I’m with Jaydee, Who only recently celebrated a 3rd place spot placing at Queensland LAN and has more recently joined the evolving Countdown 2 Infinity Line-up.
Prawny: So jaydee how was the bday?
Jaydee: The birthday was awesome prawny, thanks for asking.
Prawny: The upcoming amateur season has not had much publicity as of yet. The large main division has stolen much of the spotlight in reference to upcoming teams.Being a newcomer to cevo, and to your line-up how do you feel approaching your first cevo season?
Jaydee: I’m feeling fairly confident about the team, as for myself I’m a little nervous as it is my first cevo competition, but I know I have a lot of support from the players I’m involved with in c2i.
Prawny: Why Competitive Counterstrike?
Jaydee: I’ve always liked the idea of being different. I’m always getting involved with, and doing things that most girls wouldn’t consider. Like doing competition wakeboarding, I think Counter-Strike Source is a male-dominant game, so being a girl gamer gives me the ability to attempt things that most other girls wouldn’t try.
Prawny: How do you feel about being one of the few women to approach playing competitive counterstrike? what additional barriers do you see yourself facing that perhaps your male counterparts do not?
Jaydee: Obviously being one of very few competitive girl gamers, there is the feeling of being an outcast in the source community. It has taken a long time for me to even be considered into competitive teams. I think the main barrier is the sexist banter, obviously guy gamers don’t get abused or judge for playing games because, well, that’s what guys do. And not only speaking for myself, a fair amount of other girl gamers I know of are either too afraid or can’t put up with the sexist comments we receive.
Prawny:
Online Gaming; a largely male dominated demographic how do you find the treatment of girl gamers such as yourself?
Jaydee: There are numerous male gamers that support girl gamers. I wouldn’t be anywhere close to the level that competitive gaming requires, without the support and influence of fellow male gamers. Obviously as said before there are the other males that choose to banter and abuse, but like I said before it’s all a part of the game and like it or not, we girl gamers have to accept that and just try our hardest to kill them and make them rage. :P
Prawny: Tell us about some of the relationships you have forged whilst playing online games, When you consider your online identity and "real life" being different, how do you compare the friendships?
Jaydee: I’ve made so many real life mates from source, it’s actually quite difficult for me to truly understand how initially these friendships were formed. I guess the best thing about Counter-Strike Source mates is that I’ve met and been around people I don’t think I’d even consider talking to in real life. I've made friends that I'll keep for life and that in itself is a gift. Being able to communicate through a screen has allowed me to get to know their personality and has allowed me to make mates that are truly suited to my personality as well.
Prawny: Being a high-school student and the restrictions of still living at home, how do you prioritize your counter-strike team and the cevo-season with the rest of your commitments?
Jaydee: Obviously being in senior high school puts some added stress into my life. As for other commitments like sporting teams and wakeboarding, I think source is the only thing I really enjoy, mainly for its simplicity. Being a part of a source team is important to me because it’s just like being in any other competitive sport. Although a lot less active, it still allows me to get motivated and try as hard as I can to succeed. Also being a part of a team that can understand your stresses is important, a team is people that you need to connect with on a friendship based level as well as a competitive level. And I’m glad I have found that healthy balance in c2i.
Prawny: Last but not least tell us your impression of the amateur competition, and leave us with a few shout outs.
Jaydee: I think this season of cevo-amateur will be interesting to watch. A fair amount of very talented teams have the potential to produce a few great matches, and on that note, all the divisions look interesting and I’m sure cevo as a whole will be a great season to watch.
Shout out to c2i, ords, shempZ and all the other female gamers!"
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