EPTDES Retirement Interview With Bisu - Page 5
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alffla
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Existential
Australia2107 Posts
 Wish we could go back to 3-5 years ago :'( | ||
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Jealous
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On October 01 2013 13:02 Existential wrote: Reading this just made me sad Wish we could go back to 3-5 years ago :'( And relive SC2 coming out, Blizzard fucking up the scene to pave the road for an inferior game, ALL OVER AGAIN? I'd rather kill myself. | ||
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shenlong
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konadora
Singapore66359 Posts
COME TO SSL it'll be like good old times :3 | ||
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thezanursic
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Tsutchie
Australia951 Posts
On October 01 2013 05:31 eonrulz wrote: I missed all of Brood War, and I will never understand just what made Bisu so much better than his peers. Nor will I understand the amount of love his fans give him. But reading this makes me sad that I did miss out on the legends. That I will miss out on seeing Bisu and Stork and all the other BW players at the height of their prowess. That I won't ever experience the same level of community, and spirit, that made the BW era such a huge success. Thank you, Bisu, for your dedication to both Starcraft and to your fans. Also, thanks for the translation! he revolutionized a match up that was thought to be imbalanced by defeating a top form bonjwa in a finals as a rookie. not only that he was mechanically amazing. he was just as good as stork flash and jaedong and these 4 players consistently traded games with each other while dominating everyone else they came up against in proleague. | ||
BigFan
TLADT24920 Posts
On October 01 2013 14:31 Tsutchie wrote: he revolutionized a match up that was thought to be imbalanced by defeating a top form bonjwa in a finals as a rookie. not only that he was mechanically amazing. he was just as good as stork flash and jaedong and these 4 players consistently traded games with each other while dominating everyone else they came up against in proleague. thus TBLS was born! To be fair though, I think Flash asked Bisu to practice with him way back. Not sure what year, maybe back in 2009 or something for OSL finals I think and Bisu said that he would keep losing to him and that he was crazy good so even Bisu ranked Flash above himself at that time  | ||
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Ciryandor
United States3735 Posts
On October 01 2013 11:05 Louuster wrote: I think the difference between jaedong and the others is that, unlike them, his team had disbanded and he was playing on a half assed team that was basically the punching bag of the league. He arguably has a better situation now than he did in BW, ignoring the fact that he has to play a different game, so it makes sense that of all of them, he's the least likely to retire. He doesn't have to lift EG by himself in any sort of team league, so at least that kind of pressure's gone. The increased mobility is just a big bonus plus that makes it attractive to him to continue playing. | ||
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erin[go]bragh
United States815 Posts
I definitely agree with HawaiianPig, this was hard to read. KeSPA and Blizzard took this grand, beautiful thing and just ripped it right out from under us. It was hard for us, but it must've been even harder from Bisu's eyes. He seems to be in a good state of mind though, which is nice. Streaming was definitely the right choice, its great for his fans and I'm sure it makes him feel pretty good too to see all the love he's getting.  I find it funny that he's concerned about his form though. Surely he's not in the shape he was a couple years ago, but the scene is different now; pretty much everyone is in the same boat. Didn't he just win series against both Killer and Sea today? Watching him stream has been an absolute treat. I remember treating every FPVod of his like a holy grail, I must've watched the same 3 or so on YouTube a hundred times. Now we are just stocking up on them like mad! The way and the speed in which he switches from screen to screen is mesmerizing. I can get almost a feeling of nausea watching other pro gamers do the same thing, but with Bisu it's so clean and fluid. It's like he knows exactly whats going on, where every unit is situated, how every engagement is playing out, even before switching to that screen. Goes without saying that I hope he participates in the SSL. The attention alone that he'd bring to it would do the BW scene wonders. | ||
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shaftofpleasure
Korea (North)1375 Posts
On October 01 2013 13:08 Jealous wrote: And relive SC2 coming out, Blizzard fucking up the scene to pave the road for an inferior game, ALL OVER AGAIN? I'd rather kill myself. My thoughts exactly. Even then when SC2 came out and all of us tried it and it sucked, most of us knew it will be dead a few years from then and now we are seeing it all unfold. If the current state of BW slowly, steadily grows for a couple of years, what's going to stop it to achieve it's stability? Blizzard can't do shit anymore. As long as there are people out there willing to watch and support this game, it will not die out. And as for SC2, the moment blizzard releases SC3 or whatever, it's practically dead. | ||
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ChriS-X
Malaysia1374 Posts
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Boonbag
France3318 Posts
BW IS BACK | ||
Hyde
Australia14568 Posts
On October 01 2013 13:08 Jealous wrote: And relive SC2 coming out, Blizzard fucking up the scene to pave the road for an inferior game, ALL OVER AGAIN? I'd rather kill myself. Yeah me too. I'm actually pretty happy with what we've got right now, especially considering how we lost everything in the switch. I can't imagine how much it must suck to walk into an empty stadium. I'm glad he's in a better place now and he doesn't have to live with all that pressure. I just want him to be happy above all else. Also, it's nice to see another interview from Bisu, although I suspect it won't be his last because he'll have to give a few more when he wins his matches for SSL :D Btw, thanks for the translation | ||
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jormal1ty
Finland72 Posts
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jackslater
Russian Federation604 Posts
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LuckyMacro
United States1482 Posts
On October 01 2013 05:31 eonrulz wrote: I missed all of Brood War, and I will never understand just what made Bisu so much better than his peers. Nor will I understand the amount of love his fans give him. But reading this makes me sad that I did miss out on the legends. That I will miss out on seeing Bisu and Stork and all the other BW players at the height of their prowess. That I won't ever experience the same level of community, and spirit, that made the BW era such a huge success. Thank you, Bisu, for your dedication to both Starcraft and to your fans. Also, thanks for the translation! I wish I could share my memories with you! :OOO haha. To me, he showed another side of what protoss can do, when you have god like mechanics. | ||
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L1ghtning
Sweden353 Posts
It's interesting that after the switch to SC2 was announced, pretty much everything that I thought would happen, have happened. Anyway, just the thought of God Young Ho retiring and starting to stream is making my mouth water. | ||
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TehRei
Sweden261 Posts
This sentence though: "At first Bisu thought fans might come back slowly, but one day he realized they left for good." was extremely painful to read. I'm glad the interview ended on a hopeful and slightly more positive note than that. Best of luck to him, and I hope to see him in some SSL's soon! + Show Spoiler + Slightly off-topic, but the SoSPA leagues could really use a solid protoss like Bisu. Sure, there are plenty of good players in the SSL/SRT's, but at the end of the day, the big contenders for 1st place will always be Killer and Sea. Throw Bisu into the mix, and those leagues suddenly get a lot more interesting, assuming Bisu is in decent shape. That's also why I'm not terribly upset about Bisu wanting to practice for a bit before trying his hand at the "Amateur" BW-leagues. When he's in shape, with eyes on the gold, it will have been worth the wait -- I promise! | ||
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Birdie
New Zealand4438 Posts
On October 01 2013 17:32 TehRei wrote: Reading this was both depressing and uplifting in a way... This sentence though: "At first Bisu thought fans might come back slowly, but one day he realized they left for good." was extremely painful to read. I'm glad the interview ended on a hopeful and slightly more positive note than that. Best of luck to him, and I hope to see him in some SSL's soon! + Show Spoiler + Slightly off-topic, but the SoSPA leagues could really use a solid protoss like Bisu. Sure, there are plenty of good players in the SSL/SRT's, but at the end of the day, the big contenders for 1st place will always be Killer and Sea. Throw Bisu into the mix, and those leagues suddenly get a lot more interesting, assuming Bisu is in decent shape. That's also why I'm not terribly upset about Bisu wanting to practice for a bit before trying his hand at the "Amateur" BW-leagues. When he's in shape, with eyes on the gold, it will have been worth the wait -- I promise! Jangbi's probably going to be competing in them too, along with BeSt. We need some Protoss killers like KT_Mind to come back. Good thing he has too ;D | ||
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