EPTEveryone. Deep down. Sometimes very deep down.
That's not to say that everyone always cheers for the underdog of course that is not what I meant.
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Darkhorse
United States23455 Posts
Everyone. Deep down. Sometimes very deep down. That's not to say that everyone always cheers for the underdog of course that is not what I meant. | ||
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NovaMB
Germany9534 Posts
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stuchiu
Fiddler's Green42661 Posts
On January 31 2014 03:00 Exarl25 wrote: It isn't usually the Naniwa fans who are constantly harping on about all the drama surrounding him... I dunno about that. Naniwa fans bitched for weeks after Zealousy did that Naniwa article for Blizzcon. And then in the Blizzcon video interview with Naniwa he said word for word exactly what Zealousy wrote. | ||
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lannisport
878 Posts
On January 31 2014 02:57 Vindicare605 wrote: I'm curious, why would anyone just be a "foreigner" fan? I mean I get it if your favorite player HAPPENS to be a foreigner but why cheer for foreigners to win just because they aren't Korean? I don't get that. I don't think I ever will. If I had to guess it's because foreigners are easily more likeable and relatable. Most foreigners who stream also interact with their chat. Lastly, it's definitely the underdog thing. My favourite players are Life, Jaedong, Scarlett, Soulkey, but I find myself cheering for the underdog now and then. | ||
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Xoronius
Germany6362 Posts
On January 31 2014 02:59 Squat wrote: Don't be silly, Naniwa is as much a marketed personality as any streaming ladder hero, only he has taken the role of heel rather than hero. There is a reason people talk as much or more about his twitter bullshit wars than about his games. Innovation is a player you root for if you like results and good play but don't care about personality. You can´t just mark the fanbase of the player as one-dimensional just because that is the way you see him. Yes, he is involved in a lot of stuff. That does´nt change the fact, that he shows entertaining games since 2010 and gained quite some fans because of that in the last 4 years. | ||
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gingerfluffmuff
Austria4570 Posts
On January 31 2014 01:29 ItzShakti wrote: This shakti guy is really bad. [...] Prove us otherwise mate! | ||
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Die4Ever
United States17739 Posts
here's what WCS Predictor says + Show Spoiler [Match between MC, TLO, hellokitty, Sha…] + - MC is at ~ 42.78 %% chances for top 16 points of Season 1 ~ 89.85 % of the time MC wins and their chances go up to ~ 45.25 %. ~ 10.15 % of the time MC loses and their chances go down to ~ 20.99 %. ------------------------------------------------- - TLO is at ~ 21.40 %% chances for top 16 points of Season 1 ~ 81.78 % of the time TLO wins and their chances go up to ~ 23.92 %. ~ 18.22 % of the time TLO loses and their chances go down to ~ 10.09 %. ------------------------------------------------- - hellokitty is at ~ 0.00 %% chances for top 16 points of Season 1 ~ 21.79 % of the time hellokitty wins and their chances go up to ~ 0.02 %. ~ 78.21 % of the time hellokitty loses and their chances go down to ~ 0.00 %. ------------------------------------------------- - Shakti is at ~ 0.00 %% chances for top 16 points of Season 1 ~ 6.59 % of the time Shakti wins and their chances go up to ~ 0.01 %. ~ 93.41 % of the time Shakti loses and their chances go down to ~ 0.00 %. | ||
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ivancype
Brazil485 Posts
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Squat
Sweden7978 Posts
On January 31 2014 03:00 Exarl25 wrote: It isn't usually the Naniwa fans who are constantly harping on about all the drama surrounding him... "Fans" in a loose sense here, I'm fairly sure a fair amount of people who follow Naniwa do it for the drama and the bullshit. You may be someone who is a fan of him purely because of his play, but I'm reasonably sure you are a minority. Every time he pulls some new stunt or does well in a tournament the entire conversation is a pissing contest between people who dislike his style and those who find his abrasive attitude attractive. His play is rarely, if ever, brought up. He is as much a personality as Incontrol, only he is still really good at SC2. | ||
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Vindicare605
United States16124 Posts
On January 31 2014 03:02 lannisport wrote: If I had to guess it's because foreigners are easily more likeable and relatable. Most foreigners who stream also interact with their chat. Lastly, it's definitely the underdog thing. My favourite players are Life, Jaedong, Scarlett, Soulkey, but I find myself cheering for the underdog now and then. Bolded is very debatable. I mean I love Grubby exactly for the reasons you just mentioned, but I don't have any attachment to other foreign players just because I happen to like Grubby. Most of my favorite streamers are Koreans. Crank and Polt in particular are every bit as interactive with their chat as any of the foreigner streams that I watch. So using that as the catch all reason is a bit disingenuous. My reason for liking players as much as I do is for their gameplay above everything else, the personality and interactivity with their stream is just a plus. | ||
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stuchiu
Fiddler's Green42661 Posts
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gingerfluffmuff
Austria4570 Posts
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Exarl25
1887 Posts
On January 31 2014 03:07 stuchiu wrote: If interesting gameplay was THAT important, Gumiho and Supernova would have been the most popular players in the world. If they were white they probably would be. | ||
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stuchiu
Fiddler's Green42661 Posts
On January 31 2014 03:07 Exarl25 wrote: If they were white they probably would be. Poor Sen. Saves 2014 and gets less press than Scarlett losing to Hitman. | ||
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gingerfluffmuff
Austria4570 Posts
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stuchiu
Fiddler's Green42661 Posts
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FueledUpAndReadyToGo
Netherlands30548 Posts
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Ace Frehley
2030 Posts
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Vindicare605
United States16124 Posts
On January 31 2014 03:07 stuchiu wrote: If interesting gameplay was THAT important, Gumiho and Supernova would have been the most popular players in the world. And they are both absolute favorites of mine. | ||
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Darkhorse
United States23455 Posts
On January 31 2014 03:08 stuchiu wrote: Poor Sen. Saves 2014 and gets less press than Scarlett losing to Hitman. Speaking of foreigners everyone loves, HITMAN | ||
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