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Gator
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
United States3432 Posts
April 10 2011 01:47 GMT
#21
Nice write up, so sad to see today's events transpire. I'll patiently wait for the day Tyler returns to his BW level.
TSM
LagT_T
Profile Joined March 2010
Argentina535 Posts
April 10 2011 01:47 GMT
#22
You never fail to deliver sir, excellent blog.
"The tactics... no. Amateurs discuss tactics, professional soldiers study logistics." - Tom Clancy, Red Storm Rising
Tortious_Tortoise
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
United States944 Posts
April 10 2011 01:56 GMT
#23
Right now, I don't think it's fair or smart to write anybody off. The game is so young that any so-called "losing-streak" a player is on is hardly any time at all. People have begun writing Fruitdealer off as a 1-hit wonder because he hasn't done anything since the first gsl open. NaDa took over a year between his first and second win in the OSL. The game hasn't developed enough to the point where winning multiple tournaments consecutively makes you automatically the best player in the world. Note: I don't want to start any flame-war by disputing that MVP/MC are the best right now, I think they are. I just think there's so much more innovation and so many more cracks and corners of StarCraft II left to explore that there are no masters of the game. We are all still students of StarCraft II, we're all still learning more and more about it as time progresses.
Treating eSports as a social science since 2011; Credo: "The system is never wrong"-- Day9 Daily #400 Part 3
Turgid
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
United States1623 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-04-10 02:15:47
April 10 2011 02:13 GMT
#24
Well... Fruit Dealer's definitely not the same situation because even his first GSL victory was by the skin of his teeth. Cheese and luck and baffling decisions by players who SHOULD, by all accounts, have beaten him, such as oGsTOP, got him through the day. It's hard to imagine Fruit Dealer somehow emerging as a top 5 player in the future. I think there's something to be said about somebody never winning anything or doing anything spectacular.

Who, really, has come out and become the best with no warning? NSH.San, you could argue, but wasn't his case only miraculous because it's rare?
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McKTenor13
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
United States1383 Posts
April 10 2011 02:26 GMT
#25
Great write up. 5/5!

If you can chill. chill. - Liquid'Tyler
Arisen
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
United States2382 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-04-10 02:28:30
April 10 2011 02:27 GMT
#26
Thanks everyone, glad to know some people like the blog entry. I figured it would be nice after a tough match for Tyler to be able to see something positive. I hate it when you see pages after pages of "fans" telling players they didn't play well, or some other negativity. The players are the only reason we have cool games to watch, but despite this you'll see nothing but negativity out of a big portion of viewers.I think it's important to stand back and say something positive at least every now and again. Good luck in NASL Tyler, Artosis, iNc, and all the players that make this game and community what it is. Cheers Team Liquid.
"If you're not angry, you're not paying attention"
BluePabs
Profile Joined November 2010
United States317 Posts
April 10 2011 02:50 GMT
#27
That was a great read. This type of content is what attracted me to this site and why I keep coming back.I agree with what you're saying and I'm looking forward to the day Tyler takes down NASL or a MLG.

Awesome blog!
DarthKhan
Profile Joined November 2010
Canada166 Posts
April 10 2011 03:17 GMT
#28
Really good post.

Also there is no shame in loosing to a player the caliber of ThorZain.
HOLY CHECK G.G.
Ohdamn
Profile Joined June 2010
Germany765 Posts
April 10 2011 13:02 GMT
#29
very good blog..i couldn't agree more
those matches were so sad..
how can anyone say that what he played there is his best..?!
"If you can chill....chill!"
Arisen
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
United States2382 Posts
May 23 2011 03:14 GMT
#30
Bumping this after reading the LR of NASL today. It's really shitty that people keep talking shit on Tyler.

Nony Fighting!
"If you're not angry, you're not paying attention"
Megaliskuu
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
United States5123 Posts
May 23 2011 03:18 GMT
#31
He just seems so unhappy with sc2, the glory days are gone, nothing anyone can do about it .
|BW>Everything|Add me on star2 KR server TheMuTaL.675 for practice games :)|NEX clan| https://www.dotabuff.com/players/183104694
iSometric
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
2221 Posts
May 23 2011 03:59 GMT
#32
Where is his hair?
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intergalactic
Profile Joined April 2010
Canada428 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-05-23 04:31:13
May 23 2011 04:27 GMT
#33
Good read NonY does not get enough love lately.

First time I saw Tyler was during the beta, when he was messing around with phoenix builds at the time no one used them. I looked him up and read about TSL2, estro etc. Then SotG came, and I discovered he's a great guy as well, very smart and funny too (see quote in my signature below). Always auto-voting Tyler in every match ever.

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