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chenchen
United States1136 Posts
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Whole
United States6046 Posts
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zTz
United States476 Posts
I root AGAINST the Koreans that think they autowin because of their race; isnt that called, like, racism, or something? | ||
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Suc
Australia1569 Posts
On June 16 2011 13:58 Arterial wrote: australia....has..... Moonglade, tgun, some others and in bw we had Legionnaire. Edit: As for the OP, the foreign community seems to have tonnes of patriotism, noticeable in any Korea vs World matches and yeah, at MLG, there were some obvious USA chants. | ||
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Ocedic
United States1808 Posts
On June 16 2011 13:28 wongisgreat wrote: No one chooses where they're born so it's foolish to be proud of it. Basically this. Also, people don't seem to understand the accomplishments of others has little to do with your own skill. For example, right now the top players of EU are very good, basically almost if not equal to a lot of top Korean players. North America's pro scene, on the other hand, is in a sad state. However, that doesn't mean that if you're Korean or European, you're automatically superior to all North Americans. Even as a whole, the European and North American ladders are really not that different (many people do consider Korean ladder the hardest though.) | ||
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Misanthrope
United States924 Posts
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dpL
Sweden571 Posts
On June 16 2011 14:10 Ocedic wrote: Basically this. Also, people don't seem to understand the accomplishments of others has little to do with your own skill. Elaborate on this. Do you think people cheer for countrymen in order to boost their own ego? If so, what do you base it on? | ||
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Steelavocado
United States2123 Posts
Just my opinion, thanks for reading! | ||
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L3gendary
Canada1470 Posts
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Kava
Canada65 Posts
Keeping full in mind that I hate toss as a race, they are annoying. But apparently being a canadian transcends that for me. HUK FIIIIGHTING! | ||
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Engore
United States1916 Posts
I like to see all players do well really. But i like it when USA players win. Like when IdrA was playing in MLG Colum. I wanted him to kick the Koreans ass to try and prove we can beat them. Sadly that only happened one time. If no person from the USA is in it that i like then i usually just root for whoever i like best. SeleCT is a hard one because he is Korean but lives in the USA. I like to consider him one of ours but i can't  i still <3 him though. All players are awesome though!! <3 ESPORTS!! | ||
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Dearion
Denmark26 Posts
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Fingulfin
United States110 Posts
Seriously though, country has very little to do with whether or not I like a player. The most influencing factor is probably their behavior outside of games (I love IdrA, MC, Naniwa etc because they are personalities). Race (zerg fighting!), play-style and the ability to provide epic games are probably the other big things that I base my liking of a player off of. Lesser influencing factors would be Dark Horse stories (Jookto in the super tournament), players who just stand out (leenock for his age, MKP for being MKP, etc), foreigners get automatic bonus points and success in tournaments effects likeability. | ||
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A.J.
United States209 Posts
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dpL
Sweden571 Posts
On June 16 2011 14:27 Dearion wrote: I always root for action jesus! How can you not? ActionJesus transcends nationality, ethnicity and time itself. He sixpooled straight into our hearts. | ||
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Rabiator
Germany3948 Posts
As emotions go that is one of the worst to base your decisions on, because there is no way to argue for / against something due to the black and white character of it. Personally I prefer to give my brain the biggest weight in who / what to like and who to despise, because I like the definition of "human" in Frank Herbert's book DUNE. Only if you are able to override your emotions and instincts are you truly a human, otherwise you are simply an animal. As a german there arent that many players to root for and patriotism doesnt play any role in it. I like TLO because he thinks outside the box, tries wild things and is really funny when he casts and I like Goody because I like mech. Other than that I dont have any german favorites to root for and many of them are hidden in that obscure german Starcraft league which I dont watch anyways. | ||
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bovineblitz
United States314 Posts
On June 16 2011 14:55 Rabiator wrote: As emotions go that is one of the worst to base your decisions on, because there is no way to argue for / against something due to the black and white character of it. Personally I prefer to give my brain the biggest weight in who / what to like and who to despise, because I like the definition of "human" in Frank Herbert's book DUNE. Only if you are able to override your emotions and instincts are you truly a human, otherwise you are simply an animal. +infinity points for referencing Dune | ||
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ectonym
United States147 Posts
The chant of USA, USA, lasted for like 2 rounds of USAishness...is that all you got Ohio? edit: added the characters "ishness" | ||
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FrozenFrotie
Singapore156 Posts
Skill >>>>> nationality. | ||
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Tofugrinder
Austria899 Posts
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