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Hi guys. I am no longer a coach at KT. It was a very rewarding experience as I learned so much and had a great time while being part of team.
I'm going to be joining the army soon and will not continue my progaming career after completing my military service.
So as I await my enlistment, I want spend the remaining time I have to connect and make good memories with you all.
Thank you for your support and encouragement
sources: tweet 1 tweet2 tweet 3 tweet 4
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Cliiiiiiiiiide! 
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Well shit, that's unfortunate.
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Germany25657 Posts
Can't defend against that military service
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K I'm just gonna leave TL for a few days cause the bad news is killing me.
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On October 01 2013 23:53 habeck wrote:
So many retires....
Well, he has military service upcoming, so he has to quit for a long time anyways. If you Clide fans are lucky, he might have a change of heart during his military service and pick up a position in eSports again. It's a long time. 
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Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
Sigh...
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Well with Clide out, who will they pick as the best terran in the world.
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Even post-retirement, still the best player in the universe.
Too bad he fell into KT's soul-draining scheme.
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NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!
although this will finally break the Artosis curse
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Nooooo!
Good luck Clide! You had to have been among the most consistent players back in the day. Always making RO16. ALWAYS.
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I wondered what happened to him, to be honest I thought he retired a long time ago...
Oh well, good luck in the future!
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On October 02 2013 00:01 DusTerr wrote:
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!
although this will finally break the Artosis curse
Why would this break the Artosis curse? Isn't this the opposite? Where the curse has come to full fruition?
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Dat military service, making players retire and providing the SC2 is dying arguments with endless fuel.
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Shame...
However, will this mean Flash can get past the ro16?
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As much as I liked listening to Artosis ranting about him in the good ol' days, I won't miss Clide too much :D
I wish him well for the future.
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On October 02 2013 00:16 Brian333 wrote:Show nested quote +On October 02 2013 00:01 DusTerr wrote:
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!
although this will finally break the Artosis curse Why would this break the Artosis curse? Isn't this the opposite? Where the curse has come to full fruition?
Clide was the origin of the curse so yes, the curse is now complete and left without power.
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KT downsizing too, more players to retire soon.
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On October 02 2013 00:23 BuzzKillington wrote:
KT downsizing too, more players to retire soon.
He specifically said he wanted to do his service and wouldn't return to progaming afterwards. Obv he is just done with it all.
But hey hf chanting "sc2 is dead", such a nice "community" 
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No more pro-gaming, but how about streaming some BW?
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On October 02 2013 00:23 DusTerr wrote:Show nested quote +On October 02 2013 00:16 Brian333 wrote:On October 02 2013 00:01 DusTerr wrote:
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!
although this will finally break the Artosis curse Why would this break the Artosis curse? Isn't this the opposite? Where the curse has come to full fruition? Clide was the origin of the curse so yes, the curse is now complete and left without power.
THE YEARS OR ARTOSIS CURSE IS OVER. LET A NEW HOLY AGE BEGIN!
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somewhere Artosis is crying
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Nuuu the grrrreatest player of all time. Cliiiiiiide the clide build. Omg. Legendary in the timeline of sc2. Ill miss him =(
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United States23455 Posts
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On October 02 2013 00:01 DusTerr wrote:
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!
although this will finally break the Artosis curse
=O didn't think of that... Artosis curse finally lifted?
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The Korean army killing e-sports
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Clide. I will miss you T_T
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How many people had to go to military, i just got back to sc2, and saw like 5 Pro gamers/Coachs going to the army, omg korea =(
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Another dead soldier ;;
Farewell best player in the world!
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THE YEARS OR ARTOSIS CURSE IS OVER. LET A NEW HOLY AGE BEGIN!
Dont worry, there are still Fionn and others to provide unholy curses...
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Man, bad news after bad news, SC2 desperately needs some good news!
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East Gorteau22261 Posts
On October 02 2013 01:50 GGzerG wrote:
Man, bad news after bad news, SC2 desperately needs some good news!
There have been good news, hell it's not even a week ago -.-
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On October 02 2013 01:50 GGzerG wrote:
Man, bad news after bad news, SC2 desperately needs some good news!
you mean like Mekia finding a team, or Sora getting som exposure by ramping through a qualifier that is important to Koreans taking out some stars or San finding a Team ?
The kespa team changes were announced, so the retirements and player cuts don't count as bad news anymore.
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On October 02 2013 01:50 GGzerG wrote:
Man, bad news after bad news, SC2 desperately needs some good news!
Most "bad" news are from Korea though, and most of them could've been expected due to the forced shift from bw to sc2.
Outside of Korea, I think sc2 is still as strong as ever. In fact, I have never seen as many up and comers in the competitive scene as right now with the WCS (they were probably there all the time, just not enough spotlight for them).
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Coaches or players. Aside from oov, there's a one way flux of players atm. The flux is going outward. Ded gaem.
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Damn yoooouuuuuu, compulsory military service!!!
< / 3 Clide
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The best player in the universe is retiring, esports are dead as we know it.
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CLIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIDE Y SO GOOD? ?
This makes me sad. Thanks for all the great games and GLHF in the future <3
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I'll never forget you not quite making it
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GL Clide, will always remember you as part of Slayers
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he was doing bad job anyway it's a good news. look how flash is because of him.
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France9034 Posts
On October 02 2013 01:50 GGzerG wrote:
Man, bad news after bad news, SC2 desperately needs some good news!
Dude, that's plenty to be sad about for sure, but on the other hand, SC2 pro scene is downsizing to what it can sustain...
I mean, I'm an SC2 fan, and I still admit SC2 was less a thing than BW. Then, you can't feel bad (at least now, future will tell) that the scene is downsizing after the whole KeSPA scene switched...
There's still plenty of players, new ones with brilliant future step in (hello Sora ! ). It's just a shift toward a size that fits more the scene !
OT: Farewell Clide, I'll miss you
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On October 02 2013 01:50 GGzerG wrote:
Man, bad news after bad news, SC2 desperately needs some good news!
Good news is that this is good for sc2.
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Fire David Kim. The only way to prevent sc2 from dying.
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On October 02 2013 03:17 bouboule wrote:
he was doing bad job anyway it's a good news. look how flash is because of him.
Just like Coach Park was going to turn around EG right? Come on now. The things people believe.
On October 02 2013 03:53 bearhug wrote:
Fire David Kim. The only way to prevent sc2 from dying.
The downsizing of the KeSPA teams has very little to do with David Kim. Let's stop looking for scapegoats.
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On October 02 2013 03:53 bearhug wrote:
Fire David Kim. The only way to prevent sc2 from dying.
Kespa's switch from BW to SC2 almost doubled the Korean playerbase, but brought very little new money into the scene. Prior to Kespa joining SC2 the Korean SC2 scene was already pretty saturated, so it should be no surprise that a lot of players have to go. Furthermore we have to deal with Koreans and their pride.
This was to be expected and we'll probably see more Kespa retirements in a short time. If you want good news then look at the foreign SC2 scene.
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United Kingdom14103 Posts
Awwwwh
such a shame..
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China1350 Posts
It's because BoxeR left isn't it?! The SlayerS seems to always follow BoxeR
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On October 01 2013 23:53 habeck wrote:
So many retires....
Try opening a business and hiring 15x more people than you need.
You're not going to be able to pay them well enough so some will quit.
Not all of them are going to be active because too many people are filling the same positions, so some will quit.
Some of them won't like the job, so they will quit.
And some will retire to go on and do other things with their lives, even though they loved the job.
It's not sensible to think that there wouldn't be a lot of retires.
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On October 02 2013 01:58 FeyFey wrote:Show nested quote +On October 02 2013 01:50 GGzerG wrote:
Man, bad news after bad news, SC2 desperately needs some good news! you mean like Mekia finding a team, or Sora getting som exposure by ramping through a qualifier that is important to Koreans taking out some stars or San finding a Team ? The kespa team changes were announced, so the retirements and player cuts don't count as bad news anymore.
I think it's safe to say that Mekia's and Sora's signings are severely outweighed by the numerous retirements (bisu's and jangbi's hurting more than the rest) and/or the horrifying interviews (iloveoov's most notably) that have been released in the past few weeks.
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On October 02 2013 04:36 Prog455 wrote:Show nested quote +On October 02 2013 03:53 bearhug wrote:
Fire David Kim. The only way to prevent sc2 from dying. Kespa's switch from BW to SC2 almost doubled the Korean playerbase, but brought very little new money into the scene. Prior to Kespa joining SC2 the Korean SC2 scene was already pretty saturated, so it should be no surprise that a lot of players have to go. Furthermore we have to deal with Koreans and their pride. This was to be expected and we'll probably see more Kespa retirements in a short time. If you want good news then look at the foreign SC2 scene.
Koreans and their pride lol when there's a single nonkorean country that isn't worth shit at starcraft then you can talk
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He just aaid he not retire .... wtf that mean???
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Canada16217 Posts
ah.. i'm not retired..
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Clide the best player ever is gone.
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On October 02 2013 05:14 rauk wrote:Show nested quote +On October 02 2013 04:36 Prog455 wrote:On October 02 2013 03:53 bearhug wrote:
Fire David Kim. The only way to prevent sc2 from dying. Kespa's switch from BW to SC2 almost doubled the Korean playerbase, but brought very little new money into the scene. Prior to Kespa joining SC2 the Korean SC2 scene was already pretty saturated, so it should be no surprise that a lot of players have to go. Furthermore we have to deal with Koreans and their pride. This was to be expected and we'll probably see more Kespa retirements in a short time. If you want good news then look at the foreign SC2 scene. Koreans and their pride lol when there's a single nonkorean country that isn't worth shit at starcraft then you can talk
I'm not talking about their pride in regards to their overall level of skill. I am talking about their pride in regardless to not losing face. Right now we have two Korean teamleague (GSTL and SPL) that are both a shadow of their former self, because they insist in having a eSF league and a Kespa league.
If SPL was to start tomorrow we would have two teamleagues with 5 teams participating in each. There is currently 13 relevant Korean teams, of which 6 of them (Kespa teams) is rapidly downsizing, so it would make perfectly sense to ditch SPL and GSTL and make one relevant league, but this is not going to happen. Just look at how they handled WCS KR S2 in terms of dual-broadcasting.
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Cliiiiideeeeeeeee, why you have to step down
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He had to do it sooner or later, it's not terrible news guys. I hope he comes back strong after that!
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On October 02 2013 09:15 jax1492 wrote:
artosis curse
Yeah it's powerful stuff. So I don't blame him for not returning after his military service.
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In 2 years when he comes back, he'll get that GSL trophy
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On October 02 2013 10:46 Zenbrez wrote:
In 2 years when he comes back, he'll get that GSL trophy
Nah, he won't. LotV will still be around but with all the changes I wonder if they will still call it the GSL or if it's going to be something else.
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On October 02 2013 06:30 Prog455 wrote:Show nested quote +On October 02 2013 05:14 rauk wrote:On October 02 2013 04:36 Prog455 wrote:On October 02 2013 03:53 bearhug wrote:
Fire David Kim. The only way to prevent sc2 from dying. Kespa's switch from BW to SC2 almost doubled the Korean playerbase, but brought very little new money into the scene. Prior to Kespa joining SC2 the Korean SC2 scene was already pretty saturated, so it should be no surprise that a lot of players have to go. Furthermore we have to deal with Koreans and their pride. This was to be expected and we'll probably see more Kespa retirements in a short time. If you want good news then look at the foreign SC2 scene. Koreans and their pride lol when there's a single nonkorean country that isn't worth shit at starcraft then you can talk I'm not talking about their pride in regards to their overall level of skill. I am talking about their pride in regardless to not losing face. Right now we have two Korean teamleague (GSTL and SPL) that are both a shadow of their former self, because they insist in having a eSF league and a Kespa league. If SPL was to start tomorrow we would have two teamleagues with 5 teams participating in each. There is currently 13 relevant Korean teams, of which 6 of them (Kespa teams) is rapidly downsizing, so it would make perfectly sense to ditch SPL and GSTL and make one relevant league, but this is not going to happen. Just look at how they handled WCS KR S2 in terms of dual-broadcasting.
Even if we were to merge them into one team league the numbers wouldn't dramatically get better and you're talking about old money. Several of these teams have been suffering even in the BW days (and it doesn't have anything to do with how well well business is going in competitive gaming-- they're sponsors after all and it's just marketing). Doesn't hurt when you have the government backing you either. Such investments are normally the first thing to go when your business is in trouble (once again we're not talking about competitive gaming). Right now as everyone knows they're restructuring. Their focus has always been on Korea rather than global presence and right now the money can be used else where. The feud between GOM and KeSPA goes way back. Sometimes it takes a while for things to patch up.
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On October 02 2013 10:51 StarStruck wrote:Show nested quote +On October 02 2013 10:46 Zenbrez wrote:
In 2 years when he comes back, he'll get that GSL trophy Nah, he won't. LotV will still be around but with all the changes I wonder if they will still call it the GSL or if it's going to be something else.
I thought it would have been obvious I wasn't serious, considering he hasn't been a player for quite some time now.
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On October 02 2013 11:04 Zenbrez wrote:Show nested quote +On October 02 2013 10:51 StarStruck wrote:On October 02 2013 10:46 Zenbrez wrote:
In 2 years when he comes back, he'll get that GSL trophy Nah, he won't. LotV will still be around but with all the changes I wonder if they will still call it the GSL or if it's going to be something else. I thought it would have been obvious I wasn't serious, considering he hasn't been a player for quite some time now.
You never know on these boards man. :V That's why I use smiley's when I'm making a point.
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On October 02 2013 01:55 Zealously wrote:Show nested quote +On October 02 2013 01:50 GGzerG wrote:
Man, bad news after bad news, SC2 desperately needs some good news! There have been good news, hell it's not even a week ago -.-
You should know by now that people will ignore good stuff and try to make a sc2 is dead/bad game in every thread.
Makes me not want to come here tbh.
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Clide! always sad when a former Slayer leaves
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Oh wow, I forgot he was even there. :Þ
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Russian Federation604 Posts
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It's sad that the greatest player this game has ever seen will now retire, but I guess it happen to eventually.
Congratulations on winning* the GSL and proving everybody** that said you were the greatest right***!
* playing in
** Artosis
*** wrong
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On October 02 2013 00:16 Plansix wrote:
Dat military service, making players retire and providing the SC2 is dying arguments with endless fuel.
And I think you are in denial lol
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On October 02 2013 00:01 Talin wrote:
Too bad he fell into KT's soul-draining scheme.
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As long as Flash doesn't retire. All good.
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perhaps the best korean to never win a gsl in wol...
thx clide for all the incredible tastosis refrences and awesome exaggeration!
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For some reason i see a monster pro reitiring soon.
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can foreigners go to SK for military service?
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On October 03 2013 10:34 ftm wrote:
can foreigners go to SK for military service?
lol, Americans can, as long as they don't mind being cursed by Koreans.
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On October 03 2013 10:34 ftm wrote:
can foreigners go to SK for military service?
One of my friends was stationed in SK during her military years. She loved it.
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EPT
I still remember him from the open seasons and his games against Leenock. That Jungle basin game was epic and makes me miss the old SCII 
