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m0ck
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
4194 Posts
March 12 2014 22:47 GMT
#241
Naniwa is mirroring his falloff from WoL exactly (1 year from release). His strengths are just better suited to a less explored/figured out game. Earlier on mechanics are less important and being creative and surprising has more power. I guess we'll see him when the protoss expansion hits ^^
thirtyapm
Profile Joined January 2012
521 Posts
March 12 2014 22:49 GMT
#242
well i guess scarlett becomes the undisputed best foreigner then.

until she takes an indefinite break heh, or state catches up.
TecaNina
Profile Joined December 2013
41 Posts
March 12 2014 22:49 GMT
#243
I hope he will come back! My favorite player and only reason why I watch SC2...
Naniwa, Parting, SoS, HomestoryCup fuck yeahhh <3
negativedge
Profile Joined December 2011
4279 Posts
March 12 2014 22:50 GMT
#244
fuck

so of the only two foreigner players worth anything (save maybe the Chinese), one is semi-retired, and the other keeps talking about taking a break from the game.

we need a new hero
Yamaeda
Profile Joined April 2011
Sweden13 Posts
March 12 2014 22:51 GMT
#245
Too bad, i hope he finds the inspiration, as he's really good when he's good, and one of the few foreigners who can actualy compete with the Koreans.
JoeCool
Profile Joined January 2012
Germany2520 Posts
March 12 2014 22:51 GMT
#246
Was there ever an athlete that became better (or at least reached the same level as before) after "taking some time off" ?
Sub40APM
Profile Joined August 2010
6336 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-03-12 22:57:26
March 12 2014 22:56 GMT
#247
On March 13 2014 07:51 JoeCool wrote:
Was there ever an athlete that became better (or at least reached the same level as before) after "taking some time off" ?

michael jordan retired and then came back and was still good.

Lets hope naniwa goes to the same medical school as Thorzane, and EG can monetize its employees via a reality show hosted by Incontrol.
Enel
Profile Joined April 2012
Sudan430 Posts
March 12 2014 22:59 GMT
#248
On March 13 2014 07:47 m0ck wrote:
Naniwa is mirroring his falloff from WoL exactly (1 year from release). His strengths are just better suited to a less explored/figured out game. Earlier on mechanics are less important and being creative and surprising has more power. I guess we'll see him when the protoss expansion hits ^^


lol. You talk like he became bad at the game and lost motivation because of that. It's more like he lost motivation and stopped practicing.
Go Sudan
Zealously
Profile Blog Joined October 2011
East Gorteau22261 Posts
March 12 2014 23:03 GMT
#249
On March 13 2014 07:36 GaliX wrote:
So only robot Koreans and mainstream foreigners are left in Starcraft sadly.

No person with personality is left now. Maybe MC, Jeadong or Parting can be called personalitys now.
But they are so different. MC is just a troll.


I would have argued against you but the idea that Korean players are robots or void of personality is too stupid and it's been used a million times too many. Come on dude, don't be thick.
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Fus
Profile Joined August 2010
Sweden1112 Posts
March 12 2014 23:06 GMT
#250
On March 13 2014 07:49 thirtyapm wrote:
well i guess scarlett becomes the undisputed best foreigner then.

until she takes an indefinite break heh, or state catches up.


True but we don't hear alot from Scarlett recently. And i would not put State in top 20 foreigner.
NaNiwa | Innovation | Flash | DeMuslim ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Zealously
Profile Blog Joined October 2011
East Gorteau22261 Posts
March 12 2014 23:08 GMT
#251
On March 13 2014 08:06 Fus wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 13 2014 07:49 thirtyapm wrote:
well i guess scarlett becomes the undisputed best foreigner then.

until she takes an indefinite break heh, or state catches up.


True but we don't hear alot from Scarlett recently. And i would not put State in top 20 foreigner.


Scarlett is going to Korea in a few weeks, and State just joined Prime and is said to consistently hang around the upper half of KR GM. I don't think there are 20 foreigners that could do the same.
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darkscream
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
Canada2310 Posts
March 12 2014 23:10 GMT
#252
how come alex garfield products only brings sadness to the community now

every sc2 EG/A player is like a horse with a broken leg..
Roswell
Profile Joined November 2013
United States250 Posts
March 12 2014 23:15 GMT
#253
On March 13 2014 08:10 darkscream wrote:
how come alex garfield products only brings sadness to the community now

every sc2 EG/A player is like a horse with a broken leg..

yeah eg snute didnt wreck house a few days ago
"You are the bravest boy I have ever met"
DavoS
Profile Blog Joined October 2012
United States4605 Posts
March 12 2014 23:20 GMT
#254
This hurts the foreign scene so much. Whether you were a fan or not, Nani was a big personality and one of the few foreign hopes. And we've seen that replacements for big foreign hopes aren't exactly lining up
"KDA is actually the most useless stat in the game" Aui_2000
BronzeKnee
Profile Joined March 2011
United States5226 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-03-12 23:22:25
March 12 2014 23:22 GMT
#255
Well, that is it for me too then.

I also really dislike HOTS, hardly play it, and only watch for a few players, Naniwa being one of them.

Time to adjust my TL settings so only LOL streams and articles come up...
Darkhorse
Profile Blog Joined December 2011
United States23455 Posts
March 12 2014 23:26 GMT
#256
On March 13 2014 08:10 darkscream wrote:
how come alex garfield products only brings sadness to the community now

every sc2 EG/A player is like a horse with a broken leg..

...

You are going to blame Alex Garfield for this?
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Advantageous
Profile Blog Joined May 2012
China1350 Posts
March 12 2014 23:26 GMT
#257
hope naniwa doesnt retire... best foreigner imo.
"Because I am BossToss" -MC ヽ༼ຈل͜ຈ༽ノ raise your dongers ヽ༼ຈل͜ຈ༽ノ I'm sure that all of my fellow class mates viewed me as the Adonis of the Class of 2015 already. -Xenocider, EG, ieF 2013 Champion.
BigFan
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
TLADT24920 Posts
March 12 2014 23:28 GMT
#258
Well, if he's not enjoying the game, I think it's the right call to make. I'm sure lots of people will be sad by it but such is life. If this is done purely for balance reasons though, then I disagree with the method of getting change to happen. Best of luck to him.
Former BW EiC"Watch Bakemonogatari or I will kill you." -Toad, April 18th, 2017
Agathon
Profile Joined February 2011
France1505 Posts
March 12 2014 23:30 GMT
#259
On March 13 2014 07:15 Vertigro wrote:
Naniwa is the last true personality left in the foreign sc community... suddenly the game seems quite a bit more boring (and its already reached a level of dullness)


Since when you have to insult your opponents and blame anything but yourself when you lose to have a "true personality"?

MC has no personality? Targa ? Mana ? Huk? Catz ?

I'm happy for the SC2 scene today and I hope he'll never come back. Being different is good, being an ass like Idra or Naniwa is a shame.

Just my 2 cents.
"C'est au pied du mur, qu'on voit le mieux...le mur".
Swords
Profile Blog Joined May 2012
6038 Posts
March 12 2014 23:30 GMT
#260
Man, this is a shame.

Naniwa was one of very few SC2 players who I'd get excited to watch. Whether you loved him or you hated him, the emotion that he played with transferred to the viewers. Some people would be angry if he won or happy if he lost because of his bad manners and "I only care about winning" attitude. I fell into the other camp with people who were elated when he won because his intensity was palpable onscreen, even though you couldn't see him. You just knew he wanted to win so badly, and that he really did put the work and time in to try to be the best.

Seeing a guy who cared as much as Naniwa cared basically saying he doesn't enjoy the game anymore is pretty upsetting. Good luck to him in whatever endeavor he moves on to.
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