[rezyn8]

Jared, you did really well, specially being put on the spot for a live interview.

My only criticism would be the comment "I am only starting out honestly". It conflicted with the "Jared Krensel pro gamer" moniker you were introduced as. Just be more affirmative with who you are.

You did a great job dispelling the perception of the antisocial slob from the interviewer (who I think thought it was some sort of joke to be honest; he is a Karl Stefanovic wannabe imo).

I also believe that "video gaming" has a real stigma attached to it in the Australian psyche. It should be promoted as eSports, which should give the perception of serious competition, not some six year old playing Angry Birds. With this there are two sides to eSports: the pro gamers & the spectators.

One thing that annoyed me was that BarCraft was only talked about for Sydney (yes I am a little biased). Adelaide, Perth and Melbourne all have BarCrafts which are all quite successful. And it should be touted that there are these events in these cities around Australia whenever possible not just Sydney.

I think making a point of spectating eSports is like watching the AFL Grand Final or the World Series of Poker (and is somewhat better in my opinion if the last BarCraft Melbourne was anything to go by).

Great job though, you are truly Australia's ambassador for eSports. Keep up the great work!

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PiG:

yeah i wish i explained that only being a year into training fulltime for this is like playing pro soccer for a year!