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DAy9's KotB winner interviewed!

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Artosis *
Profile Blog Joined June 2004
United States2140 Posts
July 27 2010 23:59 GMT
#1
The amazingly skilled and handsome winner of DAy9's invitational tournament has been interviewed on his journey through it.

Part 1:


Part 2:


EnjoY~
Commentatorhttp://twitter.com/Artosis
ArtemisKnives
Profile Joined March 2010
United States210 Posts
July 28 2010 00:03 GMT
#2
I have a question, was tester vs idra played on American servers or Korean servers?
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NuKedUFirst
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
Canada3139 Posts
July 28 2010 00:08 GMT
#3
On July 28 2010 09:03 Frozne wrote:
I have a question, was tester vs idra played on American servers or Korean servers?


Why would they play on NA servers if both of them are in Korea..

also, Thanks for the interview but you should put a spoiler tag on the videos as a precaution about people being like "omg missclicked and spoiled the results."
FrostedMiniWeet wrote: I like winning because it validates all the bloody time I waste playing SC2.
Powster
Profile Joined April 2010
United States650 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-07-28 00:11:51
July 28 2010 00:11 GMT
#4
Well I didnt watch the thing yet.. but now I know who won lol.. Just by this topic though I was pretty sure QXC didnt win because hes not in korea... I dont mind that much about the games being spoiled since I am sure they will still be interesting.. Oh yeah.. the idra fan club thing was another big hint about him winning..
Tabbris
Profile Blog Joined June 2010
Bangladesh2839 Posts
July 28 2010 00:12 GMT
#5
Artosis"No Europeans in the final 4" zing

Oh Artosis and your plugs
floor exercise
Profile Blog Joined August 2008
Canada5847 Posts
July 28 2010 00:12 GMT
#6
I really want to see vods before I hear about the games
TheAngelofDeath
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
United States2033 Posts
July 28 2010 00:14 GMT
#7
Thanks for the interview.
"Infestors are the suck" - LzGamer
Powster
Profile Joined April 2010
United States650 Posts
July 28 2010 00:15 GMT
#8
On July 28 2010 09:12 floor exercise wrote:
I really want to see vods before I hear about the games


lol me 2.. I dont care about knowing the winner but I want to watch the games before the interview.. I cant believe I went to sleep after the first game of QXC vs Idra.. I was expecting my game to arrive early in the morning but then instead of the game arriving I get a email saying game wont arrive for a few days lol..
Darkalbino
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Australia410 Posts
July 28 2010 00:26 GMT
#9
Nice interview, the series' were great! That cannon rush was so frustrating to watch.
"I edited it"
sas01
Profile Joined February 2010
Canada303 Posts
July 28 2010 00:26 GMT
#10
Great interview.. I really enjoyed watching the games!!! GOOOO ZERG!!
sva
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
United States747 Posts
July 28 2010 00:29 GMT
#11
Good interview, Idra has gained more respect from me. I hope he keeps his gm up and quit's the bm. He's a great player and I'd be happy to see him go far with good manor. (:
Percutio
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
United States1672 Posts
July 28 2010 00:30 GMT
#12
Thanks for the interview!

It is nice to see Idra mature as a player and see his views develop on this fresh SC2 scene.
What does it matter how I loose it?
fams
Profile Blog Joined June 2009
Canada731 Posts
July 28 2010 00:35 GMT
#13
Who won? I cant get YT in China -_--
http://www.twitter.com/famsytron/
Klive5ive
Profile Blog Joined January 2008
United Kingdom6056 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-07-28 00:37:05
July 28 2010 00:36 GMT
#14
^^
Looks like a few more people are going to watch an interview of IdrA and realise he's a nice guy.

It's really funny how people think IdrA is bm just because he get pissed when he loses games. Loads of gamers are like that, hell most of team Media is like that; doesn't mean anything.

Then they actually watch an interview of him and they're like OMG IdrA is a just a normal guy, huuurrr how is this possible?!!?
Don't hate the player - Hate the game
Angra
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
United States2652 Posts
July 28 2010 00:38 GMT
#15
I was just spoiled on the winner without even clicking on the thread by seeing the thread's author in relation to how fast the interview came out after the tournament.

fuuuuuuu
oursblanc
Profile Joined April 2010
Canada1450 Posts
July 28 2010 00:39 GMT
#16
Congratulations Idra. You played exceptionally.
An oasis of horror in a desert of boredom!
Kultcher
Profile Joined May 2010
United States150 Posts
July 28 2010 00:42 GMT
#17
Yeah as much as IdrA has his bad rep, I really like the way he conducts himself in interviews.
ffz
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
United States490 Posts
July 28 2010 00:45 GMT
#18
idra </3 huknorris

very good interview. Thanks for doing it in a relatively quieter spot.
Meow.
zoLo
Profile Blog Joined June 2007
United States5896 Posts
July 28 2010 00:46 GMT
#19
On July 28 2010 09:42 Kultcher wrote:
Yeah as much as IdrA has his bad rep, I really like the way he conducts himself in interviews.


It's just the gamer persona really. I know some guys who are cool and laid back in real life, but when they play a game competitively then they are a whole different person. Sometimes good or bad.
Armsved
Profile Joined May 2010
Denmark642 Posts
July 28 2010 00:47 GMT
#20
Whats up with Idra vs Huk, what is this?
YOOO
HeaveNTiMe
Profile Joined April 2010
United States104 Posts
July 28 2010 00:49 GMT
#21
fantastico!
Hi
HuK
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
Canada1591 Posts
July 28 2010 00:50 GMT
#22
i love on multiple interview u say i all in when 2/3 games i played against i fe, enjoy ur win tho was well deserved
ProgamerLive like a God or die like a Slave 11:11
Sleight
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
2471 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-07-28 00:52:17
July 28 2010 00:51 GMT
#23
I have rarely seen such unbridled man-love than Artosis for Idra. Oh my god, he is glowing looking at this favorite little boy who just won an impressive tournament.
__ ___
/ V \
( Artosis )
\ + /
\ Idra /
\4 ever/
\ /
\ /
V

(EDIT: I drew a beautiful heart using appropriate spacing and some good characters and TL destroyed it...)

It's so cute when SC players finally find a supportive significant other.



Congrats on a great tournament, Idra.
One Love
iNcontroL *
Profile Blog Joined July 2004
USA29055 Posts
July 28 2010 00:51 GMT
#24
job well done idra <3

Nice interview dan!
emucxg
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
Finland4559 Posts
July 28 2010 00:53 GMT
#25
IdrA looks more asian now lol
Doraemon.doraemon
Profile Joined May 2010
United States335 Posts
July 28 2010 00:54 GMT
#26
On July 28 2010 09:50 HuK wrote:
i love on multiple interview u say i all in when 2/3 games i played against i fe, enjoy ur win tho was well deserved


he is playing psycho-warfare on ya... so next time you guys play you will go all macro and stuff... fall right into Idra's trap...
Deathstar
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
9150 Posts
July 28 2010 00:55 GMT
#27
HOORAH ZERG SUPREMACY.
rip passion
Leeoku
Profile Joined May 2010
1617 Posts
July 28 2010 00:59 GMT
#28
idra vs huk lawls. idra kept shaking his head like "what a noob"
Kare
Profile Joined March 2009
Norway786 Posts
July 28 2010 00:59 GMT
#29
Nice interview, IdrA fighting!
In life you can obtain all sorts of material wealth, but the real treasure is the epic feelings you get while doing something you love.
unit
Profile Blog Joined March 2009
United States2621 Posts
July 28 2010 00:59 GMT
#30
On July 28 2010 09:46 zoLo wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 28 2010 09:42 Kultcher wrote:
Yeah as much as IdrA has his bad rep, I really like the way he conducts himself in interviews.


It's just the gamer persona really. I know some guys who are cool and laid back in real life, but when they play a game competitively then they are a whole different person. Sometimes good or bad.

yea its partly because of the competetiveness within the person that is brought forward by the games ^___^ which seems to be especially effective in StarCraft
Goatlust
Profile Joined August 2009
Australia131 Posts
July 28 2010 01:03 GMT
#31
Amazing audio. Amazing play by IdrA. Great interview.
Gunman_csz
Profile Blog Joined October 2008
United Arab Emirates492 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-07-28 01:17:33
July 28 2010 01:10 GMT
#32
On July 28 2010 09:50 HuK wrote:
i love on multiple interview u say i all in when 2/3 games i played against i fe, enjoy ur win tho was well deserved


It is probably a response to your comments about them in Day9's countdown party
"Oh we all know why Artosis/Idra picked zerg, etc"
Began Starcraft journey on 5th May 2009
IdrA
Profile Blog Joined July 2004
United States11541 Posts
July 28 2010 01:13 GMT
#33
On July 28 2010 09:50 HuK wrote:
i love on multiple interview u say i all in when 2/3 games i played against i fe, enjoy ur win tho was well deserved

remember the ladder game where you fe'd and attacked blind with immortal/zealot and a handful of sentries when i had 10 mutas?
you dont have to be on one base to play cheesy.
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DISHU
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
United Kingdom348 Posts
July 28 2010 01:13 GMT
#34
On July 28 2010 09:50 HuK wrote:
i love on multiple interview u say i all in when 2/3 games i played against i fe, enjoy ur win tho was well deserved


psycho-warfare for sure i think he is a bit intimated so he is trying to mess with your head next time probe rush him for the lolz.

PS GRUDGE match idra vs huk ? its time to figth back huk stop being so nice !
Time flies like an arrow, fruit flies like a banana. But what are timeflies and why do they like an arrow?
DISHU
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
United Kingdom348 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-07-28 01:24:07
July 28 2010 01:16 GMT
#35
On July 28 2010 10:13 IdrA wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 28 2010 09:50 HuK wrote:
i love on multiple interview u say i all in when 2/3 games i played against i fe, enjoy ur win tho was well deserved

remember the ladder game where you fe'd and attacked blind with immortal/zealot and a handful of sentries when i had 10 mutas?
you dont have to be on one base to play cheesy.


ooo snap you gonna take that huk



Time flies like an arrow, fruit flies like a banana. But what are timeflies and why do they like an arrow?
Raisauce
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Canada864 Posts
July 28 2010 01:21 GMT
#36
On July 28 2010 10:13 IdrA wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 28 2010 09:50 HuK wrote:
i love on multiple interview u say i all in when 2/3 games i played against i fe, enjoy ur win tho was well deserved

remember the ladder game where you fe'd and attacked blind with immortal/zealot and a handful of sentries when i had 10 mutas?
you dont have to be on one base to play cheesy.


oh snapdizzle.
crms
Profile Joined February 2010
United States11933 Posts
July 28 2010 01:22 GMT
#37
was cheering for idra, since TLO got knocked out


also because ZERGGGGGGGG!
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Yung
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
United States727 Posts
July 28 2010 01:29 GMT
#38
IdrA is the king of the beta. Big fan gl in SC2 man.
aurum510
Profile Joined July 2010
United States229 Posts
July 28 2010 01:29 GMT
#39
It's all fun and games until the good Koreans come out to play.
AndyJay
Profile Blog Joined February 2010
Australia833 Posts
July 28 2010 01:38 GMT
#40
So funny people think they have the scene all worked out after a couple of beta tournies. It's gonna be funny looking back on these sort of interviews in 6months when you know, the game is actually released.

Anyway well played IdrA, 3rd TLO match was so clutch, everyone in the chat stream was calling gg when TLO pushed out.
leviathan20
Profile Joined April 2010
United Kingdom193 Posts
July 28 2010 01:41 GMT
#41
On July 28 2010 10:13 IdrA wrote:
remember the ladder game where you fe'd and attacked blind with immortal/zealot and a handful of sentries when i had 10 mutas?
you dont have to be on one base to play cheesy.


+ Show Spoiler +

[image loading]


Yeah baby! Gotta admit I was rooting for IdrA here, zerg all the way.
"We better get that boy a waffle NOW or he gon' DIE!"
Warrior Madness
Profile Blog Joined April 2008
Canada3791 Posts
July 28 2010 01:43 GMT
#42
Sick interview. I think everyone would agree with Idra's assessment of the current top three players. Cool is an all around axe murderer and he seems to have the best zvz amongst the top zerg players.

And I think what REALLY makes collusux/stalker builds truly deadly are the forcefields and thermal lance. I mean, even if you have a bunch of corruptors and a maxed out hydra roach army, especially on maps with tiny chokes such as scrap, it just seems impossible to defend or attack a toss player who has great FFs. He cuts off your ground army with FF while the +9 range of his collusux picks off your hydras, and if you move in with your corruptors without your army then he just picks them off with stalkers.
The Past: Yellow, Julyzerg, Chojja, Savior, GGplay -- The Present: Luxury, Jae- The Future: -Dong, maGma, Zero, Effort, Hoejja, hyvaa, by.hero, calm, Action ---> SC2 (Ret?? Kolll Idra!! SEN, Cool, ZergBong, Leenock)
Saechiis
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Netherlands4989 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-07-28 01:46:21
July 28 2010 01:45 GMT
#43
Well, the KotB has provided some pretty good play all around, I don't feel like any player was hopelessly outmatched. The lineup was far from complete though, so I don't think IdrA deserves to be crowned king just yet. He proved that he isn't slumping (lol) and gave credit to his claims of being able to beat Tester. So congrats on that

I love how the SC2 scene is still on a basis were practically all of the top players are capable of beating each other. + Show Spoiler +
Cool for example got eliminated by Andro in the GGi qualifiers (although stupidly), but
it shows that the Korean SC2 pro-scene hasn't reached God-status yet. I hope the foreigner scene will be able to keep this up!
I think esports is pretty nice.
Noxie
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
United States2227 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-07-28 01:48:48
July 28 2010 01:47 GMT
#44
Well done IdrA, your zerg is my favorite to watch. Good luck in future tournaments!
ta2
Profile Joined July 2010
125 Posts
July 28 2010 01:50 GMT
#45
Hmm... he doesn't think much of HuK's ability to vary his strategy then!
sjschmidt93
Profile Joined April 2010
United States2518 Posts
July 28 2010 01:50 GMT
#46
I wonder if IdrA's getting tired of Artosis interviewing him.
My grandpa could've proxied better, and not only does he have arthritis, he's also dead. -Sean "Day[9]" Plott
kekeque
Profile Joined May 2010
Canada68 Posts
July 28 2010 01:52 GMT
#47
nice interview, great tournament i liked every single game actually, cheese or not there was some great matches.

idra hwighting~! and i don't even think of the bm stuff was some good players, great tourney.
grobo
Profile Blog Joined February 2007
Japan6199 Posts
July 28 2010 01:58 GMT
#48
Thanks Artosis!

And grats to Idra for winning!
We make signature, then defense it.
keV.
Profile Blog Joined February 2009
United States3214 Posts
July 28 2010 02:18 GMT
#49
Awesome interview. I completely agree about Ultras vs stalker colo. GO IDRA!
"brevity is the soul of wit" - William Shakesman
ionlyplayPROtoss
Profile Joined March 2010
Canada573 Posts
July 28 2010 02:24 GMT
#50
I love when idra was like HuK all ined w/e. Then he had no other reliable strategy and died.
ckw
Profile Blog Joined February 2010
United States1018 Posts
July 28 2010 02:54 GMT
#51
On July 28 2010 09:36 Klive5ive wrote:
^^
Looks like a few more people are going to watch an interview of IdrA and realise he's a nice guy.

It's really funny how people think IdrA is bm just because he get pissed when he loses games. Loads of gamers are like that, hell most of team Media is like that; doesn't mean anything.

Then they actually watch an interview of him and they're like OMG IdrA is a just a normal guy, huuurrr how is this possible?!!?


He wasn't just BM when loosing games, even in his early interviews he was super cocky and pretty much always said everyone else sucks.
Being weak is a choice.
cucumber
Profile Joined June 2010
United States116 Posts
July 28 2010 02:57 GMT
#52
Thanks, Artosis. Congratulations, IdrA.
Fumble
Profile Joined May 2010
156 Posts
July 28 2010 03:03 GMT
#53
=( Was hoping not to get spoiled on the results. I probably shouldnt of clicked into this thread but after seeing Artosis post this, I wanted to know if my suspicions were correct. Right as its loading, im like forget it, i'll keep it a mystery, I click back but its too late. I see Idra's face in one of the vids for a split second.
GumThief
Profile Joined April 2010
Canada284 Posts
July 28 2010 03:19 GMT
#54
idra well deserved win and hope for much more success in the future. You know more than anybody that you can achieve.

drunk yet sincere ,

rodrigo percivalez comioganozo.
:))
nextstep
Profile Joined July 2009
Canada705 Posts
July 28 2010 03:26 GMT
#55
nice interview,

thanks =)
go KHAN! TBLS <3
SoFSick
Profile Joined March 2010
Canada6 Posts
July 28 2010 03:33 GMT
#56
awesome interview

anybody know what is the" CJ house" that Idra is referring to at the end of the interview?

Do pro SC gamers in Korea all live in the same house and get all their stuff paid for or something? accommodation, food, computers, bills... etc. all paid for?

if thats the case... omg... more reason to dedicate my life to SC2 and becoming a pro gamer lol


GaseousDeath: fuck it, no point in playing zerg. zero skill required | GaseousDeath has left the game
Denizen[9]
Profile Joined July 2010
United States649 Posts
July 28 2010 03:38 GMT
#57
I was gonna wait till i saw the videos, then someone spoiled the results so ill just watch this now
Jaedong, Baby | Idra, Marineking, Tester, Nada
Harem
Profile Joined November 2007
United States11390 Posts
July 28 2010 03:43 GMT
#58
On July 28 2010 10:13 IdrA wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 28 2010 09:50 HuK wrote:
i love on multiple interview u say i all in when 2/3 games i played against i fe, enjoy ur win tho was well deserved

remember the ladder game where you fe'd and attacked blind with immortal/zealot and a handful of sentries when i had 10 mutas?
you dont have to be on one base to play cheesy.

lol <3

Sick interview.

Can't wait for next one.
Moderator。◕‿◕。
darkmetal505
Profile Blog Joined March 2007
United States639 Posts
July 28 2010 03:56 GMT
#59
On July 28 2010 12:33 SoFSick wrote:
awesome interview

anybody know what is the" CJ house" that Idra is referring to at the end of the interview?

Do pro SC gamers in Korea all live in the same house and get all their stuff paid for or something? accommodation, food, computers, bills... etc. all paid for?

if thats the case... omg... more reason to dedicate my life to SC2 and becoming a pro gamer lol


Haha, I'm guessing you didn't follow the SC1 pro scene at all. There are 12 teams in Korea, but they're all dedicated to SC1 at the moment.
figq
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
12519 Posts
July 28 2010 04:13 GMT
#60
Another excellent interview by Artosis. Covers exactly the points that were most interesting.
+ Show Spoiler +
I always wondered why IdrA doesn't use Corruptors vs Colossus/BCs, turns out he doesn't appreciate strictly air-to-air units. Of course, he still makes Corruptors sometimes, but I wondered why so rarely, and why so little of them.
If you stand next to my head, you can hear the ocean. - Day[9]
FireSt0rm
Profile Joined July 2010
United States6 Posts
July 28 2010 04:31 GMT
#61
Hahaha IdrA reeeaaally doesnt like HuK does he??
.ImpacT.
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
United States390 Posts
July 28 2010 04:56 GMT
#62
Idra despises any cheesy/all-in play, one of the characteristics that makes him my favorite player to watch/follow.
FlamingTurd
Profile Joined April 2010
United States1059 Posts
July 28 2010 04:57 GMT
#63
That was seriously the best tournament I've ever watched in my life by far!!! GOO IDRA!!!!
Nerf MMMT!!! Liquid`Ret Hwaiting!!!
Backpack
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
United States1776 Posts
July 28 2010 05:02 GMT
#64
Good thing zerg is underpowered

>.<
"You people need to just generally care a lot less about everything." -Zatic
Kratisto
Profile Joined June 2008
United States199 Posts
July 28 2010 05:56 GMT
#65
Wow, you can really tell how bad mannered and full of rage he is.
7mk
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
Germany10157 Posts
July 28 2010 06:10 GMT
#66
nice interview, I like the new mic.
Gj Idra, well deserved tourney win, handling himself nicely in the interview as well.
beep boop
GoDannY
Profile Joined August 2006
Germany442 Posts
July 28 2010 06:14 GMT
#67
You can see him as a very dedicated player who's sometimes famous for getting pissed when he looses - I can understand that but still there should be at least a very basic level of good sportsmanship.

However, he played really, really well on the finals and obviously improved his play vs Tester - so the victory was well deserved - congrats.

Oh, and nice interview, thanks again Artosis!
Team LifeStyle - it's more than a game
fisiX
Profile Joined May 2010
United States21 Posts
July 28 2010 06:42 GMT
#68
congratulations idra on the win! i enjoyed the interview and look forward to seeing more idra play. its always nice seeing that heavy macro pitted up against all kinds of random things.

thanks for the interview artosis!
"I love 2 pooling <3"
Velr
Profile Blog Joined July 2008
Switzerland10700 Posts
July 28 2010 06:56 GMT
#69
Did he call Tester a stupid newbie because he kinda cheesed him more than once or does he just do that when foreigners do it? :p
Phisk
Profile Joined June 2010
166 Posts
July 28 2010 07:06 GMT
#70
On July 28 2010 15:56 Velr wrote:
Did he call Tester a stupid newbie because he kinda cheesed him more than once or does he just do that when foreigners do it? :p


Well IdrA has mentioned before that he doesn't mind cheesy or all-in strats if they're done every now and then by players that are skilled and good in macro games as well (such as Flash doing a bunker rush or a proxy rax). What he seems to dislike is people who are considered good and do well in tournaments by constantly doing all-ins and cheese builds, and can't compete in long macro games.
tomc
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
United States84 Posts
July 28 2010 07:07 GMT
#71
Well he proves his way is the right way again and again. Grats on the win!
tomeeeo.506 @ SC2
danbel1005
Profile Joined February 2008
United States1319 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-07-28 07:12:26
July 28 2010 07:11 GMT
#72
Great Interview Dan thx a lot, interesting thoughts from Greg about Dimaga, love the way he describes his games (sometimes educational), Im not an Idra fan tho. Anyways GG Greg.
"EE HAN TIMING" Jaedong vs Stork [22 December, 2007] 2set @ Finals EVER OSL.
andiCR
Profile Blog Joined March 2008
Costa Rica2273 Posts
July 28 2010 07:20 GMT
#73
Awesome interview, i want to see the finals!!
Nightmare1795 wrote: I played a guy in bronze who said he was Japanese. That was the only game I ever dropped a nuke, which was purely coincidental.
fyyer
Profile Joined February 2010
United States145 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-07-28 07:27:33
July 28 2010 07:26 GMT
#74
Whatever happened to Artosis anyway with respect to pro gaming? I thought he was going pro? From my end I remember seeing him practicing his ass off during the early beta, to disappearing, to going back to interviews.

Is he still planning on trying to become a pro gamer?
Ryuu314
Profile Joined October 2009
United States12679 Posts
July 28 2010 07:29 GMT
#75
On July 28 2010 16:26 fyyer wrote:
Whatever happened to Artosis anyway with respect to pro gaming? I thought he was going pro? From my end I remember seeing him practicing his ass off during the early beta, to disappearing, to going back to interviews.

Is he still planning on trying to become a pro gamer?

Don't quote me on this but I don't think he ever really intended on going pro the same way IdrA, Tester, and those other pros are. He and Tasteless both really found their niche in commentating games and working with that angle.
Piski
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Finland3461 Posts
July 28 2010 07:32 GMT
#76
Good interview. Congratulation IdrA for winning.
Klive5ive
Profile Blog Joined January 2008
United Kingdom6056 Posts
July 28 2010 07:54 GMT
#77
On July 28 2010 11:54 ckw wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 28 2010 09:36 Klive5ive wrote:
^^
Looks like a few more people are going to watch an interview of IdrA and realise he's a nice guy.

It's really funny how people think IdrA is bm just because he get pissed when he loses games. Loads of gamers are like that, hell most of team Media is like that; doesn't mean anything.

Then they actually watch an interview of him and they're like OMG IdrA is a just a normal guy, huuurrr how is this possible?!!?


He wasn't just BM when loosing games, even in his early interviews he was super cocky and pretty much always said everyone else sucks.

It's called confidence. Something essential to succeed in any sport.
Confidence plus honesty = bad manner? I don't think so.
Don't hate the player - Hate the game
SmiLeSE
Profile Joined February 2010
Sweden58 Posts
July 28 2010 07:56 GMT
#78
In my eyes, IdrA is the king of the beta. He took out the best and earned it.

A great interview overall.
Carthac
Profile Blog Joined June 2009
United States393 Posts
July 28 2010 08:25 GMT
#79
Idra is starting to show a lot of confidence during his interviews
Clamev
Profile Blog Joined January 2010
Germany498 Posts
July 28 2010 08:25 GMT
#80
Idra fighting <3
Oh man those games were so fucking epic.
Me and 2 buddys stayed up from 1am to 1pm(i live in Germany) to see the games live and allthough we were tired as fuck we were screaming at the last Battle!
Epic series !
6Pool or die trying
Ghad
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Norway2551 Posts
July 28 2010 08:34 GMT
#81
On July 28 2010 09:38 Angra wrote:
I was just spoiled on the winner without even clicking on the thread by seeing the thread's author in relation to how fast the interview came out after the tournament.

fuuuuuuu



What? Artosis interviewed Tester earlier.
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Keldrath
Profile Joined July 2010
United States449 Posts
July 28 2010 08:44 GMT
#82
so proud of IdrA he's such a great player and ill always look up to him. I'll be cheering for him in every tournament
If you want peace... prepare for war.
JDMojo
Profile Joined June 2010
United States30 Posts
July 28 2010 08:59 GMT
#83
when oh when are the final matches going to be available to watch ;x
Headshot
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
United States1656 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-07-28 09:05:06
July 28 2010 09:04 GMT
#84
Did someone say that Artosis had interviewed Tester? Where can I find that interview?

Oh, and grats, IdrA! Keep up the good work!
-
XenOsky
Profile Blog Joined March 2008
Chile2270 Posts
July 28 2010 09:09 GMT
#85
i don't like IdrA at all, but 2 years living alone in korea.. kid has my respect.

gratz IdrA keep the good results.
StarCraft & Audax Italiano.
Shatter
Profile Joined October 2009
United States1401 Posts
July 28 2010 09:36 GMT
#86
Congrats Idra and thanks Artosis. I was hoping you would win from he beginning. Keep up the good work now that SC2 is released.

Onlinejaguar
Profile Joined April 2010
Australia2823 Posts
July 28 2010 09:38 GMT
#87
Congrats to idrA. He obviously practices a lot and it has payed off. Good to see.
Deleted User 72834
Profile Joined April 2010
247 Posts
July 28 2010 09:55 GMT
#88
--- Nuked ---
kar1181
Profile Joined May 2010
United Kingdom515 Posts
July 28 2010 09:59 GMT
#89
I have to say, even as a protoss player, Idra has became my favourite 'pro'.

The intelligence with which he speaks about the game is truly remarkable. He's actually quite a good communicator, at least about the game itself, and it's so clear he thinks *alot* about it.

His interviews, particularly of late, have been outstanding.

I think, and he still is, as a kid, he's achieved a lot and I really respect how quickly he's had to grow up in a very alien place and with very little support.

While his 'bm' or whatever is often criticised, I think his ability to not only survive over there but actually show some progress speaks a lot about his character.

Anyway, I can't wait to see what else he can achieve.
zerglingsfolife
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
United States1694 Posts
July 28 2010 10:20 GMT
#90
Damn, why is everyone starting to like IdrA now? It was so much more fun cheering for him when people despised him. Oh wells, IdrA Fighting!
Night gathers, and now my watch begins. It shall not end until my death. I shall take no wife, hold no lands, father no children. I shall wear no crown and win no glory. I shall live and die at my post. I am the sword in the darkness.
AyJay
Profile Joined April 2010
1515 Posts
July 28 2010 11:05 GMT
#91
Artosis response to Huk all in's :
[image loading]
KristianJS
Profile Joined October 2009
2107 Posts
July 28 2010 11:10 GMT
#92
On July 28 2010 20:05 AyJay wrote:
Artosis response to Huk all in's :
[image loading]



lmao.

Great interview, thanks Artosis!
You need to be 100% behind someone before you can stab them in the back
Gomas
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
Poland311 Posts
July 28 2010 11:17 GMT
#93
This is painful to watch. Artosis is being super smug, makes me wanna puke.

And from what Idra said, all the games he lost, were due to all ins (tester) or patch changes (tlo).

Sorry to say it but these guys have no class.
SoL[9]
Profile Blog Joined December 2009
Portugal1370 Posts
July 28 2010 11:26 GMT
#94
Nice interview. Ty Artosis.
Gj Idra
I Can Fly...
FuRong
Profile Joined April 2010
New Zealand3089 Posts
July 28 2010 11:32 GMT
#95
Credit where credit is due, he really did outplay Tester in the finals.
Don't hate the player, hate the game
Allegria
Profile Joined July 2010
Switzerland83 Posts
July 28 2010 11:50 GMT
#96
On July 28 2010 17:25 Clamev wrote:
Idra fighting <3
Oh man those games were so fucking epic.
Me and 2 buddys stayed up from 1am to 1pm(i live in Germany) to see the games live and allthough we were tired as fuck we were screaming at the last Battle!
Epic series !


I'm Swiss, and I did the same (without the screaming)
Whole
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
United States6046 Posts
July 28 2010 12:05 GMT
#97
IdrA sipping that Hatorade for HuK. But that is why I love him. <3

Great interview Artosis...IdrA fighting!!!
bassbox
Profile Joined April 2010
14 Posts
July 28 2010 12:31 GMT
#98
great interview. like the part about the pvz metagame. the next IdrA vs HuK series is gonna be interesting :D
If you are running in the wrong direction, you dont have to hurry.
Takkara
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
United States2503 Posts
July 28 2010 14:15 GMT
#99
Amazing interview getting to hear IdrA describe his builds, responses, and the flow of the game. Amazing depth of knowledge, and definitely gives me something to strive towards just in terms of understanding. Would love to see more of IdrA theorycraft like that. Thanks Artosis!
Gee gee gee gee baby baby baby
TelecoM
Profile Blog Joined January 2010
United States10673 Posts
July 28 2010 14:18 GMT
#100
nice interview, congrats idra
AKA: TelecoM[WHITE] Protoss fighting
NorthernRage
Profile Joined July 2010
Canada28 Posts
July 28 2010 14:49 GMT
#101
I can't tell if IdrA likes LzGaMeR or HuK more....
Necrosjef
Profile Joined March 2010
United Kingdom530 Posts
July 28 2010 14:53 GMT
#102
Great Interview.

IdrA definitely proved that he is The King of the Beta by beating Tester 3-2. Well done IdrA.

Looking forward to watching you play in future tournaments.
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krynis
Profile Joined May 2010
Canada43 Posts
July 28 2010 15:42 GMT
#103
I feel that these player rivalries (or outright dislike) help the game more then they hurt it, and honestly if you had the SC/SC2 history IdrA has you'd probably act a lot worse then he does.

I've always found it rather entertaining its more personal lol.

Maybe we will see some show matches between HuK (Go Canada dude!) and IdrA, that would be cool.
Antimage
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
Canada1293 Posts
July 28 2010 15:46 GMT
#104
On July 28 2010 23:49 NorthernRage wrote:
I can't tell if IdrA likes LzGaMeR or HuK more....



i lol'ed at the interview.
polyoptics
Profile Joined July 2010
Canada2 Posts
July 28 2010 15:57 GMT
#105
Are the game up to watch yet? Did I miss it?? Damn!
Peekay.switch
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Canada285 Posts
July 28 2010 16:15 GMT
#106
On July 28 2010 20:05 AyJay wrote:
Artosis response to Huk all in's :
[image loading]


[image loading]

If you think of better caption, let me know, all I could think of =/
Smigi
Profile Joined April 2010
United States328 Posts
July 28 2010 16:28 GMT
#107
congrats to idra.

Making America Proud
Drone then Own
ROOTFayth
Profile Joined January 2004
Canada3351 Posts
July 28 2010 16:39 GMT
#108
Idra is really dedicated so It's nice that he can show some solid results, even though I wish he would learn to have a better attitude considering how many people looks up to him...

Like why does he feel the need to bring people down after he has won... what does it achieve?

anyway congrats
HaVoX
Profile Joined June 2010
Canada61 Posts
July 28 2010 16:52 GMT
#109
On July 28 2010 20:17 Gomas wrote:
This is painful to watch. Artosis is being super smug, makes me wanna puke.

And from what Idra said, all the games he lost, were due to all ins (tester) or patch changes (tlo).

Sorry to say it but these guys have no class.

Well pretty much every game he lost was due to that, If there was infinite NP still he could have won that game, The cheesey pylon cannon rush by tester, and HuK's 4 gate
HuK
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
Canada1591 Posts
July 28 2010 16:56 GMT
#110
On July 28 2010 10:13 IdrA wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 28 2010 09:50 HuK wrote:
i love on multiple interview u say i all in when 2/3 games i played against i fe, enjoy ur win tho was well deserved

remember the ladder game where you fe'd and attacked blind with immortal/zealot and a handful of sentries when i had 10 mutas?
you dont have to be on one base to play cheesy.



yea man going fe into immortal/sentry/stalker/zealot/ht/archon so cheesy! next time ill consider going 4 base with at least 1 of every unit to gain ur approval. like i said u played well deserved win enjoy it :X
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Cedstick
Profile Blog Joined November 2009
Canada3336 Posts
July 28 2010 16:57 GMT
#111
Not really. He said he didn't scout properly against TesteR in the last game, so he had the wrong composition. If you're going to attack someone, at least have a solid argument. Jeez!

And Artosis is always smug. That's kind of his thing. You guys. I swear, you act like you just found out about these characters.
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koppik
Profile Joined April 2010
United States676 Posts
July 28 2010 18:37 GMT
#112
Hearing IdrA analyze his games was really interesting. I kind of wanted to hear his opinion on like Rainbow v. Tester and the rest of the games in the series, but that's asking too much.
GreatFall
Profile Blog Joined January 2010
United States1061 Posts
July 28 2010 18:39 GMT
#113
Awesome interview Artosis, thanks for posting this. Also, very well played final by IdrA. Fun to watch!
Inventor of the 'Burning Tide' technique to quickly getting Outmatched Crusher achivement :D
Swede
Profile Joined June 2010
New Zealand853 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-08-01 04:41:10
August 01 2010 04:39 GMT
#114
On July 29 2010 01:15 Peekay.switch wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 28 2010 20:05 AyJay wrote:
Artosis response to Huk all in's :
[image loading]


[image loading]

If you think of better caption, let me know, all I could think of =/


Fuck that photo is funny. I can't even look at it or I'll probably piss my pants.

Great interview too. IdrA is pretty much my favourite player so pretty stoked that he managed to win it!

For the swaaaaaarm!
Darpa
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
Canada4413 Posts
August 01 2010 04:46 GMT
#115
cool interview, awesome as always Artosis. Thanks.
"losers always whine about their best, Winners go home and fuck the prom queen"
Entropic
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
Canada2837 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-08-01 04:53:08
August 01 2010 04:52 GMT
#116
On July 29 2010 00:42 krynis wrote:
I feel that these player rivalries (or outright dislike) help the game more then they hurt it, and honestly if you had the SC/SC2 history IdrA has you'd probably act a lot worse then he does.

I've always found it rather entertaining its more personal lol.

Maybe we will see some show matches between HuK (Go Canada dude!) and IdrA, that would be cool.


TeamLiquid Liquibition should be revived. First series is IdrA vs Huk. Casted by Day9 and Chill.

DO IT PLEASE
SiegeFlank
Profile Blog Joined June 2009
United States410 Posts
August 01 2010 04:53 GMT
#117
Great interview, grats to IdrA for winning. Really glad to see him defeat Tester.
Bird up
Konsume
Profile Joined February 2010
Canada466 Posts
August 01 2010 05:33 GMT
#118
Great interview, was rooting for IdrA..... but I still don't undertnd the hatered for HuK... I bet it has something to do about... he's canadian?! Just my guess...

All in all... I agree that "most" of the time HuK is an agressive player and will try to end the game now rather than to play a macro game... but eh! that's HuK and it's working for him. He will surely have to adapt one day but right now it's working. So... give him a break and cheese all in is a valid strategy even if you don't like it.
Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former.
RodrigoX
Profile Joined November 2009
United States645 Posts
August 01 2010 05:51 GMT
#119
Lol Terran imba. Idra said the best players are 2 Zs and A P. Terran imba is overrated.

Idra is fucking 64 and 9 in my diamond division.
We were all raised on televion that made us believe we'd all be Millionairs, Movie gods, and Rockstars..... But we won't.... We are slowly learning that fact. And we are very, very pissed off.
IdrA
Profile Blog Joined July 2004
United States11541 Posts
August 01 2010 05:55 GMT
#120
and drewbie just won a 100 dollars playing an rts game
ya terran makes sense
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theqat
Profile Blog Joined March 2008
United States2856 Posts
August 01 2010 06:05 GMT
#121
artosis' smugness is deplorable and idra's tilting is regrettable, but you can't assess logical arguments from them on the basis of their personalities. they are 100% correct about t
ROOTdrewbie
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Canada1392 Posts
August 01 2010 06:09 GMT
#122
idra is my biggest fan 8)
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Darpa
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
Canada4413 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-08-01 15:36:49
August 01 2010 15:22 GMT
#123
HuK Forge expanded in several of his games >< I dont see how thats all in. At least in that tournament Tester was way more of an all in player. (I didnt see the finals/Semi's, but in group play the only game tester went late was against TLO and then he seemed outmatched) I mean I can think of the pylon block rush against Idra, not to mention the cannon rushes, the 4 warpgate proxy pylon against Huk twice, the Void raid rushes against TLO.
"losers always whine about their best, Winners go home and fuck the prom queen"
Slayer91
Profile Joined February 2006
Ireland23335 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-08-01 15:28:40
August 01 2010 15:28 GMT
#124
Really forge expand or like 16 nexus I really can't see as a decent build because with queens Z can always produce faster than you so you need zealots as a way of diverting his resources. It's like you're playing jaedong PvZ but he gets 2 free hatches after his first 3. Chrono boost kinda makes up for it but not nearly enough as far as I can see.
Pyrthas
Profile Joined March 2007
United States3196 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-08-01 15:43:22
August 01 2010 15:42 GMT
#125
On July 28 2010 16:54 Klive5ive wrote:
Confidence plus honesty = bad manner? I don't think so.

No. Confidence + incivility = bad manner (or, really, just incivility = bad manner). Manners are not merely what you say, but how you say it. Nony is a good contrast: confident and honest and not bm.

This interview is much more civil than many of idra's earlier interviews, though. It's a welcome change imo.
Surrealz
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
United States449 Posts
August 01 2010 15:53 GMT
#126
I love how idra was commenting on white-ra's play when he knew that white-ra didn't play much in phase 2. If white-ra actually practiced he would do the same thing he did to idra in the HDH because his PvZ is so strong. I feel as though tester's PvP/PvT is superior, but I have barely ever seen whitera lose a PvZ =/
1a2a3a
Hider
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Denmark9378 Posts
August 01 2010 16:04 GMT
#127
On August 01 2010 14:55 IdrA wrote:
and drewbie just won a 100 dollars playing an rts game
ya terran makes sense


Please tell me how terran can counter ultralisk. And if they can terran are probably overpowered.
general.snus
Profile Joined November 2009
Norway60 Posts
August 01 2010 16:08 GMT
#128
Grats IdrA! Keep those wins coming!
Nick_54
Profile Blog Joined November 2007
United States2230 Posts
August 01 2010 16:15 GMT
#129
On August 02 2010 00:42 Pyrthas wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 28 2010 16:54 Klive5ive wrote:
Confidence plus honesty = bad manner? I don't think so.

No. Confidence + incivility = bad manner (or, really, just incivility = bad manner). Manners are not merely what you say, but how you say it. Nony is a good contrast: confident and honest and not bm.

This interview is much more civil than many of idra's earlier interviews, though. It's a welcome change imo.


I don't really see a difference between the attitudes of either of the players, and I am a fan of both. Haters gonna hate though I guess...
TzTz
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Germany511 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-08-01 16:37:13
August 01 2010 16:36 GMT
#130
Could you please change the title of the thread? I mean you said the "winner" but seeing the author I personally knew you were talking about idra and thus got spoilered But thanks for the interview nonetheless!

P.S: I have no idea what to change the title to however... Well probably just my fault for not watching the live event.
ROOTFayth
Profile Joined January 2004
Canada3351 Posts
August 01 2010 16:43 GMT
#131
On August 01 2010 14:55 IdrA wrote:
and drewbie just won a 100 dollars playing an rts game
ya terran makes sense

I'm glad you make almost no money playing an rts game, this world wouldn't make sense if so
skipgamer
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Australia701 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-08-01 17:33:30
August 01 2010 17:28 GMT
#132
I really like the level of insight shown in this interview. It's clear to see that these guys play on another level. It's not just about straight up strategy, but a lot of mind games really come into it even at such a (relatively) early stage of the game. It's a level to aspire to, even as a silver-bad.

It was also pretty clear to me anyway that idra despite his raging and bm in some games really likes being challenged. You can tell by the way he spoke about his games with Huk and the game he won against Tester on Steppes. The way he spoke he simply wasn't enjoying those particular games.

Compare it to the way he spoke about his games with TLO or QxC he was really excited about them.

This guy has some respect from me, even if he comes off a bit self-righteous. It's pretty clear to me that he's playing sc2 for the right reasons (to be challenged by the best, and overcome those challenges) and that's what I like to see.

Compared to some people who will cheese Every, Single, Game... And become good at nothing except cheese... And then have a cry when people don't respect them for their cheese.

Sure you can win with cheese, but are you really playing to play good games then?
ROOTFayth
Profile Joined January 2004
Canada3351 Posts
August 01 2010 17:31 GMT
#133
You know you can also respect other players even if you don't share the same views right?
Nonsense
Profile Joined July 2010
United States53 Posts
August 01 2010 17:32 GMT
#134
sweet voice crack by artosis at the beginning of the interview. either way, gotta be impressed with idra's play over the tournament. and good questions asked by artosis, very well done.
Kalpman
Profile Joined April 2010
Sweden406 Posts
August 01 2010 18:53 GMT
#135
Very well made interview Artosis. IdrA pwned everyone in that tournament, both with skill and attitude.
I've fought mudcrabs more fearsome than you!
DemiSe
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
883 Posts
August 01 2010 19:57 GMT
#136
Thanks for the interview and a big congratz to you IdrA.
Let's See Who's Stronger, Your Tricks, Or My Skills.
shrinkmaster
Profile Joined May 2010
Germany947 Posts
August 01 2010 20:05 GMT
#137
thanks alot for this interview and huge congratz to you idra. impressive play during the tournament and really entertaining.

but now the most important question:
when can we expect artosis asia replay pack number 3 and is there a chance for an idra replay pack anytime soon?
Voltaire: The true triumph of reason is that it enables us to get along with those who do not possess it.
Geo.Rion
Profile Blog Joined October 2008
7377 Posts
August 01 2010 20:14 GMT
#138
these kind of interviews are most welcomed, insight behind the matches are very useful
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mrkent
Profile Joined January 2010
United States160 Posts
August 01 2010 22:05 GMT
#139
On August 02 2010 00:42 Pyrthas wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 28 2010 16:54 Klive5ive wrote:
Confidence plus honesty = bad manner? I don't think so.

No. Confidence + incivility = bad manner (or, really, just incivility = bad manner). Manners are not merely what you say, but how you say it. Nony is a good contrast: confident and honest and not bm.

This interview is much more civil than many of idra's earlier interviews, though. It's a welcome change imo.


Can anyone post links with these interviews? That would be very entertaining.

Also, congrats to idra on winning. Really exciting tourney to watch.
IdrA
Profile Blog Joined July 2004
United States11541 Posts
August 01 2010 23:10 GMT
#140
On August 02 2010 02:31 Fayth wrote:
You know you can also respect other players even if you don't share the same views right?

dont worry fayth im sure theres *someone* out there who respects dt droppers

or if not you can just try paying someone to respect you
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Kezzer
Profile Blog Joined December 2008
United States1268 Posts
August 01 2010 23:31 GMT
#141
I hadn't seen the finals and was checking if they were posted yet, when I saw the name of this thread, and then the name of the poster right next to it, I knew it must have been of Idra Got the finals spoiled before I got to watch them. No worries though, it was a great tourney, loved Idra's play.
TossFloss *
Profile Blog Joined February 2010
Canada606 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-08-01 23:36:24
August 01 2010 23:36 GMT
#142
Wow Artosis! Your interview skills have gotten so much better!

You look really professional holding the mic, your questions are clear, video image crisp, and soft ambient background noise that's not too loud.

I'm looking forward to more of these
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ROOTFayth
Profile Joined January 2004
Canada3351 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-08-01 23:44:03
August 01 2010 23:43 GMT
#143
oh nevermind
Chronopolis
Profile Joined April 2009
Canada1484 Posts
August 02 2010 00:04 GMT
#144
Grats to iDra for winning, good to cleanse some of the old demons . Really looking forward to the future of Pvz.
GenocideRun
Profile Joined July 2010
United States262 Posts
August 02 2010 00:48 GMT
#145
I wonder if anyone saying how much Idra has improved on his manners are paying any attention to him in this thread. Its kinda hilarious.
Genocide.run, Dota2 player and sc2 fan!
Kezzer
Profile Blog Joined December 2008
United States1268 Posts
August 02 2010 00:49 GMT
#146
On August 02 2010 09:48 GenocideRun wrote:
I wonder if anyone saying how much Idra has improved on his manners are paying any attention to him in this thread. Its kinda hilarious.

He does bash huk a bit and call some of the games easy, but that all comes with competitiveness.
epicopter
Profile Joined May 2010
Canada177 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-08-02 01:06:07
August 02 2010 01:05 GMT
#147
Artosis posting a thread that says KotB winner interviewed is almost like posting a thread that says "Idra, KotB winner Interviewed"
GenocideRun
Profile Joined July 2010
United States262 Posts
August 02 2010 01:17 GMT
#148
On August 02 2010 09:49 Kezzer wrote:
+ Show Spoiler +
On August 02 2010 09:48 GenocideRun wrote:
I wonder if anyone saying how much Idra has improved on his manners are paying any attention to him in this thread. Its kinda hilarious.

He does bash huk a bit and call some of the games easy, but that all comes with competitiveness
.


I'm more referring to his posts in this thread. From what I can tell, he hasn't changed at all.
Genocide.run, Dota2 player and sc2 fan!
Keldrath
Profile Joined July 2010
United States449 Posts
August 02 2010 01:21 GMT
#149
On August 02 2010 09:49 Kezzer wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 02 2010 09:48 GenocideRun wrote:
I wonder if anyone saying how much Idra has improved on his manners are paying any attention to him in this thread. Its kinda hilarious.

He does bash huk a bit and call some of the games easy, but that all comes with competitiveness.

i dont think he was bashing huk he was just saying he played very predictably.
If you want peace... prepare for war.
Lobotomist
Profile Joined May 2010
United States1541 Posts
August 02 2010 02:09 GMT
#150
That picture of Artosis is fucking hilarious. I can't stop laughing when I look at it.

Congrats to Idra for some really well played games. Nice to have the pro whose style i'm trying to copy win :D
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nam nam
Profile Joined June 2010
Sweden4672 Posts
August 02 2010 02:20 GMT
#151
On August 02 2010 10:17 GenocideRun wrote:
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On August 02 2010 09:49 Kezzer wrote:
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On August 02 2010 09:48 GenocideRun wrote:
I wonder if anyone saying how much Idra has improved on his manners are paying any attention to him in this thread. Its kinda hilarious.

He does bash huk a bit and call some of the games easy, but that all comes with competitiveness
.


I'm more referring to his posts in this thread. From what I can tell, he hasn't changed at all.


He has improved his manners in-game though.
FlopTurnReaver
Profile Blog Joined January 2010
Switzerland1980 Posts
August 02 2010 02:50 GMT
#152
Cool interview. Maybe next time it shouldn't be Artosis posting it^^
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Champi
Profile Joined March 2010
1422 Posts
August 02 2010 02:51 GMT
#153
I'm not a huge IdrA fan but i'm glad he won, he played really solid throughout the entire beta with a good win/loss ratio in his total games played, and i think he deserved it for his efforts
sLiniss
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
United States849 Posts
August 02 2010 03:15 GMT
#154
IDRAAAAAAAAAAA

Seems like a cool guy. People make it seem like he's a 12 year old child or something.
chocopan
Profile Joined April 2010
Japan986 Posts
August 02 2010 03:47 GMT
#155
Yeah IdrA played really well, I was impressed with his win, didn't expect it.

I also agree he presents pretty well these days.

And yeah Artosis you are doing a great job with these interviews, they are definitely improving in technical terms and the content is always excellent.

Dare I ask, any chance at all of getting something from Tester and/or ITTRainbow? Would be interesting to see what they think of the Euro/NA style compared to Korea.
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MaxField
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
United States2386 Posts
August 02 2010 03:48 GMT
#156
Squeek in first 10 seconds.. made me laugh!
"Zerg, so bad it loses to hydras" IdrA.
ShaperofDreams
Profile Blog Joined December 2008
Canada2492 Posts
August 02 2010 05:17 GMT
#157
<3 Idra <3
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RinconH
Profile Joined April 2010
United States512 Posts
August 02 2010 18:28 GMT
#158
On July 29 2010 01:15 Peekay.switch wrote:
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On July 28 2010 20:05 AyJay wrote:
Artosis response to Huk all in's :
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If you think of better caption, let me know, all I could think of =/




LMAO. The expression on the face + the caption had me rolling.
XDsCrazy
Profile Joined February 2003
Canada119 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-08-02 18:48:32
August 02 2010 18:46 GMT
#159
Someone who know Idra better then me might say if im full of shit or not since I have no clue who the guy really is but the impression I got from him is as follow:

-Guy talk well in interview and present his idea and way of thinking about the game well.

- He was successfull in school (judging by the study he was about to begin when he decided to go PRO so he is an intelligent human being)

- He was not really successfull as a progamer in korea (probably good enough for a b-teamer but he know he was not going to be an A-teamer so after the HYPE he created when moving there, he need something else then RESULT to keep the hype up)

- He know who he can talk smack too and who he shouldnt (imagine if he would have win 3-2 vs Huk where the 2 win of Huk would be with canon rush. Comments about those games would have been different )

Look like someone that simply abuse the fact that when you throw some drama comment here and there you create discussion where you become the main subject.

Talk about me in a good or bad way as long as you talk about me. So basicly he is probably one of the player we talk the most about (this time its well deserved tho because of the win) and thats what he want

Look at most pro sport out there, there is always a star player that act like that somewhere. Create publicity and ITS FREE !

Might be wrong or not but thats the feeling I have.
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Backpack
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
United States1776 Posts
August 02 2010 18:59 GMT
#160
On August 03 2010 03:46 XDsCrazy wrote:
- He was not really successfull as a progamer in korea (probably good enough for a b-teamer but he know he was not going to be an A-teamer so after the HYPE he created when moving there, he need something else then RESULT to keep the hype up)


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ROOTFayth
Profile Joined January 2004
Canada3351 Posts
August 02 2010 21:40 GMT
#161
On August 03 2010 03:46 XDsCrazy wrote:
Someone who know Idra better then me might say if im full of shit or not since I have no clue who the guy really is but the impression I got from him is as follow:

-Guy talk well in interview and present his idea and way of thinking about the game well.

- He was successfull in school (judging by the study he was about to begin when he decided to go PRO so he is an intelligent human being)

- He was not really successfull as a progamer in korea (probably good enough for a b-teamer but he know he was not going to be an A-teamer so after the HYPE he created when moving there, he need something else then RESULT to keep the hype up)

- He know who he can talk smack too and who he shouldnt (imagine if he would have win 3-2 vs Huk where the 2 win of Huk would be with canon rush. Comments about those games would have been different )

Look like someone that simply abuse the fact that when you throw some drama comment here and there you create discussion where you become the main subject.

Talk about me in a good or bad way as long as you talk about me. So basicly he is probably one of the player we talk the most about (this time its well deserved tho because of the win) and thats what he want

Look at most pro sport out there, there is always a star player that act like that somewhere. Create publicity and ITS FREE !

Might be wrong or not but thats the feeling I have.

lol quite spot on

he's the Phil Hellmuth of starcraft
GreatFall
Profile Blog Joined January 2010
United States1061 Posts
August 02 2010 21:56 GMT
#162
On August 03 2010 06:40 Fayth wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 03 2010 03:46 XDsCrazy wrote:
Someone who know Idra better then me might say if im full of shit or not since I have no clue who the guy really is but the impression I got from him is as follow:

-Guy talk well in interview and present his idea and way of thinking about the game well.

- He was successfull in school (judging by the study he was about to begin when he decided to go PRO so he is an intelligent human being)

- He was not really successfull as a progamer in korea (probably good enough for a b-teamer but he know he was not going to be an A-teamer so after the HYPE he created when moving there, he need something else then RESULT to keep the hype up)

- He know who he can talk smack too and who he shouldnt (imagine if he would have win 3-2 vs Huk where the 2 win of Huk would be with canon rush. Comments about those games would have been different )

Look like someone that simply abuse the fact that when you throw some drama comment here and there you create discussion where you become the main subject.

Talk about me in a good or bad way as long as you talk about me. So basicly he is probably one of the player we talk the most about (this time its well deserved tho because of the win) and thats what he want

Look at most pro sport out there, there is always a star player that act like that somewhere. Create publicity and ITS FREE !

Might be wrong or not but thats the feeling I have.

lol quite spot on

he's the Phil Hellmuth of starcraft


Exactly, he is our lovable version of John Mcenroe
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Sky.Technique
Profile Joined March 2010
United States271 Posts
August 07 2010 17:36 GMT
#163
On August 02 2010 08:10 IdrA wrote:
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On August 02 2010 02:31 Fayth wrote:
You know you can also respect other players even if you don't share the same views right?

dont worry fayth im sure theres *someone* out there who respects dt droppers

or if not you can just try paying someone to respect you



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DuneBug
Profile Joined April 2010
United States668 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-08-09 21:45:18
August 09 2010 21:42 GMT
#164
I actually kind of like Idra's style, and I can understand where he's coming from with some of his BM. He BM's for the rest of us zergs... On the other hand why say GG if it was a shitty game with a cheese strat? As for calling out Huk, can anyone really comment on that. Artosis asked him a question and he responded honestly. It's not like he's making attack threads on the forums.

Seems kind of clutch that he won on Lost Temple, as he got the early victory and got the remaining 2 wins on home court. I see a lot of zergs having a tough time on Blistering Sands & Steppes due to the short rush distances. I was really impressed w/ the hydra play on Sands & the ultralisk timing on Metalopolis. Nice harrassment with zerglings to delay Tester's push.

In some of the matches against Tester (group and finals #2) he has the setup for an epic baneling bust only to have it countered by T1 forcefields. Well played by Tester but also kind of hard to deal with as zerg. I thought maybe he might've been able to come back from that... but I don't play at that level so it's not really for me to say.

really fun matches to watch, and also nice to see Idra win. Well played.
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