Interview with iM-TeppuM
Over the next few weeks I'll be attempting to catch up with the leaders of all of this season's BWCSL Division 1 clans to try and see just what they think about this upcoming season.
For those who don't know you, a quick introduction if you will about yourself and your current role in the iM setup.
iM-TeppuM: I'm Morgan Withers, currently player and team leader of the imminent CS team, not working at the moment, so with plenty of time to play and organise.
You were absent from the first season of the new pay-2-play format of the BWCSL. What made you reconsider BWCSL as a competition?
iM-TeppuM: We left the first season after losing our first 3 games (yes it may seem lame), but we did it due to my connection and not really being able to compete online, now I will have ISDN, and we should be able to compete better online. We've always seen BWCSL as a decent competition.
BWCSL is, for the first time, using both CPL maps in its maplist for Season 7. Do you feel that adding both CPL maps favours more "professional" clans, and leaves the lower divisions somewhat struggling?
iM-TeppuM: Absolutely not, due to it being a UK league, no-one will be practicing the maps, I believe it favours the lesser teams, as teams such as lastchance, and us wont be practicing the CPL maps, as they aren't featured in the CPL maplists.
The teams hoping to do well in BWCSL will be practicing those maps to get good scores against the higher teams.
This season's Division 1 is a mixed bag, with some well known clans competing at their familiar top level and some newly promoted clans vying for contention and out to make a name for themselves. How does a team like iM prepare for such unknown quantities?
iM-TeppuM: We haven't really paid much attention to what teams are in or not, I believe lastchance and barcodes are in, obviously after our close game versus lastchance we'll be hoping to better that result. I can't really comment on barcodes, they seemed to play OK at UKT. The rest of the teams i'm not to sure about, some may cause upsets.
As with most top teams, iM attend many LAN events. Do you feel that online leagues, such as BWCSL, can provide a solid base for practice or that the two "genre's" of CS are becoming more and more separated?
iM-TeppuM: I think the 'top' UK teams currently only play european teams to develop, all practice will obviously be done online (even bootcamps), it's just the going over tactics and constant repetition of events that need the practice, so you know what to do when you're finally on LAN. Personally I rate everything online as practice, if there's prizes up for grabs, that's a bonus.
LAN is where it's at.
How do you feel the BWCSL compares to other current competitions that iM run in, and what changes would you like to see in the league?
iM-TeppuM: We only currently compete at LAN tournaments, and I doubt it will ever compete with a LAN tournament simply because it's online, althought it is a lot more organised than some, hi Myers.
Finally, if you had a choice between watching tmc0r getting free beer from multiplay or watching the replay of yourself falling off a chair at The Frag Cafe on Wednesday, which would you find funnier?
iM-TeppuM: Me falling off a chair definitely, I doubt anyone could beat that, and i'd win Candid Camera no problem, shame they haven't set the CCTV up yet.
It was a classic bit of pro gaming. Good luck with future LAN events, and also future attempts at getting seated. Thanks for your time
Comments
22:45 27/4/2003
theb0g
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2 COOL 4 SKOOL
UKTerrorist
02:13 28/4/2003
bah missed morgan falling off a chair classic [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
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Last Chance
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Mel Gibson
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Rush!
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12:30 28/4/2003
good interview, Teppum must be the most interview gamer in the UK atm. Everyone loves morgan! [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
13:00 28/4/2003
pld hotteh, good read. [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Disturbed
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13-2 OK?
+ those 2 rounds were due to bcodes rushing middle for a laugh as they were 12-0 up
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