I would say you should provide proof, but I'd take a gander that he has a separate account just to hide from everybody for when he just wants to play.

29 fps

United States5725 Posts

February 08 2011 04:59 GMT

#22

if he DOESNT play sc, then he must be damn good at theorycrafting.

Vei

United States2845 Posts

February 08 2011 05:02 GMT

#23

yeah i wonder this too, he strikes me as too much theorycraft and not enough experience (like Tasteless).

Zlasher

United States9129 Posts

February 08 2011 05:03 GMT

#24

I think you guys are getting it a bit wrong.

He doens't play random any more, but he plays all three races, he has been in the top 200 in the past (from someone who knows his smurfs acc name). But yes, he does play.

YouGotNothin

United States907 Posts

February 08 2011 05:03 GMT

#25

I am pretty sure Day9 plays a decent amount, there is no way he could give such an in depth explanation of the game unless he played a lot. I am waiting for Day9 to return to playing professionally and dominating NA for a couple of years, it would be like George Foreman's comeback to boxing in 1987 or something.

felizuno

United States164 Posts

February 08 2011 05:04 GMT

#26

must.... not.... troll this thread!

actually, I think it would really impress you if you looked up day[9] in some sort of legitimate knowledge base like this -> (Wiki)

day[9]

... which clearly shows Sean's most important accomplishment is being Tasteless' younger brother lol

Djeez

543 Posts

February 08 2011 05:08 GMT

#27

On February 08 2011 14:03 ZlaSHeR wrote:
I think you guys are getting it a bit wrong.

He doens't play random any more, but he plays all three races, he has been in the top 200 in the past (from someone who knows his smurfs acc name). But yes, he does play.

Ding ding ding. It's true that he plays way less, too. He was top 200 around the time when being 2000 diamond was tip-top of the ladder.

chenchen

United States1136 Posts

February 08 2011 05:14 GMT

#28

Keep in mind that Day9 was an A level zerg on ICCup, so he definitely has the mechanics AND the game sense (obvious) to be a competitive masters level player.

imyzhang

Canada809 Posts

February 08 2011 05:15 GMT

#29

he either has
A) a smurf (which i'm sure he does, but for people asking this same question about any other notable player, this is probably the main reason why they seem like they haven't played many games).
B) he has too many real life obligations
C) prefers to commentate than play

or a combination of the three (in day[9]'s case, i'd say only a combination of A and B, cus i think he enjoys casting/playing almost equally).

if you don't know already, he was sort of a pro gamer back in broodwar, playing in wcg/winning and all.

HeadhunteR

Argentina1258 Posts

February 08 2011 05:15 GMT

#30

his youtube description: Day[9] has been rated A+/A on ICCUP/PGT on multiple accounts over multiple seasons, has qualified for the WCG USA finals 7 times, has qualified for the WCG Grand Finals 3 times, and won the Pan American Championship in 2007. In Starcraft 2 Day[9] is a top rated player as random

/thread

scudst0rm

Canada1149 Posts

February 08 2011 05:16 GMT

#31

Lets let Day9 explain:

confusedcrib

United States1307 Posts

February 08 2011 05:17 GMT

#32

Jesus Christ face palm of a thread

YouGotNothin

United States907 Posts

February 08 2011 05:17 GMT

#33

So are there several people who know his ID but it has never been widely leaked? Wow Day9 has got some respect that's pretty impressive for the internet community.

Rickilicious

United States220 Posts

February 08 2011 05:19 GMT

#34

Wtf, there's not a chance in hell he plays anything but protoss. I mean, have you seen his immortal impression? That takes studying, and it's not like he just sorta does the impression, Day[9] is to the Immortal as Frank Caliendo is to John Madden.

imyzhang

Canada809 Posts

February 08 2011 05:21 GMT

#35

CLOSE THE THREAD.

Zlasher

United States9129 Posts

February 08 2011 05:24 GMT

#36

On February 08 2011 14:17 YouGotNothin wrote:
So are there several people who know his ID but it has never been widely leaked? Wow Day9 has got some respect that's pretty impressive for the internet community.

There are a few people who know, only those closest to him but anybody who knows it would never leak it out. Why would you do that to him anyways, there are hundreds of people that feel the need to message him for some sense of satisfaction day after day during his daily and to what avail, not like he'll read it. He should have a smurf account and he should never have to publicly have that information released, because the day it does is the day that he'll have to spend another 60 dollars to get another one and grind it right back up.

MichaelJLowell

United States610 Posts

February 08 2011 05:27 GMT

#37

DayNine could never play a single game of Starcraft II and still know more about Starcraft II than ninety-nine percent of the player base. I'm convinced the dude is a prodigy when it comes to this stuff.