The lucky luke report ep.5

[Luke]

Hey guys, I’m finally out of hibernation. Big thanks to Krillin for making that thread, which has given me the drive to finish the first season of interviews….. Well and that my exams are finally over, school comes first haha.

Anyways back on topic, I’ve actually had a person in mind for a very long time now and that is none other than tln’s super mod Impended. I thought to myself, what would be the center of focus in this interview? And it hit me right away. In the past month tln introduced the tln map quest contest which is a competitive map forging contest, which many of you have submitted a map for. One of the maps that I thoroughly enjoy playing on and have helped test is Impended’s map “Channel”. So for this interview Impended and I will branch off a little but mainly be focusing on everything related to forging.


Ep.1 Magik: http://thelannetwork.com/forum/showt...ky-Luke-Report

Ep. 2 Rasha: http://thelannetwork.com/forum/showt...ke-report-ep.2

Ep.3 Mr.P: http://thelannetwork.com/forum/showt...ke-report-ep.3

Ep.4 Shelly: http://thelannetwork.com/forum/showt...ke-report-ep.4



Luke: Hey Impended, I’d like to thank you for doing this interview, especially after the long wait.

Impended: No problem. Glad to see you're starting back up.

Luke: When did you start forging? And what was the first thing you’ve ever forged?

Impended: That's a difficult question. I forged two maps in Halo 3, but they were jokes. I wasn't apart of any forge forums or anything like that. They were just for fun and if I were to ever post them to the forums, people would laugh at them. Lol. With Halo Reach's forge world, I finally knew I'd be able to make the maps I've always thought of. First thing I ever forged on Reach was my Midship/Sanctuary/Pit inspired 2-base map called Impulse. First map in Halo 3 was a zombie map... Lol.

Luke: How does reach’s forging system compare to Halo 3’s? What do you like about each? What do you dislike about each?

Impended: I liked the fact that Halo 3's forge didn't have huge issues with frame-rate. I disliked how difficult and time consuming it was. Of course with Reach I love forge world and the ease of forging. No more ghost merging! What I like the most about Reach is the fact that it has let me finally bring my ideals to life. I am so proud of my latest map, Channel. Even though the version I submitted to the TLN contest was not the finished version because of the time restraint, I at least got the finished version into the MLG submission.

Luke: Can you give me a brief description of your map, how it plays, and its best game types?

Impended: Well Channel is a 2-base inverse symmetrical enclosed map. It's around 2x longer than it is wide. It's designed to play with playstyles close to that of Narrows and Beaver Creek. The map's best gametypes are definitely CTF, Slayer, and Territories. CTF definitely being the best of them all. I am so happy with this map because all of the forgers I look up to from the MLG forums have really taken a liking to my map. The best part of the map is how it flows.

Luke: What is your favourite map ever made? And why?

Impended: Favorite Bungie map? Ah... tough one. I'll rule out Halo CE when I say this because I don't want my nostalgic bias towards those maps fog my judgment. I would definitely have to say Narrows with Countdown being a close 2nd. Yea, I'm sorry H2 guys, I didn't pick an H2 map. Now, if I include Halo CE, it has to be Damnation and Boarding Action.

Luke: If their is a few things you could change about MLG v2 what would they be ? And why?

Impended: Ah... Removal of Needle Rifle load-out, one-flag, and Reflection. More forged maps. I actually really enjoy v2, and v3 should be even better.

Luke: What is your favourite thing about tln? And what made you want to become a mod here?

Impended: The close-knit community and the fact that it's still in its infancy stages. One of the more exciting things for me is watching this website and community grow. I remember all of the promises Mr. P made about what TLN would do... and they came through with it. I just love the Pennachio family and what they do for us MLG fans. Also, this community feels more personal because of the fact that a family runs it, rather than a giant corporation.

I wanted to become a mod because it's something I've always wanted to be over at mlgpro.com. However, opportunities are sparse over there for legitimate reasons. TLN is something I've been a part of since December of 2009 when it was known as LansNow. When they made it pay to watch, I paid within the first few days. When the forums came out, I was so excited to start posting. I follow MLG like I follow the NFL. TLN makes it that much easier for me. It's like my ESPN for all things Halo. Whenever I watched the TLN talks, it felt like I was watching Mike and Mike in the Morning.. except with one person. Haha.

Luke: If you could put four players on one team who would they be? And why?

Impended: You know... I really want to say Lunchbox, Roy, T2, and Totz. However, everyone knows that I'm one of the biggest (if not the biggest) Instinct fans there are. Thus, I'll try to mix it up and not be so bland.

Let's go with Roy, Lunchbox, aPG, and Destin. Why? Quite simply because those are my two favorite duos in Halo. Roy and Lunch are two of the nastiest players I've seen in Reach so far, and they'll never not be my two favorite players. I've been an aPG/Destin fan for a long time. I actually have a thread from October 2008 on mlgpro.com where I predicted Dynasty's surprise 4 finish at Anaheim. ;] I'm not sure how this team would work together... but I just know those are probably my 4 favorite players.

Luke: What are some of your hobbies outside of gaming?

Impended: Drawing is definitely my main one. I have a huge binder with around 67 characters drawn out with complete bios. Yes, I play Runescape from time to time. I love to play football and Ultimate Frisbee. However, it's mainly playing Reach and watching Instinct on TLN whenever they're streaming.

Luke: What are some tips and advice you would give somebody who is trying to forge a competitive map for the first time?

Impended: The three S's basically. Think simple, small, and smart. Don't try making huge maps that have sight-lines to every spot from every spot. Why? You just can't do it with Halo Reach's forge. There's a reason Amplified remakes don't work so well in this game. It's because you can see straight across the top of the map and see everything from any spot basically. Too many objects on your screen at once and you've got horrible frame rate problems. Make sure you cut lines of sight when necessary. You don't need every area to have a sight-line across the whole map. I won't go into everything because it'd end up being a novel.

Luke: What would it mean to you if you ended up winning the map quest contest?

Impended: Haha... you have no idea. No idea whatsoever. I have never been to an event or even a LAN in my life. I'm good online, but just haven't had the money for any of that (Everyone likes to joke about my gaming set-up, haha). Getting to go to the gaming house for a full weekend and watch all my gaming idols would be on the top of my wish-list (especially getting to hang with Instinct <3 ). I would absolutely love to have my map be recognized by the pros and judges. MLG needs good maps, and that's what me and the rest of the forgers try to provide.

Luke: I’d like to finish by saying good luck in the contest, and it’s time for the speed round!

Impended: Haha, thanks. LET'S FKN GO.

Luke: First started watching MLG?

Impended: Meadows 2008

Luke: Roy or Lunch?

Impended: ...................... Damn. Roy.

Luke: If x9 and Dan Jan were to get in a fight who would win?

Impended: If they fought on Sanctuary, Dan would lose. If x9 has a sniper in the fight, Dan would lose... I guess Dan would always lose. <3

Luke: Put these teams from best to worst: Instinct, FB, Legendz, DH, SYA, BtH, vS, sQ

Impended: INSTINCT > DH > SyA > Legendz > sQ > BtH > vS > FB (I'm sure FB will get better once they practice more)

Luke: If you won a million dollars, what would be the first thing you’d buy?

Impended: A house.

Luke: Twilight or Justin Bieber?

Impended: Death.

Luke: Favourite pokemon?

Impended: Scyther. =)

Luke: 3 Favourite foods?

Impended: Seafood.

Luke: East coast or West coast?

Impended: East coast.

Luke: Favourite movie?

Impended: Too many... Role Models, Inception, or Pirates of the Caribbean.

Luke: SC2 OR WOW?

Impended: SC2

Luke: Breakout player of 2011?

Impended: Lethul or Royal 2

Luke: favourite colour?

Impended: Green =)

Luke: last but not least, who will win the super bowl?

Impended: Packers

Luke: And that concludes the speed round, now Impended do you have any shoutouts for us?

Impended: I'd like to thank everyone over at TLN (Towey, Mr. P, Mrs. P, Peridious, Soarchrist, etc) and all of the pros who take the time to do this for the MLG community.

Shout-outs to Canadian Gym, EvilRyu, Shelly, Shane (rasha fasha), and Ladnil. The first four are probably four of my closest friends on TLN. Ladnil has just been a great help for me with forge. And of course, shout-out to Instinct because I love them and they're going to take 2011 by storm.

Oh yea, and a shout-out to my grammar teachers through-out high school. Thanks for teaching me nothing. I had to go back and spell/grammar-check so much stuff.



Well I’d like to say it feels good to be making these again, and thanks to everyone for driving me to get back to this. Big thanks to Impended for an awesome Interview.

Episode six Is going to be a little different, If you would like to be in the next interview with me, post in this thread saying you would like to be the next person on the lucky Luke report and I will add all of your names in a random name generator and from their I will announce who’s name gets drawn!

Random name generator:
RagingChickens
LoneW0lf
Makin
Justin21
HEA7
Araneatrox
Wookiemanx
Benjak
NikdaQuick
cotton
Isyn G
Krillin
Smallz