EPTRain Retires - Page 9
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iamkaokao
108 Posts
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sh0ck
United States52 Posts
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"  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. | ||
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cop354g
61 Posts
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swissman777
1106 Posts
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. | ||
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DwD
Sweden8621 Posts
Another legend retires... | ||
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Advantageous
China1350 Posts
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NyxNax
United States227 Posts
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 | ||
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TelecoM
United States10700 Posts
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fronkschnonk
Germany622 Posts
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letian
Germany4221 Posts
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
Germany1878 Posts
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yubo56
690 Posts
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... | ||
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Pegas
Romania211 Posts
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Xamo
Spain886 Posts
Take care of yourself, you well deserve a rest. | ||
BigFan
TLADT24920 Posts
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 | ||
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JoeCool
Germany2520 Posts
On December 21 2015 14:17 NyxNax wrote: 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." | ||
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Wrath
3174 Posts
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? | ||
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Diabolique
Czech Republic5118 Posts
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? | ||
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nighcol
298 Posts
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
Japan11286 Posts
On December 22 2015 18:36 nighcol wrote: 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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