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Agathon
Profile Joined February 2011
France1505 Posts
March 14 2014 23:29 GMT
#481
On March 15 2014 08:26 Parcelleus wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 15 2014 08:17 Agathon wrote:
On March 15 2014 08:14 Parcelleus wrote:
lol @ haters

Naniwa EARNT the spot @ IEM , he can do what he wants. It is HIS right , NOT yours. lol


Like it's our right to say "go away idiot ! Hope you'll grow up ! And even if you don't, it won't bother esport !"


Oh THAT part of the community, hehe yeah what ever floats your boat.


Sorry, English is not my first language. Should I read sarcasms ? Or irony?
"C'est au pied du mur, qu'on voit le mieux...le mur".
aringadingding
Profile Joined September 2010
481 Posts
March 14 2014 23:36 GMT
#482
Sooo sad that one of the greatest sc2 players are so close to leave this game.
I feel that this is one of the heavier blows to sc2.
I really, really hope that he takes some time off and then finds inspiration again.

Naniwa is one of the most important players in the starcraft scene.
He is always reaching for the top.

If you do not come back to this scene. I would like to thank you.
You are one of the few people how made the scene interesting.
Thank you NANIWA!
SkyBlaze
Profile Joined August 2010
Canada191 Posts
March 14 2014 23:37 GMT
#483
On March 15 2014 08:29 Agathon wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 15 2014 08:26 Parcelleus wrote:
On March 15 2014 08:17 Agathon wrote:
On March 15 2014 08:14 Parcelleus wrote:
lol @ haters

Naniwa EARNT the spot @ IEM , he can do what he wants. It is HIS right , NOT yours. lol


Like it's our right to say "go away idiot ! Hope you'll grow up ! And even if you don't, it won't bother esport !"


Oh THAT part of the community, hehe yeah what ever floats your boat.


Sorry, English is not my first language. Should I read sarcasms ? Or irony?


i believe he's just trolling, ignore him.

@On topic

still a little shock that a pro that's about to reitre to end his career like that. You would think that a pro would at least give it his best shot and end his run on a high note. Or if he knew he was going lose he would give the spot to someone else or tell IEM he thinks he cannot play at his best and give his seed to someone else who can at least give good games.

But if naniwaii wants to end his run like this i guess that just says what kind of person he is. but we all know he'll come back but the chances of someone picking him up just got harder than it already was.

btw does anyone know what hel'll do next, but i don't think naniwai is in school i believe he dropped out? or never went? i'm not sure hopefully someone can clearify it.
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Ravomat
Profile Joined September 2010
Germany422 Posts
March 14 2014 23:40 GMT
#484
On March 15 2014 08:12 Darkhorse wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 15 2014 08:07 d_runk wrote:
Nathanias, + Show Spoiler +
the blessed soul he is, did an epicly long, pro bono, early morning (at least for him) cast of of the IEM qualifiers (it was either NY, Sao Paolo or Cologne, can't remember which) and there was some really long downtime and he did an impromptu AMA. It was here where he
said Naniwa is the foreigner hope the scene needs, not the one it deserves.
If you are going to wail on an athlete being selfish, then read up on some boxer and footballer bios, it's this attitude that enables them to perform, with the nice guys being the rare exceptions. Being an unsportsmanlike PoS is a whole different matter. I already noticed something was off about him when he walked out, went straight to his booth, not even looking at Polt even though he must have known there were still map vetos to do and the IEM had to repeatedly gesture him to come back out. He showed no sign of determination, even the placement of that gateway was just begging to be scouted. I believe he is in a difficult place mentally because he has to let go of 3-4 years of his life without having attained the success he aimed for when setting out not to mention the majority of the community treating him like filth.

You're acting like this happened randomly and out of the blue, not as a result of his own actions.

He got most of the shit from people who feel too fucking entitled. Just take a look at that.

On March 15 2014 05:04 LimeNade wrote:
Soundproofing issues or not he's a quitter and super egocentric. He could have easily forfeited his invitation to IEM prior to the event and allowed someone else to fill in his spot. I don't buy the shit about "well he earned his right to be in the tournament so he can do whatever he wants". Give me a f**king break. It should be an honor to play in an event on a scale as large as this and if you are going into the tournament with piss poor shit attitude then he should have never attended to begin with.

ZenithM
Profile Joined February 2011
France15952 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-03-14 23:45:35
March 14 2014 23:42 GMT
#485
I don't think it was worth the boos honestly.
Edit: I do think however that it would have been preferable for Naniwa and the audience to just forfeit before coming to the event, and not mid-series. He hadn't practiced for like a month, it was no use trying to find excuses in poor soundproof or whatever, when you've already given up on the game a month ago.
d_runk
Profile Joined March 2013
124 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-03-14 23:47:18
March 14 2014 23:43 GMT
#486
Didnt Polt retire Idra too? We need a Polt taking out the trash meme.

There ya go:
[image loading]

Disclaimer: I don't think either of these players were thrash. They were at the top of the foreigner food chain in their respective times and should be respected as contenders for that.
"You just offended like 90% of the world -I'm fine with that. 90% of people are pretty stupid" Jinro
RHoudini
Profile Joined October 2009
Belgium3627 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-03-14 23:47:34
March 14 2014 23:46 GMT
#487
LOL.
I'm so disappointed, I feel like an idiot for having cheered for Naniwa...
Lee Jae Dong fighting!
Agathon
Profile Joined February 2011
France1505 Posts
March 14 2014 23:48 GMT
#488
On March 15 2014 08:37 SkyBlaze wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 15 2014 08:29 Agathon wrote:
On March 15 2014 08:26 Parcelleus wrote:
On March 15 2014 08:17 Agathon wrote:
On March 15 2014 08:14 Parcelleus wrote:
lol @ haters

Naniwa EARNT the spot @ IEM , he can do what he wants. It is HIS right , NOT yours. lol


Like it's our right to say "go away idiot ! Hope you'll grow up ! And even if you don't, it won't bother esport !"


Oh THAT part of the community, hehe yeah what ever floats your boat.


Sorry, English is not my first language. Should I read sarcasms ? Or irony?


i believe he's just trolling, ignore him.

@On topic

still a little shock that a pro that's about to reitre to end his career like that. You would think that a pro would at least give it his best shot and end his run on a high note. Or if he knew he was going lose he would give the spot to someone else or tell IEM he thinks he cannot play at his best and give his seed to someone else who can at least give good games.

But if naniwaii wants to end his run like this i guess that just says what kind of person he is. but we all know he'll come back but the chances of someone picking him up just got harder than it already was.

btw does anyone know what hel'll do next, but i don't think naniwai is in school i believe he dropped out? or never went? i'm not sure hopefully someone can clearify it.


If he tries to use the strange thing on top of his body, just in the middle of his shulders, he could make something great.

The problem is since july 2010, except wining some games, he didn't show any social skill except his exceptional capacity to pull hate.
"C'est au pied du mur, qu'on voit le mieux...le mur".
ObeseHydra
Profile Joined March 2013
Brazil196 Posts
March 15 2014 00:05 GMT
#489
DAT Polt meme! LOLLLL

In a more serious note, normaly I wish good luck to all players who retire, but not this time. NaNiwa atitude was SO childish and retarded that can't even be called unprofessional. Is just a shame, pure and simple.

A person with this kind of behavior won't go far in life, whatever he chooses to do. So, my good luck wishes would be not just false, but also a waste of words.
Parcelleus
Profile Joined January 2011
Australia1662 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-03-15 00:23:13
March 15 2014 00:21 GMT
#490
meh
*burp*
Fiasko
Profile Joined August 2010
Germany244 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-03-15 00:28:06
March 15 2014 00:24 GMT
#491
On March 15 2014 08:36 aringadingding wrote:
Sooo sad that one of the greatest sc2 players are so close to leave this game.
I feel that this is one of the heavier blows to sc2.
Naniwa is one of the most important players in the starcraft scene.


What are you talking about? He is one of the most retarded Players in sc2!!! not more not less!
For nearly 4 years he is just a stupid egoistic child that cries every time when he´s losing. wäää wäää wäää the pc is crap...wääää wäää wäää i can hear the crowd wäää wäää wäää



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Zorkmid
Profile Joined November 2008
4410 Posts
March 15 2014 00:24 GMT
#492
EVERYBODY LOOK AT NANIWA!
TAMinator
Profile Joined February 2011
Australia2706 Posts
March 15 2014 00:25 GMT
#493
I had a feeling something controversial with Naniwa was about to happen. His twitters, recent news etc it just felt like its all a perfect build up to something like this. If it really wasnt that well sound proofed though, then he had a legitimate reason to be pissed, still, not playing out the series is just being a little biznitch
-Celestial-
Profile Joined September 2011
United Kingdom3867 Posts
March 15 2014 00:28 GMT
#494
That little laugh and shrug from Polt at the start of the interview after he was congratulated and his expression after it was over said it all about how he felt about that match.
"Protoss simultaneously feels unbeatably strong and unwinnably weak." - kcdc
LingBlingBling
Profile Joined December 2012
United States353 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-03-15 00:32:21
March 15 2014 00:30 GMT
#495
On March 15 2014 09:24 Fiasko wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 15 2014 08:36 aringadingding wrote:
Sooo sad that one of the greatest sc2 players are so close to leave this game.
I feel that this is one of the heavier blows to sc2.
Naniwa is one of the most important players in the starcraft scene.


What are you talking about? He is one of the most retarded Players in sc2!!! not more not less!
For nearly 4 years he is just a stupid egoistic child that cries every time when he´s losing. wäää wäää wäää the pc is crap...wääää wäää wäää i can hear the crowd wäää wäää wäää




Need more moderation in this thread. You ignorant people do realize Nani does have a legit mental condition and disorder correct? Which is why he seems like a jerk, he's not, he's very direct and hardly ever lies. Reading team liquid these days sometimes disgusts me more than people on reddit. Getting a little annoyed seeing Polt constantly trash on people just for some crowed laughs. IdrA/Nani were the best players in their time for the EU/US scene and deserve respect.
Remember our motto: We ain't got it.
Malphite
Profile Joined December 2012
United States186 Posts
March 15 2014 00:33 GMT
#496
Sound proofing??

LCS plays without a sound booth and just headsets. IEM has headsets and sound proof booths.

He knows he couldn't beat Polt. Why would you throw your chances at 100k just because you lost one game??
Gothic
Profile Joined September 2010
Sweden122 Posts
March 15 2014 00:41 GMT
#497
Is it possible that Naniwa was forced to play the tournament due to contract with Alliance? It would explain him looking like he didn't want to be there, and would also explain his comment "at least I'll get to meet some fun people". It's not like him to travel to tournaments he doesn't want to attend (paid for or not), and I honestly don't believe he wanted to play this one.
In the age of the internet, attaching a famous name to your personal opinion to give more weight to it is a very valid strategy. - Benjamin Franklin
WetSocks
Profile Joined June 2012
United States953 Posts
March 15 2014 00:41 GMT
#498
Now this is really horrible...Come one NaNi
Bruder_Loras
Profile Joined March 2013
Germany93 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-03-15 00:45:18
March 15 2014 00:44 GMT
#499
On March 15 2014 02:21 Dangermousecatdog wrote:
Naniwa doesn't exist to entertain you.


Actually, he kind of does. Johan Lucchesi certainly doesn't, but Naniwa is another matter. Because Naniwa is (used to be?) a professional player, and he can (could?) only exist as such because he entertains an audience. Otherwise, he'd just be a guy being really good at an RTS.


Kinda sad to see him go out on that note, but I guess it is not too surprising, in a way.
Yorkie
Profile Blog Joined December 2012
United States12612 Posts
March 15 2014 00:44 GMT
#500
On March 15 2014 09:30 LingBlingBling wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 15 2014 09:24 Fiasko wrote:
On March 15 2014 08:36 aringadingding wrote:
Sooo sad that one of the greatest sc2 players are so close to leave this game.
I feel that this is one of the heavier blows to sc2.
Naniwa is one of the most important players in the starcraft scene.


What are you talking about? He is one of the most retarded Players in sc2!!! not more not less!
For nearly 4 years he is just a stupid egoistic child that cries every time when he´s losing. wäää wäää wäää the pc is crap...wääää wäää wäää i can hear the crowd wäää wäää wäää




Need more moderation in this thread. You ignorant people do realize Nani does have a legit mental condition and disorder correct? Which is why he seems like a jerk, he's not, he's very direct and hardly ever lies. Reading team liquid these days sometimes disgusts me more than people on reddit. Getting a little annoyed seeing Polt constantly trash on people just for some crowed laughs. IdrA/Nani were the best players in their time for the EU/US scene and deserve respect.

What's your source for naniwa's "legit mental condition and disorder." Also naniwa acts like a ten year old and you turn it around on Polt?! An extremely well mannered, well liked, and hard working player? What a joke.
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