XiaoShou interviews the legendary Snoy
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XiaoShou: Hi! I'm XiaoShou from SGamer.com. Many thanks to snoy for taking time off for this interview. First of all, why don't you say something to your fans?Snoy: Long time no see my friends!
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XiaoShou: Although its been revealed many times, tell us how did you come to use snoy as your online nick.Snoy: At first I always used snoy, but people kept telling me to change it to sony. So I did, but after my reputation grew I thought that having the same name as the brand Sony is a bit weird. In the end, I changed it back to Snoy.
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XiaoShou: So tell us when and how did you get introduced to DotA?Snoy: I started out playing ShanZhen for about one year. Then someone created a game of DotA, so I just joined the game. That's how I first got introduced to DotA. I like DotA because there's a lot of Heroes, skills and equipment to choose from, compared to ShanZhen which only has a few heroes.
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XiaoShou: How did you decide to join a team? And why did you join HTML instead of Nebula?Snoy: I felt that playing alone does not improve my skill level, so I decided to join a team. I did want to join Nebula, but when I applied, they said I could only join the third team, in which I had absolutely no interest whatsoever. When I first started playing DotA, I occasionally played with ChaiYeShenLe, AMEI and longdd. They invited me to join HTML as their main player, to which I agreed and joined HTML.
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XiaoShou: Tell us a little about your time in GL. How would you rate the team?Snoy: GL was a powerful team in times when there were no professional teams around. What I enjoyed the most is my time with DC, 820, Ni, WanBaoLu and XiaoXiongMao. We were great friends and joke around with each other.
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XiaoShou: GL was your first professional team, but then GL disbanded and you decided to retire. However, you soon joined EHOME. Why did you join EHOME after that?Snoy: When I retired, I returned to school. But I soon found out I had no passion for school. Being a professional gamer was one of my dreams, back when I was in junior high there was a CS team which invited me to be a professional gamer. Due to my studies at that time I had to give the idea up. So when EHOME's manager, 71 came and invited me to join their team I quickly seized the chance and went to Beijing to train.
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Of course they did! But I still went to Beijing without any doubts.”-Snoy7
XiaoShou: So being a professional gamer has always been your dream? When you joined EHOME, that was when your studies were the most important, right? Did your parents disagree with your choice?Snoy: Of course they did! But I still went to Beijing without any doubts.
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XiaoShou: During your time in EHOME, you almost won all tournaments that you participated in. In your opinion what has EHOME given you, besides glory and reputation?Snoy: A great platform for me to learn about E-Sports.
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XiaoShou: During your career as a DotA player, what event would you consider the most important?Snoy: When we won ACG2007
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XiaoShou: I remember that moment when you raised the national flag. During your time in GL, you were the champion for G-League. But during your time in EHOME, your team lost to 7L. Did you regret losing it?SNoy: Of course we did, we should have won that match, but but because of one wrong gank, we lost it all.
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XiaoShou: Lets not talk about sad things. Now, which player has left the biggest impression on you?Snoy: 820
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XiaoShou: Its been a while since you left the DotA scene, what kind of game do you currently see DotA as ?“
Full of passion, full of happiness, full of the energy to succeed. It is also a game that reflects team work.”-SnoySnoy: Full of passion, full of happiness, full of the energy to succeed. It is also a game that reflects team work.
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XiaoShou: From your introduction to DotA until now, DotA has changed a lot. What are your views regarding the balance?Snoy: It's become a more fast paced game and more of a spectator game right now. It's becoming more dome-balanced, too. I hope IceFrog can add new and interesting items to the game.
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XiaoShou: Bristleback and Viper were your favorite heroes. What do you think attributed to their return as a more common pick? What opinion do you have on using these heroes?Snoy: The reason is, of course, that Icefrog gave them a buff. Imagine a DPS hero that can farm nicely, but is hard to bring down. BristleBack and Viper are such heroes. To use these two heroes properly, the key is to have a good understanding of the game, a good initiation, and to rush Boots of Speed, Vanguard, Poor Man's Shield and Magic Stick.
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XiaoShou: From being a professional gamer to working in the office, do you find the change unpleasant?Snoy: Sure I do. I gave up my dream and had to start from scratch. Everything changed, but because of my future I must learn to cope with it and adapt.
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XiaoShou: Do you still play DotA during your leisure time? If so do you play with friends or alone?Snoy: Of course, DotA is like the only game I play, any other games take up too much time. I normally play with friends.
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XiaoShou: Have you ever formed a team after you retired to play in any LANS?Snoy: Nope. We just play it for fun, that's all.
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XiaoShou: If you have time would you watch a live broadcast of a game? For example EHOME vs Cd.Snoy: I would, but I usually watch only EHOME's games.
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XiaoShou: I remember you used to be a DotA shoutcaster. What characteristics should a good shoutcaster have?Snoy: Professional, funny, having own ideas and of course having passion!
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XiaoShou: Shoutouts!!Snoy: If you still remember a very good player by the name of Snoy, he will thank you from the bottom of his heart. I will post some funny replays for people to watch. Finally, wishing SGAMER will get better and better with time.
Links
Sgamer.com - Source of the interview