Interview conducted by: Fvr_Vain#3466

Article posted by: FSQ#0625

CIACONA, also known as hanhan in game, is one of the most expert players in Phoenix II, with 108 Daily Mission Best of the Best (BoB) badges and 21 Specialist BoBs to his name. He’s widely regarded as the best Krillou player in the game, and also specialises in other ships like Photurius, Cinnri, Antioch, Dragonfly, Wrackr, Arietis and Von Braun. At the Community level, he serves as a Group Administrator of One, the Chinese community.

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V: Fvr_Vain, C: CIACONA, italics: edits for clarity

V: How long have you been playing Phoenix II?

C: A little over 2 years.

V: What are some of your favourite ships?

C: Lambda Arietis. The skin has its classical beauty built on its colour. I also like it’s main weapon; its (sic) effective regardless whether you are close to or far from the invaders. I do focus on the aesthetics of ships when I use them.

V: What are some changes that you think can make the game better and why?

C: There are three main things I’d like to see change:

Reform CF (Chrono Field, an aura ability). CF ships are now running rampant and using it doesn’t need skills, Add more interesting badges like ‘Ogon is Fine’, and To be able to see information on each badge and which mission/ship its (sic) from. It will help us know our Phoenix II life better.

V: Who do you think is the best player in the world overall?

C: A bystander no doubt, followed by passerby and eloy. A bystander/AYBABTU’s talent and effort make him the best player in the world. He is one of the earliest players to enter the scene and he has never stopped playing this game to this today (sic). There isn’t a mission that AYBABTU can’t clear and his skill of speedrunning is excellent. Passerby and eloy do better than a bystander at some aspects (like passerby at exarch and eloy at EX04239). But I still consider a bystander to be the overall best player.

V: When did you grind the most, and how long do you spend playing the game nowadays?

C: I started chasing BoBs with Photurius in 2017, and 2017/6 – 2017/12 were my most grindy times, I spent 5+ hours on Photorius (sic) to defeat other god players. Nowadays I spend about half an hour on this game.

-end of interview-

Conclusion/Acknowledgements

A huge thanks goes out to Fvr_Vain for conducting this interview as well as to CIACONA for taking the time to answer these questions. If you’d like to see more interviews (Emuser, AYBABTU himself psst), remember to stay on the lookout for more!

-FSQ