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DSK
Profile Blog Joined February 2015
England1110 Posts
December 16 2015 18:59 GMT
#101
Good luck in all your future endeavours, MMA. Thanks for the memories
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Big J
Profile Joined March 2011
Austria16289 Posts
Last Edited: 2015-12-16 19:00:45
December 16 2015 19:00 GMT
#102
Goodbye MMA and thank you for all the years!
Always sad when such a legend leaves us
atrox_
Profile Joined November 2010
United Kingdom1711 Posts
December 16 2015 19:00 GMT
#103
man, the best player retired ):
xTJx
Profile Joined May 2014
Brazil419 Posts
December 16 2015 19:02 GMT
#104
Never forget IdrA vs MMA.
No prejudices, i hate everyone equally.
SlammerIV
Profile Joined December 2013
United States526 Posts
December 16 2015 19:03 GMT
#105
Fame is temporary, Class is eternal.

We shall miss you MMA
GG
y0su
Profile Blog Joined September 2011
Finland7871 Posts
December 16 2015 19:09 GMT
#106
damn. MMA tapping out

one of my favorites.... Was just looking at the HSC groups and looking forward to his play!
KingofdaHipHop
Profile Blog Joined October 2013
United States25602 Posts
December 16 2015 19:13 GMT
#107
Was gonna happen sooner or later. Best of luck to him, he was always one of my favorite terrans! MMA fighting!
Rain | herO | sOs | Dear | Neeb | ByuN | INnoVation | Dream | ForGG | Maru | ByuL | Golden | Solar | Soulkey | Scarlett!!!
gneGne
Profile Joined June 2007
Netherlands697 Posts
December 16 2015 19:15 GMT
#108
MMA!!! A StarCraft II LEGEND! Gonna miss you! Sad now !
PinoKotsBeer
Profile Joined February 2014
Netherlands1385 Posts
December 16 2015 19:23 GMT
#109
Thank you for all the amazing games MMA
http://www.twitch.tv/pinokotsbeer
Caihead
Profile Blog Joined July 2011
Canada8550 Posts
December 16 2015 19:25 GMT
#110
Would have been really cool to see him try to get a championship in LotV too. GL
"If you're not living in the US or are a US Citizen, please do not tell us how to vote or how you want our country to be governed." - Serpest, American Hero
Ragnarork
Profile Blog Joined June 2011
France9034 Posts
December 16 2015 19:25 GMT
#111
I'm just so sad right now...

Farewell MMA...
LiquipediaWanderer
J. Corsair
Profile Joined June 2014
United States470 Posts
December 16 2015 19:26 GMT
#112
No nono no no.

I refuse to believe this.
“...it is human nature, I suppose, to be futile and ridiculous.” - Scaramouche
GreenMash
Profile Joined August 2012
Norway1746 Posts
December 16 2015 19:26 GMT
#113
Thanks for everything, will miss you alot. GL in the military!
I love hellbats
Feisty
Profile Joined December 2013
Vatican City State35 Posts
December 16 2015 19:28 GMT
#114
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Polt why so God
KtJ
Profile Joined October 2014
United States3514 Posts
Last Edited: 2015-12-16 19:30:10
December 16 2015 19:29 GMT
#115
One last chant, for old times sake.
MMA!
MMA!
MMA!
See ya later, champ.
"I thought I destroyed my CC but it seemed like the only thing I destroyed was Idra's mentality."
Thax
Profile Joined July 2014
Belgium1060 Posts
Last Edited: 2015-12-16 19:30:54
December 16 2015 19:30 GMT
#116
On December 17 2015 03:34 cop354g wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 17 2015 03:32 Solar424 wrote:
On December 17 2015 03:24 cop354g wrote:
Why do thise high quality players retire so young? Especially flash.

MMA is 27, which is ancient by SC2 standards

Well, 27 is not old at all. Trend of retirement age has to be due to something else.

There was few years ago some study where authors tried to prove that at 24 decline starts across all leagues, but it had big flaw where the subjects played less as they aged so it didnt prove anything. Also the data didnt really support it when observed more closely, the falloff of reaction times etc where not exactly something where good conclusions could have been made.


The reason for Koreans is simple: Military service. For everyone else (but also Koreans): there's no long term stability or money in it.
Lappen.464
Profile Joined June 2012
Germany42 Posts
Last Edited: 2015-12-16 19:49:21
December 16 2015 19:33 GMT
#117
I am so glad, that he managed to take second place in last years WCS global finals. Otherwise many would say now that he was not up to the level of the kespa guys.
edit: and code s ro4 not to forget

Farewell son of Boxer
HammerKick
Profile Blog Joined May 2013
France6190 Posts
December 16 2015 19:35 GMT
#118
Nooooooooooo T_T
Well, it's high noon somewhere in the world
pure.Wasted
Profile Blog Joined December 2008
Canada4701 Posts
Last Edited: 2015-12-16 19:41:37
December 16 2015 19:40 GMT
#119
Not surprising, but still very sad. I was never around for MMA's heyday so when he got second place to Life's Blizzcon championship, I quickly dismissed it as bracket luck. Sure, he might have been great back in the day, but now he's just another foreign Korean fighting real Koreans on his home turf.

Then he, Taeja, Bomber, and MC came back to Korea and they all bombed out of their tournaments and fell entirely off the grid... except MMA who immediately proceeded to go to Code S Ro4 where he got taken out by motherfucking PartinG in a motherfucking PvT. I'll never forget that moment of being proven dead wrong about a player. This guy was the real deal, and I only got to experience that for a couple of months.

Apart from that, I've always personally found him the most charming SC2 player.

Good luck in all your future endeavors MMA, I hope you stick around in the scene even if you're not competing.
INna Maru-da-FanTa, Bbaby, TY Dream that I'm Flashing you
MiniFotToss
Profile Joined December 2013
China2430 Posts
December 16 2015 19:50 GMT
#120
wait I thought he was gonna be in HSC
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