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Daumen
Profile Joined July 2011
Germany1073 Posts
December 17 2012 16:38 GMT
#41
damn ;<

Had hoped to see him play more TvP Mech
President of the ReaL Fan Club.
Tachion
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Canada8573 Posts
December 17 2012 16:44 GMT
#42
Really unfortunate. A lot of people were excited to see Sea play for Liquid and were expecting big things from him. I think he was the most picked player in FPL? Sucks :/
i was driving down the road this november eve and spotted a hitchhiker walking down the street. i pulled over and saw that it was only a tree. i uprooted it and put it in my trunk. do trees like marshmallow peeps? cause that's all i have and will have.
Bowzar
Profile Joined December 2011
Sweden741 Posts
December 17 2012 17:02 GMT
#43
On December 18 2012 00:02 PulseKane wrote:
gotta wonder how he's gonna make a living after this.

would a progamer have savings or did he have education that he can go find a job with? or will he go and get one now if he didn't already?


I would assume that he has saved up money during his career or maybe he just gave it all to his parents. Which is the dumb Korean thing to do imo.
Sein
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
United States1811 Posts
December 17 2012 19:43 GMT
#44
Just a small correction:

Despite my skills improving, my motivation and interest in the game fell.


should be

Because my Starcraft 2 skills were not improving, my motivation and interest in the game fell.


So basically he meant the opposite.
Dr.Hydralisk
Profile Joined December 2012
United States50 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-12-17 19:50:19
December 17 2012 19:49 GMT
#45
On December 18 2012 02:02 Bowzar wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 18 2012 00:02 PulseKane wrote:
gotta wonder how he's gonna make a living after this.

would a progamer have savings or did he have education that he can go find a job with? or will he go and get one now if he didn't already?


I would assume that he has saved up money during his career or maybe he just gave it all to his parents. Which is the dumb Korean thing to do imo.


They are too young anyway. Most teenagers can't spend that much money wisely, it is for the best. They need them for the future education to find a good job later.
Qwyn
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
United States2779 Posts
December 17 2012 20:08 GMT
#46
Just says a lot about the game.

I can understand how he feels too. From his perspective, and all those progamers who are quitting, I can understand.

Blizzard should pay attention...

But they won't. When is that custom game-mode that changes everything going to come out?
"Think of the hysteria following the realization that they consciously consume babies and raise the dead people from their graves" - N0
blade55555
Profile Blog Joined March 2009
United States17423 Posts
December 17 2012 20:12 GMT
#47
On December 18 2012 05:08 Qwyn wrote:
Just says a lot about the game.

I can understand how he feels too. From his perspective, and all those progamers who are quitting, I can understand.

Blizzard should pay attention...

But they won't. When is that custom game-mode that changes everything going to come out?


To be completely honest you will never make every pro gamer from bw happy.

Even if sc2 was as good as bw some would still retire because they lost motivation, weren't interested in the game, etc.

Not much you can do about it, not to surprised he retired since I never saw him play in proleague had a feeling he was retiring. He was pretty good, but yeah he definitely wasn't enjoying sc2 like some of the other pro's who switched that's for sure.
When I think of something else, something will go here
Qwyn
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
United States2779 Posts
December 17 2012 20:15 GMT
#48
On December 18 2012 05:12 blade55555 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 18 2012 05:08 Qwyn wrote:
Just says a lot about the game.

I can understand how he feels too. From his perspective, and all those progamers who are quitting, I can understand.

Blizzard should pay attention...

But they won't. When is that custom game-mode that changes everything going to come out?


To be completely honest you will never make every pro gamer from bw happy.

Even if sc2 was as good as bw some would still retire because they lost motivation, weren't interested in the game, etc.

Not much you can do about it, not to surprised he retired since I never saw him play in proleague had a feeling he was retiring. He was pretty good, but yeah he definitely wasn't enjoying sc2 like some of the other pro's who switched that's for sure.


There's something there that sparks a fire within these players. Maybe you'll find it .
"Think of the hysteria following the realization that they consciously consume babies and raise the dead people from their graves" - N0
Zerg.Zilla
Profile Joined February 2012
Hungary5029 Posts
December 17 2012 20:18 GMT
#49
Team Liquid really needs another Terran player,Taeja is the "forever alone" guy in the team...at least for now.
(•_•) ( •_•)>⌐■-■ (⌐■_■) ~Keep calm and inject Larva~
Plansix
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
United States60190 Posts
December 17 2012 20:22 GMT
#50
On December 18 2012 05:08 Qwyn wrote:
Just says a lot about the game.

I can understand how he feels too. From his perspective, and all those progamers who are quitting, I can understand.

Blizzard should pay attention...

But they won't. When is that custom game-mode that changes everything going to come out?


I think Blizzard will assume that same thing I do, that LiquidSeas has had a long Progaming career and decided he wanted a change in his life. It is pretty clear from the interview that he desired more free time. With modern progamming involving a ton of travel, who can be shocked by his decision? Being on a plane for 16 hours sounds like the worst thing in the world

Seriously, are people going to post this nonsense every time a player moves on from progamming? Of all of the reasons people move on to new phases in their lives, why is Blizzard the catalyst for all of their decisions?
I have the Honor to be your Obedient Servant, P.6
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JustPassingBy
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
10776 Posts
December 17 2012 20:42 GMT
#51
Giving up progaming because of lack of motivation and no chance of getting good results in the long run takes serious guts, which not everybody has. WIsh you good luck with whatever you try next, Sea!
Qikz
Profile Blog Joined November 2009
United Kingdom12032 Posts
December 17 2012 20:45 GMT
#52
On December 18 2012 04:43 Sein wrote:
Just a small correction:

Show nested quote +
Despite my skills improving, my motivation and interest in the game fell.


should be

Show nested quote +
Because my Starcraft 2 skills were not improving, my motivation and interest in the game fell.


So basically he meant the opposite.


That's a pretty massive difference there.

It's a shame, a damn shame that Sea has retired, but I'm sure leading a progamer life isn';t easy and after 9 years it's probably best to start looking into something else. Especially if you're not motivated to do it. Obscene practice hours and small amounts of free time must suck if you don't like doing what you're doing.
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fuzzylogic44
Profile Joined December 2011
Canada2633 Posts
December 17 2012 20:52 GMT
#53
Man I was really excited about him the way he was meching TvP like a boss, his stream was fun, proleague was starting with TL participating and he had just joined TL 2 months ago I mean wow, this is like retirement anti-timing.
Inzan1ty
Profile Joined September 2012
1163 Posts
December 17 2012 20:58 GMT
#54
On December 18 2012 00:17 zerious wrote:
Anyone else think Bisu will be next?


Moon will be next. You know the Sea and the Moon united in the historybook of RTS legends ;-)
RIP Seung Hyun 'Space' Park † 6/5/2013 - Undead hero and eSports rolemodel
tsuxiit
Profile Joined July 2010
1305 Posts
December 17 2012 21:00 GMT
#55
Sad to see one of the old guard try and fail to get into SC2. I immensely enjoyed Sea's stream and his approach to the game, especially when he was first starting out.
PiQLiQ
Profile Joined January 2011
Sweden702 Posts
December 17 2012 21:00 GMT
#56
I never thought sea would retire
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Inzan1ty
Profile Joined September 2012
1163 Posts
December 17 2012 21:01 GMT
#57
On December 18 2012 05:18 Zerg.Zilla wrote:
Team Liquid really needs another Terran player,Taeja is the "forever alone" guy in the team...at least for now.


Liquid`Jjakji
RIP Seung Hyun 'Space' Park † 6/5/2013 - Undead hero and eSports rolemodel
HornyHerring
Profile Joined March 2011
Papua New Guinea1059 Posts
December 17 2012 21:03 GMT
#58
On December 18 2012 00:07 Fission wrote:
I can't help but feel like Sea just started playing SC2 at the worst possible time. If only he had switched at the start of HOTS...at least it would have been more enjoyable.

Wouldn't be any different for him, both WoL and HotS are/were/would be new games for him.
oh, hai
fabiano
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
Brazil4644 Posts
December 17 2012 21:04 GMT
#59
Very understandable that he didn't find enough motivation to continue his SC2 career, many players have been through the same situation, after a while SC2 just feels completely boring to play and watch.

Wasn't for the marketing-driven expansions, I would bet many other people would be retiring rightnow.

Thanks for everything Sea! I wasn't around during PoS times, but I sure enjoyed your games when you were on MBC!!

Please stream some BW here on TL whenever you feel like it!
"When the geyser died, a probe came out" - SirJolt
SpaceFighting
Profile Joined January 2010
New Zealand690 Posts
December 17 2012 21:17 GMT
#60
sucks, when he said " please wish me luck as I embark on a normal life of just being 'Yum Bo-sung'." it really struck a cord with me... damnit, ive been his fan every since he was in MBC Hero and loved him, and we got to see the real side of him when kim kyung joon created that pro gamer show... was such a lovely guy, wish i couldve met him.

Good luck sea. Miss you bro.
kuz pro
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