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pms
Profile Joined April 2008
Poland611 Posts
October 17 2013 16:58 GMT
#41
It would be nice if Naniwa entered the Power Rank... Has ever a foreigner been in the Power Rank?
GoodSirTets
Profile Joined June 2012
Canada200 Posts
October 17 2013 17:49 GMT
#42
not even mentioning TSL 3? It was the finals of that tourney that got me into pro starcraft
High Diamond/ Low Masters :^)
laegoose
Profile Joined June 2010
Russian Federation325 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-10-17 18:58:56
October 17 2013 18:55 GMT
#43
edit: nvm, looked up in Blizzcon qualifications probabilities thread.
Thorin
Profile Blog Joined November 2009
601 Posts
October 17 2013 21:43 GMT
#44
On October 17 2013 18:50 Muffloe wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 17 2013 17:14 Chinnro wrote:
Great write up, but to be honest there are plenty of other progamers that give more to community than naniwhine. Seriously, we should not celebrate the bm grandmaster. Just saying...probe rush, hand shakes, no gg, smack talking nestea, need I go on?

Well "naniwhine" have become an egregore. You want him to be bm, and therefore you see bm. I'm convinced that there are more personal characteristics to Naniwa than being bm.


Chaos magic up in this mofo.
volta1
Profile Joined May 2013
13 Posts
October 18 2013 01:32 GMT
#45
I'm not fully up to speed with the proscene.. Why does Acer's site have a writeup about Naniwa? Is Alliance affiliated with Acer somehow?
Darkdwarf
Profile Blog Joined December 2012
Sweden960 Posts
October 18 2013 01:51 GMT
#46
On October 18 2013 10:32 volta1 wrote:
I'm not fully up to speed with the proscene.. Why does Acer's site have a writeup about Naniwa? Is Alliance affiliated with Acer somehow?


Because Thorin is hired as some kind of journalist, and I imagine that he's free to do whatever journalistic content that delivers views.
Teams: IM, Jin Air, Invictus || Players: Maru, GuMiho, INnoVation, Ryung, sOs, Squirtle, NaNiwa, Has, Zoun, Life, Rogue, Dark
Holloworb
Profile Joined November 2011
Norway345 Posts
October 18 2013 09:05 GMT
#47
Reading this, it's hard not becoming a Naniwa fan, even if I've judged him harshly at times for his actions.
LakseWim
Profile Joined August 2010
Netherlands202 Posts
October 18 2013 09:27 GMT
#48
I have been a long time fan of naniwa and I love the article, it is very nice to have such an extensive overview of his sc2 career. Thanks Thorin!
NaNiwa | HerO | MC | Rain | PartinG | sOs
qqK
Profile Joined May 2011
Germany282 Posts
October 18 2013 10:20 GMT
#49
"Well, it's ok. My goal is to win the big final of the MLG (MLG Providence). Not this one, but I'll win this one too."
-NaNiwa, speaking on stage, moments after winning MLG Dallas 2011.

I'm pretty sure he said this before the finals (maybe after the WB Finals) - otherwise it wouldn't make sense.
jackslater
Profile Joined November 2012
Russian Federation604 Posts
October 19 2013 07:32 GMT
#50
Nice!
FreedomMurder
Profile Joined November 2011
Canada200 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-10-19 15:01:17
October 19 2013 15:00 GMT
#51
Not trying to be rude, just helpful. You should really check over the grammar and sentence structure of an article before it becomes a published work. There are a lot of parts of this article which just don't make grammatical sense which hurts your credibility as a journalist. Being a journalist myself these things stick out to me. Other than that it was a great read!
(>$___$)> https://soundcloud.com/5m00th-j4zz <(-__$<)
Enel
Profile Joined April 2012
Sudan430 Posts
October 19 2013 16:47 GMT
#52
Fantastic read.
Go Sudan
DinosaurPoop
Profile Blog Joined April 2013
687 Posts
October 19 2013 18:24 GMT
#53
Forever a king without a crown.
This king rules the north.
Slaying dragons without a frown.
He goes by a moniker on this Earth.
A name that many legends have fallen to
He is naniwa

<3
When cats speak, mice listen.
9-BiT
Profile Blog Joined January 2012
United States1089 Posts
October 19 2013 21:06 GMT
#54
On October 17 2013 17:14 Chinnro wrote:
Great write up, but to be honest there are plenty of other progamers that give more to community than naniwhine. Seriously, we should not celebrate the bm grandmaster. Just saying...probe rush, hand shakes, no gg, smack talking nestea, need I go on?

Yeah, no. Pretty sure being the best foreigner in the game is providing more to the game than mannered masters level players.
kwark_uk: @father_sc learn to play maybe?
ArtistenSc2
Profile Joined October 2012
Sweden53 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-10-20 16:34:36
October 20 2013 04:05 GMT
#55
For NaniWa to advance to BlizzConn
(at least 1 foreigner vs 15 Koreans please Blizzard!!!)

- - This is before WCS A RO4 was played.- -

SEASON 3 FINALS
Placements needed in WCS S3 Finals to surpass NaniWa's 3.200p/to get to BlizzConn
(remember that one can surpass, it's ok, Nani is in 15th place atm..)


Need 1st place :
Trap, Genius, Heart*,Hack*
%=2-5-2-2

Need 2nd place :
Vortix, Macsed*
%=1-2

Need 3-4th place :
Dear, Soo, Oz** (if 2-4th place in wcs A)
%=20-40-10

Need 5-8th place :

Need 9-12th place :
Oz** (if first place in wcs A)
%=80

*= not played yet when posting this
**=pending on coming first or 2-4th in WCS A
The % is my rating of their chances, basically it's all about :

RESUME - The Deal-breakers :
Oz : not winning the WCS A - if so high risk for passing
S3 Finals : max one of Oz, Dear, Soo gets into RO 4

Edit :
Revival ! : if getting 1st or 2nd in group in Challenger he ties with Nani.
wonder how Blizz might handle a tie..

Crazy it should become this close... crossing my fingers... go Nani - HF !
best foreigner ever, Naniwa, WB!!
Sogetsu
Profile Joined July 2011
514 Posts
October 20 2013 10:26 GMT
#56
This is maybe off topic but I got warned for calling Naniwa with "whine", and it is really common to me, even reading TL, so what is going on? Something against me or did I just get bad luck and some "mod" dislikes me? Feels bad being warned for doing things others do without problem ;S

And I still don't like Naniwa (I can't say it with "whine" because of ban?), even if I recognize he is a really good player and one of the best foreigners right now, I simply dislike it so much that I always cheer his opponents no matter who they are, unless I dislike them more than him lol
Raptor: "Es hora de salvar a los E-Sports..." http://i3.minus.com/ibtne3liprtByB.png
SoniC_eu
Profile Joined April 2011
Denmark1008 Posts
October 20 2013 11:31 GMT
#57
This was a fantastic article, I sat glued to the screen. Amazing work, I really hope you work on some more. Here is to Naniwa winning a major title!
In order to succeed, your desire for success should be greater than your fear of failure. http://da.twitch.tv/sonic_eu
SoniC_eu
Profile Joined April 2011
Denmark1008 Posts
October 20 2013 11:31 GMT
#58
On October 20 2013 19:26 Sogetsu wrote:
This is maybe off topic but I got warned for calling Naniwa with "whine", and it is really common to me, even reading TL, so what is going on? Something against me or did I just get bad luck and some "mod" dislikes me? Feels bad being warned for doing things others do without problem ;S

And I still don't like Naniwa (I can't say it with "whine" because of ban?), even if I recognize he is a really good player and one of the best foreigners right now, I simply dislike it so much that I always cheer his opponents no matter who they are, unless I dislike them more than him lol


This isnt the place for this sort of banter.
In order to succeed, your desire for success should be greater than your fear of failure. http://da.twitch.tv/sonic_eu
DinosaurPoop
Profile Blog Joined April 2013
687 Posts
October 20 2013 17:47 GMT
#59
On October 20 2013 20:31 SoniC_eu wrote:
This was a fantastic article, I sat glued to the screen. Amazing work, I really hope you work on some more. Here is to Naniwa winning a major title!

I told you man, forever our king without a crown :p
When cats speak, mice listen.
pms
Profile Joined April 2008
Poland611 Posts
October 21 2013 13:33 GMT
#60
On October 20 2013 19:26 Sogetsu wrote:
This is maybe off topic but I got warned for calling Naniwa with "whine", and it is really common to me, even reading TL, so what is going on? Something against me or did I just get bad luck and some "mod" dislikes me? Feels bad being warned for doing things others do without problem ;S

And I still don't like Naniwa (I can't say it with "whine" because of ban?), even if I recognize he is a really good player and one of the best foreigners right now, I simply dislike it so much that I always cheer his opponents no matter who they are, unless I dislike them more than him lol


Go create an anti-fan page of Naniwa instead of spoiling threads about him. Your tears aren't that good any more
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