Inspiring story to read, I hope you manage to stabilize your life in the wild world of eSports. If there would be a poll for the best casters in 2013, I would vote you in top3 with Apollo and Artosis.

KaiserJohan

Sweden1808 Posts

December 06 2013 23:34 GMT

#42

Love your casting, one of the best. Thumbs up.

Nathanias

United States290 Posts

December 07 2013 00:32 GMT

#43

On December 07 2013 04:19 Erik.TheRed wrote:
Awesome blog mate! How long are you staying in Sweden for?

I'll be in Sweden until the 10th, and I'll be back in the US on the 16th

blackone

Germany1314 Posts

December 07 2013 12:11 GMT

#44

Great blog, lots of respect to you. I enjoy your casts and your stream, fuck the haters. Who cares what some people cry about on the internet, none of them would ever try to make something themselves.

yoshi7319

76 Posts

December 07 2013 13:04 GMT

#45

your casting seems to have improved so much over the last year (or maybe i´ve had a wrong first impression when I saw you first quite some time ago) but anyway: GoGo! (but don´t bring back the weird headgear! ;-) )

Erik.TheRed

United States1655 Posts

December 07 2013 18:06 GMT

#46

On December 07 2013 09:32 Nathanias wrote:

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I'll be in Sweden until the 10th, and I'll be back in the US on the 16th

Cool! Don't forget to bring some glögg (swedish spiced wine) and västerbottensost (amazingly good cheese) back with you! That stuff is awesome during this time of year

AsnSensation

Germany24009 Posts

December 07 2013 19:16 GMT

#47

Didn't follow sc2 for several months and tuned in for the Dreamhack finals and was wondering how this guy casting with d'apollo was. But really liked your casting GL in the future

invisigoat

184 Posts

December 07 2013 23:16 GMT

#48

Best new up & coming caster of the year without a doubt. I hope you do Dreamhack again and more stuff next year. GL <3

Littlebert

United Kingdom36 Posts

December 08 2013 10:07 GMT

#49

Thanks for all the work dude! Only got into watching sc2 tournaments and events this year but have spent pretty much every weekend since the summer since getting into them watching. Really rate your casting and energy and would love to see a lot more of you and Kalearis and Idra casting next year as you were my 3 favorites. Best of luck, Hope you get everything you have worked for and more!

GumBa

United Kingdom31935 Posts

December 08 2013 10:27 GMT

#50

Keep it up Nathanias!

DanielHetberg

141 Posts

December 08 2013 14:35 GMT

#51

Dreamhack Winter 2013 was the first thing I ever heard or saw from you. I had no idea who this "Nathanias" person next to dApollo was going to be, and I haven't yet seen enough of you to really decide whether I like your commentating style or not.

That said, I think you did a good job and weren't noticeably worse than the much better known inControl or dApollo. I hope to see more from you, it's a good thing if the casting scene gets a little variety added in addition to the already well-known people (whose job I also appreciate). I hope it works out for you to make a living casting (if that's what you want to do), but I'd avoid putting all eggs in one basket, especially given that the scene is fairly volatile, as you pointed out yourself.

spybreak

United States684 Posts

December 08 2013 19:55 GMT

#52

I remember watching your stream because you were the only Terran streamer (back in WOL) with about 100 viewers. I liked how you were responding to everyone in chat back then. It's always nice to hear how far you've come. Don't let the haters pull you down. Good luck!

Bashnek

Australia895 Posts

December 09 2013 00:17 GMT

#53

Im glad you exist nathanias. Keep it up for 2014! Gonna be a hectic year

suddendeathTV

Sweden388 Posts

December 09 2013 03:51 GMT

#54

Keep going Nathanias! Your casting is great, don't let anyone else tell you otherwise. Just remember to keep playing the game as much as you can. Also let me know if you're going out for beers in Stockholm and want to drink some with sc2 swedes

Gogo fighting~

Waxangel

United States33651 Posts

December 09 2013 06:20 GMT

#55

I didn't read it all but I thought I'd say "you're welcome!"

Steins;Gate

1422 Posts

December 09 2013 11:23 GMT

#56

I'm glad this is working out for you and if it means anything, personally I think you were great at dreamhack. Keep up the good work yo.

lisward

Singapore959 Posts

December 09 2013 11:36 GMT

#57

Your work is awesome, I hope you will succeed in esports! I read a really good quote from a book that went something like this: Nobody cares, except maybe one or two friends, and family. People really just want themselves to succeed and aren't too thrilled when people succeed more than them. So screw the naysayers and just do what you love man.

gillyweed

United States5 Posts

December 09 2013 15:38 GMT

#58

I don't know how anyone could hate Nathanias. He's one of the most legitimate SC2 personalities I've met - always honest, supportive of community members and realistic about the eSports industry. And he works incredibly hard.

Thank you, Nate, for supporting me in my endeavors. Good luck in 2014! =)

wasEnabled

Canada4 Posts

December 10 2013 05:55 GMT

#59

Good job Nate, most people don't have the guts to keep trying when everyone is telling them to give up.

Entrepreneurs keep knocking on those doors waiting for someone to answer when all of the others have already given up and gone home -- because when the door opens you're the one ready to step through it... and if no one answers keep looking for another door to knock on until someone does.

As to the haters -- it's easy to snipe from the comfort and anonymity of your keyboard somewhere but it takes effort and guts to get out there and try and make something happen. So make something happen.

So two final bits: "you'll always miss 100 percent of the shots you don't take" and "when you're going through hell, keep going".