Saura has been playing computer games since first or second grade when her family bought their first computer. She played shareware games like Jill of the Jungle, Commander Keen, Jazz Jackrabbit, and Wolfenstein 3D. Her first multiplayer games were Quake 1 on Mplayer and Age of Empires on the Zone. She recalls what a slow connection and computer she had, it always made things more difficult for a good game. But it also made her a cool and calculating player who valued efficient execution of every move. She blames her dad for being the biggest influence on her as a gamer.