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Western Team Houses PT 1.: My Personal Experience - Page 4

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Fishriot
Profile Joined May 2010
United States621 Posts
December 28 2012 22:03 GMT
#61
Awesome read, can't wait for part 2!
tonight
Profile Blog Joined November 2006
United States11130 Posts
December 28 2012 22:56 GMT
#62
Merlot is so much better. This is all I could think to say after reading the whole thing. I mean, seriously.

I guess in the end all you can do is be thankful for having the opportunity to live the "progamer" life for a little while.
if I come without a thing, then I come with all I need @tonightsend
Zenbrez
Profile Joined June 2012
Canada5973 Posts
December 28 2012 23:39 GMT
#63
It's interesting how, to me (among others), we think lowly of lesser skilled players (since we see top koreans every other hour these days), but yet they work just as hard, and put just as much effort and whatnot. Was a good read, def have some more respect for you guys
Refer to my post.
Eufouria
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United Kingdom4425 Posts
December 29 2012 00:17 GMT
#64
On December 28 2012 09:17 heyoka wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 28 2012 03:19 ROOTheognis wrote:
Overall the house was an amazing experience but there were some definite drawbacks. Probably the most significant one to me was the lack of privacy. All of us lived our lives in a glass box. We practiced eight hours and spent most of our free time in the gaming room together. The guys slept in bunk beds in close quarters while Flo had her own room. The bathroom/shower unfortunately didn’t have a door and a small curtain was its stand-in. From the start, I had absolutely no problem with this since we were all close-knit friends and teammates. Besides the fact of no safe place for fap-time, I barely even noticed. But after living everyday this way for a few months, it wore me down mentally. It started to get to the point where I was stressing out and becoming irritable. Everyone, and I mean everyone, no matter how stressful their day job is, has at least an hour or so at the end of the day alone to unwind and relax. I definitely took that small luxury for granted. I learned to remedy this by leaving the house immediately after practice just to have some Theo-time to clear my head and relieve some stress. No, I didn’t fap in the back bushes or anything like that. So don’t get those ideas in your head you perv! Just going for solo walks to 7/11 or Target for about thirty minutes to an hour helped immensely. I’ve never really encountered the stress of no privacy before but it was a small problem that I was able to fix myself.


I do this constantly for the same reasons and HB was so confused by it for a while he genuinely thought I was selling drugs.

Obviously Team Liquid is a front for Nazgul's drugs empire.
ROOTheognis
Profile Blog Joined January 2006
United States4482 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-12-29 02:40:22
December 29 2012 01:36 GMT
#65
On December 29 2012 08:39 Zenbrez wrote:
It's interesting how, to me (among others), we think lowly of lesser skilled players (since we see top koreans every other hour these days), but yet they work just as hard, and put just as much effort and whatnot. Was a good read, def have some more respect for you guys


This is what I touch on a little bit in part 2. I try to give some reasons why most western team houses aren't as successful as their Korean counterparts.


On December 29 2012 07:56 tonight wrote:
Merlot is so much better. This is all I could think to say after reading the whole thing. I mean, seriously.

I guess in the end all you can do is be thankful for having the opportunity to live the "progamer" life for a little while.

Recommend me something ! I'm a noob with wine lol
If you avoid your weakness, it will remain your weakness. www.twitter.com/#!/rootheognis Follow me!
tonight
Profile Blog Joined November 2006
United States11130 Posts
December 29 2012 03:28 GMT
#66
On December 29 2012 10:36 ROOTheognis wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 29 2012 08:39 Zenbrez wrote:
It's interesting how, to me (among others), we think lowly of lesser skilled players (since we see top koreans every other hour these days), but yet they work just as hard, and put just as much effort and whatnot. Was a good read, def have some more respect for you guys


This is what I touch on a little bit in part 2. I try to give some reasons why most western team houses aren't as successful as their Korean counterparts.


Show nested quote +
On December 29 2012 07:56 tonight wrote:
Merlot is so much better. This is all I could think to say after reading the whole thing. I mean, seriously.

I guess in the end all you can do is be thankful for having the opportunity to live the "progamer" life for a little while.

Recommend me something ! I'm a noob with wine lol


Well, do you like red or white? That's where you start;)
if I come without a thing, then I come with all I need @tonightsend
Deezl
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
United States355 Posts
December 29 2012 07:25 GMT
#67
Great read dood
Three hundred lives of men I have walked this world, and now I have no time.
St3MoR
Profile Joined November 2002
Spain3256 Posts
December 29 2012 12:57 GMT
#68
recommended read 5/5, waiting for pt2
Prophet in TL of the Makoto0124 ways
skyrunner
Profile Joined August 2009
371 Posts
December 29 2012 14:00 GMT
#69
Good read

Not overly long (a little to short imo) or sentimental either
Response
Profile Blog Joined April 2004
United States1936 Posts
December 29 2012 19:35 GMT
#70
I love you Theognis, we should play some broodwar!
the REAL ReSpOnSe
tonight
Profile Blog Joined November 2006
United States11130 Posts
December 29 2012 22:29 GMT
#71
theognis should for sure play some BW!
if I come without a thing, then I come with all I need @tonightsend
ROOTheognis
Profile Blog Joined January 2006
United States4482 Posts
December 29 2012 23:04 GMT
#72
On December 30 2012 04:35 Response wrote:
I love you Theognis, we should play some broodwar!

Haha love you too resp =D Yeah let's play some be again sometime!

@tonight red wine ofc!
If you avoid your weakness, it will remain your weakness. www.twitter.com/#!/rootheognis Follow me!
TheMango
Profile Joined April 2007
United States1967 Posts
December 29 2012 23:12 GMT
#73
nice blog, looking forward to the 2nd part
Moderator
Xahhk
Profile Joined April 2010
Canada540 Posts
December 29 2012 23:32 GMT
#74
Nice
Velinath
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United States694 Posts
December 30 2012 16:39 GMT
#75
Really enjoyed the read and am looking forward to part 2. I appreciate your insight.

Also, if you like red wine, you should try Malbec. It's pretty good.
AimlessAmoeba
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
Canada704 Posts
December 30 2012 22:24 GMT
#76
I love these insider looks at what its like to be a progamer...

And hey Theo, it's not all bad. You got to join the best team out there so it all worked out in the end ^_^
QuanticCinergy
Profile Blog Joined June 2011
United States37 Posts
December 31 2012 14:13 GMT
#77
A perfect illustration of why cultivative SC in NA is difficult... Sure, we could have picked a different/better house, still wouldn't have changed the fact that sponsors were not as interested in investing in developmental NA talent, regardless of the potential, as opposed to capitalizing on high exposure fan bases which already exist with top players from other regions regardless of skill or potential for growth. No matter how right or good what we were doing was, stocking that house with up and coming players didn't attract the funding we had hoped the purpose of its mission would have...

Mark (Quantic)

P.S. Theo, bro, you will always make me proud of the unique blend of both skill and professionalism with perspective that you bring to this scene, no matter what team you are on - I feel fortunate to have had you with me for such an epic journey - I'll always be a fan that admires you for what you are, a "true pro gamer" <3
Founder & Former CEO of Quantic Gaming
ROOTheognis
Profile Blog Joined January 2006
United States4482 Posts
December 31 2012 23:34 GMT
#78
Thanks for the response and support Mark. I really appreciate it
If you avoid your weakness, it will remain your weakness. www.twitter.com/#!/rootheognis Follow me!
BigFan
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
TLADT24920 Posts
January 01 2013 00:32 GMT
#79
Very nice writeup and allowed us to see the life of a western gamer. Can't wait for the other blogs, write them soon! lol. Would read again
Former BW EiC"Watch Bakemonogatari or I will kill you." -Toad, April 18th, 2017
Marou
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Germany1371 Posts
January 02 2013 06:42 GMT
#80
5/5 very insightful. Will read the next part for sure !
twitter@RickyMarou
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