Where are you from and where do you currently live?
"I'm from northwest Romania and currently live in Cluj-Napoca, Transilvania, Romania."
So you're the only Quantic member currently living in Europe. What sort of challenges does that present?
"Well, one would suspect issues regarding timezones might arise but since I'm usually always practicing late into the night nowadays, I'm synchronizing nicely with everyone. In fact, I have the luxury of looking for practice partners on both servers so when I tire out my EU partners I get fresh ones on NA for four to five more hours every day.
This is great because starting about a month ago, I've been playing around 10 hours each day and I just can't seem to get enough."
It seems like the rumours were true and Quantic signed the romanian Zerg player decemvre mostly known for streaming and hes coaching with the Swarm School.
I'm not a member of Quantic and hopefully its not a problem that I made this post. Congratz Decemvre and keep up the good work. Interesting pick for Quantic
Read the rest of the interview on the Official Quantic website : HERE
UPDATE: Decemvre answers some questions:
On June 19 2012 04:15 ChuCky.Ca wrote: holy crap Quantic whats there roster up to now 15? 20? grats on the pick up
We're going places...
On June 19 2012 04:19 NoGasfOu wrote: Gratz, but never heard of him. Why don't they get known players instead.
I don't really have an answer for that right now; we'll see in the future i guess. EG seems to constantly buy the best player around every 3~4 months or so.
On June 19 2012 04:21 Xiron wrote: where did his stream go?
I stopped playing and streaming early november of 2011 due to a personal reason (my pet died, killed by a neighbor but i had no palpable evidence, and i wasn't really able to do much for a month or so i was constantly pouring my hate into the game and i had to stop) and i started again recently.
On June 19 2012 04:39 drooL wrote: Hmmm, last thing I remember of decemvre is being pretty BM/unsympathetic. It's good for him but he hasn't done anything (lately) that would warrant picking him up for a top team like Quantic.
Its true, i had about 4-5 weeks of being emotionally crippled.
On June 19 2012 05:20 teddyoojo wrote: hes just nothing but mediocre top master/grand master like 1 out of 500 in europe
Also true, competition on the EU server has gotten crazy and it was the first thing i noticed getting back into the game. I think its quite obvious european players have moved a step closer to koreans as can be seen in this ongoing DreamHack.
Quantic Gaming will soon be organizing a community contest (with prizes) that was my idea and i'll do my best to stay involved in organizing it; keep reading the Quantic website the announcement is coming !
decemvre was one of the first featured streamers in the beta i think and he had a great stream back then and shared a lot of wisdom, also he did nice coaching. he was never one of the top players though. don't know why he went of the radar :s gl to him!
Someone posted that he changed his skype name to Quanticdecemvre in the Quantic signed TheStC thread, I am still a little bit surprised but nontheless happy for him!
On June 19 2012 04:27 Kaitokid wrote: Someone posted that he changed his skype name to Quanticdecemvre in the Quantic signed TheStC thread, I am still a little bit surprised but nontheless happy for him!
Hmmm, last thing I remember of decemvre is being pretty BM/unsympathetic. It's good for him but he hasn't done anything (lately) that would warrant picking him up for a top team like Quantic.
On June 19 2012 04:39 drooL wrote: Hmmm, last thing I remember of decemvre is being pretty BM/unsympathetic. It's good for him but he hasn't done anything (lately) that would warrant picking him up for a top team like Quantic.
yeah i still can't realise either why quantic would pick up decemvre. i mean i like him but he hasn't achieved anything yet and he's been on and off with practice. i have great expectations from him, anyways ^^. good luck to him !
On June 19 2012 04:15 ChuCky.Ca wrote: holy crap Quantic whats there roster up to now 15? 20? grats on the pick up
We're going places...
On June 19 2012 04:19 NoGasfOu wrote: Gratz, but never heard of him. Why don't they get known players instead.
I don't really have an answer for that right now; we'll see in the future i guess. EG seems to constantly buy the best player around every 3~4 months or so.
On June 19 2012 04:21 Xiron wrote: where did his stream go?
I stopped playing and streaming early november of 2011 due to a personal reason (my pet died, killed by a neighbor but i had no palpable evidence, and i wasn't really able to do much for a month or so i was constantly pouring my hate into the game and i had to stop) and i started again recently.
On June 19 2012 04:39 drooL wrote: Hmmm, last thing I remember of decemvre is being pretty BM/unsympathetic. It's good for him but he hasn't done anything (lately) that would warrant picking him up for a top team like Quantic.
Its true, i had about 4-5 weeks of being emotionally crippled.
On June 19 2012 05:20 teddyoojo wrote: hes just nothing but mediocre top master/grand master like 1 out of 500 in europe
Also true, competition on the EU server has gotten crazy and it was the first thing i noticed getting back into the game. I think its quite obvious european players have moved a step closer to koreans as can be seen in this ongoing DreamHack.
Quantic Gaming will soon be organizing a community contest (with prizes) that was my idea and i'll do my best to stay involved in organizing it; keep reading the Quantic website the announcement is coming !
dont take me wrong its nothing against you personally but i just feel you didnt do anything to deserve it (even tho i have no clue what ur contract involves :>)
On June 19 2012 04:19 NoGasfOu wrote: Gratz, but never heard of him. Why don't they get known players instead.
I don't really have an answer for that right now; we'll see in the future i guess. EG seems to constantly buy the best player around every 3~4 months or so.
On June 19 2012 04:21 Xiron wrote: where did his stream go?
I stopped playing and streaming early november of 2011 due to a personal reason (my pet died, killed by a neighbor but i had no palpable evidence, and i wasn't really able to do much for a month or so i was constantly pouring my hate into the game and i had to stop) and i started again recently.
On June 19 2012 04:39 drooL wrote: Hmmm, last thing I remember of decemvre is being pretty BM/unsympathetic. It's good for him but he hasn't done anything (lately) that would warrant picking him up for a top team like Quantic.
Its true, i had about 4-5 weeks of being emotionally crippled.
On June 19 2012 05:20 teddyoojo wrote: hes just nothing but mediocre top master/grand master like 1 out of 500 in europe
Also true, competition on the EU server has gotten crazy and it was the first thing i noticed getting back into the game. I think its quite obvious european players have moved a step closer to koreans as can be seen in this ongoing DreamHack.
Quantic Gaming will soon be organizing a community contest (with prizes) that was my idea and i'll do my best to stay involved in organizing it; keep reading the Quantic website the announcement is coming !
On June 19 2012 04:39 drooL wrote: Hmmm, last thing I remember of decemvre is being pretty BM/unsympathetic. It's good for him but he hasn't done anything (lately) that would warrant picking him up for a top team like Quantic.
So true, there are like 200 players on EU who are better than him, this is not worth a thread.
On June 19 2012 04:19 NoGasfOu wrote: Gratz, but never heard of him. Why don't they get known players instead.
I don't really have an answer for that right now; we'll see in the future i guess. EG seems to constantly buy the best player around every 3~4 months or so.
On June 19 2012 04:21 Xiron wrote: where did his stream go?
I stopped playing and streaming early november of 2011 due to a personal reason (my pet died, killed by a neighbor but i had no palpable evidence, and i wasn't really able to do much for a month or so i was constantly pouring my hate into the game and i had to stop) and i started again recently.
On June 19 2012 04:39 drooL wrote: Hmmm, last thing I remember of decemvre is being pretty BM/unsympathetic. It's good for him but he hasn't done anything (lately) that would warrant picking him up for a top team like Quantic.
Its true, i had about 4-5 weeks of being emotionally crippled.
On June 19 2012 05:20 teddyoojo wrote: hes just nothing but mediocre top master/grand master like 1 out of 500 in europe
Also true, competition on the EU server has gotten crazy and it was the first thing i noticed getting back into the game. I think its quite obvious european players have moved a step closer to koreans as can be seen in this ongoing DreamHack.
Quantic Gaming will soon be organizing a community contest (with prizes) that was my idea and i'll do my best to stay involved in organizing it; keep reading the Quantic website the announcement is coming !
sounds awesome man! Sorry to hear about your pet such a shame such people exist. best of luck in SC2 and hope you and Quantic will work very well together!
On June 19 2012 05:34 teddyoojo wrote: dont take me wrong its nothing against you personally but i just feel you didnt do anything to deserve it (even tho i have no clue what ur contract involves :>)
I answered a similar question in reddit:
[–]deamer 5 points 4 hours ago
a) Maybe more of a question of a question for the Quantic management but how did you get picked up without having any notable performances in tournaments? You mention how hard it is to get noticed so I'm curious as I've been following the scene for about half a year and never heard of you before.
b) Could you say where you see yourself skillwise right now? For example how well you do against well-known pros on the ladder.
Thanks in advance!
[–]Quantic_decemvre 4 points 4 hours ago*
I simply submitted a letter of intent about a 6 weeks ago after Quantic had publicly announced that they are looking for staff and players.
Based on that i was picked for a live interview with the manager and based on that i was picked for yet another interview with the COO; there were also some replays and games involved.
I was never given much information regarding the other players that were interviewed at the same time, other than that there were quite a few and some known names as well. I know some of the names but i can't tell you for obvious reasons.
I can say that my professional outlook and the way in which i approached them was important. I don't think any manager will give a second look at a submission that looks like it comes from a 13y old.
I'd rather not talk about my skill level but let future results speak. I can say that submitting a great number of replays against top players was a considerable reason why i was accepted.
On June 19 2012 04:39 drooL wrote: Hmmm, last thing I remember of decemvre is being pretty BM/unsympathetic. It's good for him but he hasn't done anything (lately) that would warrant picking him up for a top team like Quantic.
So true, there are like 200 players on EU who are better than him, this is not worth a thread.
This is a player getting picked up by a team, of course this is worth a thread. Let's see if he can keep up the motivation to keep playing those 10 hours a day like he is right now.
On June 19 2012 04:19 NoGasfOu wrote: Gratz, but never heard of him. Why don't they get known players instead.
I don't really have an answer for that right now; we'll see in the future i guess. EG seems to constantly buy the best player around every 3~4 months or so.
On June 19 2012 04:21 Xiron wrote: where did his stream go?
I stopped playing and streaming early november of 2011 due to a personal reason (my pet died, killed by a neighbor but i had no palpable evidence, and i wasn't really able to do much for a month or so i was constantly pouring my hate into the game and i had to stop) and i started again recently.
On June 19 2012 04:39 drooL wrote: Hmmm, last thing I remember of decemvre is being pretty BM/unsympathetic. It's good for him but he hasn't done anything (lately) that would warrant picking him up for a top team like Quantic.
Its true, i had about 4-5 weeks of being emotionally crippled.
On June 19 2012 05:20 teddyoojo wrote: hes just nothing but mediocre top master/grand master like 1 out of 500 in europe
Also true, competition on the EU server has gotten crazy and it was the first thing i noticed getting back into the game. I think its quite obvious european players have moved a step closer to koreans as can be seen in this ongoing DreamHack.
Quantic Gaming will soon be organizing a community contest (with prizes) that was my idea and i'll do my best to stay involved in organizing it; keep reading the Quantic website the announcement is coming !
Thanks for the answers. You have your chance now, make the best out of it. Good luck!
On June 19 2012 05:50 MattBarry wrote: It's nice to see Quantic picking up a lesser known foreign talent when most teams these days are snatching Koreans up left and right
On June 19 2012 04:19 NoGasfOu wrote: Gratz, but never heard of him. Why don't they get known players instead.
This post erked me. How does bidding on or throwing money at a "known" player help the space. There are already plenty of organizations with top talent, developing and giving the dark horses the resources they need to prove themselves adds much more value to the starcraft scene and esports in general imo.
On June 19 2012 04:51 QxGRockEr wrote: played this guy a few times. wonder why qxg picked em up
Hmmm people have mentioned he did a significant amount of coaching maybe it's as a player coach? Though I think his statement kinda denies that but who knows
One of the first streams I watched during beta, I learned a lot from him. Just to needle him a little, anyone remember the incident where he claimed credit for one of idra's builds? xD
I don't play the game anymore, but if I were a zerg I'd definitely watch out for his stream: its like a never-ending coaching session.
On June 19 2012 06:19 Goobus wrote: One of the first streams I watched during beta, I learned a lot from him. Just to needle him a little, anyone remember the incident where he claimed credit for one of idra's builds? xD
I don't play the game anymore, but if I were a zerg I'd definitely watch out for his stream: its like a never-ending coaching session.
Oh god that was so long ago i can't even remember exactly what it was. Was it a build ? I had so much fun streaming back then...
On June 19 2012 05:34 teddyoojo wrote: dont take me wrong its nothing against you personally but i just feel you didnt do anything to deserve it (even tho i have no clue what ur contract involves :>)
I answered a similar question in reddit:
[–]deamer 5 points 4 hours ago
a) Maybe more of a question of a question for the Quantic management but how did you get picked up without having any notable performances in tournaments? You mention how hard it is to get noticed so I'm curious as I've been following the scene for about half a year and never heard of you before.
b) Could you say where you see yourself skillwise right now? For example how well you do against well-known pros on the ladder.
Thanks in advance!
[–]Quantic_decemvre 4 points 4 hours ago*
I simply submitted a letter of intent about a 6 weeks ago after Quantic had publicly announced that they are looking for staff and players.
Based on that i was picked for a live interview with the manager and based on that i was picked for yet another interview with the COO; there were also some replays and games involved.
I was never given much information regarding the other players that were interviewed at the same time, other than that there were quite a few and some known names as well. I know some of the names but i can't tell you for obvious reasons.
I can say that my professional outlook and the way in which i approached them was important. I don't think any manager will give a second look at a submission that looks like it comes from a 13y old.
I'd rather not talk about my skill level but let future results speak. I can say that submitting a great number of replays against top players was a considerable reason why i was accepted.
I hope that answers your question.
was skeptical about the pick but loved your answers ^^ best of luck to you dood =) I knew about this move because of deathangel!\!
On June 19 2012 04:19 NoGasfOu wrote: Gratz, but never heard of him. Why don't they get known players instead.
It might be you who don't know who he is and not necessarily that he isn't "known" Inform yourself, that's why they made an article.
I'm kinda in NoGasfOu's place, I've definitely heard of him and I have seen his name on the streamer links, but is there any definitive game he has played where we can really get the gist of his play style? Kinda like if one wanted to see Empire.ViOlet's most amazing showing, one would pick something like his double nydus strat that he used during last years redbull training ground. I guess my post is basically, is there a video I can see of him absolutely showing his mettle? EDIT: by his place I mean the first part of his post, not the second, I totally understand picking up and developing darkhorses, much like x6.Suppy.
I was wondering what happened to this guy the other day then I seen him beat Ret in a TL qualifier or something, GL dude, I miss your stream, was one of the first I watched and one of the first to have good quality etc
On June 19 2012 05:34 teddyoojo wrote: dont take me wrong its nothing against you personally but i just feel you didnt do anything to deserve it (even tho i have no clue what ur contract involves :>)
I answered a similar question in reddit:
[–]deamer 5 points 4 hours ago
a) Maybe more of a question of a question for the Quantic management but how did you get picked up without having any notable performances in tournaments? You mention how hard it is to get noticed so I'm curious as I've been following the scene for about half a year and never heard of you before.
b) Could you say where you see yourself skillwise right now? For example how well you do against well-known pros on the ladder.
Thanks in advance!
[–]Quantic_decemvre 4 points 4 hours ago*
I simply submitted a letter of intent about a 6 weeks ago after Quantic had publicly announced that they are looking for staff and players.
Based on that i was picked for a live interview with the manager and based on that i was picked for yet another interview with the COO; there were also some replays and games involved.
I was never given much information regarding the other players that were interviewed at the same time, other than that there were quite a few and some known names as well. I know some of the names but i can't tell you for obvious reasons.
I can say that my professional outlook and the way in which i approached them was important. I don't think any manager will give a second look at a submission that looks like it comes from a 13y old.
I'd rather not talk about my skill level but let future results speak. I can say that submitting a great number of replays against top players was a considerable reason why i was accepted.
I hope that answers your question.
was skeptical about the pick but loved your answers ^^ best of luck to you dood =) I knew about this move because of deathangel!\!
All new people who want to become progamers run into a catch 22 scenario.
They can't play fulltime because of lack of income if they dont either work/go to school They can't become better at a fast enough rate because they can't play full time.
On June 19 2012 06:51 Hiea wrote: All new people who want to become progamers run into a catch 22 scenario.
They can't play fulltime because of lack of income if they dont either work/go to school They can't become better at a fast enough rate because they can't play full time.
There are some exceptions to your rule; some people out there are just "made of talent" or they have very high IQ. While stephano is out of school he still doesn't practice anywhere near the amount of daily hours that the top koreans practice.
Lucifron is attending university but he just picks up the game for 2 days and knocks out stephano. Mondragon also comes to mind. And Protosser, a finnish (he comes from Finland) top 16 finisher at this DreamHack is only 15 and obviously in school.
On June 19 2012 04:19 NoGasfOu wrote: Gratz, but never heard of him. Why don't they get known players instead.
Why do a lot of people say this?
Why don't they keep doing what they're doing, providing support to good players, they don't need to be known now, because if Quantic was right in their scouting then they've just picked up a cheap player who is really good. Not everyone who is good is known.
Remember seeing him stream alot but not recently. I would always get him mixed up with MrBitter and Flabulous or w/e b/c noone used facecams back then.
Quantic's roster is huge because of the team the ate up earlier(i forget the team name). I expect that they are all under contract. I also expect that when some of the contracts are up, they will be letting people go.
Gratz dec! I kept wondering where you went of to... And then you show up again with this? \o/ Now, does this means we're gonna get more of your stream goodie's or not...? :D
On June 20 2012 17:33 nakedsurfer wrote: Quantic's roster is huge because of the team the ate up earlier(i forget the team name). I expect that they are all under contract. I also expect that when some of the contracts are up, they will be letting people go.
On June 20 2012 17:29 Nosferatos wrote: I love that we're geting new players, but can Quantic afford 19-20 players?
19 players and more things to be announced soon
On June 20 2012 17:35 Drakey wrote: WOHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO,
Gratz dec! I kept wondering where you went of to... And then you show up again with this? \o/ Now, does this means we're gonna get more of your stream goodie's or not...? :D
Yes, new stream will be set up very soon on Twitch.
On June 20 2012 17:41 ThatGuyDoMo wrote: Gratz! I thought his name was supposed to be December and was just some kind of typo haha apparently not.
GL!
I understand decemvre is difficult to pronounce for anyone who doesn't speak romanian so i much prefer to be simply called "december" by everyone. Makes everything much easier.
really bm player, does not deserve a team such as quantic to get him, but i guess quantic does kinda like to get players that have a slight manner issue
Sickest pick-up! I'll trust Quantic and say that he's probably one of the most talented players out there. He appeared one cold winter's night (in Decembre if I recall correctly), and boy, I sensed in him the kind of aura you only feel around monsters, like at least mid masters level. Looking forward to his play.
I watched your stream a lot in the past, what was it season 3? Best stream on own3d back then. Used your strategy with the 19/18 queen+hatchery before overlord. And the mass lings rallied to the left side of XNC and delaying the P expansion, when P were jugling between 1gate exp/3gate exp.
There was a fun quote between you and IdrA back in the day. Something with mutas, but can't remember what it was. .
EPT![[image loading]](http://www.quanticgaming.com/uploads/article_images/DecemvreAnnouncement.jpg)
decemvre mostly known for streaming and hes coaching with the Swarm School.
gl in in Quantic!!
