Interview with Shogun ladders Rank 1 and 2 players Matthew BIshop and Si D Tri and members of Carotenoids Unite.

]TPG[ AzureCuzYeah: I am with the clan Carotenoids Unite. Two of the members Si d Tri and Matthew Bishop are ranked 1&2 respectively in the Shogun ladder. How are you guys doing?
Matthew Bishop: Doing great, almost the weekend!
^0Si^5'd'^0Tri: great, it's been a good night so far
T.Cizzle : Fantastic, thank you
CarcuS : Good
]TPG[ AzureCuzYeah: So there are only 4 of you total in Carotenoids Unite?
Matthew Bishop: Yes, currently for Shogun 2. We have a few more members that play the Call of Duty's with us, but we're pretty much it anymore.
]TPG[ AzureCuzYeah: So you all know eachother through CoD? It just so happened someone convinced 3 of you to buy shogun too huh
]TPG[ AzureCuzYeah: How did you guys come together in the first place?
^0Si^5'd'^0Tri: well, Matt and I started the clan back in 2002 with Vietcong, we've played many games, from RTS to FPS, we stay away from RPGs, we got into the CoDs
Matthew Bishop: Then TC joined us in 2003-2004
Matthew Bishop: We knew him growing up in church, and ten Marcus joined our CoD server
^0Si^5'd'^0Tri: We had Carc our token Canadian join us shortly thereafter
Matthew Bishop: in 2003, and we had about 5-7 more members
Matthew Bishop: Played the CoD's, C&C's, CoH's, Guild Wars, and BF's together
^0Si^5'd'^0Tri: we're all close friends actually, which makes it more fun, we've known each other for a while now
]TPG[ AzureCuzYeah: So you guys have known eachother a really long time. Do you guys see yourselves recruiting to compete better in the Campaign map? You guys seem to be in perfect position to grab more members, being on the top and all.
CarcuS : Not really, one of the funner parts of playing these games is always playing with good friends and it makes it a good challenge to compete with larger clans.
T.Cizzle : We are a close knit group and we kind of enjoy how it is
]TPG[ AzureCuzYeah: So do you guys stick to only team games?
Matthew Bishop: It's been a challenge in the past in recruiting people, things haven't always worked out with recruits, so we stopped recruiting back in Call of Duty 2.
Matthew Bishop: Yes for the most part
Matthew Bishop: However....
^0Si^5'd'^0Tri: we play single player but multiplayer with eachother is a lot more fun, at least in my opinion
T.Cizzle : We dont always play as a group
T.Cizzle : but personaly i enjoy single player
T.Cizzle : dragon age, mass effect, need for speed, ect.
T.Cizzle : also star craft 2 is big right now
]TPG[ AzureCuzYeah: Do you guys ever plan on giving the 1v1 ladder a chance? It seems awfully difficult to drop down to relying on yourself when you play mostly for the team aspect.
T.Cizzle : good question
Matthew Bishop: That's a great question, we've actually played some 1v1's individually....my record isn't the greatest
]TPG[ AzureCuzYeah: from personal experience I played great as a team player in warcraft 3. when I tried to do 1v1 I got destroyed often until I quit 1v1 for good.
Matthew Bishop: But Si is pretty good.
Matthew Bishop: Yeah, Simon is our strongest 1v1 player, but we all play 1v1's to gain experience and get better. We find that if you play enough 1v1's, you become a better team player with your experience.
^0Si^5'd'^0Tri: yes, I've found 1v1 is a good way to practice, see what other good players are doing, and focus on improvement
Matthew Bishop: We've flirted with top 10 on naval though
^0Si^5'd'^0Tri: I think it's safe to say we all enjoy playing with eachother more
]TPG[ AzureCuzYeah: Well it seems like you guys are the "four" musketeers of shogun
T.Cizzle : haha
Matthew Bishop: Haha 3 1/2, TC's not the greatest....
Matthew Bishop: Kidding kidding.
^0Si^5'd'^0Tri: oohhhhh
^0Si^5'd'^0Tri: LOL
]TPG[ AzureCuzYeah: 0uch
Matthew Bishop: He knows we're joking, Simon and myself wouldn't be where we were without Marcus and TC.
]TPG[ AzureCuzYeah: 4 way bromance here
^0Si^5'd'^0Tri: we plan on all four of use being top on the ladder at some point
Matthew Bishop: So, we're our each biggest fans lol
]TPG[ AzureCuzYeah: Rotating the shogunate? lol
^0Si^5'd'^0Tri: haha
Matthew Bishop: Eventually we'll start fighting each other lol
Matthew Bishop: Then it'll be the demise of our clan
^0Si^5'd'^0Tri: haha
]TPG[ AzureCuzYeah: haha
]TPG[ AzureCuzYeah: As a team which clans have given you the most run for your money.
Matthew Bishop: 7Samurai without a doubt.
^0Si^5'd'^0Tri: 7Sam
CarcuS : 7SAM
T.Cizzle : 7sam
]TPG[ AzureCuzYeah: what is it about 7Sam that seems to ruin your lives hah
^0Si^5'd'^0Tri: we enjoy playing them, it's a challenge, we've learned a lot from out matches with them
CarcuS : They have a large clan, but so many of them are so good at the game, that no matter which 2 or 3 you go up against it's going to be a tough game
CarcuS : And they always seem to be playing the same time as us.
^0Si^5'd'^0Tri: haha
]TPG[ AzureCuzYeah: haha all 500 of them
CarcuS : No, i think it's more like 50.
Matthew Bishop: Yeah they're everywhere on the Shogun ladder, and they bring different strats. Its gotten to the point where we switch up our strats to try to outsmart them.
Matthew Bishop: And all 50 are good
Matthew Bishop: lol
]TPG[ AzureCuzYeah: lol
]TPG[ AzureCuzYeah: Alright guys I am going to wind down now
]TPG[ AzureCuzYeah: Favorite unit go!
Matthew Bishop: Great Guard
CarcuS : Naginata Warrior Monks
^0Si^5'd'^0Tri: nagitana warrior monks
T.Cizzle : Warrior monks
]TPG[ AzureCuzYeah: ooo 3v1
^0Si^5'd'^0Tri: naginata*
]TPG[ AzureCuzYeah: Where is the synergy?
Matthew Bishop: Well now you know our 4v4 strats haha
T.Cizzle : in naval seige towers are op
]TPG[ AzureCuzYeah: lol
T.Cizzle : but usefull
]TPG[ AzureCuzYeah: This is true
]TPG[ AzureCuzYeah: Alright thanks guys. I appreciate the replay and I hope you all become shogun at one point.
CarcuS : Thank you.
T.Cizzle : Thanks for having us
^0Si^5'd'^0Tri: thanks, for giving us the opportunity to show it
Matthew Bishop: Thanks bud, we really appreciate the interview. It was our pleasure, there are plenty of other great players out there that would be just as good!
^0Si^5'd'^0Tri: we'd like to do this again in the future
]TPG[ AzureCuzYeah: You can count on it boys

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