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anch
Profile Blog Joined June 2006
United States5457 Posts
September 20 2010 03:21 GMT
#61
Harvest Moon MMO!?!! jk.

Must have been how imbalanced Jd and Flash is, figure might as well quit when he got a SL win over Flash.

Choo Seok is Korean Thanksgiving, thats all I know.
skronch
Profile Blog Joined December 2008
United States2717 Posts
September 20 2010 03:21 GMT
#62
damn bw is disintegrating.
shindigs
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
United States4795 Posts
September 20 2010 03:22 GMT
#63
This is really sad, but I respect he's ending on a really high note after winning the OSL. Many wishes for success.
Photographer@shindags || twitch.tv/shindigs
matjlav
Profile Blog Joined December 2009
Germany2435 Posts
September 20 2010 03:22 GMT
#64


Oh well. All of these players retiring hopefully just means we'll just get to see lots of new faces next season! I can't wait for things to start up again...
Shivaz
Profile Blog Joined March 2009
Canada1783 Posts
September 20 2010 03:22 GMT
#65
WHAT THE F, such a good player too
infinitestory
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
United States4053 Posts
September 20 2010 03:22 GMT
#66
On September 20 2010 12:18 Milkis wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 20 2010 12:17 BlackMagister wrote:
On September 20 2010 12:03 Milkis wrote:

Effort has come out of CJ's dormitories on the 19th and went home. Manager Kim said that "He'll be sorting out his thoughts over Harvest Moon and will be available for interviews with the media after"

Wait do you mean over Harvest Moon time the time or the game lol. Either way surprising to see his retirement, but not surprising that some BW gamers even good ones aren't moving to SC2 instead choosing something else.


Harvest Moon the Korean/Chinese festival. It's called Choo Seok but I think Harvest Moon is the official translation?

correct me if i'm wrong though

In Korea, it's the Harvest Festival, but in China it's the Moon/Midautumn Festival

on topic:
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO EFFORT BW ESPORTS today is a sad day
Translator:3
insanet
Profile Joined January 2010
Peru439 Posts
September 20 2010 03:22 GMT
#67
Holyyyyyyyyyyyy ***kkkkk!
Hier
Profile Blog Joined November 2009
2391 Posts
September 20 2010 03:23 GMT
#68
That's a shock. So sad to see a great player leave the scene. Best of luck to him.
"But on a more serious note..." -everyone on this forum at some point.
dcberkeley
Profile Joined July 2009
Canada844 Posts
September 20 2010 03:23 GMT
#69
That's a really good pic of him. Doesn't look like an alien.
Moktira is da bomb
Dfgj
Profile Joined May 2008
Singapore5922 Posts
September 20 2010 03:24 GMT
#70
This is a shame.

Still, it's a respectable choice. He's won OSL and been at the top, and most likely the thought of practicing that hard just to do it again isn't as appealing. So he can comfortably step down from the high levels rather than dwindling away, and go back into studies/work as he's young.

One of the big reasons to stay would be for the money (that he'd not be able to make in an outside job at his age), but if there were contract disputes as well, that makes sense.
NeoOmega
Profile Blog Joined September 2008
United States495 Posts
September 20 2010 03:24 GMT
#71
1 OSL is kinda weak as far as ambitions go. Even in winning it almost no one considered him the best player or even the best Zerg. Still, Im sad to see another great player go.
stanley_
Profile Blog Joined December 2007
United States816 Posts
September 20 2010 03:24 GMT
#72
real shocking to say the least. There goes CJ's chance at number 1 proleague
hoorah
moopie
Profile Joined July 2009
12605 Posts
September 20 2010 03:24 GMT
#73
On September 20 2010 12:18 Milkis wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 20 2010 12:17 BlackMagister wrote:
On September 20 2010 12:03 Milkis wrote:

Effort has come out of CJ's dormitories on the 19th and went home. Manager Kim said that "He'll be sorting out his thoughts over Harvest Moon and will be available for interviews with the media after"

Wait do you mean over Harvest Moon time the time or the game lol. Either way surprising to see his retirement, but not surprising that some BW gamers even good ones aren't moving to SC2 instead choosing something else.


Harvest Moon the Korean/Chinese festival. It's called Choo Seok but I think Harvest Moon is the official translation?

correct me if i'm wrong though

Korean Thanksgiving would probably work better.
I'm going to sleep, let me get some of that carpet.
TheAngelofDeath
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
United States2033 Posts
September 20 2010 03:25 GMT
#74
I'm sad now. Seeing Eff0rt retire is not the best sign for BW progaming. :'(
"Infestors are the suck" - LzGamer
UnKooL
Profile Joined August 2010
Korea (South)1667 Posts
September 20 2010 03:25 GMT
#75
Effort quits for his studies, its perfectly sound. At age 19 (20 korean age) he is still very young and has a lot of options outside of pro-gaming. I think he wants to experience life outside of SC and pro-gaming before its too late.
LoL: UnKooL and SoloQFiendUnKooL, SC2: UnKooL
dukethegold
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
Canada5645 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-09-20 03:26:56
September 20 2010 03:25 GMT
#76
WTF? Is this like the first time in history that a top star title holder player active in the scene retire at his peak?

I CAN NOT BELIEVE THIS!

But I think Effort made a good decision. He has won fame and fortune. He achieved the dream of a progamer. It might as well be the time to move on to something else.

The shocking factor is not nobody else before him did this. Everybody else would have used that achievement to whore another high paying 3 year contract or something as such.

CJ is screwed...
AssuredVacancy
Profile Blog Joined September 2008
United States1167 Posts
September 20 2010 03:25 GMT
#77
wat



wat am i reading
We spend our youth attaining wealth, and our wealth attaining youth.
jgju
Profile Blog Joined January 2010
United States454 Posts
September 20 2010 03:26 GMT
#78
Prediction: one by one all the players are going to leave bw until it's only JD and Flash left to battle it out for all eternity.
"For you biting zealots, here's a quote" - Lauryn Hill
Dfgj
Profile Joined May 2008
Singapore5922 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-09-20 03:29:12
September 20 2010 03:27 GMT
#79
On September 20 2010 12:24 NeoOmega wrote:
1 OSL is kinda weak as far as ambitions go. Even in winning it almost no one considered him the best player or even the best Zerg. Still, Im sad to see another great player go.

I'm not sure how to reply to that.

On September 20 2010 12:25 dukethegold wrote:
The shocking factor is not nobody else before him did this. Everybody else would have used that achievement to whore another high paying 3 year contract or something as such.

The OP mentioned contract disputes, while most other winners are usually easily re-contracted. I wouldn't be surprised if that triggered his decision if he was already considering moving on/losing interest.
BCH
Profile Joined September 2010
Philippines88 Posts
September 20 2010 03:27 GMT
#80
continuing on his education i guess. we cant all be selfish on still wanting him to play professionally maybe he wants to live his life now.
giggity...
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