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NaNiwa vs The World: The Icon and the Pariah - Page 34

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stuchiu
Profile Blog Joined June 2010
Fiddler's Green42661 Posts
January 22 2015 06:46 GMT
#661
On January 22 2015 14:40 lichter wrote:
do u even read the recaps


Too busy getting outraged!
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SetGuitarsToKill
Profile Blog Joined December 2013
Canada28396 Posts
January 22 2015 06:53 GMT
#662
On January 22 2015 15:46 stuchiu wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 22 2015 14:40 lichter wrote:
do u even read the recaps


Too busy getting outraged!

wtf you won liquibets too? how many staff won that?
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OtherWorld
Profile Blog Joined October 2013
France17333 Posts
January 22 2015 08:12 GMT
#663
On January 22 2015 15:46 stuchiu wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 22 2015 14:40 lichter wrote:
do u even read the recaps


Too busy getting outraged!

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The_Templar
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
your Country52798 Posts
Last Edited: 2015-01-22 09:47:12
January 22 2015 09:46 GMT
#664
On January 22 2015 15:53 SetGuitarsToKill wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 22 2015 15:46 stuchiu wrote:
On January 22 2015 14:40 lichter wrote:
do u even read the recaps


Too busy getting outraged!

wtf you won liquibets too? how many staff won that?

He won the Brood War one
ModeratorI am still alive, somehow
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docvoc
Profile Blog Joined July 2011
United States5491 Posts
January 23 2015 03:28 GMT
#665
Has nani commented in here yet? He normally has some solid 1 liners.
User was warned for too many mimes.
Decoutan
Profile Joined April 2014
Germany11 Posts
January 23 2015 18:28 GMT
#666
Yes he has.
SatedSC2
Profile Blog Joined March 2014
England3012 Posts
January 23 2015 18:31 GMT
#667
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The_Templar
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
your Country52798 Posts
January 23 2015 18:32 GMT
#668
On January 23 2015 12:28 docvoc wrote:
Has nani commented in here yet? He normally has some solid 1 liners.

He hasn't. I'm sure he is intentionally staying away from this thread too.
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TAMinator
Profile Joined February 2011
Australia2706 Posts
January 25 2015 23:40 GMT
#669
On January 24 2015 03:31 SatedSC2 wrote:
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On January 23 2015 12:28 docvoc wrote:
Has nani commented in here yet? He normally has some solid 1 liners.

http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/search.php?q=&t=c&f=-1&u=Naniwa&gb=date

Nani hype!
Hot_Ice
Profile Joined January 2013
139 Posts
Last Edited: 2015-01-27 14:09:42
January 27 2015 13:53 GMT
#670
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Godwrath
Profile Joined August 2012
Spain10146 Posts
January 27 2015 16:22 GMT
#671
It only took 4 posts into shitstorm. Amazing. I think we need a new scale to measure sc2 polarizing personalities.
w3c.TruE
Profile Joined November 2013
Czech Republic1055 Posts
January 27 2015 18:36 GMT
#672
On January 28 2015 01:22 Godwrath wrote:
It only took 4 posts into shitstorm. Amazing. I think we need a new scale to measure sc2 polarizing personalities.

Hahaha, yeah. I simply LOVE this thread.
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gruff
Profile Joined September 2010
Sweden2276 Posts
Last Edited: 2015-01-27 18:51:15
January 27 2015 18:50 GMT
#673
On January 22 2015 14:38 Dracolich70 wrote:
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On January 22 2015 12:25 Blargh wrote:
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.

Implying tagging individuals in sports as hero/villain is somehow connected to the success/popularity of said sport? It's a common trope that's used in thousands of news sites for all kinds of sports, like it or not.
danteafk
Profile Joined May 2011
307 Posts
January 28 2015 21:06 GMT
#674
this is the best thing that could happen for the sc2 community.
Deathstar
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
9150 Posts
January 28 2015 21:15 GMT
#675
Naniwa has the aura of a winner. Someone who makes his own path as the greatest foreigner.
rip passion
Orr
Profile Joined February 2014
United States168 Posts
January 29 2015 02:50 GMT
#676
Great writeup. Naniwa is awesome. Heels make life more interesting. And for a scene with personalities as bland as SC2, he's a godsend. The fact that he's more talented than everyone here makes it all the more enjoyable.
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Blargh
Profile Joined September 2010
United States2103 Posts
January 29 2015 02:52 GMT
#677
On January 29 2015 11:50 Orr wrote:
Great writeup. Naniwa is awesome. Heels make life more interesting. And for a scene with personalities as bland as SC2, he's a godsend. The fact that he's more talented than everyone here makes it all the more enjoyable.

I think if he wasn't a talented player, he'd be the equivalent of Avilo...
SatedSC2
Profile Blog Joined March 2014
England3012 Posts
January 29 2015 09:44 GMT
#678
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Damogron
Profile Joined June 2012
United States6 Posts
January 29 2015 20:10 GMT
#679
Enjoyed the article. It's amazing when a writer can hit all the notes of a player and as a reader remember those moments as well.
ClueClueClue
Profile Blog Joined December 2011
Sweden1203 Posts
January 29 2015 20:27 GMT
#680
Naniwa is the swag_bro of professional Starcraft 2.
Cogito, ergo toss.
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