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Chaggi
Profile Joined August 2010
Korea (South)1936 Posts
February 23 2015 22:48 GMT
#41
has makes me disgusted and he is the very embodiment of a PvP player that i think is wrong with this game, but thats not up to me to change. i just have to adapt better to the game and find other solutions that fit me and increases my win percentage.


I don't like Naniwa as a person (and I don't think he gives a crap anyways) but this is why I love him as a player. Great mindset, and sad to see him lose.
Para199x
Profile Joined December 2014
United Kingdom40 Posts
February 23 2015 22:51 GMT
#42
Fuck yeah Naniwa. Keep going man. Aim for what you think you can do, fuck reddit.
danteafk
Profile Joined May 2011
307 Posts
February 23 2015 22:51 GMT
#43
naniwa makes the sc2 scene interesting again, did not watch one single sc2 game since you left.

keep sticking on bro!
Sakkreth
Profile Joined February 2011
Lithuania1096 Posts
February 23 2015 22:59 GMT
#44
Will keep cheering for you man! Hopefully lotv is soon and damn good,
WhiteRa, NaNiWa, Creator, sOs, Krr, ForGG, MMA, Zest ||
SPcrusader
Profile Joined September 2011
Norway99 Posts
February 23 2015 23:09 GMT
#45
It was wonderful to see you in action again Naniwa! Rocking those swag as fuck Hetfield wristbands. Looking forward to the next time we can watch you perform! Thanks for posting this post to keep us posted!
https://www.twitch.tv/spcrusader
MiamiMetro
Profile Joined March 2013
1 Post
February 23 2015 23:12 GMT
#46
Keep it up Nani!!~~
Legio
Profile Joined December 2008
Sweden235 Posts
February 23 2015 23:25 GMT
#47
Always a big fan. Maybe you can play in some of the BasetradeTV tournaments, Fragbite and the smaller online ones. Smurf if you want, to take the pressure off.
KalWarkov
Profile Blog Joined December 2011
Germany4126 Posts
February 23 2015 23:27 GMT
#48
On February 24 2015 05:53 lantz wrote:
All Protoss players have the cheese in them, I mean you even tried the first game as well......


true. has relies on it though^^
DiaBoLuS ** Sc2 - Protoss: 16x GM | Dota2 - Offlane Immortal | Wc3 - Undead decent level | Diablo nerd | Chess / Magnus fanboy | BVB | Agnostic***
Dfxiispro
Profile Joined November 2012
United Kingdom5 Posts
February 23 2015 23:37 GMT
#49
In all honesty. The only reason I have watched WCS this season (mainly due to time problems before) is because of you. Keep up and get em carriers rollin!
My Life For Auir!
y0su
Profile Blog Joined September 2011
Finland7871 Posts
February 23 2015 23:45 GMT
#50
glad to hear you're enjoying the game and motivated. Good luck!
cookmasterr
Profile Joined March 2012
Canada2 Posts
February 24 2015 00:40 GMT
#51
Keep up the good work Nani!! I hope you read this as I made the account just to make this post - there's a reason why everybody has been going crazy about your return and that you were the main feature of the WCS group stages: Everybody loves to see you, and wants to see you do well! I hope you are able to feel better about your progaming career and have as much fun as you did in the earlier years of SC2, remember, we're all cheering for you!
Aveng3r
Profile Joined February 2012
United States2411 Posts
February 24 2015 00:56 GMT
#52
Keep fighting man, I'm pulling hard for u

I carve marble busts of assassinated world leaders - PM for a quote
Darkdwarf
Profile Blog Joined December 2012
Sweden960 Posts
February 24 2015 01:05 GMT
#53
Keep fighting, NaNiwa!
Teams: IM, Jin Air, Invictus || Players: Maru, GuMiho, INnoVation, Ryung, sOs, Squirtle, NaNiwa, Has, Zoun, Life, Rogue, Dark
SoulmaN__
Profile Joined October 2014
Germany80 Posts
February 24 2015 01:24 GMT
#54
Take your time and come back when you're ready. The last thing we want is another Naniwa free time!
"I love my family." - soO after his 4th consecutive loss in a GSL final :-(
ShoCkSC2
Profile Blog Joined June 2012
Germany340 Posts
Last Edited: 2015-02-24 01:55:02
February 24 2015 01:37 GMT
#55
On February 24 2015 05:22 Naniwa wrote:
basically going to start from the beginning of my wcs journey, truthfully i did not expect to qualify as easily as i did when i came back. i always believed in my own potential as a player but i honestly did not feel ready when i came into wcs, i just randomly thought of playing some sc2 but people kept hyping me up and expecting unreal results straight away because of things ive done in the past .. for example some people such as demuslim ( who i am friends with ) spread false rumors not intentionally i believe about how much i played and mana hyped it up aswell because i played late at night lol, altho i played only the games i streamed and ladder. i rarely played customs . i guess this is all going to sound like excuses which i guess it is, I played bad in my games and everyone has bad games. im mostly writing this because i feel so stressed and pressured about everyone having high hopes and expectations for me . All i want to say with this is that i still like sc2 , not as much as before right now but im still going to hang on to legacy and try that while also trying my best to play this game as much as i can while doing progress as time goes by, not instantly expecting myself to win big tourneys straight away . i will stream in a few days when ive taken a break from sc2 for a bit since honestly playing against a player who plays like has makes me disgusted and he is the very embodiment of a PvP player that i think is wrong with this game, but thats not up to me to change. i just have to adapt better to the game and find other solutions that fit me and increases my win percentage.
So basically i want to try starting on a bit smaller scale perhaps, online tournaments as such so i can take it step by step.

last but not least i want to thank people who makes threads such as the naniwa reddit cheer up one. i realise now in the later stages when starcraft is smaller that a reason i got a bit demotivated was because the scene got smaller, but seeing people still being so enthusiastic makes me feel very happy and makes me want to keep trying so i guess all i want to say is that i appreciate all my fans regardless if im bad at showing it !


also special shoutouts to harstem and Theo who tried their best to help me prepare for wcs, but unfortunately my poor mindset got the best of me. regardless big thanks to both!



this might sound like another 'kiss-ass' post but this is actually the real reason im such a big fan of you:

I can totally relate to what youre saying, I always expect myself to be able to come back to my peak-performances as well at all times, I just believe when I focus much more intensely than anyone else, it should be possible to go back to that moment of my peak. Sort of as 'the power is all in my head, and im trying 200 times harder than anyone else so I should be able to do it'.

Often times its true, crazy amount of willpower can get you really far but there is limits to that. And I am too really bad at seeing them, I just expect so much of myself that I go totally crazy when I cant meet what I expect of myself.

For me, its never been about winning or losing, its always been about performing on my best. (this is not just starcraft 2, this is something I carried my whole life with me, with everything Im doing) I know there is supposed to be 'off days' or downswings but I was always so bad at dealing with them. I always expected to be different in a sense that I could overcome those by just trying harder than anyone else.

The problem is that I put so much pressure on myself that once small things go wrong, its like an emotional downward-spiral. Once I dont meet those expectations, things start to snowball and I do more mistakes, to the point where I get totally emotional. Its like I can hold myself together for one- maybe two of those disappointments, but then I break apart.

I cant even express how hard I tried to be under control of my emotions, Ive never felt that anybody was like that. I felt failing was much harder for me than for anybody else I ever knew.

One moment I can be so happy but due to my extreme expectations its only a matter of time till I heavily disappoint myself again. And then I just feel like utter shit. Its the worst feeling one can imagine and no matter how hard I tried for years now, I still struggle with controling my emotions at that point. Even if I get 2nd place at something, I'm not satisfied if there is a way that I can even just remotely be better. I expect myself to go way further than other people because I put in my all and everything.

Sometimes its almost like im going crazy over not being my own best. If I consider myself the best at something and I cant meet that expectation, I hate myself for it, I get incredibly angry and try harder and harder. I normally peak at that point but If I still cant meet my expectations, this is where I explode.

If im not at my best, im not having fun at all. With nothing. I enjoy being at my best, thats it. Thats why I keep pushing myself in starcraft because I just cant seem to reach the level that I want to reach and I get absolutely crazy over that. I keep trying harder and harder because I hate failure so incredibly much that I never want to surrender to it.

And when I fail, it feels like im not failing at a thing but failing in myself, in who i believed was able to do these things. Thats what hurts so much, being exposed to that feeling. Its not a 'loss' in a way like losing a game, its rather a loss in what you thought you would be.

TLDR; I always saw the same kind of things in you which is really inspiring for me to see that Im not the only one.

Im probably the worst person to tell you this but try not to be too hard on yourself,
ShoCk
NaNiwa l facebook/shocksc2 l @shocksc2 l twitch.tv/shocksc2 l Grandmaster Protoss Player
NidhoGGur
Profile Joined July 2010
United States10 Posts
February 24 2015 01:48 GMT
#56
Cool to see you back.

I was there for your win at MLG Dallas as a no name player back in 2011, and have been a fan ever since. Keep it up! I'm not really active in the community, and I'm sure there are many (non-dramatic) viewers such as myself who make sure and catch your games

Too bad you got knocked out, but Serral is literally playing as well as Life, and it's hard for anyone to make it out of a group with realistically only 1 spot up for grabs.
jphansen
Profile Joined March 2010
United States7 Posts
February 24 2015 02:59 GMT
#57
Naniwa = my favorite player. Good or bad, I hope you play and enjoy the game. It's great watching your stream.
hoby2000
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
United States918 Posts
February 24 2015 03:01 GMT
#58
I still don't like you, and would love to shit on you in this moment of triumph for your anti-fans, but I have to say that this blog feels a lot less angst riddled, and I'm actually impressed on your response to the situation. I still hope you lose (especially to Leenock), but now I might cheer for you against Koreans... except Leenock.
A lesson without pain is meaningless for nothing can be gained without giving something in return.
looknohands119
Profile Joined March 2010
United States815 Posts
February 24 2015 03:03 GMT
#59
I must say, it feels pretty damn good to have you back, bro. Keep on truckin'! SC2 needs its main villain! :D
"The kingdom of the heavens is buried treasure. Would you sell yourself to buy the one you've found?" - Jon Foreman ('Your Love Is Strong' - Spring EP)
LimeNade
Profile Blog Joined February 2010
United States2125 Posts
February 24 2015 03:05 GMT
#60
Liking the new approach you are taking. Do what you got to do to make yourself happy man and if playing smaller tournaments is the way to go then do what ya got to do
JD, need I say more? :D
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