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Accidently found it browsing thourgh the web, I know many people have read it already some time ago it but I just felt like posting it here again. Some comments are quite funny nowadays me thinks
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NWGN: Thank you for sparing some of your time for this interview, my hearty
acknowledgements...
NWGN: What is your real name?
X'Ds~Grrrr: Guillaume Patry
NWGN: How old are you?
X'Ds~Grrrr: I'm 17, Can't get into bars yet
NWGN: Where were you born?
X'Ds~Grrrr: In Beauport, a town close to Québec city.
NWGN: And where do you live now?
X'Ds~Grrrr: Still in Quebec city, Canada!
NWGN: You've traveled to other places for Starcraft tournaments, correct?
X'Ds~Grrrr: Yep - New York, San Francisco, Seoul, Munich, Paris and soon Seoul again
NWGN: Which was your favorite place to visit?
X'Ds~Grrrr: Seoul was so great! Gaming rooms everywhere, nice looking girls and people like Gad, Soso and Hone are really fun to be with.
NWGN: Oh really? So LAN gaming is big in Korea?
X'Ds~Grrrr: 7000 gaming room in a town of 7 million
NWGN: Have any idea how many are in New York?
X'Ds~Grrrr: Nope, but there are only 2 in Quebec
NWGN: Tell us what you think the advantages of gaming rooms(Net Cafe's) are.
X'Ds~Grrrr: We can socialize and make friends, but definitely not a girlfriend.
NWGN: How was the trip Seoul? Very long flight, that had to be hell!
X'Ds~Grrrr: Yeah we were so lost in Seoul, but fortunately we Had hone and Hong-suh.. They helped us a lot.
NWGN: How long was it from the time you left your house to the time you arrived in your hotel in Seoul?
X'Ds~Grrrr: Woah, 20 hours I guess.;(
NWGN: Geesh. Was the flight directly to Seoul? Or did you have to take a bus ride as well?
X'Ds~Grrrr: Directly to Seoul, from there I took taxi of course. I would have never found the place If a girl who was sitting next to me in the place hadn't helped me
NWGN: What did you travel there for?
X'Ds~Grrrr: Sports Seoul Championship
NWGN: For those not in the know, what exactly is that?
X'Ds~Grrrr: It's a tournament that invited all the top players who has qualified in major tournament, the first prize was 25k US$. I got second, half that.
NWGN: Who finished ahead of you?
X'Ds~Grrrr: October, the guy who finished second in the i2e2 tournament
(which I won...).
NWGN: So you got your revenge there?
X'Ds~Grrrr: Yep
NWGN: How do you and the rest of the top gamers get along?
X'Ds~Grrrr: Pretty good - I get along with everyone in real life.
NWGN: Are you doing the professional gamer thing for a living now?
X'Ds~Grrrr: I'm doing that for fun, I'm going to Korea for 3 months - not sure yet...
NWGN: Now for the question that is on everyone's mind, how much money have you made from all the various tournaments you have won, and if you were to go full-time professional gamer, how much do you estimate you could make?
X'Ds~Grrrr: During the last 6 months I earned almost $35k US$, but I guess that if I go to Korea my chances to get more is good. However, the standard of play has increased so much
NWGN: Your road to winning that kind of cash couldn't have been easy, what are some off your major accomplishments (Tourney wins, etc)?
X'Ds~Grrrr: PGL season #4, 1st place. Brood War Ladder World Champ: 1st. Sports Seoul: Second. That is 32.5k US$.
NWGN: In your career as a gamer have you made a nemesis or two?
X'Ds~Grrrr: I liked to play with Maynard, nobody else was good at that time but us.
NWGN: Do you actually use your name: Grrrr... on Battle.net and such? Or do you go by other names?
X'Ds~Grrrr: X'Ds~Grrrr... and CLiToRiBuRGeR are the ones I use.
NWGN: Don't you get bugged by people constantly when they see you? Afterall, you are the infamous Grrrr!
X'Ds~Grrrr: Yes I do
, Heeeeeeheh ,] "You is very cool" , "Many famous in Korea", "^^", "Gosu!!~~".NWGN: What are some of your favorite conditions to play in? Maps? Races?
X'Ds~Grrrr: I like my mouse and my screen. Lost Temple and air maps, like polaris prime
NWGN: Any race matchups that you like?
X'Ds~Grrrr: Zerg vs. Protoss, Protoss vs. Terran. Other match up are even
NWGN: Why do you favor those matchups?
X'Ds~Grrrr: Zerg can hold a toss rush easily while expanding, so they own
Protoss sux vs hydras before they have reavers and templars, Zerg is unstoppable before that tech is reached
NWGN: How does it feel to be one of the few people on Earth who could live off of playing games?
X'Ds~Grrrr: I don't have any special feeling about it =\
NWGN: So you still live with your parents?
X'Ds~Grrrr: yep
NWGN: How do they feel about all of this? Do they have any conflicts with your trips?
X'Ds~Grrrr: Yep, About school.. They let me go but it's ok now
NWGN: How do you get around missing 3 months of school?
X'Ds~Grrrr: I don't go to school next session, heh wut do you think?
NWGN: I mean, you could possibly have a tutor come with you or something.
X'Ds~Grrrr: Hehe 8), No, I'm going to school in Korea to learn Korean
NWGN: What is your favorite genre of games?
X'Ds~Grrrr: RTS, but I like FPS too.. like Quake 2, 3.
NWGN: But, obviously you prefer RTS over FPS?
X'Ds~Grrrr: Right, I'm better at it, hehe!
NWGN: What is your opinion on the UT vs Quake3 debate?
X'Ds~Grrrr: I like q3 soooo much better. The controls in q3 are better, and that's what I like.
NWGN: A lot of people, including myself, like UT much better. Why do you think Q3 is so much better?
X'Ds~Grrrr: The strafe running
NWGN: What kind of computer system do you have set up at your house?
X'Ds~Grrrr: I've got my PGL made AMD k6-2 450 with a guillemot ultra tnt2, it's ok - since I didn't pay for it.
NWGN: What kind of connection are you on?
X'Ds~Grrrr: Cable
NWGN: How does the traveling for all of your competitions go? Does the host pay for your fees?
X'Ds~Grrrr: Most of the time the host pays, but for Sports Seoul I had to pay
NWGN: You participated in more than one PGL season correct? How did they all go?
X'Ds~Grrrr: First one I got third, in San Francisco and won 3.4k US$, second one I won 10k for first place in New York.
NWGN: Were you disappointed with the PGL's cancellation of the last season?
X'Ds~Grrrr: Kinda ;(, another 10k would have been welcome and the PGL qualifications are always pleasant.
NWGN: You think you had it in the bag again?
X'Ds~Grrrr: No, there is always a bit of luck, Like the i2e2 tournament that ended last week 32 very good players were invited, they can ALL beat me
most of the game I'd win, I guess, they can still beat me.
NWGN: Where was this i2e2 tournament held? On-line?
X'Ds~Grrrr: Online, 2.5k for the winner.
NWGN: Did you like the organization of it?
X'Ds~Grrrr: Yes, Hone from starcraft.org took care of it.
NWGN: Do you think there is a future for professional gaming, and tournaments such as the PGL and i2e2?
X'Ds~Grrrr: Sure, It's going to be BIG
NWGN: What particular skill do you think makes you one of the best Starcraft players on Earth?
X'Ds~Grrrr: I can adapt quite easily to my opponent's moves. I am fast with the mouse and I know what do to (micro or macro) at the right time - And I can make good strategies.
NWGN: Well, that's about all. Thanks for the interview. Any shout-outs you'd like to make?
X'Ds~Grrrr: You're welcome, Britney owns.
. Like trying to pronounce new sounds from a different language, only harder, probably because of the way you have to use your tongue. For instance, I simply cannot vibrate my tongue, period =/.
