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ToD has joined the *aAa* Heroes of the Storm team

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ziDwaiT
Profile Joined October 2010
France71 Posts
January 05 2015 19:15 GMT
#1
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The former Warcraft III & Starcraft II world-class player Yoan “ToD” Merlo has joined the *aAa* Heroes of the Storm team.

Here is its statement regarding his choice regarding the Blizzard new MOBA:

"After playing a long time at Starcraft II, I decided to stop competition on this game, at least for a while. I played at Heroes of the Storm for fun at the beginning, but it turned out that I have finally played 1 000 games in two months. Naturally I decided to try to play in a team, for the first time in my life. That’s why today I’m joining aAa, a team that is pretty much as old as I’m in esport, looking forward seeing what we will be able to accomplish on this very young game."
Yoan "ToD" Merlo

More infos here.
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Koromon
Profile Joined May 2012
United States304 Posts
January 05 2015 19:19 GMT
#2
Does this mean he'll continue to cast?
FeyFey
Profile Joined September 2010
Germany10114 Posts
January 05 2015 19:19 GMT
#3
I want to force Blizzard into bringing out a Siege Engine Hero now. Kinda sad though ToD was always so fun in Sc2.
TTBest
Profile Joined September 2013
Germany74 Posts
January 05 2015 19:19 GMT
#4
Whaaaaaaat? So what is XMG going to do now? And btw: I didn't know that Sjaak switched over to Heroes as well.

But ToD please, come back at least for LotV or continue at least with casting! That's a big loss for sure for the whole scene...
Big J
Profile Joined March 2011
Austria16289 Posts
January 05 2015 19:23 GMT
#5
goodbye to another foreign hope!
OtherWorld
Profile Blog Joined October 2013
France17333 Posts
January 05 2015 19:29 GMT
#6
ToD fighting :D
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DuckloadBlackra
Profile Joined July 2011
225 Posts
January 05 2015 19:30 GMT
#7
Wut? That was quite unexpected. If he keeps casting SC2 it will be fine though, I never saw him playing in tournaments.
GreEny K
Profile Joined February 2008
Germany7312 Posts
January 05 2015 19:42 GMT
#8
He said he is done for now... Calm down people.
Why would you ever choose failure, when success is an option.
ziDwaiT
Profile Joined October 2010
France71 Posts
January 05 2015 19:43 GMT
#9
@Koromon yep he will
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Shellshock
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United States97276 Posts
January 05 2015 19:48 GMT
#10
Good luck, ToD
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peanuts
Profile Blog Joined May 2012
United States1225 Posts
January 05 2015 19:48 GMT
#11
Huh. Didn't really see this coming. I knew he played some Heroes, but not enough to justify a full switch. Makes me wonder if Grubby is gonna go over to aAa as well. He's been teasing the switch for a while now, and it would make sense to go with ToD.
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SirPinky
Profile Joined February 2011
United States525 Posts
January 05 2015 19:50 GMT
#12
I dont blame him for trying something new. After playing this game since 2000, it would be nice to try another viable Blizzard game. Diablo III sucked so I'm looking forward to something new instead of a continuous loop of Sc2. The mass hacking on ladder doesn't help the current STOG either.

Also, somewhat on, but also off topic. How hard is it to get a Heros Beta? I only see progamers or casters have them.
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vult
Profile Blog Joined February 2012
United States9400 Posts
January 05 2015 19:50 GMT
#13
Interesting. Good luck.
I used to play random, but for you I play very specifically.
Musicus
Profile Joined August 2011
Germany23576 Posts
January 05 2015 19:54 GMT
#14
Well good luck ToD, but I just know we will still see plenty of him in sc2 .
Maru and Serral are probably top 5.
afreecaTV.Char
Profile Joined December 2014
United States338 Posts
January 05 2015 20:04 GMT
#15
Interesting news! Best wishes and good luck to le ToD!
Former AfreecaTV Esports Manager (2014-2024)
pmp10
Profile Joined April 2012
3381 Posts
January 05 2015 20:07 GMT
#16
Never thought I'd see European scene people transitioning to Heroes.
OtherWorld
Profile Blog Joined October 2013
France17333 Posts
January 05 2015 20:10 GMT
#17
On January 06 2015 04:48 peanuts wrote:
Huh. Didn't really see this coming. I knew he played some Heroes, but not enough to justify a full switch. Makes me wonder if Grubby is gonna go over to aAa as well. He's been teasing the switch for a while now, and it would make sense to go with ToD.

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danbel1005
Profile Joined February 2008
United States1319 Posts
January 05 2015 20:15 GMT
#18
Best of luck Le Nose!
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FueledUpAndReadyToGo
Profile Blog Joined March 2013
Netherlands30548 Posts
January 05 2015 20:29 GMT
#19
On January 06 2015 04:48 peanuts wrote:
Huh. Didn't really see this coming. I knew he played some Heroes, but not enough to justify a full switch. Makes me wonder if Grubby is gonna go over to aAa as well. He's been teasing the switch for a while now, and it would make sense to go with ToD.

Grubby seems to be playing Heroes as well (until LotV at least) according to his chat.
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KtJ
Profile Joined October 2014
United States3514 Posts
January 05 2015 20:31 GMT
#20
Gl ToD you're a great caster.
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