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Kaitokid
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
Germany1327 Posts
November 09 2012 02:42 GMT
#81
good bye merz you will be remembered
coZy
Profile Joined March 2012
United States65 Posts
November 09 2012 02:49 GMT
#82
Good luck with what you pursue, merz! So many progamers have been quitting lately :o
Kaitokid
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
Germany1327 Posts
November 09 2012 02:51 GMT
#83
On November 09 2012 09:30 ParadoxFox wrote:
Really good text Merz. I think what he talks about it is a very common theme that people are sometimes missing in e-sport.

The fact that millions of people are playing games but only a few hundred at most can make a living out of it. For me it has been similar, I have always been in the top one percent of every fps I play. You are good enough to crush public, good enough to get banned from servers on a daily basis, good enough to get sponsors for your servers and good enough to sometimes create an upset against the very best. But not good enough to make any real money from it which in end is what really matters.

Like Merz I also got in to competitive play late as I did not have real internet connection until I was 20 (25 now). You sometimes wonder if things could have work out differently if you had the chance when you were 14-15. Anyway I keep rambling here, great post Merz I think you made right choice and there are many challenges to find in other places!

PS: Why have this retard not gotten banned yet? Ah there we have it x)

Show nested quote +
On November 09 2012 08:27 GuiBz wrote:
Normal, he is noob

User was temp banned for this post.


lol being in the top 1% is worth nothing at least in sc2 :D thats like average masters
Ryze
Profile Joined August 2010
Canada234 Posts
November 09 2012 02:56 GMT
#84
I think this guy meant being in the top 1% of competitive players/pros but yeah its pretty true, not supirsed more and more foreigners are slowly retiring, there is just no money in it for them

gl in the future merz
www.twitch.tv/colryze twitter.com/colryze acelessons.com/lessons/colryze/
zeniasvalharik
Profile Joined April 2011
United States19 Posts
November 09 2012 03:15 GMT
#85
It comes to a point where the buzz for a game dies down and the audience for all these professional events shrinks. With all the events and streamers available to watch for a game that seems to be winding down, not growing; it is little surprise that many mid-level pros are having to find other ways to spend their time.

Sad that the environment for RTS is getting to the point where people like merz have to move on. Let's hope HOTS changes that soon.
cari-kira
Profile Joined March 2011
Germany655 Posts
November 09 2012 03:15 GMT
#86
merz,

even if you dont want to make a big deal about it, you are still one of the top names in EU progaming. you played great starcraft and everyone, who watched streams and/or followed the scene, knows your name and has seen great games of you competing against the best of the world.
so i think you got a great time, and so will be the time from now on.
expect great things to happen in your future and never look back in vain:-)

gl hf
Live and let live
SupLilSon
Profile Joined October 2011
Malaysia4123 Posts
November 09 2012 03:16 GMT
#87
GL Merz, loved watching your stream the few times I saw it. Dignitas needs a Terran now theyve lost both Merz and Select. Get Sjow back lol?
Aveng3r
Profile Joined February 2012
United States2411 Posts
November 09 2012 03:20 GMT
#88
man tough to read that statement... sounded like a guy whose been trying but just can get the results anymore. you didnt stream much, and never got that many viewers when you did anyway, but I always thought you were one of the better terrans to watch, especially when you commentated. best of luck wherever you go.
I carve marble busts of assassinated world leaders - PM for a quote
Ksquared
Profile Joined July 2011
United States1748 Posts
November 09 2012 03:25 GMT
#89
Does that mean I'm part of the 99% lol.
OT: Always sad to see someone give up on their dream
eSports for life.
csikos27
Profile Joined May 2011
United States135 Posts
November 09 2012 03:40 GMT
#90
gl sir, always sad to read these
Euronyme
Profile Joined August 2010
Sweden3804 Posts
November 09 2012 04:13 GMT
#91
Good luck in the future! Keep fighting!
I bet i can maı̸̸̸̸̸̸̸̸̸̸̸̸̸̸̸̸̸̸̨̨̨̨̨̨ke you wipe your screen.
mongmong
Profile Joined November 2011
Korea (South)1389 Posts
November 09 2012 04:46 GMT
#92
Everytime I check TL someone is retiring

Best of luck
어헣 ↗ 어헣 ↗
Psi0nic
Profile Joined March 2011
Uruguay39 Posts
November 09 2012 04:53 GMT
#93
It's sad to see so many players leaving :s
Life's what you make it
jax1492
Profile Joined November 2009
United States1632 Posts
November 09 2012 05:13 GMT
#94
good luck merz
Skullflower
Profile Joined July 2010
United States3779 Posts
November 09 2012 05:24 GMT
#95
gl in whatever your future holds merz!
The ruminations are mine, let the world be yours.
Zerg.Zilla
Profile Joined February 2012
Hungary5029 Posts
November 09 2012 05:59 GMT
#96
On November 09 2012 09:16 Maker wrote:
only terrans are quitting sc2 i wonder why

It's ok bro...just two days ago i switched to terran from zerg.I actually like it.So some of us still play that race it's not dead yet baby!
Anyway GL with whatever you decide to do merz.
(•_•) ( •_•)>⌐■-■ (⌐■_■) ~Keep calm and inject Larva~
NEEDZMOAR
Profile Blog Joined December 2011
Sweden1277 Posts
November 09 2012 05:59 GMT
#97
I for one always enjoyed watching merz play if anything just because I enjoy watching swedes play! GL with your life
Kaitokid
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
Germany1327 Posts
November 09 2012 06:02 GMT
#98
On November 09 2012 14:59 Zerg.Zilla wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 09 2012 09:16 Maker wrote:
only terrans are quitting sc2 i wonder why

It's ok bro...just two days ago i switched to terran from zerg.I actually like it.So some of us still play that race it's not dead yet baby!
Anyway GL with whatever you decide to do merz.


yay possibly more Terrans to play against on ladder :D
Beutelwolf
Profile Joined November 2012
Sweden1 Post
November 09 2012 06:27 GMT
#99
Novalisk
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
Israel1818 Posts
November 09 2012 06:30 GMT
#100
Merz had incredible APM going for him, so the potential was high. All that stood in his way was motivation, so considering he's been without tournament success for long it's not a surprise to see him retire.
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