I hope you can muster up enough willpower to overcome the smoking addiction. You are taking the right step in attempting to quit cold turkey (though it will be stressful as hell). If there is anyone with enough strength, I think you can do it Jos, you have the mental fortitude to play SC2 and the willingness to lose 120 pounds, and if you can do all of that, quitting smoking is all too possible. I know you can do it Ret, you know how to take the right steps to the better path, and quitting smoking is another good one.

TheEmulator

28086 Posts

October 23 2012 23:47 GMT

#1682

GL with quitting smoking. FIGHTING!!!!

Elite__

Canada976 Posts

October 24 2012 20:06 GMT

#1683

good luck with quitting smoking, ret. i really hope you can do it!!!

Indrium

United States2236 Posts

October 25 2012 04:19 GMT

#1684

Ret <3

oneill12

Romania1222 Posts

November 02 2012 10:53 GMT

#1685

GOOD LUCK IN NOVEMBER!

Skyline026

Netherlands1129 Posts

November 03 2012 02:16 GMT

#1686

Major League Gaming ‏@MLGSC2Scores

LiquidRet beats Sc2Nova 2-0 in OWR2 #MLGDallas

Hooray!

Skyline026

Netherlands1129 Posts

November 03 2012 02:50 GMT

#1687

Ret 2-0d his opponent in winners round 3!

(Forgot the dudes name, sorry)

Skyline026

Netherlands1129 Posts

November 03 2012 02:55 GMT

#1688

And since its November 3rd over here: happy birthday Jos!

Making championship Sunday would be an awesome gift!

Badjas

Netherlands2038 Posts

November 03 2012 10:33 GMT

#1689

Best of luck today in your matches!

And a happy birthday

Skyline026

Netherlands1129 Posts

November 03 2012 17:41 GMT

#1690

Major League Gaming ‏@MLGSC2Scores

LiquidRet beats Gaulzi 2-0 in OWR5, will face the winner of Fuzzy v GanZi for a spot in group play. #MLGDallas

Come on Retje!
Do it!

Roybs

Netherlands500 Posts

November 03 2012 19:11 GMT

#1691

WELL DONE RET DEFEATING GANZI GOOGOGO

Jonvvv

Norway1530 Posts

November 03 2012 19:27 GMT

#1692

Well done Ret!

Good luck in Group play

Skyline026

Netherlands1129 Posts

November 03 2012 19:46 GMT

#1693

Fuck yeah Retje!

Doe het!

Skyline026

Netherlands1129 Posts

November 22 2012 23:04 GMT

#1694

Friendly bump for our favorite zerg!

Small chance, but a chance...

ptmc

Finland306 Posts

November 23 2012 16:42 GMT

#1695

Go RET!

Fizzy

Sweden388 Posts

November 23 2012 17:14 GMT

#1696

So when does all the "Ret throwing games" drama start? I dont see how this is any better than proberushing. Except with this purposeful loss, he also ruined NaNiwas chanses of advancing and not only his own.

Skyline026

Netherlands1129 Posts

November 23 2012 17:16 GMT

#1697

Keep that bs out of a fanclub please.

Fizzy

Sweden388 Posts

November 23 2012 17:18 GMT

#1698

Forgot to say, i am a fan.. i am just wondering, also im deeply dissapointed when one of my favorite zergs goes and throws away games.

Edit: guess red was more informed than i was, still sad to see him throw the game. Not to sound like a douchebag but i hope this makes sense: i hope there will be some kind of consequence so that he wont throw games in the future, because i do really enjoy watching him play.

Cant really put it all on Ret tho, Dreamhack should have learned from the NaNiwa - Nestea proberush fiasco in Blizzard Cup... dont use a system that can put players in the situation where they have to play but cant advance. The "GSL style" group format is imo alot better.

Bogeyman

Sweden307 Posts

November 23 2012 17:19 GMT

#1699

And unlike the proberushing mentioned, this affects other players' ability to move on in the tournament.*

I can understand Ret lacking motivation... but did I really just see ling-bane barely micro'd attacking up a wall of force fields followed up by lings rallied into the protoss army and mass expanding for no reason?

I'm usually a big fan of Ret, and I know he had nothing to play for, but this is still painful to see.

edit: don't get depressed over it Ret. Just follow your heart and next tournament you hopefully won't be put in this kind of situation again.

*2nd edit: I see now... the game didn't actually mean anything... because based on map score only including the players in the 3-way tie, Naniwa has 3-2, ForGG 2-2 and Nightend 3-3. So Naniwa advanced anyway.
Sorry for blaming you of throwing games Ret. I assume you were better informed than the rest of us.

crazyazor

Albania5 Posts

November 23 2012 17:21 GMT

#1700

-1 for throwing games