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Silvana
Profile Blog Joined September 2013
3713 Posts
July 17 2014 19:14 GMT
#41
On July 18 2014 01:58 Naniwa wrote:
I will probably not come back to sc2 even at legacy of the void


(I will still believe you may return tho)

because starcraft to me is not a job, it never was a job. its always been my life and something i loved so much. During my peaks in the game i played around 12-16 hours every day and when i slept i thought about strategys so its not really like i can force myself to do this as im sure you can understand its not an easy feat.


i want to show my best condition to everyone whos watching, and most importantly im sure you all know i took a great amount of pride being a player and i want to live up to my own expectations.


What Starcraft is for you and the way you see yourself as a player are the things that made a fan of you Nani (and the fact that you have the skills to bakc it up ofc).

Thanks for sharing your thoughts but please stay close to the scene! Keep those tweets coming
Holdenintherye
Profile Joined December 2012
Canada1441 Posts
July 17 2014 19:19 GMT
#42
One of my favourite players of all time.
I really do hope you come back to sc2 sometime
Pandemona *
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
Charlie Sheens House51493 Posts
July 17 2014 19:26 GMT
#43
At least try maybe LotV expansion if you really did like SC2, would be sad to see you just straight up stop something you were good at and like.

I understand the Korea point though, your 100% right, the best players are there and if you can't speak the language it must be a lonely place

Oh well, if this is the end, thanks for the good series and the ability to show your personality unlike some players who we have no idea if they have one!
ModeratorTeam Liquid Football Thread Guru! - Chelsea FC ♥
BongChambers
Profile Joined September 2012
Canada591 Posts
July 17 2014 19:28 GMT
#44
tbh this blog was totally unnecessary for you to do for anyone BUT yourself, you're a player just like anyone else in the world and you brought what you had to the table, the game and the community

you're fine man, just take it easy ^_^
420
Savagewood
Profile Joined June 2012
United States84 Posts
July 17 2014 19:39 GMT
#45
Great player, like him or not!
"It turns out the game is a lot harder when you can't see the whole map."-IdrA, regarding his match against Spades.
BanaaNsc2
Profile Joined April 2014
Belgium1 Post
July 17 2014 19:42 GMT
#46
I'll miss you, never have I cheered harder for a player, never have I been amazed more by amazing micro (IEM, MLG,...) My god Naniwa! Goodluck in life, we'll miss you
It is our choices...that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities
Kompicek
Profile Joined May 2008
Czech Republic245 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-07-17 19:43:18
July 17 2014 19:43 GMT
#47
Good luck, loved every game you played And believe me, i saw most of them
Talkin Bidness
Profile Joined April 2014
United States8 Posts
July 17 2014 19:50 GMT
#48
Don't let the door hit you on the way out little girl cry baby.

User was warned for this post
Why is it always the bottom fragger complaining.
Necosarius
Profile Blog Joined September 2009
Sweden4042 Posts
July 17 2014 19:51 GMT
#49
I hope you will come back again one day, the scene isn't the same without you :/

GL!
HackBenjamin
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
Canada1094 Posts
July 17 2014 19:51 GMT
#50
I'm not really sorry to see you go, and respectfully hope you don't return to the professional scene.

You acted like a spoiled little asshole for a lot of your career. Not really the face we need for professional competition.
Emerson_H
Profile Joined March 2014
United States460 Posts
July 17 2014 19:51 GMT
#51
The passion will only be restored once swarmhosts are removed from the game. Blizzard, are you listening?
hZCube
Profile Joined February 2012
87 Posts
July 17 2014 19:52 GMT
#52
because starcraft to me is not a job, it never was a job.


Did you not sign a professional contract with a team, making it a job? If it wasn't a job to you, surely you shouldn't of signed the contract - and should of just told them it was 'your life' instead? And then not accepted payment from them, and not had to do as they said, during your contracted employed duration?

Still sounds like you simply don't care about contracts and/or agreements, and you just selfishly did whatever you wanted, completely ignoring your obligation to the team who had, presumably, paid you money for your job?
vult
Profile Blog Joined February 2012
United States9400 Posts
July 17 2014 19:52 GMT
#53
If you are adamant about leaving, good luck to you in the future. Hopefully something can spark your passion again for Starcraft. You were one of the greats, and you're dedication and work ethic can get you far in anything you do.

GL HF.
I used to play random, but for you I play very specifically.
Darkdwarf
Profile Blog Joined December 2012
Sweden960 Posts
July 17 2014 19:54 GMT
#54
I really hope to see you back later. Your runs in the GSL was what dragged me into watching this game day in and day out. I've always appreciated your attitude; it shines through in game and in interviews etc. Best of luck, Nani!
Teams: IM, Jin Air, Invictus || Players: Maru, GuMiho, INnoVation, Ryung, sOs, Squirtle, NaNiwa, Has, Zoun, Life, Rogue, Dark
Emerson_H
Profile Joined March 2014
United States460 Posts
July 17 2014 20:04 GMT
#55
gl in whatever you do next naniwa. The passion is still real.
lowdice
Profile Joined September 2010
Sweden306 Posts
July 17 2014 20:37 GMT
#56
On July 18 2014 04:52 hZCube wrote:
Show nested quote +
because starcraft to me is not a job, it never was a job.


Did you not sign a professional contract with a team, making it a job? If it wasn't a job to you, surely you shouldn't of signed the contract - and should of just told them it was 'your life' instead? And then not accepted payment from them, and not had to do as they said, during your contracted employed duration?

Still sounds like you simply don't care about contracts and/or agreements, and you just selfishly did whatever you wanted, completely ignoring your obligation to the team who had, presumably, paid you money for your job?



You don't get it, do you. But that's ok. No hard feelings.
You only have a little spark of madness, you mustn't lose it!
sickzee
Profile Joined July 2012
Croatia15 Posts
July 17 2014 20:45 GMT
#57
NANIWA IS A GOD
Nero1138
Profile Joined January 2014
United States2 Posts
July 17 2014 20:46 GMT
#58
GGWP. Good luck in what's next.
Josh_Video
Profile Joined August 2013
Canada798 Posts
July 17 2014 21:01 GMT
#59
On July 18 2014 04:52 hZCube wrote:
Show nested quote +
because starcraft to me is not a job, it never was a job.


Did you not sign a professional contract with a team, making it a job? If it wasn't a job to you, surely you shouldn't of signed the contract - and should of just told them it was 'your life' instead? And then not accepted payment from them, and not had to do as they said, during your contracted employed duration?

Still sounds like you simply don't care about contracts and/or agreements, and you just selfishly did whatever you wanted, completely ignoring your obligation to the team who had, presumably, paid you money for your job?


I think he meant that he never saw it as a job, more as a hobby that he got paid for. I also think you are just trying to make negativity out of nothing.
MKP :D ~ MMA ~ Scarlett ~ Taeja ~ Mvp ~ InnoVation ~ Polt | Prime ( RIP :( ) ~ Acer ~ SK Telecom T1 | I enjoyed the locust war of May 3, 2014.
swag_bro
Profile Blog Joined July 2014
Japan782 Posts
July 17 2014 21:12 GMT
#60
Good luck in whatever happens next in your life. I liked you because you were a good player. I don't care about the other drama things that happened with you.

Anyways, hope to see you doing something you love.
They hate us 'cause they ain't us.
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