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nuogaiyen
Profile Joined May 2012
United States42 Posts
March 16 2014 13:44 GMT
#201
Blink is so stupid strong it's disgusting just as Hero said. Even pro ForGG has a dedicated SC2 tag as "NERFPROTOSS". If I lost 100,000 because of blink all ins I would flip out. Taeja is not saying he retires because of Protoss imbalance issues but it's quite obvious, he is just manner so he just doesn't. If Polt the best TvP'r in the world can't get it done, how can David Kim expect all other Terrans to find a solution against these Protoss all-ins? Anyone else see a chronic problem?

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Big-t
Profile Joined January 2011
Austria1350 Posts
March 16 2014 13:55 GMT
#202
Yeah would also retire if I lost 100k because of blink all ins and waiting until LOTV where they might fix it (Like BL infestor WOL=> HOTS) takes too long...
monchi | IdrA | Flash
GumBa
Profile Blog Joined July 2012
United Kingdom31935 Posts
March 16 2014 13:59 GMT
#203
On March 16 2014 22:02 holmesgenius wrote:
sOs could be another InnoVation if blink nerf releases

Lol...
To all the haters: you deserve to witness many, many more Serral victories, worthy of the godlike player he is.
aeligos
Profile Joined January 2013
United States172 Posts
March 16 2014 14:04 GMT
#204
No need to retire, Taeja.

Your wrists will get better with the proper medical attention made possible by your Team.
libera te tvtemet ex inferis A.'.A.'.
MidnightZL
Profile Joined August 2012
Sweden203 Posts
March 16 2014 14:07 GMT
#205
Feels like everybody quitting, so damn boring.. wish it was 2010 again
- I'm fairly certain YOLO is just Carpe Diem for stupid people - Jack Black
Squat
Profile Joined September 2013
Sweden7978 Posts
March 16 2014 14:08 GMT
#206
On March 16 2014 23:04 aeligos wrote:
No need to retire, Taeja.

Your wrists will get better with the proper medical attention made possible by your Team.

That is not likely to happen. There is no miracle cure. The only long term solution is to drastically reduce playtime. His wrists will always give him trouble as long as he is a pro gamer. Making a few more esports dollars and then getting out is definitely the best option for him.
"Digital. They have digital. What is digital?" - Donald J Trump
j1nzo
Profile Joined February 2012
Germany367 Posts
March 16 2014 14:21 GMT
#207
honestly
health and personal condition > success, community, populatity, money…

sad to see one of the fanfvorites leave, espeacially since he goes way back in sc2

♞ rest in peace Madiba ♞
TBone-
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
United States2309 Posts
March 16 2014 14:28 GMT
#208
Meh, we've seen time and time again that even the players themselves saying retirements via twitter turn out to not always be true.
Eve online FC, lover of all competition
minisindad
Profile Joined April 2013
United States3 Posts
March 16 2014 15:58 GMT
#209
After every match you can see that he is in physical distress grabbing his wrist every time. He is a great player but this is the type of thing that should be thought over between himself, team and family. Hope it works out whichever path he chooses. Goodluck.
Enzymatic
Profile Joined August 2011
Canada1301 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-03-16 16:20:14
March 16 2014 16:15 GMT
#210
Can't really take this retirement post seriously as it came after a disheartening loss.. So being demoralized is obviously expected. He was more than likely just frustrated and ranting a bit out of negative emotions coming from the loss. People here need to relax and realize the circumstances that this twitter post came after.

I've lost count of how many ladder games I've played where I've had a frustrating loss and felt like calling it quits after, lol.

Whoever said this was an "emo tweet" just coming after a loss on page 7'ish seems to be on the right track.
"Who hired this awful fountain gunner? He can't hit shit." - Yiss
Shinespark
Profile Joined June 2011
Chile843 Posts
March 16 2014 16:16 GMT
#211
TL is gonna be left with a single terran again. TLBunny, lol
"I, for one, welcome our new Korean overlords."
hmsrenown
Profile Joined July 2010
Canada1263 Posts
March 16 2014 16:23 GMT
#212
Not holding out as a medical expert, but if the condition is a degenerative one, it is best for him to retire sooner than later before the condition gets out of control...at least in major sports a career can be had well into the 30s, an opportunity not available to Taeja.

I don't believe this is an "emo tweet" considering that there were winds about retiring late last year.
veilchen
Profile Joined February 2014
13 Posts
March 16 2014 16:28 GMT
#213
These last 2 games sOs - Taeja were so incedibly lame..

tesTOSSterone
Profile Joined July 2013
Canada15 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-03-16 16:45:08
March 16 2014 16:39 GMT
#214
Did it occur to anybody that maybe it wasn't just the blink all-in that Taeja was really upset about but also because of the fact that IEM decided to have it a winner take all tournament?. If the prize money was shared I doubt we would be seeing that tweet from Taeja the same day he takes home some prize money. I can't think of a single professional tournament of any sort which does not reward 2nd or 3rd place finishes, it's mind boggling. Especially during these hard times, with so many players retiring and so many teams shutting down, it would have been the smart decision to have the money split. Just imagine if we had an actual foreigner who made an incredible never to forget run all the way to the grand finals only to win nothing in the end, how would the community have reacted then? I don't think blink all-in's were the only issue here.
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sc2holar
Profile Joined October 2011
Sweden1637 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-03-16 16:45:41
March 16 2014 16:45 GMT
#215
On March 17 2014 01:39 tesTOSSterone wrote:
Did it occur to anybody that maybe it wasn't just the blink all-in that Taeja was really upset about but also because of the fact that IEM decided to have it a winner take all tournament?. If the prize money was shared I doubt we would be seeing that tweet from Taeja same day he takes home some prize money. I can't think of a single professional tournament of any sort which does not reward 2nd or 3rd place finishes, it's mind boggling. Especially during these hard times, with so many players retiring and so many teams shutting down, it would have been the smart decision to have the money split. Just imagine if we had an actual foreigner who made an incredible never to forget run all the way to the grand finals and in the end he wins nothing, how would the community have reacted then? I don't think blink all-in's were the only issue here.


Do you really believe that a seasoned pro-gamer like Taeja would retire cause of one single daft tournament?
you no take candle
tesTOSSterone
Profile Joined July 2013
Canada15 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-03-16 16:53:33
March 16 2014 16:51 GMT
#216
On March 17 2014 01:45 sc2holar wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 17 2014 01:39 tesTOSSterone wrote:
Did it occur to anybody that maybe it wasn't just the blink all-in that Taeja was really upset about but also because of the fact that IEM decided to have it a winner take all tournament?. If the prize money was shared I doubt we would be seeing that tweet from Taeja same day he takes home some prize money. I can't think of a single professional tournament of any sort which does not reward 2nd or 3rd place finishes, it's mind boggling. Especially during these hard times, with so many players retiring and so many teams shutting down, it would have been the smart decision to have the money split. Just imagine if we had an actual foreigner who made an incredible never to forget run all the way to the grand finals and in the end he wins nothing, how would the community have reacted then? I don't think blink all-in's were the only issue here.


Do you really believe that a seasoned pro-gamer like Taeja would retire cause of one single daft tournament?



No I don't think it was just because of this single tournament that he decided to retire, he's obviously had retirement on his mind for awhile now we've all known that, but the point I am trying to make is that I do believe if he did take home some prize money we would not be seeing that tweet this early. The fact that he got nothing, except a pat on the back, obviously made the decision to post that tweet much easier.
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Specialist
Profile Blog Joined April 2007
United States803 Posts
March 16 2014 16:54 GMT
#217
come and join HS!!
seak99
Profile Joined November 2013
Canada69 Posts
March 16 2014 17:04 GMT
#218
If Starcraft 2 was like a 1v1 version of basketball, the Protoss player would be the tall guy, and the Terran would be the short guy.

The Terran can win if he put on some sick moves and plays a lot better, but the Protoss player will always have an advantage.



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Fhiz
Profile Joined October 2013
361 Posts
March 16 2014 17:08 GMT
#219
I really like taeja and this is very sad to hear this news for real.. I hope he doesn't leave progaming because he is a great personality
girls generation make u feel da heat
samtheoneca
Profile Joined January 2011
Canada5 Posts
March 16 2014 17:16 GMT
#220
Seems like Taeja is always whining
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