Interview with CGS 2v2 Winners
Less then an hour ago the 2v2 CGS Championship was crowned and Team WTS walked away with $30,000. We sat down with them immediately afterwards to ask a few questions.
Could you both tell us your names and classes?
UM: Javier de la Pena: UNDERMAC, Warlock
S: Nestor Garcia Trabaso: SOULER, Druid
What server do you play on?
UM: C'thun Server, an EU Server.
Why did you each pick your classes? Any particular reason?
UM: No no, it was luck, I think.
S: We each have so many characters each of us,
UM: I have four by myself, and he has three.
S: And it was a group composition that works fine, I think
UM: In 2v2, yeah. We played a rogue and shadowpriest before, but it just...didn't work.
Do you guys just pvp, or...
UM: No. ONLY pvp.
No PVE?
UM: No, none at all. (laughs) I don't really like it.
S: So many hours in front of your pc, just "click click click click"...
UM: Yeah, it's always the same.
Do you guys do any pvp except for 2v2?
UM: Yeah, we have a really strong 5 on 5 team in Spain.
What's the team name?
UM: Sesame Street. (laughs) We're in 5th place, in 5 on 5.
What are you ranked for the 2v2 team?
UM: We finished first.
How did you guys meet?
UM: We met because we played Counterstrike together, actually.
So you guys were Counterstrike players before?
S: Yeah.
UM: A long, long time ago. We've known eachother...5 years or so?
S: More.
UM: Yeah, six or seven.
Did you guys play other MMOS, like Everquest or Shadowbane or anything like that?
UM: No, not really. I played Counterstrike, Painkiller...
Did you guys play at a professional level in those games?
UM: In Painkiller I was really good in Spain, but I couldn't manage to get into the CPL.
Do you think that WoW professional gaming is going to take off? Compared to Counterstrike, or...
UM: I guess so. It has a long way to go, but--
Do you think it's possible to make it exciting on TV? That's one of the problems, it's like long matches...
UM: Yes, but I think Blizzard has to work a lot to improve the animations and such...
S: I think for TV, 3 on 3 will be much better than 2 on 2. The matches are sometimes too long.
I think 5 on 5 would be pretty good too, though it would be hard to track.
UM: Yeah, 5 on 5 is really hard.
S: You need a lot of experience with WoW to understand it.
Do you think Blizzard is doing enough to appeal to PVPers?
S: Well, there's always more that they could do.
You think they're putting too much focus on PVE?
UM: For sure. (laughs)
I figured that would be the answer. How'd you guys get yourself ready for the event?
UM: Well, we level up a lot of things...we play alot.
Like, how many hours per day, would you say?
UM: Uh, I'm not going to answer that. (laughs)
S: Believe me, you don't want to know.
So it's a lot?
UM: Yeah. It's a lot.
I think, to be at the top of the ladder you have to, though. Because of the way it's designed.
UM: Yeah, you need a lot of team practice, and to play alot
S: You have to play with every setup, and know exactly what you can do with them. You need a lot of practice.
What are you guys gonna do with the money?
UM: I don't know yet! There's too much money!
When you guys came in here, did you think you were going to win?
UM: Well...sure. You gotta be confident.
Have you played against any of the other teams here?
S: Yes, at Blizzcon. We played with most of the European players, so yes.
Did you guys beat them there too?
UM: Yes and no. We were...
S: Third. We were third place at Blizzcon.
Do you guys like wombats?
UM: Wombats? (pause) No, I don't like them. (laughs)
Do you guys feel there are any big balance issues in pvp? 2v2 especially?
UM: No, 2v2 is not balanced at the moment, and I think that Blizzard is not going to balance it.
S: It's really difficult to make all classes balanced, you know?
What are the most overpowered?
UM: Warlock/Druid. (laughs) With a warlock/druid combo, you can beat...almost anything, really.
Any shout-outs you want to give?
UM: Uh, I want to thank my mom...
S: (laughs)
Congratulations to you both!
UM: Thanks!
S: Thanks very much.
Could you both tell us your names and classes?
UM: Javier de la Pena: UNDERMAC, Warlock
S: Nestor Garcia Trabaso: SOULER, Druid
What server do you play on?
UM: C'thun Server, an EU Server.
Why did you each pick your classes? Any particular reason?
UM: No no, it was luck, I think.
S: We each have so many characters each of us,
UM: I have four by myself, and he has three.
S: And it was a group composition that works fine, I think
UM: In 2v2, yeah. We played a rogue and shadowpriest before, but it just...didn't work.
Do you guys just pvp, or...
UM: No. ONLY pvp.
No PVE?
UM: No, none at all. (laughs) I don't really like it.
S: So many hours in front of your pc, just "click click click click"...
UM: Yeah, it's always the same.
Do you guys do any pvp except for 2v2?
UM: Yeah, we have a really strong 5 on 5 team in Spain.
What's the team name?
UM: Sesame Street. (laughs) We're in 5th place, in 5 on 5.
What are you ranked for the 2v2 team?
UM: We finished first.
How did you guys meet?
UM: We met because we played Counterstrike together, actually.
So you guys were Counterstrike players before?
S: Yeah.
UM: A long, long time ago. We've known eachother...5 years or so?
S: More.
UM: Yeah, six or seven.
Did you guys play other MMOS, like Everquest or Shadowbane or anything like that?
UM: No, not really. I played Counterstrike, Painkiller...
Did you guys play at a professional level in those games?
UM: In Painkiller I was really good in Spain, but I couldn't manage to get into the CPL.
Do you think that WoW professional gaming is going to take off? Compared to Counterstrike, or...
UM: I guess so. It has a long way to go, but--
Do you think it's possible to make it exciting on TV? That's one of the problems, it's like long matches...
UM: Yes, but I think Blizzard has to work a lot to improve the animations and such...
S: I think for TV, 3 on 3 will be much better than 2 on 2. The matches are sometimes too long.
I think 5 on 5 would be pretty good too, though it would be hard to track.
UM: Yeah, 5 on 5 is really hard.
S: You need a lot of experience with WoW to understand it.
Do you think Blizzard is doing enough to appeal to PVPers?
S: Well, there's always more that they could do.
You think they're putting too much focus on PVE?
UM: For sure. (laughs)
I figured that would be the answer. How'd you guys get yourself ready for the event?
UM: Well, we level up a lot of things...we play alot.
Like, how many hours per day, would you say?
UM: Uh, I'm not going to answer that. (laughs)
S: Believe me, you don't want to know.
So it's a lot?
UM: Yeah. It's a lot.
I think, to be at the top of the ladder you have to, though. Because of the way it's designed.
UM: Yeah, you need a lot of team practice, and to play alot
S: You have to play with every setup, and know exactly what you can do with them. You need a lot of practice.
What are you guys gonna do with the money?
UM: I don't know yet! There's too much money!
When you guys came in here, did you think you were going to win?
UM: Well...sure. You gotta be confident.
Have you played against any of the other teams here?
S: Yes, at Blizzcon. We played with most of the European players, so yes.
Did you guys beat them there too?
UM: Yes and no. We were...
S: Third. We were third place at Blizzcon.
Do you guys like wombats?
UM: Wombats? (pause) No, I don't like them. (laughs)
Do you guys feel there are any big balance issues in pvp? 2v2 especially?
UM: No, 2v2 is not balanced at the moment, and I think that Blizzard is not going to balance it.
S: It's really difficult to make all classes balanced, you know?
What are the most overpowered?
UM: Warlock/Druid. (laughs) With a warlock/druid combo, you can beat...almost anything, really.
Any shout-outs you want to give?
UM: Uh, I want to thank my mom...
S: (laughs)
Congratulations to you both!
UM: Thanks!
S: Thanks very much.
By: Ryan Bohmann
Tags: Editorial, WorldofWarcraft