Interview
lines to the viewers to call in
and ask questions and interact
with myself and the guest. Last
week we had on Team Solo Mid’s
coach, Zimpstar. Which I thought
was a fitting guest after his team
won the $200K SMITE Launch
Tournament a few weeks ago.
It’s great to get some exposure
for EU community figures.
What other guests have you
had on the show?
OctanePro: I have had a variety
of guest on the show from HiRez Studio’s employees, eSports
commentators,
community
content creators & popular
streamers. I am hoping in the
future to have more players on
the show.
perfect for filling that gap. Not
only that, but his personality has
added to the show in so many
ways. I will be filling the third cohost chair with another great guy
shortly which will be announced
in a few weeks.
That’s
awesome.
FDOT’s
passion for eSports is very
noticeable. He’s been casting
for a while, but some may have
heard him for the first time
when he casted the games from
the second stage with Krett
in Atlanta during the $200k
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I hope so too, as it would be
SMITE Launch Tournament. a great chance for players to
You have another show called interact with their fans. You’ve
‘Smite Talk’, what’s the focus of been with SMITE for the long
that podcast compared to ‘The haul and I must ask, how
Smite Update’?
would you describe the the
SMITE community’s growth
OctanePro: I wanted to develop and attitude over time?
and host a show that was based
not only around spotlighting OctanePro: The SMITE scene
figures in the community but has amazed me since the start. It
also give viewers an outlet to ask came into the Multiplayer Online
questions or make comments. Battle Arena (MOBA) scene late
‘Smite Talk’ is a show that I and still found a way to attract
host weekly, where I have one such a large Player vs Player
guest on a week for a formal audience. Other games would
interview and then open up the have failed by now and rushed
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