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Cricketer12
Profile Blog Joined May 2012
United States14003 Posts
January 18 2022 22:34 GMT
#21
DRG 😭
Engage, Zero target Engage, Engage, Kagari target Engage, Engage.
vyzion
Profile Joined August 2016
308 Posts
January 18 2022 23:05 GMT
#22
Maxpax

It's okay, you do what's best for you and I support it.
tommey.liang
Profile Joined November 2020
United States363 Posts
January 18 2022 23:08 GMT
#23
Hype, hype, hype!! Super excited to see what an offline SC2 premier tournament is like since end of 2019 where Dark and Reynor faced each other in Blizzcon. Didn't watch IEM Katowice 2020. The previous time was when Stephano won an MLG back in 2011 or 2012 I think.

Also giving the benefit of the doubt to MaxyPaxy for trying not to catch covid, but I guess he's still kind of shy on showing his face. Hopefully he can be bold and come at his own pace and comfort. We would love to support him more often and compete at a high level.

Really cool that Zest can stay around the scene for a little bit longer. It's going to be a great competition overall.
FF, KH, Persona, Uncharted, Yakuza | Porter, Illenium, MitiS, Dabin, Seven Lions, Petit Biscuit | Diablo II, SC2 | Pho, sushi, tacos
Waxangel
Profile Blog Joined September 2002
United States33712 Posts
Last Edited: 2022-01-18 23:55:59
January 18 2022 23:49 GMT
#24
On January 19 2022 07:00 argonautdice wrote:
This is THE tournament where four players Maru, Serral, Rogue, and Dark will have a chance to be the first to break $1,000,000 in tournament winnings. That's quite a historic milestone for esports history because it will be the FIRST player in any non-TCG (Shadowverse) 1v1 game to break one million!


LOL shadowverse gives out over $1m USD to first place for the world championship? that's sick

Also it's not productive to speculate about why anyone isn't participating. They don't owe it to anyone to compete for their entertainment.
AdministratorHey HP can you redo everything youve ever done because i have a small complaint?
koalabro
Profile Joined June 2021
59 Posts
January 19 2022 00:32 GMT
#25
On January 19 2022 06:55 Nakajin wrote:
I'm honestly feeling kind of sad for MaxPax, I get the stress of showing your face after so many people talked about you and/or not wanting to be on the internet.
But man, you gotta have some pride in what you do, calling it quit to stay private when you have a shot a being the world champion and live changing money is a hard pill to swallow.

With that said, hopefully he rip that band-aid off at some point
The Starcraft 2 scene would be dearly missing if every weird loner would have stayed at home. (And I say that dearly as a fellow weird loner)
(And if you readying, no one seriously care about what you look like Max Pax, like not at all)

On the plus side, Zest is best and will live forever!


What did people say about him?
Brutaxilos
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
United States2634 Posts
January 19 2022 02:11 GMT
#26
On January 19 2022 04:32 InfCereal wrote:
My theory that MaxPax is secretly Idra continues to go uncontested

MaxPax is Life man. If his identity got revealed he'd be banned.
Jangbi favorite player. Forever~ CJ herO the King of IEM. BOMBERRRRRRRR. Sexy Boy Rogue. soO #1! Oliveira China Represent!
tigera6
Profile Joined March 2021
3516 Posts
January 19 2022 02:33 GMT
#27
Sad for MaxPax, not just in this IEM but what about the coming season where offline events are coming back? ESL really should think of a way to make it work for him.
Also, hell yeah we got both Zest and herO playing.
Garnet
Profile Blog Joined February 2006
Vietnam9056 Posts
January 19 2022 04:28 GMT
#28
Finally. Hope no one gets COVID.
QOGQOG
Profile Joined July 2019
834 Posts
January 19 2022 05:05 GMT
#29
Getting both herO and Zest is a surprise, but a huge treat.
bob lee
Profile Joined January 2022
4 Posts
January 19 2022 05:18 GMT
#30
--- Nuked ---
RKC
Profile Joined June 2012
2848 Posts
January 19 2022 07:04 GMT
#31
Maxpax = Flash
gg no re thx
M3t4PhYzX
Profile Joined March 2019
Poland4300 Posts
January 19 2022 08:07 GMT
#32
competitive video game player rejects huge opportunity for money and glory.. because he doesn't want to show his face???

just have a balaklava + shades and a cap on then but play the tournament! bizarre..

but at least Spirit is in thanks to that, so.. cool I guess.
M3t4PhYzX
Profile Joined March 2019
Poland4300 Posts
January 19 2022 08:07 GMT
#33
Protoss FIGHTING!
Edpayasugo
Profile Joined April 2013
United Kingdom2224 Posts
January 19 2022 09:05 GMT
#34
Looking forward to it!
FlaSh MMA INnoVation FanTaSy MKP TY Ryung | soO Dark Rogue | HuK PartinG Stork State
VladSlymor
Profile Joined November 2020
80 Posts
January 19 2022 09:09 GMT
#35
On January 19 2022 17:07 M3t4PhYzX wrote:
competitive video game player rejects huge opportunity for money and glory.. because he doesn't want to show his face???

just have a balaklava + shades and a cap on then but play the tournament! bizarre..

but at least Spirit is in thanks to that, so.. cool I guess.


It's probably more a matter of social anxiety than the face's reveal itself - hood and shades would only bring more attention in a sense.
Still, that's a quite sad turn of event, makes you wonder what Maxpax's plans are for the coming months with - hopefully - more and more events getting back offline.
ejozl
Profile Joined October 2010
Denmark3561 Posts
January 19 2022 12:39 GMT
#36
On January 19 2022 08:49 Waxangel wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 19 2022 07:00 argonautdice wrote:
This is THE tournament where four players Maru, Serral, Rogue, and Dark will have a chance to be the first to break $1,000,000 in tournament winnings. That's quite a historic milestone for esports history because it will be the FIRST player in any non-TCG (Shadowverse) 1v1 game to break one million!


LOL shadowverse gives out over $1m USD to first place for the world championship? that's sick

Also it's not productive to speculate about why anyone isn't participating. They don't owe it to anyone to compete for their entertainment.

He doesn't owe me anything, but I'm a big enough fan that I want what's best for him. He seriously has such high potential, I sure hope he will overcome this hurdle

Maxpax Fighting!
SC2 Archon needs "Terrible, terrible damage" as one of it's quotes.
starvingbox1
Profile Joined July 2021
18 Posts
January 19 2022 13:55 GMT
#37
Hey that's my tweet! I'm honored.


As Wax said, it doesn't HELP to speculate....but as a huge MaxPax fanboy I just can't help but feel so sad that he won't get a chance to shine on the biggest and brightest stage. I really believe in his potential. With a good bracket, round of 8 is conceivable and I want him to show the world what he's capable of.

I totally respect his wishes. but selflishly FeelsBadMan
CJherOfan
Profile Joined October 2021
35 Posts
January 19 2022 14:51 GMT
#38
I wonder what the chance would be that Zest has to pull out last minute, letting Classic qualify.
I am the world's #1 CJ herO fan
TentativePanda
Profile Joined August 2014
United States800 Posts
January 19 2022 16:01 GMT
#39
I feel like the Ro36 should be online or just not included in the tournament honestly. Just complicates logistics for not a very important reason tbh
Charoisaur
Profile Joined August 2014
Germany16103 Posts
January 19 2022 17:25 GMT
#40
On January 19 2022 07:00 argonautdice wrote:
This is THE tournament where four players Maru, Serral, Rogue, and Dark will have a chance to be the first to break $1,000,000 in tournament winnings. That's quite a historic milestone for esports history because it will be the FIRST player in any non-TCG (Shadowverse) 1v1 game to break one million!

That's a very specific milestone

Also worth noting, that's it's just for prize money.
When you consider salaries etc the top guys have already easily earned over a million
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