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Kevin_Sorbo
Profile Joined November 2011
Canada3217 Posts
March 14 2014 22:25 GMT
#441
Naniwas mighty pointy ears.

seriously. gtfo son. Hope one day he realizes how epic it was to have gaming as a job
The mind is like a parachute, it doesnt work unless its open. - Zappa
Eury
Profile Joined December 2008
Sweden1126 Posts
March 14 2014 22:25 GMT
#442
Naniwa is the only thing remotely interesting in this boring and dead community.
tshi
Profile Joined September 2012
United States2495 Posts
March 14 2014 22:26 GMT
#443
On March 15 2014 06:43 Grobyc wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 15 2014 06:42 DarkPlasmaBall wrote:
Damn I missed this x.x Is there a VOD available?


lol. I hope people use the sound of the crowd booing in spoof-videos from now on. Like when someone wins the tourney, they can overlay the audio from that video on top (if it's a protoss ;D)
scrub - inexperienced player with relatively little skill and excessive arrogance
Darkhorse
Profile Blog Joined December 2011
United States23455 Posts
March 14 2014 22:28 GMT
#444
On March 15 2014 07:25 Eury wrote:
Naniwa is the only thing remotely interesting in this boring and dead community.

What a silly thing to say.
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Wildmoon
Profile Joined December 2011
Thailand4189 Posts
March 14 2014 22:28 GMT
#445
On March 15 2014 07:25 Eury wrote:
Naniwa is the only thing remotely interesting in this boring and dead community.


He is the worst thing actually.
GinDo
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
3327 Posts
March 14 2014 22:29 GMT
#446
On March 15 2014 06:02 dUTtrOACh wrote:
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On March 15 2014 05:51 umade wrote:
I'll say this.

I've been a fan of Naniwa for three straight years, ever since he won that MLG going undefeated and not losing a single map until the final. There's no doubt that he, along with Stephano, have been the best foreigners over that period. He's been the only foreigner at several events. He was the only one qualifying for Blizzcon, albeit barely. He was the only one qualifying for this IEM. Nani made it clear very early that he wasn't here for the fans or the audience. He was here because he wanted to be the best. He did all of this for himself, not for you or for me. Let me say it again. HE MADE IT CLEAR VERY EARLY IN HIS CAREER. Now that he's probably retiring, everyone jumps on him and insults him, calls him a kid for being selfish. Did you guys start watching SC2 in 2014?

This wasn't a nice way of going out, but it was the nani-way. Also, about the soundproofing. Impossible to know if it had anything to do with what Polt did in the game, but clearly Naniwa heard the crowd/casters and assumed Polt could too.

Goodbye Naniwa, good luck.


Started watching SC2 during the beta.

Watched Broodwar before that. Never watched War3, so Naniwa didn't exist to me until SC2.

Trust me, the crowd had NOTHING to do with Polt finding his proxy. Usually, it is the player whose proxy is discovered who realizes "Oh fuck, I've been scouted. Do I reveal that I know, and try another strategy, or do I try and make the strategy work as if I didn't know I was scouted?" That is how it's done. Crowd sounds don't command your SCVs to find enemy buildings. They respond to events: Building is discovered - crowd goes wild.


Very true. good pros scout regardless of what the crowd shouts. Good point
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Quateras
Profile Joined August 2012
Germany867 Posts
March 14 2014 22:31 GMT
#447
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.


Because its a non issue.
Naniwa used that soundproof thing as a cheap excuse to not play...

Watch the vod, you can see Polt scout before there were any cheering or anything,Even with perfect soundproof he would have scoutet it.

Then Kennigit did a twitter post, where he asked other players and the LoL dudes, they all said they had no issues.
"If you don't know where you are going, you can never get lost."
docvoc
Profile Blog Joined July 2011
United States5491 Posts
March 14 2014 22:32 GMT
#448
On March 15 2014 07:28 Wildmoon wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 15 2014 07:25 Eury wrote:
Naniwa is the only thing remotely interesting in this boring and dead community.


He is the worst thing actually.

That's just not at all true. You have no idea where he's at right now.
User was warned for too many mimes.
Wildmoon
Profile Joined December 2011
Thailand4189 Posts
March 14 2014 22:34 GMT
#449
On March 15 2014 07:31 Quateras wrote:
Show nested quote +
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.


Because its a non issue.
Naniwa used that soundproof thing as a cheap excuse to not play...

Watch the vod, you can see Polt scout before there were any cheering or anything,Even with perfect soundproof he would have scoutet it.

Then Kennigit did a twitter post, where he asked other players and the LoL dudes, they all said they had no issues.


Finding excuse is a loser's attitude.
starslayer
Profile Joined August 2011
United States696 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-03-14 22:39:00
March 14 2014 22:38 GMT
#450
geez after watching the vods nani looks like a mess. also from his body language look like he just didnt want to be there at all straight up looks like shit so defeated
i came here to kickass and chew bubblegum and i'm all out of bubble gum
Fran_
Profile Joined June 2010
United States1024 Posts
March 14 2014 22:39 GMT
#451
It looks like Polt saw the probe moving close to his ramp and then he scouted.
ludic123
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
Norway161 Posts
March 14 2014 22:42 GMT
#452
While I don't condone Nani's way of going about this, I really think people need to chill a little. None of you know him personally or what he might be going through. Just let bygones be bygones. I'm sure he already feels like he's being punished one way or another.
jax1492
Profile Joined November 2009
United States1632 Posts
March 14 2014 22:42 GMT
#453
nani why ...
SHODAN
Profile Joined November 2011
United Kingdom1162 Posts
March 14 2014 22:42 GMT
#454
better to burn out than fade away. and that's that. Naniwa retires as the best foreigner in sc2.
Heyoka
Profile Blog Joined March 2008
Katowice25012 Posts
March 14 2014 22:43 GMT
#455
NaNiwa has such a great history of being vocal about ESL's setups this is such a great ending.
@RealHeyoka | ESL / DreamHack StarCraft Lead
Zeze
Profile Joined January 2014
Norway41 Posts
March 14 2014 22:44 GMT
#456
I can't do anything but shrug. Never was to interested in the drama sorounding Naniwa or Sc2 in general. He seems a bit troubled and I can't imagin acting like this helped him. Should have forfeited his spot to someone who wanted to play. Seems like a stunt, unless he was the only player at the tournament ahving issues with it.
DarkPlasmaBall
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
United States46561 Posts
March 14 2014 22:46 GMT
#457
On March 15 2014 06:56 ZAiNs wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 15 2014 06:54 Big J wrote:
May have been posted before, but still funny:

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

lol


Yeah holy pot-kettle syndrome. What Naniwa did was scummy- and not the first bad thing he's done- but Stephano isn't exactly the paragon of virtue LOL.
"There is nothing more satisfying than looking at a crowd of people and helping them get what I love." ~Day[9] Daily #100
ilikeredheads
Profile Joined August 2011
Canada1995 Posts
March 14 2014 22:49 GMT
#458
On March 15 2014 07:42 ludic123 wrote:
While I don't condone Nani's way of going about this, I really think people need to chill a little. None of you know him personally or what he might be going through. Just let bygones be bygones. I'm sure he already feels like he's being punished one way or another.


except he already has a reputation for BM and poor professionalism. The soundproofing excuse is a weak one because other players would've also said something about it if there was a problem. If he never wanted to be there in the first place, he should've forfeited his spot before the tournament started. What he did was just plain selfish.
PanN
Profile Blog Joined December 2008
United States2828 Posts
March 14 2014 22:52 GMT
#459
On March 15 2014 07:46 DarkPlasmaBall wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 15 2014 06:56 ZAiNs wrote:
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


Yeah holy pot-kettle syndrome. What Naniwa did was scummy- and not the first bad thing he's done- but Stephano isn't exactly the paragon of virtue LOL.


im 95.6% sure it was a joke.
We have multiple brackets generated in advance. Relax . (Kennigit) I just simply do not understand how it can be the time to play can be 22nd at 9:30 pm PST / midnight the 23rd at the same time. (GGzerg)
DarkPlasmaBall
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
United States46561 Posts
March 14 2014 22:55 GMT
#460
On March 15 2014 07:52 PanN wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 15 2014 07:46 DarkPlasmaBall wrote:
On March 15 2014 06:56 ZAiNs wrote:
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


Yeah holy pot-kettle syndrome. What Naniwa did was scummy- and not the first bad thing he's done- but Stephano isn't exactly the paragon of virtue LOL.


im 95.6% sure it was a joke.


I can never tell with the French.
"There is nothing more satisfying than looking at a crowd of people and helping them get what I love." ~Day[9] Daily #100
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