EPTOn March 30 2011 07:50 Davidmu wrote:
Nice post dude. I agree. Maybe 99% w/l ratio in a couple of weeks is somewhat of an exaggeration.
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On March 30 2011 06:05 m0rg3n wrote:
Hello everyone,
I have been following the community for years now, but only this thread made me finally create a new account and add my piece to the discussion.
Unlike a vast majority of the people (or at least judging from their posts) I have never played SC II at a competitive level, I do not have NEARLY as much skill/game awareness and practice as Idra et al. does. I will therefore be short of any accusations, attacks and expressions of imature approach to dealing with others. My message is easy and simple. Please, dont read if you indeed do enjoy seeing people insulting themselves in a false hope to get some internet attention. Thanks.
I was disappointed to see Idra fall to Cruncher - it is rooted in the fact that I cheer for Idra in his matches even thou I sometimes do not agree with his attitude. I am a zerg and I know that very often I loose my games (masters league for all of those who will attack me for not stating this, in my opinon irrelevant, fact) simply because my choice of race was not adequate - playing zerg is a challenging matter and in certain scenarios, there is almost no way of winning if you do fall behind due to (in my, NON-professional view) over complex mechanics, as compared to other races. However, as most Zergs here, I picked zerg voluntarily and In moments of "imbalance" (apologies for using this, overused and commonly misinterpreted world) I always go back to one simple belief - cool kids play Zerg no matter how much you sometimes want to throw your PC out of the window. This being said, I believe that Idra has the same mindset - being an extremely (EXTREMELY) potent player, he would in my personal view have no problem switching races and kicking butts at a professional level in a matter of weeks. However, for me, Protoss Idra with 99% W/L ratio would cease to be "the guy". We follow Idra NOT because he plays a consistent, extremely solid play, but because we (and I mean me and many other, so to say, "true at heart" zergs) like the resilience he is putting into the one thing he loves to do and does to live. I respect the way he is passionate about the game.
I am sick and tired of reading degrading posts about sameone who, at least to me, was a provider of many hours of extreme fun and thrilling moments - yes, call me nerd, I was cheering for Idra way more than for the national hockey team of my country. He represents something that is more than the game he plays - and I am not saying this because I have a picture of Fields on my wall and candles beneath it (which I , really, really, dont), I say this because with all his weaknesses (let more skilled people than me debate about these) he is, quite simply put, a guy with some sort of "balls".
Please, stop the circle of hatred and false accusations for the sake of Idra, Cruncher, Zerg, Protoss and the whole community. Some people are trying to send a message that e-sports is a highly developed community worth investment, but what one sees is a bunch of kids barking at each another.
With best wishes to Idra,Cruncher, all the professional and semi-professional players out there and everyone reading the whole post up to this point
m0rg
-edited due to some typos-
Hello everyone,
I have been following the community for years now, but only this thread made me finally create a new account and add my piece to the discussion.
Unlike a vast majority of the people (or at least judging from their posts) I have never played SC II at a competitive level, I do not have NEARLY as much skill/game awareness and practice as Idra et al. does. I will therefore be short of any accusations, attacks and expressions of imature approach to dealing with others. My message is easy and simple. Please, dont read if you indeed do enjoy seeing people insulting themselves in a false hope to get some internet attention. Thanks.
I was disappointed to see Idra fall to Cruncher - it is rooted in the fact that I cheer for Idra in his matches even thou I sometimes do not agree with his attitude. I am a zerg and I know that very often I loose my games (masters league for all of those who will attack me for not stating this, in my opinon irrelevant, fact) simply because my choice of race was not adequate - playing zerg is a challenging matter and in certain scenarios, there is almost no way of winning if you do fall behind due to (in my, NON-professional view) over complex mechanics, as compared to other races. However, as most Zergs here, I picked zerg voluntarily and In moments of "imbalance" (apologies for using this, overused and commonly misinterpreted world) I always go back to one simple belief - cool kids play Zerg no matter how much you sometimes want to throw your PC out of the window. This being said, I believe that Idra has the same mindset - being an extremely (EXTREMELY) potent player, he would in my personal view have no problem switching races and kicking butts at a professional level in a matter of weeks. However, for me, Protoss Idra with 99% W/L ratio would cease to be "the guy". We follow Idra NOT because he plays a consistent, extremely solid play, but because we (and I mean me and many other, so to say, "true at heart" zergs) like the resilience he is putting into the one thing he loves to do and does to live. I respect the way he is passionate about the game.
I am sick and tired of reading degrading posts about sameone who, at least to me, was a provider of many hours of extreme fun and thrilling moments - yes, call me nerd, I was cheering for Idra way more than for the national hockey team of my country. He represents something that is more than the game he plays - and I am not saying this because I have a picture of Fields on my wall and candles beneath it (which I , really, really, dont), I say this because with all his weaknesses (let more skilled people than me debate about these) he is, quite simply put, a guy with some sort of "balls".
Please, stop the circle of hatred and false accusations for the sake of Idra, Cruncher, Zerg, Protoss and the whole community. Some people are trying to send a message that e-sports is a highly developed community worth investment, but what one sees is a bunch of kids barking at each another.
With best wishes to Idra,Cruncher, all the professional and semi-professional players out there and everyone reading the whole post up to this point
m0rg
-edited due to some typos-
Nice post dude. I agree. Maybe 99% w/l ratio in a couple of weeks is somewhat of an exaggeration.
Very nice post! Thats worth a read
