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He was, without a doubt, one of the best Brood War players of all time. He won 3 OSL titles, two MSL titles, two WCG Korea titles, and a WCG World Championship. His rivalry with Flash is possibly the greatest in the history of StarCraft. Now, he has transitioned to StarCraft 2. The Tyrant has come, and those who oppose him shall be swept aside. Lee “Jaedong” Jae Dong is one of the newest players on the Evil Geniuses roster, and recently made his EG debut during the SPL season opener against KT Rolster. Excitement and expectations are high for this Brood War giant. Evilgeniuses.net’s Michael “Achilles” Dorrill recently got a chance to talk with Jaedong about his transition to StarCraft 2, Heart of the Swarm, and his recent results!
Excerpt:
+ Show Spoiler +Achilles - Evil Geniuses is replacing the Air Force team in Proleague this season. What does losing ACE mean, from your perspective as a progamer, for the Korean eSports scene?
Jaedong - It is very regrettable, but there’s nothing we can do about it because it has been decided by the government. Now my army duty exemption has been made unclear, so it will probably affect my progaming lifespan.
Achilles - EG lost its first game in Proleague 4-0. How is the team reacting to this defeat, and how well will they perform during the rest of the season?
Jaedong - Everyone had just moved into the teamhouse and we were lacking in practice and preparation. The season is long and we will have to slowly build up our pace. The mood in the teamhouse is great.
Read the full interview here!
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I like the part where he says he'll start streaming. 
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he seems very reserved, even for a Korean player.
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"When I start streaming, I want to try playing a lot of Heart of the Swarm"
nooooo not all of my free time! take pity!
+ Show Spoiler +
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On December 16 2012 10:53 sc2superfan101 wrote:
he seems very reserved, even for a Korean player.
Not really, have you seen him at MLG?
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Every time I see Jaedong lose it breaks my heart. I'm sorry but the guy is just too good for SC2 ... he doesn't deserve this :/
Also sad about the Airforce... hopefully he at least gets the full year with EG.
I really hope to see Jaedong winning a LOT of SC2 in the future... he deserves it.
+ Show Spoiler +Just not tonight against Bbyong because of my fantasy team 
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On December 16 2012 10:49 Gladiator333 wrote:I like the part where he says he'll start streaming.
gg grobyc social life 
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The streaming will be bad for JaeDong i feel...either he'll show all his planned builds and will be sniped in GSL/OSL/ProLeague due to that or he'll use builds that he won't use in tournaments making it a complete and utter waste of practice time and playing HOTS will be even more of a waste as no tournament even plays HOTS atm and Blizzard is changing the game every few weeks with patches which will make strategy's not effective which results in more wasted practice time.
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On December 16 2012 11:05 Mattidute wrote:
The streaming will be bad for JaeDong i feel...either he'll show all his planned builds and will be sniped in GSL/OSL/ProLeague due to that or he'll use builds that he won't use in tournaments making it a complete and utter waste of practice time and playing HOTS will be even more of a waste as no tournament even plays HOTS atm and Blizzard is changing the game every few weeks with patches which will make strategy's not effective which results in more wasted practice time.
I think he'll just play an hour or 2 of HOTS every once in awhile. That's pretty much what TaeJa has been doing. It's pretty rare to catch him in a stream session :-P
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Pretty sure he won 3 OSLs and 2 MSLs, OP.
Neat interview anyway.
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On December 16 2012 11:08 Pointpurple wrote:
Pretty sure he won 3 OSLs and 2 MSLs, OP.
Neat interview anyway.
Oops! Thanks!
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On December 16 2012 11:04 CursOr wrote:Every time I see Jaedong lose it breaks my heart. I'm sorry but the guy is just too good for SC2 ... he doesn't deserve this :/ Also sad about the Airforce... hopefully he at least gets the full year with EG. I really hope to see Jaedong winning a LOT of SC2 in the future... he deserves it. + Show Spoiler +Just not tonight against Bbyong because of my fantasy team
He is going to be with EG for 1 year.
edit; I assume you're referring to the initial statement where if Team8 gets a sponsor he switches back - if so, that was a misunderstanding and is not true
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Achilles - The GSL has announced that it will switch over to Heart of the Swarm right after the expansion launches. How will you prepare for the new expansion?
Jaedong - I will get into it gradually. When I start streaming, I want to try playing a lot of Heart of the Swarm.
I am a happy person right now.
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"I want to thank EG’s sponsors RaidCall, Intel Extreme Boards, SteelSeries, Monster Energy, Kingston HyperX, Sapphire, Beyond Gaming, and In Win for their great support!"
Did JaeDong really name them all or was he like "I want to thank sponsors" and then someone names them for him? I kind of doubt JaeDong has them all memorised this recently.
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Interested to see how many viewers he'll get when he streams.
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Great to hear that Jaedong will start streaming. Also very glad that the mood in the teamhouse is great.
Thanks for the interview, wish it was bit longer though. 
On December 16 2012 11:22 darkness wrote:
"I want to thank EG’s sponsors RaidCall, Intel Extreme Boards, SteelSeries, Monster Energy, Kingston HyperX, Sapphire, Beyond Gaming, and In Win for their great support!"
Did JaeDong really name them all or was he like "I want to thank sponsors" and then someone names them for him? I kind of doubt JaeDong has them all memorised this recently.
Who cares, really..
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"It’s very difficult to adjust myself to the easier interface and different play styles. It’s still difficult, and to be perfect will be a hard task, but I am going to slowly work on it. I am going to pull it off no matter what."
This is why I love him so much, the relentless determination to succeed. Those were always the most magical moments in BW for me, watching Jaedong claw and drag his way back into winning games that seemed lost, by sheer bloody-minded refusal to accept the possibility of defeat.
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On December 16 2012 11:22 darkness wrote:
"I want to thank EG’s sponsors RaidCall, Intel Extreme Boards, SteelSeries, Monster Energy, Kingston HyperX, Sapphire, Beyond Gaming, and In Win for their great support!"
Did JaeDong really name them all or was he like "I want to thank sponsors" and then someone names them for him? I kind of doubt JaeDong has them all memorised this recently.
..Did they edit that in recently? I swear when I first read the interview I didn't see that. Perhaps I'm just oblivious
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I want to cheer so bad for Jaedong but I can't help to smile every time he gets destroyed in that uniform.
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I'm pretty excited to see him stream HotS. And I think even if its just for a few hours a week or whatever will be good for when both GSL and Proleague transition to it after its release.
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