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intotheheart
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
Canada33091 Posts
March 15 2014 23:23 GMT
#61
On March 16 2014 07:29 vult wrote:
Yeah I'd say wait for an official announcement. Especially since it involves a Liquid player.

Twitter != valuable source


Pretty much this. If TaeJa officially retired, then we'd hear something from the website.
kiss kiss fall in love
GumBa
Profile Blog Joined July 2012
United Kingdom31935 Posts
March 15 2014 23:23 GMT
#62
On March 16 2014 08:06 TheBloodyDwarf wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 16 2014 07:29 Penguinator wrote:
Protoss so strong it can make Taeja retire
Even Liquid_Hero agrees

how hero can say that after cologne?

That series vs Inno.... still makes me mad to think about it
To all the haters: you deserve to witness many, many more Serral victories, worthy of the godlike player he is.
Squat
Profile Joined September 2013
Sweden7978 Posts
March 15 2014 23:24 GMT
#63
On March 16 2014 08:19 Frex wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 16 2014 08:12 geokilla wrote:
On March 16 2014 08:10 pooMonger wrote:
you guys underestimate the toll that 7-10 years of playing an APM-intensive game has on one's wrists.

I've put in about 8,000 hours into the game, and I've had to take a lengthy break from playing due to the pain in my forearms, specifically my wrists.

there really needs to be some sort of innovation in the RSI field, because I can only see the problem worsening as more people acquire access to computers throughout the world.

imagine if our favorite players and progamers could have playing careers that lasted 20-30 years, instead of the 5-10 years they have now.


Or encourage them to go to the gym and do more than sit in front of a computer 10 hours a day. You don't have to be a progamer to injure yourself. Just take a look at the people sitting in an office job.


Or we can just accept that a lot of jobs come with occupational hazards. There is a lot you can do to avoid them, but sometimes it can just be inevitable.

Wrist issues are both preventable and treatable. My mother is a journalist and often types for several hours a day, and she developed wrist and hand problems as a result. She went to see a rehab specialist and now she's doing fine. For Taeja, it could be any number of reasons, or a lot of them accumulating. Regardless, I hope he doesn't stick around for too long. Esports is not a good place to get stuck.
"Digital. They have digital. What is digital?" - Donald J Trump
Bagration
Profile Blog Joined October 2011
United States18282 Posts
March 15 2014 23:28 GMT
#64
On March 16 2014 08:16 SSVnormandy wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 16 2014 08:06 TheBloodyDwarf wrote:
On March 16 2014 07:29 Penguinator wrote:
Protoss so strong it can make Taeja retire
Even Liquid_Hero agrees
https://twitter.com/Liquid_HerO/status/444951502017560576

how hero can say that after cologne?


maybe he sees that as a big deal for the survival of sc2 and thinks this is more important than getting free wins


If he really wanted to play entertaining games, he would have played different at Cologne. All the players play to win (except Naniwa)
Team Slayers, Axiom-Acer and Vile forever
ImperialFist
Profile Joined April 2013
790 Posts
March 15 2014 23:31 GMT
#65
On March 16 2014 07:29 Penguinator wrote:
Protoss so strong it can make Taeja retire
Even Liquid_Hero agrees
https://twitter.com/Liquid_HerO/status/444951502017560576


Since watching Hero for the first time I always said this guy should play Terran, his play-style is amazing and so refreshing to watch considering he plays Protoss, the way he goes for heavy multitask <3. And with this tweet he stamps out his place as a true Hero (no pun) of RTS. <3 Thank you Hero
"In the name of Holy Terra I challenge, Take up arms, for the Emperor’s Justice falls on you!"
Squat
Profile Joined September 2013
Sweden7978 Posts
March 15 2014 23:32 GMT
#66
On March 16 2014 08:28 Bagration wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 16 2014 08:16 SSVnormandy wrote:
On March 16 2014 08:06 TheBloodyDwarf wrote:
On March 16 2014 07:29 Penguinator wrote:
Protoss so strong it can make Taeja retire
Even Liquid_Hero agrees
https://twitter.com/Liquid_HerO/status/444951502017560576

how hero can say that after cologne?


maybe he sees that as a big deal for the survival of sc2 and thinks this is more important than getting free wins


If he really wanted to play entertaining games, he would have played different at Cologne. All the players play to win (except Naniwa)

One does not necessarily preclude the other. I played SH vs toss and mech when I still played because I like winning. Didn't mean I liked the unit or the strategies it forces.
"Digital. They have digital. What is digital?" - Donald J Trump
Psychobabas
Profile Blog Joined March 2006
2531 Posts
March 15 2014 23:32 GMT
#67
Everybody knows Blink stalker is broken. And yet we get no fix. Mothership vision nerf isn't enough.
pure.Wasted
Profile Blog Joined December 2008
Canada4701 Posts
March 15 2014 23:32 GMT
#68
On March 16 2014 08:28 Bagration wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 16 2014 08:16 SSVnormandy wrote:
On March 16 2014 08:06 TheBloodyDwarf wrote:
On March 16 2014 07:29 Penguinator wrote:
Protoss so strong it can make Taeja retire
Even Liquid_Hero agrees
https://twitter.com/Liquid_HerO/status/444951502017560576

how hero can say that after cologne?


maybe he sees that as a big deal for the survival of sc2 and thinks this is more important than getting free wins


If he really wanted to play entertaining games, he would have played different at Cologne. All the players play to win (except Naniwa)


Life refused to play Daedalus. Soulkey plays aggressive SH, I doubt its because he doesn't understand how to turtle with them.

I agree that hero developing a conscience in time for his teammates loss is convenient, but better late than never.
INna Maru-da-FanTa, Bbaby, TY Dream that I'm Flashing you
Deleted User 3420
Profile Blog Joined May 2003
24492 Posts
March 15 2014 23:33 GMT
#69
i'd quit too after losing 100k to that
geokilla
Profile Joined May 2011
Canada8246 Posts
March 15 2014 23:42 GMT
#70
On March 16 2014 08:33 travis wrote:
i'd quit too after losing 100k to that

To be fair, he wasn't going to lose $100k. He was a set of matches away... But IEM and its stupid prize bracket certainly doesn't help.
neptunusfisk
Profile Blog Joined July 2012
2286 Posts
March 15 2014 23:42 GMT
#71
On March 16 2014 08:33 travis wrote:
i'd quit too after losing 100k to that


yeah but it's not like he would have won the finals to herO who is even better than sos
maru G5L pls
Darkhorse
Profile Blog Joined December 2011
United States23455 Posts
March 15 2014 23:47 GMT
#72
On March 16 2014 08:28 Bagration wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 16 2014 08:16 SSVnormandy wrote:
On March 16 2014 08:06 TheBloodyDwarf wrote:
On March 16 2014 07:29 Penguinator wrote:
Protoss so strong it can make Taeja retire
Even Liquid_Hero agrees
https://twitter.com/Liquid_HerO/status/444951502017560576

how hero can say that after cologne?


maybe he sees that as a big deal for the survival of sc2 and thinks this is more important than getting free wins


If he really wanted to play entertaining games, he would have played different at Cologne. All the players play to win (except Naniwa)

Just because he uses the build doesn't mean he can't comment that it is pretty strong and bad for viewers. Like you say, he plays to win.
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TimKim0713
Profile Joined June 2012
Korea (South)221 Posts
March 15 2014 23:54 GMT
#73
"보고잇냐데이빗킴?"

lol hopefully things get fixed!
BonitiilloO
Profile Joined June 2013
Dominican Republic627 Posts
March 15 2014 23:55 GMT
#74
so blizzard made a patch to help terrans and they are retiring? to me it doesnt make anysense coming from a ''Pro''
thats why i like flash and jaedong mentallity
How may help u?
neptunusfisk
Profile Blog Joined July 2012
2286 Posts
March 15 2014 23:58 GMT
#75
On March 16 2014 08:55 SC2BF3Love wrote:
so blizzard made a patch to help terrans and they are retiring? to me it doesnt make anysense coming from a ''Pro''
thats why i like flash and jaedong mentallity


Well cool down, you aggro hater

has he even put forth any reason to retire?

No, except his near permament wrist pain, nothing

stop hating, lamer, Taeja is very pro, much unlike haters
maru G5L pls
ZAiNs
Profile Joined July 2010
United Kingdom6525 Posts
March 16 2014 00:05 GMT
#76
On March 16 2014 08:33 travis wrote:
i'd quit too after losing 100k to that

sOs would have crushed TaeJa in macro games any ways :D.
Darkhorse
Profile Blog Joined December 2011
United States23455 Posts
March 16 2014 00:08 GMT
#77
On March 16 2014 09:05 ZAiNs wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 16 2014 08:33 travis wrote:
i'd quit too after losing 100k to that

sOs would have crushed TaeJa in macro games any ways :D.

The only game Taeja won was the long one tho. :D
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Daumen
Profile Joined July 2011
Germany1073 Posts
March 16 2014 00:08 GMT
#78
damn ;<
President of the ReaL Fan Club.
Spaylz
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
Japan1743 Posts
March 16 2014 00:10 GMT
#79
To be taken with a grain of salt, in my opinion.

Though it does seem like a lot of pros are retiring...
I like words.
Scarlett`
Profile Joined April 2011
Korea (South)2394 Posts
March 16 2014 00:11 GMT
#80
On March 16 2014 09:05 ZAiNs wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 16 2014 08:33 travis wrote:
i'd quit too after losing 100k to that

sOs would have crushed TaeJa in macro games any ways :D.

As we saw in game 2?
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