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NaNiwa to announce new team & return to Korea - Page 5

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HooK2000
Profile Joined March 2011
Germany139 Posts
March 24 2013 14:19 GMT
#81
I would like to see fnatic..
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NEEDZMOAR
Profile Blog Joined December 2011
Sweden1277 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-03-24 14:25:39
March 24 2013 14:20 GMT
#82
Id just like to point out that Aftonbladet (the swedish newspaper) LOVES to create drama out of nothing and its in fact very possible that the journalist did twist naniwas words or took them out of context to sell more news (or in this case, get more readers online).

On the other hand nani and thorzain seems to be friends and theres nothing wrong with some friendly banter


I dont see naniwa actually caring about whoever fans refer to as "King of the North", But Lets be honest, Naniwa is a much better player than Thorzain, Personally Id rank Naniwa as the best protoss outside of Korea, and probably one of the very few foreigners with a mindset good enough to be able to compete with Koreans on a regular basis.

I dont think hes gna join a KESPA team because I dont think they'd let him compete in Dreamhack and other foreign tournaments as much, but I actually hope its a KESPA team because he'd fit perfectly with their training regiment.
haleu
Profile Joined April 2010
Sweden47 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-03-24 14:21:23
March 24 2013 14:20 GMT
#83
The professional sc2 scene would be much more boring without cocky guys like Naniwa. I understand that some people dislike this of personality but in a competitive scene it's absolutely essential and I love it.
rezzan
Profile Joined November 2010
Sweden329 Posts
March 24 2013 14:21 GMT
#84
hes to high on himself, and its probably gonna be his downfall. but im looking forward to see his progress in korea and tournaments! wonder what team...
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Champi
Profile Joined March 2010
1422 Posts
March 24 2013 14:22 GMT
#85
fxo or fnatic. Most likely fnatic since sase is there


he left quantic specifically because he was tired of sase lol, so i dunno about that logic, im sure theyre still good mates tho so maybe?

either way im surprised he's still bothered about the whole thorzain thing, althought he did lose to him in TSL3 so he is the one with something to prove imo, not sure if they've played any big series vs eachother since then??

maybe they should just play a showmatch and get it over and done with...
Swordland
Profile Joined March 2013
232 Posts
March 24 2013 14:22 GMT
#86
Wow he really hates thorzain that much? Well, he can compete vs Thorzain but remember Thorzain is terran....
Bam Lee
Profile Joined June 2012
2336 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-03-24 14:28:02
March 24 2013 14:25 GMT
#87
On March 24 2013 23:10 SmoKim wrote:
(P)Acer|NaNiwa please. 1) They need more Protoss. 2) They are in Korea playing GSTL with Axiom.

My guess is that he joins a KESPA team though


afaik he turned down team 8's offer and there is no other kespa team that would want him to be honest. Theres so much talent in korea that i see no reason why a kespa team would recruit him.
ShroudeD
Profile Joined August 2012
Greece1333 Posts
March 24 2013 14:27 GMT
#88
Azubu or acer i think
Mvp,Fantasy 4ever
sitromit
Profile Joined June 2011
7051 Posts
March 24 2013 14:28 GMT
#89
On March 24 2013 22:04 Spackofant wrote:
Omg please let it be a kespa team!

Because Kespa teams who didn't want Squirtle will fight each other for Naniwa...
StarStruck
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
25339 Posts
March 24 2013 14:30 GMT
#90
On March 24 2013 23:07 rename wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 24 2013 23:02 ne0lith wrote:
On March 24 2013 22:50 Maesy wrote:
I like how whenever anyone has attitude in the pro scene a couple dozen nerds have to come out of nowhere and fling insults at the confident personality. You need to get over yourselves.

I'm a big Thorzain fan and all, but I believe Naniwa is going to be the better player in HotS, especially since Thorzain went and somehow lost to Killer when Terran was showing nothing but dominance at MLG. I also don't see Thorzain with 2 Code S Ro8 finishes, so how are you going to blindly fanboy and call Thorzain the better player? Because Thorzain is nicer?


I also like seeing people with comprehension problems, Naniwa IS the better player, which is something every objective person looking at his achievements knows. So for him to be obsessed with the need to mention it in numerous interviews seems weird, especially since it's a one-way word war that Thorzain pretty much ignores. Where exactly did I link personality and skill in my post and where did I say Thorzain is better?


Are you sure its Naniwa who is obsessed, or it's just the interviewers who keep asking Naniwa to compare himself to Thorzain every time?


Pretty sure they keep asking them because they're both Swedish when in reality they couldn't be any different.
HeeroFX
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
United States2704 Posts
March 24 2013 14:31 GMT
#91
Naniwa is better than THorzain imo.
Muskox
Profile Joined November 2011
Canada87 Posts
March 24 2013 14:32 GMT
#92
Hell, it's about time. Even for NaNiwa, he was teamless for a while. I'm thinking either Fnatic or a KeSPA team.
I accidentally the whole Overseers.
Master of DalK
Profile Blog Joined June 2012
Canada1802 Posts
March 24 2013 14:34 GMT
#93
Hrm... Teodice posted this. NaNi to prOp?^^

If not then either WW or SK (headin to Korea again, might as well join MC in the IM house).
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Kohoru
Profile Joined January 2013
Sweden12 Posts
March 24 2013 14:36 GMT
#94
AZUBU seems like the team most likely to sign him.
Otherwise maybe KeSPA...
RorO. period
thekaas
Profile Joined July 2011
Denmark235 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-03-24 14:42:27
March 24 2013 14:38 GMT
#95
On March 24 2013 23:28 sitromit wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 24 2013 22:04 Spackofant wrote:
Omg please let it be a kespa team!

Because Kespa teams who didn't want Squirtle will fight each other for Naniwa...

He's actually had offers from several KeSPA-teams Team 8.
My liquibets are slightly better than flipping a coin
Zennith
Profile Blog Joined July 2011
United States795 Posts
March 24 2013 14:38 GMT
#96
Thorzain much better.
Sentinel Gaming Competitive Team Manager | 1500+ points Masters Zerg | twitch.tv/zennith6
Rescawen
Profile Joined April 2010
Finland1028 Posts
March 24 2013 14:43 GMT
#97
On March 24 2013 23:38 thekaas wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 24 2013 23:28 sitromit wrote:
On March 24 2013 22:04 Spackofant wrote:
Omg please let it be a kespa team!

Because Kespa teams who didn't want Squirtle will fight each other for Naniwa...

He's actually had offers from several KeSPA-teams Team 8.


squirtle? link?
Doublemint
Profile Joined July 2011
Austria8685 Posts
March 24 2013 14:45 GMT
#98
On March 24 2013 23:34 Master of DalK wrote:
Hrm... Teodice posted this. NaNi to prOp?^^

If not then either WW or SK (headin to Korea again, might as well join MC in the IM house).


God that's about as unlikely that it can already considered bogus, but that would be THE perfect environment for someone like NaNiwa...
Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before the fall.
sitromit
Profile Joined June 2011
7051 Posts
March 24 2013 14:46 GMT
#99
On March 24 2013 23:43 Rescawen wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 24 2013 23:38 thekaas wrote:
On March 24 2013 23:28 sitromit wrote:
On March 24 2013 22:04 Spackofant wrote:
Omg please let it be a kespa team!

Because Kespa teams who didn't want Squirtle will fight each other for Naniwa...

He's actually had offers from several KeSPA-teams Team 8.


squirtle? link?

I think he's talking about Naniwa. Probably because they didn't know much about his history. I doubt what they offered him is anything close to what he would ask for.
followZeRoX
Profile Joined March 2011
Serbia1451 Posts
March 24 2013 14:46 GMT
#100
On March 24 2013 23:25 Bam Lee wrote:
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On March 24 2013 23:10 SmoKim wrote:
(P)Acer|NaNiwa please. 1) They need more Protoss. 2) They are in Korea playing GSTL with Axiom.

My guess is that he joins a KESPA team though


afaik he turned down team 8's offer and there is no other kespa team that would want him to be honest. Theres so much talent in korea that i see no reason why a kespa team would recruit him.


Foreign fan base? Profit outside of Korea? etc.
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