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olimoley
United States742 Posts
 The Hot Seat powered by Secretlab If anyone has questions for the players of TSL 8, please post them in this thread or tweet them to @TLNet and we’ll pick our favorites! If your question is chosen, we’ll enter you into a raffle to win your very own Secretlab chair once TSL 8 ends! Remember, we’re looking for fun and unique questions that can be asked during the interviews! 
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MJG
United Kingdom1202 Posts
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shindiginit
21 Posts
What advice do you wish you shared with your younger self? What took you a long time to learn about the sc2 pro scene? What do most people not know about life as a pro gamer? If you were not a pro in sc2, what game would you be playing? If you were not in e-sports, what would you be doing? Koreans, has Serrals rise starting in 2017 changed how you view foreigners as competition? | ||
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Serimek
France2274 Posts
For you, when was the/your Golden Era in Starcraft 2 and why? Hottest body : Zest or JaeDong? | ||
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PabloSanchez
United States37 Posts
In your opinion, what is the most iconic moment in SC2 (going back as for as WoL?) Who would you most like to see return to the pro SC2 scene? Any particular location you would hope hosts an offline tourney? What unknown/up and coming players are you aware of that the scene should watch out for? When would you say you really "made it" as a progamer? Meaning when did you look around and think "so this is my life now?" Would you ever consider being an SC2 coach after you retire? What's the most general piece of advice you would give to someone that wants to raise their MMR? What would you say to someone that's plateaued and frustrated with where they're at? | ||
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buzz_bender
445 Posts
What is your favourite unit in SC2? | ||
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Gluon
Netherlands398 Posts
What is your biggest fear? What is your favorite comeback mechanic when you're playing? | ||
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LennX
4554 Posts
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Drfilip
Sweden590 Posts
Who would win in an archon 1v1, your family or [player's] family? | ||
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rwala
297 Posts
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Jealous
10175 Posts
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Jaeho1
1 Post
Who is the most successful Korean SC2 Player in Starcraft history? | ||
Poopi
France12894 Posts
For koreans: If you started your career a few years later, would you still choose Starcraft 2 or would you have chosen League of Legends or much later Overwatch? For non-koreans (kinda same but...): If you started your career a few years later, would you still choose Starcraft 2 or would you have chosen League of Legends/DOTA2/CS:GO or much later Fortnite? Also: For koreans: do you think Korean was so dominant in StarCraft because of the infrastructure / teamhouses etc., and/or because of PC bangs, and/or because competition is present even at school, compared to other countries where it's not the case? For non-koreans: do you think region locking helped the foreign scene catch up to koreans to some extent? and/or you think the gap would be closing at a similar pace anyways because there is no new blood in the korean scene whereas there is some in the foreign scene? That's all for non player specific questions  | ||
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Crocolisk Dundee
870 Posts
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Serimek
France2274 Posts
On November 18 2021 19:27 bblack wrote: Which player most closely resembles a Zealot? And a Marauder? What is your biggest fear? What is your favorite comeback mechanic when you're playing? The chin toss must be the one looking like a zealot! | ||
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dbRic1203
Germany2655 Posts
(Like Reynor did for Katowice) If so/ if not, why do you use it/ Don t use it? How do you prepare in general? Do you have coaches? | ||
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Trysicle
1 Post
What's your favorite hobby outside of gaming? Who do you look up to as a role model? (Can be outside of esprots) | ||
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Drfilip
Sweden590 Posts
I think personalized questions really are better than generic questions, but they are harder to just pick from a forum. | ||
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Nakajin
Canada8989 Posts
''The Chinese Starcraft 2 fans sometime give nicknames to certain players or have some meme around someone, like with  INnoVation. Are you aware of any nicknames or memes around other players from the chinese scene and the story around it? | ||
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Pandain
United States12989 Posts
If you had to live life as a SC2 unit, which would you pick and why? Whose the strongest progamer? | ||
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La Crema
2 Posts
1. Where would you want to spend your December Holiday? 2. How would you relax and rewind during the holidays? 3. Would you rather, keep your computer/s or keep your best friend and favourite pet. To trap: You have been in touch with a discord community with your friend, gemini, what made you give your time to exclusively stream your rank games and what did you feel when people showed up and were very happy to see you? | ||
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Tagged_Once
10 Posts
To Reynor: -If you were given a chance, would you break rotti's mug again to give him another gift, and what would that gift be? To Clem: -You were swapped with Reynor's life, what is one or two things that you would change from him that comes from your good habits. ![[image loading]](https://cdn.pixabay.com/photo/2014/11/30/14/11/cat-551554_960_720.jpg/) | ||
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Goat-ral
3 Posts
II. So that the people would know some of your personality, What will you do to get the IEM Katowice trophy, answer wrong answers only. III. Since this is a hot seat question, which among the players that are not your friends in this tournament would you trade among your current friends? To Rattata: What were your motivations in life? And why Rattata? To Elazer: - If you were to jump scare someone in this tournament, who would it be? To Classic / Serral/ Byun: - How was military and are you afraid of heights because the people would want to know whether who amongst the players in this tournament would you not want to skydive with??? | ||
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RogerChillingworth
3002 Posts
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Goat-ral
3 Posts
II. Based on the back of your mind, when was the most uncomfortable time you played in a tournament. III. If you were to design your own dream house, how would it look like and/or how large would it be? To Byun: Okay this is a really hot seat question, is there any chance that you could get your dog and answer this question with him/her... (wait for him to get his dog)(zombie grub could talk about her cat :3) ... would you rather choose your dog or StarCraft 2? To Creator: Could you give us a strong message to Dark, if not, how were you feeling that after the GSL Super tournament, you were able to put him down to the lower bracket. To Zest: There are 2 options to reach IEM Katowice Trophy, according to the Guinness world record, 10,507 is the highest non-stop push-up number, would you rather reach at least 5,000 non-stop push-ups or play StarCraft 2? lol | ||
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Tagged_Once
10 Posts
- Seeing Maru win many tournaments recently, what do you think did he do to get there, wrong answers only. -How long do you sleep and how long would you want to sleep and why? To Maru: How did you manage to win many tournaments recently and could you give us 1 wrong answer to it and 1 serious answer. To Spirit: Why did you change your name from souL to Spirit? Also, would you rather play ranked games all day or play custom or practice games all day? | ||
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Humong-Gabe
2 Posts
b. In what movie that you enjoyed would you like to appear in? c. Being a pro gamer is difficult, could you share us 1 to 3 rituals you do as a pro gamer? To HeroMarine: - What are the best ingredients you put in your pizza? - Form a team of 3 who you think would have a good synergy in making a pizza together. To Special: - Who do you think is the messiest person in this tournament? - What is your favorite food? - What were the exercise routines you did to be so sexy? (Rotti or FearDragon should ask this :3) | ||
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1SuperSpicy
1 Post
◉ If you were to choose someone to play in this tournament the grand finals match, who would it be? ◉ Who would be the one player in this tournament you would want to fully retire in StarCraft 2? ◉ If you were to swap your name with someone in this tournament, who would it be? ◉ Among the players in this tournament, who do you think you would get along the most in singing and dancing in a karaoke booth? To Lambo: - If the only way to save your dog, Loki, would be taking a tablespoon of the most spiciest hot sauce in the world while sky diving, would you do it? - You could only choose one, would you rather lift the IEM Katowice Trophy or keep the friends you made in your StarCraft 2 Journey. To Cure: -Very hot seat question, who is the most unreliable practice partner you had ever played with? - Would you rather live in a city or a province / middle of nowhere To Serral: - Very hot seat question***, rank the following practice partners from best to worst: Spirit, Lambo, MaxPax To Astrea: - Very hot seat question***, rank the following practice partners from best to worst: Neeb, Scarlet, Special To Scarlett: - Very hot seat question***, rank the following practice partners from best to worst: Neeb, Astrea, Special UPDATED / NEW QUESTION (As of December 1,2021) ◉ What race would you like to face against in a BO7 Grand Finals match? | ||
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Husyelt
United States836 Posts
Arcade Fire or Arctic Monkeys? TimeSplitters 2 or Red Faction 2? | ||
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La Crema
2 Posts
1. Among the players in this tournament, which of them would you give a gift and what would it be? 2. What is the most used 3. Could you show us what is the recent conversation you had on your SMS / messenger / or any texting platform? 4. What country would you not want the tournaments to be held? 5. What Starcraft 2 unit are you when it is winter, the coldest time of the year, and summer, the hottest time of the year? 6. What is your number 1 Karaoke song? To Gumiho: 1. What do you feel when major tournaments are played during the late evening for Koreans? To Bunny: 1. Rank the following teams from Best to Worst: DPG, Shopify Rebellions, Kaizi, Team NV To Solar: 1. Would you rather be nuked or be lose your pet dog? 2. What was the most memorable part of your stay in Kaizi Gaming and do you miss Innovation? 3. How did you meet your wife :3 To Rogue: 1. How would you rate your stay in DPG compared to JinAir and what are the memorable moments you had in both teams? 2. What are the top 3 ways you deal with stress? 3. What is your number 1 Karaoke song? To Dark: 1. What are the top 3 ways you deal with stress? 2. Who is your friend since the start of playing StarCraft 2 and what did you like and hate about him the most? | ||
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Shampoww
1 Post
⊛ If given a chance, would you want to cast TSL and who would you want to cast with? ⊛ What is your 2nd best hobby that you are doing right now? ⊛ What is the cringiest or corniest joke you could think of or heard about StarCraft 2 ⊛ What is the most amateur move you made in a tournament? ⊛ If you would build a robot, what would it do to help you? To Time: 1. Could you share us something about the Chinese scene in StarCraft 2 ? 2. You have been first in the Dreamhack China since Summer 2020, what did you regret in this recent Dreamhack winter? 3. Do you think the location of a player influences their play, if yes, where would you want to train. If not, share us one thing you love being in China? 4. Rate the following Chinese players from BEST to WORST: Cyan, XY, Coffee To Zoun: 1. Are you a night person or a morning person? 2. What is the last lie you told? 3. What is/are your fears? | ||
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gnuoy000
31 Posts
Which progamer has the worst ladder/practise playlist? If you couldn't represent yourself in a GSL group selection type situation and had to pick someone else to represent you instead, which fellow progamer would you entrust to represent you in such a situation? | ||
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olimoley
United States742 Posts
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Drfilip
Sweden590 Posts
On November 23 2021 12:37 Tagged_Once wrote: To Spirit: Why did you change your name from souL to Spirit? Also, would you rather play ranked games all day or play custom or practice games all day? Do you want to hear him say it clearly in his own words on stream? We know already the answer to this. His soul was crushed and all that's left is his spirit. Too many coinflip losses, too many losses that he felt he couldn't do anything to win, too many percieved imbalances, too many game mechanics that aren't appreciated. It's only his spirit that keeps him in the game now. Letting people who swap names tell the community why is actually a very inclusive thing. Bogus->INnoVation is very old now. The new name was very fitting as he, the Machine, was an innovation. It would have been worse if he called himself INnoVator. All he really innovated was a few mechanical timing builds and some cheeses. The amount to which he tweaked those build for maximum efficiency was amazing, though. SpeCial has changed many times, but he was called Major for a long time. Salvation->Forte happened several years ago now. Salvation vs Cure on King Sejong station is his most impressive game IMO. Trust->ViViD->YB (IIRC) is quite recent. The team league build planner is back in a team league and can help his team plan their strategies. Rattata is very recent change as well, maybe the most recent among all. | ||
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Blutmilan
Germany3 Posts
Who is your favorite player/s to hang out with when you are at a Homestory cup ? To Showtime 1.Which map is your favorite to play Phoenix vs Phoenix wars on ? 2.Where can we find your music playlists ? 3.When will you do a Workout Stream ? | ||
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Zambrah
United States7340 Posts
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conormcgregor156
22 Posts
For Maru: At this point in your career, which do you prefer to win next year, IEM Katowice or G5L? For Rogue: To Rogue: Before retiring from Starcraft 2, what record would you like to break first? -To be the player who won 1 million dollars in tournaments? o Being the player who won 4 world championships? | ||
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LEDLights
1 Post
2. If tomorrow you will go on for vacation out of town what are 3 things you will do before you leave and where will you go? 3. If you were to be any beverage or drink, what would you be? 4. If the tournament would only take one GSL groupstage to reach the finals, who are the other 3 that you will bring in your group? 5. What was the most recent intimidating thing you experienced in real life? 6. For you, what style in StarCraft 2 is more fun to play, being offensive or being defensive? 7. You could only choose one among 2 tournaments that has a similar format to TSL8, first would only have matches with Best of 1 while the other has Best of 7 Games, which tournament would you go for. To Maxpax: - Could you share why you chose to play very aggressive or sometimes very unique? - If you were given a chance to change your past, would you stay aggressive or be defensive or be macro focused? | ||
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Moltress
1 Post
If you were to migrate or relocate somewhere, where would it be? To Reynor: When you arrived in London, what did you instantly think about. When you landed in London, what did you miss from being in Italy. AFter you left Italy, what was the most shocking thing you learned from London? To Serral: What is your most favourite match up at the moment? What is one thing you want to change in one race? If you were to migrate or relocate somewhere, where would it be? If you were to relive the IEM Katowice 2020 Zest vs Serral matches, what would you want to tell your past self? | ||
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RDJr
1 Post
What year of StarCraft 2 do you think was the most memorable era in your life? To Hero: What year of StarCraft 2 do you think was the most memorable era in your life? Who were the pros that helped you reach your success back then? To HeroMarine: What is your best motivation to keep streaming and keep competing throughout the years? What is it like being in the same pro team for the entirety of your journey? And, what are the most fond memories you had with that team? | ||
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O-Jayy
1 Post
What is the most exciting experience you had for your entire journey as a pro player? When the Offline scene comes again, do you want the qualifiers to still be played online or in your homes or offline? To Rogue: Let's go back to the past, what was running in your mind when you knew you were about to win GSL Season 1 2021. What do you think is one unique routine you do everyday? To Zoun: When you started joining AlphaX, we saw you rise and win tournaments more frequently, how did your team contribute to your journey? To Showtime: You already have 13Gold and 12Silver finishes in ESL Cups, since take a long time to finish, what keeps you calm and poise every event? | ||
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Aprill
1 Post
What is one map that you wanted to bring back? If there were a 10 thousand dollar prize pool for a 2v2 tournament, who would you choose as a partner? To Maxpax: What were the sacrificies that you make everyday to have a huge impact in the pro scene? At a young age, have you decided to fully commit yourself like Reynor and Clem? To Bunny or Dream or any Terran: Maru's TvT is really good, what is one thing you wanted to learn from him? (example: mind game builds) In TvT, what do you think is the most important aspect in winning it? | ||
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Juliuss
1 Post
If you were the Lead President of StarCraft 2. what will your pitch be to increase it's popularity? If you were to travel 1 country, who among the players in this tournament would you bring with and what country would it be? Have you ever thought of being a caster? And, if you were offered to be a player and a caster like TY, would you grab that opportunity? To Byun: What were your thoughts when you were nearing to finish your military service? And what were the things you did to come back defeating many pro players? Since both you and Classic made a splash during your comeback, what advice could you give to Classic to aid in his return? To DRG: It was rumoured that you are the most hardworking player in the korean scene, how long do you play every day? And what advice would you like to give to aspiring pro players? To Scarlett: If you were able to meet Byun, Lambo, and TLO, what would be the first thing that you guys would do? | ||
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cizzy34
1 Post
To Rogue:Because, you have been in so many championships and so many crazy situations.. that I have to ask when you're playing in a final for example you're defending multiple attacks and a lot is happening, do you just know what to do in this exact situation as a reflex or are do you contemplate any decisions? And does it depend on the race that you're playing against? | ||
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KeanuCheese
France3 Posts
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Argonauta
Spain4954 Posts
Do you read books in your free time? favorite? Which race do you think is the most fun to play? If you coudl go to visit a place/country, which one will be? Do you like/follow regular sports/ | ||
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Crocolisk Dundee
870 Posts
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Lunoxx
1 Post
-Among the 4 features in a map, what do you don't like the most?: Acceleration zones, slow zones, Zel'naga towers, or -the Rocks? -If you were to create a map, how many safe bases could each player take? To Dark: Could you share us the experience you had and the thoughts on your mind when you accomplished winning two ESL Cups in one week. To Maru: As a player who has a good reputation in TvZ, what mindset should a terran have when playing the matchup? To Trap: If you were given a chance to change your race, what would it be? How would you compare your style in playing the game before compared to now? Could you compare your current team to your old team? | ||
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Crocolisk Dundee
870 Posts
My own (horrible) ideas: Blink-Ultras (Zerg): A combination of Ultralisks with the Stalker's Blink ability. Tactical Jump Prism (Protoss): Warp Prisms can now use the Battlecruiser ability to teleport anywhere on the map. Burrow Move Siege Tanks (Terran): You think you're safe, when suddenly...TANKS! | ||
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Crocolisk Dundee
870 Posts
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Crocolisk Dundee
870 Posts
Examples: Burrowed Banelings automatically detonate when enemy units step on them. (Zerg) Warp Prism gets an attack. (Protoss) Thor is replaced by Warhound. (Terran) | ||
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Goldiii
1 Post
Of all the players in this tournament, who do you think is best in mind games? Are you willing to join a teamhouse? And if that happens, what are you most excited for? What always go through your mind or your mindset when you are playing close late game scenarios? To Serral: If you were able to recruit or steal players from other teams, who would you add in the ENCE Roster? | ||
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Tempestt
1 Post
~What are your routines before an important match in a tournament? ~What exercises do you think improves your performance in these events? ~Would you rather play in a single elimination bracket or a double elimination bracket? Could you also tell us why? ~Since Offline events are opening, could you recall what are the problems do you usually face when competing in LANS? To Lambo:: What could you say about reynor's improvement throughout the years? And how was it like to coach Reynor? | ||
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swarminfestor
Malaysia2449 Posts
With impending military service that seem unavoidable, do you ever consider to apply the BTS and Faker law based on your recent achievements to extend your mandatory age up till 30 or leaving to the government to decide on behalf of you? | ||
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Humong-Gabe
2 Posts
When is your favourite day to grind games? What holiday do you never miss out on? Who is one player who you wished you could have played with more? (e.g. practice more with or play more in tournaments) To Trap/ Serral / Rogue: [i]1. What is your secret in keeping your face clean? To Solar: : Earlier you mentioned that Lambo noticed you using the hydra ling bane build against protoss, at the moment, what builds from other zergs are you interested on using? | ||
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TheJourney
1 Post
If you were to use only one aggressive unit in Starcraft 2, what will you choose? How many hours do you think you played Starcraft 2? And would it be nice to have an hour counter in battle net? What is the best way to improve on macro? What mindset do you always hold on to when you are on the lower bracket? To Maru: What strategy do you think always catches protoss off guard? What routine/s do you do before an important match? To Byun: What mindset do you always hold on to when you are on the lower bracket? What strategy do you use before and you wish could be viable again? | ||
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Skrilll
1 Post
What other profession/s do you think you could compare being a StarCraft 2 Pro? What is your favorite chocolate? What would you rather have within the following and why: a wooden chair, a gaming chair, or an office chair? To Dark / Rogue / Serral / or any Zergs: What region is best at the ZvZ matchup and what strategy in zvz is considered a clown fiesta? What unit do you want to remove from Protoss? To Bunny: What is the most important strategy do you always apply in a standard TvZ? To Special (only if he won against maru): You were asked yesterday that you wished to have better control like Maru, since you won, what was a very memorable experience you had in that series? | ||
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Goat-ral
3 Posts
II. If you were to create your own StarCraft 2team and be the head coach, how would you train your students? III. Would you change one thing in the game? IV. When you are playing a tournament, would you rather have 200 ping or play the tournament after midnight? V. How do you think about the game or develop strategies when ping is involved compared to playing at LANS? For the lower bracket players: Would you say that playing making the Grand finals be a Best of 7 games is too tiring? What are your thoughts? | ||
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Acrofales
Spain18050 Posts
Should toilet paper be over or under? And are you very upset when the roll is in the other way around? | ||
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deacon.frost
Czech Republic12129 Posts
(My pick is Human Centipede.) | ||
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Tagged_Once
10 Posts
What unit from another race would you trade from your race? To any Zerg: What is the most difficult thing about playing Zerg in the pro scene? To any Protoss: What is the most difficult thing about playing Protoss in the pro scene? | ||
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