"All go and play AoE"
你好GKT_cloud, you are currently the best Taiwanese AoE II player and also most famous Taiwanese streamer on Twitch. I have a lot of questions which we will try to answer together for your fans.
1. How old are you?
I will be 34 next month (born in 1984).
2. Since when do you play Age of Empires 2, have you played Age of Empires 1/3?
I play AoE 2 since 2001, never played AoE 1 and AoE 3.
2a) In which clans have you been since then?
RoAmEr, NHN, Alliance.
2b) How would you describe your playstyle and how much has it changed since you became an experienced player?
My style is having good eco and countering the opponent. After getting some experience I pay more attention on Dark Age, and avoid wasting army.
3. Which time (year, tournament etc.) do you consider your peak?
This year.
3a) Will you compete in any upcoming 1v1 tournaments?
Yes.
4. What does your Age of Empires nickname mean?
It's just a name.
5. Can you provide your stream link?
https://www.twitch.tv/gktcloud
5a) How frequently and at which times do you stream?
Almost every day.
5b) What is special about your stream, why should it be watched?
I discuss AoE with viewers, cast some top games and comment the strategy or details that viewers may not pay attention to.
6. Which city do you come from/live in? What do you like/dislike about it and where would you like to move to?
Taipei. I like the convenience here but the noise is usually very loud. I still prefer living here over anywhere else.
7. Favourite things:
a) What is your favourite food?
Seafood.
Do you like eating spicy?
Yes.
Which foods from your home country/region would you recommend?
Stinky tofu:
What can you cook well yourself and how often do you do it?
Instant noodles, once a week.
b) What is your favourite colour? (Does not need to be one of the 8 AoE II colours)
5p color.
c) What is your favourite animal?
Cat.
d) What/where is your favourite place on Earth?
Japan.
e) Do you have a favourite sports team? (football, basketball etc.)
The Golden State Warriors (NBA).
f) What are your favourite traits on a woman?
Cheerful and cute.
8. What time do you usually go to sleep? What do you like doing before sleeping?
No regulation, I usually stream until I'm very tired (even napping during stream 11) and then go to bed.
9. Which countries have you visited and where would you like to go to? Why?
I have visited Japan and China, I want to go to Europe because TV shows usually show that it's very beautiful there.
10. What are your hobbies beside AoE?
League of Legends.
11. Who would you like to meet once, who you have not met? One AoE player and one other person.
TheViper.
12. Do you have an AoE idol?
TheViper.
13. What is your favourite civilisation, map and unit?
Huns, Arabia, Plumed Archer.
13b) If Arabia did not exist, which map do you think everyone would be playing like people play Arabia?
Nomad.
14. Who is your favourite and least favourite 1v1 opponent?
saymyname, KuTa.
15. Who is your favourite team mate?
chart.
16. In the new expansions, what is your favourite new civilisation and unit?
Burmese, Arambai.
17. ECL: The tournament just started, would you
a) predict a placement for ECL?
Secret, aM, Suomi, SY.
b) consider joining a team, as you still can be recruited as you did not play for any of the qualified teams so far?
I want to stay in Alliance and improve with those friends.
18a) Why was there no Taiwanese team in the last Nations Cup? Will there be one the next time? I think there are enough Taiwanese players to compete on a decent level.
No, not enough. If next time we get stronger maybe we will sign up.
18b) Which 4-6 players from your country do you think would form the A team, if there will be a Nations Cup next summer? It will probably be on WK, which maps would you like to be included apart from Arabia, Nomad, Islands?
Cloud, Rory, TW_A, Herb, Levi, for the map I think MR is good.
19. Would you join TyRanT if you were invited?
a) Before Team Secret was formed
Yes.
b) After Team Secret was formed and now play with RiuT, F1Re etc.
Yes.
20. Which 4 players would you like to see forming a team? (can included inactive players)
TheViper, TheMax, Nicov and Yo are my dream team.
21. In case you watched it: Which 6 / 8 players would you invite for Nili’s Apartment Cup 2? (Player 7 and 8 need to be excluded if 6 is the limit. Player 1-6 don’t need to be ranked)
TheViper, Liereyy, TaToH, MbL, DauT, TheMax.
JorDan, Vinchester.
22. In which tournaments would you participate? Master of Islands 2, Master of the Sea (Islands, Team Islands, Baltic, Water Nomad and more), Master of MegaRandom 2 (1v1 or 2v2?), Master of Full Random, a tournament with just new maps that were not included in AoC?
MR and FR.
23. Which languages do you speak/understand and which would you like to learn?
Only Taiwanese, I would like to improve my English.
24. If you visit AoEZone and/or Voobly, is there something you like especially or would like to have improved?
Quite good now, but if AoEZone can deal with the Chinese fake diploma seller it would be better.
25. How is information about AoE usually shared in Taiwan? Which websites exist, or do people mostly use AoEZone, Voobly and Twitch too?
We use “PTT”, like a Taiwan version of Reddit, and there is an AOE forum. I cannot give a link to let you surf it because it is a little bit different from a “website”, but each post has its own link. For example this is the NBG post: https://www.ptt.cc/bbs/AOE/M.1530249369.A.DFA.html .
We discuss tournaments, show matches, strategy, gaming, celebrate players or teams' qualification or disqualification there. And of cause we watch Twitch, use Voobly, some of us better at reading English use AoEZone as well.
26. What is the funniest moment in your life you experienced because of AoE?
In this video saymyname built a 4800/4800 (99.99%) castle. That was the best 11.
27. If you were not in a relationship, and could date anyone, who would it be?
Herb.
28. What would you like to do to make the world better?
Make everyone play AoE.
29. Who do you want me to interview and what question would you like me to ask her/him?
Yo.
30. Add one more comment or question for me or someone else.
All go play AoE.
Thank you for the interview, and good luck in your next tournament - I hope there will be a FR or MR tournament for you or your team soon.
你好GKT_cloud, you are currently the best Taiwanese AoE II player and also most famous Taiwanese streamer on Twitch. I have a lot of questions which we will try to answer together for your fans.
1. How old are you?
I will be 34 next month (born in 1984).
2. Since when do you play Age of Empires 2, have you played Age of Empires 1/3?
I play AoE 2 since 2001, never played AoE 1 and AoE 3.
2a) In which clans have you been since then?
RoAmEr, NHN, Alliance.
2b) How would you describe your playstyle and how much has it changed since you became an experienced player?
My style is having good eco and countering the opponent. After getting some experience I pay more attention on Dark Age, and avoid wasting army.
3. Which time (year, tournament etc.) do you consider your peak?
This year.
3a) Will you compete in any upcoming 1v1 tournaments?
Yes.
4. What does your Age of Empires nickname mean?
It's just a name.
5. Can you provide your stream link?
https://www.twitch.tv/gktcloud
5a) How frequently and at which times do you stream?
Almost every day.
5b) What is special about your stream, why should it be watched?
I discuss AoE with viewers, cast some top games and comment the strategy or details that viewers may not pay attention to.
6. Which city do you come from/live in? What do you like/dislike about it and where would you like to move to?
Taipei. I like the convenience here but the noise is usually very loud. I still prefer living here over anywhere else.
7. Favourite things:
a) What is your favourite food?
Seafood.
Do you like eating spicy?
Yes.
Which foods from your home country/region would you recommend?
Stinky tofu:
What can you cook well yourself and how often do you do it?
Instant noodles, once a week.
b) What is your favourite colour? (Does not need to be one of the 8 AoE II colours)
5p color.
c) What is your favourite animal?
Cat.
d) What/where is your favourite place on Earth?
Japan.
e) Do you have a favourite sports team? (football, basketball etc.)
The Golden State Warriors (NBA).
f) What are your favourite traits on a woman?
Cheerful and cute.
8. What time do you usually go to sleep? What do you like doing before sleeping?
No regulation, I usually stream until I'm very tired (even napping during stream 11) and then go to bed.
9. Which countries have you visited and where would you like to go to? Why?
I have visited Japan and China, I want to go to Europe because TV shows usually show that it's very beautiful there.
10. What are your hobbies beside AoE?
League of Legends.
11. Who would you like to meet once, who you have not met? One AoE player and one other person.
TheViper.
12. Do you have an AoE idol?
TheViper.
13. What is your favourite civilisation, map and unit?
Huns, Arabia, Plumed Archer.
13b) If Arabia did not exist, which map do you think everyone would be playing like people play Arabia?
Nomad.
14. Who is your favourite and least favourite 1v1 opponent?
saymyname, KuTa.
15. Who is your favourite team mate?
chart.
16. In the new expansions, what is your favourite new civilisation and unit?
Burmese, Arambai.
17. ECL: The tournament just started, would you
a) predict a placement for ECL?
Secret, aM, Suomi, SY.
b) consider joining a team, as you still can be recruited as you did not play for any of the qualified teams so far?
I want to stay in Alliance and improve with those friends.
18a) Why was there no Taiwanese team in the last Nations Cup? Will there be one the next time? I think there are enough Taiwanese players to compete on a decent level.
No, not enough. If next time we get stronger maybe we will sign up.
18b) Which 4-6 players from your country do you think would form the A team, if there will be a Nations Cup next summer? It will probably be on WK, which maps would you like to be included apart from Arabia, Nomad, Islands?
Cloud, Rory, TW_A, Herb, Levi, for the map I think MR is good.
19. Would you join TyRanT if you were invited?
a) Before Team Secret was formed
Yes.
b) After Team Secret was formed and now play with RiuT, F1Re etc.
Yes.
20. Which 4 players would you like to see forming a team? (can included inactive players)
TheViper, TheMax, Nicov and Yo are my dream team.
21. In case you watched it: Which 6 / 8 players would you invite for Nili’s Apartment Cup 2? (Player 7 and 8 need to be excluded if 6 is the limit. Player 1-6 don’t need to be ranked)
TheViper, Liereyy, TaToH, MbL, DauT, TheMax.
JorDan, Vinchester.
22. In which tournaments would you participate? Master of Islands 2, Master of the Sea (Islands, Team Islands, Baltic, Water Nomad and more), Master of MegaRandom 2 (1v1 or 2v2?), Master of Full Random, a tournament with just new maps that were not included in AoC?
MR and FR.
23. Which languages do you speak/understand and which would you like to learn?
Only Taiwanese, I would like to improve my English.
24. If you visit AoEZone and/or Voobly, is there something you like especially or would like to have improved?
Quite good now, but if AoEZone can deal with the Chinese fake diploma seller it would be better.
25. How is information about AoE usually shared in Taiwan? Which websites exist, or do people mostly use AoEZone, Voobly and Twitch too?
We use “PTT”, like a Taiwan version of Reddit, and there is an AOE forum. I cannot give a link to let you surf it because it is a little bit different from a “website”, but each post has its own link. For example this is the NBG post: https://www.ptt.cc/bbs/AOE/M.1530249369.A.DFA.html .
We discuss tournaments, show matches, strategy, gaming, celebrate players or teams' qualification or disqualification there. And of cause we watch Twitch, use Voobly, some of us better at reading English use AoEZone as well.
26. What is the funniest moment in your life you experienced because of AoE?
In this video saymyname built a 4800/4800 (99.99%) castle. That was the best 11.
27. If you were not in a relationship, and could date anyone, who would it be?
Herb.
28. What would you like to do to make the world better?
Make everyone play AoE.
29. Who do you want me to interview and what question would you like me to ask her/him?
Yo.
30. Add one more comment or question for me or someone else.
All go play AoE.
Thank you for the interview, and good luck in your next tournament - I hope there will be a FR or MR tournament for you or your team soon.
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