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After having earned the nickname - Suicide.Toss in Starcraft BroodWar, renowned Starcraft 2 professional, oGs.MC has turned around to be the destroyer of worlds. Now known as Boss.Toss, MC has been able to take multiple tournament titles with a hunger that seems to rival that of only the bonjwa' of SC:BW. Recently, Cameron 'fams' Carson had the opportunity to catch up with MC for an interview just after DreamHack where MC took first place. The two had the following to say...
Hello MC, how are you doing, what have you been up to recently aside from practicing Starcraft 2?
Our team practices from from Monday to Saturday. From Saturday afternoon onwards to Sunday, we will have a break. During the break, I will rest and also meet up with my girlfriend. ^^
Speaking of your practice schedule though, could you give us a “day in the life” of MC and what your practice regime is like?
I wake up at 11am in the morning and have a meal between 11am to 12pm. Practice is from 12pm to 4:30pm. I will either exercise or do other leisure activities from 4:30pm to 7pm, and practice from 7pm to 11pm. From 11pm to 3am I practice freely on my own, and go to bed at 3am. Hm, basically I make good use of the ladder game and our practices were made easy with my teammates through the customized game.
You recently made it to the Round of 8 in the TSL 3 tournament, not dropping a single map. Do you think you will have trouble with any of your potential opponents in the rest of the tournament?
I am prepared for every match, so I don’t have thoughts of either losing or struggling in a match. I think I’ll probably advance to the Round of 4 easily.
It is no secret you did not think very highly of your first opponent, ieS-Ciara, are there any foreign players you are close to the top tier levels of Korean play? What about White-Ra, he recently beat you in the GSL World Championship tournament, but then you turned around and 3-0’ed him in the TSL 3, what are your thoughts on him as a fellow Protoss player?
Presently, the foreign players that I acknowledge are IDRA, diMAGA and MorroW from Zerg, Jinro from Terran, Huk and White-Ra from Protoss. I think they are really no different from Koreans.
For the rest of the interview, click HERE.
ALSO - I am looking for suggestions of who to interview next, I've done WMF.Moon and now oGs.MC (I have been harping for NaDa for a long time, and will continue doing so, the same goes for BoxeR) but any other Korean players (or non Korean) that you guys wish to see interviewed?
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I wish he gave Kiwikaki the respect he gives White-ra... I think those two are pretty much on the same level as far as foreign protoss players go. I guess it all comes down to the exposure he has though; seeing all of those players first hand would make a huge difference in his opinion.
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Interview GoOdy! He's a really underrated terran (and he beat Nestea!)
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Heh, nice to see MC go more in-depth than his usual "lol I'll just roflstomp my way through it". Nice to see a glimpse of the man behind the image 
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Q.Some people think that Protoss is currently the imbalanced race? at the moment, making tournaments very easy for Protoss players. What are your thoughts on the current balance of the game?
A.Among all races, I feel this even more for (Protoss). Zerg players have still not found a solution, and are only whining about it. I hope they will think about why the infestor buff is created in Blizzard.
What does he mean by the first part his answer? I guess he has some room to say the second part though  , since he was one of the few Toss not crying when Toss couldn't win anything
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Awesome interview :D thanks for getting it
i vote Interview EGDeMusliM (because he is finally making his comeback) LiquidHaypro (because we don't hear enough from him ^^) or Spanishiwa (obvious choice :D )
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Did I read that correctly? He said he lost to White-ra 0-1 in the GSL championships on purpose? Oo
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On April 22 2011 08:14 jester- wrote:
I wish he gave Kiwikaki the respect he gives White-ra...
He probably doesn't really know anything about kiwi
all the players he names were playing in the world championship, dreamhack or are friends with him
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lolol mc trolling about white-ra
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Lost on purpose? Yeah right u.u
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Im surprised he said he acknowledged IdrA, MorroW, and Dimaga as Zergs who are as good as koreans but left Haypro out ->_>
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On April 22 2011 08:22 Psychobabas wrote:
Did I read that correctly? He said he lost to White-ra 0-1 in the GSL championships on purpose? Oo
The way i understood it he said he was preparing for 4 gate, and he said if white ra did 4 gate he woulda won
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Right now, because I am the top Protoss player, I don’t think about who I can defeat. I’m aware about Naniwa, but Huk says he’s my fan. I’m really happy that my fan is such a good player and if there is a chance, I hope to meet him. ^^
MC <3
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On April 22 2011 08:31 bLuR wrote:
Im surprised he said he acknowledged IdrA, MorroW, and Dimaga as Zergs who are as good as koreans but left Haypro out ->_>
Haypro hasn't placed top 8 in GSL, won an MLG, taken an IEM championship or beaten Nestea. It isn't that he isn't good, he just isn't elite like the other three.
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lol i think MC was just trolling with the answer about Whitera
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On April 22 2011 08:34 fuzzy_panda wrote:
lol i think MC was just trolling with the answer about Whitera
It just may be!
It's very unusual to see trolling from Korean pros! IF it is indeed trolling
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"I think I’ll probably advance to the Round of 4 easily."
This kind of answer has come back to bite so many players in the ass as of late :p
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You are regarded as the top Starcraft 2 player, winning two GSL titles now. Now that you are on top, what is your next goal?
I must protect this top position, right? Eight victories is my goal. After winning GSL Open Season 3 GSL Mar DreamHack three times, I’ll like to add five more to it.
What is your schedule of events and leagues like for the next month or two?
Firstly, I’m in the midst of the ongoing TSL and the GSL May NASL StarsWar Copenhagen Tournament is a confirmed schedule, so there are about 5 events.
god i love this guy.
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Responding to his loss against White-Ra in the GSL World Championship:
"In order to cause indulgence leading to the TSL championships match, I lost on purpose. If White-Ra uses 4 warpgate only, it will be an easy win."
White-Ra fanboy rage incoming. lol
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On April 22 2011 08:32 Antoine wrote: Pusan Jaehoon Tyson are the 3 BW players he mentions, all former protoss teammates on MBCGame. thanks for the interview!
Thanks, when I looked up the names on Google I only found non-Starcraft related things (a footballer, a computer game character and some actor I think).
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oh wow, his got a girlfriend. I wonder who
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Q: When you were younger, what did you want to be when you grew up?
A: A president. Even now this has not changed.
I lol'd. MC is actually pretty damn funny. Props to him for being the gosu that he is.
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On April 22 2011 08:40 SilverLeagueElite wrote:
Responding to his loss against White-Ra in the GSL World Championship:
"In order to cause indulgence leading to the TSL championships match, I lost on purpose. If White-Ra uses 4 warpgate only, it will be an easy win."
White-Ra fanboy rage incoming. lol
Well, it just doesn't sound good. And I honestly doubt that he actually did lose on purpose.
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It is no secret you did not think very highly of your first opponent, ieS-Ciara, are there any foreign players you are close to the top tier levels of Korean play? What about White-Ra, he recently beat you in the GSL World Championship tournament, but then you turned around and 3-0’ed him in the TSL 3, what are your thoughts on him as a fellow Protoss player?
Presently, the foreign players that I acknowledge are IDRA, diMAGA and MorroW from Zerg, Jinro from Terran, Huk and White-Ra from Protoss. I think they are really no different from Koreans.
I feel this will be quoted and used in future articles for years to come!
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On April 22 2011 08:40 SilverLeagueElite wrote:
Responding to his loss against White-Ra in the GSL World Championship:
"In order to cause indulgence leading to the TSL championships match, I lost on purpose. If White-Ra uses 4 warpgate only, it will be an easy win."
White-Ra fanboy rage incoming. lol
White-Ra is a great player, but he doesn't practice enough to be better than MC. If White-Ra was 18, single, and living in the oGs house, he could probably be MC's equal, but that's just not the situation. I don't think MC wanted to lose those first 2 games, but once the pressure was on it's like he pressed his turbo button.
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On April 22 2011 08:14 jester- wrote:
I wish he gave Kiwikaki the respect he gives White-ra... I think those two are pretty much on the same level as far as foreign protoss players go. I guess it all comes down to the exposure he has though; seeing all of those players first hand would make a huge difference in his opinion.
no worries, he just doesn't know every foreigners, he mentioned the good ones he played with
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and "As roommates, Huk is a psycho and a punk, "
hahahahaha
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illsick
United States1770 Posts
love MC
and
don't lose focus, haypro
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On April 22 2011 08:14 jester- wrote:
I wish he gave Kiwikaki the respect he gives White-ra... I think those two are pretty much on the same level as far as foreign protoss players go. I guess it all comes down to the exposure he has though; seeing all of those players first hand would make a huge difference in his opinion.
One does not simply get the acknowledgement of the Boss Toss
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Its great to see MC and other Korean pros get more and more contact with the western scene.
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Thanks for the interview. I wonder what MC means that HuK is a psycho because he has said it many times in his interviews. It is hard to imagine Jinro getting mad because he seems chill (like Tyler, lol) and sucks to see that HayprO doesn't play as much anymore. And lol @ mentioning Jaehoon because I will never look at him normally ever again because of that one thread in the BW section.
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On April 22 2011 09:05 zoLo wrote:
Thanks for the interview. I wonder what MC means that HuK is a psycho because he has said it many times in his interviews. It is hard to imagine Jinro getting mad because he seems chill (like Tyler, lol) and sucks to see that HayprO doesn't play as much anymore. And lol @ mentioning Jaehoon because I will never look at him normally ever again because of that one thread in the BW section.
cuz huk is a psycho obviously!
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On April 22 2011 08:31 bLuR wrote:
Im surprised he said he acknowledged IdrA, MorroW, and Dimaga as Zergs who are as good as koreans but left Haypro out ->_>
...Why? Haypro is considerably worse than them and hasn't even had any large accomplishments comparatively.
I'm surprised that he said he lost on purpose to White-Ra.
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On April 22 2011 09:08 Fayth wrote:Show nested quote +On April 22 2011 09:05 zoLo wrote:
Thanks for the interview. I wonder what MC means that HuK is a psycho because he has said it many times in his interviews. It is hard to imagine Jinro getting mad because he seems chill (like Tyler, lol) and sucks to see that HayprO doesn't play as much anymore. And lol @ mentioning Jaehoon because I will never look at him normally ever again because of that one thread in the BW section. cuz huk is a psycho obviously!
more like what makes him to be a psycho
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United States471 Posts
Manly answers, a true protoss player...aims to be president. And maybe the ruler of the world.
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teriffic interview  its great seeing that he is actually a genuine guy and his bromance with huk is cool. the picture was funny :D
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I wonder if he lost to go to the up & down matches on purpose too...lol
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MC is such a Boss. I could read his interviews all day. Tear it up BossToss!
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Among all races, I feel this even more for (Protoss). Zerg players have still not found a solution, and are only whining about it. I hope they will think about why the infestor buff is created in Blizzard.
He's so right haha, Zerg only whining about their imba shits
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Awesome. Also interesting to note he'll make his million then join the military
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Interview Slayers Alicia! Great player with very little background.
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When you were younger, what did you want to be when you grew up?
MC: A president. Even now this has not changed.
presidentoss i salute you for living up to your childhood dreams
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The match he said he lost wasn't actually worth anything, and he has stated this fact more than once. He wanted White-Ra to have false confidence going into the TSL matches. Seemed like good mindgames to me.
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Wow, he practises 12 hours a day for 6 days a week...
What advice would you give to kids who are getting into Starcraft 2 now and trying to become pro-gamers?
If you have no confidence to strive for anything, don’t even challenge this.
Truer words can't be spoken.
What is your schedule of events and leagues like for the next month or two?
Firstly, I’m in the midst of the ongoing TSL and the GSL May NASL StarsWar Copenhagen Tournament is a confirmed schedule, so there are about 5 events.
When do you plan on doing your military service?
I think after I’ve made 1 million dollars, I’ll enter (the military).
Right now, because I am the top Protoss player, I don’t think about who I can defeat.
This guy... <3
As roommates, Huk is a psycho and a punk [...] It’s just that I think Huk is kind of the
special type.
LOL.
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On April 22 2011 09:57 Existential wrote:
MC has a girlfriend?
Why not? Bitches Women love confident, cocky guys, he's also rich and while not too much, also famous. I can totally see him having enough charm to score decent girls.
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On April 22 2011 09:57 Existential wrote:
MC has a girlfriend?
She's hot, if you've seen any of the pictures.
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he has a girlfriend? goldigger ^^ hehe jk
nice interview and thanks for this!
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8 hours pracitce a day is not as much as sc1 progamer's.
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On April 22 2011 08:40 SilverLeagueElite wrote:
Responding to his loss against White-Ra in the GSL World Championship:
"In order to cause indulgence leading to the TSL championships match, I lost on purpose. If White-Ra uses 4 warpgate only, it will be an easy win."
White-Ra fanboy rage incoming. lol
Seems like a mistranslation or something. Maybe he was implying that he didn't use an optimal strategy (4gate) on purpose so that it could be a 'good show.'
I enjoy this guy's interviews. A lot of people seem to mistake his confidence for arrogance, but I've known a lot of Asians like him. They're just blunt, rather than being shy and humble. There's really nothing wrong about it; unlike a lot of other 'arrogant' players he doesn't come across as delusional or a prick (not gonna name names.)
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On April 22 2011 08:12 fams wrote:
Presently, the foreign players that I acknowledge are IDRA, diMAGA and MorroW from Zerg, Jinro from Terran, Huk and White-Ra from Protoss. I think they are really no different from Koreans [/i]So basically, mostly players he has had experience with in Korea and abroad, 5 of the 8 WC players. :p
I think this is just a matter of not following the EU/NA scene all too closely.
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On April 22 2011 11:30 Bobster wrote:Show nested quote +On April 22 2011 08:12 fams wrote:
Presently, the foreign players that I acknowledge are IDRA, diMAGA and MorroW from Zerg, Jinro from Terran, Huk and White-Ra from Protoss. I think they are really no different from Koreans So basically, mostly players he has had experience with in Korea and abroad, 5 of the 8 WC players. :p I think this is just a matter of not following the EU/NA scene all too closely. [/i]
It's usually one of those players, in particular White Ra, who is top or near top at EU/NA events, so I don't see your point.
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He has a girlfriend 0.0!, thats a shocker.
Well anyways, Good Luck in Ro8 !
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He lost to whitera on purpose? LOL. Some kind of lying or some epic mind games in preparation for tsl and dreamhack. Or mistranslation.
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On white-ra's defence imma say he is the only toss with Zpecial Taktiks.
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Man, MC gives the best interviews out of pretty much any player.
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At least MC can acknowledge that White Ra is a very skilled Protoss.
But still, I think everyone has to concede that MC is the best Protoss in SC2 currently. I love White Ra, but MC is just ridiculous.
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On April 22 2011 08:32 Antoine wrote:Pusan Jaehoon Tyson are the 3 BW players he mentions, all former protoss teammates on MBCGame. thanks for the interview!
Lol, he looks up to those 3? That really shows the contrasting standards of BW and SC2 imo -_-
Thanks for the interview
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Amazing interview, man thats a lot of practice time.
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Lol Jinro has some anger issues. Poor guy, I understand <3
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I see why he likes the emperor tag if he wants to become the president of South Korea XD Tough goal though.
Respect the guy, hopefully he continues to do well. He puts in so many hours and seems like a genuine guy.
Also, where did the Jinro thing come from lol?
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Before this interview I really liked MC, and defended him when people said he was too cocky or BM.
But.. this interview wasn't really "funny", he just came off as BM with no respect. Well.. Karma is a bitch, I hope for his sake he doesn't get knocked down to Code A in his upcoming up and down matches.
Perhaps whitera was right when he called him a chobo lol. Or maybe the translation just didn't come off very well..
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In an interview with TeamLiquid.net you said your biggest strength and weakness, was your confidence. Has this changed at all now that you have played in a few more events and even been upset by White-Ra in the recent GSL World Championship?
In order to cause indulgence leading to the TSL championships match, I lost on purpose. If White-Ra uses 4 warpgate only, it will be an easy win.
Pretty rude, I hope White-Ra puts some gates up in his base next time.
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On April 22 2011 13:14 tyCe wrote:Lol, he looks up to those 3? That really shows the contrasting standards of BW and SC2 imo -_- Thanks for the interview
Are you serious?
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that really surprises me to hear that haypro has started practicing less. You'd think that anyone that moves all the way to south korea and is surrounded with some of the best players would be a little bit more dedicated. really routing for haypro, but he has to get his act together... i mean he has all the tools he needs to become good
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I dont see why MC losing to white-ra on purpose in the WC would be a problem? he has a bo3 with him in a couple weeks to earn to advance to the next round and win actual money, why would you put your heart and soul and new builds and show him what your really made of to defeat him in a fun match bo1?
Come on guys, think.
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On April 22 2011 09:05 zoLo wrote:
Thanks for the interview. I wonder what MC means that HuK is a psycho because he has said it many times in his interviews. It is hard to imagine Jinro getting mad because he seems chill (like Tyler, lol) and sucks to see that HayprO doesn't play as much anymore. And lol @ mentioning Jaehoon because I will never look at him normally ever again because of that one thread in the BW section.
According to how many hours Huk practice a day, I do believe he is a psycho.
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On April 22 2011 14:48 KaidaN wrote:
I dont see why MC losing to white-ra on purpose in the WC would be a problem? he has a bo3 with him in a couple weeks to earn to advance to the next round and win actual money, why would you put your heart and soul and new builds and show him what your really made of to defeat him in a fun match bo1?
Come on guys, think.
Yer, making an opponent overconfident with strats can put them off guard. I guess MC knew he would face him in the TSL so he decided to hide his true tactics for when it mattered. Losing on purpose? kind of strange but probably the translation got missplaced again to make him look so BM than he really is.
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Did he forget SelecT and Kiwi? :O)
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"HuK is a psycho and a punk"
"I lost on purpose against White-Ra"
"Haypro doesn't practive a lot"
Taken a bit out of context but this guy dares to speak his mind. He brings character to the game and I like that.
I am also getting more and more impressed by his English. His tweets are getting better and better.
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On April 22 2011 08:14 jester- wrote:
I wish he gave Kiwikaki the respect he gives White-ra... I think those two are pretty much on the same level as far as foreign protoss players go. I guess it all comes down to the exposure he has though; seeing all of those players first hand would make a huge difference in his opinion.
I am pretty sure he would if he knew him more. Like if it was kiwi instead of white-ra that went to korea then probably mc would notice him more.
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On April 22 2011 16:12 seejay2 wrote:Show nested quote +On April 22 2011 08:14 jester- wrote:
I wish he gave Kiwikaki the respect he gives White-ra... I think those two are pretty much on the same level as far as foreign protoss players go. I guess it all comes down to the exposure he has though; seeing all of those players first hand would make a huge difference in his opinion. I am pretty sure he would if he knew him more. Like if it was kiwi instead of white-ra that went to korea then probably mc would notice him more.
yah how the hell is he supposed to acknowledge people he doesn't know about lol. he just mentioned all the foreigners he has played against on lan + dimaga
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On April 22 2011 11:30 Bobster wrote:Show nested quote +On April 22 2011 08:12 fams wrote:
Presently, the foreign players that I acknowledge are IDRA, diMAGA and MorroW from Zerg, Jinro from Terran, Huk and White-Ra from Protoss. I think they are really no different from Koreans So basically, mostly players he has had experience with in Korea and abroad, 5 of the 8 WC players. :p I think this is just a matter of not following the EU/NA scene all too closely. [/i]
ofcourse he doesnt.. he practises 8h a day or plays live on TV, its not like he has alot of time to also follow a foreign scene, that he acknowledged the forgeigners he played as good as he does now is only a compliment towards them, and he just cant say it about other good foreigners simply because he hasnt played them.
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QQ MC has to goto military sometime soon T_T.
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ill clarify some stuff cause i saw MC do a very similar live Q&A at a restaurant when i was visiting some family in korea. some things were taken outta context, but the translations were generally correct. in regards to the white-ra thing he is saying he lost on purpose because he wanted to do something flash for foreign fans instead of 4 gate, in which he doesnt ever lose doing. he does have a girlfriend, who was at the restaurant with him, and if i saw correctly she actually payed the bill LOL.
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On April 22 2011 13:14 tyCe wrote:Lol, he looks up to those 3? That really shows the contrasting standards of BW and SC2 imo -_- Thanks for the interview
They were teammates of his. You don't have to be a top player to be an inspiration for someone, they were probably just cool guys to be around that he looks up to because of their attitude or something. Trying a bit too hard to take a slog at SC2 there I feel.
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On April 22 2011 19:13 Ruscour wrote:Show nested quote +On April 22 2011 13:14 tyCe wrote:On April 22 2011 08:32 Antoine wrote:Pusan Jaehoon Tyson are the 3 BW players he mentions, all former protoss teammates on MBCGame. thanks for the interview! Lol, he looks up to those 3? That really shows the contrasting standards of BW and SC2 imo -_- Thanks for the interview They were teammates of his. You don't have to be a top player to be an inspiration for someone, they were probably just cool guys to be around that he looks up to because of their attitude or something. Trying a bit too hard to take a slog at SC2 there I feel.
Spirit Toss is a semi-legend. Many BW protoss players look up to him.
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"Huk is a psycho and a punk" MC
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I'm liking all of these MC interviews floating around. I think his opinion on who he recognises as being at korean level is pretty accurate. I would like to see how Kas or Naniwa would do in a Korean competitive environment though.
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Hehe ^^ If MC candidated for presidenf of South Korea, I'd try to get a S-Korean citizenship just so I could vote for him!
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On April 22 2011 09:05 zoLo wrote:
Thanks for the interview. I wonder what MC means that HuK is a psycho because he has said it many times in his interviews. It is hard to imagine Jinro getting mad because he seems chill (like Tyler, lol) and sucks to see that HayprO doesn't play as much anymore. And lol @ mentioning Jaehoon because I will never look at him normally ever again because of that one thread in the BW section.
Lots of people mention Jaehoon. The PvX Enigma is a legendary practice player who gets along well with everybody, apparently.
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On April 22 2011 21:04 Mr.Brightside wrote:
I'm liking all of these MC interviews floating around. I think his opinion on who he recognises as being at korean level is pretty accurate. I would like to see how Kas or Naniwa would do in a Korean competitive environment though.
Yeah there are alot of foreigners who have sniped top korean players, but I doubt that they could all go on a roll, and go far in a GSL, just because it's simply too much of an effort. Dimaga is the one I think who could do really well. Especially if blizzard comes with a balance patch to make it easier for zerg, which isn't too unlikely (Not balance whining, I'm protoss!).
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Glad everyone liked it : )
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Wow, that was really smart of MC. To loose on purpose against white-ra.
Look up 'indulgence' if you don't understand what he means by that.
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I LOST ON PURPOSE. HAHA oh my god too good.
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I'm pretty impressed with his attitude towards foreigners overall.
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On April 22 2011 20:52 trancey_ wrote:
"Huk is a psycho and a punk" MC
He's also a Sith Lord
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On April 22 2011 18:58 chillswithhippos wrote:
ill clarify some stuff cause i saw MC do a very similar live Q&A at a restaurant when i was visiting some family in korea. some things were taken outta context, but the translations were generally correct. in regards to the white-ra thing he is saying he lost on purpose because he wanted to do something flash for foreign fans instead of 4 gate, in which he doesnt ever lose doing. he does have a girlfriend, who was at the restaurant with him, and if i saw correctly she actually payed the bill LOL.
That...is awesome! Thanks for sharing.
I don't follow SC2 too much but MC seems to give great interviews that extend far beyond the super-polite BW interviews I'm used to. Even if it's just showmanship it's still great, so /respect to MC for this.
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Lovin' MC. I'm kinda confused about who to root for in MC vs Thorzain, however. But well, it will be a win-win for me whoever advances. )
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1 million dollars is MC's goal; 87k or so from first GSL, 50k from second gsl win, 15k from Dreamhack. This guy is well on his way of surpassing even boxer in Esports earnings. If you are a aspiring gamer , MC is the perfect mentor to look up to, his personality and mind state are truly that of a champion. I am not even a protoss and I still root for MC
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Will he stop his progaming career if the warpgate nerf goes live?
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oGsMC should go to ALL the MLG tournaments.
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MC is such a baller
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Wonder how he feels after Thorzain
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On April 24 2011 06:30 FenneK wrote:Wonder how he feels after Thorzain
He lost intentionally in order to get the Copenhagen competitors to underestimate him, obviously.
>_>
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On April 24 2011 06:35 Daralii wrote:He lost intentionally in order to get the Copenhagen competitors to underestimate him, obviously. >_>
lol QFT
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On April 23 2011 02:17 Euronyme wrote:Show nested quote +On April 22 2011 21:04 Mr.Brightside wrote:
I'm liking all of these MC interviews floating around. I think his opinion on who he recognises as being at korean level is pretty accurate. I would like to see how Kas or Naniwa would do in a Korean competitive environment though. Yeah there are alot of foreigners who have sniped top korean players, but I doubt that they could all go on a roll, and go far in a GSL, just because it's simply too much of an effort. Dimaga is the one I think who could do really well. Especially if blizzard comes with a balance patch to make it easier for zerg, which isn't too unlikely (Not balance whining, I'm protoss!).
Yeah well MC already said he recognises Dimaga as a top zerg player and he's right to do that. Dimaga is a really scary zerg it's just unfortunate that we don't see him in more tournaments (Is he one of the players that has visa issues?). I think you're right about foreigners not being consistent enough to compete in something like the GSL though, perhaps with all of the new practice houses getting set up that may change as build orders become more precise and well-timed like we see from many korean players.
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He overall got rolled by ThorZain. MC thought he was going to take it in 4, instead lost in 5. Sweden what?
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On April 24 2011 08:05 SlamBurglar wrote:
He overall got rolled by ThorZain. MC thought he was going to take it in 4, instead lost in 5. Sweden what?
I think "overall got rolled" would be if he lost 1-3 or 0-3. I think both players played incredibly well. Thorzain was a lot better than I, and everyone, originally thought. I think MC got caught off guard, and that was enough to make the difference.
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On April 24 2011 09:52 Jugan wrote:Show nested quote +On April 24 2011 08:05 SlamBurglar wrote:
He overall got rolled by ThorZain. MC thought he was going to take it in 4, instead lost in 5. Sweden what? I think "overall got rolled" would be if he lost 1-3 or 0-3. I think both players played incredibly well. Thorzain was a lot better than I, and everyone, originally thought. I think MC got caught off guard, and that was enough to make the difference.
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huk a punk WTF ? comon MC manners :D:D He's truly a worthy gsl champion. His work ethic seems phenomenal !
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SPOILER ALERT: MC lost to thorzain... rofl at him saying easy win
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On April 22 2011 08:22 Psychobabas wrote:
Did I read that correctly? He said he lost to White-ra 0-1 in the GSL championships on purpose? Oo
I believe he said he lost practice matches before the tournament to gouge his overconfidence.
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Please interview LosirA! He's another great Korean player, and my favorite :3
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Interview Nada or SlayersBoxer next :0
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thorzain is just a legend killer xD
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Keeping in mind he said he could imagine a career as a comedian I think it's safe to assume he has some kind of humour, if he has any self awareness. Therefore, I believe the white-ra statement is trolling.. If he meant what it says :-]
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On April 22 2011 18:58 chillswithhippos wrote:
ill clarify some stuff cause i saw MC do a very similar live Q&A at a restaurant when i was visiting some family in korea. some things were taken outta context, but the translations were generally correct. in regards to the white-ra thing he is saying he lost on purpose because he wanted to do something flash for foreign fans instead of 4 gate, in which he doesnt ever lose doing. he does have a girlfriend, who was at the restaurant with him, and if i saw correctly she actually payed the bill LOL.
You might want to put this in OP.
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I am prepared for every match, so I don’t have thoughts of either losing or struggling in a match. I think I’ll probably advance to the Round of 4 easily.
+ Show Spoiler +
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I cant tell if his name calling towards HuK is sarcastic or not..
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This interview is tough because you can't tell when MC is joking and combined with the indirect translations it's kind of tough to tell what he's really saying. A lot of the answers are pretty ambiguous because of this 
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On April 24 2011 15:57 LojiQaen wrote:
Please interview LosirA! He's another great Korean player, and my favorite :3
Artosis JUST interviewed him dude!
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interview IMMVP or NesTea pls
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On April 25 2011 10:54 Skaggs wrote:This interview is tough because you can't tell when MC is joking and combined with the indirect translations it's kind of tough to tell what he's really saying. A lot of the answers are pretty ambiguous because of this
Totally agree. Without proper context and translations, alot of what he says can be misinterpreted.
That's why video interviews (when possible) can be much better, you have his facial expressions so you can tell what his intentions were.
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truthfully mc is the pscyho and punk he just pushes his own self image onto me. truthfully im quiet, modest, humble, shy, and very manner.
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On April 25 2011 22:45 Liquid`HuK wrote:
truthfully mc is the pscyho and punk he just pushes his own self image onto me. truthfully im quiet, modest, humble, shy, and very manner.
There is only one way to settle this, wrestling match!
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I don't see what isn't "proper" about the translations.....everything seemed pretty straight forward to me; when he was joking, when he wasn't, etc.....
I really don't know what you guys are looking for to be honest, it seems you want an oGs.MC thought projection or something magical that just isn't ever going to happen.
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On April 25 2011 23:06 Aristodemus wrote:Show nested quote +On April 25 2011 22:45 Liquid`HuK wrote:
truthfully mc is the pscyho and punk he just pushes his own self image onto me. truthfully im quiet, modest, humble, shy, and very manner. There is only one way to settle this, wrestling match!
This, a gazillion times, tape it!
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On April 22 2011 08:14 jester- wrote:
I wish he gave Kiwikaki the respect he gives White-ra... I think those two are pretty much on the same level as far as foreign protoss players go. I guess it all comes down to the exposure he has though; seeing all of those players first hand would make a huge difference in his opinion.
What about naniwa?
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I guess he found out the hard way that the skill gap between top koreans and top foreigners is not really that big... I am pretty sure he will acknowledge Thorzain from now on.
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On April 22 2011 08:14 jester- wrote:
I wish he gave Kiwikaki the respect he gives White-ra... I think those two are pretty much on the same level as far as foreign protoss players go. I guess it all comes down to the exposure he has though; seeing all of those players first hand would make a huge difference in his opinion.
Lol come on dude,1 good performance in MLG doesnt instantly make u whitera good,bit of biased patriotism there, some people like nani,socke and hasu deserve more praise tbh, and its kinda hard for MC to acknowledge a player he never saw in his life...
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On April 24 2011 08:05 SlamBurglar wrote:
He overall got rolled by ThorZain. MC thought he was going to take it in 4, instead lost in 5. Sweden what?
You call 3-2 rolling someone? Some bold statement there. It was a dreadfully close series, I don't like this kind of statements that plagued the LR, they downplay how good that series was, particularly game 4.
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On April 26 2011 09:47 mordk wrote:Show nested quote +On April 24 2011 08:05 SlamBurglar wrote:
He overall got rolled by ThorZain. MC thought he was going to take it in 4, instead lost in 5. Sweden what? You call 3-2 rolling someone? Some bold statement there. It was a dreadfully close series, I don't like this kind of statements that plagued the LR, they downplay how good that series was, particularly game 4.
Though the series sounds close, in reality Thorzain really outmanouvered, outmicroed and plain totally pwned MC in every way.. even in the game he lost -- game 4 -- it was Thorzain who did the most stunning micro, the player who left almost everyone in awe of his play.
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Haha MC is such a pimp, gotta love him xD
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He forgot to mention EmpireKas and PraeThorZain as Terran players he acknowledges.
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I'd like to have his thoughts on Thorzain, that player came out of nowhere (at least for me) and showed incredible play, even that Tal Darim game he lost was mindblowing to watch.
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On April 22 2011 11:44 Ocedic wrote:Show nested quote +On April 22 2011 11:30 Bobster wrote:On April 22 2011 08:12 fams wrote:
Presently, the foreign players that I acknowledge are IDRA, diMAGA and MorroW from Zerg, Jinro from Terran, Huk and White-Ra from Protoss. I think they are really no different from Koreans So basically, mostly players he has had experience with in Korea and abroad, 5 of the 8 WC players. :p I think this is just a matter of not following the EU/NA scene all too closely. It's usually one of those players, in particular White Ra, who is top or near top at EU/NA events, so I don't see your point. [/i]
Yeah it's either they were/are code S or players in the world championship.
I'm pretty sure White-ra practices 10 hrs/day now, whoever was saying he doesn't practice enough to be as good as MC. And who's to say he is not better than MC? We know White-ra has more than 1 or 2 base play. Does MC? This is a pretty important question to answer since his aggressive 2 base plays are no longer as effective and + Show Spoiler +he gets punished for being greedy
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On April 26 2011 23:35 Alejandrisha wrote:Show nested quote +On April 22 2011 11:44 Ocedic wrote:On April 22 2011 11:30 Bobster wrote:On April 22 2011 08:12 fams wrote:
Presently, the foreign players that I acknowledge are IDRA, diMAGA and MorroW from Zerg, Jinro from Terran, Huk and White-Ra from Protoss. I think they are really no different from Koreans So basically, mostly players he has had experience with in Korea and abroad, 5 of the 8 WC players. :p I think this is just a matter of not following the EU/NA scene all too closely. It's usually one of those players, in particular White Ra, who is top or near top at EU/NA events, so I don't see your point. Yeah it's either they were/are code S or players in the world championship. I'm pretty sure White-ra practices 10 hrs/day now, whoever was saying he doesn't practice enough to be as good as MC. And who's to say he is not better than MC? We know White-ra has more than 1 or 2 base play. Does MC? This is a pretty important question to answer since his aggressive 2 base plays are no longer as effective and + Show Spoiler +he gets punished for being greedy [/i]
I think that judging from game 4 of the TSL series against Thorzain we can definitely say that MC has a decent macro game up his sleave (also from the group games a while back against Jinro in the GSL). It's obviously not his preferred play style, but if a game goes to that stage he can stand up to the best of them.
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MC has definitely won his share of long games. People don't associate him with that because he so often ends the game early, but thats just because his micro is good enough that his early aggression is very dangerous. But he very rarely does a true all-in, and most of his builds transition well into the mid and late game.
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great interview for a great player GOGOG MC!!
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On April 26 2011 23:30 NeonFox wrote:
I'd like to have his thoughts on Thorzain, that player came out of nowhere (at least for me) and showed incredible play, even that Tal Darim game he lost was mindblowing to watch.
Chances are they are the exact same thoughts he has of Dimaga/Idra/etc. He has already openly declared that the foreigners are getting very skilled in general.
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Huk > MC all the way. Just saying.
</3 you still though mc
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On April 28 2011 04:14 Hoshizake wrote:
Huk > MC all the way. Just saying.
Yes, because HUK has won as many tournaments as MC. Where do you draw these conclusions from?
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Very entertaining interview!
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Nice and informative interview.
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