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spoonmaster
Profile Joined May 2012
United States347 Posts
May 06 2015 17:44 GMT
#21
On May 07 2015 02:30 Circumstance wrote:
Makes sense. Catz isn't primarily a progamer, he's a businessman and streamer in the esports industry. If he gets burned out with the grind, it's good for him to lay back, have some fun for a while, maybe get Nomo and Ostkaka invited to some tournaments, and support his boys in WCS and the TI5 qualifiers.

I totally agree, if this means that the quality of ROOT goes up as a whole, it's a good move.
Specialist
Profile Blog Joined April 2007
United States803 Posts
May 06 2015 17:46 GMT
#22
says lotv has balance issues,

then plays hearthstone
lol
HewTheTitan
Profile Joined February 2015
Canada331 Posts
Last Edited: 2015-05-06 17:50:07
May 06 2015 17:49 GMT
#23
We're all dissatisfied with hots. Now that we've tasted something else, we don't want to go back. I only watch sc2 to see if Naniwa or State or Kane are doing well. Sometimes Catz, depending on tourney :D

Serious oversaturation lately too. Do we really need to stream every qualifier so we have 24/7 events? Couldn't we combine a few events into larger ones with larger stakes, or make a league as per QXC's blog?

spoonmaster
Profile Joined May 2012
United States347 Posts
May 06 2015 17:52 GMT
#24
On May 07 2015 02:49 HewTheTitan wrote:
We're all dissatisfied with hots. Now that we've tasted something else, we don't want to go back. I only watch sc2 to see if Naniwa or State or Kane are doing well. Sometimes Catz, depending on tourney :D

Serious oversaturation lately too. Do we really need to stream every qualifier so we have 24/7 events? Couldn't we combine a few events into larger ones with larger stakes, or make a league as per QXC's blog?


I'm honestly okay with there being content almost 24/7. If you don't watch basetrade then you've basically got only the premier tournaments to watch anyways.
BernabusStarcraft2
Profile Joined September 2012
Scotland112 Posts
May 06 2015 17:56 GMT
#25
He should spend his time off working on his team Root in general needs to produce more content as a squad. They seem to have been fading this past 18 months and I am unsure if this is because of the lack of hours CatZ puts into his team or not.
Bling. MC. DeMusliM. EG.
sc2chronic
Profile Joined May 2012
United States777 Posts
May 06 2015 17:57 GMT
#26
i love catz
terrible, terrible, damage
TelecoM
Profile Blog Joined January 2010
United States10690 Posts
May 06 2015 18:39 GMT
#27
CatZ will be back, he is a staple in the NA scene, don't stay gone too long k catz ? :D
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Heyoka
Profile Blog Joined March 2008
Katowice25012 Posts
May 06 2015 18:42 GMT
#28
He will come back.

Stronger. Better. He will start a revolution.

Best of luck CatZ see you around!
@RealHeyoka | ESL / DreamHack StarCraft Lead
TRaFFiC
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
Canada1448 Posts
May 06 2015 23:15 GMT
#29
Have a nice break.

All the people saying they don't like HOTS balance, don't kid yourselves. All these people will quit LOTV within 1 week. It's not the balance; it's you.
2v2, 1v1, Zerg, Terran http://www.twitch.tv/trafficsc2
y0su
Profile Blog Joined September 2011
Finland7871 Posts
May 06 2015 23:35 GMT
#30
On May 07 2015 02:46 Specialist wrote:
says lotv has balance issues,

then plays hearthstone
lol

is he playing it competitively?
neteX
Profile Joined April 2015
Sweden285 Posts
May 06 2015 23:40 GMT
#31
On May 07 2015 02:46 Specialist wrote:
says lotv has balance issues,

then plays hearthstone
lol


he plays hearthstone forfun why so rustled?
http://www.twitter.com/neteXLoL flw pls
Cricketer12
Profile Blog Joined May 2012
United States13990 Posts
May 06 2015 23:45 GMT
#32
Totally don't blame him for this, his reasoning is very sound. For CatZ it makes a lot more sense to keep up with Dota and Hearthstone as well, all the best to him, and I hope we see him again soon.
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TelecoM
Profile Blog Joined January 2010
United States10690 Posts
May 07 2015 00:09 GMT
#33
I think this is just one of CatZ publicity stunts, he will be streaming SC2 again at the beginning of next week. :-p
AKA: TelecoM[WHITE] Protoss fighting
DARKING
Profile Blog Joined September 2011
Mexico675 Posts
May 07 2015 00:15 GMT
#34
CatZ eliminated me from both qualifiers of Copa América. Now I have a chance!

In all seriousness, it sucks a player takes a break because there is simply nothing else to do in NA until next WCS season.
LiquipediaMexican Liquipedia staff and Terran player. I tweet things @DARKING665.
The_Templar
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
your Country52797 Posts
May 07 2015 00:18 GMT
#35
Sounds reasonable to me. LotV needs some time and testing to get it to a higher level than WoL and HotS were at.
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robopork
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
United States511 Posts
May 07 2015 00:50 GMT
#36
I'm getting my first full weekend of lotv this weekend. Getting creamed by Catz would have been such an honor.

Good for him. Looking forward to seeing him play void down the road.
“This left me alone to solve the coffee problem - a sort of catch-22, as in order to think straight I need caffeine, and in order to make that happen I need to think straight.”
Dalguno
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
United States2446 Posts
May 07 2015 02:49 GMT
#37
gl Paulo. Please keep streaming !
"I'm gonna keep making drones cause I'm a baller, and ballers make drones." -Snute
BernabusStarcraft2
Profile Joined September 2012
Scotland112 Posts
May 07 2015 03:21 GMT
#38
Seems strange to me that CatZ always brings up balance throughout the years, but hes never been good enough for Balance to even play much of a part in his games. His mechanics have been letting him down since 2010.

Balance is always secondary to skill.
Bling. MC. DeMusliM. EG.
AxiomBlurr
Profile Blog Joined November 2012
786 Posts
May 07 2015 05:37 GMT
#39
I really believe that if Catz wanted to, he could move to Seoul and gain employment being a Zerg coach for one of the teams there...He has mad respect from all the Zergs in Korea as a massive innovator.
Pokebunny
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
United States10654 Posts
May 07 2015 05:48 GMT
#40
On May 06 2015 22:20 KingAlphard wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 06 2015 21:02 Motlu wrote:
I don't blame him. Taking a break, even for just a week or so can really revitalize the game for you.


Except most people never come back once they take a "break".
I guess that he doesn't find sc2 as fun to play as hearthstone,mobas,cs:go, etc. anymore, like many other sc2 personalities/casters anyway.

If anything I'd say the opposite... most people who say they are done for good end up coming back xD
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