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Zubrowka
Profile Joined March 2011
Germany42 Posts
January 13 2012 11:22 GMT
#161
On January 13 2012 18:27 Greenei wrote:
I would add Thorzain to the losers. I mean he lost to Incontrol :/

Also he seems to be on some kind of mental slump lately.


Thorzain was casting a few matches, thats the reason to not count him to losers.

btw great writeup.
thx

cya @ HSC V :D
Legen- wait for it -dary!!
TRAP[yoo]
Profile Joined December 2009
Hungary6026 Posts
January 13 2012 11:52 GMT
#162
grubbys casting was awesome! he really deserves to be the big winner at HSC
great writeup!
FTD
Goibon
Profile Joined May 2010
New Zealand8185 Posts
January 13 2012 12:06 GMT
#163
Having never heard Grubby cast, let alone speak, i tuned into the HSC finals or semis or whatever and heard a fantastic casting trio. The guy leading it was Grubby, i didn't know this. I thought he was a pro. Like... Dutchtosis or something. I was blown away and am now a massive Grubby fan. Late to the party, i know, but my point is he's amazing and i love him.

Great write up for a great tournament~!
Leenock =^_^= Ryung =^_^= Parting =^_^= herO =^_^= Guilty
shell
Profile Joined October 2010
Portugal2722 Posts
January 13 2012 12:32 GMT
#164
On January 13 2012 16:02 Kenny_oro wrote:
The part on HerO is somehow hard but in some way right. You can discuss why his performance and overall showing at HSC wasn't that well as any of his fans or TL-Fans may have hoped.

On my side of this (huge fan of him) i'm rly sad but not disappointed. Going out of the tournament so early wasn't good, but what bothered me more was the fact that he didn't show up to give some autographs or take some photos. I've been there on friday and saturday and only saw him for seconds as he was leaving the place with the other koreans to take a break from the flat. i took my chance as they retourned just to get the worst photo ever taken by me (thanks to the photographer who didn't know my cam at this moment). so that was my overall experience of meeting my favourite player i didn't even have the chance to let him sign my mousepad because at this moment i just didn't want him to wait outside of the pub for me to grab it from the inside ... who knew that in the end this whould've been my only chance?

Still <3 u Hyeondeok! more play less travel and you'll be Code S Champ.

-> pictures i took on HSC:

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.325021600854294.77033.100000393696163&type=3 (i hope you can access them without beeing friend?)

you can take these pics wherever u want (reupload etc.) - just wanted to share



wow dude, great pictures!

Nice to know that incontrol was there smashing nerd arms haha! Even breaking one ;D

Incontrol is a nice guy can't understand why people always bash the guy!

It was a great tournament, thank you take, the organization and the players!!
BENFICA || Besties: idra, Stephano, Nestea, Jaedong, Serral, Jinro, Scarlett || Zerg <3
viOLetFanClub
Profile Blog Joined July 2011
Korea (South)390 Posts
January 13 2012 12:50 GMT
#165
I don't think Real, Sound, or Violet will have left long lasting impressions in the minds of fans (at least JYP can go play in Code S). Still, it's better than nothing. They will command our respect for at least the short term future, and it might be a base to build upon with future tournament success.


viOLet a "sort of winner", yet he defeats MKP 3-1 and 2-0's HerO and STILL doesn't get ANY applause? If anyone read about this kid's story and how much of his life he's dedicated to even GET to HSC4 let alone any LANs with what's happened, people would give this kid the attention he deserves.

Sigh.
BatCat
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
Austria630 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-01-13 13:06:58
January 13 2012 13:06 GMT
#166
DIMAGA not amongst the winners? q_q I guess the main text makes up for it :p
Still a great read :-)
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
felisconcolori
Profile Blog Joined October 2011
United States6168 Posts
January 13 2012 13:16 GMT
#167
Loved that Blizzard was a loser, but you should probably have added MannerKingPrime to the list of sort of winners for his good times with MC and Reis as well as his jumping up to go ahead and offer a regame to Vi0let despite his good position at the time of Blizzard's derp. (Seriously, can Blizzard just get over it and at least allow a Bnet 2.0 tournament server appliance as part of the official blizzard tourney licensing agreements? Or a special LAN tourney client?!)

Poor Her0. You're good, man - ignore the doubt, and just play!

Nice wrap-up, and the HSC has a great atmosphere - one of the few tourneys I've actually watched (stealthily, of course) from work. :D

Yes, I email sponsors... to thank them. Don't post drunk, kids. My king, what has become of you?
Eee
Profile Joined August 2011
Sweden2712 Posts
January 13 2012 13:19 GMT
#168
On January 13 2012 12:48 Lavalamp799 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 13 2012 07:16 TeamLiquid ESPORTS wrote:
HerO: I didn't expect the introverted HerO to find a seat on the casting couch, but I didn't expect him to put in such disappointing Starcraft II performances either. Impressing neither with his personality nor his in-game content, he was the only clear loser at HomeStoryCup. After his stock hit peak value after winning DHW 2011, he's landed back at being a very talented but very inconsistent player.


Really odd to me seeing Team Liquid writers calling out their own player as a loser at HSC.. Yeah, Hero didn't perform well, but he's on your team!

This is good journalism, stop being whining about it.
Great job wax keep up the good work.
Ragoo
Profile Joined March 2010
Germany2773 Posts
January 13 2012 13:20 GMT
#169
Cloud interview was so great, he's one of the most honest persons out there.

Really sad to hear how he feels about the game But I can kinda understand him...
Member of TPW mapmaking team/// twitter.com/Ragoo_ /// "goody represents border between explainable reason and supernatural" Cloud
Liquid`Nazgul
Profile Blog Joined September 2002
22427 Posts
January 13 2012 13:32 GMT
#170
Cloud, that was really great. Keep up the good work!
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bbm
Profile Joined April 2011
United Kingdom1320 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-01-13 14:35:39
January 13 2012 14:06 GMT
#171
Grubby did nothing but impress me with his stories of take running around pinching his nipples
[image loading]


Also props go to thorzain, ret, socke (I think it was), who did some amazing chilled casting late on in the tourney. They just sat around how I imagine sc2 players want to sit around, not getting hyper about nothing, not trying too hard to show off funny personalities, just sitting watching the game discussing the implications of scouting someone's robo tech or whatever.
By.Sun or By.Rain, he always delivers
caradoc
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
Canada3022 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-01-13 14:29:13
January 13 2012 14:27 GMT
#172
On January 13 2012 08:40 Bagration wrote:
Too hard on Hero. If you were to look at his twitter after he lost, you would have seen how crushed he was already. No need to kick him while he is already down. First people start hyping him as the best Protoss in the world and when he does not meet these expectations, whether at blizzcup or hsc, we think he did poorly. Let's all support the guy for the good player that he is.

There were no players who lost at hsc. Even if they were knocked out the first Round, I'm sure they had a great time and got to show their fans their personality.


yeah, this 100 times over. Poor guy

Great articles and an awesome read nonetheless
Salvation a la mode and a cup of tea...
Kenny_oro
Profile Joined September 2011
Germany368 Posts
January 13 2012 14:34 GMT
#173
On January 13 2012 21:32 shell wrote:
wow dude, great pictures!

Nice to know that incontrol was there smashing nerd arms haha! Even breaking one ;D

Incontrol is a nice guy can't understand why people always bash the guy!

It was a great tournament, thank you take, the organization and the players!!


LOL - Geoff didn't break anything Please don't get this wrong!

The guy just slipped his ellbow over the table - just look at the wood and the holes in the metal inbetween (maybe he didn't realise where he put his arm because of beeing a bit drunk he just ripped a bit off his skin. I'm sure Geoff whouldn't do anything harming intentional. the picture looks much more dramatic than it really was
HerO | TaeJa | Sea | Polt | CranK Fighting!
Rassy
Profile Joined August 2010
Netherlands2308 Posts
January 13 2012 14:35 GMT
#174
Oh this is awesome, nice write up, love reliving this tournament

Cant agree with one comment though
Hasu obs is a more then solid caster imo,(and so is cloud)
They on par with quiet a few professional casters
ES_JohnClark
Profile Joined April 2011
United States1121 Posts
January 13 2012 15:13 GMT
#175
not a single mention about viOLet.

Yes, I am a bit biased.. but the fact he was not mentioned at all, also shows some biased.

The guy went there.. with not one person expecting him to reach the 2nd stage. Not only did he do that, but he finished 4th overall. The fact that he went from a virtual unknown into a training camp that has helped him grow as a player and person.. should be a story. Like I said though.. I am a bit biased in that respect.

Great write up though!
Still Naked!
HolydaKing
Profile Joined February 2010
21254 Posts
January 13 2012 15:15 GMT
#176
On January 13 2012 21:50 k1mjee wrote:
Show nested quote +
I don't think Real, Sound, or Violet will have left long lasting impressions in the minds of fans (at least JYP can go play in Code S). Still, it's better than nothing. They will command our respect for at least the short term future, and it might be a base to build upon with future tournament success.


viOLet a "sort of winner", yet he defeats MKP 3-1 and 2-0's HerO and STILL doesn't get ANY applause? If anyone read about this kid's story and how much of his life he's dedicated to even GET to HSC4 let alone any LANs with what's happened, people would give this kid the attention he deserves.

Sigh.

Yeah, he's a winner. Just like Sound. But Wax's point is, that as they are no foreigners, people don't care that much for their result if they don't win it all...

Violet and Sound impressed me the most to be honest. Hero was a disappointment for sure, but so was Thorzain.
HaXXspetten
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
Sweden15718 Posts
January 13 2012 15:16 GMT
#177
LAN mode required!

Awesome writeup anyway
mordek
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
United States12705 Posts
January 13 2012 15:40 GMT
#178
Nothing quite like a good old-fashioned lan party
It is vanity to love what passes quickly and not to look ahead where eternal joy abides. Tiberius77 | Mordek #1881 "I took a mint!"
garbanzo
Profile Joined October 2009
United States4046 Posts
January 13 2012 15:47 GMT
#179
Hmm...the review kinda ends on a sour note for me as a HerO fan. I think it's important to note that he did not perform as well as expected but the way it was done just seemed unnecessarily mean. It basically singled out HerO as the only "loser" in the entire tournament (having "Blizzard" doesn't count since that's such a stock answer). Having a real second "loser" would have gone a long way to not leave a bitter taste in my mouth. Especially if the entire review is going to end with it.

I guess I'll just have to try and remember that the rest of it was actually a really good read. Brought back great memories of that weekend.
Even during difficult times, when I sat down to play the game, there were times where it felt like god has descended down and played [for me].
entropius
Profile Joined June 2010
United States1046 Posts
January 13 2012 15:53 GMT
#180
Holy shit. How did I miss all these games? Are there vods available anywhere?
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