The Scarlett Fan Club - Page 402

On January 07 2015 14:55 xtorn wrote:
Sasha.

I have joined this community after I learned about you.
I have tried to do a lot for this community after I learned about you.
I was helped by wonderful people to reach to you in KR and understanding what an amazing girl you are, and those moments were among the happiest in my life.

Remember that karakoke evening? In that tiny basement with all the soju, with SKTParalyze, Sacsri, and all of us, karaoking our asses off on anything from Kpop to U2. Easily one of the best moments of my life. At one point i went to that dude's fridge and said "hey youre out of soju" and he looked at me "yeah you guys drank it all". And you, you were so happy. And such a great singer!

I know you probably dont care about what im about to say, ignore me on skype if u want, whatever --i just have to say this. The tweet is a little hard to digest. It just hits like a truck. Like, BOOM. qxc also did this but he explained why, and said he will come back for lotv. Even if you dont come back for lotv, people have the right to know whats wrong. Its nice to, you know, give a reason, throw a bone, for the people that care about you so much, support you so much and love you so much. Are you ok? Is it the wrists problem? Is this because of acer? Is it the stress? Was it the SSL? Is it the amount of travel? Did anyone suddenly upset you? Is it the university, the feel that you cannot do both? Are you switching games?

The abruptness of this tweet just makes it seem that something went wrong in the last 24hrs, as you were enthused for the LotV changes, you were teasing naniwa and everything was cool and funny... and now out the blue, this drops like a nuke bomb.
It just doesnt compute.

Let the community understand why, Sasha. There are so many people that genuinely care about you and they simply want to know you well and happy.

On January 07 2015 17:04 xtorn wrote:


didn't mean to say she owes anything, it's just that the news is a bit weird given her previous tweets that were perfectly fine. Im just concerned.

On January 07 2015 17:21 Evil_Sheep wrote:
Ah fuck I knew it... Scarlett has stuck around longer than almost anyone in the foreign scene, everyone's gone long ago: Stephano's gone, Nani's gone, Idra's gone, Luci and Vortix gone, HuK is still hanging on like a champ but for how long... that's like most of the foreigners at/near the top of the scene since SC2 began, gone.

I don't blame her one bit, it has to take a toll on you playing hours a day for years and years, constantly on the road. These progamers log countless thousands of hours at the keyboard, eventually you learn all the ins and outs of the game, as it has barely changed since it came out, and then inevitably boredom sets in especially for the bright people at the top like Scarlett.

And perhaps the hardest part is, as far as I can tell, to basically do it alone, the life of a foreign pro, alone in front of the screen, grinding the ladder for endless hours. Perhaps the biggest reason the foreign scene has never been able to bridge the gap to the Koreans...the Koreans have coaches, race coaches, support staff, even maids, drivers; teammates, practice sessions, practice partners, team houses; the support of a professional team. When Koreans win, they thank their teammates and coaches (and families) for helping bring their success. The rare occasion a foreigner wins, they thank their sponsors.

It's sad to see Scarlett go but it is inevitable eventually. The career of a progamer is short, I think it takes its toll on you mentally and physically. If you think about it, even hockey players, football players, spend their careers getting pummelled, bashed around and hit in the head, but their pro careers still usually last 15-20 yrs. Few progamers, especially in Starcraft, even make it to 5. Of course I want to see Scarlett play on, but I understand why she would not want to. The bottom line is you need to have that passion and enjoyment of the game, otherwise you'll find that daily grind on the ladder is very hard.