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BlackCloud
Profile Joined July 2011
Canada154 Posts
July 17 2014 23:30 GMT
#81
Thanks for the great memories. Ill never forget watching you and cheering, it was fun watching you man. Good luck in life.
Christelle
Profile Blog Joined September 2013
France77 Posts
July 17 2014 23:36 GMT
#82
IIl miss you
Writer
Kergy
Profile Joined December 2010
Peru2011 Posts
July 18 2014 00:25 GMT
#83
still my favorite foreigner, i'll tell my kids about you

ps. ur better than stephano
Everyday Girl's Day~!
hZCube
Profile Joined February 2012
87 Posts
July 18 2014 00:28 GMT
#84
On July 18 2014 05:37 lowdice wrote:

You don't get it, do you. But that's ok. No hard feelings.


No, I think I do get it - Naniwa decided unilaterally that he just didn't want to stand up to his part of the contractual agreement he entered, and just took a giant poop on his employers, the community, and his fellow pro's - mainly as a selfish show of defiance.

I've issued plenty of contracts to staff in the past, and I've never seen such a blatant misunderstanding of the concept of professionalism as this.

Naniwa even said it - he didn't see it as a job. To him it was more like a glorified hobby.

I wonder if his employers saw it not as a job offer, or themselves as business operators? I wonder if his employers actually realised they were indulging a child in his hobby, and yet, at the same time, paying him?
Synergysc
Profile Joined September 2013
United States25 Posts
July 18 2014 00:58 GMT
#85
Hope you find the passion sometime soon! Miss your games
LightSpectra
Profile Blog Joined October 2011
United States1726 Posts
July 18 2014 01:33 GMT
#86
On July 18 2014 09:28 hZCube wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 18 2014 05:37 lowdice wrote:

You don't get it, do you. But that's ok. No hard feelings.


No, I think I do get it - Naniwa decided unilaterally that he just didn't want to stand up to his part of the contractual agreement he entered, and just took a giant poop on his employers, the community, and his fellow pro's - mainly as a selfish show of defiance.

I've issued plenty of contracts to staff in the past, and I've never seen such a blatant misunderstanding of the concept of professionalism as this.

Naniwa even said it - he didn't see it as a job. To him it was more like a glorified hobby.

I wonder if his employers saw it not as a job offer, or themselves as business operators? I wonder if his employers actually realised they were indulging a child in his hobby, and yet, at the same time, paying him?


If you don't like Naniwa, don't watch his games or read his posts. Problem solved.
2006 Shinhan Bank OSL Season 3 was the greatest tournament of all time
sjschmidt93
Profile Joined April 2010
United States2518 Posts
July 18 2014 01:49 GMT
#87
I quit following SC2 about 18 months back but all the Naniwa posts on screddit keep catching my eye.

I don't know what's happened in the last year and a half and I don't really care... Naniwa, you were always one of my favorite players who I always tried to emulate you and huk with my ladder play. You are, and forever will be, awesome.
My grandpa could've proxied better, and not only does he have arthritis, he's also dead. -Sean "Day[9]" Plott
coloursheep
Profile Joined May 2011
China497 Posts
July 18 2014 02:13 GMT
#88
On July 18 2014 01:58 Naniwa wrote:
I am very sorry for how things went down at this event, not because i felt like someone else deserved the spot more , because they did not since i qualified through it fair and square. if they were better than me then they wouldve qualified but because i want to show my best condition to everyone whos watching.



"I am sorry about what happened because I could not show my best game but goddamn if I was going to let another player who was better and more motivated than me play and actually show good games"
FrontalMonkey
Profile Joined February 2010
United States90 Posts
July 18 2014 02:29 GMT
#89
On July 18 2014 11:13 coloursheep wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 18 2014 01:58 Naniwa wrote:
I am very sorry for how things went down at this event, not because i felt like someone else deserved the spot more , because they did not since i qualified through it fair and square. if they were better than me then they wouldve qualified but because i want to show my best condition to everyone whos watching.



"I am sorry about what happened because I could not show my best game but goddamn if I was going to let another player who was better and more motivated than me play and actually show good games"


Uh, did you miss the part where someone else would have qualified instead of him if they were actually better? Or did you make your judgment without actually reading?
Believe in me who believes in you
imJealous
Profile Joined July 2010
United States1382 Posts
July 18 2014 02:34 GMT
#90
<3 Naniwa.

I hope Starcraft finds its way back into your life with a vengeance some day so you can reign supreme as the king of the foreigners once again. I know that the "best foreigner" title is like a cheap consolation prize to you and that is why you have been my favorite player <3
... In life very little goes right. "Right" meaning the way one expected and the way one wanted it. One has no right to want or expect anything.
SirVandeKamp
Profile Blog Joined May 2014
United States59 Posts
July 18 2014 02:46 GMT
#91
On July 18 2014 02:24 StarGalaxy wrote:
"I am very sorry for how things went down at this event, not because i felt like someone else deserved the spot more"

but for what are you sorry?


"because 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."

coloursheep
Profile Joined May 2011
China497 Posts
July 18 2014 03:15 GMT
#92
On July 18 2014 11:29 FrontalMonkey wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 18 2014 11:13 coloursheep wrote:
On July 18 2014 01:58 Naniwa wrote:
I am very sorry for how things went down at this event, not because i felt like someone else deserved the spot more , because they did not since i qualified through it fair and square. if they were better than me then they wouldve qualified but because i want to show my best condition to everyone whos watching.



"I am sorry about what happened because I could not show my best game but goddamn if I was going to let another player who was better and more motivated than me play and actually show good games"


Uh, did you miss the part where someone else would have qualified instead of him if they were actually better? Or did you make your judgment without actually reading?


If I did not read it then how did I find and separate the quote that I choose, blind luck?

Regarding the quote itself saying if they were better than him they would have qualified is meaningless considering he said himself that he had not played for 1-2 months before the tournament, it does not matter how good you were months ago when you qualified, he was in no position to play and then dissed other players for not being good enough when anyone else would have done better than he did.
Vivax
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
22043 Posts
July 18 2014 03:30 GMT
#93
Maybe somebody should do something about the fact that you apparently have to go to Korea to improve enough.
nixX3n
Profile Joined June 2011
United States122 Posts
July 18 2014 03:44 GMT
#94
To be honest, the community is better without you. Even if you are better than any other foreigner, your attitude makes it mean nothing. Good to know you haven't changed at all though.
Blitz for Presidentfu
Slardar
Profile Joined April 2010
Canada7593 Posts
July 18 2014 04:33 GMT
#95
Still the Greatest Toss of all time. You will be missed deeply in the foreigner department. GL Naniwer, maybe you do a different game now? Keep in touch with the peoples, and thanks for writing this.
ninazerg
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
United States7291 Posts
July 18 2014 05:49 GMT
#96
Yo, Naniwa. Keep the beautiful hair going. Never lose the passion for the hair.
"If two pregnant women get into a fist fight, it's like a mecha-battle between two unborn babies." - Fyodor Dostoevsky
ninazerg
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
United States7291 Posts
July 18 2014 06:03 GMT
#97
On July 18 2014 12:44 nixX3n wrote:
To be honest, the community is better without you. Even if you are better than any other foreigner, your attitude makes it mean nothing. Good to know you haven't changed at all though.


I'm glad we have 57-post guy to let us know what is good for the community and determine the value of someone's entire legacy.
"If two pregnant women get into a fist fight, it's like a mecha-battle between two unborn babies." - Fyodor Dostoevsky
Grovbolle
Profile Blog Joined July 2011
Denmark3806 Posts
July 18 2014 06:48 GMT
#98
Best foreign Protoss, 2nd most winning foreigner (in terms of prize money)

Never forget
Lies, damned lies and statistics: http://aligulac.com
Trizzek
Profile Joined February 2011
Sweden6 Posts
July 18 2014 07:17 GMT
#99
Cheers Nani! Your passion was always your greatest asset as well as greatest enemy. And haters gonna hate. Hope to see you around one way or the other. GL HF!
aslejoh
Profile Joined July 2012
Norway96 Posts
July 18 2014 08:02 GMT
#100
This is incredible sad to read.. I remember when I first started to follow the SC2 scene, I jumped on the bandwagon that did not like you immediately - but with time you grew on me, I can 100% relate to the way you behave, and I love it. Our community has lost one of the best entertainers. And I hope with all of my heart that you will return some day.
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