EPTGive him a break, if he does not solve his mentality he will never bounce back but all this shit and pressure from the community sure aint helping. He needs to stop hating the game he plays for a living or stop playing the game he hates.
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gCgCrypto
Germany297 Posts
Give him a break, if he does not solve his mentality he will never bounce back but all this shit and pressure from the community sure aint helping. He needs to stop hating the game he plays for a living or stop playing the game he hates. | ||
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Saechiis
Netherlands4989 Posts
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mordk
Chile8385 Posts
On May 07 2012 20:47 lolmlg wrote: It's not a musical instrument. If you enjoy watching his games then you enjoy watching his games. You're not going to feel any player's soul by watching them in GSL. All you're going to see is some cool builds or neat tricks or insane micro or whatever. It's like listening to metal. Hue hue hue. Anyway, loving a strategy game so much that you can't appreciate the games of someone who's way better than you but says he dislikes it is a bit silly. That's bullshit, I feel a lot of connection to players I watch at the GSL. People just like to disregard this because they're koreans and they think koreans have no "personality" as they like to call it, which is a completely subjective perception that people like to generalize about. | ||
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TheSubtleArt
Canada2527 Posts
On May 08 2012 02:49 Tyree wrote: This post nails it. There was a time when Idra went Muta 9 out of 10 times against Terran and it worked pretty well against other foreigners..well most of them. But things changed and he hasent..changed? No surprise that Morrow won, he always struck me as a more pure talented player than Idra. Someone who could make something out of nothing. Lol excuses. DRG was playing mutas 9 out of 10 games back then too, as were most Zergs. Plus hes playing ling / infestor --> ultras a lot now so it's not like you can justify it by saying hes playing an outdated style. What happened was simply that everyone else got better while Idra stayed the same. On SotG and ITG he always said he didn't practice much and would continue the trend until it caught up to him. That explains why he tends to suck for a while, show good form for a tourney or 2 (IEM Guanzhou or however u spell it), and repeat the cycle. It probably just comes down to hating the game. Other successful pros have been critical of it, but for the most part they still enjoy playing it and will agree it's a good experience overall. To Idra the game basically has no redeeming qualities, and while this is just an assumption, I have to think that hating the game this much is preventing him from being successful at it in an increasingly competitive player pool. Plus whatever mechanical superiority he got from his Brood War roots has obviously faded through time. | ||
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Seiniyta
Belgium1815 Posts
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drbrown
Sweden442 Posts
On May 08 2012 03:47 lahara wrote: ok, WTF has happened to idra. guess he needs practice in korea to reach his potential :/ If you dont like what you are doing you cant excel at it and IdrA often slips that "this game is trash" and other similar remarks on for example his stream and in other places. I think he is either to emotionally invested in the game or just bored with it. Stephano for example attributes a lot of his skill to the fact that he adapted a more relaxed attitude towards the game, not getting angry about losses and just playing until he felt he was content. | ||
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Swords
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m3rciless
United States1476 Posts
On May 08 2012 04:30 Swords wrote: The thing I got out of IdrA's interview on Saturday (I think) and even past interviews as well is that he clearly has a pretty good idea of how to improve and get better at this game. However, it seems like he never takes the necessary actions to do so. I'd imagine his "hating the game" has something to do with it, but it's frustrating to see someone with a clear understanding that he just needs to grind and work his ass off but isn't really doing it. He definitely had the mechanical skill at some point to get really good with practice. It just seems like everything is slipping a little bit because of his mentality. I wish EG would hire a sports psychologist - I think we'd see a whole different IdrA - and potentially a whole new Incontrol or HuK as well. EG has had a sports psychologist on staff since the start of sc2, and IdrA regularly reads books on the subject as well. Source: Alex Garfield, conversation | ||
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Dundron2000
Sweden1140 Posts
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Surili
United Kingdom1141 Posts
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Big J
Austria16289 Posts
(kind of forgot about this event though  ) | ||
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ibo422
Belgium2844 Posts
On May 08 2012 04:55 Surili wrote: Hey guys, bought the pass, but am failing to understand NASL's vods :/ could someone point me to them? Or are they not up yet? http://nl.twitch.tv/nasls3/b/317392589 | ||
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vertigo1
Scotland174 Posts
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krisss
Luxembourg305 Posts
I'm sometimes wondering which progamer does NOT hate the game? I mean its a great game, but hey 10-12 hours a day the same builds, same thing over and over again. I would definately hate it. I'd be interested in some discussion about that in SOTG or sth. And i mean an honest discussion, not the usual "SC2 is the greatest thing ever, GO ESPORTS"-crap. | ||
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blade55555
United States17423 Posts
On May 07 2012 20:11 bonse wrote: My main point was that Idra hates the game. I heard him saying it. It's one thing to be fan of someone who is in a bad period but loves the game, is dedicated to it and works hard to climb back up. But Idra just doesn't care, he plays because there isn't something better that would bring him $ ( I mean he gets hundreds of dollars for every showmatch he goes 0-4, why change anything?). He puts no passion in the game, why would you put passion in him? Why be fan of such a guy? Why would I care if idra hates the game? I don't care, he was good for a lot of sc2 and plays a solid style. He can go shit all over sc2 and doesn't take away the fact that he still plays it a ton and is fairly good at it. I imagine there are more players then just idra who hate the game but just dont' say it publicly. | ||
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naux
Canada738 Posts
turtle style with macro i know people are gonna say its to late.. well HotS is coming out and there is his chance to change | ||
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ampson
United States2355 Posts
On May 08 2012 06:03 vertigo1 wrote: idra should do the honourable thing and retire You should do the honorable thing and shut up about stuff you know absolutely nothing about. | ||
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Hulavuta
United States1252 Posts
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MrCash
United States1504 Posts
On May 08 2012 06:03 vertigo1 wrote: idra should do the honourable thing and retire You should do the honorable thing and stop mooching off your parents. Quit school, get a job, pay for a tiny lousy apartment yourself, that will make you a man... | ||
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Grend
1600 Posts
On May 08 2012 06:59 naux wrote: i really think idra should change races to terran.. his playstyle is just more suitable for terran.. turtle style with macro i know people are gonna say its to late.. well HotS is coming out and there is his chance to change I actually agree. He was better in bw as terran too. Bad idea to switch right before HOTS though, time for zerg to get some crazy flexibility and zoning units! | ||
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