On January 10 2010 19:55 Chen wrote: but i think his relative lack of late-game play makes people dislike him. Also, the reason you like him is probably why alot of people dont like him, seeing a game end with zergling all-ins or runby's gets really boring really fast.
THIS IS WHY I HATE SHINE TOO
I was going to make that analogy, but i didnt want to insult Kwanro, who i consider to on an entirely different level and much better.
Hatred for Shine > Kwanro Respect for Shine < Kwanro
In general, respect for a Zerg who plays hyperaggressive and 'abusive' against Terran fast expands will be higher than respect for a Zerg who plays hyperaggressive and 'abusive' against Protoss fast expands, because of Z<T and Z>P on most modern maps. (Kwanro also has greater achievements/history of results.)
On January 10 2010 23:32 dukethegold wrote: By the way, did Kwanro's nickname "Pikachu" originate from the Korean community, or is it a TL nick like Reach's "mantoss"?
I think it was Club Day MSL selection ceremony they showed behind-the-scenes footage of him joking around with some other progamer who happened to call him that
Yeah, Iris dubbed Kwanro "Pikachu" when he said "GO PIKACHU!" in the behind-the-scenes footage.
On January 10 2010 19:40 meegrean wrote: Kwanro is actually pretty good, which not many people will admit I guess. He is one of my favorite Zergs to watch because of how well he uses zerglings. Kinda hard to fluke your way into the MSL Semis twice in a row.
Kwanro sucks. All he does is all ins. Stork already has him figured and its about time others do too.
Wow this might be the most let down and misinformed thread ever, he will never be the next ggplay and on top of that we should judge him for just massing lings every game... If anything why shouldn't we judge him for that?
It was Kwanro vs Flash and he went 2 hatch mutas and got fucking raped. I made the sign vs a Protoss too, I can't remember, but he ending up finishing with Zerglings so I was happy.
On January 10 2010 19:40 meegrean wrote: Kwanro is actually pretty good, which not many people will admit I guess. He is one of my favorite Zergs to watch because of how well he uses zerglings. Kinda hard to fluke your way into the MSL Semis twice in a row.
Kwanro sucks. All he does is all ins. Stork already has him figured and its about time others do too.
Kwanro does not always do all-ins. He's completely different from shine, who has no late game management whatsoever. Kwanro can actually play a decent management game, but he just generally chooses not to.
Unfortunately he's still gonna get absolutely crushed by flash.
It was Kwanro vs Flash and he went 2 hatch mutas and got fucking raped. I made the sign vs a Protoss too, I can't remember, but he ending up finishing with Zerglings so I was happy.
Thx, now I know why I missed this sign.
Its either 1. Didn't watch it live or 2. I don't watch zerg losing vods :D
On January 10 2010 23:32 dukethegold wrote: By the way, did Kwanro's nickname "Pikachu" originate from the Korean community, or is it a TL nick like Reach's "mantoss"?
I think it was Club Day MSL selection ceremony they showed behind-the-scenes footage of him joking around with some other progamer who happened to call him that
Yeah, Iris dubbed Kwanro "Pikachu" when he said "GO PIKACHU!" in the behind-the-scenes footage.
OK. Thx.
Second question, does the Korean community also call Kwanro "Pikachu"?
Or is it just us?
It would be pretty funny if I use NATE to search for Pikachu and get a picture of Kwanro's face.