"It's about your purpose and what your identity is built around" Pilski - In Retrospect [Part 3/3]
6In 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 11 features Pilski, the #1 colour commentator for CS:GO & Valorant in ANZ. In part 3, we follow Pilski's journey as the world starts to open back up post covid and get to the point where he finally achieves one of his biggest goals.
This video is Part 2 of 3 of my interview with Pilski.
You can find Part 1 here - https://youtu.be/aS_NkQ55_nI
And Part 2 here - https://youtu.be/D16xdvRFNpQ
0:00 Intro
1:00 Blast & Fortress enter OCE CS:GO, growing pains & expectations for 2022 in general
4:55 "It makes me question everything and think I should just do something else" - Anxiety waiting to find out if he would work Dreamhack Melbourne
9:20 "Best casting of my career" - Finally get the chance to properly do an arena broadcast
12:20 "It is about your purpose and what your identity is built around" - Deep 'n' meaningful about casting opportunity timings/motivations & the mental aspects of the job
17:10 "Some of these kids had no experience with international travel, some of them weren't even vaccinated" - Coaching Bonkers at VCT APAC Stage 1 in Thailand during Covid
22:30 Finding out he would be facing Paper Rex in groups, bantering with Paper Rex management
25:25 "There's a lot of cheating that goes on, that they've been warned about, and to be honest I think they get away with a lot" - Dodgy tactics by opponents, mental breaking results & the 'throw' that knocked Bonkers out of groups
35:25 Why Pilski casts the way he does, casting style & influences, working on his weaknesses
43:00 "What is the point of me being a person who can't do basic s***?" - Recent gym grind & the benefits of working out for gamers
49:45 Working multiple titles (SC2, WC3, MTG, WoT etc.)
56:15 "I don't think that tournament organisers, or people that watch the broadcasts, care about it at all" - Pilski's rant about colour commentators/analysts
1:05:40 What is Pilski's outlook for 2023?
1:08:10 One wish for the upcoming year
Thumbnail image: ESL
Intro music: Sakunera
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