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Serinox
Profile Joined August 2011
Germany5224 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-04-20 17:06:16
April 20 2012 17:06 GMT
#401
On April 21 2012 00:58 zomgE wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 21 2012 00:47 Serinox wrote:
On April 21 2012 00:32 BaconofWar wrote:
Yay Stephano!!!!!!! Now we can expect the 1st (or 2nd if Nani kicks ass) foreigner GSL champion!!!!!!


Posts like this make me so sad.

Sigh.

No we can't expect that. Nothing is set in stone yet, there are many players in the GSL who have more skill than Stephano. If he does it: ok. But it's really annoying to already write something like this. Let's just wait and see how he does.

why exactly is it so annoying


Because this overhyping of players is just wrong, not funny and stupid. It hasn't helped us with Kas, Happy and Nerchio and won't help us with Stephano. Yes, he's is good, but we don't need to state things like "He WILL win a GSL, there just no other possibility!!!1einself!!"
Rhaegar_tar
Profile Joined February 2012
France847 Posts
April 20 2012 17:06 GMT
#402
On April 21 2012 02:06 Serinox wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 21 2012 00:58 zomgE wrote:
On April 21 2012 00:47 Serinox wrote:
On April 21 2012 00:32 BaconofWar wrote:
Yay Stephano!!!!!!! Now we can expect the 1st (or 2nd if Nani kicks ass) foreigner GSL champion!!!!!!


Posts like this make me so sad.

Sigh.

No we can't expect that. Nothing is set in stone yet, there are many players in the GSL who have more skill than Stephano. If he does it: ok. But it's really annoying to already write something like this. Let's just wait and see how he does.

why exactly is it so annoying


Because this overhyping of players is just wrong, not funny and stupid. It hasn't helped us with Kas, Happy and Nerchio and won't help us with Stephano. Yes, he's is good, but we don't need to state things like "He WILL win a GSL, there just no other possibility!!!1einself!!"


Those guys are nowhere near Stephano's level...
Ziktomini
Profile Joined October 2010
United Kingdom377 Posts
April 20 2012 17:08 GMT
#403
Damnit, everybody else will look bad for another year then I guess
Serinox
Profile Joined August 2011
Germany5224 Posts
April 20 2012 17:09 GMT
#404
On April 21 2012 02:06 Rhaegar_tar wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 21 2012 02:06 Serinox wrote:
On April 21 2012 00:58 zomgE wrote:
On April 21 2012 00:47 Serinox wrote:
On April 21 2012 00:32 BaconofWar wrote:
Yay Stephano!!!!!!! Now we can expect the 1st (or 2nd if Nani kicks ass) foreigner GSL champion!!!!!!


Posts like this make me so sad.

Sigh.

No we can't expect that. Nothing is set in stone yet, there are many players in the GSL who have more skill than Stephano. If he does it: ok. But it's really annoying to already write something like this. Let's just wait and see how he does.

why exactly is it so annoying


Because this overhyping of players is just wrong, not funny and stupid. It hasn't helped us with Kas, Happy and Nerchio and won't help us with Stephano. Yes, he's is good, but we don't need to state things like "He WILL win a GSL, there just no other possibility!!!1einself!!"


Those guys are nowhere near Stephano's level...


Yet when they we're showing very sick games, they were hyped by the community, that they will take a GSL Code S championship for sure if they go to Korea.
Resi
Profile Joined November 2011
England10 Posts
April 20 2012 17:12 GMT
#405
Really excited for this, he said he will stream for 2 weeks almost everyday when he gets back too so I am looking forward to tuning in!
"Just be proud you are a StarCraft gamer. There is nothing more cool than being proud of the things that you love." - Day[9]
b0rt_
Profile Joined October 2011
Norway931 Posts
April 20 2012 17:12 GMT
#406
On April 21 2012 02:09 Serinox wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 21 2012 02:06 Rhaegar_tar wrote:
On April 21 2012 02:06 Serinox wrote:
On April 21 2012 00:58 zomgE wrote:
On April 21 2012 00:47 Serinox wrote:
On April 21 2012 00:32 BaconofWar wrote:
Yay Stephano!!!!!!! Now we can expect the 1st (or 2nd if Nani kicks ass) foreigner GSL champion!!!!!!


Posts like this make me so sad.

Sigh.

No we can't expect that. Nothing is set in stone yet, there are many players in the GSL who have more skill than Stephano. If he does it: ok. But it's really annoying to already write something like this. Let's just wait and see how he does.

why exactly is it so annoying


Because this overhyping of players is just wrong, not funny and stupid. It hasn't helped us with Kas, Happy and Nerchio and won't help us with Stephano. Yes, he's is good, but we don't need to state things like "He WILL win a GSL, there just no other possibility!!!1einself!!"


Those guys are nowhere near Stephano's level...


Yet when they we're showing very sick games, they were hyped by the community, that they will take a GSL Code S championship for sure if they go to Korea.

Nothing wrong with a bit of hype. Stephano never reads this stuff also.
JohnMatrix
Profile Joined April 2011
France1358 Posts
April 20 2012 17:14 GMT
#407
there is still people who reply back to people who hype players in 2012?

its just common in every sports...
nam nam
Profile Joined June 2010
Sweden4672 Posts
April 20 2012 17:17 GMT
#408
On April 21 2012 02:06 Rhaegar_tar wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 21 2012 02:06 Serinox wrote:
On April 21 2012 00:58 zomgE wrote:
On April 21 2012 00:47 Serinox wrote:
On April 21 2012 00:32 BaconofWar wrote:
Yay Stephano!!!!!!! Now we can expect the 1st (or 2nd if Nani kicks ass) foreigner GSL champion!!!!!!


Posts like this make me so sad.

Sigh.

No we can't expect that. Nothing is set in stone yet, there are many players in the GSL who have more skill than Stephano. If he does it: ok. But it's really annoying to already write something like this. Let's just wait and see how he does.

why exactly is it so annoying


Because this overhyping of players is just wrong, not funny and stupid. It hasn't helped us with Kas, Happy and Nerchio and won't help us with Stephano. Yes, he's is good, but we don't need to state things like "He WILL win a GSL, there just no other possibility!!!1einself!!"


Those guys are nowhere near Stephano's level...

That wasn't his point and quite frankly a weak argument. All those players had periods where they dominated the foreign scene and people were hyping them up like crazy. They beat Koreans as well in different tournaments. And at the time they were "stephano level" relative to their competition in NA and EU. Maybe you can claim Stephano have already proved himself to be gsl code s ready but some people actually think we should wait until he's actually won or performed well in a tournament where he goes up more than a few top level players along the way (Koreans that is) There's no doubt he can beat players of Polts calibre but that doesn't mean he'll be able to do it week after week against a wide range of quality players of different races.
Let it Raine
Profile Joined August 2010
Canada1245 Posts
April 20 2012 17:20 GMT
#409
whats the next tournament stephano will be in
Grandmaster Zerg x14. Diamond 1 LoL. MLG 50, Halo 3. Raine.
latan
Profile Joined July 2010
740 Posts
April 20 2012 17:22 GMT
#410
the difference is that stephano earned all the hype, making it not hype at all.
b0rt_
Profile Joined October 2011
Norway931 Posts
April 20 2012 17:25 GMT
#411
For every 1 random person who says 'Stephano gogo he will win GSL OMG' there are 5 people who flame him. Even in a thread dedicated for cheering for another year of Mr French Zerg.
m0ck
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
4194 Posts
April 20 2012 17:36 GMT
#412
Of course it is premature to predict anything about how Stephano will do in GSL - hell, we don't even know if he has recieved an invite yet. And judging by recent history, this is not a good time to be a Zerg player in a a tournament like the GSL in any case.

But so what? So what if people are excited at the possibility of seeing him play in Korea? So what if they predict him to do better than what you expect? So what if people hype him? Why do you take offense at other peoples excitement?
Serimek
Profile Joined August 2011
France2274 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-04-20 18:24:57
April 20 2012 17:39 GMT
#413
As his manager said during MSI Pro cup on Millenium TV yesterday, it was pretty figured out that he will spend more than a year playing as soon as he decided to take a break from studying, but he loves to play with his fans and feels that he is waited.
SC2 is the best game to watch and was the best to play before I grew old and slow...
DrPandaPhD
Profile Joined November 2011
5188 Posts
April 20 2012 17:48 GMT
#414
On April 21 2012 02:25 b0rt_ wrote:
For every 1 random person who says 'Stephano gogo he will win GSL OMG' there are 5 people who flame him. Even in a thread dedicated for cheering for another year of Mr French Zerg.


I love Stephano and want him to do well. But saying he will win a GSL is stupid.

I would argue and say DRG is better than Stephano (would rank them both in top 4 zergs worldwide together with Leenock and Nestea). But still DRG lost r32. In GSL anything can happen, because everyone in Code S are so solid and good. The chance of him making the finals are slim (just like any other player who plays there).

There is a difference on stating "I hope he win" and "He will win". So please chill with the overhype and hope he does well. As long as he is satisfied with his performance we can be happy as fans.

I hope he gets to show what he's capable of doing with the GSL format compared to other formats. And I hope we get to see well thought out builds.
리노크 👑
ProxyKnoxy
Profile Joined April 2011
United Kingdom2576 Posts
April 20 2012 17:48 GMT
#415
On April 21 2012 02:06 Serinox wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 21 2012 00:58 zomgE wrote:
On April 21 2012 00:47 Serinox wrote:
On April 21 2012 00:32 BaconofWar wrote:
Yay Stephano!!!!!!! Now we can expect the 1st (or 2nd if Nani kicks ass) foreigner GSL champion!!!!!!


Posts like this make me so sad.

Sigh.

No we can't expect that. Nothing is set in stone yet, there are many players in the GSL who have more skill than Stephano. If he does it: ok. But it's really annoying to already write something like this. Let's just wait and see how he does.

why exactly is it so annoying


Because this overhyping of players is just wrong, not funny and stupid. It hasn't helped us with Kas, Happy and Nerchio and won't help us with Stephano. Yes, he's is good, but we don't need to state things like "He WILL win a GSL, there just no other possibility!!!1einself!!"


Obviously he wasn't being serious and is just expressing his excitement? Someone had a bad day
"Zealot try give mariners high five. Mariners not like high five and try hide and shoot zealot"
Azarkon
Profile Joined January 2010
United States21060 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-04-20 17:52:25
April 20 2012 17:51 GMT
#416
On April 21 2012 02:17 nam nam wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 21 2012 02:06 Rhaegar_tar wrote:
On April 21 2012 02:06 Serinox wrote:
On April 21 2012 00:58 zomgE wrote:
On April 21 2012 00:47 Serinox wrote:
On April 21 2012 00:32 BaconofWar wrote:
Yay Stephano!!!!!!! Now we can expect the 1st (or 2nd if Nani kicks ass) foreigner GSL champion!!!!!!


Posts like this make me so sad.

Sigh.

No we can't expect that. Nothing is set in stone yet, there are many players in the GSL who have more skill than Stephano. If he does it: ok. But it's really annoying to already write something like this. Let's just wait and see how he does.

why exactly is it so annoying


Because this overhyping of players is just wrong, not funny and stupid. It hasn't helped us with Kas, Happy and Nerchio and won't help us with Stephano. Yes, he's is good, but we don't need to state things like "He WILL win a GSL, there just no other possibility!!!1einself!!"


Those guys are nowhere near Stephano's level...

That wasn't his point and quite frankly a weak argument. All those players had periods where they dominated the foreign scene and people were hyping them up like crazy. They beat Koreans as well in different tournaments. And at the time they were "stephano level" relative to their competition in NA and EU. Maybe you can claim Stephano have already proved himself to be gsl code s ready but some people actually think we should wait until he's actually won or performed well in a tournament where he goes up more than a few top level players along the way (Koreans that is) There's no doubt he can beat players of Polts calibre but that doesn't mean he'll be able to do it week after week against a wide range of quality players of different races.


Hype is what keeps this scene going. Without hype, who's going to tune in to see who wins what? Stephano draws in 15-18k viewers because of his hype train. IdrA draws in the same with his personality. That's what keeps this scene going. Great play by itself doesn't sell tickets.
Kahlgar
Profile Joined June 2011
411 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-04-20 17:52:28
April 20 2012 17:51 GMT
#417
That was expected but still a great news.

Not sure why posters itt are bothered by fanboys, gl in your life trying to point out why every single person you disagree with is wrong.
WombaT
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Northern Ireland26359 Posts
April 20 2012 18:39 GMT
#418
On April 21 2012 02:51 Kahlgar wrote:
That was expected but still a great news.

Not sure why posters itt are bothered by fanboys, gl in your life trying to point out why every single person you disagree with is wrong.

In this thread, doesn't bother me, what does bother me are his fucking fanboys coming into every other unrelated thread and spamming nonsense.

Gl Stephano, hope he gets/takes a GSL seed, would be interested to see how that goes
'You'll always be the cuddly marsupial of my heart, despite the inherent flaws of your ancestry' - Squat
tdt
Profile Joined October 2010
United States3179 Posts
April 20 2012 19:01 GMT
#419
Good 1 more zerg in code S even if by invite is welcome.
MC for president
Serimek
Profile Joined August 2011
France2274 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-04-20 19:21:00
April 20 2012 19:20 GMT
#420
Translation from an interview (in French) :

"Do you want to play a GSL this time ?

If my schedule allows me to, yes. But again, this is not my main goal"
SC2 is the best game to watch and was the best to play before I grew old and slow...
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