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Someone asked me to translate this article.
I'm sorry for being late, but excuse me; it`s New Year's Day and I have rights to enjoy it.
Flash (23, former player of KT Rolster) is one of the greatest players of SC. He started his career at the age of 14, then became the youngest winner in the Starleague next year. He won every tournaments that held in 2010, remaining a new milestone of esports. That Flash announced his retirement and had retire ceremony, saying that he needs a rest.
We met Flash, who`s enjoying his new freedom to sleep and drink as much he wants.
Is there any change in your life?
"Not really. However, I often get up at noon these days; I used to get up at nine. Occasionally I skip meals for my sleeping. Sometimes uncertain future makes me nervous, but I`m fine; I`m taking a rest."
What are you doing these days?
"Meeting mates that I have not seen for a while. I`m drinking all the alcohol that I could not drunken. I was dry when I was in esport scene; not now, of course. I can drink Soju up to 1 and half bottles. My capacity of Beer is limitless. Love Makgeolli, too."
Are you seeing anyone lately?
"No. I`ve met one or two when I was in esprots but it didn`t last long because I could not reply their texts. I`m not a guy who can do love and work both; my APM isn`t that high. At the time I was just focused on my work.
Let me hear your Miss. Right.
"I prefer mild-tempered woman, whose appearance is quite Korean-traditional with tin makeup. I want to meet one who knows how to relax, not interrupted by works. I`m not thinking about meeting someone, though."
What did your parents say when you told them your retirement?
"I told them in the middle of this season. They just said, "You've done well. Do what you want." They are really proud of my career. Maybe, I suppose they`re thinking "Our son went trough arm-operation. We should understand the hardship that he feels."
What makes you to decide your retirement?
"I was exhausted. Kespa Teams have tight schedule; there`s no freedom. Though no one would say anything if I was late for that schedule, it was quite tough because I tried to keep it straight. That`s why."
You could be a coaching staff.
"KT offered me a playing coach. They said the team will care enough about me. However I want to do something unhelped. I want to challenge coaching squarely after my service. Anyway, I want to be a coach in the long run."
Or you could be in a foreign team.
"I`m afraid of height. 2 years ago, on the return flight from American tournament, the plain shaked due to turbulence. After that, I do not go overseas that takes more than two hours."
What was the most memorable match?
"Ever Starleague Ro.8. It was 2009, I was playing against JD. It was Christmas eve. I was very suprised that there were so many people out there. After that, JD and I frequently met at the match."
What`s your happiest moment?
"The first winning at major tournament. I won first at the 'Bacchus Starleague 2008'. It felt unrealistic, because It's only been a little over a year since my debut. "It`s good choice to be a progamer" this is what I thought. I got more fame, more money. My parents stop opposing my progaming and start supporting my passion."
When was your toughest moment?
"The time when I went surgery. It was 2011. It was very hard time for me, because I wasn`t sure whether I could play games again. Also I was worrying about other players clawing their way up. Moreover, I was the first player who went surgery while progaming. That`s why I worked hard at my rehab; I took rehab for 4 months at Pyeongchang, which is scheduled for football players. It was hellish, because I had to excercies 6 hours per day.
Is there any regrets that you have?
"It`s a shame that the transition from BW to SC2 was happened suddenly; BW was loved my many fans, and all of sudden it was gone. If the transition was a bit more smooth, SC2 would got more popularity. I had no regrets at that time, because I`m a person who enjoys changes. I thought that I could win the championship again if I did my best. I assumed that BW fans will love SC2 too, but it wasn`t. It made me started."
Tell me which record you cherish most.
"I won Starleague, MSL, Proleague, WCG in 2010; it was a Grandslam. It was my prime time. I had to play 4-5 days for tournaments for every week. I repeatedly practiced and played; I don't think I could've been that attainable again if I go back then.
Your biggest rival was JD.
"He was the motivation that made me the best. He prevented me from being soft and lazy. We used to compete fiercely; However, now we`re having fun, talking about glory days. It seems that JD is enjoying his life, not tied to the competetion. I envy him."
It is known that you`ve earned quite a lot.
"No.1 in BW. I think I can afford my marriage, house and future business (he said restraurant for instance.) without my parent`s help.
Flash in 2016
What`s your future plan?
"I took a rest in December and gonna do something in January. I was supposed to go family trips, but somehow I couldn`t. There`re some offers; most of`em are about streaming BW. Some offers are quite specific. However, I don`t wanna be tied to the things. I`m planning to try new things. For instance, I`m gonna get my drivers license."
How about playing LOL?
"I considered it, but there are tons of people who wants me to play BW. I think I can play LOL good as well, but my arm hurts. I can practice SC by watching VODs, but I cannot when it comes to LOL. I`m not sure about LOL."
Isn`t it a bit tedious to play games?
"As a player, it was. It was rather working than playing. Funny thing is, after I quit my progaming, my hands itch to play games; it`s something like retired people want to work. Even now I wanna play computer games; It`s really fun to compete with others.
Military service?
"In a year or two, maybe three at most. Of course I can do my service earlier, but it feels a bit sorry. I wanna do everything that I want to do before joining army. You know, road trip or going abroad, etc."
Say a word to your fans.
"I'd not said to my fans 'thank you' frequently; your support made me responsible for my job. I hope I can give back all the love that you gave me. I`ll see you next year in a better shape, with my keyboard and mouse."
Say a word to your team, KT Rolster.
"KT was a fence that protected me for nine years. KT enabled me to play with confidence. Thank you. I believe we're meant to meet again."
▶ Who's Flash?
Lee Young-ho(23), a former progamer from Daejeon, started his career in 2007 with KTF MagicNs after being a practice partner of PANTECH & CURITEL in 2006.
In 2008, he made a spectacular debut; he claimed the youngest winner of the Starleague at the age of 15. Since then, he has never left championships without winning trophies and MVP. In 2010, he reached his height by winning all competitions that were held in the season.
In 2012, though transition from BW to SC2 stopped him from winning tournaments, he led his team to victory and proved his skills were not rusted yet.
He has received many outstanding awards such as Rookie of the year, Best Terran of the year and The best player of the year.
Also, he`s the money leader of BW; he got $430K for prize from 2008 to 2014. Considering this excludes his salary,[Around $200K per year] it is estimated that his income would be much larger that that.
http://sports.news.naver.com/esports/news/read.nhn?oid=241&aid=0002514587
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TLADT24920 Posts
Thanks a lot for the translation! Quite revealing.
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"I'm sorry for being late, but it`s New Year's Day; I have rights to enjoy it."
this is very lame, just delete it
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ALLEYCAT BLUES49891 Posts
Thank you for translating the interview especially because I requested for it. 
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On January 01 2016 17:24 mca64Launcher_ wrote:
"I'm sorry for being late, but it`s New Year's Day; I have rights to enjoy it."
this is very lame, just delete it
Am I living in an age which self-excusing is not allowed?
O tempora! O mores!
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maybe its normal in korea but here is just pathetic
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ALLEYCAT BLUES49891 Posts
On January 01 2016 17:32 mca64Launcher_ wrote:
maybe its normal in korea but here is just pathetic
come on, is this really worth picking a fight over? He still went out of his way to translate the interview.
on topic though, I like how flash says he can practice from just watching vods, clearly hes able draw skill from just that like fictional characters who are able master powers just by reading about them from books.
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On January 01 2016 17:34 BLinD-RawR wrote:Show nested quote +On January 01 2016 17:32 mca64Launcher_ wrote:
maybe its normal in korea but here is just pathetic come on, is this really worth picking a fight over? He still went out of his way to translate the interview. on topic though, I like how flash says he can practice from just watching vods, clearly hes able draw skill from just that like fictional characters who are able master powers just by reading about them from books.
Well... what I don't understand: He says his arm hurts, which is why he probably won't play LoL. Even if he can understand SC by watching VoDs, if he wants to play it again, I think it'll be much more harmful for his arm. Mechanically they are a different monster of games.
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Sometimes I really miss Victorian hypocrisy; the time when self-excusing was considered a way of expressing one`s modesty.
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If he really thinks he can beat other pro gamers just from watching VODs, I already feel sorry for them if he switches back to BW.
I mean, that's quite a grand statement, but, let's face it, his words carry clout.
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On January 01 2016 17:37 HolydaKing wrote:Show nested quote +On January 01 2016 17:34 BLinD-RawR wrote:On January 01 2016 17:32 mca64Launcher_ wrote:
maybe its normal in korea but here is just pathetic come on, is this really worth picking a fight over? He still went out of his way to translate the interview. on topic though, I like how flash says he can practice from just watching vods, clearly hes able draw skill from just that like fictional characters who are able master powers just by reading about them from books. Well... what I don't understand: He says his arm hurts, which is why he probably won't play LoL. Even if he can understand SC by watching VoD's, if he wants to play it again, I think it'll be much more harmful for his arm. Mechanically they are a different monster of games.
maybe its a certain degree of muscle memory and the repetitive action that flash has been used to for years compared to say LoL which is both gameplay wise and mechanically different that it would be a pain for him to play physically and mentally. Kinda like you're comfortable doing something a certain way even though theres a better way of doing it but because you've been doing it in the inefficient way for so long you're body is just used to it.
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Thanks for the translation, great interview!
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Great read! 
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What are you doing these days?
"Meeting mates that I have not seen for a while. I`m drinking all the alcohol that I could not drunken. I was dry when I was in esport scene; not now, of course. I can drink Soju up to 1 and half bottles. My capacity of Beer is limitless. Love Makgeolli, too."
Are you seeing anyone lately?
"No. I`ve met one or two when I was in esprots but it didn`t last long because I could not reply their texts. I`m not a guy who can do love and work both; my APM isn`t that high. At the time I was just focused on my work.
Enjoy life for a while Flash ^^.
Thx for the translation.
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Thanks for the translation! Interesting interview. Sad to hear that he continues to be impaired by his hands. As great as it would be to see BW streamed I feel like it would be better for him to pursue something where they can rest more, even if it's streaming games...
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Japan11285 Posts
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United States10328 Posts
thanks for the interview! happy new year!
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Thanks man. When you are free, could you translate iloveoov interview too please?
Thanks again!
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On January 01 2016 17:09 Thouhastmail wrote:
"I`m drinking all the alcohol... My capacity of Beer is limitless."
Is Flash the next binjwa?
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guys is LoL that mechanic demanding ?
always thought that bw was the most mechanical demanding game ;; ,and that he can practise only watching vods is bullsh*t,but maybe he is trolling,afterall he was the guy that invented/improved most of the builds for the terran race in the late age of bw.
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Thank you for the translation. I still can't wrap my head around his departure. Hope he enjoys life.
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Bisutopia19208 Posts
On January 01 2016 21:22 [sc1f]eonzerg wrote:
guys is LoL that mechanic demanding ?
always thought that bw was the most mechanical demanding game ;; ,and that he can practise only watching vods is bullsh*t,but maybe he is trolling,afterall he was the guy that invented/improved most of the builds for the terran race in the late age of bw.
I think he meant he would need to practice League because it's a team and positional game. You can't just watch vods and be great with 4 other teammates. Meanwhile, he can study the current BW players and read their styles. That way when he does play, he will be able to execute good build orders against them.
"I`m afraid of height. 2 years ago, on the return flight from American tournament, the plain shaked due to turbulence. After that, I do not go overseas that takes more than two hours."
God afraid to fly to close to the heavens lol.
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Australia18228 Posts
On January 01 2016 21:22 [sc1f]eonzerg wrote:
guys is LoL that mechanic demanding ?
always thought that bw was the most mechanical demanding game ;; ,and that he can practise only watching vods is bullsh*t,but maybe he is trolling,afterall he was the guy that invented/improved most of the builds for the terran race in the late age of bw.
His BW mechanics are probably still good enough that he only needs to watch VODs to catch up.
I heard he was around Diamond in LoL? Difference between that and pro mechanics-wise is massive
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On January 01 2016 19:02 The Intrepid wrote:Great read!
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I really admire broodwar progamers of the past who'd basically cut everything to be the best at the game
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It would be awesome if he had accepted that playing coach position. Pleasing both his fans and his coaching desires. So sad...
Also why did he skip the fans part lol
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Thank you for the translation Thouhastmail !!!
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Damn, even retired, he is still the coolest starcraft 2 player to me. Best of luck to you!!
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On January 01 2016 21:05 Scarecrow wrote:Show nested quote +On January 01 2016 17:09 Thouhastmail wrote:
"I`m drinking all the alcohol... My capacity of Beer is limitless." Is Flash the next binjwa?
This joke is too good to go unacknowledged. Well played, good sir!
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Thanks a lot for translating! Happy new year.
I hooe Flash can play in one or two bw tournament
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On January 01 2016 21:38 Inflicted wrote:Show nested quote +On January 01 2016 21:22 [sc1f]eonzerg wrote:
guys is LoL that mechanic demanding ?
always thought that bw was the most mechanical demanding game ;; ,and that he can practise only watching vods is bullsh*t,but maybe he is trolling,afterall he was the guy that invented/improved most of the builds for the terran race in the late age of bw. His BW mechanics are probably still good enough that he only needs to watch VODs to catch up. I heard he was around Diamond in LoL? Difference between that and pro mechanics-wise is massive
well diamond is the highest rank in LoL i think
or it was when i played
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One and half soju bottles? Only?
I am unimpressed, FlaSh. Should have used that time at HSC efficiently.
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Thanks brah!
Some well deserved time off - enjoy it Flash!
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On January 01 2016 21:22 [sc1f]eonzerg wrote:
guys is LoL that mechanic demanding ?
always thought that bw was the most mechanical demanding game ;; ,and that he can practise only watching vods is bullsh*t,but maybe he is trolling,afterall he was the guy that invented/improved most of the builds for the terran race in the late age of bw.
Well you need insanely good reflexes and though high apm for very few quarter of seconds. You can fuck up real hard. Definitely more demanding than SC2, though not as BW
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On January 01 2016 17:24 mca64Launcher_ wrote:
this is very lame, just delete it
I was surprised to read this kind of comment from a non-german :o
On topic: nice read, hope flash does well in whatever he wants to do now!
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Katowice25012 Posts
This is a great interview thanks for the translation.
On January 01 2016 17:09 Thouhastmail wrote:
What are you doing these days?
"Meeting mates that I have not seen for a while. I`m drinking all the alcohol that I could not drunken. I was dry when I was in esport scene; not now, of course. I can drink Soju up to 1 and half bottles. My capacity of Beer is limitless. Love Makgeolli, too."
Are you seeing anyone lately?
"No. I`ve met one or two when I was in esprots but it didn`t last long because I could not reply their texts. I`m not a guy who can do love and work both; my APM isn`t that high. At the time I was just focused on my work.
HAHAHAHHAHA I love him so much. I hope he comes to a foreign event this year and I can drink with him but it fear of flying makes that hard. 
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On January 02 2016 00:01 arb wrote:Show nested quote +On January 01 2016 21:38 Inflicted wrote:On January 01 2016 21:22 [sc1f]eonzerg wrote:
guys is LoL that mechanic demanding ?
always thought that bw was the most mechanical demanding game ;; ,and that he can practise only watching vods is bullsh*t,but maybe he is trolling,afterall he was the guy that invented/improved most of the builds for the terran race in the late age of bw. His BW mechanics are probably still good enough that he only needs to watch VODs to catch up. I heard he was around Diamond in LoL? Difference between that and pro mechanics-wise is massive well diamond is the highest rank in LoL i think or it was when i played
It goes Diamond - Master - Challenger (top 200, similar to GM in sc2)
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On January 02 2016 00:18 duke91 wrote:Show nested quote +On January 01 2016 21:22 [sc1f]eonzerg wrote:
guys is LoL that mechanic demanding ?
always thought that bw was the most mechanical demanding game ;; ,and that he can practise only watching vods is bullsh*t,but maybe he is trolling,afterall he was the guy that invented/improved most of the builds for the terran race in the late age of bw. Well you need insanely good reflexes and though high apm for very few quarter of seconds. You can fuck up real hard. Definitely more demanding than SC2, though not as BW
This is wrong.
Good interview, i hope Flash does what he really wants to do next and he doesn't feel the pressure from fans who want very "specific" things.
I think he deserves it, no need to "envy JD" Flash, you can do it now too!
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thanks, i hope he's gonna go big with his restaurant
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On January 02 2016 00:18 duke91 wrote:Show nested quote +On January 01 2016 21:22 [sc1f]eonzerg wrote:
guys is LoL that mechanic demanding ?
always thought that bw was the most mechanical demanding game ;; ,and that he can practise only watching vods is bullsh*t,but maybe he is trolling,afterall he was the guy that invented/improved most of the builds for the terran race in the late age of bw. Well you need insanely good reflexes and though high apm for very few quarter of seconds. You can fuck up real hard. Definitely more demanding than SC2, though not as BW
Different skill sets. LoL has more to learn in regards to game mechanics, different champion interactions, team based strategy and co-ordination but doesn't need the same requirements in multitasking and general APM compared to BW or Sc2. One could argue that getting to the top in LoL is harder than either game however due to the larger playerbase and competition in LoL, but I wouldn't like to say for sure.
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On January 02 2016 01:58 Makro wrote:
thanks, i hope he's gonna go big with his restaurant
1 man kitchen. Flash multitasking everything efficiently.
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Thank you for the translation!
"My APM isn't that high", heh.
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On January 02 2016 01:58 Makro wrote:
thanks, i hope he's gonna go big with his restaurant
Well, his father runs a sizable company, and his brother is a doctor. Maybe Flash can take over his father`s business.
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There is something about flash's mentality that just sets him apart from other gamers. Hes such a winner. It is going to be interesting to see what hes going to do after progaming.
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Flash seems like a cool guy, he is funny. Infinite amount of beer and APM haha. I liked this interview, thanks
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On January 01 2016 17:29 Thouhastmail wrote:Show nested quote +On January 01 2016 17:24 mca64Launcher_ wrote:
"I'm sorry for being late, but it`s New Year's Day; I have rights to enjoy it."
this is very lame, just delete it Am I living in an age which self-excusing is not allowed? O tempora! O mores!
there was nothing wrong with that. I prefer modest people as well.
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I'm surprised he didn't go on a vacation after spending his teenage years as a progamer with no freedom. Nice interview
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United States2948 Posts
Fun interview
It's unfortunate he's still experiencing arm troubles
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On January 02 2016 06:01 prech wrote:Fun interview It's unfortunate he's still experiencing arm troubles
his perfomance started to decline right after his surgery. still, he was the best in KT ;P
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Beerpong match Flash vs JD plz
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On January 02 2016 06:46 alukarD wrote:
Beerpong match Flash vs JD plz
omfg yes please, that would be AMAZING
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Lol sounds like Alexander after taking over the world, don't drink too much Flash. Great interview!
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On January 01 2016 17:24 mca64Launcher_ wrote:
"I'm sorry for being late, but it`s New Year's Day; I have rights to enjoy it."
this is very lame, just delete it
How about you learn Korean instead....
You're entitled to nothing from anyone else.
Good for him for taking care of himself first instead of listening to whiners.
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On January 02 2016 11:10 zealotstim wrote:
What's "tin makeup?"
a light makeup that makes your skin look brighter.
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On January 02 2016 02:16 purakushi wrote:Show nested quote +On January 02 2016 01:58 Makro wrote:
thanks, i hope he's gonna go big with his restaurant 1 man kitchen. Flash multitasking everything efficiently.
cooking easy. Just timing and micro
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Thanks so much for the translation. Man I hope flash opens a chain of Starcraft-themed restaurants.
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Thanks for the translation man, happy new year!
Can't wait to see him play BW again
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On January 02 2016 00:18 duke91 wrote:Show nested quote +On January 01 2016 21:22 [sc1f]eonzerg wrote:
guys is LoL that mechanic demanding ?
always thought that bw was the most mechanical demanding game ;; ,and that he can practise only watching vods is bullsh*t,but maybe he is trolling,afterall he was the guy that invented/improved most of the builds for the terran race in the late age of bw. Well you need insanely good reflexes and though high apm for very few quarter of seconds. You can fuck up real hard. Definitely more demanding than SC2, though not as BW
Definitely disagree. I was diamond in LoL before I pretty much stopped playing. I was near the top of masters in SC2. The hardest things to do in LoL is pretty much done on a consistent basis in SC2. The only thing harder in LoL is the teamwork aspect of the game (getting your team in sync, which can be pretty hard in solo queue) and that you need to frequently keep up with the meta because Riot changes the game and releases new champions pretty often. I don't even think LoL is that strategic either, most of the time the right decision to make is pretty clear, it's just getting your team to move as one unit.
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no1 earner in bw? does that also include sponsorships and such? if so i would like to see how he compared to boxer/nada/yellow
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On January 01 2016 21:05 Scarecrow wrote:Show nested quote +On January 01 2016 17:09 Thouhastmail wrote:
"I`m drinking all the alcohol... My capacity of Beer is limitless." Is Flash the next binjwa?
Hahahaha, so good!!! :D
actually, after the first five questions I thought this was April fools... Or new year fools day - old Korean tradition from Victorian times...
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On January 02 2016 02:15 KrOeastbound wrote:Show nested quote +On January 02 2016 00:18 duke91 wrote:On January 01 2016 21:22 [sc1f]eonzerg wrote:
guys is LoL that mechanic demanding ?
always thought that bw was the most mechanical demanding game ;; ,and that he can practise only watching vods is bullsh*t,but maybe he is trolling,afterall he was the guy that invented/improved most of the builds for the terran race in the late age of bw. Well you need insanely good reflexes and though high apm for very few quarter of seconds. You can fuck up real hard. Definitely more demanding than SC2, though not as BW Different skill sets. LoL has more to learn in regards to game mechanics, different champion interactions, team based strategy and co-ordination but doesn't need the same requirements in multitasking and general APM compared to BW or Sc2. One could argue that getting to the top in LoL is harder than either game however due to the larger playerbase and competition in LoL, but I wouldn't like to say for sure.
Your argument for LoL being harder would work if the foreigners are in the level of Koreans neck to neck. Otherwise it's still Koreans competing against Koreans for Top place like in BW.
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On January 02 2016 20:06 MrMischelito wrote:Show nested quote +On January 01 2016 21:05 Scarecrow wrote:On January 01 2016 17:09 Thouhastmail wrote:
"I`m drinking all the alcohol... My capacity of Beer is limitless." Is Flash the next binjwa? Hahahaha, so good!!! :D actually, after the first five questions I thought this was April fools... Or new year fools day - old Korean tradition from Victorian times...
I`m not saying that self-excuse is an old Korean tradition. Rather, it`s a common courtesy regardless of the nation.
I mentioned Victorian times because it`s a byword for the age of courtesy.
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pretty good interview, thanks for the translation
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Thank you very much! A Good read! I'd love to know even more...
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I am sorry, I was just fooling around and didn't mean to offend. Thanks a lot for the translation. I greatly appreciate it.
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Russian Federation367 Posts
God damn, blizzard. What have you done? Your terrible game made flash retire and now hes a damn alcoholic! GOSH
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On January 03 2016 05:14 LuckyGnomTV wrote:
God damn, blizzard. What have you done? Your terrible game made flash retire and now hes a damn alcoholic! GOSH
Not about Blizzard, but about the new lifestyle was really my impression of the interview. Staying in bed till 12, drinking a lot. I hope that it's a short phase before he moves on to the next thing. Of course it has not been long since his retirement, so no need to go too crazy.
I rewatched the Christmas game. It's the famous 7rax that made everyone think a lot harder about making sure overlords have a safe place to run. It's fair to be proud of that one Very subtle but far reaching change.
Flash fighting~
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TLADT24920 Posts
On January 03 2016 06:02 Chef wrote:Show nested quote +On January 03 2016 05:14 LuckyGnomTV wrote:
God damn, blizzard. What have you done? Your terrible game made flash retire and now hes a damn alcoholic! GOSH Not about Blizzard, but about the new lifestyle was really my impression of the interview. Staying in bed till 12, drinking a lot. I hope that it's a short phase before he moves on to the next thing. Of course it has not been long since his retirement, so no need to go too crazy. I rewatched the Christmas game. It's the famous 7rax that made everyone think a lot harder about making sure overlords have a safe place to run. It's fair to be proud of that one Very subtle but far reaching change. Flash fighting~
Is this the type-b game?
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On January 03 2016 07:26 BigFan wrote:Show nested quote +On January 03 2016 06:02 Chef wrote:On January 03 2016 05:14 LuckyGnomTV wrote:
God damn, blizzard. What have you done? Your terrible game made flash retire and now hes a damn alcoholic! GOSH Not about Blizzard, but about the new lifestyle was really my impression of the interview. Staying in bed till 12, drinking a lot. I hope that it's a short phase before he moves on to the next thing. Of course it has not been long since his retirement, so no need to go too crazy. I rewatched the Christmas game. It's the famous 7rax that made everyone think a lot harder about making sure overlords have a safe place to run. It's fair to be proud of that one Very subtle but far reaching change. Flash fighting~ Is this the type-b game?
No, against Jaedong. On Heartbreak Ridge, Flash builds a Barracks at 7 supply in order to get a Marine out early enough to snipe an Overlord, which was traveling along the same path every initial Overlord on HBR traveled up to that point. It pretty much decided the result of the game, since Jaedong couldn't stop the subsequent early Marine and Bunker rush having been unexpectedly supply blocked so early. This game also eliminated Jaedong from OSL after he'd won the previous two OSLs.
After that, Zerg players became more careful about Overlord scout paths, since a predictable scout path over open terrain could be studied and exploited in a big game. Similarly, Terran players became more aggressive about sending small groups of Marines to seek out Overlord kills during the early game.
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TLADT24920 Posts
On January 03 2016 08:32 darktreb wrote:Show nested quote +On January 03 2016 07:26 BigFan wrote:On January 03 2016 06:02 Chef wrote:On January 03 2016 05:14 LuckyGnomTV wrote:
God damn, blizzard. What have you done? Your terrible game made flash retire and now hes a damn alcoholic! GOSH Not about Blizzard, but about the new lifestyle was really my impression of the interview. Staying in bed till 12, drinking a lot. I hope that it's a short phase before he moves on to the next thing. Of course it has not been long since his retirement, so no need to go too crazy. I rewatched the Christmas game. It's the famous 7rax that made everyone think a lot harder about making sure overlords have a safe place to run. It's fair to be proud of that one Very subtle but far reaching change. Flash fighting~ Is this the type-b game? No, against Jaedong. On Heartbreak Ridge, Flash builds a Barracks at 7 supply in order to get a Marine out early enough to snipe an Overlord, which was traveling along the same path every initial Overlord on HBR traveled up to that point. It pretty much decided the result of the game, since Jaedong couldn't stop the subsequent early Marine and Bunker rush having been unexpectedly supply blocked so early. This game also eliminated Jaedong from OSL after he'd won the previous two OSLs. After that, Zerg players became more careful about Overlord scout paths, since a predictable scout path over open terrain could be studied and exploited in a big game. Similarly, Terran players became more aggressive about sending small groups of Marines to seek out Overlord kills during the early game.
oh ok, thanks! Sounds like quite the game, must watch now lol.
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Great interview, Flash keeps his sense of humor during all of it haha
I'm looking forward to finding out whatever his next steps are, be it playing BW, opening a restaurant or doing whatever else he wants to do.
It is known that you`ve earned quite a lot.
"No.1 in BW. I think I can afford my marriage, house and future business (he said restraurant for instance.) without my parent`s help.
Baller
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On January 02 2016 20:19 swissman777 wrote:Show nested quote +On January 02 2016 02:15 KrOeastbound wrote:On January 02 2016 00:18 duke91 wrote:On January 01 2016 21:22 [sc1f]eonzerg wrote:
guys is LoL that mechanic demanding ?
always thought that bw was the most mechanical demanding game ;; ,and that he can practise only watching vods is bullsh*t,but maybe he is trolling,afterall he was the guy that invented/improved most of the builds for the terran race in the late age of bw. Well you need insanely good reflexes and though high apm for very few quarter of seconds. You can fuck up real hard. Definitely more demanding than SC2, though not as BW Different skill sets. LoL has more to learn in regards to game mechanics, different champion interactions, team based strategy and co-ordination but doesn't need the same requirements in multitasking and general APM compared to BW or Sc2. One could argue that getting to the top in LoL is harder than either game however due to the larger playerbase and competition in LoL, but I wouldn't like to say for sure. Your argument for LoL being harder would work if the foreigners are in the level of Koreans neck to neck. Otherwise it's still Koreans competing against Koreans for Top place like in BW.
Good moba players play dota tho
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It is always sad to hear that a famous Broodwar player is retiring, especially a player of FlaSh's caliber. It reminds me that life moves on, and that nothing is forever.
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On January 03 2016 08:32 darktreb wrote:Show nested quote +On January 03 2016 07:26 BigFan wrote:On January 03 2016 06:02 Chef wrote:On January 03 2016 05:14 LuckyGnomTV wrote:
God damn, blizzard. What have you done? Your terrible game made flash retire and now hes a damn alcoholic! GOSH Not about Blizzard, but about the new lifestyle was really my impression of the interview. Staying in bed till 12, drinking a lot. I hope that it's a short phase before he moves on to the next thing. Of course it has not been long since his retirement, so no need to go too crazy. I rewatched the Christmas game. It's the famous 7rax that made everyone think a lot harder about making sure overlords have a safe place to run. It's fair to be proud of that one Very subtle but far reaching change. Flash fighting~ Is this the type-b game? No, against Jaedong. On Heartbreak Ridge, Flash builds a Barracks at 7 supply in order to get a Marine out early enough to snipe an Overlord, which was traveling along the same path every initial Overlord on HBR traveled up to that point. It pretty much decided the result of the game, since Jaedong couldn't stop the subsequent early Marine and Bunker rush having been unexpectedly supply blocked so early. This game also eliminated Jaedong from OSL after he'd won the previous two OSLs. After that, Zerg players became more careful about Overlord scout paths, since a predictable scout path over open terrain could be studied and exploited in a big game. Similarly, Terran players became more aggressive about sending small groups of Marines to seek out Overlord kills during the early game.
I would call it one of the seminal games: Games that may not be known to be exciting, but induces a change in the meta. Similar to that, the Bisu vs Savior series were seminal as well.
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United Kingdom12022 Posts
What Flash didn't say was that the persons vods he's watching is his own.
Why would he need to watch anyone elses? He's perfection already.
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On January 03 2016 19:25 Qikz wrote:
What Flash didn't say was that the persons vods he's watching is his own.
Why would he need to watch anyone elses? He's perfection already.
Probably Light in TvZ or Sea in TvP
Thanks for the interview
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Nice short interview!
Thanks for the translation.
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I remember the rage in the LR-thread when Flash did that ovie snipe against JD. He "ruined christmas". :D Good times.
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On January 03 2016 14:18 duke91 wrote:Show nested quote +On January 03 2016 08:32 darktreb wrote:On January 03 2016 07:26 BigFan wrote:On January 03 2016 06:02 Chef wrote:On January 03 2016 05:14 LuckyGnomTV wrote:
God damn, blizzard. What have you done? Your terrible game made flash retire and now hes a damn alcoholic! GOSH Not about Blizzard, but about the new lifestyle was really my impression of the interview. Staying in bed till 12, drinking a lot. I hope that it's a short phase before he moves on to the next thing. Of course it has not been long since his retirement, so no need to go too crazy. I rewatched the Christmas game. It's the famous 7rax that made everyone think a lot harder about making sure overlords have a safe place to run. It's fair to be proud of that one Very subtle but far reaching change. Flash fighting~ Is this the type-b game? No, against Jaedong. On Heartbreak Ridge, Flash builds a Barracks at 7 supply in order to get a Marine out early enough to snipe an Overlord, which was traveling along the same path every initial Overlord on HBR traveled up to that point. It pretty much decided the result of the game, since Jaedong couldn't stop the subsequent early Marine and Bunker rush having been unexpectedly supply blocked so early. This game also eliminated Jaedong from OSL after he'd won the previous two OSLs. After that, Zerg players became more careful about Overlord scout paths, since a predictable scout path over open terrain could be studied and exploited in a big game. Similarly, Terran players became more aggressive about sending small groups of Marines to seek out Overlord kills during the early game. I would call it one of the seminal games: Games that may not be known to be exciting, but induces a change in the meta. Similar to that, the Bisu vs Savior series were seminal as well.
It's a game that's exciting at the time, and people watching it will feel it's going to change things, but that watching in retrospect needs context to understand why it's so cool.
Brood War is lucky to have had many seminal moments pretty much every year of its professional play, and several more close to seminal moments (like upMagic's m&m vs Protoss, which only ever worked for him, or Hive tech ZvZ which was only understood by a very small number of top zergs). Mech vs Zerg, and then Zerg's broodling response months later. Those kinds of things made SC so fun to follow.
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On January 04 2016 00:31 Holgerius wrote:
I remember the rage in the LR-thread when Flash did that ovie snipe against JD. He "ruined christmas". :D Good times.
why did you disappear from the football thread? :o
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Thanks for the translation! Thanks flash for the memories
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That was a great interview
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I remember that 2009 EVER OSL series between Flash and Jaedong.
Flash made Jaedong look like a noob in that game in Fighting Spirit.
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ALLEYCAT BLUES49891 Posts
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"my APM isn`t that high."
lolwut?
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On January 06 2016 07:04 ensign_lee wrote:
"my APM isn`t that high."
lolwut?
It's average for pro gamers
Maybe even below average
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United Kingdom12022 Posts
Awesome interview. I can't wait till he streams. I don't care what it is. I just want to see more Flash!
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On January 02 2016 12:40 ShambhalaWar wrote:Show nested quote +On January 01 2016 17:24 mca64Launcher_ wrote:
"I'm sorry for being late, but it`s New Year's Day; I have rights to enjoy it."
this is very lame, just delete it How about you learn Korean instead.... You're entitled to nothing from anyone else. Good for him for taking care of himself first instead of listening to whiners.
haha, yet this wasn't "whining" or "german" elitism, but the voice of reticent passive-aggressive urge,a form of public tone policing
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cant wait the legend flash!
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On January 06 2016 07:46 vOdToasT wrote:It's average for pro gamers Maybe even below average
But his EPM. I remember being kind sureeal
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he doesnt need to waste his energy playing faster to beat noobs, he's that good
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EPT
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