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L_Master
Profile Blog Joined April 2009
United States8017 Posts
September 17 2013 09:28 GMT
#101
On September 17 2013 16:28 9heart wrote:
more fodder for killer in SSL

flash next?


Light, fodder for killer? Jokes!

I fear if light comes to SSL killer never wins again...unless light happens to meet a protoss first.
EffOrt and Soulkey Hwaiting!
DinoToss
Profile Joined August 2013
Poland507 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-09-17 09:34:25
September 17 2013 09:28 GMT
#102
On September 17 2013 18:17 DarkLordOlli wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 17 2013 18:06 Nerchio wrote:
On September 17 2013 17:57 Srontgorrth wrote:
wow, what's going on with all these kespa pros jumping ship? really sad to see...

I will explain in to you, most of them already know what life besides Starcraft2 looks like. Let's take the big starts like Boxer/Nada, they had their time and they come to a new game which is far inferior to what they were playing. No point in staying. Starcraft2 will end up with a few foreigners and koreans that don't see life besides the game so they keep holding to it even if they don't enjoy playing.


I'm pretty sure there'll be people who enjoy playing the game.

Who says there won't be? Its just the previous generation had their own dreams and new generation has their own dreams. Generally there is a disconnect between them. Its natural.

One party is being honest and other party is also being honest.
My wrist really started to flare up. My colossi number started to pile up and with the last of my concentration I prepared for a win.
Kipsate
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
Netherlands45349 Posts
September 17 2013 09:29 GMT
#103
Light comes to SSL

Zergs cry everywhere.
WriterXiao8~~
liberate71
Profile Joined October 2011
Australia10252 Posts
September 17 2013 09:30 GMT
#104
On September 17 2013 17:44 FoShao wrote:
It just so happens that now is the time where old BW pros are getting to that age where military service is daunting. still sad to see them go though


Exactly, everyone is quick to blame it on SC2 not being BW though.

Flash will retire and go to military service and people will lose their shit.
Minelord Stimfestor, also known as karma.
Lorch
Profile Joined June 2011
Germany3703 Posts
September 17 2013 09:32 GMT
#105
Why so sad about flying? He was really awesome in bw but in star 2 his builds were some of the wierdest shit I have ever seen.

Really sad about light though, such a talanted terran T.T

@ETisME: There are more pro gamers right now than there have ever been for bw in korea. And trust me there are still plenty of kids capable of winning code s that you have never heard off.
saddaromma
Profile Joined April 2013
1129 Posts
September 17 2013 09:33 GMT
#106
On September 17 2013 18:30 liberate71 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 17 2013 17:44 FoShao wrote:
It just so happens that now is the time where old BW pros are getting to that age where military service is daunting. still sad to see them go though


Exactly, everyone is quick to blame it on SC2 not being BW though.

Flash will retire and go to military service and people will lose their shit.

I don't see any new players up and coming.
liberate71
Profile Joined October 2011
Australia10252 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-09-17 09:38:45
September 17 2013 09:33 GMT
#107
On September 17 2013 18:33 saddaromma wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 17 2013 18:30 liberate71 wrote:
On September 17 2013 17:44 FoShao wrote:
It just so happens that now is the time where old BW pros are getting to that age where military service is daunting. still sad to see them go though


Exactly, everyone is quick to blame it on SC2 not being BW though.

Flash will retire and go to military service and people will lose their shit.

I don't see any new players up and coming.


Be honest, have you been looking?

There are plenty... most of the time people are all like "whos this random korean"

eg: Ruin - he owned it up in the pre-season of GSTL last season, but then didnt manage to get into Code S or anything... I'm sure he will develop, hes surrounded by beast Protoss players.
Minelord Stimfestor, also known as karma.
Xiphias
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Norway2223 Posts
September 17 2013 09:39 GMT
#108
Time for more ex-kespa players to join the the BW scene
aka KanBan85. Working on Starbow.
Sawamura
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
Malaysia7602 Posts
September 17 2013 09:39 GMT
#109
Yeah can't wait to see Light Sexy TvZ micro in broodwar again
BW/KT Forever R.I.P KT.Violet dearly missed ..
Olli
Profile Blog Joined February 2012
Austria24422 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-09-17 09:44:04
September 17 2013 09:41 GMT
#110
On September 17 2013 18:33 saddaromma wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 17 2013 18:30 liberate71 wrote:
On September 17 2013 17:44 FoShao wrote:
It just so happens that now is the time where old BW pros are getting to that age where military service is daunting. still sad to see them go though


Exactly, everyone is quick to blame it on SC2 not being BW though.

Flash will retire and go to military service and people will lose their shit.

I don't see any new players up and coming.


Ruin, Ssanaee, Sora, Madbull are all players that have shown good amounts of talent. I just doubt that you're looking very hard. Because they're not the only ones. There's plenty of talent on Kespa B teams that you've never heard of and there's plenty of young players living with esf teams but not really playing regularly in GSTL + individual leagues are hard as hell to get into.
Administrator"Declaring anything a disaster because aLive popped up out of nowhere is just downright silly."
DinoToss
Profile Joined August 2013
Poland507 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-09-17 09:51:25
September 17 2013 09:43 GMT
#111
On September 17 2013 18:32 Lorch wrote:
Why so sad about flying? He was really awesome in bw but in star 2 his builds were some of the wierdest shit I have ever seen.

Really sad about light though, such a talanted terran T.T

@ETisME: There are more pro gamers right now than there have ever been for bw in korea. And trust me there are still plenty of kids capable of winning code s that you have never heard off.

If you didnt need to win a courage or get special invite there would be tons of progamer in BW. Becoming a progamer was journey itself, Jaedong for example got after 6th or 7th courage (don't remember).

BW progaming scene was simply different than current Esports scenes or previous ones. BW scene consisted of only big sponsors, clans, and semi pro houses were not included. BW proscene was mostly driven by quality over quantity as the main goal was to present a systematic televised league, you could probably double the size of teams and players in peak of BW but the quality would drop and you wouldn't be able to showcase it properly on TV.



My wrist really started to flare up. My colossi number started to pile up and with the last of my concentration I prepared for a win.
GolemMadness
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
Canada11044 Posts
September 17 2013 09:43 GMT
#112
I was thinking that I hadn't seen Light around in a while...
http://na.op.gg/summoner/userName=FLABREZU
KaiserKieran
Profile Blog Joined August 2011
United States615 Posts
September 17 2013 09:47 GMT
#113
This sucks. Keeps must be freaking out with so many retirements
XsebT
Profile Blog Joined June 2009
Denmark2980 Posts
September 17 2013 09:49 GMT
#114
On September 17 2013 18:30 liberate71 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 17 2013 17:44 FoShao wrote:
It just so happens that now is the time where old BW pros are getting to that age where military service is daunting. still sad to see them go though


Exactly, everyone is quick to blame it on SC2 not being BW though.

Flash will retire and go to military service and people will lose their shit.

This is of course just speculation, but I really doubt these retirements had happened already if kespa and OGN hadn't moved over to sc2.
On the other hand, bw was already on a slow decline in S Korea pre sc2 (which is only natural) - at least as I see it. Maybe, just maybe, this is a chance to...reboot the system. The only thing that really needs to happen, is to get bw on television again - thus attract sponsorships.
These players going back to bw and streaming it (plus earning money from it) is a clear reflection of two things.
1. The players passion is BW (This is not to say anything bad about sc2, but it is just not what they grew up with and became good at. As with any sport, for you to master it, the urge to become the best, there must be a specific passion towards exactly what you're doing to keep going. It's just not given, that they should experience this twice in their life - after all, sc2 is vastly different from bw).
2. There is still a drive from the public for them to keep playing (shown through donations).
화이팅
arb
Profile Blog Joined April 2008
Noobville17922 Posts
September 17 2013 09:55 GMT
#115
Hopefully they will continue to retire, and come back to play in the Sonic leagues!
best of luck if they don't though.
Artillery spawned from the forges of Hell
sushiman
Profile Joined September 2003
Sweden2691 Posts
September 17 2013 09:55 GMT
#116
Nooo! Invisible terran! ;____;
1000 at least.
Doraemon
Profile Blog Joined January 2010
Australia14949 Posts
September 17 2013 10:00 GMT
#117
light girls =[

more sad newss
Do yourself a favour and just STFU
thezanursic
Profile Blog Joined July 2011
5500 Posts
September 17 2013 10:04 GMT
#118
Any idea what they are planning to do now?

Military, College, SoSPA?
http://i45.tinypic.com/9j2cdc.jpg Let it be so!
bouboule
Profile Joined March 2012
American Samoa62 Posts
September 17 2013 10:04 GMT
#119
Hots is too bad that's the reason of retires

User was warned for this post
Stephano
thezanursic
Profile Blog Joined July 2011
5500 Posts
September 17 2013 10:05 GMT
#120
On September 17 2013 18:49 XsebT wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 17 2013 18:30 liberate71 wrote:
On September 17 2013 17:44 FoShao wrote:
It just so happens that now is the time where old BW pros are getting to that age where military service is daunting. still sad to see them go though


Exactly, everyone is quick to blame it on SC2 not being BW though.

Flash will retire and go to military service and people will lose their shit.

This is of course just speculation, but I really doubt these retirements had happened already if kespa and OGN hadn't moved over to sc2.
On the other hand, bw was already on a slow decline in S Korea pre sc2 (which is only natural) - at least as I see it. Maybe, just maybe, this is a chance to...reboot the system. The only thing that really needs to happen, is to get bw on television again - thus attract sponsorships.
These players going back to bw and streaming it (plus earning money from it) is a clear reflection of two things.
1. The players passion is BW (This is not to say anything bad about sc2, but it is just not what they grew up with and became good at. As with any sport, for you to master it, the urge to become the best, there must be a specific passion towards exactly what you're doing to keep going. It's just not given, that they should experience this twice in their life - after all, sc2 is vastly different from bw).
2. There is still a drive from the public for them to keep playing (shown through donations).

Once they switched there was no going back.

http://i45.tinypic.com/9j2cdc.jpg Let it be so!
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