Doublelift 'Grilled' (2nd appearance) (Episode #85)

Yiliang "Doublelift" Peng, AD Carry of Counter Logic Gaming, is the star of the 85th episode of Thorin's 'Grilled' interview series. Also available as an audio podcast: iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/en/podcast/team-acer-podcast/id635250259 rss - http://feeds.feedburner.com/acer-grilled Time line of topics 00:09 Intro 00:36 The relationship of the Chauster-Doublelift botlane in its first incarnation. 02:13 Why the relationship changed. 04:23 How good was the first Chauster-Doublelift botlane? 06:06 Should they have kept that botlane in place? Would Chauster have been in a similar position now anyway? 09:13 The experience of playing with Xpecial at the All-Star game. 12:09 Did playing with Xpecial change his perspective on Wildturtle? 13:13 How good was Chaox in S2? 13:43 A story that Doublelift got offers to join TSM. 15:37 Does Doublelift need is Support to babysit him and think for him? 17:00 What he needs from a Support for his play to be the best it can be. 17:59 Froggen saying Doublelift runs into CC. 18:58 Hypothetical: what if he could play with one of the best Supports? 20:04 Playing with MadLife. 20:56 Doublelift's options of going to a Korean team in S2. 22:13 Does he have a philosophy of how ADC should be played? 24:07 Thoughts on uzi. 25:14 Why didn't the 'protect the Doublelift' style work for CLG? 26:30 Why didn't CLG accept the 'protect the Doublelift' style and why didn't they recruit a really good Support player? 29:34 Does it not worry him that a player like imp can be neutralised if his team does poorly? 30:54 Styles of team, in terms of composition. 32:44 Thoughts on Genja. 34:05 Genja as innovator. 34:50 Genja's three Doran's blades builds. 36:10 Other pros saying Genjas positioning is really good in team-fights. 37:57 Thoughts from having played Genja. 39:27 Creaton as a good EU ADC. 40:43 Thoughts on WeiXiao right now. 41:51 NaMei (formerly Devil), ADC of Positive Energy. 43:03 Korean ADCs (imp, PraY and Piglet) 44:06 His theory that you must play the OP AD champions or their counters. 45:40 If champs like Vayne were nerfed would he really abandon them? 46:52 Peers having the perception that Doublelift only wanted to play mechanically demanding champions. 48:16 Rekkles. 49:43 Questions about his set-up: his past using attack-move bound to his mouse. 51:17 Does he ever use attack-move now? 51:59 Do other ADCs use attack-move? 52:41 Does Doublelift smartcast? 53:52 His comments that time slows down and his ability to be composed in team-fight scenarios where he is required to be mechanically perfect. 55:08 His perception of himself for never having won a LAN. 57:00 As the star player, why doesn't he demand the players he wants around him? 59:03 His statements in the CLG documentary about how they had to do whatever it took to be the best for the S3WC. 1:00:38 Does CLG still believe in the "potential" approach of position swaps? 1:01:56 The perception that Doublelift looks good cos his team is setting him up. 1:03:14 Does Doublelift's play keep CLG afloat? 1:04:03 Nien and Link as threats. 1:05:33 The last CLG line-up's problems with objective-based play. 1:07:43 The only time CLG had someone who wanted to be the shot-caller was with Saintvicious. 1:08:21 Better to have a bad plan than no plan. 1:09:23 Chauster's shot-calling. 1:10:43 Wasn't the Saintvicious line-up of CLG really good in-game? 1:13:24 If CLG hadn't gone to Korea could the Saintvicious line-up have worked for longer? 1:15:19 Does he ever feel jealous of other ADs, who have amazing Support players? 1:16:21 Does the ADC have to be mechanically good to be a good player? 1:18:00 Giving an example of a good player whose mechanics aren't good. 1:18:49 CLG Documentary statements about their cheese potentially allowing them to win the S2WC. 1:20:31 The proxying and TP Promote strategies. Could they have worked? 1:21:22 Is Froggen the best EU mid by far? 1:22:44 His comments that EU would be weaker than NA, prior to the S3WC. 1:24:59 Him saying that Vulcun would get out of Group B of the S3WC. 1:25:55 Statement that Xmithie is better than DanDy. 1:27:00 What if Cloud9 could have played any of the other 3 teams in the Ro8? 1:28:21 Why didn't CLG recruit from Europe? 1:29:43 MonteCristo as coach. 1:31:33 The top five ADCs in the world, right now. 1:32:47 CLG will place top 4 at the S4WC. 1:34:10 Hypothetical: Doublelift must create the ultimate Asian team, which would crush the Western regions. 1:35:52 Final words/Outro.