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Kaci Aitchitson, the FOX News anchor who will return to host the upcoming TI4, took part in the Team Liquid 20-20 interview series. The well-known presenter answered questions about TI3 horror stories, best memories, if she has played DOTA2 much in the last year and more importantly if she would allow her own child to be a progamer.
Kaci interviews Loda at Ti3 - Photo from PlayDota.vn


Kaci Aitchitson who was an extremely popular addition to The International 3, adding a touch of class as well as humour to the proceedings. If you need to jog your memory then you can revisit HotBid's interview with her from TI3.

The following is an extract from the TL interview:
If your child comes to you and said "Mom, after highschool I'm taking x years break, I want to be a progamer," how would you react? (RagnaRock)

Honestly, I would be stunned, because my husband and I are both clowns who aren't particularly good at gaming (my husband may disagree with me on that) so my first question would be "who are your real parents?" but my second question would be "how much time and effort have you put into this and are you truly ready to get serious?" If the answer is "yes" then I would support them. It's all about "are you taking a risk to support what you're passionate about"?

Because I'm all about that. If my kid came to me his senior year and said "hey, so, I'd like to be a rock star." My answer would depend on what the years leading up to this moment showed. Has my kid been listening to music while staring at the wall and eating cheese puffs? Or has my kid been jamming in a band, writing songs, reaching out to music teachers for feedback, that sort of thing. If it's the latter, I would say "that's awesome and I support you" because it would be clear that it wasn't just about idealism or 'being rich and famous'- it would be a true dream of his rooted in a very real love of music. Gaming would be the same. If my kid was like, "Hey, I'm going to be a pro gamer" and his gaming resume is 7 Saturdays of Duck Hunt, then the answer is no. But if he's been seriously into gaming for a bit and has reached that point where he needs to really go for it and see what he can do (or SHE, by the way, all of these fake scenarios would easily be a she too) then I'd be all for it.


You can read the entire interview on Team Liquid.

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