TeamLiquid did receive a press release via email from GEM. This not an April Fool's joke on TeamLiquid's end.

Korean media outlets such as ThisIsGame, DailyEsports, PGR21.com, Fomos and Inven have reported the story as well.

StarVe

Germany13591 Posts

April 01 2014 01:41 GMT

#81

On April 01 2014 10:39 Advantageous wrote:If he does leave the scene, which I hope he doesn't, the name Nestea would forever live down as one of the best zergs to ever play this game. Kinda like Fruitdealer :D

Only much better.

Goodbye, Lim Jae Duk.

Mortal

2943 Posts

April 01 2014 01:42 GMT

#82

Bye Nestea

Seeker

Where dat snitch at?36949 Posts

April 01 2014 01:53 GMT

#83

On April 01 2014 08:34 SC2Toastie wrote:
Sooo scared he will retire :S:S:S

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Yorkie

United States12612 Posts

April 01 2014 01:54 GMT

#84

Kinda sad, but at the same time this isn't the kind of team-leaving message I really dread. If he retires, it will be on his own terms. He will go out being known as one of the best players of all time as well as that nagging thought in the back of Artosis's mind keeping him up at night wondering what could be. He came, he played, and he sure as hell conquered. Not every career can last forever, but his was filled with success. Plus now he's married! :D (Not like MKP married actually you know married). Good luck in everything you do in the future, especially if that is more SC2 :D

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I also have hunch that this is an April Fool's joke, sort of the coup de grace of the esports efforts to fool the fans. Look at all the news outlets working together, and TeamLiquid Esports making the post. But I will save the above paragraph for when he does actually leave/retire :D

phipsL

Germany189 Posts

April 01 2014 01:54 GMT

#85

TeamLiquid did receive a press release via email from GEM. This not an April Fool's joke on TeamLiquid's end.

This may not be an April Fool's joke on TeamLiquid's end, but it still could be one by GEM.

Thrillz

4313 Posts

April 01 2014 02:00 GMT

#86

lol I remember when Bomber said he was retiring and going to the military for April Fools.

Seems like an april fools, why would you release something like this on april fools anyways.

Could be real, but I'll believe it when I see it.

Kyir

United States1047 Posts

April 01 2014 02:05 GMT

#87

If this is a joke I will be both grumpy as heck and super relieved. Seems too straight to be a joke though.

SHOOG

United States1639 Posts

April 01 2014 02:17 GMT

#88

This saddens me :/

j4vz

Canada976 Posts

April 01 2014 02:44 GMT

#89

EGNestea

movac

Canada494 Posts

April 01 2014 02:48 GMT

#90

oh man.. so now Mvp and Yonghwa are the last 2 original members of IM.

Holdenintherye

Canada1441 Posts

April 01 2014 02:50 GMT

#91

Well this is certainly surprising... Nestea has become such an integral part of IM's image, it's hard to imagine either of them without each other.
I'm just glad to hear he's not retiring. Wonder who's gonna pick him up

ZAiNs

United Kingdom6525 Posts

April 01 2014 02:51 GMT

#92

On April 01 2014 10:21 Boucot wrote:

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He's still in WCS AM Premier League every season. There are players who are way more irrelevant .

He's not doing very well though, and it's super hard to get knocked out of WCS AM/EU unlike Korea.

THELEHGOTERRAN

United States1837 Posts

April 01 2014 02:53 GMT

#93

I bet this is legit.

Shinespark

Chile843 Posts

April 01 2014 02:56 GMT

#94

End of an era...
We'll miss you, creator of the universe!

Zenniv

United States545 Posts

April 01 2014 02:58 GMT

#95

Nestea why 1??!?!! I haven't watch SC2 since HoTS came out, but this makes me very very sad.

TT1

Canada9990 Posts

April 01 2014 03:01 GMT

#96

ill consider this an april fools joke until its april 2nd, ill re-evaluate the situation after that

Belisarius

Australia6224 Posts

April 01 2014 03:09 GMT

#97

Seems like the cool thing to do for April Fool's is to announce things which aren't funny but might be possible, purely to confuse people. That seems kind of dumb.

Either that or neither IM's nor Valve's PR guys own calendars.

negativedge

4279 Posts

April 01 2014 03:10 GMT

#98

this is pretty shit

(please Liquid`Nestea!!)

BrassMonkey27

Canada616 Posts

April 01 2014 03:12 GMT

#99

Thats a terrible april fool's if true..

Beakyboo

United States485 Posts

April 01 2014 03:14 GMT

#100

Ok so regardless of how official the source is, it's totally bizarre and stupid to make these kind of announcements on april 1st. Hence I'll remain skeptical for a bit, even though it wouldn't exactly be that surprising if Nestea was retiring.