Monday, September 20, 2010

I've Got Da Power. -HeavyWeight's Hot Seat

I promised you Interviews & I got you one. Just promise me to never break my heart and give me a couple minutes of you're time to read this interview and then you can go back to get knifed by a 8 year old in Nebraska on Reach <3.




I don't even know which one is which.



 I bring to you today, BUK57 from Power Gaming.


 Me: First off congrats on being the 1st person to be on HeavyWeight's Hot Seat, BuK57 tell us a little bit about yourself outside of Halo.


BUK57: It's an honour to be the 1st person in the hot seat! Especially yours! So basically I'm BUK 57, my real name is Will Buck. I'm 17 years old, and an avid gamer from the UK in a town called Billericay in Essex just outside of London. Outside of gaming, I'm a full time student studying for my A Levels, and spend most of my spare time gaming, out with friends, and shopping :-D Also incase some of you might not know I have a twin brother who can be annoying sometimes but the benefits of having a twin brother outwiegh the negatives! I think that's about enough for a quick intro.

Me: Haha nice intro I can dig it. How did you and your brother get into Halo/Competitive Gaming?


BUK57: Well we both have played games since we were little even against our dad, well until we started beating him and he just let us play against each other! We started competitive gaming on Battlefield2:ModernCombat playing with players like Redd Dot and CrossXhair etc just some of the big names on that game. We avoided Halo 2 really and just jumped on the MLG bandwagon at the start of Halo 3, where my brother went to a Televised Tournament called XLeauge.tv, which I spectated at to see what it was about. He won £625 for coming 2nd in the UK in his first event, that is what sparked my interest in competitive gaming and playing Halo at a higher competitive level. (Will's a mathematical Chuck Norris, and he told me that in American Currency that's 976$ or in my language a lot of Stride Gum that can be purchased.)

Me: Speaking of traveling the world, coming to America how do you like us? Do we smell nice? What did your family/friends think about all this?


BUK57: Well yeah it was crazy, It was the first time i realised that gaming ... could earn you money! After that event I started playing ALOT more and then started teaming with my brother a month or two after that after coaching his team for a while. But as soon as we were both on the same team, all we wanted was to be the best in Europe and make an impact on the US Halo Scene. And now with Halo Reach we're not behind the Americans! So we can have even better chances at becoming the best in the world on the game.

Me: But do Americans smell nice?


BUK57: Hmmm, all the American's i've met smell nice! Well all the ones i've met! Either that or it's just you guys all smell of candy and are just big traps for skinny British kids deprived of american foods!

Me: It's the Old Spice, It's are Instinct to use it. ;-) . Before we get into MLG Raleigh. It was the 50th event and I have to ask you what moment sticks out in your mind wether it be playing or watching that brings you goosepumps?


BUK57:  A moment that sticks out has to be beating Str8 Rippin' not once, but twice! And the second time being made even sweeter by playing them on Mainstage. It's the biggest game i've won in my Halo career, especially after lanning against the old Str8 Rippin' back in Orlando in January and looking up to them all, to go to a tournament and beat them twice. You couldn't have knocked the smile off my face after them games!

Me: Quick shoutout to the one guy who predicted you guys to beat Str8. (If you message me I'll fly down to where ever you live and give you a hug) Since you mentioned that series from MLG Raleigh, let's get straight into it. You faced Str8 WBR2 what was your mindset going into the series?


BUK57: haha! Yeah you said that we were gonna beat them <3 And we just went into that series with nothing to lose, we were the underdogs and not expected to win. Literally we just all played as agressive and put in 100% there was moments where some of our team challenged in places which we should have backed down, but it seemed to have made them choke certain situations just because they weren't used to it. Overall though we just played our hearts out because we had nothing to lose, and it worked well seeing as we seemed to dominate them in the first series. If i had to descirbe out gameplay that series it would have been "No fear!" 

Me: What was the problem with Str8 Rippin' in your eyes?




BUK57: They overlooked us and also I'd say they were too argumentative, also I don't think them players really worked well togther. Ghost and T2 seemed to be the ones who stood out in the games. However they didn't seem to be playing as a team together at as many points in games as you would have expected from a pro team.

Me: If you woulda said "They were friggin' noobs" I would of loved you forever, but speaking of problems you guys no longer have Reaction on the squad, I'm giving you this chance to speak to the community of what happened that sparked this roster decision.


BUK57: Well this is a long story which we haven't really gone into much detail about from our side. Overall we played well and were definitely the best Halo 3 team Europe ever had. However due to relations between management and Eddie (Reaction) and also him taking/considering offers for other teams whilst leading up to Raleigh, we decided it would be best that Raleigh was the last event teaming with him. There has been alot of things mentioned about money and salaries not being paid. None of this should have been involved with the public as it was confiential information, all I can say is actions taken were for legitimate reasons which have no all been sorted out I believe.
    I loved teaming with Eddie for the time we played together and he was one of the best players in Europe, but feel that the future with a new fourth willl be just as fun and even more successful for us especially on this new game where there will be more and more chances for us to compete around the UK, Europe and America.

    Basically no hard feelings between us and Eddie, we just couldn't carry on teaming together for multiple reasons, but wish him the best of luck in his new team.

Me: Glad I was able to give you the platform to give your side of the story for Power, What is the future of Power? D.C./Dallas/2011 season?


BUK57: We're missing out DC sadly, because of the fact that we can't physically make the championships for Halo 3 without winning the event! So we've decided to focus on Reach, so the next event we'll be attending is Dallas because our Pro status stops us from competing in Combines. And as for the 2011 season, I hope with help from Power Gaming and our sponsors + investment we can attend all of the events next year. One thing though that I can say, the future for us is that there should be some big things coming and we'll be there at the top again for Europe and challenging the best the world can throw at us at MLG's for Reach, we're not going to settle for Top 16 this season. 

 Me: Speaking of Reach, rumor around the Snipe Spawn is you and your brother got the game a tad bit early you warriors, what are you're thoughts on the title?


BUK57: hahaha! Yeah, Power Gaming's very own manager Ben Woodward helped us get a copy early from the very generous and kind Gametail.com website as they are based locally to us. My overall thoughts on the title, well it's halo! It's going to be a fun game to play. However after playing customs on faster settings and different maps, my will power to seach in matchmaking for anything other than cR is starting to weaken! MLG NEEDS TO RELEASE GAMETYPES/MAPS Pleaseeee! <3 (Drama Queen)
    Basically I'm just waiting for the game to become competitive with gametypes and maps created by MLG. This is what i'm really excited for right now, just want to start practicing with a new 4th and playing with them lots because that's what i enjoy most about playing halo, playing with my team.


Me: Yes, Killa KC hurry up <3. Before we go into the Chris Puckett (HeavyWeight?) Speed Round. I have to ask, what would you say to kids not only in America, Canada, but especially Europe who see not only you but your brother and MVP getting to travel the world for Halo, on becoming succesful?


BUK57: I'd say 2 things, Practice doesn't make perfect, practice is only valuable when you put 100% in, you can play a thousand games and still not improve, whereas if you play 100 games and play 100% and focus every game to try and improve, you will benefit more from that. And secondly, act proffessional! No one wants to pay a selfish, arrogant kid to play video games, its all about your reputation and how marketable you are when it comes to sponsors etc. So be nice, act proffessional and eventually something good will happen, and maybe you could end up like us, getting paid to play video games and flown around the world to compete in tournaments. Oh and one last thing, for all you Halo players! After matchmaking games + tournament games. Be a good sportsman or sportswoman! and say two little words "Good Games".


Me: Spoken like a true European champion. Now It's time for the global phenomen. Da Speed Round.


BUK57: Da Speed Round? What happened to The Speed Round
 
 Me: You obviously have no Real OG Teddy Bears in Kazacthan or where you live, anywhom
    Left Sock or Right Pinky?

BUK57:  Left sock...?
    lol

Me: A bag of Doritios or turn off your brother's Xbox mid BR battle?

BUK57:  
Turn my brothers xbox off mid DMR* battle!


Me: Fight a group of wild birds or watch a baby penguin put on a sweater? 


BUK57: watch a baby penguin put on a sweater :]





Me: Who takes longer showers you or your brother?



BUK57: Me, I listen to music in there!


Me:  What songs!? 


BUK57: Some Eminem, Drake, some UK Drum and Bass, Everything!

Me:  Drake....Da ----? Lastly Kick MVP in the left shin and then take his Dr Pepper or take HeavyWeight to see Twilight and try to make a move on him?

BUK57: I'll do both, so I can bring some Dr Pepper with me to see Twilight!

Me:There you go, We'll it's to wrap things up any shoutouts?


BUK57: Shout outs to all of Power Gaming, Ben, Luke and Glen. All of the ECL staff, Bamf ladies!, All of my followers on twitter <3 you guys!  and of course you my one of my biggest fan's and probably the coolest guy i've met at an mlg event! So thanks for Inteviewing me Adrian <3

Me:  Thank you Will, you are now off the HeavyWeight Hot Seat.


Thank you for reading this, like I said some more Interviews are coming soon (alongside my love poems to Hot Pockets and Random shenanigans)

It's 2:20 AM.

Whaaaaad up gangsters around the world, It's really late on a Sunday Night & I'm writing a paper about "Porn" (Notice how I'm doing this paper at this time, I wanted to get some "hands on" research) for English IV. I would like to laugh/thank at the Cleveland Browns for losing to the Chiefs & Jay Electronica for not releasing Act II & go watch Boardwalk Empire fo realz' it's good. Interviews will be coming soooooooooooooon. I promise <3

Random fact/opinion time:
I still watch Wrestling
I hate radio rap/hip hop
Brooklyn, Ohio isn't that cool
I plan on living forever
Skinny jeans equal Gay.
Jersey Shore equal Gay.
Brett Favre equal Over-rated.
Cleveland Fans equal Stupid. 
Madden 06 (Xbox) equal My Shit. (Like seriously pick my team, see you at the event bring some Hot Pockets let's go)
Wearing a Yankee hat to look cool equal Gay.
College Basketball/Football over the NBA/NFL
Curb Your Enthusiasm, watch it.
 This list sounded extremely negative.

Wednesday, September 15, 2010

Who's this HeavyWeight kid?

Yo yo yo! Thank you very much for reading this. (Grammar will be awful)
Well to start off my name is Adrian Hernandez, and I'm a Gangster. (Proof is avaliable directly below you)
I'm just kidding.

I'm a Senior in High School, little school outside of Cleveland. I'm obnoxious, funny, and cute. I plan to go into Sports Broadcasting, sup ESPN/ESPN Radio? Well I'm gonna stop talking about this because nobody really cares.


MLG: Well most of you are here from MLG so I figured I'd explain what the hell I do at events.
I'm the Broadcast team's intern for Halo. (Help with whatever is needed to make the broadcast amazing and be Puckett's bitch), also more importantly I give out free hugs and explanations to things like; "Why are they called Hot Pockets if when you buy them their cold?" you know what you need to know in life to succeed. As a quick side note if you see me online & I'm not talking, two things: Enjoying a stuffed crust Hot Pocket or I'm dancing naked to Katy Perry while playing. Just a quick heads up.

Event Check
MLG Orlando 2008
MLG Columbus 2009
MLG Nationals 2009
MLG Columbus 2010
MLG Raleigh 2010

What's gonna be in this Blog?
 Random Youtube videos, my thoughts on things, random rants on horrible music and Sports. Interviews with Players and Staff from MLG and maybe my nudes...maybe. <3 So anyway thanks for reading this, good things coming soon <3.