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LemOn
Profile Blog Joined July 2005
United Kingdom8629 Posts
Last Edited: 2024-01-06 19:05:17
January 06 2024 19:03 GMT
#1
Damn guys it's been a hot minute! As usually happens, I have outgrown Broodwar, and became a sophisticated adult that took life seriously. By playing 6k hours of Dota. And watching a lot more. And becoming a poker player. And then spending thousands of hours on a Freelancer game mod.

And then going back to taking poker seriously, which lead me to Vegas, which in turn took me back to, you guessed it, Starcraft and Team Liquid.

Oh baby was I obsessed about this site. Look at my post count. I worshipped the ultimate protoss guide writer, BigBalls. I talked a big game, knew all the strats, joined a romanian clan, 5thF, the fifth force baby and.... never made it past C- or any top leagues. I won a mouse pad in a school league once with my fake 300 APM though, I was a paid pro!

And here I am in Vegas, reaching our to who wants to do a pod, and I contact none other than PuertoRican. I doubt the old schoolers who remember that man are even here, he was too old school even for me! The legend flew under the radar, organising BW leagues, and was the first westerner who went to Korea to produce content. He made Artosis for gosh's sakes!

That took me back, I went on to make an intro of clips that brought a tear to my eye. I am old, very old, just like those people when you look them up now! Ryan Daut even dropped his "BigBalls" nickname, I wonder why.


Well anyway, enjoy the trip to the past as we talk Elky, Nazghul and the True old school times, when the only language you could watch progaming for 98% of the year was Korean.

podcast link

***
Much is the father figure that I miss in my life. Go Daddy! DoC.LemOn, LemOn[5thF]
kAra
Profile Joined September 2004
Germany1374 Posts
January 06 2024 19:47 GMT
#2
always nice to see some old faces return
mada mada dane
Manifesto7
Profile Blog Joined November 2002
Osaka27149 Posts
January 06 2024 22:52 GMT
#3
PuertoRican hasn't aged a day.
ModeratorGodfather
micronesia
Profile Blog Joined July 2006
United States24678 Posts
January 06 2024 23:56 GMT
#4
There are quite a few people left who remember that era.
ModeratorThere are animal crackers for people and there are people crackers for animals.
GTR
Profile Blog Joined September 2004
51449 Posts
January 07 2024 09:27 GMT
#5
the original rick sanchez before that morty show became a thing
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BisuDagger
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
Bisutopia19235 Posts
January 08 2024 02:53 GMT
#6
I miss the 480p Livestream.com K-pop days…
ModeratorFormer Afreeca Starleague Caster: http://afreeca.tv/ASL2ENG2
s128_sabung_ayam
Profile Joined January 2024
1 Post
January 08 2024 07:41 GMT
#7
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zeo
Profile Joined October 2009
Serbia6284 Posts
January 08 2024 14:31 GMT
#8
On January 08 2024 11:53 BisuDagger wrote:
I miss the 480p Livestream.com K-pop days…

Buffer into GG... and then checking the live report threads here to find out what happened
"If only Kircheis were here" - Everyone
739
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
Bearded Elder29903 Posts
January 08 2024 15:30 GMT
#9
yeah I'm here and I started browsing TL after some longer break
WriterSalty oldboy that loves memes | One and only back-to-back Liquibet Winner
Blue
Profile Joined July 2004
Norway359 Posts
January 08 2024 22:29 GMT
#10
since 1998
I must return to the time when I played with my own style, and when I determined the victory through strategies. And the strategies are a product of practicing more than anyone else. The key to success is to persevere through practice. Lim Yo-hwan
XenOsky
Profile Blog Joined March 2008
Chile2270 Posts
Last Edited: 2024-01-11 07:44:07
January 11 2024 07:42 GMT
#11
C-? im not listening to shit

mb ill listen if u can beat NL200 online

+ Show Spoiler +
q8D
StarCraft & Audax Italiano.
jello_biafra
Profile Blog Joined September 2004
United Kingdom6635 Posts
January 11 2024 20:57 GMT
#12
Welcome back!
The road to hell is paved with good intentions | aka Probert[PaiN] @ iccup / godlikeparagon @ twitch | my BW stream: http://www.teamliquid.net/video/streams/jello_biafra
Artanis[Xp]
Profile Blog Joined December 2005
Netherlands12968 Posts
January 13 2024 19:40 GMT
#13
Hey guys whats going on over here
FuDDx *
Profile Blog Joined October 2002
United States5008 Posts
January 15 2024 00:47 GMT
#14
Someone say old school?

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Balloon-Man-FuDD/237447769616965?ref=hl
LemOn
Profile Blog Joined July 2005
United Kingdom8629 Posts
January 15 2024 05:28 GMT
#15
by god, what are y'all still doing here :D
Much is the father figure that I miss in my life. Go Daddy! DoC.LemOn, LemOn[5thF]
Psyonic_Reaver
Profile Blog Joined June 2007
United States4336 Posts
January 16 2024 02:33 GMT
#16
So wait? I'm bad? =(
RandomAbuse
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
187 Posts
January 18 2024 10:50 GMT
#17
Hello :D
Kawatan wrote: "Defilers are mid units".
739
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
Bearded Elder29903 Posts
January 18 2024 13:52 GMT
#18
On January 15 2024 14:28 LemOn wrote:
by god, what are y'all still doing here :D

I have huge sentiment from TL <3
WriterSalty oldboy that loves memes | One and only back-to-back Liquibet Winner
The_Templar
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
your Country52797 Posts
January 19 2024 14:35 GMT
#19
On January 15 2024 14:28 LemOn wrote:
by god, what are y'all still doing here :D

Honestly I still check here a few times a week. I even feel in the mood to post sometimes.
Moderatorshe/her
TL+ Member
TelecoM
Profile Blog Joined January 2010
United States10673 Posts
January 20 2024 01:51 GMT
#20
Hey man, here we are still after all of this time, I just came back after not playing for over a year..... sometimes a break is good =)
AKA: TelecoM[WHITE] Protoss fighting
Master of DalK
Profile Blog Joined June 2012
Canada1797 Posts
January 21 2024 04:32 GMT
#21
holy moly what a throwback, thanks for this
@MasterDalK | Maelstrom Entertainment | Streaming Every Esport Under the Sun
Xeofreestyler
Profile Blog Joined June 2005
Belgium6771 Posts
January 22 2024 14:15 GMT
#22
A lot of oldschool ppl still hanging around
Graphics
Farter of Suspicion
Profile Blog Joined January 2024
2 Posts
January 26 2024 08:18 GMT
#23
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FT.aCt)Sony
Profile Blog Joined June 2007
United States1047 Posts
February 09 2024 21:37 GMT
#24
On January 07 2024 04:03 LemOn wrote:
Damn guys it's been a hot minute! As usually happens, I have outgrown Broodwar, and became a sophisticated adult that took life seriously. By playing 6k hours of Dota. And watching a lot more. And becoming a poker player. And then spending thousands of hours on a Freelancer game mod.

And then going back to taking poker seriously, which lead me to Vegas, which in turn took me back to, you guessed it, Starcraft and Team Liquid.

Oh baby was I obsessed about this site. Look at my post count. I worshipped the ultimate protoss guide writer, BigBalls. I talked a big game, knew all the strats, joined a romanian clan, 5thF, the fifth force baby and.... never made it past C- or any top leagues. I won a mouse pad in a school league once with my fake 300 APM though, I was a paid pro!

And here I am in Vegas, reaching our to who wants to do a pod, and I contact none other than PuertoRican. I doubt the old schoolers who remember that man are even here, he was too old school even for me! The legend flew under the radar, organising BW leagues, and was the first westerner who went to Korea to produce content. He made Artosis for gosh's sakes!

That took me back, I went on to make an intro of clips that brought a tear to my eye. I am old, very old, just like those people when you look them up now! Ryan Daut even dropped his "BigBalls" nickname, I wonder why.


Well anyway, enjoy the trip to the past as we talk Elky, Nazghul and the True old school times, when the only language you could watch progaming for 98% of the year was Korean.

podcast link


I remember PuertoRican and still kicking!
WGT-Baal
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
France3363 Posts
February 09 2024 21:46 GMT
#25
Welcome back, and yes puertorican is legendary. Such a great dude
Horang2 fan
obesechicken13
Profile Blog Joined July 2008
United States10467 Posts
February 16 2024 21:24 GMT
#26
How much back pain ya'll have?
I think in our modern age technology has evolved to become more addictive. The things that don't give us pleasure aren't used as much. Work was never meant to be fun, but doing it makes us happier in the long run.
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