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Diaresta
Profile Joined February 2012
United States597 Posts
November 27 2012 22:34 GMT
#41
I love how he's so confident and has no problem saying he can beat anybody. Such a positive mindset
@Diaresta Huk//Jaedong//Taeja ★EGTL★ ♥Stephano♥ | "Agent 3154, welcome back."
Zheryn
Profile Joined December 2010
Sweden3653 Posts
November 27 2012 22:41 GMT
#42
"There is absolutely no fun in playing Starcraft 2 anymore, the only thing that's fun is to win." Can't see Stephano being around that much longer. Probably won't see anything of Stephano in HotS.
hundred thousand krouner
Tuczniak
Profile Joined September 2010
1561 Posts
November 27 2012 22:44 GMT
#43
"Lately I'm doing quite bad even though I don't practise."
hehe
zhurai
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
United States5660 Posts
November 27 2012 22:46 GMT
#44
On November 28 2012 07:41 Zheryn wrote:
"There is absolutely no fun in playing Starcraft 2 anymore, the only thing that's fun is to win." Can't see Stephano being around that much longer. Probably won't see anything of Stephano in HotS.

I don't think most pros have "fun" playing starcraft. they just want to and have to win.
Twitter: @zhurai | Site: http://zhurai.com
AbideWithMe
Profile Joined October 2012
207 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-11-27 22:48:36
November 27 2012 22:46 GMT
#45
Overall a good interview although there are some major weak points in my opinion:

1) Stephano gets harder and harder to understand. After 20 minutes he switches into some french english mumbling.

2) The interviewer asks like a thousand really specific and in my opinion uninteresting questions about foreigners but he fails to ask some critical questions with non-obvious answers.:

E.G: Stephano says he just plays for money and at the same time that he doesn't practice. Why and I'm asking that myself for months is nobody asking him:" WHY THE FUCK ARE YOU NOT PRACTICING IF YOU WANT TO WIN MONEY????"
On WCS Finals there was a 100 fucking K on the line. Why doesn't he practice to cash in on that. What is he doing if he's not practicing? He's a fulltime progamer. Why is he not practicing for fuckin sake?

3) To many questions about far too few topics. No questions whatsoever about:

1) How he's feeling with EG as a new team. Advantages/Disadvantages, atmosphere/mood, whether his recent decline in skill is related to the switch or not, the 12 year old abuse etc.

2) What's he planning on doing afterwards

3) Anything about the "Starcraft is dying" Story and what he thinks about LoL and Dota, etc.

4) his thoughts on HOTS obviously, balance and unit design choices etc.

How come there is no time to ask any of these questions in a 45 minute interview?
""I abused a child today" -Stephano" - nmetasch
zerious
Profile Joined August 2010
Canada3803 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-11-27 22:51:40
November 27 2012 22:51 GMT
#46
On November 28 2012 07:46 zhurai wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 28 2012 07:41 Zheryn wrote:
"There is absolutely no fun in playing Starcraft 2 anymore, the only thing that's fun is to win." Can't see Stephano being around that much longer. Probably won't see anything of Stephano in HotS.

I don't think most pros have "fun" playing starcraft. they just want to and have to win.


It's just a job for most pros, which makes it sad.

Blizzard, oh how you have fucked up...
JonIrenicus
Profile Blog Joined July 2012
Italy602 Posts
November 27 2012 22:51 GMT
#47
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mordk
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
Chile8385 Posts
November 27 2012 22:55 GMT
#48
On November 28 2012 07:46 zhurai wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 28 2012 07:41 Zheryn wrote:
"There is absolutely no fun in playing Starcraft 2 anymore, the only thing that's fun is to win." Can't see Stephano being around that much longer. Probably won't see anything of Stephano in HotS.

I don't think most pros have "fun" playing starcraft. they just want to and have to win.

That's just sad, I wouldn't play at all if it were only for money. Doesn't he want to go to med school or sth?
Lukeeze[zR]
Profile Joined February 2006
Switzerland6838 Posts
November 27 2012 22:55 GMT
#49
On November 28 2012 07:51 zerious wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 28 2012 07:46 zhurai wrote:
On November 28 2012 07:41 Zheryn wrote:
"There is absolutely no fun in playing Starcraft 2 anymore, the only thing that's fun is to win." Can't see Stephano being around that much longer. Probably won't see anything of Stephano in HotS.

I don't think most pros have "fun" playing starcraft. they just want to and have to win.


It's just a job for most pros, which makes it sad.

Blizzard, oh how you have fucked up...


Blizzard is not at fault here, playing the same game, no matter how good it is, everyday for several hours on the same maps is boring as fuck. It's a job and jobs eventually get boring at some point.
Terran & Potato Salad.
baudusau
Profile Joined February 2011
Germany58 Posts
November 27 2012 22:55 GMT
#50
i think the whole interview is symbolical for his generation. its all about money although he is unbelievable talented and intelligent.
Poopi
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
France12971 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-11-27 22:57:24
November 27 2012 22:56 GMT
#51
On November 28 2012 07:41 Zheryn wrote:
"There is absolutely no fun in playing Starcraft 2 anymore, the only thing that's fun is to win." Can't see Stephano being around that much longer. Probably won't see anything of Stephano in HotS.

The state of the game is terrible and the game is kinda figured out. What did you expect?
@To AbideWithMe :
Stephano doesn't play HotS he can't talk about balance and stuff. o_o
WriterMaru
PhoenixVoid
Profile Blog Joined December 2011
Canada32749 Posts
November 27 2012 22:56 GMT
#52
On November 28 2012 07:51 JonIrenicus wrote:
My god, he thinks only about money.
Seems like his life on sc2 is all about money and nothing else.

I wonder if he is greedy.

Money.
money
money
key aspect of Stephano's life


To be fair, you cannot survive without money in today's society, and not every progamer has the opportunities that Stephano has by playing in top-tier tournaments. Passion and loving the job is important, but you have to make money at least.
I'm afraid of demented knife-wielding escaped lunatic libertarian zombie mutants
Kontys
Profile Joined October 2011
Finland659 Posts
November 27 2012 22:58 GMT
#53
Team Acer delivering quality content at a weekly rate now, solid.
BearStorm
Profile Joined September 2010
United States795 Posts
November 27 2012 22:58 GMT
#54
I can't believe he called out patch Zergs at all. I guess when you're a true pioneer you might notice the people who benefit from you.
"Anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that 'my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge."
Kontys
Profile Joined October 2011
Finland659 Posts
November 27 2012 22:59 GMT
#55
On November 28 2012 07:51 JonIrenicus wrote:
My god, he thinks only about money.
Seems like his life on sc2 is all about money and nothing else.

I wonder if he is greedy.

Money.
money
money
key aspect of Stephano's life


If you are going to go to work in a field with little money in it.. the three things that will make a difference for you will be Money, Money and Money.
speknek
Profile Joined February 2012
758 Posts
November 27 2012 23:06 GMT
#56
haha i like the patchzerg comment, will influence a lot of naive zerg fanboys' minds when they hear it from their god
JonIrenicus
Profile Blog Joined July 2012
Italy602 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-11-27 23:12:01
November 27 2012 23:08 GMT
#57
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The_Darkness
Profile Joined December 2011
United States910 Posts
November 27 2012 23:16 GMT
#58
Did he address why he is practicing so little these days?
To be is to be the value of a bound variable.
Schelim
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
Austria11528 Posts
November 27 2012 23:16 GMT
#59
haha i like how Stephano and Idra are so similar in many ways. them being on the same team just makes it funnier.
TY <3 Cure <3 Inno <3 Special <3
ScandiNAVIan
Profile Joined November 2012
Korea (South)60 Posts
November 27 2012 23:22 GMT
#60
I wish I were playing a race too which allowed me the luxury of not taking risks.
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