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King of Fighters XIII => General Discussion => Topic started by: davidkong07 on July 19, 2013, 02:24:11 AM

Title: DreamCancel to Interview AS Reynald! Submit your own questions here!
Post by: davidkong07 on July 19, 2013, 02:24:11 AM
Hello everyone,

I'm pleased to announce that we will be interviewing this year's EVO champ, AS Reynald! In preparation for this interview, we would like to give the community an opportunity to ask any questions you like!

Feel free to ask anything, and we will choose the best questions and include them in our interview with Reynald next week. We will take questions in this thread only until midnight on Sunday, July 21st PST, so be sure to post up before then!

Thanks to everyone, we look forward to reading your questions!
Title: Re: DreamCancel to Interview AS Reynald! Submit your own questions here!
Post by: KLSADAKO on July 19, 2013, 04:03:14 AM
First of all i would like to say Congrats Reynalds u certainly proved me wrong, I had Ren or Madkof to take it just goes to show how much I know, lol..

Okay I would like to ask Reynald that in the grand final against Woo, when he went 2-0 down, what went through his mind and deep down did he really believe he could do it?

Also I would like to know what his opinon is on the overall standard of KOF at international level? ^^
Title: Re: DreamCancel to Interview AS Reynald! Submit your own questions here!
Post by: Kane317 on July 19, 2013, 09:30:19 PM
^  Hmm I'm going to remind him to answer your question about the international level they way he told me, quite an interesting answer.
Title: Re: DreamCancel to Interview AS Reynald! Submit your own questions here!
Post by: Mr Bakaboy on July 19, 2013, 10:05:46 PM
I remember hearing that he chose Kim at the request of his sponsor in the 1st half of the finals. What was the reasoning for the switch to Kim then (sponsor's reason) since Ex Kyo was on such a tear? Was there a match up advantage using Kim normally with the characters Hee San Woo plays? Something that happened on the games before the tournament with Hee San Woo?
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Post by: selfReg on July 19, 2013, 10:18:47 PM
I'd like to hear his thoughts and reasoning on picking Takuma against MAD_KoF at that level. Does he feel it was a true counterpick to King for example? Obviously it did him very well. The thing is I don't think I've ever seen him play Takuma, period.
Title: Re: DreamCancel to Interview AS Reynald! Submit your own questions here!
Post by: King of the Bums on July 20, 2013, 01:26:44 AM
What are the most important things to look for in an opponent when creating an offense? And what habits do you look for to exploit a player's weaknesses?
Title: Re: DreamCancel to Interview AS Reynald! Submit your own questions here!
Post by: Killey on July 20, 2013, 02:38:50 AM
With the large international presence at Evo for KoFXIII, you played a lot of MM's and Exhibitions prior to pool play to download as much information about player habits. What did you do to try and extract as much play style information from the competition without giving away too much information about your own play style?
Title: Re: DreamCancel to Interview AS Reynald! Submit your own questions here!
Post by: desmond_kof on July 20, 2013, 06:02:05 AM
How do you overcome nerves when playing in intense and heated tournament matches? How do you prepare beforehand?

Also, how much time do you spend on combo execution? Do you have any tips to help players sharpen their execution?
Title: Re: DreamCancel to Interview AS Reynald! Submit your own questions here!
Post by: Frofighter on July 20, 2013, 11:04:01 AM
My questions: Does he view his win as making him the world's very best? A few might contend that without Bala, Coopa, or Kula there that might come into question. Granted I think he's the best now, but I wonder how he feels he would have done against those guys as well ( I think he would have still won ).
Title: Re: DreamCancel to Interview AS Reynald! Submit your own questions here!
Post by: PEAH8R on July 20, 2013, 07:28:29 PM
What was it like to face MadKOF again knowing that he eliminated you from the tournament last year?
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Post by: DJMirror949 on July 21, 2013, 01:40:19 AM
Reynald here's a important question as a friend and fellow player....Will you buy me dinner and when are you gonna finish AC3?


ok ok serious questions tho: What did you do this year to prepare for EVO 2013 compare to last year? Like tournament nerves etcs
Title: Re: DreamCancel to Interview AS Reynald! Submit your own questions here!
Post by: Running Wild on July 21, 2013, 05:33:59 AM
"How did you get started in fighting games and KOF? What keeps you playing KOF over other games? What do you want to see in a future KOF game?"
Title: Re: DreamCancel to Interview AS Reynald! Submit your own questions here!
Post by: Emil_kof on July 21, 2013, 05:10:53 PM
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My questions: Does he view his win as making him the world's very best? A few might contend that without Bala, Coopa, or Kula there that might come into question. Granted I think he's the best now, but I wonder how he feels he would have done against those guys as well ( I think he would have still won ).

Eh, winning a tournament doesn't make someone the best. To be honest, Bala, Koopa or Kula were not the players to beat anyway, and I'd still consider Bala to be on a higher level than Koopa or Kula from the matches that were shown. I think Kula wouldn't have gotten very far against the asian players.

My question would be: It seemed that Woo became more and more nervous and affected by the crowd as the matches continued on. Do you think you would have defeated Woo in a calmer setting that Woo is more comfortable with?

Honestly I don't think Woo was ready for this kind of atmosphere.
Title: Re: DreamCancel to Interview AS Reynald! Submit your own questions here!
Post by: Frofighter on July 21, 2013, 08:11:49 PM
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My questions: Does he view his win as making him the world's very best? A few might contend that without Bala, Coopa, or Kula there that might come into question. Granted I think he's the best now, but I wonder how he feels he would have done against those guys as well ( I think he would have still won ).

Eh, winning a tournament doesn't make someone the best. To be honest, Bala, Koopa or Kula were not the players to beat anyway, and I'd still consider Bala to be on a higher level than Koopa or Kula from the matches that were shown. I think Kula wouldn't have gotten very far against the asian players.

My question would be: It seemed that Woo became more and more nervous and affected by the crowd as the matches continued on. Do you think you would have defeated Woo in a calmer setting that Woo is more comfortable with?

Honestly I don't think Woo was ready for this kind of atmosphere.

I was relating my questions to Reynald's background. He was always a player who clearly had the potential to be one of the best but was bogged down by how much he "enjoyed" making bad decisions at bad times. Now that he kept that to more of a minimum (he'll never stop being a risk taker), how does he view himself among the KOF XIII elite?
Title: Re: DreamCancel to Interview AS Reynald! Submit your own questions here!
Post by: PureYeti on July 22, 2013, 06:57:30 AM
I heard you stop playing persona to prepare KOF at EVO, do you think you would place well if you have enter? What do you think of the tier list now compare to what you said last year?
Title: Re: DreamCancel to Interview AS Reynald! Submit your own questions here!
Post by: Tyrant292 on July 22, 2013, 07:02:16 AM
CONGRATS REYNALD!

I knew you could pull it off. In my opinion your mind games and skills are at the top of the competition right now. You are the best player to watch on stream not just the best player in the world; you and Mr.KoF (for me atleast)

for my question.

1. What was on your mind when you lost to CafeId Verna by a fluke with all due respect to him?
2. Why did you drop Hwa man he really suits your style?
3. Whats next for you? looking to keep on the hype or just taking a brake?

I honestly think you are the best no matter what other people say " winning a competition doesnt make you the best or whatever".
Title: Re: DreamCancel to Interview AS Reynald! Submit your own questions here!
Post by: solidshark on July 22, 2013, 09:57:00 AM
Since most questions I would've asked are already here, here's maybe two questions worth asking (questions more directly related to the game itself though).

1. If you've had experience getting people into a game like KOF, or specifically XIII, what worked the best in your opinion, and what kind of training regimen would you recommend for getting players into KOF if any

2. As someone who plays more than one game competitively, what does KOF (XIII) bring to the table that benefits playing all fighters, casually or competitively?

3. Before EVO started, if you envisioned yourself making it to GFs, which team did you think you'd win with and why?
Title: Re: DreamCancel to Interview AS Reynald! Submit your own questions here!
Post by: davidkong07 on July 22, 2013, 09:36:31 PM
Thanks for all your questions guys! I'll compile everything and send them off to Reynald sometime this week!