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Interview Archive - I:

November 2013 - Intel Guard:

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"Yeah, it's simple, but gratifying . . . like pizza." - Intel "I've modded this place 3 times" Guard about GG2

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B.illy S.O.D.: Alright, well first off, introduce yourself to all the people who don't know you (I know percentage is small but whatevs :P)

Intel Guard: Yo guys, I'm Intel Guard. I've been a member of this community for around 4 years now; I am currently the moderator of the Clans, Strategy and Tactics, and Gaming Discussion boards. I also run a lot of different events for the community and I commentate gg2 matches.

Intel Guard: Is that good?

B.illy S.O.D.: Great xD Now this is something I've been kinda interested in: Where'd you get your name?

Intel Guard: LOL

B.illy S.O.D.: Like did you defend intel really well?

Intel Guard: Well, this is kinda embarrasing, back in the day I used to play constructor a lot and I liked to play hard defense (which meant intel camping.) I thought I was hot shit because I used my shotgun too and killed lots of spies and runners who were probably just as bad as I was. I had originally gone by GIRUGAMESH before I joined the forum, so when I decided to choose my name I thought it was cool if I called myself "Intel Guard.."

B.illy S.O.D.: Lol that's funny xD So in regards to playing this long, what's your favorite thing about gg2 (look at that basic question)?

Intel Guard: Favorite thing about GG2, that's easy. It's the simplicity. It's a game anyone can pick up and play and become good at. I played for like 2 years on a touchpad and kept at it and managed to become a good detonator. It's a simple game, but it offers so much for what it is. I think it really is something special despite how basic it was when it started out. It's come a long way while still retaining its core simplicity.

B.illy S.O.D.: Simplicity that's interesting; never thought about that lol.

Intel Guard: Yeah, it's simple, but gratifying . . . like pizza.

B.illy S.O.D.: Lawl. But you evolve slightly right? So like who did you think taught you the most about gg2? On the forum and in-game likewise.

Intel Guard: Yeah, you definitely level up. If you check out some of my (unfinished) guides, I am positive that there is definitely a higher level of play you can utilize. But the beautiful thing is, you only need that if you really want to master the game. You can still be good with just the basic fundamentals. That's the cool part. For the second part of your question, wow lol. For the battlefield, I'd definitely have to say Vein and Techno Viking. Back in the day everyone was on their dicks cause they were so good and I was no exception. Seeing Techno's fragvids and getting wrecked by them in pub matches inspired me to keep practicing and getting better and improving. The tournament performances they offered, wow. I still think they're some of the best players in the game. As far as the forums go, a lot of people taught me shit about GG2. I'd have to mostly throw out props to Wherewolf, RebelINS, Snare and Techno Viking. I learned everything I needed to know about everything from gaming to organizing the games from those 4.

B.illy S.O.D.: Well you're one of the big guys now that everybody looks up to. So what do you hope to accomplish/is your stance as mod?

Intel Guard: I wouldn't say I'm the one everyone looks up to haha. I've got sort of a loose temper and I can be pretty stubborn about stupid things. I've modded the board before and I always had ideas, but now that I've been aorund the block and the forum is not nearly as active as it once was, I just got a simple philosophy to go by: Cut the spam, cut the drama, let people make their own decisions and live with the consequences. I want to be hardline on assholes who think it's okay to do whatever they want, but I also want to work on leaving people alone because how I used to be. I'd just harass people I disagreed with, and that's no way to do anything.

B.illy S.O.D.: So what in your opinion is the biggest problem with the clan section right now?

Intel Guard: It's not a problem I can solve... but I would say it's just the lack of enthusiasm and initiative. Used to be so easy to get regular clan wars and pugs going even if the IRC was a complete fucking mess everytime. You had the guys willing to play and put up with it. Nowadays, most of the older community has moved on and some of the newer guys just aren't into it, or have the ability to handle it. They make clans and sit back and do absolutely nothing. And the same goes for the older guys. Its just a trend of inactivity we've always been going down. I think it's a huge problem, but as far as what's going on now, I'll take what I can get and be happy with it.

B.illy S.O.D.: You're trying to spur some activity with the Winter Classic though, so how do you think that's going?

Intel Guard: Mixed bag. The scheduling issues we got are hurting it bad. People are somehwat forgetting they even have matches, and I've had to sub in almost every match. (Not that, I'm complaining, I love playing for other teams just cause it adds variety for me.) The IRC gets a bit messy and sometimes you've got tension between younger and older members. Some people take losses here pretty hard too, because losing sucks. I know that firsthand haha. On the other hand tho, we've got some great activity spurred from it. [DMG] playing matches and enjoying them, you got ^DOS^ making a name for itself, new clans like [FG] trying out comp, and the rest playing matches and stuff. We've got tons of video content being put out thanks to great commentators like Rebel and Compushwa. And some people actually do enjoy and relish these matches. Inactivity is a problem, but like I said I'll take what I can get. If my team doesn't win, it'll bite, but I'm glad we're all participating. So the same should go for the rest of the clans. It's about the fact we're all getting together to play this game.

B.illy S.O.D.: You mentioned other clans, so what's the best example of the leading clan this year (cuz it's like late 2013 and I think you can predict this EDGY question)?

Intel Guard: Do you mean in terms of being strong and winning matches?

B.illy S.O.D.: Just the clan that was really cool this year. You can maybe list different clans being the best at different things.

Intel Guard: Always going with [7H]. TSA's spiritual successor, super stacked team, and amazing 4v4 cohesion and dynamics. They're terrifying on the battlefield, though they (understandably) have absolutely no presence on the forum. [DMG] comes close cause they're all old geezers, but the skill was never lost. In terms of general activity, I'd have to say it's you crazy little munchkins at ^DOS^, cause you're always doing something batshit insane like no gravity servers and random mods and plugins I didn't even know existed. Lots of clan camraderie and activity, and hey it's not just about winning matches, it's also about having fun

B.illy S.O.D.: Lol didn't expect that. Anyways, I just have one last question: Will you ever finish "INTEL GUARD'S GUIDE TO PLAYING THE GAME"?!?!?

Intel Guard: Maybe, I always get bored writing up stuff and it's hard to find inspiration, but seeing as I have never finished anything like that ever, I look at it and go "This is the one" and get random bursts of inspiration lol. It will be finished. Soon. Like mid 2014 soon. Maybe.

B.illy S.O.D.: Lawl, well thanks alot for answering my questions.

Intel Guard: Np bitches, one final thought if i may.

B.illy S.O.D.: Yea, sure.

Intel Guard: YoungKillaG - "Gohan"
Intel Guard: Man, I feel like Gohan.

December 2013 - Sy:

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"I'm not a big fan of Psy (despite popular belief xD)" - sup "sigh, sai, PSY" sy on his music choices

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B.illy S.O.D.: kkkkk B.ILLY'S AWESOME TALK SHOW IS GONNA START RIGHT NOW!!!! First off, introduce yourself to the community

sy: Ok. Well I'm the leader of {TCHG}, I've been on forums for over a year-ish, and I do some art . . . though not much anymore. Pretty brief description :P

B.illy S.O.D.: Lawl. So starting from today the next two questions are gonna be standard. First, where'd you get your name from?

sy: Ummmmmm . . . well I used to just be called sup, like "sup," and I used that in game (cuz I really couldn't think of much). But then when I finally made a forum account, people got really confused. I really dont know how i came up with sy, but hey it stuck.

B.illy S.O.D.: Any reason why people called you sup? I mean like did they say, "sup, sup"? That sounds weird :P

sy: Haha, yeah. I was chatting with somone in game before they had chat, and I was like "sup (insert name which i dont remember here)."And they were like "sup sup," and I kinda liked it . . . so yeah here I am.

B.illy S.O.D.: Lawl. Well what's your favorite part about gg2?

sy: Hmmm . . . it's very quick paced, very action packed, and really fun. It's 2d platformer based, which makes it easy to learn and easy to play. Yet it still takes practice and playtime to become really good.

B.illy S.O.D.: And groups of people who become really good make clans. One of which you're the leader; so what's the best part about leading a clan?

sy: Just watching it grow is really amazing. You start out with just a few people, just you and 3 friends playing the game. And as you play and get better, you get more of a reputation, and more people want to join. Also, just the competitiveness is really fun. Normally, GG2 is just played casually. When you don't know what to do, or are really bored, you just open it up and play for a while. But when you add the competitive atmosphere to it, it's like a whole new game. The whole team has to be near perfect to do well in clan wars.

B.illy S.O.D.: Well there's always two sides to a coin, so what's the most challenging part of leading a clan?

sy: Getting people motivated, for sure. Because gg2  is more for leisure, people just don't have the motivation to stay up to date with events and wars. For example: TCHG has around 8 active members. But some wars, we struggle even to get 4 to show up. Additionally, many people that used to go on the forums a lot aren't active as much (myself included sadly). And really, no one can do much about it sadly. But I guess it's a problem we all have to deal with, so I wont complain too much.

B.illy S.O.D.: Man, I shoulda asked those questions in reverse cuz now I feel depressed. So to get on a happier note, how'd you get into pixel art?

sy: I wanted to resprite the runner for something. . . I dont really remember what for :P But anyways, I decided to animate it as well for fun. And the more I drew, the more I wanted to finish. The end result was bad, but I was interested in pixel art. Then I made the pyro hadouken gif, which I actually posted on the forums, and I got a TON of feedback (thanks to colton and killercrusher). This got me pretty motivated to do more. And from there, it just got pretty addicting, so I just kept on going and going.

B.illy S.O.D.: So does your art influce your clan leadership in any way?

sy: Definitely! One of the coolest things about joing TCHG is that I make a "portrait" for every member. It's just an additional incentive for applicants to join and adds a visual for everyone to see rather than just a wall of text. Also, it really contributes to the steampunk/gentlemanly feel of the clan, with the colors in place.

B.illy S.O.D.: Hmm something I'm interested in. As the artsy guy, do you listen to any music while playing? Gangnam Style (hue psy=sy)?

sy: Always! haha, though I'm not a big fan of Psy (despite popular belief xD). In-game 8-bit music is great and all, but your own personal favorites are your favorites for a reason. I'm actually an indie rock type of guy :P

B.illy S.O.D.: Any examples???

sy: Imagine Dragons, Bastille, Walk the Moon, Young the Giant, and atlas Genious just to name a few <3 (dont judge me).

B.illy S.O.D.: I don't. Also, PSY SUCKS!!! But getting back on track, where do you think the future of {TCHG} is gonna go?

sy: Hmmm. . . well, it's hard to say. We have a good core warring team with 5 people in it. I think we'll be around for a while. We're not the best clan, but we're certainly working our way up. Though I want it to be a bit more like ^DOS^, in that its more casual and fun, I think we're slowly becoming more serious, at least regarding posts in the thread.

B.illy S.O.D.: Okay, well one last question from me before we hit the community questions: do you believe Hypothesis will ever come back as the final leader. . . EVER?

sy: Well judging off the fact that he's returned and stated that he's going to take over 3 times already, and then disappeared again . . . yeah, I'll let you guys decide for yourselves ;)

B.illy S.O.D.: I don't take responsibility if panda shoots u, so you better call your insurance :P

sy: <3

B.illy S.O.D.: ANYWAYS MOVING ONTO THE COMMUNITY QUESTIONS!! Thanks to my PR, only one person cared to send questions: Intel Guard lawl. I'm so sorry sy.

sy: xd

B.illy S.O.d.: xD

sy: I feel loved <3

B.illy S.O.D.: INTEL DLC!! Why did you think you lost [RD] v {TCHG}?

sy: Ehhhhh. . . many reasons. First, tus wasn't there. And I gotta say, he's gotten reallllly good. If we had waited for him, I feel like it would've been a lot closer (though props to Imp for showing up ;)). Also, I was not playing well that game. I went lowest scoring in one game as heavy (which really shouldn't happen imo). Probably should have played a bit before the war to get the feel back. But what's happened has happened. Can't really change the past, so I'll deal with it. I still think that we have the potential to beat [ЯD] for sure though. . . cough*rematch*cough. Oh yeah, and hostadvantage. But I'm not a euro so not gonna complain too much ;)

B.illy S.O.D.: Imo (and this is my own opinion, not Intel's) you killed it by switching yourself and Imp off at eureka. He was a pretty good rocketman, and you were doing pretty fine as heavy. I think you got scared and switched off, when they only won because of a backcap. Imp is a much better rocketman imo and the tradeoff wasn't a good choice.

sy: Totally forgot about that haha, but definitely bad call as a leader there.

B.illy S.O.D.: OKAY!! Question #2: what is the most effective 4v4 setup on koth and why.

sy: XD Really depends on the map. There are a lot of cool sentry spots or even areas where quote can be useful. But generally speaking, you definitely need your core rocket/medic/heavy imo. Though heavy may want to be switched if it is a really big map, but only if the decreased damage output is outweighted by the mobility. As for the fourth class: scout, engie or even spy depending on the situation. Scout is great for pressure on the medic and cleaning up, with the mobility to be everywhere, engie has great defensive potential with his sentry, and spy can get some gamechanging stabs if the other team doesnt know about the class switch. Overall, TCHG usually goes with the scout.

 tl;dr heavy, medic, rocketman, scout. The basic 4 used in most situations.

B.illy S.O.D.: Intel: DEPENDS ON THE MAP. TRICK QUESTION LERL. Tho you did beat him lawl cuz u said exactly what he said XD

sy: Get rekked intel lol.

B.illy S.O.D.: Lawl. Last question from Intel: why is t always late to everything and then says he has to leave in 5 mins?

sy: xD well I do know t irl, but I really don't know lol. Go ask him yourself Intel, u lazy motherfucker.

B.illy S.O.D.: Lawl. Any final comments?

sy: http://www.ganggarrison.com/forums/index.php?topic=33228.0
but yeah, we should finish that^

And thanks for the interview, Billy. Props to u and Intel for new clan stuffs.

B.illy S.O.D.: Alright. Thanks alot :3 C1 ;3c

January 2014 - RBY:

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"The fact they're not even willing to do some effort to try it convinces me some people have this fear of new things." - "GG2's Universal Doctor" RBY on clan innovation

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B.illy S.O.D.: ALRIGHT! LET'S START DIS INTERVIEW RITE NOW!!! First off, introduce yourself.

RBY: Well, I'm RBY, 17-year-old Belgian guy that has played this game since somewhere in 2010, I believe. I've led several clans such as [ЯD] and [AT] and participated a lot in competitive matches. That enough? :P

B.illy S.O.D.: Yes, that's perfect :P Anyhow, as usual: where'd you get your name from?

RBY: When I joined the forum I was a spy main at first (like in tf2) and played under the name RightBehindYou. When Vindicator's mod was used a lot and people started using chat, I believe it was Yoshifriends333 who first called me RBY, since the entire name was too long to type, of course. I just abbreviated my name to that and some people think it means RedBluYellow or whatever.

B.illy S.O.D.: LOL. Well, what's your favorite thing about gg2?

RBY: It's easy to pick up and simple at a glance but there's still a lot to learn. You can just open it in a few seconds and play a match. It's good fun. Least favorite should be obvious :3

B.illy S.O.D.: Do you still find yourself learning new skills even when you've been playing for a long time?

RBY: No, not really, arrogance aside, I believe I'm at that point where there's not much more to learn aside from theoretical knowledge of positioning and ways teams should spread out, but that's sort of useless unless I'm playing with people over mumble since we can't coordinate, otherwise because gg2 doesn't have voice chat. I just think my deathmatching skills, although not perfect, probably won't get any better, and that extra level mostly becomes irrelevant on high ping servers anyway... I have issues with survival sometimes but that's more of a fault of my playstyle I believe, since I like to play a high-risk, high-reward runner, it's probably the least worst class to go down in a 4v4 setting and if I can get a medpick and then die, I just go for it.

B.illy S.O.D.: Do you think the same thing applies to clans? As in how you've improved [ЯD]? Any things from Ozoh that you learned to do or not do?

RBY: Well, the thing I've learned over the years by leading 4 incarnations of a clan is that it's very hard to motivate people to show up in gg2 lol. It's not an issue of us having a small playerbase, it's mentality. I play comp tf2 now in 9v9 and everyone always shows up, aside from maybe 1 person who's 5-10 minutes late. In gg2 it's usually a miracle if everyone shows up 20 minutes after a match is supposed to start. That's always been the biggest frustration with this game for me: lackluster dedication and organisation. If you promise to show up, then do so or at least try to notify a bit in advance you won't be able to make it. A little criticism, too: people are way too attached to their traditions of how things should be done. In tf2, new innovations such as tf2center, configs and what not are embraced, while in GG2 we just stick to the same old irc channel instead of things like gg2lounge and 'no chat pls' business even though people in the community have worked hard to provide better alternatives and working features. The fact they're not even willing to do some effort to try it convinces me some people have this fear of new things.

B.illy S.O.D.: Why do you keep doing what you do with all this negativity then? What makes you continue to lead [ЯD]? Are there any specific ways you've tried to motivate your team?

RBY: I wouldn't say it's negativity, just some feedback on what could be improved I'd say. I'm not leading [ЯD] anymore, we wanted to play in the tourney but all the randomness and frustrations made sure we never want to do that again, we're done with GG2 for good now (well, all of us apart from meow I believe) :P  Basically, nobody was enjoying our matches. Things were postponed every time, which resulted in me making 4-5 people show up on a Saturday night for absolutely nothing, it took way longer than it should etc. For our last match Lw postponed his DotA practice with his team for an hour, because I promised him that's what it would take. Flash forward 1 hour later and we just did the first map (30 seconds of playing, yeah). In the words of Raivo: "Promise me you'll never make me do this again." We just got fed up with it all, and if there's no enjoyment but only frustration while playing a video game, you know there's something wrong.

So tl;dr we're done with GG2 in it's current state.

B.illy S.O.D.: Well, what are ways that you believe would improve organization and matches going smoothly?

RBY: I've said this various times: IRC is horrible and I don't understand why people insist on using it. Work with AJF to improve lounge, since that's so much more clear. It's a tf2lobby like system, so people can join a team, pick their class and press ready if they are. Maps are listed, server name, pass etc. This way people don't have to constantly ask dumb questions and all the useful information gets buried in IRC. If you're going to lead a clan, don't be a Dan and fully commit to it. Make sure your members know they have to show up and don't rely on them doing so without notifying them a long time beforehand and reminding them. Also, please be a bit more on time. If the match is supposed to be at 4 PM EST, that means it's supposed to START at 4 PM EST, so joining a bit beforehand does wonders. Other than that, it's player mentality. You can't expect to have a serious, good match if you're not even going to take it seriously yourself.

B.illy S.O.D.: In terms of the clans section overall, do you think some things have improved at all? Considering you were a past moderator?

RBY: It's still the same old, same old really. There's still not a lot of active teams compared to when I first started playing. Seriously, when we wanted to scrim an European team our only option was (OC)/(EE), and you know how that ended.

B.illy S.O.D.: Anything from the past that you think would improve the clans section now?

RBY: More active and motivated players. Getting old players to play again isn't the easiest thing so encouraging new players to try it is a good thing, but if they're welcomed by the usual way the average gg2 match goes, they're going to be scared off. Other than that, not much I can think of. Server mods like Vindicator's maybe, and an all-talk chat people are willing to use instead of only teamchat.

B.illy S.O.D.: Some very interesting thoughts for the forum. ALRIGHT!! NOW IT'S TIME TO SWITCH IT UP!! WHAT'S THE MOST RIDICULOUS RBY ACHRONYM YOU HAVE EVER SEEN?!?

RBY: Someone pointed out once there's a Redlands Baseball for Youth or something. Other than that, can't remember a lot of them :P

B.illy S.O.D.: xD What's your favorite pizza topping???

RBY: You mean like pizza type? Hmm. . .

B.illy S.O.D.: Ye.

RBY: Quattro formaggi probably.

B.illy S.O.D.: Any reason why? Other than it tastes good?

RBY: I like cheese, I guess :D

B.illy S.O.D.: XD Onto the last of my questions: what is your grand master plan to bring spin-jumping back into gg2?

RBY: Bother Wareya on Steam, asking him to add spinjumping, improve netcoding, hurry up with the 60 fps thing,... multiple times. It's most effective.

B.illy S.O.D.: If you don't mind, I also have a few community questions. First one is uh from Steve.

RBY: Okay.

B.illy S.O.D.: "What's your hobby?" Originality right there :P

RBY: Well, I've done judo, tennis, table tennis... I enjoy playing baseball with my friends during lunchbreak whenever there's nice weather, and we unfortunately don't see a lot of that around here, so we just stay indoors and play poker, billiard etc. Right now I have Christmas break so I have loads of time to play TF2, watch tv, go jogging, ... I also enjoy going clubbing and visiting Germany during the weekends if that counts :P. Don't really do a lot of sports lately, I'm in my last year of atheneum and have twice the amount of work I had last year, so whenever I have free time during the week I'm so tired I just can't be bothered to do anything productive lmao, so video games or 30 minutes of jogging it is.

B.illy S.O.D.: The next is from Intel Guard: "Why did you pick viaduct?"

RBY: Because /someone/ banned dkoth because dkoth in pubs is generally bad even though it's good in low player counts and trying out new things isn't such a bad thing, right clans? ;) Of course I wouldn't have if I had known there was a broken spot on it, but there had been a few pugs on it and nobody noticed it then. Nobody pointed that out either. I still take the blame for picking it though.

B.illy S.O.D.: Here's a Friendly J. question!! Where we can question the validity AND the grammmar!! ;3 "As far as I could research, I did an assumption on your clan's planning/organization. It's not top knots, from last minute dropouts to server issues and many complaining, like the last tourney match I subbed someone in nig, that was bewildered. All in all, what's the near/far future of in these circumstances?"

RBY: Dan gud english spek. No really, I have no fucking clue what that's supposed to mean, do you? :D

B.illy S.O.D.: Not really lol, except I think he thinks your organization is bad to which I am skeptical considering he mentions subbing for [nig] which actually points at [nig] having problems rather than [RD] which defies logic. But hey, it's Dan ;3

RBY: Yeah Dan, please tell me how I should lead a clan. I value your input.

B.illy: Lawl, finally from Compushwa: "Why does gordo like little boys?"

RBY: Lmfao.

"They think alike."

B.illy S.O.D.: LAWL XD Well any last words before we wrap this up?

RBY: Sayonara GG2F, it was fun! Gonna leave now. Also: Hi, I'm Vancha. Please stop blocking my shots on BTW's.
Thank you.

B.illy S.O.D.: !!!!!!!!! kk thanks C1 ;3c

February 2014 - Hippie:

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"All of my real answers are hurtful oh lord." - Yao "Hippie" MIng on interview questions

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BACKSTAGE

B.illy S.O.D.: Wait a sec.

Hippie: Ok.

B.illy S.O.D.: Gotta finish this piece of garlic bread >.>

Hippie: Ohhh yummy :0

B.illy S.O.D.: Huehue good breakfasts.

Hippie: I've yet to eat breakfast but I'm gonna have spicy tofu and chow mein :D

B.illy S.O.D.: O word. Had that like yesterday.

INTERVIEW

B.illy S.O.D.: ALRIGHT!!

Hippie: Yaaa!!

B.illy S.O.D.: LET'S START THIS INTERVIEW!!!

Hippie: Okokokok $$$

B.illy S.O.D.: Starting off, introduce yourself to the community.

Hippie: Uhh I'm Hippie, 17 year old from Canada. . . ya.

B.illy S.O.D.: Shouldn't it be "eh"?

Hippie: Racist. Wow.

B.illy S.O.D.: Huehuehuehuehuehuehuehue. As always, where'd you get your name from and what's your favorite part about gg2?

Hippie: Well uh, to be honest I don't remember how I came up with the name Hippie lmao, but my favourite part about gg2 is the community I guess. . . how everyone knows everyone kinda. The game itself is really easy to pick up and play also.

B.illy S.O.D.: Inb4 hiding the reason why Hippie was made. 2 edgy.

Hippie: Some grade 8 shit lmaoo I dont remember why.

B.illy S.O.D.: Grade 8 wow.

Hippie: Ya.

B.illy S.O.D.: That's a loooong time ago .-.

Hippie: Ehh not really like 4 years.

B.illy S.O.D.: I guess lol. Are there any players that you look up to or respect in gg2?

Hippie: Oh god what kind of question . . .uh . . . gimme a sec to think lmao.

B.illy S.O.D.: Just coming in folks!! a super long list!! :D


*5 MINS PASS*


Hippie: Is it a bad answer if I say no one.

B.illy S.O.D.: Lawl. No problem with that if it's watcha think you prideful, self-centered player.

Hippie: LOL

B.illy S.O.D.: Well, from your years of playing do you feel that gg2 has advanced strategically in comp? Or has the skill ceiling lowered?

Hippie: All of my real answers are hurtful oh lord.

B.illy S.O.D.: HURT THEM HURT THEM ALL!!

Hippie: I can't!

B.illy S.O.D.: HAIL THE UNTOUCHABLE HIPPIE!!

Hippie: That would be rEUde.

B.illy S.O.D.: Oh word.

Hippie: Wait don't put that plz. Plz don't.

B.illy S.O.D.: I might have to edit that. This is . . .

Hippie: This is what.

B.illy S.O.D.: This is just wow.

Hippie: I'm sorry. . . when you say comp do you mean like clan wars?

B.illy S.O.D.: Yea, not the average pub (pugs might be included cuz they're kinda the same).

Hippie: This is a hard question because I haven't really been participating in clan wars apart from the tourney and I was just playing medic as if I was playing in an actual pub so I couldn't really tell a difference or at least take note of one, but yeah the strats are usually the same: setup of runner, medic, solly, heavy/engy.

B.illy S.O.D.: I'd love to see runner/medic/solly/engie compositions. Those would be truly next level ;3 So you think the strats haven't really changed at all partly because you can't really tell cuz you haven't participated enough?

Hippie: Noo, it's because there hasn't really been a significant change with the game apart from ammo, so there's no real need to change the play style.

B.illy S.O.D.: That's a good point. Considering things haven't changed much, are you bored with it after all these years of playing?

Hippie: That could be the reason why I left for like 2 years, but right now I'm not really bored of it. The people I play with make it really fun, even if that means losing to them like 5 times in a row. #blusquad tho.

B.illy S.O.D.: Blu never wins ever but we try. . . we try . . .

Hippie: Sometimes we win :(

B.illy S.O.D.: That was LAST YEAR!

Hippie: They don't have to know ..

B.illy S.O.D.: Any advice for blu team to step up their game?

Hippie: I don't know why, but blu tends to stack on spies and snipers on the worst maps which is really annoying, especially when I have to medic them. So stahp plz.

B.illy S.O.D.:Lawl. Well said. What are some things that you would like to see improved, added, or deleted
in order to make gg2 a better/funner game?

Hippie: Well there's one thing that I would like added (but won't ever happen). It is alternate weapons. It would just add more versatility to the way the game is played and all the different outcomes of certain match ups would be interesting to see.

B.illy S.O.D.: RANDOMIZERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR (or GG+ to a certain extent)!! But let's talk about [DMG] now (I mean this is in "clan discussion"). What's your favorite part about being in [DMG]?

Hippie: Uhh, we're dead as fuck, but we still managed to make it pretty far in the Winter Classic. Neither of us have played for around 2 years, and we still manage to be almost as good, if not better than we were before the whole hiatus. That reminds me, could you lock the thread please or move us to dead clans?

B.illy S.O.D.: Totally forgot about that >.> Was going to ask Mal if he wanted to let you guys head it or just quit it cuz he told us to give it to you or shadowthepast.

Hippie: Yeah, I'm the only active member on the roster now so I guess you could just move it to dead clans.

B.illy S.O.D.: And thanks to you, questions  6 and 7 have just been knocked out:

6. What did you think of [DMG]'s performance in the Winter Classic?

7. Since Malpractice has deleted his account, where do you think [DMG] is going to go now?

Onto 8!! Since DMG is over for the time being, what do you think was [DMG]'s greatest feat?

Hippie: Well I guess I answered that too lmao.

B.illy S.O.D.: The Winter Classic?

Hippie: Yeah.

B.illy S.O.D.: Lawl Hippie answers 3 questions in a row without even knowing. I gotta step up my questions  >.>  Anyhow,  2013 WAS A BIG YEAR FOR U!!

Hippie: Was it really?

B.illy S.O.D.: YES, IT WAS (shh I'm trying to hype this)!!

Hippie: O shit.

B.illy S.O.D.: BONGOS DRUMROLL!! . . . How does it feel to win best medic of 2013?

Hippie: Well thank you to everyone that voted me in all of the rounds, and sorry to win in a rude way (see vote graph), but I kind of saw it coming because I was the only one in the finals that really had medic as my go-to class, therefore having the most experienced medic I guess.

B.illy S.O.D.: This is going to be a community question, but it's closely tied to this one so I'll just ask it right now:

Intel: "What are the best tips you can give to prospective comp healers?"

Hippie: One thing that I suggest is to know how to properly use your needlegun. Something that I see a lot is medics sticking to healing their teammate while still getting attacked by, say a runner or something. Although the needlegun seems weak, it really does help weaken/finish off ambushing enemies. Another tip is to keep close attention is the colour of your teammate's healthbars. This will help you know who needs healing more than the others.

B.illy S.O.D.:Alright. Well, back to 2013 Year of the Hippie, how much time did it take you to set up Double Dutch for the Haxxy Awards?

Hippie: LOL. It really didnt take anytime at all, me and Okt were just being rambo medics until I noticed that it looked like a double dutch. I forgot who the scout was, but thank you for completing the picture!

B.illy S.O.D.: Do you even double dutch in real life? Just wonderin. . .

Hippie: What the hell. No.

B.illy S.O.D.: LAWL

Hippie: I think I'd be too tall for that lmao.

B.illy S.O.D.: Tall asian. One in a million.

Hippie: Call me Yao Ming.

B.illy S.O.D.: Yao "Hippie" Ming. . . we all know the title that's goin on there now ;3 Anyways, that finished the last of the normal questions, but I still got a few from the Community as well.

Hippie: Normal questions... ? Oh god.

B.illy S.O.D.: We got another one from Intel: "Who do you think takes NBA championships this year?"

Hippie: YAY!! Well my primary team that I'm rooting for is OKC, but if for some reason OKC doesn't make it to the finals again, I'd have to go with the Pacers. It's kind of hard to see Miami making it to the finals for a fourth straight time in a row, but their performance all depends on if Wade is healthy or not. I also have to add in Toronto to the mix just because of my hometown pride lol.

B.illy S.O.D.: So you're an avid basketball fan?

Hippie: That's the only thing I watch/follow on a daily basis.

B.illy S.O.D.: Lol gg2 Hippie basketball strats. Next question is from Rebel:
"Masai Ujiri #NBABallot #EOTY y/n"

Hippie: If raptors stay 3rd seed then yes.

B.illy S.O.D.:Well, I have no idea what's going on, tho I don't think I have to xD

Hippie: Aww :(

B.illy S.O.D.: You've already answered this one somewhat, but this one's from Tenbol xD

Hippie: Oh lord.

B.illy S.O.D.: "Do you like anime?"

Hippie: Hate it. Idk why.

B.illy S.O.D.: BUT YOU'RE ASIANNNNNN!! IT CAN'T BE TRUEEEEE!!

Hippie: I know, I guess that's what happens when you're surrounded by a white girlfriend and black friends lmao.

B.illy S.O.D.: Any particular series you despise?

Hippie: Uh one thing that I hear a lot about in my classes is Attack on Titan, so it gets really irritating or whatever it's called.

B.illy S.O.D.:Oh word that one.

Hippie: It's a school favourite.

B.illy S.O.D.: Even I'm getting tired of hearing about it.

Hippie: But if I were to watch anime again, I'd probably watch Naruto because thats the only one I really paid my time to watch.

B.illy S.O.D.: Spoiler alert: THE LAST ARC IS GETTING MESSED UP BIG TIME (and by messed up, I mean he has completely ruined it)!!

Hippie: Welp, now I can't watch it.

B.illy S.O.D.: Watch Sket Dance instead HUEHUEHUEHUEHUEUHEU

Hippie: I left off at the Naruto vs Sasuke battle in the waterfall place. Idk what it's called. So hopefully I forget what you just said by the time I get to it.

B.illy S.O.D.: You didn't even get to part 2? Wow.

Hippie: Nope.

B.illy S.O.D.: Yea, you totally missed alot. Anyhow, getting a little sidetracked here. Tengee also had a 2nd question: "Isn't TY awesome?"

Hippie: TY? What.

B.illy S.O.D.: Let me get the link http://25.media.tumblr.com/913bdebbe0ac132b4cee46761cabcf2a/tumblr_mqf8q83ibb1srpw0do1_250.gif 

He brought this upon himself  (and TY is Taeyeon if you haven't guessed it yet). This question probably makes 0 sense.

Hippie: Oh. . . her. . . no. My kpop days are over. Can't believe I used to listen to that.

B.illy S.O.D.: U had kpop days??? Was this also when you did Naruto?

Hippie: Yeah, grade 6 lmao.

B.illy S.O.D.:  Lawl. Onto the last question:

Akari: "WHAT IS YOUR FINAL FORM???"

Hippie: swag

B.illy S.O.D.: xD Any last words before we finish this up?

Hippie: 1017 BLUSQUAD #ROSSRISESAGAIN
DUKE DA BEAST ft P_MONEY - MR MIYAGI

B.illy S.O.D.: Alright!! Thanks alot Hippie!!

AFTERPARTY

Hippie: Don't put that EU thing ok? I said nothing. Nothing.

B.illy S.O.D.: No promises on EU ;3

Hippie: omg