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mierin
Profile Joined August 2010
United States4943 Posts
January 08 2016 16:22 GMT
#701
On January 08 2016 22:15 Liquid`Jinro wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 08 2016 21:44 aQuaSC wrote:
Out of curiosity - how this quoted statement, "I'm already close to the level I had" would look like if it was said by a native English speaker? Just wondering

"I'm already close to my old level", I think. Or "The level I was at".


Natives wouldn't end sentences with prepositions...

...or sadly enough we would, haha.
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Poopi
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
France12911 Posts
Last Edited: 2016-01-08 16:23:01
January 08 2016 16:22 GMT
#702
VortiX has been so much better than IdrA, Sheth or whoever zerg that is really retired (wtf is this ranking xd) that it's like the best player possible coming back at that point, gogo :d
WriterMaru
Liquid`Jinro
Profile Blog Joined September 2002
Sweden33719 Posts
January 08 2016 16:30 GMT
#703
On January 09 2016 01:22 mierin wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 08 2016 22:15 Liquid`Jinro wrote:
On January 08 2016 21:44 aQuaSC wrote:
Out of curiosity - how this quoted statement, "I'm already close to the level I had" would look like if it was said by a native English speaker? Just wondering

"I'm already close to my old level", I think. Or "The level I was at".


Natives wouldn't end sentences with prepositions...

...or sadly enough we would, haha.

Pff, I should have quit while I was ahead and left it at one example xD
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UberNuB
Profile Joined December 2010
United States365 Posts
January 08 2016 16:59 GMT
#704
Honestly with all the semi-retired players, it's hard to pick who is coming back. Like, are any of the following actually "gone"; Scarlett, Stephano, Naniwa .. etc.

I really doubt it's IdrA, but he was always fun to cheer for, so it would be cool seeing him back.

the absence of evidence, is not the evidence of absence.
Penev
Profile Joined October 2012
28524 Posts
January 08 2016 17:05 GMT
#705
On January 09 2016 00:09 Aeromi wrote:

Why are you so happy? He's French? It's Steph after all!?

TELL US!!

prob still Vortix
I Protoss winner, could it be?
HugoBallzak
Profile Joined November 2015
700 Posts
January 08 2016 17:19 GMT
#706
Can anyone imagine what a 100% committed stephano can do to a WCS roster lacking any top level Koreans? Stephano is smart enough to realize the kind of money he can make in 2016 before this game completely fizzles out. Pretty sure his education can hold off for a year.
A_needle_jog
Profile Blog Joined December 2015
Korea (South)699 Posts
January 08 2016 17:26 GMT
#707
On January 09 2016 02:19 HugoBallzak wrote:
Can anyone imagine what a 100% committed stephano can do to a WCS roster lacking any top level Koreans? Stephano is smart enough to realize the kind of money he can make in 2016 before this game completely fizzles out. Pretty sure his education can hold off for a year.


Maybe LOTV might not be suited to Stephano well. It could happen that even with training he will not be ever good again. Look at HuK. There was a time where he was really good and now he is bad because game changed so much and his style is impacted by it. Same could happen to Stephano.
http://kr.battle.net/sc2/ko/profile/3949980/1/llllllllllll/
InfCereal
Profile Joined December 2011
Canada1759 Posts
January 08 2016 17:27 GMT
#708
On January 09 2016 02:26 A_needle_jog wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 09 2016 02:19 HugoBallzak wrote:
Can anyone imagine what a 100% committed stephano can do to a WCS roster lacking any top level Koreans? Stephano is smart enough to realize the kind of money he can make in 2016 before this game completely fizzles out. Pretty sure his education can hold off for a year.


Maybe LOTV might not be suited to Stephano well. It could happen that even with training he will not be ever good again. Look at HuK. There was a time where he was really good and now he is bad because game changed so much and his style is impacted by it. Same could happen to Stephano.


Huk's not bad, he just has no results. He's still a good player, and easily one of the best NA players.
Cereal
Ej_
Profile Blog Joined January 2013
47656 Posts
Last Edited: 2016-01-08 17:32:54
January 08 2016 17:31 GMT
#709
On January 09 2016 01:07 HugoBallzak wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 09 2016 01:02 Xoronius wrote:
On January 09 2016 00:22 HugoBallzak wrote:
On January 08 2016 23:46 aQuaSC wrote:
On January 08 2016 22:47 HugoBallzak wrote:
When I try to remember vortix, all I can remember is broodlord infestor and him gettin smacked down by mvp at that iem where he was hyped as shit after mvp came in with an amazing counter build that tournament.

No wonder since in your eyes everything done by a Korean is amazing and wonderful while horrible and disgusting if done by European/American


Well in that tournament the only amazing thing being done by foreigners were zergs dominating everyone with bl/I. Everyone except MVP that is who did some serious WORK to turn the entire matchup on its head. Nothing to do with being Korean, just being an amazing 1 of a kind in a class of his own player.

Actually I take that back, I think that is when nerchio used the drone trick to stop the DT's from killing his base ( MC's maybe?). That was kind of cool.

I think those were Yonghwas during HSC final.


Ah I think you are right. Oh well.

IEM is where Nerchio beat one of the hottest Zergs in a mirror and beat MC with a fake 3rd all-in.
"Technically the dictionary has zero authority on the meaning or words" - Rodya
A_needle_jog
Profile Blog Joined December 2015
Korea (South)699 Posts
January 08 2016 17:32 GMT
#710
On January 09 2016 02:27 InfCereal wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 09 2016 02:26 A_needle_jog wrote:
On January 09 2016 02:19 HugoBallzak wrote:
Can anyone imagine what a 100% committed stephano can do to a WCS roster lacking any top level Koreans? Stephano is smart enough to realize the kind of money he can make in 2016 before this game completely fizzles out. Pretty sure his education can hold off for a year.


Maybe LOTV might not be suited to Stephano well. It could happen that even with training he will not be ever good again. Look at HuK. There was a time where he was really good and now he is bad because game changed so much and his style is impacted by it. Same could happen to Stephano.


Huk's not bad, he just has no results. He's still a good player, and easily one of the best NA players.



Ok sorry for wrong words. I will correct.

Maybe LOTV might not be suited to Stephano well. It could happen that even with training he will not be ever good again. Look at HuK. There was a time where he was really good and now he is bad results because game changed so much and his style is impacted by it. Same could happen to Stephano
http://kr.battle.net/sc2/ko/profile/3949980/1/llllllllllll/
Aeromi
Profile Blog Joined August 2012
France14461 Posts
Last Edited: 2016-01-08 17:39:12
January 08 2016 17:38 GMT
#711
There is no way it's Stephano btw
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BisuDagger
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
Bisutopia19333 Posts
January 08 2016 17:55 GMT
#712
It's Bisu and hybrid league also returns.
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JohnMatrix
Profile Joined April 2011
France1358 Posts
January 08 2016 18:07 GMT
#713
Its tarson
Kaizor
Profile Joined May 2015
Singapore909 Posts
January 08 2016 18:09 GMT
#714
On January 09 2016 02:27 InfCereal wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 09 2016 02:26 A_needle_jog wrote:
On January 09 2016 02:19 HugoBallzak wrote:
Can anyone imagine what a 100% committed stephano can do to a WCS roster lacking any top level Koreans? Stephano is smart enough to realize the kind of money he can make in 2016 before this game completely fizzles out. Pretty sure his education can hold off for a year.


Maybe LOTV might not be suited to Stephano well. It could happen that even with training he will not be ever good again. Look at HuK. There was a time where he was really good and now he is bad because game changed so much and his style is impacted by it. Same could happen to Stephano.


Huk's not bad, he just has no results. He's still a good player, and easily one of the best NA players.


He lost to Destiny not long ago...

Just saying.
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Cyro
Profile Blog Joined June 2011
United Kingdom20326 Posts
January 08 2016 18:13 GMT
#715
On January 09 2016 03:09 Kaizor wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 09 2016 02:27 InfCereal wrote:
On January 09 2016 02:26 A_needle_jog wrote:
On January 09 2016 02:19 HugoBallzak wrote:
Can anyone imagine what a 100% committed stephano can do to a WCS roster lacking any top level Koreans? Stephano is smart enough to realize the kind of money he can make in 2016 before this game completely fizzles out. Pretty sure his education can hold off for a year.


Maybe LOTV might not be suited to Stephano well. It could happen that even with training he will not be ever good again. Look at HuK. There was a time where he was really good and now he is bad because game changed so much and his style is impacted by it. Same could happen to Stephano.


Huk's not bad, he just has no results. He's still a good player, and easily one of the best NA players.


He lost to Destiny not long ago...

Just saying.


In a bo5?
"oh my god my overclock... I got a single WHEA error on the 23rd hour, 9 minutes" -Belial88
Kaizor
Profile Joined May 2015
Singapore909 Posts
January 08 2016 18:15 GMT
#716
On January 09 2016 03:13 Cyro wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 09 2016 03:09 Kaizor wrote:
On January 09 2016 02:27 InfCereal wrote:
On January 09 2016 02:26 A_needle_jog wrote:
On January 09 2016 02:19 HugoBallzak wrote:
Can anyone imagine what a 100% committed stephano can do to a WCS roster lacking any top level Koreans? Stephano is smart enough to realize the kind of money he can make in 2016 before this game completely fizzles out. Pretty sure his education can hold off for a year.


Maybe LOTV might not be suited to Stephano well. It could happen that even with training he will not be ever good again. Look at HuK. There was a time where he was really good and now he is bad because game changed so much and his style is impacted by it. Same could happen to Stephano.


Huk's not bad, he just has no results. He's still a good player, and easily one of the best NA players.


He lost to Destiny not long ago...

Just saying.


In a bo5?


as far as i can remember, it was a bo3.
Hit me up if you need chinese translations. soO fighting !!
Naracs_Duc
Profile Joined August 2015
746 Posts
January 08 2016 18:23 GMT
#717
On January 09 2016 01:22 mierin wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 08 2016 22:15 Liquid`Jinro wrote:
On January 08 2016 21:44 aQuaSC wrote:
Out of curiosity - how this quoted statement, "I'm already close to the level I had" would look like if it was said by a native English speaker? Just wondering

"I'm already close to my old level", I think. Or "The level I was at".


Natives wouldn't end sentences with prepositions...

...or sadly enough we would, haha.


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Cyro
Profile Blog Joined June 2011
United Kingdom20326 Posts
January 08 2016 18:23 GMT
#718
It is in favor of Z atm and still fairly random but bo3 is better than a random ladder match
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BronzeKnee
Profile Joined March 2011
United States5219 Posts
Last Edited: 2016-01-08 19:01:19
January 08 2016 18:51 GMT
#719
On January 09 2016 02:19 HugoBallzak wrote:
Can anyone imagine what a 100% committed stephano can do to a WCS roster lacking any top level Koreans? Stephano is smart enough to realize the kind of money he can make in 2016 before this game completely fizzles out. Pretty sure his education can hold off for a year.


We don't need to imagine.

It happened. Stephano beat everyone.

On January 09 2016 02:27 InfCereal wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 09 2016 02:26 A_needle_jog wrote:
On January 09 2016 02:19 HugoBallzak wrote:
Can anyone imagine what a 100% committed stephano can do to a WCS roster lacking any top level Koreans? Stephano is smart enough to realize the kind of money he can make in 2016 before this game completely fizzles out. Pretty sure his education can hold off for a year.


Maybe LOTV might not be suited to Stephano well. It could happen that even with training he will not be ever good again. Look at HuK. There was a time where he was really good and now he is bad because game changed so much and his style is impacted by it. Same could happen to Stephano.


Huk's not bad, he just has no results. He's still a good player, and easily one of the best NA players.


No results? Were you born yesterday?

Yeah winning an MLG chock full of Code S Koreans and going through them like a hot knife thru butter is definitely no results. We're talking about beating MC, MKP and July (among others) in their prime for SC2.

You must be trolling.
pure.Wasted
Profile Blog Joined December 2008
Canada4701 Posts
January 08 2016 19:01 GMT
#720
On January 09 2016 03:51 BronzeKnee wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 09 2016 02:19 HugoBallzak wrote:
Can anyone imagine what a 100% committed stephano can do to a WCS roster lacking any top level Koreans? Stephano is smart enough to realize the kind of money he can make in 2016 before this game completely fizzles out. Pretty sure his education can hold off for a year.


We don't need to imagine.

It happened. Stephano beat everyone.

Show nested quote +
On January 09 2016 02:27 InfCereal wrote:
On January 09 2016 02:26 A_needle_jog wrote:
On January 09 2016 02:19 HugoBallzak wrote:
Can anyone imagine what a 100% committed stephano can do to a WCS roster lacking any top level Koreans? Stephano is smart enough to realize the kind of money he can make in 2016 before this game completely fizzles out. Pretty sure his education can hold off for a year.


Maybe LOTV might not be suited to Stephano well. It could happen that even with training he will not be ever good again. Look at HuK. There was a time where he was really good and now he is bad because game changed so much and his style is impacted by it. Same could happen to Stephano.


Huk's not bad, he just has no results. He's still a good player, and easily one of the best NA players.


No results? Were you born yesterday?

Yeah winning an MLG chock full of Code S Koreans and going through them like a hot knife thru butter is definitely no results. We're talking about beating MC, MKP and July (among others) in their prime for SC2.

You must be trolling.


They're talking about LotV HuK, yo.
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