"It was the most surreal event, felt like Hollywood, I'd made it." Conky - In Retrospect [Part 1/2]
13In 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 9 features Conky, an Australian CS:GO & Valorant caster. In this interview we follow Conky's route into casting up until the point where he had solidified himself as one of the top casters in Oceania.
This video is Part 1 of my interview with Conky, you can find Part 2 here - https://youtu.be/DkKi3i0kiR8
0:00 Intro & who is Conky?
1:15 Conky's first pieces of content on YouTube
8:15 First moments of interest in esports
11:00 Picking up CS:GO
13:35 Transition into casting
16:50 Casting on LAN for the first time & making moves in the casting scene
22:40 Creating content for Legacy at IEM Sydney 2018
25:55 "I got it, I got it, oh my god!!!" Gfinity. - #GIFTOFTHEGAB & Conky's first studio cast
32:10 Working with ESL Australia, breaking into the 'Ivory Tower', overcoming ego & the sacrifices made to make it work
40:25 The beginnings of #Conkmodo, meeting Komodo
44:35 Playing in ANZ Champs and dropping a 15-40 k/d
47:10 Conky the Tournament Organiser, running eXTREMESLAND 2019 OCE Qualifier
52:15 "It was the most surreal event, I felt like Hollywood, I'd made it." - eXTREMESLAND 2019 Asia Finals, international work & the surreal after party with Neo
56:05 "Feels like a zombie apocalypse going to the shops, I was alone, it was crazy." - Covid brings everyone crashing back to reality
1:02:15 Valorant's release & early apprehensions about the game, working early broadcasts for pennies & competing with every caster in ANZ
1:09:25 "I was pretty crushed to not get it - I thought I'd definitely fucked it at the start" - Missing out on early Valorant gigs
1:11:20 2021, the holding pattern year & covid's continued impact
Thumbnail image: ESL
Intro music: Sakunera
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