Bkid ' I think HoN's competitive scene is growing rapidly'
Josh "Bkid" Choi has been playing competitive Heroes of Newerth since launch. Bkid played for Loaded, We Heart Pigs and Evil Geniuses, now he is an important part of compLexity Gaming.
Not only has Bkid played for some very well known teams, but he's also played with some of the most successful players such as Chu, FujiApples, Se'Busca and Tarano. Compared to the early stages of Heroes of Newerth, the amateur scene is quite large now, here's what Bkid had to say about the amateur scene, PAX East and Hontour.
C: You guys fought a hard battle throughout the Diamond Cycle 6 Grand Finals series versus sG. Going into the final game what can you tell me about the thoughts going through your mind with the draft and decisions throughout the game. What went through your team chat when you noticed they were porting into your base?
bkid: I don’t remember what was going through my mind when drafting and decisions were happening, but when they were porting to our base and Haxxeren didn't have buyback we just said, “damn it gg.”
C: Do you guys feel secure on your position going into Cycles 7 and 8, or will you be striving to work harder to possibly try and get the second seed going into the finals or at least keep your third place seed to prevent going into the 4 through 11 tournament?
bkid: We feel like we have secured the third place spot, but we will still approach HoN Tour matches seriously as they’re great practice for us to prepare for the finals.
C: coL sponsor Creative has recently announced the PAX East event in collaboration with Honcast. What do you think about compLexity and sponsors working with Heroes of Newerth and S2. What else would you like to see from sponsors as far as contributing to the scene?
bkid: I think it's great that they are getting involved and helping out with the game. Hopefully more sponsors will help the game and host more tournaments for us.
C: In addition to PAX East coverage, the possibility of going to Thailand and the GSL event, HoN Tour cycle 7/8 and the Grand Finals, we also have the Sound Blaster Heroes League. What do you think about the amount of tournaments going on in HoN currently?
bkid: I think HoN's competitive scene is growing rapidly. Also there are so many tournaments that we are always playing matches week after week non-stop. It's really amazing to see this many big tournaments in such a short period of time.
C: Obviously we have many tournaments going on and the possibility for more sponsors to take notice and newer teams to rise up, as well as the option for older teams and players to come back to playing HoN competitively. What do you think is preventing many players from switching from League or Dota 2 back to the growing HoN?
bkid: Well I feel that right now League and Dota 2's scenes are bigger so they probably don't want to switch yet, but I feel like the way that HoN is growing, they will change their minds soon.
C: With LezzQQ, Mag1x, Kebap all coming back to HoN, are there any more players that may be playing again that you know of and will you convince Chu to play HoN again?
bkid: I try to convince Chu all the time, but he just wants to play League.
Lightning Round Questions!
Favourite heroes?
bkid: Behemoth, Gauntlet, Hammerstorm, Forsaken Archer, Lord Salforis.
Most disliked heroes?
bkid: Solstice, Parasite, Lodestone, Jeraziah.
Favourite game mode?
bkid: AR
Links
Hontour - Full Interview
Hontour - Complexity's Roster
Not only has Bkid played for some very well known teams, but he's also played with some of the most successful players such as Chu, FujiApples, Se'Busca and Tarano. Compared to the early stages of Heroes of Newerth, the amateur scene is quite large now, here's what Bkid had to say about the amateur scene, PAX East and Hontour.
C: You guys fought a hard battle throughout the Diamond Cycle 6 Grand Finals series versus sG. Going into the final game what can you tell me about the thoughts going through your mind with the draft and decisions throughout the game. What went through your team chat when you noticed they were porting into your base?
bkid: I don’t remember what was going through my mind when drafting and decisions were happening, but when they were porting to our base and Haxxeren didn't have buyback we just said, “damn it gg.”
C: Do you guys feel secure on your position going into Cycles 7 and 8, or will you be striving to work harder to possibly try and get the second seed going into the finals or at least keep your third place seed to prevent going into the 4 through 11 tournament?
bkid: We feel like we have secured the third place spot, but we will still approach HoN Tour matches seriously as they’re great practice for us to prepare for the finals.
C: coL sponsor Creative has recently announced the PAX East event in collaboration with Honcast. What do you think about compLexity and sponsors working with Heroes of Newerth and S2. What else would you like to see from sponsors as far as contributing to the scene?
bkid: I think it's great that they are getting involved and helping out with the game. Hopefully more sponsors will help the game and host more tournaments for us.
C: In addition to PAX East coverage, the possibility of going to Thailand and the GSL event, HoN Tour cycle 7/8 and the Grand Finals, we also have the Sound Blaster Heroes League. What do you think about the amount of tournaments going on in HoN currently?
bkid: I think HoN's competitive scene is growing rapidly. Also there are so many tournaments that we are always playing matches week after week non-stop. It's really amazing to see this many big tournaments in such a short period of time.
C: Obviously we have many tournaments going on and the possibility for more sponsors to take notice and newer teams to rise up, as well as the option for older teams and players to come back to playing HoN competitively. What do you think is preventing many players from switching from League or Dota 2 back to the growing HoN?
bkid: Well I feel that right now League and Dota 2's scenes are bigger so they probably don't want to switch yet, but I feel like the way that HoN is growing, they will change their minds soon.
C: With LezzQQ, Mag1x, Kebap all coming back to HoN, are there any more players that may be playing again that you know of and will you convince Chu to play HoN again?
bkid: I try to convince Chu all the time, but he just wants to play League.
Lightning Round Questions!
Favourite heroes?
bkid: Behemoth, Gauntlet, Hammerstorm, Forsaken Archer, Lord Salforis.
Most disliked heroes?
bkid: Solstice, Parasite, Lodestone, Jeraziah.
Favourite game mode?
bkid: AR
Links
Hontour - Full Interview
Hontour - Complexity's Roster
