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iamkaokao
Profile Joined March 2011
108 Posts
December 20 2015 20:43 GMT
#161
this is one of the few players i never wanted to ever retire... really sad if its true i hope its just a break like all the retirements in sc2
sh0ck
Profile Joined December 2015
United States52 Posts
December 20 2015 20:46 GMT
#162
On December 21 2015 05:08 jonich0n wrote:
Always appreciated Rain as one of my favorite players from the scummiest race

Another sad bit of news, but all things considered, it's not like we should have been surprised more and more long-time Starcraft icons would choose this time to leave the game given the state of the scene and the introduction what basically feels like a completely new game. Kind of wonder who might be "next"

Show nested quote +
There are only 2 other players who have won 2 Korean Starcraft 2 Starleagues: Classic and Maru.

Kind of surprising statistic that actually. A testament to how much of a true champion he was. Lotta respect for Rain, even when he seemed to struggle and slump for a bit he would bounce back in a huge way. Wish him the best, seemed like an extremely nice and humble guy as well.

Not only is Rain one of only 3 players (Classic and Maru) to win 2 Starcraft 2 Starleagues, he was EXTREMELY close to winning 3. In SSL Season 3, he barely lost to herO 3-4 in the semifinals (damn PvP), and if game 7 had gone the other way, Rain would have faced ByuL in the finals - the same ByuL who he crushed 4-1 in the GSL Season 2 finals.
Farewell, Three Musketeers - Flash, Rain, FanTaSy
cop354g
Profile Joined December 2015
61 Posts
Last Edited: 2015-12-20 21:20:18
December 20 2015 21:19 GMT
#163
To be honest, I dont understand that retirement at all, unless there other personal reasons not mentioned. Rain won GSL this year and other championships. Rain is basicly at the peak of his career and without question one of the very best in sc2 currently. If he has medical issues now that prevent him from being the best, he should just take some time to recover and come back, it does not make sense to quit for good.
swissman777
Profile Joined September 2014
1106 Posts
December 20 2015 23:38 GMT
#164
On December 21 2015 06:19 cop354g wrote:
To be honest, I dont understand that retirement at all, unless there other personal reasons not mentioned. Rain won GSL this year and other championships. Rain is basicly at the peak of his career and without question one of the very best in sc2 currently. If he has medical issues now that prevent him from being the best, he should just take some time to recover and come back, it does not make sense to quit for good.


Dunno, maybe Rain's bored of winning tournaments. Rain was was always so good that he may believe that this is the time to do it anyways.
DwD
Profile Joined January 2010
Sweden8621 Posts
December 20 2015 23:44 GMT
#165
T_T_T_T_T_T_T
Another legend retires...
~ T-ARA ~ DREAMCATCHER ~ EVERGLOW ~ OH MY GIRL ~ DIA ~ BOL4 ~ CHUNGHA ~
Advantageous
Profile Blog Joined May 2012
China1350 Posts
December 21 2015 01:32 GMT
#166
NOOOOOOOOOOOO wtf... what the actual f*... T_T so glad i got a pic with him at blizzcon this year.
"Because I am BossToss" -MC ヽ༼ຈل͜ຈ༽ノ raise your dongers ヽ༼ຈل͜ຈ༽ノ I'm sure that all of my fellow class mates viewed me as the Adonis of the Class of 2015 already. -Xenocider, EG, ieF 2013 Champion.
NyxNax
Profile Joined March 2014
United States227 Posts
Last Edited: 2015-12-21 05:18:32
December 21 2015 05:17 GMT
#167
On December 21 2015 06:19 cop354g wrote:
To be honest, I dont understand that retirement at all, unless there other personal reasons not mentioned. Rain won GSL this year and other championships. Rain is basicly at the peak of his career and without question one of the very best in sc2 currently. If he has medical issues now that prevent him from being the best, he should just take some time to recover and come back, it does not make sense to quit for good.


He donated part of his liver to his dad.. Said it was hard for him to play games. Maybe he will come back after a long rest, I wouldnt be surprised. But donating part of your liver sounds like a good reason to retire for a bit
TelecoM
Profile Blog Joined January 2010
United States10668 Posts
December 21 2015 05:55 GMT
#168
Best of luck in your future Rain!
AKA: TelecoM[WHITE] Protoss fighting
fronkschnonk
Profile Joined November 2011
Germany622 Posts
December 21 2015 10:10 GMT
#169
A great player. Thank you so much Rain - it was a pleasure to follow your journey <3
Furthermore, I consider that some kind of Code A must be reestablished.
letian
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Germany4221 Posts
December 21 2015 14:13 GMT
#170
Another talented kid goes.
Rain was a raising BW star when SC2 hit the market. He was one of the few ones who managed to transfer his drive to a new game.
Liver or other reasons, I feel that it is strange to retire forever because of temporary health issues, but I am not in his shoes, what do I know.
The sad thing is, with each retirement of such a talented player SC2 becomes less and less entertaining (with all respect but HSC was painful to watch).
Good luck Rain and if you ever have interest come and play some afreeca for us
Arvendilin
Profile Joined February 2013
Germany1878 Posts
December 21 2015 15:26 GMT
#171
Yaay now my favorite SC2 player is gone, what a nice christmas present :D
My heroes: Jangbi, Bisu, Stork and BeSt for BW, Rain, Zest and Stats for SC2! Need a better Signature tbh...
yubo56
Profile Joined May 2014
687 Posts
December 21 2015 17:23 GMT
#172
TL should make a writeup for Rain D: "I was planning to retire, but I decided to win a GSL instead."

Easily one of the most influential Protoss in the game, and I'm sure the writers know a lot more about Rain than most of us do, which would make this writeup really nice...
Jung Yoon Jong fighting, even after retirement! Feel better soon.
Pegas
Profile Joined April 2012
Romania211 Posts
Last Edited: 2015-12-21 19:02:16
December 21 2015 19:01 GMT
#173
I hope he can recover from the medical issues, he is/was great to watch , almost the single toss I can dig, him and MC.
As a rule, men worry more about what they can't see than about what they can
Xamo
Profile Joined April 2012
Spain877 Posts
December 21 2015 23:25 GMT
#174
Thanks so much for the good games and inspirational play, Rain.
Take care of yourself, you well deserve a rest.

My life for Aiur. You got a piece of me, baby. IIIIIIiiiiiii.
BigFan
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
TLADT24920 Posts
December 22 2015 08:29 GMT
#175
I remember when Rain transitioned over and took GSL by surprise due to his play overall. He was always pretty solid though I do remember him losing some PvT to a terran who dropped him several times with speedvacs lol. Overall, he had quite the career in SCII. It's understandable that he'll take a long break or in this case, retire after such an operation and potentially lost passion for the game.

For anyone who's interested, he started streaming BW on Afreeca several days ago:
http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/brood-war/500606-rain-about-to-stream-afreeca#15
Former BW EiC"Watch Bakemonogatari or I will kill you." -Toad, April 18th, 2017
JoeCool
Profile Joined January 2012
Germany2517 Posts
December 22 2015 08:44 GMT
#176
On December 21 2015 14:17 NyxNax wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 21 2015 06:19 cop354g wrote:
To be honest, I dont understand that retirement at all, unless there other personal reasons not mentioned. Rain won GSL this year and other championships. Rain is basicly at the peak of his career and without question one of the very best in sc2 currently. If he has medical issues now that prevent him from being the best, he should just take some time to recover and come back, it does not make sense to quit for good.


He donated part of his liver to his dad.. Said it was hard for him to play games. Maybe he will come back after a long rest, I wouldnt be surprised. But donating part of your liver sounds like a good reason to retire for a bit


As far as I know he did not retire because of the liver:

"...My retirement has nothing to do with the operation. Actually, I was supposed to retire right after I left T1. However, mYi gave me a good offer. So I thought that I`d stay one more year for a foreign team, as a new experience. All of these had been planned before Flash decided his retirement."
Wrath
Profile Blog Joined July 2014
3174 Posts
December 22 2015 08:49 GMT
#177
On December 22 2015 17:29 BigFan wrote:
I remember when Rain transitioned over and took GSL by surprise due to his play overall. He was always pretty solid though I do remember him losing some PvT to a terran who dropped him several times with speedvacs lol. Overall, he had quite the career in SCII. It's understandable that he'll take a long break or in this case, retire after such an operation and potentially lost passion for the game.

For anyone who's interested, he started streaming BW on Afreeca several days ago:
http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/brood-war/500606-rain-about-to-stream-afreeca#15


Basically he started streaming before he announce his retirement by days right?
Diabolique
Profile Joined June 2015
Czech Republic5118 Posts
Last Edited: 2015-12-22 09:15:08
December 22 2015 09:14 GMT
#178
Pleased, it is finally out that he is not retiring because of the operation. You can win olympic games with a transplanted liver.

But he was in a difficult situation, not being allowed to play in Proleague, planning to retire, his friends were retiring, the game was new and he would need to learn the skills again ... He might have wanted to stay in a foreign team one year more, but what purpose would it have after being banned from international competitions?
sOs | Rogue | Maru | Trap | Scarlett | Snute | MC
nighcol
Profile Joined January 2012
298 Posts
December 22 2015 09:36 GMT
#179
On December 22 2015 17:29 BigFan wrote:
I remember when Rain transitioned over and took GSL by surprise due to his play overall. He was always pretty solid though I do remember him losing some PvT to a terran who dropped him several times with speedvacs lol. Overall, he had quite the career in SCII. It's understandable that he'll take a long break or in this case, retire after such an operation and potentially lost passion for the game.

For anyone who's interested, he started streaming BW on Afreeca several days ago:
http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/brood-war/500606-rain-about-to-stream-afreeca#15

He started streaming? I thought it was only rumors he will and sightings of someone who is supposed to be him playing. Got a stream link if he already started?
c3rberUs
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
Japan11286 Posts
December 22 2015 11:26 GMT
#180
On December 22 2015 18:36 nighcol wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 22 2015 17:29 BigFan wrote:
I remember when Rain transitioned over and took GSL by surprise due to his play overall. He was always pretty solid though I do remember him losing some PvT to a terran who dropped him several times with speedvacs lol. Overall, he had quite the career in SCII. It's understandable that he'll take a long break or in this case, retire after such an operation and potentially lost passion for the game.

For anyone who's interested, he started streaming BW on Afreeca several days ago:
http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/brood-war/500606-rain-about-to-stream-afreeca#15

He started streaming? I thought it was only rumors he will and sightings of someone who is supposed to be him playing. Got a stream link if he already started?

BigFan should update his post to prevent confusion. He's playing BW as the opponent of streamers i.e. he hasn't streamed himself (yet, according to Korean websites.) So yes, he has appeared in Afreeca but not streaming yet.
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