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lystier
Profile Blog Joined August 2013
China877 Posts
November 19 2013 04:30 GMT
#41
I'm not sure if it's appropriate to state that the prize money is not good enough AFTER you took that money...i won't be happy if i were HSC host.
Startale forever.
TheBloodyDwarf
Profile Blog Joined March 2012
Finland7524 Posts
November 19 2013 04:34 GMT
#42
#elfiisgod

elfi have more wins against taeja than taeja have against elfin
Fusilero: "I still can't believe he did that, like dude what the fuck there's fandom and then there's what he did like holy shit. I still see it when I close my eyes." <- reaction to the original drunk santa post which later caught on
TheBloodyDwarf
Profile Blog Joined March 2012
Finland7524 Posts
November 19 2013 04:45 GMT
#43
On November 19 2013 10:56 Darkhoarse wrote:
Elfi is truly God.

The One and Only.
Fusilero: "I still can't believe he did that, like dude what the fuck there's fandom and then there's what he did like holy shit. I still see it when I close my eyes." <- reaction to the original drunk santa post which later caught on
stuchiu
Profile Blog Joined June 2010
Fiddler's Green42661 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-11-19 04:50:37
November 19 2013 04:47 GMT
#44
elfi.taja is God.
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Havik_
Profile Joined November 2011
United States5585 Posts
November 19 2013 04:52 GMT
#45
"The game is always fun." Really? That's why you were thinking of retiring just because the community shrunk a little bit? I doubt these guys really love the game as much as they say they do. They like winning at the game, but I'm not sure they like the game itself.
"An opinion is only as good as the evidence that backs it up."- William O'Malley, S.J.
dreamseller
Profile Blog Joined August 2006
Australia914 Posts
November 19 2013 04:57 GMT
#46
get that boy eating brown rice and vegetables. force him if you have to!
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vik7
Profile Joined May 2009
United States227 Posts
November 19 2013 05:37 GMT
#47
if tajea leaves pro gaming i don't thanks bad at all for his age, he can find a career with good money in his pocket =)
NA player, go KT Flash, ST Life( ;( ) , IMMvp, EGJD, CMStorm Polt, SKT Rain, KT Zest, Bisu, RootherO, Stats and teamliqiud
Ketch
Profile Joined October 2010
Netherlands7285 Posts
November 19 2013 05:48 GMT
#48
Wow, Taeja in my city?! That's epic... I might do a fanboy stake-out. Anyway, Taeja the 10k prince sounds nice
WigglingSquid
Profile Joined August 2011
5194 Posts
November 19 2013 05:51 GMT
#49
On November 19 2013 10:54 Waxangel wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 19 2013 10:51 Sub40APM wrote:
You're at the new TL-HQ in the Netherlands until DreamHack. How's living there?

It's all good, but I've ended up only eating microwavable Korean food and ramen. I've had so much of it I could throw up. Victor's girlfriend comes over sometimes and makes us dinner. It's really good, and I'm thankful to her.

I haven't had a chance to see the Netherlands, and I don't really plan to. I think I will just keep playing.

They should really feed him better. No wonder hes kind of feeling unhealthy!


it's more an issue of him not liking western food

That makes me sad.
ssxsilver
Profile Joined June 2007
United States4409 Posts
November 19 2013 06:00 GMT
#50
On November 19 2013 13:30 lystier wrote:
I'm not sure if it's appropriate to state that the prize money is not good enough AFTER you took that money...i won't be happy if i were HSC host.

And doesn't Take operate HsC at a loss too? I mean, I get that the ecosystem of professional SC2 is tough, but he can always decline to go to these "low money" tournaments.
Danglars
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
United States12133 Posts
November 19 2013 06:06 GMT
#51
I hope to hear soon that Liquid is hiring a professional chef for the Netherlands HQ.
Great armies come from happy zealots, and happy zealots come from California!
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JustPassingBy
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
10776 Posts
November 19 2013 06:18 GMT
#52
Ha, if he makes it out of the first group his chances of winning are 50%? What a cocky bastard. ;D
str10_hurts
Profile Joined December 2011
Netherlands12 Posts
November 19 2013 06:36 GMT
#53
I do not think that Taeja is boring, on the contrary. His game play play is comparable to a barbarian, dual wielding diesel powered drills going trough some peasants. IRL... who cares, I like SC2 for its games, not for seeing some party hard winner.

The fact he could not care less for culture, foreign food just adds to his devotion to the game IMO. (and I am from the Netherlands!)

Keep on trucking Taeja, eyes on the money.
LingBlingBling
Profile Joined December 2012
United States353 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-11-19 06:42:03
November 19 2013 06:40 GMT
#54
On November 19 2013 11:54 MysterySC wrote:
Sorry but he's just to boring to bad american teams didn't sign the fun koreans


Really get tired of Americans and Europeans complaining about Koreans not jumping up and down every time they win something like it's American Idol.

They are not monkeys their to entertain you. This is their job, their life line of income on the line. Korean culture is far more respectable in that regard. Taeja is a well mannered fellow and his mind is on the important things in life.

He also said he was dead tired. I seen Taeja show tons of emotion when he played in Korea in the GSL where he feels at home.

I get so upset when I see American/European viewers disrespect Koreans because they are not entertaining them, instead of commenting on their skill.

Hope the best for Taeja, must be hard living in a huge environment change and food change. I don't blame him for not wanting to go out.


Remember our motto: We ain't got it.
Alryk
Profile Blog Joined November 2011
United States2718 Posts
November 19 2013 06:41 GMT
#55
On November 19 2013 13:23 Scarecrow wrote:
He's gotta be one of the dullest stars in SC2. Hard to warm to him when he doesn't even want to go out and explore a foreign country, instead staying inside eating microwaved shit. The way he won the final then just sat there cleaning his glasses, without even smiling, was a real downer (saved only by Incontrol's humour).


What did Incontrol say?
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zimz
Profile Blog Joined May 2008
United States510 Posts
November 19 2013 06:48 GMT
#56
On November 19 2013 15:40 LingBlingBling wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 19 2013 11:54 MysterySC wrote:
Sorry but he's just to boring to bad american teams didn't sign the fun koreans


Really get tired of Americans and Europeans complaining about Koreans not jumping up and down every time they win something like it's American Idol.

They are not monkeys their to entertain you. This is their job, their life line of income on the line. Korean culture is far more respectable in that regard. Taeja is a well mannered fellow and his mind is on the important things in life.

He also said he was dead tired. I seen Taeja show tons of emotion when he played in Korea in the GSL where he feels at home.

I get so upset when I see American/European viewers disrespect Koreans because they are not entertaining them, instead of commenting on their skill.

Hope the best for Taeja, must be hard living in a huge environment change and food change. I don't blame him for not wanting to go out.



sort of agree with you but
its kinda antisocial to visit a country so far far far away and you might never visit again and not explore the country a little.
zimz
Shellshock
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United States97276 Posts
November 19 2013 06:49 GMT
#57
I'm wondering if the elfi part is real. and if it is they definitely told him to say it
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Micro_Jackson
Profile Joined August 2011
Germany2002 Posts
November 19 2013 06:53 GMT
#58
On November 19 2013 15:41 Alryk wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 19 2013 13:23 Scarecrow wrote:
He's gotta be one of the dullest stars in SC2. Hard to warm to him when he doesn't even want to go out and explore a foreign country, instead staying inside eating microwaved shit. The way he won the final then just sat there cleaning his glasses, without even smiling, was a real downer (saved only by Incontrol's humour).


What did Incontrol say?


He joked around because Teaja was not engaged at all after winning 10.000 $ and making Hyun looking like a Diamond player. He just cleaned his glasses, unplugged his stuff and doesn´t gave a fuck which was way more fun and more entertaining to watch as a huge celebration dance. InControle was the right person at the right place because i found it pretty funny.
braller
Profile Joined January 2013
96 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-11-19 06:57:26
November 19 2013 06:57 GMT
#59
A Korean SC2 players gives a standard interview that reveals nothing about his personal life and/or opinions on the game:

"Wow, another terrible interview, why do these guys do nothing but spew platitudes?"

Taeja gives an interview where he talks earnestly about some of the problems/challenges he faces:

"Wow, what a lame person, how can he possibly believe that X and Y are true."

There's also "option c," of being a PartinG/MC style entertainer, but honestly the more of those players there are the less interesting they are as individuals.
rd
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
United States2586 Posts
November 19 2013 07:11 GMT
#60
On November 19 2013 15:40 LingBlingBling wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 19 2013 11:54 MysterySC wrote:
Sorry but he's just to boring to bad american teams didn't sign the fun koreans


Really get tired of Americans and Europeans complaining about Koreans not jumping up and down every time they win something like it's American Idol.

They are not monkeys their to entertain you. This is their job, their life line of income on the line. Korean culture is far more respectable in that regard. Taeja is a well mannered fellow and his mind is on the important things in life.

He also said he was dead tired. I seen Taeja show tons of emotion when he played in Korea in the GSL where he feels at home.

I get so upset when I see American/European viewers disrespect Koreans because they are not entertaining them, instead of commenting on their skill.

Hope the best for Taeja, must be hard living in a huge environment change and food change. I don't blame him for not wanting to go out.




How is it disrespectful to Taeja to say he's not an outwardly entertaining personality? That doesn't mean Taeja has to be giddy, it's just a stated opinion based on an observation. Calm the fuck down.
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