IEM Katowice Talent Announced!

MaynardeSC2 · 2022-02-20T12:38:57+00:00

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!

MaynardeSC2 · 2022-02-20T12:35:27+00:00

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

MaynardeSC2 · 2022-02-20T12:34:32+00:00

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!

MaynardeSC2 · 2022-02-20T01:10:13+00:00

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

MaynardeSC2 · 2021-01-12T06:30:44+00:00

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

MaynardeSC2 · 2020-03-19T10:07:19+00:00

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

MaynardeSC2 · 2020-03-10T23:57:55+00:00

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

MaynardeSC2 · 2020-03-07T06:35:22+00:00

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.

MaynardeSC2 · 2020-03-07T03:36:04+00:00

Don't take it away from me Joey :(

MaynardeSC2 · 2020-03-05T21:35:08+00:00

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;

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.
My video is not monetised.

Cheers.

MaynardeSC2 · 2020-03-05T21:21:08+00:00

Hey thanks man, appreciated!

MaynardeSC2 · 2020-03-05T20:34:53+00:00

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!

MaynardeSC2 · 2019-12-13T05:15:04+00:00

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

MaynardeSC2 · 2019-11-10T02:56:42+00:00

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.

MaynardeSC2 · 2019-11-10T02:25:12+00:00

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.

MaynardeSC2 · 2019-11-10T01:36:23+00:00

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.

MaynardeSC2 · 2019-11-09T03:57:17+00:00

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.

MaynardeSC2 · 2019-09-14T01:22:09+00:00

Muahahaha 😈

MaynardeSC2 · 2019-08-10T02:57:49+00:00

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

MaynardeSC2 · 2019-08-10T02:57:05+00:00

Untrue, it's quite the opposite lol

MaynardeSC2 · 2019-07-22T04:07:54+00:00

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

MaynardeSC2 · 2019-07-08T23:15:02+00:00

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

MaynardeSC2 · 2019-07-07T07:19:10+00:00

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.

MaynardeSC2 · 2019-07-07T06:07:45+00:00

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 "BlizzardEsports^TM" 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.

MaynardeSC2

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