IPLAYWINNER INTERVIEW: LUFFY086

James "WorstGiefEVER" Bardolf sat down with Super vs Battle champion Luffy and talks to him about his win at the event, why he plays Rose and even his take on RoseBall! Stay tuned as we will have more interviews with top players in the very near future! Thanks to the Rose community on SRK for submitting some of the questions. SVB Photos by WorstGiefEVER.

Hi, i'm Olivier 'Luffy086' Hay. I am a student in international trade, and I'm from Paris in France.

Why Luffy? Why 086?

My nickname comes from the manga ‘One Piece’, I have had this nickname since I was 13 years old. 086 is simply my birth year.

When did you start playing fighting games?

I started started playing fighting games seriously with SFIV; before that, I was only playing RPGs. 

You use a PS2 pad even though you play on XBOX. Why do you use the PS2 pad? Ever tried stick?

It’s a PSX pad! Not a PS2!  I use PSX pad accidentally, I began SFIV on PS3 where I used Dual Shock 3. The offlines competitions being mainly made on Xbox 360, I needed to play with playstation pad, however, PS3 / Xbox adapter cost 100€, which is rather expensive, while PSX / PS2 / Xbox adapter is 30€. Since I don’t have a PS2 Pad, and only a PSX pad was available, I used this one!

 
Nope, never tried stick, I can do everything I want to with my character already, I wont bother learning to play on stick. If one day, I have to play with a character that requires a difficult execution, I would make the switch.

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iPlayWinner Interview: Seth Killian

Capcom's Seth Killian took some time after EVO to answer a handful of questions from the iPlayWinner crew! He gives us some really in depth answers on EVO, Marvel vs Capcom 3 and some other odd-ball questions we threw his way. Once again, thanks to Seth for taking the time to answer these questions and be sure to sound off in the comments to let him know what you think!

iPW: You've obviously been going to EVO for a very long time and have seen it grow over the years but this year was much larger on multiple levels than previous years. What are your general thoughts on this years EVO? Did it exceed your expectations?

 

S-Kill: I dunno how, but EVO exceeds my expectations literally every year.  Maybe that’s because I have low expectations?  A lot of times it’s more about trying to make sure everything works, that the equipment is in place, brackets finish on time, etc.  The hype is the icing on the cake—you put the elements in place for something rad, then let it unfold naturally. 

 

EVO started just because we all loved that in-your-face arcade atmosphere, and didn’t want to see it disappear with the decline of arcades.  Since then, most everyone involved was just focused on making the kind of event we always wanted to go to ourselves.  It’s just been a matter of trying to let it grow organically, embracing new communities, and finding new ways to tell the story of fighting games to a wider audience.  If marketers can contribute to the event, we welcome their help with growing it, but EVO doesn’t fundamentally change to accommodate them, and doesn’t pretend to be anything it isn’t.  What I love most about EVO is that everyone there is proud of what we do—we’re proud of our players, our history, and our games.  EVO lets everyone be loud and proud about what they love, and that’s always hot. 

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