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CheeseCakez0
Profile Joined August 2015
22 Posts
August 31 2016 22:18 GMT
#61
Dang Taeja. Sad to see you go.
Jj_82
Profile Joined December 2012
Swaziland419 Posts
Last Edited: 2016-09-01 07:26:55
September 01 2016 07:26 GMT
#62
<3 TAAAAEEEJAAA, will miss you a lot.
Once rode a waterslide with PartinG and TaeJa ✌
Daswollvieh
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
5553 Posts
September 01 2016 09:07 GMT
#63
And the most talented player to ever touch the game was ... Terran.
207aicila
Profile Joined January 2015
1237 Posts
September 01 2016 09:37 GMT
#64
On September 01 2016 18:07 Daswollvieh wrote:
And the most talented player to ever touch the game was ... Terran.


Like Mvp before him.
mfw people who never followed BW speak about sAviOr as if they know anything... -___-''''
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Khai
Profile Joined August 2010
Australia553 Posts
September 01 2016 14:49 GMT
#65
Ah Taeja, he really cleaned up the foreign scene when he was allowed to. I really wonder how his career would have been if he had stayed in Korea and focused on Korean tournament. Thanks for all the memories!
Charoisaur
Profile Joined August 2014
Germany16035 Posts
September 01 2016 15:08 GMT
#66
On September 01 2016 18:07 Daswollvieh wrote:
And the most talented player to ever touch the game was ... Terran.

I think Life was similarly talented to him
Many of the coolest moments in sc2 happen due to worker harassment
Clbull
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
United Kingdom1439 Posts
September 06 2016 17:52 GMT
#67
I wasn't able to practice properly because of injuries, but I think I grew in other aspects because of that. Since I couldn't practice a lot, I didn't practice meaninglessly. I put thought into every single game I played.

Still, I think sometimes that I could have taken care of my health properly.


The European and North American SC2 scenes could learn so much from Taeja's approach.
fireforce7
Profile Joined June 2010
United States334 Posts
September 09 2016 14:49 GMT
#68
I'll miss this guy :'(
I'm terranfying
Hadronsbecrazy
Profile Joined September 2013
United Kingdom551 Posts
March 21 2017 18:01 GMT
#69
No need Build Orders, Only Micro,Favourite Players: Maru, Zest, soOjwa , CJherO
Avexyli
Profile Blog Joined April 2014
United States703 Posts
March 21 2017 20:21 GMT
#70
Thank you for the meaningful necro post.

Shame that Taeja had to leave. Definitely one of the players I looked up to when I was tryharding as Terran in HotS, as well as Bomber.
AVEX - Multi Winner, Finalist, Judge of the TeamLiquid Map Contests, Former SC:EVO Enviroment Artist & Multiplayer Game Design
Heyoka
Profile Blog Joined March 2008
Katowice25012 Posts
March 21 2017 22:34 GMT
#71
Don't worry, with Liquid's LCS struggles he is primed for a return to stage.
@RealHeyoka | ESL / DreamHack StarCraft Lead
ShambhalaWar
Profile Joined August 2013
United States930 Posts
March 21 2017 23:43 GMT
#72
<3 Taeja
AxiomBlurr
Profile Blog Joined November 2012
786 Posts
March 22 2017 01:21 GMT
#73
When Taeja was on his game, he was one of the sc2 players that truly looked unbeatable, I miss him too.
aRyuujin
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
United States5049 Posts
March 22 2017 02:54 GMT
#74
On March 22 2017 07:34 Heyoka wrote:
Don't worry, with Liquid's LCS struggles he is primed for a return to stage.


sad necropost but ur comment made it worth it
can i get my estro logo back pls
Wildmoon
Profile Joined December 2011
Thailand4189 Posts
March 22 2017 03:13 GMT
#75
On September 01 2016 18:07 Daswollvieh wrote:
And the most talented player to ever touch the game was ... Terran.


Life was one of the most talented players if not the most.
FataLe
Profile Joined November 2010
New Zealand4524 Posts
March 22 2017 04:41 GMT
#76
On March 22 2017 12:13 Wildmoon wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 01 2016 18:07 Daswollvieh wrote:
And the most talented player to ever touch the game was ... Terran.


Life was one of the most talented players if not the most.

Yea it was probably Life when all is said and done. But TaeJa definitely came close.
hi. big fan.
Olli
Profile Blog Joined February 2012
Austria24422 Posts
Last Edited: 2017-03-22 10:43:44
March 22 2017 10:43 GMT
#77
As far as pure talent goes I think TaeJa beats Life. He legitimately stomped tournaments against Code S opposition without practicing for them at all.

Life was still in school initially, but at least used his free time to practice properly.
Administrator"Declaring anything a disaster because aLive popped up out of nowhere is just downright silly."
BonitiilloO
Profile Joined June 2013
Dominican Republic627 Posts
March 22 2017 10:53 GMT
#78
is this the guy that just likes to play foreigners so he can get ez wins?
How may help u?
fronkschnonk
Profile Joined November 2011
Germany622 Posts
March 22 2017 13:48 GMT
#79
You mean like Innovation, Zest and Life?
Furthermore, I consider that some kind of Code A must be reestablished.
intotheheart
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
Canada33091 Posts
March 22 2017 13:49 GMT
#80
On March 22 2017 07:34 Heyoka wrote:
Don't worry, with Liquid's LCS struggles he is primed for a return to stage.

Sub in Miracle- I wanna see him crush LCS.

And then win TI.
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