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Tyler Leaves Liquid

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Tyler Leaves Liquid

Text byLiquid`Nazgul
Graphics byHawaiianPig
March 3rd, 2013 16:49 GMT

Team Liquid is a family team. Liquid has supported me through thick and thin. Liquid has supported me despite acting out and Liquid has supported me despite having no results to turn in. And I know and can confidently tell you that Liquid would have supported me until the day I decided to hang up my mouse and keyboard. I've truly been treated like a family would treat one of its members.

Even though Liquid has provided me an ideal team environment, I'm convinced that some time away from a team environment is just what I need. If I'm ever going to be successful again then I must rediscover the intrinsic rewards of playing StarCraft. I haven't felt intrinsically rewarded since Brood War and my results reflect that. What I'm hoping to gain by leaving is a change that enables the productive mindset I used to have.

Leaving Liquid means I'll have less support and opportunities as a progamer, but the essentials for success will remain available to me as an independent player. I will practice and stream. I will play in online tournaments and in qualifiers for offline tournaments. My goals remain the same as ever. Until I'm able to put in a proper and sustained effort, I have no intention of quitting.

I want to thank Liquid for the consistency and variety of support given to me throughout my SC2 career. It has been rough and I haven't been able to give much back but they've always had faith in me and given me their time and attention beyond what our professional relationship required. It simply feels natural to care for and want to get the best out of all your fellow Liquid members. I'm happy and grateful to have been a part of it and wish them all the best.



From Liquid`Nazgul...

Although some of the newer SC2 fans may not remember, Tyler is someone who has seen and done it all. He was one of the best foreign Brood War players of all time, a TSL champion, a pioneer in Korea, and a dear friend. I'm proud to be able to say he did these things as Liquid`NonY.

I won't deny that it wasn't always easy to support Tyler in the battle he fights with himself. I'd like to think we tried our best, but I still wish we had been able to do more. I want fans to know that there was a period in which he asked not to receive any salary, because it was a constant reminder of having something to live up to. On top of everything else he had to deal with in his life, the sense of responsibility he put on himself in StarCraft lead to an unhealthy amount of pressure.

Today's news doesn't come out of the blue, as it's well known he has has struggled with these issues for a long time. By leaving Liquid he is going to try to regain the joy of playing he once had. He needs to go back to the basics. It is a decision I understand and support, and I hope the rest of you do so as well.

We wish you the best, Nony, and know that our door will always be open to you.

- Victor


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Mispllede
Profile Joined July 2012
Canada36 Posts
March 03 2013 16:50 GMT
#2
Best of luck to you, Tyler!
bosnia
Profile Joined October 2002
Canada223 Posts
March 03 2013 16:50 GMT
#3
gl nony all the best!!
TL member since 2002, Protoss ftw!!
Surprise.820
Profile Joined February 2011
United Kingdom1276 Posts
March 03 2013 16:51 GMT
#4
Hope you get the best Tyler.
Erase and improve
TheButtonmen
Profile Joined December 2010
Canada1401 Posts
March 03 2013 16:51 GMT
#5
GL HF with the new direction, hopefully HotS sparks your interest!

Yeah Cain
Profile Joined July 2011
United Kingdom8 Posts
March 03 2013 16:51 GMT
#6
Take care of yourself out there, mang
Embrace the inevitable!
Koeppen
Profile Joined June 2011
Sweden4 Posts
March 03 2013 16:52 GMT
#7
Sad to see you go Tyler! Good luck to you in the future. I will surely tune in when you're streaming!
Amestir
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Netherlands2126 Posts
March 03 2013 16:52 GMT
#8
Really hope this works out. Truly one of the people who pressures himself the most.
We know nothing.
partydude89
Profile Blog Joined August 2012
1850 Posts
March 03 2013 16:52 GMT
#9
good luck man!
#1 Official Hack Fan|#2 Bomber behind Wintex.|Curious|Life|Flash|TY|Cure|Maru|sOs|Jin Air Green Wings fighting!|SBENU Fighting!|
SpiritAshura
Profile Joined March 2007
United States1271 Posts
March 03 2013 16:52 GMT
#10
Sad but not surprising, I hope Nony gets that desire back as most fans of your BW play would agree with. Good luck in your search for why you started playing in the first place, hope you'll find happiness through simplicity.
Harrad
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
1003 Posts
March 03 2013 16:52 GMT
#11
Not unexpected, but still a bit sad Good luck, Tyler.
NikaLogy
Profile Joined September 2012
Denmark58 Posts
March 03 2013 16:52 GMT
#12
wow, did not expect that
Mariosatr
Profile Joined September 2012
294 Posts
March 03 2013 16:52 GMT
#13
Noo Tyler
A mind sharper than any blade.
ELA
Profile Joined April 2010
Denmark4608 Posts
March 03 2013 16:52 GMT
#14
Get better soon NonY, just chill and do whatever you feel you need to do to get better

All the best from here
The first link of chain forged, the first speech censured, the first thought forbidden, the first freedom denied, chains us all irrevocably.
DamenPulse
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
United States37 Posts
March 03 2013 16:52 GMT
#15
How sad. Well, NonY/Tyler, I wish you good luck in your future endeavors! It's been fun to watch you grow as a player on Team Liquid. We'll miss you.
A Toast to Brood War: Thank you for being the most influential game to have ever been made. We will miss you forever and ever.
TechNoTrance
Profile Joined May 2012
Canada1007 Posts
March 03 2013 16:52 GMT
#16
Best of luck Tyler! We'll be cheering you on!
All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us.
TBone-
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
United States2309 Posts
March 03 2013 16:52 GMT
#17
Nony hwaiting! Best of luck Nony, I long for the day when you become a top tier foreigner again!
Eve online FC, lover of all competition
DyEnasTy
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
United States3714 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-03-03 16:53:12
March 03 2013 16:52 GMT
#18
You better come back soon and with new ass kicking powers NonY! You were my favorite foreigner toss player, and even now one of my favorite players and personalities in the community.
Much better to die an awesome Terran than to live as a magic wielding fairy or a mindless sac of biological goop. -Manifesto7
solidONE
Profile Joined August 2010
United States160 Posts
March 03 2013 16:52 GMT
#19
your arbitersssssssss will be with us in our hearts and minds forever
CrazyF1r3f0x
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
United States2120 Posts
March 03 2013 16:53 GMT
#20
Good luck NonY, I'll still be rooting for you.
"Actual happiness always looks pretty squalid in comparison with the overcompensations for misery."
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