Adolfmv get's an A+ for organizing another interview with top notch player. Today we have the pleasure to hear about Dogao . He's a relatively new expert who's a top notch player and can challenge anyone these days. Let's hear what he has to say.
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Adolfmv: Welcome to the interview section today we have the pleassure to be with Dogao. Lets start
Adolfmv: Hello First I want to thank you for allowing me to interview you. Well you known as Dogao but whats your real life name?
[RVK]dogao: Hey! my name is Guilherme Pippi Menegazzi
Adolfmv: How old are you?
[RVK]dogao: unfortunatelly today is my birthday and im getting old 11, im 20 now.
Adolfmv: Omg happy happy birthday .. Where you from?
[RVK]dogao: Im from Rio Grande Do Sul, Brasil
Adolfmv: Do you study or work?
[RVK]dogao: Actually I’m only studying, I been preparing in the past 1.5 years to enter in a free university here in brazil, that are the best ones, my exams were last week and I’m pretty sure I will get in there ^^
Adolfmv: ... What a coincidence I been just doing the same 11. What do you want to study once in the university?
[RVK]dogao: I picked administration because I think you having your own place is much better and you can win much more money than being an employer
[RVK]dogao: I want to have a nice place in a shopping mall with pcs, books, coffee and stuffs for ppl have a good time there
Adolfmv: So how long have u been playing AoE ?
[RVK]dogao: I started playing aoc I guess in 2003 if im not wrong 11
[RVK]dogao: cant remember exactly
Adolfmv: How did you start?
[RVK]dogao: well in the start I had a really bad pc 11, I was in a friends house and he was playing this game, I really liked and asked the CD, was the demo of AoC, had only aztecs and mayans with the map yucatan,we were a group of like 10 friends and started playing this. Then someone got the full version of AoK.
[RVK]dogao: We all started playing aok and making like LANs in the weekends.
[RVK]dogao: Each weekends was in a different house, was really nice and fun these times.
[RVK]dogao: Since then I just loved aoc more and more, i just cant stop playing it now 11.
Adolfmv: .11 Going back to real life related questions... who is that bunny in ur MSN picture? is that your girl friend?
[RVK]dogao: 1111111
[RVK]dogao: Yeah its my girl friend, today we are making 2 years together as well 11. The picture is from last year before a fantasy party.
Adolfmv: Were you wearing a pink dress?
[RVK]dogao: 111, yeah I went as a ballerina.
Adolfmv: So, when did you jump from a noob AoK player from lans party to a great one?
[RVK]dogao: hmm, I took some time 11, i think I started playing much more after I get ADSL connection, before was 56kbs and I could play only in weekends 11, after aADSL came I started to play a lot during 3 or 4 months, I was so addicted that, when my friends were inviting me to leave, I was always finding a excuse to stay home to play AoC 11. I dont want that never againg!
[RVK]dogao: I found it was very wrong. And tried to stop playing like that, but I jump from 1600 to 1800 in these 3 or 4 months. Was a real progress
[RVK]dogao: After that I just keep playing when I can, usually when i’m home in internet im playing 11.
[RVK]dogao: You CANT be that good if you dont play a lot, its fact
Adolfmv: Thats a good device for 1600's fans get addicted 11 . Who was your expert player the one u admired for back then?
[RVK]dogao: .11 A good or bad advice, who knows!
[RVK]dogao: I always admired halen playing team games, thats the reason I picked mongols for playing in team games as my main civ. God he was and still really great 11
[RVK]dogao: But in 1v1s if I dont say daut and chris I will be lying 11, they were always the best in this setting. I always watched their record games carefully to learn something. In that time when I was noob we didnt had streams like we do now, and for less skilled players learn is MUUCH more easier watching a stream than watching a RG, You should all thanks to feage who started this 11.
Adolfmv: Yeah streams are good. But you known as the water maps king. Who did you learn from? and how you became that good in water maps?
[RVK]dogao: I become "good" in water after joining ONU Clan, I was a 1600 1v1 arabia player, and in ONU in ladder times we always played 3v3~4v4 FR, always. It was really hard for me in the beginning to learn playing water or land and water at same time
[RVK]dogao: in the end i was only playing FR, never more arabia because i didnt laked it anymore, and i remember when i get my first 2k in gamepark, i had one nick only for 1v1 arabia, and it was 1650 11.
[RVK]dogao: But who really helped me teaching me all the stuffs in water was ONU_Marcos, who helped me alot giving tips in economy, how to micro the galleys, etc. But unfortunatelly he isnt more with us, was a real lost for all the brazilian community, he was one of the admins there. A example of person.
Adolfmv: Is he dead?
[RVK]dogao: yea, unfortunatelly.
Adolfmv: Im sorry to hear that.
[RVK]dogao: Well, I know he is for sure in a better place now. :]
Adolfmv: If you should have to name the 5 basics points to be an expert player in water maps what would be those 5 points which u cant fail at ?
[RVK]dogao: humm, 5 basics points.......
Adolfmv: Lemme put it this way what is the five most important things at a water map..
[RVK]dogao: it depends in each player imo, because for me I rather foccus 100% in economy, and players like riut rather focus his 100% in the galleys fight. but in the end you must have a good economy balance, a good galley micro, pay attention in ur scout and check if the other guy is landing...
[RVK]dogao: 5 things is so much i guess 11, its not complicated like arabia
Adolfmv: what its the worsest stuff ever happend to you playing aoc?
[RVK]dogao: definetly losing the wcl7, we were so confident in winning but we were not in a luck day that day, we were very desappointed after the games.
Adolfmv: I've told that you, Riut and other Br's Players very close. Is it true that u Smurfed for Cain once?
[RVK]dogao: Yeah thats true, it was during BCC 3. We were practicing together, the game between Cain and LK_SkyWalker (i guess was him 11) was scheduled for weekend, and 1 or 2 days before the game cain asked riut for play for him the games because he couldnt. He said would be better not give any delay for tournament and riut accepted and played it.
[RVK]dogao: Cain had to travel if im not wrong, thats why he asked riut
Adolfmv: Did you smurfed for him? or it was just riut?
[RVK]dogao: In my case he was playing against chris, i was in msn supporting him and curious about the result of each game, in the end it was 3-3 and the last game was Double Arabia, he never practiced that because he thought he would lose before 11, he asked me for play it for him and I did.
[RVK]dogao: after all we didnt won anything playing these games for him, we just lost, money and credibility
[RVK]dogao: And I’m sure me Riut and me learnt with our mistakes and wont do it again.
Adolfmv: Moving Foward.
[RVK]dogao: Yeah this case is already closed 11.
Adolfmv: The WCL7, What do you think about RVK performance?
[RVK]dogao: Oh, We were very very excited with the tournament. With motivation for playing it, practicing and getting better and better till the end of the tournament, was the most exciting tournament that I ever played for sure!
[RVK]dogao: Our performance was really great, our team work was near perfection and we were sure we would win it. But the day we played tyrant seems like nothing was working 11, the luck we had with maps in some games vs others before we didnt. after the games we were so much disappointed in losing it, because we practiced alot to win but we didnt.
[RVK]dogao: But of course they didnt won it by our bad luck 11, they played it great and deserved to win
Adolfmv: Whats rvk plans for the future? maybe bringing viper/jordan back ?
[RVK]dogao: well, i dont really know, because was supposed to we make same team for play the next tournament, but they (jordan and viper) got invited for playing for tyrant and they accepted it, was the best choice for them and they did right accepting it. and about the future, if they would like to comeback they are always welcome. :]
Adolfmv: Viper and Jordan are now good friend thanks to you 11. What do you think about those 2 players?
[RVK]dogao: 1111, Im happy that they become good friends ;p
[RVK]dogao: Jordan is the fairest guy i ever meet in aoc. He is just too friendly, you just cant hate him, its impossible 11
Adolfmv: Viper’s got a lil’ devil inside?
[RVK]dogao: i prefer not knowing his demon! 111
[RVK]dogao: if you want to, good lucK!
[RVK]dogao: About viper I didn’t use to chat with him so much about other things unless aoc, but he have his justin bieber style that makes him cute!
Adolfmv: Going back to RVK what do you think you guys needed or missed to won the tournament?
[RVK]dogao: I think we didnt missed anyhting, we did everything for win the tournament, but in the other side had a huge skilled group of players that were top players since the beginning of aoc, they just were in a good day and played better than us.
Adolfmv: Why you didnt played any 1v1?
[RVK]dogao: I couldnt play as much aoc as i wanted because I had to study hard for my exam, so I was slower than viper, riut and jordan. since our skills were almost the same in the league stage, it was better for the team letting someone else playing instead me, because i wasnt with a good speed and i could harm the teams result.
Adolfmv: When it was ur best shape ever?
[RVK]dogao: Definetly in the nations cup where we become champion, I was in school (didnt needed to study that much 11) and the big matchs were when we had vacations in brazil, we had full time to practice, there i was playing very good.
Adolfmv: Whats the best match you ever played/seen ?
[RVK]dogao: Let me think about it because i played and saw so many games 11, hummm, i think the most enjoyable 1v1 rg mine was with daut in a 1v1 arabia where we did a big feudal war of almost 1h, the record was elected the best game of 2009 in aocgroup
[RVK]dogao: Sadly i lost to this fdp 11
[RVK]dogao: and one of the best games i saw was L_Clan vs BsK in a final of WCL if im not wrong, it was a 3v3 or 4v4 arabia, cant remember well, its for sure A must watch game 11
Adolfmv: How long do you think aoc wil stay alive?
[RVK]dogao: I think it never will die 11, when I was younger I thought I would stop playing it when i starting become older 11 (im 20 now) but here im still playing this game, I love this game! I can see myself with 40 years old teaching aoc to my son 11.
[RVK]dogao: but with many ppl playing it competitively in a high level i think we will see it only with tournaments with cash involved... its when players play most, the chance you have in winning some money playing aoc gives you motivation for playing and getting better and better.
[RVK]dogao: when you have no tournaments and no motivation for playing what inspires me is playing with all the ppl who dont like me (and its not few 11), the feeling you have playing nervious and killing them, seeing them resigning is definetly awesome 11
Adolfmv: Cool. but you playing in the aocliga right now there is no prize but maybe some recognition to the clan?
[RVK]dogao: Yea, exactly. these tournaments like aoc liga, rts league, lma league, etc. is what keeps the game alive, players wants to their clans be known, and it gives regonition for them, When you are less skilled you see a good clan in the history of tournaments won, and consequently the members are in this clan will be good thanks to the recognition that this clan got. but the fact its not always like this 11
Adolfmv: We getting near the end and I made a feedback about questions should be asked..
Adolfmv: GHREDOR from turkey asks if you have Special keyboard / Mouse with extra buttoms to play?
[RVK]dogao: no, I dont 11, my keyboard is a very old, probably 10 years old 11, and my mouse is a "simple" mouse from microsoft with only 2 buttons, the model is 1.1 wheel mouse, and I have also one mouse pad from steel series, with the model "mini" 11
[RVK]dogao: i created one topic time ago in aoczone for players post where they play, here is the link of mine and you can see it better: http://www.aoczone.net/viewtopic.php?f= ... ur+desktop
Adolfmv: Katon from Chile ask whats the size of your foot ? .11
[RVK]dogao: 1111, my foot is number 42 here in brazil!
Adolfmv: Anything you would like to say?
[RVK]dogao: I would like to thank you for the opportunity to be interviewed and I would like to say congratulations for the hard work you are doing with all these interviews you did so far, Its really nice to read and know a bit more of other players.
Adolfmv: Thank you <3 !
Adolfmv: Some words to our readers and your fans?
[RVK]dogao: For my fans the message is that I love them all, and the support they give me is really nice, it inspires you in playing knowing ppl enjoy alot your rgs, for the readers who hate me, f*** u all!! 11
Adolfmv: Well thank you dogao for giving me the opportunity to interview you.
Adolfmv: It was a really pleasure.
[RVK]dogao: Good bye!! This vacation i will try to play always when i can for give you funny and enjoyable recs for you eat ur popcorns while you watch it 1111, thank you all
Credits:
Question written: _Situation_, Adolfmv
Interviewer: Adolfomv
Specials thanks to dogao for allowing me to interview him, and specials thanks to voobly and aoczone.net for giving us the space.
Mentioned games:
Arabia BsK vs Legion A - WCL4 grand final
Arabia _DauT_ vs [RVK]Dogao feudal war
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Adolfmv: Welcome to the interview section today we have the pleassure to be with Dogao. Lets start
Adolfmv: Hello First I want to thank you for allowing me to interview you. Well you known as Dogao but whats your real life name?
[RVK]dogao: Hey! my name is Guilherme Pippi Menegazzi
Adolfmv: How old are you?
[RVK]dogao: unfortunatelly today is my birthday and im getting old 11, im 20 now.
Adolfmv: Omg happy happy birthday .. Where you from?
[RVK]dogao: Im from Rio Grande Do Sul, Brasil
Adolfmv: Do you study or work?
[RVK]dogao: Actually I’m only studying, I been preparing in the past 1.5 years to enter in a free university here in brazil, that are the best ones, my exams were last week and I’m pretty sure I will get in there ^^
Adolfmv: ... What a coincidence I been just doing the same 11. What do you want to study once in the university?
[RVK]dogao: I picked administration because I think you having your own place is much better and you can win much more money than being an employer
[RVK]dogao: I want to have a nice place in a shopping mall with pcs, books, coffee and stuffs for ppl have a good time there
Adolfmv: So how long have u been playing AoE ?
[RVK]dogao: I started playing aoc I guess in 2003 if im not wrong 11
[RVK]dogao: cant remember exactly
Adolfmv: How did you start?
[RVK]dogao: well in the start I had a really bad pc 11, I was in a friends house and he was playing this game, I really liked and asked the CD, was the demo of AoC, had only aztecs and mayans with the map yucatan,we were a group of like 10 friends and started playing this. Then someone got the full version of AoK.
[RVK]dogao: We all started playing aok and making like LANs in the weekends.
[RVK]dogao: Each weekends was in a different house, was really nice and fun these times.
[RVK]dogao: Since then I just loved aoc more and more, i just cant stop playing it now 11.
Adolfmv: .11 Going back to real life related questions... who is that bunny in ur MSN picture? is that your girl friend?
[RVK]dogao: 1111111
[RVK]dogao: Yeah its my girl friend, today we are making 2 years together as well 11. The picture is from last year before a fantasy party.
Adolfmv: Were you wearing a pink dress?
[RVK]dogao: 111, yeah I went as a ballerina.
Adolfmv: So, when did you jump from a noob AoK player from lans party to a great one?
[RVK]dogao: hmm, I took some time 11, i think I started playing much more after I get ADSL connection, before was 56kbs and I could play only in weekends 11, after aADSL came I started to play a lot during 3 or 4 months, I was so addicted that, when my friends were inviting me to leave, I was always finding a excuse to stay home to play AoC 11. I dont want that never againg!
[RVK]dogao: I found it was very wrong. And tried to stop playing like that, but I jump from 1600 to 1800 in these 3 or 4 months. Was a real progress
[RVK]dogao: After that I just keep playing when I can, usually when i’m home in internet im playing 11.
[RVK]dogao: You CANT be that good if you dont play a lot, its fact
Adolfmv: Thats a good device for 1600's fans get addicted 11 . Who was your expert player the one u admired for back then?
[RVK]dogao: .11 A good or bad advice, who knows!
[RVK]dogao: I always admired halen playing team games, thats the reason I picked mongols for playing in team games as my main civ. God he was and still really great 11
[RVK]dogao: But in 1v1s if I dont say daut and chris I will be lying 11, they were always the best in this setting. I always watched their record games carefully to learn something. In that time when I was noob we didnt had streams like we do now, and for less skilled players learn is MUUCH more easier watching a stream than watching a RG, You should all thanks to feage who started this 11.
Adolfmv: Yeah streams are good. But you known as the water maps king. Who did you learn from? and how you became that good in water maps?
[RVK]dogao: I become "good" in water after joining ONU Clan, I was a 1600 1v1 arabia player, and in ONU in ladder times we always played 3v3~4v4 FR, always. It was really hard for me in the beginning to learn playing water or land and water at same time
[RVK]dogao: in the end i was only playing FR, never more arabia because i didnt laked it anymore, and i remember when i get my first 2k in gamepark, i had one nick only for 1v1 arabia, and it was 1650 11.
[RVK]dogao: But who really helped me teaching me all the stuffs in water was ONU_Marcos, who helped me alot giving tips in economy, how to micro the galleys, etc. But unfortunatelly he isnt more with us, was a real lost for all the brazilian community, he was one of the admins there. A example of person.
Adolfmv: Is he dead?
[RVK]dogao: yea, unfortunatelly.
Adolfmv: Im sorry to hear that.
[RVK]dogao: Well, I know he is for sure in a better place now. :]
Adolfmv: If you should have to name the 5 basics points to be an expert player in water maps what would be those 5 points which u cant fail at ?
[RVK]dogao: humm, 5 basics points.......
Adolfmv: Lemme put it this way what is the five most important things at a water map..
[RVK]dogao: it depends in each player imo, because for me I rather foccus 100% in economy, and players like riut rather focus his 100% in the galleys fight. but in the end you must have a good economy balance, a good galley micro, pay attention in ur scout and check if the other guy is landing...
[RVK]dogao: 5 things is so much i guess 11, its not complicated like arabia
Adolfmv: what its the worsest stuff ever happend to you playing aoc?
[RVK]dogao: definetly losing the wcl7, we were so confident in winning but we were not in a luck day that day, we were very desappointed after the games.
Adolfmv: I've told that you, Riut and other Br's Players very close. Is it true that u Smurfed for Cain once?
[RVK]dogao: Yeah thats true, it was during BCC 3. We were practicing together, the game between Cain and LK_SkyWalker (i guess was him 11) was scheduled for weekend, and 1 or 2 days before the game cain asked riut for play for him the games because he couldnt. He said would be better not give any delay for tournament and riut accepted and played it.
[RVK]dogao: Cain had to travel if im not wrong, thats why he asked riut
Adolfmv: Did you smurfed for him? or it was just riut?
[RVK]dogao: In my case he was playing against chris, i was in msn supporting him and curious about the result of each game, in the end it was 3-3 and the last game was Double Arabia, he never practiced that because he thought he would lose before 11, he asked me for play it for him and I did.
[RVK]dogao: after all we didnt won anything playing these games for him, we just lost, money and credibility
[RVK]dogao: And I’m sure me Riut and me learnt with our mistakes and wont do it again.
Adolfmv: Moving Foward.
[RVK]dogao: Yeah this case is already closed 11.
Adolfmv: The WCL7, What do you think about RVK performance?
[RVK]dogao: Oh, We were very very excited with the tournament. With motivation for playing it, practicing and getting better and better till the end of the tournament, was the most exciting tournament that I ever played for sure!
[RVK]dogao: Our performance was really great, our team work was near perfection and we were sure we would win it. But the day we played tyrant seems like nothing was working 11, the luck we had with maps in some games vs others before we didnt. after the games we were so much disappointed in losing it, because we practiced alot to win but we didnt.
[RVK]dogao: But of course they didnt won it by our bad luck 11, they played it great and deserved to win
Adolfmv: Whats rvk plans for the future? maybe bringing viper/jordan back ?
[RVK]dogao: well, i dont really know, because was supposed to we make same team for play the next tournament, but they (jordan and viper) got invited for playing for tyrant and they accepted it, was the best choice for them and they did right accepting it. and about the future, if they would like to comeback they are always welcome. :]
Adolfmv: Viper and Jordan are now good friend thanks to you 11. What do you think about those 2 players?
[RVK]dogao: 1111, Im happy that they become good friends ;p
[RVK]dogao: Jordan is the fairest guy i ever meet in aoc. He is just too friendly, you just cant hate him, its impossible 11
Adolfmv: Viper’s got a lil’ devil inside?
[RVK]dogao: i prefer not knowing his demon! 111
[RVK]dogao: if you want to, good lucK!
[RVK]dogao: About viper I didn’t use to chat with him so much about other things unless aoc, but he have his justin bieber style that makes him cute!
Adolfmv: Going back to RVK what do you think you guys needed or missed to won the tournament?
[RVK]dogao: I think we didnt missed anyhting, we did everything for win the tournament, but in the other side had a huge skilled group of players that were top players since the beginning of aoc, they just were in a good day and played better than us.
Adolfmv: Why you didnt played any 1v1?
[RVK]dogao: I couldnt play as much aoc as i wanted because I had to study hard for my exam, so I was slower than viper, riut and jordan. since our skills were almost the same in the league stage, it was better for the team letting someone else playing instead me, because i wasnt with a good speed and i could harm the teams result.
Adolfmv: When it was ur best shape ever?
[RVK]dogao: Definetly in the nations cup where we become champion, I was in school (didnt needed to study that much 11) and the big matchs were when we had vacations in brazil, we had full time to practice, there i was playing very good.
Adolfmv: Whats the best match you ever played/seen ?
[RVK]dogao: Let me think about it because i played and saw so many games 11, hummm, i think the most enjoyable 1v1 rg mine was with daut in a 1v1 arabia where we did a big feudal war of almost 1h, the record was elected the best game of 2009 in aocgroup
[RVK]dogao: Sadly i lost to this fdp 11
[RVK]dogao: and one of the best games i saw was L_Clan vs BsK in a final of WCL if im not wrong, it was a 3v3 or 4v4 arabia, cant remember well, its for sure A must watch game 11
Adolfmv: How long do you think aoc wil stay alive?
[RVK]dogao: I think it never will die 11, when I was younger I thought I would stop playing it when i starting become older 11 (im 20 now) but here im still playing this game, I love this game! I can see myself with 40 years old teaching aoc to my son 11.
[RVK]dogao: but with many ppl playing it competitively in a high level i think we will see it only with tournaments with cash involved... its when players play most, the chance you have in winning some money playing aoc gives you motivation for playing and getting better and better.
[RVK]dogao: when you have no tournaments and no motivation for playing what inspires me is playing with all the ppl who dont like me (and its not few 11), the feeling you have playing nervious and killing them, seeing them resigning is definetly awesome 11
Adolfmv: Cool. but you playing in the aocliga right now there is no prize but maybe some recognition to the clan?
[RVK]dogao: Yea, exactly. these tournaments like aoc liga, rts league, lma league, etc. is what keeps the game alive, players wants to their clans be known, and it gives regonition for them, When you are less skilled you see a good clan in the history of tournaments won, and consequently the members are in this clan will be good thanks to the recognition that this clan got. but the fact its not always like this 11
Adolfmv: We getting near the end and I made a feedback about questions should be asked..
Adolfmv: GHREDOR from turkey asks if you have Special keyboard / Mouse with extra buttoms to play?
[RVK]dogao: no, I dont 11, my keyboard is a very old, probably 10 years old 11, and my mouse is a "simple" mouse from microsoft with only 2 buttons, the model is 1.1 wheel mouse, and I have also one mouse pad from steel series, with the model "mini" 11
[RVK]dogao: i created one topic time ago in aoczone for players post where they play, here is the link of mine and you can see it better: http://www.aoczone.net/viewtopic.php?f= ... ur+desktop
Adolfmv: Katon from Chile ask whats the size of your foot ? .11
[RVK]dogao: 1111, my foot is number 42 here in brazil!
Adolfmv: Anything you would like to say?
[RVK]dogao: I would like to thank you for the opportunity to be interviewed and I would like to say congratulations for the hard work you are doing with all these interviews you did so far, Its really nice to read and know a bit more of other players.
Adolfmv: Thank you <3 !
Adolfmv: Some words to our readers and your fans?
[RVK]dogao: For my fans the message is that I love them all, and the support they give me is really nice, it inspires you in playing knowing ppl enjoy alot your rgs, for the readers who hate me, f*** u all!! 11
Adolfmv: Well thank you dogao for giving me the opportunity to interview you.
Adolfmv: It was a really pleasure.
[RVK]dogao: Good bye!! This vacation i will try to play always when i can for give you funny and enjoyable recs for you eat ur popcorns while you watch it 1111, thank you all
Credits:
Question written: _Situation_, Adolfmv
Interviewer: Adolfomv
Specials thanks to dogao for allowing me to interview him, and specials thanks to voobly and aoczone.net for giving us the space.
Mentioned games:
Arabia BsK vs Legion A - WCL4 grand final
Arabia _DauT_ vs [RVK]Dogao feudal war