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On November 19 2014 02:48 johnbongham wrote:Show nested quote +On November 19 2014 02:19 Boonbag wrote:On November 19 2014 02:10 johnbongham wrote:On November 19 2014 01:46 Boonbag wrote:On November 19 2014 00:36 Ashakyre wrote:
I always loved watching Scarlett play because of her creep spread okay Why are you trolling this thread so hard? Its big news for Scarlet to be written about in the New Yorker to a lot of people. Quit being such a blowhard. what am i trolling ? the guy writes a whole paragraph about what makes the player stand out in his eyes and starts with that i guess im fed up with english casting brainwashed viewers and nowhere i said this isn't great for scarlett my critic was merely stating that scarlett comes out of the article rather dull and uninteresting and to me that pretty much comes from the stupid angle and the way it's written (pretty badly) i wished it came out much greater than what it is especially considering the length the fact its prestigious and benefical for the player doesn't mean I have to praise it Nobody is asking you to praise it. I am asking you not to be a dick to other posters with a different opinion. But whatever, you're right, everyone else is wrong etc etc.
guy had quoted me two posts above and i was merely replying to what he said maybe you missed that
i don't randomly attack ppl
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On November 19 2014 02:19 Boonbag wrote:
the guy writes a whole paragraph about what makes the player stand out in his eyes and starts with that
Not entirely sure why you think this is so weird, Scarlett's creep spread is probably her defining characteristic from a gameplay perspective.
But what do I know, I'm probably just an "english casting brainwashed viewer" as well.
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On November 19 2014 03:35 HighPassage wrote:Show nested quote +On November 19 2014 02:19 Boonbag wrote:
the guy writes a whole paragraph about what makes the player stand out in his eyes and starts with that
Not entirely sure why you think this is so weird, Scarlett's creep spread is probably her defining characteristic from a gameplay perspective. But what do I know, I'm probably just an "english casting brainwashed viewer" as well.
its a fundamental not a characteristic
top zerg pro gamer can spread creep
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On November 19 2014 03:37 Boonbag wrote:Show nested quote +On November 19 2014 03:35 HighPassage wrote:On November 19 2014 02:19 Boonbag wrote:
the guy writes a whole paragraph about what makes the player stand out in his eyes and starts with that
Not entirely sure why you think this is so weird, Scarlett's creep spread is probably her defining characteristic from a gameplay perspective. But what do I know, I'm probably just an "english casting brainwashed viewer" as well. its a fundamental not a characteristic top zerg pro gamer can spread creep
Yet her creep spread has always been a charateristic of her play for being so good, to the point where pro players streaming recognize her under a barcode account because of that (seen on Grubby's stream). Yes it is a fundamental, but it doesn't mean that all top zergs have an equal creep spreading ability.
edit : I mean you're being kinda absurd here. The creep spread mechanic has been incorporated partly with the goal of rewarding Zerg players who have good mechanics and it is a fully manual mechanism. So obviously having a creep spread of a given quality is a characteristic. Even your Bronze Zerg can spread creep, but only some top Zergs can have a fast, consistent, multidirectional, in short as perfect as possible creepspread.
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On November 19 2014 03:41 OtherWorld wrote:Show nested quote +On November 19 2014 03:37 Boonbag wrote:On November 19 2014 03:35 HighPassage wrote:On November 19 2014 02:19 Boonbag wrote:
the guy writes a whole paragraph about what makes the player stand out in his eyes and starts with that
Not entirely sure why you think this is so weird, Scarlett's creep spread is probably her defining characteristic from a gameplay perspective. But what do I know, I'm probably just an "english casting brainwashed viewer" as well. its a fundamental not a characteristic top zerg pro gamer can spread creep . Even your Bronze Zerg can spread creep, but only some top Zergs can have a fast, consistent, multidirectional, in short as perfect as possible creepspread.
top zergs are pro gamers?
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On November 19 2014 03:50 Boonbag wrote:Show nested quote +On November 19 2014 03:41 OtherWorld wrote:On November 19 2014 03:37 Boonbag wrote:On November 19 2014 03:35 HighPassage wrote:On November 19 2014 02:19 Boonbag wrote:
the guy writes a whole paragraph about what makes the player stand out in his eyes and starts with that
Not entirely sure why you think this is so weird, Scarlett's creep spread is probably her defining characteristic from a gameplay perspective. But what do I know, I'm probably just an "english casting brainwashed viewer" as well. its a fundamental not a characteristic top zerg pro gamer can spread creep . Even your Bronze Zerg can spread creep, but only some top Zergs can have a fast, consistent, multidirectional, in short as perfect as possible creepspread. top zergs are pro gamers?
Yes they are, why? Oo
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Fantastic read, if you haven't read it yet, please do!
Go Scarlett!
p.s. wish there were more pictures! 
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For a while, I found myself sitting next to a slick-haired, barrel-chested man in an untucked button-down, pressed jeans, and black loafers who was drinking beer at a football fan’s pace. I’d guess that he was in his thirties. “I equate it to poker,” he said. “Fifteen years ago, if you mentioned Texas Hold ’Em, you were considered a degenerate gambler.” He seemed to know his stuff. “Gg right there, bro,” he called out, during a game between two players named Polt and Cure, in which Cure had staked a sizable lead. “You don’t come back from a forty-supply deficit, T v. T.” (That’s Terran v. Terran. I knew that much.) My seatmate got around in the course of the weekend, and someone later speculated that he was a promoter of “show matches,” a Don King figure who arranges grudge matches between prominent StarCraft players and then sells advertising against them.
Nathanias? :D
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On November 19 2014 04:11 WonnaPlay wrote:Show nested quote +
For a while, I found myself sitting next to a slick-haired, barrel-chested man in an untucked button-down, pressed jeans, and black loafers who was drinking beer at a football fan’s pace. I’d guess that he was in his thirties. “I equate it to poker,” he said. “Fifteen years ago, if you mentioned Texas Hold ’Em, you were considered a degenerate gambler.” He seemed to know his stuff. “Gg right there, bro,” he called out, during a game between two players named Polt and Cure, in which Cure had staked a sizable lead. “You don’t come back from a forty-supply deficit, T v. T.” (That’s Terran v. Terran. I knew that much.) My seatmate got around in the course of the weekend, and someone later speculated that he was a promoter of “show matches,” a Don King figure who arranges grudge matches between prominent StarCraft players and then sells advertising against them. Nathanias? :D
He's 21 bro 
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I'm really glad this article focused on Scarlett, because there was a time earlier in SC2's life where "feature article about the best North American SC2 player" would have probably ended up being about someone like IdrA, who frankly embodies a lot of the negative stereotypes non-gamers have about gamers. Scarlett might be a little shy, but as a representative of what the SC2 community is all about she's a good subject because she's not only skilled and has an interesting story, she handles herself with maturity and a positive attitude. A lot of people who don't normally follow gaming in any way are going to read this story, and I think it could actually dispell some negative preconceptions they might have about esports and gaming in general
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On November 19 2014 04:23 awesomoecalypse wrote:
I'm really glad this article focused on Scarlett, because there was a time earlier in SC2's life where "feature article about the best North American SC2 player" would have probably ended up being about someone like IdrA, who frankly embodies a lot of the negative stereotypes non-gamers have about gamers. Scarlett might be a little shy, but as a representative of what the SC2 community is all about she's a good subject because she's not only skilled and has an interesting story, she handles herself with maturity and a positive attitude. A lot of people who don't normally follow gaming in any way are going to read this story, and I think it could actually dispell some negative preconceptions they might have about esports and gaming in general
It's true, I sent this to my mother and she said "so wait, these people aren't fat nerds living in their parents basements?" and she was 100% serious.
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On November 19 2014 04:29 SetGuitarsToKill wrote:Show nested quote +On November 19 2014 04:23 awesomoecalypse wrote:
I'm really glad this article focused on Scarlett, because there was a time earlier in SC2's life where "feature article about the best North American SC2 player" would have probably ended up being about someone like IdrA, who frankly embodies a lot of the negative stereotypes non-gamers have about gamers. Scarlett might be a little shy, but as a representative of what the SC2 community is all about she's a good subject because she's not only skilled and has an interesting story, she handles herself with maturity and a positive attitude. A lot of people who don't normally follow gaming in any way are going to read this story, and I think it could actually dispell some negative preconceptions they might have about esports and gaming in general It's true, I sent this to my mother and she said "so wait, these people aren't fat nerds living in their parents basements?" and she was 100% serious.
Yes, I think we underestimate how badly some people picture progamers. Some of my friends were shocked to learn that they have gyms in the Korean teamhouse and that they have a regular sport schedule (well they were shocked to learn that they lived in teamhouses and not alone, cut off from any social interaction to begin with)
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On November 19 2014 04:13 SetGuitarsToKill wrote:Show nested quote +On November 19 2014 04:11 WonnaPlay wrote:
For a while, I found myself sitting next to a slick-haired, barrel-chested man in an untucked button-down, pressed jeans, and black loafers who was drinking beer at a football fan’s pace. I’d guess that he was in his thirties. “I equate it to poker,” he said. “Fifteen years ago, if you mentioned Texas Hold ’Em, you were considered a degenerate gambler.” He seemed to know his stuff. “Gg right there, bro,” he called out, during a game between two players named Polt and Cure, in which Cure had staked a sizable lead. “You don’t come back from a forty-supply deficit, T v. T.” (That’s Terran v. Terran. I knew that much.) My seatmate got around in the course of the weekend, and someone later speculated that he was a promoter of “show matches,” a Don King figure who arranges grudge matches between prominent StarCraft players and then sells advertising against them. Nathanias? :D He's 21 bro
I know, but ;
1] Nathanias can drink like he's a football fan.
2] when he hasn't shaved, he could easily pass as 30+.
3] He knows his TvT
4] Just imagine him saying "Gg right there, bro" while having drank some beers
5] He was there.
6] He does aranges showmatches..
Pretty solid points i'm making I think 
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This article is amazing, I have 'giggled' quite a few times at alot of the parts.
And the past years I have been saying to most of my friends (who don't follow any type of E-sports at all) that this will come in the following generations (I think it will take 2 or 3, but maybe I'm already underestimating the growth of gaming).
+ Show Spoiler +E-sports partisans like to point out that the rules of football are baffling, too, if you don’t grow up with them, and I sometimes wondered, as I mirrored Twitch streams on our family TV screen, whether my struggles to make sense of creep spread and proxy reapers were all that different from the experience of my wife, who was brought up in a sports-free household, sitting through the Jets vs. the Steelers. Our two-year-old son has been running around the house for weeks chanting “Scar-lett! Scar-lett!,” in imitation of the crowd at a tournament in Toronto that we once watched. Scarlett is, in a sense, his first introduction to fandom. He doesn’t think it’s unusual.
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On November 19 2014 04:42 WonnaPlay wrote:Show nested quote +On November 19 2014 04:13 SetGuitarsToKill wrote:On November 19 2014 04:11 WonnaPlay wrote:
For a while, I found myself sitting next to a slick-haired, barrel-chested man in an untucked button-down, pressed jeans, and black loafers who was drinking beer at a football fan’s pace. I’d guess that he was in his thirties. “I equate it to poker,” he said. “Fifteen years ago, if you mentioned Texas Hold ’Em, you were considered a degenerate gambler.” He seemed to know his stuff. “Gg right there, bro,” he called out, during a game between two players named Polt and Cure, in which Cure had staked a sizable lead. “You don’t come back from a forty-supply deficit, T v. T.” (That’s Terran v. Terran. I knew that much.) My seatmate got around in the course of the weekend, and someone later speculated that he was a promoter of “show matches,” a Don King figure who arranges grudge matches between prominent StarCraft players and then sells advertising against them. Nathanias? :D He's 21 bro I know, but ; 1] Nathanias can drink like he's a football fan. 2] when he hasn't shaved, he could easily pass as 30+. 3] He knows his TvT 4] Just imagine him saying "Gg right there, bro" while having drank some beers 5] He was there. 6] He does aranges showmatches.. Pretty solid points i'm making I think OT: This article is amazing, I have 'giggled' quite a few times at alot of the parts. And the past years I have been saying to most of my friends (who don't follow any type of E-sports at all) that this will come in the following generations (I think it will take 2 or 3, but maybe I'm already underestimating the growth of gaming). + Show Spoiler +E-sports partisans like to point out that the rules of football are baffling, too, if you don’t grow up with them, and I sometimes wondered, as I mirrored Twitch streams on our family TV screen, whether my struggles to make sense of creep spread and proxy reapers were all that different from the experience of my wife, who was brought up in a sports-free household, sitting through the Jets vs. the Steelers. Our two-year-old son has been running around the house for weeks chanting “Scar-lett! Scar-lett!,” in imitation of the crowd at a tournament in Toronto that we once watched. Scarlett is, in a sense, his first introduction to fandom. He doesn’t think it’s unusual.
A lot of people think Nathanias is a lot older, so I was just making sure. It very well could be him.
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one thing caught my eye
Polt, who received his athlete visa from the State Department last year, will be grandfathered in as a North American under Blizzard’s new terms.
if that's true, does anyone else know who else is gonna get grandfathered in?
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On November 19 2014 05:05 Noonius wrote:one thing caught my eye Show nested quote +Polt, who received his athlete visa from the State Department last year, will be grandfathered in as a North American under Blizzard’s new terms. if that's true, does anyone else know who else is gonna get grandfathered in?
Well Violet has the same visa if I'm not mistaken?
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Nathan looks way older than I do and I'm 29. I think if you showed people a picture of him many would say late 20s early 30s.
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I don't recall speaking to anyone from the New Yorker, so unless I had a LOT of drinks I'm not sure it's possible I could call the game GG from the crowds while I was casting the match 
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On November 19 2014 08:40 Nathanias wrote:I don't recall speaking to anyone from the New Yorker, so unless I had a LOT of drinks I'm not sure it's possible I could call the game GG from the crowds while I was casting the match
Nathanias confirmed Doppelganger, or he projected his astral image, wich ever is more posible.
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On November 19 2014 08:40 Nathanias wrote:I don't recall speaking to anyone from the New Yorker, so unless I had a LOT of drinks I'm not sure it's possible I could call the game GG from the crowds while I was casting the match
If there's one thing I've learned about Nathanias, it's that you should never underestimate his ability to get drunk.
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