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[Interview] ThorZaIN - Becoming a doctor & life after SC2…

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M3t4PhYzX
Profile Joined March 2019
Poland4200 Posts
Last Edited: 2020-08-10 10:01:16
August 10 2020 10:00 GMT
#41
Thorzain (HU) vs (UD) Vortix - WC3 ESL Pro Tour Europe Season 1

an oldschool quarterfinal clash coming soon

should be good
odi profanum vulgus et arceo
JustPassingBy
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
10776 Posts
Last Edited: 2020-08-10 12:44:19
August 10 2020 12:43 GMT
#42
On August 10 2020 19:00 M3t4PhYzX wrote:
Thorzain (HU) vs (UD) Vortix - WC3 ESL Pro Tour Europe Season 1

an oldschool quarterfinal clash coming soon

should be good


Did Blizzard fix WC3's connection issues? If yes, I might give it another shot.

I really tried getting in WC3 a few months ago, but the gamebreaking bugs and lack of standard features (e.g. resume from replay) really put me off.
fishjie
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
United States1519 Posts
August 10 2020 16:35 GMT
#43
nice! glad to see thorzain doing well. didn't his thor rush build get thors singlehandedly nerfed in the first sc2 tsl? legend.
glad he found a strong transition into doctor
Chill
Profile Blog Joined January 2005
Calgary25981 Posts
August 10 2020 17:56 GMT
#44
All the best Thorzain! Glad to see you can put on a literal clinic
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Togekiss
Profile Joined January 2013
Canada154 Posts
August 10 2020 22:47 GMT
#45
Still remember the Day 9 daily devoted to Thorzain's TvT macro build he had used to roll over the likes of Puma...

It's true, Thorzain had the gift to create, refine, and optimize builds in a way that others just couldn't replicate. The attention to detail and his surgical and clinical execution was always a pleasure for me to watch, and something I always tried to emulate in my play.

This guy is a legend, and I'm really happy that things are going well for you TZain!!
yoshi245
Profile Joined May 2011
United States2969 Posts
August 12 2020 02:01 GMT
#46
I am personally ashamed I saw this interview days after it was posted. Tfunk is one of my all time favorite players and I still sport a sig with a quote of his.

Blizzard's ineptitude costed him a win against Moon in War3 Refunded earlier this year too.
"Numbers speak about the past, not the present." -Thorzain
Siggen
Profile Joined November 2011
143 Posts
Last Edited: 2020-08-13 06:32:03
August 13 2020 06:30 GMT
#47
Great to hear from ThorZaIN again! His GSTL three-kill was my favorite moment (starts at 42:11).

Shuffleblade
Profile Joined February 2012
Sweden1903 Posts
August 14 2020 00:06 GMT
#48
Big fan of his, was so cool to have two high level swedish pros with such different personalities battle it out back in the day. Very glad to hear all is going well for him, I hope he can win the TSLs and Dreamhacks of his current field as well!

On August 12 2020 11:01 yoshi245 wrote:
Blizzard's ineptitude costed him a win against Moon in War3 Refunded earlier this year too.

Indeed, that tournament was my first foray back into wc3 and that single thing made me lose all interest.
Maru, Bomber, TY, Dear, Classic, DeParture and Rogue!
Highways
Profile Joined July 2005
Australia6103 Posts
August 14 2020 16:11 GMT
#49
Heart of the Swarm truly killed the SC2 scene.

David Kim and his broodlord/infestor
#1 Terran hater
NiNsofie
Profile Joined May 2011
Sweden11 Posts
Last Edited: 2021-06-01 19:40:53
June 01 2021 19:37 GMT
#50
On August 09 2020 18:02 merz wrote:
ThorZaiN!

It saddens me that you too also struggled with imposter syndrome:ish thoughts. I think a lot of the progamers "back then" did.

For what it is worth I always looked up to you as the smartest and most skilled and talented player we had in Sweden. I always tried to learn from you and I was very jealous of the way you could map out builds with such detail and how your decision making always seemed to be so crisp.

I'm glad you figured out yourself that it wasn't any luck. You were truley great! Hope you find success and joy in your medical career



You were not bad yourself Merz! This interview and reading the comments were so bitter sweet to me. Gosh I miss 2012.

And yes, there were a lot of people around not getting quite the results they could due to imposter syndrome and other physical difficulties. I am working with esport kiddos now and wanna help them with this the best I can. It has always been a main concern for me too.
NiNsofie
Profile Joined May 2011
Sweden11 Posts
June 01 2021 19:46 GMT
#51
On August 08 2020 23:35 Spinozah wrote:
Great interview!

Sad to see that for many people SC2 is only a way to escape from reality and once they find themselves they just aren't interested in this game.



I see what you mean but I do not agree with your conclusion. I have loved SC since -98 but I have had lots of ups and downs with it. Not playing for years at a time. I think it's so intense, and you put so much into it that in order to get out you have to kinda let it go for a while. But it will always drag me, and many more, back in again. It is the best game ever created imo.

It's also a scary game to get back into. You know how much time you have to spend. You also know the level you were at before and it sucks to play worse again after a long break.

It is not as simple as "just a way to escape".
[UoN]Sentinel
Profile Blog Joined November 2009
United States11320 Posts
Last Edited: 2021-06-02 19:33:19
June 02 2021 19:32 GMT
#52
TSL3 still feels like yesterday sometimes. Probably my first tournament in either SC that I watched all the way through
Нас зовет дух отцов, память старых бойцов, дух Москвы и твердыня Полтавы
Luepert
Profile Blog Joined June 2011
United States1933 Posts
June 03 2021 01:31 GMT
#53
Thanks for this great interview. Great to see an ex-pro excelling in a totally different field.
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AbouSV
Profile Joined October 2014
Germany1278 Posts
June 03 2021 09:08 GMT
#54
I was wondering why I had a feeling of déjà-vu when reading the interview.

A nice bump anyway!
KT_Parry
Profile Joined May 2021
12 Posts
June 03 2021 20:02 GMT
#55
From Thorzain to ThoraZine
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