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[News] Effort announces his retirement - Page 17

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Jenia6109
Profile Blog Joined December 2008
Russian Federation1613 Posts
September 20 2010 08:23 GMT
#321
Effort is the man!
- Win OSL
- Didn't make Starcraft his drug
- Didnt kill his healthness
- Tries to live his 20-30 like a normal guy

Respect.
INnoVation TY Maru | Classic Stats Dear sOs Zest herO | Rogue Dark soO
KristianJS
Profile Joined October 2009
2107 Posts
September 20 2010 08:26 GMT
#322
When I read the title I literally when "whaaaaaaaat?" out loud, but reading the article he does seem to be sensible. If his heart's not fully in it anymore then it's better to get out of it quickly so he can resume his studies. Then he'll always have the fact that he beat Flash for an OSL Gold, so quite a nice way to go.


But shit, there are way too many retirements lately
You need to be 100% behind someone before you can stab them in the back
writer22816
Profile Blog Joined September 2008
United States5775 Posts
September 20 2010 08:32 GMT
#323
Flash and Jaedong paid Effort to retire
8/4/12 never forget, never forgive.
MinoMino
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Norway1103 Posts
September 20 2010 08:37 GMT
#324
My favorite alien, nooooo! Damn it, Effort. D:
Blah.
Aesop
Profile Joined October 2007
Hungary11305 Posts
September 20 2010 08:49 GMT
#325
My eyes went "O.O" when I saw this thread. He has won that starleague, so I guess he can say he had nothing left to prove. But still, such a talent gone.
ModeratorNon veritas sed auctoritas facit legem. | Liquipedia: Don't ask me, I'm retired.
unionbank
Profile Blog Joined June 2009
Australia666 Posts
September 20 2010 08:54 GMT
#326
i have lost all interest in Zerg
김정우.... 이겼다!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ikonn
Profile Joined October 2009
Netherlands1958 Posts
September 20 2010 08:58 GMT
#327
On September 20 2010 14:00 TwoToneTerran wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 20 2010 13:55 illu wrote:
Read, people. Read.

The reason Effort retired was because he could not get the wages he wanted.



That can't be the only issue. He didn't negotiate wages with any other team who might've been more willing to pay out for a high tier zerg (KT WHO LOST LUXURY'S EXPENSES COUGH :o ).

Even with poor pay he obviously thought of this a long time coming.


No they're reserving that money for Action...

...one can only hope


anyway, it's always a huge blow when a top 5 player retires. I just hope this is for purely personal reasons
Rainmaker5
Profile Blog Joined April 2009
United States1027 Posts
September 20 2010 08:59 GMT
#328
Man, without Cho and Effort, the scandal around Savior and Iris and Much being in ACE....
I don't know if I have it in me to be a CJ fan anymore...
(-_(-_(-_(^_(-_(-_(-_-)_-)_-)_-)_-)_-)_-) CJ Fighting! "Beer -> soju -> whisky is a terrible build"~~ Scrarecrow.
On_Slaught
Profile Joined August 2008
United States12190 Posts
September 20 2010 09:00 GMT
#329
This is very very suprising. He's so young! It feels like he was a rookie just a short while ago (b/c he was >.<).

I wish him the best but damn does this suck.
Heimatloser
Profile Joined March 2009
Germany1494 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-09-20 09:03:06
September 20 2010 09:01 GMT
#330
awesome carreer:
rooke of the year 2009, best new player of proleague 09/10 season, beat the best player of the world for a gold in the highest ranking tournament 2010, retire 2010.

+ Show Spoiler +
only way to top this would be to win maybe next proleague season. but theres not enough credit for that


edit: And suddenly kwanro was the second best zerg in the world
All what KT currently needs is a Zerg and a second Terran
sixfour
Profile Blog Joined December 2009
England11061 Posts
September 20 2010 09:08 GMT
#331
wtf is this

action to CJ?
p: stats, horang2, free, jangbi z: soulkey, zero, shine, hydra t: leta, hiya, sea
disciple
Profile Blog Joined January 2008
9070 Posts
September 20 2010 09:09 GMT
#332
Actually I'm not that surprised at all. If SC2 represents salvation to old progamers and B-teams at the moment, BW offers no certainty about one's career future. I'm pretty sure the only two progamers that really cared about BW in the last month, or basically after the end of PL, were Jaedong and Flash lol. The real problem I see is with the top players who are under contracts with big salaries, say Leta, Bisu etc. I dont think they have another choice but to wait for BW to completely die out, which apparently will happen sooner than most of us expected
Administrator"I'm a big deal." - ixmike88
Deathstar
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
9150 Posts
September 20 2010 09:17 GMT
#333
Nuu Effort T______T
rip passion
Askalaphos
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
Germany772 Posts
September 20 2010 09:19 GMT
#334
That' s really sad!
I like Efforts style a lot. It was fun to watch!
FavZerg: EffOrt, Jaedong; FavProtoss: Movie, Kal; FavTerran: BaBy, Leta
Grettin
Profile Joined April 2010
42381 Posts
September 20 2010 09:20 GMT
#335
Pretty bad month for Broodwar. I doubt this will end.


Well, lets see who is next player to retire/possible switch to SC2.

Thanks for the news !
"If I had force-fields in Brood War, I'd never lose." -Bisu
khellian
Profile Joined February 2010
Korea (South)922 Posts
September 20 2010 09:21 GMT
#336
Awww Effort, one of my favourite players. GL whatever you decide to do in the future!
sleepytime
Profile Joined January 2010
Denmark122 Posts
September 20 2010 09:31 GMT
#337
Oh man. (Z)EffOrt one of my favorite players of all time. This is so sad.
Nada fighting!
SkelA
Profile Blog Joined January 2007
Macedonia13069 Posts
September 20 2010 09:32 GMT
#338
what the fuck ??
Stork and KHAN fan till 2012 ...
Kal_rA
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
United States2925 Posts
September 20 2010 09:36 GMT
#339
0.0
Jaedong.
Ozarugold
Profile Blog Joined February 2008
2716 Posts
September 20 2010 09:36 GMT
#340
Without Effort the Zerg line looks ridiculously weak compared to Protoss and Terran...

Effort, I wasn't much of a fan but you will be missed
this is my quote.
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