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News

Interview with strenx (118 comments)

( Major News: Q3)

Posted by unihumi @ 12:32 CST, 9 December 2008 - iMsg

Event: DHW'08

German eSport site www.fragster.de talked with

Kevin "strenx" Baeza after his last Dreamhack attendance, where he surprisingly placed second behind the polish power house

Maciej "av3k" Krzykowski after defeating team mate

Sebastian "Spart1e" Siira with a solid RG of about 45 % and his uproar with a devastating shaft of 40,75 % on

Magnus "Fox" Olsson.

But who is this young 17 year old guy who comes from Angers in France? fragster was asking:

Are you pursuing a certain goal, which you want to achieve? Have you got an idol? (Maybe St_Germain?)

strenx: I’m just playing for fun *laughs*, but of course I'm trying my best. My idol was fox when I was younger and I can't say he isn't it anymore. Actually I really played with St_Germain from time to time when I was very very young *laughs*.

Read the full interview (

version) and get an insight of his stats on how he played Dreamhack.

Edited by spyteman at 06:26 CST, 11 December 2008 - 63935 Hits

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<< Comment #1 @ 03:14 CST, 9 December 2008 >>

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fix the interview link

I personally liked St. Germain's style a lot. Strenx has got some ridiculous aim.

<< Comment #2 @ 03:44 CST, 9 December 2008 >>

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unihumi - Reply to #1

it's not public yet, hence the broken link. It will be published later this day.

Edited by unHuman at 05:31 CST, 9 December 2008

<< Comment #3 @ 06:02 CST, 9 December 2008 >>

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Dav

frenchy frenchy toad boy has talent

<< Comment #4 @ 07:23 CST, 9 December 2008 >>

By

deotrip

why post when its not yet published?

<< Comment #6 @ 07:42 CST, 9 December 2008 >>

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unihumi - Reply to #4

It was set on private when I wrote this news...

<< Comment #7 @ 07:48 CST, 9 December 2008 >>

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xou - Reply to #6

Setting it back on "Private draft".

<< Comment #15 @ 13:56 CST, 9 December 2008 >>

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deotrip - Reply to #6

ok

<< Comment #5 @ 07:36 CST, 9 December 2008 >>

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meh_

amateurs

<< Comment #8 @ 12:58 CST, 9 December 2008 >>

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Terifire

Respect, up untill

and my brain is better laughs

That's just...

<< Comment #9 @ 13:08 CST, 9 December 2008 >>

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Rizzo - Reply to #8

What is this "brain" that you speak of?

Wait, does that mean you consider yourself not young anymore?
strenx: laughs Well, not really. But back then I was way younger than today.

...laughs

<< Comment #13 @ 13:36 CST, 9 December 2008 >>

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Weird ' - Reply to #8

tbh a LOT of people tend to confuse brain with other skills.... but tbh I haven't seen strenx play yet, so I dunno how many mistakes he makes ;)

<< Comment #30 @ 19:24 CST, 9 December 2008 >>

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rapha - Reply to #8

When he said that I took it as him referring from how he was at san jose. so to me it didn't seem arrogant or anything just that he's smarter now than he was before(doesn't mean he's a quake genius but he is smarter than he was in august).

<< Comment #38 @ 01:49 CST, 10 December 2008 >>

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squishy - Reply to #30

hopefully one day he will be smart enough to put his headphones the right way around ;)

<< Comment #42 @ 03:25 CST, 10 December 2008 >>

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Jazzy - Reply to #30

on a scale of 1 to 5 how many steps ahead would you say he is then? :p

<< Comment #46 @ 05:38 CST, 10 December 2008 >>

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InDepther - Reply to #42

It depends on who is playing against. If he is playing vs rapha, he is inevitably 5 steps behind :(

... and on this case it probably stands true!

<< Comment #56 @ 08:03 CST, 10 December 2008 >>

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Terifire - Reply to #30

I probably just misunderstood him then:P

<< Comment #10 @ 13:11 CST, 9 December 2008 >>

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sudstah

Can i make this clear before anyone rants on about a cooler comparison etc, this is another young boy trying to rise up into a very short career as a pro gamer on a basic wage, also age doesnt really dictate skill, but simply as people age 20 + better priorities take over and gaming becomes far less competitive for that individual. I just wanted to get it out there before people start getting excited.

Edited by sudsta at 13:12 CST, 9 December 2008

<< Comment #27 @ 15:58 CST, 9 December 2008 >>

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ddk - Reply to #10

pretty sure he's played at least since 2002/3

<< Comment #11 @ 13:14 CST, 9 December 2008 >>

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erok

course he doesn't like ql...

<< Comment #23 @ 15:00 CST, 9 December 2008 >>

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exp! - Reply to #11

like any other decent skilled player

<< Comment #26 @ 15:35 CST, 9 December 2008 >>

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erok - Reply to #23

so you must love it! ;)

<< Comment #12 @ 13:24 CST, 9 December 2008 >>

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timmah

strenx: laughs Well, not really. But back then I was way younger than today.

what a genious

<< Comment #83 @ 07:21 CST, 11 December 2008 >>

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mic - Reply to #12

yeah really a geniouiouis!

<< Comment #14 @ 13:42 CST, 9 December 2008 >>

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Why the hell are we all obsessed over his accuracy stats? Last time I checked, you could have a 40 LG on someone and still lose to them.

=\

I just think there's way too much attention on his accuracy stats.

<< Comment #17 @ 14:02 CST, 9 December 2008 >>

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led - Reply to #14

maybe because its the only thing he's got?

<< Comment #35 @ 22:46 CST, 9 December 2008 >>

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Anonymous (ppp-58-10-36-200.revip2.asianet.co.th) - Reply to #17

no thats lugia

<< Comment #112 @ 05:53 CST, 12 December 2008 >>

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Anima - Reply to #35

looks like Lugia got hisself a fanboy :D

<< Comment #29 @ 18:47 CST, 9 December 2008 >>

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ashr - Reply to #14

and i thought those accuracies were pretty common today too?

<< Comment #36 @ 23:52 CST, 9 December 2008 >>

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oneroomdisco - Reply to #29

Exactly. Don't see what is so special that we need to see an abundance of EXCEL SPREADSHEETS for his aim accuracy. Last time I checked, Cypher, CZM, and every other top player never got that.

<< Comment #37 @ 01:29 CST, 10 December 2008 >>

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unihumi - Reply to #36

I had a 4 hours drive home when I watched demos, made screenshots and put all the data to excel sheets... I had nothing else to do. :)

<< Comment #39 @ 01:57 CST, 10 December 2008 >>

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oneroomdisco - Reply to #37

Haha, fair enough =)

<< Comment #51 @ 07:07 CST, 10 December 2008 >>

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Nukm - Reply to #29

actually i dont think they are. sure, you see them in every tourney. but not from every player and not consistently.
but thats just guessing from what i saw in the last few month. would be interesting to see the actual numbers from other players/tourneys... would take a lot of time though :/

<< Comment #53 @ 07:42 CST, 10 December 2008 >>

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unihumi - Reply to #51

I drive alot :P

<< Comment #16 @ 13:57 CST, 9 December 2008 >>

By

zfred

I'm his first fan :|

Edited by zfred at 13:57 CST, 9 December 2008

<< Comment #20 @ 14:37 CST, 9 December 2008 >>

By

hazrd

Geniouz at workz

<< Comment #18 @ 14:15 CST, 9 December 2008 >>

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Corey

Doesn't care about disappearance of OSP, what a newbie, he didn't even try it.

<< Comment #22 @ 14:39 CST, 9 December 2008 >>

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Spart1e - Reply to #18

He did, and I would say his aim was just as impressive in OSP as it is in CPMA.

<< Comment #58 @ 08:27 CST, 10 December 2008 >>

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crv - Reply to #18

what a dumb you are, you know him better than him...he play osp longtime

<< Comment #98 @ 15:53 CST, 11 December 2008 >>

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Mart33N - Reply to #58

He love long time too ? *laugh*

<< Comment #19 @ 14:37 CST, 9 December 2008 >>

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frs

I find it hilarious that the inbred quake scene here thinks good aim in an fps is something to be ashamed of (as a fps player), only shows how shtty the scene has become since the glory days.

<< Comment #69 @ 23:51 CST, 10 December 2008 >>

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cbkkk_ - Reply to #19

pelataaks t4 dueli? :D

Edited by cbkkk_ at 13:49 CST, 2 March 2019

<< Comment #21 @ 14:38 CST, 9 December 2008 >>

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judge717

Comes off sort of arrogant, but then I saw he was french. So i'm not surprised.

<< Comment #24 @ 15:10 CST, 9 December 2008 >>

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spyteman - Reply to #21

he didn't seem arrogant at all at the event, so I guess it's more down to a lack of command of english

<< Comment #34 @ 21:09 CST, 9 December 2008 >>

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madix - Reply to #21

I think it's more due to weak english, he seemed like a very kind and polite person at the event.

<< Comment #43 @ 03:44 CST, 10 December 2008 >>

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supersexyleetmegaruler - Reply to #21

I think it's more due to weak english, he seemed like a very kind and polite person at the event.

<< Comment #49 @ 05:41 CST, 10 December 2008 >>

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funnyb - Reply to #21

frog

<< Comment #59 @ 10:29 CST, 10 December 2008 >>

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judge717 - Reply to #49

lol

<< Comment #113 @ 05:55 CST, 12 December 2008 >>

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Anima - Reply to #49

Svenskar är bogär!

<< Comment #25 @ 15:35 CST, 9 December 2008 >>

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supersexyleetmegaruler

oh hi strenx http://content.ytmnd.com/content/4/f/b/4fbc23...743f1c.gif

<< Comment #31 @ 19:40 CST, 9 December 2008 >>

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guhard - Reply to #25

hahahhahah [+] :D

<< Comment #28 @ 17:35 CST, 9 December 2008 >>

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Lovey

I LOVE STRENX!!

<< Comment #32 @ 20:05 CST, 9 December 2008 >>

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nemecel

Looks like a faggot.

<< Comment #33 @ 20:23 CST, 9 December 2008 >>

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tom

i think this guy is the most boring player to watch in the 'pro' scene

<< Comment #40 @ 03:06 CST, 10 December 2008 >>

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Kaloos - Reply to #33

No that's Jibo

<< Comment #44 @ 05:11 CST, 10 December 2008 >>

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vkl - Reply to #40

think again. jibo is awesome to watch...

<< Comment #45 @ 05:31 CST, 10 December 2008 >>

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Kaloos - Reply to #44

When he is camping like a CSer it's totally awesome ! i agree

...

<< Comment #52 @ 07:39 CST, 10 December 2008 >>

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[mash] - Reply to #45

moran.

<< Comment #54 @ 07:43 CST, 10 December 2008 >>

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Kaloos - Reply to #52

Stop being raged stupid fanboy !

<< Comment #55 @ 07:48 CST, 10 December 2008 >>

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[mash] - Reply to #54

yeah, that's what I am. raged.

<< Comment #84 @ 07:23 CST, 11 December 2008 >>

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mic - Reply to #52

yeah what a moraaan

<< Comment #47 @ 05:40 CST, 10 December 2008 >>

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InDepther - Reply to #40

[-]

<< Comment #48 @ 05:40 CST, 10 December 2008 >>

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ashr - Reply to #40

yea you're right. Jibo is the best player to watch in the pro scene after cooller.

<< Comment #57 @ 08:05 CST, 10 December 2008 >>

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tourist - Reply to #48

let's not push it now... I used to skip jibo demos by default but watched a few from the last tourney and he has improved a lot.

<< Comment #91 @ 09:42 CST, 11 December 2008 >>

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ashr - Reply to #57

watch more. gamegune and his games against cypher at MoA.

<< Comment #50 @ 05:51 CST, 10 December 2008 >>

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funnyb - Reply to #40

[-]

<< Comment #60 @ 10:36 CST, 10 December 2008 >>

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Kaloos - Reply to #50

[img1]

Edited by Kaloos at 10:37 CST, 10 December 2008

<< Comment #80 @ 06:18 CST, 11 December 2008 >>

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vkl - Reply to #60

jibo is one of the best and nice to watch dickhead ....[-] [-] [-] [-] [-] [-] [-]

<< Comment #81 @ 06:44 CST, 11 December 2008 >>

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Kaloos - Reply to #80

No seriously, if you like watching some pros camping or running away all the time, just watch some CS...

<< Comment #86 @ 07:57 CST, 11 December 2008 >>

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vkl - Reply to #81

you ever watched jibo play serious?

<< Comment #89 @ 08:12 CST, 11 December 2008 >>

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Kaloos - Reply to #86

No i'm just flaming for the purpose of flaming.

<< Comment #41 @ 03:06 CST, 10 December 2008 >>

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reyu - Reply to #33

why?

<< Comment #61 @ 12:05 CST, 10 December 2008 >>

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Anonymous (v-603-balth-10-77.bitnet.nu)

Anyone who know what mouse he's using?

<< Comment #62 @ 12:19 CST, 10 December 2008 >>

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Spart1e - Reply to #61

mx518

<< Comment #63 @ 13:27 CST, 10 December 2008 >>

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GUArd

proved!

<< Comment #64 @ 15:23 CST, 10 December 2008 >>

By

where's the demo where spartie ragequits?

<< Comment #70 @ 02:15 CST, 11 December 2008 >>

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unihumi - Reply to #64

http://www.fragster.de/match/5802/

<< Comment #79 @ 06:14 CST, 11 December 2008 >>

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revocelot - Reply to #70

gratzie

<< Comment #65 @ 15:47 CST, 10 December 2008 >>

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a1r-r41d

kinda sad...

if we had osp it would be no spartie,noctis or strenx :(
saaad buut true ..!!!!
and no offence to this players

haha. just jokin but i think the scene would be very different :)

Edited by a1r-r41d at 15:50 CST, 10 December 2008

<< Comment #66 @ 16:17 CST, 10 December 2008 >>

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noctis - Reply to #65

i got like the worst aim from all of the "pro"s

(but well, im losing everything anyway so you might be right :E,
i'd still probably attend events tho as im mostly paying the trips myself and i enjoy them, kinda :)

<< Comment #94 @ 10:52 CST, 11 December 2008 >>

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a1r-r41d - Reply to #66

you are great ;)

<< Comment #68 @ 22:52 CST, 10 December 2008 >>

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Spart1e - Reply to #65

air :O)

<< Comment #72 @ 03:53 CST, 11 December 2008 >>

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Corey - Reply to #65

OSP > CPMA

<< Comment #74 @ 04:14 CST, 11 December 2008 >>

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GUArd - Reply to #72

on lan yes, not online.. 99% of games now are online, so.. :)

<< Comment #75 @ 05:08 CST, 11 December 2008 >>

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unihumi - Reply to #72

oh please... just stfu

<< Comment #73 @ 04:09 CST, 11 December 2008 >>

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GUArd - Reply to #65

not true :)
winners = playing more then others, not just q3.. so in cpma players playing more, aim become better = won, then osp players played tct becomed better = won (ofcors not just aim in cpma and not just tct in osp).
Strenx played 2x more then other players , rapha played 2x more then other players and so on :)

<< Comment #76 @ 05:10 CST, 11 December 2008 >>

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unihumi - Reply to #73

once upon a time there was a strong man who said wisely: "PRACTICE PRACTICE PRACTICE"

<< Comment #78 @ 05:42 CST, 11 December 2008 >>

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GUArd - Reply to #76

yeah , fata or other 10000 good sportsmens :D
and yes i don`t see bad things in it, if you want to be #1, play as much as you can :)

<< Comment #105 @ 17:12 CST, 11 December 2008 >>

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tourist - Reply to #73

english = hurt me plenty

<< Comment #92 @ 09:45 CST, 11 December 2008 >>

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ashr - Reply to #65

why? if everything is really about xerp and aimwhoring, how come rapha wins while toxic loses?

<< Comment #93 @ 10:50 CST, 11 December 2008 >>

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a1r-r41d - Reply to #92

coz toxic doesnt have any more advantage coz pretty much anyone can shaft 40-50percent in Q3/QL

<< Comment #95 @ 11:06 CST, 11 December 2008 >>

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becks - Reply to #93

you are not making any sense at all.
none.
nada.

<< Comment #99 @ 15:57 CST, 11 December 2008 >>

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ashr - Reply to #93

my point is rapha doesn't aimwhore like that but he still wins.

<< Comment #101 @ 16:22 CST, 11 December 2008 >>

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GreenBastard - Reply to #99

avek too

<< Comment #107 @ 01:36 CST, 12 December 2008 >>

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ashr - Reply to #101

yes

edit: although av3k's aim too can get inhuman at times.

Edited by ashr at 01:37 CST, 12 December 2008

<< Comment #110 @ 04:33 CST, 12 December 2008 >>

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unihumi - Reply to #107

unHuman :P

<< Comment #67 @ 16:58 CST, 10 December 2008 >>

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sama

ok

<< Comment #71 @ 03:05 CST, 11 December 2008 >>

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loveless

i wonder what brand of frog legs he smokes

<< Comment #114 @ 11:45 CST, 12 December 2008 >>

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falcuma - Reply to #71

the ratio of frogs eaters in France must be as high as the ratio of brained people in the US.

Do the maths.

<< Comment #115 @ 12:41 CST, 12 December 2008 >>

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loveless - Reply to #114

i would do the maths, but...
that requires going on the internets, something i try to avoid

<< Comment #77 @ 05:33 CST, 11 December 2008 >>

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Anonymous (st-213-140.student.fundp.ac.be)

40 shaft on cpma is weak compared to his 73% on OSP with 70 ms of a few years ago !

You became shit strenx! :D

<< Comment #82 @ 07:11 CST, 11 December 2008 >>

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zfred - Reply to #77

so true :))

<< Comment #85 @ 07:24 CST, 11 December 2008 >>

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mic - Reply to #77

demo?

<< Comment #96 @ 11:53 CST, 11 December 2008 >>

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crv - Reply to #85

watch this
but im not sure about some cheat powa

<< Comment #97 @ 15:02 CST, 11 December 2008 >>

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13m3 - Reply to #96

lol

<< Comment #100 @ 16:01 CST, 11 December 2008 >>

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ashr - Reply to #96

i bet if i really look through all my own demos, i can find quite a few moments like those. i am not good at quake compared to any of these people but that's hardly proof of a cheat.

<< Comment #102 @ 16:32 CST, 11 December 2008 >>

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fjorgyn - Reply to #100

thats osp/online

no xerp :E

<< Comment #103 @ 16:53 CST, 11 December 2008 >>

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ashr - Reply to #102

yes but considering he's 100x better than me... i still don't see that as a proof of cheating. i even remember some old tdm demos of fox and gopher playing with 120 ping in OSP and hitting over 40% rail.

<< Comment #106 @ 17:18 CST, 11 December 2008 >>

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zealot - Reply to #103

he used to cheat though.

<< Comment #108 @ 01:41 CST, 12 December 2008 >>

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ashr - Reply to #106

maybe... i'm just saying you can't really tell from that one avi as these "cheat moments" happen a lot even when people are not using a cheat.

<< Comment #116 @ 13:03 CST, 12 December 2008 >>

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zealot - Reply to #108

this avi is not meant to identify him as a cheater. anyone who wants to know already does... it's more like a (fun) reminder of how strenx used to act.

<< Comment #109 @ 04:30 CST, 12 December 2008 >>

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crv - Reply to #106

maybe, but when you lose agaisnt me on duel , you dont cheat FOR SURE !

<< Comment #104 @ 17:08 CST, 11 December 2008 >>

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becks - Reply to #100

I kinda agree, i mean I have seen my own demo and thought myself that sure looks like a wallhack, no way you should have turned left at that moment...

Anyhow, but that lg scene where he switches players instantly does look kinda odd. And I guess we all did some retarded shit when we were, what, 14?
Not saying he did cheat for certain, but if he did I think it would be ok to forgive a 17 year old for something he did with 14. kinda.

<< Comment #111 @ 05:00 CST, 12 December 2008 >>

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ashr - Reply to #104

LET'S CHECK HIS SCREENSHOTS!

<< Comment #90 @ 08:49 CST, 11 December 2008 >>

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Anonymous (bifrost.univ-tlse1.fr) - Reply to #77

Ahaha dude, you should post this with youre nick to get SO MANY [+]

You are entierly right.

<< Comment #87 @ 07:58 CST, 11 December 2008 >>

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vkl - Reply to #77

vs. i can win bot...nais :F

<< Comment #88 @ 08:07 CST, 11 December 2008 >>

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fjorgyn - Reply to #87

he is probably referring to strenx cheating a few years ago in osp (i don't know if its true)

<< Comment #117 @ 16:30 CST, 12 December 2008 >>

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_Rapid_

i think he is an arrogant child, but who are not with 17 years old....

<< Comment #118 @ 06:54 CST, 16 December 2008 >>

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Kage

wtf. he has eye liner?

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