It isn't a huge blow as much as it is sad to see players that were up and coming for a long time be unable to become that break out player. Though asd seemed to be nearing that level and it was just taking him a while.

TheRealNanMan

United States1471 Posts

January 31 2013 15:36 GMT

#86

Best of luck to ASD and Whale in whatever you do! I always enjoyed their play when i got to see it

Disengaged

United States6994 Posts

January 31 2013 15:39 GMT

#87

I guess this means FXO might pick up a few players? They are 1 of the stable esf teams out there.

SlayerOfYou

58 Posts

January 31 2013 15:43 GMT

#88

Damn now casters cant use jokes like im having a whale of a time watching fxo whale, which was always comedic gold. On a more serious note, all the people saying that it's destroying the sc2 scene, maybe let's wait to see how the new expansion HOTS does before we write of all this doom and gloom

Gamegene

United States8308 Posts

January 31 2013 15:48 GMT

#89

They all got knocked out of the recent Code A qualifiers. Not really surprising that they chose to make it their last "chance", since they have never had any individual results, and FXO has never really needed them in team leagues, especially with Grubby now at their disposal.

Life of a pro gamer pretty tough.

FXOTear:

First time qualifying for Code A GSL. How do you feel?
I’ve practiced so hard but I’ve always had bad luck thus returning poor results.
I was extremely disappointed and I was losing passion for the game. So I thought to myself; this is going to be my last attempt and I practiced like a madman. And after getting through the qualifiers…all that hard work I put in, all the sweat and tears I put in, it’s finally paying off.

Aserrin

Uruguay231 Posts

January 31 2013 15:55 GMT

#90

Well it's understandable, they didn't have much success (or at all) for over two years, couldn't make it to Code A and called it a day.

Even moreso now that they'd have to switch to HotS and the KeSPA crew would be more even by then.

Too much work, little to no-pay off, high risks, etc.

It's sorta sad to see the reality of progaming with loads of players who have been training and investing time like mad through years to not achieve anything that would make them fulfilled.

Now I'm wondering what will Tear do if he gets knocked out in first round of Code A.

llIH

Norway2143 Posts

January 31 2013 16:07 GMT

#91

What? Three people all at once? What is happening. Come back!

AnomalySC2

United States2073 Posts

January 31 2013 16:08 GMT

#92

On February 01 2013 00:55 Aserrin wrote:
Well it's understandable, they didn't have much success (or at all) for over two years, couldn't make it to Code A and called it a day.

Even moreso now that they'd have to switch to HotS and the KeSPA crew would be more even by then.

Too much work, little to no-pay off, high risks, etc.

It's sorta sad to see the reality of progaming with loads of players who have been training and investing time like mad through years to not achieve anything that would make them fulfilled.

Now I'm wondering what will Tear do if he gets knocked out in first round of Code A.

It's very sad indeed. The reality of it all is that SC2 failed to truly take off. I still think esports can have a bright future but it will have to be a different game that leads the charge. LoL could possibly be that game seeing as it's by far the most popular atm, but I hope some other types of competitive games make it big as well.

GhandiEAGLE

United States20754 Posts

January 31 2013 16:12 GMT

#93

Meh, I expected something like this after asd lost to Zenio 2-0 :/

Also, to the person above me... please don't start that again. SC2 is doing perfectly fine -_-

Eggi

478 Posts

January 31 2013 16:20 GMT

#94

Except fine isnt good enough to become #1...

eitherway gl to the koreans. I wouldve done the same.

SwizzY

United States1549 Posts

January 31 2013 16:25 GMT

#95

I only remember asd when he was on fOu and he abused HerO (my fav.) to knock him out of code S with a fake 1/1/1 (which was ridiculously good back in the day) and I branded him as a villain. Still hate to see him retire like this.

All of them probably exhausted from practicing SC2 and not achieving notable results, incoming Kespa pros who are eating everything up in sight, and the inclusion of an expansion months from now that will only serve to make the scene even more unpredictable. Sad turn of events, but I wish them much luck in the future. I only hope their transition back into the 'real' world is a kind one.

Gamegene

United States8308 Posts

January 31 2013 16:28 GMT

#96

On February 01 2013 01:25 SwizzY wrote:
I only remember asd when he was on fOu and he abused HerO (my fav.) to knock him out of code S with a fake 1/1/1 (which was ridiculously good back in the day) and I branded him as a villain. Still hate to see him retire like this.

The worst kind of player that you love to hate: the one that leaves so you can't hate them anymore :<

Al Bundy

7257 Posts

January 31 2013 16:47 GMT

#97

Too many progamers. You can practice hard all day every day. But it won't matter if the scene is over saturated.

FlukyS

Ireland485 Posts

January 31 2013 16:49 GMT

#98

None of them have gotten good results recently so its not a surprise. They probably weren't paid by FXO and they were wasting their time doing something that they weren't good at. I can't see it effecting their GSTL team all that much since it pretty much relies on Gumiho, Tear and Leenock to win anyway.

NEEDZMOAR

Sweden1277 Posts

January 31 2013 17:02 GMT

#99

too bad, I really liked whale and ASD, Good luck with whatever they want to do now!

AnomalySC2

United States2073 Posts

January 31 2013 17:04 GMT

#100

On February 01 2013 01:49 FlukyS wrote:
None of them have gotten good results recently so its not a surprise. They probably weren't paid by FXO and they were wasting their time doing something that they weren't good at. I can't see it effecting their GSTL team all that much since it pretty much relies on Gumiho, Tear and Leenock to win anyway.

lol? Whale was known for his creep spread and Asd for his micro. Both would come out in team leagues from time to time. The problem isn't their skill level, it's just that there isn't enough viewers or money floating around the sc2 scene to keep supporting so many pro gamers. As viewer numbers continue to decline, so too does the amount of professionals.