hey merz, great read. You sure are pretty underrated and sometimes even overlooked, but you really seem like a great guy and a very good player. too bad you play terran tho ;-)

wish you gl in your endeavors in 2012 man...

surfinbird1

Germany999 Posts

December 31 2011 12:28 GMT

#63

Excellent blog, thank you. It is always interesting to "get to know" the person behind the ID. Good luck and all the best.

fcgog

United Kingdom876 Posts

December 31 2011 12:41 GMT

#64

great read thank you merz for it

Eee

Sweden2712 Posts

December 31 2011 12:49 GMT

#65

Gott nytt år merz!
I have a lot of respect for you, studying and playing at the same time like a boss and being so friendly to the community (helping people on TL and always posting interesting posts).

Eee

Sweden2712 Posts

December 31 2011 12:51 GMT

#66

On December 31 2011 18:36 Liquid`HayprO wrote:
interesting book merz

Hayder "TrollprO" Hussein

leo23

United States3075 Posts

December 31 2011 13:04 GMT

#67

good read thanks

TensaiSakuragi

Croatia224 Posts

December 31 2011 13:07 GMT

#68

Too long to read. But still cool that you share some insights.

Lambertus

South Africa975 Posts

December 31 2011 13:14 GMT

#69

good read, thx!

Hayder you troll ;-)

Tailss

Sweden233 Posts

December 31 2011 13:16 GMT

#70

ridiculously good post. Really inspiring read.

Bojas

Netherlands2397 Posts

December 31 2011 13:21 GMT

#71

Nice read, thanks for doing this.

On December 31 2011 18:36 Liquid`HayprO wrote:
interesting book merz

LOL

Amestir

Netherlands2126 Posts

December 31 2011 13:34 GMT

#72

So I read the whole thing, but I got one question left. Are you going full time pro in 2012 or not? Your blog indicates that it's the only solution if you want to compete, but you don't confirm it.

Sorry if I misread something

IBringUFire

Germany103 Posts

December 31 2011 13:36 GMT

#73

Excellent insight. I really like your self-analysis there, and the post gives some valuable information about the everyday life of a gamer. I was always wondering what keeps people who don't win regularly going, and that ego thing might be the reason. I myself would probably quit after losing for a few weeks, so I respect your sticking to it. That is a sort of willpower I can never reach!

All in all, one of the most interesting blogs I have read so far.

Neverplay

Austria532 Posts

December 31 2011 13:54 GMT

#74

great writeup, gl in 2012

Osmoses

Sweden5302 Posts

December 31 2011 13:59 GMT

#75

Great blog!

On December 31 2011 14:16 Antoine wrote:
wow sick blog, i'm only halfway through but i must mention that the word is "hubris" and not "hybris"

It's hybris is swedish, I think he should get away with that

ruiyang

252 Posts

December 31 2011 14:10 GMT

#76

Merz your such a baller for posting this. Very inspirational. And i see myself a bit in it as a semi semi sub pro, theres no chance you can get top notch if you dont put 8hours per day in this game, regardless how much raw talent or prior mechanics. I played you once in semi finals crafcup or so and I enjoyed getting demolished by you

i wish you a good 2012!

//shinigami

ZONTICKSZ

United Kingdom11 Posts

December 31 2011 14:18 GMT

#77

Great blog

Acronysis

872 Posts

December 31 2011 14:22 GMT

#78

Good blog. Long but i'm glad i read it =) It's always nice to get more into the mind of a progamer. Ill definitely be looking out for you next year. Good luck with school and your gaming career!

Hemula

Russian Federation1849 Posts

December 31 2011 14:40 GMT

#79

Wow, that was a nice inside information. Thanks for writing it down.
Now I will be watching for you, don't remember if I have seen any of your games, sorry.

Wish you all the best.

Edit: Honestly, after all this time I am watching SC2, I don't feel as entertained as I was, and I rarely watch any more streams or cups now. But things like this blog is what makes e-sports really great!

FnaticNaama

Finland120 Posts

December 31 2011 14:42 GMT

#80

Great read ! It was interesting to read about those tournaments from the perspective of Merz. The stuff about IOL was really cool aswell, it was so long time ago and we played like complete idiots. Imagine if u could back in time with your current knowledge and roflstomp everyone