Some follow-up interviews have been completed, and demos are posted, as the news below mentions. Click through for more comments from the players on last night's CAL-invite FINALS match.[break]PLAYER COMMENTS :
3DBullseye (Morgan):
{spiffman} First of all, you had the five kill round with mp5 during zex's OT save round. Obviously, the channels that weren't moderated went wild and the virtual crowd went haywire. How'd it affect the mentality of you and your team, and what were the comments at the start of the following round?
{[3D]-Morgan} i believe i said "f*** off bitches" on gamevoice when it happened lol. But i dont think it made the tide turn or anything like that since it was the save round, was a fun moment for me tho :)
{spiffman} Secondly, how did you think that the "NEW 3D" handled the proceedure of this calibur of match in terms of leadership, mentality, keeping-the-calm, anxiety, etc. ?
{[3D]-Morgan} moto is a great leader, he keeps us on track and on a vigerous practice schedule. We've gotten to the point where throwing the right nades etc is on autopilot. We knew we could come back however we wish it didnt take 9 rounds to strike. I dont think anyone was nervous because of the amount of practice we put in, was just a matter of if zex could keep the pressure coming or if we could bounce back
{spiffman} Kane being on the bench was the result of seeking the best clutch players for this match, then? What would you say about the role he's playing in the team?
{[3D]-Morgan} nah had nothing to do with that. we dont have a 6th man we just rotate or play players based on who is at practice. Kane had a busy weekend and was unable to make practice thus he didnt play. He probly would have as both moto and steel had some pretty bad lag.
{spiffman} great to hear the new team is working out. thanks for your time, bulls ;o
{[3D]-Morgan} np, later
3DKSharp (Miller) & 3DSteel (Gueorguiev):
{Scott} What were your feelings at the end of the second half as it came down to hiding time for him when they ran out of time to get the bomb off?
{[3D]-KSharp} Well i forget what the exact numbers for each team were, but i think we had 3 alive and they had 2, and then in a second i was the only one alive, i just took off and hid, i thought they would find me but i guess they didn't look hard enough
{[3D]-Steel} I was afraid of the dark fade to black screen ^_^
{Scott} Were you aware of the problems with HLTV and how did it affect his feelings during the match?
{[3D]-KSharp} We were sort of aware, however waiting 30 min for zex to get a 5th was kind of annoying, so we just started when he got there, if they cant fix hltv within 30+ minutes... we just needed to start
{[3D]-Steel} I didn't really care about the HLTV, I was focused on the match,
{Scott} What were your predictions before the match did you have confident feelings about winning?
{[3D]-KSharp} i think we were pretty confident, definetly not expecting to win by 20 or something, but everyone is generally pretty confident about our games
{[3D]-Steel} I was pretty certain we were going to come out with the win, not an easy one but still a win. I knew zEx would have a strong showing as always.
{Scott} as soon as you got into the server and saw no spectators did you think something was strange or did you know before hand that HLTV was not going to work?
{[3D]-KSharp} they said they were having problems hltv was being setup before we got in the server, which was around 8:40 est and we didnt start till 9:30 est.. almost an hour later if they cant get it working by then, the match needs to go on.
{Scott} how do you feel about being a Counter-Strike Gaming Idol to the whole nation?
{[3D]-KSharp} hmm well, its nice to have fans support the team, im just part of it :]
{[3D]-Steel} I'm Canadian =) , I don't think of myself as an idol, I just play cs.
{Scott} What do you think of all the controversy of counter strike being a violent game leading to violence in young children?
{[3D]-Steel} I think if parents think that a game like counter-strike will affect their children's minds they simply shouldn't let them play it, Too much emphasis is being put on whether CS and the like are affecting the young minds, and less actual parenting is going on, IMO.
{Scott} Kyle, is it true the Swedes came up to your room in the CPL tournament in Texas and called you Gay Sharp? If so what were your feelings about that?
{[3D]-KSharp} lol that was eg(canadian clans) it doesnt bother me at all, they just tryin to be funny :]
{Scott} thank you so much for your patients Kyle.
{[3D]-KSharp} No Problem Thank you
{Scott} Steel, any other things you would like to include in the interview?
{[3D]-Steel} Just wanted to say good game to zEx, well played.
{Scott} thank you so much for the interview, as well.
{[3D]-Steel} thx2u
Thank's also to Scott Cameron (diddy) for helping with the interviews. Much appreciated.
More zEx interviews will hopefully be posted later tonight, as well.
3DBullseye (Morgan):
{spiffman} First of all, you had the five kill round with mp5 during zex's OT save round. Obviously, the channels that weren't moderated went wild and the virtual crowd went haywire. How'd it affect the mentality of you and your team, and what were the comments at the start of the following round?
{[3D]-Morgan} i believe i said "f*** off bitches" on gamevoice when it happened lol. But i dont think it made the tide turn or anything like that since it was the save round, was a fun moment for me tho :)
{spiffman} Secondly, how did you think that the "NEW 3D" handled the proceedure of this calibur of match in terms of leadership, mentality, keeping-the-calm, anxiety, etc. ?
{[3D]-Morgan} moto is a great leader, he keeps us on track and on a vigerous practice schedule. We've gotten to the point where throwing the right nades etc is on autopilot. We knew we could come back however we wish it didnt take 9 rounds to strike. I dont think anyone was nervous because of the amount of practice we put in, was just a matter of if zex could keep the pressure coming or if we could bounce back
{spiffman} Kane being on the bench was the result of seeking the best clutch players for this match, then? What would you say about the role he's playing in the team?
{[3D]-Morgan} nah had nothing to do with that. we dont have a 6th man we just rotate or play players based on who is at practice. Kane had a busy weekend and was unable to make practice thus he didnt play. He probly would have as both moto and steel had some pretty bad lag.
{spiffman} great to hear the new team is working out. thanks for your time, bulls ;o
{[3D]-Morgan} np, later
3DKSharp (Miller) & 3DSteel (Gueorguiev):
{Scott} What were your feelings at the end of the second half as it came down to hiding time for him when they ran out of time to get the bomb off?
{[3D]-KSharp} Well i forget what the exact numbers for each team were, but i think we had 3 alive and they had 2, and then in a second i was the only one alive, i just took off and hid, i thought they would find me but i guess they didn't look hard enough
{[3D]-Steel} I was afraid of the dark fade to black screen ^_^
{Scott} Were you aware of the problems with HLTV and how did it affect his feelings during the match?
{[3D]-KSharp} We were sort of aware, however waiting 30 min for zex to get a 5th was kind of annoying, so we just started when he got there, if they cant fix hltv within 30+ minutes... we just needed to start
{[3D]-Steel} I didn't really care about the HLTV, I was focused on the match,
{Scott} What were your predictions before the match did you have confident feelings about winning?
{[3D]-KSharp} i think we were pretty confident, definetly not expecting to win by 20 or something, but everyone is generally pretty confident about our games
{[3D]-Steel} I was pretty certain we were going to come out with the win, not an easy one but still a win. I knew zEx would have a strong showing as always.
{Scott} as soon as you got into the server and saw no spectators did you think something was strange or did you know before hand that HLTV was not going to work?
{[3D]-KSharp} they said they were having problems hltv was being setup before we got in the server, which was around 8:40 est and we didnt start till 9:30 est.. almost an hour later if they cant get it working by then, the match needs to go on.
{Scott} how do you feel about being a Counter-Strike Gaming Idol to the whole nation?
{[3D]-KSharp} hmm well, its nice to have fans support the team, im just part of it :]
{[3D]-Steel} I'm Canadian =) , I don't think of myself as an idol, I just play cs.
{Scott} What do you think of all the controversy of counter strike being a violent game leading to violence in young children?
{[3D]-Steel} I think if parents think that a game like counter-strike will affect their children's minds they simply shouldn't let them play it, Too much emphasis is being put on whether CS and the like are affecting the young minds, and less actual parenting is going on, IMO.
{Scott} Kyle, is it true the Swedes came up to your room in the CPL tournament in Texas and called you Gay Sharp? If so what were your feelings about that?
{[3D]-KSharp} lol that was eg(canadian clans) it doesnt bother me at all, they just tryin to be funny :]
{Scott} thank you so much for your patients Kyle.
{[3D]-KSharp} No Problem Thank you
{Scott} Steel, any other things you would like to include in the interview?
{[3D]-Steel} Just wanted to say good game to zEx, well played.
{Scott} thank you so much for the interview, as well.
{[3D]-Steel} thx2u
Thank's also to Scott Cameron (diddy) for helping with the interviews. Much appreciated.
More zEx interviews will hopefully be posted later tonight, as well.
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