Simon "fredy122" Payne, Top laner of against All authority, is the star of the 50th episode of my 'Grilled' interview series.
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Time line of topics:
00:09 Intro
00:19 His first competitive teams.
01:15 Facing GSU, which featured all four of his current aAa team-mates.
02:12 Was the chemistry particularly good between them in the past, thus why they reformed that ex-GSU core?
03:02 How does he compare to the top laner who used to play with GSU?
03:52 How in-depth in the communication in LoL?
04:58 Are there ever any issues with shot-calling, due to having four French players?
05:14 Is there only English communication in the team in-game? Do they ever talk to each other in French?
05:45 How much is he left on his own? Is it easier to be the non-French guy at top?
06:26 Does aAa play any kind of special setup for his top lane?
07:19 How does he personally balance out calling for help at top and playing more passive or trying to go even?
08:15 The perception that fredy122 carries aAa.
09:07 How strong is the mid in Europe in the meta ATM?
09:58 How does aAa use the mid, being as ShLaYa is not as individually strong as players like Froggen and Alex Ich?
10:37 Are the European star players the mids or do the teams build in advance around mid players?
11:37 The best European top laners.
12:48 Has he needed to change his style at top?
13:53 Comparing sOAZ and Wickd.
14:50 How does he match-up with the best Top laners in EU?
16:00 Where do the other top laners in EU rank?
16:28 Where does SK's Kev1n rank?
17:11 Good Top laners who aren't in LCS.
18:23 Does he watch LCS NA or OGN? Does he consider it important to scout other regions?
19:28 Asian Top laners who stand out for him.
19:54 The Bo1 nature of the LCS regular season.
20:41 How accurate has the regular season been of how good the teams all are ATM?
21:34 Thoughts on SK's season.
22:15 Before getting into LCS did his team ever practice Gambit/M5 online?
22:31 Gambit's secret training methods.
23:20 Whether there was much of an advantage to getting a gaming house in Cologne for LCS.
24:29 If it's difficult to get scrims and break into the top tier of LoL.
25:49 LCS EU Summer Season potentially being even stronger.
27:36 Thoughts on the relegation element of LCS.
28:27 Since his team have been doing decently, but doesn't have star power names, what do they possess to allow for that?
29:19 The UK scene.
30:19 The change in aAa's form before bringing in Dioud.
31:13 Playing with Snoopeh, Krepo and Yellowpere in La GG.
32:10 Is Gambit a step ahead of the other EU teams on LAN in playoff series formats?
33:09 What do Gambit have that is special?
34:07 fredy122 must create an all-star line-up of players from the bottom four of the European LCs, to face an all-star team of players from the top four teams.
35:53 Final words/outro
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