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Zealously
Profile Blog Joined October 2011
East Gorteau22261 Posts
March 24 2013 19:58 GMT
#241
Naniwa always attracts so much hate, so quickly
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Snusmumriken
Profile Joined April 2012
Sweden1717 Posts
March 24 2013 19:58 GMT
#242
On March 25 2013 04:43 Mensol wrote:
much better than thorzain? hahahahahahahaahahha

thorzain is much smarter and better than him.


I doubt it. I personally believe naniwa is a consistently better player in a stress-free environment. His problem's his emotions, if you get angry or nervous or anxious you literally get more stupid as your frontal lobe gets less blood. Anxiety especially is the killer of intellect.
Amove for Aiur
Muffinman53
Profile Joined November 2010
571 Posts
March 24 2013 19:58 GMT
#243
Nani to Kespa team pleaseee.
Dodgin
Profile Blog Joined July 2011
Canada39254 Posts
March 24 2013 20:00 GMT
#244
I know it would never happen but god wouldn't it just be fucking sick if he joined LG-IM
figq
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
12519 Posts
March 24 2013 20:01 GMT
#245
Thorzain is definitely smarter (and not just than Naniwa, but most pros, with few exceptions); that doesn't mean he's better.
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Vespasian
Profile Joined August 2010
Romania44 Posts
March 24 2013 20:02 GMT
#246
On March 24 2013 21:45 theBALLS wrote:
honestly he is easily the best swedish player out there. watch his stream, you'll see.

Any team but EG please!


I agree ! Naniwa may be a "mad dog" of esports but no one can deny his passion and ambition. EG is not a good place for a passionate and ambitious player , they want marketability etc.
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deus.machinarum
Profile Joined September 2011
Austria658 Posts
March 24 2013 20:03 GMT
#247
On March 25 2013 05:01 figq wrote:
Thorzain is definitely smarter (and not just than Naniwa, but most pros, with few exceptions); that doesn't mean he's better.

This pretty much sums up how I feel. With TFunk you can literally see in his face just how intense his intellect can get.

Anyway, just my humble opinion.
Nothing worth having comes easy.
Fizzy
Profile Joined March 2012
Sweden388 Posts
March 24 2013 20:03 GMT
#248
I dont think its EG, and i also dont think its WW, my guess would be either Axiom, Acer or some korean team.

Hopefully a team thats in GSTL, would be nice to have naniwa on my FGSTL team
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Schelim
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
Austria11528 Posts
March 24 2013 20:04 GMT
#249
On March 25 2013 04:57 Heartland wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 25 2013 04:17 ColtraneL wrote:
On March 25 2013 02:58 Zheryn wrote:
On March 25 2013 02:48 ColtraneL wrote:
I don't understand why people are comparing Thorzain with Naniwa at the moment.
There were moments when Thorzain was clearly better (after his TSL3 win he had a moment with very ingenious builds played perfectly and later when he showcased great play in team leagues) and others when it was Naniwa (in 2011 during the Blizzard invitational or during his GSL runs) but neither one of them was able to maintain his level at the best.

Now WOL just finished, we have absolutely no way to compare them, Thorzain has just lost one serie and Naniwa has not play anything. I think we should let them play before starting to argue about who is the best.


Indeed we have no big tournaments or whatever to compare them in, but to everyone who watched Thorzain's play in MLG and Naniwa's play in E-sport-SM yesterday, I think most will agree that Naniwa's play just looked way cleaner and at a higher level than Thorzain's.


Well you have seen one match by Thorzain in TvZ which was never his best MU against Killer who is a fine player with an original style (he did not attend every tournament like the so-called "patch zergs" but he had good results during this time).
Thorzain absolutely crushed Socke as well during the qualifier in the MU where he always excelled.

Naniwa has only beaten Swedish players unknown in the international scene aside from Starnan who has never been a top contender. You have to keep in mind that the player you are up against has a big influence on how well your style is perceived. Especially with Naniwa's greedy style who looks absolutely unstoppable if you don't do the right decisions. I haven't watched E-Sport SM but I wouldn't build my opinion on this tournament.


Naniwa has only beaten Swedish players unknown in the international scene?

yeah i'm not really a fan of Naniwa but that's such a ridiculous thing to say lol.
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rastaban
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
United States2294 Posts
March 24 2013 20:07 GMT
#250
GO Naniwa, hope he has great synergy with his new team. Would love to see him back on top stomping all challengers
Tyler: "...damn it, that's StarCraft. Opening doors is what we do. Being the first to find food is the greatest pleasure a player can have!"
LuckyMacro
Profile Joined July 2010
United States1482 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-03-24 20:08:16
March 24 2013 20:08 GMT
#251
revival of MBC Hero with MBCNaniwa :DDD

i wish
thejamster
Profile Joined December 2010
Canada71 Posts
March 24 2013 20:08 GMT
#252
WOO love it when players are sassy. Hope he does real well back in korea. Wondering what team he is joining
Pandemona *
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
Charlie Sheens House51493 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-03-24 20:11:34
March 24 2013 20:10 GMT
#253
Naniwa clearly has already plateaued in terms of level of SC2. A new game brings new potential i guess, but he proved he was what, top 3 foreigner? And still miles behind Koreans in WOL. Maybe he can ride the new game and stay competitive in Korea until the Koreans figure the game out, but im quite confident that getting Code S will be a struggle this time round for Naniwa in Korea.

Very intrigued to see which team has picked him up though. Would be quite interesting if it is EG...they are openly looking for more players to join their Korean roster for ProLeague, but with his BM (i guess it is classified as BM?) to Thorzain i doubt it would be EG. So that leaves Axiom?Acer? or will he be actually joining a Korean team?
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andiCR
Profile Blog Joined March 2008
Costa Rica2273 Posts
March 24 2013 20:12 GMT
#254
Team Grubby.Naniwa
Nightmare1795 wrote: I played a guy in bronze who said he was Japanese. That was the only game I ever dropped a nuke, which was purely coincidental.
Ventris
Profile Joined December 2011
Germany1226 Posts
March 24 2013 20:14 GMT
#255
I think he's better than ThorZaIN but he is always tilting.

T-ZaIN will always be the "King of the Nord" regardless.
En3my
Profile Joined August 2012
Austria3 Posts
March 24 2013 20:15 GMT
#256
Axiom Naniwa would be cool too
PhoenixVoid
Profile Blog Joined December 2011
Canada32743 Posts
March 24 2013 20:18 GMT
#257
I'm predicting either WW or Acer, but anything is possible. Axiom isn't a likely choice because they are focusing mainly on Korea and GSTL. If NaNiwa joins WW and Acer, he can play with the Koreans in NSHS or Axiom due to the partnerships. Who knows, maybe we might get NaNiwa joining a Korean team like Fenix did.
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Mortal
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
2943 Posts
March 24 2013 20:24 GMT
#258
New team, that's news. Nani talking shit again, that's not news.

+ Show Spoiler +
Wonder if he's less terrible to deal with now. From what pros/people have said, he's awful to try and work with.
The universe created an audience for itself.
Krymming
Profile Joined May 2011
Sweden38 Posts
March 24 2013 20:25 GMT
#259
Oh Naniwa we have waited so! It's gonna be kickass time again!
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nihlon
Profile Joined April 2010
Sweden5581 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-03-24 20:27:03
March 24 2013 20:25 GMT
#260
On March 25 2013 05:18 PhoenixVoid wrote:
I'm predicting either WW or Acer, but anything is possible. Axiom isn't a likely choice because they are focusing mainly on Korea and GSTL. If NaNiwa joins WW and Acer, he can play with the Koreans in NSHS or Axiom due to the partnerships. Who knows, maybe we might get NaNiwa joining a Korean team like Fenix did.

Though now when I think of it, Naniwa and TB have tweeted each other several times in the last few weeks. Doesn't really mean anything but being on speaking terms is a least better than what you could say for some of the other teams he's being connected to.
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