Gamer Interviews: Ryan "HotShot" Keys

First I think the world needs to know who you are and why they should know you so tell us you name, gamer tag and a little about yourself?

My name is Ryan "HotShot" Keys I am 18 years old from land down under(Australia). I started playing games at the age of 4 and have been playing games ever since. I also started getting involved in eSports about 6 years ago.

What games do you take professionally? Genre and game?

First Person Shooters and Call Of Duty Modern Warfare 3

Would you consider moving to other genres like third person shooters?

Yes I would love to do that, I always wanted to try different games.

Do you play for a league or your playing pro bono?

I currently am the Team Manager of Conflict.AU which hopefully will be changing soon, I don't play professional at this game.

What’s your favorite thing about the competitive scene?

The players and the enjoyment of just being involved in the community, It is great to see so many players getting together online and at LANS just to compete in an open space and it is very easy to make friends.

What do you feel makes a professional player? Determination, skill or anything in between?

Skill is the main thing as you need your shot on to kill anyone, team work is a main key so that you can give callouts to your team mates to go to places and also where the enemy's might be, maturity as well.

Being in the tournament scene do you feel your community is teamwork based or everyone out for themselves based?

Yes it is teamwork based as you must be a mature player and also know were you are before you can go anywhere big as not having the right teamwork can get you nowhere

Do you feel welcomed or at home in your community?

Yes I do, I have been in this community for a long time and I got my name out there a lot.

Where do you usually go for tournaments?

Mainly ACLPRO as there the main tournaments but there are others like ESL,ESGN.

How would you describe your preparations for a competition?

We have swapped around our roster and were should be coming in very strong at next LAN.

Any dream team or sponsor you wish to be on?

Team Evil Geniuses or Team Immunity

When did you realize you wanted to be in the pro circuit?

I realized when I started becoming more into organisations and going around the ranks and become a Team Manager and it has been my job ever since.

What system do you prefer Xbox360 or Ps3 and why?

Xbox360 because I prefer the controllers as there more bigger then PS3 ones.

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Pro Gamer Interview: Kelly MrsViolence Kelley

I get to interview the awesome Kelly Kelly ^_^ she is to awesome to describe but dont let my words fool you, read on:


Ok so I think we need to get the obvious out of the way for anyone that doesn’t know but who are you awesome people?

Hey, what’s up Gears gamers! My name is Kelly Kelley, or more formally known as Mrs Violence. I’ve been around video games since I was about 3 years old and have loved every minute of it. I’ve had a name in the Competitive scene since Rainbow Six 3 was on Gamebattles, and have been making my way through each game and community. But my true love is Gears of War. I was also on Season 1 of WCG Ultimate Gamer, the first Video Game Reality TV Show (My life as a gamer wasn’t nearly the same) .

What went through your mind when you learned that a gears 3 beta was playable?

Ecstatic. Finally, the Gears fans can help EPIC out with making the game playable. I wasn’t fully satisfied with GoW2 as I was with GoW1, so it’s great to see them asking for some community help to further induce the success of the game.

Ok so for the controversial question guys, what did you think of the famed sawed off shotgun? And what can they do to change the game around that?

I personally think it’s a waste of time. . .literally. I don’t see it being competitive, or “Fun” in multiplayer, but it’s an interesting take on a shotgun, that’s for sure. One thing I did notice, is that in their first GoW3 trailer, Marcus shoots it twice within 2 seconds of each shot. . .completely false and not too thrilled about that.

Have you upgraded to the epic edition or your keeping your regular versions?

EPIC AND RETRO Bundles are now reserved and under my name, paid in FULL. .. .two words, LETS GO!!!

For anyone thinking about taking gears to the next professional level, do you have any advice for them to go on the right path?

Find some honest teammates that have at least past experience in both games, gears 1 and 2. Gears of War 3, is a perfect mixture of the two and it’s great to have the shotgun skill from 1 and the movement of 2 under your belt. Also, when “Scrimming”, play set teams. Pick ups are fun but not so much as practice.

Now Kelly, everyone knows you love Gears of War, because you have the tattoo on your ankle would you consider adding more to it?

 *nom* *Nom* I’m getting more added onto it. Be on the lookout Gears of War Fans!

If you could have your favorite weapon look anyway you want what would you choose as your skin for your gun?

Easy, pink! No I’m just kidding, but I think a Lancer or Gnasher made out of Jello would be pretty cool to look at!

What are you expecting as the ending to the gears trilogy?

I already know a few things about it; I’m a huge fan of the books and have read them all about 3 times. So, I think something just EPIC will happen.

Kelly I know you have your girl gaming group HAM with you, jade, Adriana and lady insanity would you want to have them move on the gears train with you?

Absolutely! I think that would be amazing, unfortunately, none of them have experience in Gears 1 or 2, so I think it would be best if they stayed with FPS’s and leave the TPS’s to the big boys :P I’m kidding 10000% but seriously, I don’t think I would have the time to dedicate myself to teaching 3 people the basics of Gears of War. I find this game to be the most challenging when it comes to Competitive Gaming, so a lot of time, and practice is extremely needed and once again, people have been playing this game since the day it arrived, so I think they would be at a huge disadvantage. I wish them luck with whatever games they pursue when I disappear September 20th.