EPTIt was pretty sad seeing so many good players not perform their best. It seems like the non-koreans were tired
[MLG] Anaheim - “Conquered” - Page 10
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hejakev
Sweden518 Posts
It was pretty sad seeing so many good players not perform their best. It seems like the non-koreans were tired | ||
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Kenpachi
United States9908 Posts
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Shirohige
Germany398 Posts
And what on earth do we as a community need to do to avoid embarrassment on this scale again? I am really sick hearing things like that. Most probably it is just me, but I don't like this segregation between koreans and foreigners at all, because it should be a segregation between those training REALLY hard and those who are not, that is all there is to it. Well, nevermind, besides that I felt really lucky about a great event like that and not embarrassed at all as a community member. | ||
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Defrath
United States30 Posts
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Zzoram
Canada7115 Posts
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MildSeven
Canada311 Posts
On August 08 2011 20:09 Paladia wrote: I don't think anyone should be praised for beating Choya. Choya wasn't even in Code A, as he is a manager/coach and entered the tournament more for fun than anything else. He is an alright player but as his focus isn't on gaming I am not so sure he is even in the top 100 in Korea. Tyler on the other hand is the most overrated player together with Spanishiwa in my opinion. Tyler has in the group stages of the past three MLG gone 2-12 in matches. Feels a bit desperate to give him any praise at all. That's right, Choya and Thebest are one of the lesser tier korean players. | ||
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isospeedrix
United States215 Posts
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tree.hugger
Philadelphia, PA10406 Posts
On August 09 2011 05:12 Shirohige wrote: I am really sick hearing things like that. Most probably it is just me, but I don't like this segregation between koreans and foreigners at all, because it should be a segregation between those training REALLY hard and those who are not, that is all there is to it. Well, nevermind, besides that I felt really lucky about a great event like that and not embarrassed at all as a community member. The point of my article was not just about hard work and dedication. It was to point out that Korea has more advantages than just hard work. There are a few foreigners who practice like players on Korean teams, but they still are at a disadvantage, for reasons I explained. | ||
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Paladia
802 Posts
On August 09 2011 05:12 Shirohige wrote: I am really sick hearing things like that. Most probably it is just me, but I don't like this segregation between koreans and foreigners at all, because it should be a segregation between those training REALLY hard and those who are not, that is all there is to it. There are several foreign players who play 12 hours per day. Training isn't everything. | ||
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Defrath
United States30 Posts
On August 09 2011 18:53 Paladia wrote: There are several foreign players who play 12 hours per day. Training isn't everything. That means nothing. Do you honestly believe that koreans have some innate talent that makes them good at Starcraft? No, of course not. The reason their training is stronger is because they have a long established Starcraft "culture" where they train with eachother all day and hammer out match ups. So while one foreigner may train like a Korean in duration, the quality of his opponents may not, thus lowering the quality. | ||
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BlueFlames
Germany1756 Posts
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Calzu
Finland8 Posts
Anyway superb writeup, keep em coming. | ||
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MeteorRise
Canada611 Posts
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tripper688
United States569 Posts
On August 09 2011 20:37 Defrath wrote: That means nothing. Do you honestly believe that koreans have some innate talent that makes them good at Starcraft? No, of course not. The reason their training is stronger is because they have a long established Starcraft "culture" where they train with eachother all day and hammer out match ups. So while one foreigner may train like a Korean in duration, the quality of his opponents may not, thus lowering the quality. I agree completely, it's not just how much you practice but how well you practice. Hopefully we have more foreigners going over to Korea to get some practice or starting to play primarily on Kr/Eu ladder now. It's the big thing that worries me over the EG house and any new NA progamer team houses that might spring up...yes extra structured practice will help but it's not going to lessen the skill gap if the quality of the opponents is not up to snuff. | ||
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hmmm...
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katzby
United States110 Posts
 Sterling, ePGimix, GoSuSTYX fighting <3 | ||
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ShamTao
United States419 Posts
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Kipsate
Netherlands45349 Posts
PvP wins mean nothing in my opinion, volatile and coinflippy as shit. Great writeup nevertheless, really afraid of EG except for Idra(6 games is seriously scary. Also Boxer MMA and SlayerS in general doing well warms my heart although I was sad that Alicia was knocked out so early. | ||
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Primadog
United States4411 Posts
On August 10 2011 19:16 katzby wrote: Thanks Primadog Sterling, ePGimix, GoSuST No, thank you for stepping in in place of my camera-shyness. I'm sorry that I end up getting all the credit when you done most of the work. | ||
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