I had nothing better to do at the KeSPA progamer Q&A session at MLG Anaheim than to ask totally pandering questions like “Could you each tell us which Starcraft II progamers you like in particular?” It was all for you, fans of both BW and SC2 (all twelve of you), so I hope you enjoy these answers.
Bisu: I like HerO and JYP because they are good at PvZ.
– Not bad picks, Bisu added JYP to his list after only mentioning HerO the last time around. It's funny that he would talk of two strong PvZ players. Right now the SC2 portion of Proleague is still stuck in a Protoss is too strong trend, but maybe the meta-game shift of Zerg strength has finally started to trickle down to high masters as well.
Fantasy: There are a lot of players I like, but I if I had to pick one, I'd pick MMA.
– It's funny because MMA is basically reverse-Fantasy: Die every time he uses mech, wins every time he uses bio.
Jaedong: I'm a big fan of my old teammate Symbol, and of Stephano as well.
– I literally high fived the Blizzard KR rep who came along with me for our interview Jaedong when he said Stephano was his favorite player. I was like “FUCK YEAH, 200k HIT FRONT PAGE HEADLINE RIGHT THERE BABY!” Then I remembered I don't work for Rakaka.se.
Leta: MKP, it's a pleasure just to look at his face! Also, it's fun to watch Oz mentally collapse.
– I guess this isn't the time and place to go on a long diatribe about how Koreans are relatively homophobic compared to Americans, but at the same time have way, way more lax standards on what constitutes being gay.
Stork: JYP and HerO
– Zzzzz.
Flash: Mvp, his SC2 play reminds me of how I play SC1.
– I'm kicking myself for not thinking of this follow-up question faster: “What did his SC1 play remind you of then?”
Soulkey: I like all zergs, but I like DRG and Stephano a lot.
– Now if only Stephano knew who all these people were.
I literally high fived the Blizzard KR rep who came along with me for our interview Jaedong when he said Stephano was his favorite player. I was like “FUCK YEAH, 200k HIT FRONT PAGE HEADLINE RIGHT THERE BABY!” Then I remembered I don't work for Rakaka.se.
On June 09 2012 09:12 Waxangel wrote: – I'm kicking myself for not thinking of this follow-up question faster: “What did his SC1 play remind you of then?”
– I guess this isn't the time and place to go on a long diatribe about how Koreans are relatively homophobic compared to Americans, but at the same time have way, way more lax standards on what constitutes being gay.
That seems a strange thing to say about a country full of beardless men with hair that would look more appropriate on a teen pop idol.
Fantasy: There are a lot of players I like, but I if I had to pick one, I'd pick MMA.
– It's funny because MMA is basically reverse-Fantasy: Die every time he uses mech, wins every time he uses bio.
It makes sense, people are attracted to things they are deficient in
Its funny cuz id say their styles are quite similar if u look past that, both are known for unparalelled willpower and constant harrasment and creative play o; on a sidenote im so happy to hear flash agrees with everybody who said Mvp is sc2 flash
– I guess this isn't the time and place to go on a long diatribe about how Koreans are relatively homophobic compared to Americans, but at the same time have way, way more lax standards on what constitutes being gay.
That seems a strange thing to say about a country full of beardless men with hair that would look more appropriate on a teen pop idol.
And then u realise the horror lying behind it, that gay people are so invisible due to society's hostility that everybody ends up forgetting they do exist, and cant relate any symbolic or aesthetic to them...
On June 09 2012 09:30 MCDayC wrote: rofl, epic, but what did the bit about the homophobia come from?
Just a side note because his comment was slightly, and I use the political term here, gay.
Sc2 fans have no conception of how "gay" korean progamers can be. Read this whole thread if you want, where the progamers deny how much they like girls! (eg: Free: I think it's Effort. He keeps spreading false rumors about me saying that I like girls, and to me it looks like Effort really likes girls.) http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=138028#1 + Show Spoiler +
Sea: Whenever I look at free hyung's interviews, he always talks about girls (for example, Stargirls). Our team members always go like "This hyung talks about girls everytime~"
Bisu: Sea looks like a little kid who only cares about soccer... But he really likes girls! Don't just look at him like he's so innocent!
Action: There is a progamer... he looks pretty innocent... but in reality, his tastes are really picky, so he doesn't have a girlfriend!
Fantasy: His broadcasting image is "Chic". But if you know him, he talks a lot and will pull pranks on you! I can't say who it is...
Hyuk: I don't think I'm very "Chic" When I play games, I turn into a completely different person than when I'm in the dorm... it's not bad but...
Effort: Hydra has a snaggletooth. Whenever he has a favor to ask, he shows his snaggletooth and smiles with his eyes to make it impossible to refuse him! It's so provoking!
Hydra: He acts like he's reserved and silent... but he talks behind people's back often and gossips a lot!
Jaedong: HiyA has a lot of girlfriends, surprisingly.
HiyA: I heard that Pure has a lot of girlfriends... Where did I hear this?
Pure: There's this progamer who's pretty good looking and seems pure... but there's always girls around him!
Stork: I have this drinking habit... I just go into the toilet, sit there, lock the door, and fall asleep.... and even though people tried to wake me up, they failed and I woke up when I wake up normally.
Flash: There's a progamer who ~really~ likes clubbing! It was really shocking so I asked him, and it's been confirmed as truth!
Kal: There once was a time when I was pretty pure! Then I started living in reality and I started getting a bit dirty. It's not like a long time ago.
free: When I drink with Zero... he has a habit where he punches the chins of people older than him. I think it's a cool drinking habit.
Zero: There's a progamer who has said that he has never had a girlfriend... but apparently he goes clubbing in other regions? And another progamer... went kinda nuts during a broadcasts and got edited because it was too much!! He should stop pretending like he's pure and reveal himself already!
Leta: I heard Kal likes guys!
Commentators: Kal, do you admit everything they've said about you is true? Kal: I don't think they were all aimed at me... Commentators: Oh right, that's right. So are you denying you went clubbing? Kal: Well, I have been clubbing with my friends a few times during vacation... Commentators: Is there anything you catch after you went there a few times? Kal: I go there to enjoy myself with friends, no other reasons Audience: Yeah right!
Commentators: What do you think about Leta's question? Kal: Guys? It's not that I like guys. It's just that Leta hyung looks like my old ex-girlfriend. Audience: Whoooooo! Kal: Leta hyung looks pretty cute, and I've said that he gives off the same image as my ex-girlfriend in some interview, And that probably got turned into that rumor that I like guys.
[image loading] Leta sends a heart to Kal
Commentators: Ooh! So Leta, is Kal the type of person you like? Leta: He's just my style ~ Commentators: Oh, so it must be true Leta likes guys! Would you like it if Kal liked guys? Leta: If he likes guys then I will... <Kal does not look happy>
More investigation into Kal's clubbing habits. Kal denies it, saying that it's a false rumor.
tl;dr spoiler: *Snip* Leta: I heard Kal likes guys! ..........*snip other stuff* Commentators: What do you think about Leta's question? Kal: Guys? It's not that I like guys. It's just that Leta hyung looks like my old ex-girlfriend. Audience: Whoooooo! Kal: Leta hyung looks pretty cute, and I've said that he gives off the same image as my ex-girlfriend in some interview, And that probably got turned into that rumor that I like guys.
[image loading] Leta sends a heart to Kal
Commentators: Ooh! So Leta, is Kal the type of person you like? Leta: He's just my style ~ Commentators: Oh, so it must be true Leta likes guys! Would you like it if Kal liked guys? Leta: If he likes guys then I will...
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On June 09 2012 09:30 MCDayC wrote: rofl, epic, but what did the bit about the homophobia come from?
Just a side note because his comment was slightly, and I use the political term here, gay.
Sc2 fans have no conception of how "gay" korean progamers can be. Read this whole thread if you want, where the progamers deny how much they like girls! (eg: Free: I think it's Effort. He keeps spreading false rumors about me saying that I like girls, and to me it looks like Effort really likes girls.) http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=138028#1 + Show Spoiler +
Sea: Whenever I look at free hyung's interviews, he always talks about girls (for example, Stargirls). Our team members always go like "This hyung talks about girls everytime~"
Bisu: Sea looks like a little kid who only cares about soccer... But he really likes girls! Don't just look at him like he's so innocent!
Action: There is a progamer... he looks pretty innocent... but in reality, his tastes are really picky, so he doesn't have a girlfriend!
Fantasy: His broadcasting image is "Chic". But if you know him, he talks a lot and will pull pranks on you! I can't say who it is...
Hyuk: I don't think I'm very "Chic" When I play games, I turn into a completely different person than when I'm in the dorm... it's not bad but...
Effort: Hydra has a snaggletooth. Whenever he has a favor to ask, he shows his snaggletooth and smiles with his eyes to make it impossible to refuse him! It's so provoking!
Hydra: He acts like he's reserved and silent... but he talks behind people's back often and gossips a lot!
Jaedong: HiyA has a lot of girlfriends, surprisingly.
HiyA: I heard that Pure has a lot of girlfriends... Where did I hear this?
Pure: There's this progamer who's pretty good looking and seems pure... but there's always girls around him!
Stork: I have this drinking habit... I just go into the toilet, sit there, lock the door, and fall asleep.... and even though people tried to wake me up, they failed and I woke up when I wake up normally.
Flash: There's a progamer who ~really~ likes clubbing! It was really shocking so I asked him, and it's been confirmed as truth!
Kal: There once was a time when I was pretty pure! Then I started living in reality and I started getting a bit dirty. It's not like a long time ago.
free: When I drink with Zero... he has a habit where he punches the chins of people older than him. I think it's a cool drinking habit.
Zero: There's a progamer who has said that he has never had a girlfriend... but apparently he goes clubbing in other regions? And another progamer... went kinda nuts during a broadcasts and got edited because it was too much!! He should stop pretending like he's pure and reveal himself already!
Leta: I heard Kal likes guys!
Commentators: Kal, do you admit everything they've said about you is true? Kal: I don't think they were all aimed at me... Commentators: Oh right, that's right. So are you denying you went clubbing? Kal: Well, I have been clubbing with my friends a few times during vacation... Commentators: Is there anything you catch after you went there a few times? Kal: I go there to enjoy myself with friends, no other reasons Audience: Yeah right!
Commentators: What do you think about Leta's question? Kal: Guys? It's not that I like guys. It's just that Leta hyung looks like my old ex-girlfriend. Audience: Whoooooo! Kal: Leta hyung looks pretty cute, and I've said that he gives off the same image as my ex-girlfriend in some interview, And that probably got turned into that rumor that I like guys.
[image loading] Leta sends a heart to Kal
Commentators: Ooh! So Leta, is Kal the type of person you like? Leta: He's just my style ~ Commentators: Oh, so it must be true Leta likes guys! Would you like it if Kal liked guys? Leta: If he likes guys then I will... <Kal does not look happy>
More investigation into Kal's clubbing habits. Kal denies it, saying that it's a false rumor.
tl;dr spoiler: *Snip* Leta: I heard Kal likes guys! ..........*snip other stuff* Commentators: What do you think about Leta's question? Kal: Guys? It's not that I like guys. It's just that Leta hyung looks like my old ex-girlfriend. Audience: Whoooooo! Kal: Leta hyung looks pretty cute, and I've said that he gives off the same image as my ex-girlfriend in some interview, And that probably got turned into that rumor that I like guys.
[image loading] Leta sends a heart to Kal
Commentators: Ooh! So Leta, is Kal the type of person you like? Leta: He's just my style ~ Commentators: Oh, so it must be true Leta likes guys! Would you like it if Kal liked guys? Leta: If he likes guys then I will...
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You forgot this other Leta quote too~
Q: If you were reborn as a woman, which progamer would you like to date? A: What an intriguing question? Among the progamers… Jaedong? I think Jaedong would be good. Maybe I love him already…
On June 09 2012 09:30 MCDayC wrote: rofl, epic, but what did the bit about the homophobia come from?
Just a side note because his comment was slightly, and I use the political term here, gay.
Sc2 fans have no conception of how "gay" korean progamers can be. Read this whole thread if you want, where the progamers deny how much they like girls! (eg: Free: I think it's Effort. He keeps spreading false rumors about me saying that I like girls, and to me it looks like Effort really likes girls.) http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=138028#1 + Show Spoiler +
Sea: Whenever I look at free hyung's interviews, he always talks about girls (for example, Stargirls). Our team members always go like "This hyung talks about girls everytime~"
Bisu: Sea looks like a little kid who only cares about soccer... But he really likes girls! Don't just look at him like he's so innocent!
Action: There is a progamer... he looks pretty innocent... but in reality, his tastes are really picky, so he doesn't have a girlfriend!
Fantasy: His broadcasting image is "Chic". But if you know him, he talks a lot and will pull pranks on you! I can't say who it is...
Hyuk: I don't think I'm very "Chic" When I play games, I turn into a completely different person than when I'm in the dorm... it's not bad but...
Effort: Hydra has a snaggletooth. Whenever he has a favor to ask, he shows his snaggletooth and smiles with his eyes to make it impossible to refuse him! It's so provoking!
Hydra: He acts like he's reserved and silent... but he talks behind people's back often and gossips a lot!
Jaedong: HiyA has a lot of girlfriends, surprisingly.
HiyA: I heard that Pure has a lot of girlfriends... Where did I hear this?
Pure: There's this progamer who's pretty good looking and seems pure... but there's always girls around him!
Stork: I have this drinking habit... I just go into the toilet, sit there, lock the door, and fall asleep.... and even though people tried to wake me up, they failed and I woke up when I wake up normally.
Flash: There's a progamer who ~really~ likes clubbing! It was really shocking so I asked him, and it's been confirmed as truth!
Kal: There once was a time when I was pretty pure! Then I started living in reality and I started getting a bit dirty. It's not like a long time ago.
free: When I drink with Zero... he has a habit where he punches the chins of people older than him. I think it's a cool drinking habit.
Zero: There's a progamer who has said that he has never had a girlfriend... but apparently he goes clubbing in other regions? And another progamer... went kinda nuts during a broadcasts and got edited because it was too much!! He should stop pretending like he's pure and reveal himself already!
Leta: I heard Kal likes guys!
Commentators: Kal, do you admit everything they've said about you is true? Kal: I don't think they were all aimed at me... Commentators: Oh right, that's right. So are you denying you went clubbing? Kal: Well, I have been clubbing with my friends a few times during vacation... Commentators: Is there anything you catch after you went there a few times? Kal: I go there to enjoy myself with friends, no other reasons Audience: Yeah right!
Commentators: What do you think about Leta's question? Kal: Guys? It's not that I like guys. It's just that Leta hyung looks like my old ex-girlfriend. Audience: Whoooooo! Kal: Leta hyung looks pretty cute, and I've said that he gives off the same image as my ex-girlfriend in some interview, And that probably got turned into that rumor that I like guys.
[image loading] Leta sends a heart to Kal
Commentators: Ooh! So Leta, is Kal the type of person you like? Leta: He's just my style ~ Commentators: Oh, so it must be true Leta likes guys! Would you like it if Kal liked guys? Leta: If he likes guys then I will... <Kal does not look happy>
More investigation into Kal's clubbing habits. Kal denies it, saying that it's a false rumor.
tl;dr spoiler: *Snip* Leta: I heard Kal likes guys! ..........*snip other stuff* Commentators: What do you think about Leta's question? Kal: Guys? It's not that I like guys. It's just that Leta hyung looks like my old ex-girlfriend. Audience: Whoooooo! Kal: Leta hyung looks pretty cute, and I've said that he gives off the same image as my ex-girlfriend in some interview, And that probably got turned into that rumor that I like guys.
[image loading] Leta sends a heart to Kal
Commentators: Ooh! So Leta, is Kal the type of person you like? Leta: He's just my style ~ Commentators: Oh, so it must be true Leta likes guys! Would you like it if Kal liked guys? Leta: If he likes guys then I will...
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Q: If you were reborn as a woman, which progamer would you like to date? A: What an intriguing question? Among the progamers… Jaedong? I think Jaedong would be good. Maybe I love him already…
On June 09 2012 09:29 huehuehuehue wrote: It's fun to watch Oz mentally collapse o.o?
He's probably joking since apparently both used to be on Hite Sparkyz together. Plus, Leta randomly showed up at the GOM foreigner house once to visit Oz, beating Doa in a 1v2 with 2port Banshee.
Oh my god! Bisu:HerO, Fantasy:MMA! Favorite SC2 Players #1 MMA, #2 HerO and favorite BW players #1 Bisu, #2 Fantasy! What a great day ^^ ty for write up.
On June 09 2012 11:02 MCDayC wrote: hahahaha, the responses, amazing. I think I'm a Leta fan now, he's the one Artosis got so pissed off at right?
Artosis doesn't like anyone who builds anything but workers earlier than 10 minutes into the game. So no, he didn't like Leta at all.
Leta really does like to get aggressive, using builds that depend on getting a bit lucky build order wise. Artosis feels he depends on these random cheeses a bit too much as compared to actual skill. Probably true, but leta is just so much fun to watch...
On June 09 2012 11:02 MCDayC wrote: hahahaha, the responses, amazing. I think I'm a Leta fan now, he's the one Artosis got so pissed off at right?
Artosis doesn't like anyone who builds anything but workers earlier than 10 minutes into the game. So no, he didn't like Leta at all.
Leta really does like to get aggressive, using builds that depend on getting a bit lucky build order wise. Artosis feels he depends on these random cheeses a bit too much as compared to actual skill. Probably true, but leta is just so much fun to watch...
I thought it was due to Leta smirking and looking proud after cheesing a much better player than him.
On June 09 2012 09:30 MCDayC wrote: rofl, epic, but what did the bit about the homophobia come from?
Just a side note because his comment was slightly, and I use the political term here, gay.
Sc2 fans have no conception of how "gay" korean progamers can be. Read this whole thread if you want, where the progamers deny how much they like girls! (eg: Free: I think it's Effort. He keeps spreading false rumors about me saying that I like girls, and to me it looks like Effort really likes girls.) http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=138028#1 + Show Spoiler +
Sea: Whenever I look at free hyung's interviews, he always talks about girls (for example, Stargirls). Our team members always go like "This hyung talks about girls everytime~"
Bisu: Sea looks like a little kid who only cares about soccer... But he really likes girls! Don't just look at him like he's so innocent!
Action: There is a progamer... he looks pretty innocent... but in reality, his tastes are really picky, so he doesn't have a girlfriend!
Fantasy: His broadcasting image is "Chic". But if you know him, he talks a lot and will pull pranks on you! I can't say who it is...
Hyuk: I don't think I'm very "Chic" When I play games, I turn into a completely different person than when I'm in the dorm... it's not bad but...
Effort: Hydra has a snaggletooth. Whenever he has a favor to ask, he shows his snaggletooth and smiles with his eyes to make it impossible to refuse him! It's so provoking!
Hydra: He acts like he's reserved and silent... but he talks behind people's back often and gossips a lot!
Jaedong: HiyA has a lot of girlfriends, surprisingly.
HiyA: I heard that Pure has a lot of girlfriends... Where did I hear this?
Pure: There's this progamer who's pretty good looking and seems pure... but there's always girls around him!
Stork: I have this drinking habit... I just go into the toilet, sit there, lock the door, and fall asleep.... and even though people tried to wake me up, they failed and I woke up when I wake up normally.
Flash: There's a progamer who ~really~ likes clubbing! It was really shocking so I asked him, and it's been confirmed as truth!
Kal: There once was a time when I was pretty pure! Then I started living in reality and I started getting a bit dirty. It's not like a long time ago.
free: When I drink with Zero... he has a habit where he punches the chins of people older than him. I think it's a cool drinking habit.
Zero: There's a progamer who has said that he has never had a girlfriend... but apparently he goes clubbing in other regions? And another progamer... went kinda nuts during a broadcasts and got edited because it was too much!! He should stop pretending like he's pure and reveal himself already!
Leta: I heard Kal likes guys!
Commentators: Kal, do you admit everything they've said about you is true? Kal: I don't think they were all aimed at me... Commentators: Oh right, that's right. So are you denying you went clubbing? Kal: Well, I have been clubbing with my friends a few times during vacation... Commentators: Is there anything you catch after you went there a few times? Kal: I go there to enjoy myself with friends, no other reasons Audience: Yeah right!
Commentators: What do you think about Leta's question? Kal: Guys? It's not that I like guys. It's just that Leta hyung looks like my old ex-girlfriend. Audience: Whoooooo! Kal: Leta hyung looks pretty cute, and I've said that he gives off the same image as my ex-girlfriend in some interview, And that probably got turned into that rumor that I like guys.
[image loading] Leta sends a heart to Kal
Commentators: Ooh! So Leta, is Kal the type of person you like? Leta: He's just my style ~ Commentators: Oh, so it must be true Leta likes guys! Would you like it if Kal liked guys? Leta: If he likes guys then I will... <Kal does not look happy>
More investigation into Kal's clubbing habits. Kal denies it, saying that it's a false rumor.
tl;dr spoiler: *Snip* Leta: I heard Kal likes guys! ..........*snip other stuff* Commentators: What do you think about Leta's question? Kal: Guys? It's not that I like guys. It's just that Leta hyung looks like my old ex-girlfriend. Audience: Whoooooo! Kal: Leta hyung looks pretty cute, and I've said that he gives off the same image as my ex-girlfriend in some interview, And that probably got turned into that rumor that I like guys.
[image loading] Leta sends a heart to Kal
Commentators: Ooh! So Leta, is Kal the type of person you like? Leta: He's just my style ~ Commentators: Oh, so it must be true Leta likes guys! Would you like it if Kal liked guys? Leta: If he likes guys then I will...
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You forgot this other Leta quote too~
Q: If you were reborn as a woman, which progamer would you like to date? A: What an intriguing question? Among the progamers… Jaedong? I think Jaedong would be good. Maybe I love him already…
Ofc Flash will choice a champion :D He sees the will to win by any means in MVP not sure if he would even look at skill to be honest. The mental part is what matters more then skill.
On June 09 2012 09:29 huehuehuehue wrote: It's fun to watch Oz mentally collapse o.o?
He's probably joking since apparently both used to be on Hite Sparkyz together. Plus, Leta randomly showed up at the GOM foreigner house once to visit Oz, beating Doa in a 1v2 with 2port Banshee.
I hope he wears a dress again.
EDIT: For the record it was 1v1 on Xel'Naga caverns. I was forced to play with a pretty heavy handicap. (don't remember the % offhand) He Siege Tank expanded and I did a BF Hellion drop into expand. Killed a good amount of workers and started tank production. We ended up 3 bases a piece and tank wars didn't go very well for me. (with the handicap he was 2-shotting them. lol) He eventually overran me, but I would have won a fair match and thereby declare Leta my SC2 rival!
I'm actually surprised I remember that many details about the game, but it was one of those games you don't play and forget. ha.
Fantasy: There are a lot of players I like, but I if I had to pick one, I'd pick MMA.
– It's funny because MMA is basically reverse-Fantasy: Die every time he uses mech, wins every time he uses bio.
It makes sense, people are attracted to things they are deficient in
I guess Fantasy is deficient at living up to Boxer's legacy. (I joke but I'm actually crying inside, why Fantasy! )
Edit: The Zerg and Terran ones aren't too surprising, except for hipster Calm, but I wonder why all the Toss like HerO and JYP over players with more GSL success(nothing against them but MC and Squirtle do have better results).
Also SuperNoVa is a hipsters dream player because he'll forever be the most underrated Terran.
On June 09 2012 15:07 omgimonfire15 wrote: Jaedong seems to really like stephano, apparently he got a picture with him after one of stephano's matches.
On June 09 2012 15:07 omgimonfire15 wrote: Jaedong seems to really like stephano, apparently he got a picture with him after one of stephano's matches.
On June 09 2012 15:07 omgimonfire15 wrote: Jaedong seems to really like stephano, apparently he got a picture with him after one of stephano's matches.
Fantasy: There are a lot of players I like, but I if I had to pick one, I'd pick MMA.
– It's funny because MMA is basically reverse-Fantasy: Die every time he uses mech, wins every time he uses bio.
It makes sense, people are attracted to things they are deficient in
I guess Fantasy is deficient at living up to Boxer's legacy. (I joke but I'm actually crying inside, why Fantasy! )
Edit: The Zerg and Terran ones aren't too surprising, except for hipster Calm, but I wonder why all the Toss like HerO and JYP over players with more GSL success(nothing against them but MC and Squirtle do have better results).
Also SuperNoVa is a hipsters dream player because he'll forever be the most underrated Terran.
You know I honestly think if broodwar lasted longer fantasy would have eventually surpassed flash and become the best. I feel bad for soulkey, fantasy and mini they were the future broodwar stars!
On June 09 2012 16:48 Talin wrote: Still funny how they can actually identify who the actual talented players are and aren't fooled by someone like Squirtle.
Is that meant to mean that squirtle is bad?? He played so good vs mvp though, I'm kind of new to sc2.
Fantasy: There are a lot of players I like, but I if I had to pick one, I'd pick MMA.
– It's funny because MMA is basically reverse-Fantasy: Die every time he uses mech, wins every time he uses bio.
It makes sense, people are attracted to things they are deficient in
I guess Fantasy is deficient at living up to Boxer's legacy. (I joke but I'm actually crying inside, why Fantasy! )
Edit: The Zerg and Terran ones aren't too surprising, except for hipster Calm, but I wonder why all the Toss like HerO and JYP over players with more GSL success(nothing against them but MC and Squirtle do have better results).
Also SuperNoVa is a hipsters dream player because he'll forever be the most underrated Terran.
You know I honestly think if broodwar lasted longer fantasy would have eventually surpassed flash and become the best. I feel bad for soulkey, fantasy and mini they were the future broodwar stars!
On June 09 2012 16:48 Talin wrote: Still funny how they can actually identify who the actual talented players are and aren't fooled by someone like Squirtle.
Is that meant to mean that squirtle is bad?? He played so good vs mvp though, I'm kind of new to sc2.
Squirtle's success has been rather sudden and surprising and recent. I'd say that JYP's PvZ and HerO's unique style have been established earlier than when Squirtle went into beast mode. Up until the last GSL Code S season and IPL4, I saw Squirtle as an unremarkable, middling player with no real chance of a championship win. However, he seemed to have changed to a top Protoss so very quickly that I still haven't come to grips with how that happened so suddenly.
Fantasy: There are a lot of players I like, but I if I had to pick one, I'd pick MMA.
– It's funny because MMA is basically reverse-Fantasy: Die every time he uses mech, wins every time he uses bio.
It makes sense, people are attracted to things they are deficient in
I guess Fantasy is deficient at living up to Boxer's legacy. (I joke but I'm actually crying inside, why Fantasy! )
Edit: The Zerg and Terran ones aren't too surprising, except for hipster Calm, but I wonder why all the Toss like HerO and JYP over players with more GSL success(nothing against them but MC and Squirtle do have better results).
Also SuperNoVa is a hipsters dream player because he'll forever be the most underrated Terran.
You know I honestly think if broodwar lasted longer fantasy would have eventually surpassed flash and become the best. I feel bad for soulkey, fantasy and mini they were the future broodwar stars!
On June 09 2012 16:48 Talin wrote: Still funny how they can actually identify who the actual talented players are and aren't fooled by someone like Squirtle.
Is that meant to mean that squirtle is bad?? He played so good vs mvp though, I'm kind of new to sc2.
I would say that Hero/JYP's playstyle are centered around multi-tasking and harassing, which is quite appealing to BW pros. Squirtle. on the other hand, plays a extremely efficient, but dull or boring style (i.e. 2base colossus bzzbzz). He and Mc are similar in that regard that both depend on timing (attacks) and brute force their way to victory. Thats why neither of them are mentioned imo.
On June 09 2012 09:12 Waxangel wrote: [...] I was like “FUCK YEAH, 200k HIT FRONT PAGE HEADLINE RIGHT THERE BABY!” Then I remembered I don't work for Rakaka.se.[...]
– I guess this isn't the time and place to go on a long diatribe about how Koreans are relatively homophobic compared to Americans, but at the same time have way, way more lax standards on what constitutes being gay.
That seems a strange thing to say about a country full of beardless men with hair that would look more appropriate on a teen pop idol.
Maybe he should have bolded the second clause for you.
Fantasy: There are a lot of players I like, but I if I had to pick one, I'd pick MMA.
– It's funny because MMA is basically reverse-Fantasy: Die every time he uses mech, wins every time he uses bio.
It makes sense, people are attracted to things they are deficient in
I guess Fantasy is deficient at living up to Boxer's legacy. (I joke but I'm actually crying inside, why Fantasy! )
Edit: The Zerg and Terran ones aren't too surprising, except for hipster Calm, but I wonder why all the Toss like HerO and JYP over players with more GSL success(nothing against them but MC and Squirtle do have better results).
Also SuperNoVa is a hipsters dream player because he'll forever be the most underrated Terran.
You know I honestly think if broodwar lasted longer fantasy would have eventually surpassed flash and become the best. I feel bad for soulkey, fantasy and mini they were the future broodwar stars!
On June 09 2012 16:48 Talin wrote: Still funny how they can actually identify who the actual talented players are and aren't fooled by someone like Squirtle.
Is that meant to mean that squirtle is bad?? He played so good vs mvp though, I'm kind of new to sc2.
I would say that Hero/JYP's playstyle are centered around multi-tasking and harassing, which is quite appealing to BW pros. Squirtle. on the other hand, plays a extremely efficient, but dull or boring style (i.e. 2base colossus bzzbzz). He and Mc are similar in that regard that both depend on timing (attacks) and brute force their way to victory. Thats why neither of them are mentioned imo.
Tbf Stephano, who's mentioned, plays easily as boring a style as MC and Squirtle, just with Zerg. His mid-game roach-max-to-gg ZvP is boring as hell to watch. (Though his ZvT is thankfully more interesting.)
I do agree that Squirtle and MC play more boring styles than HerO and JYP, but Squirtle's late-game positional play is pretty damn impressive. As for MC ... MC's opponents almost never reach the late-game, so we don't get to see MC's late-game much at all. :|
man this makes me wish i was in anaheim I've been following BW for so long and it's a buncha new fans from sc2 who'll mostly get to meet these heroes of mine I'm so gutted! JD!!!!!! <3
One day leta, one day progamers will play that dumb tissue game that Kpop boy bands play, and maybe just maybe, I'll get to see you accidentaly kiss another progamer. Till then, stop teasing
On June 09 2012 15:07 omgimonfire15 wrote: Jaedong seems to really like stephano, apparently he got a picture with him after one of stephano's matches.
On June 09 2012 22:43 revel8 wrote: Props to MapleLeafSirup for posting this in the Stephano fanclub, but I think it is relevent here too...
Haha! So good, I love it. :D
Also, is it just my impression that the BW pros seem a lot more happy and smile a lot more while at MLG? They always look so serious and unhappy when seen elsewhere in Korea.
On June 09 2012 15:07 omgimonfire15 wrote: Jaedong seems to really like stephano, apparently he got a picture with him after one of stephano's matches.
On June 09 2012 22:43 revel8 wrote: Props to MapleLeafSirup for posting this in the Stephano fanclub, but I think it is relevent here too...
Haha! So good, I love it. :D
Also, is it just my impression that the BW pros seem a lot more happy and smile a lot more while at MLG? They always look so serious and unhappy when seen elsewhere in Korea.
On June 09 2012 16:48 Talin wrote: Still funny how they can actually identify who the actual talented players are and aren't fooled by someone like Squirtle.
wtf you can't hold the number 1 elo spot for as long as Squirtle has and not be insanely good at the game.
But I guess his play could be described as 1 dimensional. Whatever gets the job done though amirite?
I saw MKP leave the player area in fleece pajama bottoms with cartoons of some kind of cute animals (monkeys maybe) and big pink hearts. That's how lax they are about what constitutes gay. :-)
omg, ngenyiatyyiuaynry wasnt making it up . . Leta and Kal, wtf. On topic of SC2, though, I've long had a sneaking suspicion that MKP is, well . . . a little less than . . . straight.
On June 11 2012 14:41 Masvidal wrote: omg, ngenyiatyyiuaynry wasnt making it up . . Leta and Kal, wtf. On topic of SC2, though, I've long had a sneaking suspicion that MKP is, well . . . a little less than . . . straight.
I'm sure he's straight. I know a few korean guys that act girly but none of them are gay
EPT
Love this, big props! <3
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