Original upload date: Thu, 03 Sep 2015 00:00:00 GMT
Archive date: Wed, 01 Dec 2021 18:15:02 GMT
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Dennis "Thresh" Fong, legendary Quake champion and gaming entrepeneur, is the star of the 68th Episode
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of 'Reflections. This interview was recorded on the 28th of August.
Time line of topics discussed:
00:00 Intro
00:34 youth and beginnings in gaming
05:30 Competitive Doom and becoming a pro
10:05 Becoming the best in Quake and innovating a strategical approach
16:00 Was he controlling over who got to play him?
21:16 CPL vs. PGL
24:55 PGL Season 1, losing to reptile and coming back to win the title
27:03 Exhibition match vs. Clan 9 in Sweden
34:12 LakermaN and TGi
39:22 Does he only enter tournaments when he has maximum preparation time?
41:00 Did he secretly compete in PGL Season 2
43:01 PGL Season 3, losing to immortal and coming back to win the title
47:03 Relationship with Makaveli
49:47 Rockets vs. Rail in Quake 2
53:13 The control style of Quake dueling through history and the sequels
56:41 Trash talking
58:12 Could Quake have been a huge game with the modern industry components?
59:24 Not competing in Quake 3
1:03:36 Business and starting gaming companies
1:08:13 Thresh the LoL champion being named after him
1:10:49 Did he ever play Quake after his pro career ended?
1:14:54 Relationship with id and their philosophy on the Quake sequels
1:19:44 A player he thinks highly of
1:21:08 The lineage of Thresh disciplines in Quake dueling
1:28:17 Social media and following esports
1:29:10 Does he watch Koreans play LoL? Who is his favourite Western player?
1:30:14 Plays.tv
1:33:00 Final words
