| TeamLiquid ESPORTS November 09 2012 08:25. Posts 1 | Profile # |
Tim "merz" Olsson retires from professional StarCraft in a heartfelt blog message on TL:
I've thought a long time about writing this, but I just didn't know how to. I know that I am not a big person within the ranks of pro-gamers, I was average at best, with few moments of greatness, and therefor I never really felt like I wanted my retirement to be "announced" like something big just happened. Especially when there are far more successful people who has said good bye to SC2 lately.
So instead I choose to write this as a personal letter of good bye, to the community I've always cared the most about: Teamliquid. It's been my favorite site ever since I discovered it, from the beginning of my SC/BW days til the end of my SC2 career. It is no overstatement that my results have been poor for a very long time, and there comes a point in time where you just have to admit defeat.
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Read the rest of his message in his blog, "It's time to say goodbye."
http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?topic_id=380900
Merz was a Terran player from Sweden who joined Team Dignitas in August of 2010. |
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| GuiBz Canada. November 09 2012 08:27. Posts 49 | Profile # |
Normal, he is noob
User was temp banned for this post. |
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| ROOTT1 Canada. November 09 2012 08:28. Posts 5621 | Profile Blog # |
| NONONONONONONONOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO U CANT DO THIS TO ME OLSON450 U CANT =[.... |
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| FinalForm United States. November 09 2012 08:28. Posts 401 | Profile # |
| Gonna miss you merz! Gl in your future! |
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| FrozenG United States. November 09 2012 08:28. Posts 52 | Profile # | |
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| Probe1 United States. November 09 2012 08:29. Posts 16445 | Profile Blog # |
| I don't get the joke GuiBz. |
| | 우정호 KT_VIOLET 1988 - 2012 While we are postponing, life speeds by |  |
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| shid0x Qatar. November 09 2012 08:29. Posts 763 | Profile # |
| Gl to him in the future but meh,its not like he was a big shot anyways. |
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| Sjokola Netherlands. November 09 2012 08:30. Posts 305 | Profile # |
On November 09 2012 08:27 GuiBz wrote:
Normal, he is noob
Is it really necessary to stab like this? |
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| crms United States. November 09 2012 08:30. Posts 5326 | Profile # |
I feel bad for them as a former 'pro gamer' (who made far less than these guys ever have) because it really sucks to realize that your dream isn't going to work out and you have to go to the real world.
best of luck to merz! |
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| Noobity United States. November 09 2012 08:31. Posts 489 | Profile Blog # |
Never followed him, but heartfelt statements like this only go to show just how much this scene can mean when it comes together right.
Merz, we all wish you the best, even the dick trolls don't mean anything personal. Please stick around, let us know how you do in the future with stuff. |
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| Foxxan Sweden. November 09 2012 08:31. Posts 180 | Profile # |
| he got stuck to wow cuz of deathknight in wotlk |
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| EscapingJail United States. November 09 2012 08:31. Posts 206 | Profile Blog # |
| Sad, I hope you might try a comeback in HOTS! |
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| Chronos. United States. November 09 2012 08:32. Posts 704 | Profile # |
Bummer =/
Good luck transitioning to civilian life. |
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| NoMicroWin United States. November 09 2012 08:32. Posts 590 | Profile Blog # |
| GL in your future endeavors! |
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| whatgoat Canada. November 09 2012 08:33. Posts 19 | Profile # |
| Sucks, I remember reading his huge blog post about progaming. Shame to see him go. |
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| kinsky Germany. November 09 2012 08:34. Posts 181 | Profile # |
On November 09 2012 08:31 EscapingJail wrote:
Sad, I hope you might try a comeback in HOTS!
he´s retiring at sc2, not at wol. so dont expect too much. |
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| Barabossa Belgium. November 09 2012 08:34. Posts 6 | Profile # |
| We'll miss you Merz, I liked your style and although you didn't win the GSL, you are a name people know. In a competitive environment like the SC pro scene, that isn't a small feat at all. Good luck in all your future endeavors! |
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| eXigent. Canada. November 09 2012 08:35. Posts 2398 | Profile Blog # |
On November 09 2012 08:29 shid0x wrote:
Gl to him in the future but meh,its not like he was a big shot anyways.
Its more than that. Not everything is measured based on how famous or amazing you are at SC2. Merz has been apart of teamliquid for many many years, and has become an ingrained part of this site. During the BW era, he was a great player, and an active poster on this website. People will miss him for who he is, not only what he's achieved like you suggest. |
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| calippo Sweden. November 09 2012 08:36. Posts 308 | Profile # |
| gl with school and stuff merz! |
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| Testuser November 09 2012 08:38. Posts 2581 | Profile Blog # |
Thanks for the games man. Hope your life turns out just as you want it, and who knows, maybe we'll meet in the future. I cheered on you in SC2, and I, as many others, will cheer on you in your future life.
GG GL HF. |
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