On November 30 2011 14:14 Selth wrote:
You know, people did shit on HiyA a lot but I always kept faith in him. Going to miss his plays. You could've talked about his MnM game on Bloody Ridge against the Toss that went Carriers (He's that cool to me. I'm a Toss player and I don't even know who ~~got owned by~~ played HiyA that match)

Amazing writeup. Keep it up!

iSometric

2221 Posts

November 30 2011 05:51 GMT

#64

On November 30 2011 14:41 StorrZerg wrote:

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Fish king
Carp
Magicarp
etc

K good, because when I saw fishiking I thought he meant a stroll through Hollywood or something.
Fish king makes sense since he's Magicarp.

Kal_rA

United States2925 Posts

November 30 2011 05:52 GMT

#65

awesome tribute!!!

catleaves

United States506 Posts

November 30 2011 06:09 GMT

#66

awesome piece of writing. :D

CakeOrI)eath

United States327 Posts

November 30 2011 06:10 GMT

#67

Amazing write up!

I have to admit, I didn't like Hiya when I first saw him play but now I'm a huge fan of his. It really was the streaming he did after he retired. Not only was the level of play higher than any bw stream I've ever seen but also someone was great enough to translate his comments into english on the restream. The funny things he would say and how he interacted with his fans on the stream were pure gold.

Thanks for putting this up there! Too bad it took him retiring for me to realize how great he is =(

red4ce

United States7313 Posts

November 30 2011 06:28 GMT

#68

I'll never forget that game on triathalon. My favorite game ever between players I don't have a rooting interest in. Hiya you are gone but not forgotten. I will always remember you as the Constantly funny Hollywood Fishking. Awesome writeup Bibbit. I hope you will continue doing more.

slappy

United States1271 Posts

November 30 2011 06:35 GMT

#69

YES! That was sooo weird and awesome... was it Kal?

Qaatar

1409 Posts

November 30 2011 06:40 GMT

#70

On November 30 2011 15:10 CakeOrI)eath wrote:
Amazing write up!

I have to admit, I didn't like Hiya when I first saw him play but now I'm a huge fan of his. It really was the streaming he did after he retired. Not only was the level of play higher than any bw stream I've ever seen but also someone was great enough to translate his comments into english on the restream. The funny things he would say and how he interacted with his fans on the stream were pure gold.

Thanks for putting this up there! Too bad it took him retiring for me to realize how great he is =(

Same here. Always liked Hiya, but was never a big fan until I started to watch his stream. The man is a legend in my eyes now.

StanzA

Canada478 Posts

November 30 2011 06:45 GMT

#71

So many great writeups lately, jeez.

I think of all the players who have come and gone in the last few years I'll miss Hiya the most, since he was the best terran on my favourite team. And he was fucking good too. His antics were just ridiculous, when oz won proleague and he dumped water all over himself I was so excited I wanted to do the same. I miss him and oz dearly.

prosatan

Romania9423 Posts

November 30 2011 06:45 GMT

#72

Outstanding article!
Good Job!!

KamMoye

United States721 Posts

November 30 2011 07:04 GMT

#73

not as good as your first two posts (your hiya v free game was, i felt, particularly disingenuous towards hiya's play; as day9 noted in one of his day9 daily's of the game, hiya's strategy was gimmicky and the best counter to gimmicky strategies is simply making more units. hiya's wraiths didnt do a ton of damage and he really didn't need 3 starports), but A for effort!

bgx

Poland6595 Posts

November 30 2011 07:37 GMT

#74

“What the hell is that unit? I haven’t seen one of those since I first picked up the game in 1999” - Free

omg i died of laughter

that game was just a like seeing 2002 boxer in a modern setting, hiya is a fkin boss

Multiplex

Canada14 Posts

November 30 2011 08:12 GMT

#75

Wow, excellent write-up. I can say both that I am happy to have read it and am now a fan of Hiya's play. I can also say that I wish something like this had been posted before he retired so I could've spent more time watching is play. Guess the stream will have to do, but man I'm disappointed I didn't watch any of those ceremonies live.

kuroshiroi

3149 Posts

November 30 2011 08:30 GMT

#76

Hiya will definitely be missed. He should have joined STX or something, a player of his calibre leaving the BW scene on such bad terms is a tragedy. But I wish him all the best in the future.