interview: cpl day 3
author: Sublyme posted: july 31st, 2004 print - comment (6)

CPL Team c9 Chatting.

IceCream: Yeah, um, coming up when we got into cal-p we really started working a lot harder because after 5 seasons in cal-main things got pretty stagnant and we were a lil inactive so when we made it to cal-p we had new motivation and played a lot harder and had success there. Eventually we were offered the moveup and we carried the same motivation to cal-i and had success there due to the movitivaitporn. To answer your question specifically, the comp is def much harder, the strats these teams have are very precise so at this level we had 2 adjust 2 havin no errors or no lack in play or else u cant win

IceCream: we were real surprised 2 see we were facin zerofade cuz they have 2 ex-c9 members for their cpl team; on top of that we're playin d2 which they know well and our ex-members knew exactly how we played that map. we naturally changd strats accordingly, 2 new pistols, and coverage, but because we heard last minute who we were playing we werent as prepared as we wanted to.

IceCream: Out of the two players, strider left us to join our c9 cod team at the time because he was tired of cs he said now obviously he's back [laughs] hyolozoii left us after an argument on top of him disagreeing with us usin vent at the time.

IceCream: we praced the maps the same way online, and tried 2 use same lineup as often as possible but unfortunately we lost one of our players at the last min which was c9|sj & we replaced him with dtm, so we tried to prac as much as poss to get him used to style of play and we're still not where we wanna be with our strats but we have time before each match 2 prac with dtm and get strats down

IceCream: c9's an older team, averaging 20-21 years old, which naturally helps with maturity as well as people not leaving the clan on a whim; we've also carried a larger lineup than most teams, usually 8-10 people, which allows us to give players breaks when they need it and still have a team on to play for that week, thats helped us to not get burnt out. while we were in main (the maj of our time as team), we really played 4 fun then so even if we lost no1 got angry or left and we became good friends in process. after so many seasons in main we eventually wanted 2 try our hardest and see where we could get.

IceCream: well we played team64 at last cpl and they were #2 seed unfortunately we lost 13-1 but at that time we were also cal-m team at this point we've made it to cal-i and improved play and playing against top cal-i teams such as 3d online has given us more exp and we feel more prepared and confident goin into a match w/ these top teams

IceCream: This summer's been very rough on our team, we had 5 members go inactive for the summer and lost another player, nexus, due to the clan being so inactive. We've had to pick up new players such as JohnnyGM, Tak, Dahui, and even having DTM ring for us at the CPL, but after the summer ends we should get back our inactive players and be ready for the upcoming cal-i season! On top of all those problems, we lost our primary sponsor a few weeks ago, so if anyone out there wants to sponsor C9 stop by our channel #teamc9 on gamesurge or email teamc9@hotmail.com

CPL Team c9 In Action.

IceCream: Well we know they're an amazing team but it's so hard to know a lot about them considering theyre from brazil personally i've never seen them play in person or on a demo so i dont know too much about their team other than kogu a new addition on their team whose an amazing awper. other than that, we see the publicity and how much time they put in the game with the teams they have come down to bootcamp (sk), so we have to assume that they're very well organized with that effort.

IceCream: I'd like to say hello to all the c9 members who couldn't come as well as our supporters, especially wdw, also another thanks to our current sponsorship from #lothosting and #xomargamers on gamesurge.net.

IceCream: The big question that I hear 30 times a day! Unfortunately, I don't have an answer for you, IceCream is short for IceCreamMan, my original name, which most people don't know. You may see me tagged on irc as c9|ICM, and now you know what it stands for :) Sorry to disappoint you on wanting to know my flavor, sublyme.

Carter: Well there were two main things that lead to the victory. One was scouting eg (watching their old demos on d2), and the other was being able to adjust to their euro-ct defense. I think we took them by surprise with our tricky pistol tactic.

CPL Team Evenflow's Carter.

Carter: Someone once said the only way you could lose is to beat yourself, and what that means is if you syke yourself out and get scared you'll play poorly, and that's how a lot of "elite" teams have an advantage. They intimidate.

Carter: We were fortunate two ways, one that our i69 pickups and ourselves have lanned a lot together in the past, and we have played on the same teams with each other in the past, endbringer, crude, carter were in zeddi (former cal-i), and I was in I69 for awhile. However, they being in Michigan, and we being local to Nebraska, made it difficult to bootcamp. We, nonetheless, took the attitude that we should be able to jump on the tournament computers cold and get some frags.

Carter: Sure, Sublyme. We were moved up mid-season to CAL-P after winnng CAL-Main, and after that Pinnacle we stopped practicing. When you don't practice in CAL-P, you don't win. Ever.

Carter: We're going to have to do our research. But with the right attitude, that is, not being scared of these big name players, we have a chance to beat zEx.

CPL Team Evenflow Playing EG.

Carter: Obviously with this upset we were underestimated, and I think the next teams are going to bring their A-game and take this very seriously. This goes to show that seeding plays a big role on how you placing. So one team with a worse seed could be better than another with a greater seed, and not place as well due to their easier seeding and schedule.

Carter: This just goes to show that the gap between invite and premier is nil. People don't give premier enough credit and teams that could easily compete in invite may not get the moveup.

Carter: A shoutout to #mmgamers and #omaha on gamesurge. We're also looking for a sponsor; pm crude or carter in #evenflow or email joepots@creighton.edu