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Goodbye Sunchip

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lastshadow
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
United States1372 Posts
January 30 2013 06:11 GMT
#1
For those that don't know, I've been living with MVPLoL house for the last ten months now... I've now had to watch as another pro-gamer, but also friend, gives up on pro-gaming. Living here, my housemates were not just friends to me, they've grown to be like family. Living together, constantly being near each other, talking, over-coming the Korean/English language together, everything.

MVPSunChip, I remember he was the first person in the house to talk to me, asking why I put ketchup on my egg. To which I responded '미국 스타일' (America style). He stared at me like I was crazy, and that was all that chat had to offer the first time.

He was one of the first few Koreans here, as I mentioned, to constantly make efforts to talk to me, despite literally having 20-word vocabulary. At first we spoke through my broken Korean/his broken English and hand-gestures. He was such a kind person, and consistently went above and beyond to befriend me the entire time we lived together.

Today I woke up and found out that he decided last night to retire. He left the house today. Again, I watch the life fade, also like someone dying in front of my eyes, the passion of a pro-gamer had faded entirely... I had seen him getting more and more tilted over the last two months, but I didn't think it would end so abruptly. I feel like I'm being hit with a tidal wave of emotion, with hundreds of memories all flying back at once. I felt like I was going to choke on air when I tried to tell him good bye in Korean / tell him I will miss him.

Sunchip was one of the best AP mid's in the entire world. He was constantly in 2500+ ELO in Season 2, and 2300 in Season 3. He was at one point, the god of Bryan from Tekken, and one of the absolute best fighting-game players in all of Asia. He's getting older now, and with age comes more burden and problems. Seeing him break apart mentally over his passion for pro-gaming and having to face the way of aging was heartbreaking.

LoL in Korea is absolutely brutal, only offering a few tournaments each year, it is extremely top-heavy. You either win, or you are forgotten. Seeing such a great and legendary pro-gamer, not just at LoL, but a other games, finally concede has left me feeling empty on this day. He was unarguably one of the kindest Koreans I've ever met here, and it is so painful to see this happen.

선휘형, I'm so sorry we never talked more. You were a god at fighting games, and a great AP Mid player too. I was honored to have lived in your presence. Hopefully you'll stay around in LoL a while longer and we'll have chances to meet again. I hope next time we meet my Korean will have improved drastically and we carry out a real conversation of some sorts. I thought of you like a brother while you were here, even if you were not able to tell that due to our inability to full communicate.

형 진짜 죄송합니다 ㅜ_ㅜ 안녕히 가세요



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Patience is a small price to pay for perfection.
TheEmulator
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
28085 Posts
January 30 2013 06:18 GMT
#2
This is a very nice blog lastshadow. Sunchip will be missed, and hopefully he finds happiness in his future endeavours
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LeapofFaith
Profile Joined November 2011
United States446 Posts
January 30 2013 06:24 GMT
#3
Dang it feels like someone died T_T Gl to sunchip tho
blade55555
Profile Blog Joined March 2009
United States17423 Posts
January 30 2013 06:24 GMT
#4
I would say you were weird to, to put ketchup on an egg wtf man!

I don't know anything bout him but it always sucks when pros retire :/.
When I think of something else, something will go here
LuckyFool
Profile Blog Joined June 2007
United States9015 Posts
January 30 2013 06:32 GMT
#5
The way this is written made me think he actually died. Nice blog, although I dont know him I can relate to the feelings. Hope everything is going well for you Nick.
PandaTank
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
South Africa255 Posts
January 30 2013 06:43 GMT
#6
You could always get his phone number/facebook and grab some beers with him at any given time.
facebook.com/PandaTank \\\ @PandaTankSC2
lastshadow
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
United States1372 Posts
January 30 2013 06:44 GMT
#7
He lives really far away(near Busan) and doesn't use Facebook .
Patience is a small price to pay for perfection.
doktorLucifer
Profile Blog Joined November 2008
United States855 Posts
January 30 2013 07:18 GMT
#8
On January 30 2013 15:32 LuckyFool wrote:
The way this is written made me think he actually died. Nice blog, although I dont know him I can relate to the feelings. Hope everything is going well for you Nick.


Exactly what I thought. When I saw your FB post, I was all: "A PROGAMER DIED? T_T"
docvoc
Profile Blog Joined July 2011
United States5491 Posts
January 30 2013 17:49 GMT
#9
Is there any reason he retired? I know that MVP isn't the best team out there, but they are better than a lot of teams, and Sunchip was one of their stronger players when I watched the OGN streams. I forgot which MVP team he was on though. I'm sorry to hear this, I'm sorry for you loss. Keep up with him via texting and grab a beer with him sometime .
User was warned for too many mimes.
Silentness
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
United States2821 Posts
January 30 2013 21:46 GMT
#10
MVPSunchip? That's a bad ass name... those sun chips from the "Buy the Way" stores are amazing with soju.

Also on topic, Korea is pretty top heavy when it comes to competitive e-sports.
GL HF... YOLO..lololollol.
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