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United States33179 Posts
Full brackets on: LiquipediaAfter much teasing and hinting, Evil Geniuses'  Stephano was announced as the final player for HomeStory Cup 8. Stephano returns after retiring in August after his elimination in WCS Europe Season 2, stating he would move on to continue his studies in university. In his StarCraft 2 career of over two years, Stephano won championships at IPL, ESCW, NASL, and WCS, finishing his career with over $230,000 in prize earnings. Due to his stellar tournament record and ability to compete evenly with top Korean players, many consider Stephano to be the best non-Korean player of all-time. Stephano has yet to publically comment on whether or not this is a permanent return to pro-gaming, or merely a one-time comeback. * Replaced NaNiwa
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Ahaha! you got us Stephano!
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Oh shit, please be permanent...
Gunna need to change my pants, got too excited
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Holy shit! What a coup by take. This will be amazing!!!
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United States97276 Posts
wouldn't be surprised if this was just a one time thing. HSC just too fun to pass up
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Katowice25012 Posts
I hope we get Stephano appearances at live events 2-3 times a year where he comes back just to remind everyone he can still randomly be good for a few weeks at a time when he wants to.
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Clearly he likes the roach burrow speed buff, must be it :p
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United States33179 Posts
On November 14 2013 10:48 Heyoka wrote:
I hope we get Stephano appearances at live events 2-3 times a year where he comes back just to remind everyone he can still randomly be good for a few weeks at a time when he wants to.
you mean every WCS Europe season?
$1500 for making the Ro32 ezpz
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Great to see him back! I wonder what his skill is like right now though hah
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cool! 
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Knew he couldn't stay away for long.
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TLADT24920 Posts
meh not too exciting tbh. He was an amazing player but unless my memory is failing me, he didn't do too well in WCS EU or something and with being out of practice, unless he's still got the same instincts and play a similar style, he's going to lose in his group(ToD and Leenock advancing if it's 2/4). Either way, good to see back some old blood in SCII!
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Hyyypppppeee.
This is gonna be awesome.
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Don't really care, why no snute??
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SoCal, USA3955 Posts
:O Whaaaat????!?!?!?!?!?!?!
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NOOOOO. JAEDONG WAS SUPPOSE TO GET HIS SIXTH SECOND PLACE THIS YEAR 
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wonder if he sneak trained. And then suddenly we get something like the roach max that destroys protoss again.
We could make stories to scare young Protoss newbs: "Remember lil Toss if you Cannon to often Stephano will rise from the depth of RL and come back"
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On November 14 2013 10:52 Steins;Gate wrote:NOOOOO. JAEDONG WAS SUPPOSE TO GET HIS SIXTH SECOND PLACE THIS YEAR
he is planning to get it next year :D
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he could just horribly fail so lets wait and see
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Hahaha. He probaby hasn't practiced for it, so it means he will win it.
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Waoh
Like no announcement for an announcement when it could have been worth it ?
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Canada8157 Posts
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Oh NOW I realise why Naniwa dropped out
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i'm kinda doubtful as to how good he is right now.
anyways, sick news, glad to see him again, and i hope that he'll at least cast a bunch of games.
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AWWWWW YIIISSSSSSSSSS
[That is all]
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Propably part of some elaborate ploy by EG. They kept him under the radar and fed him more monster and dirty money to make an even stronger version of Stephano.
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Welcome back Stephano!!
HSC just got that much more awesome.
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On November 14 2013 10:51 babobbyj wrote:
Don't really care, why no snute??
He is going to Redbull which is also coming soon (the weekend after Homestory IIRC) so he probably just doesn't want to tire himself out.
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I hope he faces Naniwa at some point, after the 'incident' on Meta.
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Clearly he is there for the Booze, poker and women. Starcraft is just to amuse him between those three.
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Homestory Cup just went from...if I make it home from work in time
TO
I'm going to plan to have a sick day.
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Ugh am I the only one not happy to see him back/hope it's a one time thing?
Don't get me wrong, it's not really him that I dislike... He just creates the perfect shit storm for LR threads, his fanboys were always the absolute worst... Between zerg and foreigner tears/rage when he loses to ridiculous over hype and spamming when he wins. I always dreaded going into LR threads when he was playing... They usually ended up being just a step above twitch chat by the end -.-
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They always come back :3
muhahaha
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On November 14 2013 11:03 Necro)Phagist( wrote:
Ugh am I the only one not happy to see him back/hope it's a one time thing?
Don't get me wrong, it's not really him that I dislike... He just creates the perfect shit storm for LR threads, his fanboys were always the absolute worst... Between zerg and foreigner tears/rage when he loses to ridiculous over hype and spamming when he wins. I always dreaded going into LR threads when he was playing... They usually ended up being just a step above twitch chat by the end -.-
Dude I think he's one of the worst mannered, arrogant players but his skill... he went to Korea and won games of Proleague, unlike any other foreigner in the modern era. Like ever...
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I bet he came back because Ret and naniwa calling him out lmao!!
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On November 14 2013 11:05 XtreMe_au wrote:Show nested quote +On November 14 2013 11:03 Necro)Phagist( wrote:
Ugh am I the only one not happy to see him back/hope it's a one time thing?
Don't get me wrong, it's not really him that I dislike... He just creates the perfect shit storm for LR threads, his fanboys were always the absolute worst... Between zerg and foreigner tears/rage when he loses to ridiculous over hype and spamming when he wins. I always dreaded going into LR threads when he was playing... They usually ended up being just a step above twitch chat by the end -.- Dude I think he's one of the worst mannered, arrogant players but his skill... he went to Korea and won games of Proleague, unlike any other foreigner in the modern era. Like ever...
Like I said I don't dislike him that much. It was great to see a foreigner do well and I'm not denying his skill by any means. I just cannot stand his fanboys and will always have a small amount of hate for him based on the trail of horrid LR threads he left in his wake.
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HSC is just for fun...
Have fun Stephano !!
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On November 14 2013 10:56 goody153 wrote:Show nested quote +On November 14 2013 10:52 Steins;Gate wrote:NOOOOO. JAEDONG WAS SUPPOSE TO GET HIS SIXTH SECOND PLACE THIS YEAR he is planning to get it next year :D
Dreamhack. I. Believe. lol
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Poor ToD and Incontrol...
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Holy cow this is really exciting.
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On November 14 2013 11:12 Dr.Sin wrote:
Poor ToD and Incontrol...
I wouldn't be surprised to see them beat Stephano tbh. I wonder how much he has been playing since his retirement. Though I guess ToD/Incontrol cast more than they play lately.
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On November 14 2013 11:12 Dr.Sin wrote:
Poor ToD and Incontrol...
it's okay, they'll just go do what they're better at, and that includes funny things :D
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On November 14 2013 11:02 liberate71 wrote:
I hope he faces Naniwa at some point, after the 'incident' on Meta.
what incident? o.o
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What was up with the pink tape over specific sponsors/portions of his EG shirt?
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On November 14 2013 11:07 Necro)Phagist( wrote:Show nested quote +On November 14 2013 11:05 XtreMe_au wrote:On November 14 2013 11:03 Necro)Phagist( wrote:
Ugh am I the only one not happy to see him back/hope it's a one time thing?
Don't get me wrong, it's not really him that I dislike... He just creates the perfect shit storm for LR threads, his fanboys were always the absolute worst... Between zerg and foreigner tears/rage when he loses to ridiculous over hype and spamming when he wins. I always dreaded going into LR threads when he was playing... They usually ended up being just a step above twitch chat by the end -.- Dude I think he's one of the worst mannered, arrogant players but his skill... he went to Korea and won games of Proleague, unlike any other foreigner in the modern era. Like ever... I just cannot stand his fanboys and will always have a small amount of hate for him based on the trail of horrid LR threads he left in his wake.
That mantle has now been taken up by JD fanboys, the destoryers of LR's.
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On November 14 2013 10:52 Steins;Gate wrote:NOOOOO. JAEDONG WAS SUPPOSE TO GET HIS SIXTH SECOND PLACE THIS YEAR
DreamHack Winter 2-4 vs HerO 
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so is this teamless stephano or unpaid forever legendary EG stephano?
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I just want him to fight Xlord in the line for hot dogs or something.
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On November 14 2013 11:21 Greendotz wrote:Show nested quote +On November 14 2013 11:07 Necro)Phagist( wrote:On November 14 2013 11:05 XtreMe_au wrote:On November 14 2013 11:03 Necro)Phagist( wrote:
Ugh am I the only one not happy to see him back/hope it's a one time thing?
Don't get me wrong, it's not really him that I dislike... He just creates the perfect shit storm for LR threads, his fanboys were always the absolute worst... Between zerg and foreigner tears/rage when he loses to ridiculous over hype and spamming when he wins. I always dreaded going into LR threads when he was playing... They usually ended up being just a step above twitch chat by the end -.- Dude I think he's one of the worst mannered, arrogant players but his skill... he went to Korea and won games of Proleague, unlike any other foreigner in the modern era. Like ever... I just cannot stand his fanboys and will always have a small amount of hate for him based on the trail of horrid LR threads he left in his wake. That mantle has now been taken up by JD fanboys, the destoryers of LR's.
99% of the time when someone claims the reason they don't like a top player is because of their "fanboys" it's also coincidentally a top player from a race they don't play, strongly dislike and/or think is imba
every single big name player has annoying fanboys and it has nothing to do with their personality or play style, so as far as i can tell it's often just an excuse to say "screw people who do well with race X"
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On November 14 2013 11:21 TLNerd wrote:
so is this teamless stephano or unpaid forever legendary EG stephano?
He was wearing an EG shirt in the hype video.
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On November 14 2013 11:21 TLNerd wrote:
so is this teamless stephano or unpaid forever legendary EG stephano?
He's wearing EG gear in the hype video, though confirmation from someone in the know would be nice.
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On November 14 2013 11:20 Joedaddy wrote:Show nested quote +On November 14 2013 11:02 liberate71 wrote:
I hope he faces Naniwa at some point, after the 'incident' on Meta. what incident? o.o
Naniwa said he won $200k on the back of nooblord-infestor and that he was skill-less douche hahahahaha. Semi true but Stephano DID pioneer roach-hydra vs Terran
Edit: Subsequently Stephano tweeted some BM reply! love the drama
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On November 14 2013 11:19 JJH777 wrote:I wouldn't be surprised to see them beat Stephano tbh. I wonder how much he has been playing since his retirement. Though I guess ToD/Incontrol cast more than they play lately.
I kind of agree with this. I saw ToD play very well in I believe challenger for EU (for WCS S1 2014?) as well as IEM qualifiers possibly. I mean, nothing against him for sure, but I didn't think he'd make it as far as he did in whatever he's played recently.
As for Incontrol.. Can't say much since I haven't seen him perform (even on stream since I've probably been busy when he does). I still wouldn't be surprised if either one knocked Stephano out.
In all cases, I will be rooting for my absolute favorite player of all time. If he's actually played at all to prepare for this, I still think he has a good chance at doing well in HSC. I really would love to see him beat TaeJa, who has arguably been my 2nd favorite player. I just hope he enjoys himself and gives the fans a good time once again. Wins are cool and all but fuck that, STEPHANO IS BACK!! (even if only once more)
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naniwas not coming to this event (stardust replaces him) in any cotext to this ? xD
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Oh my god. This is the best news ever!
When Stephano stopped playing, a bit of my zerg pride died.
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TLADT24920 Posts
On November 14 2013 11:23 Waise wrote:Show nested quote +On November 14 2013 11:21 Greendotz wrote:On November 14 2013 11:07 Necro)Phagist( wrote:On November 14 2013 11:05 XtreMe_au wrote:On November 14 2013 11:03 Necro)Phagist( wrote:
Ugh am I the only one not happy to see him back/hope it's a one time thing?
Don't get me wrong, it's not really him that I dislike... He just creates the perfect shit storm for LR threads, his fanboys were always the absolute worst... Between zerg and foreigner tears/rage when he loses to ridiculous over hype and spamming when he wins. I always dreaded going into LR threads when he was playing... They usually ended up being just a step above twitch chat by the end -.- Dude I think he's one of the worst mannered, arrogant players but his skill... he went to Korea and won games of Proleague, unlike any other foreigner in the modern era. Like ever... I just cannot stand his fanboys and will always have a small amount of hate for him based on the trail of horrid LR threads he left in his wake. That mantle has now been taken up by JD fanboys, the destoryers of LR's. 99% of the time when someone claims the reason they don't like a top player is because of their "fanboys" it's also coincidentally a top player from a race they don't play, strongly dislike and/or think is imba every single big name player has annoying fanboys and it has nothing to do with their personality or play style, so as far as i can tell it's often just an excuse to say "screw people who do well with race X"
99% of statistics are made on the spot like this one 
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omg this is so awesome :DDD
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On November 14 2013 11:26 Drake wrote:
naniwas not coming to this event (stardust replaces him) in any cotext to this ? xD
Same deal as the previous two times, I think. It's practically a tradition at this point!
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Good to hear he's coming back, but his group looks really really hard. Good luck tho!
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On November 14 2013 11:29 LuckoftheIrish wrote:Show nested quote +On November 14 2013 11:26 Drake wrote:
naniwas not coming to this event (stardust replaces him) in any cotext to this ? xD Same deal as the previous two times, I think. It's practically a tradition at this point!
what ?
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Wonder if he's still got the mojo, but even if it's a disappointing showing I'm glad to see he's not ditching the scene yet!
+ Show Spoiler +And of course Nani isn't gonna be there for them to finally find out who the better foreigner is :-P
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Great, I hope he'll do well, Stephano was the coolest player.
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12 min burrowed roach max build incoming
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all stephano seems to want is to party hard @ saturday xD
last time he was a bit quit there hope he more outgoing this time ^^
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I'm willing to bet that without training he will make a fool of himself
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Wow this is great news! I hope he can put up some decent results!
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this is gonna be awesome, ive missed stephano so much!
his group is definitely do-able too! so stoked!
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Well, this is kind of cool. Stephano definitely has one of the biggest personalities in the SC2 scene. I'm a little skeptical about whether he's in good form, though. You have to practice really really hard to be good at Starcraft.
However, his group is relatively easy. He doesn't have any Terrans, and ZvT is arguably the most difficult matchup to keep up with in terms of practice. Tod and InControl are beatable, at least.
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I am so excited. HSC is always great. The added element of Stephano will make it a must watch for me now.
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I guess this is pretty cool, but how much has stephano been playing since his retirement? As exciting as it is to have him back, it'd be just disappointing to see him get crushed every game
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On November 14 2013 11:23 Waise wrote:Show nested quote +On November 14 2013 11:21 Greendotz wrote:On November 14 2013 11:07 Necro)Phagist( wrote:On November 14 2013 11:05 XtreMe_au wrote:On November 14 2013 11:03 Necro)Phagist( wrote:
Ugh am I the only one not happy to see him back/hope it's a one time thing?
Don't get me wrong, it's not really him that I dislike... He just creates the perfect shit storm for LR threads, his fanboys were always the absolute worst... Between zerg and foreigner tears/rage when he loses to ridiculous over hype and spamming when he wins. I always dreaded going into LR threads when he was playing... They usually ended up being just a step above twitch chat by the end -.- Dude I think he's one of the worst mannered, arrogant players but his skill... he went to Korea and won games of Proleague, unlike any other foreigner in the modern era. Like ever... I just cannot stand his fanboys and will always have a small amount of hate for him based on the trail of horrid LR threads he left in his wake. That mantle has now been taken up by JD fanboys, the destoryers of LR's. 99% of the time when someone claims the reason they don't like a top player is because of their "fanboys" it's also coincidentally a top player from a race they don't play, strongly dislike and/or think is imba every single big name player has annoying fanboys and it has nothing to do with their personality or play style, so as far as i can tell it's often just an excuse to say "screw people who do well with race X"
You say that but I'm Protoss and I love HyuN and don't hate any other big name Zerg players or terran players fans. Other big name players fanboys can get annoying but I have yet to see any that even come close to the level of crap that comes from Stephano fanboys...
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HSC is more casual and would be fun even if he loses, so I don't see this as him coming out of retirement or anything. Still really excited and can't wait to watch though.
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That zerg line-up makes me soooo wet and now Stephano even joined it? I will drop everything the very minute HSC starts.
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So pumped for these next few days!
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Is he still under contract with EG?
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On November 14 2013 11:50 Necro)Phagist( wrote:Show nested quote +On November 14 2013 11:23 Waise wrote:On November 14 2013 11:21 Greendotz wrote:On November 14 2013 11:07 Necro)Phagist( wrote:On November 14 2013 11:05 XtreMe_au wrote:On November 14 2013 11:03 Necro)Phagist( wrote:
Ugh am I the only one not happy to see him back/hope it's a one time thing?
Don't get me wrong, it's not really him that I dislike... He just creates the perfect shit storm for LR threads, his fanboys were always the absolute worst... Between zerg and foreigner tears/rage when he loses to ridiculous over hype and spamming when he wins. I always dreaded going into LR threads when he was playing... They usually ended up being just a step above twitch chat by the end -.- Dude I think he's one of the worst mannered, arrogant players but his skill... he went to Korea and won games of Proleague, unlike any other foreigner in the modern era. Like ever... I just cannot stand his fanboys and will always have a small amount of hate for him based on the trail of horrid LR threads he left in his wake. That mantle has now been taken up by JD fanboys, the destoryers of LR's. 99% of the time when someone claims the reason they don't like a top player is because of their "fanboys" it's also coincidentally a top player from a race they don't play, strongly dislike and/or think is imba every single big name player has annoying fanboys and it has nothing to do with their personality or play style, so as far as i can tell it's often just an excuse to say "screw people who do well with race X" You say that but I'm Protoss and I love HyuN and don't hate any other big name Zerg players or terran players fans. Other big name players fanboys can get annoying but I have yet to see any that even come close to the level of crap that comes from Stephano fanboys...
I think its just a foreigner thing, that gets exacerbated if said foreigner courts controversy or talks trash. See also: Naniwa
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I hope he's back, even if it's on just a part-time basis. He's just too damn entertaining.
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On November 14 2013 11:03 Necro)Phagist( wrote:
Ugh am I the only one not happy to see him back/hope it's a one time thing?
Don't get me wrong, it's not really him that I dislike... He just creates the perfect shit storm for LR threads, his fanboys were always the absolute worst... Between zerg and foreigner tears/rage when he loses to ridiculous over hype and spamming when he wins. I always dreaded going into LR threads when he was playing... They usually ended up being just a step above twitch chat by the end -.-
No, you really are not the only one. LR threads when Stephano was playing were definitely the worst thing ever. Just thinking about those threads when he played in Code S...hopefully HSC8 will be a one time thing.
And everyone is missing the big news here anyway Jjakji! Really curious how he will do in an environment like this. Maybe I will actually tune in just to watch him cast or something like that.
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On November 14 2013 10:52 Steins;Gate wrote:NOOOOO. JAEDONG WAS SUPPOSE TO GET HIS SIXTH SECOND PLACE THIS YEAR
He will still be at DH and Asus Rog Northcon!
Really looking forward to seeing Stephano at HSC. I think he can advance from his group and even if he goes out early, he is always fun. I don't think he cares about placing high.
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Awesome news! Missed stephano so much and HSC is almost the perfect tournament to see him at.
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I love how iNcontroL and ToD are in the same group after the WCS banter. XD
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I am for sure excited that Stephano is back, it was really sad to see him go. However, as a Protoss player, I am not looking forward to any builds he may have to screw up PvZ even more than it already is.
Also, I can't actively root for any Zerg besides Jaedong. oh well. HSC just got a lot higher on my list of things to watch this weekend.
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dat injection of star power
gogogogo
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Fan-hype-tastic. Particularly if it were not a one-off tournament.
I wish they had announced it sooner, though; I think they might have missed a few viewers with the last-minute notice.
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Incomingggggg increased VIEWER COUNTTTTTTTTT woooot!
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No-longer-EG Stephano going to be awesome! Someone get a sponsor for this guy!
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On November 14 2013 10:50 BigFan wrote:
meh not too exciting tbh. He was an amazing player but unless my memory is failing me, he didn't do too well in WCS EU or something and with being out of practice, unless he's still got the same instincts and play a similar style, he's going to lose in his group(ToD and Leenock advancing if it's 2/4). Either way, good to see back some old blood in SCII!
Well, he did make the Finals in Season 1 Europe. Essentially if he had wone and done a little better in the Season 1 Finals, he had a better year (barely) than Mvp.
Horribly copied data from Liquipedia alert:
14 South Korea Mvp Europe 3600 1500 1500 300 100 150 50
30 France Stephano Europe 2025 1000 500 200 25 75 150 75
Before his retirement he was one of the best placed foreigners (in the 17-20th area, I seem to remember).
In fact, now that I look at it, the thing is he didn't do amazing on non-WCS championships (the few last of which he didn't attend). Other than that, his year was comparable to Naniwa's.
Source:
http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft2/2013_StarCraft_II_World_Championship_Series/Standings
It wasn't his best year, but he was very good. Arguably still the best foreigner until retirement. Up there with Nani/Scarlett.
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So both Zergs should be making it through Stephano's group then... I feel bad for Geoff >.< Team-kill.
I wonder if Stephano is still as sharp as when he left. Should be interesting to see him play again.
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On November 14 2013 12:19 DarkPlasmaBall wrote:
So both Zergs should be making it through Stephano's group then... I feel bad for Geoff >.< Team-kill.
I wonder if Stephano is still as sharp as when he left. Should be interesting to see him play again.
As if Incontrol has any chance of making it out any ways >_>. No offence to him!
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Oh hell yes! He is exactly who I wanted to see! <3
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3) .. When I came back home from school, a story over a cup of tea. Then 8pm comes, it's bedtime BUT dreamtime aswell.; Stephano (@EG_Stephano)
This is his previous tweet.... I believe he's hinting about going to dreamhack as well...
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He was pretty meh in HotS.
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STEPHANO <33333 my boner is back!
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YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
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STEPHANOOOOOO!!! GOOOOOZO!!!!
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On November 14 2013 12:23 Jenovah wrote:Show nested quote +3) .. When I came back home from school, a story over a cup of tea. Then 8pm comes, it's bedtime BUT dreamtime aswell.; Stephano (@EG_Stephano) This is his previous tweet.... I believe he's hinting about going to dreamhack as well...
no he's not, and he can't
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On November 14 2013 11:24 XtreMe_au wrote:Show nested quote +On November 14 2013 11:20 Joedaddy wrote:On November 14 2013 11:02 liberate71 wrote:
I hope he faces Naniwa at some point, after the 'incident' on Meta. what incident? o.o Naniwa said he won $200k on the back of nooblord-infestor and that he was skill-less douche hahahahaha. Semi true but Stephano DID pioneer roach-hydra vs Terran Edit: Subsequently Stephano tweeted some BM reply! love the drama
And mass roach vs Protoss, ling infestor ultra vs Terran.
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Excuse me while I change my pants.
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Meh - Hype is hype - nice for the fanboys...but I for one am far more interested in watching the Taeja, Leenock, MC, Hero, Jjakji, Hyun, Stardust and Symbol war play out.
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This is awesome news. However, I'm sure Stephano's studies have taken a good chunk of his time and he's probably been a bit out of practice. Even so, I'm hoping he proves me very wrong.
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Meh he got put in one of the easiest groups.
Still, interested in seeing his form.
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Wow nicce so hype, hope he stays for a bit :D
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I guess he's only good for creating a fun environment for the players. Otherwise, I don't see him going far, due to his laid back personality and practice routine.
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I think it is cool that he is coming back for HSC. Perfect fit honestly. I don't think he is coming out of retirement, but it will be cool to see him at a tournament again.
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Ive never really liked stephano, but fuck me if he isn't insanely talented. The shit he can do with no practice T.T Good luck!
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Great to see him playing again. I just don't understand the video. Lol
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On November 14 2013 12:30 Yhamm wrote:Show nested quote +On November 14 2013 12:23 Jenovah wrote:3) .. When I came back home from school, a story over a cup of tea. Then 8pm comes, it's bedtime BUT dreamtime aswell.; Stephano (@EG_Stephano) This is his previous tweet.... I believe he's hinting about going to dreamhack as well... no he's not, and he can't
He'll probably go to watch and enjoy the event, as part of his 'short holiday'.
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Knew it . This is going to be awesome - I have so many friends that were in LOVE with Stephano and will be so glad to hear this news.
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I'm guessing this is a one off thing for convenience. He was playing like garbage before he retired (compared to what he was back in 2012). I wouldn't expect this to be a fulltime thing unless he can balance both somehow.
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wow stephano...and that makes a super stack group
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Hells yeah Illyes! You know just how to time your entrances to make them more awesome. Coming back for Homestory right after that epic Blizzcon? Couldn't have chosen a better time myself! :D
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i give stephano less than a year to get sick of studying and return to sc2.
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On November 14 2013 12:23 Jenovah wrote:Show nested quote +3) .. When I came back home from school, a story over a cup of tea. Then 8pm comes, it's bedtime BUT dreamtime aswell.; Stephano (@EG_Stephano) This is his previous tweet.... I believe he's hinting about going to dreamhack as well...
Didn't qualify. Maybe IEM Singapore though
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Now people can finally stop over hyping overrated foreigners like scarlett and naniwa. If stephano were at blizzcon, he would've made top 4 easy.
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AWESOME. In a group with iNcontroL and ToD too lol. Should be epic :D
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Stephano said to Pomf & Thud (french caster) that he could go to some tournament after retiring, such as Ironsquid III if it happen. So, I think HSC is one of the other tournament he'll still play if he's invited. Don't forget that this is more a week-end with other pro to drink & discuss, and he loves both more than SC2.
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As if I wasn't hyped before. The return of awesome!!! Always thought he might be back!
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So happy, hopefully this isn't a one time thing, always look forward to seeing Stephano in action. Good luck Stephano!
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On November 14 2013 10:50 Buddy168 wrote:
Knew he couldn't stay away for long.
School is tough, and I'm sure he misses the competition and respect he got. In SC2 he was something special, and I'm sure it was nice being on top.
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I may be wrong here, but i don't remember him being in the greatest form for the last few months prior to his retirement. I understand he's a great player, but i'm pretty sure that everyone else's willingness to work hard had surpassed his immense talent by the end of his career.
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If I remember correctly , Stephano goes to med school ?
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Gogo Stephano!!! I wonder if he had any practice, though..
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Damn. Really cool for the HSC guys.
Very exciting, great to see someone returning instead of retiring.
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haha, awesome.. damn eh, those are some serious groups.. nice to see jjakji and scarlett attending.
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First time watching a HomeStory Cup. Is there an english caster/stream or just german?
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On November 14 2013 14:29 TehMaster wrote:
First time watching a HomeStory Cup. Is there an english caster/stream or just german?
English is the main stream, not even sure if there is a German stream lol. Lots of progamers help cast.
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Taeja Repeat Hype? It would be pretty cool if he won again, but this year will be much more difficult.
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HSC needed something special since people are feeling sated after Blizzcon. This was it. OMG hype.
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+550 to make it out of his group. -1500 he is the funniest guy on the caster's couch (intentionally or not).
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So few terrans again... But otherwise interesting lineup.
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canon rush the zergs tod & incontrol, you have seen how its done !
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siiickk
definitely watching this now
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On November 14 2013 14:18 [CCSRAM] BaoQuan wrote:
Gogo Stephano!!! I wonder if he had any practice, though..
I think he still plays a bit. He's been trying to stream for a while now, but I think his net can't handle it.
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eSports will forever remember this moment in eSports history that will redefine the meta game as far in the way that starcraft players play the game and the zerg race.
Anyway, POOR GEOFF : (.
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gonna be a fun time at HSCVIII now :p
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They always come back... once.
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Man I wish nani hadn't canceled now, would have been epic grudge match if they played
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Group F is for Friends who have fun together.
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On November 14 2013 14:21 Master Blaster wrote:
What happened to naniwa?
He decided to practice for DHW instead I think.
Anyway, cool to see Stephano in HSC8 even if I think he will only get top 16.
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Russian Federation604 Posts
Stephano will be punished for this!!!)
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Awesooooome! This actually made me a little emotional. :D
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YES.
and I thought homestory couln't get any better!
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Appearances like this every once in a while are really cool. I'll just feel bad for the players if he wins this thing.
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Stephano vs iNcontroL?!?!?!? I MUST see this!
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stephano has the easiest group.
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On November 14 2013 15:27 ThePlagueJG wrote:He decided to practice for DHW instead I think.
I believe the term is "dick tucking" actually.
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Will Stephano wear some sort of Team Jersey?
GO Liquid part time!
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On November 14 2013 10:50 BigFan wrote:
meh not too exciting tbh. He was an amazing player but unless my memory is failing me, he didn't do too well in WCS EU or something and with being out of practice, unless he's still got the same instincts and play a similar style, he's going to lose in his group(ToD and Leenock advancing if it's 2/4). Either way, good to see back some old blood in SCII!
No offense but...
only getting second place in a nailbiter vs Mvp is really, really bad and nothing to talk about(pre hellbat nerf I think?!). In addition the only foreigner that reached the finals overall at every WCS held this year. After that he kinda fell apart, but that was with his retirement already in sight and he seemed kinda meh about it with short glimpses of motivation...
Lets see, hope he fires it up again. I'm not really into the "naniwa the foreign hope" thing...not that I hate the guy (how could I, I don't know him) but he's simply seems not to be my kind of dude.
TL;DR : yay... :D
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Unless Stephano has been playing in his free-time, ToD will most likely knock him out.
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On November 14 2013 16:17 Cybren wrote:Show nested quote +On November 14 2013 15:27 ThePlagueJG wrote:On November 14 2013 14:21 Master Blaster wrote:
What happened to naniwa? He decided to practice for DHW instead I think. I believe the term is "dick tucking" actually.
Pretty sure he is practicing.
WHat you do on your free time is not an issue of mine<3
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I don't expect the level to be high, but god damn I miss that guy
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That's great! I hope Stephano wins it all :D <3
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Hopefully this is the beginning of a full return. Stephano was a shadow of his former self the last months before retirement, hopefully he's ready to kick some ass. Admittedly being Stephano it wouldn't surprise me if he was just there for a good time
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OMG I am now watching this Homestory Cup. Go stephano!
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Roach buff and he is back
Welcome back
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Well that added to the hype
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SICK hope he'll do great he's the best !!!
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Pssh. Fake-quitters for the loss. :\
No offence intended to him in reality, but I hope ToD and Leenock get through then.
It would be pretty amusing if the two non-korean protosses get through when Leenock and the #1 previous foreign hope were in the group.
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Like the old Cincinnatus he is comming back when Foreign Republic is in hour of need, to save it from South Korean domination
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Hah this is awesome. Even if he goes out in the first round I'm sure he'll lend his hand in the usual Homestory shenanigans. Great news
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"I need short holidays." I think it's pretty clear how long this comeback will be.
Anyway, it's awesome he's coming back! I wonder how well he plays now...
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omg Stephano is back! Yea!!!
*happy eyes in tears* TT
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like i said it, he is not a person that can be away from "lights of the stage"... but i didn't think he will return so quickly
anyway, GG and welcome back! even his group is great, with incontrol in it :D
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And just as I thought "Stephano AND Naniwa under the same roof again??" I realized Naniwa was replaced.
But still nice, will be lots of fun I hope!
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Nice, I wonder how much he actually practiced for this.
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Stephano vs Incontrol pls bm
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Should be very interesting.
I'm sad about group A though... I would like all of those players to advance
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On November 14 2013 17:10 iEatWoofers wrote:"I need short holidays." I think it's pretty clear how long this comeback will be. Anyway, it's awesome he's coming back! I wonder how well he plays now...
That three month vacation at university is a bit short for Stephanos taste but now it's back to business. Right? Right?
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take why are you being so awesome dude. woah ... happy as fuck now
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ToD! But where is Grubby?
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Theres no real group of death. I loved watching group of deaths, like having 2 or 3 1st place contenders in the same Ro32 group
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inb4 the new oracle smashes his face XDXD
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On November 14 2013 17:48 [F_]aths wrote:
ToD! But where is Grubby?
Staying home to practice for IEM.
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lol, this is funny. I hated this guy for a lot of his innovations in WoL and for beating a lot of my favorite players despite his carefree attitude... but now that he's coming back, it's making me smile. The scene needs this. Even if he gets swept in the round of 32, it's good to see someone talented return to the game.
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On November 14 2013 18:44 CakeSauc3 wrote:
lol, this is funny. I hated this guy for a lot of his innovations in WoL and for beating a lot of my favorite players despite his carefree attitude... but now that he's coming back, it's making me smile. The scene needs this. Even if he gets swept in the round of 32, it's good to see someone talented return to the game.
Like Savior.
And yes, for some reason people didn't like Stephano because he wasn't a robot. I'm happy that there are people with personality out there! Fresh blood is the lifeblood of any community's blood!
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awesupeeexttrrrrrrrraaaaaaaaaaaordinaaaaridicutopuremadnesssssssssssss
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Sorry if it was asked, but why has Naniw quit the cup?
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To quote Naniwa "What a joke"
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On November 14 2013 19:04 ZeRoXSC wrote:
Sorry if it was asked, but why has Naniw quit the cup?
Because he knew Stephano was coming!!!!! (I base this on no evidence)
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I like stephano but would rather have seen HSC giving the chance to someone playing the game and trying to make a name for himself. Or just someone who is good but we dont really know much about.
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On November 14 2013 19:34 Fjodorov wrote:
I like stephano but would rather have seen HSC giving the chance to someone playing the game and trying to make a name for himself. Or just someone who is good but we dont really know much about.
Honestly, HSC would have been falling over themselves to accommodate Stephano if it meant he would participate in their tournament. The amount of extra viewership this will bring will be fantastic for them.
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Hah that's cool move by HSC. I doubt he will be playing as good as he used to but it'll still be pretty fun to see Stephano playing again.
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On November 14 2013 19:40 HystericaLaughter wrote:Show nested quote +On November 14 2013 19:34 Fjodorov wrote:
I like stephano but would rather have seen HSC giving the chance to someone playing the game and trying to make a name for himself. Or just someone who is good but we dont really know much about. Honestly, HSC would have been falling over themselves to accommodate Stephano if it meant he would participate in their tournament. The amount of extra viewership this will bring will be fantastic for them.
Yeah thats true. Forgot to consider that aspect.
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It will be interesting to see how he will play, anyone think there will be a 'roach max' ZvP now with improved burrow or swarm hosts all the way?
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On November 14 2013 19:14 padz wrote:
To quote Naniwa "What a joke"
To quote Stephano, "simply disghust-ting!"
Ha ha, I'm a huge Naniwa fan though. It's too bad Naniwa's not going to be at HSC this time
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Dammit why did Nani have to drop out, we need to know!
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On November 14 2013 20:04 Krogan wrote:
Dammit why did Nani have to drop out, we need to know!
got wind of it, peed his pants when he got flashbacks of stephano's roach control.
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STEPHANO <3
Would be funny if HSC gets 80k+ viewers because of Stephano :D
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yay! homestory cup just got a bit more epic
<3 take and HSCup!
will watch for sure
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On November 14 2013 10:52 Steins;Gate wrote:NOOOOO. JAEDONG WAS SUPPOSE TO GET HIS SIXTH SECOND PLACE THIS YEAR
Dreamhack!
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really tough group for nightend . he could upset taeja tho if he gets to play his late game tvp. still, really hard.
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A welcome change?
as if he would show some decent games, I highly doubt, this guy had been playing for fun for a long time.
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On November 14 2013 22:18 myminerals wrote:
A welcome change?
as if he would show some decent games, I highly doubt, this guy had been playing for fun for a long time.
That's incorrect.
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I liked it better when he was retired.
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I hope Naniwa intentionally dropped out of this tournament.
Regardless, I think Stephano isn't going to dominate. Even he can fall behind on practice (and the metagame).
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On November 14 2013 19:04 ZeRoXSC wrote:
Sorry if it was asked, but why has Naniw quit the cup?
Naniwa cancels tourneys quite often, when he doesn´t feel that good about his play, or when he wants to practise for something . With a new patch just out and DH coming up, it would´nt surprise me, if it would be something in this direction.
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Really curious to see what kind of level of play he will bring with him, but we can always be sure he will bring nice entertainment to the stream ^_^
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After he retired his twitter nick was Stephano for few weeks, then he changed it back to EG_Stephano. So he is still pmaying for eg? :D
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omg, nice back I hope he stay
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great move by TaKe ) gonna watch HSC for sure now
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On November 14 2013 11:01 Ventris wrote:
Propably part of some elaborate ploy by EG. They kept him under the radar and fed him more monster and dirty money to make an even stronger version of Stephano.
I think they will finally reveal the time-chamber IdrA, Huk and Stephano practised in during their respective peaks.
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Awesome move by TaKe, pure Gold in terms of advertisement/business savvy.
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WOO WOOOOOOOOOO
This is going to make HSC amazing.
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was being told to get ready because it would be crazy... Rotterdam hyped it so much that it could only have been Boxer or Nestea... and then it is just stephano
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On November 14 2013 23:08 SixStrings wrote:Show nested quote +On November 14 2013 11:01 Ventris wrote:
Propably part of some elaborate ploy by EG. They kept him under the radar and fed him more monster and dirty money to make an even stronger version of Stephano. I think they will finally reveal the time-chamber IdrA, Huk and Stephano practised in during their respective peaks.
oh, did they buy the time chambers from Liquid and Millenium, too? :p
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Wow, this is exciting, I get to see all the things I have been missing since Stephano retired like..
Bored winners' interviews where he talks about how little he cares about whatever event he's at and how he didn't even practice for it...
And hour-long swarm host turtling ZvPs where 60 spine crawlers are made...
On second thought, this isn't exciting at all. ToD/Stephano will make MaNa/FireCake look like a speed race.
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this is cool, but also showing he dont give a shit about uni and left cause he was waning. hopefully this break helped him
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I like how there is one Korean in each group who is the clear favorite to come out.
Also, Leenock must be fucking STOKED on his group hahaha.
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Gl broz! Its going to be a WCS Caster massacre
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So is Stephano going to be representing EG at HSC and will he rejoin EG if it is a permanent stay?
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Incontrol is going to beat Stephano in their bracket. I bet my house on it.
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When we gona have Idra in HSC Take?
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+1
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On November 15 2013 01:09 Dogfoodboy16 wrote:
Incontrol is going to beat Stephano in their bracket. I bet my house on it.
ok
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this time around, mass BURIED roach since they got a buff.
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While I was a massive Stephano fan, I had kinda accepted his retirement. It's very nice to see him back cause he is awesome, but it just seems unrealistic to hope that he will crush like he used to
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On November 15 2013 00:49 astray71 wrote:
So is Stephano going to be representing EG at HSC and will he rejoin EG if it is a permanent stay?
He's still with EG at this point but he probably wont go full time pro ever again. This is probably just a "break" for him but I think we can expect that he'll have more "breaks" in the future.
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Stephano I love you !
Stephano forever <3
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I can see him coming back on occasion because he's always played well when he didn't have to train 12 hours a day. But I don't see him being a full-time pro again.
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Why Nani is not participating?
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Stephano: Hey guys I heard they buffed roaches...
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I guess I'm gonna watch some SCII. It's been a long time
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That's nice to see him play again but he will probably not even win his group
Well maybe he will win he in the most easy group if you remove leenock because I'm sure ''maybe'' he can win vs tod and incontrol in these matchup ( 2 protoss )
2 advance so who know but I'm sure he not even good anymore, I remember he was good during the infestor wol era where he played the style nicely and abused it the best possible.
in wcs he got eliminated then stoped the game, hell im not even sure all the hype he got realy deserved, time to prove the skill he got in guessing !
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On November 14 2013 10:50 BigFan wrote:
meh not too exciting tbh. He was an amazing player but unless my memory is failing me, he didn't do too well in WCS EU or something and with being out of practice, unless he's still got the same instincts and play a similar style, he's going to lose in his group(ToD and Leenock advancing if it's 2/4). Either way, good to see back some old blood in SCII!
I agree. Your writing is really concise - I'm not trying to tell you what to do, but if I was you I'd start an SC2 site ala Bleacher Report where somebody googles something shoddily-related like "prize pool homestory 8" and 3 headlines come up at the top all "Everybody is Excited About Stephano's Return But Here's The Top Ten Reasons Why They Shouldn't Be" and then sit back and get rich off of ad clicks. By now you're at Network Solutions shopping for a domain name...remember me.
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so has there been an official reason as to why he came back? I'm honestly very surprised by this, he seemed pretty sincere about his retirement and focusing on school instead.
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On November 15 2013 00:49 astray71 wrote:
So is Stephano going to be representing EG at HSC and will he rejoin EG if it is a permanent stay?
It's kind of the Liquid thing where you never really leave the team/family
I doubt he's still under contract.
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On November 15 2013 01:34 Hydro033 wrote:Show nested quote +On November 15 2013 01:09 Dogfoodboy16 wrote:
Incontrol is going to beat Stephano in their bracket. I bet my house on it. ok
I guess the catch is you don't have a house, do you?
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Am I the only one who would rather have him do really good in Med School than the occasional half asses SC2 performance?
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On November 15 2013 19:11 thezanursic wrote:
Am I the only one who would rather have him do really good in Med School than the occasional half asses SC2 performance?
I assume the people of France feel this way too haha.
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On November 15 2013 00:17 brieN wrote:
this is cool, but also showing he dont give a shit about uni and left cause he was waning. hopefully this break helped him
Or it is his winter break from Uni and he just wants to have fun.
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On November 15 2013 19:11 thezanursic wrote:
Am I the only one who would rather have him do really good in Med School than the occasional half asses SC2 performance?
He isn't in Med School.
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On November 15 2013 19:11 thezanursic wrote:
Am I the only one who would rather have him do really good in Med School than the occasional half asses SC2 performance?
You really believe that we as SC players will go to med school? ..... suppy
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i don't think his point changes whether stephano is in med school or not. wishing the guy a good academic performance over crappy starcraft performance is a pretty good point regardless of if it's "med" school
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On November 16 2013 11:57 Waise wrote:
i don't think his point changes whether stephano is in med school or not. wishing the guy a good academic performance over crappy starcraft performance is a pretty good point regardless of if it's "med" school
Uh, good academic performance and crappy SC performance aren't mutually exclusive. Everyone on this forum that goes to College or University can tell you that much.
Except guys like Suppy or Xenocider. Overachieving bastards.
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That's rediculous guys. The fact is that Stephano can do whatever he wants regardless of what you think you want for him and he can ride off the back of his success for a long time.
He's there to have fun; it looks like he's having a good time and I'm glad to see him playing the game again. It's saddening that the most stable style for him is the most boring, but w/e.
Point is you're in no position to tell him what to do or what is best or optimal for him. Stephano will do whatever the fuck Stephano wants to do.
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my favorite thing is when people try to tell those who much more intelligent than them, what to do.
"how do you know!"
one person has achieved great success at an activity many wish to do the same at.
one person is a nameless keyboard warrior unable to understand decisions made by those who have proven themselves to be great.
I wonder why.
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On November 15 2013 19:11 thezanursic wrote:
Am I the only one who would rather have him do really good in Med School than the occasional half asses SC2 performance?
add me to that list.
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