"I didn't spend any time on myself, I was working all the time" Roots - In Retrospect [Part 1/2]
9In Retrospect is a long form video series, featuring players, pundits and other industry professionals within the Asia Pacific esports scene discussing their careers and defining moments in depth.
Episode 12 features Roots, who is the co-owner of Longshot, and one of Australia's premier freelance production staff. He has experience working in almost all production roles, but primarily focuses on observing and directing. In this video, we follow his journey all the way up the point where he joins Order Esports.
This video is Part 1 of 2 of my interview with Roots.
You can find Part 2 here - https://youtu.be/UqF2DJxV00Y
0:00 Intro
1:50 First gaming experiences
6:10 Being better than everyone at video games
8:00 "My alllowance was 600mb" - Going over his home internet data and paying it off himself
11:20 Finding his way into esports
16:00 "I was definitely an onliner, choked a couple of times on stage" - Competing in Starcraft 2 & explaining the LAN scene of the time
21:50 Choking a 2-0 lead on stage at ACL Sydney
24:55 Burning out & quitting competing
26:30 "Everybody bought tickets straight away" - Watching Tasteless & Artosis cast in Australia at WCS 2012
28:35 Tasteless gets kicked out of a bar in Sydney
30:20 Invited to do Overwatch observing at ESL for the first time
33:50 The eye-opening event for Roots's career - Overwatch World Cup Sydney
41:30 "I was finishing up at the event, sleeping on the train, getting home, showering, sleeping for 1-2 hours, getting up, getting on the train, going in."
42:40 Realising the dream at OWWC
44:20 Taking the Overwatch Contenders job & the hectic work life balance involved
47:50 "When you have a crowd reaction, it gives you that dopamine hit" - Big events/special moments that keep you going in esports
50:35 "I really didn't spend any time on myself, I was just working all the time" - Burning out, missed international opportunites & finally quitting
57:40 Building Longshot with Genome, finding his love for Apex Legends
1:05:10 Securing ALGS Apac South, innovating & finding the passion again
Thumbnail image: Order
Intro music: Sakunera
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