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George "HotshotGG" Georgallidis, the Top laner of Counter Logic Gaming, is the star of the 43rd episode of my 'Grilled' interview series.
Some of the topics discussed:
- HotshotGG's responses to criticisms of his own level of play and his team's perceived lack of dedication, in comparison to Asian teams/players.
- Thoughts on the Chauster-Doublelift bot lane of S2 fame.
- Where CLG stacks up in terms of getting ahead of the curve with surprise tactics.
- How important mastery of specific champions is.
- The trajectory of Hotshot's own career from star to role player.
- The Top laner he'd trust with his life.
The entire 48m18s interview can be watched at Team Acer
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Been waiting on this one in particular for the longest time. Give it up for the original namedrop.
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It's like entering the twilight zone that is hotshots psyche.
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Hotshot's mentality is so behind...
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A great interview as always.I don't really agree with most of what hsgg said but it's still nice to hear his perspective.
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An interview that actually listens to answers and asks relevant followups? What is this nonsense.
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i absolutely loved the grilled series, thanks for doing all of these.
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These are fantastic interview Thorin thanks so much!
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I feel like you need to save some room for later!
Still catching up on older ones.
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This was a really good interview, props. Not really into hotshotgg's answers though, seemed like excuses and beating around the bush and so on.
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I wonder of Thorin reads all the comments on every site this is posted on. Hotshot's answers only further prove to me how bad his mentality is and how low the chances are of him ever improving enough to be a top laner (lel)
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Been looking forward to this interview for a while... hehe.
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I've always thought that Hotshot was one of the smartest professional players. The level he's thinking on is, in my opinion, different from almost every other interview I've seen so far. Execution and results might be another thing, but there's something to be said about CLG even just in their name. Counter Logic Gaming has to be one of the sickest team names I've ever heard.
I was really impressed with how open and honest he was about seemingly everything. It's nice that he wasn't sugarcoating things and at the same time wasn't insulting everyone left and right.
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On April 08 2013 20:19 ZERG_RUSSIAN wrote:
I've always thought that Hotshot was one of the smartest professional players. The level he's thinking on is, in my opinion, different from almost every other interview I've seen so far. Execution and results might be another thing, but there's something to be said about CLG even just in their name. Counter Logic Gaming has to be one of the sickest team names I've ever heard.
I was really impressed with how open and honest he was about seemingly everything. It's nice that he wasn't sugarcoating things and at the same time wasn't insulting everyone left and right.
Wow, makes me glad I'am not the only one who thinks this. Hsggs answers where very honest and insightful. Yes there is a defensive undertone there, as you can see he cares alot about how poeple see him. But his arguments make perfect sense and he is completely upfront about his performance, his weaknesses and strengths. From all the LoL related grilled interviews I saw only dyrus, alex ich and now hsgg where honest enough for my taste.
One very interesting about the whole grilled series and especially hsggs and alex ichs answers, who seem quite smart players, focus very much on how important the teamwork and strategy aspects of the game is. Mechanics, champion mastery and mindgames are all mentioned as well but everyone seems to stress out communication and execution of a sound strategy the real deal. What also kind of surprises me is how hard it is to get better at those areas. Apparently the whole CLG team knows exactly what is wrong with their communication but they can't seem to change their behaviour very fast.
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What's wrong with CLG? Chauster came off as a douche and this Hotshot guy is also in denial of facts. No wonder their play has become meaningless.
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What was that quote again? Just because you are different does not mean you are usefull.
He does think and play different, but is it really usefull? I dont think so. There is so little he brings to the game in matches, whats the last time you've even thought about hotshot as the MVP for a match, let alone giving him the MVP.
I really think HSGG is one of the , if not the weakest player in the LCS NA at this moment. This interview isnt really doing him much good :/
<3 the grilled series !
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On April 08 2013 20:53 ihasaKAROT wrote:
What was that quote again? Just because you are different does not mean you are usefull.
He does think and play different, but is it really usefull? I dont think so. There is so little he brings to the game in matches, whats the last time you've even thought about hotshot as the MVP for a match, let alone giving him the MVP.
I really think HSGG is one of the , if not the weakest player in the LCS NA at this moment. This interview isnt really doing him much good :/
<3 the grilled series !
Him vs. Curse in their latest LCS match.
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On April 08 2013 20:53 ihasaKAROT wrote:
What was that quote again? Just because you are different does not mean you are usefull.
He does think and play different, but is it really usefull? I dont think so. There is so little he brings to the game in matches, whats the last time you've even thought about hotshot as the MVP for a match, let alone giving him the MVP.
I really think HSGG is one of the , if not the weakest player in the LCS NA at this moment. This interview isnt really doing him much good :/
<3 the grilled series !
HSGG's been one of the better-performing members of CLG recently (not saying much though, CLG on the whole's been on a slump)
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Hotshot is just rationalizing his inability to play. He says he can keep down the enemy top, but that is entirely irrelevant and to be expected. The difference is that someone on a team has to pull more then their own weight. Hotshot stopping the enemy top still makes the game a 4v4, because it takes hotshot to do it. Proportionally the game is no different, you could just remove top lane and the game would be no different. Going even against your opponent isn't good play, it is the minimum required for anyone. This is what hotshot doesn't understand. Him going even in lane is literally the minimum acceptable level of play, yet he wants to be praised for doing this. Different lanes shutting down things is very good, a jungler removing an adc and support from the game is huge.
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On April 09 2013 01:43 SnK-Arcbound wrote:
Hotshot is just rationalizing his inability to play. He says he can keep down the enemy top, but that is entirely irrelevant and to be expected. The difference is that someone on a team has to pull more then their own weight. Hotshot stopping the enemy top still makes the game a 4v4, because it takes hotshot to do it. Proportionally the game is no different, you could just remove top lane and the game would be no different. Going even against your opponent isn't good play, it is the minimum required for anyone. This is what hotshot doesn't understand. Him going even in lane is literally the minimum acceptable level of play, yet he wants to be praised for doing this. Different lanes shutting down things is very good, a jungler removing an adc and support from the game is huge.
Going even is definitely acceptable if you have more teamfight impact. It's better than trying to stomp your lane, just to lose it and make it 4v5. Im not saying it's ideal but it definitely has it's uses.
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