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HongUn Retires - Page 11

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rocky13
Profile Joined April 2010
Canada70 Posts
June 27 2012 14:11 GMT
#201
Great player, sad news! I think this deserves to be community news and on the front page. When players retire it should be a big deal
Horses+iNcontrol=hilarious
Lumi
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
United States1612 Posts
June 27 2012 15:10 GMT
#202
Sad to see his career come to an end. At first, I was thinking, "yay, less cheese in the GSL!" ... but, really, we need these guys! Admit it! You'll be missed HongUn
twitter.com/lumigaming - DongRaeGu is the One True Dong - /r/onetruedong
aintz
Profile Joined August 2010
Canada5624 Posts
June 27 2012 15:32 GMT
#203
On June 27 2012 13:35 Gamegene wrote:
mother fucker. why bother trying out for Code A when you don't even intend to put in any effort.

that's one spot some rookie would have killed for.


still defeated the others trying to qualify didnt he lol. why let a rookie that even he can beat into code a?
Nuclease
Profile Joined August 2011
United States1049 Posts
June 27 2012 18:31 GMT
#204
Well, all I have to say is this:

On June 26 2012 19:36 Djagulingu wrote:
Please bring Tassadar too.


(fix'd)
Zealots, not zee-lots. | Never forget, KTViolet, Go)Space. | You will never be as good as By.Flash, and your drops will never be as sick as MMA.
Irave
Profile Joined October 2010
United States9965 Posts
June 27 2012 18:31 GMT
#205
On June 27 2012 18:31 SupLilSon wrote:
Hongun is on the list of OSL qualifier participants. Retired but still going to play some?

AL likely had him signup for that before he announced he was done.
fllwurhrt
Profile Joined June 2012
6 Posts
June 27 2012 19:52 GMT
#206
hong un will be missed! the only protoss i didnt hate (:
CtrlShiftAltGrrrrrrr
Profile Joined June 2012
544 Posts
June 27 2012 20:00 GMT
#207
On June 28 2012 00:32 aintz wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 27 2012 13:35 Gamegene wrote:
mother fucker. why bother trying out for Code A when you don't even intend to put in any effort.

that's one spot some rookie would have killed for.


still defeated the others trying to qualify didnt he lol. why let a rookie that even he can beat into code a?


thats not how it works. w/e it feels like the guy has some personal issues (it seems obvious actually) so i dont think u can really bash him for doing that. still i agree its not that nice...
awaiting the return of the space cowboy
Yoshi Kirishima
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
United States10347 Posts
June 27 2012 21:28 GMT
#208
On June 28 2012 05:00 CtrlShiftAltGrrrrrrr wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 28 2012 00:32 aintz wrote:
On June 27 2012 13:35 Gamegene wrote:
mother fucker. why bother trying out for Code A when you don't even intend to put in any effort.

that's one spot some rookie would have killed for.


still defeated the others trying to qualify didnt he lol. why let a rookie that even he can beat into code a?


thats not how it works. w/e it feels like the guy has some personal issues (it seems obvious actually) so i dont think u can really bash him for doing that. still i agree its not that nice...


Well it IS how it works. If you're not good enough (AKA you can't win the prelim) then too bad ;O

It's not "nice" but hey he has a life too you know? He has to make money too. We don't know what his life is like, so we can't judge him like that.
Mid-master streaming MECH ONLY + commentary www.twitch.tv/yoshikirishima +++ "If all-in fails, all-in again."
EchoZ
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
Japan5041 Posts
June 27 2012 21:30 GMT
#209
That pic is creepy.
Dear Sixsmith...
YungLee
Profile Joined February 2011
29 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-06-30 02:49:07
June 30 2012 02:36 GMT
#210
always so sad... like the end of a book going back to watch a game as i cry
Onlinejaguar
Profile Joined April 2010
Australia2823 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-06-30 06:50:08
June 30 2012 06:49 GMT
#211
Expected this after losing in code A. Will never forget hongun from the early days of GSL.
Naxx
Profile Joined July 2011
South Africa33 Posts
June 30 2012 07:25 GMT
#212
The same way was predictable bitbybit would fall, hongun too. They just relied on all ins, some day will stop working
FUCK U
Merikh
Profile Blog Joined June 2010
United States918 Posts
June 30 2012 08:36 GMT
#213
fuck, how did I miss this news
G4MR | I mod day9, djwheat and GLHF's stream
ZeratuLsc2
Profile Joined November 2011
Canada426 Posts
July 04 2012 03:23 GMT
#214
Always enjoyed his stream, will be missed.
Gamegene
Profile Blog Joined June 2011
United States8308 Posts
July 04 2012 03:30 GMT
#215
On June 28 2012 00:32 aintz wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 27 2012 13:35 Gamegene wrote:
mother fucker. why bother trying out for Code A when you don't even intend to put in any effort.

that's one spot some rookie would have killed for.


still defeated the others trying to qualify didnt he lol. why let a rookie that even he can beat into code a?


because they'll at the very least try, and do more with the opportunity presented to them.
better than someone who blatantly does not want to do anything with the scene at all.

and there are many highly competitive professional players that are repeatedly denied qualification.
Throw on your favorite jacket and you're good to roll. Stroll through the trees and let your miseries go.
polyphonyEX
Profile Joined May 2012
United States2539 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-07-04 03:35:24
July 04 2012 03:34 GMT
#216
On July 04 2012 12:30 Gamegene wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 28 2012 00:32 aintz wrote:
On June 27 2012 13:35 Gamegene wrote:
mother fucker. why bother trying out for Code A when you don't even intend to put in any effort.

that's one spot some rookie would have killed for.


still defeated the others trying to qualify didnt he lol. why let a rookie that even he can beat into code a?


because they'll at the very least try, and do more with the opportunity presented to them.
better than someone who blatantly does not want to do anything with the scene at all.

and there are many highly competitive professional players that are repeatedly denied qualification.

All this proves is that they are not ready to compete in the GSL. Anyone could have qualified in place of Hongun and lost 0-2 to MMA, there's no difference.
Gamegene
Profile Blog Joined June 2011
United States8308 Posts
July 04 2012 03:36 GMT
#217
On July 04 2012 12:34 polyphonyEX wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 04 2012 12:30 Gamegene wrote:
On June 28 2012 00:32 aintz wrote:
On June 27 2012 13:35 Gamegene wrote:
mother fucker. why bother trying out for Code A when you don't even intend to put in any effort.

that's one spot some rookie would have killed for.


still defeated the others trying to qualify didnt he lol. why let a rookie that even he can beat into code a?


because they'll at the very least try, and do more with the opportunity presented to them.
better than someone who blatantly does not want to do anything with the scene at all.

and there are many highly competitive professional players that are repeatedly denied qualification.

All this proves is that they are not ready to compete in the GSL. Anyone could have qualified in place of Hongun and lost 0-2 to MMA, there's no difference.


and this is where we have to draw the line
Throw on your favorite jacket and you're good to roll. Stroll through the trees and let your miseries go.
CodeskyE
Profile Joined January 2011
United States777 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-07-04 05:25:34
July 04 2012 05:22 GMT
#218
On July 04 2012 12:30 Gamegene wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 28 2012 00:32 aintz wrote:
On June 27 2012 13:35 Gamegene wrote:
mother fucker. why bother trying out for Code A when you don't even intend to put in any effort.

that's one spot some rookie would have killed for.


still defeated the others trying to qualify didnt he lol. why let a rookie that even he can beat into code a?


because they'll at the very least try, and do more with the opportunity presented to them.
better than someone who blatantly does not want to do anything with the scene at all.

and there are many highly competitive professional players that are repeatedly denied qualification.



First bold - It doesn't matter if those other Code B players "try". If they couldn't even beat HongUn, then they don't deserve Code A yet.

I have friends that are grandmasters and high masters, and they try their very hardest and compete in tournaments. Does that mean that they deserve Code A spot? No. If that was the case, then there will be hundreds, if not, thousands of players in Code A because they "try". That's not how it works in the real world.



Second bold - It's true that there are highly competitive professional players that are denied qualification. But, how is that HongUn's fault exactly? He has nothing to do with that. Have you ever thought that it's actually quite sad that those players HongUn beat in Code B can't even beat him? Imagine if HongUn was motivated.



It's very simple, beat the competition to gain a Code A spot (unless a foreigner was invited for a spot). It doesn't matter who you're playing against. That is how reality works.
BlindKill
Profile Blog Joined July 2011
Australia1508 Posts
July 04 2012 05:37 GMT
#219
best player gets the spot, period.
“Life is a grindstone, and whether it grinds a man down or polishes him up depends on the stuff he's made of.”
Gamegene
Profile Blog Joined June 2011
United States8308 Posts
July 04 2012 05:53 GMT
#220
On July 04 2012 14:22 CodeskyE wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 04 2012 12:30 Gamegene wrote:
On June 28 2012 00:32 aintz wrote:
On June 27 2012 13:35 Gamegene wrote:
mother fucker. why bother trying out for Code A when you don't even intend to put in any effort.

that's one spot some rookie would have killed for.


still defeated the others trying to qualify didnt he lol. why let a rookie that even he can beat into code a?


because they'll at the very least try, and do more with the opportunity presented to them.
better than someone who blatantly does not want to do anything with the scene at all.

and there are many highly competitive professional players that are repeatedly denied qualification.



First bold - It doesn't matter if those other Code B players "try". If they couldn't even beat HongUn, then they don't deserve Code A yet.

I have friends that are grandmasters and high masters, and they try their very hardest and compete in tournaments. Does that mean that they deserve Code A spot? No. If that was the case, then there will be hundreds, if not, thousands of players in Code A because they "try". That's not how it works in the real world.



Second bold - It's true that there are highly competitive professional players that are denied qualification. But, how is that HongUn's fault exactly? He has nothing to do with that. Have you ever thought that it's actually quite sad that those players HongUn beat in Code B can't even beat him? Imagine if HongUn was motivated.



It's very simple, beat the competition to gain a Code A spot (unless a foreigner was invited for a spot). It doesn't matter who you're playing against. That is how reality works.


I agree that rules are rules, and that players have to go through the procedures. That what could have happened is irrelevant.

However, the attitude that's displayed by HongUn just doesn't agree with me. Personally. So there's no need to lecture me on what is "real" and what isn't.

I'm not happy with it, but I'm not implying that HongUn wasn't playing at a high level, or that his skill and playstyle should not be respected. I'm not happy that he had to waste a spot, but that does not mean that I am saying that he should not have qualified.
Throw on your favorite jacket and you're good to roll. Stroll through the trees and let your miseries go.
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