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kc
Profile Joined August 2006
Canada212 Posts
December 20 2015 08:05 GMT
#101
This guy was the cleanest, smoothest toss player ive ever watched. gonna be sad not watching him play anymore
Antonidas
Profile Joined August 2014
United States105 Posts
December 20 2015 08:09 GMT
#102
TT. MMA , FLASH , and RAIN




TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT
as long as there is Starcraft, life is good *insert propaganda here*
Ctesias
Profile Joined December 2012
4595 Posts
December 20 2015 08:13 GMT
#103
Man, some truly big retirements this time around. I can totally understand Rain's reasoning though. Best of luck in the future!
Flash | Mvp
Topdoller
Profile Joined March 2011
United Kingdom3860 Posts
December 20 2015 08:18 GMT
#104
Thanks Rain for all the great games you have shown us.You have been and still are an amazing player, showing the world that Protoss doesn't have to cheese or trick its way to a victory.

I wish you all the best, and hope you return back to the game in the future
Daswollvieh
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
5553 Posts
December 20 2015 08:19 GMT
#105
In a sea of blink and lazer bullshit, he truly stood out, as one of a few, to bring the game to another level. It feels like he made protoss grow up, like a wise father figure. Weird that he shouldn't lead the pack anymore. But if your health doesn't allow for such a demanding career, you have to find something else.

Kind of ridiculous to see how people try to read something into his health reasons to satisfy their thirst for drama.

Bye, rain, you'll always be the smoothest criminal to ever touch the great book of bullshit. Promethoss fighting!
Lumi
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
United States1616 Posts
December 20 2015 08:23 GMT
#106
wow that liver donation, what a god. I am impressed.
twitter.com/lumigaming - DongRaeGu is the One True Dong - /r/onetruedong
TaShadan
Profile Joined February 2010
Germany1979 Posts
December 20 2015 08:29 GMT
#107
I wonder if more retirements are incoming.
Total Annihilation Zero
negativedge
Profile Joined December 2011
4279 Posts
December 20 2015 08:31 GMT
#108
damn, didn't see that one coming.
Charoisaur
Profile Joined August 2014
Germany16062 Posts
December 20 2015 08:34 GMT
#109
I don't really know what impact donating a part of your liver has but I believe that if there were an incentive for him to continue as a progamer he could rest a few weeks/months and then come back.
But why should you come back to a scene where you can only participate in four tournaments a year, are banned from proleague as well as from foreign tournaments?
Him and PartinG got fucked the most by this change I don't think the guy that got fucked the most retiring a few days after the wcs announcement is a coincidence.
Many of the coolest moments in sc2 happen due to worker harassment
Edpayasugo
Profile Joined April 2013
United Kingdom2217 Posts
December 20 2015 08:38 GMT
#110
Good luck Rain!
FlaSh MMA INnoVation FanTaSy MKP TY Ryung | soO Dark Rogue | HuK PartinG Stork State
Thrillz
Profile Joined May 2012
4313 Posts
December 20 2015 08:42 GMT
#111
On December 20 2015 17:29 TaShadan wrote:
I wonder if more retirements are incoming.


Definitely. Could see Jaedong as a possible candidate.

Painful that, while some of those players were pass their primes, some were still exceptional players. Sad times for SC2.
nanaoei
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
3358 Posts
December 20 2015 08:44 GMT
#112
wcs changing supposedly for the worse isnt a real excuse to give up or retire.
the players aren't dogs who accept everything you give them (or take away).

if they wanted to change something, they would stand up and do it. it's like being given poor work circumstances by their employer.
it's quite a bit different for spectators, though it seems.

i hate to see people affhiliate retirement (really long drawn out decisions) to a tournament league through a one-liner, blaming it.
*@boesthius' FF7 nostalgia stream bomb* "we should work on a 'Final Progamer' fangame»whitera can be a protagonist---lastlie: "we save world and then defense it"
Wrath
Profile Blog Joined July 2014
3174 Posts
December 20 2015 08:52 GMT
#113
On December 20 2015 17:44 nanaoei wrote:
wcs changing supposedly for the worse isnt a real excuse to give up or retire.
the players aren't dogs who accept everything you give them (or take away).

if they wanted to change something, they would stand up and do it. it's like being given poor work circumstances by their employer.
it's quite a bit different for spectators, though it seems.

i hate to see people affhiliate retirement (really long drawn out decisions) to a tournament league through a one-liner, blaming it.


But we can still tie it to being that LOTV sucks and pros saw it miles ago since beta and they all made the decision to do so regarding the WCS change
SetGuitarsToKill
Profile Blog Joined December 2013
Canada28396 Posts
December 20 2015 09:26 GMT
#114
On December 20 2015 17:42 Thrillz wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 20 2015 17:29 TaShadan wrote:
I wonder if more retirements are incoming.


Definitely. Could see Jaedong as a possible candidate.

Painful that, while some of those players were pass their primes, some were still exceptional players. Sad times for SC2.

Jaedong will not retired

Community News"As long as you have a warp prism you can't be bad at harassment" - Maru | @SetGuitars2Kill
BLinD-RawR
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
ALLEYCAT BLUES50754 Posts
Last Edited: 2015-12-20 09:27:50
December 20 2015 09:27 GMT
#115
what a troll jaedong.
Brood War EICWoo Jung Ho, never forget.| Twitter: @BLinDRawR
AbouSV
Profile Joined October 2014
Germany1278 Posts
December 20 2015 09:33 GMT
#116
On December 20 2015 18:26 SetGuitarsToKill wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 20 2015 17:42 Thrillz wrote:
On December 20 2015 17:29 TaShadan wrote:
I wonder if more retirements are incoming.


Definitely. Could see Jaedong as a possible candidate.

Painful that, while some of those players were pass their primes, some were still exceptional players. Sad times for SC2.

Jaedong will not retired

https://twitter.com/ROOTCatZ/status/678460989772181504


ever*
? :D


Topdoller
Profile Joined March 2011
United Kingdom3860 Posts
December 20 2015 09:44 GMT
#117
On December 20 2015 18:26 SetGuitarsToKill wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 20 2015 17:42 Thrillz wrote:
On December 20 2015 17:29 TaShadan wrote:
I wonder if more retirements are incoming.


Definitely. Could see Jaedong as a possible candidate.

Painful that, while some of those players were pass their primes, some were still exceptional players. Sad times for SC2.

Jaedong will not retired

https://twitter.com/ROOTCatZ/status/678460989772181504


But is the rumors of him leaving EG are true, he could return to Broodwar.


Seeing the "Big 3" in action once more playing the game that made them great would be amazing
Shield
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
Bulgaria4824 Posts
Last Edited: 2015-12-20 16:01:05
December 20 2015 09:51 GMT
#118
Well, that's bad for SC2 scene.
Mirabel_
Profile Blog Joined September 2011
United States1768 Posts
Last Edited: 2015-12-20 10:39:47
December 20 2015 10:39 GMT
#119
This thread: + Show Spoiler +
get stronger play longer
Shuffleblade
Profile Joined February 2012
Sweden1903 Posts
December 20 2015 10:42 GMT
#120
This is saddening, he had his health issues though and since his career is in such a strange place its a good choice I think. I mean after his choice to leave SKT didn't really get him rolling into winning tons of foreign tournaments (which he was probably aiming for) he has probably been considering what to do. At the moment with wcs circuit getting regionlocked he has only 2 choices, either run back with his tail between his legs to the team he left or try and get a new team that doesn't mind that he can't play in proleague aka second rate/nonexistent team.
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