Rexen: Pro League's stand out killer
Luminosity's player has the second best KPR of the season's first half in his first year in Pro League. We talked to him about his career. Learn more:
His start in Rainbow Six was quite strange: "My first experience ever with Rainbow Six was in October of 2016 and I had a terrible computer. I had played League Of Legends at the time and my cousin had gifted me the game and said it was fun to play. When I had got into my first match it was on Hereford and I was Fuze. I had 20 FPS and died. I then uninstalled the game until around a year later when I actually picked the game up and started playing it". Besides League of Legends, he also played a lot of CS:GO. He commented on his experience with another games: "Yeah I played a lot of games before R6. On the PC though I had played League Of Legends and CS:GO. In CS II had around 400 hours and was at DMG with a terrible set up. I had no idea what DPI or sensitivity was and I had a $1 keyboard from dollar tree that was meant for the visually impaired. I also played league a lot and played at low diamond. As for tournaments; No I never played in any of those until Rainbow Six".
He explained to us about the moment that he choose to play professionally: " I didn't really know what I wanted to do with the game until around a year playing it. I knew that I wanted to be the best at it and thought that achieving diamond would mean something. I then ran into a team once in ranked and they said that they were doing the Go4. I had no idea what that was, but I said that I would want to sub for them because they said that it was a tournament. I later on joined that team and it was called Nitrox". But the life of a pro player isn't just luxury. He told how his family handled this situation: " I have been playing video games since I was 2 years old. I obviously did well in school and I played a lot of sports when I was younger. Gaming has honestly just been apart of my every day life. As for my family supporting me, My dad is the one that got me into playing video games, but he never supported it. If I was living with him, I would have never been pro at this game. As for my mom, she always joked about if I ever made it that I would have to buy her house as a joke that every mom says. She didn't start fully supporting it until I had made CL. As for the rest of my family not many of them know that I play games professionally".
He told about his start as a professional: "My first ever team was for the org Nitrox and it was Me, Cuddle Queen, Unzy, Ruby, and Solandro. These are old friends that I had started and we had a quick roster change with Unzy quitting comp for a bit and we picked up Hyena. After we had went to the DH Austin last year with a completely different roster being Me, Hyena, Nitecap, Yellow Phever, and Xecration; I had joined the team Boosted Monkeys which is where I started to learn how to play competitive. This team consisted of Goany that was on Sinister in CL season 7. Dirty Dollas and Yellow Phever which are both really good friends of mine and Eru. We then went on to play in the CL season 8 quals and fell short of one spot to making CL. We had some internal problems around the end of last year and that is when Kian (Hyena) had messaged me to make a team With him. It would consist of Hyena, Yardy, Xecration, Filthy, and I. At the time Yardy and I had our differences, but I said that I would try it out since I knew he was good. Xecration came up with the team 92 Dream Team because we thought that this was "The Stack". That is when we played in Invite Quals and had our notorious game against DZ on Bank. After that we had some roster changes and played in CL. We then made Pro League and here we I am today."
Playing ranked during the beginning of his career he met some players that nowadays are part of standout teams: "I've met a few through ranked back in the day. The three that come to my head are Bosco, Trippen, and Thinkingnade. All three of these guys are amazing players and nice people. I've always respected these people because of them not having an ego and thinking they are above others. I also was and still am a fan of Bosco as he is probably my favorite pro player".
About making it to the Pro League, he said: "To join Pro League is cool because I can make a career out of playing Siege professionally. It's what a lot of people dream of, but only few achieve. When we were in CL I knew we were the best team, but we had a very rough start. We almost didn't make Pro League, but we managed to snatch that fourth spot and play in the play offs. If it were the new ESL rules we would not be in Pro League today so I'm grateful for that. As for confidence I was confident the whole time knowing that we were going to make Pro League because we were all stand out players in my eyes. There was never a point in time where if we were down a few players that I thought we had lost. I believed in every one of my teammates which I feel is a big factor when playing competitive".
During his first Pro League season, the team started well, but regressed during the final matches of the first half. He explained what happened: "It isn't at all the pressure that is affecting us. It is simply our IGL'ing and communication skills. I personally believe that we can be a top two team, but we need to get the kinks out of the way. We had a very strong first start, but then it died down when we lost two and tied to Rogue. I don't think that we should of lost to SSG or tied Rogue, but we played sloppy and those are both two amazing teams. I feel once we are able to get settled in we will not choke or throw as many rounds as we do".
He told us about receiving the invite to represent Luminosity: "Honesty it was amazing. At first I had no idea what the org LG was until Kian told me who they were and their accomplishments. This org is amazing and has been treating us well and we our thankful for them picking us up. We were honestly getting worried because we were our about to be on our third game and we didn't have an org. When we were about to play DZ, Steve had hit us up and we were in the talks with him. He said if we played well that he wouldn't mind picking us up and giving us incentives. We had an amazing match against DZ and right after that he had messaged us. Myself and the team are happy to represent LG and I hope that we will be with this org for years to come". When asked about which players he'd like to play with someday, he said: "Rampy or Bosco hands down. I think they are both insane players and they are also nice guys. I've always thought that these two players were amazing and they stood out to me.".
Already nearing the end, we asked about his goal for the last matches of the season: "My goal this year is to make the invite. I know that my team is capable of it and it may be our first season in Pro League, but I feel that we can achieve this goal. I have never been to Japan, but I always wanted to travel the world and if I'm able to play there that would be amazing". He finished the interview leaving a message to the fans: "As for the fans, I appreciate every single one of you guys. From supporting us before CL, then making CL and now playing in Pro League. You guys fuel us to play better and we appreciate the support we get from y'all. We will be attending DH Montreal so hopefully I'll be able to meet you guys and get to know you more. Once again, I appreciate the support and the love and guys and I are blessed to have y'all."
His start in Rainbow Six was quite strange: "My first experience ever with Rainbow Six was in October of 2016 and I had a terrible computer. I had played League Of Legends at the time and my cousin had gifted me the game and said it was fun to play. When I had got into my first match it was on Hereford and I was Fuze. I had 20 FPS and died. I then uninstalled the game until around a year later when I actually picked the game up and started playing it". Besides League of Legends, he also played a lot of CS:GO. He commented on his experience with another games: "Yeah I played a lot of games before R6. On the PC though I had played League Of Legends and CS:GO. In CS II had around 400 hours and was at DMG with a terrible set up. I had no idea what DPI or sensitivity was and I had a $1 keyboard from dollar tree that was meant for the visually impaired. I also played league a lot and played at low diamond. As for tournaments; No I never played in any of those until Rainbow Six".
He explained to us about the moment that he choose to play professionally: " I didn't really know what I wanted to do with the game until around a year playing it. I knew that I wanted to be the best at it and thought that achieving diamond would mean something. I then ran into a team once in ranked and they said that they were doing the Go4. I had no idea what that was, but I said that I would want to sub for them because they said that it was a tournament. I later on joined that team and it was called Nitrox". But the life of a pro player isn't just luxury. He told how his family handled this situation: " I have been playing video games since I was 2 years old. I obviously did well in school and I played a lot of sports when I was younger. Gaming has honestly just been apart of my every day life. As for my family supporting me, My dad is the one that got me into playing video games, but he never supported it. If I was living with him, I would have never been pro at this game. As for my mom, she always joked about if I ever made it that I would have to buy her house as a joke that every mom says. She didn't start fully supporting it until I had made CL. As for the rest of my family not many of them know that I play games professionally".
He told about his start as a professional: "My first ever team was for the org Nitrox and it was Me, Cuddle Queen, Unzy, Ruby, and Solandro. These are old friends that I had started and we had a quick roster change with Unzy quitting comp for a bit and we picked up Hyena. After we had went to the DH Austin last year with a completely different roster being Me, Hyena, Nitecap, Yellow Phever, and Xecration; I had joined the team Boosted Monkeys which is where I started to learn how to play competitive. This team consisted of Goany that was on Sinister in CL season 7. Dirty Dollas and Yellow Phever which are both really good friends of mine and Eru. We then went on to play in the CL season 8 quals and fell short of one spot to making CL. We had some internal problems around the end of last year and that is when Kian (Hyena) had messaged me to make a team With him. It would consist of Hyena, Yardy, Xecration, Filthy, and I. At the time Yardy and I had our differences, but I said that I would try it out since I knew he was good. Xecration came up with the team 92 Dream Team because we thought that this was "The Stack". That is when we played in Invite Quals and had our notorious game against DZ on Bank. After that we had some roster changes and played in CL. We then made Pro League and here we I am today."
Playing ranked during the beginning of his career he met some players that nowadays are part of standout teams: "I've met a few through ranked back in the day. The three that come to my head are Bosco, Trippen, and Thinkingnade. All three of these guys are amazing players and nice people. I've always respected these people because of them not having an ego and thinking they are above others. I also was and still am a fan of Bosco as he is probably my favorite pro player".
About making it to the Pro League, he said: "To join Pro League is cool because I can make a career out of playing Siege professionally. It's what a lot of people dream of, but only few achieve. When we were in CL I knew we were the best team, but we had a very rough start. We almost didn't make Pro League, but we managed to snatch that fourth spot and play in the play offs. If it were the new ESL rules we would not be in Pro League today so I'm grateful for that. As for confidence I was confident the whole time knowing that we were going to make Pro League because we were all stand out players in my eyes. There was never a point in time where if we were down a few players that I thought we had lost. I believed in every one of my teammates which I feel is a big factor when playing competitive".
During his first Pro League season, the team started well, but regressed during the final matches of the first half. He explained what happened: "It isn't at all the pressure that is affecting us. It is simply our IGL'ing and communication skills. I personally believe that we can be a top two team, but we need to get the kinks out of the way. We had a very strong first start, but then it died down when we lost two and tied to Rogue. I don't think that we should of lost to SSG or tied Rogue, but we played sloppy and those are both two amazing teams. I feel once we are able to get settled in we will not choke or throw as many rounds as we do".
He told us about receiving the invite to represent Luminosity: "Honesty it was amazing. At first I had no idea what the org LG was until Kian told me who they were and their accomplishments. This org is amazing and has been treating us well and we our thankful for them picking us up. We were honestly getting worried because we were our about to be on our third game and we didn't have an org. When we were about to play DZ, Steve had hit us up and we were in the talks with him. He said if we played well that he wouldn't mind picking us up and giving us incentives. We had an amazing match against DZ and right after that he had messaged us. Myself and the team are happy to represent LG and I hope that we will be with this org for years to come". When asked about which players he'd like to play with someday, he said: "Rampy or Bosco hands down. I think they are both insane players and they are also nice guys. I've always thought that these two players were amazing and they stood out to me.".
Already nearing the end, we asked about his goal for the last matches of the season: "My goal this year is to make the invite. I know that my team is capable of it and it may be our first season in Pro League, but I feel that we can achieve this goal. I have never been to Japan, but I always wanted to travel the world and if I'm able to play there that would be amazing". He finished the interview leaving a message to the fans: "As for the fans, I appreciate every single one of you guys. From supporting us before CL, then making CL and now playing in Pro League. You guys fuel us to play better and we appreciate the support we get from y'all. We will be attending DH Montreal so hopefully I'll be able to meet you guys and get to know you more. Once again, I appreciate the support and the love and guys and I are blessed to have y'all."
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