I've heard he refuses to do GSL. I wonder how his unique training style will mesh (or not, maybe, lol) with the strict Korean regimen. Hope everyone benefits from his stay, of course.

AzureHath

Bulgaria154 Posts

October 12 2012 14:40 GMT

#142

Awesome !

TheEmulator

28095 Posts

October 12 2012 14:41 GMT

#143

This should be good. He raises his skill quite a bit every time he goes

Shellshock

United States97276 Posts

October 12 2012 14:43 GMT

#144

On October 12 2012 23:24 GhandiEAGLE wrote:
Definitely not getting a Code S seed. >.>

I dont see why he wouldnt. They've already offered him one multiple times and with no confirmed foreigners in the GSL they most likely will in order to draw in viewers that only want to see a foreigner

sparklyresidue

United States5523 Posts

October 12 2012 14:43 GMT

#145

Presumably, his salary is big enough now that he doesn't have to try to win a bunch of events all the time and can focus solely on GSL. This won't actually happen, but I can dream.

StarVe

Germany13591 Posts

October 12 2012 14:47 GMT

#146

On October 12 2012 23:08 Boonbag wrote:

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charges ?

He's the new Roman Polanski, didn't you know?

hmmm...

632 Posts

October 12 2012 14:49 GMT

#147

On October 12 2012 23:38 cLAN.Anax wrote:
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dat face on his Twitter; he REALLY looks like an Evil Genius there...

I've heard he refuses to do GSL. I wonder how his unique training style will mesh (or not, maybe, lol) with the strict Korean regimen. Hope everyone benefits from his stay, of course.

If true, I wonder why he refuses to do GSL. Hopefully it's not because he's afraid he might fail to prove himself in the biggest stage currently in SC2.

Kcip

25 Posts

October 12 2012 14:52 GMT

#148

i hope he makes it to code s!

on another note

Is it normal for pros to fly business/first class? I travel quite frequently to Australia for work so I know how painful the 14+ hours on a plane can be in both economy and business/first. It sucks and I wouldn't want to be competing in a huge tournament the day after arriving as I know some players end up doing this.

That being said, international business/first tickets are often in the $10k + range when economy tickets are ~$1k. I work for a major company that employs 70k+ people and they have a pretty strict policy on whether or not you can fly business (i think it's 10+ hrs of travel). I wouldn't expect that pro gaming teams, even with their sponsors can afford to pay $5-$10k every time they send a player away for an international tournament.

danbel1005

United States1319 Posts

October 12 2012 15:03 GMT

#149

Great. I smell GSL ^^
GL HF Stephano.

sharkie

Austria18563 Posts

October 12 2012 15:04 GMT

#150

On October 12 2012 23:49 hmmm... wrote:

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If true, I wonder why he refuses to do GSL. Hopefully it's not because he's afraid he might fail to prove himself in the biggest stage currently in SC2.

He would never say it. But it's pretty much the reason he refuses them.

DwD

Sweden8621 Posts

October 12 2012 15:05 GMT

#151

Better play GSL this time!

Pucca

Taiwan1280 Posts

October 12 2012 15:07 GMT

#152

This is epic, Stephano is going back to Korea when right when Code S is finishing maybe he can qualify next season and we might possibly have a foreign winner at the GSL? Good for EG to send him there as well. Too bad no longer partnered with SlayerS

red4ce

United States7313 Posts

October 12 2012 15:08 GMT

#153

Not interesting news unless Stephano actually plays in the GSL.

mikedebo

Canada4341 Posts

October 12 2012 15:12 GMT

#154

lol the megs of text generated by an economy class ticket

this is why I love the internet!

If stephano is in code s that would be... I have no words lol.

Nyarly

France1030 Posts

October 12 2012 15:13 GMT

#155

Amsterdam first, then korea !
Gogo stephano ;D

Telcontar

United Kingdom16710 Posts

October 12 2012 15:15 GMT

#156

I don't think even rich people use business/first class these days. When I came to Seoul a few weeks ago I hardly saw anyone in the business section. And I recently saw a picture of Michael Fassbender sleeping away in the economy section. I'm pretty sure he could afford first class (lol) if he wanted to. The benefits don't really justify the unbelievable hike in price, especially if you're going to snooze all through the flight.

Anywho, good luck in korea Stephano! Maybe I'll go see one of his matches live if he gets a seed into Code S.

redc

Australia81 Posts

October 12 2012 15:18 GMT

#157

I'd like to propose a simple poll: When Stephano leaves South Korea his Win/Loss rate in competitive play will be what %?

I'd expect something comfortably less than 50% but maybe he'll prove me wrong.

Condor Hero

United States2931 Posts

October 12 2012 15:19 GMT

#158

On October 12 2012 23:30 MrJoKer wrote:
So he will play in Code S ? Because Code S need a huge time investisement , if he play in Code S it will be hard to do a MLG or any other major event.

Not really, he can do both if he wants since Code S is only on weekdays and foreign events mainly on weekends. GOM can work around schedule if you give them enough time.

Tuczniak

1561 Posts

October 12 2012 15:23 GMT

#159

I'm more excited about him streaming. But participating in GSL isn't bad either. Getting good run will be hard even for him. Nobody has secure ro8 spot.

Cocoba

Canada352 Posts

October 12 2012 15:36 GMT

#160

Lol when I first glanced at the picture, I only saw Amsterdam and thought Stephano backed out of those tournaments solely to go there. xD