T/N the Chinese is worded badly, so I'm not sure] In round 1, there is just one match left for us, but now that we're so close to being undefeated this round we're even more worried. But I know that a prideful army is bound to lose. >Sun: My teammates are outstanding. I hope that by the season's end, we are the strongest team. I hope in the future I can perform well also.
▲Best, today your plan was very strategic (cheesy). >Best: I've been waiting a long time to use a cheesy strategy against a Terran. Luckily, I saw that my opponent was making dropships, so I felt like I had an easy win. On Fortress, I usually use standard strategies, so I felt I could apply strategy.
▲ Sun, with today's win, you are on your first winning streak. >Sun: My self-confidence has received an enormous boost, and I wasn't very nervous during the match either. The game felt good.
▲Best, was losing your previous game very regrettable? >Best: It was an error in my evaluation of the opponent. I thought he was using 2rax [T/N unsure], but he wasn't. Since I can't even analyze this correctly, I feel very helpless.
▲SKT's protoss won 3 times today. >Best: Before, the only Protosses were Bisu and me, and it was obvious which maps we would send Protosses on, so that was a disadvantageous situation for our team. But since Sun recently has increased his strength, we now have more player options, so our mood is good.
▲Sun, is Bisu or Best a better teacher? >Sun: They're both excellent teachers, but right now I'm sitting next to Best, so he's teaching me more. (haha)
▲ Anything else? >Best: A couple days ago was Pepero Day [T/N Pepero = Korean Pocky. Held on 11/11, it's supposedly similar to Valentine's Day]. I've made an appointment to go out with the fans and buy food for them. I couldn't do it on the 11th, so please don't get mad at me. (haha) >Sun: In practice, Klaus helped me a lot, so thanks to him. [T/N unsure of the name]
Thanks for the interviews! So, I was wrong about Bisu not liking Central Plains, maybe it's someone else. Also, Bisu just surpassed Light in vZ ELO and if he wins like 5 more games he'll surpass Nada in peak.
- Thoughts on your poor performance in the beginning of the season? ▲ Losing continuously was a big blow to my confidence. Thankfully, everyone comforted me, saying that my skill was still there, and I just took on everything with as proactive an attitude I could, finding confidence through victory.。
Q: The team is drawing near to an undefeated round. >Best: To be able to continue our undefeated run against STX today is very lucky. [T/N the Chinese is worded badly, so I'm not sure] In round 1, there is just one match left for us, but now that we're so close to being undefeated this round we're even more worried. But I know that a prideful army is bound to lose. >Sun: My teammates are outstanding. I hope that by the season's end, we are the strongest team. I hope in the future I can perform well also.
Q: Best, today your plan was very strategic (cheesy). >Best: I've been waiting a long time to use a cheesy strategy against a Terran. Luckily, I saw that my opponent was making dropships, so I felt like I had an easy win. On Fortress, I usually use standard strategies, so I felt I could apply strategy.
Q: Sun, with today's win, you are on your first winning streak. >Sun: My self-confidence has received an enormous boost, and I wasn't very nervous during the match either. The game felt good.
Q: Best, was losing your previous game very regrettable? >Best: It was an error in my evaluation of the opponent. I thought he was using 2rax [T/N unsure], but he wasn't. Since I can't even analyze this correctly, I feel very helpless.
Q: SKT's protoss won 3 times today. >Best: Before, the only Protosses were Bisu and me, and it was obvious which maps we would send Protosses on, so that was a disadvantageous situation for our team. But since Sun recently has increased his strength, we now have more player options, so our mood is good.
Q: Sun, is Bisu or Best a better teacher? >Sun: They're both excellent teachers, but right now I'm sitting next to Best, so he's teaching me more. (haha)
Q: Anything else? >Best: A couple days ago was Pepero Day [T/N Pepero = Korean Pocky. Held on 11/11, it's supposedly similar to Valentine's Day]. I've made an appointment to go out with the fans and buy food for them. I couldn't do it on the 11th, so please don't get mad at me. (haha) >Sun: In practice, Klaus helped me a lot, so thanks to him. [T/N unsure of the name]
i can confirm it was klaus who helped sun, 이호성. as for fanta, the only name i see in the response to that question is kim sung hyun (last), which is who the match was against.
Seriously, Moktira is doing an awesome job, and more people need to follow his account. Sure, some of the games have Chinese commentary over the Korean, but he's gotten games uploaded while the matches were still going on, which is ridiculous.
On November 14 2010 10:33 BoldMan wrote: good work on teh translations
just a note though, i realize i feel more inclined to read all of the interviews if the thread is formatted well and vice versa
i suggest you work a little bit on the format, maybe use the triangle for q/a, or link TLPD's, etc etc
Thanks for the feedback. I'm still trying to decide on my favorite format - the triangle looks nice though sometimes I have it for the person asking the question, sometimes the one answering it. The format's also a little bit different if there's more than one person being interviewed...
I tend not to TLPD-ize things when I don't have to because there are too many words that get accidentally turned into progamer names, and I figure most progamers or maps mentioned in interviews are easy enough to look up as it is. That said, I'll take your suggestions into account, and I'm sure the other translators will as well.
Fantasy sure seems to get more than his fair share of rough interview questions - hard to be confident when the interviewer is constantly reminding you of your losses.
Bisu vs Jaedong would be an epic match-up, but I reckon Coach Park will look to sacrifice one of his non-Ace players to the Tyrant.
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