EPTLarva Looking Back At Zotac Event
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jinjin5000
United States1558 Posts
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intrigue
Washington, D.C9935 Posts
the foot thing is extremely unprofessional but also pretty much the best. it sucks cuz i like lx a lot but it's nice to have some spiciness in a 20-year-old game | ||
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ggsimida
1156 Posts
also i think the foreign scene has their own wondrous experience with him, when they try to invite him for that russian lan i presume? at least by now thanks to korean audience pressure+being a parent has made him more mature and mellowed...somewhat | ||
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MeSaber
Sweden1235 Posts
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Piste
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SuGo
United States681 Posts
LOL | ||
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BlueStar
Bulgaria1174 Posts
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M3t4PhYzX
Poland4276 Posts
On September 26 2019 14:08 ggsimida wrote: everyone already kinda known about his unprofessionalism even back then. i think a couple of years ago before this zotac incident the chinese invited larva and a few other streamers (i think zero, piano as well) to stream in longzhu. not only did larva streamed on longzhu the least, larva is also the only one that didnt bother to interact with the chinese audience beyond a simple hi. never been invited beyond a couple of the earliest sino v korean games, since he always has a rude and dismissive attitude to the organizers and participants which attracts the ire of the chinese audience. also i think the foreign scene has their own wondrous experience with him, when they try to invite him for that russian lan i presume? at least by now thanks to korean audience pressure+being a parent has made him more mature and mellowed...somewhat yeah.. Never liked this dude. Bad vibes coming from him (childish/prickish). that ZOTAC and Russian LAN bs just made me dislike him even more | ||
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riotjune
United States3394 Posts
There's no such thing as bad publicity (look at Kanye West), and being a dick is a fast way to become popular on the internet, so from a business standpoint it was probably a smart decision doing what he did. Sure, he might be banned from participating in future tournaments and locked out of its winnings, but he's made many more times that from his fans alone so it was overall a net gain. | ||
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ggsimida
1156 Posts
On September 26 2019 21:51 riotjune wrote: ahahaha XD There's no such thing as bad publicity (look at Kanye West), and being a dick is a fast way to become popular on the internet, "being a dick to non koreans is a fast way to become popular on the internet, " got to be careful who you be a dick to tho :D @jinjin hey has there been any vids of pros talking about 9153 lately? translation of that would be nice | ||
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riotjune
United States3394 Posts
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art_of_turtle
United States1208 Posts
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LG)Sabbath
Argentina3024 Posts
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JieXian
Malaysia4677 Posts
It also appears that he did it for "career advancement", and it worked out for him. Dat pornhub video xD On September 26 2019 20:45 SuGo wrote: "It was a 10k showmatch so I was trying pretty hard." -Larva as he is playing with his foot (~2:20 in video) LOL Exactly what I was thinking hahaha | ||
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JoinTheRain
Bulgaria409 Posts
If I ever start finding unbecoming manners appealing and not the BW gameplay itself, I will surely know the time has come for me to quit the game altogether. | ||
2Pacalypse-
Croatia9554 Posts
There were two camps that formed after it, those who saw it as offensive/unprofessional and those who found it hilarious. And the best thing about the whole thing is that they were both right. Though hearing the Larva's perspective now, it's obvious he didn't mean any offense by it, so it's even easier to just laugh about it. | ||
BigFan
TLADT24920 Posts
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CHEONSOYUN
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Highgamer
1470 Posts
You should not pin your opinion of him on that one indicent. He has shown great humor, in the sense of not taking himself too seriously, innumerable times. To me he almost seems to be void of any vanity. If you think he's a bad person or too freakish to be tolerated, compare him to Terror first... | ||
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oshibori_probe
United States2937 Posts
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crbox
Canada1181 Posts
I remember the first time I saw this video, I sent it to many friends who do not play Starcraft, and all were like damn that's insane, and then asked me a bunch of question on the game he was playing, so I guess that brought marginal attention to an old game. That's awesome. Way to go Larva. People love complaining I guess. | ||
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Whatson
United States5357 Posts
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Therapist.
United States207 Posts
Glad he's still laughing about it. I still am. People need to loosen up. If the dude can beat you with his feet, so be it. | ||
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Heartland
Sweden24604 Posts
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WombaT
Northern Ireland27294 Posts
I’ll occasionally showboat vs a friend of equal skill and play left handed, although this frequently backfires. Generally more as a handicap against someone considerably worse than me, I did need to practice a fair bit to not be utterly terrible southpaw. I think the funniest aspect is that he’s fucking around while his face is still super serious and intense looking. | ||
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Highgamer
1470 Posts
If you're a pro at what you do and you're one level (or more rather) above your opponents then it should be easy to find some downtime to fool around, especially if you're already ahead. Foot control doesn't even seem that incredible in this case because the mousehand gives you a lot of flexibility - he seems to have one lissome toe though which he used to press a specific key. The left-handed play - or rather play with interchanged hands, or something - seems more impressive tbh, quite the on-the-fly coordination skills needed if he didn't practice this. | ||
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elluel
62 Posts
But for 2 years I've been looking for the zotac broadcast vods... I have been unsuccessful, mainly to try and make a tribute video for incontrol and the community from the amazing and laughter filled event. If anyone has it, please contact me. It would be god send. Thank you everyone. | ||
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stanliv
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Lorch
Germany3703 Posts
Nowadays playing with your feet is considered the most bm thing you can do. I love Larva, BW needs more people like him. | ||
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TelecoM
United States10834 Posts
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CrymeaTerran
149 Posts
On September 28 2019 12:08 oshibori_probe wrote: The man’s a complete asshole but BW really could use more assholes. If I would be super correct like u, I would take my gun and u know the end of the story, cause that's what u think everyday. How can other ppl be so unpolite im so super political correct, I can't take it anymore I, I, I can't be on this planet any longer whit so damn unpolite people. Jesus, if larva just 10x better its not his fucking problem, deal with the skill or don't come to the shit shomatch, disrespect in your ass, I disrespect u for your very tight butthole, User was warned for this post. | ||
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Incomplete..ReV
Norway663 Posts
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Timebon3s
Norway772 Posts
On December 31 2019 18:48 CrymeaTerran wrote: If I would be super correct like u, I would take my gun and u know the end of the story, cause that's what u think everyday. How can other ppl be so unpolite im so super political correct, I can't take it anymore I, I, I can't be on this planet any longer whit so damn unpolite people. Jesus, if larva just 10x better its not his fucking problem, deal with the skill or don't come to the shit shomatch, disrespect in your ass, I disrespect u for your very tight butthole, User was warned for this post. What the hell? Do you agree or disagree with the person you quoted? I don’t understand anything about this post. | ||
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CadenZie
Korea (South)545 Posts
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Timebon3s
Norway772 Posts
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outscar
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FlaShFTW
United States10550 Posts
On September 28 2019 12:08 oshibori_probe wrote: The man’s a complete asshole but BW really could use more assholes. This exactly. Sc2 was so fun to follow and hilarious with all the Deezer/CombatEX/Destiny/Incontrol drama that existed at the beginning of WoL. Those were the fun days where you WANTED to tune in to a stream and see what kind of drama would happen and all the shit talk and grudge matches that were playing out. Yeah, was it like a soap opera? Sure. But there was personality in the game that made it enjoyable to follow. Now, we need these titans of the game to carry viewership like Serral having to have an unbelievable breakout year and first foreigner to challenge Koreans for people to want to follow. Numbers went back down again this year. | ||
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Ej_
47656 Posts
On January 02 2020 06:42 FlaShFTW wrote: This exactly. Sc2 was so fun to follow and hilarious with all the Deezer/CombatEX/Destiny/Incontrol drama that existed at the beginning of WoL. Those were the fun days where you WANTED to tune in to a stream and see what kind of drama would happen and all the shit talk and grudge matches that were playing out. Yeah, was it like a soap opera? Sure. But there was personality in the game that made it enjoyable to follow. Now, we need these titans of the game to carry viewership like Serral having to have an unbelievable breakout year and first foreigner to challenge Koreans for people to want to follow. Numbers went back down again this year. Ah yes, the key to SC2's success were Deezer and CombatRX | ||
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Timebon3s
Norway772 Posts
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Bonyth
Poland611 Posts
So while the event got more recognition thanks to Larva's behaviour, we cannot be certain of its drawbacks. | ||
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Cele
Germany4016 Posts
On January 03 2020 01:45 Bonyth wrote: There was also a theory that Zotac decided to not host any additional tournaments in SC:R because of Larva's disrespectful behaviour towards chineese player. So while the event got more recognition thanks to Larva's behaviour, we cannot be certain of its drawbacks. True. The while thing a had a backstory too. As far as i understood it, the chinese [players and fans] were overconfident/boasting before the event. And Larva is certainly troll enough to really rub it in [that the skill gap is a lot greater than the chinese community would like it to be]. On the other hand, it's a bit weird to be upset about it. I inagine every good foreigner and chinese gosu is actually aware that a progamer like larva can troll you like this? Ofc its not exactly good sportsmanship to display it like this. Then again its not a sound idea to invite larva and expect anythubg but onesided matches. If every viewer who understands the game a bit can see how onesided the matches are, then where is the bug difference in makin it visible? | ||
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HerbMon
United States472 Posts
On September 26 2019 17:41 MeSaber wrote: Larva the most hilarious person in BW history.. Hands down. Wrong.... www.youtube.com | ||
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Cele
Germany4016 Posts
Hilarious, Crazy, Loud. Which of those, or al of those is the question. :D | ||
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FlaShFTW
United States10550 Posts
On January 02 2020 18:30 Ej_ wrote: Ah yes, the key to SC2's success were Deezer and CombatRX It wasn't the key, but it was a really fun way to keep the community engaged and active. You WANTED to tune into destiny's stream to see if there would be some hilarious stream sniping or the next meme clip. We watch for the fun interesting personalities. Personalities are GOOD for the scene. | ||
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Ej_
47656 Posts
On January 03 2020 16:17 FlaShFTW wrote: It wasn't the key, but it was a really fun way to keep the community engaged and active. You WANTED to tune into destiny's stream to see if there would be some hilarious stream sniping or the next meme clip. We watch for the fun interesting personalities. Personalities are GOOD for the scene. Jesus. It is hard for me to stomach that people would be drawn to a video game, because of fucking Destiny out of all people streaming it, but to each their own I guess. | ||
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