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hey hey,
it has been very quiet here on my page! After the HSC X, christmas and new year i just didnt have too much to share about esports smile emoticon But i think its time to update you guys now.
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As you maybe heard, i stepped back from SC2 at the moment (i had an interview during the homestorycup where i mentioned, that im waiting for Blizzcon and legacy of the void announcements) but the legacy of the void release is not near yet and my motivation to practise SC2 in the 2nd half of 2014 wasnt there anymore. I love SC2 and im very satisfied with my results in 2011, 2012, 2013. No regrets at all, the game, the tournaments, the events, the countrys, the players, the fans and my own results kept me going.
But 2014 was a very rough year as a progamer. A lot of tournaments disappeared, many koreans moved over to Europe to compete here and the public interest in SC2 decreased. So did my own.
I always had my up & downs in my practise routine, but before important tournaments i practised really hard, it was just less enjoyable for me than it used to be. So when i failed to qualify myself for the WCS Season 3 2014 in july i stopped to practise SC2 completly. I played very little amount for EPS and HSC and of course, as you can expect, my results didnt get any better from that.
Thats also the reason why i did not try to qualify for the upcoming WCS season 2015.
So im currently taking a break from starcraft, but most likely i will continue to play the weekly EPS SC2 cups, depending on my schedule. I will not return to Heart of the Swarm, lets wait and see what happens when legacy of the void is going live.
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You maybe also heard that im playing alot of Heroes of the Storm. (around 1.000 games listed on hotslogs)
When i stopped training in SC2 i basically started to practise heroes of the storm straight away, its a new game, but same engine and im very familiar with the blizzard universe. You guys know that i played Warcraft III before SC2 so im used to play and grind in 1vs1 games. Forever alone. Haha.
But man, i did not expect to have so much fun playing a teamgame and trying to improve together. I have some backround expierence with Dota 1 and Dota 2, but never played it on a professional level. So there are many things i have to learn and need to improve on, but i like the challenge!
The amount of fun i have while i play heroes is something ive missed in SC2 for a while, playing and talking, using teamspeak and not forced to play vs a barcode is a very nice expierence.
So whats coming up? Im not sure. The tournament scene in Heroes is rather small at the moment, there are some tournament with a few thousand USD to win, but nothing big yet. The game just entered Beta status a weeks ago. If the esports scene and the public interest grows, i will consider to switch fully to heroes. For now we are just trying to improve and trying to qualify for the "important" leagues in Heroes at the moment.
We did not qualify for HCL, but we are trying to qualify for the HPL (2 qualifier left) and we managed to get into the ESL Major League at the first try.
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We, that is WELL MET!
The old guard of SC2 players while drinking some beers had the idea to form a heroes of the storm team existing of Knowme, Socke and myself filled up by whoever fits.
During our sessions of solo que we met Hiruke randomly ingame and invited him to teamspeak to play a little with us; a few days later he joined our team. He has some backround in LoL, but never competed at the highest level. Last but no least we picked up Hysterica to strengthen our level of play.
So here we are:
current roster:
Dennis Schneider (GERMANY)
Ranged Assasin
Giacomo Thüs (GERMANY)
Warrior, Meele Assasin Giacomo 'Socke' Thüs / sockesc2 on twitter
Timmy Vilppu (SWEDEN)
Meele and Ranged Assasin Hysterica Gaming / HystericaGaming on twitter
Steffen Fritzemeier (GERMANY)
Warrior KnowMe / YouBetterKnowMe on twitter
Lucas Cortazar Entrialgo (SPAIN)
Support HirukeHots on twitter
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Thanks to my team mousesports, supporting me for more than ten years and still supporting me. Same shoutout to you guys, to every single one of you here on facebook and twitter, having people that back me up for such a long time is just crazy awesome.
For those who have no clue about heroes of the storm yet, give it a try and check out this:
http://eu.battle.net/heroes/en/
if you didnt get lucky with the alpha/beta invites theres the opportunity to buy access.
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 Sad to hear. Been a fan since WC3 days! Good luck in Heroes of the Storm!
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Socke&HasuObs combo, they will do great!
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Ahh, two german protoss brothers retired... :/ hope they come back for LotV!
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Same recurring theme of people just switching over to heroes.
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Fly catcher, six-time EPS Champion, staple of the German circuit, perfect attendee of HSC, most loyal team member of all time. Hasuobs, I hope Heroes treats you well in the meantime, we'll welcome you back with the others for Legacy.
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He took a break, didn't retired, yet.
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Is this some secret advertisement for Heroes of the Storm? I'm all about the goodbye stuff and explaining the reason of retirement but let's not try to recruit more people to Heroes of the Storm lol. Keep that to the Heroes of the Storm homepages.
Sad to see Hasu go though.
All hail StarCraft!
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Germany25657 Posts
So far I have a winning record against Hasu & Socke in Heroes. I should consider going pro! 
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sad its like the end of an era but i guess all the foreigners are moving on to heroes of the storm. best of luck
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On January 24 2015 21:03 JanDe wrote:
He took a break, didn't retired, yet.
Exactly, and for us nothing really changes. He's been inactive for quite a while now, or at least not practising and showing mediocre games.
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Lorning
Belgica34432 Posts
HasuObs retired from SC2
So im currently taking a break from starcraft, but most likely i will continue to play the weekly EPS SC2 cups
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3 times WC3, 3Times SC2 and probably 3 Times HOTS EPS-Champion HasuObs.
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So next EPS will be decided between Gungfubanda, Heromarine and Showtime.
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On January 24 2015 21:40 Aridhol wrote:
So next EPS will be decided between Gungfubanda, Heromarine and Showtime.
What about Goody?
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Lorning
Belgica34432 Posts
Renamed the thread to "Taking a break"
On January 24 2015 21:30 Lorning wrote:Show nested quote +So im currently taking a break from starcraft, but most likely i will continue to play the weekly EPS SC2 cups
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Grubby, ToD, Socke, Hasu, Sjaak, Dimaga, WhiteRa and many more are all doing the same. But I'm telling you, they'll all be back with LotV, well maybe not WhiteRa.
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HotS is taking over SC2?
I wonder coz HotS has a very small skill ceiling compared to Dota 2. I can't see high skilled SC2 players are happy playing such an "easy" game. If the price pools are rising in HotS more and more good teams will join. That increases the variance by a ton since the skill gap is not that high.
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On January 24 2015 22:06 TurboMaN wrote:
HotS is taking over SC2?
I wonder coz HotS has a very small skill ceiling compared to Dota 2. I can't see high skilled SC2 players are happy playing such an "easy" game. If the price pools are rising in HotS more and more good teams will join. That increases the variance by a ton since the skill gap is not that high.
Well, most of them will realize that they can't shine as much in it as they can in SC2. That is, if a competetive scene will rise and if the game will be any popular (personally got zero interest in it). Though I'm sure a few of them might be successful.
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On January 24 2015 21:55 Musicus wrote:
Grubby, ToD, Socke, Hasu, Sjaak, Dimaga, WhiteRa and many more are all doing the same. But I'm telling you, they'll all be back with LotV, well maybe not WhiteRa.
WhiteRa said on facebook that he ll stream and play sc2 with Lotv
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Shame, he always seemed like a good guy, reminded me of the older brother of a friend of mine. Best for your future Hasu!
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On January 24 2015 22:26 myRZeth wrote:Show nested quote +On January 24 2015 21:55 Musicus wrote:
Grubby, ToD, Socke, Hasu, Sjaak, Dimaga, WhiteRa and many more are all doing the same. But I'm telling you, they'll all be back with LotV, well maybe not WhiteRa. WhiteRa said on facebook that he ll stream and play sc2 with Lotv
awesome 
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to be expected. But that doesn't mean I like it
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Jordan141 Posts
Will keep cheering for you wherever you go and whatever you choose
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Sad to hear, but I'm looking forward to the return of all of them for LotV.
Also another call for better social interaction within the SC2 game client...
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On January 24 2015 22:06 TurboMaN wrote:
HotS is taking over SC2?
I wonder coz HotS has a very small skill ceiling compared to Dota 2. I can't see high skilled SC2 players are happy playing such an "easy" game. If the price pools are rising in HotS more and more good teams will join. That increases the variance by a ton since the skill gap is not that high.
I always have a freeling that people confuse simplicity with lack of depth.
Pretty hard to talk about skill ceiling when people is still quite far from there. I assume you have no clue, that or you are a HotS and DOTA 2 pro.
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Hasu aiming to win his next 3 EPS titles in yet another game? 
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On January 24 2015 22:06 TurboMaN wrote:
HotS is taking over SC2?
I wonder coz HotS has a very small skill ceiling compared to Dota 2. I can't see high skilled SC2 players are happy playing such an "easy" game. If the price pools are rising in HotS more and more good teams will join. That increases the variance by a ton since the skill gap is not that high.
What you have said can also be applied to Broodwar and SC2... Well SC2 has taken over Broodwar sadly.
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sc2 scene dead for good.
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Wow, can't wait for hasuobs to return to LotV. Foreigner hope?
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On January 25 2015 00:05 EndRoll wrote:Show nested quote +On January 24 2015 22:06 TurboMaN wrote:
HotS is taking over SC2?
I wonder coz HotS has a very small skill ceiling compared to Dota 2. I can't see high skilled SC2 players are happy playing such an "easy" game. If the price pools are rising in HotS more and more good teams will join. That increases the variance by a ton since the skill gap is not that high. What you have said can also be applied to Broodwar and SC2... Well SC2 has taken over Broodwar sadly.
The big difference is: To play SC2 on top level you have to be extremely good in mechanics and strategy.
Being one of the best in Heroes of the Storm is less demanding in a direct comparison. I know that it makes little sense to compare RTS with MOBA, but what I think is that there will be alot more top players in Heroes than in SC2.
Furthermore it's a team game. You might have played the best game of your life but still lose because 1 team member has a bad day. In the worst case that results in no price money at all.
I don't say that Heroes is a bad game, but these are things I would consider if switching to another genre as a pro gamer.
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Aww man, this dude was a fantastic caster. I hope you take some casting gigs while you wait for LotV.
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On January 25 2015 02:32 TurboMaN wrote:Show nested quote +On January 25 2015 00:05 EndRoll wrote:On January 24 2015 22:06 TurboMaN wrote:
HotS is taking over SC2?
I wonder coz HotS has a very small skill ceiling compared to Dota 2. I can't see high skilled SC2 players are happy playing such an "easy" game. If the price pools are rising in HotS more and more good teams will join. That increases the variance by a ton since the skill gap is not that high. What you have said can also be applied to Broodwar and SC2... Well SC2 has taken over Broodwar sadly. The big difference is: To play SC2 on top level you have to be extremely good in mechanics and strategy. Being one of the best in Heroes of the Storm is less demanding in a direct comparison. I know that it makes little sense to compare RTS with MOBA, but what I think is that there will be alot more top players in Heroes than in SC2. Furthermore it's a team game. You might have played the best game of your life but still lose because 1 team member has a bad day. In the worst case that results in no price money at all.I don't say that Heroes is a bad game, but these are things I would consider if switching to another genre as a pro gamer.
But many people would say that it's a positive aspect of the game, learning to understand and coordinate with your team mates. For a foreign pro-gamer who is used to grinding games by his lonesome suddenly being expected to constantly discuss strategy and game plans with your team mates must be like seeing sunlight after living underground all those years. It's initially a bit unnerving, but it seems ultimately much healthier and less depressing.
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Everyone is taking a break from SC2, because its fucking broing.
HotS is taking over SC2?
Who the fuck is still playing WoL? o_0
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Have fun Hasu! Come back for Legacy, yeah?
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hots is not better than sc2
for now, he might think he has potential or he is good
but after a while, everyone will run in oblivion and realize how good sc2 is
for example, idra is ALREADY one of the pros that's being irrelvant in the scene, even in the beta
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Mexico2170 Posts
funny how some people don't give hots enough credit. Obviously not everyone is going to like it but I bet most of the ones criticizing it haven't played it.
Gl to hasuobs
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Canada16217 Posts
On January 25 2015 02:42 TerranHwaiting wrote:Everyone is taking a break from SC2, because its fucking broing. Who the fuck is still playing WoL? o_0
Heroes Of The Storm = hots as well
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Guys.. he is six time EPS Champion.. so... Kappa
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On January 25 2015 03:29 Specialist wrote:
hots is not better than sc2
for now, he might think he has potential or he is good
but after a while, everyone will run in oblivion and realize how good sc2 is
for example, idra is ALREADY one of the pros that's being irrelvant in the scene, even in the beta
Sc2 is so good that alot of ProGamers, even good ones, rather try other things than playing it. Seems like a fun game, if it needs an expansion for everyone to come back and play.
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On January 25 2015 03:29 Specialist wrote:
hots is not better than sc2
for now, he might think he has potential or he is good
but after a while, everyone will run in oblivion and realize how good sc2 is
for example, idra is ALREADY one of the pros that's being irrelvant in the scene, even in the beta
players are almost always irrelevent in these games, since it's a team game, 1 team is viewed as 1 player, even if there's always going to be someone in the team who's better than the rest, It's nothing like 1v1 competitive games
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Good luck to Hasuobs in whatever he chooses to puruse! Hope he comes back for reals for LOTV
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Heroes of the Storm??
Excellent choice actually, hasuobs. I can see this game becoming very successful for blizzard and for the pros who dedicate their time to it.
GLHF
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Passion of the Storm.
gg Hasu
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Follow your passion Hasu. I'm just surprised how many ex-SC2 pros choose Heroes, compared to say Dota 2 or League, where there is lots of money, and a developed scene. Maybe they want to start early, so they're on an even playing field.
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Let's see and hope LotV can bring a great future for SC2.
Until then, I'm in the same boat. I hope I can find my love for SC2 again.
Man, I'm having a fun time playing Heroes, such a blast. Gogo Well Met
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I will miss our six time EPS champion. Good luck in Heroes and hope you're having fun!
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On January 25 2015 03:44 NovemberstOrm wrote:Show nested quote +On January 25 2015 02:42 TerranHwaiting wrote:Everyone is taking a break from SC2, because its fucking broing. HotS is taking over SC2? Who the fuck is still playing WoL? o_0 Heroes Of The Storm = hots as well
I mostly refer to Heroes of the Storm as "Heroes" to avoid confusion.
That is confusing as well 'though because when you referred to "Heroes" before, most assumed you talk about the "Heroes of Might and Magic" franchise, esp. HoMM 3. Times are changing...
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On January 25 2015 03:56 404AlphaSquad wrote:Show nested quote +On January 25 2015 03:29 Specialist wrote:
hots is not better than sc2
for now, he might think he has potential or he is good
but after a while, everyone will run in oblivion and realize how good sc2 is
for example, idra is ALREADY one of the pros that's being irrelvant in the scene, even in the beta SC2 is so good that a lot of ProGamers, even good ones, rather try other things than playing it. Seems like a fun game, if it needs an expansion for everyone to come back and play.
For instance, Destiny says that he doesn't specifically like SC2, only what it represents: a chance to beat your opponent one on one in a game of mechanics and strategy, structured to enable a competitive scene and to allow players to dedicate to self-improvement. I think if you read between the lines virtually all foreign pro-gamers say the same, that's why only Koreans (whose competitive scene is actually relevant) can bother with full-time practice.
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On January 24 2015 22:06 TurboMaN wrote:
HotS is taking over SC2?
I wonder coz HotS has a very small skill ceiling compared to Dota 2. I can't see high skilled SC2 players are happy playing such an "easy" game. If the price pools are rising in HotS more and more good teams will join. That increases the variance by a ton since the skill gap is not that high.
HotS isn't taking over Sc2. Buts Hots is fun.
Its definitely "easier" than most Arts/Mobas. But its very fun and still deep. I played alot of sc2, dota 2, and some LoL. I like HotS. It will be successful.
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Germany3128 Posts
I can't really understand the people here who say that he made a bad choice and should switch to one of the other MOBAs, because there is a bad competitive scene currently or that he will fall of into mediocrety. And I also can't understand people who say that this is a good move by him to switch to this game as long as there is a relatively even playing field.
I don't think these are the reasons for Hasu to switch to Heroes. It's not like Hasu makes his living out of E-sports, wasn't he also studying ? What I mean is, I don't consider Hasu to be a person who switches games because of money but I consider Hasu a person who only plays what is fun for him. And because of that I think people shouldn't read to much into the reasons why he would switch to this game and not to another.
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I think it's simply a question of age. Top tier BW/SC2 players usually decline in their mid-twenties. Heroes is more strategic than mechanical so older players might even have an advantage in that game.
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You were my original favorite Toss player. Good luck in your future Hasu and thanks for all the great games!
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On January 26 2015 05:18 Hildegard wrote:
I think it's simply a question of age. Top tier BW/SC2 players usually decline in their mid-twenties. Heroes is more strategic than mechanical so older players might even have an advantage in that game.
I think that's probably close to the truth. You can't expect to compete at the highest levels no matter who you are, no matter where you are, when you are older than about 25. As an armchair benchmark, MC, Classic and Soulkey are 23, and I can't think of anyone better who is older. Most of the top, top players are 17-21.
http://www.dailydot.com/esports/starcraft-esports-study-brains/
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