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Souma
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
2nd Worst City in CA8938 Posts
April 06 2011 18:55 GMT
#1
Gonna quote my post from the Japanese Starcraft 2 thread.

On April 07 2011 02:57 Souma wrote:
Need this community's help. There was a guy who approached the Japanese community offering to create a professional environment for Japanese players. I don't know who he is nor his legitimacy, felt kind of random. He leaves some of his info in the chat he had with a couple of Japanese players. I'll quote the chat here. If anyone knows anything, let me know!

Note: Convo was not translated, I believe they spoke in English so it is a bit broken.

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[21:22:20] enza: hey kumazo-
[21:22:26] kumazo-: hi
[21:22:34] 真太: hi
[21:22:40] enza: hes team leader
[21:22:48] 真太: ahh I see
[21:23:04] 真太: you guys are online team?
[21:23:08] kumazo-: yes
[21:23:30] 真太: most players live in different cities ya?
[21:23:38] kumazo-: ya
[21:23:47] 真太: kk
[21:24:51] 真太: my organization is starting now, as we search for sponsors I'm seraching for talented and dedicated players
[21:25:26] 真太: I like Japan, so I want to look at Japan for some players
[21:25:44] kumazo-: i know some good players in japan
[21:25:56] 真太: I know only enza and kurOa
[21:26:21] enza: http://sc2ranks.com/c/586#rank:1
[21:26:27] kumazo-: they have attended international competitons
[21:26:29] enza: its japanese ranked
[21:26:38] enza: bobissonice = me
[21:27:15] 真太: Ash is Japanese?
[21:27:18] enza: yea
[21:27:19] enza: sure
[21:27:27] 真太: different from DuskBin.Ash?
[21:27:30] enza: no
[21:27:31] enza: not he
[21:27:58] enza: duskbin is hongkong team
[21:28:00] enza: maybe
[21:28:16] 真太: yeah I know DuskBin
[21:28:20] kumazo-: Ash who enza says is not duskin
[21:28:40] 真太: lol... iLoveSNSD
[21:28:45] 真太: nice name xD
[21:29:33] 真太: hmm, anyways, can you tell me which players are in your team?
[21:30:17] kumazo-: http://kqnsc2.blog137.fc2.com/blog-entry-10.html
[21:30:20] kumazo-: our member list
[21:30:58] kumazo-: http://sc2ranks.com/c/586/jpmaster
[21:31:03] kumazo-: japan ranking
[21:31:17] kumazo-: i can contact with almost all player
[21:31:20] 真太: wow Dimaga wins... Lucky that MVP dropped in the last game xD
[21:31:24] kumazo-: in that list
[21:31:25] kumazo-: ya
[21:31:33] kumazo-: i just watched
[21:31:52] 真太: I was looking at some players before
[21:32:19] 真太: I was looking at Ash MasterGODx nazomen Enoch and kurOa
[21:32:33] 真太: also nemuke since he is USiGoD from wc3
[21:32:45] kumazo-: nemuke isnt usigod
[21:32:48] enza: yea
[21:32:51] 真太: oh?
[21:32:55] enza: usigod leave sc2
[21:32:59] enza: back to wc3 lol
[21:33:02] 真太: xD LOL
[21:33:02] enza: but not serious
[21:33:05] 真太: I see
[21:33:21] 真太: wait...................................................
[21:33:30] 真太: I'm just mistaken
[21:33:46] 真太: I can remember now nemuke is Japanese SC:BW player in WCG
[21:33:52] enza: no
[21:33:56] enza: hes age of empire
[21:33:57] enza: players
[21:34:10] enza: aoe3
[21:34:11] 真太: he is SC:BW too... I remember from WCG webpage
[21:34:18] enza: nono
[21:34:24] enza: hes paly wcg with aoe3
[21:35:59] enza: ash here
[21:36:05] *** enzaがdragon_ash5を追加しました ***
[21:36:14] 真太: hmmm
[21:36:20] enza: hes japanese no1 terran player
[21:36:32] 真太: I never pay attention to AOEIII though.... so how can I know his name?
[21:36:48] 真太: anyways, #1 terran player hm
[21:36:56] kumazo-: nemuke attended IEM as WC3player
[21:37:04] enza: no
[21:37:05] enza: ief
[21:37:06] enza: IEF
[21:37:33] 真太: oh IEF
[21:37:44] 真太: lol ya... kk then
[21:37:50] 真太: that's why
[21:38:21] 真太: Ash here?
[21:38:25] Ash: y
[21:38:37] 真太: kk hi
[21:38:40] Ash: hi
[21:38:49] 真太: how do you 3 feel about SC2 in Japan?
[21:39:09] 真太: can any JP player fight any foreign player?
[21:39:40] 真太: do you think JP can improve to PRO level?
[21:40:09] Ash: hmm
[21:40:42] 真太: this question includes yourself
[21:41:08] 真太: I'm searching for motivation, dedication, and talent
[21:41:26] enza: i can go prolevel! on sc2!
[21:41:28] enza: :D
[21:41:32] 真太: my partners will not agree to recruit any Japanese players if Japan has no chance
[21:41:50] 真太: ;P ENZA
[21:41:59] enza: but busy life now
[21:42:05] enza: -O-
[21:42:08] 真太: http://sc2ranks.com/c/586/jpmaster where is ENZA on this list? lol
[21:42:17] enza: bobissonice
[21:42:28] enza: im use only cheese
[21:42:31] enza: haha
[21:42:40] enza: o_O
[21:42:43] 真太: lol....
[21:43:03] 真太: so noob.. cheese.. >.<~!
[21:43:06] enza: lol
[21:43:08] enza: sure
[21:43:13] 真太: haha
[21:43:20] enza: enoch beat hypro
[21:43:36] enza: and play vs mouzstrelork?
[21:43:47] enza: i dont remenbar hes name
[21:43:58] enza: but hes lost vs mouzplayer
[21:44:12] enza: luquitd hypro?
[21:44:17] enza: hmm i dont remenbar
[21:44:18] enza: oO
[21:44:28] 真太: Strelok
[21:44:30] enza: aaa
[21:44:33] enza: he
[21:45:07] 真太: he beat TLAF.Haypro?
[21:45:16] enza: luquid?
[21:45:20] 真太: yes
[21:45:21] enza: http://starcraft2.jpcommunity.com/sc2/modules/xhnewbb/viewtopic.php?topic_id=1924
[21:45:24] enza: yea
[21:45:24] 真太: Liquid.Haypro
[21:45:27] enza: hes beat
[21:45:30] enza: on ladder
[21:46:22] 真太: hmm, this replay Enoch < Strelok?
[21:46:27] enza: yes
[21:46:30] 真太: -.-
[21:46:35] 真太: Strelok is Protoss player
[21:46:35] enza: but good game
[21:46:40] 真太: =P
[21:46:40] enza: yea
[21:46:47] 真太: but replay says Terran
[21:47:08] enza: japanese can change to gosu
[21:47:15] enza: i think
[21:47:16] enza: but
[21:47:31] enza: we not have good practice and ....
[21:47:47] enza: i know NA server is not good skill
[21:48:04] 真太: hmm?
[21:48:08] 真太: NA skill is okay...
[21:48:25] 真太: you should be Grand Masters for good practice
[21:48:51] enza: elite ladder?
[21:49:02] kumazo-: there is and will be no player in japan who can reach grandmaster reague
[21:49:06] kumazo-: i think
[21:49:09] 真太: yes, Grand Masters will start in next season
[21:49:19] 真太: Grand Masters is top 200 players only
[21:49:24] enza: i see
[21:50:38] 真太: my friend from Indonesia is top 200 NA
[21:50:49] 真太: also my friend from high school is top 200 NA
[21:50:57] enza: oo
[21:51:06] 真太: if you say no player in Japan can reach this level, then the level in Japan is too low
[21:51:13] enza: yea
[21:51:15] enza: but now
[21:51:24] kumazo-: i know japanese level is too low
[21:52:13] 真太: hmm
[21:52:28] enza: to many tornament on sc2 in japan
[21:53:50] kumazo-: but i hope japanese can reach grandmaster league in the future
[21:54:05] 真太: I see
[21:54:10] enza: i hope back games
[21:54:18] 真太: everything is possible
[21:54:22] kumazo-: yes
[21:54:37] 真太: but for gaming, it's very serious
[21:54:48] 真太: you should make a decision to be PRO or only for fun
[21:55:28] 真太: every player has life outside gaming, but gaming is like a job
[21:55:51] 真太: you need to study, and dedicate time every day
[21:56:25] 真太: do you think any player in Japan has the heart to be gaming PROs?
[21:57:05] enza: low player
[21:57:13] enza: hope progamers
[21:57:42] kumazo-: i think a few japanese go into professional gameing seane
[21:57:55] kumazo-: want to go
[21:58:07] kumazo-: into professional gaming seane
[21:58:25] 真太: if you want to find me players with that dream
[21:58:28] kumazo-: but its like a kind of dream
[21:58:42] 真太: I will dedicate my time to join them in scheduled practice times
[21:59:00] 真太: and I will be their coach for some time
[21:59:09] enza: oo
[21:59:16] enza: who
[21:59:29] 真太: any Japanese who want to be PRO
[21:59:50] 真太: I will do training for anyone who wants to join the PRO gaming scene
[22:00:51] enza: i hope ;;
[22:01:28] kumazo-: i can understand what you say
[22:01:46] kumazo-: i introduce you to japanese community site
[22:03:21] 真太: I cannot speak Japanese now, so I need someone to help me
[22:04:07] kumazo-: if you write comments in english , i will transkate it in japanese
[22:04:18] 真太: kk
[22:04:43] 真太: first, I wish to ask all Japanese to support my organization
[22:05:08] 真太: I will move to Japan later after I finish my studies and after I can speak better Japanese
[22:05:28] 真太: at that time I hope my organization is in top PRO level gaming
[22:05:37] enza: only japanese?
[22:05:53] 真太: then I hope I can make some training center for Japanese gamers
[22:06:02] 真太: in Tokyo or Kyoto
[22:06:28] 真太: my organization is Global, but I want to ask for Japanese to support us
[22:06:52] 真太: we need more fans so we can attract more sponsors
[22:07:59] 真太: can you understand that?
[22:08:08] kumazo-: ya
[22:08:21] kumazo-: and plz tell me your website and contact
[22:08:39] 真太: our website is still making
[22:09:25] 真太: it will be finished 2nd week of April or so
[22:09:53] 真太: everyone in our organization is working hard, we are all very serious about gaming
[22:10:53] 真太: my contact: BNET NA server Shinta
[22:11:34] 真太: facebook fan page here:http://www.facebook.com/GO.Electronic.Sports
[22:11:42] kumazo-: ok
[22:12:09] kumazo-: i will translate it and introduce japanese community
[22:12:25] 真太: okay thank you
[22:14:47] 真太: if you can find any players who want to try their best to become PRO, you can find out their schedule information so we can set up weekly practice times
[22:15:01] kumazo-: but japanese cant meet your expectation i think
[22:15:29] 真太: maybe
[22:16:02] 真太: I think if ENZA and USiGoD tried harder, they could be very big in the old WC3 pro scene
[22:16:28] 真太: at that time I was not working with any professional organization, so I could only watch
[22:16:44] 真太: so now I want to try to support any Japanese who want to be at the top level
[22:16:54] kumazo-: i see
[22:17:11] 真太: ENZA should know that I support smaller countries
[22:17:36] 真太: before my team was the top players from Malaysia Indonesia Singapore and Vietnam
[22:17:51] enza: u got revenant? :D
[22:17:53] 真太: yeah
[22:17:58] enza: ohh
[22:17:58] enza: good
[22:18:09] 真太: but at that time Revenant was already unmotivated
[22:18:36] 真太: if Revenant joined me a long time ago during the time of Army and EsM, then I could make him a professional player
[22:18:50] enza: oo
[22:18:54] 真太: same for ENZA, I could have made you a professional player
[22:19:11] 真太: but at that time nobody knows me, so nobody would follow me
[22:19:46] 真太: the important thing is to try your best together
[22:20:19] 真太: if we have some team like Kim Revenant orcbaby Freedom, and we have some serious training
[22:20:26] 真太: then all 4 can be top level
[22:20:32] enza: oo
[22:20:38] enza: kim and orcbaby play sc2?
[22:20:43] 真太: nope
[22:20:47] 真太: I just say an example from wc3
[22:20:52] enza: aa
[22:20:54] enza: isee
[22:21:17] 真太: if only 1 player from that team is trying for top level, then no player can reach top level
[22:21:59] 真太: that's why I want to search for all the top Japanese players who want to try for PRO level
[22:22:22] 真太: we can make weekly practice times, and I will be their coach so they can try to improve together
[22:22:27] enza: enoch
[22:22:30] enza: hes want pro level
[22:22:34] enza: but hes cant speak english
[22:22:50] 真太: I see
[22:22:57] enza: hes 17-18age
[22:23:05] 真太: that's a good age
[22:23:08] enza: yea
[22:23:28] 真太: so I need a Japanese assistant
[22:23:38] 真太: someone who can join with all of us in practice times
[22:23:42] 真太: and can translate for me
[22:24:07] enza: ;;
[22:24:27] 真太: it will require some work
[22:25:26] 真太: I will make weekly reports, that means I will write once a week about each players progress, each players weakness, each players strength, etc
[22:25:33] 真太: and someone can translate for me
[22:26:12] 真太: like I said before, anything is possible, but I need some help if I can be successful
[22:26:25] 真太: maybe kumazo ?
[22:26:45] kumazo-: im busy in full time work
[22:26:55] kumazo-: so i cant help you fully
[22:27:26] 真太: k
[22:27:46] 真太: I'm also busy with full time work, but I work super overtime for sc2
[22:27:53] 真太:
[22:29:31] 真太: anyways for now you can advertise my offer
[22:29:42] 真太: thanks so much for your help
[22:29:45] kumazo-: np


I left out some of his more personal contact info. But, from the chat, his b.net name is Shinta and his facebook fanpage is apparently http://www.facebook.com/GO.Electronic.Sports .

If this is legit, it would mean a lot of hype for the Japanese SC2 scene.


Hoping someone can shed some light on this.

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floor exercise
Profile Blog Joined August 2008
Canada5847 Posts
April 06 2011 19:22 GMT
#2
It's obviously just some kid and his amalgamated fantasies of Japan/anime and running a pro house
Jibba
Profile Blog Joined October 2007
United States22883 Posts
April 06 2011 19:44 GMT
#3
If it becomes true, I hope it's as exciting as Japanese BW games. :>
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p4NDemik
Profile Blog Joined January 2008
United States13896 Posts
April 06 2011 19:50 GMT
#4
Mani's gonna take this by storm.
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Realpenguin
Profile Joined December 2006
8253 Posts
April 06 2011 21:02 GMT
#5
On April 07 2011 04:44 Jibba wrote:
If it becomes true, I hope it's as exciting as Japanese BW games. :>

for anyone interested, this is what happened at Japan's WCG qualifiers: http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?topic_id=146059
<Wolfpox> i remember when MVP beat that one guy, and everyone was like 'whoa' except that penguin dude.
Souma
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
2nd Worst City in CA8938 Posts
April 07 2011 01:54 GMT
#6
I guess nobody knows. Guess we'll have to find out the hard way.
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CrackSpider93
Profile Joined July 2010
United States136 Posts
April 07 2011 03:13 GMT
#7
I couldn't find anything on google about GO Esports. Also by looking at the preview of their website on their facebook page it seems that this is something major as they have some large sponsors (Intel, Microsoft, and Coca Cola).

I kinda have my doubts about this since I don't think Microsoft would sponsor an organization that only supports 4 PC games and Coca Cola may be plausible as they have sponsored BW before. Also something this big most likely would have been announced already.

SC2 in Japan is very niche and hasn't been highly publicized. The best chance of it being publicized there would have been the JEC due to the 4gamer.net coverage. However due to the earthquake, the finals got delayed and are now online. The best chance now would be if CyAC showcased SC2 at Tokyo Game Show like they did with Modern Warfare 2, Blur, and Quake Live. I think the CyAC booth actually had a good amount of attention last year so there's a good chance that there may be some increase of attention if CyAC does showcase SC2 this year.

CyAC.jp Starcraft II International League Admin
Souma
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
2nd Worst City in CA8938 Posts
April 07 2011 06:35 GMT
#8
Thanks for the information. Must remain skeptical I suppose.

I was really looking forward to that CyAC tourny before the earthquake hit, too... I hope CyAC does try and pick up SC2 again.
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CrackSpider93
Profile Joined July 2010
United States136 Posts
April 07 2011 18:28 GMT
#9
There will be more SC2 tournaments after JEC is done.
CyAC.jp Starcraft II International League Admin
Shinta)
Profile Joined July 2010
United States1716 Posts
April 12 2011 01:48 GMT
#10
I can shed some light on this.
1) This has nothing to do with GO eSports.
2) That is not the official GO eSports website.
3) most information on this should be disregarded
4) last but not least, you should be seeing some Japanese names start popping up on the international scene, so keep an eye out.
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