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[Interview] Boxer & Fruitdealer @ Blizzcon - Page 8

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Snowfield
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
1289 Posts
October 25 2010 22:32 GMT
#141
Check, running to tell daddy about bullies in his game

Great interview! thanks for doing this! is korean - english very hard to translate?
infinitestory
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
United States4053 Posts
October 25 2010 22:46 GMT
#142
On October 26 2010 07:32 Snowfield wrote:
Check, running to tell daddy about bullies in his game

Great interview! thanks for doing this! is korean - english very hard to translate?

it was chinese -> english, where the chinese may or may not have come from another language
it's not too difficult as long as you understand the basic sentence structure, but some of the particles common in written chinese are not even present in spoken chinese, which makes it tough for me (and i have to use a dictionary too, since i don't actually know many of the more obscure chinese characters)
Translator:3
Zortch
Profile Blog Joined January 2008
Canada635 Posts
October 25 2010 23:01 GMT
#143
Thanks for the translation!
Respect is everything. ~ARchon
Gr1m
Profile Joined October 2010
Australia52 Posts
October 25 2010 23:05 GMT
#144
Thanks translators, really appreciate it
Grim.776 SEA / GRiM.445 NA
jax1492
Profile Joined November 2009
United States1632 Posts
October 25 2010 23:06 GMT
#145
boxer is a class act, seems like a nice guy
JepeuK
Profile Joined August 2010
United States25 Posts
October 25 2010 23:52 GMT
#146
One of the best interviews I've read on TL.
ButtonBashers Editor // Team YoYoTech eSports Journalist // MINDLESS Gaming Newswriter
bLuR
Profile Blog Joined June 2010
Canada625 Posts
October 25 2010 23:54 GMT
#147
awesome interviews i <3 boxer
mierin
Profile Joined August 2010
United States4943 Posts
October 26 2010 01:31 GMT
#148
Honestly, if he wasn't being sarcastic I think his...I hate to say "whining"; he is the Emperor after all...about T getting nerfed is rather BM.

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Fruitdealer played brilliantly and legitimately destroyed Boxer, it was less imbalance race-wise and more imbalance skill-wise IMO.


Of course if he was joking around I'll just say "oh...you " and go about my business.
JD, Stork, Calm, Hyuk Fighting!
SilentCrono
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
United States1420 Posts
October 26 2010 01:32 GMT
#149
read the whole thing. great interview
♞ Your soul will forever be lost in the void of a horse. ♞
osarkaooo
Profile Joined September 2010
United States52 Posts
October 26 2010 01:40 GMT
#150
FRUITDEALER <3.....no homo tho
Pull
Profile Joined April 2010
United States308 Posts
October 26 2010 04:35 GMT
#151
Excellent interview. Thank you so much for the time and effort you put into this
Co-Creator of the FRB Grand Tournament...Check out my epic commentaries at YouTube.com/pullsc and twitch.tv/pullsc ESPORTS FIGHTING!
Ynyienae
Profile Joined May 2010
United States58 Posts
October 26 2010 08:53 GMT
#152
thanks for the translation interesting to hear from two of the top players :D
"If your opponent is doing something weird, just go fucking kill him" Day[9]
Rikstah
Profile Joined September 2010
Australia126 Posts
October 26 2010 10:05 GMT
#153
Boxer truly puts the professional in professional gamer. In and out of the game.

These 2 players got class, and crazyyyy skills
Thors before Whores man
FetTerBender
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
Germany1393 Posts
October 26 2010 12:32 GMT
#154
This picture is so awesome -.-
FruitDealer´s juicy power forever remarked!
There's a fine line between bravery and stupidity.
Zato-1
Profile Blog Joined March 2009
Chile4253 Posts
October 26 2010 13:05 GMT
#155
On October 25 2010 05:30 infinitestory wrote:
Q: Any final remarks? [T/N FINALLY OMGFMGKJ]

No kidding, that interview was really long @_X

Good read though ^^
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Xxavi
Profile Joined October 2010
United States1248 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-10-26 17:40:55
October 26 2010 17:40 GMT
#156
On October 25 2010 23:21 lastmotion wrote:
Q: How do you view the recent patches?
Boxer: I'm very weird, in every patch it's the units I love to use that are nerfed. Before, I liked to use tanks, and now they are nerfed. I also liked 3rax, but that strategy was nerfed. More unsettling is that not only was Terran nerfed, Zerg was buffed. I spent two hours writing a letter to David Kim (dayvie). Every time, the new patches are hard to adjust to, so I hope in the future the changes aren't cataclysmic.


I respect Boxer but this is ridiculous.

Boxer is complaining about his units being nerfed, but does he ever think that maybe he loves to use them because they're so good? (good -> overpowered -> significant advantage)

I can't believe Boxer was dismayed at Z being buffed. I almost starting to think that he actually wants a TvZ imbalance like broodwar so his career can be easier.

I thought he cared about the game but you can't blame him for wanting to prioritize his career before starcraft. He was not who I thought out to be.

Yeah, but he has a point. Not only Terran was nerfed, Zerg was also buffed. So much that right now they seem overpowered, because they can expand all over the place and don't even worry about losing units as others have to worry.

In this whole Zerg vs Terran debates, I think Protoss are overlooked. If Tester has to QQ like Fruitdealer did, he should. Because Protoss has only been getting nerfs despite never being overpowered since release. It's ridiculous that so few Protoss could make it to top 8 last GSL, and it is very likely than none will make it to top 8 this GSL. If we need a famous person to say it, I hope some legendary protoss SC:BW switches, because this is ridiculous right now.
lastmotion
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
368 Posts
October 26 2010 19:42 GMT
#157
On October 27 2010 02:40 Xxavi wrote:
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On October 25 2010 23:21 lastmotion wrote:
Q: How do you view the recent patches?
Boxer: I'm very weird, in every patch it's the units I love to use that are nerfed. Before, I liked to use tanks, and now they are nerfed. I also liked 3rax, but that strategy was nerfed. More unsettling is that not only was Terran nerfed, Zerg was buffed. I spent two hours writing a letter to David Kim (dayvie). Every time, the new patches are hard to adjust to, so I hope in the future the changes aren't cataclysmic.


I respect Boxer but this is ridiculous.

Boxer is complaining about his units being nerfed, but does he ever think that maybe he loves to use them because they're so good? (good -> overpowered -> significant advantage)

I can't believe Boxer was dismayed at Z being buffed. I almost starting to think that he actually wants a TvZ imbalance like broodwar so his career can be easier.

I thought he cared about the game but you can't blame him for wanting to prioritize his career before starcraft. He was not who I thought out to be.

Yeah, but he has a point. Not only Terran was nerfed, Zerg was also buffed. So much that right now they seem overpowered, because they can expand all over the place and don't even worry about losing units as others have to worry.

In this whole Zerg vs Terran debates, I think Protoss are overlooked. If Tester has to QQ like Fruitdealer did, he should. Because Protoss has only been getting nerfs despite never being overpowered since release. It's ridiculous that so few Protoss could make it to top 8 last GSL, and it is very likely than none will make it to top 8 this GSL. If we need a famous person to say it, I hope some legendary protoss SC:BW switches, because this is ridiculous right now.


I agree with what you say about Protoss and I have no doubt Protoss shouldn't have been nerfed. I am just arguing that these recent two patches' effect tend to be overexaggerated by the players who play the still-dominant race. To me, 1 ranged increased roach seems more of a change in ZvP than a ZvT. Yes, the supply before rax was a big deal cause it allowed Zergs to expand first, but its not that big of a deal if you factor in that Terrans STILL have versatility and can early expand as well.

TLDR: There needs to be a more drastic patch to fix the balance issues of ZvT
Garaman
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
United States556 Posts
October 26 2010 20:38 GMT
#158
On October 25 2010 05:30 infinitestory wrote:
[image loading]


there will be spoilers here.
if you finish reading this, I'll be very proud ~

Q: Your thoughts on attending Blizzcon this year?
Boxer: The tickets are very expensive, but they still sold out very fast. I envy this type of gaming culture.

Q: Boxer, what's the difference between BW and SC2?
Boxer: BW's most interesting feature is the control: the control group keys were simply not sufficient for huge armies. In SC2, aside from this, everything else is pretty interesting. On top of that, the intellect required is much higher.

Q: Did the people around you (Boxer) say disparaging words when you switched to SC2?
Boxer: They didn't say it to my face, but I feel like in their hearts they might have thought it.


src: http://www.wfbrood.com/sc2/caifang/sc2_57223_2.html


boxer boxer boxer.... how can you envy a gaming culture that preys on its participants when all the venues are free in korea?

is boxer saying the intellect required in bw or sc2 is higher? if it is sc2...... he might be losing his marbles

of course they thought it. you are stabbing BW in the back in the moment of its deepest crisis.
oh sure, you want to switch because you want to keep gaming, but seriously? after the bo7 format, and all the B teamers switching, you don't think you would have had a chance playing a game in either the SL or SPL?

it's a shame, i would love to hear what people are thinking of boxer in the korean bw scene.

너는 나한태 죽었어 ㅠ_ㅠ
caruso
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
Germany733 Posts
October 26 2010 21:05 GMT
#159
Awesome interview, thanks for the work.
Vortok
Profile Joined December 2009
United States830 Posts
October 26 2010 21:13 GMT
#160
[image loading]


Dustin's facial expression looks very familiar to me in this picture... trying to place it.

Oh wait, I got it!

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[image loading]



The interview was really good. Great responses from both, and the interviewer also did a good job of not focusing too much on either Boxer or Fruitdealer. Sad that Fruitdealer hasn't gotten the prize money when the next GSL is already started. If it's a monthly tournament, GOM should be more on top of things, especially for such a high profile task.
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