[MLG] Interviews - Winter Championship - Page 6

On March 17 2013 20:59 yokohama wrote:


He got put up against Innovation in the first round of a single elimination tournament. Would you not say it was lucky for any of the foreigners who got another foreigner first round? Even top pros say sometimes their tournament wins are due to good luck, would you classify that as an attitude that needs to change as well? Obviously sometimes people are put in bad luck situations, and to me it is obviously on the side of bad luck that Huk got put up against such a top contender right away. Not that he would've been guaranteed to get passed round 1 with anyone, but I bet he would feel a whole lot better playing minigun or vibe for example.


I really enjoyed all the interviews, Hotbid sure has a gift for making even 20 minute long interviews fun to watch.

On March 19 2013 01:55 fer wrote:


I am going to italicize so I don't need to make extra spaces

It's just the overall attitude of trying to rationalize your failures to external factors. Comments like "I played okay, but it felt like no matter what I was going to be behind so..." He says he's not happy about the new format because it screwed him over(?), while other "lucky" foreigners who got to play other foreigners in the first round must be "pretty happy about it".
This is just common sense dude, it has nothing to do with attitude.
He also mentions he's never had any "slave-player" access for practice like Kespa teams do, so the effort you put into getting better the game is irrelevant. Never mind any of the ESF players like Life, Bomber, Parting (previously), Squirtle, the entire LG-IM lineup, obviously those players don't count. In fact, someone should go over there and give them the memo that their efforts are forfeit, and they should give up right now.
Those players helped him for sure and you forgot the most important imo MC; however, none of these players are slaves and had their own practice and stuff to do. What huk is refering to here is on kespa teams they have players there specifically to do whatever you tell them to do. like hey rush me 100 times in this specific manner.
"I didn't have like a very rigid, rigid schedule." I think this one speaks for itself more than anything. He brings this one up like it was an opportunity that he's never been given, not something he should build for himself. See what I mean by externalizing?
I agree that this is something he should do himself, he used to play more than anyone I remember hearing that once or twice from different korean interviews. like 12-14 hour days of practice during his high period (dreamhack/HSC win)
He says he only wishes he could talk to players like Mvp (or other Koreans) about strategy, and tactics, and what not. I don't know if this one irks me the most or not. With this one, you are essentially assuming these players have an intrinsic adeptness at StarCraft. Mvp was great from the start. You get good because you have access to discuss the game with world-class players like Mvp and gang. You are indirectly saying there is no way for you to build up your own skill from the ground (like they had to) and become yourself the Mvp players want to talk to. Indirectly you are saying you at a disadvantage because you are not Korean. Indeed at the end of his response, he jokingly admits maybe he should learn Korean.
You missed his point completely, it has nothing to do with skill levels here he is only talking about the language barrier and how it makes it really hard to just walk up to someone you are living with(the whole point of team houses) and say "hey bro! i am struggling with a 11/11 fast push with mines, what beats you when you try that build?" I don't really know why you forced what your point is into this one, makes no sense.
Sorry if this looks like I'm attacking HuK, this was just the interview at hand. HuK's not really special when it comes to this. This is, mostly, just the way non-Koreans approach the game. This is also not an easy attitude to change. I think it's also up to pro-team coaches and managers to try and make this change in their players. But really as long as this doesn't happen, I don't see the non-Korean vs Korean situation making a turn any time soon.
I agree