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Dexington
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
Canada7276 Posts
October 14 2011 17:10 GMT
#861
Oh lord, come on Mana.
"Man you guys are missing out waving your stats dicks about instead of watching this pvp" - bbm
Azarkon
Profile Joined January 2010
United States21060 Posts
October 14 2011 17:10 GMT
#862
On October 15 2011 02:04 jj33 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 15 2011 01:57 pallidiog wrote:
Wow wasnt expecting ppl actually believes in "hard work" theory, lol. In fact look at korea sc1, scheduled practice time for 200 hundreds (or more) proffesional gamers pretty much training for EQUAL amount of time each day for years (which is determented by kespa and their team), and what do we got? bad b-teamers not getting any televised matches, and guys like jaedong with 75% win/loss in zvz. And multi osl/msl champions. And flash owning it up in the age of 14.
In fact it is ALL about talent and personality, and training is just a requirement.
Plz stop kidding youself. you watched to many hollywood movies i think.




yup. we are in a modern culture, where people breed this type of thought to make themselves feel better.

its ridiculous


Modern society breeds the idea that people can be what they want to be, which is just an euphemistic way of saying that you should always try your best. I see nothing wrong with this.

On the other hand, obsession with talent can be easily detrimental, as it could lead to people giving up before they even try.
Fyzar
Profile Joined January 2011
Netherlands8010 Posts
October 14 2011 17:10 GMT
#863
If TT1 goes through instead of MaNa it would be really, really sad ;>.
It appears I have been chosen.
jj33
Profile Joined April 2011
802 Posts
October 14 2011 17:10 GMT
#864
On October 15 2011 02:05 FinBenton wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 15 2011 02:00 jj33 wrote:
On October 15 2011 01:57 Azarkon wrote:
On October 15 2011 01:51 jj33 wrote:
On October 15 2011 01:46 SPQR13 wrote:
On October 15 2011 01:37 Tarotis wrote:

proven what wrong?

that talent is not a factor?

you're wrong in so many ways. you are denying talent exists?


Yes, I deny exactly that. Everything can be trained and learned if your neurons connect the right way. Dont want to go too deep into that as I cant write that down in english


no you are wrong, im sure nature gave some guys some rts game understanding talent, hell, even sc2 game understanding in particular



100% correct.

most recent example I can think of is Stephano. He apparently doens't practice much but watching him play and his decision making/understanding of the game (which at the core is strategy) you can clearly see he's very talented.

When you watch savior play back in bw days, you can clearly see he had talent as well.

I can't believe people here are really trying to say and believe talent is not real. Unbelievable


But then again, I also don't see why you're obsessed with talent.

You can't tell whether what someone lacks is talent just by watching them play. As IdrA, among others in the community, have said - in Starcraft, people who aren't talented but who practice a lot can be good, but people who are talented but who never practice can never be good.

You don't know how much of Axslav/Incontrol's failures are due to their talent and how much of it is due to the way they train.



everything you said i agree.

I never said otherwise. I just mentioned that it's not only hard work, but talent as well.

I just kept going, because it seems there are people out there who believe talent doesn't exist, which is ridiculous.

But I do believe Axslav/incontrol are very limited in their talents compared to top pros.

I dont think no one has said talend doesnt exist at all but seriously anyone can get to top 20 in sc2 with 12h training a day with a great coach. I think talent is what determines whos top 1 and whos top 10 player.. And some people can get up there faster than others..



wrong. take my friend for example. He was horrible and bw and sc2. He's talent is very limited. No matter how hard he tries and how much I try to help him he can not break out of platinum.

He doesn't have the mechanics and more importantly he doesn't have the fast through process. He's a smart guy, but in sc2 he's just lost.

TidusX.Yuna
Profile Blog Joined July 2011
United States239 Posts
October 14 2011 17:11 GMT
#865
Come on Mana you can do this!
Courage is the magic that turns dreams into reality!
Funkydonky
Profile Joined April 2011
950 Posts
October 14 2011 17:11 GMT
#866
i'm really gonna be pissed if mana loses two games after he was leading 1-0, just like strelok yesterday
-.-
Favorite players: Stephano, Mana, Polt, Lucifron, Nerchio
DaCruise
Profile Joined July 2010
Denmark2457 Posts
October 14 2011 17:12 GMT
#867
On October 15 2011 02:10 Fyzar wrote:
If TT1 goes through instead of MaNa it would be really, really sad ;>.


I hope for Mana as well but its only sad if TT1 loses in RO8 with terrible play. If he continues to play well I totally welcome that.
windsupernova
Profile Joined October 2010
Mexico5280 Posts
October 14 2011 17:12 GMT
#868
On October 15 2011 02:10 Azarkon wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 15 2011 02:04 jj33 wrote:
On October 15 2011 01:57 pallidiog wrote:
Wow wasnt expecting ppl actually believes in "hard work" theory, lol. In fact look at korea sc1, scheduled practice time for 200 hundreds (or more) proffesional gamers pretty much training for EQUAL amount of time each day for years (which is determented by kespa and their team), and what do we got? bad b-teamers not getting any televised matches, and guys like jaedong with 75% win/loss in zvz. And multi osl/msl champions. And flash owning it up in the age of 14.
In fact it is ALL about talent and personality, and training is just a requirement.
Plz stop kidding youself. you watched to many hollywood movies i think.




yup. we are in a modern culture, where people breed this type of thought to make themselves feel better.

its ridiculous


Modern society breeds the idea that people can be what they want to be, which is just an euphemistic way of saying that you should always try your best. I see nothing wrong with this.

On the other hand, obsession with talent can be easily detrimental, as it could lead to people giving up before they even try.


yeah, exactly. I mean its all about balance. Hard work is important, and this idea of everybody is equal in terms of skill encourages more hardwork for ambitious people and talented people. I don't think its bad unless its something that encourages mediocrity.
"Its easy, just trust your CPU".-Boxer on being good at games
garlicface
Profile Joined April 2010
Canada4196 Posts
October 14 2011 17:12 GMT
#869
On October 15 2011 02:10 jj33 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 15 2011 02:05 FinBenton wrote:
On October 15 2011 02:00 jj33 wrote:
On October 15 2011 01:57 Azarkon wrote:
On October 15 2011 01:51 jj33 wrote:
On October 15 2011 01:46 SPQR13 wrote:
On October 15 2011 01:37 Tarotis wrote:

proven what wrong?

that talent is not a factor?

you're wrong in so many ways. you are denying talent exists?


Yes, I deny exactly that. Everything can be trained and learned if your neurons connect the right way. Dont want to go too deep into that as I cant write that down in english


no you are wrong, im sure nature gave some guys some rts game understanding talent, hell, even sc2 game understanding in particular



100% correct.

most recent example I can think of is Stephano. He apparently doens't practice much but watching him play and his decision making/understanding of the game (which at the core is strategy) you can clearly see he's very talented.

When you watch savior play back in bw days, you can clearly see he had talent as well.

I can't believe people here are really trying to say and believe talent is not real. Unbelievable


But then again, I also don't see why you're obsessed with talent.

You can't tell whether what someone lacks is talent just by watching them play. As IdrA, among others in the community, have said - in Starcraft, people who aren't talented but who practice a lot can be good, but people who are talented but who never practice can never be good.

You don't know how much of Axslav/Incontrol's failures are due to their talent and how much of it is due to the way they train.



everything you said i agree.

I never said otherwise. I just mentioned that it's not only hard work, but talent as well.

I just kept going, because it seems there are people out there who believe talent doesn't exist, which is ridiculous.

But I do believe Axslav/incontrol are very limited in their talents compared to top pros.

I dont think no one has said talend doesnt exist at all but seriously anyone can get to top 20 in sc2 with 12h training a day with a great coach. I think talent is what determines whos top 1 and whos top 10 player.. And some people can get up there faster than others..



wrong. take my friend for example. He was horrible and bw and sc2. He's talent is very limited. No matter how hard he tries and how much I try to help him he can not break out of platinum.

He doesn't have the mechanics and more importantly he doesn't have the fast through process. He's a smart guy, but in sc2 he's just lost.


Enough with the fucking off-topic discussion. Take it to PMs or just stop discussing it entirely.
#TeamBuLba
how2TL
Profile Joined August 2010
1197 Posts
October 14 2011 17:12 GMT
#870
On October 15 2011 01:10 Malstriks wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 15 2011 01:09 garlicface wrote:
On October 15 2011 01:06 Frankon wrote:
On October 15 2011 01:00 how2TL wrote:
What is up with the casual LoL hate in the OP?

If you really don't like "easy" games then take it all the way and hate on SC2 for not being BW. What a fucking joke.

Waxangel felt offended that the LoL player had higher apm than him...

J/K

Still the LoL fans can be even heard on SC2 stream.

What hate on LoL? It's "depressing" because the LoL crowd is larger than the SC2 crowd. We're fans of SC2, so naturally we want the largest crowd for our game. Can't believe I had to type this out for you (how2TL). What a fucking joke indeed.


Let the haters hate. He's a LoL fanboy obviously and is just trying to stir up some drama. Don't give him the pleasure.


I play LoL. I've never watched a stream because it's boring.

I just find it sad that the same people who complain about BW elitism are hypocrites.

You guys are really defensive. I obviously asked a rhetorical question.
Silvanel
Profile Blog Joined March 2003
Poland4730 Posts
October 14 2011 17:12 GMT
#871
GO MANA !!! You can do it!
Pathetic Greta hater.
HaXXspetten
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
Sweden15718 Posts
October 14 2011 17:13 GMT
#872
On October 15 2011 02:12 DaCruise wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 15 2011 02:10 Fyzar wrote:
If TT1 goes through instead of MaNa it would be really, really sad ;>.


I hope for Mana as well but its only sad if TT1 loses in RO8 with terrible play. If he continues to play well I totally welcome that.

True, but I think we can all agree on that MaNa is overall the superior player. No offense to TT1 of course.
Fyzar
Profile Joined January 2011
Netherlands8010 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-10-14 17:14:23
October 14 2011 17:13 GMT
#873
On October 15 2011 02:12 DaCruise wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 15 2011 02:10 Fyzar wrote:
If TT1 goes through instead of MaNa it would be really, really sad ;>.


I hope for Mana as well but its only sad if TT1 loses in RO8 with terrible play. If he continues to play well I totally welcome that.

Yeah that's what I'm afraid of; I can't see TT1 beating any Korean, while MaNa if he's actually on his game, can defeat all of them here.
It appears I have been chosen.
oDieN[Siege]
Profile Joined November 2009
United States2905 Posts
October 14 2011 17:13 GMT
#874
On October 15 2011 02:09 ssg wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 15 2011 02:08 ThyHate wrote:
TT1 not focus firing at all :/

Yeah, he could have killed about everything there. Still came out well on top

Yeah, the positioning of that battle was in the favor of TT1. His concave was so much better.
말크 : ^_^~ NeO)GabuAt, vGODieN
MrCon
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
France29748 Posts
October 14 2011 17:14 GMT
#875
Today there is only this serie and then another PvP left, right ?
Azarkon
Profile Joined January 2010
United States21060 Posts
October 14 2011 17:15 GMT
#876
On October 15 2011 02:10 jj33 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 15 2011 02:05 FinBenton wrote:
On October 15 2011 02:00 jj33 wrote:
On October 15 2011 01:57 Azarkon wrote:
On October 15 2011 01:51 jj33 wrote:
On October 15 2011 01:46 SPQR13 wrote:
On October 15 2011 01:37 Tarotis wrote:

proven what wrong?

that talent is not a factor?

you're wrong in so many ways. you are denying talent exists?


Yes, I deny exactly that. Everything can be trained and learned if your neurons connect the right way. Dont want to go too deep into that as I cant write that down in english


no you are wrong, im sure nature gave some guys some rts game understanding talent, hell, even sc2 game understanding in particular



100% correct.

most recent example I can think of is Stephano. He apparently doens't practice much but watching him play and his decision making/understanding of the game (which at the core is strategy) you can clearly see he's very talented.

When you watch savior play back in bw days, you can clearly see he had talent as well.

I can't believe people here are really trying to say and believe talent is not real. Unbelievable


But then again, I also don't see why you're obsessed with talent.

You can't tell whether what someone lacks is talent just by watching them play. As IdrA, among others in the community, have said - in Starcraft, people who aren't talented but who practice a lot can be good, but people who are talented but who never practice can never be good.

You don't know how much of Axslav/Incontrol's failures are due to their talent and how much of it is due to the way they train.



everything you said i agree.

I never said otherwise. I just mentioned that it's not only hard work, but talent as well.

I just kept going, because it seems there are people out there who believe talent doesn't exist, which is ridiculous.

But I do believe Axslav/incontrol are very limited in their talents compared to top pros.

I dont think no one has said talend doesnt exist at all but seriously anyone can get to top 20 in sc2 with 12h training a day with a great coach. I think talent is what determines whos top 1 and whos top 10 player.. And some people can get up there faster than others..



wrong. take my friend for example. He was horrible and bw and sc2. He's talent is very limited. No matter how hard he tries and how much I try to help him he can not break out of platinum.

He doesn't have the mechanics and more importantly he doesn't have the fast through process. He's a smart guy, but in sc2 he's just lost.



And here's where your argument breaks down.

Mechanics are among the least dependent on talent, and among the most dependent on training.

SC 2 mechanics, especially, which don't really even require very fast hands.

The reason your friend is failing isn't because he lacks talent, it's because he doesn't know how to train his mechanics. Most people don't. But it's the first thing pro players tell you to focus on.

By saying that your friend has crappy mechanics because he isn't talented, you're basically doing him a disservice by not showing him the real way to improve.
MrCon
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
France29748 Posts
October 14 2011 17:15 GMT
#877
About TT1, he progressed a lot lately. Not that I followed him specially, but he cost me a lot of liquidbet points recently as I often vote against him. And his recent TLPD is pretty impressive.
KobraKay
Profile Joined March 2010
Portugal4231 Posts
October 14 2011 17:16 GMT
#878
Come on Mana! You can do this!
CJ Fighting! (--.--)
wklbishop
Profile Joined July 2011
United States1286 Posts
October 14 2011 17:16 GMT
#879
I can't believe Mana was supply blocked for that long....
Gameplay > Personality
oDieN[Siege]
Profile Joined November 2009
United States2905 Posts
October 14 2011 17:17 GMT
#880
Are any of these players going to MLG?
말크 : ^_^~ NeO)GabuAt, vGODieN
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