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Interview: Quantic.NaNiwa - Page 12

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zanga
Profile Joined September 2011
659 Posts
May 17 2012 00:29 GMT
#221
On May 17 2012 09:18 tskarzyn wrote:
Life on planet Naniwa.
Naniwa's skill level > MVP's
"Super late game" favors Terran.
Zerg imba after ovie patch.
Everyone else is bad, he is good. Oh wait, except Squirtle. Squirtle is the best in the world right now.
Whatever he is smoking, give me double!


Surely you are already smoking something far heavier than anyone else in order to extrapolate and exaggerate expressed opinions in such a way to make them untrue and add statements which was not expressed? o_O
(:
Zdrastochye
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
Ivory Coast6262 Posts
May 17 2012 00:59 GMT
#222
Why are people interpreting his words when they're there clear as can be. It's not like a translation from Klingon to English, you have all his answers in clear text. It's like those doing it need to dumb down his speech into something they can comprehend.

Anyways, glad to get pro insight.
Hey! How you doin'?
SecondHand
Profile Blog Joined October 2011
United States329 Posts
May 17 2012 01:00 GMT
#223
On May 17 2012 09:29 zanga wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 17 2012 09:18 tskarzyn wrote:
Life on planet Naniwa.
Naniwa's skill level > MVP's
"Super late game" favors Terran.
Zerg imba after ovie patch.
Everyone else is bad, he is good. Oh wait, except Squirtle. Squirtle is the best in the world right now.
Whatever he is smoking, give me double!


Surely you are already smoking something far heavier than anyone else in order to extrapolate and exaggerate expressed opinions in such a way to make them untrue and add statements which was not expressed? o_O


Naniwa was definitely smoking something during the interview. Mvp beat the best PvT player in the world in Parting, and super late game absolutely favors protoss. I don't know how many games I have watched a terran get a 60 supply advantage and then lose.. But its too many. And the zerg ovie isn't imba, its the queen range thats the problem.. lol
Ladder more, win less
LuckyMacro
Profile Joined July 2010
United States1482 Posts
May 17 2012 01:15 GMT
#224
On May 17 2012 05:56 bananajk wrote:
He stole socks? Let's email his sponsors about it.
It's so funny, I actually read the whole interview in NaNiWa voice without even realising :D
He is just my favourite e-sport personallity.


I lol'd.
I hope he can repeat his recent GSL performance soon.
pOnarreT
Profile Joined March 2012
155 Posts
May 17 2012 01:49 GMT
#225
On May 17 2012 10:00 ILuMiNaTe wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 17 2012 09:29 zanga wrote:
On May 17 2012 09:18 tskarzyn wrote:
Life on planet Naniwa.
Naniwa's skill level > MVP's
"Super late game" favors Terran.
Zerg imba after ovie patch.
Everyone else is bad, he is good. Oh wait, except Squirtle. Squirtle is the best in the world right now.
Whatever he is smoking, give me double!


Surely you are already smoking something far heavier than anyone else in order to extrapolate and exaggerate expressed opinions in such a way to make them untrue and add statements which was not expressed? o_O


Naniwa was definitely smoking something during the interview. Mvp beat the best PvT player in the world in Parting, and super late game absolutely favors protoss. I don't know how many games I have watched a terran get a 60 supply advantage and then lose.. But its too many. And the zerg ovie isn't imba, its the queen range thats the problem.. lol



Leave it to Terrans to start the whine-fest
EAGER-beaver
Profile Joined March 2004
Canada2799 Posts
May 17 2012 01:59 GMT
#226
Great interview, really in depth and honest. I like it also how it branched out into a bunch of other players too.
Simon and Garfunkel rock my face off
hillman
Profile Joined February 2012
United States162 Posts
May 17 2012 02:25 GMT
#227
He seems way more humble after the multiple code a losses....its has done him some good I think, because he is inherently confident, and now he has opened himself up to accepting faults or something...he's going to stick around in GSL with that attitude (I hope at least)...
Dontkillme
Profile Joined November 2011
Korea (South)806 Posts
May 17 2012 02:38 GMT
#228
Always thought he was a dick and shallow, but seems like he's a fun and thoughtful and smart guy Good Job NaNiwa
Bomber & Jaedong & FlaSh & SNSD <3
Trowa127
Profile Joined January 2011
United Kingdom1230 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-05-17 03:17:33
May 17 2012 03:16 GMT
#229
On May 17 2012 09:18 tskarzyn wrote:
Life on planet Naniwa.

Naniwa's skill level > MVP's

"Super late game" favors Terran.

Zerg imba after ovie patch.

Everyone else is bad, he is good. Oh wait, except Squirtle. Squirtle is the best in the world right now.

Whatever he is smoking, give me double!


Why? He backed up everything he said with good arguments. He's probably the best foreign sc2 player in the world and he made it to the ro8 in the GSL, don't you think his opinion carries any weight?

I get the impression people just aren't reading the interview. He clearly explains how much he thinks the mindset part of sc2 plays a very important role. He never says thats a bad thing. He even says Nestea isn't the 'fastest' player, but he has the best gameplay and he respects that.

Seriously guys. Don't browse interviews and post moronic comments, its boring.

And for the record, he says 'super late game.' If a Terran can sack all but 10 of his SCV's, don't you think thats going to be hard to beat, even if Toss is 'imba' late game? Hmmm?
Bling, MC, Snute, HwangSin, Deranging (<3) fan. 'Full name - ESP ORTS' Vote hotbid. Vote ESPORTS.
Sableyeah
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
Netherlands2119 Posts
May 17 2012 03:33 GMT
#230
God... took me 20mins to read that, should've been sleeping by now ><
BoA | Sunny | HyunA | ChoA | Hyemi // Preoccupied with a single leaf, you won't see the tree. Preoccupied with a single tree and you will miss the entire f0rest - Takuan Soho
-TesteR-
Profile Joined August 2010
Canada1165 Posts
May 17 2012 03:38 GMT
#231
On May 17 2012 12:16 Trowa127 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 17 2012 09:18 tskarzyn wrote:
Life on planet Naniwa.

Naniwa's skill level > MVP's

"Super late game" favors Terran.

Zerg imba after ovie patch.

Everyone else is bad, he is good. Oh wait, except Squirtle. Squirtle is the best in the world right now.

Whatever he is smoking, give me double!


Why? He backed up everything he said with good arguments. He's probably the best foreign sc2 player in the world and he made it to the ro8 in the GSL, don't you think his opinion carries any weight?

I get the impression people just aren't reading the interview. He clearly explains how much he thinks the mindset part of sc2 plays a very important role. He never says thats a bad thing. He even says Nestea isn't the 'fastest' player, but he has the best gameplay and he respects that.

Seriously guys. Don't browse interviews and post moronic comments, its boring.

And for the record, he says 'super late game.' If a Terran can sack all but 10 of his SCV's, don't you think thats going to be hard to beat, even if Toss is 'imba' late game? Hmmm?


Um yes its known by most pros that in super late game when terran has very high ghost count (20+) and 40+ army supply from running on mainly mules, with just scvs for gas, it IS terran favoured without a question.
Trowa127
Profile Joined January 2011
United Kingdom1230 Posts
May 17 2012 04:12 GMT
#232
On May 17 2012 12:38 -TesteR- wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 17 2012 12:16 Trowa127 wrote:
On May 17 2012 09:18 tskarzyn wrote:
Life on planet Naniwa.

Naniwa's skill level > MVP's

"Super late game" favors Terran.

Zerg imba after ovie patch.

Everyone else is bad, he is good. Oh wait, except Squirtle. Squirtle is the best in the world right now.

Whatever he is smoking, give me double!


Why? He backed up everything he said with good arguments. He's probably the best foreign sc2 player in the world and he made it to the ro8 in the GSL, don't you think his opinion carries any weight?

I get the impression people just aren't reading the interview. He clearly explains how much he thinks the mindset part of sc2 plays a very important role. He never says thats a bad thing. He even says Nestea isn't the 'fastest' player, but he has the best gameplay and he respects that.

Seriously guys. Don't browse interviews and post moronic comments, its boring.

And for the record, he says 'super late game.' If a Terran can sack all but 10 of his SCV's, don't you think thats going to be hard to beat, even if Toss is 'imba' late game? Hmmm?


Um yes its known by most pros that in super late game when terran has very high ghost count (20+) and 40+ army supply from running on mainly mules, with just scvs for gas, it IS terran favoured without a question.


I know, read what I said. I'm agreeing with you.
Bling, MC, Snute, HwangSin, Deranging (<3) fan. 'Full name - ESP ORTS' Vote hotbid. Vote ESPORTS.
Pocky52
Profile Joined November 2011
United States463 Posts
May 17 2012 04:35 GMT
#233
Great interview, thanks Naniwa! gl in GSL next season!
Thanks TL and wax as always ^^
ratpac
Profile Joined May 2012
14 Posts
May 17 2012 07:39 GMT
#234
I love that he apologized to the fan. He knows he can trash talk all he wants, but it's almost impossible to pull off trash talking to the fans.
Greenei
Profile Joined November 2011
Germany1754 Posts
May 17 2012 08:20 GMT
#235
only protoss players are good players apparently.
IMBA IMBA IMBA IMBA IMBA IMBA
FATJESUSONABIKE
Profile Joined November 2011
184 Posts
May 17 2012 08:21 GMT
#236
this itw is like, good but like, i feel like he's using 'like' a lot like, it's what links all of his like, sentences together, like.


also mega obvious trolling about terran being better than toss in verylategame
-Exalt-
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
United States972 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-05-17 08:33:56
May 17 2012 08:33 GMT
#237

I think super-super lategame, Terran is overpowered, when they have planetary fortresses and like 10 SCVs and lots of orbitals and so on, you can’t really win.

That’s like super-late though, like Daybreak 5 bases.

Yeah, once you max and you have like 3-3 against 2-2, then I think it’s advantageous for Protoss, but only for a while, until they sacrifice SCVs and so on. I will say, it’s probably easier to play Terran. Like, it’s very obvious what you have to do: you have to upgrade, expand, do this at that timing, but I think Protoss has more potential.


my thoughts exactly (esp on daybreak). i don't know why terrans complain about late game PvT unless they have horrid army control in which case they should switch races.

and I also agree the overlord speed buff completely negates a lot of timings in PvZ while the queen buff makes it impossible to scout various zerg all ins. it won't break the matchup, but it makes it a lot more one dimensional (where fast 3rd is the only viable option, which zerg can metagame by mass droning).
guccioutlet2012
Profile Joined May 2012
China1 Post
May 17 2012 08:58 GMT
#238
--- Nuked ---
qke
Profile Joined May 2011
Sweden60 Posts
May 17 2012 09:32 GMT
#239
Kungen! Naniwa fighting.
Lazzi
Profile Joined June 2011
Switzerland1923 Posts
May 17 2012 09:43 GMT
#240
Awesome interview Wax and Naniwa!
It always botheres me by how Naniwa is hated by some guy for what he says , just because he's Naniwa. Stephano says way worst thing but it is ok, since he's Stephano...
It's good to be back
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