[TSL] IdrA, CrunCher, Kas, HayprO Interviews - Page 15

On March 26 2011 05:03 Proko wrote:
I'm an Idra fan, but It think he may have already lost, because he's not saying anything about TSL in public. Check his twitter, he downplays TSL3 on it.

On March 26 2011 03:05 QueueQueue wrote:
Ironically, personality is a major part of what has given Idra his "fame" in the Starcraft community. He would be given a fraction of the attention he receives now if he was a generic, neutral character that a lot of SC gamers are. He raises controversy and people love that. Ironically again his statement about personality is an expression of his personality and again a huge reason why he is popular.

Personality is good in all walks of competition. It builds excitement around match ups, it builds up a fan base around that player, and ultimately is good for E-Sports in the west. People like seeing players with unique and large personalities. If ALL players were boring and mundane there would be less of a following for the competitive scene, and would definitely result in less of a draw for newcomers to the scene, and ultimately stunt the growth of Starcraft. To a lot of people it's not just the game itself, its everything else that comes with it.

I know this might not be the best analogy for an average TL'er to relate to, but I think it's rather appropriate. MMA applies this concept really well. Fighters often have big, outgoing personalities, and promotions such as the UFC really take advantage of that. They put a lot of emphasis on bringing out these personalities through pre-fight and post-fight video interviews that result in people caring for the fights and competitors even more so.

Another example, during the last State of the Game, Tyler called MC out on his play style, and followed with stating that he wanted to meet MC in TSL3 and beat him. In stating this, he's effectively started to build hype around the idea this match up. In saying this, he is essentially making people WANT this match up and if it were to happen, there would be much more appeal to it. I for one, hate PvP; but I would be more than happy to see this specific match up because there is now some background to it; and it happened because a player was willing to express some personality towards the idea.


It's naive to say personality isn't important. Personality creates attention on someone, and with that, more viewers, sponsors and overall growth of the game we all love.

Q: If you had to introduce yourself to our fans who never met you, how would you describe yourself? Write a few sentences about your personality.

Personality should be irrelevant. This is a computer game tournament, not a dating show.

Q: Your first round opponent is Empire.Kas, who is currently the #1 ranked TLPD European player. What are your thoughts about him as a player?

HayprO: Kas seems to be a really good Terran player.

On March 26 2011 11:12 HEROwithNOlegacy wrote:
Sorry to say to cruncher who said he wants to prove himself that he can go far, but if you all in cheese IdrA every game you are proving exactly the opposite so I hope you intend on showing off solid mechanics. I hope HayprO can come out on top against Kas, but I think Kas will 2-0 him. Thanks for the interviews TL great work and can't wait for the matches! Thanks to little app factory for sponsoring

On March 26 2011 09:07 stormtemplar wrote:
Idra now has to beat cruncher. If he doesn't, he becomes a laughingstock.