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Where dat snitch at?37032 Posts
On July 07 2012 15:54 Aerisky wrote:
Ah I see. And WHAT you have a fanclub, nice ^^ totally thought you were a white teenager for some reason, I'm sorry~~ you have a strong esports family :D
Hm, another question: favorite movie(s) of all time?
strong esports family? It's just me and my brother..... well.... mostly just me now. My brother doesn't even post on TL anymore T-T
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On July 07 2012 06:07 Xxio wrote:
Nestea, MVP, MC and MKP are all great players. For the first three, their old achievements don't mean as much as the championships today because of the low skill level of the players at the time. Similarly, I think that we will look back on the tournaments of 2011-2012 in one or two years time and go "wow, people really weren't very good back then". But more than that, nothing about them stuck with me, I suppose. Same goes for Stork and other, older BW pros.
I think that there is still a vast amount of untapped potential in StarCraft 2, strategically and mechanically. Hopefully this trend of (mostly foreign) players running from one weekend tournament to the next will be replaced by something more sedentary. Players need to live in proper team houses and play in tournaments that don't start and finish over the course of three days if they want to improve their skill and invent exciting, new styles that push StarCraft 2 to its limit. Practicing on ladder is not good enough, and the huge difference between the tournament structures of MLG and GSL is always overlooked.
A major reason why StarCraft tournaments like the OSL are so exciting is because the players have time to practice and create strategies specifically for one or two opponents, and play their games in peak condition. Right now, tournaments like MLG are just a grind. Many of the top players were probably at a different tournament a week or two before and they will use the same strategies and tactics that they always have until someone's ingenuity or a patch forces them to innovate. The winner is determined by a different (and less interesting and laudable, imo) set of skills and circumstances than those of the winner of a GSL or OSL.
You can equate it to the difference between a huge war in medieval times where the warriors just go from castle to castle and fight in huge free-for-all brawls, and a samurai duel in feudal Japan. Another example is in professional Go, where there are amateur tournaments with time limits on games and the players have multiple games in a day. But at the highest levels, the best players have long drawn-out games with months of preparation. Personally, I think that the MLG format is great for amateurs and the GSL format is unquestionably the ideal for the top players.
Coach Park (SKT1 coach) said that one of the biggest factors in why KeSPA players will come to dominate the SC2 scene is that they are working in structured and time-tested team house environments, and I believe him.
Thank you for the reply 
Do you think that with the advent of HotS, championships achieved shortly after that release are worth less (in terms of your respect) than championships achieved right now then? After all, when people start playing HotS they will carry over some builds, but all the races will change significantly - probably Terran most of all with the Mech style - and everyone will go back to being not so good. Not to the same extent as GSL Open Seasons, but still far less polished play.
edit: with regards to MVP, Nestea, MC and MKP in particular, what makes me respect them more than Hero, Parting, MMA and the like is that they are just so consistent. Considering all the comments about how SC2 takes less skill, is more volatile etc etc, it is just amazing that these guys have been around since the Open Seasons and (with the possible exception of Nestea) are still considered to be contenders for the best players of their races. Only 1 of the four, MC, has ever dropped out of GSL, and he got back in there through a ridiculous run at Orlando. To me that stands out far more than Parting's storms, MMA's drops or Hero's cutesy Warp Prism micro.
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Ares[Effort]
DEMACIA6550 Posts
On July 07 2012 15:54 Aerisky wrote:
Hm, another question: favorite movie(s) of all time?
Rush hour, and Fast and Furious
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Edit: Moved to more appropriate forum.
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If I were to post a replay thread of a tournament, which forum should I post it on? BW General or BW Tourneys?
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Is there a compiled list of mods Twitters somewhere? I know there are a few here but that's only Kennigit/HotBid really.
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Ares[Effort]
DEMACIA6550 Posts
On July 08 2012 16:39 quirinus wrote:
If I were to post a replay thread of a tournament, which forum should I post it on? BW General or BW Tourneys?
BW General
On July 09 2012 11:45 Dalguno wrote:Is there a compiled list of mods Twitters somewhere? I know there are a few here but that's only Kennigit/HotBid really.
Don't know but mine is @AresEffort
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Sweden5554 Posts
On July 09 2012 11:45 Dalguno wrote:Is there a compiled list of mods Twitters somewhere? I know there are a few here but that's only Kennigit/HotBid really.
yes... I because I compiled one just now https://twitter.com/#!/LPsalle/tl-staff
I'm sure it's incomplete cause I don't know everyone's real names, and some don't write out their TL handle anywhere in the short description things.
EDIT: Ares has the best profile picture of us all though.
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Nice, nice salle :D
What does JWD stand for, if anything?
Should we call you Ares[Effort] online or just Ares  or maybe Effort?
When meeting TL members in person, are you bothered if people call you by your TL handle; do you have any preference that they call you by your real name or not, etc?
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Kau
Canada3500 Posts
On July 09 2012 15:09 Aerisky wrote:Nice, nice salle :D What does JWD stand for, if anything? Should we call you Ares[Effort] online or just Ares or maybe Effort? When meeting TL members in person, are you bothered if people call you by your TL handle; do you have any preference that they call you by your real name or not, etc?
My TL handle is what people call me IRL, so nope doesn't bother me.
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Sweden5554 Posts
My nickname was something I was called from pretty much 1st to 9th grade so no it doesn't feel weird at all, except it's hard for non swedes to pronounce it correctly.
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Is Kau pronounced "cow"? Was going to ask that. Maybe "how do you pronounce your name?" is an important question too
What about "salle"? I assume non-swedes think it's like "sal" (which is how I read it in my head). Would be interesting to see the disparity between how we see a lot of mods' names and how it's supposed to be pronounced haha.
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United States17042 Posts
On July 09 2012 15:09 Aerisky wrote:Nice, nice salle :D What does JWD stand for, if anything? Should we call you Ares[Effort] online or just Ares or maybe Effort? When meeting TL members in person, are you bothered if people call you by your TL handle; do you have any preference that they call you by your real name or not, etc?
I actually prefer calling other tl members by their handles, as it's easier to remember (they're unique). Plenty of other people prefer real names, as it means they're not "just some person that you met over the internet"
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Yeah definitely. I can see how both ways are completely reasonable. Just wondering what some of the staff thought about it ^^ ty~
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Ares[Effort]
DEMACIA6550 Posts
On July 09 2012 15:09 Aerisky wrote:Should we call you Ares[Effort] online or just Ares or maybe Effort?
Ares is fine
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On July 09 2012 16:07 salle wrote:
My nickname was something I was called from pretty much 1st to 9th grade so no it doesn't feel weird at all, except it's hard for non swedes to pronounce it correctly.
Is it pronounced sai-juh?
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Many of the staff members and privileged posters have a unique avatar.
Excluding the "TLPD", the "banhammer", "TL player", "TSL winner" and the canonics one, what's the meaning behind the others?
I can imagine the reasoning behind Nazgul's and EvilTeleTubby's ones, but the others?
I'm curious...
Edit: of course I'm looking at
http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft2/TeamLiquid.net_Staff
Manifesto7 probably is a communist... but the others?
Does it mean for example that GTR kills people?
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Hey, 2 quick questions, first, why is there a star next to Kas's stream. It's cool, but was just curious.
2nd, Zatic how did you get to be such a Loopin Louie bonjwa?
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On July 10 2012 03:17 Badfatpanda wrote:
Hey, 2 quick questions, first, why is there a star next to Kas's stream. It's cool, but was just curious.
2nd, Zatic how did you get to be such a Loopin Louie bonjwa?
You beat me to the punch T.T
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On July 10 2012 03:20 Mrvoodoochild1 wrote:Show nested quote +On July 10 2012 03:17 Badfatpanda wrote:
Hey, 2 quick questions, first, why is there a star next to Kas's stream. It's cool, but was just curious.
2nd, Zatic how did you get to be such a Loopin Louie bonjwa? You beat me to the punch T.T
It means he is qualified for TSL4. Hover the cursor over the star.
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