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Stephano to retire from SC2 in August to return to studies…

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Myujinsan
Profile Joined November 2008
France258 Posts
May 14 2013 00:26 GMT
#501
Was announce since a while but still sad, sc2 will have lot lest of french viewer in august ^^

GL champion =)
Dontkillme
Profile Joined November 2011
Korea (South)806 Posts
May 14 2013 00:26 GMT
#502
So sad a prominent foreigner gone
Bomber & Jaedong & FlaSh & SNSD <3
mnck
Profile Joined April 2010
Denmark1518 Posts
May 14 2013 00:34 GMT
#503
Time for EG to upgrade Suppy to the superstar! Give him a salary that makes it worth it for him to put studies on hold and provide all the support he needs to become the next great american zerg after first IdrA and then Stephano.
@Munck
Gamegene
Profile Blog Joined June 2011
United States8308 Posts
May 14 2013 00:37 GMT
#504
On May 14 2013 09:25 crazyweasel wrote:
lol people don't realize university is actually free in france. hes gonna have bricks to spend on bitches and cocaine


they need to make a documentary on this. would be 99% more interesting than anything SC2 can offer.
Throw on your favorite jacket and you're good to roll. Stroll through the trees and let your miseries go.
Emzeeshady
Profile Blog Joined January 2012
Canada4203 Posts
May 14 2013 00:46 GMT
#505
--- Nuked ---
MarkCJ
Profile Joined December 2012
Canada239 Posts
May 14 2013 00:47 GMT
#506
I hope he willl stay around and maybe do some showmatches and stream :/

Also ToD, we're looking at you for the next French hope..
"Roses are red, QoP is blue, Anti-Mage is imba, so fuck you." Startale_Life | SKT_Bisu Hwaiting!
critique
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United States135 Posts
May 14 2013 00:48 GMT
#507
Getting an education is always a good idea. Best of luck Stephano, it was fun watching you play.
Vertical
Profile Joined July 2011
Indonesia4317 Posts
May 14 2013 00:48 GMT
#508
yea right
patch come, u good, play another year
patch gone, u suck, go retire



does hating allowed here ?

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NKexquisite
Profile Joined January 2009
United States911 Posts
May 14 2013 00:52 GMT
#509
Sounds like EG better start recruiting some more people. Their active player roster is looking pretty thin.
Whattttt Upppppppp Im Nesteaaaaaa!!
Garnet
Profile Blog Joined February 2006
Vietnam9056 Posts
May 14 2013 01:00 GMT
#510
It this was a few months ago I'd be pretty sad. But I guess this is the right move for him. I actually want to see how successful he can get at what he studies.
Foblos
Profile Joined September 2011
United States426 Posts
May 14 2013 01:02 GMT
#511
This has happened like four times already. He'll probably be back,
But at what cost ლ(ಠ益ಠლ)
ramask2
Profile Joined June 2011
Thailand1024 Posts
May 14 2013 01:03 GMT
#512
Guys, he's just gonna show up at a major tournament one day as a complete amateur, saying that he never plays the game anymore, and ends up winning the damn thing.
DDie
Profile Joined April 2010
Brazil2369 Posts
May 14 2013 01:03 GMT
#513
I'm the only one annoyed that as soon as the easy money is gone he cashes out?
''Television! Teacher, mother, secret lover.''
skrjabin
Profile Joined September 2011
United States46 Posts
May 14 2013 01:08 GMT
#514
On May 14 2013 07:26 yeeshdontjudgeme wrote:
RIP to Foreign StarCraft.

No sarcasm


Yeah, this coupled with Idra's departure is a big blow to foreign interest. Idra, though more divisive than Stephano, still made some amazing foreigner moments. When he beat bomber on the big stage at MLG way back when, the barcraft I was at—in Pittsburgh —exploded!!!!
"Something elitist" -Nerd hiding behind computer
plogamer
Profile Blog Joined January 2012
Canada3132 Posts
May 14 2013 01:08 GMT
#515
On May 14 2013 10:03 DDie wrote:
I'm the only one annoyed that as soon as the easy money is gone he cashes out?


I read somewhere that he did not intend to play SC2 seriously for long.

Regardless, wouldn't you do the same? You're annoyed because... ? He didn't steal from you, he didn't BM you; so just chill.
govie
Profile Blog Joined November 2012
9334 Posts
May 14 2013 01:09 GMT
#516
EG new semicontracts instead of full :

Hellokitty, xenocider, Bunny, Babyknight
The two NBA teams in states with legal weed are called the Nuggets and the Blazers...
ZenithM
Profile Joined February 2011
France15952 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-05-14 01:14:41
May 14 2013 01:10 GMT
#517
TL writers like to use complicated words to show that they're not called TL writers with a shiny icon for nothing, but they could learn to use them in an appropriate way :D
"Prolific tournaments" is ugly and awkward. Stephano is a prolific player, the scene is prolific, or the year was prolific, that's how you use the word, but tournaments don't produce their prize pool... Unless I miss something there were about a dozen other words more adapted to the situation.

Edit: Hmm, apparently there is a litterary sense of "prolific" which means "plentiful" which I didn't know about. Still not a good choice of words.

On topic, good choice by Stephano, that's the best decision, there is no solid career prospects in SC2 yet.
Mallidon
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
Scotland557 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-05-14 01:19:05
May 14 2013 01:14 GMT
#518
On May 14 2013 09:48 Vertical wrote:
yea right
patch come, u good, play another year
patch gone, u suck, go retire



does hating allowed here ?

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This 'Patchzerg' shit has to stop.

On May 14 2013 10:14 ppshchik wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 14 2013 10:03 DDie wrote:
I'm the only one annoyed that as soon as the easy money is gone he cashes out?


E-sports is a flop for players to waste their youth on on the wallets of sponsors. No way e-sports in the west is going to reach the scale of those of Korea (which its scene is also struggling as well),

Commentators like Artosis and Tasteless can sit there and tell everybody to support e-sports and SC2 because they can simply find other jobs in the broadcasting field once SC2 is gone, But what about the players? You'll always need a Plan B and Stephano is smart enough to have an exit strategy.


Top post.

Just because Stephano always had an 'exit strategy' doesn't mean he's taken any 'easy money' IMO.

Stephano: VENI, VIDI, VICI

He never said he's stick around for years afterwards, trying to relive his highest moment. He ALWAYS said he'd leave.

Good on him for honestly I say, and GL with the rest of his life.
Bleh.
ppshchik
Profile Joined September 2010
United States862 Posts
May 14 2013 01:14 GMT
#519
On May 14 2013 10:03 DDie wrote:
I'm the only one annoyed that as soon as the easy money is gone he cashes out?


E-sports is a flop for players to waste their youth on on the wallets of sponsors. No way e-sports in the west is going to reach the scale of those of Korea (which its scene is also struggling as well),

Commentators like Artosis and Tasteless can sit there and tell everybody to support e-sports and SC2 because they can simply find other jobs in the broadcasting field once SC2 is gone, But what about the players? You'll always need a Plan B and Stephano is smart enough to have an exit strategy.
Legends never die... they end up working in McDonalds.
docvoc
Profile Blog Joined July 2011
United States5491 Posts
May 14 2013 01:16 GMT
#520
I guess we all knew this was coming. He said that he wouldn't stay forever when he got popular. I guess now that he is less relevant than he was before, but by no means a non-relevant player, now he wants to go with his legacy as it was. GL to Stephano in all he does, just get arrested less buddy .
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