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TheFlexN
Profile Joined March 2012
Israel472 Posts
May 04 2014 19:26 GMT
#541
If he dismiss him returning to the scene, I feel like he is taking the spot from players that actually wants to build popularity and try to achieve success, because if he wins the qualifiers and the regional finals happen at a time that he cant go there (big test) and he decideds to not show up, I will lose the slight respect I have for him as a pro gamer. Players that retire and decide to just prove that they can still play well should officialy announce return because if they do that just for the heck of it, there are players that deserve the spots they take in tournaments.
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endy
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
Switzerland8970 Posts
May 04 2014 19:36 GMT
#542
On May 05 2014 04:26 TheFlexN wrote:
If he dismiss him returning to the scene, I feel like he is taking the spot from players that actually wants to build popularity and try to achieve success, because if he wins the qualifiers and the regional finals happen at a time that he cant go there (big test) and he decideds to not show up, I will lose the slight respect I have for him as a pro gamer. Players that retire and decide to just prove that they can still play well should officialy announce return because if they do that just for the heck of it, there are players that deserve the spots they take in tournaments.


If foreigners training full-time can't do better than someone in med school they don't deserve Stephano's spot/popularity.

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Dumbledore
Profile Joined April 2011
Sweden725 Posts
May 04 2014 19:45 GMT
#543
On May 05 2014 04:36 endy wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 05 2014 04:26 TheFlexN wrote:
If he dismiss him returning to the scene, I feel like he is taking the spot from players that actually wants to build popularity and try to achieve success, because if he wins the qualifiers and the regional finals happen at a time that he cant go there (big test) and he decideds to not show up, I will lose the slight respect I have for him as a pro gamer. Players that retire and decide to just prove that they can still play well should officialy announce return because if they do that just for the heck of it, there are players that deserve the spots they take in tournaments.


If foreigners training full-time can't do better than someone in med school they don't deserve Stephano's spot/popularity.



I second this.
Have a nice day ;)
Facultyadjutant
Profile Blog Joined January 2012
Sweden1876 Posts
May 04 2014 19:50 GMT
#544
On May 05 2014 04:36 endy wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 05 2014 04:26 TheFlexN wrote:
If he dismiss him returning to the scene, I feel like he is taking the spot from players that actually wants to build popularity and try to achieve success, because if he wins the qualifiers and the regional finals happen at a time that he cant go there (big test) and he decideds to not show up, I will lose the slight respect I have for him as a pro gamer. Players that retire and decide to just prove that they can still play well should officialy announce return because if they do that just for the heck of it, there are players that deserve the spots they take in tournaments.


If foreigners training full-time can't do better than someone in med school they don't deserve Stephano's spot/popularity.



I agree but the phrase is wrongfully put



If foreigners training full-time can't do better than it is questionable that their training is fully effective


Look at ToD who after going over to casting has been doing incredibly, meanwhile look at other players who turned horrible results after full-time.


i support Stephano because he challenges the paradigm of training; remember that in interviews he has said ''I don't practice as often, but I think about the game all the time''

THIS is in my opinion why Stephano is great, he is close to the game at all times while other players bluntly force themselves in remaining with the game.

Different training regimes for different players
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Faust852
Profile Joined February 2012
Luxembourg4004 Posts
May 04 2014 19:50 GMT
#545
FFS, Stephano is NOT in medschool.
Moonsalt
Profile Joined May 2011
267 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-05-04 20:05:13
May 04 2014 20:03 GMT
#546
GG Stephano
Superouman
Profile Blog Joined August 2007
France2195 Posts
May 04 2014 20:11 GMT
#547
I guess the calling of money is as strong as the Siren's songs
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Kevin_Sorbo
Profile Joined November 2011
Canada3217 Posts
May 04 2014 21:15 GMT
#548
On May 05 2014 05:11 Superouman wrote:
I guess the calling of money is as strong as the Siren's songs


yeah because money is evil right.
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growlizing
Profile Joined February 2011
Norway122 Posts
May 04 2014 21:36 GMT
#549
While money is evil, I think this is more about just winning (I suspect Stephano likes to win), as well as poking fun at all the other pros (which he has also been fond of). Except Stephano can shit on people with some fine taste and a good mannered smirk, unlike someone else we know.
FeyFey
Profile Joined September 2010
Germany10114 Posts
May 04 2014 23:11 GMT
#550
Well he came back with a mission. To extinguish the more aggressive korean swarm host style and bring everyone back to the old days of defensive swarmhosts.
CutTheEnemy
Profile Joined November 2013
Canada373 Posts
May 04 2014 23:24 GMT
#551
His mission is to destroy the metagame and replace it with locusts, forcing blizzard to patch the game.

Stephano saving esports
Can we help spread the word and create pressure to get Rob Pardo to replace Browder as head of Sc2? Pardo led the team for broodwar, frozen throne, and wow/BC. We need to make this a thing before LotV development starts. Think about it.
phipsL
Profile Joined November 2012
Germany189 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-05-05 00:15:43
May 05 2014 00:14 GMT
#552
On May 05 2014 08:24 CutTheEnemy wrote:
His mission is to destroy the metagame and replace it with locusts, forcing blizzard to patch the game.

Stephano saving esports



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DarkPlasmaBall
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
United States46336 Posts
May 05 2014 00:24 GMT
#553
Oh dammit.
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Dan26
Profile Blog Joined September 2012
Australia239 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-05-05 00:30:31
May 05 2014 00:29 GMT
#554
On May 05 2014 04:50 Facultyadjutant wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 05 2014 04:36 endy wrote:
On May 05 2014 04:26 TheFlexN wrote:
If he dismiss him returning to the scene, I feel like he is taking the spot from players that actually wants to build popularity and try to achieve success, because if he wins the qualifiers and the regional finals happen at a time that he cant go there (big test) and he decideds to not show up, I will lose the slight respect I have for him as a pro gamer. Players that retire and decide to just prove that they can still play well should officialy announce return because if they do that just for the heck of it, there are players that deserve the spots they take in tournaments.


If foreigners training full-time can't do better than someone in med school they don't deserve Stephano's spot/popularity.



I agree but the phrase is wrongfully put



If foreigners training full-time can't do better than it is questionable that their training is fully effective


Look at ToD who after going over to casting has been doing incredibly, meanwhile look at other players who turned horrible results after full-time.


i support Stephano because he challenges the paradigm of training; remember that in interviews he has said ''I don't practice as often, but I think about the game all the time''

THIS is in my opinion why Stephano is great, he is close to the game at all times while other players bluntly force themselves in remaining with the game.

Different training regimes for different players


I really like this because it is so true for me at my level as a diamond league scrub : ). I didn't touch 1v1 for weeks at the end of last season, and beginning of this season, but I thought about the game ALOT.

Then I started doing some relaxing 2v2 and 3v3 and started to enjoy the game alot more, and when I finally decided to start playing 1v1 again, I played extremely well, breaking old barriers and bad thinking. I felt more free to play a little more on the fly yet stuck to strong fundamentals.

GO GO STEPHANO!
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radscorpion9
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
Canada2252 Posts
May 05 2014 01:37 GMT
#555
On May 05 2014 04:50 Faust852 wrote:
FFS, Stephano is NOT in medschool.


He isn't?? Here I was assuming he was. Well that makes more sense.
WolfintheSheep
Profile Joined June 2011
Canada14127 Posts
May 05 2014 01:47 GMT
#556
On May 05 2014 10:37 radscorpion9 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 05 2014 04:50 Faust852 wrote:
FFS, Stephano is NOT in medschool.


He isn't?? Here I was assuming he was. Well that makes more sense.

Everyone calls it "pre-med" (not just regarding Stephano). What that really means is taking mostly BS courses just to inflate your GPA so you get through the acceptance door.

Granted, I don't know what it's like in France, so I could be way off-base.
Average means I'm better than half of you.
The_Templar
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
your Country52798 Posts
May 05 2014 02:05 GMT
#557
Was reading through the thread for kicks
On August 07 2013 18:52 Beyonder wrote:
see you in about 8 months

hahahaha so accurate
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DavoS
Profile Blog Joined October 2012
United States4605 Posts
May 05 2014 03:14 GMT
#558
On May 05 2014 04:50 Facultyadjutant wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 05 2014 04:36 endy wrote:
On May 05 2014 04:26 TheFlexN wrote:
If he dismiss him returning to the scene, I feel like he is taking the spot from players that actually wants to build popularity and try to achieve success, because if he wins the qualifiers and the regional finals happen at a time that he cant go there (big test) and he decideds to not show up, I will lose the slight respect I have for him as a pro gamer. Players that retire and decide to just prove that they can still play well should officialy announce return because if they do that just for the heck of it, there are players that deserve the spots they take in tournaments.


If foreigners training full-time can't do better than someone in med school they don't deserve Stephano's spot/popularity.



I agree but the phrase is wrongfully put



If foreigners training full-time can't do better than it is questionable that their training is fully effective


Look at ToD who after going over to casting has been doing incredibly, meanwhile look at other players who turned horrible results after full-time.


i support Stephano because he challenges the paradigm of training; remember that in interviews he has said ''I don't practice as often, but I think about the game all the time''

THIS is in my opinion why Stephano is great, he is close to the game at all times while other players bluntly force themselves in remaining with the game.

Different training regimes for different players

And look at how Targa has said his results have tanked since he stopped playing Dota and started playing Starcraft more, or how Suppy's break from college hasn't really gotten him better results. There's just something about being a foreigner that causes the amount of practice to seem pretty unrelated from results
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danl9rm
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
United States3111 Posts
May 05 2014 03:23 GMT
#559
On May 05 2014 10:47 WolfintheSheep wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 05 2014 10:37 radscorpion9 wrote:
On May 05 2014 04:50 Faust852 wrote:
FFS, Stephano is NOT in medschool.


He isn't?? Here I was assuming he was. Well that makes more sense.

Everyone calls it "pre-med" (not just regarding Stephano). What that really means is taking mostly BS courses just to inflate your GPA so you get through the acceptance door.

Granted, I don't know what it's like in France, so I could be way off-base.


That's not even true.
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TheBloodyDwarf
Profile Blog Joined March 2012
Finland7524 Posts
May 05 2014 03:32 GMT
#560
Welmu is studying in(at?) university and is without question one of the best foreign players at the moment. Welmu thinks he plays better when he is studying than playing fulltime.
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