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On April 20 2012 07:52 Lasbike wrote:Show nested quote +On April 20 2012 07:45 loliologist wrote:
So Stephano announces he's going to play SC2 for another year... just as he forfeits a match in the NASL. He was on a ski vacation with his family. He tried to find a good gaming computer, DURING his ski vacation, in the damn montain, and couldn't find one. Show nested quote +MillStephano @MillStephano
Sorry for the people waiting for the match between i and puma,i couldnt find a place with a decent connection to play, being in the mountain I get it that people can be angry at Stephano for not showing up at different events when he was clearly in front of his computer but just not bothering. But it's kinda ridiculous to give him shit on the NASL thing.
He's improving in this responsibility thing. Last time he did a no-show during the MSI Cup and Iron Squid, he gave no explanation, no heads up to the organizers, nothing. I'm fine with what he did this time given the circumstances.
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Crap! This is so big news for the foreign scene. Goodluck!
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Im so happy about this! I'm such a huge fan of his play and his character! And tbh if he keeps going on like this there is no reason to stop. His working hours is less than that of anything he could become through education and I'm pretty sure he has to get a pretty ridiculously well paying job to get more money/hour ... which also helps him travel the world .. and gets him a huge fanclub... :D
I'm pretty sure he's already up to 110 000 $ just in prize money - then you add in the money from stream and team and this kid is pretty incredibly loading.
Not to mention he is very young actually ! I can't understand why you'd go to college this early, I mean, I took two years off just cause I wanted to and I didn't have this insane career keeping me from studies, hehe 
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the world will end when stephano quits. :0
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I think NaNiWas performance in the GSL have had some thing to say in his decision. He found out that it really is possible for a foreigner to compete and maybe even win the big money from the GSL, and now he will actually try to see if he is the one who is going to do it.
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On April 20 2012 07:33 MonkSEA wrote:
I don't get why Stephano is all the rave and worshipped so heavily.
Don't get me wrong, I'd put him in the top two foreigner with Naniwa easily, but his constant no-shows, his lack of dedication to what basically is his job, and just the general attitude he gives when he does something that is wrong. I'm utterly confused as to why people think his the bees knees, but I guess each to their own.
With that being said, I don't think his going to succeed too far in the GSL based on what Koreans have said. He is able to take games and potentially sets, but as most people have stated, once they get used to his play style he'll drop out like he did in the Cup. Now you can say 'oh but he was xx GM in korea' yeah that's cool and all, except for the sole factor that GM means nothing. Everyone knows Stephano is good his mechanics and responses are extremely tight and spot on, but I don't think his style of play will allow him to progress in the GSL as his opponents have an ample amount of time to study Stephano, and as most pro's have said already(which I keep having to repeat since it is so important) once you figure out Stephano's play style his not as big of a threat as if you didn't have any research on him. Once a player can dissect Stephano's play style, and abuse the weakness of Stephano then he'll just drop. Most people in the GSL are on a pro team with a coach who will help analyse players for them and point out weakness in their play, and the weaknesses the player has against the opponent.
So pretty much, Stephano is going to show some games where his opponents completely forgot or abstained on researching Stephano thus going to get pulverized, then there's the players that did, and will make it look like a fair match or potentially even one sided in their favour. But I do think it's not far-fetched to say that Stephano has some of the best mechanics right now, I do think it's far-fetched to call him a Code S player despite not actually participating in GSL yet. GSL is a completely different tournament to foreign and online tournaments. Let time speak for itself rather then jumping the gun.
So what exactly will be figured out, his great macro, his speed, his uncanny ability to read his opposition, his attention to the mini-map?
Being predictable is always a weakness, and Stephano can be that, but as we've seen in the last month, he's certainly able to reinvent himself. Think of his use of roaches in ZvT where he was previously known for mass ling/infestor. He was able to improve his play and took out his nemesis Polt over multiple series. I think your view of Stephanos play (and really, zerg play - the options are quite limited and thus it is harder to be 'found out') is overly simplistic. We've heard the predictions of Stephano being found out for more than half a year. Well, it hasn't happened yet.
I think the danger lies more in the overall difficulty of succeeding with zerg in the GSL code S, to be honest. It would be pretty amazing, and even surprising, if stephano would be able to succeed where DRG, Nestea and Leenock have failed this past month.
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On April 20 2012 08:09 tetrismaan wrote:
I think NaNiWas performance in the GSL have had some thing to say in his decision. He found out that it really is possible for a foreigner to compete and maybe even win the big money from the GSL, and now he will actually try to see if he is the one who is going to do it.
I don't think that Stephano thinks like this at all...
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On April 20 2012 06:33 1Eris1 wrote:Show nested quote +On April 20 2012 06:21 Otolia wrote:On April 20 2012 05:54 1Eris1 wrote:
Theres a fanclub for this. Seriously, why do I have to see a new thread in sc2 general every time stephano does something? First page. Congratulations. But your performance is lackluster and doesn't express enough rage. Remaining challengers to the downer award for being a huge downer : Hall0wed and DarkPlasmaBall. Stay tuned for more pointless criticism ! Don't see why it has to be for Stephano only though. No one else makes threads like this, unless it's a team announcement or something like that. This is exactly what fan clubs are for; shit this OP has two sentences and is just full of "Yay!" posts, why is that even thread worthy? Also, seriously, stop with this bonjwa crap. Some people have no respect whatsoever.
Virtually every foreigner who has gone to Korea has gotten a thread...
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Yay! Pink power ranger continue to fight!! Would be a shame if such a young talent, who also happens to be the current #1 foreigner, left the scene so quick.
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With Naniwa doing so well in GSL, i'm sure Stephano can get in on the action to. GL!
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YEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
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Just read this on Twitter, cool that he's going to Korea as well. His potential is so high that it would've been a waste, for us viewers at least, if he hadn't made this decision.
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The real foreign hope. Fuck yeah!
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USA! USA! USA!
thx for thinking of us stephano lol.
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What's Stephano studying?
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On April 20 2012 08:12 Deezl wrote:Show nested quote +On April 20 2012 08:09 tetrismaan wrote:
I think NaNiWas performance in the GSL have had some thing to say in his decision. He found out that it really is possible for a foreigner to compete and maybe even win the big money from the GSL, and now he will actually try to see if he is the one who is going to do it. I don't think that Stephano thinks like this at all...
Stephano probably doesn't know who this Naniwa is...
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He's good enough that this is actually a smart decision. GL to him in the GSL.
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On April 20 2012 07:52 Lasbike wrote:Show nested quote +On April 20 2012 07:45 loliologist wrote:
So Stephano announces he's going to play SC2 for another year... just as he forfeits a match in the NASL. He was on a ski vacation with his family. He tried to find a good gaming computer, DURING his ski vacation, in the damn montain, and couldn't find one. Show nested quote +MillStephano @MillStephano
Sorry for the people waiting for the match between i and puma,i couldnt find a place with a decent connection to play, being in the mountain I get it that people can be angry at Stephano for not showing up at different events when he was clearly in front of his computer but just not bothering. But it's kinda ridiculous to give him shit on the NASL thing.
I'll add a bit of context, I refer to Stephano as a professional SC2 player. I don't care if you're on family vacation, as a professional it's your responsibility to ensure you meet your obligations.* Sure, it sucks at times, but those are the responsibilities of being a professional and why professionals should garner respect.
*As a note I am interested to see why the NASL match wasn't either played in advance or deferred, presuming Stephano gave sufficient notice
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On April 20 2012 07:07 sad.wish wrote:Might be the french in him and makes him act this way.
Well that's racist...
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EPT
