EPT[Interview] Lastshadow with Project Dove! - Page 4
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llIH
Norway2143 Posts
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Doodsmack
United States7224 Posts
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Tachion
Canada8573 Posts
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Gamegene
United States8308 Posts
On January 26 2013 07:15 Tachion wrote: Interesting choice of person to interview. I've been following the SC2 scene very closely since beta, and I just never hear anything about this kid except for random drama. After reading the interview, it appears he did some vlogs and beat some guys on the korean ladder, but that doesn't rationalize the attention he's getting does it? I dunno, maybe it has something to do with his starcraft 1 reputation. I just don't get it. It's awfully hard to call him a pro player, he's not a personality, and judging from the interview he lacks any sense of professionalism. We could have easily just told ourselves, "this guy has a bad reputation." :he's not liked by the community and isn't a main stream player/personality in the mainstream." In fact, I had a fairly negative opinion of him before I even did this interview, even after I decided that we should interview him. I thought he was obnoxious, that his seed was wasted and that it was a shame that he cast a dark light at the event. But that didn't mean anything. How badly I thought of him or how badly the majority thinks of him. Whether or not he was going to be appear to be a different person in the interview in contrast to his reputation. None of it mattered. What mattered to me was that we have this player who's interesting. Who's misunderstood by the community. Who regularly isn't able to get his side of the story out without having it be drowned out by the background noise. And that felt wrong to me, regardless of my personal feelings towards him. I didn't do this interview with the intention to try and make LastShadow more popular or to try and raise the public's opinion of him. Far from it. I only wanted to give him a chance to speak his mind and share his story. Whether you think differently of him, better, worse, or indifferent it doesn't matter. That's up to you to decide for yourself. | ||
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-Kyo-
Japan1926 Posts
I don't want to condemn Lastshadow for attempting to be a very competitive player, if anything I respect him for it; but every time I think how he talked to me online, even when I legitimately tried to be nice to him, his results, and his lifestyle I just don't think it's good for the mentality he has and I can't reasonably support him being a "pro gamer". Obviously his choices are up to him in life, but I think he could really benefit from stabilizing and then returning later, or perhaps just moving on completely. I'll keep my reservations about him to myself, but hopefully this interview at least serves as a good tool of reference for those unaware of his experiences. After taking the reasons he stated into consideration you should only then make any opinions on what he has done. | ||
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ggofthejungle
Romania392 Posts
On January 26 2013 07:13 Doodsmack wrote: I would recommend making your future interviews much shorter. Probably 5% of the people clicking on this thread will read the whole thing. No. I'm tired of short interviews. I want to hear progamers speak their minds, without bullshit, just like Lastshadow did. I learned more from this interview about becoming a progamer than from any other source. Other good sources are blogs by merz, rekrul, day9's daily #100. The "grilled" interviews are also great. I wish they had a text version though. There should be a compilation post with all the experiences, stories, advice, of progamers. This is what keeps us, the spectators, interested. The story behind the characters drives larger viewership, which keeps esports going. There should be a page on liquipedia with this too. There aren't many progamers that share with us what it's like to (try to) be a progamer. I really appreciated seeing Ret, Sheth, Cloud post their stories, their progress. Show this interview to all the kids that want to become a progamer. It should be mandatory reading 101. To me it's fascinating. Where else am I going to hear this? | ||
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blooblooblahblah
Australia4163 Posts
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ACrow
Germany6583 Posts
Unfortunately I have no interest at all in reading about lastshadow. He was never good in SC2 and talked a lot of shit about the game and towards others in the community, so he does not have much (if any) credit with me. In the lol forums this might get more attention, I guess. I'd love to read a quality interview like this with a SC2 personality though! Good luck and hope to read more from you! | ||
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Lylat
France8575 Posts
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Hypemeup
Sweden2783 Posts
On January 26 2013 06:19 ridethecatbus wrote: I don't like hearing people lament their circumstances when it's within their control. He could've reached out to the U.S. embassy for help getting home. He could've have come back to America, gotten food stamps and medicaid (health coverage for the poor), stayed at a shelter and applied for jobs. Nothing forced him to stay in Korea and become homeless and not have food and become deathly ill. It was all within his control, even if he doesn't want to believe it. Yeah, he put himself in this situation, it is not like the universe aligned to fuck him over. But I guess LS should be used as an example of how shit your situation can get if you go all-in on being a progamer, should be used to deter random kids in highschool asking if they should drop out to pursuit being a progamer. | ||
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SupLilSon
Malaysia4123 Posts
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Predguin
Canada188 Posts
I'm still not sure what to think of him though, which is kind of bothering me. | ||
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Kouda
United States2205 Posts
and Destiny doesnt have 3000 normals games played. and he's 1900 l0l. | ||
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jdsowa
405 Posts
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Bazinga
Germany132 Posts
And Nick, I wish all the best for you, I will continue supporting you however I can  | ||
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ggrrg
Bulgaria2716 Posts
On January 26 2013 07:48 ACrow wrote: This looks like a well conducted and thorough interview (didn't read all), that goes beyond the standard questions, kudos to you! Unfortunately I have no interest at all in reading about lastshadow. He was never good in SC2 and talked a lot of shit about the game and towards others in the community, so he does not have much (if any) credit with me. In the lol forums this might get more attention, I guess. I'd love to read a quality interview like this with a SC2 personality though! Good luck and hope to read more from you! Actually, a part of the interview is about people with a mindset like yours. You should probably read it. Also, I don't really know much about lastshadow, and maybe your opinion about him is justified, but reading it might show you some different aspects of his situation. | ||
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Psychobabas
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Wish you all the best LS. | ||
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Jarree
Finland1004 Posts
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grush57
Korea (South)2582 Posts
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Emzeeshady
Canada4203 Posts
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