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Interview with k1llsen, forsees retiring (144 comments)

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Posted by Slasher @ 12:54 BST, 2 September 2008 - iMsg

Event: ESWC'08

A video interview from ESWC 2008 with

Marcel "k1llsen" Paul after his victory over

Zhibo "RazerJ" Fan in the semifinals, leading to the grand final match against

Alexey "Cypher" Yanushevsky. Paul talks about his mindset heading into the finals, his overall thoughts about this year's ESWC, and his plans to retire from gaming. Special guest appearance by

Anton "Cooller" Singov.

The interviews with Cypher and

Shane "rapha" Hendrixson will take a bit longer due to the length of each.

Edited by Slasher at 13:01 BST, 2 September 2008 - 68863 Hits

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<< Comment #9 @ 13:18 BST, 2 September 2008 >>

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Anonymous (193.242.122.9)

FIRST!!!!!!

<< Comment #1 @ 12:58 BST, 2 September 2008 >>

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shqdow

thx for the iview :)

horrible english though :X

Edited by shqdow at 13:05 BST, 2 September 2008

<< Comment #2 @ 13:07 BST, 2 September 2008 >>

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spyteman - Reply to #1

yeah :( makes me feel like I'm coming from a 3rd world country wtf

<< Comment #14 @ 13:29 BST, 2 September 2008 >>

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shqdow - Reply to #2

lol idd ;>

<< Comment #61 @ 17:15 BST, 2 September 2008 >>

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rDmr - Reply to #2

so true..
nice english marcel!

<< Comment #28 @ 14:44 BST, 2 September 2008 >>

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mnemjc - Reply to #1

yeah like you we're able to speak perfect english in front of a camera doing a interview, knowing that it will be released to the public.

Edited by mnemjc at 14:45 BST, 2 September 2008

<< Comment #29 @ 14:49 BST, 2 September 2008 >>

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becks - Reply to #28

*an interview

and perfect, no. better, yes.

<< Comment #34 @ 15:06 BST, 2 September 2008 >>

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mnemjc - Reply to #29

oh, thanks captain obvious.

Regulary i would be able to speak alot better than him in this interview. But in front of a camera, you'll never know.

<< Comment #41 @ 15:36 BST, 2 September 2008 >>

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becks - Reply to #34

I understand your previous statement and I was replying to the "under stress / public observation" scenario in which I am sure I did deliver a better performance.

as other's mentioned it's not a failure though as everyone understands what he wants to say.

But I can't agree that ispeaking in front of a camera has such an impact.

<< Comment #46 @ 15:41 BST, 2 September 2008 >>

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mnemjc - Reply to #41

ok, seems like i've misunderstood your sentence.

<< Comment #55 @ 16:19 BST, 2 September 2008 >>

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somebodyshootme - Reply to #46

Guys, you are both terrible at this.
<3

<< Comment #139 @ 21:50 BST, 12 September 2008 >>

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timmah - Reply to #41

I do think that in a case like this, speaking in front of a camera can have a massive impact. Especially when it concerns something you are not familiar with, in this case for k1illsen, the most basic English.

He has a very small vocabulary to begin with. Not to mention horrible grammer. Now if due to stress, you take something away from his really basic English which he is aready very insecure about, he is left with even less to communicate with. Therefore, stress has a much bigger impact on his ability to communicate in English than on someone who is very familiar with the language.

Just my theory.

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becks - Reply to #139

nobody said something else ;)

<< Comment #141 @ 07:06 BST, 13 September 2008 >>

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timmah - Reply to #140

But I can't agree that ispeaking in front of a camera has such an impact.

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becks - Reply to #141

thats a statement which obviously depends on the context ("such an") and here it's:

"yeah like you we're able to speak perfect english in front of a camera doing a interview, knowing that it will be released to the public."

to which replied, I wouldn#t speak perfect English but better tha nhe did. Never said it wouldn't have any influence at all.
But i did imply that his English was bad to begin with and while stress probably made it worse it didn't go from good to horrible.

<< Comment #143 @ 13:12 BST, 13 September 2008 >>

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timmah - Reply to #142

Then you missed the point of my post

Edit: or this discussion is useless :O

Edited by timmah at 13:14 BST, 13 September 2008

<< Comment #42 @ 15:39 BST, 2 September 2008 >>

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dansen - Reply to #34

his english sucks

<< Comment #92 @ 13:18 BST, 3 September 2008 >>

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shqdow - Reply to #28

i damn sure would (considering this will be part of my job in the near future)

<< Comment #93 @ 14:43 BST, 3 September 2008 >>

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alien* - Reply to #28

Being nervous while doing an interview to the public.. well.. public? the 50 guys who watch it? That would really make me nervous.. :\ Cooller engrish > k1llsen zenglish

<< Comment #95 @ 16:47 BST, 3 September 2008 >>

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Putton - Reply to #93

lol

<< Comment #3 @ 13:09 BST, 2 September 2008 >>

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Aaron

wait, doesn't this guy think he's a marketable name like fatality?

<< Comment #4 @ 13:11 BST, 2 September 2008 >>

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mic

nice english :>

<< Comment #5 @ 13:13 BST, 2 September 2008 >>

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Larvi

rofl
"Great for me!" :D

lol cooller, he didnt steal it from you, you were too much of a lazy bum to get it

Edited by Larvi at 13:16 BST, 2 September 2008

<< Comment #6 @ 13:14 BST, 2 September 2008 >>

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Aaron

rofl @ cooller

<< Comment #7 @ 13:15 BST, 2 September 2008 >>

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GUArd

col > kils @ english :D still wp!

<< Comment #8 @ 13:16 BST, 2 September 2008 >>

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mic - Reply to #7

" zis guy just sthole my 4000 dollers" ?

<< Comment #12 @ 13:27 BST, 2 September 2008 >>

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GUArd - Reply to #8

german acent worst ever, if even killsen could talk perfect in english, still it would sound shiiiiiiit :D

<< Comment #16 @ 13:37 BST, 2 September 2008 >>

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ini - Reply to #12

Cooller sounds amazing at English

<< Comment #62 @ 17:18 BST, 2 September 2008 >>

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rDmr - Reply to #12

not all germans have that gay accccccent

<< Comment #67 @ 18:20 BST, 2 September 2008 >>

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GUArd - Reply to #62

ok no ofence :)

<< Comment #19 @ 13:45 BST, 2 September 2008 >>

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xgo - Reply to #8

" before zee germans get here"

<< Comment #10 @ 13:26 BST, 2 September 2008 >>

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ini

SLASHER GOT BLANKED

<< Comment #11 @ 13:26 BST, 2 September 2008 >>

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Aaron - Reply to #10

¦]

<< Comment #17 @ 13:38 BST, 2 September 2008 >>

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Slasher - Reply to #10

yeah i did

<< Comment #20 @ 13:45 BST, 2 September 2008 >>

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Aaron - Reply to #17

lmao@u

Edited by Aaron at 13:46 BST, 2 September 2008

<< Comment #13 @ 13:29 BST, 2 September 2008 >>

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hemostick

"The interviews with Cypher and Shane "rapha" Hendrixson will take a bit longer due to the length of each."
What, the interviews, or... ?

<< Comment #15 @ 13:32 BST, 2 September 2008 >>

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OrangeChef - Reply to #13

You know u want that man meet.

<< Comment #18 @ 13:44 BST, 2 September 2008 >>

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spyteman - Reply to #15

meat4bear

<< Comment #69 @ 18:42 BST, 2 September 2008 >>

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Nicky - Reply to #15

i would go for the "or" option tbh

<< Comment #71 @ 19:08 BST, 2 September 2008 >>

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anal justice - Reply to #69

yea it does matter

<< Comment #21 @ 13:47 BST, 2 September 2008 >>

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Infamous

???? confident ???? + cooller = funny :)

<< Comment #22 @ 13:56 BST, 2 September 2008 >>

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koji

gj slashmcdasherr

<< Comment #23 @ 14:02 BST, 2 September 2008 >>

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wari

god that was awful to listen to.

"confident? ehhh... *thinking hard*"

<< Comment #24 @ 14:04 BST, 2 September 2008 >>

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schulz

hihi no comment ;D

Edited by schulz at 09:24 GMT, 10 December 2008

<< Comment #33 @ 15:03 BST, 2 September 2008 >>

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Aquashark ' - Reply to #24

i'm willing to bet you'd learn more English anywhere, but in school

i learned my English from Cartoon Network (while studying in a French intensive program in school).

Dexter's Lab, Cow & Chicken FUCK YEAH!!

Edited by Aquashark at 15:03 BST, 2 September 2008

<< Comment #39 @ 15:20 BST, 2 September 2008 >>

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reyu - Reply to #33

lol I learned my english from Cartoon Network as well ;D

Edited by reyu at 15:21 BST, 2 September 2008

<< Comment #43 @ 15:39 BST, 2 September 2008 >>

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becks - Reply to #33

really depends on the teachers and how much you do on your own.

I had some good and some bad teachers, but I also read english books (Star Wars :P) which helped a lot just to get some vocabulary.

In the end my english was good enough to get me a B and an A in the 12th grade English class in America (while I was in 11th grade in Germany)...

<< Comment #59 @ 16:42 BST, 2 September 2008 >>

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Willgurht - Reply to #33

i learned it from teh internets

<< Comment #63 @ 17:29 BST, 2 September 2008 >>

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deotrip - Reply to #33

i learned it from 2pac

<< Comment #25 @ 14:27 BST, 2 September 2008 >>

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oneroomdisco

Wow, a lot of people here attacking his English skills!

I think he did very well, the fact that he can speak English decently impresses me, learning a second language isn't easy, or fun.

Good job K1llsen!

I hope that if you quit, you do it for good reasons, work and a family is always more important =)

<< Comment #27 @ 14:41 BST, 2 September 2008 >>

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aaaaaat - Reply to #25

---

Edited by ubr at 21:15 BST, 8 June 2022

<< Comment #30 @ 14:52 BST, 2 September 2008 >>

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KekS - Reply to #27

well because you learn to speak english better than he did in school. but i guess in front of a camera most would fail miserably

<< Comment #96 @ 16:57 BST, 3 September 2008 >>

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dansen - Reply to #30

no they wouldn't

<< Comment #31 @ 15:00 BST, 2 September 2008 >>

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fugie - Reply to #27

Im amazed that he even tried to talk english :P

When germans are on holiday in the netherlands they always talk german...its not that i dont understand german (not that im good at it), but it annoys me that they refuse to even try and talk english :-)

<< Comment #36 @ 15:09 BST, 2 September 2008 >>

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karizma - Reply to #31

thats mostlikely because you meet this type of germans with "uberaccent". or they really dont care to speak which is even worse ! ;)

in school, teachers TRY to teach correct pronounciation. if they see no real advancing they simply stop, what really sucks :(

<< Comment #52 @ 15:59 BST, 2 September 2008 >>

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fugie - Reply to #36

im under the impression that people dont wanna talk english :P but like i said, could be cause germans know that most dutchies that live near germany aren't very good at english and better at german ;-)

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karizma - Reply to #52

something i can confirm :P my parents live close to the dutch border near nijmegen and everytime we visited nijmegen it was hard to find someone speaking english .. as soon as we switched to german it was no problem :< funny :D

<< Comment #47 @ 15:42 BST, 2 September 2008 >>

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becks - Reply to #31

tried talking English with the Dutch, after some time I figured I was better off talking German and Platt, while they replied in I don't know what mixture. But we understood each other.

that's for the average Durchie, mind you. I am aware that there are quite a few who speak better english and / or German.

<< Comment #51 @ 15:58 BST, 2 September 2008 >>

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fugie - Reply to #47

yea i know :-)
i live near enschede so people kinda expect me to talk proper german, but i agree that most germans understand our own 'language' (some stupid accent ppl use in this part of holland :P) i think thats what u mean by platt..goes both ways i think :)

i also agree that the dutch ppl around here are crap at english :) so i do understand but it kinda annoys me cause i dont talk german or 'platt' :-)

<< Comment #70 @ 19:07 BST, 2 September 2008 >>

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unihumi - Reply to #51

funny thing, platt that is. I just moved to Hamburg in January this year. And believe it or not, there's a TV-Channel (or more like a daily show on a local TV station) where they only broadcast in 'platt'.

I understood about 50 percent, but fortunately they've put subtitles in the show :D

Anyways, I know some people in person who can speak proper 'platt' and I find this dialect soooo funny to listen to ^^

<< Comment #75 @ 20:02 BST, 2 September 2008 >>

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Anonymous (e180064055.adsl.alicedsl.de) - Reply to #70

'platt' is a language (not a dialect) and it rox idd!

<< Comment #135 @ 12:28 BST, 8 September 2008 >>

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deotrip - Reply to #75

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ez0qOIUPpWg&feature=related

thats doesnt rock :(

<< Comment #136 @ 07:44 BST, 9 September 2008 >>

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unihumi - Reply to #135

Dass Du auch immer solche kranken Links auspacken musst, deo...

<< Comment #115 @ 12:19 BST, 6 September 2008 >>

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voodoochopstiks - Reply to #70

I'm finding this very funny, my last name is Platt and I haven't heard of this language :D What's the difference? Mix of dutch and german?

<< Comment #133 @ 11:01 BST, 8 September 2008 >>

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unihumi - Reply to #115

Hmm, I would say yes. But I don't really know the language in detail. So some other peeps around here, who can speak/understand it might say it's totally different.

To me it sounds like a pisstake language :D

<< Comment #114 @ 12:17 BST, 6 September 2008 >>

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voodoochopstiks - Reply to #47

Platt? :D Is it an accent?

<< Comment #117 @ 14:50 BST, 6 September 2008 >>

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becks - Reply to #114

no, it's actually an own language, but related to dutch, German and English.
The easiest (if quite inexact) description is that it's English words with German grammar and pronounciation.

e.g.

mak de dör to. = Close the door.

My grand aunt speaks only German and platt and with ~65 years she flew to Australia to visit some relatives.
noone could understand her German, but she just tried platt and suddenly people got what she meant.
Only thing that she found weird was that lot's of stores advertised their toilets but none ot those were open.

Klosett = a word for toilet in German.

<< Comment #119 @ 19:02 BST, 6 September 2008 >>

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voodoochopstiks - Reply to #117

Thanks for the info! Funny grandmother story :D Mind if pump you for some more information?

Any idea why someone would have Platt as a last name? Because they are from that area? You know if it is a common name around the region? And where is this region in Germany?

I'm mostly of American, and before that, British ancestry, and relatives seem to think that further back we're german( =[ ).

<< Comment #120 @ 19:27 BST, 6 September 2008 >>

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ini - Reply to #119

David Platt!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

And:

Platt \p-la-tt\ is of Old French origin, and its meaning is "flat land".

So it's not likely to have any connection to that language. I think the name is most common in North West England!

Edited by svalur at 19:28 BST, 6 September 2008

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voodoochopstiks - Reply to #120

Thanks!

Always liked David Platt, made it worth it watching England play :D

It seems my ancestors were from northwestern England, Carlisle isit? Does Liverpool, Blackpool and Manchester qualify for northwest england?

<< Comment #122 @ 20:59 BST, 6 September 2008 >>

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ini - Reply to #121

Yeah, all of those places are in Lancashire which is kinda where the NW starts (and then there's Cumbria above it). Carlisle for the win (got some family links there too)!

There were a few interesting programs on the "blood" of Britain and how mixed it is/isn't last year. Might be worth checking them out if your interested in the potential history of your family (I'll see if I can find the name of it).

<< Comment #123 @ 21:08 BST, 6 September 2008 >>

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voodoochopstiks - Reply to #122

That would be awesome, thanks! Urok!

Carlisle is a nice place then? :D Liveable?

<< Comment #124 @ 21:11 BST, 6 September 2008 >>

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ini - Reply to #123

http://www.channel4.com/history/microsites/H/.../face.html
Program was called "The Face of Britain".

Carlisle is like one of those "classic" British village/towns from my memory (Not been there in years). It's liveable, not like some ghetto or anything :P

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becks - Reply to #120

you are correct, but incomplete.

"platt" is also a word in German, not surprisingly meaning "flat", without the "land"

but flat land is a very fitting description of (most of*) the regions where platt is spoken.
Something like you can see your visitors an our before they arrive ;)

*exception are a few regions to the south

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ini - Reply to #126

I just took that from some name site and it was on a load of others too. All of them said it was an Old-French -> English thing :o

Is it ever used as a surname in Platt speaking areas?

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becks - Reply to #127

never heard it, doesn't mean much tho, cause platt speaking areas cover several million inhabitants.

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ini - Reply to #128

<< Comment #132 @ 10:52 BST, 8 September 2008 >>

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[mash] - Reply to #117

Where are you from? Hamburg?
I always wondered if there's a difference between northern Platt and Münsterländer Platt and how it's connected.

<< Comment #134 @ 11:03 BST, 8 September 2008 >>

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becks - Reply to #132

I was born in the Emsland, and platt there is also a bit different from Münsterand, even though they are neighbors. Not much but a bit.
And yeah there is a difference to the platt in Hamburg, but I think most of it is just pronounciation.

Apparantly the most different is the one spoken in the Sauerland, never heard it myself though.

There is actually a wiki page and dictionaries for that for ruther research ;)

<< Comment #32 @ 15:02 BST, 2 September 2008 >>

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Gladius - Reply to #27

Yeah you could understand most of it, but I think he would've explained himself way better in german, then he'd answer much more sponteanously. Now he had to concentrate too hard on his english to do that and I got the impression he had more to say about some of the questions.

<< Comment #110 @ 15:41 BST, 5 September 2008 >>

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x-brain - Reply to #27

hehe it depends on your comprehension skills whether you will call him "bad" or "good" :)

<< Comment #45 @ 15:41 BST, 2 September 2008 >>

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dansen - Reply to #25

look at the other interviews, almost all interviewees have better english then he does.
and this is worse english than your average german-who-learned-english-in-school has.

<< Comment #74 @ 19:57 BST, 2 September 2008 >>

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weltschmerz - Reply to #25

Well said.

Although his English really isn't that great by German standards I'd say nobody is in any way obliged to learn it at all, except maybe native speakers. He did as well as he could which is fine by me.

<< Comment #79 @ 21:05 BST, 2 September 2008 >>

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f0cus - Reply to #25

I used to get annoyed with that too, but as long as it's someone else who knows english as a second language it's ok.
It's the uni-lingual (did i just make that word up?) redneck fucks that talk about someone having poor english language skills that piss me off.
But yeah, I kinda sorta speak french, but some french guy on here trying to hold the most basic conversation with me would just laugh at me. :(((

<< Comment #101 @ 00:08 BST, 4 September 2008 >>

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mic - Reply to #79

tu veux un baguette?

<< Comment #118 @ 14:51 BST, 6 September 2008 >>

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becks - Reply to #101

go away with your fancy French food and give the man some burgers!

<< Comment #94 @ 14:49 BST, 3 September 2008 >>

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alien* - Reply to #25

Not easy or fun.. but that's in America. In europe it's very common to have a second language.. and very often too even a third..

That's ok tho.. different realities. No judgement.

<< Comment #44 @ 15:41 BST, 2 September 2008 >>

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Anonymous (mail.primerate.hu)

cg_english "0"
:D

<< Comment #64 @ 17:41 BST, 2 September 2008 >>

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Aquashark ' - Reply to #44

pfft, register so i can plus you

<< Comment #26 @ 14:40 BST, 2 September 2008 >>

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Jamerio :

Fucking lol at cooller, with his drunken Russian East block posse', "stole my 4000 dollars thing" :)

Edited by Jamerio at 17:02 BST, 2 September 2008

<< Comment #35 @ 15:09 BST, 2 September 2008 >>

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anal justice

I somehow like this guy. Maybe it's the family thing and the job.

Though it's a shame that Slasher got this instead of Carmac who would have done a better job. Man, SK is so cheap.
I think Slasher is either intentionally confusing k1llsen or just stupid. Probably both though.

<< Comment #107 @ 11:35 BST, 5 September 2008 >>

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Cloud - Reply to #35

Nerd.

<< Comment #37 @ 15:17 BST, 2 September 2008 >>

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vkl

"i`m since 4 years zeh best" :D but he is right, he is....
good job k1llsen, at least you tried, hopefully he`ll continue playing and i`ll still get my ass kicked by him ^^

<< Comment #40 @ 15:27 BST, 2 September 2008 >>

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mnemjc - Reply to #37

sorry, but.. attention whore?

<< Comment #48 @ 15:45 BST, 2 September 2008 >>

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vkl - Reply to #40

*care* x(

<< Comment #38 @ 15:19 BST, 2 September 2008 >>

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senzor

"also I started practise" =D
Still easy to understand, nice iview.

<< Comment #49 @ 15:53 BST, 2 September 2008 >>

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mefajpE^

Haha Cooller :)) seriously, this guy is the best thing that ever happened to Quake 3 scene. He's such an amazing character.

12%

<< Comment #53 @ 16:01 BST, 2 September 2008 >>

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Zerg-Spirit - Reply to #49

fascinating individual.

<< Comment #65 @ 17:57 BST, 2 September 2008 >>

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madbringer - Reply to #53

Extraordinary gentleman.

<< Comment #82 @ 21:56 BST, 2 September 2008 >>

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wocK_ - Reply to #65

Edited by wocK_ at 21:57 BST, 2 September 2008

<< Comment #50 @ 15:56 BST, 2 September 2008 >>

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sabre0001

Interesting interview...And his English isn't terrible - can still understand. Especially, as said, it's not his first language, he's on camera and also he is at a stage he did not think he would get to.

Pity he has to give up but his reasoning is correct - you need to make a return. Especially with dependants!

Anyone else beginning to think that Slasher is getting commission or something on QuakeLive :D Pushing people to play it / digg news items.

<< Comment #54 @ 16:05 BST, 2 September 2008 >>

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oneroomdisco - Reply to #50

He's pushing it because he PROBABLY wants to see a Quake 5.

I promote Quake Live, because even though it's in BETA, it's still a really good game. Sure, it lacks small features, but the game is balanced.

I doubt he's getting commission. I hope he continues to promote it, so we can get more QL players, thus getting us a Quake 5.

The kids whoring Quake 3 saying QL sucks really need to die.

<< Comment #56 @ 16:29 BST, 2 September 2008 >>

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sabre0001 - Reply to #54

Ah no man, I'm only joking :) Yeah, really want to do QL to do well - not only for a Q5 but for a standalone. I really like it and the fact that, because it is in Beta, changes can be made!

<< Comment #89 @ 09:07 BST, 3 September 2008 >>

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funkeh - Reply to #54

Coming from the UT scene, i think quake live is one of the most complete and easy to use games i've had the chance to put my hands on.

I mean, you log in, d/l some minor things while playing the tutorial, and then bam you can go on servers, there's people playing. Easy as hell, i love it!

<< Comment #100 @ 21:42 BST, 3 September 2008 >>

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retire - Reply to #54

"The kids whoring Quake 3 saying QL sucks really need to die."

Not really, CPMA and OSP are just better :(

The weapons are just as imbalanced in QL as VQ3

<< Comment #102 @ 00:51 BST, 4 September 2008 >>

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oneroomdisco - Reply to #100

Not really, rail + lg is lower, and rockets being increased, making it a lot more balanced game.

Rockets in Q3 don't do shit, and in QL, they MIGHT be overpowered, but at least it's better then Q3. (gameplay features)

<< Comment #103 @ 05:31 BST, 4 September 2008 >>

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Aaron - Reply to #100

lol no, QL is a mass improvement in terms of balance while keeping it like VQ3

everything else about it is questionable though

<< Comment #105 @ 19:39 BST, 4 September 2008 >>

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vkl - Reply to #103

i have to agree. the balance in ql improved a lot. reminds me a bit of cq3 but still different.

and yes the rest about ql is let`s say betaaaaaaaaa

<< Comment #108 @ 11:39 BST, 5 September 2008 >>

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Cloud - Reply to #54

uhh? Who the fuck wants q5? After q4 and d3?

Q5 is going to suck nerd and in actuality nobody wants it.

<< Comment #112 @ 16:37 BST, 5 September 2008 >>

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oneroomdisco - Reply to #108

You have NO idea if people want Quake 5 or not.

<< Comment #60 @ 16:46 BST, 2 September 2008 >>

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TAFKAagardenchair - Reply to #50

"And his English isn't terrible - can still understand."

Coming from an Irishman that does not mean much lololol

<< Comment #66 @ 17:58 BST, 2 September 2008 >>

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madbringer - Reply to #60

LOLOLOL THAT WAS SO FUNNY!!1

<< Comment #73 @ 19:31 BST, 2 September 2008 >>

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TAFKAagardenchair - Reply to #66

LOLOLLOLOL yes!!! Funny.

<< Comment #57 @ 16:37 BST, 2 September 2008 >>

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Terifire

NEED A DAMN ALI I. NAB INTERVIEW...

also, pic's or it didnt happen

<< Comment #58 @ 16:39 BST, 2 September 2008 >>

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[xen]

Cooller and the mafia turn up wanting their 4K back.

<< Comment #68 @ 18:22 BST, 2 September 2008 >>

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madbringer

Horrible spoken English, but i'd drop a part of that on stress (at least him losing words mid-sentence). He actually seems like a good guy.

---
roflmao@cooller

<< Comment #72 @ 19:16 BST, 2 September 2008 >>

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dadS

He's got a very good chance of getting good english skills, were half the fuckers whining will never have a chance at getting 2nd in a big tourney. So fuck if it was a bit sketchy I understood what he was saying and that's what counts at the end of the day.

Think he came across as a normal down to earth lad and also thought slasher makes quite a good interviewer tbh.

Edited by dadS at 19:17 BST, 2 September 2008

<< Comment #76 @ 20:29 BST, 2 September 2008 >>

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godjiro

nice interview

<< Comment #77 @ 21:03 BST, 2 September 2008 >>

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veal

very likable person

<< Comment #78 @ 21:03 BST, 2 September 2008 >>

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hnns

haha all ze germans angry about his english. anyway point got across, gg k1llsen

<< Comment #80 @ 21:15 BST, 2 September 2008 >>

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arachno1d

lol k1ller, lol cooller ... <3 Q3

<< Comment #81 @ 21:27 BST, 2 September 2008 >>

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deotrip

nice interview. his english is fine, could be a lot worse.

<< Comment #83 @ 01:20 BST, 3 September 2008 >>

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[email protected]

His English is a damn site better than my German =D

<< Comment #84 @ 01:51 BST, 3 September 2008 >>

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ted - Reply to #83

for a reason too ofc...

nobody gives a fuck about learning german..but english is basically manditory now isn't it?

<< Comment #129 @ 13:04 BST, 7 September 2008 >>

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becks - Reply to #84

then they are fools, an American friend of mine travelled to Germany twice, and took one German class to end up with a $3000 per year scholarship offer for it. worse than lot's of other scholarships but better than nothing :)

<< Comment #85 @ 03:33 BST, 3 September 2008 >>

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fur*q

Oh dear Coollers poker face is slipping. He wasn't joking, he seemed to be actually bitter about the kode5 saga. He's done so well keeping his trap shut for years, adding an air of mystery while others around him open theirs and look stupid. Oh well i thought he was better than that.

While Killsen (having limited English) seemed a normal decent enough fella. Played well and deserved his 2nd place.

Edited by fur*q at 03:36 BST, 3 September 2008

<< Comment #86 @ 07:41 BST, 3 September 2008 >>

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riske_of_h8

Someone please interview Alchemist03

<< Comment #91 @ 13:08 BST, 3 September 2008 >>

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madbringer - Reply to #86

!!!!

<< Comment #87 @ 08:33 BST, 3 September 2008 >>

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koji

1988 was a good year

<< Comment #88 @ 09:01 BST, 3 September 2008 >>

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FTY

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zkZ3f8DnKs

12%

<< Comment #90 @ 09:40 BST, 3 September 2008 >>

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koji - Reply to #88

rofl

<< Comment #97 @ 18:02 BST, 3 September 2008 >>

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illogic - Reply to #88

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3RcrRRlKTUM

<< Comment #113 @ 04:39 BST, 6 September 2008 >>

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baron Railgun - Reply to #97

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NdeRrBajemc

<< Comment #99 @ 21:22 BST, 3 September 2008 >>

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joth

Det är ju som det är med HERREFOLKET...ränderna går lixom aldrig någonsin ur..det förstår alla som kan sin historia

<< Comment #104 @ 12:52 BST, 4 September 2008 >>

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flowrush

Don't know why people feel the need to attack his English. I had a German foreign exchange student who lived with me for a year and sounded nearly identical (for atleast a few months). He was very likable, made lots of friends, extremely brilliant, cool accent, etc. I'm sure most German's don't speak English regularly enough and b/c German is quite a contrast to English it's understandable.

Anyhow, cool guy and I respect the reasons he will be quitting. Life goes on for some, while fresh youth (hopefully) come into the scene. Quake just has to stay fresh as well if there is to be a community big enough to continue supporting it. I think Quake Live should support that, if not Q5 is still on the horizon.

<< Comment #106 @ 00:48 BST, 5 September 2008 >>

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spyteman - Reply to #104

To me it was just an unpleasant surprise to find out how bad us Germans actually are at English. Most of the German exchange students around me have a really bad accent, and same goes for k1ller. He's most likely a cool guy and a very skilled player, but I just somehow expected people from a country like Germany to have better English skills, seeing as it's the number 1 language in the world.

<< Comment #109 @ 12:06 BST, 5 September 2008 >>

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[mash] - Reply to #106

Is this really a surprise for you?
His english is still better than 3/4 of most "english speaking" germans imo.
i've whitnessed quite a few pretty ridicuolus efforts. :D

Edited by Magnus Magnusson at 12:07 BST, 5 September 2008

<< Comment #111 @ 15:46 BST, 5 September 2008 >>

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spyteman - Reply to #109

yeah it is, I somewhat expected Germans to be more or less fluent in English. Heavy accent is one thing, but not knowing any words is quite bad :D felt like k1ller couldn't express his views at all.

<< Comment #125 @ 12:02 BST, 7 September 2008 >>

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Khorney - Reply to #111

Relax man, i dont think anyone thinks less of him your country because this fellow has an accent. Most people understand him just fine. Plus, has he been to alot of major tournaments outside of germany?
When it comes to speaking english, as you know, studying it is one thing, but actually speaking it for real is a little different :)

Edited by Khorney at 12:05 BST, 7 September 2008

<< Comment #144 @ 14:19 BST, 13 September 2008 >>

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bzzd - Reply to #111

i wonder you're surprised, i always thought germans are known for their bad english.
it's our own fault i guess, having a whole industry built on dubbing every fucking foreign show, dumbs the people down. leave em in english i.e. so peeps need to learn the shit

anyway ..:p

<< Comment #116 @ 12:39 BST, 6 September 2008 >>

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voodoochopstiks

Not a bad interview Slasher, but you really should have used a bit simpler English when asking the questions, especially in the long ones, I think he would have felt more at ease then.

Using 'Aftermath' in an already advanced question to a guy who can't remember the word for appreciation or support, pfff :D

You're mean! Good job!

Props to k1ller too, for being above the monitor issues.

Edited by voodoochopstiks at 12:41 BST, 6 September 2008

<< Comment #131 @ 06:29 BST, 8 September 2008 >>

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clan519

Guys.. relax. His english ain't that bad. Ain't like some of you are secretly Joseph Conrad or anything.

<< Comment #137 @ 01:22 BST, 11 September 2008 >>

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cumrag

<3 cooller

<< Comment #138 @ 21:19 BST, 12 September 2008 >>

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timmah

Have to admit though. In general, the German accent just is horrible to listen to. Not knowing the words is really not a problem. English is such a simple language in this regard. Even with almost 0 English, most people will still understand what you are trying to get across.

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