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NaNiwa vs The World: The Icon and the Pariah - Page 33

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PappiJoe
Profile Joined August 2014
Denmark1 Post
January 20 2015 20:38 GMT
#641
What an excellent piece of writing. I am happy Naniwa has returned to the scene!
Caladan
Profile Joined May 2008
Germany1238 Posts
January 20 2015 20:40 GMT
#642
Love that Nani is back and are thrilled to watch him playing again!
OtherWorld
Profile Blog Joined October 2013
France17333 Posts
January 20 2015 20:58 GMT
#643
On January 21 2015 04:22 niteReloaded wrote:
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On January 21 2015 03:09 OtherWorld wrote:
On January 21 2015 02:58 niteReloaded wrote:
Ok, I could agree its all you.


But if you are acting in a way you don't like, in order for someone else to like you: then it's still you. You're a weak human.

Naniwa is a strong human. Not too mannered, but strong.

So respecting basic social conventions and manners and not trying to enter in a conflict with every person you don't like is being a weak human?

Yes, if you would HONESTLY wish to act differently.

In the case that you would wish to do illegal things, then it's smart to not do them even if you would like to, as you may end up in prison. But in a case of being 'nice' to people you don't like, out of fear of them disapproving you, then it's weak i'd say.


But in the case it's not illegal but you're being a bane for people around by your attitude? How is being impolite and obnoxious for the people you live with being "strong" and the opposite, doing necessary sacrifices to live in good society with others, being "weak"?
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niteReloaded
Profile Blog Joined February 2007
Croatia5282 Posts
January 21 2015 03:40 GMT
#644
On January 21 2015 05:58 OtherWorld wrote:
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On January 21 2015 04:22 niteReloaded wrote:
On January 21 2015 03:09 OtherWorld wrote:
On January 21 2015 02:58 niteReloaded wrote:
Ok, I could agree its all you.


But if you are acting in a way you don't like, in order for someone else to like you: then it's still you. You're a weak human.

Naniwa is a strong human. Not too mannered, but strong.

So respecting basic social conventions and manners and not trying to enter in a conflict with every person you don't like is being a weak human?

Yes, if you would HONESTLY wish to act differently.

In the case that you would wish to do illegal things, then it's smart to not do them even if you would like to, as you may end up in prison. But in a case of being 'nice' to people you don't like, out of fear of them disapproving you, then it's weak i'd say.


But in the case it's not illegal but you're being a bane for people around by your attitude? How is being impolite and obnoxious for the people you live with being "strong" and the opposite, doing necessary sacrifices to live in good society with others, being "weak"?

I repeat what I said in a prior post.
If you control your urges out of empathy and realizing your actions may hurt others, then it's ok.
But if you don't have empathy, but are surpressing yourself out of fear of being judged, then it's weak imo.
Cascade
Profile Blog Joined March 2006
Australia5405 Posts
January 21 2015 06:37 GMT
#645
Wait, I thought we were meant to flame each other based on what we think about nani? Why did this turn into some silly philosophical debate about the by definition false statement "you're not who you are"? >_> Keep on track ppl!!

On topic: any chance of Nani streaming, so that we can watch him lose, whine and insult, being provoked and overly retaliate. And play some great games ofc! I think it'd be 4 games of streaming before the first major insult towards a known player. Over/under anyone?
OveRtheStarS
Profile Joined August 2012
Canada69 Posts
January 21 2015 07:58 GMT
#646
Love that Nani is back! Love him or hate him, I don't think that anyone can deny he's entertaining... and I think that's exactly what I personally need from the scene these days. A bit of entertainment.
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Narbie
Profile Joined February 2012
United States2 Posts
January 21 2015 08:25 GMT
#647
Nani is the only reason I look forward to WCS. Baddies about to get slayed! TY for coming back sexycakes!
lookfirewood
Profile Joined May 2011
1212 Posts
January 21 2015 11:54 GMT
#648
On January 18 2015 13:49 mYiKane wrote:
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On January 18 2015 13:49 SetGuitarsToKill wrote:
I wish Naniwa had never come back to Starcraft.


Don't worry, he's bound to get boo'd into retirement again soon enough


he he, lol, whatever
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clickrush
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Switzerland3257 Posts
January 21 2015 18:29 GMT
#649
People who have a one sided view on this player should watch this lengthy interview. There is much more to him as a person. I feel like alot of the comments show that some people rather have a narrow view on him just to be able to hate on him:

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boxerfred
Profile Blog Joined December 2012
Germany8360 Posts
January 21 2015 18:32 GMT
#650
GUYS: check this out if you're still ranting pro or con naniwa.
BaneRiders
Profile Joined August 2013
Sweden3630 Posts
January 21 2015 21:12 GMT
#651
On January 22 2015 03:32 boxerfred wrote:
GUYS: check this out if you're still ranting pro or con naniwa.


lmao! Happy berfday, gl and hf!
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swag_bro
Profile Blog Joined July 2014
Japan782 Posts
January 21 2015 23:55 GMT
#652
We need one for Idra!!!!!!!! ;D
They hate us 'cause they ain't us.
danteafk
Profile Joined May 2011
307 Posts
January 22 2015 00:29 GMT
#653
sc2 scene just got 100% moree interesting with him coming back.

Dracolich70
Profile Joined May 2011
Denmark3820 Posts
Last Edited: 2015-01-22 02:40:31
January 22 2015 02:13 GMT
#654
On January 20 2015 11:47 Jett.Jack.Alvir wrote:
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On January 20 2015 09:05 Dracolich70 wrote:
On January 19 2015 08:34 Jett.Jack.Alvir wrote:
On January 19 2015 07:47 Dracolich70 wrote:
On January 19 2015 07:30 Blargh wrote:
On January 19 2015 07:24 SetGuitarsToKill wrote:
On January 19 2015 07:16 Dracolich70 wrote:
It must be desperate times for Starcraft, if the hero/villain tag has to be placed on a player, and made into an article. Awful. Not sure if it is a slippery slope of regression for Starcraft or this site. Probably both.


Many would argue both. Especially the first one in my eyes. I haven't been around long enought to truely say anything about the second, but I do think this article was super unneccissary.

Oh c'mon. It's just fun humor on one of the most controversial SC2 players of all time. Plus, it helps to inform people that Naniwa is back from retirement.

And the Starcraft/E-sports scene has always been a sucker for player/team drama. People like seeing rage, insults, IRL fights between two scrawny players, etc.
Not really. You are talking about the group of people that translate a traffic accident as entertainment in their empty lives, and lack the empathy to do nothing else but laugh.

eSport is not built on drama, but the games themselves. If not, it lacks quality in itself. Players should be treated with some respect, not targeted as fun humor.

I agree its not build on drama, but the drama will attract more attention. When rivalries and grudges occur, the games become more entertaining.

Dana White understands how the drama can bring in more viewers; he signed Brock Lesnar for that very reason. Of course, the fighter/player has to have the skills necessary to enter the octagon/sit behind the screen.

I enjoy watching Naniwa because he is a beast at this game, but also because I want to see someone stomp him.

Is drama necessary to garner more attention? No. Will drama garner more attention? Yes.

I am not saying Starcraft 2 needs players like Naniwa and Idra, but when we do have these kinds of characters it makes the games more enjoyable.

To Naniwa, I wish you the best of luck, and I truly hope you make it to Premier league. I also hope that you get floor stomped in the Challenger league.

You are the only player that I will cheer and jeer. Keep on doing what you are doing. I am glad you are back.
But I am sure Brock Lesnar agrees to the fact that he is brought in as entertainment, as that element is part of MMA/Wrestling, while Naniwa does not.

These are young kids, playing games, and the media are trying to target them with labels of hero/villain is just wrong, as it only there to bring hateful notions to players, and shows more how desperate the state of Starcraft must be in. It is about branding him in an image, so they can sell their stuff, rather than sell him as a good player, which he is.

If drama garner more attention, then it tells the story that the game can't sell itself, or the audience need something not related to the game to be peaked. This is not a circus, but eSports. If TL wants to beat this drum, they have lost the path in my eyes.



I don't understand your post. My example of Brock was to show how talent plus personality can really bring in the ratings. The element of entertainment is a core aspect of any content, and whether you are entertained because of the players skills, or their personality, it doesn't make much difference.

Sure, Naniwa doesn't play this game for the purpose of entertaining the audience. He is playing it for himself, but it's that exact attitude that makes the audience even more involved.

And I don't think stuchiu's article demonized him into a villain or martyred him into a hero, because the audience is already polarized about Naniwa anyways, and this article only reminded us of who exactly is Naniwa.

Drama garners more attention, but its never the focus. The focus will always be skill, and nothing will take that away. Do you honestly think we would care about Naniwa if he wasn't a great player? As I said before, Naniwa brings talent and ego, but he would be just another Avilo if he didn't have the talent.

TL can write content with any angle they so wish, and perhaps they are using Naniwa's image to sell better content, but they never lied about anything. In my opinion, all they did was state the facts, and let the reader form their own opinion, which is responsible journalism.

If you feel TL has strayed from some holy honor of esports, then that is your respectful right, but I like my steak with sauce.
Brock is paid to be an entertainer, a target of hate or love(or indifference) - he has agreed to it, selling an imaginary image is what he also do. That is the business that he is in. eSport is virtual sports of competitors. Sure, people can like/dislike/be fanbois/be haters, but the difference should be what media tries to advocate. Naniwa is here to play a game. Media should focus on this, and leave the banter/stigmata/personal opinions to themselves or people. Media are not to form peoples opinions of a player, to the degree of hate/love/hero/villain. Therefore this article is trash, not becoming of a eSport news site, such as TL, unless they are aiming to be a click-tabloid.

TL can do what they want, but it doesn't remove opinions on what they are doing/allowing from news writers.
LiangHao
Jett.Jack.Alvir
Profile Blog Joined August 2011
Canada2250 Posts
January 22 2015 02:40 GMT
#655
Dracolich70, we have different views on how the media (i.e. TL) should develop articles, and those views differ greatly. Whether it is newsworthy or tabloid trash is debatable but I don't want to get into a big debate over the merits of this article, because it would end up no where.

I do understand your objection, and to a certain degree you are correct. I would hate to read an article on ESPN about Pacman Jones and his adventures in strip clubs, but I would love to read about his neck injury. However, I don't think this article is trashy, but at least I understand how you feel.
Dracolich70
Profile Joined May 2011
Denmark3820 Posts
Last Edited: 2015-01-22 02:54:15
January 22 2015 02:49 GMT
#656
On January 22 2015 11:40 Jett.Jack.Alvir wrote:
Dracolich70, we have different views on how the media (i.e. TL) should develop articles, and those views differ greatly. Whether it is newsworthy or tabloid trash is debatable but I don't want to get into a big debate over the merits of this article, because it would end up no where.

I do understand your objection, and to a certain degree you are correct. I would hate to read an article on ESPN about Pacman Jones and his adventures in strip clubs, but I would love to read about his neck injury. However, I don't think this article is trashy, but at least I understand how you feel.
If you'd hate to read an article of Pacman Jones ,about his strip club adventures, you must absolutely loathe it being a verdict of how one should perceive his persona, whether or not you agree with it. It is trashtalk. Much like this article. It is unprofessional.

Naniwa, unlike Brock is not here to sell an (imaginary) image, but to compete. He didn't agree to be hero/villain, and let that be a selling point to the game/news site.
LiangHao
Jett.Jack.Alvir
Profile Blog Joined August 2011
Canada2250 Posts
January 22 2015 03:17 GMT
#657
On January 22 2015 11:49 Dracolich70 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 22 2015 11:40 Jett.Jack.Alvir wrote:
Dracolich70, we have different views on how the media (i.e. TL) should develop articles, and those views differ greatly. Whether it is newsworthy or tabloid trash is debatable but I don't want to get into a big debate over the merits of this article, because it would end up no where.

I do understand your objection, and to a certain degree you are correct. I would hate to read an article on ESPN about Pacman Jones and his adventures in strip clubs, but I would love to read about his neck injury. However, I don't think this article is trashy, but at least I understand how you feel.
If you'd hate to read an article of Pacman Jones ,about his strip club adventures, you must absolutely loathe it being a verdict of how one should perceive his persona, whether or not you agree with it. It is trashtalk. Much like this article. It is unprofessional.

Naniwa, unlike Brock is not here to sell an (imaginary) image, but to compete. He didn't agree to be hero/villain, and let that be a selling point to the game/news site.

This article didn't focus on Naniwa's persona, it also spoke about some of his accomplishments. Perhaps it could be written with less focus on Naniwa's image, and more about his skills and chances to advance, but like I said before, I like my steak with sauce. Although, I don't see this article as a verdict on Naniwa, but more of a sum of his talent and ego combined.
Blargh
Profile Joined September 2010
United States2103 Posts
January 22 2015 03:25 GMT
#658
On January 22 2015 11:49 Dracolich70 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 22 2015 11:40 Jett.Jack.Alvir wrote:
Dracolich70, we have different views on how the media (i.e. TL) should develop articles, and those views differ greatly. Whether it is newsworthy or tabloid trash is debatable but I don't want to get into a big debate over the merits of this article, because it would end up no where.

I do understand your objection, and to a certain degree you are correct. I would hate to read an article on ESPN about Pacman Jones and his adventures in strip clubs, but I would love to read about his neck injury. However, I don't think this article is trashy, but at least I understand how you feel.
If you'd hate to read an article of Pacman Jones ,about his strip club adventures, you must absolutely loathe it being a verdict of how one should perceive his persona, whether or not you agree with it. It is trashtalk. Much like this article. It is unprofessional.

Naniwa, unlike Brock is not here to sell an (imaginary) image, but to compete. He didn't agree to be hero/villain, and let that be a selling point to the game/news site.

Woah bro, the article is stating that Naniwa is both a player and a badass motherfucker who gives less than two shits about his image and would rather tweet some mildly offensive stuff instead.

The esports scene is not just about what players play, but also about the players themselves. I wouldn't say that the article was too extremely opinion-based. It was a pretty solid objective overview of Naniwa, as a person and player. I can understand one not caring for those types of articles and only wanting to see articles pertaining to Starcraft material exclusively, though. Unfortunately, that is not all TL cares about, and that's not all SC2 fans care about, either.

There are some parts of the article that make some assumptions; However, those assumptions are pretty logical.
Dracolich70
Profile Joined May 2011
Denmark3820 Posts
Last Edited: 2015-01-22 05:41:09
January 22 2015 05:38 GMT
#659
On January 22 2015 12:25 Blargh wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 22 2015 11:49 Dracolich70 wrote:
On January 22 2015 11:40 Jett.Jack.Alvir wrote:
Dracolich70, we have different views on how the media (i.e. TL) should develop articles, and those views differ greatly. Whether it is newsworthy or tabloid trash is debatable but I don't want to get into a big debate over the merits of this article, because it would end up no where.

I do understand your objection, and to a certain degree you are correct. I would hate to read an article on ESPN about Pacman Jones and his adventures in strip clubs, but I would love to read about his neck injury. However, I don't think this article is trashy, but at least I understand how you feel.
If you'd hate to read an article of Pacman Jones ,about his strip club adventures, you must absolutely loathe it being a verdict of how one should perceive his persona, whether or not you agree with it. It is trashtalk. Much like this article. It is unprofessional.

Naniwa, unlike Brock is not here to sell an (imaginary) image, but to compete. He didn't agree to be hero/villain, and let that be a selling point to the game/news site.

Woah bro, the article is stating that Naniwa is both a player and a badass motherfucker who gives less than two shits about his image and would rather tweet some mildly offensive stuff instead.

The esports scene is not just about what players play, but also about the players themselves. I wouldn't say that the article was too extremely opinion-based. It was a pretty solid objective overview of Naniwa, as a person and player. I can understand one not caring for those types of articles and only wanting to see articles pertaining to Starcraft material exclusively, though. Unfortunately, that is not all TL cares about, and that's not all SC2 fans care about, either.

There are some parts of the article that make some assumptions; However, those assumptions are pretty logical.
Yeah, I understand that this article is at large, "Naniwa is back, please resume your past opinion of him, in case you forgot, here it is.". Though much of it is created by overexaggerated media to create drama and fueling opinons for those finding it hard to have one, and trying to act like this is just how it is, or just reflecting peoples opinions. nor does it leave any room for moving on for any.

As I said in my initial post, "It must be desperate times for Starcraft, if the hero/villain tag has to be placed on a player",

Or as Waxangel says it, "good work stuchiu, keeping SC2 alive".

Well, I will leave it, realizing what it has become. Hope it doesn´t spread to the Dota 2 and HS section. Have fun.
LiangHao
lichter
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
1001 YEARS KESPAJAIL22272 Posts
January 22 2015 05:40 GMT
#660
do u even read the recaps
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