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munch
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Mute City2363 Posts
Last Edited: 2015-10-30 10:04:44
October 30 2015 10:01 GMT
#1
Somehow, it’s already been ten months since I started trialling as a writer for TeamLiquid. My trial application featured a recap of last year’s Round of 16 at BlizzCon, and after finishing my final articles for this year's series just now, it’s starting to feel like the end of a full cycle for me. It’s strange that previously, I’d never enjoyed writing—my application was written purely because I was bored out of my mind at work. I used to joke that I took up Maths at uni purely to avoid essays, and that might only be half a lie. All I know is that since I took up the job, it’s been something I look forward to every time lichter starts shouting at the rest of us to pick up the slack (this happens almost daily).

Sure, there have been times when it’s been hell. There was one swarm host Group of (Viewer) Death in WCS featuring Happy and 3 zergs that honestly made me want to jack in Starcraft entirely, when I stayed up til 7am to watch, finished my recap at 8, before finally going to bed just when the neighbour downstairs started his weekend DIY. Or there’s the BlizzCon work we’ve been writing—writing 80 game recaps and 14 player profiles in two weeks is pretty fucking hard, especially when you’ve been writing about the same 16 people all year already and you’re trying to keep things fresh.

But hopefully I’m improving; hopefully there are people out there who’ve taken something, however small, from what I write. There’s still stuff that I know I can work on to improve, and I’ve got a few ideas for some articles to write in the off-season, and hopefully next year I’ll be better than ever after a break. Enjoy BlizzCon everyone! And although I didn’t write any of the creative pieces, go and read them all again before it all kicks off on Sunday—they are universally great.


ESPORTS SHOUTOUTS

Firstly, thanks to Zealously for giving me a shot. Even if he did first confuse my application with someone else’s, then sent me a skype invite, before forgetting about me for a couple of weeks.

It’s incredibly hard to moan about anything at all when your boss does more work than everyone else combined, and the masochistic way lichter grinds through everything is both disturbing and motivating. Also, the way he constantly reminds me that I bring shame to my family spurs me on.

CosmicSpiral has been my editor for much of the year, especially for my GSL stuff, so you have him to thank for making my stuff actually intelligible—without him my righting don’t read half so good.

Shoutout to the entire writing team for constantly being hilariously snarky and supportive in chat—from stuchiu’s constant anecdotes about how everybody in the world is worse than Mvp, to Olli’s rants, to Soularion’s constant soliloquies and failed attempts to get me to listen to rap. Templar’s been my triallist buddy right from the start (even if he defected to be a mod), Destructicon’s shared the GSL burden for much of the year, while Jer’s always around to write a strat article to show up my complete lack of strategic aptitude. Thanks too to TripleM and shtanjel for showing up as trialists right at the end to help out when everyone died a passionless death in the end of year cram.

Shoutout to Lorning in particular, for the VOD archive and his streak of LR threads, without which I’d likely never have come to TL to lurk endlessly in 2013.

Shoutout to Squirtle, for being the best champion that Starcraft 2 will never have.

Finally, shoutout to anyone who’s posted in a tournament thread, commented on a preview, or simply tuned in to watch a game. For better or for worse, I’ve watched thousands of games already this year, and I’m still no closer to feeling burnt out on the game. Hopefully I’ll see all of you next year.

****
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Zealously
Profile Blog Joined October 2011
East Gorteau22261 Posts
October 30 2015 15:17 GMT
#2
Good job Park
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JimmyJRaynor
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Canada16681 Posts
October 30 2015 16:46 GMT
#3
On October 30 2015 19:01 thecrazymunchkin wrote:
Firstly, thanks to Zealously for giving me a shot.


Zealously is good at calculated risks
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Olli
Profile Blog Joined February 2012
Austria24417 Posts
October 30 2015 18:30 GMT
#4
Get back to work Park

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thanks for all the hard work. Many loves.
Administrator"Declaring anything a disaster because aLive popped up out of nowhere is just downright silly."
y0su
Profile Blog Joined September 2011
Finland7871 Posts
October 31 2015 08:26 GMT
#5
thank you!
lichter
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
1001 YEARS KESPAJAIL22272 Posts
October 31 2015 10:21 GMT
#6
I'm not allowed to show parental affection
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The_Templar
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
your Country52797 Posts
October 31 2015 11:43 GMT
#7
Good work.
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banjoetheredskin
Profile Blog Joined November 2012
United States744 Posts
October 31 2015 20:04 GMT
#8
obligatory comment about 1 star because control F yields no results for my name.
I admire your work tremendously for being both refreshing with each piece you write and remarkably reliable, two things I aspired to but couldn't quite manage.
Writer#1 CJ fan | http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/starcraft-2/508947-wcs-dreamhack-austin-interviews
Zealously
Profile Blog Joined October 2011
East Gorteau22261 Posts
October 31 2015 20:31 GMT
#9
On November 01 2015 05:04 banjoetheredskin wrote:
obligatory comment about 1 star because control F yields no results for my name.
I admire your work tremendously for being both refreshing with each piece you write and remarkably reliable, two things I aspired to but couldn't quite manage.


I thought I vaguely alluded to this in my blog about how to write things
AdministratorBreak the chains
banjoetheredskin
Profile Blog Joined November 2012
United States744 Posts
October 31 2015 20:57 GMT
#10
On November 01 2015 05:31 Zealously wrote:
I thought I vaguely alluded to this in my blog about how to write things

That doesn't mean I have to agree with you
Writer#1 CJ fan | http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/starcraft-2/508947-wcs-dreamhack-austin-interviews
Zealously
Profile Blog Joined October 2011
East Gorteau22261 Posts
October 31 2015 21:28 GMT
#11
On November 01 2015 05:57 banjoetheredskin wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 01 2015 05:31 Zealously wrote:
I thought I vaguely alluded to this in my blog about how to write things

That doesn't mean I have to agree with you


You don't have to agree you just have to do what I say
AdministratorBreak the chains
munch
Profile Joined July 2014
Mute City2363 Posts
November 01 2015 07:34 GMT
#12
On November 01 2015 05:04 banjoetheredskin wrote:
obligatory comment about 1 star because control F yields no results for my name.
I admire your work tremendously for being both refreshing with each piece you write and remarkably reliable, two things I aspired to but couldn't quite manage.


Oh ffs I knew I'd forget someone
WriterForm is temporary, MMA is permanent || http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/508630-article-archive
banjoetheredskin
Profile Blog Joined November 2012
United States744 Posts
November 02 2015 04:58 GMT
#13
oh please don't beat yourself up over that, I'm not around anymore. I was purely joking
Writer#1 CJ fan | http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/starcraft-2/508947-wcs-dreamhack-austin-interviews
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