Member Spotlight Tran

2012-03-16 by eli

When I have to say something about him, I would say: Tran is just cool. And thats how it is. He is even so cool and VIP that he can let me wait AGES for his interview. But, how is the saying: Good things come to those who wait.

What others have to say about him:

“Tran is THE prototpye of a nerd. A nerd you just have to love. If they ever add a new character to the Big Bang Theory it would be a Tran! Boardgame geek? Check. Passionate gamer? Check. Movies, series, DVDs? Check. Mad IT-skills? Check. Optimized Work-Life-Game Balance? Double check!

If I would be gay I would propose to him. Unfortunatly he is about to get married to his lovely girlfriend. I am still wondering how he managed that even there is rumors about Tango lessons and heavy sacifices on the gaming front...

Whenever it counts he is a highly competitive guy ingame. You can have a great time with him in Mumble but once there is action and Tran is in heavy-breathing-mode you know shit is about to hit the fan. Then it´s serious business and you better don´t fuck up. Otherwise you will hear his Tran´ rant: "Coooommmme on guyyyys, wtf!"”

/by Daze

“Tran controls the Internet.”

/by Schlachter

Welcome to the Interview and I hope you have fun!

How old are you and where do you live irl?

Im 38 years old, i live in Dreieich 10km south of Frankfurt.

Tell us a little bit more about you:

A quite hard question actually. I dont think that much about myself. I do what needs to be done. Make sure stuff runs smooth. I see a problem, i think of a solution, try it out and observe with excitement how things evolve. Repeat, till i find the perfect solution. I think that is where the fascination with games comes from. They supply a limited set of rules and possibilities and success is relatively easy to measure.
I guess with that kind of mindset i was destined for a computer nerd and a gamer. ;)
When it comes to my real life i try not to plan too much and rather go with the flow, get the best out of every situation. That makes me (look) indecisive sometimes, but that is part of the concept.

I have prolly lost you all by now. time for the next question. ;)

Whats the story behind your nick?

I am also a big Fan of PnP RPGs, i started my first char in WOW, an orc hunter, with what i felt like a good orcish RP name “Thran’kornak”. Typical noob error, i never got invited and i had to bear a lot of shit concerning the name. So i had to rename, easy to type, 4-letters max. Initially i wanted to take Tron, but that was too much captain obvious so i took Tran.

Which games are you playing at the moment?

I just played some BF3, earlier this week some SWTOR.

What is SUN for you?

A place where i meet like-minded people from various different backgrounds. a gaming community.

Tell us a bit about your Story with SUN?

I joined back in 2005 when WOW was already in the first decline. i think i had to push Schlachter for 4 weeks till he even considered letting me apply. It was still 2 sponsor system back then and Schlachter was very concerned that i understand the seriousness of my application. Great emphasis on responsibility rather then benefits. He really took the time to explain everything in detail to me and made sure i got to know everyone. After 6 months, first meeting in CPH at Frank’s place was mindblowing, after that it was clear to me that i belong here.

Tell us a bit about how a typical day in the guild is for you?

Going to the office grabbing a coffee with schlachter getting the newest gossip from him.
After that reading our boards, some research on the current game(s) im playing. When i get home logging in to mumble, starting the game and playing till im too tired to go on. Rinse, repeat. That is at least how i used to do it, lately i am diversifying my life a bit into other areas, trying to find a good balance.

How would you describe your time so far with SUN? What do you think, the future will bring for SUN gamewise?

It really opened a new chapter in my gaming history and also brought me ahead on a personal level. I enjoyed every little bit of it and i am hyped on where we will go in the future.
I would hope for a game in the future which can be played on many different levels, for example skill based, knowledge based, interaction based, support based and effort based. So that everyone of us finds a piece in the game which speaks to him and we can really play as a guild/community altogether leveraging on our variety.

Do you have any funny or fail stories from your gaming time which include other SUNs?

Just alone Schlachter’s fail stories could fill a book. ;)

There have been really nice fail stories in the WOW raiding days, but i will have to go with something more recent involving Makeme a ship and the seatower cannon manned by some scrubs. This already brings back painful memories, i will leave it at this. ;)

The fast shots (you can only answer with a charname)

Which SUN has done something you appreciate. - Appropriate answer would be which one hasnt, but in the spirit of the question i would have to go with Frank.

As you see it, which SUN is the best pvp'er. - To explain this a bit more the best pvp’er for me is a combination of skill, instinct, knowledge, overview and endurance. a lot come to my mind, but since i should go with a single one: Decay.

Who is the most helpful. - Yuun, its almost scary. ;)

Who is most angry. - That used to be the Neo question, but i never agreed to that. I leave that one open.

If you needed help ingame, who would you contact. - Schlachter

Who has the sexiest char? - I try to remember if a particular char comes into mind, but i hardly scroll in to look at them. For me the char is more like a pixel placeholder on the screen. I remember Wipes and Yuun playing sexy Elves back in WOW, mostly because they talked about it themselves, but thats about it.