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Faceless: MVPduckdeok - Road to Blizzcon #3 - Page 5

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minilance
Profile Joined June 2011
Canada500 Posts
November 02 2013 22:41 GMT
#81
This is such a nice story!
Bisu, Jangbang <3
aRyuujin
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
United States5049 Posts
November 02 2013 23:01 GMT
#82
Duckdeok's storyline actually goes back a lot farther- to MvPFinale and loveripwerra. For all of those who know loverip's story (look it up if you don't), duckdeok is an inspiration and a hero, as well as an incredibly skilled player.

I'm proud to be among those supporting his run
can i get my estro logo back pls
Vronti
Profile Blog Joined August 2011
United States111 Posts
November 02 2013 23:19 GMT
#83
I really hope he becomes a mainstay in the scene, <3 his emotion and obvious passion for the game, definitely the thing that won him over for me. Great article!
"By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is noblest; Second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is the bitterest." — Confucius
Darkhorse
Profile Blog Joined December 2011
United States23455 Posts
November 02 2013 23:37 GMT
#84
The emotion in this one... great wrietup
WriterRecently Necro'd (?)
Olli
Profile Blog Joined February 2012
Austria24422 Posts
November 02 2013 23:44 GMT
#85
On November 03 2013 08:01 aRyuujin wrote:
Duckdeok's storyline actually goes back a lot farther- to MvPFinale and loveripwerra. For all of those who know loverip's story (look it up if you don't), duckdeok is an inspiration and a hero, as well as an incredibly skilled player.

I'm proud to be among those supporting his run


I'm really happy about everyone who knows about this. I tried to hint at it but in the end it would have taken away too much attention from his story in WCS to be stated clearly. It's part of why I was cheering for finale even during his unknown days
Administrator"Declaring anything a disaster because aLive popped up out of nowhere is just downright silly."
RaiKageRyu
Profile Joined August 2009
Canada4773 Posts
November 02 2013 23:54 GMT
#86
So gosu DarkLord.
Someone call down the Thunder?
Nebuchad
Profile Blog Joined December 2012
Switzerland12491 Posts
November 02 2013 23:57 GMT
#87
On November 03 2013 07:36 maartendq wrote:
Show nested quote +
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.


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.


Oh Dear.
No will to live, no wish to die
RookUK
Profile Blog Joined August 2012
United Kingdom283 Posts
November 03 2013 00:02 GMT
#88
So far, these pieces have been so wonderfully written and the stories so well framed that no champion at Blizzcon could possibly seem undeserving - and that's an achievement. Bravo.
DiLiGu
Profile Joined December 2011
United States185 Posts
November 03 2013 00:35 GMT
#89
On November 03 2013 08:57 Nebuchad wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 03 2013 07:36 maartendq wrote:
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.


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.


Oh Dear.


I see what you did there >.>
Kingsky
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
Singapore298 Posts
November 03 2013 01:02 GMT
#90
naniwa vs duckdeok finals! BELIEVE
Why do people hate the Colossus? Because the Colossus is like banksters from Wall Street: “too big to fail”. - TheDwF
LittleRedBoy
Profile Joined April 2011
United States229 Posts
November 03 2013 01:13 GMT
#91
On November 03 2013 08:57 Nebuchad wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 03 2013 07:36 maartendq wrote:
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.


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.


Oh Dear.


I don't really know if that is fair to say. Dear was certainly more well known than Duckdeok from the former's performance in Proleague. Sure, Duckdeok was in GSL and GSTL before that but he was not one of the big names in MVP like Dear was for STX Soul.
fishjie
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
United States1519 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-11-03 05:06:06
November 03 2013 05:04 GMT
#92
Wow now I'm a huge fan of this guy, I didn't know he broke down in tears

On November 03 2013 08:01 aRyuujin wrote:
Duckdeok's storyline actually goes back a lot farther- to MvPFinale and loveripwerra. For all of those who know loverip's story (look it up if you don't), duckdeok is an inspiration and a hero, as well as an incredibly skilled player.

I'm proud to be among those supporting his run


searched the forum did not see any results
Pandain
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
United States12989 Posts
November 03 2013 05:07 GMT
#93
http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=163268
goody153
Profile Blog Joined April 2013
44283 Posts
November 03 2013 06:34 GMT
#94
On November 03 2013 08:54 RaiKageRyu wrote:
So gosu DarkLord.

totally .. the best i read so far ..

this is a quote
Lunareste
Profile Joined July 2011
United States3596 Posts
November 03 2013 06:51 GMT
#95
Really great article!

I happened to be up watching EU finals and I didn't know or care who he was until that magical moment.

I love it when progamers cry, it makes me cry. Everytime I watch that Tears of Duckdeok video it hits me right in the feels; it's one of my all-time favorite moments in SC2.

Also, it should make everyone realize that it wasn't just him coming over to EU to try and make some cash. Winning a championship was his DREAM, he worked his ass off for years without a single moment where he was a winner and you could see it in that smile, this was the proudest and happiest moment of his life.

Especially after the Werra incident, where I'm sure he started to doubt whether he had the innate talent to be a progamer or whether he was being manipulated: sometimes it's nice to see a Cinderalla story unfolding before your eyes.
KT FlaSh FOREVER
Mahanaim
Profile Joined December 2012
Korea (South)1002 Posts
November 03 2013 09:48 GMT
#96
Duck Duck!!!
Celebrating Starcraft since... a long time ago.
TAMinator
Profile Joined February 2011
Australia2706 Posts
November 03 2013 09:56 GMT
#97
He has come a long way ever since his werra days.
Khai
Profile Joined August 2010
Australia553 Posts
November 03 2013 12:31 GMT
#98
Never really rated his skill, but he's shown to be a truly capable player qualifying for 2 season finals and a championship. A good story to go along, he should hopefully receive more support as he deserves it.
growlizing
Profile Joined February 2011
Norway122 Posts
November 03 2013 12:43 GMT
#99
Good read, loving all of these previews!
McBrungus
Profile Joined April 2011
United States265 Posts
November 03 2013 19:48 GMT
#100
I wasn't able to really watch any of that finals and missed a week or so of the aftermath, but seeing the video of that closing ceremony has me all misty-eyed. I wasn't rooting for him before, but man, you have to love a guy who wears his heart on his sleeve like that and cares that much.

Great article, gogo duckdeok!
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