[Stream] RemarK

Q: Where are you from?
A: I am from the Bay Area of northern California, USA. I was born and raised here my whole life, and currently attend Stanford University as an undergraduate student in the Computer Science department.

Q: How did you get the handle RemarK?
A: My last name is Kramer, and RemarK is simply my last name spelled backwards

Q: What is your history with Starcraft II?
A: I started in December 2010, a few months after the game was released. I was a long time Halo player, but with the release of Halo: Reach, the tournament scene died down and the game was not one I wanted to play competitively. Searching for a new game to try to master, some friends of mine introduced me to Starcraft II and taught me the basics of Protoss. Starcraft II was my first RTS ever, so once I bought the game, I was quickly placed into bronze (playing on a Macbook didn't help my gameplay either). I stuck with the game and continued trying to improve, and climbed the leagues. It took me 5 months to get to masters, and then a little over a year after that to get to Grandmasters. I've been on two teams in Starcraft II - Multitude Gaming (MxG) and Classic, a team I created with some of my close GM friends.

Q: Wait, you played MLG Halo - which games did you play?
A: I discovered the Halo franchise with the PC version of Halo:Combat Evolved and discovered the competitive scene and MLG while playing the XBox version of Halo 2. I attended my first MLG in 2005 for Halo 2, in Chicago, and placed in the final round of open bracket. My account name in Halo 2 was "kNichols" - a combination of the first letter of my last name and my middle name (McNichols). I went to an MLG every year since then, and switched to the tag "RemarK" from Halo 3 on.

Q: So Halo 4 is coming out soon - are you going to continue playing Starcraft II or go back to Halo?
A: I'm not quite sure - I've worked hard to get to a decent skill level in Starcraft II, but I also remember the time spent in Halo 2 and Halo 3 very fondly. I'll probably be playing Halo 4 for a few weeks when it comes out, and interacting with the Starcraft community as a manager and content-producer instead of as a player for that period of time. I'm going to be investing in a high quality capture card so that I will be able to stream my Xbox 360 gameplay as well.

Q: What equipment do you use?
A: I currently use a Razer Deathadder mouse, Sound Blaster Tactic3D Alpha headset, and a Rosewill cherry mechanical keyboard. Normally, I use a DAS Keyboard but I am waiting on some replacement keycaps to arrive and am using the Rosewill in the meantime. I also have a Steelseries Kana which I won in an online tournament that I have not used yet - it looks very pretty though!

Q: I have a question that isn't answered here - what should I do??
A: Ask it in this thread, and I'll get back to you as soon as possible. If it's a question that I think lots of people will ask in the future, I'll add it up here under the FAQ with your username!

Starcraft II:

HotS:
Season 1 Grandmaster

Tournaments:

Winner Stanford Zerg Rush LAN (Prize: Diablo 2 Battlechest, retail value unknown but estimated to be in the thousands)
URTL reverse all-kill against Zerg Gosu Team (zGt)

WoL:
Season 10: Rank 43 Grandmaster
Season 9: Rank 102 Grandmaster
Season 8: Rank 82 Grandmaster

Tournaments:

Ro32 IPL6 Amateur Qualifier (2-0 over STBrain, 0-2 vs STPanic)
Top 16 AGL August Invitational
SPGL Season 1 Nationals Top 12
Top 16 AGL June Invitational
Top 16 Streamer’s Community Choice Tournament
2nd Place The Redditor Cup (3-1 over Sasquatch, 2-4 vs JonSnow)
Winner Multitude Gaming Open A
Winner SpaceWhales Showmatch Series vs Glon (2-1)
Winner AGL August Qualifier #1 (3-0 over pulseKitty)
Winner HeXp Open #3
Winner Wonkman’s $20 Online Tournament
Winner rCraftGaming Open 17
LBR4 MLG Raleigh 2012
LBR4 MLG Anaheim 2011
ISTL Season 1 MVP
Stanford University CSL team ace player
ISTL Season 3 Finalist (Perfect record up to the finals, including winning double kill against Western Wolves)