Idra, with your impressive intellect, gosu mechanical ability, and the amount of time you had to dedicate yourself to the game, you had potential to be one of the best foreign players. Perhaps even better than Stephano and Naniwa. The only thing that held you back was your attitude. You didn't even watch your own freaking replays for the most part. Whenever presented with a problem, you would blame the game instead of trying to work around it.

It continues to be true that you're a deeply talented individual with a promising future ahead of him -- if only you can keep your ego in check and let up with the Dunning–Kruger effect. The fact that you have lots of potential doesn't mean you're born King and don't need to improve yourself. We all need to improve ourselves.

Sewi

Germany1697 Posts

February 04 2014 10:42 GMT

#664

I liked watching your games way back in BW days and it was easy to see that SC2 isn`t your future.
Good luck in school and thanks for entertaining us over years!

Titusmaster6

United States5937 Posts

February 04 2014 10:52 GMT

#665

GLHF Idra, thanks for all the memories (and there are A LOT of them).

Fleshcut

Germany592 Posts

February 04 2014 11:01 GMT

#666

You made this game interesting for me and now you are gone.

I wish you all the best for your future and hopefully you will make a comeback after you finished school.

Stay BM and cya <3

lessQQmorePEWPEW

Jamaica921 Posts

February 04 2014 11:04 GMT

#667

Idra is a smart man. Well played. Wish others were as realistic as he is..

Fallen33

United States596 Posts

February 04 2014 11:08 GMT

#668

headed to RPI? hit me up, i live 10m away. I can show you around.

Just so you don't think I'm a creeper, we chilled in BW in [iscp]

Vertigro

United Kingdom261 Posts

February 04 2014 11:09 GMT

#669

Idra was the guy that got me into sc2, plain and simple! I have very happy memories of staying up through the night on multiple occasions just to watch him progress in tourneys and its such a shame to know that he's leaving for good :/ Sadly, not many pros have a personality anymore, and in a game that gets incredibly stale to watch, its a major problem! Enjoy school Greg and thank you for so so many memories!

thirtyapm

521 Posts

February 04 2014 11:10 GMT

#670

cya idra, been fun

papaz

Sweden4149 Posts

February 04 2014 11:27 GMT

#671

You should start streaming Hearthstone! That's where all the viewers are!

RESOqub

51 Posts

February 04 2014 11:30 GMT

#672

I dunno man. If you can get $2k for a weekend of work once a month I'd do it. You've got a fucking long road ahead of you before you get anywhere academically, nevermind with an easily searched background of abusive and aggressive behaviour easily available for anyone who bothers to do even the slightest amount of background research.

I'd milk every dollar out of that before going anywhere.

I'll never wish anyone bad luck, even someone that was unpleasant and dislikeable and far too convinced of his own intellectual superiority, so I wish you good fortune.

papaz

Sweden4149 Posts

February 04 2014 11:31 GMT

#673

On February 04 2014 19:20 Pegas wrote:
http://youtu.be/QUGNVpzB2t0

Thanks for all the fish!

I had forgot about this vid.

This made me fucking LOOOOOOOOOOOOL at work and my co workers are wondering "wtf is going over at my desk".

THE best SC2 compilation next to the Fruitdealer compliation vid.

Man, I'm gonna miss Idra so much. This is him being AT THE VERY TOP of his game and funny as hell.

plgElwood

Germany518 Posts

February 04 2014 11:36 GMT

#674

On February 04 2014 20:30 RESOqub wrote:
I dunno man. If you can get $2k for a weekend of work once a month I'd do it. You've got a fucking long road ahead of you before you get anywhere academically, nevermind with an easily searched background of abusive and aggressive behaviour easily available for anyone who bothers to do even the slightest amount of background research.

I'd milk every dollar out of that before going anywhere.

I'll never wish anyone bad luck, even someone that was unpleasant and dislikeable and far too convinced of his own intellectual superiority, so I wish you good fortune.

What Tournament would pay 2000dollars for 2 days casting, if the prize money (what attracts viewers) is at the same level?

Sad thing. SC2 is out.