EPTDear Retires - Page 2
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EndlessViolence
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CicadaSC
United States1986 Posts
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PresenceSc2
Australia4032 Posts
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Penev
28536 Posts
On August 17 2020 17:41 sneakyfox wrote: Oh no, this is two years too early. Sad to see him go but you can understand why he would call it quits now - the Dear skill graph has become inaccurate as of late. Losing Classic and herO last year, and then Dear, Stats, and Zest this year. Welp. Welp indeed. Hopefully the remaining Protoss can step it up. It's hard to watch this skill drain of Korean SC2 (not just Protoss) even though we knew it was coming. The gap is closing yay :/ | ||
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deacon.frost
Czech Republic12133 Posts
Doesn't look like it works anymore  | ||
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Zzzapper
1798 Posts
Dear is probably a top 10 protoss of all time and even if he hasn't been playing at his former level for a while, he's still one of the few toss players capable of making ro16 and even ro8 in Code S. With him gone and Zest and Stats presumably going to the military soon too, there will only be 3 relevant protosses in Korea... | ||
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MinixTheNerd
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JustPassingBy
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WombaT
Northern Ireland27360 Posts
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royalroadweed
United States8301 Posts
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-KG-
Denmark1219 Posts
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Argonauta
Spain4967 Posts
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Andi_Goldberger
Germany1608 Posts
I remember rooting for Dears royal road and always liked his play. good luck in the army I guess | ||
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BonitiilloO
Dominican Republic627 Posts
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Zetter
Germany629 Posts
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sneakyfox
8218 Posts
On August 17 2020 18:06 Penev wrote: Welp indeed. Hopefully the remaining Protoss can step it up. It's hard to watch this skill drain of Korean SC2 (not just Protoss) even though we knew it was coming. The gap is closing yay :/ Yea, and it's even harder when they go earlier than they need to. Dear could have played for two more years. Still, I guess we just have to accept that this is the way it's going to be for the foreseeable future. In a sense there is no use in getting depressed every time a player retires when we can already see it coming. | ||
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Starecat
941 Posts
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darklycid
3561 Posts
On August 17 2020 21:36 sneakyfox wrote: Yea, and it's even harder when they go earlier than they need to. Dear could have played for two more years. Still, I guess we just have to accept that this is the way it's going to be for the foreseeable future. In a sense there is no use in getting depressed every time a player retires when we can already see it coming. Maybe it is related to his health issues he had recently? Anyways really sad | ||
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Shuffleblade
Sweden1903 Posts
In regards to a possible return, I think most players going to military service retire without a plan for going back, The decision to make a come back or return to the scene in some other role is something that only be made after knowing the state of the scene and seeing if you can regain top GM form after release. | ||
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Veluvian
Bulgaria256 Posts
And also Dear was three times semi-finalist in Code S in a row which is still a great achievement of consistency. That happened in the end of 2015 and the whole 2016. | ||
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