It's been a busy 2-months since I got back from Europe. I've attended PAX, won the ACL online Series, two Masters Cups, a SEACraft Cup and the SLCN/SYF Dominion Cup!
I've also been streaming a lot and have seen my viewer-base climbing very quickly where 250+ viewers has become an everyday occurence! I've been consistently putting up highlights of cool micro and amusing/funny moments from the stream onto my Youtube each day so people who miss the stream can see the funniest and most exciting moments, here's one of the most recent ones (I'm not the only one aroused by Mira's Cyborg-eye right?):
Who would you Marry, Kill and F*** out of Kerrigan, Nova and Mira Han? I weigh it up, whilst defending a 2-rax!
Learning other Races
I've also started learning Terran and Protoss one day each a week, to improve my casting, coaching and general game knowledge. Watching the non zerg matchups has become so much more interesting since I started doing this!
One of my prouder Terran moments haha:
Marine-bombs!
I'm currently top diamond Korea Terran, and Top diamond NA Protoss. Terran is sooo hard mechanically and soon I'm going to have to cave in and spend a few days off stream just getting used to camera-location hotkeys or else I know I'll hit a skill ceiling sooner than I'd like. I've spent the least time on Protoss so far but it really does feel like the race you need the most build-order, scouting and understanding to master. But most of the mechanics are incredibly friendly to a beginner so it's easier to learn. On the other hand getting the hang of executing crisp timings and landing sick FF, attacking up ramps/into bases with sick blink micro and so on is all incredibly hard!
I'm basically learning that a true pwnerer must pwn as all races
Casting
I got on to cast the Hot6ix Cup ro8 earlier this week, whilst sick. It was a fun experience but a mix of technical difficulties from GOM, on my own end (cleaned my PC since and cleared up), and being sick made it a really difficult effort.
I did learn that my casting is really out of practice and especially when I'm on cough medicine I don't have the experience to create a smooth experience through the brain-haze . On the other hand I learnt LOADS about TvP and TvT from my co-caster Iaguz and so I look forward to my next chance to try again, minus all the issues.
Thanks for reading this update guys, I appreciate all the support in helping me make the Aussie eSports dream a reality!
P.S. After sitting on an outdoor bamboo type chair for 2-months I finally managed to get a brand new sick gaming chair! Thanks so much to the donators and subs that helped me afford this beast! My back feels so much better at the end of each day now!
Have to disagree with your picks. Would consider fucking Mira Han but not marrying her, she's just too crazy, and I would rather marry Nova over Kerrigan as Kerrigan is too angsty.
On December 09 2014 12:25 jubil wrote: Have to disagree with your picks. Would consider fucking Mira Han but not marrying her, she's just too crazy, and I would rather marry Nova over Kerrigan as Kerrigan is too angsty.
Rest of the blog was good tho so 5/5
I can put up with a lot of crazy as long as she buys me purty things
On December 09 2014 12:25 jubil wrote: Have to disagree with your picks. Would consider fucking Mira Han but not marrying her, she's just too crazy, and I would rather marry Nova over Kerrigan as Kerrigan is too angsty.
Rest of the blog was good tho so 5/5
I can put up with a lot of crazy as long as she buys me purty things
sounds like you're prepared to interact with twitch chat of 2k been really happy catch your stream at least a few times a week despite EU.
I was actually considering of getting a gaming chair. I'm in Denmark, so I'm not sure if I can get DXRacer or the other chairs, but are they that good? I have very sore back problems from sitting on the worst chairs in my life T_T
On December 09 2014 19:45 Torte de Lini wrote: Great to hear you're sitll doing so great!
I was actually considering of getting a gaming chair. I'm in Denmark, so I'm not sure if I can get DXRacer or the other chairs, but are they that good? I have very sore back problems from sitting on the worst chairs in my life T_T
They are very very comfortable, but you should watch out in case you are kind of broad. When you look at the picture above, check the curvy padding below the armchairs on both sides with the red edge and black base. If you have a fat ass, then this will pressure your cheeks from the side for quite some time, until you are used to it, because they have a hard-core instead of being completely made out of foam.
On December 09 2014 19:45 Torte de Lini wrote: Great to hear you're sitll doing so great!
I was actually considering of getting a gaming chair. I'm in Denmark, so I'm not sure if I can get DXRacer or the other chairs, but are they that good? I have very sore back problems from sitting on the worst chairs in my life T_T
Thanks man, yeah I'm a bit surprised I seem to have lived throughout all the ded gaem issues and come out the other side intact and in fact stronger than ever :D Being from our isolated corner of the world and missing the initial bubble pretty much made me ready for the more realistic and stable scene I think.
I think the NeedforSeat guys sell maxnomic's which seem really similar? Not sure if it's the exact same thing though. So far it's a huge step up. For me I'd be happy with something a bit less pricey if it wasn't for the lack of comfortable chairs with either no arm-rests or adjustable arm-rests, they get in the way of playing and it's less accurate and bad practice environment to rest on them.
On December 09 2014 19:45 Torte de Lini wrote: Great to hear you're sitll doing so great!
I was actually considering of getting a gaming chair. I'm in Denmark, so I'm not sure if I can get DXRacer or the other chairs, but are they that good? I have very sore back problems from sitting on the worst chairs in my life T_T
Thanks man, yeah I'm a bit surprised I seem to have lived throughout all the ded gaem issues and come out the other side intact and in fact stronger than ever :D Being from our isolated corner of the world and missing the initial bubble pretty much made me ready for the more realistic and stable scene I think.
I think the NeedforSeat guys sell maxnomic's which seem really similar? Not sure if it's the exact same thing though. So far it's a huge step up. For me I'd be happy with something a bit less pricey if it wasn't for the lack of comfortable chairs with either no arm-rests or adjustable arm-rests, they get in the way of playing and it's less accurate and bad practice environment to rest on them.
Always a huge fan and so glad to see you doing so well! stick around for LOTV!
Hah, that guy is a master of cheese! Full-time commentator and apparently makes it into top 100 GM when he has time to practice a lot! Pretty impressive .
On December 09 2014 19:45 Torte de Lini wrote: Great to hear you're sitll doing so great!
I was actually considering of getting a gaming chair. I'm in Denmark, so I'm not sure if I can get DXRacer or the other chairs, but are they that good? I have very sore back problems from sitting on the worst chairs in my life T_T
Thanks man, yeah I'm a bit surprised I seem to have lived throughout all the ded gaem issues and come out the other side intact and in fact stronger than ever :D Being from our isolated corner of the world and missing the initial bubble pretty much made me ready for the more realistic and stable scene I think.
I think the NeedforSeat guys sell maxnomic's which seem really similar? Not sure if it's the exact same thing though. So far it's a huge step up. For me I'd be happy with something a bit less pricey if it wasn't for the lack of comfortable chairs with either no arm-rests or adjustable arm-rests, they get in the way of playing and it's less accurate and bad practice environment to rest on them.
Always a huge fan and so glad to see you doing so well! stick around for LOTV!
Dude I'll definitely be here for LOTV, I can't wait!
On December 09 2014 19:45 Torte de Lini wrote: Great to hear you're sitll doing so great!
I was actually considering of getting a gaming chair. I'm in Denmark, so I'm not sure if I can get DXRacer or the other chairs, but are they that good? I have very sore back problems from sitting on the worst chairs in my life T_T
I got my Maxnomic chair from NeedforSeat Germany a week ago. So worth it. I needed a couple of days to get used to it, but my back is much better now after a long gaming session. Was €20 to get it shipped to Belgium. Should be something similar to Denmark.
Hah, that guy is a master of cheese! Full-time commentator and apparently makes it into top 100 GM when he has time to practice a lot! Pretty impressive .
On December 09 2014 19:45 Torte de Lini wrote: Great to hear you're sitll doing so great!
I was actually considering of getting a gaming chair. I'm in Denmark, so I'm not sure if I can get DXRacer or the other chairs, but are they that good? I have very sore back problems from sitting on the worst chairs in my life T_T
Thanks man, yeah I'm a bit surprised I seem to have lived throughout all the ded gaem issues and come out the other side intact and in fact stronger than ever :D Being from our isolated corner of the world and missing the initial bubble pretty much made me ready for the more realistic and stable scene I think.
I think the NeedforSeat guys sell maxnomic's which seem really similar? Not sure if it's the exact same thing though. So far it's a huge step up. For me I'd be happy with something a bit less pricey if it wasn't for the lack of comfortable chairs with either no arm-rests or adjustable arm-rests, they get in the way of playing and it's less accurate and bad practice environment to rest on them.
Always a huge fan and so glad to see you doing so well! stick around for LOTV!
Dude I'll definitely be here for LOTV, I can't wait!
Wait, Canata still plays?
Anyways, nice posts and videos and I like your casting! I hope to see you again on the old continent
I'd Marry Nova Fuck Kerrigan and Kill Mira Han. Nova is hot, badass, clever. Kerrigan is pretty and I can't imagine the awesomeness of all those psionic powerson (******************) Mira Han is the kinda gal that'd carry a grudge for whatever you do to the other survivor, so killing her is safest and easiest.
On December 12 2014 06:49 SC2Toastie wrote: I'd Marry Nova Fuck Kerrigan and Kill Mira Han. Nova is hot, badass, clever. Kerrigan is pretty and I can't imagine the awesomeness of all those psionic powerson (******************) Mira Han is the kinda gal that'd carry a grudge for whatever you do to the other survivor, so killing her is safest and easiest.
EPT
. On the other hand I learnt LOADS about TvP and TvT from my co-caster Iaguz and so I look forward to my next chance to try again, minus all the issues.![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/nZ1lhC5.jpg)
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