Your first Code S and you made it to the Ro8. How do you feel?
The ZvPs were difficult but I've gotten closer to my goal of winning the championship so I am happy.
In the first match, you grabbed Happy by a score of 2-0. Your Zerglings were moving around pretty smoothly.
In order to harass the Terran I ran my lings around. I also wanted to delay his expansions as much as possible by keeping my lings in his vicinity.
Did you expect to meet Seed in the winners' match?
I saw Symbol win game one so I expected to face him but then Seed made it so that threw me off.
Is that why you lost game one against Seed?
I had no idea he was going for colossi. I also was unable to prepare spine crawlers in time so I lost.
You lost your undefeated streak with the loss in game one against Seed. Were you disappointed?
I wasn't even paying attention to that fact so I didn't even know that I was currently undefeated at that time. Going undefeated wasn't even one of my goals so no, I am not disappointed.
The audience cheered for your heavily today. Do you also know that you are getting a ton of praise from the fans as well?
I saw my coach's twitter so yes, I knew. I felt really good once I found out people were praising my plays. I felt no pressure regarding that.
With your Ro8 advancement, you secured your placement for next season's Code S.
I forgot about that. I just kept on focusing at the upcoming match so I didn't realize I had already made it this far. Now that I know, I feel really good.
A lot of people have said for a while now that if Life made it to Code S he would do really well. What is the secret to your success?
There is no secret really. I think the biggest factor is probably that my coach keeps coming in to my booth to give me advice.
Your next opponent will be the person who advances out second in Group C. Who do you want to face?
I don't care who i face. I have confidence so it doesn't who makes it because I will win. But I really dislike team kills. If Curious hyung makes it, I really hope he advances out as first in his group. Otherwise, I would prefer if he just got eliminated (laughs).
Yesterday, By.Rain advanced out of his group as first. You and By.Rain both are trying to achieve the royal road. What do you think will happen if you face each other?
I saw his games yesterday and he was really good. But I still think I would win if we faced off against each other.
So your goals for this season must be the championship?
That is correct. I really think I am capable of making it to the finals.
Didn't you say your goal was the championship? Do you just want to make it to the finals?
Well our team has this second place curse going on right now so I think winning the championship is going to be difficult. In fact, just recently I also placed second in an overseas tournament. The most concerning factor this season is not the players I face but this ongoing jinx (laughs). First off, I need to make it to the finals. I am confident.
You're being called the LG-IM Code S killer. If you beat Mvp in the Ro8, you will have successfully all killed LG-IM.
I think I would have won regardless of who I met. It's not necessarily just LG-IM players. I win against everyone.
GSTL begins soon. Do you think you'll win if you're sent out?
In my current state I think I can definitely win. I'm sure I can also achieve an all kill but I won't know that till I actually play.
Anything else you would like to say?
PartinG hyung helped me for the second match so he wanted me to mention him in the interview. Since he helped me, I will mention him. I want to thank all the fans for coming to the studio and cheering. Lastly, I want to thank our sponsors Red Bull, BenQ, ZOWIE, and Joy Gear.
You fought till the end and made it in to the Ro8 of Code S. How do you feel?
I said I would in the group nominations so I wanted to make it no matter what. I felt like everything was getting darker after I lost the first match but I was able to make it like this so I am relieved.
In the first match, you allowed Seed to make a comeback and you lost by a score of 1-2. You must have remember the Ro8 match from last season's Code S.
In terms of skill, I felt like Seed was superior than me at that time. His builds were good. Honestly, I really hadn't acknowledged that defeat from last season. I told myself that I lost because I got overconfident but with today's loss, I finally acknowledged that he was just better than me.
You also seemed pretty shaky during the losers' match against Happy.
While preparing for today's matches I focused heavily on ZvPs. I had builds prepared for ZvTs but I didn't really take the time to practice them so I struggled.
Against Seed in the final match, you lost game one.
I really thought Seed would execute the same build order. So I did a build order to counter that build order but then I ended up taking way too much damage in the early game.
You showed a very impressive play when you managed to keep your corruptors alive even though they fell in to Seed's mothership vortex. What was the secret?
If you aim your corruptors to target down your opponent's mothership, then your opponent has no choice but to use his vortex. The key is not drag and click the corruptors after they come out of the vortex. Instead, you hotkey them and click them away quickly. They have a lot of health so they don't die to archons that easily.
You seem to be developing a rivalry with Seed. The fans are calling it AhnDongRok. (Oh shiet, LimJinRok 2.0?)
The fans came up with that name so I don't think it's bad. But I don't think I'm quite there yet. But as a gamer, it's always good to have a rivalry develop. You can play a lot of games and increase your skills with a rival.
Was your honey-water ceremony a planned one?
That is correct. I wanted to do that ceremony after the first match but I couldn't because I lost. With today's victory, the flames seem to have died down a bit (laughs). Next time. if Seed does an even bigger ceremony that I'll do one as well.
Anyone specific you would like to face in the Ro8?
I don't really have a player I want to face but I do want to play a Terran player like MKP or Mvp. If I want to grab the championship, I need to take down the strongest players. I'm confident against them so I want to be able to play some real cutthroat games.
Did you watch By.Rain's matches yesterday? If you both win in the Ro8, you could face each other in the semis.
He is really good. If we do meet, I wouldn't necessarily say that I would lose right away, but I will say that it will be important that I keep my guard up and prepare extensively.
Anything else you would like to say?
I want to thank inori and Cyrano for helping me with practice. Today, Seed came up to me and said hi to me. Even though he was being courteous I still ended up doing a ceremony on him. I feel bad about it now. I want to let him know that I'm sorry and that I hope the next time we meet, we once again put on a great show. I hope we can get along with each other. I also want to say that I'm sorry to Happy. (괜히 고래싸움에 새우등 터진 것 같다? This literally translates in to: "I think I burst opened a shrimp during a whales' fight.) Lastly, I want to say that I plan on winning this season's Ro8 match so that I can achieve my dream of winning the championship that I was denied last season.
On September 21 2012 02:55 Incomplet wrote: I'd say Life is the best performing Zerg in Korea atm. Dat Queen burrow micro wack-a-mole style against Seed LOL!
edit/ Cant wait for Symbols interview...I bet he must be feeling so relieved after getting his vengeance.
On September 21 2012 02:48 Suahi wrote: It's so true, Startale has a second place curse. I hope Life, Curious or Squirtle can break that curse this season.
All Startale needs to do is get two players into the finals. This is the season, I can feel it
Feels like they're a lot better player rivalries this year for the award at the end of the year. Seed vs. Symbol, Polt vs. Stephano, MKP vs. Parting, and a few more I'm probably missing.
On September 21 2012 03:18 Mensol wrote: One Small typo: Ahn-Dong LockRok (Oh shiet, Lim-Jin LockRok 2.0?)
Thanks for translations.
Here's what I never understood about that.
Why is it spelled LimJinRok? What does Rok stand for?
Lim Yo Hwan Hong Jin Ho
Rok refers to records.
I knew about the Lim and Jin part. I want to know why is it spelled Rok? Rok is not even an actual word. And if it's short for records, then shouldn't it be spelled Roc?
On September 21 2012 03:18 Mensol wrote: One Small typo: Ahn-Dong LockRok (Oh shiet, Lim-Jin LockRok 2.0?)
Thanks for translations.
Here's what I never understood about that.
Why is it spelled LimJinRok? What does Rok stand for?
Lim Yo Hwan Hong Jin Ho
Rok refers to records.
I knew about the Lim and Jin part. I want to know why is it spelled Rok? Rok is not even an actual word. And if it's short for records, then shouldn't it be spelled Roc?
Also, what does LimJinRecords mean?
I dont know the reason why <.< You should ask to other translators. Thats what i learned from other TL translators.
On September 21 2012 03:18 Mensol wrote: One Small typo: Ahn-Dong LockRok (Oh shiet, Lim-Jin LockRok 2.0?)
Thanks for translations.
Here's what I never understood about that.
Why is it spelled LimJinRok? What does Rok stand for?
Lim Yo Hwan Hong Jin Ho
Rok refers to records.
I knew about the Lim and Jin part. I want to know why is it spelled Rok? Rok is not even an actual word. And if it's short for records, then shouldn't it be spelled Roc?
Also, what does LimJinRecords mean?
They're opening up a record company afterwards to make retired sc2 player kpop groups
I really do think we have to inform life about sex comas I want to see his reaction. Also life is already the bane of liquid's existance (Except taeja) he can't be the bane of two teams it's just not fair.
I'm guessing that "Rok" in Korean is derived from "Lu" in Mandarin. Literal translation on its own means records, but used in this context pretty much means chronicles.
Thanks Seeker! Sad day for IM and Seed fans MVP to revenge 'em all. Also: both, Symbol and Life, had very nice burrow usage and micro. It took Z only 2 years, but we're finally there.
On September 21 2012 03:39 AgentChaos wrote: seed why you have to lose T___T, you were so close ((((
btw life is so confident i hope he eats his own words when facing against rain
Oh he'll eat them allright. And then spit them out at escape velocity and kill Sun. Seriously, though - he has the best score in the GSL so far, going 4-0 and 4-1; and he's a lot younger than most people in the tournament. Don't you think him being cocky is understandable?
On another note; the Whale comment really is weird.
''Today, Seed came up to me and said hi to me. Even though he was being courteous I still ended up doing a ceremony on him. I feel bad about it now. I want to let him know that I'm sorry and that I hope the next time we meet, we once again put on a great show. I hope we can get along with each other.''
^_____________^ Sure, if he had a picture of seeds face and then proceeded to f*ck it on camera, an apology would be appropriate, but drinking a honey flavoured drink? ^_^
On September 21 2012 03:18 Mensol wrote: One Small typo: Ahn-Dong LockRok (Oh shiet, Lim-Jin LockRok 2.0?)
Thanks for translations.
Here's what I never understood about that.
Why is it spelled LimJinRok? What does Rok stand for?
Lim Yo Hwan Hong Jin Ho
Rok refers to records.
I knew about the Lim and Jin part. I want to know why is it spelled Rok? Rok is not even an actual word. And if it's short for records, then shouldn't it be spelled Roc?
Also, what does LimJinRecords mean?
It would be LimJinRok 3.0
As LeeSsangRok is 2.0
Also I wouldn't throw around _ _ Rok so easily... requires a long history between top level players. Don't think those two are there just yet.
I thought Life's attitude lacked panache - his interview seemed a little plastic (I somehow doubt it's on account of translation). His play is very entertaining, though I cannot help but feel that he'll be figured out in later rounds, as opponents take more note of him. Seed played a fantastic game against him on Antiga.
Symbol looked like the best player in the world today, I'll be rooting for him to win the whole thing.
According to an interivew, Life actually faced rain in the gsl cross over match against kespa. Life beat him 2-0 and embarrassed him with zergling nydus. I know rain's gotten a lot better, but life's got the mental edge. That's prolly why Rain chose taeja over life in the group nominations.
On September 21 2012 03:18 Mensol wrote: One Small typo: Ahn-Dong LockRok (Oh shiet, Lim-Jin LockRok 2.0?)
Thanks for translations.
Here's what I never understood about that.
Why is it spelled LimJinRok? What does Rok stand for?
Lim Yo Hwan Hong Jin Ho
Rok refers to records.
I knew about the Lim and Jin part. I want to know why is it spelled Rok? Rok is not even an actual word. And if it's short for records, then shouldn't it be spelled Roc?
Also, what does LimJinRecords mean?
It would be LimJinRok 3.0
As LeeSsangRok is 2.0
Also I wouldn't throw around _ _ Rok so easily... requires a long history between top level players. Don't think those two are there just yet.
임진록 (LimJimRok) is the name of a famous book written about battle between Korean and Japan which started at 1592.
Then someone used "Lim Jim Rok" to decribe the battle of two rivals between Boxer and Yellow which caught on.
Now we use '~~Rok' to describe an epic battle of two rivals.
eg. 리쌍록 (lee- ssang rok) for Flash vs Jaedong.
Also, you can't just add any two syllables and make it '~~Rok'. It has to sound 'right'. I can't explain this, but yeah, it just has to sound 'right' to a native Korean lol.
On September 21 2012 08:24 IshinShishi wrote: symbol did not look better than life today, not even close, life is the best zerg in korea right now.
definately one of the best. Leenock had no chance to shine in this Ro16, so we should be careful! "I win against everyone" Haha, everyone except Creator I like Life, he plays with a lot of intelligence. His unorthodox play is no random shit of a guy who doesn't know what he's doing. He plays very well thought styles. He has a great gameunderstanding. I wonder why these young kids like Life or Creator are so superior in that regard. And I'm happy for Symbol, that he could break his Seed-Curse. He seemed to really suffer from it.
On September 21 2012 06:54 ElephantBaby wrote: Is Life really this cocky? Or he just doesn't know what to say in front of camera. I really doubt he's that cocky.
On September 21 2012 06:54 ElephantBaby wrote: Is Life really this cocky? Or he just doesn't know what to say in front of camera. I really doubt he's that cocky.
Perhaps he's been taking lessons from Parting xD
More confident in himself then cocky. Better to be like that then worry about being scared of a certain player and have to deal with a mental block that makes you unsure of your play during GSL.
EPT
StarTale_Life![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/uXiG9.jpg)
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But maybe he can have the pleasue of being crushed in the semis
((((
