One of the most experienced players who has won many big tournaments is none other than the Swedish player ToT)TreK(. He lives in Norway right now, hence the Norwegian flag on WGTour. He is taking a break from World of WarCraft and went back to play some TeamLiquidTour. TreK is currently ranked #2!
Nick:
ToT)TreK(Name: Fredrik NelsonCountry: SwedenRace: Random
Stats:40-14SEC '05 attendant, Team SWE
member and currently ranked
#2 in TLT2.
You were said to be on some kind of break, you forfeited GGNL and took a break in Team SWE, but now you're back playing TeamLiquidTour. What's so special about TLT?
- I was kind of in the mood for some ladder rush, I didn't know when and how and I was kind of uneven in levels with my clanmates in my guild cuz we all rerolled new characters so im kind of waiting for them to level to my current level since I rerolled my new character there before they did so ... ive always enjoyed rushing ladders once in a while and it was long time ago since I did it. ToT payed for it so it was pretty convenient too!
Do you believe that a lot of people come back the scene because of TLT? Similar to like you did.
- Don't know, some people come and go a little to not get overtired of the game... alot of people that I know still enjoys the game but dont have the time needed to feel good about ur game and actually play good ... bw is really time consuming and I believe playing for fun sometimes can be oki too, tlt is the perfect place to play under what nick u want... how much u want and then leave it at that. I have no idea if people come back to these kind of ladders, but I hope so =)
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I was hoping if I performed bad that people wouldnt think that it was me. Since I haven't played too much since wcg and even less since wow came out I was afraid I would lose alot.”
You are currently playing under the nick ToT)NitSirK( which is Kristin backwards. Why did you decide to not use TreK? Simply to get away from the fame?- I was hoping if I performed bad that people wouldnt think that it was me. Since I haven't played too much since wcg and even less since wow came out I was afraid I would lose alot. But since I had to be in ToT clan if they were going to pay it for me it didn't last long ;)
Since ToT has no other member in Norway than ilvy, people who knew I lived in norway now could figure that out, somehow the IP adress picked norweigan flag for me... :(
So do people know it's you, or are they still wondering who Nitsirk is? Not the ones knowing you live in Norway, I mean.
- I tell people who ask, np :) Wasn't really a megasmurf anyways
Nah, you could've done better ;)
- Well more sex for me this way np. ;) Having kristin backwards. ;)
Tell the readers a bit more about your move to Norway.
- Well I met this great girl and I just had to move in with her and since she is in an intence study period and im just a lazy bump it was more convenient for both of us if I moved to her. Even if my mum got sad =)
Are you still a Swedish citizen, or will you start playing for Team Norway now?
- Haha no never, I cheer for norweigan loss at all sports notmatter what. Norway is a good country and very simliar to sweden. But I could never do anything like that ! ! -.-V
=) You are currently ranked #2 with 40-14 with some impressive wins in your luggage. Which players have impressed you the most so far in TLT?
- No one have impressed me more than another, everyone has their different skill and skill areas... Unfortunatly BW has lost most players who could do that "little extra" that is needed to win close games... Mostly when ive lost its cuz im playing bad or that im really rusty .. or both combined. Olayed a nice game against Hero tho and he won nicely, cant think of much else
Are there any special strategies or tactics you are intending to use in TLT?
- Mostly in ladders it's about playing antirushing strategies, thats not really how you play in the big tournament later.
Since I know most people I'm playing I usually sit down a sec and think little about how I think the other player is going to play, trying to counter it. I just play I dont know
Are you playing Random throughout the ladder or do you pick race depending on player/map? What do you think of maps that have been chosen?
- I usually play pvt, zvp , tvz if I get to chose it myself... I can play the other matchups aswell but im not as good at those. I dont know what maps have been chosen I mostly play LT anyways cuz that is what people want to play ;)
There are four ToT players in the Top 10, is TLT anything you have talked about internally and you've decided to struggle to win?
- Most ToT players are playing poker, there should be a lot more playing but it isnt... maybe they dont feel like playing right now or they are really really tired of BW... Since ToT is the best foreign clan we should have more people in top 10 :D I haven't asked about that.
How needed is TLTour as an international money tournament for the non-korean community?
- It's a nice addition to wcg imo... PGTour isnt the same as TLT ... always bigger hype amongst us "non koreans" when there is a TLT or WDT atleast how I've personally experienced it... I'm sure many disagree... I haven't played in a while as I said... I don't know so much about the community anymore =)
“I achieved everything that I had wanted when I got to go to WCG so after that my interest got smaller so, nothing to do with the community.
”Why is that? Are you sick and tired of the community?- I achieved everything that I had wanted when I got to go to WCG so after that my interest got smaller so, nothing to do with the community. All irl friends started to play wow with me so that was nice too, haven't played with them since we all played broodwar together as bgh noobs. [Old Pure Luck members - red.] A little lineage2 we played together too.
What were your impression of Samsung Euro Championship? You got eliminated by Christian/Beast in Loser Bracket, how did that feel?
- It felt like shit. I knew why I lost but it didn't help... I didn't practise enuff I guess it was all in the very late hour...had to pay the trip myself etc.. the only player I wanted to beat was beast and I lost against him :(
But surely you had a lot of fun, especially with your ToT friends?
- Yes it was nice :) Meeting some ToT members in addition to the ones I had met at wcg. They are all good guys in ToT. Met a nice Uzbekistan guy too called maska... he was funny. And I met vanilica too... nice guy =) Would take too long to talk about everything...
TreK and Vanilica during Samsung Euro Championship
Yeah, we'll save that for a bigger interview. : ) Let's get back to TLT2. Do you believe that any player would do a special move or a feature similar to the way Smuft did in TLT1 - switching race and surprising everybody in the playoffs?
- Like WDT? Fishie perhaps I don't know ... Smuft played pretty bad as zerg... Just for fun I guess Brood War is all about fun especially since the "ladder" part of TLT has no money in it.
Do you see yourself as one of the Top 32 players in the end?
- I think Smuft had the best protoss outside korea at the time... he was real awesome to watch I usually don't give credit to myself but... I'm pretty sure I'll make it Top 32 even if I have to get 'Satanik stats' to make it.
Satanik stats, what do you mean by that?
- Hmm, well at WGT before he had 200-300 and still qualified for top 16 or whatever it was... At least of the people I know in Sweden we used to call it Satanik stats because he played like a madman. Play alot until you get it right... 500 games in 1 ladder season over 3 month period is alot, 5-6 games per day
What are your views on that BWScanner is not obligatory in the ladder?
- I don't know for me it doesn't matter that people dont use it against me, if someone hack against me I guess I deserve it ... tho its bad for me personally since people whine at me that I hack against them , cant do much about that. aslong as u have to use it in the finals I guess people will think its oki, I dont know if that is the case
In the top sits currently 3wD.LameR, what do you think about him as a player?
- He didn't impressed me when I played him, im sure he is a good player...maybe even improved lately , I dont know very much about him
So when will you get bored of World of WarCraft and come back for StarCraft for good? ^^
- Probably not ^^
Okay well, thanks a lot for the interview, and good luck in TLT, future SC events and of course WoW! =)
- thank U Patrik ! <3 kris
Links
WGTour.com - TreK's game list
WGTour.com - Team Liquid Tour 2
