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

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Foxyshazam
Profile Joined December 2012
United States38 Posts
May 13 2013 20:44 GMT
#101
Whether you like him or you hate him, you cannot deny he is an extremely smart person. I wish him the best of luck and I am glad that he took the opportunity to become a pro gamer. He helped the community by producing revolutionary games and strategies while making himself cash that he would not have otherwise been able to do at this stage in his life. A true Statiegist. If you will.
Drake
Profile Joined October 2010
Germany6146 Posts
May 13 2013 20:44 GMT
#102
super sad but expected, he said it always
hes the talent, but not the stamina that needed to be an god of starcraft universe .)
he still will remain as the best foreign so far (until someone else RLY comes along but better then that is pretty ... no i dont think so)
Nb.Drake / CoL_Drake / Original Joined TL.net Tuesday, 15th of March 2005
Scarlett`
Profile Joined April 2011
Canada2393 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-05-13 20:46:41
May 13 2013 20:44 GMT
#103
On May 14 2013 05:33 tuho12345 wrote:
216k + over 100k per year for salary, that shouldn't be too bad for a student. Well not enough to pay for med school but still help quite a lot.
Gl hf to him, truly one of the best foreigner even though I never like his fanboys, still respect.

// time for EG to add a strong foreigner with special personality

??????????????? Where is med school that expensive .. ~_~

not in france for sure
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MasterOfPuppets
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
Romania6942 Posts
May 13 2013 20:44 GMT
#104
On May 14 2013 05:43 Lunareste wrote:
> twitch chat
> RIP

Just kidding, but I'm feeling simultaneously happy and sad. Happy that he's moving on to the rest of his life on his own terms, sad that I'll never get to see him and foreigner hopes get crushed once again.

Give us one more Polt vs Stephano for the road.


EG should sponsor a Bo9 Stephano vs Polt showmatch as his last series played. :')
"my shaft scares me too" - strenx 2014
stew_
Profile Joined June 2012
Canada239 Posts
May 13 2013 20:45 GMT
#105
good call by him, he will be missed
자연속에 내가 있다! 운!지!
StarStruck
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
25339 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-05-13 20:45:43
May 13 2013 20:45 GMT
#106
Makes sense when the performance drops and he didn't really like being in Korea all that much. Good luck in the future Stephano. It was only a matter of time when we got this next big announcement. He will be missed.
Plansix
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
United States60190 Posts
May 13 2013 20:45 GMT
#107
On May 14 2013 05:41 Fusilero wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 14 2013 05:40 Plansix wrote:
On May 14 2013 05:33 JimmyJRaynor wrote:
On May 14 2013 05:30 kollin wrote:
On May 14 2013 05:29 JimmyJRaynor wrote:
he realizes the over all prize money is going down hill. Smart exit by him.

hahhaha
HAHAHAHA


so you're saying its going up?
when the guy winning the big bucks decides to leave?

You never miss a chance do you? You are the trollest of the trolls. Facts don't matter, just keep saying "Prize money down. SC2 dying.".

I dunno he might be onto something he knows his stuff I mean look at his hard hitting questioning of NASL.
http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=387294


Wow, I never saw that before. That is a great thread. Further proof that JimmyJRaynor hates fact checking or doing any research what so ever.
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Tosster
Profile Joined August 2011
Poland299 Posts
May 13 2013 20:45 GMT
#108
Well, the era of patch is now gone and forgotten. I feel he would make a different decision if WoL was still here. Maybe he earned the biggest amount of cash, but imo he isn't/never was the best foreigner. Dont get me wrong, I still think Stephano is a living legend of Starcraft 2 and had insane impact.

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Boucot
Profile Blog Joined October 2011
France15997 Posts
May 13 2013 20:45 GMT
#109
On May 14 2013 05:44 Acer.Scarlett` wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 14 2013 05:33 tuho12345 wrote:
216k + over 100k per year for salary, that shouldn't be too bad for a student. Well not enough to pay for med school but still help quite a lot.
Gl hf to him, truly one of the best foreigner even though I never like his fanboys, still respect.

// time for EG to add a strong foreigner with special personality

??????????????? Where is med school that expensive .. ~_~

Nowhere, especially not in France. It's not Harvard.
Former SC2 writer for Millenium - twitter.com/Boucot
capiston
Profile Joined February 2011
France372 Posts
May 13 2013 20:45 GMT
#110
On May 14 2013 05:44 Acer.Scarlett` wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 14 2013 05:33 tuho12345 wrote:
216k + over 100k per year for salary, that shouldn't be too bad for a student. Well not enough to pay for med school but still help quite a lot.
Gl hf to him, truly one of the best foreigner even though I never like his fanboys, still respect.

// time for EG to add a strong foreigner with special personality

??????????????? Where is med school that expensive .. ~_~

Not in France !
TaeJa | Maru | DRG | MKP
HardlyNever
Profile Blog Joined July 2011
United States1258 Posts
May 13 2013 20:45 GMT
#111
Not to be too cynical (or hell, maybe to be), but I think this is how you do esports, at least in the west. Have fun, travel around, get as much money as you can, then take that cash and do something much better for the long term.

GG WP by Stephano.
Out there, the Kid learned to fend for himself. Learned to build. Learned to break.
Seeker *
Profile Blog Joined April 2005
Where dat snitch at?37058 Posts
May 13 2013 20:46 GMT
#112
Good luck Stephano!
ModeratorPeople ask me, "Seeker, what are you seeking?" My answer? "Sleep, damn it! Always sleep!"
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CeriseCherries
Profile Blog Joined May 2011
6170 Posts
May 13 2013 20:46 GMT
#113
welp he was planning on returning to studies anyway gluck with med!
Remember, no matter where you go, there you are.
Emzeeshady
Profile Blog Joined January 2012
Canada4203 Posts
May 13 2013 20:46 GMT
#114
--- Nuked ---
Thor.Rush
Profile Joined April 2011
Sweden702 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-05-13 20:48:48
May 13 2013 20:46 GMT
#115
I feel his performance has been dropping because he's been planning on quitting anyway. Why quit so soon when you can keep making good money playing a computer game?! You can go to university later. I just don't get it :/
I think he's going to regret it..oh well best of luck
| SaSe | Naniwa |Stephano | LucifroN | Mvp | MarineKing | ByuN | Polt | MC | Parting |
FrostedMiniWheats
Profile Joined August 2010
United States30730 Posts
May 13 2013 20:47 GMT
#116
wow, so with Scarlett going on break and Stephano calling it quits...

0 foreigners at the WCS Grand Finals now :p

not a bad thing, though I wouldn't have minded either of those two scrapping by.
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DavoS
Profile Blog Joined October 2012
United States4605 Posts
May 13 2013 20:47 GMT
#117
Surprised a little to see him go through with it, but i think he knows it's good to step down before it gets worse
"KDA is actually the most useless stat in the game" Aui_2000
Penev
Profile Joined October 2012
28512 Posts
May 13 2013 20:47 GMT
#118
Damn. Good luck with your studies Stephano.
Damn.
I Protoss winner, could it be?
Blazinghand *
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
United States25558 Posts
May 13 2013 20:47 GMT
#119
On May 14 2013 05:45 Boucot wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 14 2013 05:44 Acer.Scarlett` wrote:
On May 14 2013 05:33 tuho12345 wrote:
216k + over 100k per year for salary, that shouldn't be too bad for a student. Well not enough to pay for med school but still help quite a lot.
Gl hf to him, truly one of the best foreigner even though I never like his fanboys, still respect.

// time for EG to add a strong foreigner with special personality

??????????????? Where is med school that expensive .. ~_~

Nowhere, especially not in France. It's not Harvard.

most 1st-world countries have relatively inexpensive medical school by US standards
When you stare into the iCCup, the iCCup stares back.
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PhoenixVoid
Profile Blog Joined December 2011
Canada32746 Posts
May 13 2013 20:47 GMT
#120
This isn't a surprise, but nevertheless, disappointing to see such a naturally talented player retiring soon, especially such a polarizing and charismatic one. You could tell he was losing some passion in the game recently in light of his recent results, and HotS didn't seem to fit his style much. Beyond StarCraft, hope he can find a great future in his studies, even though it is a few months away.
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