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LemOn
Profile Blog Joined July 2005
United Kingdom8629 Posts
December 29 2015 14:47 GMT
#21
On December 29 2015 23:36 smOOthMayDie wrote:
All of these players thinking about retiring at such a young age, it's really a shame.

Here's to hoping one day that eSports professionals play well into their 40's, like football, tennis, soccer, etc. Maybe one day there will be college sponsorships (I know theres a few here and there for league), so that players can get a degree and then continue playing professionally after school.

Dream~

Fear in EG Dota2 is 49 years old, it's happening already.

Can someone please link me to resources/explanation of the situation of how the brawl between KESPA and Blizzard start in the first place?
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valas991
Profile Joined September 2014
Hungary181 Posts
December 29 2015 14:48 GMT
#22
On December 29 2015 23:36 smOOthMayDie wrote:
All of these players thinking about retiring at such a young age, it's really a shame.

Here's to hoping one day that eSports professionals play well into their 40's, like football, tennis, soccer, etc. Maybe one day there will be college sponsorships (I know theres a few here and there for league), so that players can get a degree and then continue playing professionally after school.

Dream~


That is only possible if the game is not fast paced and things like that.
"Men Live And Die, Memories Form And Fade, Everything Has Its End... Except Music... Music Will Never Die..."
p4ch1n0
Profile Joined December 2012
Germany38 Posts
December 29 2015 14:53 GMT
#23
On December 29 2015 22:58 Phanekim wrote:
Good job blizzard :-/.

What has blizzard to do with this?
BLinD-RawR
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
ALLEYCAT BLUES51730 Posts
December 29 2015 14:57 GMT
#24
a sad jaedong makes me a sad person
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Thouhastmail
Profile Joined March 2015
Korea (North)876 Posts
Last Edited: 2015-12-29 14:58:08
December 29 2015 14:57 GMT
#25
This is not sad at all. He is showing his passion, though there`s no much time left for him.
"Morality is simply the attitude we adopt towards people we personally dislike"
deacon.frost
Profile Joined February 2013
Czech Republic12134 Posts
Last Edited: 2015-12-29 15:00:55
December 29 2015 15:00 GMT
#26
On December 29 2015 23:36 smOOthMayDie wrote:
All of these players thinking about retiring at such a young age, it's really a shame.

Here's to hoping one day that eSports professionals play well into their 40's, like football, tennis, soccer, etc. Maybe one day there will be college sponsorships (I know theres a few here and there for league), so that players can get a degree and then continue playing professionally after school.

Dream~

Ehm, some sport players have shorter career than JD's 10 years. This year I was watching from time to time the Rugby World Championship and I was surprised how short career these player have, under 10 years. It's not that bad.

On December 29 2015 23:53 p4ch1n0 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 29 2015 22:58 Phanekim wrote:
Good job blizzard :-/.

What has blizzard to do with this?

- Isn’t that depressing that you cannot participate in foreign Tournaments?

"I`d be lying if I said I`m not. Still, I want to play games in Korea."
I imagine France should be able to take this unless Lilbow is busy practicing for Starcraft III. | KadaverBB is my fairy ban mother.
Laserist
Profile Joined September 2011
Turkey4269 Posts
December 29 2015 15:07 GMT
#27
On December 29 2015 23:47 LemOn wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 29 2015 23:36 smOOthMayDie wrote:
All of these players thinking about retiring at such a young age, it's really a shame.

Here's to hoping one day that eSports professionals play well into their 40's, like football, tennis, soccer, etc. Maybe one day there will be college sponsorships (I know theres a few here and there for league), so that players can get a degree and then continue playing professionally after school.

Dream~

Fear in EG Dota2 is 49 years old, it's happening already.

Can someone please link me to resources/explanation of the situation of how the brawl between KESPA and Blizzard start in the first place?


I couldn't catch the irony so he is 27 not 49
This post will terminate itself probably.
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mille25
Profile Joined January 2013
46 Posts
Last Edited: 2015-12-29 15:19:05
December 29 2015 15:18 GMT
#28
On December 30 2015 00:00 deacon.frost wrote:

Show nested quote +
On December 29 2015 23:53 p4ch1n0 wrote:
On December 29 2015 22:58 Phanekim wrote:
Good job blizzard :-/.

What has blizzard to do with this?

- Isn’t that depressing that you cannot participate in foreign Tournaments?

"I`d be lying if I said I`m not. Still, I want to play games in Korea."


Did you even read the interview? He said he is allowed to participate but doesn't want to...


- Why did you decide to return to Korea?

"EG wanted me to play in WCS Circuit, and I could because I got athletic Visa. However, I want to play games in Korea. This should be the place where I spend my last days. Once I promised to my fans that 'I`ll return to Korea before my retirement." And I`m here to keep it."

deacon.frost
Profile Joined February 2013
Czech Republic12134 Posts
December 29 2015 15:21 GMT
#29
On December 30 2015 00:18 mille25 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 30 2015 00:00 deacon.frost wrote:

On December 29 2015 23:53 p4ch1n0 wrote:
On December 29 2015 22:58 Phanekim wrote:
Good job blizzard :-/.

What has blizzard to do with this?

- Isn’t that depressing that you cannot participate in foreign Tournaments?

"I`d be lying if I said I`m not. Still, I want to play games in Korea."


Did you even read the interview? He said he is allowed to participate but doesn't want to...

Show nested quote +

- Why did you decide to return to Korea?

"EG wanted me to play in WCS Circuit, and I could because I got athletic Visa. However, I want to play games in Korea. This should be the place where I spend my last days. Once I promised to my fans that 'I`ll return to Korea before my retirement." And I`m here to keep it."


I read it whole. He wants to play in Korea and access foreign tournaments if I understood the thing I copied correctly.

So do I understand it wrongly and he's not depressed he cannot play or what do you try to say?
I imagine France should be able to take this unless Lilbow is busy practicing for Starcraft III. | KadaverBB is my fairy ban mother.
swissman777
Profile Joined September 2014
1106 Posts
December 29 2015 15:25 GMT
#30
On December 30 2015 00:21 deacon.frost wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 30 2015 00:18 mille25 wrote:
On December 30 2015 00:00 deacon.frost wrote:

On December 29 2015 23:53 p4ch1n0 wrote:
On December 29 2015 22:58 Phanekim wrote:
Good job blizzard :-/.

What has blizzard to do with this?

- Isn’t that depressing that you cannot participate in foreign Tournaments?

"I`d be lying if I said I`m not. Still, I want to play games in Korea."


Did you even read the interview? He said he is allowed to participate but doesn't want to...


- Why did you decide to return to Korea?

"EG wanted me to play in WCS Circuit, and I could because I got athletic Visa. However, I want to play games in Korea. This should be the place where I spend my last days. Once I promised to my fans that 'I`ll return to Korea before my retirement." And I`m here to keep it."
,

I read it whole. He wants to play in Korea and access foreign tournaments if I understood the thing I copied correctly.

So do I understand it wrongly and he's not depressed he cannot play or what do you try to say?


As a Korean I can assure that JD can play outside Korea but wanted to fulfill his promise to his Korean fans that someday he'll come back and play in Korea.
Wrath
Profile Blog Joined July 2014
3176 Posts
December 29 2015 15:27 GMT
#31
As a Korean I can assure that JD can play outside Korea but wanted to fulfill his promise to his Korean fans that someday he'll come back and play in Korea.


It is just not a good sign since he said he would do that in his final days...
deacon.frost
Profile Joined February 2013
Czech Republic12134 Posts
December 29 2015 15:30 GMT
#32
On December 30 2015 00:25 swissman777 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 30 2015 00:21 deacon.frost wrote:
On December 30 2015 00:18 mille25 wrote:
On December 30 2015 00:00 deacon.frost wrote:

On December 29 2015 23:53 p4ch1n0 wrote:
On December 29 2015 22:58 Phanekim wrote:
Good job blizzard :-/.

What has blizzard to do with this?

- Isn’t that depressing that you cannot participate in foreign Tournaments?

"I`d be lying if I said I`m not. Still, I want to play games in Korea."


Did you even read the interview? He said he is allowed to participate but doesn't want to...


- Why did you decide to return to Korea?

"EG wanted me to play in WCS Circuit, and I could because I got athletic Visa. However, I want to play games in Korea. This should be the place where I spend my last days. Once I promised to my fans that 'I`ll return to Korea before my retirement." And I`m here to keep it."
,

I read it whole. He wants to play in Korea and access foreign tournaments if I understood the thing I copied correctly.

So do I understand it wrongly and he's not depressed he cannot play or what do you try to say?


As a Korean I can assure that JD can play outside Korea but wanted to fulfill his promise to his Korean fans that someday he'll come back and play in Korea.

And that's why he's depressed about not playing in weekend tournaments? There's 1 confirmed KeSPA cup and he's "qualified" for 1 league(Code A ). He has plenty of free time since he's not in PL. Or am I missing something?
I imagine France should be able to take this unless Lilbow is busy practicing for Starcraft III. | KadaverBB is my fairy ban mother.
Elentos
Profile Blog Joined February 2015
55594 Posts
Last Edited: 2015-12-29 15:32:12
December 29 2015 15:31 GMT
#33
On December 30 2015 00:21 deacon.frost wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 30 2015 00:18 mille25 wrote:
On December 30 2015 00:00 deacon.frost wrote:

On December 29 2015 23:53 p4ch1n0 wrote:
On December 29 2015 22:58 Phanekim wrote:
Good job blizzard :-/.

What has blizzard to do with this?

- Isn’t that depressing that you cannot participate in foreign Tournaments?

"I`d be lying if I said I`m not. Still, I want to play games in Korea."


Did you even read the interview? He said he is allowed to participate but doesn't want to...


- Why did you decide to return to Korea?

"EG wanted me to play in WCS Circuit, and I could because I got athletic Visa. However, I want to play games in Korea. This should be the place where I spend my last days. Once I promised to my fans that 'I`ll return to Korea before my retirement." And I`m here to keep it."


I read it whole. He wants to play in Korea and access foreign tournaments if I understood the thing I copied correctly.

So do I understand it wrongly and he's not depressed he cannot play or what do you try to say?

He would have liked to play in foreign tournaments and he would have been able to play in Circuit because he has a visa, but he chose not to (despite being sad about it) because he wants to spend the rest of his career in Korea. That's how I understood it.
Every 60 seconds in Africa, a minute passes.
iFU.pauline
Profile Joined September 2009
France1782 Posts
December 29 2015 15:35 GMT
#34
The whole continent of Afreeca is waiting for you Jaedong.
No coward soul is mine, No trembler in the world's storm-troubled sphere, I see Heaven's glories shine, And Faith shines equal arming me from Fear
Musicus
Profile Joined August 2011
Germany23580 Posts
December 29 2015 15:38 GMT
#35
I really hope jd can break free of EG in February and joins a kespa team one last time.
Maru and Serral are probably top 5.
The_Red_Viper
Profile Blog Joined August 2013
19533 Posts
December 29 2015 15:43 GMT
#36
On December 30 2015 00:31 Elentos wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 30 2015 00:21 deacon.frost wrote:
On December 30 2015 00:18 mille25 wrote:
On December 30 2015 00:00 deacon.frost wrote:

On December 29 2015 23:53 p4ch1n0 wrote:
On December 29 2015 22:58 Phanekim wrote:
Good job blizzard :-/.

What has blizzard to do with this?

- Isn’t that depressing that you cannot participate in foreign Tournaments?

"I`d be lying if I said I`m not. Still, I want to play games in Korea."


Did you even read the interview? He said he is allowed to participate but doesn't want to...


- Why did you decide to return to Korea?

"EG wanted me to play in WCS Circuit, and I could because I got athletic Visa. However, I want to play games in Korea. This should be the place where I spend my last days. Once I promised to my fans that 'I`ll return to Korea before my retirement." And I`m here to keep it."


I read it whole. He wants to play in Korea and access foreign tournaments if I understood the thing I copied correctly.

So do I understand it wrongly and he's not depressed he cannot play or what do you try to say?

He would have liked to play in foreign tournaments and he would have been able to play in Circuit because he has a visa, but he chose not to (despite being sad about it) because he wants to spend the rest of his career in Korea. That's how I understood it.

Yep that was my interpretation as well.
I really hope he can somehow play in proleague that would be awesome
It would be even more awesome if he somehow manages to make a good run in code s, like semi final or something, but that is extremely unlikely^^
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swissman777
Profile Joined September 2014
1106 Posts
December 29 2015 15:45 GMT
#37
On December 30 2015 00:30 deacon.frost wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 30 2015 00:25 swissman777 wrote:
On December 30 2015 00:21 deacon.frost wrote:
On December 30 2015 00:18 mille25 wrote:
On December 30 2015 00:00 deacon.frost wrote:

On December 29 2015 23:53 p4ch1n0 wrote:
On December 29 2015 22:58 Phanekim wrote:
Good job blizzard :-/.

What has blizzard to do with this?

- Isn’t that depressing that you cannot participate in foreign Tournaments?

"I`d be lying if I said I`m not. Still, I want to play games in Korea."


Did you even read the interview? He said he is allowed to participate but doesn't want to...


- Why did you decide to return to Korea?

"EG wanted me to play in WCS Circuit, and I could because I got athletic Visa. However, I want to play games in Korea. This should be the place where I spend my last days. Once I promised to my fans that 'I`ll return to Korea before my retirement." And I`m here to keep it."
,

I read it whole. He wants to play in Korea and access foreign tournaments if I understood the thing I copied correctly.

So do I understand it wrongly and he's not depressed he cannot play or what do you try to say?


As a Korean I can assure that JD can play outside Korea but wanted to fulfill his promise to his Korean fans that someday he'll come back and play in Korea.

And that's why he's depressed about not playing in weekend tournaments? There's 1 confirmed KeSPA cup and he's "qualified" for 1 league(Code A ). He has plenty of free time since he's not in PL. Or am I missing something?


From what I understood from the original article, he did not sound depressed though he wasn't exactly happy either.
FeyFey
Profile Joined September 2010
Germany10114 Posts
December 29 2015 16:09 GMT
#38
On December 30 2015 00:35 iFU.pauline wrote:
The whole continent of Afreeca is waiting for you Jaedong.


He is already there in Code A .

Go go JD !
Wrath
Profile Blog Joined July 2014
3176 Posts
December 29 2015 16:20 GMT
#39
On December 30 2015 00:38 Musicus wrote:
I really hope jd can break free of EG in February and joins a kespa team one last time.


"One last ride"...
NinjaToss
Profile Blog Joined October 2015
Austria1383 Posts
December 29 2015 16:24 GMT
#40
damn, I have a feeling he is going to retire next year, as in like when 2016 kinda ends. JaeDong, please go out with a bang, we all believe in you.
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