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hifriend
Profile Blog Joined June 2009
China7935 Posts
October 17 2010 18:28 GMT
#21
[image loading]

"I beg your pardon?"
leetchaos
Profile Blog Joined November 2008
United States395 Posts
October 17 2010 18:31 GMT
#22
I didn't really see this at all from watching the stream.
micronesia
Profile Blog Joined July 2006
United States24768 Posts
October 17 2010 18:32 GMT
#23
On October 18 2010 03:28 hifriend wrote:
[image loading]

"I beg your pardon?"

I don't really want to disagree with your counterexample but...

that picture was generated by a television show crew so I'm sure he was 'touched up' more than players at sc2 events are :p
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Djzapz
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
Canada10681 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-10-17 18:39:19
October 17 2010 18:38 GMT
#24
It's pretty funny you'd say that when I've seen progamers in Korea dripped in sweat more than once. Jaedong's sweat dropping on his shirt - it's actually pretty awesome. Intense mental activities make people sweat. I mean, have you ever taken a 4 hour math exam? People get sweaty and the room is warm as hell. Also, playing a 30+ minutes game at 200+ APM is actually pretty exhausting.

A good number of progamers are pretty alright and the pimply nerds certainly aren't a majority. Taking MLG as an example, I couldn't name 3 pimply nerds.

Hell, Huk and Kiwi are pretty handsome! I've been wearing my headphones on my hoodie (without success).
"My incompetence with power tools had been increasing exponentially over the course of 20 years spent inhaling experimental oven cleaners"
Skyze
Profile Blog Joined November 2008
Canada2324 Posts
October 17 2010 18:47 GMT
#25
Im curious to see a picture of the thread creator, if he is talking about other people fitting that "stereotype".. Chances are, he does too.

Sweating is hard to avoid in a heavily taxing mental and physical game like SC.. Its really different than every other game. Of course its not as bad as a full-body sport, but the amount of energy needed to play at the level that the top players play at, their high APM and so much multitasking (mentally) is really draining. I wouldnt expect anyone whos not familiar with it themselves to understand.
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Zrana
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
United Kingdom698 Posts
October 17 2010 18:55 GMT
#26
I think it adds a bit of excitement tbh; if the players weren't all that bothered the matches would be boring
Wotans_Fire
Profile Blog Joined November 2008
United Kingdom294 Posts
October 17 2010 18:58 GMT
#27
whats wrong with pimply nerds tell your girlfriend to stop being so damn superficial, besides most of the guys are sexy as hell have you seen lzgamer, tyler etc
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shieldbreak
Profile Joined February 2010
United States406 Posts
October 17 2010 19:00 GMT
#28
On October 18 2010 03:27 ToFu. wrote:
i don't wanna sound racist or anything.. but some people are more genetically predisposed to sweat more, just as some people have ridiculous amounts of hair (i'm looking at you, indian people).

Thanks for pointing us out man. Thanks a lot.
Many a sleepless nights were spent doing absolutely nothing.
Djzapz
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
Canada10681 Posts
October 17 2010 19:01 GMT
#29
On October 18 2010 03:58 Wotans_Fire wrote:
whats wrong with pimply nerds tell your girlfriend to stop being so damn superficial, besides most of the guys are sexy as hell have you seen lzgamer, tyler etc

I agree. And Teeler's sexy as hell.
"My incompetence with power tools had been increasing exponentially over the course of 20 years spent inhaling experimental oven cleaners"
thesighter
Profile Joined July 2010
United States347 Posts
October 17 2010 19:08 GMT
#30
On October 18 2010 04:00 shieldbreak wrote:
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On October 18 2010 03:27 ToFu. wrote:
i don't wanna sound racist or anything.. but some people are more genetically predisposed to sweat more, just as some people have ridiculous amounts of hair (i'm looking at you, indian people).

Thanks for pointing us out man. Thanks a lot.


You forgot to mention that Indian sweat smells horrendous, stinks up a whole room.


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vrok
Profile Joined August 2009
Sweden2541 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-10-17 19:24:32
October 17 2010 19:08 GMT
#31
On October 18 2010 02:35 Hakker wrote:
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On October 18 2010 02:27 Antoine wrote:
the only reason you don't see korean players as "pimply nerds" is because of the amount of makeup they cake on them before they go on air. and even then, half of them seem like their team could really use a proactiv sponsorship. and honestly they're pretty sweaty too, one of them (jaehoon) even has the nickname "sweattoss" because of how much he perspires.
so in summary i'm not really sure that you have a valid point


Atleast they look like they're putting some effort in to it. When QXC comes out on stage it doesn't even look like he's bothered shaving before he's set to appear in front of thousands of people.

I'm sorry. Are you seriously suggesting that an unshaven QXC with his badass bandana looks like a stereotypical sweaty pimply nerd? ROFL. He looks more like a stoner than anything. What's with the obsession of shaving anyway? MLG LANs aren't boot camps, a bank nor a place of business and even then it's a pretty retarded norm if it's kept neat enough.

Also, does your girlfriend find beefy although sweaty boxers appalling as well?
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shieldbreak
Profile Joined February 2010
United States406 Posts
October 17 2010 19:09 GMT
#32
On October 18 2010 04:08 thesighter wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 18 2010 04:00 shieldbreak wrote:
On October 18 2010 03:27 ToFu. wrote:
i don't wanna sound racist or anything.. but some people are more genetically predisposed to sweat more, just as some people have ridiculous amounts of hair (i'm looking at you, indian people).

Thanks for pointing us out man. Thanks a lot.


You forgot to mention that Indian sweat smells horrendous, stinks up a whole room.

That's a stereotype...depends on the Indian. -____-
Many a sleepless nights were spent doing absolutely nothing.
Piy
Profile Blog Joined January 2008
Scotland3152 Posts
October 17 2010 19:16 GMT
#33
Didn't notice it much on streams myself, but hopefully Blizzard will patch this in 1.2
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jjun212
Profile Joined December 2004
Canada2208 Posts
October 17 2010 19:16 GMT
#34
in their defence, maybe it was hot where they were?

i mean, when im really focused and doing something that requires a lot of attention; even if it's not like mad physical like pumping weights, i can still sweat if the room isn't well vented or w/e

Haemonculus
Profile Blog Joined November 2004
United States6980 Posts
October 17 2010 19:19 GMT
#35
On October 18 2010 04:16 Piy wrote:
Didn't notice it much on streams myself, but hopefully Blizzard will patch this in 1.2

LOL
I admire your commitment to being *very* oily
shieldbreak
Profile Joined February 2010
United States406 Posts
October 17 2010 19:20 GMT
#36
On October 18 2010 04:16 Piy wrote:
Didn't notice it much on streams myself, but hopefully Blizzard will patch this in 1.2

We'll probably have to wait 10 or so years for this to be implemented.
Many a sleepless nights were spent doing absolutely nothing.
Haemonculus
Profile Blog Joined November 2004
United States6980 Posts
October 17 2010 19:22 GMT
#37
On October 18 2010 04:16 jjun212 wrote:
in their defence, maybe it was hot where they were?

i mean, when im really focused and doing something that requires a lot of attention; even if it's not like mad physical like pumping weights, i can still sweat if the room isn't well vented or w/e


Actually it was kinda chilly in the gaming section... but personally I was sweating a bunch just from anxiety/pressure/stress. Playing a game in such an intense environment is pretty mentally taxing.
I admire your commitment to being *very* oily
Mastermind
Profile Blog Joined April 2008
Canada7096 Posts
October 17 2010 19:51 GMT
#38
Playing a really intense game can make you sweat. Not much can be done about that. If it happens to me, I can only imagine it happens to progamers even more because they are playing more intense games then I am. Add in the pressure of a LAN event for large sums of money and I really dont see how you could expect them not to sweat.
Dienosore
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
Brunei Darussalam622 Posts
October 17 2010 19:54 GMT
#39
Are we talking about Indians from India or Indians from America?
eLiE
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Canada1039 Posts
October 17 2010 19:59 GMT
#40
lol, this is such a dumb thing to say. unless you want people hired as sweat catchers who go and wipe peoples faces during games, you're gonna have to deal with it. people under intense stress are gonna be sweating mid game, it's a natural response. has nothing do do with personal hygiene. i don't see how it looks unprofessional, so if you want jacked super models coming in to play so you're girlfriend thinks video games are cool, i think you are wasting your time. they most likely won't think video games are cool no matter who's playing. and esports in the west are anything but hindered, there's been a huge explosion; big cash tourneys, youtube's been spammed to shit with starcraft videos, look at the TL community, it's huge. let's all be sweaty nerds together!
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