There's no end to the legendary players of this epic game thus AoCZone proudly presents Kaohen aka Arch_Kaohen, NoX_Kaohen, riZeN_Kaohen to name a few...
Name: Wei Nung Wang
Date of birth: 20/01/1977
Town: Taiwan ,Taichung city
Favorite Civ: Britain
Favorite map: Random
Karl: First of all thanks for letting us interview you Wei, i know your fans will be delighted hehe
Kaohen: hahahaha, i don't know my fan still alive or not... i mean still play aoc
Karl: Can you tell us a little bit about yourself?
Kaohen: I am Engineer now, for Semiconduct equipment and i am single
Karl: So do you play any aoc or other games now, you are single you would have time?
Kaohen: well, after 2004 I quit play game sometimes play Video game, job is very tiring, I usually work 10-12 hours in one day
Karl: Oh :S Not good
Kaohen: This is Taiwan culture
Karl: So what do you do in your spare time?
Kaohen: watch TV and online movie, sounds like really old man right?
Karl: Nah we all do this :P
Kaohen: I play game for fun and for money but Taiwan's environment is not good so me and my friend all quit and working now
Karl: Any friends we know?
Kaohen: kmkm, ken, aluba, Jordan, aluba got married and he got a cute daughter
Karl: What music do you like?
Kaohen: Janet Jackson, Lady Gaga, kasha, Run away and some rock
Karl: Not bad :P
Karl: And your Favourite color in aoc?
Kaohen: green color, right?
Karl: Why?
Kaohen: Well everyone like gray in aoc, but green is good contrast no?
Karl: So u can raid easy on grass maps? :P
Kaohen: Yes ^^
Karl: Do you practice any sport?
Kaohen: Taekwondo, Valley ball, surfing and long boat
Karl: Ahh Very active, like me
About AoC and other games
Karl: When did you start playing AoC? When/why did you quit?
Kaohen: I play since aoe/ror (1997) and quit in 2004, I think WCL 3…I need work to make money and Taiwan don’t have tournament anymore…okok the real reason is, I separate with my gf because I play it too much time and no money so my GF leave and that time I decide to quit
Karl: Are you ever going to come back to Aoc?
Kaohen: Yes, but I will play in Taiwan server so I can bully some rookie hahahaha
Karl: you would not play in Voobly? u could team with Elfanor, he is 1600 now also, just played for 2 weeks since quit in 2003
Kaohen: hahaha heard now that he is 1600 I feel comfortable
Karl: but you can smurf and play in voobly so many players there
Kaohen: I know it, if I come back to aoc I will smurf there
Karl: Tell us, what do you love about AoC the game?
Kaohen: it is glory in my life, I never regret I play AOC, I think AOC is more strategy than war 3, war 3 is micro control but AOC you need think and play at the same time, it is also good for education for history
Karl: How was AoC scene in Taiwan?
Kaohen: We all played in mostly the same internet café, sometimes at home but we don’t like to type word so we play in internet café…and you know in internet café if you lose, your team mate will insult you that is why we become good
Karl: You guys compete for WCG and other tournies from same team?
Kaohen: Yes, Microsoft world cup, WCG, some small tournament in Taiwan…
Karl: Some of you playd in the MFO clash of titans, 32 best players tourney in 1999 or so, you were in family clan with QQ?
Kaohen: Wow, you have good memory, yes, QQ quit early he needed to go to army
Karl: Could you describe your play style back in the day?
Kaohen: My teammate usually said, Turtle!! I like Boom!! And wall, some players call me “Simcity player”, I never deny that hahaha
Karl: haha, yea many players like that now
Kaohen: really? Ken and kmkm never do that, they hate it, they never do it and say wall is for sissy, everytime I wall they always get angry
Karl: Well if you can forward as good as kmkm or ken, why would you wall
Kaohen: Kmkm is aggressive, not only in aoc, in chase girl, he is playboy
Karl: Where did you travel to play AoC tournaments?
Kaohen: Korea, USA, mostly my team travels now to Europe & Korean for AOM, they are rank 1 there, Shiautze and Sky rank ½
Karl: Nice, did you play AOM?
Kaohen: Sure, I am top 30 but I quit now since 2004 too
Karl: Which was the most exciting tournament for you?
Kaohen: Let me think…I remember in USA with North_Warrior I was playing round vs him on medit in semi final, I know he is good water but in castle age I win grush then I think I clicked imp, so I try to make trebuchet later and I look in castle and cannot find this, I try to make cannon ship and cannot find the icon also his score is close to me, I am nervous and after 5-10mins I found the key point, I am castle age!! He dig a lot of stone, many castles but I attack him at 2 sides and win.( It was 1 game single elimination and prize for 1st/2nd place is $50,000/$25,000 but just $7,500 for 3rd place)
Karl: What was your favourite team or clan to play in and why?
Kaohen: TBT (Taiwan Best Team), my nickname was TBT_Lightning, others TBT_Ken, TBT_Aluba, TBT_Kmkm, they didn’t play rated all were 1600, was just for national war
Karl: How about your favourite rated clan? NoX maybe?
Kaohen: Arch maybe or riZen, I was Arch_Kaohen of course
Karl: Around time Koven/Vile were in Arch?
Kaohen: Yes, I heard many people don’t like Vile
Karl: He was a special character, I liked him though, Ralber too :P I played in his TG’s many times, always odd settings
Kaohen: Wow, you are 2nd person who said liked him haha
Karl: How did you practice aoe from beginning. Was it 1v1, team games, certain civs/maps, watching records?
Kaohen: It is very special, first I play at Taiwan server and we do 2v3, 2v4, when I first come on MSN zone its first time I play 1v1
Karl: Vs noobs 2v3/2v4 or vs computer?
Kaohen: No not vs noobs, some are noobs, some know how to play but this explains why I usually wall haha, I became famous in Taiwan in short time
Karl: About old AoC pro’s, who was your idol?
Kaohen: Do you know Aarsvark?
Karl: DevilZ_?
Kaohen: Yes, he usually invent new strategies
Karl: Can you do a short list of the AoC clans in which you had been from the beginning until you quit?
Kaohen: Arch, NoX, Family, PR, UD, RBR, TBT, riZen
Karl: Are you still in contact with old expert players? Who?
Kaohen: Only you!! Haha
Karl: Haha, that’s it?
Kaohen: Geek also, hes in Taiwan, Geek is welcome in Taiwan many TW girls like him
Karl: Can you tell us some secrets or not know facts about some old expert players?
Kaohen: Gossip? I can tell you but you cannot said this is from Kaohen they will kill me
Karl: lol, maybe tell me sometime thats not too bad
Kaohen: Do you know Djadja?
Karl: Jah, yes
Kaohen: Someone told me he is chair breaker and sometimes he will hit wall by his head, crazy lol, do you know Arch_Daemon and Arch_Magi? They told me.
Karl: Adam and Magi yea, me and Adam were “best” of friends
Kaohen: Do you know Loko? (DevilZ_Loko) When we meet in Korea he always like to say “***** *****” and he told me, in Denmark they like eat cockroach, he lied I think
Karl: Do you miss old AoC times?
Kaohen: Of course, at that time except sleeping I usually play game all time and figure out record, I was very happy at that period and I meet many players in USA and korea, unforgettable memories
Karl: Can you tell us about MS International Tournament?
Kaohen: Well, we visit Microsoft headquarters, Bill gates place, I was no.8 and grunt no.9 so we are at different groups, 16 players and only meet in final, I cant remember much so long ago.
Karl: And you won $25,000 :D What did you do with it?
Kaohen: lol, some to celebrate, some give to mom, saved some in bank…some used to travel in Taiwan, I wanted to go to Europe for AOC history trip but due to army I could not leave
Karl: Can you remember an important AoC match which made an impression?
Kaohen: In WCL vs Tsu, me and ken and adong we win early game, I am huns vs mongol pocket, at that time 3 of us are in internet café together, ken is at the right flank, they end up vil fighting and pockets walled , in castle age I make many knights and we go ken enemy, he dies fast, loses all tc’s but they have strong pocket, go imp directly, I found pocket built castle in middle and I tell adong we go there together but he said he is man enough he can ruin it by himself and I trust him so I go mine, we build castles and mass army, but we don’t fight, after I complete imp adong talk loudly in internet café, he said “too many!!!”, I think 80 mangudai and 10 rams go to his base and kill it in seconds and destroy our tradeline , our score is higher average score over 2000 each, but we lose, god I am angry at that game, if someone build in middle you should go together
Karl: Well Wei thanks for giving me your time You’ve been great
Kaohen: You too
Karl: I hope you join Voobly sometime soon and play
Kaohen: It make me remember happy time, I need to say thank you
Karl: No problem buddie was a pleasure and maybe there will be a WCL 7 soon :P you should consider playing in it :D
Kaohen: Hahaha my reaction very slow now, Thank you Karl
Here are some games of Kaohen...none of them really do him justice, unfortunately no many old games exist.
Microsoft $100k Tournament 2001 - 2nd place $25,000
Kaohen Final vs CNS_Grunt
Kaohen Semi Final vs SHS_North aka NorthernWarrior
Kaohen vs Myth_Osiris aka DevilZ_Aarsvark
Kaohen vs SeekDefeat
WCL Stages UD vs VNS as UD_Lancelot_
UD vs Tsu WCL 3 - Kaohen is UD_Lancelot_ the game mentioned above
Name: Wei Nung Wang
Date of birth: 20/01/1977
Town: Taiwan ,Taichung city
Favorite Civ: Britain
Favorite map: Random
Karl: First of all thanks for letting us interview you Wei, i know your fans will be delighted hehe
Kaohen: hahahaha, i don't know my fan still alive or not... i mean still play aoc
Karl: Can you tell us a little bit about yourself?
Kaohen: I am Engineer now, for Semiconduct equipment and i am single
Karl: So do you play any aoc or other games now, you are single you would have time?
Kaohen: well, after 2004 I quit play game sometimes play Video game, job is very tiring, I usually work 10-12 hours in one day
Karl: Oh :S Not good
Kaohen: This is Taiwan culture
Karl: So what do you do in your spare time?
Kaohen: watch TV and online movie, sounds like really old man right?
Karl: Nah we all do this :P
Kaohen: I play game for fun and for money but Taiwan's environment is not good so me and my friend all quit and working now
Karl: Any friends we know?
Kaohen: kmkm, ken, aluba, Jordan, aluba got married and he got a cute daughter
Karl: What music do you like?
Kaohen: Janet Jackson, Lady Gaga, kasha, Run away and some rock
Karl: Not bad :P
Karl: And your Favourite color in aoc?
Kaohen: green color, right?
Karl: Why?
Kaohen: Well everyone like gray in aoc, but green is good contrast no?
Karl: So u can raid easy on grass maps? :P
Kaohen: Yes ^^
Karl: Do you practice any sport?
Kaohen: Taekwondo, Valley ball, surfing and long boat
Karl: Ahh Very active, like me
About AoC and other games
Karl: When did you start playing AoC? When/why did you quit?
Kaohen: I play since aoe/ror (1997) and quit in 2004, I think WCL 3…I need work to make money and Taiwan don’t have tournament anymore…okok the real reason is, I separate with my gf because I play it too much time and no money so my GF leave and that time I decide to quit
Karl: Are you ever going to come back to Aoc?
Kaohen: Yes, but I will play in Taiwan server so I can bully some rookie hahahaha
Karl: you would not play in Voobly? u could team with Elfanor, he is 1600 now also, just played for 2 weeks since quit in 2003
Kaohen: hahaha heard now that he is 1600 I feel comfortable
Karl: but you can smurf and play in voobly so many players there
Kaohen: I know it, if I come back to aoc I will smurf there
Karl: Tell us, what do you love about AoC the game?
Kaohen: it is glory in my life, I never regret I play AOC, I think AOC is more strategy than war 3, war 3 is micro control but AOC you need think and play at the same time, it is also good for education for history
Karl: How was AoC scene in Taiwan?
Kaohen: We all played in mostly the same internet café, sometimes at home but we don’t like to type word so we play in internet café…and you know in internet café if you lose, your team mate will insult you that is why we become good
Karl: You guys compete for WCG and other tournies from same team?
Kaohen: Yes, Microsoft world cup, WCG, some small tournament in Taiwan…
Karl: Some of you playd in the MFO clash of titans, 32 best players tourney in 1999 or so, you were in family clan with QQ?
Kaohen: Wow, you have good memory, yes, QQ quit early he needed to go to army
Karl: Could you describe your play style back in the day?
Kaohen: My teammate usually said, Turtle!! I like Boom!! And wall, some players call me “Simcity player”, I never deny that hahaha
Karl: haha, yea many players like that now
Kaohen: really? Ken and kmkm never do that, they hate it, they never do it and say wall is for sissy, everytime I wall they always get angry
Karl: Well if you can forward as good as kmkm or ken, why would you wall
Kaohen: Kmkm is aggressive, not only in aoc, in chase girl, he is playboy
Karl: Where did you travel to play AoC tournaments?
Kaohen: Korea, USA, mostly my team travels now to Europe & Korean for AOM, they are rank 1 there, Shiautze and Sky rank ½
Karl: Nice, did you play AOM?
Kaohen: Sure, I am top 30 but I quit now since 2004 too
Karl: Which was the most exciting tournament for you?
Kaohen: Let me think…I remember in USA with North_Warrior I was playing round vs him on medit in semi final, I know he is good water but in castle age I win grush then I think I clicked imp, so I try to make trebuchet later and I look in castle and cannot find this, I try to make cannon ship and cannot find the icon also his score is close to me, I am nervous and after 5-10mins I found the key point, I am castle age!! He dig a lot of stone, many castles but I attack him at 2 sides and win.( It was 1 game single elimination and prize for 1st/2nd place is $50,000/$25,000 but just $7,500 for 3rd place)
Karl: What was your favourite team or clan to play in and why?
Kaohen: TBT (Taiwan Best Team), my nickname was TBT_Lightning, others TBT_Ken, TBT_Aluba, TBT_Kmkm, they didn’t play rated all were 1600, was just for national war
Karl: How about your favourite rated clan? NoX maybe?
Kaohen: Arch maybe or riZen, I was Arch_Kaohen of course
Karl: Around time Koven/Vile were in Arch?
Kaohen: Yes, I heard many people don’t like Vile
Karl: He was a special character, I liked him though, Ralber too :P I played in his TG’s many times, always odd settings
Kaohen: Wow, you are 2nd person who said liked him haha
Karl: How did you practice aoe from beginning. Was it 1v1, team games, certain civs/maps, watching records?
Kaohen: It is very special, first I play at Taiwan server and we do 2v3, 2v4, when I first come on MSN zone its first time I play 1v1
Karl: Vs noobs 2v3/2v4 or vs computer?
Kaohen: No not vs noobs, some are noobs, some know how to play but this explains why I usually wall haha, I became famous in Taiwan in short time
Karl: About old AoC pro’s, who was your idol?
Kaohen: Do you know Aarsvark?
Karl: DevilZ_?
Kaohen: Yes, he usually invent new strategies
Karl: Can you do a short list of the AoC clans in which you had been from the beginning until you quit?
Kaohen: Arch, NoX, Family, PR, UD, RBR, TBT, riZen
Karl: Are you still in contact with old expert players? Who?
Kaohen: Only you!! Haha
Karl: Haha, that’s it?
Kaohen: Geek also, hes in Taiwan, Geek is welcome in Taiwan many TW girls like him
Karl: Can you tell us some secrets or not know facts about some old expert players?
Kaohen: Gossip? I can tell you but you cannot said this is from Kaohen they will kill me
Karl: lol, maybe tell me sometime thats not too bad
Kaohen: Do you know Djadja?
Karl: Jah, yes
Kaohen: Someone told me he is chair breaker and sometimes he will hit wall by his head, crazy lol, do you know Arch_Daemon and Arch_Magi? They told me.
Karl: Adam and Magi yea, me and Adam were “best” of friends
Kaohen: Do you know Loko? (DevilZ_Loko) When we meet in Korea he always like to say “***** *****” and he told me, in Denmark they like eat cockroach, he lied I think
Karl: Do you miss old AoC times?
Kaohen: Of course, at that time except sleeping I usually play game all time and figure out record, I was very happy at that period and I meet many players in USA and korea, unforgettable memories
Karl: Can you tell us about MS International Tournament?
Kaohen: Well, we visit Microsoft headquarters, Bill gates place, I was no.8 and grunt no.9 so we are at different groups, 16 players and only meet in final, I cant remember much so long ago.
Karl: And you won $25,000 :D What did you do with it?
Kaohen: lol, some to celebrate, some give to mom, saved some in bank…some used to travel in Taiwan, I wanted to go to Europe for AOC history trip but due to army I could not leave
Karl: Can you remember an important AoC match which made an impression?
Kaohen: In WCL vs Tsu, me and ken and adong we win early game, I am huns vs mongol pocket, at that time 3 of us are in internet café together, ken is at the right flank, they end up vil fighting and pockets walled , in castle age I make many knights and we go ken enemy, he dies fast, loses all tc’s but they have strong pocket, go imp directly, I found pocket built castle in middle and I tell adong we go there together but he said he is man enough he can ruin it by himself and I trust him so I go mine, we build castles and mass army, but we don’t fight, after I complete imp adong talk loudly in internet café, he said “too many!!!”, I think 80 mangudai and 10 rams go to his base and kill it in seconds and destroy our tradeline , our score is higher average score over 2000 each, but we lose, god I am angry at that game, if someone build in middle you should go together
Karl: Well Wei thanks for giving me your time You’ve been great
Kaohen: You too
Karl: I hope you join Voobly sometime soon and play
Kaohen: It make me remember happy time, I need to say thank you
Karl: No problem buddie was a pleasure and maybe there will be a WCL 7 soon :P you should consider playing in it :D
Kaohen: Hahaha my reaction very slow now, Thank you Karl
Here are some games of Kaohen...none of them really do him justice, unfortunately no many old games exist.
Microsoft $100k Tournament 2001 - 2nd place $25,000
Kaohen Final vs CNS_Grunt
Kaohen Semi Final vs SHS_North aka NorthernWarrior
Kaohen vs Myth_Osiris aka DevilZ_Aarsvark
Kaohen vs SeekDefeat
WCL Stages UD vs VNS as UD_Lancelot_
UD vs Tsu WCL 3 - Kaohen is UD_Lancelot_ the game mentioned above