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Hey Everyone and welcome to the revamped version of player of the week and Staff interviews. This week we Have a very special guest Monotype Council and Room Mod: Eien. This Will be a weekly interview project where @Balor and I will interview staff or well known players. If you want someone interviewed Pm Me on Smogon or PS!, Without Further ado let's get to the interview.
I'm just another stereotypical nerdy Asian kid studying Computer Science lol. I'm a 4th year at UCLA and hopefully will have a job this time next year although job applications are annoying. When I'm not on Showdown, I love playing the piano and creative writing. I love reading too, so if you guys are writers, show me some of your work!
Why did you start playing the piano? What got you Into creative writing?
My dad made me learn when I was 4 because my grandma played too. I hated it for the first 12 years and kept begging my parents to quit. Then, after I finished doing some decade of recitals, I started playing songs that I enjoyed. That's when I turned around and came to start playing piano on my own. As a kid all I really did was read books, so I guess it was only natural that I'd start doing some writing of my own as I grew older. It's really just cathartic writing and (to my eternal shame) fanfiction, so I'm far too embarrassed to ever show people any of it haha.
What got you into Monotype?
I actually came from Town of Salem. For a year I'd been playing with some friends, one of whom was a guy called Kaze, who literally just randomly mentioned playing Pokemon one day. I used to actually play competitive back in DPP, although I was never part of the community, so I got interested,He brought me to the Hitmon league on EOS and told me to just build some random team with mons all the same type. I thought that was hella stupid but look where I am now!
Whats your favorite Type and Playstyle to use?
I know people think I'm joking nowadays but I honestly am a HO Fighting main at heart. But, I have to say Flying is my favorite type to play and stall is my favorite playstyle to build and use.
Favorite pokemon and Teir? why?
My favorite Pokemon is a toss up between Mew and Heracross. Mew is so cute and I still remember thinking it was super cool back when I watched the Mewtwo Strikes Back Movie. Heracross is a badass though and it was my hero when I played gen 2. My favorite official tier is Ubers because that's what I played back in DPP, but I suppose I am at least mildly obligated to say that I prefer Monotype to that nowadays.
Who are some players who you're really good friends with or look up to?
Sabella is someone I still look up to a lot. He's just an amazing player and teambuilder who always has another wacky idea actually works. I learned a lot from battling him when I first started and I'm always impressed whenever I see him play. The other guy I look up to is Arifeen. Great contributor across the site and inspired me to work hard to give back to the community. I remember when he helped me out before MPL and generally just believed I had potential when I was just some random. Really nice guy and I hope he'll be back for MPL. Also Lax, although he's not here anymore, really pushed me to improve back in the day and was really one of the first to give me the time of day. Too bad he's too busy playing Smite or whatever he's doing now.
Any words of wisdom you'd like to give to new monotype players?
Use all the resources we have available for you. Check out our analyses, our VR, our samples, and whatever else. There's no shame in using generic. Then, just practice. No one has a secret strategy that makes you a god in a year, you've got to put in the time to get where you want to be. If you want to be a part of the community and / or contribute, please do! But make sure you've got a good feel for Monotype first. Nothing is more impressive than a new player that knows his shit helping out, but it's also annoying if you're saying things that aren't true.
What got you Into Pokemon? PS? why the monotype room?
As a kid, my older cousins were playing this cool game on the GameBoy and I wanted to be like them so I begged my parents to buy it too, s/o Pokemon Blue. Later, I found Shoddy Battle in middle school and messed around there for a while. Pokemon Online was super cool because its GUI was amazing compared to theshoddy graphics of Shoddy Battle, so I moved to that when it came out before I moved to Showdown even later. As for Monotype, I played Monotype on a side server and well, I started contributing on the forums. I really didn't talk in the room at all to be honest, but I lurked like it was my job.
How Did you Get your usernames?
I used to go by EienSeiryuu, which is really just two Japanese words Eien and Seiryuu lol. Eien is sort of like eternity or forever, and Seiryuu is the Azure Dragon of the East. I dropped the Seiryuu recently because it's just too long and no one can say it anyway. By the way, Eien is pronounced like saying the letters A and then N. It's not E-n or Eye-n! (Edgy teenage Eien thought that name was awesome af, not sure I still do but I've grown into it).
What are some of your favorite foods?
My favorite food has got to be salmon. I'll eat it any way you prepare it. Smoked, grilled, seared, sashimi, sushi, whatever. Really just give me salmon and some rice and I'm a happy man.
Favorite Pokemon to use in Monotype?
Has to be Mew. It's just so versatile and splashable. I know people are moving towards using Jirachi instead on the balanced Psychic teams, but I'm still stubbornly using it. It can run stallbreaker, utility, BP, dark lure, like what can't Mew do?
What do you feel you're most known for?
I think I'm probably most known for being on the council and a part of the room staff. I'd definitely put my stupidly long posts as a close second, though. Those Sablenite posts were... yeah I hope I never have to do that again.
Favorite Song At The Moment?
My favorite song is still Senbonzakura by Kurousa-P. It's a Vocaloid song so your mileage may vary. I'd suggest the cover sung by Hanatan (you can find it on Youtube). I've loved this song since it came out back in my senior year of High School and nothing's toppled it from first place since!
Anything you'd like to say to close off the interview?
Thanks to everyone in the Monotype community for being awesome and welcoming. I only wish I had started earlier, but I've enjoyed playing ORAS Monotype with all of you. Let's all have a great Generation 7!
That Concludes This interview feel free to ask questions below that you might have wanted him to answer.
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Eien
Tell us about yourself IRL? Are you still in school? Do you have a job? Location? Any other generic information you're willing to share?
I'm just another stereotypical nerdy Asian kid studying Computer Science lol. I'm a 4th year at UCLA and hopefully will have a job this time next year although job applications are annoying. When I'm not on Showdown, I love playing the piano and creative writing. I love reading too, so if you guys are writers, show me some of your work!
Why did you start playing the piano? What got you Into creative writing?
My dad made me learn when I was 4 because my grandma played too. I hated it for the first 12 years and kept begging my parents to quit. Then, after I finished doing some decade of recitals, I started playing songs that I enjoyed. That's when I turned around and came to start playing piano on my own. As a kid all I really did was read books, so I guess it was only natural that I'd start doing some writing of my own as I grew older. It's really just cathartic writing and (to my eternal shame) fanfiction, so I'm far too embarrassed to ever show people any of it haha.
What got you into Monotype?
I actually came from Town of Salem. For a year I'd been playing with some friends, one of whom was a guy called Kaze, who literally just randomly mentioned playing Pokemon one day. I used to actually play competitive back in DPP, although I was never part of the community, so I got interested,He brought me to the Hitmon league on EOS and told me to just build some random team with mons all the same type. I thought that was hella stupid but look where I am now!
Whats your favorite Type and Playstyle to use?
I know people think I'm joking nowadays but I honestly am a HO Fighting main at heart. But, I have to say Flying is my favorite type to play and stall is my favorite playstyle to build and use.
Favorite pokemon and Teir? why?
My favorite Pokemon is a toss up between Mew and Heracross. Mew is so cute and I still remember thinking it was super cool back when I watched the Mewtwo Strikes Back Movie. Heracross is a badass though and it was my hero when I played gen 2. My favorite official tier is Ubers because that's what I played back in DPP, but I suppose I am at least mildly obligated to say that I prefer Monotype to that nowadays.
Who are some players who you're really good friends with or look up to?
Sabella is someone I still look up to a lot. He's just an amazing player and teambuilder who always has another wacky idea actually works. I learned a lot from battling him when I first started and I'm always impressed whenever I see him play. The other guy I look up to is Arifeen. Great contributor across the site and inspired me to work hard to give back to the community. I remember when he helped me out before MPL and generally just believed I had potential when I was just some random. Really nice guy and I hope he'll be back for MPL. Also Lax, although he's not here anymore, really pushed me to improve back in the day and was really one of the first to give me the time of day. Too bad he's too busy playing Smite or whatever he's doing now.
Any words of wisdom you'd like to give to new monotype players?
Use all the resources we have available for you. Check out our analyses, our VR, our samples, and whatever else. There's no shame in using generic. Then, just practice. No one has a secret strategy that makes you a god in a year, you've got to put in the time to get where you want to be. If you want to be a part of the community and / or contribute, please do! But make sure you've got a good feel for Monotype first. Nothing is more impressive than a new player that knows his shit helping out, but it's also annoying if you're saying things that aren't true.
What got you Into Pokemon? PS? why the monotype room?
As a kid, my older cousins were playing this cool game on the GameBoy and I wanted to be like them so I begged my parents to buy it too, s/o Pokemon Blue. Later, I found Shoddy Battle in middle school and messed around there for a while. Pokemon Online was super cool because its GUI was amazing compared to theshoddy graphics of Shoddy Battle, so I moved to that when it came out before I moved to Showdown even later. As for Monotype, I played Monotype on a side server and well, I started contributing on the forums. I really didn't talk in the room at all to be honest, but I lurked like it was my job.
How Did you Get your usernames?
I used to go by EienSeiryuu, which is really just two Japanese words Eien and Seiryuu lol. Eien is sort of like eternity or forever, and Seiryuu is the Azure Dragon of the East. I dropped the Seiryuu recently because it's just too long and no one can say it anyway. By the way, Eien is pronounced like saying the letters A and then N. It's not E-n or Eye-n! (Edgy teenage Eien thought that name was awesome af, not sure I still do but I've grown into it).
What are some of your favorite foods?
My favorite food has got to be salmon. I'll eat it any way you prepare it. Smoked, grilled, seared, sashimi, sushi, whatever. Really just give me salmon and some rice and I'm a happy man.
Favorite Pokemon to use in Monotype?
Has to be Mew. It's just so versatile and splashable. I know people are moving towards using Jirachi instead on the balanced Psychic teams, but I'm still stubbornly using it. It can run stallbreaker, utility, BP, dark lure, like what can't Mew do?
What do you feel you're most known for?
I think I'm probably most known for being on the council and a part of the room staff. I'd definitely put my stupidly long posts as a close second, though. Those Sablenite posts were... yeah I hope I never have to do that again.
Favorite Song At The Moment?
My favorite song is still Senbonzakura by Kurousa-P. It's a Vocaloid song so your mileage may vary. I'd suggest the cover sung by Hanatan (you can find it on Youtube). I've loved this song since it came out back in my senior year of High School and nothing's toppled it from first place since!
Anything you'd like to say to close off the interview?
Thanks to everyone in the Monotype community for being awesome and welcoming. I only wish I had started earlier, but I've enjoyed playing ORAS Monotype with all of you. Let's all have a great Generation 7!
That Concludes This interview feel free to ask questions below that you might have wanted him to answer.