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LucifroN temporary retirement

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Mr.X
Profile Joined July 2010
Spain115 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-11-30 18:11:59
November 30 2011 18:03 GMT
#1
The team page announced a few days ago the temporary retirement of LucifroN and the manager of the team. They also released a statement/letter of farewell, in which both speak briefly on the subject.

Farewell Letter of LucifroN and Ryo (Manager)

Today is a sad day, as the goodbyes always are, in which we report that, after a long time in the world of competitive gaming, we have decided to take a break. This is mainly because we are at a point where we can not spend much time at the scene, mainly due to studies, plus many years in a row (adding the stages of WC3 and SC2) we believe it is time to take a break. We hope that this break is temporary and we can return one day, but right now we don't know when that will happen. This break is not total. We'll occasionally continue to play for fun and you will see us through Battle.net, but always taking the game as something more relaxed, something that simply pass the time when we want.

We want to thank the club APSC2 for the journey, also thank the trust they put in us at this stage, and make mention of our 4 teammates with whom have spent much time and shared several tournaments, and those who will be missed. We wish luck to all in the future.

Finally, we also want to send a cordial greeting to all the communities, teams, gaming fans in general, and to thank all the support you have shown during this time.

Until next time!

LucifroN and Ryo.


Link to the source.
Son of Gnome
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
United States777 Posts
November 30 2011 18:05 GMT
#2
ahhh
Whatever happens, happens
Special Endrey
Profile Joined June 2010
Germany1929 Posts
November 30 2011 18:05 GMT
#3
no surprise, still sad tho - showed really good potential
This signature is ruining eSports - -Twitter: @SpecialEndrey
mki
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
Poland882 Posts
November 30 2011 18:08 GMT
#4
Entirely expected, it was known that this is why he wasn't on a big name team. Nevertheless as Endrey said it's really sad as he had sooooo much potential as a player.
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SmoKim
Profile Joined March 2010
Denmark10305 Posts
November 30 2011 18:09 GMT
#5
There goes the rematch against (Z)ActionJesuz (for now)

best of luck and hopefully he will return down the road
"LOL I have 202 supply right now (3 minutes later)..."LOL NOW I HAVE 220 SUPPLY SUP?!?!?" - Mondragon
antilyon
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
Brazil2546 Posts
November 30 2011 18:09 GMT
#6
And that's why he wasn't playing since dreamhack valencia?
That's sad, LucifroN's Blue Flame Medivacs was one of the best micro I've ever seen.
Ragoo
Profile Joined March 2010
Germany2773 Posts
November 30 2011 18:11 GMT
#7
It's sad that Lucifron didn't play as pro in SC2, he showed as much potential as Stephano if not more.
When he played for some weeks he instantly was among the best foreigner terrans, which is quite sick.
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sabas123
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
Netherlands3122 Posts
November 30 2011 18:17 GMT
#8
lol, again???? TT but its a sad day indeed
The harder it becomes, the more you should focus on the basics.
ReachTheSky
Profile Joined April 2010
United States3294 Posts
November 30 2011 18:17 GMT
#9
. Lucifron was such a boss in the beta. Hope to see him return one day
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Gworkag
Profile Joined April 2011
France33 Posts
November 30 2011 20:43 GMT
#10
Best Spanish Player imo. I Hope he will be back.
To deny our own impulses is to deny the very thing that makes us human.
Poopi
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
France12911 Posts
November 30 2011 20:47 GMT
#11
Really sad since when he started playing again, he became really fast the 2nd best terran player right behind ThorZain, raping everyone left and right (Stephano, Nerchio, etc) T;T
WriterMaru
Torte de Lini
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
Germany38463 Posts
November 30 2011 21:02 GMT
#12
noo Ryo ): Isn't he pretty active on the forums?

Lucifron too, huge loss D:
https://twitter.com/#!/TorteDeLini (@TorteDeLini)
hyperdemented
Profile Joined April 2011
Austria372 Posts
November 30 2011 21:12 GMT
#13
really sad, lucifron was one of the most talented players in sc2, beating pros left and right with even less training than stephano; unfortunetaly he never went fulltime sc2 ):
Primadog
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
United States4411 Posts
November 30 2011 22:52 GMT
#14
When he returns, he shall be Lucifron the White!
Thank God and gunrun.
-stOpSKY-
Profile Joined September 2010
Canada498 Posts
November 30 2011 23:02 GMT
#15
Sad to see a WC3 player leave. Being mostly a BW player myself I think the WC3 guys bring a unique sort of playstyle to the game.
pR0gR4m3R
Profile Joined February 2008
Spain1446 Posts
February 23 2012 15:10 GMT
#16
Gotta a good good reason to bump this thread. RadioStarCraft (StarCraft-ESP.com) is the spanish vcast dedicated to national/international scene.. you can say its some kinda spanish "State of the Game"... and tonight.. we got something special

+ Show Spoiler +
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RadioStarCraft (StarCraft-ESP.com) proudly invites you tonight at 22:00pm to the most rumored team presentation done lately..

WHOS LAUGHING LAST??
StarCraft-ESP.com Admin - Spanish StarCraft Community
qbs
Profile Joined January 2011
Poland771 Posts
February 23 2012 15:29 GMT
#17
oh yeah Luci come back !? ^_^
DeMusliM !!!
Poopi
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
France12911 Posts
February 23 2012 15:38 GMT
#18
LucifroN is such a genius. I encountered him on ladder as the beginning of season 5, he just started playing a bit (he was something like top master)... and when I looked at GM ranking, he achieved top 4 GM. After months of inactivity he can juste come back and play at a good level again, even though it's only ladder it's impressive.
I really hope that he'll play competitively again =D
foreign terrans need this genius
WriterMaru
pR0gR4m3R
Profile Joined February 2008
Spain1446 Posts
February 23 2012 17:26 GMT
#19
On February 24 2012 00:38 Poopi wrote:
LucifroN is such a genius. I encountered him on ladder as the beginning of season 5, he just started playing a bit (he was something like top master)... and when I looked at GM ranking, he achieved top 4 GM. After months of inactivity he can juste come back and play at a good level again, even though it's only ladder it's impressive.
I really hope that he'll play competitively again =D
foreign terrans need this genius


Finished #4 last season

Reached #1 two days ago into this season

SPANISH REPRESENT!!
StarCraft-ESP.com Admin - Spanish StarCraft Community
Cosmos
Profile Joined March 2010
Belgium1077 Posts
February 23 2012 17:30 GMT
#20
Well, needs a translation of the show :s
http://www.twitch.tv/becosmos
pR0gR4m3R
Profile Joined February 2008
Spain1446 Posts
February 23 2012 21:19 GMT
#21
We are LIVE with Luci and rest of the team!!

http://www.starcraft-esp.com/live/radiostarcraft.html
StarCraft-ESP.com Admin - Spanish StarCraft Community
Meatloaf
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Spain664 Posts
February 23 2012 21:28 GMT
#22
hope lucifron comes back to the scene , best sc2 player in spain period.

we are in much need of some knowledgeable and skilled progamers here to grow the scene , keep up the good work lucifron , vortix , Ryo , and others
cyclone25
Profile Blog Joined December 2009
Romania3344 Posts
February 23 2012 21:28 GMT
#23
Lucifron is up there with Grubby, Stephano, Titan, Happy, etc. representing the foreigner hope against koreans! :D
I really hope he decides to play SC2 full time again.
Holcan
Profile Joined April 2010
Canada2593 Posts
February 23 2012 21:37 GMT
#24
only met lucifron a few times, and wasn't much of a fan because he was orc and terran, but working with ryo in multiple ventures I can attest that the scene is indeed losing a good manager. best of luck in the future ryo, and thanks for all the time you put in. you helped make a lot of these sc2 progamers, not just your brothers.

also you played human and I like humans.
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tree.hugger
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
Philadelphia, PA10406 Posts
February 23 2012 21:41 GMT
#25
I really hope he starts playing full-time. So talented, his IEM qualifier games with Stephano last summer are still probably my favorite games of Sc2 to date.
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pR0gR4m3R
Profile Joined February 2008
Spain1446 Posts
February 23 2012 22:01 GMT
#26
There are plans for going international
StarCraft-ESP.com Admin - Spanish StarCraft Community
shaaw
Profile Joined April 2010
Spain97 Posts
February 23 2012 22:01 GMT
#27
Lucifron just said he is not going to stop playing for now. So espect to see him up there :D
Torte de Lini
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
Germany38463 Posts
February 23 2012 22:02 GMT
#28
Yeah, but is he playing full-time?
https://twitter.com/#!/TorteDeLini (@TorteDeLini)
Denar
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
France1633 Posts
February 23 2012 22:04 GMT
#29
Lucifron is simply gifted, I am very excited to see him play again if it happens.
luciusvlm
Profile Joined May 2011
Spain134 Posts
February 23 2012 22:08 GMT
#30
yeah he is back and grinding in european ladder this wekend he play EPS vs vortix,and the next one H20 final cup!!
massivez
Profile Joined May 2010
Belgium653 Posts
February 23 2012 22:12 GMT
#31
Best of luck Luci!! Hope its full time, cause he is one of the few foreign terrans who gave me that korean terran vibe.
nath
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
United States1788 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-02-23 22:18:47
February 23 2012 22:18 GMT
#32
lucifron can get #1 eu on his own will, but i doubt he is playing fulltime, or that he will be able to compete in korea.

which is incredibly sad, because if he was fulltime he would be BY FAR the best foreign T.

I'm talking like his sc2 winrates vs kas and thorzain would be his wc3 winrates vs kas and thorzain ROFL.
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shaaw
Profile Joined April 2010
Spain97 Posts
February 23 2012 22:47 GMT
#33
He is not playing full full full time, he has university but he has a lot more time than before.
Soma.bokforlag
Profile Joined February 2011
Sweden448 Posts
April 07 2012 14:02 GMT
#34
very impressive play at the gathering, beating both merz and morrow 2-0 and now looking very good against grubby having a 2-0 lead (bo5)

if he hasnt played full time these last months he really should, considering grubby have looked really good lately
Adonminus
Profile Joined January 2012
Israel543 Posts
April 07 2012 14:06 GMT
#35
Lucifron beat me 3 times on ladder.
He's a really good player though.
Kaitokid
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
Germany1327 Posts
April 07 2012 14:08 GMT
#36
On April 07 2012 23:02 Soma.bokforlag wrote:
very impressive play at the gathering, beating both merz and morrow 2-0 and now looking very good against grubby having a 2-0 lead (bo5)

if he hasnt played full time these last months he really should, considering grubby have looked really good lately


He's been doing well on EU ladder... as always when he plays xD
AD7
Profile Joined April 2012
Spain5 Posts
April 07 2012 14:26 GMT
#37

if he hasnt played full time these last months he really should, considering grubby have looked really good lately


He is indeed playing a quite a lot lately. He is back to GM in the EU ladder again. He is still studying at University, but he has considered taking less lessons in order to have more time to play. He plays now for a new Spain-based team, Karont3. They are planning to play hard with Lucifron, so he will most likely be seen in more internationals events from now on.
m0ck
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
4194 Posts
April 07 2012 14:32 GMT
#38
Sounds promising, I guess there is not much reason to hurry to finish your studies in Spain at the moment. Like most places, honestly.
AD7
Profile Joined April 2012
Spain5 Posts
April 07 2012 14:36 GMT
#39
On April 07 2012 23:32 m0ck wrote:
Sounds promising, I guess there is not much reason to hurry to finish your studies in Spain at the moment. Like most places, honestly.


LOL

You are right. If you can earn some money playing and end your studies in a future with better economic environment, so be it!
aFganFlyTrap
Profile Joined May 2010
Australia212 Posts
April 07 2012 15:13 GMT
#40
big fan of luci and to hear him say he will continue to play after The Gathering brings me great pleasure :D
Schelim
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
Austria11528 Posts
April 07 2012 15:23 GMT
#41
what does lucifron study at uni?
TY <3 Cure <3 Inno <3 Special <3
Flood1993
Profile Joined September 2011
Spain61 Posts
April 07 2012 20:24 GMT
#42
Excellent gameplay shown by Luci in the finals. The last game was really close, I think Lucifron had won much earlier, but it took some suffering. Congratulations to him.
selboN
Profile Blog Joined January 2008
United States2523 Posts
April 07 2012 20:28 GMT
#43
Seems like Lucifron has been retired since beta D:
"That's what happens when you're using a mouse made out of glass!" -Tasteless (Referring to ZergBong)
Slardar
Profile Joined April 2010
Canada7593 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-04-07 23:01:15
April 07 2012 23:00 GMT
#44
Retired my foot....... he just won the freaking The Gathering tournament for $10,000! This is the same LucifroN we saw in Warcraft 3, he sort of came out of nowhere and was really really top class able to compete with the best. I'm convinced he's a RTS Genius, or he's practicing more than he is leading on to be.
RaiKageRyu
Profile Joined August 2009
Canada4773 Posts
April 07 2012 23:30 GMT
#45
I was about to comment that he went out with bang by winning the Gathering... then noticed the date... I guess this was his comeback?
Someone call down the Thunder?
KingofGods
Profile Joined July 2010
Canada1218 Posts
April 08 2012 03:32 GMT
#46
He's from Spain where he gets no exposure
nam nam
Profile Joined June 2010
Sweden4672 Posts
April 08 2012 03:42 GMT
#47
He probably was under the illusion that university studies prevents you from playing starcraft.
hyphenchang
Profile Joined December 2011
China2 Posts
April 08 2012 03:47 GMT
#48
war3 player
Bibbit
Profile Blog Joined December 2009
Canada5377 Posts
April 08 2012 03:51 GMT
#49
I feel like you guys coulda chosen a better thread to bump for this. Or make a new thread. Something.
SpaceFighting
Profile Joined January 2010
New Zealand690 Posts
April 08 2012 04:00 GMT
#50
goddd lucifron, orc hwaiting! ^_^
kuz pro
boppel
Profile Joined March 2012
140 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-04-08 04:42:38
April 08 2012 04:06 GMT
#51
i like it

lucifron afk for 10 years, giving no damn about the scene

thinks something like this: "well hey, its easter, university is boring, lets bash some guys in SC"

goes to the gathering and is owning try hard "pros" with 1 hand and no monitor
Jongl0
Profile Joined June 2011
631 Posts
April 08 2012 04:21 GMT
#52
Fun to see that he's still able to win stuff, will be interesting to see if he can put up some more good results in the future.
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