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[News] Effort announces his retirement - Page 24

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Shiladie
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
Canada1631 Posts
September 20 2010 19:32 GMT
#461
"Unrelated to gaming" so unlikely going to SC2.
Leaving at near his peak, I gotta respect that.
NuKedUFirst
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
Canada3139 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-09-20 19:34:49
September 20 2010 19:34 GMT
#462
Holy shit..

I was sure he was going to be the next jaedong a few months ago. He wins an OSL and then just leaves? I'm kind of curious about his thoughts on this issue...

On September 21 2010 04:32 Shiladie wrote:
"Unrelated to gaming" so unlikely going to SC2.
Leaving at near his peak, I gotta respect that.


yeop.
FrostedMiniWeet wrote: I like winning because it validates all the bloody time I waste playing SC2.
Esper[mb]
Profile Joined July 2010
United States88 Posts
September 20 2010 19:35 GMT
#463
sad news, he prob been watching osl and msl finals trying to find a weekness in flashes play... So i guess he didn't find one and pulled a preemptive gg
There's a fine line between looking good and looking gay
Elefanto
Profile Joined May 2010
Switzerland3584 Posts
September 20 2010 19:39 GMT
#464
That's really something.
Devoting first his life to become a progamer, live the passion and your dreams, and after you achieved it, step back and search another challange. WoW.
wat
Cheeseburgered
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
United States716 Posts
September 20 2010 19:44 GMT
#465
wtf? alien retiring? who's gonna play zerg on CJ (hydra sucks)
CJ Entusman #58 | Gogogo Stats
NuKedUFirst
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
Canada3139 Posts
September 20 2010 19:57 GMT
#466
On September 21 2010 04:44 Cheeseburgered wrote:
wtf? alien retiring? who's gonna play zerg on CJ (hydra sucks)


Last few months were perhaps the most painful in BW's 10 year history. Teams getting sold, many many many players retiring, match fixing scandals.. :<
FrostedMiniWeet wrote: I like winning because it validates all the bloody time I waste playing SC2.
krndandaman
Profile Joined August 2009
Mozambique16569 Posts
September 20 2010 19:58 GMT
#467
--- Nuked ---
StarStruck
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
25339 Posts
September 20 2010 19:59 GMT
#468
Good for him. Leaving on a high note is very difficult to do for most players. My hat goes off to him. Who will step it up in the CJ house? :/
CursOr
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
United States6335 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-09-20 20:06:38
September 20 2010 20:06 GMT
#469
Some of the most amazing ZvT I have ever seen.

EffOrt was fucking amazing. In a selfish way I hope to see him play again, but, I hope he does whatever is best for him.

IMO one of the best Zergs ever. This guy is up there with July, Savior, and Jaedong.
CJ forever (-_-(-_-(-_-(-_-)-_-)-_-)-_-)
CynanMachae
Profile Blog Joined September 2006
Canada1459 Posts
September 20 2010 20:10 GMT
#470
On September 20 2010 15:00 ccdnl wrote:
hes not moving to sc2. stop juumping the gun ppll!!

User was warned for this post

edit: i did read the thread stupid warning.


Lol obviously not until it said the orignal post was translated later lol


And seems with no Effort, really so few top zerg remains.. even if it's only one less.
Jang Yoon Chul hwaiting!
blade55555
Profile Blog Joined March 2009
United States17423 Posts
September 20 2010 20:13 GMT
#471
On September 21 2010 04:35 Esper[mb] wrote:
sad news, he prob been watching osl and msl finals trying to find a weekness in flashes play... So i guess he didn't find one and pulled a preemptive gg


Hm yes that must be why the last 3-4 times they played efford won :O.


I'll miss you effort you were one of my favorite zergs!
When I think of something else, something will go here
MisteR
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
Netherlands595 Posts
September 20 2010 20:15 GMT
#472
On September 20 2010 13:06 No_Roo wrote:
Effort returning to his homeplanet.. We all knew this day would come.


JK, effort will be missed, one of my favorites...



Thanks for bringing a smile on my face.
Nal_Ra/Much/Horang2/Flying fighting!~
YunhOLee
Profile Blog Joined April 2005
Canada2470 Posts
September 20 2010 20:15 GMT
#473
damn, would of loved to see him try out sc2 oh well i still hope he's gonna try it sometime and it will be sucessful for him, he was pretty fun to watch play in bw.
Live it, love it, play it, kill it. JulyZerg and IPXZerg greatest TL.net fan
gozima
Profile Joined April 2010
Canada602 Posts
September 20 2010 20:18 GMT
#474
Damn! I thought BW still had a chance of surviving for at least a couple of years after SC2 release.

I still have hope, but it's looking more and more unlikely.
SubtleArt
Profile Blog Joined January 2010
2710 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-09-20 20:28:32
September 20 2010 20:26 GMT
#475
WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT? Omg wow this is shocking, the guy was still near his peak. Btw I know that he'll deny it but I still wonder if the decision was at least in part because of the shrinking BW scene?Considering all the sacrifices progamers make and the dedication / ridiculous training they go through, a lot of them must question if their effort is worth it now considering how BW scene is shrinking and how big the possibility that ther won't even be another SPL
Morrow on ZvP: "I'm not very confident in general vs Protoss because of the imbalance (Yes its imbalanced, get over it)."
Fumi
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
529 Posts
September 20 2010 20:26 GMT
#476
Wow... Well.
[image loading]
You'll be missed.
Flash, Stats, Reach, Tossgirl <> Boxer, Nestea, MC, Foxer fangirl | http://osu.ppy.sh/u/181432
vnlegend
Profile Blog Joined December 2006
United States1389 Posts
September 20 2010 20:37 GMT
#477
Figures. It was probably a good decision by him considering everything. CJ with the shrinking BW scene doesn't want to pay him much and Effort seeing the writing on the wall for BW retires. Effort's still young enough to go to college and play SC2 part time.
Marines > everything
sluggaslamoo
Profile Blog Joined November 2009
Australia4494 Posts
September 20 2010 20:43 GMT
#478
On September 21 2010 05:26 Fumi wrote:
Wow... Well.
[image loading]
You'll be missed.


LMAO
Come play Android Netrunner - http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=409008
mint_julep
Profile Joined October 2009
United States254 Posts
September 20 2010 20:43 GMT
#479
Effort made a really smart decision. If you don't want to be a coach or a commentator (what really is the likelihood of those things given how many otherwise unskilled retired gamers there are) he really should get out while he's still young enough to do something else. Effort is good, but he is not going to be a bonjwa and he knows it.

The part about the money: this is just a guess but it's like hes saying "Look, I need a life after this. So you either pay me enough to retire on or I go elsewhere to learn a profession I can keep on with. No hard feelings."

Not many young gamers have this kind of foresight. He won a starleague, a huge accomplishment, and for anyone but Flash and Jaedong (in the era of 'the Lee-ssang') that's going to be the pinnacle of your career. He knows that. I'm happy for him.
I hope Plexa's sig is right.
infinity2k9
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
United Kingdom2397 Posts
September 20 2010 20:53 GMT
#480
Should have kept Kwanro
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