"Meet Your Mod" Episode 7: HiagoX

Just throwing up another quickie highlighting your neighborhood translator and Makoto mod, as well as a tidbit on his Brazilian scene.

HiagoX

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- Why did you choose that particular handle, is there a story or reference you'd like to explain?

Very, very stupid. You see, my actual name is Hiago, and when I started using the internet, I needed a username to go with. Poor Hiago was 8 years old and had no creativity, so I used my name and added a "X" after it. Since then, I've kept that username.

- What is your background with fighting games...Did you start with BB or are your OG like SFII?

I didn't care much for fighting games until two years ago, when someone forced me to play Melty Blood: Act Cadenza. That was my first fighting game, and even though I was pretty bad at it, it helped me understand basic terms like "mix-ups" and "blockstrings". I kept practicing it for some months until I've dropped it, and last year I've started playing BBCT on consoles.

- What competitive scene are you involved with? (Ranbats, Arcades, XBL, PSN, Reload Online etc.) Would you elaborate the benefits of this particular scene?

Brazil has a growing BlazBlue scene and a pretty solid Guilty Gear scene. We have monthly ranbats, tournaments happening around and casuals as often as possible. I've doing my best to support the scene here, as I know that both BlazBlue and Guilty Gear are really fun games that could have a much bigger scene if people stopped looking only at SSFIV and KoF (you know, Brazil, KoF... derp). Being able to actually meet people and play with them, laugh with them, it's just so much better than having to netplay. Not having to bear with lag, miles of distance, and besides, you can also hang out with people and talk about all sorts of things!

- How strong do you feel your nation is as a whole, what is the next step to strengthening it?

Brazil is still weak as a whole. We have talented players, but we need more activity between them. People need to travel more to play and get matchup experience; we don't have as much players as America or Japan have, so if we want to gather more experience, it's imperative that we travel around more to play other people. And above all, I think people need to dedicate themselves more to the game. Most players practice, but don't get deeper into the game. Watching more videos, practicing and finding out more setups and gimmicks, actually discussing things between themselves. Basically, dedicating themselves to learn more and more about the game. Somehow, I feel that some players lack that.

- Which player(s) give you the most trouble and why?

Usually, I have trouble against Hazama players in general. but especially against Bauer's. Aside from that, maybe Makino and NooB. Of course, they are all palyers from my country. I don't netplay often against people outside Brazil, since I can't bear the lag and can't play for shit in it.

- What has been the most helpful tool while growing stronger in BB?

Getting beaten up. Not even kidding. Playing against other people, losing, and having yourself think about why you lost is one of the best ways to improve your own gameplay. You should always look forward to fighting people stronger than you; it doesn't really matter how much you lose, as long as you learn something from it, you're still winning. Aside from that, training mode and actual gameplay discussions are always really useful for anyone.

- Is there anything you'd like to share regarding your respective character or Dustloop in general?

Be creative with your own game. Makoto has so many tools that can all be easily pusnihed. Therefore, as long as you are unpredictable, you may avoid being pusnihed for stupid stuff. That's all you really need! The rest comes up eventually, so rep the squirrel. We don't have many around, after all!

Love, Hiago. <3