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Mun 'MMA' Seong Won from Team Acer!Behind The Nickname #6: Mun 'MMA' Seong Won.
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TrAiDoS: To begin the interview, please tell us how you live in at the moment. MMA: There aren’t any leagues for a while so I just plan on resting for a bit while waiting for LotV beta to come out, and then I’ll play LotV once it’s out. TrAiDoS: You have been living quite some time in Germany. Can you please give us 5 things that you like and 5 things you find weird about Germany (or foreign countries in general)? MMA: In many ways, I experienced various kinds of cultures so I think it was a good experience. There were times when living alone was lonely and difficult but now that I think about it, it was all a part of the experience and part of the past ^^. I really hated riding on airplanes~ It was so difficult because my ears kept hurting. TrAiDoS: How do you feel about living in Korea again? Do you like it? MMA: I really like it ~ But there are times when I miss Germany too. If I get the chance to, then I’d like to go back one more time. TrAiDoS: Sometimes one has to take a break from work. What do you do when you have a day off? Who do you spend it with? MMA: On days that I have off, I normally stay at home, and I play soccer on the weekends~ TrAiDoS: With all the money you have earned over the years as a pro-gamer. How do you spend it? Do you save something for later? What was the most expensive thing you have ever bought? MMA: I’ve been saving up most of my progamer money. I do spend some from time to time for myself. As for the most expensive thing I ever bought… I would say that was when I bought a watch for my older brother as his graduation present. TrAiDoS: Now I want to know more about MMA as a person.Normally, most people only see you on stream at tournaments, but how is MMA off stream? How would you describe yourself? What does no one knows about you yet?
MMA: Normally, when I’m on camera, people see me with a whole bunch of weight on my shoulders, so I think that a lot of people see me as non-energetic and blunt. But if you get to actually meet me and get to know me, I’m a completely different person~. I’m the exact opposite. TrAiDoS: If you had to stop playing as a pro-gamer right now. What other job would you do? MMA: I would have to go to the army… TrAiDoS: What is the most positive and the most negative experience you have made as a pro-gamer so far? MMA: Most positive experience would have to be winning a championship on the finals stage. Most negative experience would have to be grabbing second place on the finals stage. TrAiDoS: How does your pro-gaming life influence or influenced you as a person? What are important things you have learned over the years about life? MMA: It changed everything. I was just a nobody, but after I became a SC2 progamer, as I made results, people all around the world started to know who I was, I experienced excitement, and then from then on, I took the pride I achieved and was able to do my very best. TrAiDoS: Is there anything you believe in, like god or karma or are you superstitious? MMA: I’m a Christian so I believe in God~ TrAiDoS: If you had a time machine and you could go to every time and place on earth you want. Where would you go and why? What would you do there? MMA: Mmm… I would want to go back to my innocent elementary school days and play soccer that I like ^^ TrAiDoS: What's your bad quality? MMA: I’m sure there’s a lot? For now… In my opinion… My memory is really bad… TrAiDoS: Besides StarCraft II, what are you interested in? MMA: I have a lot of interest in soccer. I also love soccer games. FIFA Online 3, Winning Eleven, and I like all the FIFA games. TrAiDoS: The next part of the interview will be more MMA as a pro-gamer and StarCraft II related. Lets go!How did you choose the name MMA and when was it?
MMA: I did MMA as a sport back in high school. I had so much fun back then that I made the ID MMA because of that. TrAiDoS: When and how did you come up with the idea of being a pro-gamer? MMA: I’ve had thoughts before about being a progamer, but I would always have doubts as to whether or not I could really do it. During those times of doubts, coach Ryu Won, who is now on KT, told me that I had talent and the dexterity to succeed. I think that’s when I started preparing really hard to become a progamer. TrAiDoS: When you started playing as a pro-gamer, what was your goal and what is your goal now? MMA: When I first started off, my goal was to become a progamer who had the power within eSports to bring the world together into one place. My goals now are to win championships. TrAiDoS: Take us through a day in the life of MMA, please. MMA: Wake up, wash up, eat, practice, eat, take a small break, practice, sleep, repeat. TrAiDoS: Is there anything you dislike or even hate about being a pro-gamer? If so, what is it? MMA: Even when you have freedom it’s not actually freedom! Even when you want to rest, you can’t do it in a comfortable fashion (because your hands will get stiff). TrAiDoS: What is/are your goal(s) for this year of StarCraft II? Will you go to foreign events again and try to get points for a spot for BlizzCon? MMA: Of course my goal for this year also is to get into BlizzCon. I want to become the kind of player that can advantageously and constantly make into BlizzCon in the past 11 years during my active progaming career. TrAiDoS: If you have a look at the results between korean and foreign players: What do you think foreign pro-gamers or the foreign scene have to work on to close the gap between korean players or scene? MMA: I think they’ll close the gap if they live the progaming life style in team houses just like Korean players do. The amount of games you play is important and all but I think communication is the real answer. TrAiDoS: Since the last patch big patch, people are not really talking about balance that much anymore. What is your opinion on the current balance? Is there anything you think should be changed? MMA: For HotS, balance wies, I don’t think there’s really anything left to touch on. TrAiDoS: What do you think about the WCS changes, do you like the current system? Why? MMA: Hmm, I can’t really comment on this. I don’t really think about the WCS format. TrAiDoS: What kind of changes would you like to see in Legacy of the Void? MMA: I haven’t tried it yet so I don’t really know, but I am hoping for a lot of new Terran units. TrAiDoS: (Several days after the beta was released, we asked MMA about LotV again) You have played some LotV in the past few days. How do you like it so far? What is good and what is bad about it? MMA: For Terran, the way it is right now, aside from the Cyclone, I don’t see anything else that can really be used in actual games. Zerg and Protoss on the other hand, received various kinds of new units that are fun to use, and I think they’ll be able to come up with a lot of new strategies. But for Terran, I still think we need more development. TrAiDoS: Puh, serious questions, huh? Well, let's have some fun now!What is your best pick up line? What is your worst pick up line?
MMA: I have no idea what you mean by a pickup line. I don’t really understand this question ㅠㅠSo we went ahead and translated it in a different way.
MMA: Kkkk when it comes to women, I think you have to treat them sincerely. Then great love can be achieved. TrAiDoS: How would you title that picture and what was going through your mind at this specific moment?![[image loading]](http://www.teamliquid.net/staff/Waxangel/WCS2014/Europe_1/mmawtf.jpg)
MMA:I’m pretty sure I was thinking something along the lines of: Huh? I won this? I was able to win this? TrAiDoS: Imagine you are a clown and you are at a birthday party of a 7 year old girl. You are standing in front of her and her 5 other crying friends. Your job is to make them laugh, but all you have available is: a Poker chip, a funny balloon (which is not funny at all) and a rubiks cube baked into jello. What would you do? MMA: If the children are crying then there are no answers. TrAiDoS: If you had to fire 1 of your team members, who would it be and why? MMA: By fire you mean get rid of? From Team Acer…??Okay, then I’ll pick
Nerchio because he’s famous for his BM hehe. TrAiDoS: Thank you very much for the nice interview. :-)Huge thanks to
MMA for doing this interview. Make sure to follow him on Twitter @AcerMMA.Big thanks as well to Seeker for helping me out with the translations. Give him a Follow, he is @TL_Seeker.
And of course don't forget to follow me as well for more interviews and eSports content, I am @TrAiDoS_ on Twitter.
As always, I hope you guys liked the interview. Don't forget to check out the other interviews of the series (down below).
Previous Interviews:
Snute Interview - Behind The Nickname
Dayshi Interview - Behind The Nickname #2
ToD Interview - Behind The Nickname #3
Harstem Interview - Behind The Nickname #4
State Interview - Behind The Nickname #5
