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On August 07 2011 23:58 RotterdaM wrote:Hope you guys are having fun :D I know I use the same words sometimes a little to often, ill try to work on it  not easy to get rid of habits though, anyway end of the day The games are that really matters and I think the tournament is awesome so far :D Just met nani backstage, hes superhappy :D Rarely seen him like this
change your message at the bottom to living in cologne with mrbitter, imo.
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I think the problem with WoW is that the timescale at which the important stuff is happening is so fast, that it's hard to cast/observe - In contrast, a novice SC watcher may miss micro, but the general strategy/flow of the game can be followed pretty well.
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On August 07 2011 23:57 Fanta_Rules wrote:
The Naniwa-Ret rivalry is much bigger than Naniwa-ThorZain IMO. Ret and Naniwa have played each other alot and also seem to dislike each other quite alot.
really? source?
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On August 07 2011 23:58 RotterdaM wrote:Hope you guys are having fun :D I know I use the same words sometimes a little to often, ill try to work on it not easy to get rid of habits though, anyway end of the day the games are the only thing that really matters and I think the tournament is awesome so far :D Just met nani backstage, hes superhappy :D Rarely seen him like this
awesome commentary, keep it up!
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On August 07 2011 23:58 RotterdaM wrote:Hope you guys are having fun :D I know I use the same words sometimes a little to often, ill try to work on it not easy to get rid of habits though, anyway end of the day the games are the only thing that really matters and I think the tournament is awesome so far :D Just met nani backstage, hes superhappy :D Rarely seen him like this
Both you and Bitter are doing great Rotti, keep up the good work! 
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On August 07 2011 23:58 RotterdaM wrote:Hope you guys are having fun :D I know I use the same words sometimes a little to often, ill try to work on it not easy to get rid of habits though, anyway end of the day the games are the only thing that really matters and I think the tournament is awesome so far :D Just met nani backstage, hes superhappy :D Rarely seen him like this
Great matches and great event Rotti. That WoW commentating girl is pretty cute, i expect you have tried to flirt it up with her
Anyway keep up the good work
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I find Black Ops at MLG more entertaining to watch then WoW and that says something >.<
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I found the reason for Naniwas success:
![[image loading]](http://www.fragster.de/de/esport/coverages/blizzcon/2011/invitational/eu/galerie/samstag/sc2-blizzard-european-battle-net-invitational-59-nani.jpg)
from fragster.de
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WoW stream quality is really horrible, the casters have no experience, and the new ui is too big to enjoy (lol) the actual game
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On August 07 2011 23:57 Fanta_Rules wrote:
The Naniwa-Ret rivalry is much bigger than Naniwa-ThorZain IMO. Ret and Naniwa have played each other alot and also seem to dislike each other quite alot.
Rivalry is about the games, winning records and the quality of games, not about disliking each other.
But yeah, Nani vs Ret is a pretty good one too.
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On August 07 2011 23:57 Schmexi wrote:Show nested quote +On August 07 2011 23:54 Kammalleri wrote:On August 07 2011 23:51 ComusLoM wrote:Never watched competitive WoW, going to check it out with an open mind. On August 07 2011 23:50 Lordwar wrote:
Why naniwa ALWAYS looks so fucking tense and when hes losing he really looks angry. Because he has what a lot of the other pros lack. Passion! I watched wow yesterday with an open mind and it didn`t really work out for me lol I`ll pass today The spectating/commentating/games was much better today though.
Wait, it was BETTER TODAY? Oh dear lord, what did it look like yesterday?!
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On August 07 2011 23:58 Denzil wrote:Show nested quote +On August 07 2011 23:54 scintilliaSD wrote:On August 07 2011 22:07 scintilliaSD wrote:
Some basic terminology:
AMS - Anti-Magic Shell, Death Knight skill. Creates a shield that lasts 5 seconds (or 50% of the Death Knight's health, which is around 60k HP) that prevents CC and reduces incoming magic damage by 75%.
AMZ - Anti-Magic Zone, Death Knight skill. Creates a big purple bubble that lasts 30 seconds that reduces spell damage to friendly members inside it by 75%. Lasts a certain amount of HP before it disappears.
Lichborne - Death Knight skill. Makes the Death Knight Undead, which makes him immune to charm, fear and sleep effects. Also allows him to heal himself with Death Coil.
Fear - Warlock skill, caused by Fear, Death Coil and Howl of Terror. Forces anyone hit by it to wander around, unable to attack or cast or control their character until it wears off or they are attacked.
Sheep - Polymorph, Mage skill. Turns the target into an animal, where they regenerate their HP quickly, but are unable to cast skills, attack or control their character. Breaks on damage.
Hex - A polymorph-type skill, Shaman skill. Does the same thing as Polymorph except it doesn't regenerate their HP.
Counterspell - Multiple spells cause this. Interrupts the current spell being cast and makes it so the person who is counterspelled cannot cast spells from that school (e.g. a Mage who has his Frostbolt counterspelled cannot cast Frost spells for a certain amount of time).
Trinket - A 2-minute cooldown item that breaks any sort of crowd control (Hex, Fear, Sheep, Silence, etc.) on you. If I'm not mistaken, the finals are Shadowcleave (Shaman, Death Knight, Warlock) vs. Wizardcleave (Shaman, Mage, Warlock) so anything listed before is still relevant. This is for people who haven't played WoW before. I can't guarantee the quality of the matches, as I personally don't think WoW is a great spectator sport, but just in case you want to know what the hell the commentators are talking about. To add to this. Tunneling - Attacking one person to the exclusion of anyone else. Teleport - Warlocks gave an ability to place a portal anywhere they're standing and teleport to it, makes the best appearance in multi level arenas. Line of Sight - to use a spell your character must see the opponent's character, that's why theres pillars to block line of sight.
Line of sight always struck me as one of the weirder aspects of WoW PvP, such that the game was effectively balanced around people running around pillars and such. PvP became Pillar vs Pillar lol.
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please start this WoW arena garbage already so we can get it over with so we can get back to the real show.
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On August 07 2011 23:57 Fanta_Rules wrote:
The Naniwa-Ret rivalry is much bigger than Naniwa-ThorZain IMO. Ret and Naniwa have played each other alot and also seem to dislike each other quite alot.
Yeah in the past maybe. Nani was really bm and every eu pro hated "onebasewa". But I don't think they hate each other now.
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On August 07 2011 23:58 RotterdaM wrote:Hope you guys are having fun :D I know I use the same words sometimes a little to often, ill try to work on it not easy to get rid of habits though, anyway end of the day The games are that really matters and I think the tournament is awesome so far :D Just met nani backstage, hes superhappy :D Rarely seen him like this
You're doing awesome, man...haters gonna hate.
Tell Bitter Inane says hai :D
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Thorzain trolling :D
![[image loading]](http://img4.imageshack.us/img4/9881/adxdd4cunsvdngqsp04za.jpg)
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On August 07 2011 23:57 TheHova wrote:I shouldn't laugh because it's terrible but i did.
Yeah yesterdays wow stream was so bad that it became funny again. But to be fair it was much better today
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On August 07 2011 23:55 Tyree wrote:
WoW arena has seen better days, dont judge it on the deformed and mutilated "esport" it is now. It was once pretty good and exciting.
Shame rated BGs never took off, i would love to see a pro played AB game played, might be exciting to watch?
Aside from the balance atrocities, I think WoW can't work as a spectator esport for the same reason 3v3's in SC2 aren't popular -- too much stuff going on at once. Even watching it from one players POV the entire time it's still a clusterfuck. And this is coming from a s1-s5 competitive arena player, so even with an understanding of how the classes/comps work it's hard to see whats going on besides watching for major cooldowns and hp bars.
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On August 08 2011 00:00 soulist wrote:
I find Black Ops at MLG more entertaining to watch then WoW and that says something >.<
THROUGH THE WALL! ^_^
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On August 08 2011 00:00 marttorn wrote:Show nested quote +On August 07 2011 23:57 Schmexi wrote:On August 07 2011 23:54 Kammalleri wrote:On August 07 2011 23:51 ComusLoM wrote:Never watched competitive WoW, going to check it out with an open mind. On August 07 2011 23:50 Lordwar wrote:
Why naniwa ALWAYS looks so fucking tense and when hes losing he really looks angry. Because he has what a lot of the other pros lack. Passion! I watched wow yesterday with an open mind and it didn`t really work out for me lol I`ll pass today The spectating/commentating/games was much better today though. Wait, it was BETTER TODAY? Oh dear lord, what did it look like yesterday?!
Don't...even...wanna...know...
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