Nick
Name: Sujoy
Real Name: Sujoy Roy
Background: Sujoy
started playing Quake as soon as qtest was first released on
the Internet. He has been an addict ever since. His first
forays were strictly keyboard only, but soon he figured that
the mouse was a good idea and went on to be ranked the #1
Quake player in Europe by id's QuakeWorld ranking scheme.
At about the same time
he started building websites. His second attempt (we're not
going to talk about the first) was a parody site, making fun
of all things and people Quake, and took off in the community.
The archived stories are still up at his Sujoy
site.
Sujoy skipped Quake 2,
and made an attempt to get on with real life with a job at a
Bank. Unfortunately the Quake bug took over and before he knew
what was going on he had signed several sponsorship deals and
had become one of the first professional game players in the
world (outside of Korea). Teamed up with Hakeem (Amir Haleem)
and Xenon (Harvey Migotti) we started our gaming coverage
website, XS Reality.
Competitions:
1999
Quakecon '99 - top 16
Logitech ECTS Invitational - 2nd
CPL GroundZero - 3rd
2000
Razer CPL - joint 9th
CPL Asia, Atomic Arena - 6th
BattleTop UK Challenge (4v4) - 1st
Questions
1: What gamer besides yourself do you feel comes to
mind as one of the most respected gamers? This would be
someone who you felt is respected not only for his gaming
skills but for his/her attitude.
Answer:
I'd rate the Swedish player, DOOMer, as one of the
all-time great gamers. Apart from his all-round skill in 1on1
and team games, he's the best tactician I've ever seen in the
game. Also he's got a calm and sensible attitude that suits
him well.
Questions
2: In what way do you feel the Quake community has
changed since Quake III Arena came out last year?
Answer:
The Quake community is always changing, not just
when id software release
something new. Quake 3 was chalked down as the unifying factor
between all the old players of Quake 1 & 2. Of course
there were some who complained and had to be dragged kicking
and screaming into a new millennium of quaking, but the bottom
line is that we have a somewhat unified scene with new
tournaments springing up all over the world.
Questions
3: Have you had a chance to check the Team Arena
Demo yet? If so, what do you enjoy the most about it?
Answer:
Quake 3 wanted to be a fun game the whole way, but
as standard deathmatch goes, it's become a very competitive
game. Team Arena injects a lot of the fun back into the game,
particularly if all you want to do is jump online for 10
minutes and run around with a trail of skulls behind you.
Questions
4: With id Software's new project being focused on
Doom, is there any features you would like this upcoming game
to include?
Answer:
I want id Software to implement more features into
Doom 3 that allow you to control your player. I want to be
rolling and diving about in full Matrix style this time. I
want to see some evolution from the forward, backward, left,
right format that hasn't changed much since Quake 1.
- Elite:
Sujoy is not only a great Quaker, but an
amazing community member as well. Back in the Quake 1
days, he had a website dedicated to Quake World he always
kept the public up with the latest Quake
news and tips.
After Q1 came Q2 and Sujoy continued to keep fans up to
date on his latest 'goings on'. Including Suj's 'Quake
CV'. As well as posting useful information on Quaking
in the UK.
Unfortunatly, Sujoy recently took down his last website,
featuring his Q3 happenings, including newspaper, magazine
articles and even mpegs of his TV apearances.
Now, Sujoy is working with his other clan 9 members
on a community website XS reality (www.xsreality.com)
in which Suj and the rest of clan 9 keep everyone notified
on the latest news in the gaming community
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