cArn : Road to the GSL - Page 15

On July 18 2011 19:48 twiitar wrote:
Naruto just hating on cArn because cArn is better :V

Anyways, I wish you all the best cArn! You're an actual inspiration, seeing as how you gave it all up just to be able to play in the GSL! cArn hwaiting!!

On July 18 2011 20:04 zachMEISTER wrote:
same cArn from CS? I'm sorry, I just recognize aliases...

On July 18 2011 19:34 cArn- wrote:
Ok I think I have to clarify some things so everyone is on the same page.

I played in 3 code A qualifiers :

The first was when Spades was here, I did terrible, lost 0-2 first round, wasn't prepared at all.

The second one, I had close to 2 weeks to prepare, and I remember HayprO and mOOnGLaDe played too. In this one I got to the semi-finals of my bracket, which is round 4 I believe, and lost. It was close series and lost because I made an error of judgement, didn't realise how far ahead I was in the first map and didn't go for the kill nor played safe so I got caught offguard by a very risky move.

The last one where FXO came, I was really expecting to qualify, I had more than a month to prepare and was practising hardcore all that time (that's when I started streaming often around 10-12 hours a day). However I botched it and lost 1-2 in round 2 against ZeNEXNaYa, and was furious about it. I won very easily my first set against a protoss 2-0, then played NaYa, won the first map easily, and then I was like oh my god this is so easy this time, I'm actually going to make it, but I let my nerves get the better of me in the rest of the series. He reacted in a completely unexpected way to my build, it threw me off, tried to adapt while my build doesn't even need to against what he did, and went on tilt. I was even more furious about myself when I found out who I was supposed to play in the next rounds, it was opponents that were not a problem for me usually. I SHOULD have qualified, but I didn't. This time it wasn't me misjudging ingame or anything, it was just me choking, and that's the worst feeling ever. I was about to finally make it but somehow managed to ruin it all.

Anyway that's how my attempts really went, up to you to decide whether it was good or not, for me it was obviously not good enough, only winning it all matters.

I'll just talk really fast about the seeding part. Yes, I'dd prefer by far to qualify myself using my skills as a player rather than the fact that I'm a foreigner in Korea. But no, I wouldn't say no to a free spot in code A, I've already been very close to qualify, I've beaten code A players, I've beaten code S players, I've beaten GSL champions. So yes, I KNOW that I can compete in code A and win games, in fact I'm way more confident about playing in code A than the qualifiers themselves.
Would it be fair for Koreans if I got seeded ? No. Was it fair when other foreigners got seeded, not really, and it's still not fair that other foreigners are getting seeded into code A.

Anyway, I have to say that I'm blown away to see this kind of support and really warms my heart. It just gives me even more reasons to do everything I can to actually make it, prove the ones who doubt me wrong, and make the ones who believe in me proud. I'm having a hard time cause I haven't been able to practice the last 2 weeks or so, but I'm gonna find a way to still make it happen. I have to.

Thanks everyone

On July 16 2011 07:10 Otolia wrote:
It's funny how people trust the korean way. What will you do when he will come back in EU and get crushed ?

On a side note : Stop praising him, stupidity (yes it's stupid and selfish to leave your friends and your family behind to pursue your dream) should not be encourage. We don't need martyr, we need models. Being reckless and failing or being reckless and being offered a Coda A spot isn't what the scene needs. It needs more partnership, more joint trainings and more regional qualifiers.

On July 16 2011 05:50 FreezerJumps wrote:
If he doesn't win the qualifier, then he's not entitled to enter Code A. Lots of people have come close, but do they all deserve Code A spots? No.

On July 18 2011 22:15 bEwArE wrote:


Well what is the point of the 'Foreigner spot'? They don't need to go through the qualifiers do they.. I don't think cArn should just be gifted a spot in Code-A either but I do think he should be picked up by a team in Korea, wasn't he meant to join fOu a while back? Could mean something now that fOu is now FXO...

On July 18 2011 21:42 Koshi wrote:
Did Artosis have an interview with cArn-? I might remember an interview from 2010 where Artosis interviewed a couple people. Is he an old shooter player? Starting to play SCII because it was more solo orientated?

Or was he the other guy Artosis interviewed? Or am I completely wrong here.

Anyway, if GSL doesn't work out. Maybe cArn- should try to play some foreigner tournaments now, and try to get picked up in a good foreign team. Then try for GSL again. Being alone in Korea sounds pretty scary.

On July 18 2011 22:20 Herper wrote:


I think I heard him say that he was in talk with the old fOu manager and that he was close to being part of the team then the old manager quit or something. Not to sure about the details, so take it with a grain of salt.

On July 16 2011 05:47 MasterReY wrote:


Being away only one Bo3 from qualifiying for Code A is a result that many other foreigners cant achieve.
You have to be good to come that far.