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-Kyo-
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
Japan1926 Posts
February 07 2014 09:00 GMT
#41
Good luck man. We played a lot and even though I suck so much vs mech, you made it that much more rage worthy every time we played. You were always manner to me even when I would get angry xD

I think you're making the right move though. Family definitely takes more importance over this game. Good luck and work hard!
Anime is cuter than you. Legacy of the Void GM Protoss Gameplay: twitch.tv/kyo7763 youtube.com/user/KyoStarcraft/
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LeeDawg
Profile Joined April 2012
United States1306 Posts
February 07 2014 09:00 GMT
#42
his real name's not Mario? o__O
:-)
InSSerenity
Profile Joined July 2011
117 Posts
February 07 2014 09:11 GMT
#43
On February 07 2014 17:57 MasterOfPuppets wrote:
Show nested quote +
On February 07 2014 17:55 InSSerenity wrote:

Calling people idiotic because they don't devote as much time as he did into making content, to find it is..well, yeah.


Pretty sure chairmobile was calling people idiotic for speaking on an issue they are completely and utterly ignorant of, and rightfully so, in this case ragging on a player that they have no clue about (and who is still literally more accomplished than they will ever be in this game, so...)

If you're ignorant, be humble and respectful. If not, you deserve the wrath you incur.


I realize the goal of your post was to point out that everyone should play nice and such, but when you add that stuff into it...You're not really following your own intentions. What he accomplished was great on a personal level, but he spent 4 years doing it. There were plenty of gamers attending university that accomplished what he did without investing 4 years.

Will refrain from derailing thread any further (or looking at it all together), but might want to look into being polite and respectful, if that's what you want others to do.
Quixotic_tv
Profile Blog Joined August 2012
Germany130 Posts
February 07 2014 09:14 GMT
#44
Honorable how he said he wants to focus on his family.
Life always finds a way.
ZenithM
Profile Joined February 2011
France15952 Posts
February 07 2014 09:19 GMT
#45
The boundary between "stop playing ladder" and "retire from pro-level starcraft" is a bit blurry nowadays.
RaZorwire
Profile Joined April 2012
Sweden718 Posts
February 07 2014 09:44 GMT
#46
Sad to see him retire, but as far as retirement posts go, this one was almost uplifting. He's reached his goals, had a lot of fun, and is ready to move on. That's pretty cool.


Sucks about the missing payments, though, obviously.

...and of course this thread is filled with people going "HÜRP MARIOWHO DÜRP". Chill, guys. If you don't know who he is, there's no need to post at all.
Deleted User 137586
Profile Joined January 2011
7859 Posts
February 07 2014 09:49 GMT
#47
Awww.. Another great player gone from the scene. I've read every guide he wrote, and watched that Day9 vod to bits...

Good luck in the future!

As for the people in this thread, the behaviour of some people is disgraceful. I'm sure you'd go to a funeral and start shouting at the speaker for saying good things about the deceased. You can clearly see from Reddit and TL posts that the person was well known and appreciated in the community, so your rude disparaging posts are only a sign of your own ignorance.
Cry 'havoc' and let slip the dogs of war
NeThZOR
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
South Africa7387 Posts
February 07 2014 10:25 GMT
#48
I've heard of Mario before, he's devised some interesting strategies for Terran. Best of luck to you and your wife!
SuperNova - 2015 | SKT1 fan for years | Dear, FlaSh, PartinG, Soulkey, Naniwa
shin_toss
Profile Joined May 2010
Philippines2589 Posts
February 07 2014 10:29 GMT
#49
gl

wow got married pretty early
AKMU / IU
Phaenoman
Profile Joined February 2013
568 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-02-07 10:30:05
February 07 2014 10:29 GMT
#50
On February 07 2014 15:24 SniXSniPe wrote:
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On February 07 2014 15:06 Kokujin wrote:
HTOMario is one of the most underrated and helpful members in the community. Never understood why he hadn't exploded into the limelight. (edit: probably because he is a terran foreigner) He made guides, he created his own builds, and he was good. Reminds me a lot of iEchoic from WoL actually. HTOMario is GM on KR server. Im sure those 3 posters up there are worth more to the community.


A quick search yielded:

http://tw.battle.net/sc2/zh/profile/929147/2/HTOMario/


That's not GM, nor has he been in prior seasons. Let's not exaggerate, shall we? To this date, I still don't know if there have been any non-Korean Terran GMs on the Korean server (although, there are still some players who can do it obviously).


edit: I forgot about Major for some reason


The only thing u can say is that he has not been in KR GM with this account, but players tend to have multiple... He only has ~200 games on this. If u are clever enough to find out what league he was in, u should also look how many games have been played so far.
Random is hard work dude...
FeyFey
Profile Joined September 2010
Germany10114 Posts
February 07 2014 10:35 GMT
#51
Good luck at whatever aim you will go for next. Thank you for all the guides as well.
[DVH]Huginn
Profile Joined July 2013
Netherlands32 Posts
February 07 2014 13:02 GMT
#52
The one stream I would watch just to see mech work when I failed. Sad to see you go, best of luck dedicating your life to your family.

(also sad to see so many negative posts, I really love HTOMario for choosing to play mech only even when he reached GM with bio before. His passion for the game and his love for mech would keep me interested in SCII especially his mech vs korean GM protoss which tbh didn't work out most times but it was VERY entertaining non the less.)
Qikz
Profile Blog Joined November 2009
United Kingdom12023 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-02-07 13:09:40
February 07 2014 13:08 GMT
#53
I never really followed you a huge amount especially after I stopped playing SC2. Infact I somehow almost got you mixed up with avilo for but good luck to you and your family for your future and I hope you find a career you can be passionate about and enjoy as much as you enjoyed gaming!
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404AlphaSquad
Profile Joined October 2011
839 Posts
February 07 2014 13:11 GMT
#54
another sad day for starcraft you will be missed!
aka Kalevi
Pirfiktshon
Profile Joined June 2013
United States1072 Posts
February 07 2014 13:15 GMT
#55
He might have not been super known but, he was an amazing player and a Pioneer of mech. It breaks my heart to see him go you will be sorely missed Mario!

I hope the best for you and your family if you take half the passion you had for sc2 into your life you will get really far in whatever you do GG GL HF!
bGr.MetHiX
Profile Joined February 2011
Bulgaria511 Posts
February 07 2014 13:16 GMT
#56
HTOMario has never been bm to me . a pretty good player with very unorthodox style and timings.sad to see him go.gl hf irl
Top50 GM EU Protoss from Bulgaria. Streaming with commentary : www.twitch.tv/hwbgmethix
Darkhorse
Profile Blog Joined December 2011
United States23455 Posts
February 07 2014 13:19 GMT
#57
Of course best of luck to Mario! He played an interesting style and ran a good stream.

I also want to draw attention to the fact that he has questions about LYGF from within the organization though. Seems a little bit fishy to me.
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teddyoojo
Profile Blog Joined June 2011
Germany22369 Posts
February 07 2014 13:54 GMT
#58
SURPRISE LYGF
Esports historian since 2000. Creator of 'The Universe' and 'The best scrambled Eggs 2013'. Host of 'Star Wars Marathon 2015'. Thinker of 'teddyoojo's Thoughts'. Earths and Moons leading CS:GO expert. Lord of the Rings.
iMOOrtal
Profile Joined March 2013
Canada144 Posts
February 07 2014 14:03 GMT
#59
Good luck Mario. I'm not even going to hate on the haters, try it.
Nine to Five? Or, Five to Nine?
-_-
Profile Blog Joined November 2003
United States7081 Posts
February 07 2014 14:05 GMT
#60
Who's the best foreign mech player now? For that matter, who's the best kor mech player? Is there any kor who consistently opens mech?
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