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Daswollvieh
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Hydro033
United States136 Posts
On December 06 2013 14:57 ROOTFayth wrote: just that both are competitive, both requires a lot of hardwork/dedication to succeed at and well a lot more money to be made from poker than starcraft so kind of a natural transition How are the generic qualities of competition and dedication characteristics of poker exclusively? I just don't get why poker and not other things. Why not chess, billiards or even real sports? | ||
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renaissanceMAN
United States1840 Posts
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XiaoJoyce-
China2908 Posts
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DavoS
United States4605 Posts
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Chronos.
United States805 Posts
When I first read this I imagined this was something he would be doing for fun instead of money, though I have no idea how much money Boxer actually has. | ||
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Nekovivie
United Kingdom2599 Posts
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purakushi
United States3301 Posts
We shall always remember the Emperor. | ||
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shammythefox
United Kingdom286 Posts
It also goes without saying that it's an incredibly lucrative business and the potential for Starcraft 2 gaining positive publicity out of this move is hardly negligible. I wish Boxer the best of luck and I dearly hope he decides to stream some of this. | ||
KadaverBB
Germany25658 Posts
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ffadicted
United States3545 Posts
On December 06 2013 23:12 XiaoJoyce- wrote: He look like 18 year old teenager. in the photo The asian discount strikes again | ||
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Tchado
Jordan1831 Posts
On December 06 2013 22:39 Daswollvieh wrote: Lets see what damage Jessica can do in Poker. Omg this is hilarious ! I never thought of that ! brings back good memories of slayers | ||
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farnham
1378 Posts
On December 06 2013 12:39 perfidiusrex wrote: why?why is everybody so depressed.he found something to do.what did you expect from him? coaching SKT? | ||
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dafunk
France521 Posts
On December 06 2013 22:51 Hydro033 wrote: How are the generic qualities of competition and dedication characteristics of poker exclusively? I just don't get why poker and not other things. Why not chess, billiards or even real sports? Both are games of incomplete information, rely on metagame A LOT, you've to get into your opponnents head, you've to like solo competition and spending your days on your computer doing the same thing over and over and over again. Plus, if you want to become good faster than others, playing a lot of tables at the same time on internet is really useful (you need those APMs). I'm sure theres a lot of others connections between sc and poker. ps : not to mention that to get really good at poker you've to identify what makes a good player, what moves you've to do at what time, etc | ||
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FFW_Rude
France10201 Posts
On December 06 2013 23:54 shammythefox wrote: Why is everyone so upset about this? I was under the impression the Starcraft communities opinion on poker was fairly warm. It's fairly obvious Boxer's days as a progamer in Starcraft are behind us, whereas poker is an opportunity that requires similar characteristics in a player without the mechanical pressure of a fast paced RTS game making it a perfect platform to continue a career into middle and old age. It also goes without saying that it's an incredibly lucrative business and the potential for Starcraft 2 gaining positive publicity out of this move is hardly negligible. I wish Boxer the best of luck and I dearly hope he decides to stream some of this. I can answer this really simply. It's "another" end of an era. I'm really upset about this (in an emotional way). Sure it's good that he can follow his career. But i'm just sad that he's leaving. But maybe it's not for good. I hope we will have an awesome interview where he explain his mindset and all of that. For me, Lim Yohwan is what made me who am i today (i know it sounds silly. And i'm 30 ...). This guy tought me passion through his games. Perseverance, ambition and all of that. I found myself in high school with problem and saying in my head : "boxer wouldn't have let this down. He would have fought". Stuff like that. Irony in all of that. I'm not a SKT fan. Maybe i was a pathetic kid i don't know. But that is why i'm sad that he is ending his Starcraft presence. Hopefully it's not for good and may come back sometimes. I also hope that his physical condition is good now. | ||
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Grobyc
Canada18410 Posts
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Antisocialmunky
United States5912 Posts
He deserves more than being kept around as the old man. | ||
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jinsanity
United States137 Posts
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Targe
United Kingdom14103 Posts
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farnham
1378 Posts
On December 07 2013 00:22 FFW_Rude wrote: you are absolutely rightI can answer this really simply. It's "another" end of an era. I'm really upset about this (in an emotional way). Sure it's good that he can follow his career. But i'm just sad that he's leaving. But maybe it's not for good. I hope we will have an awesome interview where he explain his mindset and all of that. For me, Lim Yohwan is what made me who am i today (i know it sounds silly. And i'm 30 ...). This guy tought me passion through his games. Perseverance, ambition and all of that. I found myself in high school with problem and saying in my head : "boxer wouldn't have let this down. He would have fought". Stuff like that. Irony in all of that. I'm not a SKT fan. Maybe i was a pathetic kid i don't know. But that is why i'm sad that he is ending his Starcraft presence. Hopefully it's not for good and may come back sometimes. I also hope that his physical condition is good now. Boxer is a modern hero in korea. he made the whole starcraft programing scene possible and to be honest his game against nada (which had 3 million viewers a number no other starcraft 2 match ever achieved) probably was the reason why SC2 had some early success. His mindset when playing games, to never surrender inspired a lot of young koreans and thats why its sad that he isnt trying another time. however i can kinda see that he doesnt want to do anything with SC2 anymore after how he got treated by those slayers basterds | ||
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