i think if strenx really commits 100% there is no stopping him .. he used to be all aim heavy now he just aim + mastermind + whiney bitch but its okay ,we all get angry sometimes =)
ur probably biased when u watch his games if u dont see the genius ..not saying he plays like nextlevel "braingame" or anything ..but he stepped up his play alot, compared to back when all he did was chase lglglglglg
strenx in form always was good @ tactical game online, but in lan, nervous plays it role, so often (85%) of lan games against top4 players, he was just aim. He stepped his nervous and confidence last lans @ ql, but time passed, maybe he is even better now in it, or worse?!
true indeed no1 plays on lans as good as they do online unless u have tons of lan experience ..i guesst he probably feels like he has to prove something on lan pulls him down a bit ...i remember the first lans i went to thats how i felt ..got so nervous my hand would shiver after every clutch moment .. idk how he plays now .. i ment back then maybe like 4-5 months ago he was beasting ^^ online though
All I'm hearing is him talking shit about spart1e 24/7 on stream. Which really grinds my gears bigtime. Guy has absolutely no remorse and is acting so unprofessional towards other 'professional' people, and doesn't even shame to say stuff like "Look at how retarded he is, how does he ever expect to become good at quake like this, he is literally the most stupid player ever, he is only rail, he will never achieve anything etc." About his current/former teammate.
Shows how arrogant and self-absorbed one can be. Literally lost all respect for Strenx. Kid needs to lay down on puberty and grow up.
You don't have to pick sides or "defend" someone you may or may not like. It's not all black/white with some people, and putting a good word out for someone whom you don't necessarily like is an example of a healthy dialogue and being mature.
I know it's the internet, but you don't have to fall into one of the two camps on any opinion.
That might be true, but as a professional, he needs to evaluate the fact that others watching stream might not get that, and that he looks like a giant douche saying such things.
Funny thing is spartie allready achieved more in quake then strenx. Strenx got a 2nd at qcon. Spartie got 2nd at eswc, 2nd at qcon and won 2 tdm lans. Not counting 3rd 4th etc strenx might have more of those though
When Strenx was interviewed by FACEIT he even said he thought spartie was the most underrated player in the scene, if that's not showing respect i don't know what respect is.
Ok from the latest streams, I had the feeling that I was a bit too unrespectful towards some players because I had too much emotions in game. I watched them, and I am sorry about it (sincerely). But you guys needs to know that in game, everybody feel involved when something is not working. You guys just saw it on stream, but you can be sure that I am not the only one. I've been played this game since I am 9, even when I was 2 years old during Quakeworld (solo game). So when something wrong happens, I feel automatically touched on this. There was a player called bastioo (Don't remember exactly) who was really good and I told him that his potential was great and could achieve something if he trains (yes I'm not 100% troll sometimes)
Anyways, calling me a dick or whatever is something that I really dont care, because sometimes, being a dick is something I really do it on purpose most of the time and you guys fell down so easy. Due to that, I really do have fun with it.
But about spartie, acting like that, is something that you guys can't understand cause I know him more than everybody else here. I am the first to tell that if Spartie was not playing with his rail only (confidence rushing all aim) he would be top 3 minimum on any events (even 1st). But throughout the years, he keeps doing the same mistake and never look back on what goes wrong.
I might take things seriously, but it seems that you guys take it seriously as much as I do, because from any words im saying, you keep quoting or posting on esreality. You should just take care about my game and not care about who I am, I just want to show you good game to make the game enjoyable for people who wanna watch me. But if you guys would think a little bit (you guys seem to not be mastermind either), you would understand that most of the time I am doing it on purpose. Otherwise, why would I keep posting videos for free about lessons ? (I have nothing to win, it's a lot of work) You may hate me, but you guys have learnt a lot watching theses videos and this was the goal.
From the whole pro scene (that I know better than you esr posters), I am not the biggest dick, you can trust me, and I can guarantee that you guys would be so disappointed about the mentality of some players
I have haters, and I also do have lovers. It does not in any ways prevent that from loving all of you. We need a bad guy, I don't mind being this guy.
Actually I know everything about ingame thoughts- I'm a very emotional person ingame too and always take a step back to analyse my behaviour from time to time to see how I could improve my attitude.
You can whine for all the fun you want but it's wistful thinking that you think other people won't take it seriously. If you think constantly defending yourself on esr will spread the msg that your joking then fair enough but it won't really change anything and honestly i just think your just butthurt or come here to be a keyboard warrior. The last part i would get, sometimes i like to post long replies to prove i'm right and their wrong, because it's just a fun thing to do. Sorry if i sound rude but that just my honest opinion. And before you think im a strenx h8er i actually appreciate what you do for this community, unlike every other pro you actually do something besides talk to your fan base through twitter :)
I just wanted to make this clear. Because people just tend to write without knowing anything. As I said, I'm a kind guy compared to the whole pro community
We don't hate you strenx. I think you're a magnificent player and an authentic character. Infact your extravagant personality never fails to amuse me and I really love watching your streams and drama from time to time. But that ranting about Spart1e was very disrespectful, even if emotions are involved. 250 people avarage watching your stream and you don't shame to just figuratively shit all over him. It just shows your real colours and arrogance.
Try to be more modest and in the future. People would take you more seriously which leads to you getting easier sponsorships, stream viewers and a more professional reputation, while still being the fun and extraverted guy you are this current day.
It's not just me having this opinion about you, but about 90% of quake live scene. We like you, just don't like your attitude.
Yes, you can compare to the others that are worse than you. I don't know if you're a bad guy or a good guy, since I can't judge you ... but remember never go and compare yourself with the lower and worse guys, try to compare with the better ones. And try to understand why those are better.
If everyone is bad you don't need to be bad :)
Good luck :)
Edited by RainbowZx at 19:14 CDT, 5 September 2013
From the whole pro scene (that I know better than you esr posters), I am not the biggest dick, you can trust me, and I can guarantee that you guys would be so disappointed about the mentality of some players
Who do you think is the biggest dick, and why? I'm sure everyone wants to know :)
Blablabla ... Blablabla ... Spart1e is just playing training and friendly games ... ONLINE.
He is not giving his best like you all the times in every online game ... but we know how you perform on lan.
Nps Kevin, but you really sounded too involved, any person who wasn't really aware of how you and spart1e get along would feel you geniunely believe he's a literal retard. Personally though I'm all for you swearing and calling anybody stupid, as long as you don't get too serious about it :D Emotions, pro players opinions and smacktalk is what Quake needs, it definietly brings more interest!
1.
Spartie has allways had the "easy way" mentality.
refusing to play ztn and quite honestly not practicing when he should have been.
2. strenx, the whole reason people even watch you and follow you is because of your persona (who you are).
Your skill comes secondary in terms of you entertaining people.
And you stating you have nothing win from posting videos.. bullshit
You may not be earning money from the videos themselves (or any at all) but you are steadily building up a fanbase and awareness of your brand. Which will in time set you up for the next game you pursue.
Everyone makes mistakes.
Making mistakes will always be very easy, ain't got nothing to do with being smart or not.
We're all human neanderthals, you see.
But the more you find yourself standing in the spotlights, the harder it becomes to talk yourself out of the mud pool you've created.
That's the downside of being well known...
Everyone who's been given the chance to get there where everyone wants to be oughta remember that.
Mkay?
Imma now crap in a urinal.
Only my ugly neighbour will complain.
No community for him to back him up.
I love being immune to fame...
Beer time.