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Pandemona *
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
Charlie Sheens House51493 Posts
January 31 2017 12:19 GMT
#1


Polt confirmed on Twitter today he will be streaming more as he can't start Military service due to "body problem". We wish him well and hope it is not too serious!

https://www.twitch.tv/polt
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i-MajiN
Profile Joined August 2014
France113 Posts
January 31 2017 12:29 GMT
#2
So sad he was unable to do Blizzcon ;(

I wish the best he is one of my favourite terran player and one of the biggest name in SC2 history !

Be ready to see Captain America shine again (at least on ladder)
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trada
Profile Joined August 2012
Germany347 Posts
January 31 2017 13:01 GMT
#3
There is nothing left for the military to teach Polts body. Much like the other Captain America.

Polt, now you must find others to join you for the Avengers programme and save the world!
~
Aquins
Profile Joined January 2017
2 Posts
January 31 2017 13:56 GMT
#4
Best news ever
WonnaPlay
Profile Joined September 2010
Netherlands912 Posts
January 31 2017 14:07 GMT
#5
On January 31 2017 22:01 trada wrote:
There is nothing left for the military to teach Polts body. Much like the other Captain America.



That won't stop the army from trying!
outscar
Profile Joined September 2014
2832 Posts
January 31 2017 14:07 GMT
#6
That's unfortunate twice that he couldn't attend Blizzcon. But its good news we got more of Poltu incoming!
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rotta
Profile Joined December 2011
5598 Posts
January 31 2017 14:30 GMT
#7
Polt's body isn't ready
don't wall off against random
oGoZenob
Profile Joined December 2011
France1503 Posts
January 31 2017 14:38 GMT
#8
Body problem ?
I like starcraft
jedi1982
Profile Joined January 2011
United States172 Posts
January 31 2017 14:48 GMT
#9
POLTUUUU!
iced16
Profile Joined July 2016
United States12 Posts
January 31 2017 14:49 GMT
#10
Glad to hear he can still stream for a little but it's too bad he still has to go eventually :'(
intotheheart
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
Canada33091 Posts
January 31 2017 14:53 GMT
#11
I wonder he if can do something like iloveoov where he does something different from regular service due to health reasons but still does the time.
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Pandemona *
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
Charlie Sheens House51493 Posts
January 31 2017 15:11 GMT
#12
On January 31 2017 23:38 oGoZenob wrote:
Body problem ?

I hope and assume to be honest, that he means maybe he has a muscle tear or something muscle related. As i don't get how it only delays his service.
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mikedebo
Profile Joined December 2010
Canada4341 Posts
January 31 2017 15:13 GMT
#13
He should ask Nada for help. I hear Nada has a body.
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intotheheart
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
Canada33091 Posts
January 31 2017 15:15 GMT
#14
I'm sure Polt and every other pro knows about that thread. Whether or not they visit it as much as we want them to is a different story.
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CUTtheCBC
Profile Joined December 2016
Canada91 Posts
January 31 2017 15:16 GMT
#15
korean military service is such a waste of people's lives.. so many great e-athletes ruined
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SkrollK
Profile Joined January 2015
France580 Posts
January 31 2017 15:22 GMT
#16
On February 01 2017 00:16 CUTtheCBC wrote:
korean military service is such a waste of people's lives.. so many great e-athletes ruined


Lmao.

Lets petition Kim Jong-un for stopping being a threat to SK so e athletes can shine.
kugHop
Profile Joined January 2016
Luxembourg44 Posts
January 31 2017 16:02 GMT
#17
the sad thing is, it only delays his tournament-comeback more...
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jy_9876543210
Profile Joined March 2016
265 Posts
January 31 2017 16:09 GMT
#18
Have a body problem? Well, I got three body problems, which haven't been solved by any mankind.
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geokilla
Profile Joined May 2011
Canada8245 Posts
January 31 2017 16:11 GMT
#19
On January 31 2017 21:29 i-MajiN wrote:
So sad he was unable to do Blizzcon ;(

I wish the best he is one of my favourite terran player and one of the biggest name in SC2 history !

Be ready to see Captain America shine again (at least on ladder)

Indeed. The mess up really robbed us of a potentially great Blizzcon 2016.
AVirtualGigolo
Profile Joined December 2016
12 Posts
January 31 2017 16:55 GMT
#20
His body problem? Sounds like he's missing his balls...go serve your time pussy.

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BronzeKnee
Profile Joined March 2011
United States5219 Posts
January 31 2017 17:12 GMT
#21
The military wants his body.
opisska
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
Poland8852 Posts
Last Edited: 2017-01-31 17:16:19
January 31 2017 17:16 GMT
#22
On February 01 2017 00:22 SkrollK wrote:
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On February 01 2017 00:16 CUTtheCBC wrote:
korean military service is such a waste of people's lives.. so many great e-athletes ruined


Lmao.

Lets petition Kim Jong-un for stopping being a threat to SK so e athletes can shine.


Surely it's all just black and white. There is no chance that the North Korea threat is a convenient excuse for their government to extract a couple of years of forced labor from each man and for their military to strengthen its position. Conscription army is the only and the most efficient way to fight an enemy even in the 21st century.
"Jeez, that's far from ideal." - Serral, the king of mild trashtalk
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brickrd
Profile Blog Joined March 2014
United States4894 Posts
January 31 2017 18:48 GMT
#23
On February 01 2017 01:55 AVirtualGigolo wrote:
His body problem? Sounds like he's missing his balls...go serve your time pussy.

User was warned for this post

wouldn't an army doctor have to sign off on him not meeting their physical standards to delay his service? so wouldn't that mean it's the military's decision, not his? im not south korean, so i could be wrong, but i cant imagine they let people just say "yeah, im sick, cant join up yet"

im sorry for whatever made you so quick to judge and ridicule total strangers and i hope you heal
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Ryu3600
Profile Joined January 2016
Canada469 Posts
January 31 2017 19:22 GMT
#24
I hope Polt heals soon but I am also very excited to see him stream!! I am really interested in how he will play in the current meta :D
Maru is the best Terran ever.
kajtarp
Profile Joined April 2011
Hungary485 Posts
January 31 2017 21:03 GMT
#25
How can that be good news? First, health problem is never good news, second if his army service is delayed even more i dont see him returning to sc2.
Why so serious?
DieuCure
Profile Joined January 2017
France3713 Posts
January 31 2017 21:14 GMT
#26
One of our 3 terrans last year, poor Terran race
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intotheheart
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
Canada33091 Posts
Last Edited: 2017-01-31 21:44:22
January 31 2017 21:39 GMT
#27
On February 01 2017 06:03 kajtarp wrote:
How can that be good news? First, health problem is never good news, second if his army service is delayed even more i dont see him returning to sc2.

I don't even know if he ever plans on returning, if he's gone for another few months before his service, then does his service, he'd be looking at a Polt 2020 or 2019 comeback, and there's no telling what SC's gonna look like by that point.

Not in a bad way, or anything of course. But I think he's probably gonna take it one year at a time.
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I wasbanned fromthis
Profile Blog Joined August 2012
113 Posts
February 01 2017 01:11 GMT
#28
It could be anything laying it out like that. With an issue of any sort, the military wants to be improving a person throughout their mandatory training. Insisting a civilian can do something when they physically can't is counter productive to mandatory participation. Old injuries are important to assess, as well as current form. In that sense it's a blessing he didnt go and sustain injury.

To see this makes me question whether or not South Korea knows he's captain America. Do they have the same cable packages as us foreigners? Captain America can take the pain. There is this part in one'a his movies where he's hanging, and then he falls all over his back. It's totally brutal. For sure, I know if Poltu can preform at that level, and take matches off of people like, foreigners and koreans, and other foreigners, he can handle the BBQ in the korean kitchen(military).

Hope the best for his body, he's a strong mind.
starkiller123
Profile Joined January 2016
United States4030 Posts
February 01 2017 01:35 GMT
#29
He's streaming now!!!!
Kitai
Profile Joined June 2012
United States880 Posts
February 01 2017 03:59 GMT
#30
I think what he means is that the military isn't ready for his body yet, instead of the other way around.
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Kong95
Profile Joined January 2017
17 Posts
February 01 2017 09:13 GMT
#31
I'm happy he's streaming Hope the problem is not too serious.
LtCalley
Profile Joined March 2011
United States244 Posts
February 02 2017 02:39 GMT
#32
my SC2 god...please don't leave me
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jpg06051992
Profile Joined July 2015
United States580 Posts
February 02 2017 03:03 GMT
#33
Probably some wrist or other related injuries, it isn't going to break the South Korean armies back that every 1 or 2 people out of 100 don't meet the physical requirements and they can't use them.

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Akimbo
Profile Joined February 2012
Canada104 Posts
February 03 2017 04:23 GMT
#34
Maybe Polt can be excempted from military service
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phodacbiet
Profile Joined August 2010
United States1740 Posts
March 03 2017 00:40 GMT
#35
On February 01 2017 03:48 brickrd wrote:
Show nested quote +
On February 01 2017 01:55 AVirtualGigolo wrote:
His body problem? Sounds like he's missing his balls...go serve your time pussy.

User was warned for this post

wouldn't an army doctor have to sign off on him not meeting their physical standards to delay his service? so wouldn't that mean it's the military's decision, not his? im not south korean, so i could be wrong, but i cant imagine they let people just say "yeah, im sick, cant join up yet"

im sorry for whatever made you so quick to judge and ridicule total strangers and i hope you heal


The army doctor is a Polt fan.
DeadByDawn
Profile Joined October 2012
United Kingdom476 Posts
March 03 2017 01:44 GMT
#36
On February 01 2017 01:55 AVirtualGigolo wrote:
His body problem? Sounds like he's missing his balls...go serve your time pussy.

User was warned for this post

Abuse of a professional player, and a much loved one at that, gets a warning. How about a life time ban of this worthless piece of **** instead?

Those four asterisks could of course be for w-o-r-k.

Good to have Polt streaming for a little longer then. And yes he needs to do his military service because of the threat to South Korea's existence that comes from the North.
AndreasHeideman
Profile Joined February 2017
Sweden30 Posts
March 03 2017 05:44 GMT
#37
This is nothing unusual for the world of Korean esports players. Conscription is a mandatory part of modern South Korean life, something both Polt and his now former team EnVyUs were aware of upon signing the Terran player in May 2016.

Relationships are like computer games. It ends fast when CHEATS exist. / https://diabloii.nu
AndreasHeideman
Profile Joined February 2017
Sweden30 Posts
March 03 2017 05:48 GMT
#38
Known by his fans as “Captain America” for being one of the most dominant players currently residing in the USA, Polt was considered by many to be one of the favorites to win the StarCraft 2 Global Playoffs and Finals that will take place at Blizzcon in a few weeks. However, because of the timing of this development, Polt will be forced to drop out of Blizzcon and forfeit his shot at the $250k grand prize. He will also be leaving Team EnVyUs.

Relationships are like computer games. It ends fast when CHEATS exist. / https://diabloii.nu
figq
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
12519 Posts
March 03 2017 06:51 GMT
#39
He too smart for army
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