PharaphobiaSC Profile Joined April 2016 Czech Republic 457 Posts #1 retires from proffesional SC2 and switching to WarCraft 3.



Rail retires from proffesional SC2 and switching to WarCraft 3.



It feels like there is something with WarCraft 3 maybe?



Clarification from Rail



On April 21 2019 19:35 Rail_sc2 wrote:

I can't attend any wcs event . Even if i would qualify top-6 at WCS Winter , i would have difficults with getting visa in US since last year you cant get US-Visa in moscow/piter anymore .



Now there is 2 Wcs-Ukraine events , man of my age also got strong difficults to get in ukraine . Hope brat_ok ( he's older than military service ) and skillous ( he's younger than military service ) can get in Kiev .



And last event is WCS-Montreal which requires very expensive in russia VISA ( 350-400 $ ) + expensive trip/living costs .



I mean if you Russian - u better change ur passport to some other country or find urself in different games .







Also i love to play wc3 , but enjoyed play sc2 as well , and reason of retirement not something " lost couple of games and tilt " . My current mmr on bar-code on eu server was around 6700 , and i felt pretty confident in overall progressing ( even if it's connected to current protoss-patch ) .I felt like i play better in pvp's vs notable players , so compared to other protoss-players my skill growed up . But europe region is europe region . U can progress a lot , but u still behind better players , and number of slots/space are so little . Look at last challanger-qualifers . Such a giants of eu-sc2 as Bly and Mana couldnt qualify in top-16 eu . Concurence increased a lot due the state of game last years . Some should get out of this eco-system . It's personal decision like Snute's Happy's etc.



Soi see global objectives and reasons to this switch due my perspectives and career . Thx everyone who cheered for me in sc2 I can't attend any wcs event . Even if i would qualify top-6 at WCS Winter , i would have difficults with getting visa in US since last year you cant get US-Visa in moscow/piter anymore .Now there is 2 Wcs-Ukraine events , man of my age also got strong difficults to get in ukraine . Hope brat_ok ( he's older than military service ) and skillous ( he's younger than military service ) can get in Kiev .And last event is WCS-Montreal which requires very expensive in russia VISA ( 350-400 $ ) + expensive trip/living costs .I mean if you Russian - u better change ur passport to some other country or find urself in different games .Also i love to play wc3 , but enjoyed play sc2 as well , and reason of retirement not something " lost couple of games and tilt " . My current mmr on bar-code on eu server was around 6700 , and i felt pretty confident in overall progressing ( even if it's connected to current protoss-patch ) .I felt like i play better in pvp's vs notable players , so compared to other protoss-players my skill growed up . But europe region is europe region . U can progress a lot , but u still behind better players , and number of slots/space are so little . Look at last challanger-qualifers . Such a giants of eu-sc2 as Bly and Mana couldnt qualify in top-16 eu . Concurence increased a lot due the state of game last years . Some should get out of this eco-system . It's personal decision like Snute's Happy's etc.Soi see global objectives and reasons to this switch due my perspectives and career . Thx everyone who cheered for me in sc2 It feels like there is something with WarCraft 3 maybe?Clarification from twitch.tv/pharaphobia

stilt Profile Joined October 2012 France 1916 Posts Last Edited: 2019-04-21 08:45:28 #2 Yes the scene is doing way better with come backs, more tournaments and I am pretty sure more viewers.

Thorzain is in here and he almost managed to beat Happy in bo7. Sorry for the bad grammar T_T

skdsk Profile Joined February 2019 128 Posts #3 just play what you want, i spent +5year playing wc3 and bunch of time playing sc2 aswell, and im not planning to play wc3 ever again, at the end of the day, the heroes in wc3 limits the amount of strategies you can do, and basically revolve around in total 1-2 builds in race vs all other races, with optimized creep paterns and everything else along with it, sc2 has much more variaty, for example drops in wc3 basically doesnt exist..

Waxangel Profile Blog Joined September 2002 United States 29168 Posts Last Edited: 2019-04-21 08:58:25 #4



Anyway war3 is pretty fun, so I'm all for people playing both again? https://tl.net/forum/starcraft-2/444638-verdi-un-un-un-retires Anyway war3 is pretty fun, so I'm all for people playing both Administrator Hey HP can you redo everything youve ever done because i have a small complaint?

Musicus Profile Joined August 2011 Germany 23393 Posts #5 Well best of luck to him. Hopefully Blizz will release more news about Reforged soon. Maru and Serral are probably top 5.

jimminy_kriket Profile Blog Joined February 2007 Canada 5354 Posts #6 He was just starting to post fairly impressive results, and he retires?? Damn I was enjoying watching his rise. life of lively to live to life of full life thx to shield battery

Xain0n Profile Joined November 2018 Italy 3180 Posts #7 Weird timing, he was doing fine.

stilt Profile Joined October 2012 France 1916 Posts #8 On April 21 2019 17:56 skdsk wrote:

just play what you want, i spent +5year playing wc3 and bunch of time playing sc2 aswell, and im not planning to play wc3 ever again, at the end of the day, the heroes in wc3 limits the amount of strategies you can do, and basically revolve around in total 1-2 builds in race vs all other races, with optimized creep paterns and everything else along with it, sc2 has much more variaty, for example drops in wc3 basically doesnt exist..



It exists too in wc3, in some extent at least, with drop zeppelin.

But the games are very differents and I agree for the variety. It exists too in wc3, in some extent at least, with drop zeppelin.But the games are very differents and I agree for the variety. Sorry for the bad grammar T_T

seemsgood Profile Joined January 2016 5384 Posts #9 On April 21 2019 18:02 Musicus wrote:

Well best of luck to him. Hopefully Blizz will release more news about Reforged soon.



watching the reforged trailer alone is enough for any war 3 veteran to comeback.undeniably the best remastered version blizz've pulled out so far

cookie for them

watching the reforged trailer alone is enough for any war 3 veteran to comeback.undeniably the best remastered version blizz've pulled out so farcookie for them

Rail_sc2 Profile Joined February 2011 Russian Federation 201 Posts Last Edited: 2019-04-21 10:50:00 #10



Now there is 2 Wcs-Ukraine events , man of my age also got strong difficults to get in ukraine . Hope brat_ok ( he's older than military service ) and skillous ( he's younger than military service ) can get in Kiev .



And last event is WCS-Montreal which requires very expensive in russia VISA ( 350-400 $ ) + expensive trip/living costs .



I mean if you Russian - u better change ur passport to some other country or find urself in different games .







Also i love to play wc3 , but enjoyed play sc2 as well , and reason of retirement not something " lost couple of games and tilt " . My current mmr on bar-code on eu server was around 6700 , and i felt pretty confident in overall progressing ( even if it's connected to current protoss-patch ) .I felt like i play better in pvp's vs notable players , so compared to other protoss-players my skill growed up . But europe region is europe region . U can progress a lot , but u still behind better players , and number of slots/space are so little . Look at last challanger-qualifers . Such a giants of eu-sc2 as Bly and Mana couldnt qualify in top-16 eu . Concurence increased a lot due the state of game last years . Some should get out of this eco-system . It's personal decision like Snute's Happy's etc.



Soi see global objectives and reasons to this switch due my perspectives and career . Thx everyone who cheered for me in sc2 I can't attend any wcs event . Even if i would qualify top-6 at WCS Winter , i would have difficults with getting visa in US since last year you cant get US-Visa in moscow/piter anymore .Now there is 2 Wcs-Ukraine events , man of my age also got strong difficults to get in ukraine . Hope brat_ok ( he's older than military service ) and skillous ( he's younger than military service ) can get in Kiev .And last event is WCS-Montreal which requires very expensive in russia VISA ( 350-400 $ ) + expensive trip/living costs .I mean if you Russian - u better change ur passport to some other country or find urself in different games .Also i love to play wc3 , but enjoyed play sc2 as well , and reason of retirement not something " lost couple of games and tilt " . My current mmr on bar-code on eu server was around 6700 , and i felt pretty confident in overall progressing ( even if it's connected to current protoss-patch ) .I felt like i play better in pvp's vs notable players , so compared to other protoss-players my skill growed up . But europe region is europe region . U can progress a lot , but u still behind better players , and number of slots/space are so little . Look at last challanger-qualifers . Such a giants of eu-sc2 as Bly and Mana couldnt qualify in top-16 eu . Concurence increased a lot due the state of game last years . Some should get out of this eco-system . It's personal decision like Snute's Happy's etc.Soi see global objectives and reasons to this switch due my perspectives and career . Thx everyone who cheered for me in sc2 https://twitter.com/verdi_wc3

Nakajin Profile Blog Joined September 2014 Canada 6579 Posts #11 Fair enough, good luck in WC3! http://i.imgur.com/9p6ufcB.jpg

Mahanaim Profile Joined December 2012 Korea (South) 1001 Posts Last Edited: 2019-04-21 12:28:02 #12 Best wishes to him. Celebrating Starcraft since... a long time ago.

travis Profile Blog Joined May 2003 United States 23812 Posts #13 That's too bad, I thought you were still on the rise and could have potentially fought for the #1 spot in EU sc2 in the future.



Good luck with wc3 Team Liquid

PharaphobiaSC Profile Joined April 2016 Czech Republic 457 Posts #14 On April 21 2019 19:35 Rail_sc2 wrote:

I can't attend any wcs event . Even if i would qualify top-6 at WCS Winter , i would have difficults with getting visa in US since last year you cant get US-Visa in moscow/piter anymore .



Now there is 2 Wcs-Ukraine events , man of my age also got strong difficults to get in ukraine . Hope brat_ok ( he's older than military service ) and skillous ( he's younger than military service ) can get in Kiev .



And last event is WCS-Montreal which requires very expensive in russia VISA ( 350-400 $ ) + expensive trip/living costs .



I mean if you Russian - u better change ur passport to some other country or find urself in different games .







Also i love to play wc3 , but enjoyed play sc2 as well , and reason of retirement not something " lost couple of games and tilt " . My current mmr on bar-code on eu server was around 6700 , and i felt pretty confident in overall progressing ( even if it's connected to current protoss-patch ) .I felt like i play better in pvp's vs notable players , so compared to other protoss-players my skill growed up . But europe region is europe region . U can progress a lot , but u still behind better players , and number of slots/space are so little . Look at last challanger-qualifers . Such a giants of eu-sc2 as Bly and Mana couldnt qualify in top-16 eu . Concurence increased a lot due the state of game last years . Some should get out of this eco-system . It's personal decision like Snute's Happy's etc.



Soi see global objectives and reasons to this switch due my perspectives and career . Thx everyone who cheered for me in sc2 I can't attend any wcs event . Even if i would qualify top-6 at WCS Winter , i would have difficults with getting visa in US since last year you cant get US-Visa in moscow/piter anymore .Now there is 2 Wcs-Ukraine events , man of my age also got strong difficults to get in ukraine . Hope brat_ok ( he's older than military service ) and skillous ( he's younger than military service ) can get in Kiev .And last event is WCS-Montreal which requires very expensive in russia VISA ( 350-400 $ ) + expensive trip/living costs .I mean if you Russian - u better change ur passport to some other country or find urself in different games .Also i love to play wc3 , but enjoyed play sc2 as well , and reason of retirement not something " lost couple of games and tilt " . My current mmr on bar-code on eu server was around 6700 , and i felt pretty confident in overall progressing ( even if it's connected to current protoss-patch ) .I felt like i play better in pvp's vs notable players , so compared to other protoss-players my skill growed up . But europe region is europe region . U can progress a lot , but u still behind better players , and number of slots/space are so little . Look at last challanger-qualifers . Such a giants of eu-sc2 as Bly and Mana couldnt qualify in top-16 eu . Concurence increased a lot due the state of game last years . Some should get out of this eco-system . It's personal decision like Snute's Happy's etc.Soi see global objectives and reasons to this switch due my perspectives and career . Thx everyone who cheered for me in sc2



Thanks for explanation Thanks for explanation twitch.tv/pharaphobia

Tchado Profile Blog Joined January 2011 Jordan 1822 Posts #15 Nice ! What race does he play ?

WombaT Profile Blog Joined May 2010 Northern Ireland 14289 Posts #16 Pro gaming is only possible if one can make a living out of it, visa problems really make a really difficult task borderline undoable.



I just really hope Blizz don’t botch Warcraft Reforged



The competitive RTS scene needs other games to do well, even if they’re older games. SC Remastered helped a bit, if WC3 can get a bigger niche that would be cool too. Even it being announced has helped the scene there and there’s more content there than there was before, definitely helped me get back into the game:



I love all 3 games, so being able to watch/play all three more often really helps me from burning out on RTS as much.



Best of luck Rail!







'You'll always be the cuddly marsupial of my heart, despite the inherent flaws of your ancestry' - Squat

FBTsingLoong Profile Joined April 2018 China 410 Posts Last Edited: 2019-04-21 14:39:56 #17 On April 21 2019 19:35 Rail_sc2 wrote:

I can't attend any wcs event . Even if i would qualify top-6 at WCS Winter , i would have difficults with getting visa in US since last year you cant get US-Visa in moscow/piter anymore .



Now there is 2 Wcs-Ukraine events , man of my age also got strong difficults to get in ukraine . Hope brat_ok ( he's older than military service ) and skillous ( he's younger than military service ) can get in Kiev .



And last event is WCS-Montreal which requires very expensive in russia VISA ( 350-400 $ ) + expensive trip/living costs .



I mean if you Russian - u better change ur passport to some other country or find urself in different games .







Also i love to play wc3 , but enjoyed play sc2 as well , and reason of retirement not something " lost couple of games and tilt " . My current mmr on bar-code on eu server was around 6700 , and i felt pretty confident in overall progressing ( even if it's connected to current protoss-patch ) .I felt like i play better in pvp's vs notable players , so compared to other protoss-players my skill growed up . But europe region is europe region . U can progress a lot , but u still behind better players , and number of slots/space are so little . Look at last challanger-qualifers . Such a giants of eu-sc2 as Bly and Mana couldnt qualify in top-16 eu . Concurence increased a lot due the state of game last years . Some should get out of this eco-system . It's personal decision like Snute's Happy's etc.



Soi see global objectives and reasons to this switch due my perspectives and career . Thx everyone who cheered for me in sc2 I can't attend any wcs event . Even if i would qualify top-6 at WCS Winter , i would have difficults with getting visa in US since last year you cant get US-Visa in moscow/piter anymore .Now there is 2 Wcs-Ukraine events , man of my age also got strong difficults to get in ukraine . Hope brat_ok ( he's older than military service ) and skillous ( he's younger than military service ) can get in Kiev .And last event is WCS-Montreal which requires very expensive in russia VISA ( 350-400 $ ) + expensive trip/living costs .I mean if you Russian - u better change ur passport to some other country or find urself in different games .Also i love to play wc3 , but enjoyed play sc2 as well , and reason of retirement not something " lost couple of games and tilt " . My current mmr on bar-code on eu server was around 6700 , and i felt pretty confident in overall progressing ( even if it's connected to current protoss-patch ) .I felt like i play better in pvp's vs notable players , so compared to other protoss-players my skill growed up . But europe region is europe region . U can progress a lot , but u still behind better players , and number of slots/space are so little . Look at last challanger-qualifers . Such a giants of eu-sc2 as Bly and Mana couldnt qualify in top-16 eu . Concurence increased a lot due the state of game last years . Some should get out of this eco-system . It's personal decision like Snute's Happy's etc.Soi see global objectives and reasons to this switch due my perspectives and career . Thx everyone who cheered for me in sc2



Best wishes for you.

As far as I know,there are several War3 tournaments each year in China，such as Gold league and the reborn WCG.WIsh you could come. Best wishes for you.As far as I know,there are several War3 tournaments each year in China，such as Gold league and the reborn WCG.WIsh you could come. TyInnoMaruByunAlive,TIMBA

Nithala Profile Joined February 2019 Serbia 18 Posts #18 But I dont see reforged making huge impact on wc3 scene, its too small and cash deprieved. I did come back to sc2 even tho my first RTS was wc3, and I loving it, but game is broken with NELF patch and it will remain like that, so I see many returning to sc2 aswell. Even tho it isnt perfect its far better balanced then wc3. Well, many returned to it, even Stabuck who qualified for last WCSBut I dont see reforged making huge impact on wc3 scene, its too small and cash deprieved. I did come back to sc2 even tho my first RTS was wc3, and I loving it, but game is broken with NELF patch and it will remain like that, so I see many returning to sc2 aswell. Even tho it isnt perfect its far better balanced then wc3.

Xain0n Profile Joined November 2018 Italy 3180 Posts Last Edited: 2019-04-21 14:52:45 #19 On April 21 2019 23:47 Nithala wrote:

Well, many returned to it, even Stabuck who qualified for last WCS But I dont see reforged making huge impact on wc3 scene, its too small and cash deprieved. I did come back to sc2 even tho my first RTS was wc3, and I loving it, but game is broken with NELF patch and it will remain like that, so I see many returning to sc2 aswell. Even tho it isnt perfect its far better balanced then wc3. Well, many returned to it, even Stabuck who qualified for last WCSBut I dont see reforged making huge impact on wc3 scene, its too small and cash deprieved. I did come back to sc2 even tho my first RTS was wc3, and I loving it, but game is broken with NELF patch and it will remain like that, so I see many returning to sc2 aswell. Even tho it isnt perfect its far better balanced then wc3.



Night Elves aren't that broken anymore.



Activision-Blizzard will surely sponsor new tournaments after Reforged's release.



Which race is StarBuck playing? Rail/Verdi is Human according to Liquipedia.

Night Elves aren't that broken anymore.Activision-Blizzard will surely sponsor new tournaments after Reforged's release.Which race is StarBuck playing? Rail/Verdi is Human according to Liquipedia.

Zetter Profile Blog Joined June 2011 Germany 609 Posts #20 While it's sad for SC2, I'm still hyped that so many people returned to WC3 in the last years. I hope Reforged can revitalize the scene even more. Mendici sumus. Hoc est verum. | I don't mind straight people, as long as they act gay in public. | Es ist keine Tugend edel geboren werden, sondern sich edel machen | οἶδα οὐκ εἰδώς

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