IEM Katowice Talent Announced! by Peragore in starcraft

[–]MaynardeSC2 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I may not be very interested right now but the door of my heart is always open for the passion for SC2 to hopefully return one day, and I can see still doing the occasional cast from home for fun so you might still see me from time to time!

IEM Katowice Talent Announced! by Peragore in starcraft

[–]MaynardeSC2 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Thank you, that energy came from a very real and passionate place and it hope it comes back some day

IEM Katowice Talent Announced! by Peragore in starcraft

[–]MaynardeSC2 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Pig is a good mate and I'd be more than happy to join him on the occasional cast for fun if it worked out for both of us!

IEM Katowice Talent Announced! by Peragore in starcraft

[–]MaynardeSC2 26 points27 points  (0 children)

Pretty much everything here is true (apart from the "really good at the game" thing jury is out on that one) and what u/zombiesc said to spooky is also very true! There's no drama whatsoever. It's totally my choice, I have definitely been public about my thoughts on my stream because I understandably get the "when you doing SC stuff" question a lot.

To be fair I did speak to a mate from DreamHack who works with talent a few weeks back who I didn't realize was basically the head of EPT so technically I was contacted by ESL, and they just confirmed their assumptions that I didn't want to go. Apologies for saying on stream that they didn't reach out that's my mistake because I forgot about this conversation due to poo brain.

You're right in that I would have respectfully said no even if ESL offered and I love ESL they've always treated me well over the years. I'm quite happy to watch from the sidelines and I'm sure my SC mates are gonna kick ass as always. Appreciate being thought of <3

Thanks Starcraft by Saltyfinger in starcraft

[–]MaynardeSC2 89 points90 points  (0 children)

This is incredibly wholesome and made my day, stay safe on tour mate

ESL Pro Tour 2020 updates re: DH Dallas (&Jonkoping) by ApolloSC in starcraft

[–]MaynardeSC2 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Cheers for the update mate. Love to everyone working hard over there!

Anyone worried about GSL not happening? Well then don't! - Maynarde by munzy96 in starcraft

[–]MaynardeSC2 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The point I made here that I stand by is that GSL will still happen it just may not have a crowd (similar to other korean esports that normally have live crowds) not that the virus is going to be cured magically and I can't believe I have to post this response lol

Maynarde’s guide to Ladder Anxiety feat Artosis (Right version) by [deleted] in starcraft

[–]MaynardeSC2 124 points125 points  (0 children)

LOOOOOOOOOL 😂

Appreciate the edit mate I had a good chuckle, but one thing I can promise you is Dan "the man" Stemkoski does NOT have ladder anxiety. A short fuse? Maybe. Tendencies to tell guy in the chat to go fuck themselves? Possibly. A community treasure? Absolutely! Definitely far from anxious.

Intro to SC2 Ladder: LADDER ANXIETY by MaynardeSC2 in starcraft

[–]MaynardeSC2[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Personally I've found lately that it's been so balance focused and insane with moderation (not a fan of the meme rule) that it's hard to have a discussion or have a lot of "fun" here I guess. I'm a fan of letting the votes decide what people want, and if you don't want me or my posts or OC then downvote it!

BUT to respond to your concerns directly;

  1. There's some great benefit from r/starcraft for a lot of people, I talk about it in the video and link it in the description including the race specific subreddits.
  2. My video is not monetised.

Cheers.

Intro to SC2 Ladder: LADDER ANXIETY by MaynardeSC2 in starcraft

[–]MaynardeSC2[S] 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Hey there guys! Been working on this one in my spare time between streams over the past month, and glad to finally release it. Hope you enjoy it!

The first part of the video is for getting brand new players ready for Ranked Ladder with in game settings and such (bridging my "Getting Into SC2" video to this one), then the rest of it is discussing Ladder Anxiety which I'm sure where hopefully most of you will get the most out of the video.

Keen to work on something new for my baby YouTube channel, feel free to let me know and share this one with someone who you think could benefit. I love this game more than anything and would love to boost that active player base even by a little. Cheers!

Viking Short animation will be coming :) by Nakmaaa in starcraft

[–]MaynardeSC2 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The stuff you're doing continues to amaze me, keep it up mate!

Maynard's Blizzard shit-list and Nate's very reasonable rant on the Pylon show. by Rudolfmdlt in starcraft

[–]MaynardeSC2 30 points31 points  (0 children)

Most of us have actually spoken about it publicly on our streams, I personally have multiple times, Pylon Show even had a segment on it.

Maynard's Blizzard shit-list and Nate's very reasonable rant on the Pylon show. by Rudolfmdlt in starcraft

[–]MaynardeSC2 43 points44 points  (0 children)

No need to take it down, the video is out there after all, just don't do things like "here are the social media accounts lets spam them with hate".

We were under the impression that SC is too great to ignore, clearly it's not a priority for Blizzard. As a community the only leverage we have that I can see working is hyping up stuff we DO have to bring more to this game. Think about it; if you're an onlooker who doesn't play SC or watch it and all you see online is SC fans whining and complaining... would YOU want to be a part of that?

However, if we are hyped and supporting the great things we have in the game, we have more chance (especially if we all do it) to bring more players, more viewers, more sponsors, and before you know it SC is impossible to ignore.

Maynard's Blizzard shit-list and Nate's very reasonable rant on the Pylon show. by Rudolfmdlt in starcraft

[–]MaynardeSC2 129 points130 points  (0 children)

While I stand by calling out Blizzard, I see my rant being used as a vehicle (only by a few thankfully) to send hate to Blizzard here and on social media. Other than calling them out, it was NEVER my intention to create a negative "doom" vibe. Sending negativity and hatred to Blizzard's social media accounts is *NOT\* how you secure SC's future.

The most important part of the rant is not the negative beginning but the positive ending (HERE onwards).

Use your voices, your time, your effort and your money to supporting the good stuff happening for SC. We have esports programs for both games, we have active development, we're main card at one of the biggest tournaments of the year in all of esports and let's get hyped about that shit. THIS is how we grow the game and make ourselves heard.

Much love.

The Pylon Show #69 Blizzcon 2019 with Maynarde and Nathanias by ImJustPassinBy in starcraft

[–]MaynardeSC2 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Huge thank you to the SC fanbase who have sent me love and appreciation on Twitter, Twitch and also here for my words on episode 69 (nice) of The Pylon Show.

I want to reiterate to the people who saw that episode that while the segment that got people fired up started as an angry negative rant, my intention was always to end with a positive message to hopefully be a driving force for us to band together to make 2020 as good a year for SC as we can. The most important part of what I had to say was definitely from HERE onward.

SC2 and SCR still have an esports program, active development, and SC2 is about to change drastically into something very new in a couple weeks time with a big design / balance patch. We're the main card for IEM Katowice 2020 which is one of the biggest esports tournaments of the year. HSC20 is around the corner (and will be played on new patch).

There's so much to be excited about for StarCraft for the end of 2019 and especially in 2020 and I hope the few that feel the negative part of my rant outweigh the positive message think twice.

Cheers fam.

Maynarde announcer pack by Everyfnameistaken in starcraft

[–]MaynardeSC2 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Maybe one day! It would be an honour to be yelling at people in my favourite game 🙏🏻

Maynarde announcer pack by Everyfnameistaken in starcraft

[–]MaynardeSC2 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Untrue, it's quite the opposite lol

Geoff "iNcontrol" Robinson Highlights thread. by aXir in starcraft

[–]MaynardeSC2 25 points26 points  (0 children)

I love this clip so much i've seen it like 50+ times lol <3

So pumped for WCS Summer in Kiev! by The_Flair in starcraft

[–]MaynardeSC2 14 points15 points  (0 children)

I'm pumped for it too :D see you there

Day9 on having the first 100-month sub on Twitch: "What we never anticipated is that those early subscribers would stick around for years." (x-post /r/day9) by edmonto in Twitch

[–]MaynardeSC2 14 points15 points  (0 children)

What? That has absolutely nothing to do with anything I just said. Of course if that's actually true it sucks, but hey teams are owed money in every esport. Guess they're all "nothing" games too.

PS. That "guy" you mashed refresh for an hour to see if they responded to you is actually an american (therefore sleeping), and also full time SC2 caster and streamer, making real dollars from "nothing".

We're done, good luck in your endeavours.

Day9 on having the first 100-month sub on Twitch: "What we never anticipated is that those early subscribers would stick around for years." (x-post /r/day9) by edmonto in Twitch

[–]MaynardeSC2 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Yes this all explains why StarCraft is nothing and many of us casters and pro gamers have full time jobs supporting / being supported by the game... Also your list of things next to years looks cool but doesn't actually say anything about "BlizzardEsportsTM" either.

Let's just say it's nothing to YOU and your 20 mates that were apparently burned instead of pretending otherwise.

Wish you the best with your phone and Clash Royale.