UL: “A bit of Counter-strike Source.”
Once again ruskie had the vibe of interviewing another top notch QuakeWorld player. This time it was UL from Sweden whose lately best known for playing under unfamiliar nick in the Ownage 1v1 tournament.
Hey UL aka gamaniel, tell us a little bit about yourself.
My name is Pontus Lundgren, I’m 21 years old and i come from Lerum, Sweden.
What do you do for a living nowadays?
I’m currently between jobs. Not really sure what I’m going to do next.
I guess it will have something to do with computers though, since I spend most of my time in front of the computer, and I’ve only worked with computers before :)
You are the first player to reach round 3 in ownage, congratulations! What place do you think you will end up?
Heh, thanks! I doubt I will get any further than the semi-finals, but I guess we will see what happens when/if I get there :$
qwdrama currently has a poll of who will win the ownage
tournament, gamer and mutti are tied for the first place and inter/ilf for the second place. Who do you think will win and why?
I think Inter will win. Simply because he is really good nowadays, and I don’t think he has any really weak maps. Though ParadokS is a stong candidate if he can get his dm4 play together.
What are your strenghts/weaknesses as a dueller, and what are your best maps (kenya included)?
My strenghts is my aim, and my speed. I’m really weak when it comes to “cs”, and when I’m under pressure. My best map is without a doubt dm2, simply because it’s the map I’ve played the most.
Do you play any other game than quakeworld on a regular basis?
I play a bit of Counter-strike Source, and Starwars Galaxies.
Is quakeworld still as enjoyable today as in in lets say five years ago?
I wouldn’t know, since I wasen’t playing 5 years ago :) Hehe, it’s not as fun as it was when i started. Because there’s not enough players, and lack of good servers.
What happend to gtg the movie, the trailer was nice :F
I think there was a lack of demos, I’m not sure though. I was looking forward to it myself :)
Do you have any favorite QuakeWorld clan or player of all time?
My favourite player is without a doubt Griffin. He’s always been a great and fair player, and he did teach me the basics of QuakeWorld ofcourse :)
If you get to choose one player to make a comeback, who would it be and why?
Hard question, I would love to see a whole lot of people come back to make the game feel more alive again. Though if I have to choose one I guess it would have to be Dag. Since his fanclub is huge, and I think he could make a few players start playing again. And because he is a really good player ofcourse.
What do you think of ezquake, its under constant development and its gaining some nice features. do you use it, and if any what features would you like to have
added?
I just started using Ezquake, simply because it felt the same as Mqwcl, which Fuhquake didn’t. I think it’s a really good client cant think of any new features though :)
Is there anything missing in the quakeworld scene?
More players and more servers!
What players do you think has the best movement/aim/teamplay ?
The best teamplay award would have to go to the old Slackers gang (ParadokS, Hib, Gamer, Goljat and Xalibur). Best aim, Inteceptor and best movement Griffin.
Fakeshaft was recently allowed in ruleset -smackdown, comments on that?
I’ve actually never used fakeshaft, so I don’t know much about it. So i have no comments :P
You are in my opinion and probably lots of others one of the best dm2 players, who and why is your toughest opponent there?
Hehe, Griffin is definetly my toughest opponent there. Mostly because he has very good tactics on dm2, and because he is extremly fast and because we’ve played a whole lot of dm2 duels, so he knows my strenghts and weaknesses.
What does UL mean?
It’s the name of a god in one of David Eddings book series, and I’ve been using that nick since i was 9 years old.
What is the strongest gtg lineup, and does gtg have any plans of playing in nqr10?
Griffin, Mrlame, Dakoth and myself. I really doubt gtg will play in nqr10, since most of the players are inactive. Though you’ll never know! :)
Just got this question on irc to ask you.. well. do you prefer tight girls over tight dm2 games?
Tight girls, unless I just had a good meal, then I would have to say a tight dm2 game :P
Want to say anything or just whine, do it now!
I want iop back!
Thanks for your time, please come again :)
Thanks!
nice interview again! fun to read, keep 'em coming!! :)