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Whatson
Profile Blog Joined January 2012
United States5356 Posts
May 14 2013 22:02 GMT
#821
Smart. He earned a lot of money from SC2, but he said (repeatedly) from the beginning that he planned on continuing his studies, so I can respect a guy who keeps his word.
He'll be back one day!
¯\_(シ)_/¯
Slayer-
Profile Joined February 2010
United States113 Posts
May 14 2013 22:09 GMT
#822
Thank you Stephano!!!!!!!!!! and thank you for being an ex-war3 pro
the best way to add insult to injury is to sign someones cast
Ryps
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Romania2740 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-05-14 22:17:04
May 14 2013 22:16 GMT
#823
Stephano was/is without a doubt the best foreigner, it was entertaining to see his adventure. Sad that this is getting so little attention compared to Idrama.
Thor.Rush
Profile Joined April 2011
Sweden702 Posts
May 14 2013 22:17 GMT
#824
Not smart. Continue to earn money in SC2 for as long as it's good money, then go study = smart.
| SaSe | Naniwa |Stephano | LucifroN | Mvp | MarineKing | ByuN | Polt | MC | Parting |
dibban
Profile Joined July 2008
Sweden1279 Posts
May 14 2013 22:18 GMT
#825
On May 15 2013 07:17 Thor.Rush wrote:
Not smart. Continue to earn money in SC2 for as long as it's good money, then go study = smart.

From a bad perspective of what life is about, yes.
이제동 - 이영호 since '07.
docvoc
Profile Blog Joined July 2011
United States5491 Posts
May 14 2013 22:22 GMT
#826
On May 15 2013 07:16 Ryps wrote:
Stephano was/is without a doubt the best foreigner, it was entertaining to see his adventure. Sad that this is getting so little attention compared to Idrama.

Considering the fact that he is not without a doubt the best foreigner, and in fact Nani had put up significantly better results in HotS than he was, I don't get that first statement. Though the second part of your statement I wholly agree with, I wish people were paying more attention to him, and yes his adventure + personality was great to see.
User was warned for too many mimes.
Specialist
Profile Blog Joined April 2007
United States803 Posts
May 14 2013 22:32 GMT
#827
calling it now, he will be back
IMMoonLight
Profile Joined April 2012
Korea (South)332 Posts
May 14 2013 22:44 GMT
#828
when Stephan can't beat korean,he choose to back to study....

It is all about money.
brieN
Profile Joined November 2011
United States158 Posts
May 14 2013 22:56 GMT
#829
if i remember correctly he wants to be a doctor, no offense by the life of a doctor sucks even with the good money. Although he may love the job so whatever makes him happy
check yo self befo yo wreck yo self
Chise
Profile Joined December 2010
Japan507 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-05-14 23:04:05
May 14 2013 23:02 GMT
#830
I really don't get some posts in this thread...

On May 15 2013 07:44 IMMoonLight wrote:
when Stephan can't beat korean,he choose to back to study....

It is all about money.


Stephano made clear that he WILL retire and go to medical school at least a year ago. I read it so many times and I'm not even a Stephano fan. How did people miss that?
"It is all about money" is a stupid statement. In the end, yes it is. Progamer is a job just like any other job. It just happens that most progamers enjoy their job more than a lot of other people. I don't see any problem.

Good luck to Stephano.
HearthCraft
Profile Blog Joined December 2011
United States117 Posts
May 14 2013 23:06 GMT
#831
On May 15 2013 07:17 Thor.Rush wrote:
Not smart. Continue to earn money in SC2 for as long as it's good money, then go study = smart.

agreed
"It is the mark of an educated man to entertain a thought without accepting it."
IMMoonLight
Profile Joined April 2012
Korea (South)332 Posts
May 14 2013 23:22 GMT
#832
On May 15 2013 08:02 Chise wrote:
I really don't get some posts in this thread...

Show nested quote +
On May 15 2013 07:44 IMMoonLight wrote:
when Stephan can't beat korean,he choose to back to study....

It is all about money.


Stephano made clear that he WILL retire and go to medical school at least a year ago. I read it so many times and I'm not even a Stephano fan. How did people miss that?
"It is all about money" is a stupid statement. In the end, yes it is. Progamer is a job just like any other job. It just happens that most progamers enjoy their job more than a lot of other people. I don't see any problem.

Good luck to Stephano.

I got it ,It is himself said that he stay in SC2 for money....one year ago,When he got the high salarys ,he delay to retired and continue his sc2 pro .That is what he do about his word.Now ,he is not so good as before,then he keep his "promise" ,that is all..
Plesea be calm to take a look at this guys.
TelecoM
Profile Blog Joined January 2010
United States10673 Posts
May 14 2013 23:25 GMT
#833
Sad, he was my favorite Foreign Zerg, I hope that he returns some day, GL Stephano to your future~! Best wishes
AKA: TelecoM[WHITE] Protoss fighting
MicroTastiC
Profile Joined January 2011
375 Posts
May 14 2013 23:29 GMT
#834
No more dominant foreigners.
yeeshdontjudgeme
Profile Joined August 2012
146 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-05-15 00:29:22
May 15 2013 00:15 GMT
#835
On May 14 2013 20:42 Grumbels wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 14 2013 20:23 yeeshdontjudgeme wrote:
On May 14 2013 20:08 onewaystyx wrote:
On May 14 2013 19:54 revel8 wrote:
On May 14 2013 19:26 onewaystyx wrote:
I find it obnoxious to say that he is the best foreigner in sc2 history when he isnt by miles. Success isnt measured in money, but much more in accomplishments.

In that regard jinro is the best foreigner in sc2 history and for me always will be since his lvl of play at that time still hasnt been matched to the day today by any foreigner. Right behind him is idra who just gets mocked by so many people despite him being a living legend and then thered be naniwa with 2 gsl code s ro8 back to back.

Stephano was honestly terrible vs koreans as he proved in his gsl run and winning foreign tournaments means nothing.


Stephano is rated so highly BECAUSE of his wins against Koreans.

If you want to pretend winning foreign tournaments means nothing, then you should not expect to be taken seriously.


people that consider stephano being better than jinro should not be taken seriously. 2 ro4 finishes back to back. Nobody besides him has ever even made it to the ro4. He even beat mc on scrap station using mech. Havent seen that happen even once after him. So stop being a little stephano fan boy and give the actualy foreign legends recognition.


Jinro competed well in an undeveloped metagame. Most of the opponents he faced and beat were not even in the next GSL after his last Ro4 finish. Pretty much all of his opponents that he faced in those two Ro4 finishes are retired or are practically nothing in the scene except for MarineKing and MC. Stephano on the other hand competed in a vastly developed metagame where the bad players of early SC2 were weeded out only leaving the best of the best. Although he doesn't have Ro4 finishes, I'd honestly consider a Ro16 performance in the current GSL much more impressive than a Ro4 showing in the earlier GSLs.

That's no disrespect to the champions of the era like MVP, MC, and NesTea--those were really the only three actually good players of the era as they are only ones of that era that are even still competing. Guys like FruitDealer and Tester were good for the era but in terms of long-term skill they lacked it. To give you a good idea of how undeveloped the meta was at the time, FruitDealer won the first ever GSL basically off of pure cheese and all-ins. Even his "macro" games were "cheesy" where he took massive risks by overproducing drones to gain an advantage. He relied on trickery rather than actual mechanics and skill.

You don't know what you're talking about. Taeja, Polt, Maru, Losira, Byun, Genius, Zenio, San, Leenock, Jjakji, Sound, Inca, sC, Vines, Golden, Squirtle, Gumiho, Alive are just some of the people that were playing in the GSL open seasons in 2010.

edit: extending this to the first two GSL seasons of 2011, in which Jinro had a Ro4 and a Ro16, we get some more players: Killer, Ace, Top, Line, YuGiOh, MMA, Coca, Noblesse, Curious, Alicia, Losira, Supernova, Ganzi, Revival, and this is not counting players like Nada, Boxer, July.


But were they top players at the time as they are now? (2010 to early 2011) They weren't. Stephano was actually playing SC2 around this time as well yet nobody knew him. I only named those three because not only were they competing back then and now, but also they were the best of their era. All those players you listed are indeed competing now but they were nowhere near the best during the early part of SC2. MVP, NesTea, and MC have been around the top or considered top players since that time AND now.
I'm a strict equalist. If a female wants to be treated equal to men, then that smack they just delivered will be returned promptly.
Partha
Profile Joined May 2013
New Zealand163 Posts
May 15 2013 00:19 GMT
#836
On May 15 2013 07:22 docvoc wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 15 2013 07:16 Ryps wrote:
Stephano was/is without a doubt the best foreigner, it was entertaining to see his adventure. Sad that this is getting so little attention compared to Idrama.

Considering the fact that he is not without a doubt the best foreigner, and in fact Nani had put up significantly better results in HotS than he was, I don't get that first statement. Though the second part of your statement I wholly agree with, I wish people were paying more attention to him, and yes his adventure + personality was great to see.


rofl 2nd place in one tournament = significantly better results. You need to judge the way you quantify things my friend. Stephano is without doubt the most accomplished Foreigner in terms of first place results in premier tournaments. FUCKING FACT.


Anyway good luck in your studies Stephano!
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yeeshdontjudgeme
Profile Joined August 2012
146 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-05-15 00:28:39
May 15 2013 00:25 GMT
#837
On May 15 2013 07:22 docvoc wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 15 2013 07:16 Ryps wrote:
Stephano was/is without a doubt the best foreigner, it was entertaining to see his adventure. Sad that this is getting so little attention compared to Idrama.

Considering the fact that he is not without a doubt the best foreigner, and in fact Nani had put up significantly better results in HotS than he was, I don't get that first statement. Though the second part of your statement I wholly agree with, I wish people were paying more attention to him, and yes his adventure + personality was great to see.


NaNiwa placed 2nd at one tournament. That doesn't automatically make him the top foreigner. *Facepalm* Plus he said Stephano WAS/IS the best foreigner. Obviously him being the best foreigner is up to your opinion but there is NO doubt that he WAS the best. 4th most all time in prize money $210,000+. Improve your reading skills. *Another Facepalm*
I'm a strict equalist. If a female wants to be treated equal to men, then that smack they just delivered will be returned promptly.
Fitzanor
Profile Joined May 2013
1 Post
May 15 2013 00:37 GMT
#838
Came here just to say that Stephano will NOT study medicine.
If you watch the actual stream where he announced his departure here(3h26min), Thud asks him about the rumor of medicine studies and he clearly state that no, he will not study medicine but something with maths and physics, he is not sure yet. Maybe engineering.
docvoc
Profile Blog Joined July 2011
United States5491 Posts
May 15 2013 00:40 GMT
#839
On May 15 2013 08:06 rQvicious wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 15 2013 07:17 Thor.Rush wrote:
Not smart. Continue to earn money in SC2 for as long as it's good money, then go study = smart.

agreed

that is not how the real world works though. You can't just stay out of school forever and expect that a medical school will accept you. It's not something that is all too common.
User was warned for too many mimes.
Ropid
Profile Joined March 2009
Germany3557 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-05-15 00:44:15
May 15 2013 00:42 GMT
#840
On May 15 2013 09:40 docvoc wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 15 2013 08:06 rQvicious wrote:
On May 15 2013 07:17 Thor.Rush wrote:
Not smart. Continue to earn money in SC2 for as long as it's good money, then go study = smart.

agreed

that is not how the real world works though. You can't just stay out of school forever and expect that a medical school will accept you. It's not something that is all too common.

Someone French mentioned somewhere in the thread that it's not medical or biology anymore, instead apparently physics and/or engineering.

EDIT: "somewhere in the thread" == the post directly before yours
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