After the conclusion of GGL's Soldier of Fortune Payback tournament, Ryan "Epic" Rondo of the championship team Six Feet Under sat down with GGL to discuss his intentions going into this tournament, his team's practice habits, and more. 6FU's team members won $500 each as well as trips to New York City to have the finals match aired on GameplayHD.

GGL: Tell us your experience in the tournament and how you feel about the entire competition.

Ryan "Epic" Rondo: I thought the overall competition was great! The whole experience of making a show out of the game is exciting. Rather than just having a quick 20 minute match and being done with it, it was fun to make a show about it.

GGL: Did you specifically pick up Soldier of Fortune to play in GGL's SOF Payback tourney?

Rondo: Yes, I did.

GGL: How often did you practice for this tournament?

Rondo: I played for about 1 week prior to the online ladder, played that out till a week before it ended, then went onto the Frontlines ladder, then played the Monday before we left.

GGL: In your opinion, how similar is SOF Payback compared to other popular shooter titles on consoles like Call of Duty 4, Halo, Gears of War, etc.?

Rondo: I think the only one it's similar to is Call of Duty 4. The controls are very similar. The online was really sloppy and glitchy, but fun to an extent; overall I'd give it a fair rating.

GGL: What is your favorite weapon in the game?

Rondo: The G36C.

GGL: Now that the tournament is over, can you describe some of your favorite tactics to use against enemies in SOF Payback?   

Rondo: I like to be sneaky in this game and catch them by surprise, because the runnin' and gunnin' is horrible.

GGL: What was your biggest challenge outside of the game in this tournament? Was it difficult to get your teammates to practice--were there many scheduling difficulties?

Rondo: No, we have a very dedicated team, always on time, and we play 'till we have our game down and then work on it some more. Scheduling wasn't difficult; we can always find time to play a match.

GGL: Any shoutouts you want to send out?

Rondo: Yeah, thanks for putting my pic on GGL Wire for the airtime of the SOF tourney. And to the director of the GameplayHD show: You're a kick a** guy, hope to see you on our next trip to NYC for GGL. And GGL, you guys are da sh*t!

Posted by mahmood on May 6 2008 10:41AM