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TR
Profile Joined February 2011
2320 Posts
November 17 2011 23:49 GMT
#101
Sad news . Best wishes in the future and good luck.
Cow
Profile Joined May 2010
Canada1104 Posts
November 17 2011 23:53 GMT
#102
Aww, HiyA. Sorry to hear about his father's passing. Best of luck to him in the future!
R.I.P. Nujabes ♫
rabidch
Profile Joined January 2010
United States20289 Posts
November 17 2011 23:58 GMT
#103
Really great interview. I actually didn't like him when I first started watching BW but I liked him more and more over the years, maybe because he became the Terran guy on Oz. Plus he put up some really interesting games like vs Free haha. Wonder why he just simply decided that SC2 wasn't for him just by playing fOrGG.
LiquidDota StaffOnly a true king can play the King.
Dandy4
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
United States493 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-11-18 00:03:36
November 18 2011 00:03 GMT
#104
Thanks for entertain us all those years, I will treasure the Oz calendar you signed for me as well as all the memories.
Who let the dogs out?
sCriv
Profile Joined August 2010
United Kingdom90 Posts
November 18 2011 00:07 GMT
#105
NOOO HiyA!! Don't retire! Why don't you just lower your desired salary damnit ^^
bokchoi
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
Korea (South)9498 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-11-18 00:12:35
November 18 2011 00:12 GMT
#106
On November 18 2011 09:07 ConSenT wrote:
NOOO HiyA!! Don't retire! Why don't you just lower your desired salary damnit ^^


Its never been about money for HiyA. I think thats one of the reasons people really liked him and admired his play. You could see it in his play, he was playing BW for purely the LOVE of BW. He would do things that you'd see and say, "WHAT IS HE THINKING? MADNESS!!" but then he'd somehow make it work. He was having fun playing the game.

I think the passing of his father and disbandment of Hwaeseung was a reality-check for HiyA and made him put things in perspective. He realizes, hes not a kid anymore and that he can't just do things for "fun" anymore. He realizes the importance of family and I feel like the recent course of events has really matured and put things in perspective for HiyA.

HiyA, you will be missed. Best of luck in all your future endeavors!
Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
Profile Joined November 2011
2 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-11-18 00:16:04
November 18 2011 00:12 GMT
#107
I posted on reddit earlier, but the translation is a little misleading cause it leaves out an important part. He didn't rule out becoming an SC2 progamer entirely. He just said he stopped playing for now and is thinking about military instead.

This is more like what he said:
"I'd be lying if I said I don't think about it. After Oz disbanded, I played SC2 for a week at home. I made it to Diamond easily. I thought I had a chance, but when I played fOrGG for fun, I got completely destroyed. After I lost to fOrGG's Zerg, I stopped playing. At least for now, I think BW is right for me. Currently, I'm thinking of joining the military more than becoming an SC2 progamer."
ShadeR
Profile Blog Joined December 2009
Australia7535 Posts
November 18 2011 00:20 GMT
#108
Will absolutely remember you as funny progamer Hiya. HOLLYWOOD FISHIKING FIGHTING!
GenesisX
Profile Blog Joined February 2010
Canada4267 Posts
November 18 2011 00:21 GMT
#109
Nooooo =(
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catleaves
Profile Joined December 2010
United States506 Posts
November 18 2011 00:22 GMT
#110
awesome interview. thank you for the translation!
^^
HawaiianPig
Profile Blog Joined July 2008
Canada5155 Posts
November 18 2011 00:24 GMT
#111
I always knew one day my little Magikarp would evolve into a Gyrados and move on. You'll be missed, sweet water pokemon
AdministratorNot actually Hawaiian.
ReaperX
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
Hong Kong1758 Posts
November 18 2011 00:27 GMT
#112
HiyA fighting... this sucks :S
Artosis : Clide. idrA : Shut up.
sCriv
Profile Joined August 2010
United Kingdom90 Posts
November 18 2011 00:36 GMT
#113
On November 18 2011 09:12 bokchoi wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 18 2011 09:07 ConSenT wrote:
NOOO HiyA!! Don't retire! Why don't you just lower your desired salary damnit ^^


Its never been about money for HiyA. I think thats one of the reasons people really liked him and admired his play. You could see it in his play, he was playing BW for purely the LOVE of BW. He would do things that you'd see and say, "WHAT IS HE THINKING? MADNESS!!" but then he'd somehow make it work. He was having fun playing the game.

I think the passing of his father and disbandment of Hwaeseung was a reality-check for HiyA and made him put things in perspective. He realizes, hes not a kid anymore and that he can't just do things for "fun" anymore. He realizes the importance of family and I feel like the recent course of events has really matured and put things in perspective for HiyA.

HiyA, you will be missed. Best of luck in all your future endeavors!



I agree with all this, but if you read his interview, he clearly says that his "desired salary was too high" so he couldn't get on a team? He then states at the end of his interview that it was "never about the money" for him.

So why not just lower his desired salary to get on a team?
Badfatpanda
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
United States9719 Posts
November 18 2011 00:36 GMT
#114
Really sad but great questions, thanks for the interview GL in the army, maybe he'll change his mind upon returning =/
Music is a higher revelation than all wisdom and philosophy. -Beethoven | Mech isn't a build, it's a way of life. -MajOr | Charlie.Sheen: "What is sarcastic, kids who have no courage to fight?" | #TerranPride #yolo #swag -Naama after 2-0'ing MC at HSC VI
Gamegene
Profile Blog Joined June 2011
United States8308 Posts
November 18 2011 00:39 GMT
#115
meh, fuck sc2, it sounds like he's a little lost and confused.

needs to figure out what to do. gl hf gg to him.
Throw on your favorite jacket and you're good to roll. Stroll through the trees and let your miseries go.
Torte de Lini
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
Germany38463 Posts
November 18 2011 00:40 GMT
#116
Hiya ): His Father ):

T_T
https://twitter.com/#!/TorteDeLini (@TorteDeLini)
malignant
Profile Joined August 2011
United States35 Posts
November 18 2011 00:40 GMT
#117
My father worked in Japan to earn our family money since I was very young. I never saw my father in elementary and middle school. When he came back, I was already part of a team and living in a dormitory, so I never saw him.


Anyone else think this is rather fu--ed up on Oz's side ?
The guy hasnt seen his fathers for years and years and they wont give him a week off so the family can meet together ?
I cannot be sad of Oz anymore. Not after this.
Kazeyonoma
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
United States2912 Posts
November 18 2011 00:41 GMT
#118
sorry to hear about everything that's happened to him in the past year. hope everything works out for him, and glad that he is spending time with his family more.
I now have autographs of both BoxeR and NaDa. I can die happy. Lim Yo Hwan and Lee Yun Yeol FIGHTING forever!
aycheff
Profile Joined February 2010
United States329 Posts
November 18 2011 00:43 GMT
#119
Wish him the best of luck in life ♥
hf // yeahyeahyeahhh // Y.S-Y
hydrogg
Profile Joined September 2011
United States377 Posts
November 18 2011 00:44 GMT
#120
On November 18 2011 09:40 malignant wrote:
Show nested quote +
My father worked in Japan to earn our family money since I was very young. I never saw my father in elementary and middle school. When he came back, I was already part of a team and living in a dormitory, so I never saw him.


Anyone else think this is rather fu--ed up on Oz's side ?
The guy hasnt seen his fathers for years and years and they wont give him a week off so the family can meet together ?
I cannot be sad of Oz anymore. Not after this.


It's a translation so I'm not sure but I don't think it meant that he literally never saw his father. It's like when students go off to a university and don't spend much time at home because they live somewhere else.
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