EPTEffOrt Retires - Page 9
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He wants to spend as much time as he can with his sick mother before he does military. -wax | ||
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fishjie
United States1519 Posts
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wl4d
France103 Posts
he didn't, but he was on the way imo | ||
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bypLy
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evilfatsh1t
Australia8618 Posts
some people here are talking as if shes terminally ill but i have no idea where you guys got that info from | ||
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brickrd
United States4894 Posts
On September 23 2014 10:13 evilfatsh1t wrote: what kind of sickness does his mother have exactly? some people here are talking as if shes terminally ill but i have no idea where you guys got that info from that shes terminally ill is a fairly reasonable assumption based on the phrasing provided which changes nothing if incorrect, as spending time with your ill mother is a great reason to retire from playing computer games whether shes terminal or not | ||
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evilfatsh1t
Australia8618 Posts
On September 23 2014 10:41 brickrd wrote: that shes terminally ill is a fairly reasonable assumption based on the phrasing provided which changes nothing if incorrect, as spending time with your ill mother is a great reason to retire from playing computer games whether shes terminal or not "retire from playing computer games" im not sure you realise how offensive that statement is. to these people its not just "computer games", its their goddamn job. its their life. you wouldnt retire from being an office worker if your mum was just down with the flu, so why would they. now im not saying efforts mother is only down with the flu, because its obviously much more serious. but you need to grow the fk up and show some respect to the people who make a living out of progaming. its not just "computer games" | ||
BigFan
TLADT24920 Posts
On September 23 2014 11:24 evilfatsh1t wrote: "retire from playing computer games" im not sure you realise how offensive that statement is. to these people its not just "computer games", its their goddamn job. its their life. you wouldnt retire from being an office worker if your mum was just down with the flu, so why would they. now im not saying efforts mother is only down with the flu, because its obviously much more serious. but you need to grow the fk up and show some respect to the people who make a living out of progaming. its not just "computer games" I don't see the reason why you are getting angry with his comment tbh. It's still a computer game in the end that he's playing as a job so yes, it's essentially a job but unlike jobs that you can work till retirement, even entry level ones, you can only do gaming for x amount of time before you have to retire and move on with life to work another job or get an education etc... I don't believe his comment was meant to be disrespectful though I don't see what's there to disrespect. | ||
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brickrd
United States4894 Posts
On September 23 2014 11:33 BigFan wrote: I don't see the reason why you are getting angry with his comment tbh. It's still a computer game in the end that he's playing as a job so yes, it's essentially a job but unlike jobs that you can work till retirement, even entry level ones, you can only do gaming for x amount of time before you have to retire and move on with life to work another job or get an education etc... I don't believe his comment was meant to be disrespectful though I don't see what's there to disrespect. yes that was absolutely the point, not to diminish SC2 (why would i do this when im a fan and member of the community?) but to put things in perspective that neither computer games nor cash nor glory will ever compare to the importance of family, friends and hearts im pretty sure that guy was trolling from his first post though so whatever, best not to continue taking the bait i guess | ||
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N.geNuity
United States5112 Posts
nothing special but pretty sick commerical with effort, always super hype | ||
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evilfatsh1t
Australia8618 Posts
On September 23 2014 11:33 BigFan wrote: I don't see the reason why you are getting angry with his comment tbh. It's still a computer game in the end that he's playing as a job so yes, it's essentially a job but unlike jobs that you can work till retirement, even entry level ones, you can only do gaming for x amount of time before you have to retire and move on with life to work another job or get an education etc... I don't believe his comment was meant to be disrespectful though I don't see what's there to disrespect. the fact that he put the emphasis on "computer games" just shows how little he thinks of the profession. whether or not he meant it that way is another story, but that statement is disrespectful. if effort was the ceo of apple he would not be saying "is a great reason to retire from managing one of the biggest company's in the world", but the fact that he pointed out that retiring from computer games should be a no brainer decision just shows a lack of understanding of how important the job is to actual progamers. if you didnt mean any of this then i apologise, but surely i must not be the only one who took that sentence to mean that playing computer games for a job is amateur compared to "real" jobs and no, i wasnt trolling at the start, it was a legitimate question. im curious as to how sick effort's mother is | ||
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FFW_Rude
France10201 Posts
On September 23 2014 00:53 The_Red_Viper wrote: TBF, the mod note is not really that noticeable imo. It could need a red boarder or something like that  (i mean i did read it IN the thread, wouldn't have seen it otherwise ^^) it's in the OP too  | ||
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Rhaeide
Spain304 Posts
Good luck in the future EffOrt! | ||
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BigFan
TLADT24920 Posts
On September 23 2014 15:23 evilfatsh1t wrote: the fact that he put the emphasis on "computer games" just shows how little he thinks of the profession. whether or not he meant it that way is another story, but that statement is disrespectful. if effort was the ceo of apple he would not be saying "is a great reason to retire from managing one of the biggest company's in the world", but the fact that he pointed out that retiring from computer games should be a no brainer decision just shows a lack of understanding of how important the job is to actual progamers. if you didnt mean any of this then i apologise, but surely i must not be the only one who took that sentence to mean that playing computer games for a job is amateur compared to "real" jobs and no, i wasnt trolling at the start, it was a legitimate question. im curious as to how sick effort's mother is Reread his last sentence: "spending time with your ill mother is a great reason to retire from playing computer games whether shes terminal or not" -> his mother is sick, retiring is a great idea regardless if its terminal or not -> no insult to computer games. You can easily apply that logic to other jobs though a video gaming job has a much shorter life so the statement makes more sense. Also, cmon, are you really comparing making decision for Apple to someone playing a video game T.T They don't even come close at all... It's one thing to respect the players which I'm sure most people on TL do but it's another to put them on that high of a pedestal when comparing them to other really high end jobs. In other words, please don't make that kind of comparison. | ||
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josephmcjoe
United States57 Posts
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A3th3r
United States319 Posts
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H0i
Netherlands484 Posts
Good luck to effort and his mother, thanks for all the games, memories, practice hours, passion and I hope to see him back some day. | ||
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revy
United States1524 Posts
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IntoTheWow
is awesome32273 Posts
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purakushi
United States3300 Posts
On September 24 2014 22:25 IntoTheWow wrote: Hopefully he will play some more Brood War, at least a little Family first, but yes please~ Need more good Zergs >< | ||
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sM.Zik
Canada2544 Posts
 Especially a zergbrother. | ||
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