I'm staying to train at the FXOpen Korea team house for a period of time, and so far everyone's super nice and I'm happy to be staying here. I'd like to show help them back by getting them a bit more known to the foreign scene.
I'll list some interesting trivia of facts which might be little known to the foreign fans as I find them out! Will keep updating during my stay here.
They pronounce FXOTear like you would a tear from the eye.
FXOTear says there is no meaning to his name, neither "tear as in to rip" nor the "tear from the eye". That answer didn't satisfy, so I quizzed, "if you had to pick a meaning, which one would you go for?". He gesticulated to rip (probably his enemies).
From the FXO.kr members, JkS has the best English
Leenock and Kong are among the youngest members
Choya and Supreme are functioning as coaches
I am the oldest one in the house right now lol (1986)
On January 04 2013 18:38 Wafflelisk wrote: What do they all like to eat for breakfast? I find myself lacking knowledge of progamer diets =(
On January 04 2013 18:40 Torte de Lini wrote: Whats the practice routine like?
10am start, 2 am finish. Two 2-hour breaks for food. Sometimes people relax a bit more than the strict routine, sometimes they are all playing (I'm not fully aware what exceptions exist. For example, are there free days in a week etc?)
On January 04 2013 19:36 Fragile51 wrote: Does the team do anything physical, like go on jogs/the gym or something similar to keep in good physical condition? I remember slayers always used to play soccer every so often.
A bunch of them go to the gym, some (like Lucky) 6x a week. They'll do 50% cardio at least or more, and some weight training for example for chest or arms (at least from what I saw today, only went along once so far). They play soccer in spring too, apparently they're the #2 team in soccer only losing to MVP haha.
On January 04 2013 20:11 GreyStar wrote: So they have a 10am-2pm practice requirement?
No it's a little looser than that. Some people go to bed earlier, while others wake up or start later. It's not as strict as I made it sound, these are just the hours people generally practice in. No one can really reach that and feel healthy for a long period of time I don't think.
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On January 05 2013 02:49 bram--1995 wrote: what do the players do in there spare time?
They socialize in other parts of the house, a handful go fitness together. Some read anime's on the PC or watch Korean drama shows. Basically the Korean equivalent of what Western hardcore gamers would also do in their off time.
On January 05 2013 03:13 mcmartini wrote: Who has impressed you the most in terms of gameplay and hand speed?
Because he is also Protoss (my race), that's FXOTear. The house immediately said he's their Top protoss, and he's very fast. He's also got some very cool builds which have been really inspiring in general.
On January 05 2013 03:50 frequency wrote: JKS has the best English? I always thought his English was good but he seemed to scared to type it :O
JkS previously said his speaking is better than his writing due to hands-on experience.
On January 05 2013 03:50 Whitewing wrote: Who is the best singer on the team?
Well I'm sitting right behind Choya and I can confirm it's not Choya for sure. The others have been shy to sing. Should I check if I can get them drunk, go to a Karaoke bar, put on some Kelly Clarkson and tape the whole thing?
On January 05 2013 18:17 JOJOsc2news wrote: This is great. Thanks for doing this.
Questions: How is the atmosphere in the house? On a scale of OR (operating room) to LAN party, where would you place it? Good luck!!!
Solidly in the middle; a jovial opera room.
On January 05 2013 18:30 Oboeman wrote: can you elaborate on the roles of the coaches, and what kind of work they do with the players?
Strangely, i read all of that in your voice... LOL
me too, and i even visualized him speaking into a webcam as if it were a vlog.
spooky.
Think gentle adjustments. Nudge to wake up, directions on how to practice, showing builds, etc. It helps that Choya is the kind of thinker-Protoss just like Squirtle for example.
Does the team do anything physical, like go on jogs/the gym or something similar to keep in good physical condition? I remember slayers always used to play soccer every so often.
That practice schedule sounds impossible for me. I would never be able to follow it. Props to FXO players. Thanks Grubby! :D
On January 04 2013 20:03 HolydaKing wrote: Nice idea Grubby, hope there is more coming!
Question: Do the FXO players watch Proleague?
Great question. I'd like to add: What do they think about Proleague, Kespa and the Kespa teams & players? Would they play Proleague instead of GSTL if they could?
FXO deserves more hype but they don't work for it enought imo
Questions: - Do they do work around the house or is it everything taken care of? - Do they do any team related relaxing activities? like watching movies, going out, play football.. whatever? - How do you think you rank within the FXO house? top5? top10?
On January 04 2013 21:36 shell wrote: hehe Grubby is a cool and nice guy!
FXO deserves more hype but they don't work for it enought imo
Questions: - Do they do work around the house or is it everything taken care of? - Do they do any team related relaxing activities? like watching movies, going out, play football.. whatever? - How do you think you rank within the FXO house? top5? top10?
have fun Grubby
We haven't played any ranking matches yet. They've done ranking matches before but not recently, I don't know why tho.
Once again Grubby you're THE man, thanks a lot. Question: I believe Leenock is going to school. Is it true? If yes how does he do to practice and going to school?
On January 04 2013 20:11 GreyStar wrote: So they have a 10am-2pm practice requirement?
No it's a little looser than that. Some people go to bed earlier, while others wake up or start later. It's not as strict as I made it sound, these are just the hours people generally practice in. No one can really reach that and feel healthy for a long period of time I don't think.
2am or 2pm? 2am are only 4hours? even I could do that :D
On January 05 2013 02:12 Lazzi wrote: Once again Grubby you're THE man, thanks a lot. Question: I believe Leenock is going to school. Is it true? If yes how does he do to practice and going to school?
Leenock wasn't going to school by his first MLG win (if it brought up in his post-win interview), I'd imagine this is still the case. But this is all I can go by and can easily no longer be true. But Life barely practices with school, and seems to be an unstoppable force, so..
Do you do some ine-game tournaments. I'm pretty sure you do, so, are there some practice bonjwa that do well in them but are not that good outside of the house? Or are Leenock/GuMiHo destroying everyone?
On January 05 2013 02:12 Lazzi wrote: Once again Grubby you're THE man, thanks a lot. Question: I believe Leenock is going to school. Is it true? If yes how does he do to practice and going to school?
Leenock wasn't going to school by his first MLG win (if it brought up in his post-win interview),
That was confirmed to be wrong shortly after hwanni said that by fxo boss, I think. I can't even say it was a mistranslation because if I recall Hwanni just flat out answered for leenock saying he didn't go to school and didn't even translate the question to him.
So is Grubby going to stay in FXO house if (when!) he qualifies to code S? I'm also interested in staff, how much people you have there taking care of you guys? What I mean by that is staff like cooks and so forth, or do you prepare your food and clean yourself?
On January 05 2013 04:28 Leerok wrote: They only have 4 hours scheduled practice? Seems kind of low.
what? It's 12 hours from 10AM to 2AM
Thats 16hours... >_<
Grubby said that they took two 2-hour breaks for food during the day, though, which adds up to 4 hours. So from those sixteen hours they practice for 12 of them and do whatever for 4.
I almost missed this thread! Thanks for the read Grubby, I hope the stay in Korea pays off and you retake the throne that is rightfully yours. Too long as the king of orcs been gone from his throne.
Grubby you are the man. Thanks a lot for this very interesting thread (: Please keep updating with more trivia ! My favorite player in FXO is Gumiho, please post something about him when you have the chance.
Is your wife back home or is she with you again in Korea? Also in regards to the house, people have said rhat FXO is one of the more "ghetto" team house. What's your opinion on the team house compared to others(say ex OGs house, i inow you trained there for a period if time but stayed in a near apartment with your wife).
wow, this breakfast looks so good, i hate that most westerneers always like sweet things for breakfast, THIS should be breakfast everywhere, looks very tasty and healthy
Well I'm sitting right behind Choya and I can confirm it's not Choya for sure. The others have been shy to sing. Should I check if I can get them drunk, go to a Karaoke bar, put on some Kelly Clarkson and tape the whole thing?
During the practice, how much do they ladder and how much do they play custom-games with each others? Do some of FXO players practice with people from other teams?
Good posting, Grubby. Hope you'll get through to Code S.
Thank you very much for all you do Grubby, you're an inspiration as a man, not only as a player.
My question : considering you'll have to play against three Zergs during Up and Down (and, by Queen Beatrix , that's not easy ones for sure), do you practice with FXO Zergs players or do you mainly practice on ladder ?
Are all these players in the house now or someone is not or there are other players? And does Supreme play the game or did he retire and is on a coach position now?
EPT
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