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SuperFans: A Reflection on Fandom and Its Impacts - Page 4

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DrPandaPhD
Profile Joined November 2011
5188 Posts
September 09 2013 19:21 GMT
#61
On September 10 2013 04:10 Zealously wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 10 2013 04:08 AnYvia wrote:
On September 10 2013 04:04 neoghaleon55 wrote:
On September 10 2013 04:01 AnYvia wrote:
Being a fan of DRG saved your life? Thats kinda far...


Jealous?

I dont think so... Ive never needed someone to save my life I guess :D.
I just dont see how being a fan of a player can affect you so much.


Then you're (perhaps luckily) not where we are in terms of fandom ^^

The pros in being a hardcore fan is that their matches gets like 1000000000000x more exciting than any other matches.
The cons in being a hardcore fan is that all the other matches becomes a lot less entertaining =(
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Destructicon
Profile Blog Joined September 2011
4713 Posts
September 09 2013 19:27 GMT
#62
On September 10 2013 04:21 DrPandaPhD wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 10 2013 04:10 Zealously wrote:
On September 10 2013 04:08 AnYvia wrote:
On September 10 2013 04:04 neoghaleon55 wrote:
On September 10 2013 04:01 AnYvia wrote:
Being a fan of DRG saved your life? Thats kinda far...


Jealous?

I dont think so... Ive never needed someone to save my life I guess :D.
I just dont see how being a fan of a player can affect you so much.


Then you're (perhaps luckily) not where we are in terms of fandom ^^

The pros in being a hardcore fan is that their matches gets like 1000000000000x more exciting than any other matches.
The cons in being a hardcore fan is that all the other matches becomes a lot less entertaining =(


You also need to add that, when you are a hardcore fan and your hero loses, it feels 1000000000x worst then when anyone else loses.
WriterNever give up, never surrender! https://www.youtube.com/user/DestructiconSC
neoghaleon55
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
United States7435 Posts
September 09 2013 19:45 GMT
#63
On September 10 2013 04:27 Destructicon wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 10 2013 04:21 DrPandaPhD wrote:
On September 10 2013 04:10 Zealously wrote:
On September 10 2013 04:08 AnYvia wrote:
On September 10 2013 04:04 neoghaleon55 wrote:
On September 10 2013 04:01 AnYvia wrote:
Being a fan of DRG saved your life? Thats kinda far...


Jealous?

I dont think so... Ive never needed someone to save my life I guess :D.
I just dont see how being a fan of a player can affect you so much.


Then you're (perhaps luckily) not where we are in terms of fandom ^^

The pros in being a hardcore fan is that their matches gets like 1000000000000x more exciting than any other matches.
The cons in being a hardcore fan is that all the other matches becomes a lot less entertaining =(


You also need to add that, when you are a hardcore fan and your hero loses, it feels 1000000000x worst then when anyone else loses.


Which is why OSL 2013 never happened.
moo...for DRG
Mistakes
Profile Joined February 2011
United States1102 Posts
September 09 2013 21:28 GMT
#64
On September 09 2013 20:27 partydude89 wrote:
I Love bomber more than anything on this earth. he is amazing.

I know i'm not a big team liquid poster, so i feel (well i know) that the extent of my love is not known. I'm 16 years old, and i've watched every bomber game for over a year. i'm willing to stay up until 5AM on a school night just to see him play. He's the only reason i can do 1v1 ladder, and the reason i follow SC2. I jump up and down with every win, and almost cry with every defeat. If i could have 1 thing on this earth, it would be to just MEET him. He is honestly the best thing to ever happen in my life. <3 Bomber.



I feel the same way. However, I'm 21. Instead of school nights it's work nights. Instead of wishing I have met him, I did meet him in Seattle last year.

Bomber #1! :D
StarCraft | www.psistorm.com | www.twitter.com/MistakesSC | www.twitch.tv/MistakesSC | Seattle
Entirety
Profile Blog Joined April 2012
1423 Posts
September 09 2013 21:37 GMT
#65
On September 10 2013 04:45 neoghaleon55 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 10 2013 04:27 Destructicon wrote:
On September 10 2013 04:21 DrPandaPhD wrote:
On September 10 2013 04:10 Zealously wrote:
On September 10 2013 04:08 AnYvia wrote:
On September 10 2013 04:04 neoghaleon55 wrote:
On September 10 2013 04:01 AnYvia wrote:
Being a fan of DRG saved your life? Thats kinda far...


Jealous?

I dont think so... Ive never needed someone to save my life I guess :D.
I just dont see how being a fan of a player can affect you so much.


Then you're (perhaps luckily) not where we are in terms of fandom ^^

The pros in being a hardcore fan is that their matches gets like 1000000000000x more exciting than any other matches.
The cons in being a hardcore fan is that all the other matches becomes a lot less entertaining =(


You also need to add that, when you are a hardcore fan and your hero loses, it feels 1000000000x worst then when anyone else loses.


Which is why OSL 2013 never happened.


HomeStory Cup V never happened, WCS EU S3 never happened!
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Enel
Profile Joined April 2012
Sudan430 Posts
September 09 2013 21:46 GMT
#66
<3 Naniwa. I will follow him through his eSports career.
Go Sudan
Survivor61316
Profile Joined July 2012
United States470 Posts
September 09 2013 21:50 GMT
#67
That picture on Naniwa is so boss. He just looks like a scary mofo that I wouldn't want to mess with, especially in the eyes..
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Caladan
Profile Joined May 2008
Germany1238 Posts
September 09 2013 21:57 GMT
#68
On September 09 2013 21:54 itsdaniel wrote:
sup?

[image loading]


Omg. :D Thank you! I almost had forgotten this one, until now.
Best fan shoutout ever in SCBW/SC2. Die hard fans ftw.
StarStruck
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
25339 Posts
September 09 2013 22:05 GMT
#69
On September 10 2013 06:57 Caladan wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 09 2013 21:54 itsdaniel wrote:
sup?

[image loading]


Omg. :D Thank you! I almost had forgotten this one, until now.
Best fan shoutout ever in SCBW/SC2. Die hard fans ftw.


Dan knows how it's done. That's passion for you.
stuchiu
Profile Blog Joined June 2010
Fiddler's Green42661 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-09-09 22:19:27
September 09 2013 22:17 GMT
#70
No one asked me to write one about the injustice league or Yugioh? I feel so left out.

edit* I could have actually written one about a lot of different players now that I think about it.
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Ravensong170
Profile Joined June 2012
United States858 Posts
September 09 2013 22:25 GMT
#71
Fandom, when it doesn't become creepy, is one of the best parts of the the sports and e-sports community. I follow the NA/EU sc2 scenes pretty religiously and I still remember the first SC2 cast I ever watched was IPL, I had always thought foreign SC scene had nearly died during bw but I decided to tune in, and I didn't know any of the players except Idra, but I do remember watching every game that Vibe played, and he got fourth in the tourney. I remember then that I started watching sc2 streams, and when Vibe started streaming I followed him immediately, actually he is the only twitch streamer I follow, and the only twitter account I've followed. Primarily I watched him because he was one of the few streamers who ALWAYS gave commentary on what he was doing and why, and I have always been mediocre at RTS (I hover between gold and plat as zerg) so I grew to really like listening to a pros thought process, and thought that this would help me improve (and it did, but I still suck mechanically, fucking zvz micro.)

There were some times during the last year in school that I would be super stressed out about exams or workloads, and when I get stressed I can't sleep or eat, so I used to simply play instrumental music to try to calm down and stuff, but then I started playing the vods of Vibe's streams just on my comp in the background. And both the SC2 sound effects and him talking through the game would distract me from other stresses in my life. A large part of it, hearing from interviews he's given, was also that he talked about how he dove into pursuing a pro career after WC3 and that his family have always supported his hobby/now career and I've always struggled with that with my family. I don't play video games nearly as much as any pro gamer or even many casual ones, but my parents (who also do play a lot of video games, surprisingly) have always told me I have a problem or that I'm wasting my life playing video games. Which has made me pretty depressed about the hobby I do to unwind. I always thought that I am in shape, I play sports and did very well in school/grad school. So I was always confused about that. Hell as of a week ago today my dad told me I need to admit that I have a problem playing video games and seek professional help.............. So I most definitely do agree with what the op says about fans/superfans who follow a particular player because of not only their play style but as an idealization of themselves.

Finally, I remember followed WCS USA in 2012 when Vibe was on a tear, and I watched all of his games on my ipod while I was at a college party. And when he won the whole tourney, and he finally had his validation as a pro gamer I was immensely happy for him. I remember knocking over my friends beer, and jumping out of my chair yelling that Vibe had just won WCS! My friends, none of whom follow e-sports, where a little flabbergasted, to the point that my friend who was dumping gasoline on the fire proceeded to hold it over the fire too long and set the gas tank on fire. The backyard of my friends house ended up turning black after that.

Sorry for long post, but I thought this would be the appropriate thread to tell my shorter story. Though i personally don't count myself as a superfan.
"what a terrible ass game, we should all kill ourselves." -EE-Sama
lichter
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
1001 YEARS KESPAJAIL22272 Posts
September 10 2013 01:25 GMT
#72
On September 10 2013 07:17 stuchiu wrote:
No one asked me to write one about the injustice league or Yugioh? I feel so left out.

edit* I could have actually written one about a lot of different players now that I think about it.


YugiOh is mine, bitch get yo hands offa my man
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hansonslee
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
United States2027 Posts
September 10 2013 01:49 GMT
#73
Very nice! I hope this thread stays alive!
Seed's # 1 fan!!! #ForVengeance
Shellshock
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United States97276 Posts
September 10 2013 02:00 GMT
#74
On September 10 2013 07:17 stuchiu wrote:
No one asked me to write one about the injustice league or Yugioh? I feel so left out.

edit* I could have actually written one about a lot of different players now that I think about it.

Injustice league doesn't deserve to have it's legacy soiled by being mixed in with these do-gooders. We can make our own injustice league thread later
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BLinD-RawR
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
ALLEYCAT BLUES51128 Posts
September 10 2013 02:23 GMT
#75
whats the injustice league?
hyvaa sniper yugioh bitbybit?
Brood War EICWoo Jung Ho, never forget.| Twitter: @BLinDRawR
Darkhorse
Profile Blog Joined December 2011
United States23455 Posts
September 10 2013 02:57 GMT
#76
I was waiting for the Bomber section written by Wintex . Great read. I'd write one for HerO or SeleCT. I could mention the time I punched a brick wall when he lost to Targa at Dreamhack.
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Darkhorse
Profile Blog Joined December 2011
United States23455 Posts
September 10 2013 02:59 GMT
#77
On September 10 2013 07:17 stuchiu wrote:
No one asked me to write one about the injustice league or Yugioh? I feel so left out.

edit* I could have actually written one about a lot of different players now that I think about it.

Because everyone knows you'll unjustly soil the names of some players if they let you write it *coughcough* aLive.
WriterRecently Necro'd (?)
TheGangle
Profile Joined September 2013
United States8 Posts
September 10 2013 03:02 GMT
#78
Startale captured my heart and tried to ransom it back to me, but I let them keep it for free.

No regrets.
"I wish you big health" - Whitera
Darkhorse
Profile Blog Joined December 2011
United States23455 Posts
September 10 2013 03:02 GMT
#79
On September 09 2013 21:18 DarkLordOlli wrote:
I demand to get a chance to write about HerO and have it be included

Great read!

Race you for HerO
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LockeTazeline
Profile Blog Joined June 2012
2390 Posts
September 10 2013 03:16 GMT
#80
Great read, especially since those 5 are among my most favouritest players as well. PartinG fighting! =D
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