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Darkhorse
Profile Blog Joined December 2011
United States23455 Posts
March 12 2014 19:33 GMT
#41
On March 13 2014 04:32 Vindicare605 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 13 2014 04:29 Darkhorse wrote:
On March 13 2014 04:27 Vindicare605 wrote:
On March 13 2014 04:17 Darkhorse wrote:
On March 13 2014 04:16 Meki wrote:
" i just dont like the game anymore and i feel like blizzard will take a super long time to fix it."

With this he means Terran being imba vs Protoss?

Think he means Swarm hosts.

But nice subtle balance whine.


It isn't balance whine to hate Swarm Hosts from a fun standpoint.

It's a boring terribly designed unit. Is the game balanced with it? Sure it is for the most part, but I can be completely sympathetic to Naniwa (and this is one of the only times I can see myself saying this) for being sick and tired of having to deal with Swarm Host turtle bull shit on ladder.

Naniwa is totally within his rights here to be unhappy. After dealing with Broodlord/Infestor as a casual player and a spectator I was sick of the game at the end of WoL I can't even imagine how some of the pros felt, it's totally understandable to not want to have a repeat of it.

He wasn't whining about swarm hosts. If you read his posts he says "Terran being imba vs Protoss".


Really?

+ Show Spoiler +
https://twitter.com/NaNiwaSC2/status/430286992106995713





He cites not having fun anymore with the game and those tweets go back when he was still active. Tell me why Swarm Hosts aren't a contributor?

I AM NOT TALKING ABOUT NANIWA. READ THE POST I QUOTED. god dammit...
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Plansix
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
United States60190 Posts
March 12 2014 19:33 GMT
#42
On March 13 2014 04:30 stuchiu wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 13 2014 04:26 Plansix wrote:
Will be back. Nani's greatest enemy is himself. He has to go on a spirit quest to fight shadow Nani and regain his power.


I think you have the wrong game. This is SC2 not Final Fantasy 4.

Zelda 2? Dark Siders? Prince of Persia? I got game references for days on this one.
I have the Honor to be your Obedient Servant, P.6
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BlitchizSC2
Profile Joined August 2010
United States306 Posts
March 12 2014 19:33 GMT
#43
On March 13 2014 04:30 Zealously wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 13 2014 04:29 BlitchizSC2 wrote:
On March 13 2014 04:25 DinosaurJones wrote:
He's a good player, but I'm not that upset about it. It's his choice, he can do what he wants.

In terms of foreign hope... well, Bunny and TLO are doing great right now. Snute too! And there are always a host of other decent foreigners who can step their game up when needed... Grubby, Suppy, CatZ, Xeno, Dayshi...

We will survive! And all the best to Nani!


That's a really weak list in terms of premier event winnings.


You can't draw conclusions based on premier event winnings alone. Foreigner don't win premier events, but that doesn't mean that they are "weak". There are a dozen Korean players that haven't won anything either, but that makes them weak no more than not winning makes Naniwa or anyone on that list weak.


What I'm driving at is there really isn't a HuK, Idra, Jinro, Nani, Stephano etc to root for anymore, which sucks because it's boring to people without that story line.
www.twitch.tv/blitchizsc2 | http://www.youtube.com/BlitchizStarcraft ~ fighting!
Darkhorse
Profile Blog Joined December 2011
United States23455 Posts
March 12 2014 19:34 GMT
#44
On March 13 2014 04:33 BlitchizSC2 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 13 2014 04:30 Zealously wrote:
On March 13 2014 04:29 BlitchizSC2 wrote:
On March 13 2014 04:25 DinosaurJones wrote:
He's a good player, but I'm not that upset about it. It's his choice, he can do what he wants.

In terms of foreign hope... well, Bunny and TLO are doing great right now. Snute too! And there are always a host of other decent foreigners who can step their game up when needed... Grubby, Suppy, CatZ, Xeno, Dayshi...

We will survive! And all the best to Nani!


That's a really weak list in terms of premier event winnings.


You can't draw conclusions based on premier event winnings alone. Foreigner don't win premier events, but that doesn't mean that they are "weak". There are a dozen Korean players that haven't won anything either, but that makes them weak no more than not winning makes Naniwa or anyone on that list weak.


What I'm driving at is there really isn't a HuK, Idra, Jinro, Nani, Stephano etc to root for anymore, which sucks because it's boring to people without that story line.

Don't quit on Scarlett so fast she's going back to Korea soon.
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Sjokola
Profile Joined November 2010
Netherlands800 Posts
March 12 2014 19:34 GMT
#45
This is bad
ThePlagueJG
Profile Joined May 2013
Sweden1010 Posts
March 12 2014 19:35 GMT
#46
Im very sad about this, my hope is that he is bluffing, but it doesn't seem like a big possibility.
ThorZaIN | NaNiwa | SaSe | PartinG | sOs | Jaedong | sOs restored passion!
Boucot
Profile Blog Joined October 2011
France15997 Posts
March 12 2014 19:35 GMT
#47
On March 13 2014 04:25 DinosaurJones wrote:
He's a good player, but I'm not that upset about it. It's his choice, he can do what he wants.

In terms of foreign hope... well, Bunny and TLO are doing great right now. Snute too! And there are always a host of other decent foreigners who can step their game up when needed... Grubby, Suppy, CatZ, Xeno, Dayshi...

We will survive! And all the best to Nani!

How can CatZ be in that list and not Scarlett ? o_o
Former SC2 writer for Millenium - twitter.com/Boucot
SantosPhillipCarlo
Profile Joined September 2013
United States351 Posts
March 12 2014 19:35 GMT
#48
Holy cow...it is his choice for darn sure, but I'll be hoping he gets refocused and starts having fun again because he has had some definite hype moments.
All our dreams can come true if we have the courage to pursue them. - Walt Disney
DinoMight
Profile Blog Joined June 2012
United States3725 Posts
March 12 2014 19:36 GMT
#49
"Wtf I come back and find myself in camp DinoMight all of a sudden, feels weird man." -Wombat_NI
Zealously
Profile Blog Joined October 2011
East Gorteau22261 Posts
March 12 2014 19:36 GMT
#50
On March 13 2014 04:33 BlitchizSC2 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 13 2014 04:30 Zealously wrote:
On March 13 2014 04:29 BlitchizSC2 wrote:
On March 13 2014 04:25 DinosaurJones wrote:
He's a good player, but I'm not that upset about it. It's his choice, he can do what he wants.

In terms of foreign hope... well, Bunny and TLO are doing great right now. Snute too! And there are always a host of other decent foreigners who can step their game up when needed... Grubby, Suppy, CatZ, Xeno, Dayshi...

We will survive! And all the best to Nani!


That's a really weak list in terms of premier event winnings.


You can't draw conclusions based on premier event winnings alone. Foreigner don't win premier events, but that doesn't mean that they are "weak". There are a dozen Korean players that haven't won anything either, but that makes them weak no more than not winning makes Naniwa or anyone on that list weak.


What I'm driving at is there really isn't a HuK, Idra, Jinro, Nani, Stephano etc to root for anymore, which sucks because it's boring to people without that story line.


HuK, Idra, Nani and Stephano all gradually fell off in terms of results before calling it quits (well, Huk hasn't). Did they get worse or the competition better? No idea, but I don't they would have won stuff today even if they were in their best shapes. The game is tough.
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stuchiu
Profile Blog Joined June 2010
Fiddler's Green42661 Posts
March 12 2014 19:37 GMT
#51
On March 13 2014 04:33 Plansix wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 13 2014 04:30 stuchiu wrote:
On March 13 2014 04:26 Plansix wrote:
Will be back. Nani's greatest enemy is himself. He has to go on a spirit quest to fight shadow Nani and regain his power.


I think you have the wrong game. This is SC2 not Final Fantasy 4.

Zelda 2? Dark Siders? Prince of Persia? I got game references for days on this one.


[image loading]

Naniwa go to the water temple and fight yourself.
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aeligos
Profile Joined January 2013
United States172 Posts
March 12 2014 19:37 GMT
#52
This was totally unexpected.

I recall his animosity towards the WCS concept when it was first announced so I wonder if that had anything to do with his displeasure for this game.
libera te tvtemet ex inferis A.'.A.'.
stuchiu
Profile Blog Joined June 2010
Fiddler's Green42661 Posts
March 12 2014 19:38 GMT
#53
On March 13 2014 04:33 BlitchizSC2 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 13 2014 04:30 Zealously wrote:
On March 13 2014 04:29 BlitchizSC2 wrote:
On March 13 2014 04:25 DinosaurJones wrote:
He's a good player, but I'm not that upset about it. It's his choice, he can do what he wants.

In terms of foreign hope... well, Bunny and TLO are doing great right now. Snute too! And there are always a host of other decent foreigners who can step their game up when needed... Grubby, Suppy, CatZ, Xeno, Dayshi...

We will survive! And all the best to Nani!


That's a really weak list in terms of premier event winnings.


You can't draw conclusions based on premier event winnings alone. Foreigner don't win premier events, but that doesn't mean that they are "weak". There are a dozen Korean players that haven't won anything either, but that makes them weak no more than not winning makes Naniwa or anyone on that list weak.


What I'm driving at is there really isn't a HuK, Idra, Jinro, Nani, Stephano etc to root for anymore, which sucks because it's boring to people without that story line.


People always say story line but I still have no idea what that means.
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Undead1993
Profile Joined January 2012
Germany17651 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-03-12 19:38:49
March 12 2014 19:38 GMT
#54
for some reason, the very good foreigners like to retire(or take a break) t.t
hope it doesn't hit scarlett, but i presonally can understand his decision, the game became very very unenjoyable for me as well.
sad times, but for now let's see which foreigner will rise next.
SEKO SEKO SEKO SEKO SEKO
Wuster
Profile Joined May 2011
1974 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-03-12 19:38:58
March 12 2014 19:38 GMT
#55
On March 13 2014 04:20 plasmidghost wrote:
This is pretty disappointing to hear, I love watching NaNiwa and hopes he regains his passion for the game


Seems like this post from this fanclub is relevant now too:

http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/fan-clubs/208834-naniwa-fanclub?page=531#10612

In any case, Naniwa has always been a player with a lot of out of game distractions, I guess they finally got too much for him (plus his general frustration against Swarm Hosts / infinite Zerg armies, which have really backfired in terms of Blizzard's vision for the unit being to *break* turtles).
Darkhorse
Profile Blog Joined December 2011
United States23455 Posts
March 12 2014 19:38 GMT
#56
On March 13 2014 04:38 stuchiu wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 13 2014 04:33 BlitchizSC2 wrote:
On March 13 2014 04:30 Zealously wrote:
On March 13 2014 04:29 BlitchizSC2 wrote:
On March 13 2014 04:25 DinosaurJones wrote:
He's a good player, but I'm not that upset about it. It's his choice, he can do what he wants.

In terms of foreign hope... well, Bunny and TLO are doing great right now. Snute too! And there are always a host of other decent foreigners who can step their game up when needed... Grubby, Suppy, CatZ, Xeno, Dayshi...

We will survive! And all the best to Nani!


That's a really weak list in terms of premier event winnings.


You can't draw conclusions based on premier event winnings alone. Foreigner don't win premier events, but that doesn't mean that they are "weak". There are a dozen Korean players that haven't won anything either, but that makes them weak no more than not winning makes Naniwa or anyone on that list weak.


What I'm driving at is there really isn't a HuK, Idra, Jinro, Nani, Stephano etc to root for anymore, which sucks because it's boring to people without that story line.


People always say story line but I still have no idea what that means.

I root for aLive I am told that he is the opposite of a story line. So I guess a story line = Squirtle?
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goxtisc
Profile Joined November 2010
Bolivia8 Posts
March 12 2014 19:38 GMT
#57
I don't like this, is like a soccer player, dunno, let's say Piqué (player frome Spain), he's not the best but he's good, he will never quit playing soccer, i find this decision chilsdish and inmature.
Plansix
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
United States60190 Posts
March 12 2014 19:39 GMT
#58
On March 13 2014 04:37 stuchiu wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 13 2014 04:33 Plansix wrote:
On March 13 2014 04:30 stuchiu wrote:
On March 13 2014 04:26 Plansix wrote:
Will be back. Nani's greatest enemy is himself. He has to go on a spirit quest to fight shadow Nani and regain his power.


I think you have the wrong game. This is SC2 not Final Fantasy 4.

Zelda 2? Dark Siders? Prince of Persia? I got game references for days on this one.


[image loading]

Naniwa go to the water temple and fight yourself.

Water temple confirmed worse than swarm hosts.
I have the Honor to be your Obedient Servant, P.6
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Holytornados
Profile Joined November 2011
United States1022 Posts
March 12 2014 19:40 GMT
#59
Even though I expected it, hurts to hear him say. As bad to me as when IdrA left.
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Vindicare605
Profile Blog Joined August 2011
United States16121 Posts
March 12 2014 19:40 GMT
#60
On March 13 2014 04:39 Plansix wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 13 2014 04:37 stuchiu wrote:
On March 13 2014 04:33 Plansix wrote:
On March 13 2014 04:30 stuchiu wrote:
On March 13 2014 04:26 Plansix wrote:
Will be back. Nani's greatest enemy is himself. He has to go on a spirit quest to fight shadow Nani and regain his power.


I think you have the wrong game. This is SC2 not Final Fantasy 4.

Zelda 2? Dark Siders? Prince of Persia? I got game references for days on this one.


[image loading]

Naniwa go to the water temple and fight yourself.

Water temple confirmed worse than swarm hosts.


As an avid hater of the Water Temple I strongly disagree. Swarm Hosts are worse.
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