Parts:
one (duel origins)
two (Babbage's CPL)
three (Quakecon 2004)
four (Cooller rivalry)
six - Tuesday 29th March

Crazy hand movements!

he looks a bit like Niles from Frasier.

Loving this interview as a whole!

The guy really does know his quake and history not only in USA but European players too, remembering back to many specific matches and tournaments. Also many details such as roughly when Unmatched started and the players in the teams at FRAG4. Really is quite remarkable.

As far as his comments regarding the Unmatched players at FRAG 4 I'm fairly certain he's wrong about them attending. I think he's confusing them with the lineup of three unmatched + kane which won Eurocup IV with SK. The SK lineup back at that time used to be the likes of kane, paracyde etc.

We discussed the matter the day before but he was adamant. I'll ask one of the Unmatched players and find out.

Unmatched did play in Frag 4. They were Ocrana's Q3 squad then. IIRC they had a low seed and lost in a very close match to Revolution in the first or second round before the double elimination started. They would probably have finished top five with a better draw.

Yep, czm and you are correct. According to the Unmatched member their fourth was Ace, a Hungarian ex-QW player. He also mentions that they had all only just picked up Q3 a short time prior to that event and had had no serious preparation.

i wish cpl didn't kill tdm.

is it just me or are there just these same old neverending stories about the past?! yea babbage, cpl and old quakecons were teh shit. fatal1ty, z4, ic & bla the fights were awesome. but it all sounds like bitter old men talking about the past at the regulars table.

What is he supposed to answer when someone asks him about the past? Herp derp. These were the golden times of Q3 TDM. Deal with it.

I totally agree with you. He should be reminiscent in his interview about FUTURE tournaments. That would be much more interesting imho

guys in the back look like pro loiterers. lol

could ic in form really be beaten? constant <10ms over years and years definitely made their aim superior, or would people challenge that as well?

it's not like they won every tournament they entered.
Unmatched beat them on lan. And p1mps/qpo was the better clan in the later stages of that period.

i c

http://www.iceclimbers.org/ic/achievements.html

that's like Vo0 in 2005 ;D

i would disagree if it were mine to judge

do those early tdm demos excist anywere for download then?

Agree. VODs would be even greater. Or how about some matches with commentary from the pros themselves?

You can still find massive amounts of old TDM demos on cyberfight.org, there are plenty missing but it will certainly last you a long while going through them.

http://www.cyberfight.org/site/demos/search/?...amp;page=0

I think there might be some on challenge-tv, DK said he's been re-uploading shit lately, not sure what can be found there tho

also: http://www.esreality.com/?a=post&id=1150562 (see http://www.esreality.com/?a=post&id=1865396 for recent mirrors)

http://www.esreality.com/?a=post&id=2057147 ... if any1 is interested :-)

who...... cares.... omg

blasphemy.

What about A*star?

Did they even win anything? I remember clan9 beating them in some final, before 9 disbanded or something.

Link to that demo against Ichorville?

My second fav player after Vo0, I think. Good guy. I just wish he played more. His brain is way too fast for his ability to speak. Perhaps a bit of autism is present, but I'm merely speculating.

I think CZM has as much potential skill as anybody. It's just not realized. But for me, he just keeps it real and speaks truthfully and honestly. As happy to make fun of himself as he is to comment on how delusional he was. He makes fun of himself without being obnoxious about it. He keeps it light. He knows (for example) people think he was way overrated AND a darkhorse at one point. It's the little things that make his interviews a bit interesting. Commenting on your shape, how you felt, what others felt and still what others felt gives a nice bit of history I was not aware of.

But I'll be honest, I like the interviews, I appreciate them, it's just that most people don't care about CZM, I think. I hope I'm wrong.

To me it seems he's a slower starter than Z4. Worse tactics in the short run, better timing and rail. But he has more long term potential than perhaps anybody if he ever lets himself play for a full year a little every single day.

Of course, this could all be in my head. But the guy has killer aim when in shape. Killer timing. Tactics and game knowledge can only manifest with a lot of current experience.

Three cheers for CZM!!!

i would love to see czm on Dreamhack, with EG.tdm squad :)

listen guys
i dont really want to spoil the party but
i really like the written interviews better

czm needs a fucking buzzcut and contacts.