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Dodgin
Profile Blog Joined July 2011
Canada39254 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-11-27 22:39:54
November 27 2013 22:39 GMT
#101
Can't see foreigners taking any of the remaining tournaments. Dreamhack, definitely 100% not happening, IEM, better chances but still no, WCG is bo5 this year so hell no. Asus rog northcon is probably the best chance but Jaedong, Life and Innovation are still there.
Nebuchad
Profile Blog Joined December 2012
Switzerland12422 Posts
November 27 2013 22:39 GMT
#102
On November 28 2013 05:09 johnnyapplec wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 28 2013 04:51 Enema wrote:
Didn't Xenocider win that one Tournament?

But it was mainly foreigners with some unknown Koreans


One could apply a similar description to most of the 'foreign success' that we saw in the past years.
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sVnteen
Profile Joined January 2011
Germany2238 Posts
November 27 2013 22:41 GMT
#103
On November 28 2013 07:35 argonautdice wrote:
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On November 28 2013 07:24 sVnteen wrote:
my hopes for the foreigners are nani scarlett hasu and nerchio
I think they got a decent shot so go do it guys (and girls) :D

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scarlett counts double at least
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Darkhorse
Profile Blog Joined December 2011
United States23455 Posts
November 27 2013 22:43 GMT
#104
Looking at how stacked the remaining tournaments are, I don't see any real chance for a foreigner victory.
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sM.Zik
Profile Joined June 2011
Canada2550 Posts
November 27 2013 22:46 GMT
#105
On November 28 2013 06:40 Muffloe wrote:
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On November 28 2013 06:24 sM.Zik wrote:
On November 28 2013 06:18 MrFUBAR wrote:
We're dead anyway.. They are one of the main reasons why SC2 is dieing as an E-sport. I've given up on Starcraft for this very reason. I hope you all find enjoyment though.
Cheers


Yeah, because broodwar was really a shitty eSport. I wonder where TeamLiquid.net come from, anybody know their past history?

imo sc2 has never been this fun to watch than how it is today.

Although I don't understand that. A foreginer has never won the GSL in sc2, but Grrr won an OSL in BW. An OSL.. in BW


He won his OSL in 1999 or early 2000, the korean scene was just starting, you really can't compare.

On November 28 2013 06:40 lowercase wrote:
We need Jinro to come back and save the day. He made it further than any other foreigner in the GSL, Ro4 at one point.


Again, can't compared the early sc2 scene to how it is today. The kespa switch changed a lot of things.
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damoonwolf
Profile Joined November 2013
France98 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-11-27 22:50:58
November 27 2013 22:49 GMT
#106
Player who train 12 hours by day with coach and game house win all tounament?

Many foreigner are not really professional. We say they are because they win money, but for be really a pro-gamer you need to hard train, you need coach, you need GH, and you need to be a real compétitor.

Few day ago ElkY has parcicipated at a french webTV show. Damn this guy is a compétitor, he has go to korea whitout support, train hard ect...
He has play some BW and sc2 game at the show, when he losing, he want revenge, he want play more, he don't rage, just play, train for become better.
This is a compétitor, a man who has been a reel Starcraft pro-gamer

I'm very disapoited when i look foreigner players who don't want play tournament because too much korean. Or want limitation of korean player. Or against player who say "i dont hard train because i don't want lose the fun of the game". Never professional sportman will speak like this.
they are supposed to be pro-gamer, and talking and train like casual. Of course some foreigner are not like this, but too much few for sure.

Foreigner players will win major tounament when they will are really professional and compétitor in their brain, and they will have reel pro structure with coach and gaming house, for help them to improve them skill and strategy.
slowbacontron
Profile Joined October 2012
United States7722 Posts
November 27 2013 22:50 GMT
#107
Haha, this article makes Mr. Chae seem like a diabolical mastermind bent on seeing the death of foreigners in SC2 He's a nice and super cool guy!
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Zealously
Profile Blog Joined October 2011
East Gorteau22261 Posts
November 27 2013 22:53 GMT
#108
On November 28 2013 07:49 damoonwolf wrote:
Player who train 12 hours by day with coach and game house win all tounament?

Many foreigner are not really professional. We say they are because they win money, but for be really a pro-gamer you need to hard train, you need coach, you need GH, and you need to be a real compétitor.

Few day ago ElkY has parcicipated at a french webTV show. Damn this guy is a compétitor, he has go to korea whitout support, train hard ect...
He has play some BW and sc2 game at the show, when he losing, he want revenge, he want play more, he don't rage, just play, train for become better.
This is a compétitor, a man who has been a reel Starcraft pro-gamer

I'm very disapoited when i look foreigner players who don't want play tournament because too much korean. Or want limitation of korean player. Or against player who say "i dont hard train because i don't want lose the fun of the game". Never professional sportman will speak like this.
they are supposed to be pro-gamer, and talking and train like casual. Of course some foreigner are not like this, but too much few for sure.

Foreigner players will win major tounament when they will are really professional and compétitor in their brain, and they will have reel pro structure with coach and gaming house, for help them to improve them skill and strategy.


When Starcraft II is your life, it's not enough to just train hard if you're not winning. You need to eat and you need to have a place to sleep, among other things. If Starcraft II isn't paying enough, you can't continue playing competitively. I understand what you're saying and I think the fighting spirit among some foreigners is pitiful as well, but you can't just say that they need to "train harder" when the game and the money they can make from it dictates their lives.
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stuchiu
Profile Blog Joined June 2010
Fiddler's Green42661 Posts
November 27 2013 22:53 GMT
#109
On November 28 2013 07:50 slowbacontron wrote:
Haha, this article makes Mr. Chae seem like a diabolical mastermind bent on seeing the death of foreigners in SC2 He's a nice and super cool guy!


He is a nice and super cool guy....bent on masterminding the death of foreigners in SC2.
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figq
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
12519 Posts
November 27 2013 23:11 GMT
#110
On November 28 2013 07:53 stuchiu wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 28 2013 07:50 slowbacontron wrote:
Haha, this article makes Mr. Chae seem like a diabolical mastermind bent on seeing the death of foreigners in SC2 He's a nice and super cool guy!


He is a nice and super cool guy....bent on masterminding the death of foreigners in SC2.
Hm, I always thought he was masterminding the undeserved promotion of foreigners to gain them more viewers actually.
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bibilisk
Profile Joined May 2011
France44 Posts
November 27 2013 23:13 GMT
#111
Comparing foreigners to Koreans is like comparing platinum league to high GM.
CutTheEnemy
Profile Joined November 2013
Canada373 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-11-27 23:17:45
November 27 2013 23:16 GMT
#112
Scarlett will carry us to the promised land
Can we help spread the word and create pressure to get Rob Pardo to replace Browder as head of Sc2? Pardo led the team for broodwar, frozen throne, and wow/BC. We need to make this a thing before LotV development starts. Think about it.
damoonwolf
Profile Joined November 2013
France98 Posts
November 27 2013 23:19 GMT
#113
On November 28 2013 07:53 Zealously wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 28 2013 07:49 damoonwolf wrote:
Player who train 12 hours by day with coach and game house win all tounament?

Many foreigner are not really professional. We say they are because they win money, but for be really a pro-gamer you need to hard train, you need coach, you need GH, and you need to be a real compétitor.

Few day ago ElkY has parcicipated at a french webTV show. Damn this guy is a compétitor, he has go to korea whitout support, train hard ect...
He has play some BW and sc2 game at the show, when he losing, he want revenge, he want play more, he don't rage, just play, train for become better.
This is a compétitor, a man who has been a reel Starcraft pro-gamer

I'm very disapoited when i look foreigner players who don't want play tournament because too much korean. Or want limitation of korean player. Or against player who say "i dont hard train because i don't want lose the fun of the game". Never professional sportman will speak like this.
they are supposed to be pro-gamer, and talking and train like casual. Of course some foreigner are not like this, but too much few for sure.

Foreigner players will win major tounament when they will are really professional and compétitor in their brain, and they will have reel pro structure with coach and gaming house, for help them to improve them skill and strategy.


When Starcraft II is your life, it's not enough to just train hard if you're not winning. You need to eat and you need to have a place to sleep, among other things. If Starcraft II isn't paying enough, you can't continue playing competitively. I understand what you're saying and I think the fighting spirit among some foreigners is pitiful as well, but you can't just say that they need to "train harder" when the game and the money they can make from it dictates their lives.



Yes of course, you are absolutly right, but this problem is not only for foreigner. Korean player have the same, many esF player or kespa B-teamer have don't pay by their team, and many of them have annonced their retirement recently.
But the differences is korean have GH when they can live and eat. It's for this a speak also the the importance of team with coach and GH. But even with GH, them live are hard.

Also, every player know sc2 is not easy money. When you become pro-gamer you know when you go, it's like proffesional tennisman, many of them dont win the money they need for pay a coach and their plane ticket for go to tournament. sc2 pro-gamer is a hard life. you train hard, make sacrifice, and if you don't become a Life, Innovation, Stephano or other great star of the game, you will win few money and gratitude. it's infortunately like this, and not really different that you are foreigner or korean.
damoonwolf
Profile Joined November 2013
France98 Posts
November 27 2013 23:20 GMT
#114
On November 28 2013 08:19 damoonwolf wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 28 2013 07:53 Zealously wrote:
On November 28 2013 07:49 damoonwolf wrote:
Player who train 12 hours by day with coach and game house win all tounament?

Many foreigner are not really professional. We say they are because they win money, but for be really a pro-gamer you need to hard train, you need coach, you need GH, and you need to be a real compétitor.

Few day ago ElkY has parcicipated at a french webTV show. Damn this guy is a compétitor, he has go to korea whitout support, train hard ect...
He has play some BW and sc2 game at the show, when he losing, he want revenge, he want play more, he don't rage, just play, train for become better.
This is a compétitor, a man who has been a reel Starcraft pro-gamer

I'm very disapoited when i look foreigner players who don't want play tournament because too much korean. Or want limitation of korean player. Or against player who say "i dont hard train because i don't want lose the fun of the game". Never professional sportman will speak like this.
they are supposed to be pro-gamer, and talking and train like casual. Of course some foreigner are not like this, but too much few for sure.

Foreigner players will win major tounament when they will are really professional and compétitor in their brain, and they will have reel pro structure with coach and gaming house, for help them to improve them skill and strategy.


When Starcraft II is your life, it's not enough to just train hard if you're not winning. You need to eat and you need to have a place to sleep, among other things. If Starcraft II isn't paying enough, you can't continue playing competitively. I understand what you're saying and I think the fighting spirit among some foreigners is pitiful as well, but you can't just say that they need to "train harder" when the game and the money they can make from it dictates their lives.



Yes of course, you are absolutly right, but this problem is not only for foreigner. Korean player have the same, many esF player or kespa B-teamer have don't pay by their team, and many of them have annonced their retirement recently.
But the differences is korean have GH when they can live and eat. It's for this a talking also about the importance of team with coach and GH. But even with GH, them live are hard.

Also, every player know sc2 is not easy money. When you become pro-gamer you know when you go, it's like proffesional tennisman, many of them dont win the money they need for pay a coach and their plane ticket for go to tournament. sc2 pro-gamer is a hard life. you train hard, make sacrifice, and if you don't become a Life, Innovation, Stephano or other great star of the game, you will win few money and gratitude. it's infortunately like this, and not really different that you are foreigner or korean.

riyanme
Profile Joined September 2010
Philippines940 Posts
November 27 2013 23:24 GMT
#115
Kill them all!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Leave no foreigner alive...
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EnumaAvalon
Profile Blog Joined February 2012
Philippines3613 Posts
November 27 2013 23:33 GMT
#116
I belieeeeeve in Naniwa!
(._.) ( l: ) ( .-. ) ( :l ) (._.) They see me rolling. They hating.
Valikyr
Profile Joined June 2010
Sweden2653 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-11-27 23:47:33
November 27 2013 23:46 GMT
#117
On November 28 2013 05:15 HeeroFX wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 28 2013 05:11 emanresU wrote:
On November 28 2013 05:09 HeeroFX wrote:
well I wil probably stop watching SC 2 when Naniwa and Scarlett call it


Because no one watched Brood War right?



No i just don't have players I am interested in watching. I only care about events that have players I like to watch. That is resonable. I don't watch a TV show I don't like even if its suppose to be good.

So the only or number one criteria for you to like a player is: Not a Korean. ?
Seems borderline racist to me but hey the community sure aint gonna miss you when you're gone.
ninjamyst
Profile Joined September 2010
United States1903 Posts
November 27 2013 23:48 GMT
#118
IEM Singapore is the only chance they have....
Scarx
Profile Joined June 2013
Germany49 Posts
November 27 2013 23:49 GMT
#119
If Scarlett shows the same performance at IEM Singapore that she has shown at the Red Bull Battle Grounds I really think she has a realistic chance of taking the tournament. While there are some scary Koreans I would still Bomber to be the most dangerous one - and she already beat him. So the chances of her overcoming the foreign curse mid be quite good.
RESOqub
Profile Joined September 2013
51 Posts
November 27 2013 23:49 GMT
#120
On November 28 2013 08:13 bibilisk wrote:
Comparing foreigners to Koreans is like comparing platinum league to high GM.


No, it's like comparing Bayern Munich to Tottenham Hotspur.

Both are incredibly good but one is just that bit better.

I would have said Real Madrid but Madrid are bankrolled by the city so it doesn't really count.
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