EPTNaniwa interview translated from Rakaka - Page 3
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vizir
Finland154 Posts
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Saechiis
Netherlands4989 Posts
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Dudemeister
Sweden314 Posts
I understand that he used to be insanely BM but whats the real difference between him and Idra? Remember when he was called "Onebaseiwa"? Haha it's been a while since the beta  | ||
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PraetorianX
Sweden780 Posts
On April 13 2011 07:53 Saechiis wrote: Well, this interview goes to show the bad PR Naniwa delivers. Kind of a cheap shot accusing people like that in interviews, surely not professional. He shouldn't expect years of BM to wash off after a month of good behaviour and a MLG win. Doesn't really matter, does it? All that matters is that he is epicly good at SC2. | ||
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Dexx
Germany175 Posts
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MaxField
United States2386 Posts
On April 13 2011 07:54 Dudemeister wrote: Nani is fucking incredible lately. I am so impressed both by his talent and his recent change in personality. It takes a lot of commitment to do both. I understand that he used to be insanely BM but whats the real difference between him and Idra? Remember when he was called "Onebaseiwa"? Haha it's been a while since the beta I am a huge fan of Nani's play and i think it was insane how well he did in MLG. Of course IdrA has a history of BM, getting kicked off TL for a while, and that is why many people do not like him that much. Nani did the same thing, by switching teams Constantly and with getting kicked out of those tourneys, only difference is that Nani wants to be better now, and has done a pretty good job. Of course it takes more than 2 months for people to forget about bm, but if he keeps up the solid play and is a manner player, i am sure that people, TLO included, will not have too much of an issue with him. | ||
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On_Slaught
United States12190 Posts
On April 13 2011 07:55 PraetorianX wrote: Doesn't really matter, does it? All that matters is that he is epicly good at SC2. Clearly it does matter if it keeps him out of a gaming house with other good players. | ||
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jgoonld
334 Posts
On April 13 2011 07:55 PraetorianX wrote: Doesn't really matter, does it? All that matters is that he is epicly good at SC2. I'd imagine most of the time it wouldn't matter, but it forming a team house it definitely would. Any drama or tension existing would detract from what they're there to do (play the games!). If he continues behaving, then I'm sure his efforts will be recognized. But it's hard to expect some bad blood from his behavior in the past to disappear in a one month period. Anyways, I hope to see good results in the future from naniwa and all of the players in the gaming house! | ||
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TheResidentEvil
United States991 Posts
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Cajun2k1
Netherlands399 Posts
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Apolo
Portugal1259 Posts
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zasda
381 Posts
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BG1
Canada1550 Posts
On April 13 2011 07:55 PraetorianX wrote: Doesn't really matter, does it? All that matters is that he is epicly good at SC2. Of course it matters, they will be living together... Naniwa is tough to get along with and no matter how good he is at sc2, he's probably not a guy you'd want share a space with. At least that's the impression I get. | ||
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tyCe
Australia2542 Posts
On April 13 2011 08:01 On_Slaught wrote: Clearly it does matter if it keeps him out of a gaming house with other good players. There are much more important considerations than skill when choosing people to live in your house. NaNiwa is an awesome player. I hope for his sake that his reputation will improve as he gains maturity. He just has so much potential. I don't think he should go to Korea though, that would be a complete waste of his talent to slave away in a country that is not the most receptive to foreigners and where there is only one decent event every two months. The GOMtv house lacks enough good players for decent practice, he most likely has insufficient connections inside Korea (which is absolutely crucial if you want to get any decent practice training there), and there is also the cultural shock (make no mistake, Korean culture is faaaaaar, far different to Western culture and Korea is definitely not the most receptive to foreigners) and language barrier (normal Koreans do not speak any decent English, even if they "learnt" it in high school). He would slave away on the Korean ladder, which while helpful, would be a complete waste of time compared to what he could be doing in Europe (practice partners, events, family and friends). | ||
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halvorg
Norway717 Posts
On April 13 2011 08:09 Apolo wrote: Can anyone explain me if it's not too much trouble, why is Naniwa seen as a bm, since i've never seen him bm in casts or replays or where his bad rep comes from? Seen him BM some times in casts, but nothing really major. Like whining at roaches after the range buff. A LOT of top players whine after they lose though. He got kicked out of EPS Germany for rescheduling and delaying his matches etc. Probably some BM there too. Nothing major like cheating or anything like that. Really, he's a guy that has had some unfortunate shit happen to him, most of it probably his own fault, and people judge him like he's some sort of child molester. Anyways that's my very subjective and uninformed opinion. Kind of strange of him to tell the truth about the team house like that, most people would dodge that question. But since it's out I think it's sad for naniwa and the others that will live in the house that such a talented gamer wont be able to live and train with the others there. Ofcourse it is entirely up to TLO who he chooses to live under same roof as. Does seem like it's mostly based on nani's bad rep and not on anything personal between them though. | ||
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kirbynator
Canada503 Posts
On April 13 2011 07:22 venge1155 wrote: Do you know much about naniwa's past? I am sure there is some info around. http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft2/Naniwa bump cause it seems nobody read the link... read the thread before asking questions people | ||
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Ren91
United Kingdom190 Posts
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zasda
381 Posts
On April 13 2011 08:14 halvorg wrote: Seen him BM some times in casts, but nothing really major. Like whining at roaches after the range buff. A LOT of top players whine after they lose though. He got kicked out of EPS Germany for rescheduling and delaying his matches etc. Probably some BM there too. Nothing major like cheating or anything like that. Really, he's a guy that has had some unfortunate shit happen to him, most of it probably his own fault, and people judge him like he's some sort of child molester. Anyways that's my very subjective and uninformed opinion. Kind of strange of him to tell the truth about the team house like that, most people would dodge that question. But since it's out I think it's sad for naniwa and the others that will live in the house that such a talented gamer wont be able to live and train with the others there. Ofcourse it is entirely up to TLO who he chooses to live under same roof as. Does seem like it's mostly based on nani's bad rep and not on anything personal between them though. I'm happy there are ppl that aren't just poser gm boys like some people seem to be based on this interview (*cough*iwonderwho). Naniwa isn't afraid to say stuff in "public". I dislike stuff like that "bad PR" and who knows what that happens behind the scenes while pretending to be so good mannered in public more than the occasional "BM" that some people throw out in games. Especially since it seems he disqualified just cos he had stuff going on and had to reschedule alot. | ||
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cheesemaster
Canada1975 Posts
not that im not a fan of TLO but Naniwa has really smartened up in the past few months, i think he can go all the way in the Rakaka tournament and make it to korea, such a solid player I wish only the best for him in his future endevors. Also looking forward to seeing him in the NASL obviously :D | ||
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cheesemaster
Canada1975 Posts
On April 13 2011 08:14 tyCe wrote: There are much more important considerations than skill when choosing people to live in your house. NaNiwa is an awesome player. I hope for his sake that his reputation will improve as he gains maturity. He just has so much potential. I don't think he should go to Korea though, that would be a complete waste of his talent to slave away in a country that is not the most receptive to foreigners and where there is only one decent event every two months. The GOMtv house lacks enough good players for decent practice, he most likely has insufficient connections inside Korea (which is absolutely crucial if you want to get any decent practice training there), and there is also the cultural shock (make no mistake, Korean culture is faaaaaar, far different to Western culture and Korea is definitely not the most receptive to foreigners) and language barrier (normal Koreans do not speak any decent English, even if they "learnt" it in high school). He would slave away on the Korean ladder, which while helpful, would be a complete waste of time compared to what he could be doing in Europe (practice partners, events, family and friends). I dont really agree at all, the fact that Korea even has a foreigner house proves they are quite receptive to foreigners, also the fact that they are working with this tournament in sweden and letting the winner be seeded in to code a wich is another example of them being receptive to foreigners..... Between what i hear on playxp and what i see Gomtv doing for foreigners i dont know where you would get the idea that korea is not being receptive to foreigners. Look at the OGS-Liquid house, another prime example of Koreans being receptive to foreigners, i would say that the western worlds attitude towards koreans is much less receptive (as a whole ) then the koreans attitude towards westerners. On playxp they all seemed so excited about the gomtv WC and where hoping there would be more events like this. All the players were saying they would love to play more with foreigners as well. | ||
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