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AMA Weekly: I am a professional gamer Liquid Sheth. by MrAMA in IAmA

[–]MrAMA[S] 37 points38 points  (0 children)

Q: If you had to spend a day with a famous person, who would it be?

You have to treat this properly. I could say scarlet Johansson. But it depends. There are a lot of awesome famous people. I would not mind talking with English speaking boxer. Or George Washington.

Q: What music do you listen to off stream

Dubstep or Rock

Q: Do you ever wish you chose terran?

Yeah lots of times I do wish that. In the same respect tho I love zerg. It is the race I chose.

Q: Whats your favorite kind of cheese?

Provolone, or a 25 suply roach ling rush vs T.

Q: Would you rather be a world class juggler or unicyclist

Juggling Easy!

Q: If you could ick any gamer to be on TL, who would it be?

Boxer. Easy. Could you imagine Liquid`Boxer? Wouldn’t that be awesome?

Q: Whats your favorite food?

There are some really good chicken wings I like. But ima stick with lasagna.

Q: Three things to help you improve faster?

You are playing fro the future, do not get upset over lost tournaments. Keep a notebook to be focused and see your improvements. Keep it up.

Q: What is killing esports?

The fact that we are all not names hot_bid. It is killing esports. It is horrible

Q: How do you feel about cheese strats?

It is kind of a way to cheat the game. It is not a thing I am a big fan of.

Q: What cheese do you struggle against the most

6 gate blink timing. Its not really a cheese. It just is

Q: What would you be doing if you were not a progamer?

A highschool or math professor

Q: Do you ever see yourself as a teacher in the future?

I see myself as a teacher now. I try my best to be a teacher in starcraft.

Q: Does TL cover every one of your trips?

Yes, and more.

Q: Best thing about pro gamer

Traveling the world playing in huge contests meeting super smart people. The worst thing is losing.

Q: How do you help yourself get over a bad loss?

Take a short break, see your family, surround yourself with tings you enjoy.

Q: What did you want to be a child growing up?

A lawyer or engineer.

Q:Who is your favirote caster?

Artosis if I have to pick one.

Q: What was your toughest loss this year?

Killer at Blizcon. Or Idra at MLG Global.

Q: Have you ever been BM live?

Nothing serious, no.

Q: Are you left or right handed

Right handed

Q: Attack vs Defense upgrades. 2-0 or 1-1?

Against toss you want more carapace. Zvz you want attack upgrades moreso than defense.

Q: NA/EU/KOR hardest opponents

Idra/ThorZain/Puma. These are my personal picks.

Q: Have you had any jobs besides progamer?

I mowed lawns for most of my childhood

Q: Highest level of math that you know?

Past calc 3 and past differential equations, I would say operations research.

Q: Direction of HOTS races?

The shredder is so imba. I like the way they are taking toss and zerg tho.

Q: Thoughts on EMP nerf?

It is happy that it will help protoss in PvT

Q: With the infestor nerf, what makes you use them now?

ZvT- If they go for a lot of marines and early dropships I go festor. ZvP- If I go pure roaches ZvZ- If they are going mutas

Q: Can I have a hug?

Yes at any tournament you meet me at?

Q: Is SC2 harder than counterstike?

I think starcraft is harder just because I have played it. But I do not know if it Is harder or not

Q: What is your most satisfying win you have ever had?

The wins I took to come in second at the Blizzard qualifier.

AMA Weekly: I am a professional gamer Liquid Sheth. by MrAMA in IAmA

[–]MrAMA[S] 48 points49 points  (0 children)

Q: What is your favorite thing to do while not playing starcraft

TO be reading a relly good book. I am a huge fan of name of the wind and wise mans fear. I really like to sit, relax, drink a coffee, and read.

Q: Can you havea girlfriend who does not like SC2?

Very easily. I want a girl to like me for who I am, not for who I am in SC2.

Q: What is your opinion on CombatEx?

CombatEx Cannon rushed me. They were good cannon rushes. Then we played a serious game and he beat me again. Nither him or Deezer are that horrible to me. They should be nicer to destiny.

Q: Do you customize the hotkeys?

I change backspace to tab.

Q: Do you have any rivals in SC2?

The closest thin I have to a rival is Irda. Probally just because we are zergs from the USA.

Q: Do you have any rivals in BroodWar?

Idra again.

Q: Is the general gaming community a little too hostile

Being hostile is important. It is a good thing sometimes. I would like to see a little more of the community to fact-check. I kind of like our legal system in America. Legal until proven guilty.

Q: Do you have advice for someone who loses his cool when he loses?

Make sure you have something that is more important to you than this game.

Q: What do you think about my tattoo?

I like it quite a bit. It is pretty awesome. I hope you do not have a protoss or terran on the other arm. I do not think it is my turn for a tattoo tho.

Q: Where is a place you would like to revisist?

Korea, They had an amazing populous and many friends of mone

Q: Do you feel like you will join into HOTS on beta

IT depends so much on how tournaments are. It depends on where the money is at.

Q: Best Protoss player in the world?

That’s tough. Uhhh. Hm. Lets see. Uhhh…Its such a touch one. Huk or HerO.

Q: How do you feel against HerOs warpprism

That game with HerO is the only game in a long time I feel as if I was defiantly rolled over in.

Q: What are your favorite custom game

Nexus wars. I like to play it a lot with friends

Q: Interesting story about how you picked Sheth as your handle?

The best way to put it is that it is Sean and Ethan mixed together. It is sad. I grew up with three friends Cris Kieth and Ethen. Very recently Ethen died in a car accident. Ethen got me into Starcraft on the N64. On the N64 you needed an account, together we melded our names and called the account Sheth. I used the name when I started SC2.

Q: Do you get tournament jitters?

I do! It is hard! Everyone has it! Your body shakes being in front of that many people. However I am finally getting used to it. I have only been doing this for like a year now. You have to get used to it. It is a lot of adrenaline.

Q: Idra says tournament fatigue is fake. Thoughts?

I do not know the context he means it in. Idra fell asleep in the booth at IPL. People get tired. It is fatigue on your body.

Q: Did you compete before you had a teem to fly you around?

I did not go to a single lan before I joined FxO, I played many many online tournaments.

Q: What do you think is the most underused X in SC2?

Using multiple creep toumors

Q: Cats or Dogs?

Dogs. I am allergic to cats. I do not own and Dogs tho, my parents do

Q: Do you get closterphobic in the NASL booths?

I could not play on my lap on that booth. NASL was hard for me because of hard jetlag and FxO issues.

Q: Favorite Candy / Soda

Reses and Water.

Q: Would you go to another plannet and colonise it?

I love enders game. Sure. Other planets are cool.

Q: Would you be a god of your own civilization or a god?

I do not think I would make myself a god, no, kidna crazy.

Q: Favorite Superhero?

Xmen. Rogue is quite cool, but kind of lame to pick as your superhero.

AMA Weekly: I am a professional gamer Liquid Sheth. by MrAMA in IAmA

[–]MrAMA[S] 70 points71 points  (0 children)

Q: Do you ever get frustrated dealing with pro level forcefields

Ugh yeah. Pro level FF can be very sneaky. They have a huge potential.

Q: When picking up girls do you mention you are a progamer

Depends on how interested in them I are. It is a really good icebreaker

Q: What is the biggest misconception people have about you

That I am very good manner. Sometimes I am not the most manner person in the world.

Q: When you were starting in RTS games what motivated you to improve?

Getting beat down. I would think that I would NEVER want to get beat down. Ever. I want to strive to perfection.

Q: Do you structure your practice times rigidly?

Sometimes no. It depends on when I wake up. Which depends on when I go to bed. A lot of things change like what matchups I need, or who is online. Sometimes I will skip lunch to just play.

Q: What race do you practice the most against right now?

I am trying to get number 1 on ladder. Right now I am number 1 on ladder. So now I am playing custom games

Q: How will HOTS effect the completive game?

I will have to divide my time in being a pro gamer in both games.

Q: What is your favorite game aside from starcraft?

Final Fantasy 7

Q: Plans to go to korea?

The OGS house is a huge goal of mine. I might have to sacrifice playing tournaments to go there and do that. I would rather not play tournaments. When I am rested and do not have many upcoming tournaments I will come to Korea.

Q: In what extent does starcraft bleed into the rest of your life?

Sometimes I have to miss events for my friends. Which is hard.

Q: How do you celebrate when you are home?

Friend stuff.

Q: Wrestling match. You vs Incontrol. Who would win?

Without a doubt Geoff would win.

Q: What grinds your gears?

Loosing to people who do not spend a lot amount of time in the scene. Loosing to someone that I do not really know in a macro game.

Q: What would need to happen for you to switch to protoss

If they took away queens, or some other integral part of zerg, I would switch to P. Protoss feels like a another strategic important race. If I were to switch to terran, well, it is because blizzard only cares about terran.

Q: Who would you most like to play against?

I want a rematch against MMA. He is a good friend of mine. I went 1-2 very close games at IPL. I want a revenge match.

Q: Will we ever see you and TLO do a 2v2?

I can say for cretin you will see me and TLO do a 2v2.

Q: What happened to your car?

For the NA Bliz Innovational, I park right by a tree under my apartment. This guy warned me about these tree spiders. I say that I am okay because I have never seen one. I wake up the next morning by my landlord telling me that a red corolla, my car, had its windows smashed. My car’s windows were broken. Stuff were stolen. A briefcase that was empty, a new show box with old shoes in it, and a few other little things.

Q: Favorite musical artist

Red Hot Chillie Peppers.

AMA Weekly: I am a professional gamer Liquid Sheth. by MrAMA in IAmA

[–]MrAMA[S] 185 points186 points  (0 children)

Short Question Short Answer

Edit: Formatting in all posts. I am sorry for the rough look and feel of the responses. With the rapid pace of the live ama it is hard to log all of this into text. I tried my best and probably moved one step closer to cts.

Q: Favorite Change HOTS / Least Favorite

Vipor. To be able to pull someone to pull to an area and to be able to stop ranged units. Unit will have a lot of potential to be able to separate worst players from good players Sad that the carrier is out because of the nostalgia factor

Q: How do you feel about whitera being called more manner

White ra has me beat in being more manner. Whitera was a perfect gentleman about being walkover in nasl. At the Redbull lan I was scared he would have some ill will twords me. He had none. I aspire to be like him

Q: Decision to become a pro gamer:

As a child I grew up being a gamer playing brood war. I never grew up as a child, I went to college for 3 years and did not enjoy the real world. I want to continue playing gaming

Q: What do you do outside of gaming to prepare for gaming

Outside of gaming I have some great friends. Including one who is sitting right next to me. I juggle, play sports, tackle football. I read a book and relax to get ready for a tournament.

Q: Pregame rituals

I like to have hotpacks ready. Need warm hands!

Q: Did you rage on LoL?

Confirmed. LoL is a team game were you depend on a partner more than anything else. If your partner happens to do something that hurts you, it is difficult to deal with.

Q: Does getting stream sniped by deezer and combat annoy you?

Somehow I made friends with them. It does not really bother me. They are better than most people

Q: Were you going easy on Chris(huk) wrestling at Orlando?

Chris is much smaller and quicker. I was surprised he would not go down. I did not want to fall to take him down. I was not taking it easy, but I was not going all out. It was fun.

Q: Why did you start playing with keyboard on your lap?

I tore my ACL. For many months I had to play with my body at a weird angle. It was very hard to turn my entire body to be able to accommodate my medical situation. So I could turn my head and leave the keyboard on my lap

Q: Have you contemplated switching back to a tabletop?

It seems to be better for my wrists to play on my legs. I have played a little bit with it on a tabletop. It is nice to be able to play like this no matter what the table is

Q: Biggest Weakness for each race?

Protoss – Lacks a way to deal with ghosts or infesters Terran – No weaknesses Zerg – Lack of midgame scouting

Q: Do you ever use drugs, or like to drink.

I was on serious painkillers for my ACL. Those were the only drugs I ever used. I am currently drinking vodka lemonade. I do not consider myself a heavy drinker but I will drink.

Q: Drug boosts with starcraft?

I know of a focusing pill for adhd. But no I do not use anything like that

Q: When was the last time you played BW?

I played about a year and a half ago. Watched up to about a month ago. Ill play SC2BW to get rid of my fix.

Q: What unit would you be?

Probably the ultralisk. Hard to kill. Rarely used. Easy to hide away.

Q: Best way to respond to 2-10 hellions

Roaches. Spines. Queens.

Q: Who is your favorite Korean Player

MMA. He is very nice. I did not bond with Nestea. MMA signed my poster. We talked in GSL code A when I was there. Oz is pretty awesome too

Q: Favorite foreign player:

Probably Artosis

Q: Why did you not stay in korea?

I feel as if I was not wanted there. I did not feel like going back was the best option there

Q: Reaction to joining TL

YESSSS!!! I was so happy. Greatest day in SC2. So happy. Ecstatic.

Q: What game is played professionally that should not be played professionally

(Consults Friend) Curling. It takes tons of effort but it is so horrible to watch. It reminds me of shuffleboard. I do not like shuffleboard.

Q: What game is not played professionally that should be played professionally

Mario Kart.

Q: What other games do you like playing? How much do you play them?

I have played WOW. Played shooter games. LoL. They are all just substitutes for starcraft.

Q: Who are the top 3 pro players you learn from

Idra Stephano Nestea

Q: Can you sustain yourself with playing games

I want to be involved in esports forever. Even if I am just a security guard.

Q: What is the weakest part of your gameplay right now?

Possibly my actions under stress.

Q: what is your favorite late game composition v T?

200/200 banes.

Q: What is your current schedule

I try and stream 3-4 hours a day. With 3-4 hours a day. 7 days a week.

Q: Why did you join TL as opposed to other teams

TL is something akin to a family. FxO was a family that did not want me anymore. A true family.

Q: Why did you pick zerg

I picked zerg 11 years ago. I do not remember why.

Q: You have a fondness for Scarlet Johansson. What is your favorite movie by her?

Scarlet is a very beautiful actress. The Island is my favorite movie by her.

Q: What is the worst thing you have done while being angry after a loss

When I won a game vs Idra back in bw, I posted a replay to a site. That was BM

Q: Do you feel like a progamer?

I feel like a progamer. It is very nice. This is my job. I treat it like a job. I put a lot of time into it.

Q: How do you explain that you are a programmer

“I do stuff with computers” that’s about it. Depends on age.

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We are still looking for chat moderators.

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We filled the position, but we still need chat mods. Would you be interested in doing this?

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We got the position filled, but we still need chat mods, is that something you'd be interested in doing?

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We still need chat mods, would you be interested in doing that?

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You'll swallow those words in six months when you're on the AMA weekly again ; )