On December 12 2011 13:53 itmeJP wrote:This heavily revolves around when or if Nestea and MVP are eliminated from the upcoming Blizzard Cup. Details will be posted as soon as I know.
LOL you may have to delay this episode until the conclusion of Blizzard Cup.
Question to both MVP and Nestea: Since both were programers for SC:BW, are there any differences in the practice and social atmosphere among SC2 programers?
PLEASE ask MVP and Nestea if they can consider streaming on TL.
I see many top koreans streaming lately like ForGG, July, Bomber, MC, Sage, Jakji, etc. and I think MVP and Nestea can attract many viewers on TL if they decide to stream.
Can you ask what their actual schedules every day are? and like what their lives are like living in starcraft, what they do in their free time, stuff like that?
Not sure how best to word certain questions, but things I would basically like to know:
- What players are they both most wary of? Whether they are good on ladder, in practice, real games or reputation alone? What players would you rather avoid until finals, or close enough to?
- What players are great to practice with, outside of the team? I know Koreans typically contact players from other teams for practice (as shown in interviews), but who works best for both of you in certain matchups?
- What is your greatest highlight of the year?
- What is your greatest disappointment of the year?
On December 12 2011 13:53 itmeJP wrote: Artosis has always been our entry-point to the Korean scene on State of the Game, but coming up this week we are incredibly happy to announce the Incredible Miracle's very own Nestea and MVP (with translation by Hwanni) will be joining myself, iNcontroL, and Artosis for a Q&A session.
The date and time are still being ironed out, but it will be a live production on the MLG.tv stream. This heavily revolves around when or if Nestea and MVP are eliminated from the upcoming Blizzard Cup. Details will be posted as soon as I know.
Please remember that because Nestea and MVP are our guests, we will have to stick with whatever time they are comfortable and available. This means that it might be very late at night for the U.S. audience. Don't worry, I'll have it posted very quickly after going off air.
The reason I wanted to get the information out there so early is because we're going to be taking community questions from TeamLiquid.net and /r/Starcraft. Please post your questions in this thread and we'll go through and choose a handful from each site.
Thanks everyone!
Slightly off topic, but why isn't Day[9] there? Did he leave from SotG? Couldn't find any announcement in regards to this.
Let's do something typically sport-ish. Ask them who is longest in the shower! (i kid i kid) I'd like to know who they think has the most potential in the SC2 scene who isn't yet well known. (Either from ladder in korea or what they have heard from others) example - AriA etc
Can you please ask them how much further they think the level of sc2 competition can progress. It's always hard for me to imagine better play than I see (even though it keeps happening)
Having been lurking on TL over a year, but gotta make an account for this opportunity...
So here are my list of questions for you to choose from , JP ~ ~ By the way, really hope Day[9] would be there to ask great questions and have in-depth discussions with them (making the translation job real hard XD)
Starcraft related questions
Game Design related
(To both) How much do mind games contribute to your current success ?
(To both) Do you think SC2 should be more rewarding to players who play better mind games ? (players who can read their opponent's build / mislead opponents should get more advantages)
(To both) What direction should map makers take in developing new competitive maps ?
(To both) Do you think "Mid-fields" of maps in the current map pools is not dynamic enough ? either wide open area :-------------Tal'darim, Shatter Temple, Dual sight etc or multi-pathways :-------------Daybreak, Crossfire, Shakuras Plateau etc
Players / Team related
(To both) At your current level, which players' play can inspire you the most?
(To both) How did the Team IM coach affect your play style?
(To both) According to your understandings, which team has the best attitude and learning environment ?
Tournaments related
(To both) What tournament format do you enjoy the most ? ( MLG : double elimination with extend series Blizzcon : double elimination without extend series etc.)
(To both) Do you wish all tournaments use a universal map pool or do you prefer tournaments use different maps to distinguish themselves from each other ?
BW pros
(To both) As far as you know, how many & how hard are the BW pros practising SC2 ?
(To both) Would you prepare differently for future matches against BW pros compared to SC2 pros ? If so, why & how?
E-sports related
(To both) What should be done to further grow the SC2 / E-sport scene in Souther Korea?
(To both) What should be done to further grow the SC2 / E-sport international scene ? ( what is the biggest obstacles in the growth of SC2 / E-sport in S.K & the whole world?)
(To both) What is the role of SC2Con ? How does it function & does it affect you ?
(To both) Do you think the scene can benefit from a player union ? (To help dealing with health, tournament payment issues, promote teams to sponsors, setting guide on players salary etc)
Community
(To both) Do you wish more community show like StoG exist ?
(To both) Do you wish more players are involved in community shows ?
(To both) Are you going to learn better English to reach out to your foreign fans ?
Health
(To both) How do you keep yourselves from "occupational diseases" such as carpel tunnel ?
(To MVP) How did you manage to stay away from short-sighted while being a pro-gamer ?
(To both) What advice would you give to players practising for long hours to stay healthy?
Blizzard
(To both) What is your impression on Blizzard ?
(To both) What advice would you give Blizzard when developing Heart of the Swarm and Legacy of the Void?
Others
(To both) What is the most important thing in developing one's play besides practising ?
(To both) How much will you charge MC / Idra / Naniwa if they want an hour of Zerg / Terran lesson from you ?
(To both) Do you think the long break between Dec 2011 and Jan 2012 will allow you for huge improvement ?
(To both) What will you do to have fun with SC2 ?
Non- gaming questions
Personal
(To both) What are your girl friends' opinions on SC2 and the career of a SC2 pro?
(To Nestea) Would you teach your kids to play SC2 in the future? And would you get angry if they turn out to be noobs XD?
(To both) Can you sing as well as MC & Select ? MC : starts at 01:00
Select : starts at 20:55
(To both) How often do you meet friends outside of the Starcraft circle ? (friends from college and army)
(To both) What hobby do you excel at other than SC2 ?
South Korea
(To both) What do you love / hate the most for South Korea as a country ?
(To both) Does the tension between North & South Korea worry you at all ?
Other countries
(To both) Which country do you want to visit the most ?
(To both) Disregarding SC factors, which country do you wish to live in the most ?
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Naniwa has a tatoo...waooooo. very nice first post btw.
One thing I would like to ask is:
The games in the blizzard cup have been very all-in and low base centric. Is that a metagame shift or just a symptom of Best of one, or just a coincidence?
i hate interviews with a translator. there is no way around that sadly since koreans english is poor. anyways it will be awesome. the biggest nerdballer nestea and the best terran around
To MVP: Do you even know how much money you made this year? Do you think you'll earn more next year? Do you watch esports/sports other than starcraft? >what¿< What are the differences between top koreans and chineese players like Xigua? When will you change your id to GOD?