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Eeevil
Profile Joined May 2008
Netherlands359 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-04-19 23:51:20
April 19 2012 23:51 GMT
#221
How is this good news.
Good heavens man, give Protoss a chance !

BTW, did Stephano have contract negotiations ?
I always thought that Stephano said he was going to quit after a year so he could leverage a better contract. Especially since he made the satement right after his last contract was signed after some out of the box negotiation tactics on Stephano's part.
Dance like a butterfly, sting like an Intercontinental Ballistic Nuclear Missle.
c78331
Profile Joined November 2011
Greece64 Posts
April 19 2012 23:52 GMT
#222
On April 20 2012 08:47 Forikorder wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 20 2012 08:46 OrangeSoda wrote:
On April 20 2012 08:40 Forikorder wrote:
so is he pulling a page from combat ex and jsut pretending hes gonna quit then?



Why would he pretend? He wanted to let his fans and others know that there was a possibility of him quitting in the near future, its the nice thing to say when you are popular atleast. Lol @ comparing the two players anyways, combat isnt even a professional player.

all im saying is when stephano first started apearing he kept saying how he didnt care about starcraft and barely practiced

then we learned he practices pretty hard

and now hes extending his "break" for another year

in a year, hell either do the same thing or jsut pretend he didnt say hed quit in a year

I don't think he lied about how much he practices unless you know his smurfs where he plays his extra games.
Forikorder
Profile Joined August 2011
Canada8840 Posts
April 19 2012 23:55 GMT
#223
On April 20 2012 08:52 c78331 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 20 2012 08:47 Forikorder wrote:
On April 20 2012 08:46 OrangeSoda wrote:
On April 20 2012 08:40 Forikorder wrote:
so is he pulling a page from combat ex and jsut pretending hes gonna quit then?



Why would he pretend? He wanted to let his fans and others know that there was a possibility of him quitting in the near future, its the nice thing to say when you are popular atleast. Lol @ comparing the two players anyways, combat isnt even a professional player.

all im saying is when stephano first started apearing he kept saying how he didnt care about starcraft and barely practiced

then we learned he practices pretty hard

and now hes extending his "break" for another year

in a year, hell either do the same thing or jsut pretend he didnt say hed quit in a year

I don't think he lied about how much he practices unless you know his smurfs where he plays his extra games.

despite him saying in interviews that he practics 8+ hours a day
mahO
Profile Joined April 2011
France274 Posts
April 19 2012 23:57 GMT
#224
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?


Probably the best player out of Korea (well my opinion doesnt mean much, but I guess Nestea's does), who's confirming he's going to keep playing Starcraft 2, yeah, thats so freaking little news it shouldnt get a thread... Idiot seriously
DYEAlabaster
Profile Blog Joined August 2011
Canada1009 Posts
April 19 2012 23:58 GMT
#225
GSL Code S seed for Stephano 100%

They want him so bad.
Nabes
Profile Joined November 2010
Canada1800 Posts
April 19 2012 23:58 GMT
#226
On April 20 2012 08:47 Forikorder wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 20 2012 08:46 OrangeSoda wrote:
On April 20 2012 08:40 Forikorder wrote:
so is he pulling a page from combat ex and jsut pretending hes gonna quit then?



Why would he pretend? He wanted to let his fans and others know that there was a possibility of him quitting in the near future, its the nice thing to say when you are popular atleast. Lol @ comparing the two players anyways, combat isnt even a professional player.

all im saying is when stephano first started apearing he kept saying how he didnt care about starcraft and barely practiced

then we learned he practices pretty hard

and now hes extending his "break" for another year

in a year, hell either do the same thing or jsut pretend he didnt say hed quit in a year


What are you trying to say? I doubt he would lie about wanting to quit starcraft for a real career. He is having too much fun and making too much money to just quit now.
iAmBiGbiRd
Profile Joined August 2010
Australia1029 Posts
April 19 2012 23:59 GMT
#227
On April 20 2012 08:55 Forikorder wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 20 2012 08:52 c78331 wrote:
On April 20 2012 08:47 Forikorder wrote:
On April 20 2012 08:46 OrangeSoda wrote:
On April 20 2012 08:40 Forikorder wrote:
so is he pulling a page from combat ex and jsut pretending hes gonna quit then?



Why would he pretend? He wanted to let his fans and others know that there was a possibility of him quitting in the near future, its the nice thing to say when you are popular atleast. Lol @ comparing the two players anyways, combat isnt even a professional player.

all im saying is when stephano first started apearing he kept saying how he didnt care about starcraft and barely practiced

then we learned he practices pretty hard

and now hes extending his "break" for another year

in a year, hell either do the same thing or jsut pretend he didnt say hed quit in a year

I don't think he lied about how much he practices unless you know his smurfs where he plays his extra games.

despite him saying in interviews that he practics 8+ hours a day


It started with him practicing for 3-4 hours a day then everyone took it way out of context, assuming he did it all the time. Before he started getting really good he was only playing 3-4 hours a day but whenever he had major tournaments coming up he stated that he practices 5-6 or up to 8/9 hours a day for them. However the silly fanboys kept going "OMG only 3 hours practice and raping top Koreans OMG". (Don't get mad anyone as i love Stephano, i just hate it when people act like retards)
Hello friends:)
PiQLiQ
Profile Joined January 2011
Sweden702 Posts
April 20 2012 00:00 GMT
#228
only server to play on is the korean server. Been playing there myself for a long time now! gl stephano in korea!
http://twitter.com/PiQLiQ
Forikorder
Profile Joined August 2011
Canada8840 Posts
April 20 2012 00:01 GMT
#229
On April 20 2012 08:58 OrangeSoda wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 20 2012 08:47 Forikorder wrote:
On April 20 2012 08:46 OrangeSoda wrote:
On April 20 2012 08:40 Forikorder wrote:
so is he pulling a page from combat ex and jsut pretending hes gonna quit then?



Why would he pretend? He wanted to let his fans and others know that there was a possibility of him quitting in the near future, its the nice thing to say when you are popular atleast. Lol @ comparing the two players anyways, combat isnt even a professional player.

all im saying is when stephano first started apearing he kept saying how he didnt care about starcraft and barely practiced

then we learned he practices pretty hard

and now hes extending his "break" for another year

in a year, hell either do the same thing or jsut pretend he didnt say hed quit in a year


What are you trying to say? I doubt he would lie about wanting to quit starcraft for a real career. He is having too much fun and making too much money to just quit now.

he wont quit until he cant play anymore id bet anything on it
JiYan
Profile Blog Joined February 2009
United States3668 Posts
April 20 2012 00:01 GMT
#230
great news. thanks for choosing esports stephano :D
mahO
Profile Joined April 2011
France274 Posts
April 20 2012 00:01 GMT
#231
On April 20 2012 08:47 Forikorder wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 20 2012 08:46 OrangeSoda wrote:
On April 20 2012 08:40 Forikorder wrote:
so is he pulling a page from combat ex and jsut pretending hes gonna quit then?



Why would he pretend? He wanted to let his fans and others know that there was a possibility of him quitting in the near future, its the nice thing to say when you are popular atleast. Lol @ comparing the two players anyways, combat isnt even a professional player.

all im saying is when stephano first started apearing he kept saying how he didnt care about starcraft and barely practiced

then we learned he practices pretty hard

and now hes extending his "break" for another year

in a year, hell either do the same thing or jsut pretend he didnt say hed quit in a year


He had little practice time and not by choice, simply because he was finishing highschool and didnt have the success as a pro gamer that would have made him practice like crazy. Why do people say dumb things when the player actually mentioned that yes, he is now training very hard, we didnt "learn" it, he said it, it's not like he's acting like "I never play, i'm just that good". If you wanna give him shit for false statements, you should actually keep track of what the guy said instead of picking from the little informations you had on the subject, and post about it on TL
c78331
Profile Joined November 2011
Greece64 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-04-20 00:45:54
April 20 2012 00:03 GMT
#232
On April 20 2012 08:55 Forikorder wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 20 2012 08:52 c78331 wrote:
On April 20 2012 08:47 Forikorder wrote:
On April 20 2012 08:46 OrangeSoda wrote:
On April 20 2012 08:40 Forikorder wrote:
so is he pulling a page from combat ex and jsut pretending hes gonna quit then?



Why would he pretend? He wanted to let his fans and others know that there was a possibility of him quitting in the near future, its the nice thing to say when you are popular atleast. Lol @ comparing the two players anyways, combat isnt even a professional player.

all im saying is when stephano first started apearing he kept saying how he didnt care about starcraft and barely practiced

then we learned he practices pretty hard

and now hes extending his "break" for another year

in a year, hell either do the same thing or jsut pretend he didnt say hed quit in a year

I don't think he lied about how much he practices unless you know his smurfs where he plays his extra games.

despite him saying in interviews that he practics 8+ hours a day

He never said he practices on average 8+ hours besides that look at his profile to see how many games he has played.And even while he was in kr just before the blizzard cup he said in the gom interview he practiced 4-5 hours/day for it.


As i said unless he lies about not using smurfs he doesnt play much.
kvn4444
Profile Joined September 2010
1510 Posts
April 20 2012 00:03 GMT
#233
glad he made this choice. he is an interesting character and great player. Hope he tries his hand at code S when he gets to korea this time.
Xcobidoo
Profile Joined June 2011
Sweden1871 Posts
April 20 2012 00:04 GMT
#234
Nani vs Stephano GSL finals in season 3 incoming!
Supreme Intergalactic Commander
KillAudio
Profile Joined October 2010
1364 Posts
April 20 2012 00:05 GMT
#235
It's all about the money, alcohol and sex(maybe).
From a scale of sheth to idra, how mad are you?
MentalGNT
Profile Joined January 2011
Denmark1264 Posts
April 20 2012 00:05 GMT
#236
He was way too good to quit already. I'm very pleased to see him take another year.
What a player
RyF
Profile Joined October 2011
Austria508 Posts
April 20 2012 00:07 GMT
#237
code S seed pls!

maybe that's the reason why he is going....
McKTenor13
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
United States1383 Posts
April 20 2012 00:07 GMT
#238
Great news! I just want to see Stephanos full potential. Not holding back, going to Korea, pwning some noobs, the best against the best. Can't wait to see him compete in GSL
If you can chill. chill. - Liquid'Tyler
The_DarkAngelz
Profile Joined April 2010
Brazil221 Posts
April 20 2012 00:07 GMT
#239
Does this news have anything to do with Naniwa code S achievement?

maybe he can't stand being behind Nani !

^^

what u guys think?
Vira
Profile Joined November 2010
573 Posts
April 20 2012 00:08 GMT
#240
On April 20 2012 09:07 The_DarkAngelz wrote:
Does this news have anything to do with Naniwa code S achievement?

maybe he can't stand being behind Nani !

^^

what u guys think?


I think he dont even know about Naniwa achievement actually.
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