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Clbull
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
United Kingdom1439 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-12-22 19:15:08
December 22 2013 19:14 GMT
#21
On December 23 2013 03:44 LimeMouse wrote:
How many friggen Terrans are going to retire?
gl Sting !

As many as is needed for Blizzard to finally step in and change the status quo.

I don't think it's a coincidence that it's mainly terrans retiring. I'd imagine many of them got tired of being forced to aggressively throw Tier 1 units at an opponent in an attempt to prevent them from getting Tier 3 deathballs because higher tier Terran units are mediocre-at-best.

I'm not calling Protoss or Zerg OP. I am confident Terran is capable of winning games. It's just that I as a viewer and a mid-level player love playing terran but hate the lack of playstyle choices, being forced to play bio or biomine. Look at almost every TvZ/TvP since HotS. Bio versus ling/bling/muta or Protoss deathball. TvP has (since Wings) been mandated around constant multi pronged runby and drop harassment done in order to contain the opponent and attempt to cripple or halt their production/tech. Meanwhile, Protoss have the option to drop too and considering the nature of Warp Gates) have superior base harassment capabilities to Terran or at least would have if it weren't for Stimivacs.

I wish Sting luck in future, whether he decides to play BW, LoL, Dota 2, Poker, WoT or enlist in the military.
TheBloodyDwarf
Profile Blog Joined March 2012
Finland7524 Posts
December 22 2013 19:18 GMT
#22
On December 23 2013 02:47 JacobShock wrote:
not unexpected to me, the game is over saturated with good players. these players a tier below will have a hard time competing for wages.

Way over saturated
Fusilero: "I still can't believe he did that, like dude what the fuck there's fandom and then there's what he did like holy shit. I still see it when I close my eyes." <- reaction to the original drunk santa post which later caught on
Bagration
Profile Blog Joined October 2011
United States18282 Posts
December 22 2013 19:24 GMT
#23
It's a shame, but not unsurprising after the WW news.
Team Slayers, Axiom-Acer and Vile forever
FeyFey
Profile Joined September 2010
Germany10114 Posts
December 22 2013 19:28 GMT
#24
good luck, really liked the playstyle.
DiMano
Profile Joined July 2011
Korea (South)2066 Posts
December 22 2013 19:41 GMT
#25
On December 23 2013 03:44 LimeMouse wrote:
How many friggen Terrans are going to retire?
gl Sting !

It is not about race here.
Zealously
Profile Blog Joined October 2011
East Gorteau22261 Posts
December 22 2013 19:42 GMT
#26
On December 23 2013 04:41 DiMano wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 23 2013 03:44 LimeMouse wrote:
How many friggen Terrans are going to retire?
gl Sting !

It is not about race here.


People will always make it about the race as long as it's Terran
AdministratorBreak the chains
slowbacontron
Profile Joined October 2012
United States7722 Posts
December 22 2013 19:48 GMT
#27
I'll always have a heart for NSH players. Sad for Sting, and good luck to him. Thanks for the overview Gamegene! The aggressive Tightrope Terran was fun to watch :D
jjakji fan
DiMano
Profile Joined July 2011
Korea (South)2066 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-12-22 19:52:01
December 22 2013 19:51 GMT
#28
On December 23 2013 04:18 TheBloodyDwarf wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 23 2013 02:47 JacobShock wrote:
not unexpected to me, the game is over saturated with good players. these players a tier below will have a hard time competing for wages.

Way over saturated

Let's be honest here.
All pros from Korea are here:
http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft2/User:DiMano
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There are only 146 progamers in Korea. For me it is not a lot. 80 players can be in GSL so only 66 players left, 29 korean players are in WCS AM and EU so in total we have only 37 players without any league.
Zealously
Profile Blog Joined October 2011
East Gorteau22261 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-12-22 19:56:16
December 22 2013 19:54 GMT
#29
On December 23 2013 04:51 DiMano wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 23 2013 04:18 TheBloodyDwarf wrote:
On December 23 2013 02:47 JacobShock wrote:
not unexpected to me, the game is over saturated with good players. these players a tier below will have a hard time competing for wages.

Way over saturated

Let's be honest here.
All pros from Korea are here:
http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft2/User:DiMano
54
43
49
There are only 146 progamers in Korea. For me it is not a lot. 80 players can be in GSL so only 66 players left, 29 korean players are in WCS AM and EU so in total we have only 37 players without any league.


And from those 37, we can probably assume that at least 20 won't be playing in any tournaments overseas. What do they do? The problem is, there's not much they can do.
AdministratorBreak the chains
PVJ
Profile Blog Joined July 2012
Hungary5221 Posts
December 22 2013 19:58 GMT
#30
:/ likeable sad to see him go
The heart's eternal vow
DiMano
Profile Joined July 2011
Korea (South)2066 Posts
December 22 2013 19:59 GMT
#31
On December 23 2013 04:54 Zealously wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 23 2013 04:51 DiMano wrote:
On December 23 2013 04:18 TheBloodyDwarf wrote:
On December 23 2013 02:47 JacobShock wrote:
not unexpected to me, the game is over saturated with good players. these players a tier below will have a hard time competing for wages.

Way over saturated

Let's be honest here.
All pros from Korea are here:
http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft2/User:DiMano
54
43
49
There are only 146 progamers in Korea. For me it is not a lot. 80 players can be in GSL so only 66 players left, 29 korean players are in WCS AM and EU so in total we have only 37 players without any league.


And from those 37, we can probably assume that at least 20 won't be playing in any tournaments overseas. What do they do? The problem is, there's not much they can do.


I worry so much about those 37 that is why we need the 2nd league in Korea (OGN wake up, we need you).
Seeker *
Profile Blog Joined April 2005
Where dat snitch at?37103 Posts
December 22 2013 20:40 GMT
#32
On December 23 2013 03:44 LimeMouse wrote:
How many friggen former NSH players are going to retire?

FTFY
ModeratorPeople ask me, "Seeker, what are you seeking?" My answer? "Sleep, damn it! Always sleep!"
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Mvrio
Profile Joined July 2011
689 Posts
December 22 2013 20:47 GMT
#33
I thought you meant the WCW pro wrestler whos now on TNA. i am disappoint
On October 03 2011 Jinsho wrote: Everyone is just a speck of fly dirt on the wall compared to Greg playing at his best :D
JustPassingBy
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
10776 Posts
December 22 2013 20:49 GMT
#34
On December 23 2013 04:18 TheBloodyDwarf wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 23 2013 02:47 JacobShock wrote:
not unexpected to me, the game is over saturated with good players. these players a tier below will have a hard time competing for wages.

Way over saturated


So it's time to slide a couple of players to the next game?
SHOOG
Profile Blog Joined December 2011
United States1639 Posts
December 22 2013 21:07 GMT
#35
Damn it. Sting was by far one of my favorite terrans. Loved watching him play.
GL to him. I will miss you Sting T_T
Halozination
Profile Joined January 2012
69 Posts
December 22 2013 21:18 GMT
#36
On December 23 2013 06:07 SHOOG wrote:
Damn it. Sting was by far one of my favorite terrans. Loved watching him play.
GL to him. I will miss you Sting T_T

same.
TotalBiscuit
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
United Kingdom5437 Posts
December 22 2013 21:19 GMT
#37
On December 23 2013 04:14 Clbull wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 23 2013 03:44 LimeMouse wrote:
How many friggen Terrans are going to retire?
gl Sting !

As many as is needed for Blizzard to finally step in and change the status quo.
.


5?

Am I missing something? There's like 4 listed on liquipedia retired in the last 2 months and Sting makes 5. There are more Protoss retiring than Terran, so what's your point?
CommentatorHost of SHOUTcraft Clan Wars- http://www.mlg.tv/shoutcraft
quebecman77
Profile Blog Joined February 2013
Canada133 Posts
December 22 2013 21:37 GMT
#38
anyone else did not know him but was sure he was a terran player before click ??

another terran out, how many still playing ??
Pontius Pirate
Profile Blog Joined August 2013
United States1557 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-12-22 22:08:28
December 22 2013 21:56 GMT
#39
Back in the dark days of Infestor Brood Lord dominance, this guy and Bogus had probably the scariest TvZ all-ins against Zerg that I had seen since the Slayers mass blue flame Hellion build, and maybe all the way since those obnoxious Makarax early game pushes that worked for about one open season. + Show Spoiler +
Although, in retrospect, those makarax builds really only functioned because everyone was kind of bad back then.
"I had to close the door so my parents wouldn't judge me." - ZombieGrub during the ShitfaceTradeTV stream
Deleted User 137586
Profile Joined January 2011
7859 Posts
December 22 2013 21:59 GMT
#40
On December 23 2013 06:19 TotalBiscuit wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 23 2013 04:14 Clbull wrote:
On December 23 2013 03:44 LimeMouse wrote:
How many friggen Terrans are going to retire?
gl Sting !

As many as is needed for Blizzard to finally step in and change the status quo.
.


5?

Am I missing something? There's like 4 listed on liquipedia retired in the last 2 months and Sting makes 5. There are more Protoss retiring than Terran, so what's your point?


Considering that he meant that terrans with no results are retiring, Protoss retirements that you cite, like Duckdeok, probably were not due to a lack of results - Duckdeok, in particular, was winning a lot until the end. In fact, 2013 saw a large number of Protoss retiring, but the cited causes was mainly the transition to SC2/Kespa downscaling/military obligations.
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