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YunhOLee
Profile Blog Joined April 2005
Canada2470 Posts
August 28 2010 15:19 GMT
#81
grats to Idra on getting a spot in the GSL already, wondering which team he's going to join tho
Live it, love it, play it, kill it. JulyZerg and IPXZerg greatest TL.net fan
ZaaaaaM
Profile Joined March 2010
Netherlands1828 Posts
August 28 2010 15:23 GMT
#82
Pretty sure he wont leave korea- if you wanna be among the very top of sc2 you can't miss the GSL.
no dude, the question
Befree
Profile Joined April 2010
695 Posts
August 28 2010 15:30 GMT
#83
On August 29 2010 00:12 Stegosaur wrote:
If I was in his spot right now the first thing I'd do is actually learn the Korean language.

Maybe I just don't understand the situation, but I can't see why someone would live in Korea and not learn Korean. Doesn't this put him at a severe disadvantage? Or is English just that common among SC progamers?
LionsFist
Profile Joined April 2010
Australia164 Posts
August 28 2010 15:32 GMT
#84
On August 29 2010 00:30 Befree wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 29 2010 00:12 Stegosaur wrote:
If I was in his spot right now the first thing I'd do is actually learn the Korean language.

Maybe I just don't understand the situation, but I can't see why someone would live in Korea and not learn Korean. Doesn't this put him at a severe disadvantage? Or is English just that common among SC progamers?


My guess is that Korean is actually a difficult language to learn, and that when you're following a strict schedule of 10-12 hours a day training, sleeping and eating, all week around, you're going to not have much time to focus on learning a new language as well?
BadWithNames
Profile Joined April 2010
United States441 Posts
August 28 2010 15:33 GMT
#85
Where ever he goes he'll help out if they can speak english and/or put in the work hours with him.

Instantly became the hottest FA on the market for Foreign SC2 teams.
One year in Seoul...yesh please
Slakter
Profile Joined January 2010
Sweden1947 Posts
August 28 2010 15:37 GMT
#86
On August 29 2010 00:14 tube wrote:
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On August 28 2010 23:56 Sl4ktarN wrote:
GryFfid0R.IdrA

You heard it from me first.

that is such a terrible tag i would be embarrassed for whoever used it

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Protoss, can't live with em', can't kill em'.
BeMannerDuPenner
Profile Blog Joined April 2004
Germany5638 Posts
August 28 2010 15:37 GMT
#87
On August 29 2010 00:32 LionsFist wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 29 2010 00:30 Befree wrote:
On August 29 2010 00:12 Stegosaur wrote:
If I was in his spot right now the first thing I'd do is actually learn the Korean language.

Maybe I just don't understand the situation, but I can't see why someone would live in Korea and not learn Korean. Doesn't this put him at a severe disadvantage? Or is English just that common among SC progamers?


My guess is that Korean is actually a difficult language to learn, and that when you're following a strict schedule of 10-12 hours a day training, sleeping and eating, all week around, you're going to not have much time to focus on learning a new language as well?



imho you always pick up a language kinda fast if you live there. but i dont know how much this applies to the asian languages which are very different from what we know.


i mean if you know basic latin you can pick up the basics of spanish,italian,french etc very fast. but korean or chinese etc (chinese is impossible for me. "ma" can mean horse,weed,mom and something else depending on how you say it.i gave up right there.) are a total different story.
life of lively to live to life of full life thx to shield battery
gozima
Profile Joined April 2010
Canada602 Posts
August 28 2010 15:41 GMT
#88
GSL 1st place prize - $85,000
IEM 1st place prize - $5,000
MLG 1st place prize - $2,500

He's obviously not going to leave Korea. The only place you can make any serious money as a full time pro gamer is in Korea. He would be crazy to leave now.

If IdrA is really in it for the long haul, he should definitely be making more of an effort to learn the language though.
NuKedUFirst
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
Canada3139 Posts
August 28 2010 15:47 GMT
#89
On August 29 2010 00:32 LionsFist wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 29 2010 00:30 Befree wrote:
On August 29 2010 00:12 Stegosaur wrote:
If I was in his spot right now the first thing I'd do is actually learn the Korean language.

Maybe I just don't understand the situation, but I can't see why someone would live in Korea and not learn Korean. Doesn't this put him at a severe disadvantage? Or is English just that common among SC progamers?


My guess is that Korean is actually a difficult language to learn, and that when you're following a strict schedule of 10-12 hours a day training, sleeping and eating, all week around, you're going to not have much time to focus on learning a new language as well?


He said a while back he was actually taking Korean lessons but gave that up as it was taking alot of his time aswell as not helping him with his career as far as what Korean he was learning was all like "where is the bathroom" not "Go play X and do Y against him."
FrostedMiniWeet wrote: I like winning because it validates all the bloody time I waste playing SC2.
WniO
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
United States2706 Posts
August 28 2010 15:52 GMT
#90
who did idra beat to get into the gsl?
chokke
Profile Joined August 2010
Norway228 Posts
August 28 2010 15:53 GMT
#91
Idra has friend(s)?

User was warned for this post
Deleted User 76781
Profile Joined May 2010
101 Posts
August 28 2010 15:58 GMT
#92
YES!!!!! No more KeSpa for Idra, go where there's freedom and people who don't cancel epic showmatches.
JWD
Profile Blog Joined October 2007
United States12607 Posts
August 28 2010 16:10 GMT
#93
IdrA sticking it to KeSPA, I love it
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Piy
Profile Blog Joined January 2008
Scotland3152 Posts
August 28 2010 16:27 GMT
#94
He should really try and learn Korean...
My. Copy. Is. Here.
Champi
Profile Joined March 2010
1422 Posts
August 28 2010 16:35 GMT
#95
leaving CJ was the right move imo, hes a full time sc2 player, so no point being full time on cj when they are still purely BW, and probably likely to stay that way for quite a while unless things change between kespa and blizzard, hope all goes well for him.
pieisamazing
Profile Joined May 2009
United States1234 Posts
August 28 2010 16:38 GMT
#96
This is interesting. I wonder if he left because there wasn't a chance of the contract getting renewed?
connoisseur
vesicular
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
United States1310 Posts
August 28 2010 16:38 GMT
#97
Smart move. He's got a good shot at the top GSL money, he'd be dumb not to leave CJ and go after it.
STX Fighting!
Tazza
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
Korea (South)1678 Posts
August 28 2010 16:40 GMT
#98
On August 28 2010 23:04 NuKedUFirst wrote:
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On August 28 2010 23:03 Tazza wrote:
He's not gonna sign with oGs, they've already stated that they're not looking to get any foreign players right now


Except Nazgul, Grrr.., TLO and Jinro, right?!

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On August 28 2010 23:05 Azarkon wrote:
I think the most important part of IdrA's team is that they need to be able to sponsor him to foreigner tournaments, since that's what he spends a lot of time doing, as well as provide for his food & lodging in Korea, obviously.


I want a vulture and you are right. He probably would want to join a team with some Starcraft 2 players, but a sponsored team. I hear MBC has some Starcraft 2 players on their team now~~

Will be interesting for sure.

Meant the Korean oGs. like ensnare and fruitseller
sLiniss
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
United States849 Posts
August 28 2010 16:42 GMT
#99
Good luck to IdrA. I hope SC2 goes far. It would be very sad seeing his whole career go downhill since he's just a great player. Sure he might be BM online, but he seems like a smart dude, and definitely a skilled player.
Clamev
Profile Blog Joined January 2010
Germany498 Posts
August 28 2010 16:45 GMT
#100
Hope he finds a team that fits him.
GL and gogo Idra!
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