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[TSL] Qualifier #2 Recap - Page 3

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Hushfield
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
Belgium80 Posts
January 17 2011 11:47 GMT
#41
Aha! I was wondering who this MeatyOwlLegs was (apart from the creator of the funniest id to date). Congrats to Naniwa for qualifying.
Weavel
Profile Joined January 2010
Finland9223 Posts
January 17 2011 12:46 GMT
#42
Gratz naniwa.
Life/Seed//Mvp/NaNiwa fighting! ZeNEX forever!
drooL
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
United Kingdom2108 Posts
January 17 2011 13:22 GMT
#43
the man deserves respect. and i say this as a person who used to highly dislike his public attitude and therefore the whole person. but he is being sincere with "changing" and no doubt is very talented. so gogo naniwa
@nowSimon
DennyR
Profile Joined July 2010
Germany379 Posts
January 17 2011 14:02 GMT
#44
I liked him before because he and socke were the only 2 protosses in europe with real skill. Now I really love him. gz Naniwa and good luck in the future!
Euronyme
Profile Joined August 2010
Sweden3804 Posts
January 17 2011 14:51 GMT
#45
On January 17 2011 20:19 debasers wrote:
EG should contract Naniwa


Indeed! That'd be awesome.
EGNaniwa. And if he'd get the foreigner spot in GSL, tasteless would have another guy he can say is in his team xD
I bet i can maı̸̸̸̸̸̸̸̸̸̸̸̸̸̸̸̸̸̸̨̨̨̨̨̨ke you wipe your screen.
MetalSlug
Profile Joined February 2010
Germany443 Posts
January 17 2011 16:07 GMT
#46
Empire.Naniwa: I want to thank every fan who has supported me, I really appreciate the support.

Like at the IEM when that lone fan of you wanted to take a picture with you and you told him to "Fuck off" ?
Sorry, he might be a good player but he is and will always be a BM, selfcenterd person that gives a shit about his fans/community.
MKP | Maru | Nada | Boxer | Supernova | Keen
Drake
Profile Joined October 2010
Germany6146 Posts
January 17 2011 16:41 GMT
#47
i feel GREAT that a team like empire are in this tournament twice perhaps i think there are even more players could make it.

its a team with a VERY interesting lineup! they not just take STARS its like they took players like kas because they see them improve fast and be their big future
Nb.Drake / CoL_Drake / Original Joined TL.net Tuesday, 15th of March 2005
Archvil3
Profile Joined September 2010
Denmark989 Posts
January 17 2011 17:29 GMT
#48
I really hope getting kicked from the EPS and the hatestorm he got was a wakeup call for him.

Looking at him play in TSL and homestory cup really impressed me. It wasnt only good builds and strong agression, but he seemed to have a very good gamesence when his builds were countered well, and he managed to turn a dire looking situation into a win. In my eyes a top-3 protoss, maybe even second best after White-ra, in Europe at the moment.
Let thy speech be better than silence, or be silent.
stillborn
Profile Joined May 2010
Germany119 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-01-17 18:05:53
January 17 2011 18:04 GMT
#49
actually, he didn't leave the EPS because he didn't upload a replay.

He left because he was over the limit (by not uploading replays, and such stuff) +
he didn't attend to an EPS game he had to play against Goody without excusing himself.

+ i think the TSL 3 has a really big problem ..

with 12 top koreans invited ... the top 12 will most likely be the 12 koreans we saw it in the kaspersky invitational .. were europe proudly lost every bo3 xD
vdale
Profile Joined June 2010
Germany1173 Posts
January 17 2011 18:25 GMT
#50
On January 18 2011 03:04 stillborn wrote:
actually, he didn't leave the EPS because he didn't upload a replay.

He left because he was over the limit (by not uploading replays, and such stuff) +
he didn't attend to an EPS game he had to play against Goody without excusing himself.

+ i think the TSL 3 has a really big problem ..

with 12 top koreans invited ... the top 12 will most likely be the 12 koreans we saw it in the kaspersky invitational .. were europe proudly lost every bo3 xD


He didn't say that it was only because of one replay.
astroorion
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
United States1022 Posts
January 17 2011 20:17 GMT
#51
Congrats to (P)NaNiwa and Team Empire for having 2 qualifying members for the TSL3!
MLG Admin | Astro.631 NA
Ghad
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Norway2551 Posts
January 17 2011 21:13 GMT
#52
Always good to see people maturing, no reason he couldn't be an esteemed member of the community in the future.
forgottendreams: One underage girl, two drunk guys, one gogo dancer and starcraft 2. Apparently just another day in Europe.
shaunnn
Profile Joined October 2010
Ireland1230 Posts
January 17 2011 21:22 GMT
#53
On January 18 2011 01:07 MetalSlug wrote:
Show nested quote +
Empire.Naniwa: I want to thank every fan who has supported me, I really appreciate the support.

Like at the IEM when that lone fan of you wanted to take a picture with you and you told him to "Fuck off" ?
Sorry, he might be a good player but he is and will always be a BM, selfcenterd person that gives a shit about his fans/community.


That sounds pretty fucked up, is that true?
The naniwa - Unit of protoss skill, defined as the number of gates you build off of one base
ElvisWayCool
Profile Joined March 2010
United States437 Posts
January 17 2011 21:49 GMT
#54
new Naniwa fan for sure

gl hf in TSL3
arctics86
Profile Joined December 2008
Germany797 Posts
January 17 2011 22:32 GMT
#55
I won't jump on the bandwagon that quick, words are easy, time will tell if he really means it.

How can you possibly support him if it's true what MetalSlug posted? Acting bm online is bad, but offline it's absolutely unacceptable
Arpe
Profile Joined May 2010
202 Posts
January 17 2011 22:51 GMT
#56
Time will tell if really has done a 180 im terms of BM. Hes is definitely skilled i will give him that.
legendre20
Profile Joined November 2010
United States316 Posts
January 18 2011 00:24 GMT
#57
Congratz nani!! You played reallllly well, and definitely deserved this win
"Sen, lings are OP" - HelloKittySS /// <3 http://www.twitch.tv/legendre20 <3
VoirDire
Profile Joined February 2009
Sweden1923 Posts
January 18 2011 13:15 GMT
#58
Bad mannered, in starcraft context, usually means poor loser. People that get very angry when they lose and some of that rage overflows onto their opponents in the form of BM.

I'm sure Naniwa (and the other poster child for BM, Idra) are nice and mannered guys IRL. But not so nice after a game where you cheesed them to win

They get mad after losing, mostly on themselves, but they also vent their rage upon their opponents. They rationalize why they lose, like blaming imbalance, cheesy tactics, abusive play. Even when there is no reason except the BM-players own mistakes and the random variance in the game in form of attack timings and blind BO counters etc, they still take it out on their opponents. I'm thinking of the famous idra quotes: "Isn't it funny, you won without doing a single thing" and "you win by doing stupid shit; fucking skilless newbie".

But it's also their hatred for losing that drives them to be so good at this game.

I have friends that are poor losers, and I just smile and let them vent whenever I beat them in something.
wxwx
Profile Joined May 2010
527 Posts
January 18 2011 21:58 GMT
#59
On January 18 2011 01:07 MetalSlug wrote:
Show nested quote +
Empire.Naniwa: I want to thank every fan who has supported me, I really appreciate the support.

Like at the IEM when that lone fan of you wanted to take a picture with you and you told him to "Fuck off" ?
Sorry, he might be a good player but he is and will always be a BM, selfcenterd person that gives a shit about his fans/community.


hey at least give him a chance to change. Maybe he is sincere in his words.. time will tell.
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