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Saronix
Profile Joined August 2011
Canada73 Posts
June 26 2012 19:13 GMT
#161
I'm sad to see him go,but he definitely doesn't have the passion for the game anymore.
winthrop
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
Hong Kong956 Posts
June 26 2012 19:17 GMT
#162
He's nothing worse than MC.
sad
Incredible Miracle
Proseat
Profile Blog Joined February 2012
Germany5113 Posts
June 26 2012 20:29 GMT
#163
Always a shame when someone who's been around for quite a while does retire. In this case, judging by his post-qualifier interview, it seems that HongUn didn't really want to go any further and thus didn't practice and prepare well. That's a shame, and in hindsight he should not have taken a valuable spot in the qualifiers then. There are so many other hopefuls out there who'd kill to be part of the GSL. Oh well, all the best for your future, HongUn.
The Rise and Fall of SlayerS -- a timeline: http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?id=378097
Dubz
Profile Joined October 2010
United States242 Posts
June 26 2012 20:38 GMT
#164
9:50 GREAT WALL OF HONG UN ADD TO OP, HE IS TRULY AN ABSOLUTE LEGEND
" mefjupl: if this game was balanced and we would find two players with almost same skills, in mirror match there would be a draw each game"
everyone
Profile Joined February 2011
United States91 Posts
June 26 2012 20:40 GMT
#165
Oh darn less Protoss cheese...
Shinta)
Profile Joined July 2010
United States1716 Posts
June 26 2012 20:42 GMT
#166
Shitty... Probably my favorite streamer is gone now.. Most of my favorite players are retiring or making career choices that I don't like =(
Suteki Da Ne 素敵だね Isn't it Wonderful
StarStruck
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
25339 Posts
June 26 2012 20:44 GMT
#167
On June 27 2012 01:34 noddy wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 26 2012 19:49 papaz wrote:
He didn't look motivated at all in his last interview so this was not surprising at all.

I expect more retirements when the Kespa players raises the skill ceiling and crushes faces.


Would think these comments stopped by now


I'd expect it to go both ways as the competition gets higher. There are still a lot of players out there who are having a hard time in having any staying power. I expect a lot more KeSPA players to retire just like I expect more guys will lose their drive in playing SC2. HotS will definitely help reinvigorate a few but the question is how long.
AndAgain
Profile Joined November 2010
United States2621 Posts
June 26 2012 21:24 GMT
#168
What a shame. I always rooted for him just because Idra and Artosis hate him.
All your teeth should fall out and hair should grow in their place!
graNite
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
Germany4434 Posts
June 26 2012 21:32 GMT
#169
On June 27 2012 05:38 Dubz wrote:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4deDf_rkJ4 9:50 GREAT WALL OF HONG UN ADD TO OP, HE IS TRULY AN ABSOLUTE LEGEND

it is already in this thread.....
"Oink oink, bitches" - Tasteless on Pigbaby winning a map against Flash
Yoshi Kirishima
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
United States10364 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-06-26 22:53:44
June 26 2012 22:52 GMT
#170
On June 27 2012 03:45 zhurai wrote:
hongun like the only korean sc2 pro that played touhou music on his stream? TT


I KNOW!!! WTF

Well some others listen to some touhou music, but hongun listened almost exclusively to it


Oh my god HongUn. Why. T_T

I MISS YOU!

WITHOUT HIM, THE CARRIER IS DOOMED!

RIP Carrier (?)
Mid-master streaming MECH ONLY + commentary www.twitch.tv/yoshikirishima +++ "If all-in fails, all-in again."
Squide
Profile Joined December 2009
Sweden141 Posts
June 26 2012 23:00 GMT
#171
sad to see one of my favorite protoss players leave the game
Swedish | Diamond | Squide.606 | EU
Mr Showtime
Profile Joined April 2011
United States1353 Posts
June 26 2012 23:02 GMT
#172
What a shame....... you don't see enough cheese these days
Yoshi Kirishima
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
United States10364 Posts
June 26 2012 23:11 GMT
#173
On June 27 2012 06:32 graNite wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 27 2012 05:38 Dubz wrote:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4deDf_rkJ4 9:50 GREAT WALL OF HONG UN ADD TO OP, HE IS TRULY AN ABSOLUTE LEGEND

it is already in this thread.....


Wow that was awesome, he went so much derper than I expected XD


I will miss you so much HongUn. If only you didn't have problems with your wrists... and he was more motivated. Perhaps he may have taken down Nestea in that Ro4 that one time and possibly have won a GSL.

Dammit HongUn, what are you retiring for? Do you have a good paying job now or are you just totally disgusted by playing so much Starcraft?
Mid-master streaming MECH ONLY + commentary www.twitch.tv/yoshikirishima +++ "If all-in fails, all-in again."
Fusilero
Profile Blog Joined July 2011
United Kingdom50293 Posts
June 26 2012 23:18 GMT
#174
On June 27 2012 08:11 Yoshi Kirishima wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 27 2012 06:32 graNite wrote:
On June 27 2012 05:38 Dubz wrote:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4deDf_rkJ4 9:50 GREAT WALL OF HONG UN ADD TO OP, HE IS TRULY AN ABSOLUTE LEGEND

it is already in this thread.....


Wow that was awesome, he went so much derper than I expected XD


I will miss you so much HongUn. If only you didn't have problems with your wrists... and he was more motivated. Perhaps he may have taken down Nestea in that Ro4 that one time and possibly have won a GSL.

Dammit HongUn, what are you retiring for? Do you have a good paying job now or are you just totally disgusted by playing so much Starcraft?

HongUn just seemed to have lost all will to play, it happened randomly from time to time since open season 3 when HongUn would randomly be depressed in interviews before being happy again.
I suppose finally he gave up once and for all, his qualifier interview was a clear indicator that he simply stopped caring and only stuck around due to his contract with absolute legends.
Glorious SEA doto
Yoshi Kirishima
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
United States10364 Posts
June 26 2012 23:23 GMT
#175
On June 27 2012 08:18 Fusilero wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 27 2012 08:11 Yoshi Kirishima wrote:
On June 27 2012 06:32 graNite wrote:
On June 27 2012 05:38 Dubz wrote:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4deDf_rkJ4 9:50 GREAT WALL OF HONG UN ADD TO OP, HE IS TRULY AN ABSOLUTE LEGEND

it is already in this thread.....


Wow that was awesome, he went so much derper than I expected XD


I will miss you so much HongUn. If only you didn't have problems with your wrists... and he was more motivated. Perhaps he may have taken down Nestea in that Ro4 that one time and possibly have won a GSL.

Dammit HongUn, what are you retiring for? Do you have a good paying job now or are you just totally disgusted by playing so much Starcraft?

HongUn just seemed to have lost all will to play, it happened randomly from time to time since open season 3 when HongUn would randomly be depressed in interviews before being happy again.
I suppose finally he gave up once and for all, his qualifier interview was a clear indicator that he simply stopped caring and only stuck around due to his contract with absolute legends.


I wonder why he quit though. Actually he streamed several times in May, but only 2 times in June. I wonder if he always streams when he plays (I would say yes). Even though he doesn't play much, he can still own NA GM. I wonder if he plays other games or if he's disgusted though. I mean, playing SC2 only 2 times a month? Why so little? I hope he's not playing LoL XD.

Since he was on Absolute Legends, I imagined it shouldn't be hard to stay on the team. Maybe they were going to keep forcing him to try to qualify for GSL and he didn't want that, so he left and retired after not feeling like finding another foreign team he can make easy money off of? (While playing SC2 very minimally, basically only for fun while he can still ride on his skill). Or maybe the money he made was very very little.

I'm a bit curious ;O I mean, he could still compete in some Playhem daily cups and win money. Though i guess even if he wins 50% of them, that's like 4 hours for 37.5$... so I guess it's not a very good pay especially if he's not having fun at all =/

T_T

He didn't even let us know what that other goal in life he wanted to accomplish X) Dang it interviewer, why didn't you ask him? XD
Mid-master streaming MECH ONLY + commentary www.twitch.tv/yoshikirishima +++ "If all-in fails, all-in again."
catplanetcatplanet
Profile Blog Joined March 2012
3830 Posts
June 26 2012 23:37 GMT
#176
I usually send off retirees with good wishes. But Hongun, please don't... T_T
I think it's finally time to admit it might not be the year of Pet
Bippzy
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United States1466 Posts
June 26 2012 23:37 GMT
#177
Gah Hongun I love you to death. When I return to laddering, it will be only void ray all ins vs terran in your honor.

Besides, I feel like both games he wasn't anal enough about maintaining the charge on the void rays. I feel like jaedong or someone who could do muta micro in sc1 could of made atleast one of those games work. Regardless, he went out doing what I remember him doing(besides blink).
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Assirra
Profile Joined August 2010
Belgium4169 Posts
June 26 2012 23:39 GMT
#178
On June 27 2012 08:18 Fusilero wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 27 2012 08:11 Yoshi Kirishima wrote:
On June 27 2012 06:32 graNite wrote:
On June 27 2012 05:38 Dubz wrote:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4deDf_rkJ4 9:50 GREAT WALL OF HONG UN ADD TO OP, HE IS TRULY AN ABSOLUTE LEGEND

it is already in this thread.....


Wow that was awesome, he went so much derper than I expected XD


I will miss you so much HongUn. If only you didn't have problems with your wrists... and he was more motivated. Perhaps he may have taken down Nestea in that Ro4 that one time and possibly have won a GSL.

Dammit HongUn, what are you retiring for? Do you have a good paying job now or are you just totally disgusted by playing so much Starcraft?

HongUn just seemed to have lost all will to play, it happened randomly from time to time since open season 3 when HongUn would randomly be depressed in interviews before being happy again.
I suppose finally he gave up once and for all, his qualifier interview was a clear indicator that he simply stopped caring and only stuck around due to his contract with absolute legends.

Well back when he was in the semi finals of GSL every interview he was complaining about his wrists.
Is there actual info he ever got that fixed up cause i can imagine that being a major dump in motivation.
LgN.EijZrA
Profile Joined March 2012
United States38 Posts
June 27 2012 01:42 GMT
#179
Everyone is leaving us.

:'(
"Grand Master"
Coolness53
Profile Joined April 2010
United States668 Posts
June 27 2012 01:50 GMT
#180
gg hungun it was fun watching you. Hopefully make a return in Heart of the Swarm.
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