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On January 17 2017 22:37 [[Starlight]] wrote:Show nested quote +On January 17 2017 22:36 letian wrote:On January 17 2017 22:35 thezanursic wrote:
I got the impression that Korean fans prefer JD over Flash, is this the case? of course, JD gets all the grills because he is cute :D JD's not that handsome. But that brooding manner of his pulls the chicks in, yes. 
he is super handsome!
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On January 17 2017 22:34 [[Starlight]] wrote:Show nested quote +On January 17 2017 22:28 classicyellow83 wrote:On January 17 2017 22:26 [[Starlight]] wrote:On January 17 2017 22:10 classicyellow83 wrote:
Imagine winning a really hard series to see people just shit on you instead of congratulating you. That does indeed suck, but still... find it hard to believe that Flash would give up all the money/exposure he gets from participation just because a few trolls leave dumb comments for him. He makes, what, 400-500k USD per year right now, mostly streaming but a significant chunk of it from competition exposure/hype – which also affects his streaming views? Yeah... I think I could take a few obnoxious comments if ignoring 'em and just keeping on keeping on nets me an additional 100k or so USD per year. We all should have such problems, yes? He doesn't need any more exposure. It didn't hurt Bisu's view nor his income when he didn't participate. It's not the matter of needing it, it's that he can get *even MORE* if he's relevant/winning top competitions against the best players in the world, aka hype. I heart Flash a TON (yes, even more than JD), but if he's not in ASL3, I will be paying a lot more attention to whoever's in it while it's going on than I will to Flash. There's nothing like competition.
But at the end of the day, Flash is just a human with feelings and those feelings will influence him to whatever choise he makes.
I'm sure Flash is more than aware of the significance of competition in the heart of his fans. He gave his whole life for that fact remember?
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On January 17 2017 22:34 TwoToneTerran wrote:Show nested quote +On January 17 2017 22:32 IntoTheheart wrote:
As shitty as it is for me to say this, TwoToneTerran I don't watch/play enough BW to even know what an "instant classic" is besides the hype/story. That's not something to be ashamed of. Everyone starts somewhere.
TwoTone, its been a while
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On January 17 2017 22:41 BLinD-RawR wrote:Show nested quote +On January 17 2017 22:34 TwoToneTerran wrote:On January 17 2017 22:32 IntoTheheart wrote:
As shitty as it is for me to say this, TwoToneTerran I don't watch/play enough BW to even know what an "instant classic" is besides the hype/story. That's not something to be ashamed of. Everyone starts somewhere. TwoTone, its been a while
Some day, all the old posters will come back to BW if we keep believing.
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On January 17 2017 22:39 Zera wrote:Show nested quote +On January 17 2017 22:37 [[Starlight]] wrote:On January 17 2017 22:36 letian wrote:On January 17 2017 22:35 thezanursic wrote:
I got the impression that Korean fans prefer JD over Flash, is this the case? of course, JD gets all the grills because he is cute :D JD's not that handsome. But that brooding manner of his pulls the chicks in, yes. he is super handsome!
Yeah and in a good way as well, not like some other pro players who look like 15 year old pop singers 
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On January 17 2017 22:37 [[Starlight]] wrote:Show nested quote +On January 17 2017 22:36 letian wrote:On January 17 2017 22:35 thezanursic wrote:
I got the impression that Korean fans prefer JD over Flash, is this the case? of course, JD gets all the grills because he is cute :D JD's not that handsome. But that brooding manner of his pulls the chicks in, yes.
Jaydong is extremely cute and attrative
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On January 17 2017 22:44 shall_burn wrote:Show nested quote +On January 17 2017 22:37 [[Starlight]] wrote:On January 17 2017 22:36 letian wrote:On January 17 2017 22:35 thezanursic wrote:
I got the impression that Korean fans prefer JD over Flash, is this the case? of course, JD gets all the grills because he is cute :D JD's not that handsome. But that brooding manner of his pulls the chicks in, yes. Jaydong is extremely cute and attrative
My wife thinks so. -_-;;;;;;;;
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On January 17 2017 22:42 IntoTheheart wrote:Show nested quote +On January 17 2017 22:41 BLinD-RawR wrote:On January 17 2017 22:34 TwoToneTerran wrote:On January 17 2017 22:32 IntoTheheart wrote:
As shitty as it is for me to say this, TwoToneTerran I don't watch/play enough BW to even know what an "instant classic" is besides the hype/story. That's not something to be ashamed of. Everyone starts somewhere. TwoTone, its been a while Some day, all the old posters will come back to BW if we keep believing.
well Sea is in the finals and I've not heard a peep from Ryo yet, guess it would take jaehoon to do really well I guess.
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On January 17 2017 22:44 classicyellow83 wrote:Show nested quote +On January 17 2017 22:44 shall_burn wrote:On January 17 2017 22:37 [[Starlight]] wrote:On January 17 2017 22:36 letian wrote:On January 17 2017 22:35 thezanursic wrote:
I got the impression that Korean fans prefer JD over Flash, is this the case? of course, JD gets all the grills because he is cute :D JD's not that handsome. But that brooding manner of his pulls the chicks in, yes. Jaydong is extremely cute and attrative My wife thinks so. -_-;;;;;;;;
Oh no! I'm sure the way to win her back is to win next year's ASL. Has she seen the NaDa's body thread?
On January 17 2017 22:46 BLinD-RawR wrote:Show nested quote +On January 17 2017 22:42 IntoTheheart wrote:On January 17 2017 22:41 BLinD-RawR wrote:On January 17 2017 22:34 TwoToneTerran wrote:On January 17 2017 22:32 IntoTheheart wrote:
As shitty as it is for me to say this, TwoToneTerran I don't watch/play enough BW to even know what an "instant classic" is besides the hype/story. That's not something to be ashamed of. Everyone starts somewhere. TwoTone, its been a while Some day, all the old posters will come back to BW if we keep believing. well Sea is in the finals and I've not heard a peep from Ryo yet, guess it would take jaehoon to do really well I guess.
It'll come with time.
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On January 17 2017 22:38 IntoTheheart wrote:Show nested quote +On January 17 2017 22:37 [[Starlight]] wrote:On January 17 2017 22:36 letian wrote:On January 17 2017 22:35 thezanursic wrote:
I got the impression that Korean fans prefer JD over Flash, is this the case? of course, JD gets all the grills because he is cute :D JD's not that handsome. But that brooding manner of his pulls the chicks in, yes. I want tips on practicing that... asking for a friend. Show nested quote +On January 17 2017 22:34 TwoToneTerran wrote:On January 17 2017 22:32 IntoTheheart wrote:
As shitty as it is for me to say this, TwoToneTerran I don't watch/play enough BW to even know what an "instant classic" is besides the hype/story. That's not something to be ashamed of. Everyone starts somewhere. Thanks! :D I definitely think it's a bit awkward if you go check out my shitposting record though, a lot of BW stuff where I just spammed STOOORRRKKKUUUU when he built carriers. Which was a lot. But that was for hype more than game understanding. lol
if you don't have good facial aesthetics then brooding just makes you look creepy
protip: be handsome
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On January 17 2017 22:41 BLinD-RawR wrote:Show nested quote +On January 17 2017 22:34 TwoToneTerran wrote:On January 17 2017 22:32 IntoTheheart wrote:
As shitty as it is for me to say this, TwoToneTerran I don't watch/play enough BW to even know what an "instant classic" is besides the hype/story. That's not something to be ashamed of. Everyone starts somewhere. TwoTone, its been a while
Howdy.
On January 17 2017 22:42 IntoTheheart wrote:Show nested quote +On January 17 2017 22:41 BLinD-RawR wrote:On January 17 2017 22:34 TwoToneTerran wrote:On January 17 2017 22:32 IntoTheheart wrote:
As shitty as it is for me to say this, TwoToneTerran I don't watch/play enough BW to even know what an "instant classic" is besides the hype/story. That's not something to be ashamed of. Everyone starts somewhere. TwoTone, its been a while Some day, all the old posters will come back to BW if we keep believing.
I don't really count as an old poster, to be fair.
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On January 17 2017 22:34 [[Starlight]] wrote:Show nested quote +On January 17 2017 22:28 classicyellow83 wrote:On January 17 2017 22:26 [[Starlight]] wrote:On January 17 2017 22:10 classicyellow83 wrote:
Imagine winning a really hard series to see people just shit on you instead of congratulating you. That does indeed suck, but still... find it hard to believe that Flash would give up all the money/exposure he gets from participation just because a few trolls leave dumb comments for him. He makes, what, 400-500k USD per year right now, mostly streaming but a significant chunk of it from competition exposure/hype – which also affects his streaming views? Yeah... I think I could take a few obnoxious comments if ignoring 'em and just keeping on keeping on nets me an additional 100k or so USD per year. We all should have such problems, yes? He doesn't need any more exposure. It didn't hurt Bisu's view nor his income when he didn't participate. It's not the matter of needing it, it's that he can get *even MORE* if he's relevant/winning top competitions against the best players in the world, aka hype. I heart Flash a TON (yes, even more than JD), but if he's not in ASL3, I will be paying a lot more attention to whoever's in it while it's going on than I will to Flash. There's nothing like big-stage competition. edit - oh, and reading your revised comment, I suspect the ASL1 top finishers didn't really benefit much from their showings because they didn't beat anyone big, just each other. Wanna become a star, beat a star, and in a big televised match in front of a studio audience. IMO.
You might be overestimating how much extra doing well in ASL even nets these guys. Unless you get first or second, which is no guarantee even for Flash, you might lose just as much from lost streaming time as you hide strats. Granted, I think players get a lot of extra balloons from fans when they win, but this isn't a no brainer "extra $100K" kind of thing.
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On January 17 2017 22:47 Terrorbladder wrote:Show nested quote +On January 17 2017 22:38 IntoTheheart wrote:On January 17 2017 22:37 [[Starlight]] wrote:On January 17 2017 22:36 letian wrote:On January 17 2017 22:35 thezanursic wrote:
I got the impression that Korean fans prefer JD over Flash, is this the case? of course, JD gets all the grills because he is cute :D JD's not that handsome. But that brooding manner of his pulls the chicks in, yes. I want tips on practicing that... asking for a friend. On January 17 2017 22:34 TwoToneTerran wrote:On January 17 2017 22:32 IntoTheheart wrote:
As shitty as it is for me to say this, TwoToneTerran I don't watch/play enough BW to even know what an "instant classic" is besides the hype/story. That's not something to be ashamed of. Everyone starts somewhere. Thanks! :D I definitely think it's a bit awkward if you go check out my shitposting record though, a lot of BW stuff where I just spammed STOOORRRKKKUUUU when he built carriers. Which was a lot. But that was for hype more than game understanding. lol if you don't have good facial aesthetics then brooding just makes you look creepy protip: be handsome
Yeah......
so I'm toast, got it!
On January 17 2017 22:48 darktreb wrote:Show nested quote +On January 17 2017 22:34 [[Starlight]] wrote:On January 17 2017 22:28 classicyellow83 wrote:On January 17 2017 22:26 [[Starlight]] wrote:On January 17 2017 22:10 classicyellow83 wrote:
Imagine winning a really hard series to see people just shit on you instead of congratulating you. That does indeed suck, but still... find it hard to believe that Flash would give up all the money/exposure he gets from participation just because a few trolls leave dumb comments for him. He makes, what, 400-500k USD per year right now, mostly streaming but a significant chunk of it from competition exposure/hype – which also affects his streaming views? Yeah... I think I could take a few obnoxious comments if ignoring 'em and just keeping on keeping on nets me an additional 100k or so USD per year. We all should have such problems, yes? He doesn't need any more exposure. It didn't hurt Bisu's view nor his income when he didn't participate. It's not the matter of needing it, it's that he can get *even MORE* if he's relevant/winning top competitions against the best players in the world, aka hype. I heart Flash a TON (yes, even more than JD), but if he's not in ASL3, I will be paying a lot more attention to whoever's in it while it's going on than I will to Flash. There's nothing like big-stage competition. edit - oh, and reading your revised comment, I suspect the ASL1 top finishers didn't really benefit much from their showings because they didn't beat anyone big, just each other. Wanna become a star, beat a star, and in a big televised match in front of a studio audience. IMO. You might be overestimating how much extra doing well in ASL even nets these guys. Unless you get first or second, which is no guarantee even for Flash, you might lose just as much from lost streaming time as you hide strats. Granted, I think players get a lot of extra balloons from fans when they win, but this isn't a no brainer "extra $100K" kind of thing.
Do we know what the finances of being a BW streamer actually look like? I know that on Twitch there are certain things like donations and subs where you split part of the sub with Twitch, but I don't know much/anything about BW straemers.
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On January 17 2017 22:41 tanngard wrote:Show nested quote +On January 17 2017 22:34 [[Starlight]] wrote:On January 17 2017 22:28 classicyellow83 wrote:On January 17 2017 22:26 [[Starlight]] wrote:On January 17 2017 22:10 classicyellow83 wrote:
Imagine winning a really hard series to see people just shit on you instead of congratulating you. That does indeed suck, but still... find it hard to believe that Flash would give up all the money/exposure he gets from participation just because a few trolls leave dumb comments for him. He makes, what, 400-500k USD per year right now, mostly streaming but a significant chunk of it from competition exposure/hype – which also affects his streaming views? Yeah... I think I could take a few obnoxious comments if ignoring 'em and just keeping on keeping on nets me an additional 100k or so USD per year. We all should have such problems, yes? He doesn't need any more exposure. It didn't hurt Bisu's view nor his income when he didn't participate. It's not the matter of needing it, it's that he can get *even MORE* if he's relevant/winning top competitions against the best players in the world, aka hype. I heart Flash a TON (yes, even more than JD), but if he's not in ASL3, I will be paying a lot more attention to whoever's in it while it's going on than I will to Flash. There's nothing like competition. But at the end of the day, Flash is just a human with feelings and those feelings will influence him to whatever choise he makes. I'm sure Flash is more than aware of the significance of competition in the heart of his fans. He gave his whole life for that fact remember?
Not trying to dis Flash whatsoever, but, even as much as I like him, I don't think he gave his whole life to please his fans. There was a strong economic component too... as well there should be, given the hours and dedication he puts in.
I dunno... at the end of the day, he is only 24 years old, and sometimes ppl that young make decisions based on reaction/emotions, rather than taking everything into account. I hope he takes everything into account before declaring, "I'm out!". 
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On January 17 2017 22:49 [[Starlight]] wrote:Show nested quote +On January 17 2017 22:41 tanngard wrote:On January 17 2017 22:34 [[Starlight]] wrote:On January 17 2017 22:28 classicyellow83 wrote:On January 17 2017 22:26 [[Starlight]] wrote:On January 17 2017 22:10 classicyellow83 wrote:
Imagine winning a really hard series to see people just shit on you instead of congratulating you. That does indeed suck, but still... find it hard to believe that Flash would give up all the money/exposure he gets from participation just because a few trolls leave dumb comments for him. He makes, what, 400-500k USD per year right now, mostly streaming but a significant chunk of it from competition exposure/hype – which also affects his streaming views? Yeah... I think I could take a few obnoxious comments if ignoring 'em and just keeping on keeping on nets me an additional 100k or so USD per year. We all should have such problems, yes? He doesn't need any more exposure. It didn't hurt Bisu's view nor his income when he didn't participate. It's not the matter of needing it, it's that he can get *even MORE* if he's relevant/winning top competitions against the best players in the world, aka hype. I heart Flash a TON (yes, even more than JD), but if he's not in ASL3, I will be paying a lot more attention to whoever's in it while it's going on than I will to Flash. There's nothing like competition. But at the end of the day, Flash is just a human with feelings and those feelings will influence him to whatever choise he makes. I'm sure Flash is more than aware of the significance of competition in the heart of his fans. He gave his whole life for that fact remember? Not trying to dis Flash whatsoever, but, even as much as I like him, I don't think he gave his whole life to please his fans. There was a strong economic component too... as well there should be, given the hours and dedication he puts in. I dunno... at the end of the day, he is only 24 years old, and sometimes ppl that young make decisions based on reaction/emotions, rather than taking everything into account. I hope he takes everything into account before declaring, "I'm out!".
He might be 24 but he's been in the industry for 9 years now, so I'm sure he'll be mature enough to make those sorts of big decisions.
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On January 17 2017 22:46 classicyellow83 wrote:![[image loading]](http://data.ygosu.fileofcdn.com/editor/attach/20170117/20170117224209_szlhqaoo.jpg)
OMG! BLUE STEEL!!! :D
(Zoolander reference for anyone who didn't get it)
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On January 17 2017 22:51 [[Starlight]] wrote:OMG! BLUE STEEL!!! :D ( Zoolander reference for anyone who didn't get it)
chuck a shuriken just to be sure.
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On January 17 2017 22:48 IntoTheheart wrote:Show nested quote +On January 17 2017 22:47 Terrorbladder wrote:On January 17 2017 22:38 IntoTheheart wrote:On January 17 2017 22:37 [[Starlight]] wrote:On January 17 2017 22:36 letian wrote:On January 17 2017 22:35 thezanursic wrote:
I got the impression that Korean fans prefer JD over Flash, is this the case? of course, JD gets all the grills because he is cute :D JD's not that handsome. But that brooding manner of his pulls the chicks in, yes. I want tips on practicing that... asking for a friend. On January 17 2017 22:34 TwoToneTerran wrote:On January 17 2017 22:32 IntoTheheart wrote:
As shitty as it is for me to say this, TwoToneTerran I don't watch/play enough BW to even know what an "instant classic" is besides the hype/story. That's not something to be ashamed of. Everyone starts somewhere. Thanks! :D I definitely think it's a bit awkward if you go check out my shitposting record though, a lot of BW stuff where I just spammed STOOORRRKKKUUUU when he built carriers. Which was a lot. But that was for hype more than game understanding. lol if you don't have good facial aesthetics then brooding just makes you look creepy protip: be handsome Yeah...... so I'm toast, got it! Show nested quote +On January 17 2017 22:48 darktreb wrote:On January 17 2017 22:34 [[Starlight]] wrote:On January 17 2017 22:28 classicyellow83 wrote:On January 17 2017 22:26 [[Starlight]] wrote:On January 17 2017 22:10 classicyellow83 wrote:
Imagine winning a really hard series to see people just shit on you instead of congratulating you. That does indeed suck, but still... find it hard to believe that Flash would give up all the money/exposure he gets from participation just because a few trolls leave dumb comments for him. He makes, what, 400-500k USD per year right now, mostly streaming but a significant chunk of it from competition exposure/hype – which also affects his streaming views? Yeah... I think I could take a few obnoxious comments if ignoring 'em and just keeping on keeping on nets me an additional 100k or so USD per year. We all should have such problems, yes? He doesn't need any more exposure. It didn't hurt Bisu's view nor his income when he didn't participate. It's not the matter of needing it, it's that he can get *even MORE* if he's relevant/winning top competitions against the best players in the world, aka hype. I heart Flash a TON (yes, even more than JD), but if he's not in ASL3, I will be paying a lot more attention to whoever's in it while it's going on than I will to Flash. There's nothing like big-stage competition. edit - oh, and reading your revised comment, I suspect the ASL1 top finishers didn't really benefit much from their showings because they didn't beat anyone big, just each other. Wanna become a star, beat a star, and in a big televised match in front of a studio audience. IMO. You might be overestimating how much extra doing well in ASL even nets these guys. Unless you get first or second, which is no guarantee even for Flash, you might lose just as much from lost streaming time as you hide strats. Granted, I think players get a lot of extra balloons from fans when they win, but this isn't a no brainer "extra $100K" kind of thing. Do we know what the finances of being a BW streamer actually look like? I know that on Twitch there are certain things like donations and subs where you split part of the sub with Twitch, but I don't know much/anything about BW straemers.
for example http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/brood-war/512299-top-10-earners-of-july
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