It's nice to see the people who don't even like the game leaving IMO. This was like the hero vs. villain match, Polt is always smiling and has good manner even when losing. Naniwa has always been rude an ungrateful. This is a fitting end for his SC2 career. It's pure karma pay back that his rage quit gave the nice guy a free win.

Big J

Austria16289 Posts

March 14 2014 21:54 GMT

#422

May have been posted before, but still funny:

ZAiNs

United Kingdom6525 Posts

March 14 2014 21:56 GMT

#423

On March 15 2014 06:54 Big J wrote:
May have been posted before, but still funny:
https://twitter.com/EG_Stephano/status/444508126696714241

http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/starcraft-2/307577-stephano-forfeits-onog-finals

lol

Darkhorse

United States23455 Posts

March 14 2014 21:58 GMT

#424

On March 15 2014 06:56 ZAiNs wrote:

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http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/starcraft-2/307577-stephano-forfeits-onog-finals

lol

Different and you know it.

Also Stephano seems to be joking here.

ilikeredheads

Canada1995 Posts

March 14 2014 22:00 GMT

#425

naniwa first pro to lose a game without losing ANY units?

seak99

Canada69 Posts

March 14 2014 22:00 GMT

#426

If he put his building a little more out of the way polt wouldn't have seen it... he just barely saw the edge.

Never was a fan of Naniwa, but he was one of the better foreigners. Unfortunately for everyone will only remember him for pulling these punk moves. Pretty much wastes his whole time as a programer if all he is remembered by is being a punk.

seak99

Canada69 Posts

March 14 2014 22:02 GMT

#427

On March 15 2014 06:54 Big J wrote:
May have been posted before, but still funny:
https://twitter.com/EG_Stephano/status/444508126696714241

Stephano sounds like a punk there too. No need to kick a guy while he is down

sitromit

7051 Posts

March 14 2014 22:04 GMT

#428

I'm just so devastated that at least for a little while until he inevitably decides to once again grace tournaments with his presence, we're not going to have to sit and wait 30 minutes in the middle of a bo3 because Naniwa's computer was the only one that was lagging, or there was something wrong with the map that made him unhappy after the game began, or the booth was uncomfortable, had sound-proofing issues or some other unbearable defect that only and only he noticed, or because JYP touched him, or because someone looked at him funny in the restroom 10 minutes ago.

I don't know if the SC2 scene can survive his absence.

Grobyc

Canada18410 Posts

March 14 2014 22:05 GMT

#429

On March 15 2014 05:19 Kabras wrote:

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pretty sure Polt would have scouted that way regardless, the crowd wasn't the reason he found the gate. still, that doesn't mean that naniwa's complaint wasn't legit. did polt win because crowd noise? absolutely not. was naniwa right to whine about the booths? who knows, any of the players that were in those booths today could tell us.

Yeah I absolutely agree it's not possible to say he wouldn't have scouted it otherwise unless he honestly wasn't going to and did get a hint from the crowd. You can't take anything away from Polt in this scenario.

It definitely wasn't respectful and sportsmanlike for Naniwa to instantly assume Polt only scouted it because of something he thinks happened though. He has no way of knowing if that was the case at all and even if he did somehow know for sure, it's pretty bad manner to type a cheeky comment like that. It wasn't necessary at all.

Josh_Video

Canada798 Posts

March 14 2014 22:07 GMT

#430

This is why i'm not sad about him retiring.

A career filled with drama, controversy and disappointment ends in a series filled with drama, controversy and disappointment. How fitting.

Yorkie

United States12612 Posts

March 14 2014 22:10 GMT

#431

Pretty much a microcosm of Naniwa's whole career. Pretty hilarious incident and a reminder that he is not really someone who should be missed at this point.

USA.

United States7 Posts

March 14 2014 22:11 GMT

#432

round of 15 imo

DannyJ

United States5110 Posts

March 14 2014 22:12 GMT

#433

But... I loved hating him...

It can't be the end!

I still love how utterly creepy and stone cold he was in the MLG he won a few years back. What a wonderful villain.

phodacbiet

United States1739 Posts

March 14 2014 22:15 GMT

#434

On March 15 2014 07:00 ilikeredheads wrote:
naniwa first pro to lose a game without losing ANY units?

The bunker was OP, david kim should nerf bunker build time again.

LA_Morello

Brazil143 Posts

March 14 2014 22:19 GMT

#435

If the players could indeed hear the crowd, I think he has a point. Might not been a good way to deal with it, but still. I wouldn't like to play in that situation.

MintBerryC

United States12 Posts

March 14 2014 22:21 GMT

#436

He must have known about the soundproofing issue before he started the 2-gate rush (probably before the game even started). This means that he chose to use a strat that would be unlikely to work for a known reason, but he did it anyway. My guess is that he went through with it because he wanted a way to justify his loss with an outside factor (to himself or fans), or he just felt like complaining about something.

If he didn't practice at all in the last month, there was no way he was winning the series no matter what, this way was quick and he could at least pretend that it was someone elses fault.

anatase

France532 Posts

March 14 2014 22:22 GMT

#437

So it has been 22 pages and nobody came to check the soundproofing issue ?

It really is the corner of the problem there.

As for Naniwa, while he clearly was a good(great?) player, that kind of behaviour just never pays off for me. It's pointless to be this good and this jerky.

AsnSensation

Germany24009 Posts

March 14 2014 22:24 GMT

#438

On March 15 2014 07:22 anatase wrote:
So it has been 22 pages and nobody came to check the soundproofing issue ?

It really is the corner of the problem there.

As for Naniwa, while he clearly was a good(great?) player, that kind of behaviour just never pays off for me. It's pointless to be this good and this jerky.

None of the other pros complaining and laughing at him is probably a good sign that there's no issue.

Sapphire.lux

Romania2620 Posts

March 14 2014 22:24 GMT

#439

On March 15 2014 05:13 las91 wrote:

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Why are the two mutually exclusive? He's been a genuine arse the entire time he's been on the scene, even if he is unhappy now that doesn't really excuse past or current behavior.

I meant as a light or even more serious depression that has probably gone on for a long time. He's had this awkward, "me against the world" and negative view on everything for a long time. I think he needs help, not a crucifixion.