Dayshi über das „Verlassen des sinkenden Schiffes“

Dayshi on „leaving the sinking ship“

At ESWC we caught Antoine 'Dayshi' Stievenart lurking around the CS:GO players gaming area. In a short interview he told us about his expectations and wishes for the upcoming StarCraft II add-on.

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Antoine 'Dayshi' Stievenart: I am here not because of a StarCraft II tournament, but as a part of Millenium. We want to meet our fans and play some show matches for our sponsors.

Do you follow the eSports tournaments here?

Yeah, I’m following them because there are a lot of Millenium teams in every game, for example in Counter-Strike, Call of Duty and League of Legends.

Also Just Dance?

I also follow Just Dance but we don’t have a team. I saw the show match, if you want to call it that. (laughing)

Where is Snute, though?

Oh, yes, he’s a Dance Dance Revolution Pro. Good question. (smiles)

I guess he rather plays dead games.

I heard DDR is actually way harder than Just Dance.

Why? Is it due to the meta game?

(laughing) I don’t know much about the dancing meta, but I guess it is more physically exhausting.

In a recent interview with NaNiwa we discussed the many „faceless“ Koreans at the moment, but also that some foreigners seem to be the same.

Yes, that’s true. Many of them don’t have their own personality. They just smile a bit when winning and congratulate their opponent when loosing, saying „I hope my teammates do better than me“. They act general. I miss people like NaNiwa, IdrA and Stephano and try to have as much personality as possible myself. We aren’t only good players but also entertainers.

For the WCS they implemented a region lock. None of the players from outside the EU are able to participate, except for those with a visa. MC and HyuN on the other hand live in Germany and thus are probably able to compete. Do you see the lineups shifting for European tournaments?

I heard there would be less Koreans and I’m also not sure whether HyuN and MC are actually able to participate. In my opinion that is a good thing. StarCraft II lacked of tournaments where Europeans were able to compete against other Non-Korean players. Of course, they are probably the best players in the world, as we will be able to see at BlizzCon, but they don’t need to be present everywhere.

Would you go back to the WCS 2012?

I would definitely go back to that. It was a nice system. There were national championships first, and the winners then went to the international championships. Every nation had someone to cheer on in the end and there were no silent minorities in the crowd.

Generally, do you prefer tournaments that send invites based on story and likeness of players or their performance?

To have both of them is great. For a tournament like BlizzCon, which is supposed to be the grand final, there should mostly be the best players of the world, which can be people that don’t show many emotions like Bomber. Other ones might be better fitted with entertaining players, e.g. MC and HyuN, that the audience agrees with. Invite tournaments, the Homestory Cup and DreamHack, are such. I like the way the WCS is handling it right now and also how it might have impact on players behaviour. There are already less „faceless“ players here.

BlizzCon is coming up and is also hosting a Heroes of the Storm tournament. Many StarCraft II players are leaving the game for this and joining new teams. How do you feel about this?

It’s great. Personally I spend huge amounts of time playing Heroes of the Storm. The game is a lot of fun and I think StarCraft II players have an advantage playing it, because it uses the same engine. In a way it feels natural for us. If we stay honest, StarCraft II is going down and they are leaving the sinking ship for something very similar with a brighter future – should Legacy of the Void not improve StarCraft II greatly.

What do you think would be needed in LotV for StarCraft II to rise again? Do you think Blizzards way of monetizing the game has to change?

For me there are many reasons the game is failing. Blizzard never got the Battle.net for StarCraft II right. Compared to other systems, like that of WarCraft III, it’s crap. Additionally they definitely need to change the pricing. Either lower the price, make the Multiplayer free to play or add Microtransactions.

Content wise, what would you like to see?

Fresh ideas for the maps, something new, maybe creeps on the map, even if that sounds crazy. In terms of units I want a whole game redesign. I’d like to play a new game that still is StarCraft somewhere deep down. Heart of the Swarm just didn’t add enough new things and merely complete the original game. Right now the game just isn’t very attractive to people.

Later today I will be interviewing MoMaN. He doesn’t play StarCraft anymore, does he?

He kind of does. Not really professional, though. You could ask him, if he’s going to come back to the pro scene.

Will do. Thank you very much for your time and the interview. The last words belong to you.

I’m really thankful to my team and our sponsors who support me for a while now. Also a big thanks to all the people watching the games, cheering everybody on. See you after BlizzCon and let’s hope Blizzard makes Legacy of the Void a good Add-On.

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