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Inflame: "I’m the best warlock in the world"
Just like the name of his teammate, Inflame is an enigma. But in his first ever interview, the warlock hero leaves nothing to the imagination.
By Michael 'Zechs' Radford
Nov 4, 2009 13:27
Just like the name of his teammate, Inflame is an enigma. But in his first ever interview, the warlock hero leaves nothing to the imagination.It’s a dreadful cliché, but Patrick 'Inflame' Costales is a man who needs no introduction to the WoW community. A winner of the first ever Blizzcon WoW tournament, amongst various other honours, Inflame is a true legend of the game. He has been touted by many as the best Warlock in the world and has even received the nickname “Divine Inflame” from one writer.
In his first ever interview he talks candidly about what WoW means to him, why he is considering retirement and why he believes that SK Gaming EUROPE will destroy all-comers at MLG next weekend.
Can you tell the readers why you came to SK, and how exactly it happened?
Well me and Another had been planning to make a team for quite a while since he has been playing DK and DK/’lock synergy is really good right now so it was the perfect time to join SK and put together a team. We've also played together for quite a while and we play really well together
The wow community heard a lot of rumours about Another and yourself, but what exactly is it like playing with this new team?
It’s going really good as you can see from our 3v3 stats (88% win/loss) and I also like it a lot because it’s the best setup an affliction warlock can play in. We can beat anything with it (haven’t met any hard counters obviously).
During TBC, warlocks could pretty much only play SL/SL to be competitive but that has now changed. Are you happy with that change, or do you prefer affliction anyway?
Well, SL/SL back then was way more powerful than what affliction is now but also more boring. I only play affliction right now because it's more fun and takes more skill than destruction but also because I believe it’s still the better spec in general if played properly.
Lets talk a bit more about you for a minute. What has kept you going in a game which has a tendency to lose professional players between almost every tournament?
Well I’m going to be honest; this game is terrible for competitive play. I've been playing this game since release as well but its not worth quitting yet when I’m the best warlock in the world while I can still make money from it.
Have you considered following ex-SK member Orly into SC2?
No comment but i will most likely quit after ESL global finals
Any specific reason for that?
Yeah, WoW being shit
Despite all that, you've had a lot of success in the game. Does any particular moment stand out for you?
Winning Blizzcon 08 since it is the biggest tournament, even though WLD was a cheesy setup but that’s what WoW is about
With all your history, it's surprising that you've never attended an MLG. Does it give you any extra nerves, or is it just another tournament?
Just another tournament, but I guess it’s going to be more fun then other tournaments since its round robin and you get to play more games.
You famously said that American teams aren't good competition so does that mean you only fear BB at the upcoming event?
There is no one to fear, we're just going to play our best and hope its enough
No “cheesy” comps that worry you?
Not really and I would say deathknight/warlock/druid [SK's comp] is cheesy in season 5 gear
Last question: where will SK finish at MLG?
#1 SKEU
You can watch Inflame and the whole team at MLG, which begins on Friday, November 6. The whole tournament will be broadcast live and you can find SK’s coverage by clicking here.
In his first ever interview he talks candidly about what WoW means to him, why he is considering retirement and why he believes that SK Gaming EUROPE will destroy all-comers at MLG next weekend.
Can you tell the readers why you came to SK, and how exactly it happened?
Well me and Another had been planning to make a team for quite a while since he has been playing DK and DK/’lock synergy is really good right now so it was the perfect time to join SK and put together a team. We've also played together for quite a while and we play really well together
The wow community heard a lot of rumours about Another and yourself, but what exactly is it like playing with this new team?
"DK/’lock synergy is really good right now so it was the perfect time to join SK and put together a team."
It’s going really good as you can see from our 3v3 stats (88% win/loss) and I also like it a lot because it’s the best setup an affliction warlock can play in. We can beat anything with it (haven’t met any hard counters obviously).
During TBC, warlocks could pretty much only play SL/SL to be competitive but that has now changed. Are you happy with that change, or do you prefer affliction anyway?
Well, SL/SL back then was way more powerful than what affliction is now but also more boring. I only play affliction right now because it's more fun and takes more skill than destruction but also because I believe it’s still the better spec in general if played properly.
Lets talk a bit more about you for a minute. What has kept you going in a game which has a tendency to lose professional players between almost every tournament?
Well I’m going to be honest; this game is terrible for competitive play. I've been playing this game since release as well but its not worth quitting yet when I’m the best warlock in the world while I can still make money from it.
Have you considered following ex-SK member Orly into SC2?
No comment but i will most likely quit after ESL global finals
"It's not worth quitting yet when I’m the best warlock in the world"
Any specific reason for that?
Yeah, WoW being shit
Despite all that, you've had a lot of success in the game. Does any particular moment stand out for you?
Winning Blizzcon 08 since it is the biggest tournament, even though WLD was a cheesy setup but that’s what WoW is about
With all your history, it's surprising that you've never attended an MLG. Does it give you any extra nerves, or is it just another tournament?
Just another tournament, but I guess it’s going to be more fun then other tournaments since its round robin and you get to play more games.
You famously said that American teams aren't good competition so does that mean you only fear BB at the upcoming event?
There is no one to fear, we're just going to play our best and hope its enough
No “cheesy” comps that worry you?
Not really and I would say deathknight/warlock/druid [SK's comp] is cheesy in season 5 gear
Last question: where will SK finish at MLG?
#1 SKEU
You can watch Inflame and the whole team at MLG, which begins on Friday, November 6. The whole tournament will be broadcast live and you can find SK’s coverage by clicking here.
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I just can't wait until Blizzard needs to promote their next-gen MMO in a few years and SK-Gaming.com will instantly drop WoW and start promoting that game instead because that's where money are coming from.
Also nice spin on the v0o, 2GD, fisker thing... too bad it didn't happen like that at all. You painted a nice little picture about them being crushed in tournaments by vastly superior players. Everyone who knows a little better just quit the game because it's pure and utter shit in it's fundamental principles.
Oh well, thanks for raising my blood pressure with yet another quality piece.
"The players i listed did "okay" in WoW after having great careers in games that are viewed as more skillful"
I don't mind morons flaming me, but at least flame me for something i actually said rather than completely making shit up.
also you all should root for this guy and his team as he is going to be the best representation EUROPE is going to get in a field filled with american teams. which mostly go even further in terms of shittalking.
i doubt he is serious about his comp being cheesy even in s5 gear. no other team trying it has anywhere near the same success on live as they do.
go sk EU!
gj, this is humility!
its like "noone on earth can beat me" and then losing wcg finals vs inactive player? :D
You guys do not understand he has the right to say he is the best warlock in the world. He is the only warlock to qualify for blizzcon in the ;last tournoment, the only warlock to be able to be able to bring a WLD to the top ten on a patch were it was near impossible to do so (of course with two of the best plays Kae and Ossolote), and every person that plays against him agrees he is the best warlock they have ever seen, played with (unle
Does he really think he'll get anywhere when he quits WoW? No, it's the only thing he's good in, and we'll just have a laugh at him if he tries to get "pro" in CS1.6 aswell. My advice; continue what you are good at and stop being so arrogant because there's nothing that gives you the right to be so.
I think he is very good warlock, probably the best.
gl amazing lock
omg random rmp & warr,dk,pal team beats his team : /
On a side-note, good piece Zechs, keep it up!
Yes,you are an awesome player,but it's not like you grabbed god by the nuts... Come back to ground level
Even if he know he's gonna lose against PDW 3-0 easily, before playing against em he's cappable of saying : We'll fucking own em, they're bullshit bleh
Inflame knows he's the best lock, like all of us know, but he doesn`t say that to make his e-penis bigger, he just get fun laughing at everyone, when they're flaming him.
Living genious.
Happy new year!