EPT[TSL] Tyler, Strelok, FruitD, Thorzain Interviews - Page 17
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This is Aru
United States91 Posts
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soup0
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Nicodemusher
United States188 Posts
On March 17 2011 07:33 hmunkey wrote: I don't really like Strelok's "as a spectator" attitude. It's really easy to say "I'd rather not have Korean in these tournaments" when for competitors because they actually have something directly to gain from it. If there weren't Koreans, Strelok would have a much easier time getting money. That doesn't necessarily mean spectators are hurt by seeing the best Koreans playing. On the contrary, watching MC compete is an absolute treat. This sums up my thoughts exactly. As a spectator, this is the most loaded field we've yet seen. Sure, half of the players are invites, but they're some of the best players in the world. You're right; he really comes off as whining about the draw rather than looking at it from our perspective. | ||
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Quasimoto3000
United States471 Posts
On March 16 2011 14:33 LeFroMaGe wrote: Amazing once again! TL you cease to amaze with your content. I think you want to say you never cease to amaze /grammar nazi Of the Koreans, I truly think Boxer and FD will see an early exit to this tourny. Just intuition I guess. | ||
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KevinIX
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A x i o M
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TheDominator
New Zealand336 Posts
 TYLER FIGHTING!!!!! THIS WILL BE EPIC!!!! Yeah I think that its generally agreed that Boxer is gonna be the first upset. Sad to see that of such an awesome player. | ||
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Finrod1
Germany3997 Posts
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Odeyuken
France94 Posts
On March 17 2011 07:19 HolyArrow wrote: I'll assume that was mainly directed at me. Two things: 1. Cultural ignorance =/= racist. I didn't accuse anyone criticizing FD's interview of being racist. 2. You say everyone understands cultural difference. My point was that Zaixer evidently didn't. There's a difference between not being fond of their interviews and outright going "Oh man, that interview was almost offensive. He just lied through his teeth throughout the interview without providing any honest input!" That shows a clear lack of understanding of Korean culture. Actually that was somebody else calling the racism card. I'm not that used to quoting every single post so things might seem a bit unclear... sorry about that. And I would tend to agree with you on the points you just made. + Show Spoiler + Still, FD was booooring  | ||
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MaestroSC
United States2073 Posts
I hope we don't see more of this from respected "foreign" players, because this was kind of embarrassing to read as a "foreign" starcraft player. This is like USA going into the world cup, "can we just not invite england, brazil, spain? that'd be sweet!" | ||
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Leviance
Germany4079 Posts
On March 18 2011 05:16 mnofstl007 wrote: This is like USA going into the world cup, "can we just not invite england, brazil, spain? that'd be sweet!" what?  | ||
p4NDemik
United States13896 Posts
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shaunnn
Ireland1230 Posts
On March 18 2011 05:29 p4NDemik wrote: Ohhhh man Leviance we're gonna some angry brits on our hands man. Low blow! Because USA beat england 1-1:D? | ||
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Blueblister
Sweden321 Posts
Agreeing with a person or not, I like interviews with people who try to speak their honest opinion. Sometimes it can be hard making your thought process clear in the time frame of a short interview. Strelok's interview was awesome, from his Assembly to TSL predictions it was pure enjoyment to read. I got the impression he really wanted the invites-grudge off his chest. I also the parts where the players talk about themselves, their personality shines through there. On March 16 2011 17:30 Strelok wrote: In interview one of my phrazes was deleted by editor, which totally changed whole meaning. I complainted not about koreans being invited, but about very big number of invited slots and proposed to change it either way: or invite foreigners in Korea or invite only koreans and let the foreigners in Korea qualify themselves. I asked editor to change it right now. | ||
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Nomad-
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Blueblister
Sweden321 Posts
On March 17 2011 07:09 maybenexttime wrote: The reason why they invited some of the foreigners living in Korea is because Asia as a whole was excluded from the qualifies - based on location, not country of origin, and due to logisticl reasons. Had they allowed Jinro, HuK, etc. qualify, they would've had to allow other people currently residing in Asian countries participate in some kind of a qualifier. They had stated they are currently incapable of handling something of this magnitude. I think the system was fine with all that in mind. No they wouldn't, they could just have allowed foreigners living in Korea to participate and thereby making them ineligible from being invites. Strelok has a valid point. As the invites was obviously based on (1) promoting players on Team Liquid (2) popularity and only lastly results it undermines the "logistical argument". An invite system put in place to replace a qualification system would only be based on results. | ||
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HolyArrow
United States7116 Posts
On March 18 2011 01:27 Odeyuken wrote: Actually that was somebody else calling the racism card. I'm not that used to quoting every single post so things might seem a bit unclear... sorry about that. And I would tend to agree with you on the points you just made. + Show Spoiler + Still, FD was booooring Fair enough. I agree with you that actually playing the racism card is pretty uncalled for in most cases. | ||
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Euronyme
Sweden3804 Posts
On March 17 2011 07:16 Qaatar wrote: For those complaining about the "generic" interview FD gave, I guess most of you forgot about or didn't read this amazing interview that was more entertaining than 99.9% of foreigners' interviews. heh... Imo, shit-talking being "normal" in other sports avenues says more about those sports than it does about this community. Wow that's a pretty friggin good interview. I guess he's gotten like interview training after that like most pros in sports. I suppose if you havn't been asked the same question a gazillion times, you can give a more elaborate answere | ||
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Ridiculisk
Australia191 Posts
PS: FD sounds like a little sweetheart! Gl mate. | ||
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Bluerain
United States348 Posts
and fruitdealer i still watch ur GSL 1 highlights video to pump myself up <3 | ||
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