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KingofdaHipHop
Profile Blog Joined October 2013
United States25602 Posts
August 22 2014 07:08 GMT
#41
That was a fantastic read. Thanks so much stuchiu for putting together a great piece. Especially what you said about WCS America, it's always funny thinking about why I like it so much. It's just a giant hodgepodge of crazy that melds into something beautiful I find. WCS has been an absolutely awesome experience.
Rain | herO | sOs | Dear | Neeb | ByuN | INnoVation | Dream | ForGG | Maru | ByuL | Golden | Solar | Soulkey | Scarlett!!!
Calt
Profile Joined September 2011
Germany1140 Posts
August 22 2014 07:35 GMT
#42
Thank you so much for writing this, the NA part was absolutely hilarious to read and the Korea part incredibly inspiring!
Maru | MMA | Ryung | MKP | NaDa | BoxeR | FOREVER SLAYERS
TheOneAboveU
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
Germany3367 Posts
August 22 2014 07:36 GMT
#43
Wow, incredible article, thanks a lot for the great read!
Moderatoralias TripleM | @TL_TripleM | Big Dark Energy!
Ammanas
Profile Blog Joined July 2011
Slovakia2166 Posts
August 22 2014 07:38 GMT
#44
Amazing article. The Korean one almost brought a tear to my eye. I guess that's the reason why I enjoy Korean scene the most. The players are playing to win. They just want it and they are willing to sacrifice almost anything just for the win. And it's not just in individual leagues. Proleague is more or less the same, it is all about winning. I love that scene.
JangBi forever <3 || Classic! herO! Rain! Zest! | Rogue! Hydra! Solar! | Fantasy! Cure! Reality! Sorry! Journey!
Alexj
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
Ukraine440 Posts
August 22 2014 08:09 GMT
#45
Great article, TL writers are awesome as usual (and even better than usual)!
More GGs, more skill
levelping
Profile Joined May 2010
Singapore759 Posts
August 22 2014 08:25 GMT
#46
Mvp has such an amazing legacy. Gosh I miss him.
igay
Profile Blog Joined November 2011
Australia1178 Posts
August 22 2014 08:26 GMT
#47
god i love Mvp <3
MVP <3 MKP <3 DRG <3
ElBlanco
Profile Joined July 2011
Australia140 Posts
August 22 2014 08:27 GMT
#48
On August 22 2014 13:22 rift wrote:
Mvp did as "well" as he did because he was the best player in a weak field during a year with 9 GSLs. Get real.


This is so unfair. As has been said the early stages after a games release present a completely different and unique challenge. MVP was the one who happened to be able to adapt better to the changing meta game than anyone else. Not to mention that he has been constantly hampered by his wrists. We really have no idea what sort of impact that has on his ability to play and train.
Xoronius
Profile Joined July 2011
Germany6362 Posts
August 22 2014 08:40 GMT
#49
Great article, thanks for writing it.
ZenithM
Profile Joined February 2011
France15952 Posts
August 22 2014 08:57 GMT
#50
On August 22 2014 13:07 Jazzman88 wrote:
Man. That article is just... man. Fuck me, that was awesome.

IMMvp, man. Fucking IMMvp. My ultimate SC2 fanboy dream is for Mvp to miraculously rehabilitate himself, make it into Code S, and then proceed to get out of both his round of 32 and 16 groups in second place with the tightest map scores possible, win his quarter and semis by one game in super tight single digit unit fights by the end of the games, until he faces Flash in a TvT final that goes seven games, each one in excess of 30:00, with the scrappiest games you have ever seen. And at that point I wouldn't even fucking care who won because FUCK YEAH MVP!

Lol, that's so true. Can't really imagine anything more awesome than that.
Mahanaim
Profile Joined December 2012
Korea (South)1002 Posts
August 22 2014 08:58 GMT
#51
This.... article.... IS SO GOOD!
Thanks to all the writers!
Celebrating Starcraft since... a long time ago.
TheBloodyDwarf
Profile Blog Joined March 2012
Finland7524 Posts
August 22 2014 09:42 GMT
#52
I thought Yugioh was protoss..maybe im thinking somebody else
Fusilero: "I still can't believe he did that, like dude what the fuck there's fandom and then there's what he did like holy shit. I still see it when I close my eyes." <- reaction to the original drunk santa post which later caught on
Olli
Profile Blog Joined February 2012
Austria24422 Posts
August 22 2014 10:05 GMT
#53
This game is the epitome of WCS America for me. This was the deciding game 5 for a Premier League spot. Keep an eye on Top's natural nexus on the minimap :D

Administrator"Declaring anything a disaster because aLive popped up out of nowhere is just downright silly."
Faefae
Profile Joined June 2014
2203 Posts
August 22 2014 10:25 GMT
#54
On August 22 2014 17:57 ZenithM wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 22 2014 13:07 Jazzman88 wrote:
Man. That article is just... man. Fuck me, that was awesome.

IMMvp, man. Fucking IMMvp. My ultimate SC2 fanboy dream is for Mvp to miraculously rehabilitate himself, make it into Code S, and then proceed to get out of both his round of 32 and 16 groups in second place with the tightest map scores possible, win his quarter and semis by one game in super tight single digit unit fights by the end of the games, until he faces Flash in a TvT final that goes seven games, each one in excess of 30:00, with the scrappiest games you have ever seen. And at that point I wouldn't even fucking care who won because FUCK YEAH MVP!

Lol, that's so true. Can't really imagine anything more awesome than that.

Yeah nothing would be more awsome. Too bad it won't happen
ForGG. 29/11/2014
RPR_Tempest
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
Australia7798 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-08-22 10:37:50
August 22 2014 10:37 GMT
#55
As great as WCS is, I hate that we have so many amazing players like Mvp, Polt, TaeJa, MMA and more who are away from GSL, the absolute best competition. I want to see Mvp defy the longest odds he's ever faced and become a 5x GSL Champion, but that will never happen when the 'easy' WCS EU money is somehow tempting him away from his rightful home (and throne). It's just such a shame that apart from State (who has massive, titanium testicles) we don't have anymore foreigners attempting the hardest competition in the world and our own little "elephant in the room" type thing going on where like 4 of the Top 10 Terrans in the world aren't in WCS KR (which I truly believe contributed to the poor showing for Terrans the last couple seasons).

I just wish GSL was a seperate tournament again, so Mvp and other great Koreans could take their easier chance at money, but still be able to give the toughest tournament in the world a shot.
Soundwave, Zerg player from Canberra, Australia. @SoundwaveSC
Psychobabas
Profile Blog Joined March 2006
2531 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-08-22 10:39:31
August 22 2014 10:38 GMT
#56
Still disagree with allowing Koreans in NA and EU WCS.

Way to kill off potential talent and local fanbase. Everything for a quick buck though, I suppose...

Look at the state of the Live Stream viewership... lol...
SinO[Ob]
Profile Joined October 2010
France898 Posts
August 22 2014 11:42 GMT
#57
On August 22 2014 19:38 Psychobabas wrote:
Still disagree with allowing Koreans in NA and EU WCS.

Way to kill off potential talent and local fanbase. Everything for a quick buck though, I suppose...

Look at the state of the Live Stream viewership... lol...


Care you will be called racist cause you dont want Korean in EU or AM scene. I would love to see more of EU or NA players. But anyway ppl are too attached to Koreans :/. We have them everywhere, but still not enough for some of the community. I hope a real EU and NA league will be created,

Great article though. As usual .
Stephano and Clem enjoyer
Boucot
Profile Blog Joined October 2011
France15997 Posts
August 22 2014 12:15 GMT
#58
Amazing article, congrats Stuchiu. There is just a sentence I don't understand :

Vortix has made it to the last 4 ro8’s, the only foreigner to accomplish this feat besides Lucifron.

Where do you get that from ?
Former SC2 writer for Millenium - twitter.com/Boucot
RiSkysc2
Profile Joined September 2011
696 Posts
August 22 2014 12:17 GMT
#59
This is one of the best written articles i have ever read. Thankyou so much.
StarStruck
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
25339 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-08-22 12:22:58
August 22 2014 12:21 GMT
#60
On August 22 2014 12:55 lichter wrote:
everyone stands in NesTea's shadow because he is a giant


was. he sure as heck isn't one now.

On August 22 2014 19:38 Psychobabas wrote:
Still disagree with allowing Koreans in NA and EU WCS.

Way to kill off potential talent and local fanbase. Everything for a quick buck though, I suppose...

Look at the state of the Live Stream viewership... lol...


It wouldn't change the viewership. The myths.
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