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HerO (former Liquid) retires from SC2

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Brutaxilos
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
United States2633 Posts
March 27 2018 22:48 GMT
#1

Sad news.

Note this is ex-Liquid HerO and not Root herO.
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Jangbi favorite player. Forever~ CJ herO the King of IEM. BOMBERRRRRRRR. Sexy Boy Rogue. soO #1! Oliveira China Represent!
ZigguratOfUr
Profile Blog Joined April 2012
Iraq16955 Posts
March 27 2018 22:54 GMT
#2
Best of luck to him.
Zaros
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
United Kingdom3692 Posts
March 27 2018 22:57 GMT
#3
One of the all time greats
DieuCure
Profile Joined January 2017
France3713 Posts
March 27 2018 23:09 GMT
#4
On March 28 2018 07:57 Zaros wrote:
One of the all time greats


He wasnt mentioned once in the TL community GOAT

User was temp banned for this post.
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AxionSteel
Profile Joined January 2011
United States7754 Posts
March 27 2018 23:11 GMT
#5
At his peak, one of the more pleasing protoss players to watch in my opinion. Genuine style and flair, to go with skill.
NinjaNight
Profile Joined January 2018
428 Posts
March 27 2018 23:18 GMT
#6
On March 28 2018 08:11 AxionSteel wrote:
At his peak, one of the more pleasing protoss players to watch in my opinion. Genuine style and flair, to go with skill.


Agreed! Sad to see him go
Zaros
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
United Kingdom3692 Posts
March 27 2018 23:24 GMT
#7
On March 28 2018 08:09 DieuCure wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 28 2018 07:57 Zaros wrote:
One of the all time greats


He wasnt mentioned once in the TL community GOAT


Maybe he isn't the one of the all time best players but his impact on the game and the scene in general is up at the top.
The_Templar
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
your Country52797 Posts
March 27 2018 23:50 GMT
#8
On March 28 2018 08:24 Zaros wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 28 2018 08:09 DieuCure wrote:
On March 28 2018 07:57 Zaros wrote:
One of the all time greats


He wasnt mentioned once in the TL community GOAT


Maybe he isn't the one of the all time best players but his impact on the game and the scene in general is up at the top.

Pretty much. It was always awesome to see him do well.
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OsaX Nymloth
Profile Joined March 2013
Poland3244 Posts
March 28 2018 00:09 GMT
#9
Sad, but expected - he stopped streaming and when he did you could see his frustration about his current skill level. He tried to get back and I respect him for that even more.

During his prime he was just amazing player to watch, with his signature Warp Prism. Good luck HerO in your future endeavors.
Twitter: @osaxnymloth
ZigguratOfUr
Profile Blog Joined April 2012
Iraq16955 Posts
March 28 2018 00:31 GMT
#10
On March 28 2018 09:09 OsaX Nymloth wrote:
Sad, but expected - he stopped streaming and when he did you could see his frustration about his current skill level. He tried to get back and I respect him for that even more.

During his prime he was just amazing player to watch, with his signature Warp Prism. Good luck HerO in your future endeavors.


His skill at maneuvering phoenixes against mutalisks was exceptional too.
Nakajin
Profile Blog Joined September 2014
Canada8989 Posts
Last Edited: 2018-03-28 00:39:28
March 28 2018 00:39 GMT
#11
Sad to hear, but to be honest I didn't see him play in more then a year so I can't say I'm shock.
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Topin
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
Peru10112 Posts
March 28 2018 00:43 GMT
#12
great player! good bye HerO.
i would define my style between a mix of ByuN, Maru and MKP
Deleted User 3420
Profile Blog Joined May 2003
24492 Posts
March 28 2018 01:09 GMT
#13
On March 28 2018 08:09 DieuCure wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 28 2018 07:57 Zaros wrote:
One of the all time greats


He wasnt mentioned once in the TL community GOAT


yeah it's true, because he lacked consistency

but he really was the type of player that could beat anyone at any time and wouldn't even be that surprising
FrostedMiniWheats
Profile Joined August 2010
United States30730 Posts
Last Edited: 2018-03-28 01:19:31
March 28 2018 01:18 GMT
#14
Sad to see another oldie go. He may be gone, but imo he played possibly the best TvP series of all-time to close out one of the greatest tournaments we've ever had in sc2.

(Keep in mind Polt had already defeated Classic and Rain to reach HerO)



NesTea | Mvp | MC | Leenock | Losira | Gumiho | DRG | Taeja | Jinro | Stephano | Thorzain | Sen | Idra |Polt | Bomber | Symbol | Squirtle | Fantasy | Jaedong | Maru | sOs | Seed | ByuN | ByuL | Neeb| Scarlett | Rogue | IM forever
Shellshock
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United States97276 Posts
Last Edited: 2018-03-28 02:00:17
March 28 2018 01:54 GMT
#15
On March 28 2018 10:09 travis wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 28 2018 08:09 DieuCure wrote:
On March 28 2018 07:57 Zaros wrote:
One of the all time greats


He wasnt mentioned once in the TL community GOAT


yeah it's true, because he lacked consistency

but he really was the type of player that could beat anyone at any time and wouldn't even be that surprising

I remember when he first broke into GSL by eliminating DRG in the qualifiers when DRG was the hottest up and coming secret ladder hero. but on the consistency point then HerO got pulled out to snipe DRG in GSTL soon after and failed miserably.

http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/sc2-tournaments/241232-gstl-jupiter-group-week-3?page=106

Definitely a fun style of play to watch
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CCa1ss1e
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
Canada3231 Posts
March 28 2018 02:48 GMT
#16
Was actually just reading about HerO on Liquipedia yesterday!

All the best! Take care.
~ The Ultimate Weapon
ShadowReaver
Profile Joined March 2010
Canada563 Posts
March 28 2018 03:26 GMT
#17
Another iconic player retires. HerO you were an anchor for Team Liquid. It's been a pleasure watching your games over the years. Thank you for all of the great memories Liquid`HerO!
TheFish7
Profile Blog Joined February 2012
United States2824 Posts
March 28 2018 04:11 GMT
#18
If you ever watched HerO stream, you knew he was one of the most talented guys playing the game. There was like a fluidity and speed to his movement that was hard to follow. Good luck HerO!
~ ~ <°)))><~ ~ ~
yangluphil
Profile Joined July 2015
318 Posts
Last Edited: 2018-03-28 04:23:11
March 28 2018 04:22 GMT
#19
I remember this guy from Squirtle's royal road run (that failed) in GSL. Surprised that he did so well overseas - more earning than herO as of today. But it's a shame (not for him) that he left Korean scene.
Neither party will be missed.
TelecoM
Profile Blog Joined January 2010
United States10710 Posts
March 28 2018 04:52 GMT
#20
One of my favorite SC2 Protoss players of all time, best of luck to him in the future!
AKA: TelecoM[WHITE] Protoss fighting
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