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TanGeng
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
Sanya12364 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-08-11 19:18:26
August 11 2014 10:37 GMT
#1
There's been a flurry of activity surround DK recently as all members of the team converged upon Yunnan for a meeting yesterday. Where the fate of DK hangs in the balance. Yet all signs point to the end of an era for Chinese Dota.

Even as we await official announcement from TeamDK personnel, there's been some circumstantial evidence leaking out.



The weibo of TeamDK Dota division manager that resigned today.

http://t.qq.com/p/t/418784082061309

For personal reasons, I've resigned as manager of TeamDK; for things concerning DK contact Fabregas.


And there's a few other individuals making an exodus from the TeamDk headquarters.




TeamDK is now missing both BurNiNg and IceIceIce from its in-game roster.

[image loading]




And a fan at the airport had BurNIng come in for a flight out of Yunnan and accounted the story of meeting BurNIng

Topic with Picture of Burning
http://nga.178.com/read.php?tid=7269940

The retirement exchange
[image loading]
http://nga.178.com/read.php?tid=7269940&page=13&topid=136086454#pid136086454Anchor

The exchange in colorful NGA emoticons went:


A signature is a necessary part of the boarding procedure. And because there were so many people, I had not mentioned a photo requirement. But when I lifted his id card and read: 徐达拉, I popped up my head and yelled "BUR-DEN-NING." [image loading] The "Old Bus Driver" could not help but chuckle a bit. [image loading] My coworkers glanced over at me with puzzled looks. [image loading] (At this moment a Canadian old lady rocked over the counter, suffering from sun-stroke.... blah blah blah)

Me: Burning, can I ask you a personal question. [image loading]
Burning: Go ahead. [image loading]
Me: Are you really going to retire? [image loading]
Burning: Yes, really. I've already made the decision. [image loading]
Me: Is that really the truth!? [image loading]
Burning: Yes. It's final. [image loading]



LanM and 71
http://nga.178.com/read.php?tid=7269940&page=17&topid=136100826#pid136100826Anchor

The results of talking with LaNm and 71
http://nga.178.com/read.php?tid=7269940&page=19&topid=136104472#pid136104472Anchor


1. About BurNIng retirement, Mushi and LaNm gave the same answer, no special reason.

2. Don't know if it should be reviewed, in I-League LaNm is going to get invited in for professional commentary.

3. MMY is going to continue to play, don't know where. I laughed at that joking that they just can't say yet, and LaNm responded that they really don't know yet.

4. "The GameFy spying incident hit DK really hard," according to 71. "Especially LaNm and BurNIng especially because of the pressure situation."

5. LaMn retiring is going to go into commentary or bringing in newcomers, from picking up the game to understanding game situations to learning game mechanics. And he can use PW and Valve to publish and disseminate his work.


Talking about Mushi & IceIceIce
http://nga.178.com/read.php?tid=7269940&page=20&topid=136107380#pid136107380Anchor
Mushi and IceIceIce will continue onward. Mushi has especially said he won't miss TI5. Where to, with which club, however, is still a question.

Talking about 71
http://nga.178.com/read.php?tid=7269940&page=21&topid=136107749#pid136107749Anchor
71 will remain to train and develop the new team. DK will definitely have players to carry on.

There's always reddit: linking to this.
http://www.reddit.com/r/DotA2/comments/2d7hac/burning_to_retire_iceiceice_to_ig/




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Kraznaya
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
United States3711 Posts
August 11 2014 10:52 GMT
#2
i think it was time

burning's individual skill isn't what it once was and his celebrity overshadowed a lot of younger talents who deserve more recognition
do you have enough resolve, hero of justice?
BurningSera
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
Ireland19621 Posts
August 11 2014 12:15 GMT
#3
burning saved my world back then :'(
is 2017, stop being lame, fuck's sakes. 'Can't wait for the rise of the cakes and humanity's last stand tbqh.'
sabas123
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
Netherlands3122 Posts
August 11 2014 12:26 GMT
#4
I'm new to the scenen and barely know who these players are, but from all what if heard its truly a sad day:/
The harder it becomes, the more you should focus on the basics.
KOFgokuon
Profile Blog Joined August 2004
United States14899 Posts
August 11 2014 12:53 GMT
#5
sadness
ShiaoPi
Profile Blog Joined October 2011
TAIWAN NUMBAH WAN5956 Posts
August 11 2014 13:03 GMT
#6
noooooooooooooo (
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Caladbolg
Profile Joined March 2011
2855 Posts
August 11 2014 13:08 GMT
#7
I dont see this supposed skill decrease on burning's part, just weird/bad drafting and team decisions as a whole. If he retires i chalk it up to burning out.
"I don't like the word prodigy at all. To me prodigy sounds like a person who was 'gifted' all these things rather than a person who earned all these talents by hard training... I must train harder to reach my goal." - Flash
TanGeng
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
Sanya12364 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-08-11 13:58:39
August 11 2014 13:09 GMT
#8
BBC also talked about on stream. DK disband. (current DK)
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babylon
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
8765 Posts
August 11 2014 15:42 GMT
#9
Heartbreak.
ahswtini
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
Northern Ireland22208 Posts
August 11 2014 15:51 GMT
#10
Many people held out hope
"As I've said, balance isn't about strategies or counters, it's about probability and statistics." - paralleluniverse
TomatoBisque
Profile Joined March 2013
United States6290 Posts
August 11 2014 18:39 GMT
#11
On August 11 2014 22:08 Caladbolg wrote:
I dont see this supposed skill decrease on burning's part, just weird/bad drafting and team decisions as a whole. If he retires i chalk it up to burning out.

:|
rip
DavoS
Profile Blog Joined October 2012
United States4605 Posts
August 11 2014 20:13 GMT
#12
He's been around for a long time, and in my mind he is the greatest player ever. But he's been holding off retirement for a long time, and DK just slowly fell apart all summer. Going from the team who looked like inevitable world champions to the only team that can compete with C9 in drafts gone full retard can't be the experience he wanted this year to be
"KDA is actually the most useless stat in the game" Aui_2000
FinestHour
Profile Joined August 2010
United States18466 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-08-12 03:53:47
August 12 2014 03:53 GMT
#13
jk rolf
thug life.                                                       MVP/ex-
TanGeng
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
Sanya12364 Posts
August 12 2014 10:57 GMT
#14
more smoke


Daryl says goodbye to China.

[image loading]
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AbareKiller
Profile Joined May 2014
456 Posts
August 12 2014 11:01 GMT
#15
IceIceIce to reform Zenith?

Pls....
TanGeng
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
Sanya12364 Posts
August 12 2014 13:55 GMT
#16
LaNm and BurNIng are out. MMY, Mushi, IceIceIce to scatter to the winds.

Landin spot for IceIceIce is still unknown. Could be with DK.
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Sassback
Profile Joined September 2012
United States718 Posts
August 12 2014 17:09 GMT
#17
I wonder if Mushi and iceiceice are going to stay in china.
Every night I pray for TL to give me my SAD Boys flair, and every morning I wake up disappointed.
Caladbolg
Profile Joined March 2011
2855 Posts
August 13 2014 03:26 GMT
#18
Fuck this I need a drink.

And Burning has a whole year to think about this decision - it really hinges on him. Everyone seems willing to continue if he does.

Goddamnit Burning. Do something crazy. And then come back and be revitalized.
"I don't like the word prodigy at all. To me prodigy sounds like a person who was 'gifted' all these things rather than a person who earned all these talents by hard training... I must train harder to reach my goal." - Flash
mutantmagnet
Profile Joined June 2009
United States3789 Posts
August 13 2014 10:50 GMT
#19
Burning my soul for the last time.

I'm really mad over that gamefy debacle.
Advantageous
Profile Blog Joined May 2012
China1350 Posts
August 14 2014 11:19 GMT
#20
NOOOOOO Burning T_T... first Commander8, now Burning... I hope someone can take his rightful place and do as a good of a job as he did.
"Because I am BossToss" -MC ヽ༼ຈل͜ຈ༽ノ raise your dongers ヽ༼ຈل͜ຈ༽ノ I'm sure that all of my fellow class mates viewed me as the Adonis of the Class of 2015 already. -Xenocider, EG, ieF 2013 Champion.
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