Interview with Phobia X (one of the best R6V pros)

• Fear; Here is the premiere of Adjusting the Perception with our first guest Phobia X. So when did you get introduced to MLG?
  
• Phobia:
  I was playing GRAW2 at the time but decided to play MLG for Rainbow Six
  the weekend of Charolette, which was the first MLG event with Rainbow
  Six in it
  
• F: You've become one of the most
  known pros for your respected game. How does it feel to be so well
  known through a community at your age?
  
• P:
  Well it came rather quickly, i went to my first event as an unkown and
  then I placed second and everybody just knew who I was. Obviously it
  feels amazing when I am playing online and people are like "Is that the
  real Phobia?" and then they hear a voice of a younger person and they
  are pretty much shocked. That is definetly one of the greatest feelings
  you can have
  
• F: Will you be playing the sequel to Rainbow Six Vegas this year at the MLG Events?
  
• P:
  Of course, I am even heading down to meadowlands, even though there is
  no Rainbow Six, to LAN with my team and a few others while we wait for
  San Diego
  
• F: Will your team consist of the
  same players that you had played with last year after finishing 2nd
  behind The Last Resistance last year in points?
  
• P:
  Last season I was on Harmony n Havoc where we finished second in
  points. During the offseason the teams made some changes and I am now
  on team Dynasty. It consists of: Mr.X - formerly TLR Blood n Glory -
  formerly on Myth Finest x- my teammate from Harmony n Havoc We went to
  the Canadian Open in Toronto and brought home 1st place, since then we
  have been a team
  
• F: Well it's good to know
  you've teamed up with some of the best at their espective game. Now
  that R6V:2 is coming onto the circuit do you think new teams will rise
  to challenge the top teams from the original?
  
• P:Well
  if you didn't know, the rainbow community has gone under complete
  recunstruction. Not one single Pro team from last season has stayed the
  same. The best players in the game seem to be more spread out among the
  teams this season. Should create good competition for this season's
  play.
  
• F: It seems Halo 3 has been getting
  the most hype for the MLG Events. Does this seem to you as though
  people are less focused on a tactical type game and more towards the
  "run n' gun" style of play?
  
• P: Definetely,
  nobody wants to watch a slow paced game, especially for the spectators.
  If you aren't playing the game it can be hard to watch it, but if you
  are watching something a game that is really slow you can probrably end
  up falling asleep. With all that being said RSV:2 should be a new fan
  favourite with the sprint button, smaller maps, and of course the fast
  paced gametypes that MLG uses. Conquest didn't come onto the circuit
  until it was released before Meadowlands as downloadable content. Then
  you have Demolition coming out in vegas2 which forces one team to push
  so it should be a great spectator game
  
• F:
  Rainbow Six Vegas is certainly a slow paced game with the cover system
  being involved and sometimes stalemates can occur. Do you ever get
  bored as a player playing sometimes?
  
• P: When
  you play with the MLG settings and MLG players you will notice that
  people rarely ever use the cover system. It limits your mobility and
  reaction time against grenades or people coming around the corner. The
  only time you will really see someone use the cover system is to gather
  intel. What most people use is the "shoulder". the shoulder limits the
  amount of your body being exposed while still allowing the player to
  get a good angle on opponents. However this has been said to been fixed
  for Vegas 2 so we can only see how the new playstyles form with the
  sprint button and the removal of shouldering
  
• F:Now
  you previsouly stated playing online and people asking if it's the REAL
  Phobia. Does it sometimes annoy you when you get random friend requests
  to play and do you sometimes get harrassed because of your well known
  name?
  
• P: The friend requests never bother
  me, of course sometimes I feel bad when somebody sends me a friend
  request and I decline it but I'm not the only person to ever decline a
  request so i get over it. You really do get used to people calling your
  name out when you join a room. At first I would be really annoyed
  because if they got a kill on you then all of a sudden you are the
  worst player in the game. After almost a full year of it it no longer
  bothers me and most of the time I will just joke around with the people
  
• F: Yes I can understand what you mean when
  other players call you out over ONE kill they got on you. I agree that
  many of the XBL players are good kinded people but many are very
  ignorant. Now the gun you use. The FAMAS. How do you think it will
  compare to the next game
  
• P: I can't lie when
  I say I have watched the gameplay videos hundreds of times, like
  literally hundreds. From watching the video I noticed that the muzzle
  flash has been decreased which means it will be much easier to keep
  your gun on the target. In vegas1 the muzzle flash was horrific, it
  could pretty much give you a seizure if you sprayed your clip. I also
  noticed that the recoil has been decreased which will allow you to run
  around more and keep your shot accurate
  
• F: Do you think your shot will become even greater than it was in R6V?
  
• P:
  I am a very strong believer that confidence is everything. I know that
  when I am at the events playing on main stage with people watching me,
  I will play the best I can. So as long as I am motivated or "in the
  zone" my shot and my gameplay won't be a problem for me. Right now, in
  the offseason, I know for a fact my shot is nowhere near what it will
  be when Vegas2 hits.
  
• F: Who will be the most well known player for the coming Vegas 2 circuit?
  
• P:
  Well I can't really answer that with a confident response but I can go
  through facts. Blood n Glory has been a top player in vegas since the
  first Rainbow Six and most of the community regards him as the best
  player in the game. Other then that you will have just have to wait and
  see.
  
• F: Good honest answer. Most kids I know
  would say something cocky if they were in your shoes. Just a few more
  questions here. What will be your favorite destination for this
  circuit?
  
• P: Without a question it will be
  Toronto. It's in my Country and I regard to it as home turf.
  Unfortunetly many teams didn`t go to Toronto at the Canadian Open and
  missed a great time. It was my favourite event last year and it will be
  again this year
  
• F: So MLG has paired up with
  Ubisoft but what are they actually collaborating on? Are they mainly
  working on this to be a game balanced for MLG so MLG has less work to
  adjust to make it balanced?
  
• P: Last year in
  the pro meetings we were told that a Map in Vegas2 would be based on
  one of the MLG venues. However we didn`t know just how big their
  partnership was until we saw that there are 2 maps based on the MLG
  venues. We see that there is the basic MLG map and the Optimized map
  which already looks promising towards the Conquest setting. I don`t
  believe that this game is made for mainly for the MLG community but so
  much comes into advantage for MLG. We now have a faster paced game with
  smaller maps which all leads to a great competitve title. The
  adjustments to the community favourite setting `Conquest`` will also be
  a great modification for a more competitive game. You know have to
  capture all 3 satellites for a certain amount of time thus forcing
  teams to move around the map. Pro Player Finest X and 2 of the Frag
  Dolls are featured on the Limited Edition disk of vegas2 with
  interviews and tips.There is also a little video or slideshow of the
  mlg moments of 2007 where it shows like the teams that competed in mlg
  for vegas
  
• F: Now two final questions. Your greatest MLG experience....what was it?
  
• P:
  Well I do have a few of them and most of them are generic among most
  people about the first time meeting their team or their first ever
  championship, but mine is a little different. My all time favorite
  memory was at Dallas 07` and it was simply just hanging out with people
  from the rainbow community. It was my second event so I was a little
  loosend up and not as shy, and it was the the sunday night before
  everybody had to leave the next day. I just remember hanging out in the
  lobby and then in the sports bar playing pool and mooching off people`s
  chicken strips. I really don`t know why it was that much fun but it is
  always the memory that sticks in my head when I think about MLG, just
  hanging out with all the people not worrying about winning or losing. I
  can`t wait till I see everybody again at the meadowlands.
  
• F:
  Wow good memory...makes it sound even more fun then just playing video
  games. OK this is two questions but who cares =). Your biggest fear?
  And better name for it? Fear or Phobia?
  
• P: wait wtf lmao like my actual fearlike spiders or snakes ? LOL
  
• F: LOL yes
  
• P:
  (After debating between snakes or airplanes) I am more scared of
  airplanes than anything. Everytime I get on one I start sweating
  (insert Sameul L Jackson Snakes on a Plalne qoute here)
  
• F: Alright now...whats a better name for being afraid. Phobia or Fear?
  
• P: Phobia, reminds people of me LOL just playin. Dunno...Phobia sounds cool.
  
• F: Thank you for the interview Phobia and good luck this season. P: Good Luck with the interviews in the future.