NASL application VODS - Page 108

On March 17 2011 23:29 sleepingdog wrote:
Just realized that Naama apparently didn't apply...what's up with that, anybody got information about that? I mean, he's the Dreamhack champion after all, no?

On March 17 2011 23:44 Redox wrote:

I dont know, but he has not played that succesful since then.
He would not be such a big loss as Kas, should he not apply.

On March 18 2011 00:30 Apoo wrote:
when do we get to know who is going in NASL and who not ?

On March 18 2011 00:30 Apoo wrote:
when do we get to know who is going in NASL and who not ?

Application Deadlines
•Team & Player Contracts (direct approach) due: MARCH 10th, 2011 11:59 p.m. PST
•Player Applications (public) due: MARCH 11th, 2011 11:59 p.m. PST
•Player Videos (direct approach) due: MARCH 13th, 2011 11:59 p.m. PST
•Team & Player Contracts (from public application) due: MARCH 16th, 2011 11:59 p.m. PST
•Players notified of acceptance/rejection: MARCH 18th, 2011 11:59 p.m. PST
•$250 security deposit per player due: MARCH 20th, 2011 11:59 p.m. PST
•Public Announcement of Players Begins
•March 22nd, 5 players announced per day.

On March 18 2011 01:14 Bobster wrote:
To be honest, I was a bit shocked by the lack of English skills some of the Startale guys showed.

The oGs guys were better, but not by much. It was the sort of differences you'd pick up being around English speaking people more, I guess.


I gather English is not taught at Korean schools? Which foreign languages are on the school curriculum in Korea?

On March 18 2011 01:14 Bobster wrote:
To be honest, I was a bit shocked by the lack of English skills some of the Startale guys showed.

The oGs guys were better, but not by much. It was the sort of differences you'd pick up being around English speaking people more, I guess.


I gather English is not taught at Korean schools? Which foreign languages are on the school curriculum in Korea?

On March 18 2011 01:28 Chill wrote:

French is taught in Canada from grades 4 - 9 and I can barely put a sentence together.

English is taught in Korea from a very young age.

On March 18 2011 01:29 MagnusHyperion wrote:

Anyhow, I'll put this frankly, as a person who watched a lot of BW, I was/am infinitely pleased to see Korean pro gamers speaking ANY English. I was actually clapping my hands and jumping up and down in my chair when I saw July Zerg had put up a video! This was the first time I have ever heard these guys speak English in such quantity, several minutes of them speaking is impressive! Korean progamers doing this is actually unprecedented by it's strictest definition! Hell, I even remember seeing foreign reporters struggling to get Bisu to say one or two words in English and Russian.

Seeing Korean Progamers stepping outside their comfort zone and doing something like this makes me exceptionally happy!

On March 18 2011 01:43 MaGariShun wrote:
AFAIK Koreans learn English from pretty early on, but keep in mind, that especially those progamers have often left school in early years to follow their career path. Im sure koreans with a higher eduaction can speak english fluently. If you watched the GSL group picking (w/e it is called) show, you'll see that the commentators understand the foreigners and there are also some videos of them speaking english (like http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VpQxy8ZdIDE ).

I definately agree that its awesome and respectful from them to try doing it in english.

Also keep in mind that the western languages are pretty much all related, so syntax is quite similar. Korean (and other asian languages) on the other hand are completely different.

On March 18 2011 01:29 MagnusHyperion wrote:


Hey, guy, how much Korean do you know? Maybe before you start negatively criticizing people who are doing their best to try to speak English you stop and think about the significance of this. After all, Korean-to-English or English-to-Korean are some of the hardest language transitions for, literally, anyone. FYI, according to NPR, English is taught at a very young age almost universally to students in Korea but, as I mentioned, the languages are so incredibly different that it's hard for them to do well with it. The command of ~300 English words I heard from the ST guys was pretty impressive considering China is pumping billions into getting their population educated enough to use ~1000 in like 10 years (according to NPR). Anyhow, my point is don't be so hasty to throw negative energy at some guys who spend 12 hours a day playing video games for your enjoyment when they can't speak one of the hardest languages for them to learn. Perhaps you should phrase it as, "I was impressed at how hard they tried, despite not having a good command of vocabulary."

Anyhow, I'll put this frankly, as a person who watched a lot of BW, I was/am infinitely pleased to see Korean pro gamers speaking ANY English. I was actually clapping my hands and jumping up and down in my chair when I saw July Zerg had put up a video! This was the first time I have ever heard these guys speak English in such quantity, several minutes of them speaking is impressive! Korean progamers doing this is actually unprecedented by it's strictest definition! Hell, I even remember seeing foreign reporters struggling to get Bisu to say one or two words in English and Russian.

Seeing Korean Progamers stepping outside their comfort zone and doing something like this makes me exceptionally happy!

Also, did anyone else notice that most Western players mentioned that they didn't have rivals, while Koreans almost uniformly had rivals? (Even MC's comments reeked of giving the middle finger to every player out there) It's a curious little side note I thought worth mentioning.