Star Blog #59

What's up party people?!?

Well I'm still not entirely sure if Nestea and MVP were even on State of the Game yesterday....apparently the show ran an epic ~5 hours....included a lot of tequila, a guest pr0n star and some horrible 2v2 with Artosis rage quittting lol! So even if team IM wasn't on - it sounds like a good one - downloading the MP3 now!

NaNiWa has had his invitation to the January Code S GSL season revoked! Shit is getting serious now. I'll be very interested to see what NaNiWa's reaction will be - he's definetly a strange kind of guy (some people claim he has some level of autism - not sure if that is true or not) and his reaction could be at either end of the spectrum. What I don't expect is NaNiWa to take this quietly or for this to go away anytime soon.

I have to wonder if NaNiWa throwing the towel in on a game that meant nothing compares to Idra not playing matches as MLG because he knew he would be seeded already and wanted to rest instead or Nestea "alegedly" throwing the Blizzcon match versus his teammate MVP (I think it was obvious that he threw that game - but there is obviously debate about that). Interesting stuff happening in eSports (specifically SC2) right now. Some standards or governing body has to evolve out of all this goofyness.

I bought a 2nd SC2 account. Yeah me! lol My new account will be private and dedicated to 1v1. My current account I will use for messing around with friends and trying off race stuff etc.

Alright peace out SC2 fans :)

UPDATE: NaNiWa Appology - who woulda thunk it?

“After I played and lost 3 incredible close games, I was extremely upset with myself. I prepared a lot and wanted to show everyone – especially my Swedish fans – that I had what it takes to beat the best. Instead, I let everyone down.

I wasn’t thinking clearly, and acted unprofessionally. At first I didn’t realize how big of a deal it really was, but when I saw how much everyone wanted to see my game against NesTea, I felt terrible and truly began to realize what I had done. I first thought that the match against NesTea was meaningless, but now I realize that it really did mean a lot, and that there’s no such thing as a “meaningless game” in eSports.

I am sincerely sorry to all my fans that looked forward to our rematch. I had something very special prepared just for him, and I’m sure he had something just as special planned himself. To all Korean fans and pro-gamers, especially NesTea, I am so sorry if I offended you by doing what I did. When we meet again in a future match, you can all count on it being a match worth your while. I also want to apologize to Mr Chae, the directors, the casters and all the staff at GOMTV. I now understand how my poor decision disrespected all the hard work they put into running the GSL. I really hope that what I’ve done won’t damage eSports or GOMTV any further.

For a long time, I never really played this game for anyone else other than myself. Now, I realize that it involves so much more than that. I’m not alone playing from my home anymore; there are so many people watching my every game, and wanting to see me perform at my best. I don’t just play for myself anymore, but for all the fans of StarCraft 2 and eSports. Clearly, being a pro-gamer involves a lot more than I initially thought.”