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On October 19 2010 10:27 Defacer wrote:Show nested quote +On October 19 2010 07:32 Talin wrote:
Let me say first that I completely understand the people who are like "omg he threw the game, not serious, not professional, etc etc". I see where their arguments are coming from and I'm not going to argue against that (not that it would change anybody's mind anyway).
IMO though, some professions just aren't supposed to be "professional" to that extent - forcing those "values" upon people who do those jobs is often times counterproductive and harmful. When you take away a player's irrational passion for the game, personality, flair, frivolity, and yes even the ability to just say "fuck this, I'm not feeling this game tonight so I'm doing something goofy just for the heck of it" (just a hypothetical example), you're really not left with much. Least of all an interested audience that is large enough to be even rightly called an audience. On the other hand, the sort of atmosphere during the scrap station game is the sort of thing that will grab people's attention. This is pretty much what DJ Wheat (I believe) tried to point out in the last SoTG.
. Dear Talin, I'm sure your a nice guy, but with all due respect you're argument here is for sissies, babies, and hairy lesbians. Are you suggesting that it is somehow unfair of his audience to expect Huk to TRY to WIN in a COMPETITION he ENTERED, and that we are somehow "oppressing" him, and denying him of his freedom to express himself through the sweet sweet language of Starcraft 2? I thought MLG was a tournament that hosted the best competitors in the world, not a goddamn free-form, open-mike jam session at some filthy-hippie-internet bar where a guy 'expresses himself' with a fucking Mothership. You sir, are ridiculous.
Dear Defacer,
please explain to me exactly which right do YOU have to tell huk what HE should do?
i guess haters gonna hate
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On October 19 2010 12:13 TehForce wrote:Show nested quote +On October 19 2010 10:27 Defacer wrote:On October 19 2010 07:32 Talin wrote:
Let me say first that I completely understand the people who are like "omg he threw the game, not serious, not professional, etc etc". I see where their arguments are coming from and I'm not going to argue against that (not that it would change anybody's mind anyway).
IMO though, some professions just aren't supposed to be "professional" to that extent - forcing those "values" upon people who do those jobs is often times counterproductive and harmful. When you take away a player's irrational passion for the game, personality, flair, frivolity, and yes even the ability to just say "fuck this, I'm not feeling this game tonight so I'm doing something goofy just for the heck of it" (just a hypothetical example), you're really not left with much. Least of all an interested audience that is large enough to be even rightly called an audience. On the other hand, the sort of atmosphere during the scrap station game is the sort of thing that will grab people's attention. This is pretty much what DJ Wheat (I believe) tried to point out in the last SoTG.
. Dear Talin, I'm sure your a nice guy, but with all due respect you're argument here is for sissies, babies, and hairy lesbians. Are you suggesting that it is somehow unfair of his audience to expect Huk to TRY to WIN in a COMPETITION he ENTERED, and that we are somehow "oppressing" him, and denying him of his freedom to express himself through the sweet sweet language of Starcraft 2? I thought MLG was a tournament that hosted the best competitors in the world, not a goddamn free-form, open-mike jam session at some filthy-hippie-internet bar where a guy 'expresses himself' with a fucking Mothership. You sir, are ridiculous. Dear Defacer, please explain to me exactly which right do YOU have to tell huk what HE should do? i guess haters gonna hate
Dear TehForce,
HuK can do whatever he wants.
But my level of caring if he wins or not is in direct proportion to how much he cares. If he doesn't care if wins, then neither do I.
Love,
MrSexington
xoxo
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I'm going to reiterate that huk himself stated that he didn't "give up" that match.
He was legitimately trying to win. He just wanted to do it with a mothership, and he bit off a bit more than he could chew.
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On October 19 2010 12:19 TedJustice wrote:
I'm going to reiterate that huk himself stated that he didn't "give up" that match.
He was legitimately trying to win. He just wanted to do it with a mothership, and he bit off a bit more than he could chew.
That's fair enough.
I hope he did and I hope it shows in his next tournament.
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Who cares, he made a mothership for his fans, for OUR entertainment at the cost of HIS winnings. When you are as good as huk then you can criticise his choices.
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On October 19 2010 12:13 TehForce wrote:
Dear Defacer,
please explain to me exactly which right do YOU have to tell huk what HE should do?
i guess haters gonna hate
Dear TehForce,
I'm just poking fun at Talin and messing around. I also really hope players like Huk reach their true potential. Don't be so serious.
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Fans are so annoying, jesus. I'm glad I couldn't hear this guy in my part of the crowd.
The crowd was awesome though, first time I've seen people chant someone's name after they've lost a game, lol.
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Making your mark is as important as being good.
Whats to currently distinguish him from any other good protoss player? Skill and Style, they go hand in hand. Bad to compare but if you think of any great athlete, there is a degree of showmanship involved.
I think it was awesome, and the right move. As the teamLiquid report said, people who don't care have been asking, 'what this mothership thing?' - which is good for HuK in the long run.
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The crowd needs to know when to shut up. It's like the retarded drunks at a football game cheering at the top of their lungs when their team is in the middle of a 2 minute drill. Shut the fuck up.
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2:19-2:40 is fucking hilarious
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Haha this was great, being there was really fun. Although when he ended up getting crushed it kinda made me wanna /facepalm
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Best game ever: $60.00
MLG Tournament PC: $2000
Epic Mothership Rush: Priceless
Bravo HuK.
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One day when I'm wasted enough I'll write a long-ass weird blog about Huk that no one is going to believe and that will probably get me banned. Little hint - try and find something about idra, nex-retribution and proxy rax.
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Isn't the game supposed to be fun? Playing non-standard like that is a lot more fun, and win or lose as a HuK fan I was entertained.
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Thats badass of HuK. Gotta love it.
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Haha, that's the best part about Huk. He's so good at pleasing the crowd. Being in DC for this was incredible too. The crowd got more excited for this match than for the finals.
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Crowd pleaser. In that regard, it's nice.
But has he ever won doing a mothership drop against someone decent?
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On October 21 2010 07:55 epik640x wrote:
Crowd pleaser. In that regard, it's nice.
But has he ever won doing a mothership drop against someone decent?
Yes. Why else do you think the crowd was shouting for a mothership? They DO want to see Huk win you know...
; )
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HuK is all business and knows it was stupid, but he def did this on impulse.
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We all know what would've been the response had this been TLO instead of Huk now don't we.
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