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Stork retires from competitive sc - Page 4

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Woosixion
Profile Joined February 2012
120 Posts
October 06 2021 20:06 GMT
#61
On October 05 2021 05:22 abuse wrote:
goddamnit... all the best to Stork.. bw really is slowly dying, isn't it...


i hate to sound like an ass but im ready for bw AND sc2 to die at this point

once that happens hopefully the powers that be can focus on a starcraft 3 that's universally accepted by both communities
the only way out is through...
InDaHouse
Profile Joined May 2008
Sweden956 Posts
Last Edited: 2021-10-06 20:47:03
October 06 2021 20:43 GMT
#62
This is sad. An era has ended.
Stork has been my favorite Broodwar player since 2006 and he surpassed my first encounter with Korean Progaming in 2004 where JulyZerg battled GoodFriend in some final.

Stork has been the best strategist of all players. His PvT was unstoppable until FlaSh dethroned Stork with his anti-carrier build that tricked Stork in the Gom TV MSL finals.
There is so much to say, but I am so thankful for all the excitement and joy Stork has given me with his games.

Dinotoss will always be a legend in BW history.
Stork protoss legend
outscar
Profile Joined September 2014
2832 Posts
October 06 2021 22:03 GMT
#63
Just heard this and goosebumps everywhere. It's hard to believe that TBLS isn't around while BW tournament is going on. Legendary pro without any doubt. Being much older generation pros it's fascinating that he still managed to go toe to toe with best of the best. Think he could enjoy even more sucess if he switched back to BW from SC2 earlier, he was the latest of TBLS to switch back.
I'm going to miss your unbeatable carriers Song Byung Goo... Wish you the best especially in these tought times!
sunbeams are never made like me...
ruhtraeel
Profile Joined July 2010
Canada125 Posts
Last Edited: 2021-10-06 22:37:32
October 06 2021 22:34 GMT
#64
Farewell to a legend.
This further solidifies Best's plan to eventually win a major once everyone else has retired
jpg06051992
Profile Joined July 2015
United States580 Posts
October 07 2021 00:17 GMT
#65
Can't really ask for a more star spangled career, absolutely legendary.

"SO MANY BANELINGS!"
LighT.
Profile Joined December 2010
Canada4501 Posts
October 07 2021 17:43 GMT
#66
I wouldnt be surprised if there's a few more retirees. A lot of the old school sc bw players are all into their 30s now and early to mid 30s seems to be the breaking point for most of these pros.

Surprised to see how young people like Soulkey, Zero, Mini (especially!), and guys like Jyj/Soma are since they will be carrying sc:bw forward, since theyre all late-mid 20s to late 20s
I_love_sharkpeople
Profile Joined October 2013
United States253 Posts
October 07 2021 17:45 GMT
#67
On October 07 2021 05:06 Woosixion wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 05 2021 05:22 abuse wrote:
goddamnit... all the best to Stork.. bw really is slowly dying, isn't it...


i hate to sound like an ass but im ready for bw AND sc2 to die at this point

once that happens hopefully the powers that be can focus on a starcraft 3 that's universally accepted by both communities


Blizzard is not the company that made either of those games. The brand is there, but the people that actually did it are not. Given the current state of the company, I would expect whatever the next great RTS to come from somewhere else.
BigFan
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
TLADT24920 Posts
October 10 2021 01:27 GMT
#68
Sad news all around. While I can't say I'm a fan of his personality (from what I've heard), he has accomplished quite a bit during his career. He also played well this ASL, but it was unfortunate that he ended up in the group of death. Best of luck Stork!

On October 05 2021 23:31 BisuDagger wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 05 2021 23:18 BLinD-RawR wrote:
On October 05 2021 22:24 BisuDagger wrote:
On October 05 2021 04:58 tankgirl wrote:
spoiler alert? this info spoiled the ASL Ro16 Group C

I added a spoiler to the thread. I'm not sure why people were being jerks to you when we have had a decades long policy of not spoiling results in other threads. AfreecaTV has been down for me in the last 24 hrs and this was an unfortunate spoiler for me too. @Everyone giving tankgirl a hard time, we've all loved Starcraft a long time. Let's use that passion to treat everyone who is still here with respect, especially in a thread regarding one of the greatest SC players ever.


can't really withhold actual news because of spoilers, A retirement of this level takes precedence always.

As staff we can spoiler or change titles :D and regardless, it doesn't excuse giving someone a hard time for no reason.

Indeed. The retirement news could have been withheld for a day or two to give viewers a chance to watch the group, especially considering it's our policy to avoid spoilers for a brief period after the games, but I also can't fault the OP for posting it since we do encourage information sharing here. I too was spoiler-ed by the title and figured he must've lost and retired right away. Thankfully, I was also surprised to see him take the fight to Snow and grab a nice victory on Lemon so it was the best way to retire, with his head held up high.
Former BW EiC"Watch Bakemonogatari or I will kill you." -Toad, April 18th, 2017
Jealous
Profile Blog Joined December 2011
10260 Posts
October 10 2021 02:48 GMT
#69
Thank you for all the amazing games over the years, Stork 🙏
"The right to vote is only the oar of the slaveship, I wanna be free." -- бум бум сучка!
Glioburd
Profile Joined April 2008
France1911 Posts
October 10 2021 10:47 GMT
#70
Good bye, Dino Toss!
[image loading]
<3
"You should hate loosing, but you should never fear defeat." NaDa.
plast1c
Profile Joined June 2011
Germany101 Posts
October 10 2021 16:38 GMT
#71
sad news, he was one of my favorite players – he had a unique, relaxed style. Thank you for everything!
kinda right, kinda wrong
niteReloaded
Profile Blog Joined February 2007
Croatia5282 Posts
October 11 2021 00:24 GMT
#72
stork's a beast... take a bow, what a run at the top
oshibori_probe
Profile Blog Joined July 2006
United States2934 Posts
October 11 2021 01:54 GMT
#73
What a career... some ~15 years ago the first ever professional BW game I watched was of Stork, its kinda emotional to see it all come to an end. I hope the guy has a successful future somewhere gaming-related.
Fuck KeSPA.
Elyvilon
Profile Joined August 2008
United States13143 Posts
October 11 2021 05:56 GMT
#74
Stork was one of my favorite players for a long, long time. If you read this, thank you for all great games over the years and good luck in the next chapter of your life.
Liquipedia
engineNOVA
Profile Joined April 2021
United States67 Posts
October 11 2021 19:06 GMT
#75
On October 05 2021 04:28 ProMeTheus112 wrote:
Well Stork stood out as one of the best Ps in various eras of BW. Maybe he wasn't #1 too many times but he still did great and got his own style. So he contributed a lot. I remember seeing him play at WCG Koln. GG Stork.


Yeah, remember the ole "Sack the natural and win with carriers on a non-carrier map" strategy he used in ASL 11?

The guy was fun to watch.
With lings like these, who needs friends?
WGT-Baal
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
France3426 Posts
October 12 2021 00:23 GMT
#76
Stork was an amazing player but beyond that he was always super nice to his fans and to foreigners (like me, or itsdaniel) whenever he went abroad for wcg or even in korea when foreigners travelled. He was also always super respectful to tournament staff and referees.
A genuinely great person.
All the best!
Horang2 fan
itsdaniel
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
Austria334 Posts
Last Edited: 2021-10-14 22:35:08
October 14 2021 22:34 GMT
#77
On October 10 2021 10:27 BigFan wrote:
Sad news all around. While I can't say I'm a fan of his personality (from what I've heard)...

Of course I am biased... All I wanna say is that I met him a couple of times and he was such a funny and down to earth guy, after his Bacchus OSL 2010 game vs Mind he waited outside just for me because he wanted to see me and shake my hand... He could've just left but he didn't... Stork was making fun of me because my hand was shaking when I was holding the camera... it was hilarious. My korean female entourage was a little bit older than him and I left them some space for a chat after the meet up ^^ I think he really enjoyed that evening
OFFICIAL #1 STORK FAN // Stork:"This past week, there's a foreign fan named Daniel who got caught on the camera a few times. He came from Vienna in Austria to come and see me, and he wanted to be mentioned in one of my interviews."
RowdierBob
Profile Blog Joined May 2003
Australia13296 Posts
October 15 2021 01:12 GMT
#78
Honestly a bit meh about this. Was never a big fan of Stork and rumours are he’s a bit of a dick.

New players will come through. Not the end of the world.
"Terrans are pretty much space-Australians" - H
HollowAB
Profile Joined January 2013
Romania10 Posts
October 15 2021 09:40 GMT
#79
Goodbye Stork ! I have watched 100's of your games, one of the greatest BW players of all time ! Despite his lower apm, he managed to stay at the top of the Bw scene for almost 15 years thanks to his smart plays. Thank you for the great times watching you play !
You're born at Point A. You die at Point B. Kick maximum ass in between!
TMNT
Profile Joined January 2021
3114 Posts
October 15 2021 10:26 GMT
#80
On October 15 2021 10:12 RowdierBob wrote:
Honestly a bit meh about this. Was never a big fan of Stork and rumours are he’s a bit of a dick.

New players will come through. Not the end of the world.

BW can end tomorrow and it's not the end of the world.
You're wrong though, in that no new (exciting) players have come through despite all these years.

Also if you don't have something decent to say, then don't. For posting like this you have proved yourself to be more of a dick.
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