Event: ESWC 2004
How much do you know about the ability of performing from star players such as Xenon, SteLam, fatal1ty in PK?
Xenon played QW as well as fatal1ty. I read Xenon was a very skilled TDM player, so I won't underestimate him. fatal1ty is known to all ofcourse, and I'll be watching out for him as well. And SteLam is already kicking ass and he'll be a good opponent for sure.
Do you aim to be a real competition for those star players who have a bigger name in the gaming scene ?
es, definately. I want to compete at a high level and give them as much competition as possible. I can't do more than that.
Who would you expect to see as the best player out of those names?
I only know of SteLam's performance, I have absolutely no idea how Xenon and fatal1ty are playing this game, so I can't really give a good answer to that.
How do you think that the 9 hours a day practice of fatal1ty in PK would affect his performance? Could you compare it with Q3 practice ?
At this moment, I would say PK is a practice game. The more you practice the better you get. Ofcourse that's applyable in every game, but in PK it's more noticable, because of the current flawed gameplay. I really hope that it goes the Q3 way, as in, I want it to become less practice-only and more real-skilled.
The chance is big that you will be invited for this tournaments, how are you planning to prepare yourself for an event like this?
I'll LAN up a couple of days before the event and try alot of things to test what's best on LAN etc. I don't have that much time to play games before ESWC, cause I've just finished my exams (today :o), and parties will start in two weeks. So I'd be more partying than playing :).
Being the winner of that first PK online tournament and known as a player that plays often and good PK, do you feel any pressure on you ?
A bit, maybe it's because people expect a lot from me, and I'm not sure if I can live up to these expectations. But I'm not playing for them, but for me, so that pressure won't hurt my game or anything.
What is the player that you are the most afraid of to meet in a game at ESWC or CPL ?
Being afraid doesn't really help your own game. So I will try not to be like that and just play as good as possible.
I also don't know how 90% of the CPL players play, so I can't really be afraid at this moment.
Holland had his ups and downs during the last years, would you say that Holland needs to get it from the individual skills ? (Grubby being supreme in wc3, same for lauke in ut2004)
Maybe yes, maybe not. Deegrollers was really top in Q3TDM, but they were benelux. I think it's because Holland is quite small, we have some good players and always like one GREAT player. Other countries have more than one great player.
You have been mostly known of your performance in CPMA, You are now playing PK, what do you like the most ?
I like both games alot. At this moment, CPMA is better than PK, but that's because CPMA has evolved it's gameplay for the past 3+ years. I like PK more though, cause it's new and all. I must say that PK tends to get boring after you've overplayed it, but that'll change with the weapon balances that are currently being made.
You are in lifestyle since Q3, the UT2k4 part of lifestyle went to mysod, later the PK side went to mysod as well, why did you made that move with your team ?
It's a long story really. But it comes down to the fact that a few months after lifestyle was reborn with a UT2004 squad, we still didn't have a website. We also wanted to go for the big thing, like sponsors and stuff, but our players had no experience with that at all. We (shred, Melt and me) met a few mysod guys at a LAN and had a good time with them.
After that mysod kept an eye on the UT2004 squad and a few weeks after that the UT2004 squad decided to join mysod.
The PK squad wanted to join as well, cause it was kind off empty in lifestyle (CS went away as well, to their old clan).
When ESWC/CPL tournament were announced mysod decided to add the PK division from lifestyle as well (consisting currently of marC, mess, impulse, Xhep and me).
Do you expect to keep playing PK as long as you played Q2/Q3 etc ?
No, if I'll pass the exams I just finished, my high school is over and I'll go to university next year. I won't be having much time then. It also depends on how I place at the upcoming tournaments.
That it, thanks for your time, any shoutouts ?
Yeah! http://www.mysod.nl/ . shred from mysod.UT2004, the guys from http://www.pkeuro.com who are doing a great job with their community site, and everybody I forgot :x.
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