These are questions for everybody who loves eSports. In fact, they don't matter to progamers. 10 years old, 20 years old, 30 years old - except for eating, sleeping, and going to bathroom, they always practice - a scary type of people..."
Garimto is implying that esports players who practice all day have no lives.
I respect Garimto tremendously, but he shouldn't bite the hand that fed him. I follow esports quite often and I could write some crap, but all I need to say is "what is he doing nowadays?"
Some interesting ideas from Garimto. Imagine it though: you spend all day gaming, practicing until your hands are numb, and the vast majority of progamers will never get to the top - and even those that do will find themselves inevitably slipping into irrelevancy within a few years, remaining famous, but struggling to compete at the same top level and living with the image of being a "has been". I can understand how he might feel bitter about the whole affair.
For fans, the Heritage League is great because it brings back nostalgic memories of the old legends once again duking it out, but for Garimto, perhaps it brings back memories that he would rather not reflect upon.
These are questions for everybody who loves eSports. In fact, they don't matter to progamers. 10 years old, 20 years old, 30 years old - except for eating, sleeping, and going to bathroom, they always practice - a scary type of people..."
Garimto is implying that esports players who practice all day have no lives.
I respect Garimto tremendously, but he shouldn't bite the hand that fed him. I follow esports quite often and I could write some crap, but all I need to say is "what is he doing nowadays?"
That felt kinda strange to read. I mean he's the guy who made a comeback after retirement and all that...not to mention he played a kickass game that he barely lost due to simply being out of shape and really slow. His game sense was still damn A-mazing.
These are questions for everybody who loves eSports. In fact, they don't matter to progamers. 10 years old, 20 years old, 30 years old - except for eating, sleeping, and going to bathroom, they always practice - a scary type of people..."
Garimto is implying that esports players who practice all day have no lives.
I respect Garimto tremendously, but he shouldn't bite the hand that fed him. I follow esports quite often and I could write some crap, but all I need to say is "what is he doing nowadays?"
He is one of the GOM korean commentators iirc.
^not any more.
in any case, he gave one of the most awesome esports interviews in GOM where he talks highly about esports and how he wants to branch out and do other things. for those that are interested:
i'm hoping that he's not putting down progamers, but just the lifestyle where they do have to spend the vast majority of the day practicing.
These are questions for everybody who loves eSports. In fact, they don't matter to progamers. 10 years old, 20 years old, 30 years old - except for eating, sleeping, and going to bathroom, they always practice - a scary type of people..."
Garimto is implying that esports players who practice all day have no lives.
I respect Garimto tremendously, but he shouldn't bite the hand that fed him. I follow esports quite often and I could write some crap, but all I need to say is "what is he doing nowadays?"
Garimto's got a point, what other sports that requires pros to practise practically with every hour of their free time? even professional football, basketball, soccer or any other sports players doesn't practise with EVERY hour of their time, and restricted by time and schedule to even see their families, in fact the high burnout rate of pro-gamers is more than evident enough for this, Michael Jordan dominated more than a decade no? Michael Schumacher practically owned everyone till he retires after more than a decade of racing no?
How long did a reign of a single Bonjwa lasted?
Is this the E-Sports we're all so wanted dearly to see? having pro-gamers becoming the slaves to provide us great matches to watch? imo, no doubt that SC is a great game, but also it required too much mechanical skills and practise to be able to consistently to produce great results, like for example, unit pathings are BAD and certain units are so buggy and retarded to control them is like a set of skills in their own rights, which is absolutely unnecessary AT ALL if the game pathings and AI were alot better. I think we all know what sitting in front of a computer playing games all day long every day of the week does to your physical health.
Hopefully in SC2, with stuff like MBS, Auto-mine/repair, better pathings makes it alot easier for pro-gamers, i' not saying make the game ezmode that reduce the skill level to downies level, but make it so its easier for gamers to execute their strategies, Strategic plays produces the most entertaining games. don't make it so hard for them.
These are questions for everybody who loves eSports. In fact, they don't matter to progamers. 10 years old, 20 years old, 30 years old - except for eating, sleeping, and going to bathroom, they always practice - a scary type of people...
Way to put down people who care enough about the game to practice it all day, Garimto...
These are questions for everybody who loves eSports. In fact, they don't matter to progamers. 10 years old, 20 years old, 30 years old - except for eating, sleeping, and going to bathroom, they always practice - a scary type of people..."
Garimto is implying that esports players who practice all day have no lives.
I respect Garimto tremendously, but he shouldn't bite the hand that fed him. I follow esports quite often and I could write some crap, but all I need to say is "what is he doing nowadays?"
On July 14 2009 07:56 Ideas wrote: oh he's just mad that he wasn't invited to the heritage league.
I don't think his tone is that of biting them...it's more like..."wow these folks...they're ridiculous!" more of a surprised admiration of which he was one?
On July 14 2009 06:14 samachking wrote: The heritage league is a really sad thing, I totally agree with Garimto, the first thing that popped into my mind when watching "The Wrestler" is its insane parallel with progaming, thats the sad truth, nice write up by Garimto, more people should read this. Thanks alot skyslasher your posts/translations are always interesting.
I know! If it was really Heritage, only RETIRED progamers should've been invited...I mean the first progamer? The first really popular legend before Boxer SSamJang? The Zerg legend ChoJJa? How about Grrrr...? I mean the list goes on, and maybe it was too hard to track down these guys...
Boxer is somebody that if you’re a Terran player – if you’re a progamer at all – you wanna beat. I do wanna beat the Emperor of Terran. I’ve got confident with my TvT lately, so I think I can pull win.
im sorry im a tossgirl fan but this isnt happening
On July 14 2009 14:34 arb wrote: Boxer is somebody that if you’re a Terran player – if you’re a progamer at all – you wanna beat. I do wanna beat the Emperor of Terran. I’ve got confident with my TvT lately, so I think I can pull win.
im sorry im a tossgirl fan but this isnt happening
I think any match she has against anyone in this league, her chances are slim for winning.
Although I gotta give her mad respect for the amount of practice she puts in. 12-14 hours a day? Damn...
Tossgirl was way before my time. I've never seen any of the old female SC games. Still, I've heard she pretty much dominated. Wish she could win a couple of games to show that girl gamers can achieve something.
EPT
