In The Scope: Roman Templar

DOTA 2 has hit the ground running with one of the most successful spin-ups in recent memory. The division came charging out of Vanguard with a strong membership and no signs of stopping. A big part of that is DA DC MasterOdin, but every good commander has a strong second and that is RomanTemplar. The Newsletter crew caught up with Roman to discuss gaming with TAW, DA, and life in general.

 

 

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First, tell everyone a little about yourself:

 

Hello, My name is RomanTemplar and I am the DO of the DOTA 2 Division here in TAW, I live in Manitoba Canada [its the left Middle province :)]. I currently am attending the local university for a degree in business.

 

Do you have any interesting non-gaming hobbies you wouldn't mind sharing? 

 

Well being Canadian I enjoy playing Ice Hockey in the winter, though I am not apart of a team I like to head off to the local ring and shoot the puck around with my friends.

 

You have certainly been around, an officer in every division you have been in, bouncing about and even leaving TAW briefly before returning to help run the DOTA2 division. Do you still float about the other games or are you pretty much set on DOTA2 at this point? 

 

Well I do mostly play DOTA now but I have recently been playing a lot of Planetside 2 since its release and I have also been playing some World or Tanks.

 

 

You have earned a hefty stack of medals in the year and a half you have been in TAW, do any of them hold any particularly fond memories for you?

 

My good old Recruiting Award, for the simple reason that without recruiting we would not have divisions :).

 

What is it about DOTA2 that makes it so successful? You guys burst out of Vanguard with a massive member count and are now over 130 strong. What factors have led to this?

 

Strong leadership and a solid recruiting effort by our members. We are currently attempting to hit the 200 member mark by the new year!

 

Tell us a little about DOTA2. What would you tell another TAW member interested in checking it out about the game?

 

Well DOTA is a hard game to describe but basically you control one hero and you fight other hero on a map, but the game is a lot more complex then that and require great skill to play effectively, if you are looking for a challenging game that require a high APM then I invite you to try it out :P.

 

Any parting words for the rest of the community?  

 

oh boy putting me on the spot... Well... Live long and prosper?? /  keep recruiting ??