In the 19th episode of my 'Grilled' in-depth video interview series I spoke to Erik "da bears" Stromberg, about his CS career playing for teams like 3D, TEC, u5 and JMC.
Topics discussed:
00:05 Intro
00:18 The eU days, how good was he?
01:45 Joining Team3D, did he and Jaden get a raw deal from fans over 3D's failure?
03:39 3D being the proof that the old method of just having the best players, playing FFA style, no longer worked.
05:18 da bears' style of play.
07:21 AWPing online but not that much offline, individually and NA players in general.
09:30 The revenge aspect of being in TEC and beating 3D.
10:41 The really bad CPL for TEC, an anecdote about losing an AWP behind the inferno fence in CT spawn.
12:53 His bond with Jaden in and out of the game.
14:54 A "What if" story of a team he could have joined, but didn't.
15:59 How professional were CPLs and competition in the early 2000s.
17:45 sunman
19:22 JaX Money Crew being the team to break the "da bears curse"
22:24 The experience of coming third at that CPL.
23:45 zid's play at CPL Winter 2005.
25:42 Was zid's performance up there with those of guys like Ksharp etc.?
26:38 Stevenson (a.k.a. bl00dsh0t)
28:09 What could Stevenson's career have been if he'd joined a big team?
29:33 The most underrated player he played with in his career.
31:09 Where is he at as a gamer, is shootmania his future? Will CS:GO be big?
34:11 Does he think back fondly on his time in CS?
36:28 Final message/outro