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.
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






