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NaNiwa to take an indefinite break from StarCraft - Page 9

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DarthNeBuL
Profile Joined January 2011
Russian Federation17 Posts
March 12 2014 20:34 GMT
#161
Nooo, Naniwa, you are the reason i like this game..pls...NOOO
Darkhorse
Profile Blog Joined December 2011
United States23455 Posts
March 12 2014 20:35 GMT
#162
On March 13 2014 05:34 khmerrouge wrote:
could it be that he is just doing a sneaky maneuver to make everyone think he suks, then he shows his true mad skills because he's been practising like crazy for the last month or so? i mean, he is a poker player, isnt he?

Unlikely. Apparently he hasn't laddered for a month or more.
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intotheheart
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
Canada33091 Posts
March 12 2014 20:39 GMT
#163
I'm sure that he's met a lot of people and can find an opportunity. Patrick Chapin said the same thing about being a pro-MTG player. Going to all of those events and meeting all those people can give someone work opportunities.
kiss kiss fall in love
ffadicted
Profile Joined January 2011
United States3545 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-03-12 20:40:37
March 12 2014 20:39 GMT
#164
On March 13 2014 05:19 TotalBiscuit wrote:
I love how people think that Naniwa gets paid a lot

SC2 community has a rampant lack of understanding of what money goes where in this scene.


When everyone refuses to give $'s, who's to blame
You can't b*tch about ppl not knowing something when you choose to hide those details
SooYoung-Noona!
aavvdkdk
Profile Joined June 2013
Denmark11 Posts
March 12 2014 20:40 GMT
#165
Never been a fan of Nani (playstyle and personality), but it still makes me sad to see one of the best foreigners to ever play Sc2 take a break. I hope he gets back when he feels like it.
TheSTC <3
Roswell
Profile Joined November 2013
United States250 Posts
March 12 2014 20:40 GMT
#166
naniwa stop being like idra. yeah you might not like your job, (its a job yo,) but you have literally thousands of fans who want to cheer for you, so keep your head up and stuff.
"You are the bravest boy I have ever met"
WoodLeagueAllStar
Profile Joined August 2012
United States806 Posts
March 12 2014 20:41 GMT
#167
Some nerds honestly should never use sports metaphors ugh its literally painful. No i am serious my eyes sting.

Its like the 26 year old NFL player who retired recently, Mendenhall I think it was and people were also shocked and appalled but he had realistic reasons, he saw what the game does to your body and he didn't want his brain to be mush or legs/back to give him pain all his life. To him his peace was worth millions.

Naniwa is probably asking himself is the grind worth the opportunity cost of doing things you love instead and the haters, as a Protoss going through the maddening frustration of dealing with Swarm Host just made the game not worth it, also the ridiculous clicking and work just to win in these free unit says maybe gives him wrist soreness and fatigue. Some things aren't worth it.

He didn't 'quit' y'all Naniwa just needs a break and if he wants to wait for a new unit or nerfed SH then I think he should be able to do whats best for his body and mind.
In 1984, I was hospitalized for approaching perfection. --Random Rules
JoeCool
Profile Joined January 2012
Germany2520 Posts
March 12 2014 20:42 GMT
#168
On March 13 2014 05:35 Darkhorse wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 13 2014 05:34 khmerrouge wrote:
could it be that he is just doing a sneaky maneuver to make everyone think he suks, then he shows his true mad skills because he's been practising like crazy for the last month or so? i mean, he is a poker player, isnt he?

Unlikely. Apparently he hasn't laddered for a month or more.


I´ve thought about that as well ... but it would not make sense at all. I mean what would be his benefits? The other players are practicing no matter if he´s participating or not. And it´s unlikely that someone is checking his BOs.
Plus his aversion to SHs is absolutely credible.
We´ll see what happens next...
Darkhorse
Profile Blog Joined December 2011
United States23455 Posts
March 12 2014 20:43 GMT
#169
On March 13 2014 05:40 Roswell wrote:
naniwa stop being like idra. yeah you might not like your job, (its a job yo,) but you have literally thousands of fans who want to cheer for you, so keep your head up and stuff.

"If you don't like your job you should just put your head down and keep doing it and not try to find something you enjoy" - this doesn't sound like good life advance.

Also "It's not what you want that matters it is what other people want" referring to your comment about the fans.
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Kerence
Profile Joined May 2011
Sweden1817 Posts
March 12 2014 20:44 GMT
#170
On March 13 2014 05:19 TotalBiscuit wrote:
I love how people think that Naniwa gets paid a lot

SC2 community has a rampant lack of understanding of what money goes where in this scene.


It might have a rampant lack of understanding where the money goes because no one in the scene wants to talk about this information, don't you think?

This isn't even only regarding the money, it's basically impossible to know what goes on in the scene unless you are already in it, since very few people are open on how things work.

I'm not even saying we need to know (I certainly don't need to know what Naniwa gets payed, for example, I don't really care), but I don't understand the whole "you're so stupid for being wrong I'm not even going to bother correcting you other than pointing and laughing, because you clearly don't understand"-thing. What good does that do?
I am here in the shadows.
sc2holar
Profile Joined October 2011
Sweden1637 Posts
March 12 2014 20:46 GMT
#171
On March 13 2014 05:40 Roswell wrote:
naniwa stop being like idra. yeah you might not like your job, (its a job yo,) but you have literally thousands of fans who want to cheer for you, so keep your head up and stuff.

"Nani this is not 'Nam, this is proffesional starcraft. There are RULES!"
you no take candle
Darkhorse
Profile Blog Joined December 2011
United States23455 Posts
March 12 2014 20:47 GMT
#172
On March 13 2014 05:44 Kerence wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 13 2014 05:19 TotalBiscuit wrote:
I love how people think that Naniwa gets paid a lot

SC2 community has a rampant lack of understanding of what money goes where in this scene.


It might have a rampant lack of understanding where the money goes because no one in the scene wants to talk about this information, don't you think?

This isn't even only regarding the money, it's basically impossible to know what goes on in the scene unless you are already in it, since very few people are open on how things work.

I'm not even saying we need to know (I certainly don't need to know what Naniwa gets payed, for example, I don't really care), but I don't understand the whole "you're so stupid for being wrong I'm not even going to bother correcting you other than pointing and laughing, because you clearly don't understand"-thing. What good does that do?

TB has a point when he says that people don't understand about where the money goes. I see a lot of people saying "Well no one tells us the monetary situations of esports teams so how are we supposed to know?" which is true but then people try to make points with assumptions on financial situations that they know nothing about, so I can kind of see TB's frustration with that.
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Boucot
Profile Blog Joined October 2011
France15997 Posts
March 12 2014 20:48 GMT
#173
On March 13 2014 05:23 Cricketer12 wrote:
And thus ended the enduring legacy of the Starcraft Swedes
(i know sjow exists but hes as useful as bbyong)

SjoW has switched on Hearthstone.
Former SC2 writer for Millenium - twitter.com/Boucot
mikumegurine
Profile Joined May 2013
Canada3145 Posts
March 12 2014 20:48 GMT
#174
Scarlett and Jim take over the reins
intotheheart
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
Canada33091 Posts
March 12 2014 20:49 GMT
#175
On March 13 2014 05:40 Roswell wrote:
naniwa stop being like idra. yeah you might not like your job, (its a job yo,) but you have literally thousands of fans who want to cheer for you, so keep your head up and stuff.

If it's a job that he doesn't enjoy, why should he weigh his fans' feelings over his own? He provides entertainment and competition, and there will still be strong foreign players without him.
kiss kiss fall in love
ElMeanYo
Profile Joined March 2011
United States1032 Posts
March 12 2014 20:49 GMT
#176
On March 13 2014 05:12 Darkhorse wrote:
Naniwa also just decided to quit and not accept a new contract from his team so he isn't going to be raking in any more money. I'm sure EGAlliance is happy with what Naniwa did while on their team.


Yea but I'll bet hes not giving that money back that he 'earned' while 'finding his motivation'. I don't know the details of his contract but I would assume he would have some duties that would involve streaming or earning his keep somehow. Apparently he hasn't played a single ladder game in a month.

“The only man who never makes mistakes is the man who never does anything.” ― Theodore Roosevelt
WickedEye
Profile Joined January 2014
Poland9 Posts
March 12 2014 20:50 GMT
#177
Wow! hope he dosen't back
TL najgorsze comunity na świecie
FreDMouL
Profile Joined April 2011
France59 Posts
March 12 2014 20:51 GMT
#178
playing protoss and complain... genius...
My better is better than your better
NovaMB
Profile Joined February 2013
Germany9534 Posts
March 12 2014 20:51 GMT
#179


Darkhorse
Profile Blog Joined December 2011
United States23455 Posts
March 12 2014 20:52 GMT
#180
On March 13 2014 05:49 ElMeanYo wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 13 2014 05:12 Darkhorse wrote:
Naniwa also just decided to quit and not accept a new contract from his team so he isn't going to be raking in any more money. I'm sure EGAlliance is happy with what Naniwa did while on their team.


Yea but I'll bet hes not giving that money back that he 'earned' while 'finding his motivation'. I don't know the details of his contract but I would assume he would have some duties that would involve streaming or earning his keep somehow. Apparently he hasn't played a single ladder game in a month.


If he did breach his contract at all he is legally obligated to return the money actually if Alliance chose to go that route. However, Naniwa hasn't streamed much during his entire tenure on Alliance and I'm guessing he didn't actually breach his contract at all. So Naniwa probably didn't really do anything wrong even though he took a break.
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