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Ryusei-R1
Profile Blog Joined December 2009
United States2106 Posts
November 17 2011 20:24 GMT
#41
I'm actually really sad now. This hurt more than hearing Oz was disbanding.
Jaedong plz
Ryps
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Romania2740 Posts
November 17 2011 20:28 GMT
#42
This is the saddest interview I ever read on TL, it goes from bad to worse and no happy ending.
Fionn
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
United States23455 Posts
November 17 2011 20:31 GMT
#43
That was really depressing.

Thanks a lot, ForGG.
Writerhttps://twitter.com/FionnOnFire
Zeiasweigha
Profile Joined July 2011
57 Posts
November 17 2011 20:31 GMT
#44
Hiya I'm going to miss you T.T Goodluck!
intotheheart
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
Canada33091 Posts
November 17 2011 20:32 GMT
#45
Good luck in the future! Everyone'll miss you.
kiss kiss fall in love
hmmm...
Profile Joined March 2011
632 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-11-17 20:34:58
November 17 2011 20:34 GMT
#46
best of luck to you, hiya. it was a pleasure watching your games throughout the years.
HaFnium
Profile Blog Joined December 2006
United Kingdom1078 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-11-17 20:36:12
November 17 2011 20:35 GMT
#47
This is really saddening....
RIP to his Dad...
You can really tell he really means when he says he likes playing the game.

good luck!
BW forever!
Ornithorynquez
Profile Joined August 2009
430 Posts
November 17 2011 20:39 GMT
#48
Too bad he gave up so quickly SC2, because he will be one of the best easily.
I have to return some videotapes.
letian
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Germany4221 Posts
November 17 2011 20:44 GMT
#49
I will remember you funny progamer Hiya, I will remember your funny showoffs and your honesty, good bye friend.
Qaatar
Profile Joined January 2011
1409 Posts
November 17 2011 20:45 GMT
#50
God damn it, I'm so sad. Hiya wasn't even one of my favorite players, but this is too depressing of an interview to read.
lastreason
Profile Joined May 2010
Romania250 Posts
November 17 2011 20:46 GMT
#51
sad story ............. all this pressure and agony it's just sad to happen to one person in this short time
i hope , some team will take him for a normal salary , maybe this season's ratting will blow sky high and some companies will come to bw
what i like about hiya is his atitude towards sc2
KobraKay
Profile Joined March 2010
Portugal4320 Posts
November 17 2011 20:52 GMT
#52
Im sad to see Hiya go as a progammer but its easy to understand. When something like that happens to you, you get to see things in a new perspective and Im glad for him that he found the peace of mind to make this decision and start enjoying time with his family more.

GG Hiya maybe you can get a job as a commentator or coach in a few years
CJ Fighting! (--.--)
atombombforpeace
Profile Joined December 2008
United States408 Posts
November 17 2011 20:56 GMT
#53
Stories and interviews like this really gives esports another perspective for me. For every BW game we watch there's an elite player who had to give up so much, like Hiya, to become as good as he is. Sometimes we just take things for granted, and its nice to have an interview like this every once in a while to remember the human side of esports. Just hopefully not too many of these because then I wouldn't be able to take it

Thanks for the translation, and at least we still get to see hiya stream for a little bit. He shall be missed.
LuckyMacro
Profile Joined July 2010
United States1482 Posts
November 17 2011 20:56 GMT
#54
Not sure what to say. Sad stuff.
glhf Hiya
pewpew444
Profile Joined May 2011
United States121 Posts
November 17 2011 20:58 GMT
#55
Seriously the one of the most depressing things I've ever read. GL to Hiya in life.
moopie
Profile Joined July 2009
12605 Posts
November 17 2011 21:02 GMT
#56
Pretty sad stuff. I'll miss HiyA :/
I'm going to sleep, let me get some of that carpet.
garlicface
Profile Joined April 2010
Canada4196 Posts
November 17 2011 21:09 GMT
#57
Such a sad interview. Hope he finds happiness and success in something.
#TeamBuLba
Cri du Chat
Profile Joined February 2010
Germany606 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-11-17 21:12:02
November 17 2011 21:11 GMT
#58
It makes me sad, that it has to end this way for him.
But if he can look back at his time as a progamer and feel that it was a happy time, then that is maybe not the worst thing.

Still it is sad. Will try to watch his stream as often as possible.
DarkMatter_
Profile Joined January 2010
Canada1774 Posts
November 17 2011 21:13 GMT
#59
One of the greatest entertainers in esports. He'll truly be missed.

It's odd that he gave up on SC2 simply because he lost to Forgg, an A-team BW pro whose been playing the game for a lot longer than him. I'm sure if he stuck to it, he'd easily make it to Code S in no time. I guess after everything that happened in the last few months, he just got tired of progaming and wanted to get away from all of it. Oh well, best of luck to him with whatever he decides to do in the future, but I hope he gives progaming another try after his military service.
antzilla
Profile Joined June 2009
United States52 Posts
November 17 2011 21:14 GMT
#60
Thanks for the memories, Hiya. I will remember your funny moments as well as the times you evolved into gyarados and stomped everyone in your path.
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