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herO going to milllitary December 10th - Page 2

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Damnitmynameistaken
Profile Joined May 2015
United States187 Posts
October 28 2019 16:09 GMT
#21
Aww man, this saddens me deeply. herO was the first SC2 pro-gamer I followed after being mesmerized by his blink stalker micro. Made me both a fan of him and his team CJ Entus. Sad to see him go but best of luck to him in the future!
aringadingding
Profile Joined September 2010
478 Posts
October 28 2019 16:33 GMT
#22

Fuuuck! I will miss him for sure. Such a great player.
sneakyfox
Profile Joined January 2017
8216 Posts
Last Edited: 2019-10-28 20:03:57
October 28 2019 16:44 GMT
#23
No That sucks. Feels like this one bites harder since it's the first of a series to come.

Btw thanks for the great highlight post.
"I saw what sneakyfox wrote on TL.net and it made me furious" - PartinG
DieuCure
Profile Joined January 2017
France3713 Posts
October 28 2019 17:12 GMT
#24
Probably the best protoss of all time.
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Nakajin
Profile Blog Joined September 2014
Canada8989 Posts
Last Edited: 2019-10-28 17:29:04
October 28 2019 17:27 GMT
#25
On October 29 2019 02:12 DieuCure wrote:
Probably the best protoss of all time.


He's up there, best blink player for sure.
If only he had learn to scout for proxy 2 gates
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Killmo
Profile Joined October 2011
China82 Posts
October 28 2019 17:58 GMT
#26
I'm really going to miss herO. He has been my single favorite Protoss ever since Rain retired. herO is responsible for more great games of StarCraft II than nearly any other player around. What is even more disheartening about his departure, from this fan's standpoint, is that my favorite Zerg and Terran are soO and GuMiho, respectively. soO, GuMiho, and herO were all born within 6 weeks of each other. I have to imagine that soO and GuMiho are starting to feel the pressure about their military service. I couldn't bear to lose all three of them.
BerserkSword
Profile Joined December 2018
United States2123 Posts
October 28 2019 18:00 GMT
#27
godspeed
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Xain0n
Profile Joined November 2018
Italy3963 Posts
October 28 2019 18:05 GMT
#28
On October 29 2019 02:58 Killmo wrote:
I'm really going to miss herO. He has been my single favorite Protoss ever since Rain retired. herO is responsible for more great games of StarCraft II than nearly any other player around. What is even more disheartening about his departure, from this fan's standpoint, is that my favorite Zerg and Terran are soO and GuMiho, respectively. soO, GuMiho, and herO were all born within 6 weeks of each other. I have to imagine that soO and GuMiho are starting to feel the pressure about their military service. I couldn't bear to lose all three of them.


Gumiho's enlistment is already scheduled and was officially announced.
starkiller123
Profile Joined January 2016
United States4030 Posts
October 28 2019 18:08 GMT
#29
going to miss herO and his consistently weird games
Ej_
Profile Blog Joined January 2013
47656 Posts
Last Edited: 2019-10-28 18:24:53
October 28 2019 18:24 GMT
#30
This sucks major balls.

Goos luck, whatever he decides to do from now on.
"Technically the dictionary has zero authority on the meaning or words" - Rodya
FlyGaho
Profile Joined October 2019
22 Posts
October 28 2019 19:05 GMT
#31
On October 29 2019 00:30 Xain0n wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 29 2019 00:17 Kitai wrote:
On October 28 2019 23:40 StarcraftPeffo wrote:
On October 28 2019 23:04 Raptor1 wrote:
On October 28 2019 22:24 parksonsc wrote:
I wonder if we will still have enough players for ro32 GSL next year.


Of course, there are tons of players that are coming back from Military and practising to be in shape in 2020.. Like MMA, MVP, MC, Taeja, Bomber, DRG, Dream, Polt, and many others..


That's great to hear, do we have confirmation from them that they're training to be back on top and not about to drop SC?

(genuine question, I really hope so)


Genuine answer - I think the poster was being snarky. Most if not all of the players he mentioned all tried to play professionally again after their military service (or other hiatus) and petered out shortly thereafter. The only two players that seem to have somewhat made good on their intentions in recent memory are TaeJa and Parting. TaeJa said his goal was to win a GSL this year, and seemed serious because he was one of the few players that came really close to beating Serral at the height of his powers (at the HSC right after Serral won Blizzcon). After that he made the GSL Ro32 once or twice, but hasn't done anything beyond that. Parting has made a bit more headway, being a very active streamer and racking up enough Korea WCS points to get some prize money, even though he obviously didn't make enough to earn a spot in the Ro16. Aside from that, when people go to military service in SC2 it's been pretty much a deathknell to their careers even when they try to come back afterwards.


PartinG quit sc2 without going to the army; I am confident he will rise to top tier again next year, he improved alot in 2019.
Fantasy has been the most successful returning progamer while Dream is doing well in Olimoleague, I have high expectations for him; TaeJa, on the other hand, probably hasn't solved his wrist issues completely.

On topic, I would have loved to see herO win something before retiring; with Classic, Stats and Zest(someone said he is somehow exempted, but I don't see it confirmed anywhere) joining him this year or the next, Protoss in Korea will be in dire conditions.


Now is actually a great time to go to military for the protoss players. Since the upcoming patch is a total joke for Protoss. Might as well finish their 2 years, and hopefully protoss might be in a better state when they come back
Cricketer12
Profile Blog Joined May 2012
United States13988 Posts
October 28 2019 19:13 GMT
#32
On October 29 2019 00:07 Hvvacha wrote:
zerg in bw, protoss in sc2, terran irl. what a guy

2 years of military service is mandatory in Korea. But yes race switches arent *that* common.
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Cricketer12
Profile Blog Joined May 2012
United States13988 Posts
October 28 2019 19:14 GMT
#33
On October 29 2019 02:12 DieuCure wrote:
Probably the best protoss of all time.

Never change buddy
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DieuCure
Profile Joined January 2017
France3713 Posts
October 28 2019 19:23 GMT
#34
On October 29 2019 04:14 Cricketer12 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 29 2019 02:12 DieuCure wrote:
Probably the best protoss of all time.

Never change buddy


Not that I wasn't serious, but usually in this kind of thread there are always people who exaggerate.
I wish him good luck for his second life.
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DwD
Profile Joined January 2010
Sweden8621 Posts
October 28 2019 19:33 GMT
#35
Thank you for all the epic games all the way back to BW.
Be safe herO!
~ T-ARA ~ DREAMCATCHER ~ EVERGLOW ~ OH MY GIRL ~ DIA ~ BOL4 ~ CHUNGHA ~
Zephyp
Profile Joined April 2013
238 Posts
October 28 2019 19:43 GMT
#36
I have the impression that herO is a player that's been popular to hate on because of his playstyle, but I've always liked him. He did things his own way and made it work. Also a happy face to have in the scene.

Sad to see another one go.
Cricketer12
Profile Blog Joined May 2012
United States13988 Posts
October 28 2019 20:02 GMT
#37
On October 29 2019 04:43 Zephyp wrote:
I have the impression that herO is a player that's been popular to hate on because of his playstyle, but I've always liked him. He did things his own way and made it work. Also a happy face to have in the scene.

Sad to see another one go.

I dont think anyone hated him. His personality makes up for the "flaws" in his playstyle
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sneakyfox
Profile Joined January 2017
8216 Posts
October 28 2019 20:06 GMT
#38
On October 29 2019 05:02 Cricketer12 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 29 2019 04:43 Zephyp wrote:
I have the impression that herO is a player that's been popular to hate on because of his playstyle, but I've always liked him. He did things his own way and made it work. Also a happy face to have in the scene.

Sad to see another one go.

I dont think anyone hated him. His personality makes up for the "flaws" in his playstyle


Yeah, it's almost like herO was so dirty that it was beautiful.
"I saw what sneakyfox wrote on TL.net and it made me furious" - PartinG
NotSoHappy
Profile Joined November 2010
445 Posts
October 28 2019 20:23 GMT
#39
meh
with hero leaving and stats, zest soon too protoss will lose many good KR protosses. Sucks
Shuffleblade
Profile Joined February 2012
Sweden1903 Posts
October 28 2019 20:26 GMT
#40
Sad to read this, GL herO! Also Dream doing great after coming back to SC2 along with PartinG.
Maru, Bomber, TY, Dear, Classic, DeParture and Rogue!
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