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juicyjames *
Profile Joined August 2011
United States3815 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-10-04 01:31:12
October 04 2011 01:30 GMT
#41
On October 04 2011 10:21 Petrina wrote:
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actually its the same when he would have won mlg or would be in code s
i bet he will not quit.

it is a smart decision to quit when you realize that you are not good enough.
and that deserves respect.


Where are you guys getting all this from? He is simply concentrating on school. That is all the article says. Plus it does not say anywhere he might not come back.

Not good enough? He made it in pool play from the open bracket in the last MLG. By your standards most of the GSL Code A players should just quit because they are not good enough to get in Code S...

http://www.complexitygaming.com/news/3173/ wrote:
Today compLexity Gaming would like to announce that Abdulaziz "CrunCher" Abed has decided to go inactive from professional StarCraft2 in order to focus on college. He will remain under contract until January 2012 at which time he will be released.

From that I took that CrunCher is essentially going to quit Starcraft II to focus on school, and is only still on coL (as inactive) until his contract expires.
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storm44
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
1293 Posts
October 04 2011 01:30 GMT
#42
On October 04 2011 10:09 AutomatonOmega wrote:
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On October 04 2011 10:05 Papulatus wrote:
Looks like IdrA was right about Cruncher falling off the scene... lol...

On a more serious note, I can't imagine how hard it must be to be a progamer while in college. Last night on RedBull LAN QXC said a little about how hard it is and how "life basically sucks" trying to balance the two.

Good luck to Cruncher even if I lost 3 times to his cannon rush cheese on the ladder!


Lol fucking right. Idra said once the balance swung out of Protoss' favor, Cruncher would make a quiet exit, and here it is. <3


idra fans so fuckin delusional
Barbiero
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
Brazil5259 Posts
October 04 2011 01:31 GMT
#43
WOAH WOAH WOAH WOAH WOAH.

So I see a title "Cruncher goes inactive." First thoughts: incoming shitstorm.

Then I open the thread and I see... "Best of luck to him.", "He was good" and sadfaces?

What happened to the old "Cruncher is a @#$@#" that happened everywhere? Complexity Gaming hate created because of Cruncher? Cruncher is a terrible abusive player or something like that? What happened in ~4 months or so that made Cruncher become well seen by the community?! WTH?

Good luck to him, but really TL? You guys surely change your face easily :O
...or maybe that's just on LR threads...
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Drewbiefanboy
Profile Joined August 2011
United States17 Posts
October 04 2011 01:31 GMT
#44
<3 GL
ROOT for ROOT
Sadistx
Profile Blog Joined February 2009
Zimbabwe5568 Posts
October 04 2011 01:33 GMT
#45
On October 04 2011 10:30 storm44 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 04 2011 10:09 AutomatonOmega wrote:
On October 04 2011 10:05 Papulatus wrote:
Looks like IdrA was right about Cruncher falling off the scene... lol...

On a more serious note, I can't imagine how hard it must be to be a progamer while in college. Last night on RedBull LAN QXC said a little about how hard it is and how "life basically sucks" trying to balance the two.

Good luck to Cruncher even if I lost 3 times to his cannon rush cheese on the ladder!


Lol fucking right. Idra said once the balance swung out of Protoss' favor, Cruncher would make a quiet exit, and here it is. <3


idra fans so fuckin delusional


He was right about Cruncher exiting the scene though. But he just gave up SC2 for school, which is what most normal people do anyway, so I wish him luck in his school and career
Deleted User 183001
Profile Joined May 2011
2939 Posts
October 04 2011 01:34 GMT
#46
On October 04 2011 10:31 Zephirdd wrote:
WOAH WOAH WOAH WOAH WOAH.

So I see a title "Cruncher goes inactive." First thoughts: incoming shitstorm.

Then I open the thread and I see... "Best of luck to him.", "He was good" and sadfaces?

What happened to the old "Cruncher is a @#$@#" that happened everywhere? Complexity Gaming hate created because of Cruncher? Cruncher is a terrible abusive player or something like that? What happened in ~4 months or so that made Cruncher become well seen by the community?! WTH?

Good luck to him, but really TL? You guys surely change your face easily :O
...or maybe that's just on LR threads...

Some of the Idratards matured, or weren't Idratards in the first place.
Popcorn1
Profile Joined August 2010
United States92 Posts
October 04 2011 01:34 GMT
#47
Gonna miss you man, wish you the best with school and your future.
compLexity Gaming Player Manager - www.complexitygaming.com
quen
Profile Joined March 2011
201 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-10-04 01:40:54
October 04 2011 01:34 GMT
#48
Looks like idra was right about this one

" "

School is painful, best of luck to him
maximuspita
Profile Joined April 2010
1093 Posts
October 04 2011 01:35 GMT
#49
Good luck, Cruncher.

Korean Air, please save Fox.
monx
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Canada1400 Posts
October 04 2011 01:35 GMT
#50
i think he made the good choice. gl to him
@ggmonx
drcatellino
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Canada346 Posts
October 04 2011 01:36 GMT
#51
This is forever carved in my heart:

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DystopiaX
Profile Joined October 2010
United States16236 Posts
October 04 2011 01:36 GMT
#52
On October 04 2011 10:31 Zephirdd wrote:
WOAH WOAH WOAH WOAH WOAH.

So I see a title "Cruncher goes inactive." First thoughts: incoming shitstorm.

Then I open the thread and I see... "Best of luck to him.", "He was good" and sadfaces?

What happened to the old "Cruncher is a @#$@#" that happened everywhere? Complexity Gaming hate created because of Cruncher? Cruncher is a terrible abusive player or something like that? What happened in ~4 months or so that made Cruncher become well seen by the community?! WTH?

Good luck to him, but really TL? You guys surely change your face easily :O
...or maybe that's just on LR threads...

People calm down and make less emotional posts when shit is 4 months old, and he also proved over that period of time that he wasn't just a cheesy player/that one thing wasn't a fluke.
darthfoley
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
United States8004 Posts
October 04 2011 01:36 GMT
#53
gl i guess, was never a fan
watch the wall collide with my fist, mostly over problems that i know i should fix
hipsterHobbit
Profile Joined September 2011
United States218 Posts
October 04 2011 01:36 GMT
#54
On October 04 2011 10:33 Sadistx wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 04 2011 10:30 storm44 wrote:
On October 04 2011 10:09 AutomatonOmega wrote:
On October 04 2011 10:05 Papulatus wrote:
Looks like IdrA was right about Cruncher falling off the scene... lol...

On a more serious note, I can't imagine how hard it must be to be a progamer while in college. Last night on RedBull LAN QXC said a little about how hard it is and how "life basically sucks" trying to balance the two.

Good luck to Cruncher even if I lost 3 times to his cannon rush cheese on the ladder!


Lol fucking right. Idra said once the balance swung out of Protoss' favor, Cruncher would make a quiet exit, and here it is. <3


idra fans so fuckin delusional


He was right about Cruncher exiting the scene though. But he just gave up SC2 for school, which is what most normal people do anyway, so I wish him luck in his school and career

It doesn't make him clairvoyant to say that.


Cruncher will be back.
MattBarry
Profile Joined March 2011
United States4006 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-10-04 01:38:26
October 04 2011 01:36 GMT
#55
It sucks that the community sort of crucified him for beating Idra. He wasn't a very BM guy.
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OxyFuel
Profile Joined August 2011
Canada195 Posts
October 04 2011 01:41 GMT
#56
This is too bad for complexity. Complexity is going to be missing him as he's one of their better players. But it's good he's focusing on school.
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BrahCJ
Profile Joined January 2011
Australia659 Posts
October 04 2011 01:42 GMT
#57
Regardless of whether I like the guys play style or not, I would still like to wish him the best of luck in his studies!
Play the games!
IntoTheBush
Profile Joined July 2010
United States552 Posts
October 04 2011 01:44 GMT
#58
best of luck to him, but I honestly saw this coming also. Cheesey play, and all-in's will only get you so far.
Mordiford
Profile Joined April 2011
4448 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-10-04 01:45:46
October 04 2011 01:45 GMT
#59
Well, Complexity has a lot of Protoss players so it's not a massive loss roster-wise, it is unfortunate though because Cruncher was quite good.

Minigun and Naniwa are still present as stand-out Protoss players on coL, and they still have a strong roster with Drewbie, TriMaster, Catz as well as the aforementioned Naniwa and Minigun.
Dingobloo
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
Australia1903 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-10-04 01:50:05
October 04 2011 01:45 GMT
#60
That's a bummer, far and away cruncher was one of the most consistent up and coming US players, got through into the championship bracket in the past 3 MLGs once through pools twice through the open losers bracket, got into playoffs in NASL, qualified for TSL3. If the shit he got for beating Idra had any kind of bearing on his decision then it's a pretty sad day for Starcraft and homegrown US talent.
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