[Grilled] HotshotGG Interview - Page 2

On April 09 2013 02:55 Azelja wrote:
The amount of people shitting on Hotshot is so... DARGH!
It's like they're not even watching the games and only look at scores (or alternatively, if he ends up being fed) just say: "Oh, Scrubshot is still shit, trololol"...
CLG aren't following the meta but rather stick to their guns and in the event, they should definitely go with what they know and can pull off.

Great interview, as always with the Grilled series, thank you very much

On April 09 2013 04:17 cLutZ wrote:
Why does HSGG keep comparing himself to Maknoon? Is this last summer? Maknoon isn't even top 3 anymore, honestly I don't think hes close.

On April 09 2013 02:55 Azelja wrote:
The amount of people shitting on Hotshot is so... DARGH!
It's like they're not even watching the games and only look at scores (or alternatively, if he ends up being fed) just say: "Oh, Scrubshot is still shit, trololol"...
CLG aren't following the meta but rather stick to their guns and in the event, they should definitely go with what they know and can pull off.

Great interview, as always with the Grilled series, thank you very much

On April 09 2013 04:46 cLutZ wrote:
Shy, Reapered, Caomei, Stanley.

Plus some EU tops that have caught him like Soaz and Darien (although the Russian hivemind makes that impossible to determine).

On April 09 2013 04:46 cLutZ wrote:
Shy, Reapered, Caomei, Stanley.

Plus some EU tops that have caught him like Soaz and Darien (although the Russian hivemind makes that impossible to determine).

On April 09 2013 05:54 NeoIllusions wrote:


I only think Shy is on par from that list. As much as I like sOAZ and Darien in EU LCS, I don't think they're quite there yet either.

On April 09 2013 06:00 cLutZ wrote:


Maybe I need to watch more OGN, but in the sporadic times I see Sword play, he tends towards Makn00b quite a bit. Its entirely possible to chalk that up to sample size I guess though.

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.

On April 09 2013 08:29 Shikyo wrote:
The problem with this interview is that it reeks of "good enough" without any sort of drive to improve. Yes, he was honest, but that's what in my opinion makes it even worse. It's sort of a loser's attitude that he has.

Hotshot's lasthitting really isn't that great considering that strategy and actually I've seen him straight up lose plenty of lanes.

Also, teamplay and communication and such really aren't that difficult, and not specific to this game. You just need to follow orders unconditionally. In essence it's very simple. I'm thinking a reason Gambit does it so well is because military service is mandatory in Russia and hence they're going to know how to just follow orders without thinking too much. For everyone but the leader this is the way to go and isn't really difficult at all, though going through military basic training might help. HSGG's attitude probably won't allow it though. A coach also would be good for objective analysis, I'm not sure what CLGs situation there is.

On April 09 2013 06:07 clickrush wrote:


first of all it is inherently false to say that "going even is the minimum requirement". This can only be true if everyone is going even top lane all the time which we know is false. So going even is and will allways be the average. Hsggs strategy is going even in gold income while playing teamfight oriented tanks, which he sais are more usefull than an averagely farmed assassin/bruiser. What Hsgg does like noone else is forcing his lane into a passive farm lane even 2on1. He is in a sense reliable, you can just leave him there and not much will happen, while you can count on him to teamfight well later on and hit his CC.

So yes going even isnt "good play" its average. but its not bad either and its a part of his plan. It was he is good at and maybe better than others. He has the same team oriented mindset like all the consistent and smart players in the scene: the team wins the game in the end. It has been said by all clg members time and time again that communication is the weakness of them and not a specific lane, even if hsgg and most of his teammates agree that he isnt a carry but a very reliable tank and top laner with a unique but teamoriented style.

On April 09 2013 10:58 NovaTheFeared wrote:
That's correct. Hotshot has no ambition of winning a lane, his best hope is to go even or lose by a small amount and try to make it up in teamfights later. And he fails often enough to be a liability because there's no upside. He either gets carried or loses.

On April 09 2013 16:36 clickrush wrote:
yes exactly but that isnt inherently a bad playstile. I just watched a clg vs crs scrim game last night and he firstpicked shen while voy took jayce after that. HS got about 15+ cs behind entering the midgame but he and chau did a smart bait kill on voy. Voy obviously couldnt keep up with hsggs mobility and teamfight presence during the mid-late. and supported his strong bottom and midlanes with ults.