I sat down with all 6 memebers of the Pro League team I Don't Know to discuss their recent Challenger League victory, return to the Pro League, and much more. This is what meepeY, Lacky, LeonGids, Elemzje, sTiZze and coach Ferral had to say about my inquiries.
Congratulations on winning the Challenger League! I wanted to ask first what each of you thought of the team’s Challenger League run?
What was everyone's favourite moment from Challenger League?
Do you feel the past season helped strengthen the team as a moulding experience of sorts, and if yes how so?
How do the roles on the team function internally on attack and defense?
Is there a secondary IGL of sorts or is all of the coordination headed by meepeY?
Are comms 100% English or is there bits of French?
Thoughts on Season 8’s format?
Do you think being able to draw from both the French AND British crowd is a staple of this team?
You guys play team Chaos on June 14th, a highly anticipated match, how do you guys feel leading up to the match? Will it be a match worth hyping up?
I then asked some questions that were specific to the British side of IDK.
How are the team comms? Has there ever been a misheard call because of the accents on the team or anything trivial like that?
meepeY, as captain of the team, whats your favorite part about this roster?
Also do you think you’re as good as an IGL as people hype you up to be? Why or why not?
What is it like being on a team with Elemzje again after so long?
Lacky, is it difficult on being a family man and a pro player? Does it motivate you in some way or anything like that?
Having known meepeY for the longest time, whats a trivial fact people would find the most surprising about him?
Having been around the scene for a good while, what is something you’ve noticed about the way the game is changing? Do you have a favourite and least favourite part of the current Siege? Anything you are hoping for in the future?
Leon, from your perspective, how has your transition from a young ranked hero to competitive player been? Any thoughts from the rest of the team on his progress?
Does being one of the youngest pros in Siege mean anything to you or is it a minor thing to you?
Ferral, how has the experience been coaching IDK, and what did you think of your competitive debut in the form of the CL quals earlier this year? Has the team improved a great deal from the start of CL to today from your coaching POV? Also, was coaching something you always wanted to do or did it just sort of happen?
Will you return to comp play in the foreseeable future once the time constraints you mentioned are relieved?
Do you think your experience coaching will help you in that regard? As a boon for recruitment?
I then asked a few questions pertaining to the French duo of IDK.
Has being on this team improved your English much or at all? Has there ever been anything lost in translation between the two of you and the other 3 or 4?
Elemzje, what brought you to try and join IDK after they won CL quals? Any story behind it?
What is it like being on a team with meepeY again after so long?
Do you and sTiZze get along really well being countrymen or is it just not a big deal to either of you?
sTiZze, whats it like being a hard support player? What kind of behind the scenes help do you do for the team that people might not be able to just see by watching the teams games?
Have you enjoyed your time on the team thus far?
I’d like to thank all 6 members of I Don’t Know for taking the time to answer some of my questions, but if you have any extra questions of your own be sure to check out their AMA over on the r/R6ProLeague subreddit on June 9th at 11AM EDT!