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Q: Nominated by Courage, do you think are you entitled to the name of 'dish-washer'?
A: He's just rash, didn't really think before the nomination. I am very capable of things (laughs).
Q: Haven't got any good results? I think you haven't.(laughs)
A: I've performed poorly recently. After all, I am now an amateur, you can't be demanding to me, right?
Q: Courage says he's always defeated by your all-ins, wasn't he?
A: He's very hypocritic(Translator: no mistake here), meaning the opposite. What he said is I'm silly and always lose to him.
Q: You like all-ins.
A: These are protoss strategies, 2-base and 3-base all-ins, and wait dreadfully for a large army. This is a race feature. I do do a lot of all-ins.
Q: Talking about all-in, it makes me feel protoss tactless.(laughs) Winning with kinds of all-ins.
A: It's about mechanics again. Warping-ins makes timing short, and you must take them to win. Even you know the procedure, there are a lot of changes half way through it.
Q: Protosses from iG are powerful and stable, and you now are too chick.(laughs)
A: They're God Jim and Teacher Sed. I grew up watching them play. They are stronger than I.
Q: You left Zenith of Origin, what do you plan?
A: Depends. I am not sure if I'd continue as a pro, at least for now I've got no specific future plan.
Q: Were you kicked out because of bad results? (laughs)
A: I haven't claimed my salary since March, and have been practising at home. I have no other option but to quit.
Q: Which home player do you like most?
A: Courage. His wife is a Japanese teacher and father a emerald tycoon(laugh). I do admire him. That's beyond 'like'.
Q: Though I doubt you are gay friends, but your girlfriend is an envy.
A: Unfortunately she doesn't play StarCraft.
Q: Even though you said you like long games, but you still chose to all-in everybody.
A: Nothing I could do about playing protoss.
Q: Why did you choose protoss.
A: Though I didn't play StarCraft 1, but my favourite ProLeague players were protoss.
Q: How do you say about relatively hard Chinese SC2 environment?
A: I chose to be a pro be I liked it. But your reward doesn't match your work at all. I hope all can be more kind to pro-gamers.
Q: What did you expect to be a pro? Did it come true?
A: It's accidental for me to become one. I thought I should come at Top 3 at home, a national champion and a world champion. The last should be impossible.
Q: Looking back, what's biggest satisfaction and biggest pity.
A: WCS 2012 China, I miraculously made it to Winners' final after being pro for a month. As for pity, I think it is that I could make a offline appearance at WCS.
Q: Next time's guest?
A: I think all the active players are too strong, therefore, F91.
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So is this google translate or what?
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The important story here is that Zoo is seemingly providing no support of any kind to their players.
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On October 09 2014 06:14 hellokitty[hk] wrote:
So is this google translate or what?
Sorry it looked like that, should be better?
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On October 09 2014 06:20 Circumstance wrote:
The important story here is that Zoo is seemingly providing no support of any kind to their players.
They started to have financial problems since last year. And I think most, if not all, Chinese teams don't have a profitable business model to sustain themselves.
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On October 09 2014 06:44 Shrinkzxo wrote:Show nested quote +On October 09 2014 06:20 Circumstance wrote:
The important story here is that Zoo is seemingly providing no support of any kind to their players. They started to have financial problems since last year. And I think most, if not all, Chinese teams don't have a profitable business model to sustain themselves.
That is key for any esport team/organization. Will their business model support and sustain themselves? At the moment it seems difficult for others to find such a sweet spot, but its possible; Axiom proved it already.
But we can't compare Axiom to Chinese teams; different culture will reflect the business model.
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On October 09 2014 07:06 Jett.Jack.Alvir wrote:Show nested quote +On October 09 2014 06:44 Shrinkzxo wrote:On October 09 2014 06:20 Circumstance wrote:
The important story here is that Zoo is seemingly providing no support of any kind to their players. They started to have financial problems since last year. And I think most, if not all, Chinese teams don't have a profitable business model to sustain themselves. That is key for any esport team/organization. Will their business model support and sustain themselves? At the moment it seems difficult for others to find such a sweet spot, but its possible; Axiom proved it already. But we can't compare Axiom to Chinese teams; different culture will reflect the business model.
What ZoO is doing is to change itself into a academy-based team. A lot of team members now are trainees. As for iG, it is owned by the son of one of the richest men in China. They got money to burn.
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On October 09 2014 06:14 hellokitty[hk] wrote:
So is this google translate or what?
At least we have a translation.
Thank you Shrinkzxo, this interviews are fun ^^
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On October 09 2014 07:11 Shrinkzxo wrote:Show nested quote +On October 09 2014 07:06 Jett.Jack.Alvir wrote:On October 09 2014 06:44 Shrinkzxo wrote:On October 09 2014 06:20 Circumstance wrote:
The important story here is that Zoo is seemingly providing no support of any kind to their players. They started to have financial problems since last year. And I think most, if not all, Chinese teams don't have a profitable business model to sustain themselves. That is key for any esport team/organization. Will their business model support and sustain themselves? At the moment it seems difficult for others to find such a sweet spot, but its possible; Axiom proved it already. But we can't compare Axiom to Chinese teams; different culture will reflect the business model. What ZoO is doing is to change itself into a academy-based team. A lot of team members now are trainees. As for iG, it is owned by the son of one of the richest men in China. They got money to burn.
I like what ZoO is trying to do. It has a very grassroots feel (start from the bottom with academy team).
As for iG, I find these kinds of benefactors are sometimes shortlived. I certainly hope that isn't the case for iG though.
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I can't stand this...
I can't read simplified Chinese so this might be just as bad, but hopefully it will at least be coherent English ):
Q: Courage called you out. Do you think "Dishwasher" fits you?
A: He is just rash and called me out before even thinking about what he said. I'm not that bad, OK? (laughs)
Q: Really? From the recent lack of result, I'd say it fits you well(laughs).
A: Recently my tournament play has been a little lacking, but you should cut me some slack, I am an amateur player after all.
Q: Courage says he always lose to your all-ins, is that true?
A: Quite the opposite, what he means is that I am a noob and can't take a single game off him.
Q: But everyone calls you King of All-ins!
A: That's how Protoss is played; turtle up after 2 base or 3 base, then move out with the deathball army. It's just the playstyle that fits me.
Q: I can't help but feel that Protoss has a lower skill cap(laughs). How can you just all-in and win.
A: It's the mechanics for playing the race. With the warp in technology, there is a very small window to hit. Sure, you can understand the general builds, but just knowing that is not enough. You still have to be able to adapt to changes game by game.
Q: The Protoss players on iG are very skilled and consistent. On the other hand you...?(laughs)
A: It is God Jim and Teacher Sed after all. I grew up watching them! They are definitely better than me.
Q: You left Zenith of Origin not too long ago. Can you talk about your future plans?
A: We'll see. For now I am still not sure about playing full time.
Q: I'm sorry I have to bring it up, but were you kicked because of the lack of results?(laughs)
A: I haven't been paid for the past 6 months, and mostly I have been practicing at home. Leaving was the only choice.
Q: Who is your favorite Chinese player?
A: Courage (I don't understand this part but it seems like he is rich).
Q: It almost seem like you guys are gay, your girlfriend must be envious.
A: Pity she doesn't play Starcraft. (laughs)
Q: Talk about why you all in. You said you like to play long macro games recently but it seems like you still prefer all-ins.
A: Again, it's just how Protoss is played. Blame the race!
Q: Then why did you pick Protoss as your race?
A: While I didn't played much Broodwar, I enjoyed watching Proleague. Back then, all my favorite players played Protoss, so naturally I chose to main Protoss in Starcraft 2.
Q: In China, at the professional level it is very competitive. Being part of the scene, what do you think?
A: Fundamentally I chose to play professionally because I enjoy it, but oftentimes the result do not match the work put into it. Please be kinder to the players and do not jump the gun when they lose a single game. I watched it happen so many times, the difficulty is impossible to understand.
Q: What were your goals or expectations when you first decided to play professionally? What about now?
A: I would say it was a fluke. But my goals were to first place top 3 in China by the end of the year, then be the best in China, then ultimately be the best in the world. Unfortunately, the last goal seems far off and impossible now.
Q: What was your favorite moment as a professional? Do you have any regrets?
A: My favorite moment has to be my first (offline) tournament: WCS2012 China. After just playing pro for just 1 month, I somehow managed to reach the winner's final. The most disappointing thing was that I could not make it to any of the subsequent WCS.
Q: Lastly, who should we interview next?
A: All the active players recently have been doing too well! I think F91 deserve the "Dishwasher" title!
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On October 09 2014 15:32 papapanda wrote:
I can't stand this...
I can't read simplified Chinese so this might be just as bad, but hopefully it will at least be coherent English ):
Q: Courage called you out. Do you think "Dishwasher" fits you?
A: He is just rash and called me out before even thinking about what he said. I'm not that bad, OK? (laughs)
Q: Really? From the recent lack of result, I'd say it fits you well(laughs).
A: Recently my tournament play has been a little lacking, but you should cut me some slack, I am an amateur player after all.
Q: Courage says he always lose to your all-ins, is that true?
A: Quite the opposite, what he means is that I am a noob and can't take a single game off him.
Q: But everyone calls you King of All-ins!
A: That's how Protoss is played; turtle up after 2 base or 3 base, then move out with the deathball army. It's just the playstyle that fits me.
Q: I can't help but feel that Protoss has a lower skill cap(laughs). How can you just all-in and win.
A: It's the mechanics for playing the race. With the warp in technology, there is a very small window to hit. Sure, you can understand the general builds, but just knowing that is not enough. You still have to be able to adapt to changes game by game.
Q: The Protoss players on iG are very skilled and consistent. On the other hand you...?(laughs)
A: It is God Jim and Teacher Sed after all. I grew up watching them! They are definitely better than me.
Q: You left Zenith of Origin not too long ago. Can you talk about your future plans?
A: We'll see. For now I am still not sure about playing full time.
Q: I'm sorry I have to bring it up, but were you kicked because of the lack of results?(laughs)
A: I haven't been paid for the past 6 months, and mostly I have been practicing at home. Leaving was the only choice.
Q: Who is your favorite Chinese player?
A: Courage (I don't understand this part but it seems like he is rich).
Q: It almost seem like you guys are gay, your girlfriend must be envious.
A: Pity she doesn't play Starcraft. (laughs)
Q: Talk about why you all in. You said you like to play long macro games recently but it seems like you still prefer all-ins.
A: Again, it's just how Protoss is played. Blame the race!
Q: Then why did you pick Protoss as your race?
A: While I didn't played much Broodwar, I enjoyed watching Proleague. Back then, all my favorite players played Protoss, so naturally I chose to main Protoss in Starcraft 2.
Q: In China, at the professional level it is very competitive. Being part of the scene, what do you think?
A: Fundamentally I chose to play professionally because I enjoy it, but oftentimes the result do not match the work put into it. Please be kinder to the players and do not jump the gun when they lose a single game. I watched it happen so many times, the difficulty is impossible to understand.
Q: What were your goals or expectations when you first decided to play professionally? What about now?
A: I would say it was a fluke. But my goals were to first place top 3 in China by the end of the year, then be the best in China, then ultimately be the best in the world. Unfortunately, the last goal seems far off and impossible now.
Q: What was your favorite moment as a professional? Do you have any regrets?
A: My favorite moment has to be my first (offline) tournament: WCS2012 China. After just playing pro for just 1 month, I somehow managed to reach the winner's final. The most disappointing thing was that I could not make it to any of the subsequent WCS.
Q: Lastly, who should we interview next?
A: All the active players recently have been doing too well! I think F91 deserve the "Dishwasher" title!
I tend to translate interviews into more informal and non-standard English. Thank you for you contribution, nonetheless.
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On October 09 2014 15:32 papapanda wrote:
Q: Who is your favorite Chinese player?
A: Courage (I don't understand this part but it seems like he is rich).
Top is making a play on Courage's Chinese name. Qian Zanqi which separates into Qian (money) Zan(zan zhu -> sponsors) Qi (qi ye -> corporation). By taking apart his Chinese name, it sounds like he has enough money to sponsor corporations. Then he talked about how Courage's wife is a teacher for Japanese language and his dad is a jade tycoon. Of course this is all tongue in cheek. 
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