I have finished translating the whole article for those interested in vivi's life story and aoe career.
Just my guessAfter full translation, there are things I don't understand. After pointing out streaming/his chat caused him to degrade mentally to a point he doesn't feel healthy, he quitted AOE2, but he will contine streaming AOE4.
Assuming translation is OK (thanks for the effort @kaaaai_ btw), I really don't understand what he is trying to say, that's a cheap excuse to leave AOE2 to be honest. It is not going to be bed of roses when he streams AOE4, he will continue with same chat, same people in the end.
I question that. At least there is the possibility with some people in the AoE2 community not liking AoE4 to actually leave them behind and start a new streaming career with AoE4. And I wish him the best with it. Also without the pressure of the toxic part of his community. May he be playing as he would like.he will continue with same chat, same people in the end.
pretty much what HongeyKong said. He only briefly mentioned his reasoning to quit aoe2 (hence I named it "life story"). Some of his chat commented the same thing as what you've posted. Let's see how it goes with his aoe4 stream ^^After full translation, there are things I don't understand. After pointing out streaming/his chat caused him to degrade mentally to a point he doesn't feel healthy, he quitted AOE2, but he will contine streaming AOE4.
Assuming translation is OK (thanks for the effort @kaaaai_ btw), I really don't understand what he is trying to say, that's a cheap excuse to leave AOE2 to be honest. It is not going to be bed of roses when he streams AOE4, he will continue with same chat, same people in the end.
The tower nerfs hit him hard.He has been underperforming for the last idk 2 years, just put too much pressure on himself thinking he was a top5 player. Picking 1 civ in ranked games wasn't helping either.
He wasn't jokingChat was toxic against him for sure, but his attitude on stream (eg. flaming back) also did him no good. It takes two to tango I guess.
EDIT: Also Vivi once (jokingly according to his post) claimed himself to be a Top3 player. I guess this also drew him more **** when he failed in tourneys.
This event has about a 50/50 chance of being won by Lierrey who notoriously plays/practices the least of any of the top 16.This is the exact opposite of what I meant. My point isn't that any of the top16 wouldn't deserve his spot, or that he wouldn't qualify normally (there would likely be upsets, but not many). Skillwise, those players deserve their positions. But it's to make sure players practice before the event, and if they go through the qualifier they take the event more seriously. And if they still want to play qualifier without practice, then there would be more upsets, which isn't bad for the tournament either.
There's really not much difference between someone who obsesses over becoming the best player in the world at a video game vs. someone who obsesses over becoming the best at anything. It's just sad that Vivi got so close to the top but still will leave his favorite game with such a fractured relationship.It's pretty tough reading he's had such a rough experience with aoe. I had my struggles with gaming in my youth and, looking back, I had come to see it almost as an addiction (8h/day almost every day playing MMORPGs!), but reading this puts things into perspective. What Vivi went through due to his obsession with the game is beyond belief. Rather than wishing for his return I hope he manages to put his life back together and find something he considers meaningful and fulfilling to do. Whether streaming/gaming is a part of his life afterwards is secondary.
A lot of Chinese parents treat kids as an investment (You may google 養兒防老) for their later years. Skipping school + not getting a job might be an investment failure in their eyes.The whole idea that your entire worth as a human being is determined by your job title and income is so appalling to me. What is wrong with simply wanting to do stuff that makes you happy? I will never understand this.