[CKF]Tim_ is one of the aoc legends that has been aroundd the aoc sphere for several years now and is a known name to our community, lets see what he has to say on old and recent events in aoc, and the emdieval wars tournament.
<CSA_T_Ashby> Firstly thanks a lot for accepting the invitation for the interview, can you tell us your name and a bit about yourself?
<[CKF]Tim_> my name is Huang Wenxuan, i am 30 years old, and doing intermediary job love playing AoC, so does League Of Legends, and btw , I am expert in both games
<CSA_T_Ashby> hmm... That roxxx... so a legend in two games... lets get to the topic, The Medieval Wars, what was your reaction on hearing about the tournament?
<[CKF]Tim_>when it came out , well as an expert in this game, I was very happy about it , but to be honest I prefer 1v1 tourneys like Brain Champions Cup(BCC), it's every player’s dream
<CSA_T_Ashby> tell me about your Team CKF, and how it came into existence? How confident are you about this tournament?
<[CKF]Tim_> CKF came into existence as an answer to every Chinese player’s heats wish to be united, and was aimed for TG gaming, recently , our team is playing lots of games on voobly to practice for this tourney, we can’t say for sure how far we will reach in the tournament and how much we will achieve, but we will try our level best to get the best spot we can
<CSA_T_Ashby> that’s all that’s needed I guess, as its said, hard work is the key to success. So as of the tournament what has been you preparation so far? Any particular method your team is following?
<[CKF]Tim_>we r still trying to improve on team work, the advantage however this time is that we all have same time for playing
<CSA_T_Ashby> ok, so i was checking your group from the tournament and noticed your team opponents, they are Cz Clan, Negro, and InDuS. what do you have to say about them?
<[CKF]Tim_>i wish they can fight their best, and i also hope it will be a game that will mimprove not only our game but also our friendship.
<CSA_T_Ashby>hmm, true respect for such thoughts buddy, many teams are playing in the tournament this time, which 3 teams would you consider the greatest challenges and why?
<[CKF]Tim_>I think they would be Tyrant , RVK and VNS, first of all Tyrant's boss is the sponsor of this tourney, they are really powerful, and viper is growing stronger all the time, their achievements in past tournaments is well known to all, btw, kkab is going to be the god again? RVK, we don’t notice the practicing much recently, but their individual ability is amazing, it will be worthy to see how good will they be when they team together. VNS, I can say that they r the most serious team in this tournament, they are getting better on TG games by the moment, I hope VNS can do their best and win a nice spot in TMW, and really, bacgiofro>viper
<CSA_T_Ashby> The map pool selected this time and the tournament working system is a bit unique, especially Light Random picking up a big spot, what do you have to say about the Light Random map? any particular map in the Light Random set that you find really good or bad?
<[CKF]Tim_> LR is the most fair map I’ve ever played, didn’t really find a map I hate or love so far
<CSA_T_Ashby> ok, can you tell us your thoughts on Userpatch, and its implementation in the tournament?
<[CKF]Tim_>I haven’t really try to use UP, but I have heard it's really good, especially on recordable restoring of games
<CSA_T_Ashby> now coming off TMW, recently an expansion to aoe2 was released, Forgotten Empires, have you tried it? What are your thoughts on it so far?
<[CKF]Tim_>i think this is exactly like HD version, people have still not accepted it, and even if HD is official version, I haven’t seen any official action yet, I also want to ask if HD is made for aocers or just for money
<CSA_T_Ashby> ok, you have been around for several years in aoc, can u tell us about your experience with this game? any special moments/people that u will always remember?
<[CKF]Tim_> aoc was the first game i played when i had access to computer, from my junior school to graduation from collage, to now, it has accompanied me for 12 years. I will continue to play this game as long as I am gaming, and I will always remember those who sponsor tournaments and those work for the game
<CSA_T_Ashby> if you were to choose 3 most outstanding players from your entire experience in aoc so far, who would they be and why?
<[CKF]Tim_> I think they would be Chris, Daut and kkab, chris and daut are the most overall amazing players i know, no matter on 1v1 or tg, and about kkab, can I call u god?
<CSA_T_Ashby> lol... ok this should be a good one, what are your favorite map, civ and strategy?
<[CKF]Tim_>I love nomad and continental most, and best civ for me is Persians and Vikings, these two map r both land + water, it's hard to balance eco to control both of them in the early game. PS: I crossed a wall in continent when play dreams in BCC2, Aztec war, continental
<CSA_T_Ashby> 11, ok we at the end of the interview, what would you like to tell your fans/readers of this article
<[CKF]Tim_> thx ur support ,and thank all who do hard work for this tourney, with ur work, aoc will never stop getting better, at last i really hope there will be more new experts
<CSA_T_Ashby> thanks to you too Tim for being with us for this interview, and also to [_SY_]Yo__ for helping out with the translation, wouldn’t be possible without you, thanks a lot guys.