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ApolloSC2
United Kingdom804 Posts
I just uploaded an interview with Idra, about his success in Starcraft:Broodwar, also his opinion on foriegn Starcraft2 esports and players and his future plans regarding Korea and CJ Entus! Worth 15mins of your time!!!! http://bit.ly/bpdDU2 www.twitter.com/dapollo1337 www.twitter.com/idrajit | ||
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leandroqm
Netherlands874 Posts
EDIT: Finished watching. You've made some good questions and  IdrA seemed really honest on all the answers.IdrA also brought something quite obvious to the table that I had not thought about it before:How scary is the idea of Flash playing terran in sc2?I am really really REALLY looking forward to see that!!! | ||
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Skee
Canada702 Posts
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KameZerg
Sweden1764 Posts
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QueueQueue
Canada1000 Posts
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Escape
Canada306 Posts
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ALPINA
3791 Posts
I am wondering, does Idra still plays SC:BW or no? | ||
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blade55555
United States17423 Posts
On July 14 2010 04:31 Alpina wrote: Nice interview ! I am wondering, does Idra still plays SC:BW or no? no he only plays sc2. When the beta's down I'm not sure what he does I just know that when its up he's playing pure sc2. (thats what I have gotten from his interviews anyway, specially when artosis said to idra how did it feel not playing bw for months but beating gorush and almost beating jaehoon I think?) | ||
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Takkara
United States2503 Posts
All that being said, thanks for taking the time to do this and share. | ||
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Woyn
United Kingdom1628 Posts
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CynanMachae
Canada1459 Posts
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Ossian
Sweden88 Posts
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thOr6136
Slovenia1775 Posts
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LarJarsE
United States1378 Posts
On July 14 2010 05:17 Ossian wrote: interviewer started out obnoxious but towards the mid it got very good wtf? not at all. I like how you take a very professional approach at interviewing! | ||
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Puosu
6985 Posts
IdrA seems to have transformed in to even more of a fine gentleman as time goes, his "arrogant" personality has somewhat reached a stage where it's no longer repulsive or just pure hate towards everyone but his little crew. I guess getting a break from Brood War and having future SC2 success in mind does that to you! | ||
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Bosu
United States3247 Posts
Would love to see you go to SuperDanielMans lan cafe in a future video apollo. | ||
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FlopTurnReaver
Switzerland1980 Posts
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Ponnuki
United States19 Posts
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Madsquare
Germany157 Posts
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RisingBlade
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MorroW
Sweden3522 Posts
appolo seems like an awesome guy, anyone know if hes any good? i know thats why he went to korea (i think) but didnt see him play any tournaments yet love how like every single vod with artosis is in got like tons of sound and now it was all smooth when he wasnt there, seems like they picked better place :D | ||
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oursblanc
Canada1450 Posts
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Bosu
United States3247 Posts
On July 14 2010 05:59 MorroW wrote: idras interview r always the best ^^ appolo seems like an awesome guy, anyone know if hes any good? i know thats why he went to korea (i think) but didnt see him play any tournaments yet love how like every single vod with artosis is in got like tons of sound and now it was all smooth when he wasnt there, seems like they picked better place :D When he was describing the way he played about a month back I can't imagine him being good at all. He said he didn't hotkey buildings and macroed like SC1. No way a terran can be efficient doing that. | ||
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Zurles
United Kingdom1659 Posts
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s.a.y
Croatia3840 Posts
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Alou
United States3748 Posts
On July 14 2010 05:59 MorroW wrote: idras interview r always the best ^^ appolo seems like an awesome guy, anyone know if hes any good? i know thats why he went to korea (i think) but didnt see him play any tournaments yet love how like every single vod with artosis is in got like tons of sound and now it was all smooth when he wasnt there, seems like they picked better place :D Haven't seen him play at all yet. Good interview | ||
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Hider
Denmark9388 Posts
I recently gained a lot more respect from Idra. Sure he whines when he loses, and a few months ago I hated him for being bad mannered, but lately I've been doing the same thing as well on the ladder when I feel like I get an unlucky loss. So I guess some times emotions just take control of you, even though you are not a bad person on most occations. | ||
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uNiGNoRe
Germany1115 Posts
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Grettin
42381 Posts
<3 idra | ||
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7even.Rantech
Chile39 Posts
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Whole
United States6046 Posts
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billyX333
United States1360 Posts
idra does the best sc2 interviews imo | ||
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dogjaw
8 Posts
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XsebT
Denmark2980 Posts
I didn't know ret was even playing. Also, Machine, IdrA says you're pretty good. Wow, can you actually beat lzgamer in this game? | ||
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gillon
Sweden1578 Posts
On July 14 2010 04:15 leandroqm wrote: Awesome!!! Watching it! :D EDIT: Finished watching. You've made some good questions and IdrA seemed really honest on all the answers.IdrA also brought something quite obvious to the table that I had not thought about it before:How scary is the idea of Flash playing terran in sc2?I am really really REALLY looking forward to see that!!! And how scary would zerg be with Jaedong playing it in SC2? That argument can be made with any race with any progamer. | ||
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Kvz
United States463 Posts
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TT1
Canada10009 Posts
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Wayem
France455 Posts
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Piski
Finland3461 Posts
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simme123
Sweden810 Posts
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Therealdevil
Netherlands1021 Posts
Or Idra might just dislike TLO | ||
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sAfuRos
United States743 Posts
That said, i appreciated the interview. | ||
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Enox
Germany1667 Posts
On July 14 2010 06:56 Wayem wrote: Funny how Idra ignores TLO as a potential dominating player in Europe in each of his interviews :o I thought the same... and I was surprised that he didnt mention Sen for the asia server. imo hes one of the best players there | ||
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Necrosjef
United Kingdom530 Posts
Both Apollo and Idra would benefit from some sunlight and some exercise though, IdrA in particular looks like he has cancer. | ||
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QuothTheRaven
United States5524 Posts
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triumph
United States100 Posts
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Anfere
Canada231 Posts
Great interview, i hope Apollo will do more of this stuff in the future. | ||
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Tresh
Argentina68 Posts
Nice interview, and loved the ambience, was kinda tired of the ultra noisy coffee shops. | ||
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Artosis
United States2140 Posts
On July 14 2010 05:24 Puosu wrote: IdrA seems to have transformed in to even more of a fine gentleman as time goes, his "arrogant" personality has somewhat reached a stage where it's no longer repulsive or just pure hate towards everyone but his little crew. He hates us too, just not as much. | ||
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IdrA
United States11541 Posts
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DemiSe
883 Posts
Great questions and even better answers! | ||
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javy_
United States1677 Posts
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Goatlust
Australia131 Posts
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ikarigendo
United States99 Posts
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MaxField
United States2386 Posts
That was a great interview. I really liked how there wasn't a constant ringing in my ears the entire time like the artosis one, haha. I hope IdrA can continue in becoming the Best SC2 player! | ||
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InToTheWannaB
United States4770 Posts
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Sylvr
United States524 Posts
If the US had progaming teams like Korea does, then you might have a chance to get "scouted" and earn a means to live by playing, but as it stands, progaming on the level that IdrA expects will be necessary just isn't an option unless you're already supported without having to work. Culture is the sole reason why Koreans are so firmly at the top of the scene. | ||
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ooni
Australia1498 Posts
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floor exercise
Canada5847 Posts
On July 14 2010 12:52 Sylvr wrote: The main thing working against Americans in the progaming scene is the culture. Parents aren't likely to allow their teenagers to "play a game" for 8+ hours a day as they don't view the prospects of being a progamer as a legitimate goal. It's even worse as an independent adult as you pretty much NEED to have a full time job to keep a roof over your head (with internet). If the US had progaming teams like Korea does, then you might have a chance to get "scouted" and earn a means to live by playing, but as it stands, progaming on the level that IdrA expects will be necessary just isn't an option unless you're already supported without having to work. Culture is the sole reason why Koreans are so firmly at the top of the scene. Haha yeah I agree, American parents in general are far too responsible to allow their chi ![[image loading]](http://athensboy.files.wordpress.com/2009/09/mcdonalds-kid.jpg) | ||
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Backpack
United States1776 Posts
On July 14 2010 05:24 Puosu wrote: I definitely liked the atmosphere and the friendly feeling there was between the interviewer and interviewee, it wasn't just a blunt "Q -> A, repeat" style of interview and felt more like I was sitting along you having a nice stay at a cafe. Thumbs up for this. IdrA seems to have transformed in to even more of a fine gentleman as time goes, his "arrogant" personality has somewhat reached a stage where it's no longer repulsive or just pure hate towards everyone but his little crew. I guess getting a break from Brood War and having future SC2 success in mind does that to you! Agreed. Apollo has been sorta goofy in the last few videos but he does a very good job of acting professional as well ^^ Great interview too. | ||
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reza
Canada213 Posts
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SexyBimbo
Germany89 Posts
His interviews are actullay very good and I would not mind listening to stuff like this all day long. Gogo Idra, screw the haters! SB | ||
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Onlinejaguar
Australia2823 Posts
On July 14 2010 13:09 reza wrote: I don't mean to be rude..but who the hell is apollo? He was a pro C&C 3 player i believe but hes moved over to SC2 now. | ||
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iopq
United States927 Posts
On July 14 2010 12:59 floor exercise wrote: Haha yeah I agree, American parents in general are far too responsible to allow their chi hahahaha | ||
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LuckyLuke43
Norway169 Posts
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Backpack
United States1776 Posts
On July 14 2010 12:59 floor exercise wrote: Haha yeah I agree, American parents in general are far too responsible to allow their chi because those are americans... oh wait nvm | ||
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AtomicTon
United States103 Posts
But the interview was great,tho. Yeah. =P Lol,actually,just people watching in the background is really fucking entertaining right now. Is it just me? PS, I just read more posts, and it's not just me muwaha | ||
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iEchoic
United States1776 Posts
On July 14 2010 12:52 Sylvr wrote: The main thing working against Americans in the progaming scene is the culture. Parents aren't likely to allow their teenagers to "play a game" for 8+ hours a day as they don't view the prospects of being a progamer as a legitimate goal. It's even worse as an independent adult as you pretty much NEED to have a full time job to keep a roof over your head (with internet). There's unfortunately good reason for it too. Playing a game for 8+ hours a day is terrible for your health. You can try to say "well, exercise when they're not playing", but it's still unhealthy to sit that long. It's bad for your back, your tailbone, and your general health. Exercising doesn't erase that much sitting every single day. I love pro gaming but I hate how SC pro gamers play upwards of 12 or more hours a day. I'll probably get flamed for this but I think that kind of playing ruins competitive gaming. It furthers the stereotype that gaming is for nerds and makes it impossible for people with other things in their life to compete. Definitely not hating on the players though, if I didn't have college coming up I'd definitely be throwing down some crazy hours on this game. Good interview, much nicer quality than the usual. | ||
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HowardRoark
1146 Posts
EDIT: Idra mentions someone called "Scew" or something being perhaps the best RTS gamer in the world. Who is this guy? | ||
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shlomo
258 Posts
On July 14 2010 13:33 iEchoic wrote: I love pro gaming but I hate how SC pro gamers play upwards of 12 or more hours a day. I'll probably get flamed for this but I think that kind of playing ruins competitive gaming. It furthers the stereotype that gaming is for nerds and makes it impossible for people with other things in their life to compete. You mean like every other sport played at high level consumes gigantic amounts of training/preparation time? Can people "with other things in their life" compete with professionnal players at anything? Because if so I'm pretty sure the professionnals wouldn't look so cool anymore... | ||
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iEchoic
United States1776 Posts
On July 14 2010 13:37 shlomo wrote: You mean like every other sport played at high level consumes gigantic amounts of training/preparation time? The difference is that practicing a sport 12 hours a day is very difficult, keeps you in shape, and not everyone can do it. Playing a sport for 12 hours a day is physically exhausting and you need incredible willpower to do it. My lazy friend plays video games 12 hours a day. I don't want to threadjack the interview though, just responding to that guy's post. I do think that pro gaming in the US is hampered by perceptions about sitting around all day, and that will need to be fixed in some way before it is on par with korean pro gaming. | ||
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shlomo
258 Posts
Are you for serious? | ||
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bontez
United States165 Posts
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javy_
United States1677 Posts
On July 14 2010 13:44 shlomo wrote: Lol, are you suggesting that playing SC/SC2 at a pro or even semi-pro level for 12 hours is not exhausting? Are you for serious? Are you suggesting playing SC for 12 hours is as physically exhausting as practicing basketball or football for the same length? | ||
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iEchoic
United States1776 Posts
On July 14 2010 13:44 shlomo wrote: Lol, are you suggesting that playing SC/SC2 at a pro or even semi-pro level for 12 hours is not exhausting? Are you for serious? I said 'physically exhausting' and that it keeps you in shape. Try to read my posts before responding... Back on topic, I noticed this interview is from the team Dignitas website. The last RTS I was playing, my dubs partner was from a competing CoD4 team in Europe. He didn't practice very much, in all honesty, but they still competed with Dignitas and did quite well. I find it interesting how little him and his team practiced compared to the sc pro gamers. I remember before one event, he hopped on for 4-5 hours to practice, and they ended up winning. It didn't seem like practicing long periods of time was even very beneficial. Given how much more strategy SC takes and how much more reflexes and possibly coordination CoD4 takes, I would think CoD4 would take far more practice time, but it seems to be the other way around. Just an interesting note. | ||
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Hallucination
United States249 Posts
Thanks | ||
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Sylvr
United States524 Posts
On July 14 2010 13:28 AtomicTon wrote: Great interview-am I the only one that saw the red shirt and cute little butt in the tiny blue shorts behind Idra? Oh, and then the vertical striped blue-white short dress after that. What?!? IdrA was in this video?!? | ||
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SoJu.WeRRa
Korea (South)820 Posts
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towerranger
Austria134 Posts
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eNbee
Belgium487 Posts
On July 14 2010 06:16 s.a.y wrote: British accents freak me out. I'm 99% sure that's not British. Sounds oceanic to me. | ||
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NeoOmega
United States495 Posts
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happyness
United States2400 Posts
On July 14 2010 13:33 iEchoic wrote: There's unfortunately good reason for it too. Playing a game for 8+ hours a day is terrible for your health. You can try to say "well, exercise when they're not playing", but it's still unhealthy to sit that long. It's bad for your back, your tailbone, and your general health. Exercising doesn't erase that much sitting every single day. I love pro gaming but I hate how SC pro gamers play upwards of 12 or more hours a day. I'll probably get flamed for this but I think that kind of playing ruins competitive gaming. It furthers the stereotype that gaming is for nerds and makes it impossible for people with other things in their life to compete. 8 hours of sitting a day is unhealthy. Good thing that doesn't happen in America... oh wait, except for the millions of people who have 9-5 desk jobs. Honestly, all of us do a lot of sitting, whether it be in class or at work or on the internet in our leisure time. I will admit I find it annoying that pro gamers are able to play so much or can even stand playing so long for that matter. But it's the same with mastering anything. Professional musicians and professional atheletes often practice 8+ hours a day, but nobody calls them nerds. | ||
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Deathstar
9150 Posts
On July 14 2010 12:59 floor exercise wrote: Haha yeah I agree, American parents in general are far too responsible to allow their chi You do realize Mcdonalds is everywhere, not just in the United States right? | ||
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RandomBS
United States130 Posts
On July 14 2010 12:59 floor exercise wrote: Haha yeah I agree, American parents in general are far too responsible to allow their chi Do me a favor and look at the sign on the window... That picture was not taken in america. | ||
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mgj
191 Posts
Heh, i never thought i would say this but i think rekrul might have had a positive influense on idra. Maybe its just his age, but he seems to have matured a lot during the last few years. How long are you planning to stay in korea apollo? I kindda thought it was more of a temporary thing but you have been there for a while now. He hates us too, just not as much. haha, good one Like someone else stated already, the d.apollo was really obnoxious and pushy and just running over idra, in the start. got better towards the mid, but still he's a bit too hyper lol. Good interview tho overall, wouldn't mind more! Really? Apollo seems like a very friendly pleasant guy to me. Maybe a bit more experience with doing interviews could help, but i honestly dont understand this comment at all. | ||
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FlamingTurd
United States1059 Posts
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Elevators
United States56 Posts
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SexyBimbo
Germany89 Posts
I really like Idra. SB | ||
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bakedace
United States672 Posts
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Piski
Finland3461 Posts
On July 14 2010 13:09 reza wrote: I don't mean to be rude..but who the hell is apollo? http://www.team-dignitas.org/users.php?user_id=19146 He came from CC if I remember correctly and now is living in korea with artosis and idra. Haven't seen him a lot but he is quite a solid player in starcraft too. | ||
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sluggaslamoo
Australia4494 Posts
My pet peeve though with interviews, is when the interviewer interrupts the interviewee and doesn't let him talk for very long or say everything he wants to say (e.g when IdrA was talking about the politics of SC2 I was really interested in what he had to say, but it was kinda cut off mid-way). Apart from that well done. Thanks. | ||
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Chopin
Norway55 Posts
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Jhax
Ireland201 Posts
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Apolo
Portugal1259 Posts
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MacroNcheesE
United States508 Posts
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Armut
Turkey141 Posts
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PfiliTehDwarf
Germany66 Posts
nice interview, keep up the good work | ||
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floor exercise
Canada5847 Posts
On July 14 2010 15:29 RandomBS wrote: Do me a favor and look at the sign on the window... That picture was not taken in america. The picture was a visual aid to draw attention to childhood obesity, a problem that is more prevalent in the United States of America than anywhere else. I am using this as an example of how irresponsible parents are, and while much like McDonald's bad parenting is a universal problem, there is much evidence to suggest that American parents would not disallow their children to pursue a career in ESPORTS on the basis of responsibility. I dunno I thought it was pretty obvious | ||
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mgj
191 Posts
On July 14 2010 22:22 Chopin wrote: Idra has changed, he seems more nice for every video now! Before... he seemed like a total douch bag! Indeed. I hope idra will still be idra tho, and not turn into the typical korean progamer: "I will practice harder and do better next time" | ||
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Trebis
United States182 Posts
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Senx
Sweden5901 Posts
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Esper[mb]
United States88 Posts
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TheRabidDeer
United States3806 Posts
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7even.Rantech
Chile39 Posts
thx | ||
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bleh
85 Posts
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Sayer
United States403 Posts
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FuryX
Australia495 Posts
cool interview tho | ||
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InfiniteIce
United States794 Posts
Thanks for the interview Apollo, you always seem to be one of (if not the) most prepared and comfortable interviewers around. (i.e., compare to people who are always scrambling to find questions, don't know too much background about their players, etc.; Apollo always has his shit together.) A short, but good watch! | ||
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TheOGBlitzKrieg
United States346 Posts
On July 18 2010 21:50 FuryX wrote: dam he raged hard on that hdstarcrafts video lol.... cool interview tho link i wanna see | ||
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ckw
United States1018 Posts
+ Show Spoiler + Don't steal Artosis' job. > | ||
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Sylvr
United States524 Posts
On July 18 2010 21:50 FuryX wrote: dam he raged hard on that hdstarcrafts video lol.... cool interview tho Wow, that was hilarious. I guess 12 hours of practice a day isn't enough after all (if that was, in fact, the real IdrA). I hate the attitude that some people have that something is "an undeserved win". There's no such thing unless they are actually cheating. It's so obscenely immature. Projecting your own views of what constitutes a "real build/strategy" is just plain wrong both logically, and ethically. This game is about more than just mechanics. Out-thinking your opponent can get you a win just as much as out micro/macro-ing your opponent and vice-versa. Either one, if done to a great enough degree, can trump the other. Regardless of which component ends up getting you the win, either one can be considered "out-playing" them. /rant | ||
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FuryX
Australia495 Posts
it starts out chatty...but when the terran pushes out.....the rage comes in...and the best part is when the terrain goes "i am honoured to receive idra rage" idra's comment on the number of zerg playing on us server was funny too ^_^.. i still love to watch idra's gameplay | ||
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REM.ca
Canada354 Posts
Masq, you have a new fan in me. You're like the PK Subban of SC2. (back on topic) If Idra switches over to Terran I'm going to be very dissapointed. I totally understand the move, but what am I gonna do everytime I feel Zerg (my race) is useless? When that happens now, I can at least tell myself "Well Idra can still stay pretty much on top and he plays Zerg." But if even HE gives the race up, I don't know what I'll do to keep myself convinced to stick with it. | ||
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Ghad
Norway2551 Posts
![[image loading]](http://image.guardian.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/arts/2007/02/12/lifeonmars460.jpg) | ||
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RandomBS
United States130 Posts
On July 19 2010 21:40 REM.ca wrote: Haha! Masq, you have a new fan in me. You're like the PK Subban of SC2. (back on topic) If Idra switches over to Terran I'm going to be very dissapointed. I totally understand the move, but what am I gonna do everytime I feel Zerg (my race) is useless? When that happens now, I can at least tell myself "Well Idra can still stay pretty much on top and he plays Zerg." But if even HE gives the race up, I don't know what I'll do to keep myself convinced to stick with it. You still have Sen, who was always better than idra. | ||
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OPSavioR
Sweden1465 Posts
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Chairman Ray
United States11903 Posts
Flash playing sc2 terran would give me nightmares as well | ||
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ckw
United States1018 Posts
On July 14 2010 15:29 RandomBS wrote: Do me a favor and look at the sign on the window... That picture was not taken in america. Not to mention those aren't American children. They are Hispanic so I don't get this. | ||
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JollYRoGeR
Sweden342 Posts
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ahwala
Germany382 Posts
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KiLL_ORdeR
United States1518 Posts
Also, Apollo man, when are you recruiting for Dignitas RTS teams? checked out the website, and it looks pretty sweet, but relatively sparce in the rts  | ||
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Ry-Masta-T
United States478 Posts
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chocopan
Japan986 Posts
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purerythem
United States245 Posts
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Gunman_csz
United Arab Emirates492 Posts
On September 04 2010 11:09 purerythem wrote: am I partly stupid or mentally handicapped? I can't find the interview Neither. Quote from the diginitas website. "You may have noticed the site is looking a bit sparse, this is because our original website (an old php project) had been the victim of a sustained attack and eventually penetrated. The old code base was therefore found unfit for purpose and instead we have been building a new site in a new language / framework. Content will come back, slowly but surely, so please bear with us while we bring our site back to it's former (and improved) glory." | ||
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Nexic
United States729 Posts
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teemh
Canada120 Posts
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jackalope
Taiwan120 Posts
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Ry-Masta-T
United States478 Posts
On September 04 2010 11:41 teemh wrote: http://www.fileplay.net/channels/teamdignitas merci | ||
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Piski
Finland3461 Posts
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ziteNiA
Sweden73 Posts
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Nivoh
Norway259 Posts
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1a2a3a4aterran
Denmark30 Posts
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TI10
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firehand101
Australia3152 Posts
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LimeNade
United States2125 Posts
wtf? is that appolo? | ||
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Steglich
Denmark282 Posts
The links are either broken or directs to something wrong.. http://www.fileplay.net/channels/teamdignitas This gives me a race car theme from dignitas or something like that, not quite what i was looking for. | ||
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