My personal moment of real appreciation for Rain actually came when he beat my favorite player. If that's not enough to show the respect I had for him then I don't know what is.

Foxxan

Sweden3427 Posts

December 29 2015 19:43 GMT

#24

He did show skill, maybe even excellent skill, I for one didnt really appreaciate tho. But I blame protoss for that, the race. Not the player(s).

NinjaToss

Austria1383 Posts

December 29 2015 21:39 GMT

#25

this is a really good write up, really give me some holes and feelings in my heart. What if he stays for a couple more years. He was at the height of his strength too. He's going to be missed.

[F_]aths

Germany3947 Posts

December 29 2015 22:51 GMT

#26

When Rain rose in SC2, I could not not like this protoss player, as he played on a different level. No cheese, no funny stuff, just high-level play which left no opening for the opponent to exploit.

Impressive.

TelecoM

United States10688 Posts

December 29 2015 23:07 GMT

#27

Really nice write up and graphics Stuchiu!

stuchiu

Fiddler's Green42661 Posts

December 29 2015 23:09 GMT

#28

graphics were done by Red.

pure.Wasted

Canada4701 Posts

December 29 2015 23:34 GMT

#29

My first ever favorite Protoss. Even at times when i hated Protoss with a fiery passion, i never had anything but the utmost respect for this guy. The fact that he leaves us in the midst of his prime, at a time when new peaks were still absolutely within his reach, is just salt in my wounds.

What if indeed. RIP

CynicalDeath

Italy3530 Posts

December 30 2015 01:06 GMT

#30

...one of my favourite players of all time: I followed him starting with sc2 (in bw he had too little time) and he has always been innovative in his style of play and mecanically flawless: in some later tournaments he may have been a little off but in a years-long-career you cannot be always on top... his skill in timing attacks while macroing like a madman in the background still leaves me with my mouth wide open: even when I now watch some of his oldest sc2 performances (in a sort of evening nostalgia time), I sometimes make the video back and forward to see a particular battle or moment or macro build and think "wow, this is insane, how did he do it?" and only after I remember myself that some years passed between then and now and he did those "moves" as one of the firsts to do them, before they became standard meta (for the pros at least)... impressive, impressive skill and, as seen in hsc, a nice guy who seems to have kept his feet on the Earth.

GG GL HF Rain, I will miss you!

...what if indeed...

Draconicfire

Canada2562 Posts

December 30 2015 01:09 GMT

#31

Scene is going to miss him. Hope he does well going forward.

MiniFotToss

China2430 Posts

December 30 2015 01:15 GMT

#32

I'm gonna miss him!!!!! Guess LOTV won't have any Rain soon, Drought will follow

munch

Mute City2363 Posts

December 30 2015 01:37 GMT

#33

The defining memory of 2014 for me was Rain's unreal attempt to hard carry SKT to the Proleague title. He was pretty damn good most of the time, but for those last few weeks it was a foregone conclusion that he'd win. It was a moment of dominance that's been matched before or since by only a handful of people

Bodzilla

Australia472 Posts

December 30 2015 01:47 GMT

#34

Just a quick nitpick on the article.

It was creator who solved WoL PvP, and he has the WCS kr 2012 trophy to prove it. It was his double forge builds and robo builds that stabilized the matchup and it makes me sad that nobody remembers the great things he did.

Dont get me wrong, rains one of the best, but let creator have his piece of history, he deserves it

ChriS-X

Malaysia1374 Posts

December 30 2015 02:00 GMT

#35

after the rain, the sun will always come out to shine

yubo56

690 Posts

December 30 2015 02:13 GMT

#36

For me, the best protoss to ever grace the game and my favorite player. While he is back on Afreeca, his model play in SC2 will still be missed T_T

I remember, when KeSPA first switched, Rain's PvZ and PvT builds would never change until like, the 10th minute, and it was only with Solar's crazy 3 overseer build on Newkirk that Rain's PvZ actually showed a crack with its predictability. His late game was just so solid that he could take a later third than every other protoss in the scene yet still somehow accumulate other advantages and win...

Who do I learn from now?....

ProBell

Thailand145 Posts

December 30 2015 03:22 GMT

#37

Red you did such a good job with the banner I love it.

Heyoka

Katowice25012 Posts

December 30 2015 04:31 GMT

#38

A beautiful look at a great career.

Cricketer12

United States13990 Posts

December 30 2015 04:56 GMT

#39

I remember his first GSL. One of the most stacked and one that almost gave us a double royal road. Rain in that ro16 group...I was convinced he was to be the champion of Kespa we all feared was coming. Truly a legendary player. All the best.

[PkF] Wire

France24238 Posts

December 30 2015 09:45 GMT

#40

One of my favorite players of all time, probably the player along with Zest that inspired me the most. So sad to see him go so early.

Thanks for the write-up !!!!

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