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Alright, fellow fans and friends, good afternoon to you all.
Thank you to you all for participating in this iteration of the "WPC Esports Life Event"
This event is being held at the WPC Esports Arena in Shanghai, Baoshan District, Yinggao W Rd, #542.
Thank you to all our university students in the audience for making it out here today.
Now we will welcome our stars for the event today, Team DK!
We're very honored to have Team DK for our Esports Life series today.
First off, let's have each of the players say hello to our audience. Let's start with the captain.
Hello everyone, I am Team DK's BurNIng. Thanks to everyone for coming out to participate in this event.
Hello everyone, I am Mushi.
Uh, hello everyone... you all know who I am.
Hello everyone, I am LaNm.
Hello everyone, I am MMY.
Alright, that was a brief introduction of each of the players. Starting off, we want to ask each player a question that everyone is curious about:
In the very beginning, how was it you began your professional careers? Starting with B-God.
Uhm... It was in 2008 that I started playing Dota, I took part in some online events,
then there was a CIG and WCG in Shanghai, and I went to take part. There was a team at WCG that needed a standin, and they selected me.
Afterwards, they felt that I was decent, so they invited me to move to Shanghai and join their team professionally.
What a coincidental event that put you on the path to professional. Let's ask Mushi next.
In Malaysia, I don't really know what exactly counts as 'professional'...
So you just really loved the game in general?
Ah, yes, I was a bad student in my youth, skipping school to play Dota.
I went with friends to play Dota, and as I played, I began to love the game, and went on to take part in various tournaments.
So, a pretty natural progression towards the professional path. Let's have Three Ice share, we're all very curious.
I... have... always liked playing games, since childhood. I felt that having a degree did not represent having a future,
so I chose to do something that I enjoy, and gave up on studies.
Haha, so you chose to do something you love and ended up on this path. Okay, what about you LaNm?
I also chose to do something I enjoyed doing. I was the same as those two, a bad student.
(iceiceice indicates that he was not a bad student) Haha, I don't believe you weren't a bad student.
Lastly, let's have Dai (MMY) share with us.
I switched in 2009 from Zhensan to Dota. A friend recommended me, and I went to EHOME for a tryout, and now I'm here today.
Alright, let's begin the next question with Dai (MMY).
From your first days as a pro to today, you've all seen a few years. What experiences and growths have the years brought you?
None.
Okay, a very clean and direct answer. LaNm?
Ah, wha?
What experiences and growth have you gained from playing professionally, or were there any regrets?
Definitely no regrets. Old me used to be really crazy as a pro player, but nowadays I've cooled down a bit. And there's been a lot of personal growth.
Three Ice, you've also played many years. Do you think it's been worth it?
I feel that... I could've done more. So there's a little regret.
It's... not that I don't like playing, I like games.
But I think I could've played while doing studies at the same time, I could've done more.
Even though I just said that I gave up on studies, but after that I still regretted it.
Didn't win TI 1 or TI 2, also sad about that.
Hahaha... let's have Mushi share now.
Uh...
I... my first few years playing pro, I didn't win a single thing.
I continued playing on like that, and even I wanted to give up sometimes.
But later on, up to the present, I gradually achieved more results. In my career, I've learned a lot of things.
For example, how to relate and communicate with others. I've really learned a lot of things.
The thing that makes me happiest is that my family has always watched me compete, paid attention to results, supported me.
So this has let me feel that this is not something I need to regret.
Alright, lastly let's have B-God share with us, what growing and regrets have all these years brought you?
I feel that I've had a lot of growth during all these years, from personality to experience.
I feel that I've changed a lot, and made a lot of new friends. I think it's been very worth it.
Alright, so we've just talked about how our players became pros, and their experiences.
Next up, we'll enter a segment where we ask questions from fans.
This is a question from a student at the Huadong Polytechnic University:
A question that many people will care about -- After TI3, your decision to continue playing, what contributed to this decision that allows you to still be here today at WPC-ACE?
There were lots of contributing factors...
Many friends prior to TI3 had been giving me advice. The way we lost at TI3, there was a reluctance to just leave it like that.
So I feel that, half of the decision came from what others said and hoped for me, the other half from my own desire to win more.
A very honest and dedicated answer.
Next question is from a fan at the Shanghai Business School, for Mushi and Three Ice:
Since arriving in China, what things have you found surprised you or are hard to get used to about life in China?
Apart from the food, I can accept everything else.
Chinese food you can't get used to?
It's not can't accept, just not very accustomed yet.
Okay, Three Ice, what about you?
Crossing the street. I think the street is very dangerous.
And... uh... the toilets in bathrooms. You throw paper in there, and there's a big chance it clogs up. Just these things, that's it!
Next, a fan from Donghua University asks: MLG will be held in late November, and Alliance and NaVi will both be present.
This should be the first time in Dota 2 you guys represent a Chinese team to participate in a non-TI international offline event.
In this background, surely the team will be making lots of preparations, yet Alliance are TI3 champions. With so many strong opponents, do you have confidence in defeating them?
Okay, then let's have LaNm share his thoughts first.
Uhm, whether we have confidence I don't know. But I think this is an excellent opportunity for practice by competition.
And to have another chance outside of TI to come into contact with foreign teams and their styles.
So our understandings of them can come from more than just replays... He's making a funny face at me...
So regardless of results this time, you are all very eager to go overseas and get that experience. Alright then, Shanda Academy fan's question for MMY.
First, why the changes to your ID? Second, what led you to switching roles from 2 to the 4 or 5?
It was just that there happened to be a coincidence at one point where I ended up playing support... and then......
Haha... It seems like Dai is having trouble with this question. We won't press it further. Let's ask some more competition and mechanics-related questions.
First question is for Mushi, you're playing solo mid for DK now. Facing Chinese solo mid players now, what do you think are your strengths, what little tricks can you use to gain an advantage?
I feel that solo mid, firstly you look at the heroes. I don't look at who the player is and try to counter the player, but focus more on my own play.
Utilize everything I know to perform to my best.
Mushi has given us a very valuable answer - he doesn't look at the player on the other side, but plays to his own strengths.
Let's ask iceiceice, you've gone from your former 1 role to a 3 role at DK now.
For your personality, you seem to be more suited towards playing more aggressive styles, or to have room for big plays.
Yet, as an offlaner now, sometimes it is hard to avoid a very tough matchup for yourself, so what do you do to ensure that your play maintains its flashiness or style of old?
I rely on my teammates! With good teammates, no problem.
So you trust in your teammates throughout a game.
Usually, yes. 9 times out of 10, anyway.
Okay okay. Three Ice has given a very good answer here - as an offlaner, he must trust in his teammates to provide good space for him.
Next, a hot question from our fans. If someone has potential and skill, but they are in school, how should they go about becoming a pro player?
Or, what if someone truly loves the game, would you recommend them to pursue their love for it?
Let's start with Three Ice here.
Ah, B-God you go first.
I feel that the ideal way to do it is to first make sure you have your family and studies in order first, then consider playing professionally.
If you want to play professionally, you first of all need to get yourself discovered. You need to play lots of events, online and whatnot, to let people know you, before you have a chance.
Alright, let's have Mushi share his thoughts with us. What advice would you give to fans regarding their future?
I don't really know how to give advice, but I'll just talk about myself.
Ever since beginning my pro career, I've always regretted somewhat not doing more with my studies when I was younger.
And through my career, I've had less time to spend with family. So if you want to consider the pro path, then you have to be ready to sacrifice a lot of other things.
Okay, Three Ice.
I feel that if you really want to play professionally, then go do it.
Do what you enjoy doing. Don't stop yourself because of family, or girl/boyfriend.
Because... It's not worth it in the end. Just do what you want to do. Studies... everyone has their studies.
All you need to do for studies is to waste some time and money and you've got it.
So... just do what you want to do.
A very free-spirited answer here. LaNm, your thoughts?
Uh... Because ice here is from Singapore, things over there are different from things over here.
But from my own point of view, if I had to say, I would also say to do what you want to do.
Because if iceiceice tells you to just do whatever you want, you should still think about what he's saying.
But if I am telling you to do whatever you want, then it's a sincere recommendation to do what you want, to not let yourself be limited by too many things...
He's Singaporean, going to do whatever he wants regardless, I know this.
Okay, Dai.
The pro scene is really exclusive of newcomers. If you want to play pro, then you have to find opportunities to prove yourself.
It's really hard. So I think... if you don't have to do it, then you should probably just focus on your studies.
Okay, we see that the members of DK have given their own varying opinions.
The answers from LaNm and iceiceice suggest that you should do what you really like doing. This, of course, isn't wrong - whether it is to try to play professionally, or to focus on your studies.
Next, let's hear from some fans in the live audience regarding their thoughts on studies, gaming, and their potential in the professional scene.
Good, let's have you.
It's like this. I feel that university nurtures professionalism and personality.
Culture and knowledge is one aspect of this, but apart from this, there are people that have their passions for things, like basketball, or hip hop dance, or esports...
I feel that these are all totally understandable. Studies are one part of life, play is another part. Variety in life is what brings excitement to it. Thank you.
Okay, so do you adhere more to iceiceice and LaNm's views on the matter?
This is something that I think depends more on the person.
For someone to be able to stand as a pro player, they need to be top tier in terms of talent as well as hard work.
So I wouldn't think an average person should go for it, but if you're someone who gets the hang of games faster than others, that you truly feel there's talent, then you could go for it.
Then one last question for you: do you think that Three Ice here is a very talented player?
Am I allowed to say no? Hahaha. This question...
Alright alright... let's hear from another fan.
(iceiceice, quietly: I am not a genius?)
From my point of view, I have no plans to try to play professionally, but I still like Dota as a game.
I feel that during this phase of our lives, our studies are a main focus for us.
But Dota is what I consider something to provide a change of pace in between the pressures of studying.
Last year, I was preparing for an exam, lots of pressure.
When I felt that the pressure was a bit much, I would go with some classmates and play an afternoon of Dota,
come back, take a shower, and the resume studying. So I think Dota is something to help relieve pressure.
Ah, so this fan has used Dota as valve to release pressure in life, very nice. Let's hear from the next fan.
Really, I think Dota is something like football (soccer) or basketball, it brings variety to our university lives.
But if you truly only treat it as a form of entertainment, then you shouldn't try to get into the pro scene, because it's tough for newcomers to get a chance.
Just as Dai-god said, I tend to support his opinion, focus on your studies first, let Dota be a form of entertainment.
Alright, we see that this student fan is very logical in his views.
Hello Team DK's players (hi). I am a braindead fanboy of DK's.
I feel that Dota as a sport isn't necessarily in a stark contrast with the idea of academics.
For me, my studies haven't gone that well, and I'm probably not that great at Dota.
So this question... if 2009 was here, dunno if he's here today, maybe his views might be authoritative on the issue.
So what is your view on the issue?
My view is that talent is key... This is a sport that really looks at talent. Practice and training tend to take less importance.
I can feel that you're very nervous here, seeing your idols. And I think apart from being a braindead fanboy of DK's, you also must be a fanboy of iceiceice's, because you keep saying talent is important.
Ah, indeed.
Can I ask Three Ice a question here? Are you Mushi's agent?
What brings you to ask this question?
iceiceice said it himself before...
I did? Hello? Heyyyyy... When did I say that :D
Mushi do you know anything about this? Previously, when someone was getting something signed by Mushi...
Ha, perhaps this is the result of an offhand joke by iceiceice. I guess we won't need to take this as truth, I know you're a huge fanboy of his.
Let's go to the next fan.
Actually, I'm also a braindead fanboy of DK's.
And I've played Dota for 5 or 6 years. For example, yesterday I was playing as Naga Siren, the other team had a PL.
The PL already had Relic 14 minutes in, there was panic on my face.
I felt as if we'd lose, but then, my random teammates seemed to be pretty good, so we played on, and ended up winning.
So I feel that Dota has taught me to face challenges and uphill battles with cool and calm, to collect my own small advantages and put them together to win.
Dota brings this to me, as an amateur player. If you don't play professionally, but you can still learn things, find things for yourself, then the game has already contributed to you.
Even though there are lots of people around me playing that other game... Legends or something, I will still support Dota.
Alright, and this fan has spoken the words that most fans at large feel, that Dota is a good form of entertainment, a great pastime. Thank you to our student fan representatives.
Let's return to our Team DK players. Next up is a live interaction segment. We'll have a presentation up on the big screen, and we ask the audience to answer questions accordingly.
We will have prizes from i-rocks, as well as t-shirts to give away.
First, let's have everyone scan this QR code.
So we're going to have some questions now, and if they can't answer the questions, we can give them some hints, okay?
The questions will revolve around yourselves, or the team.
Okay, first question.
Iceiceice's Chinese name?
Alright, everyone send in your answers via the QR code. Our staff will receive the answers.
Iceiceice would you like to give everyone a hint? For example, your family name?
Okay, let's have LaNm give the hint for everyone, what is Three Ice's family name?
He says his family name is Sakuragi.
Haha. I think this is bad information. Don't let this influence your answers.
Do we have a correct answer in the audience?
We have the first correct answer. His Weixin is PT. Congrats, you've won. We invite you on stage to receive your prize, third prize, an i-rocks mouse and a t-shirt.
Let's have this fan on stage, and we invite iceiceice to present the gift to the fan.
This fan is very passionate, we'll have time after the event. Next up is the next phase of this segment.
Second question, let's get our APM up here. Who will get the answer?
How many total championship titles did Team DK win in 2011?
We know that we have two DK veterans from 2011 here... ah right, it's actually only B-God.
Let's see if the other four DK members know?
We already have the first correct answer in the audience, this fan's ID is 笨蛋喜欢坏蛋.
Alright, congrats to this fan for also winning an i-rocks mouse and WPC t-shirt. Let's invite 2011's champion DK player, captain BurNIng, to present the prize to this fan!
Okay, next question: In what year did BurNIng make his professional debut?
I recall that BurNIng himself mentioned this earlier in this event, let's see how our audience's memories are. B-God can give a hint - how old were you when you debuted?
Uh, let me think... I should have been 21, maybe 20.
BurNIng made his debut quite early, 21, if know the year he made his debut, then you could also figure out how old he is now.
We have an answer here already, it's from 我在梦见你.
Oh, this one is a female fan. B-God's debut was in 2008, October. You will receive an i-rocks headset, and a WPC t-shirt.
Let's have B-God present the prize to this beautiful young lady.
Alright, we've given out lots of prizes. Let's go to the next question.
Which hero did MMY use in the first game between DK and VG in this year's WPC-ACE?
The fan that gets the answer to this question is certain to be a big fan and follower of this WPC-ACE. Let's see who has the highest APM?
We've already gotten the correct answer here, it is from Lee.
Let's have the fan on stage, and let's also reveal the answer to the question. It was MMY's Wisp, played in tandem with LaNm's Sand King as the support duo in that game.
Congrats to this fan, you've won our second tier prize, i-rocks headset and WPC t-shirt.
Let's have MMY present the prize to the fan.
Alright, next up is our last question, and the one worth our grand prize.
Since making his pro debut, how many clubs has BurNIng played for? You must also list out the names of each club.
B-God do you remember? Or maybe B-God's teammates have some knowledge of his past?
(iceiceice in background tries to guess)
Three Ice isn't far off, but is missing one.
Let's see if there are any super BurNIng fans out there, that have followed his complete growth as a player from day one.
We've got a fan here, very good, he's got the answer.
Let's announce his ID here... it's 去散应由我
Congrats to this fan. Here are the answers...
From his debut in October of 2008, B-God first joined CaNt, then joined 7L in January of 2009, then KS.cn in May of 2009, then in September of 2009 joined CH, and then EHOME in January of 2010, and lastly, since 2011 has been with DK.
Congrats to this fan for winning the grand prize, an i-rocks keyboard, mouse, and WPC t-shirt. B-God will present you your prize!
So now that we're through with the question and answer segment, we have an understanding of just how well we all know DK, BurNIng, and his teammates.
Next up, let's have our five players share your thoughts on your new team and its growth since you've formed.
I think it's been a very hard-working experience... Laning practice, training, and then discussions. Meetings every other day or so, lots and lots of discussion. Lots of hard work.
I feel that the five of us are all very ambitious in our desire to win championships.
For us to come together, first of all, we don't need to reconfirm our goals (because they are the same).
So next is how we make this goal become reality. In the process there may be barriers, so we work together to overcome them.
So I believe that, three months from now, we will definitely be even stronger.
Alright. Three Ice, as a non-Chinese player, having joined DK, can you share your experiences in the past month?
I feel that... (how do you say?)... the practice format is very good. Practice everyday.
Because my previous team, we never could be considered truly professional, because we never really had salaries.
So your old team lacked much in terms of a long-term offline practice environment. And now with DK, you have this, so you feel that this brings a lot of growth for you personally?
Ah, yes. Because we're all playing here not for the money, but for winning.
Maybe with some other teams, teams in China, players join for the salary, or to get to travel.
Like MUFC, they're a 'travel team'. Yeah.
Alright, Mushi next.
Hm, I think most things have been said by the others...
Then what do you think led you to choose to make the tough choice to leave Orange and come to DK?
Because here, every player wants to win, and if our goals are the same, then nothing else is an issue.
A very good answer. Lastly, let's get our captain, B-God to share his views on changes after restructuring the team.
I think what everyone will be most interested in is the topic of how we gel together...
At the very beginning, there were indeed some problems, when we first got together for no more than a day and played against VG,
we lost 2-1, and communications and whatnot were all quite difficult.
And then we had to go over the list of Dota items with iceiceice, teach him how to say different item names in Chinese.
Eventually we managed to overcome these kinds of things through hard work. We all share the same beliefs, we want to win, so please look forward to our future performances.
Thank you to DK's players for sharing their experiences so far.
We can see that the five players for DK have come together with the shared goal of winning.
We're sure that they will continue striving towards this goal in the future.
Thank you to our fans, students from various universities, in the live audience.
Thank you to Team DK for participating in this event.
Lastly, we will have a fan service segment, an autograph and photo session with DK.
This caps things off for the event today, the WPC Esports Life series. We'll see you next time.