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Stephano leaving Korea, giving up his Code S match - Page 17

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ChoDing
Profile Joined November 2009
United States740 Posts
March 28 2013 01:37 GMT
#321
pussy...

im disappointed...

he was the only non korean to at least play evenly against koreans in GSL...

User was temp banned for this post.
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vesicular
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
United States1310 Posts
March 28 2013 01:39 GMT
#322
My guess is Polt gets his Code S seed back from last season if he wants it.
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StarVe
Profile Joined June 2011
Germany13591 Posts
March 28 2013 01:40 GMT
#323
On March 28 2013 10:39 vesicular wrote:
My guess is Polt gets his Code S seed back from last season if he wants it.

spoiler alert: he doesn't
eviltomahawk
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
United States11135 Posts
March 28 2013 01:41 GMT
#324
On March 28 2013 10:39 vesicular wrote:
My guess is Polt gets his Code S seed back from last season if he wants it.

Well, he's currently going to school at UT Austin, so I doubt we'll see him this coming Code S season. Maybe later, but not now.
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DarkPlasmaBall
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
United States45779 Posts
March 28 2013 01:42 GMT
#325
On March 28 2013 10:37 ChoDing wrote:
pussy...

im disappointed...

he was the only non korean to at least play evenly against koreans in GSL...


??? There are several other foreigners who performed (significantly) better in the GSL than Stephano.

Naniwa, HuK, Jinro, IdrA...
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Xcobidoo
Profile Joined June 2011
Sweden1871 Posts
March 28 2013 01:42 GMT
#326
On March 28 2013 00:17 sitromit wrote:
Does it say "with his tail between his legs"? :p

I think everyone saw this coming from a mile away. From the moment it was announced that he would play in Code S.

You totally missed that he qualified for it this time, not seeded, right?
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LuckoftheIrish
Profile Joined November 2011
United States4791 Posts
March 28 2013 01:43 GMT
#327
On March 28 2013 10:42 Xcobidoo wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 28 2013 00:17 sitromit wrote:
Does it say "with his tail between his legs"? :p

I think everyone saw this coming from a mile away. From the moment it was announced that he would play in Code S.

You totally missed that he qualified for it this time, not seeded, right?


Don't confuse them with the facts, their minds are made up.
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Goldfish
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
2230 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-03-28 01:56:39
March 28 2013 01:52 GMT
#328
On March 28 2013 00:28 Arceus wrote:
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On March 28 2013 00:21 Dingodile wrote:
On March 28 2013 00:14 jakethesnake wrote:
Wow. Bummer. It's really disappointing to me that foreigners seem to give up their Code A/S spots so regularly. I realize it must be incredibly difficult for these players to be in Korea and banking so heavily on one tournament, but it is still incredibly disappointing. Especially for Stephano after going through the Up and Downs go just give it away seems like such a shame.

I would never stay more than 2 weeks in a other country in job-related reason.

man gaming is a passion. gaming in the mecca of gaming is a dream. I can name 45 foreigners in Korea who disagree with you. And thats why I never give much credit to such player like Stephano who has zero competitive spirit


Not only from Stephano's perspective but Idra gives a good point in the 65th episode of Inside the Game.

Basically, he ends up doing better (financially, due to being able to stream, and in terms of skill) outside of South Korea than inside South Korea.

Even practicing in Korea doesn't give one much of an edge.

There are hundreds of Koreans themselves who put in a ton of hours into SC2 but yet haven't been able to qualify or get much done (B-teamers are a good example; behind the scenes, a lot play as much as most players but they still can't manage).

So you have to ask - If all these Koreans (and most B-teamers can probably take most foreigners in any series) practice this hard, and still can't make it big, then what advantage does a foreigner have in Korea? Yes, Foreigners will probably get better in Korea but the amount one gets better is variable and doesn't guarantee you can defeat or match Koreans in series (again, B-teamers who spend as much time as anyone practicing, even in a team house and stuff, still aren't able to compete much despite the huge investment).

Again, Idra made a lot of good points in the 65th episode of Inside the Game about it.

It's really understandable why Stephano is doing this. Plus, he's not a 100%" dream to be a pro gamer" as a career guy. He said several times that he is only doing SC2 and/or professional gaming in general, temporarily. He keeps doing it because he still shows good results and managed to continually earn money.
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Emzeeshady
Profile Blog Joined January 2012
Canada4203 Posts
March 28 2013 01:57 GMT
#329
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theMagus
Profile Joined February 2013
578 Posts
March 28 2013 02:00 GMT
#330
please, gomtv, no more charity seeds. let any foreigner get into code s by qualifying for it. we won't hold it against you
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Emzeeshady
Profile Blog Joined January 2012
Canada4203 Posts
March 28 2013 02:01 GMT
#331
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justsayinbro
Profile Blog Joined August 2011
307 Posts
March 28 2013 02:02 GMT
#332
I am giving 3 months until stephano becomes irrelevant in competitive sc2 scene.
LockeTazeline
Profile Blog Joined June 2012
2390 Posts
March 28 2013 02:30 GMT
#333
So, uh....Mvp?
Chillaxing
Profile Joined March 2013
United States20 Posts
March 28 2013 02:37 GMT
#334
So, who's taking his spot?
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Assirra
Profile Joined August 2010
Belgium4169 Posts
March 28 2013 03:09 GMT
#335
On March 28 2013 10:42 Xcobidoo wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 28 2013 00:17 sitromit wrote:
Does it say "with his tail between his legs"? :p

I think everyone saw this coming from a mile away. From the moment it was announced that he would play in Code S.

You totally missed that he qualified for it this time, not seeded, right?

Well, he got a up and down seed tough.
StarVe
Profile Joined June 2011
Germany13591 Posts
March 28 2013 03:15 GMT
#336
On March 28 2013 12:09 Assirra wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 28 2013 10:42 Xcobidoo wrote:
On March 28 2013 00:17 sitromit wrote:
Does it say "with his tail between his legs"? :p

I think everyone saw this coming from a mile away. From the moment it was announced that he would play in Code S.

You totally missed that he qualified for it this time, not seeded, right?

Well, he got a up and down seed tough.

He got into Up&Downs by 2-0ing Hack in Code S and taking third place in his group, the only seed he received was the initial Code S seed.
NoobSkills
Profile Joined August 2009
United States1603 Posts
March 28 2013 03:15 GMT
#337
On March 28 2013 10:42 DarkPlasmaBall wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 28 2013 10:37 ChoDing wrote:
pussy...

im disappointed...

he was the only non korean to at least play evenly against koreans in GSL...


??? There are several other foreigners who performed (significantly) better in the GSL than Stephano.

Naniwa, HuK, Jinro, IdrA...


Out of the ones you named only Naniwa and Idra really did better. Sure, jinro had back to back Ro4 when the baddies were able to stay in Code S, but overall skill vs competitor Stephano did much better than Jinro. And huk hasn't done anything impressive.
Lunchador
Profile Joined April 2010
United States776 Posts
March 28 2013 03:15 GMT
#338
As a viewer, I would 1000x much rather see Stephano crash and burn out of the GSL instead of just up and taking off like that. Now we've got less matches to spectate, and a litttle bit less of a draw to watch the thing.

Don't care for the underlying reasons, understandable or not. Horrendously disappointed as a spectator.
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Maghetti
Profile Joined May 2008
United States2429 Posts
March 28 2013 03:41 GMT
#339
Can we please stop saying Stephano qualified for code S without a seed? Yes, he got through the up and downs, but he was allowed to skil the code B qualifiers which no foreigner has ever gotten past, allowed to skip code A, fell right from code S in the ro32 and got back from the up and downs. Yes, getting through the up and downs is impressive but was allowed to skip very major obstacles.
Doodsmack
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
United States7224 Posts
March 28 2013 03:48 GMT
#340
On March 28 2013 12:15 Lunchador wrote:
As a viewer, I would 1000x much rather see Stephano crash and burn out of the GSL instead of just up and taking off like that. Now we've got less matches to spectate, and a litttle bit less of a draw to watch the thing.

Don't care for the underlying reasons, understandable or not. Horrendously disappointed as a spectator.


1000x? Horrendously? Drama queen alert
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