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Team Areola - Froz! Interview
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Froz!
on StarCraft
Introduction
by o]SK[o:
As I landed in Palo Alto, CA, I started to wonder
what kind of a person Froz was in real life.
Sure, I'd seen him play SC, but Froz struck
me as an all around cool kind of guy and I was
thinking we'd probably go wind surfing later
in the afternoon, maybe we'd go pick up some
women....err, ok, so I guess I don't really
have an expense budget that allows me to fly
all over the globe interviewing top SC players.
I think I should get one though, right? Anyway,
as many of you already know I'm sure, Froz is
a terran player, and a damn good one. Being
the nice guy he is, he recently agreed to do
an interview with us, and as I'm sure everyone
is sitting on the edge of their seats at this
point, here is FroZ! .
teamareola.com:
What's your real name?
Froz!: My name
is Tom Whittier
teamareola.com:
Where did you grow up?
Froz!: I guess
I'm still growing up, I live in Palo Alto, CA,
right across the street from Stanford University(I
don't go there btw =[ ). If you don't know where
that is... it's near San Francisco.
teamareola.com:
How long have you been playing
SC?
Froz!: I've
been playing SC for somewhere around 2-3 years,
with about 1/2 that time being on hunters/blood
bath/bgh.
teamareola.com:
When did you start playing
professionally?
Froz!: I don't
really consider myself a "pro" because I don't
play for a living or anything, but I guess you
could say I got into seriously playing a year
or so ago.
teamareola.com:
What's the most BM thing anyone's ever done
to you in a game of SC?
Froz!: Well,
there's been so many =P. I guess what really
has been pissing me off lately is koreans on
gamebugs. The win won't count if the game is
under 5 minutes, so clever koreans, taking advantage
of this, always quit if they see a bunker rush
or if they lose their scouting probe or if you
take their gas etc.
teamareola.com:
Where do you usually practice and play (i.e.
Bnet, gamei, etc.)?
Froz!: Ah,
I play almost exclusively on gamebugs now, with
a few games on east with friends(basically whear
+ nazgul). I used to play gamei, but i switched
over to gamebugs after getting hacked and disced
on a few times. Although there are about 1/10th
as many people on gamebugs, almost all of them
provide good competition.
teamareola.com:
What kind of cool places have you been too as
a result of being a gosu SC player?
Froz!: Well,
Korea I guess =/, it was cool to meet all these
people I know online and find out they're nice
irl too.
teamareola.com:
What do you do when you're not playing SC?
Froz!: Hmm,
normal stuff I guess. Of course I study for
school, although not nearly as much as I should,
and I like to chill with friends mostly. I also
like to windsurf in the summer, although I do
kind of suck...
teamareola.com:
On average, how many hours would you say you're
playing a day when you're "in shape"?
Froz!: Hmm,
i play maybe 4 hours a day, 4 or 5 days a week.
teamareola.com:
Do you play other games aside from SC? What
sorts of games?
Froz!: Yea
I play some console RPGs, and some good computer
games for fun once in a while. I'm waiting for
Jedi Knight 2; I really liked the first one.
teamareola.com:
Do you think more people seem to choose terran
now because of v1.08 balance changes or for
another reason? If for another reason, what's
the reason?
Froz!: Yeah
a lot of people pick terran because they think
they are the best. Although in the recent korean
race team wars, zerg completely dominated. On
gamebugs and gamei, however, u will still see
mostly zerg.
teamareola.com:
Awhile ago I watched a replay where you played
Kenka in a TvT matchup and it came down to BCs
vs BCs at 6 0'clock on temple. In that game,
you slowly pushed forward with turrets/tanks
and going back and forth with BCs while your
opponent opted for ghosts. What would you say
ultimately won you that battle?
Froz!: Hehe
yea kenka is a good terran vs. terran player,
you should really watch his replay vs. gundam
on silent vortex, that was awesome =P. Well,
what really won me that particular game is that
i killed 1 of his expansions and kept it from
him, so i had a 1 gas node advantage, and it
was just a matter of time =O.
teamareola.com:
What's the most risky TvT opening you use on
a map like lost temple or neo jungle story?
Froz!: On temple,
I sometimes like to tank rush with 1 tank/fast
siege. It's very risky, and can be an effective
strat depending on what they are doing. It's
particularly good vs. koreans who go 2 fact
gollie drop w/out any tanks, but isn't so good
vs. early exp w/siege OR 2 port wraith. On jungle
story, I learned the hard way that 2 port wraith
is almost always the best build order.
teamareola.com:
In your estimation, who are the best SC players
in the world right now, and what makes them
so good?
Froz!: I have
no idea =[, probably just the korean pros everyone
knows about already such as NaDa, Boxer(although
he's in a slump), Chunsang, Yellow, Garimto,
and Jinnam.
teamareola.com:
What are your thoughts on WC3?
Froz!: Looks
kinda cool, although i do have my doubts about
the hero and item system... But then again,
blizzard usually delivers, and I have high expectations
from them.
teamareola.com:
Do you think you'll play WC3 as much as you've
played SC?
Froz!: Dunno
depends how good it is =P
teamareola.com:
So 10 years down the road when you're playing
WC5, do you ever see yourself taking a break
and popping in SC?
Froz!: Sure
why not, for old times sake ^_^.
teamareola.com:
Anything else people should know about Froz
(especially for your SC groupies ;))?
Froz!: I have
groupies? ^^ Well, not really... =/
teamareola.com:
Feel free to add anything else you'd like people
to know about you, SC, or anything else in general.
Froz!: Just
like to give a shout out to my friends on bnet
and real life(You know who you are! ^^) Also
thanks to everyone for wasting 5 minutes of
their valuable time to read this!
teamareola.com:
We'd like to thank Froz! for his time and hope
you enjoyed it. Be sure to check back for more
interviews coming soon.
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