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tar
Profile Joined October 2010
Germany991 Posts
February 25 2015 09:36 GMT
#101
You brought us some marvelous entertainment in- and outside the game. What more could we (the fans) have hoped for. As long as you enjoy the game, I'll be glad to see you stream and compete at whatever scale you feel like!
whoever I pick for my anti team turns gosu
[PkF] Wire
Profile Joined March 2013
France24202 Posts
February 25 2015 11:50 GMT
#102
Thanks for that insight. Happy to hear you're staying around. You look as well as you've ever looked, both mentally and physically. I hope this can translate into great SCII because you have stunning talent. Good luck for everything.
sharkie
Profile Blog Joined April 2012
Austria18401 Posts
February 25 2015 12:21 GMT
#103
how can you love sos and hate has?
Has is a mechanically inferior version of sOs
horvaa
Profile Blog Joined May 2012
Sweden80 Posts
February 25 2015 14:10 GMT
#104
Go Nani!

Before you quit for life we need another interview with Hot Bid!
Fanboy of Naniwa, Morrow, Grubby, Bitterdam, Day9, Loda, AdmiralBulldog
matthy
Profile Joined January 2013
66 Posts
February 25 2015 15:49 GMT
#105
We could always hope, we could always hype, although it was logical that you need to have some extra practice after the break there is nothing wrong with hoping
opisska
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
Poland8852 Posts
February 25 2015 21:26 GMT
#106
"The community" is maybe small or dying or whatever, but be sure as hell there are people watching vigorously as much SC2 as possible, jumping chairs and screaming and biting nails. Maybe we are not as numerous as we used to be, but we are none the less passionate. Fight on!
"Jeez, that's far from ideal." - Serral, the king of mild trashtalk
TL+ Member
Garemie
Profile Joined April 2011
United States248 Posts
February 26 2015 07:19 GMT
#107
Totally stoked on your return. Welcome back.
Bomber | CJ herO | Snute
Picasso
Profile Joined October 2013
Korea (South)52 Posts
February 26 2015 09:23 GMT
#108
I am a big fan of you in so many aspects. But the one thing I don't quite understand is the hate towards Has - his creativity is refreshing to say the least. Both sOs and Has have very strategic flairs that nobody but themselves can really pull off. If innovation is what you appreciate, by that logic I believe Has' style deserves more respect. Both sOs and Has rarely copy playstyles/builds from others, but how come such radical difference in perception?
StarStruck
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
25339 Posts
February 26 2015 10:05 GMT
#109
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!



It was easy because a lot of these players are merely scrubs to the King.
twndomn
Profile Joined September 2010
401 Posts
February 26 2015 17:59 GMT
#110
Don't hate the player, hate the Game. Has was trying to advance, so were you, whatever it takes.
"If MC wins this, his name would not be SK MC, it would be ST MC, ST for Saint, performing miracles." - Artosis.
matthy
Profile Joined January 2013
66 Posts
February 26 2015 20:26 GMT
#111
On February 27 2015 02:59 twndomn wrote:
Don't hate the player, hate the Game. Has was trying to advance, so were you, whatever it takes.


lol hater, he specificly talkes about the playstyle and the game not the player.
Survivor61316
Profile Joined July 2012
United States470 Posts
February 27 2015 02:31 GMT
#112
Naniwa you're awsome man! The pressure is only there because people love to watch you play! They will support you no matter what, so just keep doing your best, and have fun :D
Liquid Fighting
Clazziquai10
Profile Blog Joined August 2011
Singapore1949 Posts
February 27 2015 15:43 GMT
#113
<3 you Nani, keep being awesome
SharkStarcraft
Profile Joined April 2011
Austria2225 Posts
February 27 2015 18:32 GMT
#114
i cheered so unbelievably hard for you in your wcs matches, was really heartbreaking to see you lose against has like this but dont worry! none of your fans expect unbelievable runs right off the bat so just enjoy your return to sc2! oh and stream from time to time if you can hehe
Cogito, ergo Toss
skylinefan
Profile Joined November 2014
Malaysia53 Posts
February 27 2015 22:16 GMT
#115
Guess I was entertained. Get it? Naniwa fighting!
HerO l JaeDong l Flash
ElMeanYo
Profile Joined March 2011
United States1032 Posts
Last Edited: 2015-02-28 05:20:29
February 28 2015 05:19 GMT
#116
Hey Nani. I never respected you as a person because of the way you disrespect the people you play against. I'll never forget your DISS of Nestea when you proberushed him, but whatever.

I grudgingly admit that you are good for the SC2 scene because you were a skilled player who could compete vs the Koreans. For that reason alone I hope you can regain some of the form that made even your haters (like myself) admit that you were at one point the best foreigner, which you proved last year with your showmatch win over scarlett (who is now lost to us).

If it benefits SC2 and its spectator base, I hope you can regain the passion you had for the game and find the effort to practice and provide us with a villian to root against. It's hard to root vs any korean in this capacity because they are so personality-defunct, and that at least, I cannot say about you. +1
“The only man who never makes mistakes is the man who never does anything.” ― Theodore Roosevelt
Shuffleblade
Profile Joined February 2012
Sweden1903 Posts
March 01 2015 00:29 GMT
#117
Nani did more than I expected of him so soon after he got back into SC2, he defeated Nerchio which was everything I was hoping for! Of course I would have loved it if he managed to get out of his WCS group but seeing Naniwa back in the sc2 studio with fire in his eyes was enough to make me very happy.

Of course we fans wants to see results, Naniwa actually making deep runs or winning stuff but more than anything else we want to see him enjoying playing SC2 and wanting to win! Light the fire and eventually the flames will grow higher and higher!
Maru, Bomber, TY, Dear, Classic, DeParture and Rogue!
Nedereden
Profile Joined June 2013
777 Posts
March 01 2015 06:06 GMT
#118
Wow this certainly is awesome and healthy!!! Yayyyy Naniiiiiiii
"Firefly piglet force staff chicken" - TobiWanKenobi TI3 2013
Hanna
Profile Joined November 2012
Germany43 Posts
March 01 2015 19:37 GMT
#119
Hello Naniwa. Could you update us on which online tournaments you will or would like to take part in?
WCS is like allowing Premier League football teams in the Korean football league... only, the other way around!
Mikku
Profile Joined June 2012
Czech Republic58 Posts
March 01 2015 23:55 GMT
#120
I never really liked (P)NaNiwa as a person or player. Because the way he was portrayed through media and his showings at events, was something I quite do not like. (You know, controversy is not something I like at all.) But after reading this blog, I am really surprised ... these are not words of some immature spoiled brat. Good luck Nani. You have always been on the top foreigner food chain, no doubt about it. And if you will be able to solve your internal and personal struggles outside of the public eye, I will definitely cheer for a good foreign player.
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