Hold Back to Block Talks to AGE|Fanatiq About Training for Ray Ray and Possible Retirement at Summer Jam 6

Hold Back to Block Talks to AGE|Fanatiq About Training for Ray Ray and Possible Retirement at Summer Jam 6
iantothemax by on August 26th, 2012 at 9:21 am

While attending Summer Jam 6 in Philadelphia, the Hold Back to Block crew was able to catch up with PDP’s Loren “AGE|Fanatiq” Riley to discuss a wide variety of subjects, from his beginnings in the scene, his use of pad instead of arcade stick, and the training he put in for his match against Ray Ray at East Coast Throwdown 4.

While his recent sponsorship has allowed him a ton of freedom in terms of traveling to events, Fanatiq also mentions that Summer Jam 6 may be his final tournament in the competitive scene, noting that he has other aspirations outside the community that he wants to focus on instead.

Source: Hold Back to Block

  • http://twitter.com/Herpingsince92 Herp

    nigger

  • http://www.facebook.com/riot55 Scott Underwood

    Other aspirations?  More like talking a lot of trash, getting blown up at tournaments and dropping basic combos nearly every match.  I like(d) Fanatiq but he starts too much drama and can’t back anything up.  

    • http://www.facebook.com/themightyraeli Kyle Bauer

      yeah, not like he’s won a major, high stakes money match, and gotten top 3 at another major this year or anything. consistently a winner or high placer in socal weeklies. get your stream monster attitude out of here faggot, it’s not appreciated.

      • http://www.facebook.com/people/Saif-Hashmi/1714180790 Saif Hashmi

        your high ground was just lost by calling him a faggot. both of yall need to stop being so uppity about someone you don’t even know.

        • http://www.facebook.com/themightyraeli Kyle Bauer

          Since when don’t I know Fanatiq? I talked to him pretty regularly before he started travelling and play games with him all the time.

          • spectaa

            You’re not helping his cause calling people faggot while defending him, I know that much.

          • MashingRandomButtons

            Some people ARE faggots so it’s necessary to remind them. Including you two who get butt hurt over some guy trying to trash talk at some guy who is trash talking this one guy.

          • http://twitter.com/Kylechf Kylechf

            Francis implied I’m startled that a person able to earn $4408 in 4 weeks on the network. did you see this (Click on menu Home)

          • http://twitter.com/Kylechf Kylechf

            ….
            goo.gl/ch3z0

        • http://www.facebook.com/victoly Matthew Taylor

           I wouldn’t say provocative words instantly derail an argument. The main point is still there.

          Words are kind of distracting though.

      • dietdrkelp

        He does start alot of unnecessary drama

    • http://www.facebook.com/people/Luke-Cheesecake-Moritz/505310338 Luke Cheesecake Moritz

      Other aspirations like actually furthering his music career, considering he is a STELLAR musician.  When he talks trash, he backs it up.  Winning a major, blowing RayRay up, and placing well at almost everything he enters (On a pad, the minority of controller choice even.)

      I don’t know where you’re getting this, “Can’t back anything up” attitude. 

      • THEQUEENOFLOVEHD

        Throws games to set up money matches :( then money match setup flops. When did he change? This is not the Fanatiq I remember.

        I agree he’s a great musician. But how far can he take his skills? He seems to have a lot of money and lives in LA, so I’m sure he can get something started

    • http://www.facebook.com/people/Jacob-Paul-Schmidt/100002318807148 Jacob Paul Schmidt

      Yeah believe it or not peoples lives dont revolve around street fighter. Fighting games at a competitive level suck up a lot of time and people need to realize that there comes a point in life when you need to make money to buy a house and have a family.

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=514612276 Greg Graham

    would love to hear some of your music man best of luck 

  • MikeTysonQuotes

    He’s retiring for real? That’s too bad because he’s so dominant right now and markets his sponsor very well.

  • IpsilateralTontine86
  • comeatme

    stop worshiping top players

    • JasinWalraven

      Though this is a noble thought, it isn’t very smart in the long run for the sport. As it stands now the fans and the players are the same. It is underground. Too many good players that could be even better are retiring simply because they cannot make enough money to live on. We have to get to the point where we have fans who don”t even play the games in a competitive manor.

  • RenaTurnip

    I’d miss Fanatiq a lot if he stopped playing Marvel. It was actually really neat to learn that he plays the piano, though. I popped into a stream of that once and it was pretty fun.

  • fiks

    do they talk about how he acts like a crazy person in instances like https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=378IDyzfeo0

    • Samir Nour

      wow

  • RAEN74

    Wow hes very well spoken. After seeing Doggface show interview…this interview changed my perspective

    • shadow111431

      Agreed his vocabulary is excellent and his speech is fluent and coherent. 

      • Mabans

        Why are you both congratulating the fact the man can communicate well as if it’s a bear riding a bicycle?

        • http://www.facebook.com/illness690 John Taylor

           Because he’s black.

          • RAEN74

            Well…ok yes…that may be true! haha But as I said…watch the Doggface show interview first. 

          • JackWild

            F champ talks like a blabbering idiot full retard 100%. feel better my black friend.

        • shadow111431

          I myself have a serious speech impediment. I can’t even talk to my mother without stuttering and accidentally spitting all over her. I always appreciate those who can speak well.

  • Kevin Wark

    I’d pray too if I had to use that awful PDP controller.

  • AnaboliChris

    Dont let the door hit you fanatiq!

  • Yobda Shinjog
  • http://twitter.com/N0TTI Dave Passmore JR

    LOL @ this sense of entitlement the fighting game community THINKS it has when it comes to these players. My man really came out and called him a “faggot” over him wanting to do other sh*t outside of the community.

    You gotta be one prude, sheltered, dissociative hater to be mad at a dude for wanting to switch his game up. Go to a tournament he’s at and pop sh*t to him, if he’s the “right” kind of dude – I’d pay money to see him smack the b*tch out of you front and center!

    Knock off all the slander, you elitist ass clowns ain’t holding no weight here on the internets…

    - – - – - ON ANOTHER NOTE – - – - -
    …Pad Players Stand Up! lol

    • http://twitter.com/LuigiBo87 Your Mother Digs Me

       A lot of the new community is still in high school so they just don’t understand yet…

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Yan-Zhao/10516382 Yan Zhao

    Fanatiq, do yourself a favor.

    Dont play Final Fantasy 13.

    • http://twitter.com/VanMatthias Matthias

      I thought the same thing lol. 

      • http://www.facebook.com/people/Dee-Dollars/100002504406346 Dee Dollars

         final fantasy 13 is good. stfu and let the man judge for himself.

        • http://www.facebook.com/people/Yan-Zhao/10516382 Yan Zhao

          The only good thing FF13 will do to Fanatiq is that it’ll probably make him return to the FGC after seeing how shitty it was.

        • spectaa

          Say you like it, whatever. Saying it’s good is just a fucking lie though.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Max-Oxnard/100000597610883 Max Oxnard

    I might be high, but…I originally read the article as :

    “Hold Back to block talks to AGE | Fanatiq about training for Ray Ray and possible retirement at Summer Jam 6.”

    Like “Hold Back” was a corporation that stifles media coverage of video game players.

    Yeah, probably just high.

  • http://www.facebook.com/NickGuy0320 Phoenix FalconPunch OchocincoW

    ONE BUTTON DASH

    • http://twitter.com/Theresekwv Theresekwv

       Mary said I am startled that some people can make $6195 in four weeks on the network. have you seen this(Click on menu Home)

    • http://twitter.com/Theresekwv Theresekwv

      …
      goo.gl/TYr37

    • spectaa

      TWO BUTTONS DASH

  • JasinWalraven

    Even the President gets that treatment from the vice president ;)
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EgIFV7jXBFQ 

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