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Kerence
Profile Joined May 2011
Sweden1817 Posts
October 04 2017 17:08 GMT
#81
This was a good read, thanks!
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The_Red_Viper
Profile Blog Joined August 2013
19533 Posts
October 04 2017 17:12 GMT
#82
The thing with it is that i would love to hear more about the specific topics he brings up. Really interesting stuff.
Maybe one day!
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Makro
Profile Joined March 2011
France16890 Posts
October 04 2017 17:17 GMT
#83
what a man, him winning the blizzcon would be one of the best storyline we ever had
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Mina
Profile Joined April 2013
109 Posts
October 04 2017 20:56 GMT
#84
Brilliant article!

soO, I met you at dreamhack stockholm, you were very gracious! Noone deserves a championship more. Fighting!
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Drfilip
Profile Joined March 2013
Sweden590 Posts
October 05 2017 07:22 GMT
#85
On October 04 2017 22:30 MaximilianKohler wrote:
Show nested quote +
On top of that, it was distressing to become an object of mockery. Before, I believed becoming a good player alone was enough to garner respect from the fans. Instead I received their insults and pity. Soon I thought it was better to drop out quickly if the alternative was to suffer like that.


This is exactly what I've been saying. SoO should be greatly praised for his crazy feat of making it to the finals so consistently & often.

The focus on "oh he only got 2nd" just spits on his incredible achievement.

I would be pissed too if after making to the finals so many times people instead focused on how I never won instead of how crazy a feat it was to make it there so many times in a row.

I have thought of soO as a crème de la crème player ever since I saw his match vs Zest in the semi-final, the match soO said he re-watches sometimes. Zest looked as if he played better, but he still lost. soO won using more than mechanics and macro/micro.

I am also of the oppinion that there is generally too much focus on "winning the finals". In code S, getting first place or second place is a difference of winning 7 matches or 6 matches. Not only are some casters making jokes about the 'loser', even the price money is heavily in the winners favour. The second place often has half the prize money of what first place has. WESG gave TY 200 000, while Maru got 100 000, as an example. The latest code S had an even more askew monetary distribution, where the first place awarded 40 000 and 15 000 for second place. How are the other players supposed to make a living if #1 takes most of the money?

tl;dr soO is great and winning isn't all that matters.
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bjornkavist
Profile Blog Joined June 2009
Canada1235 Posts
Last Edited: 2017-10-05 07:32:13
October 05 2017 07:32 GMT
#86
Absolutely awesome write up. Go soO!!
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hiroshOne
Profile Joined October 2015
Poland425 Posts
October 05 2017 08:48 GMT
#87
Well, I never BM'ed soO for loosing all those finals. To be honest, I really think that becoming second so many times in the toughest sc2 tournament on the globe, is really something to achieve. You're one of the best players I ever seen soO. I wish you good performance on Blizzcone, and hope to see You winning more in the future.
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Edpayasugo
Profile Joined April 2013
United Kingdom2212 Posts
October 05 2017 08:56 GMT
#88
Great piece , so interesting so see soO ''s thoughts. Thanks
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Synchrx
Profile Joined September 2017
United Kingdom29 Posts
October 05 2017 12:52 GMT
#89
Just imagine if he actually won Blizzcon, I think it would be the most perfect story line after all these second places. Rooting for him!
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kajtarp
Profile Joined April 2011
Hungary465 Posts
October 05 2017 14:47 GMT
#90
On October 05 2017 21:52 Synchronize` wrote:
Just imagine if he actually won Blizzcon, I think it would be the most perfect story line after all these second places. Rooting for him!


Im not saying he can't do it, but the competition is tough. Nuances can decide. All i hope he won't quit sc2 after blizzcon.
Why so serious?
SoleSteeler
Profile Joined April 2003
Canada5412 Posts
October 05 2017 15:07 GMT
#91
One of the most jaw-dropping matches in SC2 I've ever seen was soO vs. TY on Newkirk Precinct. 2017 GSL Season 1 quarter-finals. soO was DEAD yet he kept staying alive and somehow won... I should go re-watch that.

soO has always been one of my favourite players... I'd hate to see him retire after Blizzcon.
seopthi
Profile Blog Joined December 2014
390 Posts
October 05 2017 15:27 GMT
#92
On October 05 2017 02:12 The_Red_Viper wrote:
The thing with it is that i would love to hear more about the specific topics he brings up. Really interesting stuff.
Maybe one day!


He went more into detail in yesterday's DankShrine interview
https://www.twitch.tv/videos/179802659
kajtarp
Profile Joined April 2011
Hungary465 Posts
October 05 2017 18:53 GMT
#93
On October 06 2017 00:07 SoleSteeler wrote:
One of the most jaw-dropping matches in SC2 I've ever seen was soO vs. TY on Newkirk Precinct. 2017 GSL Season 1 quarter-finals. soO was DEAD yet he kept staying alive and somehow won... I should go re-watch that.

soO has always been one of my favourite players... I'd hate to see him retire after Blizzcon.


Me too. But he was also talking about that in the Dankshrine interview. Go and watch
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Bill Murray
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
United States9292 Posts
October 05 2017 18:57 GMT
#94
love you bro keep fighting "the good fight"
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Morbidius
Profile Joined November 2010
Brazil3449 Posts
October 05 2017 23:05 GMT
#95
I also think his semi finals vs Zest is his best match, i got chills when he won that game 7, not only because Zest was unstopabble but also because he made it to his 4th finals in a row.
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Mizenhauer
Profile Blog Joined February 2015
United States1804 Posts
October 05 2017 23:47 GMT
#96
On October 06 2017 08:05 Morbidius wrote:
I also think his semi finals vs Zest is his best match, i got chills when he won that game 7, not only because Zest was unstopabble but also because he made it to his 4th finals in a row.


Yeah, that's 100% his best match. I'm of the opinion that his game against Stats on Nimbus is his single most dominant display ever, though.
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yoshi245
Profile Joined May 2011
United States2969 Posts
October 06 2017 01:59 GMT
#97
Sorry, but fuck Rogue and this massive hypetrain/bandwagon he got right going atm. While he has earned it with his outstanding if not impeccable play. I really want soO to be the zerg who wins Blizzcon. He needs the biggest win ever in his career to get the haunting memories of all those second places away from him.
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njoe
Profile Joined June 2012
Sweden26 Posts
October 06 2017 16:46 GMT
#98
Very nice read. Thanks for sharing, soO.
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Sogetsu
Profile Joined July 2011
514 Posts
October 07 2017 12:38 GMT
#99
I play T and P but I always has been cheering for soO, I really hope he can win a tournament like GSL soonish and even if he can't I will be still supporting and cheering for him!
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87bds
Profile Joined October 2017
1 Post
Last Edited: 2017-10-08 06:56:30
October 08 2017 06:55 GMT
#100
soO - amazing skill level - without question one of the legends of SC2

Playing protoss myself - but love watching soO
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