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Faceless: MVPduckdeok - Road to Blizzcon #3 - Page 4

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lichter
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
1001 YEARS KESPAJAIL22272 Posts
November 02 2013 18:42 GMT
#61
On November 03 2013 03:38 Chaggi wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 03 2013 03:28 slowbacontron wrote:
On November 03 2013 03:27 TheBloodyDwarf wrote:
I still hate that casters say his name as duckduck, it's duckdeok

Hopely in Blizzcon casters learn to say his nick right.

deok is basically pronounced duck


I'm almost 100% sure that it's supposed to be 떡, but it's romanized version is written as Tteok


Same as the word in tteokbokki? Yeah that is not at all the same as 'duck'
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Waxangel
Profile Blog Joined September 2002
United States33309 Posts
November 02 2013 18:44 GMT
#62
On November 03 2013 03:38 Chaggi wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 03 2013 03:28 slowbacontron wrote:
On November 03 2013 03:27 TheBloodyDwarf wrote:
I still hate that casters say his name as duckduck, it's duckdeok

Hopely in Blizzcon casters learn to say his nick right.

deok is basically pronounced duck


I'm almost 100% sure that it's supposed to be 떡, but it's romanized version is written as Tteok


u wrnog
AdministratorHey HP can you redo everything youve ever done because i have a small complaint?
Olli
Profile Blog Joined February 2012
Austria24417 Posts
November 02 2013 18:51 GMT
#63
On November 03 2013 03:44 Waxangel wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 03 2013 03:38 Chaggi wrote:
On November 03 2013 03:28 slowbacontron wrote:
On November 03 2013 03:27 TheBloodyDwarf wrote:
I still hate that casters say his name as duckduck, it's duckdeok

Hopely in Blizzcon casters learn to say his nick right.

deok is basically pronounced duck


I'm almost 100% sure that it's supposed to be 떡, but it's romanized version is written as Tteok


u wrnog


Our editor ladies and gentlemen
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lichter
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
1001 YEARS KESPAJAIL22272 Posts
November 02 2013 18:54 GMT
#64
he edits all of TL's posts, we are just his imaginations
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Caladan
Profile Joined May 2008
Germany1238 Posts
November 02 2013 19:02 GMT
#65
Very very nice write up, Olli!
Thx!
trada
Profile Joined August 2012
Germany347 Posts
November 02 2013 19:26 GMT
#66
as touching as it is, a lot of the things can be said about other koreans so this article didnt convince me at all.
~
Greendotz
Profile Joined October 2011
United Kingdom2053 Posts
November 02 2013 19:35 GMT
#67
Love these articles. What are the chances that the other 13 will be written by next week
slowbacontron
Profile Joined October 2012
United States7722 Posts
November 02 2013 19:37 GMT
#68
On November 03 2013 04:35 Greendotz wrote:
Love these articles. What are the chances that the other 13 will be written by next week

Next one's up already!
jjakji fan
Aunvilgod
Profile Joined December 2011
2653 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-11-02 19:40:23
November 02 2013 19:39 GMT
#69
There are 13 more players to cover but Blizzcon is going to start in under a week... get busy!

On November 03 2013 03:51 DarkLordOlli wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 03 2013 03:44 Waxangel wrote:
On November 03 2013 03:38 Chaggi wrote:
On November 03 2013 03:28 slowbacontron wrote:
On November 03 2013 03:27 TheBloodyDwarf wrote:
I still hate that casters say his name as duckduck, it's duckdeok

Hopely in Blizzcon casters learn to say his nick right.

deok is basically pronounced duck


I'm almost 100% sure that it's supposed to be 떡, but it's romanized version is written as Tteok


u wrnog


Our editor ladies and gentlemen


And that is why I love him. Drunkenly harrassing Slasher is another reason ofc. #fuckslasher
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Shellshock
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United States97276 Posts
November 02 2013 19:43 GMT
#70
duckdeok has a nice story but I just don't see him getting through the Ro16 vs INnoVation
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LockeTazeline
Profile Blog Joined June 2012
2390 Posts
November 02 2013 20:10 GMT
#71
I just wish he hadn't changed his name. =p I would totally get on a finale bandwagon.
igay
Profile Blog Joined November 2011
Australia1178 Posts
November 02 2013 20:41 GMT
#72
i only caught the end half of that eu finals and have been a fan of the duck ever since

quack! quack! quack!
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[CCSRAM] BaoQuan
Profile Joined August 2013
United States96 Posts
November 02 2013 21:06 GMT
#73
<3 great write-up!
absinthfee
Profile Joined October 2010
Germany718 Posts
November 02 2013 21:26 GMT
#74
Great Job on that article!

Didn't see the season 2 finale so i always thought he really was just another faceless Korean.
Glad to be proven wrong.
claybones
Profile Blog Joined September 2011
United States244 Posts
November 02 2013 21:31 GMT
#75
Seeing Duckdeok's show of emotion after taking WCS EU was so real for me. There have been so few times I have felt such a strong connection to a player I hadn't put the effort into following closely. Even if he doesn't win Blizzcon I don't care, I just hope we get to enjoy him for a long time.
NovemberstOrm
Profile Blog Joined September 2011
Canada16217 Posts
November 02 2013 21:38 GMT
#76
Great article :D thanks.
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Kasaraki
Profile Blog Joined May 2012
Denmark7115 Posts
November 02 2013 22:18 GMT
#77
You guys are killing it with these articles. :o I can't even single out parts, it's gold all the way through.
tili
Profile Joined July 2012
United States1332 Posts
November 02 2013 22:23 GMT
#78
These are such good write ups :D

thank you!
Holloworb
Profile Joined November 2011
Norway345 Posts
November 02 2013 22:30 GMT
#79
Gotta love that emotion
maartendq
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
Belgium3115 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-11-02 22:40:09
November 02 2013 22:36 GMT
#80
On November 03 2013 01:27 lichter wrote:
I really love duckdeok's story. He was the posterboy for everyone's "faceless Korean", but can anyone still say that after he won WCS EU S2?

I mean, yeah people can still complain about regionality and growing local scenes, but his example puts to rest that there is such a thing as a faceless player. And that is why I want him to do well.

To be honest, I don't really care that he's faceless. There's just as much faceless foreigners as there are faceless Koreans. What makes Duckdeok so impressive is that he went from zero to hero. Starting in challenger league and endiing up winning the tournament against everyone's expectations is quite an achievement. I don't care that he probably won't be able to replicate that feat, but he's done something noone else in WCS has done so far.

During the award ceremony you could see that he enjoyed being there in Cologne. You could see that he enjoyed playing Starcraft 2, that he didn't just do it to rake in some cash. If I recall correctly he even paid for his plane ticket himself.
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