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VortiX retires from SC2 - Page 4

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Qwyn
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
United States2781 Posts
July 16 2016 01:09 GMT
#61
On July 16 2016 04:59 vik7 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 16 2016 02:49 NeThZOR wrote:
I think he lost motivation after losing to more dedicated players.

This!!


And I think he just didn't enjoy the state of the game anymore...I understand where he's coming from.
"Think of the hysteria following the realization that they consciously consume babies and raise the dead people from their graves" - N0
Gen.Rolly
Profile Joined September 2011
United States200 Posts
July 16 2016 01:48 GMT
#62
On July 16 2016 09:57 Rehio wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 16 2016 09:56 Gen.Rolly wrote:
Playing zerg these days probably does not help with motivation, especially with protoss still being incredibly hard to crack and at any point being able to blindside an unwitting zerg.


Do you really have to go out of your way to turn a completely unrelated thread into balance whine?


No but apparently you do?
Vector locked in.
Fran_
Profile Joined June 2010
United States1024 Posts
July 16 2016 02:29 GMT
#63
That was quick.
DuckloadBlackra
Profile Joined July 2011
225 Posts
Last Edited: 2016-07-16 03:06:09
July 16 2016 02:53 GMT
#64
Wow I thought this was just a thread bump from when he retired last year... Weird - I expected him to stay around a while and not immaturely retire so soon (immature considering the timing linked to recent events). There was so much hype around his return and today was the first time I've even seen him play since he came back. To just end it so quickly feels wrong but hey - his choice!
Terranist
Profile Blog Joined March 2009
United States2496 Posts
July 16 2016 03:37 GMT
#65
I think he found the game is a lot harder without infestor broodlord.
The Show of a Lifetime
PharaphobiaSC
Profile Joined April 2016
Czech Republic457 Posts
July 16 2016 06:23 GMT
#66
On July 16 2016 05:06 Shield wrote:
Good choice. SC2 isn't like what it used to be in WoL. Ridiculously small player base and Blizzard aren't active. Their time is spent on other games.


Well it might be smaller but i still have no problem finding the games and ppl to play basically anything SC2 has to offer now

Also Blizzard is way more aftive in SC2 now than it was in WoL. Please stop living in the past
twitch.tv/pharaphobia
ZenithM
Profile Joined February 2011
France15952 Posts
July 16 2016 07:17 GMT
#67
I'll always remember him as the best European patchzerg. Not even in a bad way, he was truly the best broodlord pusher in the game at one point.
inermis
Profile Joined September 2010
353 Posts
July 16 2016 07:28 GMT
#68
On July 16 2016 05:06 Shield wrote:
Good choice. SC2 isn't like what it used to be in WoL. Ridiculously small player base and Blizzard aren't active. Their time is spent on other games.


Sorry to break yours and other balance/dead game whiners bubble, but the population of sc2 is pretty much what it used to be back @ hots times. It's only people who want to find an excuse to not play anymore, blame the game instead of their own shortcomings, they are the only ones saying bad things about SC2.

Fact is that SC2 is one of the best RTS games of all times, game still has sponsors support, tournaments all over the world and HUGE player base for a RTS game.
play hard go pro
Torte de Lini
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
Germany38463 Posts
July 16 2016 07:30 GMT
#69
Take care Vortix
https://twitter.com/#!/TorteDeLini (@TorteDeLini)
TRaFFiC
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
Canada1448 Posts
July 16 2016 08:01 GMT
#70
On July 16 2016 16:28 inermis wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 16 2016 05:06 Shield wrote:
Good choice. SC2 isn't like what it used to be in WoL. Ridiculously small player base and Blizzard aren't active. Their time is spent on other games.


Sorry to break yours and other balance/dead game whiners bubble, but the population of sc2 is pretty much what it used to be back @ hots times. It's only people who want to find an excuse to not play anymore, blame the game instead of their own shortcomings, they are the only ones saying bad things about SC2.

Fact is that SC2 is one of the best RTS games of all times, game still has sponsors support, tournaments all over the world and HUGE player base for a RTS game.

At least somebody gets it.

The Duran brothers are so skilled they can go to any DH or European tournament with minimal practice and take home prize money. Everybody must follow their heart. Good luck Vortix.
2v2, 1v1, Zerg, Terran http://www.twitch.tv/trafficsc2
SuperHofmann
Profile Joined September 2013
Italy1741 Posts
July 16 2016 10:01 GMT
#71
after all the hype about his return, this is pretty unexpected. good luck
Vasacast always in my <3
Aunvilgodess
Profile Joined May 2016
954 Posts
July 16 2016 10:37 GMT
#72
Someone make a big sale of balls for sc2 pros, they seem to lack em.
CommanderS
Profile Joined October 2012
Germany53 Posts
July 16 2016 10:38 GMT
#73
On July 16 2016 16:28 inermis wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 16 2016 05:06 Shield wrote:
Good choice. SC2 isn't like what it used to be in WoL. Ridiculously small player base and Blizzard aren't active. Their time is spent on other games.


Sorry to break yours and other balance/dead game whiners bubble, but the population of sc2 is pretty much what it used to be back @ hots times.


That's not true. In 2014 the number of active ladder accounts got as high as 422k. Immediately before the LotV release the number of active HotS players was at 331k. The most players LotV ever had was 251k, last season there were 205k, which is not even half of what HotS had at times.

Data can be found here: http://www.rankedftw.com/stats/population/1v1/#v=2&r=-2&sx=a&sy=c
Quateras
Profile Joined August 2012
Germany867 Posts
Last Edited: 2016-07-16 10:46:13
July 16 2016 10:45 GMT
#74
On July 16 2016 19:38 CommanderS wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 16 2016 16:28 inermis wrote:
On July 16 2016 05:06 Shield wrote:
Good choice. SC2 isn't like what it used to be in WoL. Ridiculously small player base and Blizzard aren't active. Their time is spent on other games.


Sorry to break yours and other balance/dead game whiners bubble, but the population of sc2 is pretty much what it used to be back @ hots times.


That's not true. In 2014 the number of active ladder accounts got as high as 422k. Immediately before the LotV release the number of active HotS players was at 331k. The most players LotV ever had was 251k, last season there were 205k, which is not even half of what HotS had at times.

Data can be found here: http://www.rankedftw.com/stats/population/1v1/#v=2&r=-2&sx=a&sy=c


Which only accounts for 1v1 ladder statistics, which mean nothing compared to the sc2 population.

instead of their 1-4 games in 1on1 ladder, people play Co op now, or archon which you dont find in those stats.
(people have more options now)

What was the number blizzard posted? 2 million people play sc2 every month, that 1on1 ladder stat is pretty small percent then.
"If you don't know where you are going, you can never get lost."
Quateras
Profile Joined August 2012
Germany867 Posts
Last Edited: 2016-07-16 10:45:55
July 16 2016 10:45 GMT
#75
double post*
"If you don't know where you are going, you can never get lost."
BlueStar
Profile Blog Joined August 2005
Bulgaria1185 Posts
July 16 2016 10:47 GMT
#76
Sooo much don't care any more.
Why should any one care, rofl?
Leader of the Bulgarian National SCBW/SC2 team and team pSi.SCBW/SC2
StarStruck
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
25339 Posts
July 16 2016 11:39 GMT
#77
On July 16 2016 16:28 inermis wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 16 2016 05:06 Shield wrote:
Good choice. SC2 isn't like what it used to be in WoL. Ridiculously small player base and Blizzard aren't active. Their time is spent on other games.


Sorry to break yours and other balance/dead game whiners bubble, but the population of sc2 is pretty much what it used to be back @ hots times. It's only people who want to find an excuse to not play anymore, blame the game instead of their own shortcomings, they are the only ones saying bad things about SC2.

Fact is that SC2 is one of the best RTS games of all times, game still has sponsors support, tournaments all over the world and HUGE player base for a RTS game.


some people are in denial. the numbers aren't anywhere close to what they were.
Charoisaur
Profile Joined August 2014
Germany16103 Posts
July 16 2016 11:51 GMT
#78
On July 16 2016 19:45 Quateras wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 16 2016 19:38 CommanderS wrote:
On July 16 2016 16:28 inermis wrote:
On July 16 2016 05:06 Shield wrote:
Good choice. SC2 isn't like what it used to be in WoL. Ridiculously small player base and Blizzard aren't active. Their time is spent on other games.


Sorry to break yours and other balance/dead game whiners bubble, but the population of sc2 is pretty much what it used to be back @ hots times.


That's not true. In 2014 the number of active ladder accounts got as high as 422k. Immediately before the LotV release the number of active HotS players was at 331k. The most players LotV ever had was 251k, last season there were 205k, which is not even half of what HotS had at times.

Data can be found here: http://www.rankedftw.com/stats/population/1v1/#v=2&r=-2&sx=a&sy=c


Which only accounts for 1v1 ladder statistics, which mean nothing compared to the sc2 population.

instead of their 1-4 games in 1on1 ladder, people play Co op now, or archon which you dont find in those stats.
(people have more options now)

What was the number blizzard posted? 2 million people play sc2 every month, that 1on1 ladder stat is pretty small percent then.

viewer numbers have plumetted this year
Many of the coolest moments in sc2 happen due to worker harassment
Iksf
Profile Joined March 2011
United Kingdom444 Posts
July 16 2016 11:58 GMT
#79
Everyone I talk to seems to have a sort of apathy from so much of their SC2 knowledge being invalidated in LotV. I had the exact same feeling but once I pushed through it, game is such an improvement over HotS. Still not perfect by a long shot but I really think a lot of people didn't give it a fair go.
Hill_Shit
Profile Joined July 2016
2 Posts
Last Edited: 2016-07-16 13:02:31
July 16 2016 13:00 GMT
#80
Wow Vortix, please don't come back again...thanks for another 3 weeks or whatever it was. That is the behavior of a punk bitch that was angry he got beat by a 14 year old. Lol, peace out vortix, have fun with heroes of the storm or whatever.

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