I assume it might be because Code A qualifiers are around that same time, and as well GSTL for his team, both of those are sadly more important then IEM.

RaiD.RaynoR

United States294 Posts

March 03 2012 04:47 GMT

#626

aw i'm sad that he withdrew. I really want him to make a comeback, nothing would be more epic

TheRhox

Canada868 Posts

March 03 2012 05:09 GMT

#627

On March 03 2012 13:47 RaiD.RaynoR wrote:
aw i'm sad that he withdrew. I really want him to make a comeback, nothing would be more epic

Yeah, I was so disappointed to hear that.

CYa

United States12 Posts

March 03 2012 21:22 GMT

#628

Yeah I'm really sad that he isn't going to be playing as well..But Code A qualifiers and GSTL match is much more important. Heck if they win GSTL they all get a IPL4 spot anyway.

pookadin

Australia422 Posts

March 05 2012 03:16 GMT

#629

FruitDealer has retired from SC2 and is now the StarTale LoL coach

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http://m.thisisgame.com/?category=13438&id=1117133

Farewell FruitDealer. You will always be my Zerg Hero <3

Arterial

Australia1039 Posts

March 05 2012 03:19 GMT

#630

On March 05 2012 12:16 pookadin wrote:
FruitDealer has retired from SC2 and is now the StarTale LoL coach

.

http://m.thisisgame.com/?category=13438&id=1117133

Farewell FruitDealer. You will always be my Zerg Hero <3

Oh wow.

PhoenixVoid

Canada32740 Posts

March 05 2012 03:24 GMT

#631

On March 05 2012 12:16 pookadin wrote:
FruitDealer has retired from SC2 and is now the StarTale LoL coach

.

http://m.thisisgame.com/?category=13438&id=1117133

Farewell FruitDealer. You will always be my Zerg Hero <3

Sad seeing the first GSL winner being a LoL coach. Wish the best for him in his career.

dgwow

Canada1024 Posts

March 05 2012 03:26 GMT

#632

Wow.. unexpected. Didn't know he even played LoL.. LOL

FinestHour

United States18466 Posts

March 05 2012 03:44 GMT

#633

i...i am very sad indeed

TheRhox

Canada868 Posts

March 05 2012 03:46 GMT

#634

aww... This is sad news..

CYa

United States12 Posts

March 05 2012 05:18 GMT

#635

There goes my hopes of another GSL title for FD

~Good luck in LoL FD you will always be my zerg hero!

[F_]aths

Germany3947 Posts

March 05 2012 10:24 GMT

#636

Fruitdealer was the proof that SC2 is a game of skill. As he won the initial GSL championship, the game was not only considered still imbalanced, it also seemed doubtful that this BrowderCraft actually rewards skill. Also his storyline probably got people to watch. A noname BW pro who had one good series televised, forced to take a break in pro gaming, only to return in SC2 as the mysterious ladder god who wins the GSL with the race which was considered too weak in those days.

pookadin

Australia422 Posts

March 05 2012 10:36 GMT

#637

Roar by Treat - I always thought of this as the 'FruitDealer' theme-song because of his amazing play and the finals of GSL Season 1.

Kibibit

United States1551 Posts

March 07 2012 02:56 GMT

#638

It's undoubtably sad to see him go. I am often disappointed in SC2, and while a chunk of that is related to Brood War, I can't deny another part was wholly Fruitdealer's fault. For every uninteresting game in the first GSL, he had 2 amazingly interesting ones. He set the bar high for what I would expect out of the game. Sadly, it took almost a year before the game truly got going in a manner that even approached the level of "fun to watch" that Fruitdealer brought in the first season.

Good luck and Godspeed, Kim Won Ki.