The Pacific Rumble: APAC Team Interviews
To their fans in Asia and Korea, this year’s Pacific Rumble APAC teams need no introduction. Arch-rivals EL Gaming and KONGDOO have long been locked in a battle for supremacy: KONGDOO, the three-time regional champions, and EL Gaming, the David that finally toppled Goliath to take home the king’s crown at the recent WGL APAC Season Finals. Will these two tanking titans be able to put aside their differences and unite under the APAC banner? Stay tuned to find out!
Plus, to celebrate The Pacific Rumble, we’ve asked our teams to pick some of their favourite tanks, and we’ll be offering exclusive discounts and EXP bonuses to go with them. So if you’ve ever wanted to play like the top tankers, now’s your chance to up your game and get ready to Rumble. Scroll to the end of this article for more details!
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WG: Please introduce your team to your eSports fans in Asia and Korea. How long have you been competing in WoT? What are some of your achievements as a team?
EL: We’ve been competing for more than a year; our best performance was in the 2015 WGL Grand Finals where we finished world runner-up, but we aim to become the world champion next.
WG: How would you describe your team’s playstyle?
EL: We execute our strategies quickly in battle, and communicate well with each other.
WG: What do you love most about competitive WoT?
EL: It involves 7 people, all having a tacit understanding of one common thing, striving to achieve perfection together.
WG: How does it feel to be representing APAC in The Pacific Rumble?
EL: We’re aiming to be worthy of the name.
WG: How have you been preparing for the tournament?
EL: We’ve been examining the existing meta and its current resources to find its shortcomings and loopholes, so as to gradually improve upon the whole system.
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EL Gaming’s Top Tank Picks | ||
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Korean fan favourite KONGDOO’s history is a star-studded one – they’ve carried off the palm every single WGL APAC season in 2014, and have numerous WCG and WCA wins to their name despite being a relatively young team. This year, they’re entering the fray with a new name, new line-up, and an exciting new set of strategies that we can’t wait to see played out in the field. But will that be enough to bring them to glory once again? |
WG: Please introduce your team to your eSports fans in Asia and Korea. How long have you been competing in WoT? What are some of your achievements as a team?
KD: Our team started as "ARETE" in 2013. Since winning the championship in WTKL season 1, we've also won the APAC championship title in 2014 Seasons 1, 2, 3 and the final, as well as the WCA. We've had to reorganize our roster as some of our players retired from competitive gaming in 2015. We may have changed our team name to "KONGDOO", but our performance remains steady. As for our achievements as a team, we won the championship in the 2015 WGL APAC-KR Season 1 Gold series, and have been runner-up in both the WGL APAC Season 1 Final and WGL APAC tournament Season 2. We have not been doing as well as we did when we were "ARETE", but we're still trying to improve ourselves.
WG: How does it feel to be representing APAC in The Pacific Rumble?
KD: First of all, we're very glad. Being a representative means that you're being recognized. When we were selected as one of the teams representing Asia, we were all shouting with joy.
WG: What do you love most about competitive WoT?
KD: The best thing we love about WoT is that among other competitive games that have eSports leagues, it is the only game about tanks. Who wouldn't try the game after watching exciting team battles with legendary tanks that really existed in history?
WG: Which team are you most looking forward to meeting in battle?
KD: We'd like to meet HWC and NOBLE, the best teams in NA.
WG: How do you plan to celebrate if you win?
KD: Taking some pictures and having a party! We haven't thought about ceremonies though.
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[Special] Watching The Big Game
Event Start: 6 November, 2015 (Friday) @ 14:00 UTC+8 (06:00 UTC)
Event End: 9 November, 2015 (Monday) @ 14:00 UTC+8 (06:00 UTC)
| Mission: Rumbling Outside of the Ladder |
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Objective: Deal damage to at least 2 enemy vehicles in a single battle. |
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| Mission: Titans of the Pacific |
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Objective: Win a Team Battle. |
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| Special: Watching The Big Game |
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30% off for the following:
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50% off for the following:
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