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Interview: Quantic.NaNiwa - Page 14

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Gothic
Profile Joined September 2010
Sweden122 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-05-17 18:00:32
May 17 2012 17:59 GMT
#261
So nice to see all this media coverage of Nani lately. He's easily my favourite SC2 player, not just for his skill but also for his strong and honest mentality as well as seeing his own areas where he needs to improve. Bra jobbat Johan!
In the age of the internet, attaching a famous name to your personal opinion to give more weight to it is a very valid strategy. - Benjamin Franklin
m3rciless
Profile Joined August 2009
United States1476 Posts
May 17 2012 18:28 GMT
#262
What a champ. Another great NaNi interview.
White-Ra fighting!
darnOK
Profile Joined May 2011
Iceland1 Post
May 17 2012 18:39 GMT
#263
naniwa is awesome... or whatever
SumHarvest
Profile Joined March 2012
United States15 Posts
May 17 2012 19:19 GMT
#264
Yeah, he basically just says that the patch isn't very good and everyone pretty much agrees to it but I'm sure people can find a way around it.

Maybe there won't be as many all-ins anymore.
Thy shalt not quote thee!
pms
Profile Joined April 2008
Poland611 Posts
May 17 2012 20:22 GMT
#265
On May 18 2012 00:22 RumilDaemon wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 17 2012 23:18 pms wrote:
On May 17 2012 04:05 Gamegene wrote:
Naniwa seems to have a lot of trouble articulating his thoughts in a straightfoward manner.

He's a fantastic player, I really like his winner's mindset, and I sympathize a lot of times with him when things go awry for him but,

+ Show Spoiler +
he seems socially retarded. I hope Naniwa can mature as a person so he can be a great player and someone who isn't talked down on.



Actually... I understand every bit of what was stated in this interview... If somebody doesn't then probably he's retarded intelectually



Thats not what socially retarded means.. It's not that he cant articulate his thoughts, it means he doesn't know how to interact with others / doesnt fit well into society. Which unfortunately is somewhat true, he has a bad knack of pissing people off by accident, due to doing something that isnt socially acceptable, like calling Nestea an idiot etc.

I think Naniwa just doesn't have a brain "filter" in terms of what he should say and what he shouldn't. Don't get me wrong I think hes a great player, but he does have the ability to be abraisive....


Yeah, he's awkward sometimes, but I it's some serious overstatement to say that he "doesn't fit well into society"... And it doesn't say anything good about you either, cause it's almost like discriminating somebody due to some personal characteristics of this person. If anything, all this means that people are xenophobic and non-tolerant. For me personally I find Naniwa to be a great personality, very honest, at times very serious about his profession, and quite special. And this makes him so valuable. If you say, that he "doesn't fit into society" because he doesn't behave as most of people then that's fine, cause most of people don't have much to show... Most people are just dull. And I guess "social" in your understanding, cause they "fit well into society"...
FidoDido
Profile Joined March 2011
United States1292 Posts
May 17 2012 22:17 GMT
#266
parting wears stork's old socks to become protoss bonjwa. it's like that movie with the kid who wore michael jordan's sneakers.
LGIMSeed FantasyToss~~ Hipster Seed fan before he made Code A
1ManArmy
Profile Joined June 2011
Netherlands895 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-05-17 22:44:50
May 17 2012 22:44 GMT
#267
Amazing interview!
and to the people who dislike his personality, i just want to say.. imagine how much less interesting sc2 would be without outspoken personalities. Ofcourse they might say some things that are not always the best, or that you might disagree with, but at least they are willing to share their honest thoughts with the world, and create amazing storylines, which is generally good for the game.

If i look at post-interviews with soccer players, they are so neutered by media training that you almost never get to hear interesting things.
Wouldst thou receive my all-in, cousin? - Choya
ItsMeDomLee
Profile Joined November 2010
Canada2732 Posts
May 17 2012 23:53 GMT
#268
Great interview. Naniwa has matured a lot since he arrived in Korea.
ZenithM
Profile Joined February 2011
France15952 Posts
May 18 2012 00:06 GMT
#269
That was a good interview, got to hand it to Naniwa for being honest.
Plasmid
Profile Joined December 2010
57 Posts
May 18 2012 03:10 GMT
#270
On May 17 2012 00:24 Fionn wrote:
Naniwa is a pretty cool guy besides the whole stealing socks thing. Unforgivable.


Damn it, hopefully GOMTV will not ban him from GSL again for the Socksgate.
tskarzyn
Profile Joined July 2010
United States516 Posts
May 18 2012 04:21 GMT
#271
No humility, disrespects his peers constantly, makes bizarre statements on balance, and just has one of those sour faces that you'd love to throw pies and rotten fruit at. Can't think of an SC2 player i like less.
Luepert
Profile Blog Joined June 2011
United States1933 Posts
May 18 2012 04:34 GMT
#272
On May 18 2012 13:21 tskarzyn wrote:
No humility, disrespects his peers constantly, makes bizarre statements on balance, and just has one of those sour faces that you'd love to throw pies and rotten fruit at. Can't think of an SC2 player i like less.


More focused than almost any other, disrespected by his peers constantly, hated for honest answers he gives when people ask to interview him, and such awesome hair. Can't think of a foreign protoss gsl ro8 maker I like more.
esports
jkos86
Profile Joined March 2011
50 Posts
May 18 2012 04:40 GMT
#273
On May 18 2012 13:21 tskarzyn wrote:
No humility, disrespects his peers constantly, makes bizarre statements on balance, and just has one of those sour faces that you'd love to throw pies and rotten fruit at. Can't think of an SC2 player i like less.


lol
Does naniwa offrace at all? Protoss late game is weaker than terran? Hes just lost all credibility to me. Well i guess he never really had any in the first place since that time he qqed about protoss on gsl after his 1 base blinkstalker all in failed.

If terran frees up supply and gets planetaries protoss can counter by stockpiling hts and build canons and make a million pylons+gateways not to mention get a lot of colloso and mothership like ...... protoss has the strongest late game its just protoss players have lacked the skill to get there for a long time.
Makuly
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
Taiwan54 Posts
May 18 2012 06:30 GMT
#274
always nice to know what's on pro gamers minds !! thanks for interview !:D
Keidy
Profile Joined June 2009
253 Posts
May 18 2012 08:39 GMT
#275
Great read. Naniwa fighting!
Mekare
Profile Joined April 2011
Germany393 Posts
May 18 2012 09:41 GMT
#276
Awesome interview! Finally had time to read it all and it was well worth it.
I love Naniwa's honesty. <3
pms
Profile Joined April 2008
Poland611 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-05-18 10:53:31
May 18 2012 10:53 GMT
#277
On May 18 2012 07:44 1ManArmy wrote:
Amazing interview!
and to the people who dislike his personality, i just want to say.. imagine how much less interesting sc2 would be without outspoken personalities. Ofcourse they might say some things that are not always the best, or that you might disagree with, but at least they are willing to share their honest thoughts with the world, and create amazing storylines, which is generally good for the game.

If i look at post-interviews with soccer players, they are so neutered by media training that you almost never get to hear interesting things.


Couldn't agree more!
JOJOsc2news
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
3000 Posts
May 18 2012 11:05 GMT
#278
Great interview. Can't believe I missed it until now.
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xxAoPxx
Profile Joined January 2012
Germany25 Posts
May 18 2012 12:15 GMT
#279
Great interview, good job by Nani showing a much more mature side of himself.
Really hope there's a lot of success along this guy's path, because he certainly deserves it.
Lynda
Profile Joined May 2010
649 Posts
May 18 2012 14:35 GMT
#280
I really like NaNiwa's honesty in his interviews. Great read.
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