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Interview: Quantic.NaNiwa - Page 5

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Shardz
Profile Joined August 2010
United States349 Posts
May 16 2012 17:15 GMT
#81
To say that Squirtle is for sure a lot more skilled than Mvp is a very bold statement haha. I guess we will see during the finals XD.
Oh Hi
How2getMaster
Profile Joined August 2011
Germany124 Posts
May 16 2012 17:16 GMT
#82
Haha pretty funny thing with the socks

Greetings.
DiamondToss looking for a team :)
MavivaM
Profile Joined November 2011
1535 Posts
May 16 2012 17:18 GMT
#83
People who complain about the infamous tl;dr are just idiots who aren't able to read something for more than 5 minutes...
Who cares about the lenght, it was a great interview thanks to smart questions and a socks-thief who can answer without sounding generic and politically correct.

Your Opinion has been counted. Only 3 more Opinions needed for a reddit thread.
Souljah
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
United States423 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-05-16 17:20:42
May 16 2012 17:19 GMT
#84
Great interview. Say what you want.. but e-sports needs a player like him. Controversial and speaks his mind. Plain and simple, he keeps us interested.
JeffVader
Profile Joined February 2011
United States79 Posts
May 16 2012 17:21 GMT
#85
Well, I must hand it to him for being authentic. He may not be the most politically correct or socially adept, but he speaks his mind and I respect that.

Great interview. I love content like this.
As if you could kill time without injuring eternity.
Noyect
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
Sweden129 Posts
May 16 2012 17:22 GMT
#86
Great interview. Next time you feel like it's getting too long, make a part 2 :D
Talin
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
Montenegro10532 Posts
May 16 2012 17:22 GMT
#87
On May 17 2012 01:53 diophan wrote:
"So you think Mvp, objectively, in terms of skill, you’re better than him"

Wow he didn't take the bait... Nani has learned (a bit).


I personally read his answer as "Yep".

It's unfortunate that community can be so obnoxious about these things if players answer straight up that they have to coat it like this. -_-
ceaRshaf
Profile Joined August 2009
Romania4926 Posts
May 16 2012 17:26 GMT
#88
Great read.
Mess with the best, die like the rest.
Schmoooopy
Profile Joined July 2011
United States448 Posts
May 16 2012 17:26 GMT
#89
Definitely not TL;DR for me, I loved every bit of it. I read the whole thing and it was incredible. Naniwa is awesome.
chuckboris
Profile Joined November 2010
56 Posts
May 16 2012 17:26 GMT
#90
On May 17 2012 01:28 herrmus wrote:
hes a sociopath


Shouldn't people get banned for shit like this?

And to anyone who might share this kind of sentiment, you have no clue what sociopath means.


Also great, great interview! i feel almost weird calling it that, it was like a great focused conversation, and i don't mind at all that The interviewers personality was there, to make the 'interviewee' feel more comfortable. Sometimes yes/now questions about real world stuff, with an enormous attention and nitpicking on the answers, can make anyone seem caustic and god knows Nani has been a victim of this tendency.

What a nice guy he seems to be though, hope he rocks next code s!
torm3ntin
Profile Joined October 2009
Brazil2534 Posts
May 16 2012 17:27 GMT
#91
Great interview lol. He doesn't want another non-korean shining like him lol.
Grubby and Ret fan, but a TERRAN player :D
Alpino
Profile Joined June 2011
Brazil4390 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-05-16 17:29:08
May 16 2012 17:27 GMT
#92
On May 17 2012 01:32 Otolia wrote:
It's strange that NaNiwa is saying that Stephano is relying on timing when the latter said that he just feels the game. Maybe it was just him being cocky.

Anyway good interview.


...He didn't mean timing attacks, he meant timing benchmarks to do X thing like a round of drones or a roach warren.

Waxangel just delivered some of the best eSports questions I've ever seen and NaNi gave juicy answers with a lot of insight. Can one ask for more than that?
20/11/2015 - never forget EE's Ember
Gummy
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
United States2180 Posts
May 16 2012 17:27 GMT
#93
On May 17 2012 02:22 Talin wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 17 2012 01:53 diophan wrote:
"So you think Mvp, objectively, in terms of skill, you’re better than him"

Wow he didn't take the bait... Nani has learned (a bit).


I personally read his answer as "Yep".

It's unfortunate that community can be so obnoxious about these things if players answer straight up that they have to coat it like this. -_-


Since there's not really an objective way of distinguishing between skill factor and mental factor, it's really just a matter of opinion. We saw his opinion. And he showed 2 good games with MVP, notwithstanding 2 lulzy BO losses.
¯\_(ツ)_/¯ There are three kinds of people in the world: those who can count and those who can't.
lrofd
Profile Joined April 2011
United States187 Posts
May 16 2012 17:27 GMT
#94
"Stephano’s personality is really good, because if you don’t give a s***, you won’t get nervous'

LOL...
tns
Profile Joined June 2011
1054 Posts
May 16 2012 17:27 GMT
#95
we should have the "new naniwa's hair cut" to illustrate that itw

quote for those who watch gomcam "lose his girlfriend"
if u wanna watch ;D
http://www.gomtv.net/2012gsls2/gomcam/67502
firebathero miss u♥! http://youtu.be/AXkoG9GnpcM - 1998/11/30 to 2001/05/18 BW stabilized! - WoL v.alpha HotS v.beta LotD v.gamma... summer 2017 SC3 (sc1remastered)
nojok
Profile Joined May 2011
France15846 Posts
May 16 2012 17:30 GMT
#96
Great interview. It's interesting to see how he works so hard on his mind to be able to improve as a competitor (does not know if this word exists in English). He has said what he thought, which made me like him.
"Back then teams that won were credited, now it's called throw. I think it's sad." - Kuroky - Flap Flap Wings!
31415926535
Profile Joined May 2012
Switzerland276 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-05-16 17:31:35
May 16 2012 17:31 GMT
#97
Really really nice interview. Love the no bullshit answers. And it's really nice to have an in-depth interview with well-thought questions and not just "will you win ? have you prepared ?".

And lol at the socks stealing thing.
Firenza
Profile Joined October 2011
United States51 Posts
May 16 2012 17:32 GMT
#98
TSL3 was the first pro SCII I followed, and I've been a huge Thorzain and Naniwa fan since. I've never understood the hate for Naniwa. None of his comments have ever really bothered me, although this interview does show how much he's matured over the last year as a pro-gamer.
Sargonian
Profile Joined February 2012
United States164 Posts
May 16 2012 17:32 GMT
#99
funny how everyone has been talking about late game PvT overpower and Naniwa just like, nope, orbitals, gg.
cichli
Profile Joined August 2006
Sweden84 Posts
May 16 2012 17:32 GMT
#100
The sock thief in the north!
The Internet will not listen to reason
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