Happy Toad Hollow Day of Encouragement, whatever that is! Well anyway it is according to 
Jube. To celebrate this momentus day I decided to pick on 
Kee_Ring of Radio iTG fame for an interview, and what great fun it was too.
Topics discussed include RtCW, lagging vents, and that loveable sleaze bag we like to call TosspoT (just if we needed some more uk flags).
Before reading you may wish to give Kee's Radio iTG profile a hit for more information. Have faith, xfire go-ers!
foonr: To start, could you give a brief 
background on yourself, your interests etc..
Kee_RinG: I'm Kee_RinG, I started gaming many years ago in a game called Rogue Spear and then started playing Soldier of Fortune 2 which I enjoyed and even played for one of the top clans and for the UK Nations Cup Team for the first year in which we won :)
I then got into shoutcasting for Radio iTG, a job which I really enjoy :)
foonr: And that was rougly how long ago?
Kee_RinG: wowo Ive been playing games since 7 years ago approx...maybe even 8-9
foonr: So recently you've been getting into some other games,...CoD2 I seem to remember?
Kee_RinG: well I tend to play games for fun more now Quake 4 CoD2 and I play WoW with my gf a lot.
foonr: a girl gamer? pretty lucky!
Kee_RinG: heh yeah :)
foonr: Like you said you've been involved with iTG & shoutcasting ... . How easy did you find it to get into the role?
Kee_RinG: iTG were quite newly formed, management made it very easy and helped explain to me what I needed to submit to them to be considered for a position. Luckily I already had some demos recorded of my shoutcasting and working for iTG only helped me improve :)
foonr: Many people will of course know your workmate TosspoT, do you think it's fair to say you've had to stand in his shadow somewhat?
Kee_RinG: I think when it all began me and tosspot were very much on a level footing however since I tooka break from shoutcasting im amazed how far tosspot has progressed and how much he has improved over his time shoutcasting he is still my closest friend in iTG and its still a great pleasure to cast with him :)
foonr: Will you be casting the EC finals between idle and uQ, and if so is this something you're looking forward to?
Kee_RinG: Chances are I will be casting it yes :) Its something im looking forward to.
foonr: I know for sure you're doing the CoD 2 eurocup, so how does shoutcasting a 'skilled' game in cod differ from that of ET? seeing as you've done a few of those ;)
Kee_RinG: hehe I think both games you need to be skilled at to do well ET relies a lot on teamwork and im yet to see how the top clans play in CoD2. With shoutcasting you try to bring your own style of casting to each game the excitment and the action to get the listeners really inside the game with the players I aim to do my best with all games I shoutcast :)
foonr: Time to takea trip down memory lane now ... what's been the best match you've covered, and why?
Kee_RinG: wow best match ever.
RtCW 4K.intel vs GMPO AMD was a truly amazing match right at when I first started casting :)
foonr: plenty of stand out moments?
Kee_RinG: yeah my first main game casted was RtCW, I still love some of the action in that game and not forgetting the panzerfaust :p
foonr: Have you developed any 'trademark' phrases, or like to think you are remembered for any?
Kee_RinG: I dont think there are any trademark phrases. I used to say "triple kill" a lot in ET and RTCW I tend to be more known for the dramatic mood and excitment changes within the match - I really try to really create an atmosphere of choas sometimes when it calls for it or even suspense and tension depending ont he situation within the game :)
foonr: Any big cock ups? iN - dsky comes to mind - although that wasnt really your fault.
Kee_RinG: heh u will have to remind me of iN vs dsky lol
foonr: back in the day of rtcw.no, lagging vents, getting toss yelling 'Kee you've lagged out!' in teamchat. The game also had that panzer shot by care ;)
Kee_RinG: hahaha yeah vent has always been a thorn in my side.
I remember a few situations where I have been unable to keep up witht he action sometimes I miss quite important parts of the match or even flag captures points scored etc etc so its nice in a duel cast to have someone to cover you if u miss something important.
foonr: Ok, finally, any idea what the future holds, or anything you're working to (online wise)
Kee_RinG: I would love to be able to bring Video Streaming soon I know iTG are working towards it and well I hope its something we can do well in the future :)
For me tho its just more shoutcasting and hopefully more major LAN events with iTG :)
foonr: Sounds impressive :)
foonr: Well thanks ever so much for the chat kee, twas a pleasure as always.
Kee_RinG: No problem anytime :)
Jube. To celebrate this momentus day I decided to pick on Kee_Ring of Radio iTG fame for an interview, and what great fun it was too.Topics discussed include RtCW, lagging vents, and that loveable sleaze bag we like to call
TosspoT (just if we needed some more uk flags).Before reading you may wish to give Kee's Radio iTG profile a hit for more information. Have faith, xfire go-ers!
foonr: To start, could you give a brief background on yourself, your interests etc.. Kee_RinG: I'm Kee_RinG, I started gaming many years ago in a game called Rogue Spear and then started playing Soldier of Fortune 2 which I enjoyed and even played for one of the top clans and for the UK Nations Cup Team for the first year in which we won :)I then got into shoutcasting for Radio iTG, a job which I really enjoy :)
foonr: And that was rougly how long ago? Kee_RinG: wowo Ive been playing games since 7 years ago approx...maybe even 8-9 foonr: So recently you've been getting into some other games,...CoD2 I seem to remember? Kee_RinG: well I tend to play games for fun more now Quake 4 CoD2 and I play WoW with my gf a lot. foonr: a girl gamer? pretty lucky! Kee_RinG: heh yeah :) foonr: Like you said you've been involved with iTG & shoutcasting ... . How easy did you find it to get into the role? Kee_RinG: iTG were quite newly formed, management made it very easy and helped explain to me what I needed to submit to them to be considered for a position. Luckily I already had some demos recorded of my shoutcasting and working for iTG only helped me improve :) foonr: Many people will of course know your workmate TosspoT, do you think it's fair to say you've had to stand in his shadow somewhat? Kee_RinG: I think when it all began me and tosspot were very much on a level footing however since I tooka break from shoutcasting im amazed how far tosspot has progressed and how much he has improved over his time shoutcasting he is still my closest friend in iTG and its still a great pleasure to cast with him :) foonr: Will you be casting the EC finals between idle and uQ, and if so is this something you're looking forward to? Kee_RinG: Chances are I will be casting it yes :) Its something im looking forward to. foonr: I know for sure you're doing the CoD 2 eurocup, so how does shoutcasting a 'skilled' game in cod differ from that of ET? seeing as you've done a few of those ;) Kee_RinG: hehe I think both games you need to be skilled at to do well ET relies a lot on teamwork and im yet to see how the top clans play in CoD2. With shoutcasting you try to bring your own style of casting to each game the excitment and the action to get the listeners really inside the game with the players I aim to do my best with all games I shoutcast :) foonr: Time to takea trip down memory lane now ... what's been the best match you've covered, and why? Kee_RinG: wow best match ever.RtCW 4K.intel vs GMPO AMD was a truly amazing match right at when I first started casting :)
foonr: plenty of stand out moments? Kee_RinG: yeah my first main game casted was RtCW, I still love some of the action in that game and not forgetting the panzerfaust :p foonr: Have you developed any 'trademark' phrases, or like to think you are remembered for any? Kee_RinG: I dont think there are any trademark phrases. I used to say "triple kill" a lot in ET and RTCW I tend to be more known for the dramatic mood and excitment changes within the match - I really try to really create an atmosphere of choas sometimes when it calls for it or even suspense and tension depending ont he situation within the game :) foonr: Any big cock ups? iN - dsky comes to mind - although that wasnt really your fault. Kee_RinG: heh u will have to remind me of iN vs dsky lol foonr: back in the day of rtcw.no, lagging vents, getting toss yelling 'Kee you've lagged out!' in teamchat. The game also had that panzer shot by care ;) Kee_RinG: hahaha yeah vent has always been a thorn in my side.I remember a few situations where I have been unable to keep up witht he action sometimes I miss quite important parts of the match or even flag captures points scored etc etc so its nice in a duel cast to have someone to cover you if u miss something important.
foonr: Ok, finally, any idea what the future holds, or anything you're working to (online wise) Kee_RinG: I would love to be able to bring Video Streaming soon I know iTG are working towards it and well I hope its something we can do well in the future :)For me tho its just more shoutcasting and hopefully more major LAN events with iTG :)
foonr: Sounds impressive :) foonr: Well thanks ever so much for the chat kee, twas a pleasure as always. Kee_RinG: No problem anytime :)
