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Story found here about Naniwa vs. Polt. *Spoilers*
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http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/starcraft-2/446041-naniwa-forfeits-mid-series-at-iem-katowice
http://sc2hl.com/highlight/1148
MavivaM
Profile Joined November 2011
1535 Posts
March 14 2014 18:14 GMT
#4101
On March 15 2014 03:11 Zenbrez wrote:
Few people seem to care about this tournament, wasting everybody's time.

Call me an idiot, but actually I'm really happy about this.
Getting a lot of builds exposed for a single event that is not going to pay you off unless in a 1/16 chance will lead to random games, I don't get why one should be surprised.
And mind, it's not a critique of IEM's decision - I'm just reasoning by a player's perspective.
Almost all of these players have WCS and other tournaments around, risking every of your strategies for a single shot is a suicide in most of the cases
Your Opinion has been counted. Only 3 more Opinions needed for a reddit thread.
liberate71
Profile Joined October 2011
Australia10252 Posts
March 14 2014 18:14 GMT
#4102
On March 15 2014 03:14 JonIrenicus wrote:
My thesis:

- The pool prize distribution is too bad and so players aren't motivated to play

- Matchfixing

- Some progamers are going mad over the design of Starcraft 2



I think Taeja has sore wrists too?
I thought he'd done this before cause he was sore/tired from no sleep from being sore.
Minelord Stimfestor, also known as karma.
Baroninthetree
Profile Joined August 2012
United States473 Posts
March 14 2014 18:14 GMT
#4103
PvP all the way, and mostly kespa Protoss with less hyper. feel sorry for the host and the audience.
Come on taeja, why can't you at least give some entertaining game.
FueledUpAndReadyToGo
Profile Blog Joined March 2013
Netherlands30548 Posts
March 14 2014 18:14 GMT
#4104
On March 15 2014 03:13 stuchiu wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 15 2014 03:12 TheAnarchy wrote:
Taeja is angry because the soundprouf isnt working


On the other hand he's played up to 3 games. That's triple the amount of sound proofing Naniwa put up with.

double headset power
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stuchiu
Profile Blog Joined June 2010
Fiddler's Green42661 Posts
March 14 2014 18:15 GMT
#4105
You know, the fact that its winner takes all means this is the least depressed I've seen Hero be after a loss.
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TheDwf
Profile Joined November 2011
France19747 Posts
March 14 2014 18:15 GMT
#4106
On March 15 2014 03:14 Mozdk wrote:
Taeja slightly behind both games, and just assumes that Stardust will has 0% chance of making a mistake and leaves. For 100k dollars... I have no respect for this.

Go stardust. Crush this child.

He was not playing for 100k$. This is not the grand finals...
Lorning *
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
Belgica34432 Posts
March 14 2014 18:15 GMT
#4107
On March 15 2014 03:14 Shellshock wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 15 2014 03:12 Lorning wrote:
On March 15 2014 03:12 Shellshock wrote:
Might as well have just invited YoDa to defend his title even though we haven't seen him in months

Did he go to Dagobah?

yes. He went into self imposed exile after failing to qualify for WCS EU

Should sent Snute to see if he's fine
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VeNoM HaZ Skill
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
United States1528 Posts
March 14 2014 18:15 GMT
#4108
The last time I saw Taeja be this stupid was right after the ghost nerf.... two and a half years ago. I guess some people don't mature all too well.
#1 MMA fan! I like you too Taeja. Still patiently waiting for the Crown Prince to become the King.
ggofthejungle
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
Romania392 Posts
March 14 2014 18:15 GMT
#4109
On March 15 2014 03:14 Acer.Scarlett` wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 15 2014 03:11 kaykoose wrote:
On March 15 2014 03:09 juvenal wrote:
On March 15 2014 03:09 Qwerty85 wrote:
I was so hyped about this tournament and then stuff like this happens.

Polt I need you to win the whole thing.

i feel very very bad for the crowd, you could see sheer disappointment after the first game.


Yup. This is ridiculous. I don't know what is going on with these progamers... they are so fucking emotional right now

In a large part due to the prize distribution. Didn't even bother playing the qualifier

Yup, I agree, this is all due to the prize distribution.
liberate71
Profile Joined October 2011
Australia10252 Posts
March 14 2014 18:15 GMT
#4110
On March 15 2014 03:14 FueledUpAndReadyToGo wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 15 2014 03:13 stuchiu wrote:
On March 15 2014 03:12 TheAnarchy wrote:
Taeja is angry because the soundprouf isnt working


On the other hand he's played up to 3 games. That's triple the amount of sound proofing Naniwa put up with.

double headset power


I knew he needed 1 more headset
Minelord Stimfestor, also known as karma.
stuchiu
Profile Blog Joined June 2010
Fiddler's Green42661 Posts
March 14 2014 18:15 GMT
#4111
NOOOO OZ NOOOO, YOU WERE SUPPOSED TO LOSE AND BE CURSED, SHAPE UP sOs PLZ
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Waise
Profile Joined June 2013
3165 Posts
March 14 2014 18:15 GMT
#4112
really don't think people would be so mad about taeja if they weren't already hyped up over naniwa

they were very early ggs and a little ragey but honestly nothing to complain about IMO... he didn't say anything BM
Swisslink
Profile Joined March 2011
2953 Posts
March 14 2014 18:15 GMT
#4113
Second time Taeja does that shit... wtf is going on? :-/
aZealot
Profile Blog Joined May 2011
New Zealand5447 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-03-14 18:16:06
March 14 2014 18:15 GMT
#4114
On March 15 2014 03:14 liberate71 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 15 2014 03:12 aZealot wrote:
On March 15 2014 03:10 jakethesnake wrote:
On March 15 2014 03:09 BisuDagger wrote:
Can some one please recap the games. There's no more LR


I missed game 2, but game 1 was pretty back and forth. Taeja was struggling to harass. But very even taeja ahead on supply

Taeja goes for a big drop, looses it all and his third. Supplies are even. Stardust isn't even attacking, taeja ggs.


Game 2 on Habitatation Station. Taeja lifts off and takes the gold. Takes 2 gases and 2 raxes. Tries to hide 3 other raxes elsewhere on the map. Stardust scouts them all. Taeja ggs out.

Not good for a series on the main stage, I think.


It was a factory first that was found
cancelled that, then about 2 mins later he found two barracks that had just started to be built.

He's a bit ambitious to think that Stardust would just defeat him cause he scouted it. People do stuff up defense.


Ah, thanks. I missed the factory first. And yes, besides, Stardust hadn't expanded and had only 2 gates, I think.
KT best KT ~ 2014
Zealously
Profile Blog Joined October 2011
East Gorteau22261 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-03-14 18:16:05
March 14 2014 18:15 GMT
#4115
On March 15 2014 03:13 nkr wrote:
I think some players at this event just cant handle the pressure of such a tournament


Speaking of handling pressure, here is an artist's rendition of one of Life's balls:

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BlackCompany
Profile Joined August 2012
Germany8388 Posts
March 14 2014 18:15 GMT
#4116
Hes going to GG the second the hellions dont come into the main
mycro
Profile Joined March 2010
Sweden1579 Posts
March 14 2014 18:16 GMT
#4117
Just tuned in again, did something weird happen in Taeja StarDust series?
n0ise
Profile Joined April 2010
3452 Posts
March 14 2014 18:16 GMT
#4118
On March 15 2014 03:14 Mozdk wrote:
Taeja slightly behind both games, and just assumes that Stardust will has 0% chance of making a mistake and leaves. For 100k dollars... I have no respect for this.

Go stardust. Crush this child.


that "slightly behind" is very arguable. Game one maybe, game 2 though? 4 rax, gold, teching to medivacs vs 1 base toss... not even mentioning the wg research
fishb00n
Profile Joined October 2011
Germany607 Posts
March 14 2014 18:16 GMT
#4119
korean Naniwa confirmed
Darkhorse
Profile Blog Joined December 2011
United States23455 Posts
March 14 2014 18:16 GMT
#4120
On March 15 2014 03:14 JonIrenicus wrote:
My thesis:

- The pool prize distribution is too bad and so players aren't motivated to play

- Matchfixing

- Some progamers are going mad over the design of Starcraft 2


My contradicting thesis

- This doesn't make sense the players should be motivated for 100k. I don't agree with the format but I feel this should make players more motivated to advance not less

- Please don't do this shit with no proof

- Besides Naniwa how can you point to this as a reason for the games so far in any way.
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