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Road to BlizzCon #10 - CJ.herO - WCS 2014 - Page 2

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Fanatic-Templar
Profile Joined February 2010
Canada5819 Posts
October 27 2014 03:19 GMT
#21
On October 27 2014 12:01 banjoetheredskin wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 27 2014 11:38 Fanatic-Templar wrote:
For an article that is largely devoted to Hero smiling, I think it's hilarious that the photograph used for the revolving cards at the bottom of the article does not show him smiling.

EDIT: And right below grinning Jaedong too.


better?

Photo cred: ESL's Youtube. Hyun vs herO, IEM Katowice Ro16 Game 4 on Polar Night. Awesome game if you haven't seen it


Yeah. The banner image is great too, which is the one that really relates to the article. I just thought it was a funny detail.
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AxiomBlurr
Profile Blog Joined November 2012
786 Posts
October 27 2014 03:23 GMT
#22
On October 27 2014 12:08 Zenbrez wrote:
I think they're going to release soO's preview second last.


Of course!~~

herO will beat MC...3-1

If I had to pick one player to win this Blizzcon its Zest. Pick 2: Zest or Inno, Pick 3: Zest, Inno or herO.

that is how good herO is...top 3 for sure yeah??
iTzSnypah
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
United States1738 Posts
October 27 2014 03:30 GMT
#23
Too much graveling. So many run-on sentences. Seriously the last sentence in the article is 50 freaking words long. You don't have to use every adjective to describe something.
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SetGuitarsToKill
Profile Blog Joined December 2013
Canada28396 Posts
October 27 2014 03:42 GMT
#24
I think herO is gonna do really well. At least I hope he does. I predict a Zest/herO finals.
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The_Templar
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
your Country52797 Posts
October 27 2014 04:01 GMT
#25
On October 27 2014 12:42 SetGuitarsToKill wrote:
I think herO is gonna do really well. At least I hope he does. I predict a Zest/herO finals.

Poor herO's gonna get second to a protoss again?
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pure.Wasted
Profile Blog Joined December 2008
Canada4701 Posts
October 27 2014 04:16 GMT
#26
On October 27 2014 13:01 The_Templar wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 27 2014 12:42 SetGuitarsToKill wrote:
I think herO is gonna do really well. At least I hope he does. I predict a Zest/herO finals.

Poor herO's gonna get second to a protoss again?


In his dreams.
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Pontius Pirate
Profile Blog Joined August 2013
United States1557 Posts
October 27 2014 04:55 GMT
#27
I like herO, but I didn't find this article as compelling as 8 of the other 9. It just didn't seem to go anywhere, or get me particularly excited about the coming tourney.

Needless to say, I'm excited for Blizzcon regardless. Just this article didn't do much to enhance that.
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Mahanaim
Profile Joined December 2012
Korea (South)1002 Posts
October 27 2014 05:21 GMT
#28
Thanks for another amazing write-up.
Celebrating Starcraft since... a long time ago.
Wuster
Profile Joined May 2011
1974 Posts
October 27 2014 06:25 GMT
#29
On October 27 2014 12:01 banjoetheredskin wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 27 2014 11:38 Fanatic-Templar wrote:
For an article that is largely devoted to Hero smiling, I think it's hilarious that the photograph used for the revolving cards at the bottom of the article does not show him smiling.

EDIT: And right below grinning Jaedong too.


better?

Photo cred: ESL's Youtube. Hyun vs herO, IEM Katowice Ro16 Game 4 on Polar Night. Awesome game if you haven't seen it


When they started talking about herO's smile that was the first image that popped in my mind. Just such a rare moment to see a progamer actually enjoying the game *in the moment* as opposed to after the GG / series.
Shellshock
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United States97276 Posts
October 27 2014 06:43 GMT
#30
herO should definitely have a good chance at winning blizzcon with his bracket
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Makro
Profile Joined March 2011
France16890 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-10-27 07:22:00
October 27 2014 07:21 GMT
#31
ladies and gentlemen, your finalist
Matthew 5:10 "Blessed are those who are persecuted because of shitposting, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven".
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AKAvg
Profile Joined April 2014
Brazil298 Posts
October 27 2014 08:07 GMT
#32
Sucks that herO will go against the boss first, but I do want he to go all the way.

On October 27 2014 12:08 Zenbrez wrote:
I think they're going to release soO's preview second last.


That's cold =/
pure.Wasted
Profile Blog Joined December 2008
Canada4701 Posts
October 27 2014 08:09 GMT
#33
Things that happened as a result of this article:

1. I watched herO vs Hyun at IEM Katowice. Game 4 was great, but game 5 really took the cake. The multitasking herO had to conjure up to control his Blink all-in Stalkers and his Forcefielding defensive Sentries at literally the same time was genuinely, strikingly impressive.

2. I have become a a fan of herO as a result, which is an idea I've never toyed with in the past.

3. While watching Hyun's Overlord guarding herO's main, I thought, "Oh my god, what if herO had a proxy Nexus somewhere and recalled his Immortals to it without giving Hyun 40-60 seconds of walking distance to prepare for the all in?! What if other Protoss did that?! All the time?!?!"

4. I googled this gloriously evil strategy to see if it's ever been attempted before and it has!!! Billowy did it against Symbol in Code A!!!

5. I realized that even I have the capacity for horrendous bullshit crimes against humanity.

This has been a very dramatic evening for me. I'd like to thank Zealously for being indirectly responsible for my journey of cosmic warfare and self discovery. I must now come to terms with all these new feelings.
INna Maru-da-FanTa, Bbaby, TY Dream that I'm Flashing you
Rescawen
Profile Joined April 2010
Finland1028 Posts
October 27 2014 08:31 GMT
#34
he is gna go far this time!
OtherWorld
Profile Blog Joined October 2013
France17333 Posts
October 27 2014 09:35 GMT
#35
Seriously TL writers, you need to start writing bad previews for BlizzCon, because me thinking "Omg this article is amazing, it's one of the best I've read this year" everytime you publish one is starting to get repetitive (;
Excellent article, I feel like this extract really express why herO is one of my favorite player :

...what strikes me as a desire to win for the sake of victory and the sheer joy that victory gives him. The smile that rarely leaves him might indicate a satisfaction, a being happy with simply having come this far, but that would be an unfair representation. There is more to him than that, a singular dedication to his goals no weaker than that of Zest or Rain. He smiles as he plays Starcraft on a level very few can match, and keeps smiling as he piles one achievement upon another, but it is not the kind of smile that would be cocky on the lips of others. When faced with adversity, herO will clench his teeth but eventually, inevitably, emerge on the other side, unscathed. Perhaps adversity is what has taught herO never to surrender in the face of defeat, and to celebrate all the more when he wins.
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raga4ka
Profile Joined February 2008
Bulgaria5679 Posts
October 27 2014 10:04 GMT
#36
herO has my blessing to win Blizzcon .
SatedSC2
Profile Blog Joined March 2014
England3012 Posts
October 27 2014 10:05 GMT
#37
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Shuffleblade
Profile Joined February 2012
Sweden1903 Posts
October 27 2014 10:07 GMT
#38
Thanks for this article, it really hit me right in the feels.

When I came back to SC2 a year ago and started following the scene again after about a year break. I found herO and I was furious, whats with this guy stealing the name of HerO?! I totally dislikes herO for almost half a year.

He started growing on me, slowly at first with his play and then came the sOs vs herO match, I was cheering for sOs mostly just to watch the fake herO lose. How I laughed when I saw the proxies but at the last game my smile got stuck in my throat because the face of herO in defeat didn't make me happy like I thought it would. The situation, the proxies the defeat I pitied herO then. Then he lost and I saw the aftermath and what came after? A smiling herO, he walked out of there and, he smiled and he partied and that spirit, that sheer strength of heart blew me away.

That day through his defeat and the way he handled it he made me a fan, he really is like the sun.
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SelimSC
Profile Joined March 2014
Turkey39 Posts
October 27 2014 10:52 GMT
#39
Only three of the animated card backs are working still.
Life always finds a way.
OtherWorld
Profile Blog Joined October 2013
France17333 Posts
October 27 2014 10:53 GMT
#40
On October 27 2014 19:52 SelimSC wrote:
Only three of the animated card backs are working still.

Did you CTRL-F5?
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