Canberra teams will be familiar with his work and it was best that we gave a taste of what's in store for those who weren't. To answer our questions, is Charles aka OnlyLogic.
Player
profile
Name:
Charles “OnlyLogic” Middleton
Age:
23
Current
Team: None
Headset:
Plantronics GameCom
Keyboard: TteSports
Knucker
Mouse:
Gigabyte M8000X Ghost
Essential
tournament food: Orange Juice
G’day
Charles, mind introducing yourself to the Canberra DOTA2
scene?
I’m
OnlyLogic, caster, general gamer and student at ANU. I’ve played Dota 2
for just over a year and have been gaming since I was 14. I stream weekly, game
daily, but my love is in administrating and casting tournaments for various
games, as well as competing.
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| OnlyLogic's literal interpretation of Blue Steel |
We’ll
be hearing your commentary in games at the tournament, how would you describe
your style of casting?
I’m a
very loud caster. I try to make even the most boring situation a fun one by
pointing out every detail and commenting on it. I’m told that I can sometimes
over-hype things but I think that’s necessary and can be balanced with the
right co-caster.
Are you
able to tell us more about your shoutcasting and gaming history?
I
started gaming competitively when I was 14, playing for clans such as .S😖. and cbb in Wolfenstein: Enemy
Territory and Call of Duty 4 respectively. After a long pause, I took up
competitive gaming again recently, playing for Biohazard in Tribes: Ascend. My
skill wasn’t nearly as good as the past and I transitioned into amateur
casting, doing mainly PUGs and scrims. When I saw an opportunity to join the
massive bandwagon that was Dota 2, I took what I had learned from Tribes and
applied it in the Defense of the Australians. I’ve loved it and will be casting
for a long time in the future.
Any
reasons why you are not competing within a team?
My
skill level isn’t nearly as good as some of these players that have dedicated
years into their games. As much as I would love to become a big competitor, I
simply don’t have the time and my strength is in my patience and interpersonal
skills, making me a much better admin and caster.
Would
you like to give your quick top 4 predictions for this tournament?
Avant:YMC
are a very big-name team in Australia and are my favourites for top spot. As
for top Canberra teams, BoysBoys and RAD both shine in any tournament they
participate in and it’ll be a close call between them for second place. I’m
afraid I’m not too familiar with any of the other teams, but I hear 4FM is
quite strong.
We can
already see BoysBoys have a lot of love for you, so that counts as 1. Any other
teams that are you familiar with in this tournament?
RAD is
the other Canberra team I’m familiar with. I’ve played with some of the players
before and seen and cast many of their matches. I’ve also had the privilege of
meeting some of the Avant:YMC crew personally at the last Defense of the
Australians LAN I went to and I know their potential not only in this LAN but
in Australia. Although I’m not familiar with the other teams, I look forward to
getting to know the Canberra scene a bit more and meeting the players.
The
popular question, what can the Australian DOTA 2 community do to increase the
level of competition in Australia to match that against tier 1 teams in the
world?
Australia’s
isolation from the rest of the world makes it hard for any serious
international tournaments to include Australian teams. The first step to fixing
this is to let the world know that Australia has a big scene and wants to be
sponsored to be able to attend these international events. This ultimately
comes down to two things: Skill and popularity. Skill is rapidly improving and
there’s no doubt about the popularity. All we have to do is let the world know!
You’ll
be joined by ColdBlood as part of the casting crew. Can you give us a
preview of what’s in store?
I’ve
cast with ColdBlood before and we work very well together. Although he’s
relatively new to Dota 2, he understands the mechanics and balances me out
nicely when it comes to overdoing it on the volume. Expect big plays, exciting
casts and brilliant meta analysis.
Will we
see you in future Canberra DOTA2 tournaments?
Dota 2
isn’t quite my game, but I’m massively in support of growing eSports. If I can
be present in any scene that supports the growth of gaming into the eSport
generation, you can bet I’ll be there!
Charles, thank you for
your time, is there anything further that you’d like to add or any shoutouts?
A big thanks to my fans on
Facebook, Twitch and YouTube for the huge burst of popularity I’ve had over the
past week. I love doing what I do knowing people are more supportive
of eSports and enlightened by gaming. Also to PyrenZero who, although no
longer casts with me, will always be my gaming buddy.
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| OnlyLogic, keeping an eye out for Canberra eSports! |
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