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aTnClouD
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
Italy2428 Posts
Last Edited: 2015-11-11 17:33:48
November 11 2015 16:43 GMT
#1
Hey guys, I haven't written here in a while but I still follow SC2 with interest and had a great time watching Blizzcon. Right now I'm a full time poker player and I've been doing well recently. I am a completely different person since I used to post here everyday, I became more positive and overall less judgemental and loving life a lot at the moment :D Had some of the best years of my life and becoming more aware and responsible as time goes on is a great thing.


Anyway I got really interested into LotV because I really like what Blizzard is doing with this game. Can't say anything for certain right now but I think this is the direction SC2 needed to go from the start. After criticizing SC2 a lot for several reasons when I was a progamer I am also ready to say that right now I really appreciate how Blizzard is working with this game.

I mostly had a great time as a progamer but I'm not trying to make this game my profession again. I am enjoying what poker is giving me and I will keep it as my full time job. At the same time I think there's room to practice, become good again at Starcraft and do stuff and visit tournaments without the need of having a team to back up any of my financial needs. I think it will be great to have the freedom to play this game as I did with BroodWar and most importantly the game right now feels way more rewarding than it was in Wings of Liberty. I have been playing and studying poker mostly for more than 80 hours per week in the past year and taking some of that time to go back to Starcraft a bit can definitely be beneficial and entertaining.

It would be really cool to go to some tournaments again, that's something I am definitely planning to do on my own in the future. I met lot of great people when I was active and now that the game is better there's no reason to stay away from it. I will probably look for some coaching to catch up a bit (dunno from whom though, was gonna ask Morrow but he switched to protoss - valid suggestions are appreciated) and aim to reach GM in ladder. I don't think this will happen within the next 2 months but with enough consistency it's can be possible in not too long.

I hope the people I knew who are still playing are doing well. Right now I'm super busy (otherwise I would have gone to visit Take for LotV launch) but I am planning to meet again some of them next year when I can take some days off poker and I am so looking forward to that :D

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zatic
Profile Blog Joined September 2007
Zurich15355 Posts
November 11 2015 16:57 GMT
#2
Awesome, so good to have you back! Yay
ModeratorI know Teamliquid is known as a massive building
KadaverBB
Profile Blog Joined June 2009
Germany25657 Posts
November 11 2015 17:25 GMT
#3
Nice!
AdministratorLaws change depending on who's making them, but justice is justice
stuchiu
Profile Blog Joined June 2010
Fiddler's Green42661 Posts
November 11 2015 18:11 GMT
#4
Cool
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beg
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
991 Posts
November 11 2015 19:06 GMT
#5
Sick. Great to hear you had some success in poker. That game isn't what it's used to be when I played back in 2007
NrG.NeverExpo
Profile Blog Joined December 2008
Canada2114 Posts
Last Edited: 2015-11-11 20:46:33
November 11 2015 19:22 GMT
#6
Been a fan since BW, I believe I remember you playing in ascension tourney as inF.ClouD before joining ToT). But after everything I remember you for in BW and SC2, this blog is that I remember most about you LOL TT Good luck yo

edit: just realized i wasted my 2000th post by linking a blog about a dick
TwitteR: @NeverExpo follow me, i'll follow back :)
Pandemona *
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
Charlie Sheens House51493 Posts
November 11 2015 19:29 GMT
#7
Nice to hear you are doing well Cloud, love your blogs and your input you were always the pro who responded alot!

Coming back maybe, even better! CLOUDDDDD

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farvacola
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
United States18839 Posts
November 11 2015 20:13 GMT
#8
With any luck, you'll find your way back to the dating thread
"when the Dead Kennedys found out they had skinhead fans, they literally wrote a song titled 'Nazi Punks Fuck Off'"
BeStFAN
Profile Blog Joined April 2015
483 Posts
November 11 2015 20:56 GMT
#9
will you go back to protoss or continue play terran for star 2
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Clubfan
Profile Blog Joined May 2013
Germany913 Posts
November 11 2015 21:14 GMT
#10
This is awesome! Now we only need GoOdy to return to form...
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BeWat3r
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
Germany182 Posts
November 11 2015 22:06 GMT
#11
Nice
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Cascade
Profile Blog Joined March 2006
Australia5405 Posts
November 12 2015 01:49 GMT
#12
On November 12 2015 01:43 aTnClouD wrote:
I am a completely different person since I used to post here everyday, I became more positive and overall less judgemental and loving life a lot at the moment :D

I think there is something to learn from this.

I know TL normally frowns upon random images, but I think in this blog we are allowed to spam a bit!
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aTnClouD
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
Italy2428 Posts
Last Edited: 2015-11-12 03:11:05
November 12 2015 03:08 GMT
#13
Thanks for the welcome boys! Love seeing some of you still here after such a long time

I'm going to play protoss and a-move adepts shamelessly into victory [image loading]

Jk not sure if protoss or terran. Most likely terran because marine micro has always been one of the coolest things to do in sc2, but protoss and zerg both look so much better and demanding than in WoL.
It's just so likeable that they developed a faster game, more units based on splitting players' attention and harass and more expansions. All of this goes in a direction where they make the game more entertaining to watch and rewarding to play regardless of balance.

I think the strategic component should always be very relevant in RTS but the mechanical aspect was too different for each race in WoL and HotS causing very different learning curves. LotV brings all the races closer in the mechanical regard and it's also more demanding, which I think is extremely positive both for playing and for watching the game..
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boxerfred
Profile Blog Joined December 2012
Germany8360 Posts
November 12 2015 09:41 GMT
#14
Goody vs cloud, some more of that please.
Good1
Profile Blog Joined July 2011
Russian Federation138 Posts
November 12 2015 13:51 GMT
#15
I agree with the post above)
y0su
Profile Blog Joined September 2011
Finland7871 Posts
November 12 2015 20:00 GMT
#16
would love to watch you streaming sc2 again!! :D

glad to hear you've been productive and grown since quitting!
deathgod6
Profile Blog Joined January 2008
United States5064 Posts
November 12 2015 23:48 GMT
#17
Gl with everything! I said hi to you in AdrianFenix's twitch stream but you ignored me.
4.0 GPA = A rank 5.0 GPA = Olympic --------- Bisu, Best, Fantasy. i ♥ oov. They can get in my BoxeR anyday.
aTnClouD
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
Italy2428 Posts
November 13 2015 00:01 GMT
#18
Sorry mate, I didn't want to ignore you but it's his stream and I think it wouldn't be polite to speak about anything unrelated to poker in his chat
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TelecoM
Profile Blog Joined January 2010
United States10685 Posts
November 13 2015 00:28 GMT
#19
Glad to have you back ClouD! One of my favorite players since BW!
AKA: TelecoM[WHITE] Protoss fighting
ZenithM
Profile Joined February 2011
France15952 Posts
November 14 2015 13:11 GMT
#20
That's great news :D.
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