Pro Gamer Fatal1ty Talks Tactics, Endorsements

An anonymous reader writes "Quake master Johnathan Wendel, better known as Fatal1ty, talks about his life and the professional gaming scene over at ZDNet. Asked how he keeps his reflexes sharp, he said: 'I use the same tactics in 'Quake' that I used in tennis. It's all about mind games, knowing what your opponent's thinking, knowing where a shots going to go. Anything in a computer game, I can relate it to something in sports I've played. The rail gun (the heaviest weapon in 'Quake') -- that's like going for the overhead slam in tennis. You set 'em up and then you drive it home with your hardest shot. It's like all the shots in tennis are, back and forth, trying to get them off balance. And when you do, you slam it down their throat. Same as gaming.'"

Comments

hehehe

[Goldberg's Pants]

He says he plays tennis...

I wonder if he blasts one into his opponents skull if he yells "HEADSHOT!"

Ten-nis?

[Cosmik]

Tennis? Ten-nis? What on this green earth is that?

Sorry, I only follow the professional sports, like Quake.

Re:Ten-nis?

[Wingnut64]

What on this green earth is that?

What the hell is this 'green earth'?

Re:Ten-nis?

[SamSim]

Tennis is a relatively obscure Dreamcast game - well, isn't everything obscure when compared to Quake? The control system's pretty neat, but it could use support for more than four players and really needs some power weapons. And don't get me started on the scoring system.

I'm not to sure about this Fatality guy,

[Clockwurk]

he sounds pretty gay.

You set 'em up and then you drive it home...back and forth, trying to get them off...And when you do, you slam it down their throat.

Re:Serious ego problem

[chrismcdirty]

You are correct. Have you smelled the Michael Jordan cologne? Exactly what it smells like...