he did well, its good to leave on a high note. he knew he could compete with the best. he had fucking crazy apm too. i think he just likes to prove he can hang with the best then his motivation isn't there. lots of super competitive people are like this.

TheRealNanMan

United States1471 Posts

October 24 2012 16:10 GMT

#282

Best of luck in the future SeleCT i hope everything goes well with DOTA 2!

Excludos

Norway8210 Posts

October 24 2012 16:11 GMT

#283

Good luck in dota 2!

Gojira621

United States374 Posts

October 24 2012 16:14 GMT

#284

Not nearly as surprising as I thought. I remember a few months ago thinking "does select even play this game anymore" bc you would never see him in any tournaments, even though he generally posted good results. I hate that he blames age as the reason for quitting (24 is not old I'm sorry), not to mention he is 5-0 in his NASL group right now. There are plenty of players his age or higher who are doing just fine in sc2 (look at how sick ViBe is right now he's like 25). Yes there will be younger players on the rise that's how all sports work it doesn't mean you can't beat them with hard work and dedication. I wish him the best in Dota2 though. Whatever makes one happy is what they should do.

Rubber

United States150 Posts

October 24 2012 16:17 GMT

#285

Select was one of my favorite players.... no tears... I swear there's no tears.

Snugles

United Kingdom35 Posts

October 24 2012 16:23 GMT

#286

I was never the biggest fan but whenever I saw select play I cheered him on.
I'll miss seeing him and his ¯\_(ツ)_/¯.

testthewest

Germany274 Posts

October 24 2012 16:28 GMT

#287

I knew you more from DoW, where you brought all those wanna-be pros to tears^^.

The_Darkness

United States910 Posts

October 24 2012 16:30 GMT

#288

Good luck SelecCT.

Incidentally, I wonder whether the "you get slower as you get older theory" is really true. I tend to think it's not:

Concert pianists aren't at their best until their early 30s at the earliest and the best blitz chess player in the world is now 42.

Spatial intelligence is generally thought to top out when you're in your late 20s.

I feel like the general lack of older programers is more attributable to the fact that as people age they realize they need to make more money than an e-sports career can provide than it is to a declince in "speed". The actual number of people trying to make a go at e-sports past age 25 is incredibly small relative to the large number of young pro-gamers. As a result, it's not surprising that few of them are at the top of the heap since there were so few of them to begin with.

The talent pool for people breaking into e-sports is also mostly adolescents and teenagers, because they are the ones who can dedicate 5+ hours a day to a game since they're only in junior high and high school.

Even if you go a little farther afield into more traditional sports, I struggle to think of any sport where the participants don't top in their mid to late 20s, rather than at 21, other than gymnasts.

Edit: Typo.

MSMWoZZki

Canada22 Posts

October 24 2012 16:33 GMT

#289

Always one of my favorite players! Good luck in DotA! I ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ SeleCT

MassHysteria

United States3678 Posts

October 24 2012 16:34 GMT

#290

<3 Select...GL!

Betelgeuse

Canada210 Posts

October 24 2012 16:36 GMT

#291

Good luck wherever you land! (I think you should try to get into ROOT's dota team though!)

ZeromuS

Canada13389 Posts

October 24 2012 16:37 GMT

#292

Good luck in DotA 2 Select. Hope you find as much if not more success there as you found in SC2

Caihead

Canada8550 Posts

October 24 2012 16:37 GMT

#293

bye select, GL with your future career.

gurrpp

United States437 Posts

October 24 2012 16:37 GMT

#294

My favorite sc2 player switching to my favorite game? Fuck yes.

YourOldBuddy

Iceland94 Posts

October 24 2012 16:38 GMT

#295

He should start his crooner career early (from what I have heard).

Dexington

Canada7276 Posts

October 24 2012 16:38 GMT

#296

But he was doing so well in NASL

YourOldBuddy

Iceland94 Posts

October 24 2012 16:39 GMT

#297

On October 25 2012 01:17 Rubber wrote:
Select was one of my favorite players.... no tears... I swear there's no tears.

Its just been raining..... on my face.

Disengaged

United States6994 Posts

October 24 2012 16:40 GMT

#298

Awww Select

Good luck in your future.

Wounded31

124 Posts

October 24 2012 16:41 GMT

#299

Noo... SeleCT.. GL in DotA 2!

AirbladeOrange

United States2573 Posts

October 24 2012 16:42 GMT

#300

I always liked watching Select's games even though they made me frustrated as a Protoss player. Good luck in the future and I hope to see you at some events.