Shrinkzxo Profile Joined August 2014 Dotoland 268 Posts #1 rOtK Retires





rOtk has recently announced that he has 'retired' in a reply to a fan comment on his Weibo.







'Bro, I've already retired. Stop flaming me. Sylar is excellent carry. Hope he will have good form (in the future). I will cheer for them from behind.'



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rOtk has recently announced that he has 'retired' in a reply to a fan comment on his Weibo.'Bro, I've already retired. Stop flaming me. Sylar is excellent carry. Hope he will have good form (in the future). I will cheer for them from behind.'Recently a video filmed and uploaded by Vici Gaming's manager has gone viral in the (Chinese) community. The clip showed rOtk arguing unapologetically with Sylar about his Beastmaster play with (his usual) loud voice. The game concerned was a scrim with VG.R before the main qualifier of TI6. Translator https://twitter.com/shrinkzxo

InFiNitY[pG] Profile Joined December 2002 Germany 574 Posts #2 Damn he must really value Sylar's skills as a player. I feel like rotk was too inconsistent for a player on a top top team for a while now, but this post is pure class. "I just pressed stimpack, and somehow I won the battle" -Flash

midou Profile Joined April 2008 Bulgaria 843 Posts #3 That was always the right decision for Vici. He can still play in a lesser team, but he is finished at the highest level.

OuchyDathurts Profile Joined September 2010 United States 3693 Posts #4 Swindlez scared him into retirement? Staff

a_flayer Profile Joined April 2010 Netherlands 1039 Posts #5 I'm assuming he'll be on another team a few weeks after TI6. When you came along so righteous with a new national hate, so convincing is the ardor of war and of men, it's harder to breathe than to believe you're a friend. The wars at home, the wars abroad, all soaked in blood and lies and fraud.

MotherOfRunes Profile Joined December 2010 Germany 1289 Posts #6 inb4 unretirement "Your Razor sucks!" -Kuroky's Dad

Noogie Profile Joined September 2010 Canada 40 Posts #7 Give it what? 3 months??

DDie Profile Joined April 2010 Brazil 933 Posts #8 On July 06 2016 00:28 midou wrote:

That was always the right decision for Vici. He can still play in a lesser team, but he is finished at the highest level.





I feel like this is true for a lot of big chinese names. I feel like this is true for a lot of big chinese names. ''Television! Teacher, mother, secret lover.''

goody153 Profile Joined April 2013 33366 Posts #9 i bet he'll be back



the temptation of money and competition may be too much this is a quote

ahswtini Profile Joined June 2008 Northern Ireland 16336 Posts #10 so another chinese retirement "As I've said, balance isn't about strategies or counters, it's about probability and statistics." - paralleluniverse

les Profile Joined February 2010 131 Posts #11 I think the chinese word for retirement has a different meaning than we give it. Maybe its more like "taking a longer break"? But these DotA players get old. I dont know how long they can keep kicking.

Kreb Profile Joined September 2010 2172 Posts Last Edited: 2016-07-05 16:07:10 #12 No offense meant but this really shouldnt be news.



Everyones expecting him to be back. "Retire" doesnt mean what it does to us in english, we've seen that before. Use another word or something.

Shrinkzxo Profile Joined August 2014 Dotoland 268 Posts #13 On July 06 2016 00:58 les wrote:

I think the chinese word for retirement has a different meaning than we give it. Maybe its more like "taking a longer break"? But these DotA players get old. I dont know how long they can keep kicking.



On July 06 2016 01:06 Kreb wrote:

No offense meant but this really shouldnt be news.



Everyones expecting him to be back. "Retire" doesnt mean what it does to us in english, we've seen that before. Use another word or something.



That's why there are apostrophes there.



xD. That's why there are apostrophes there.xD. Translator https://twitter.com/shrinkzxo

Archeon Profile Joined May 2011 1926 Posts #14 Dunno, most Chinese "retirements" happen because ppl feel like they lost passion or don't play as good as the expect. rOtk on the other hand got a shitload of flag recently, he might have felt forced to retire.



Makes me a bit sad honestly, while he lacked somewhat as a player recently, I have lots of good memories of him even from a year ago when he played on Big God. Hope his retirement is really temporary. He's also incredibly fun on stage. low gravity, yes-yes!

MaCRo.gg Profile Joined June 2015 Korea (South) 714 Posts #15 I would like to see him captain another youth team and get them up to speed.

I'm not a fan of his play, but I can respect his dedication as a player. He has been playing very poorly this year, likely due to age and he probably is burnt out.

wanzmor Profile Joined December 2015 81 Posts #16 he should just do what Mikasa is doing right now, coaching and subbing. I never really followed him but I saw once or twice his legendary failed shows, and I think it's proper for him to retire, although at the same time I think it's a bit sad considering the fact that VG has been doing quite well recently .



It's not so easy to find other thing to do after you retire from a scene like Dota, you are bound to come back either as caster, player or coach. Pros like RoTK, Burning, etc have spent majority of their time on the game for years, I am not even sure they have other work to do in the mean time. A bucket of water will not extinguish a forest fire

Pandahunterz Profile Joined March 2013 Netherlands 139 Posts Last Edited: 2016-07-05 19:00:27 #17 given the difference in culture and special bond those guys have team houses, i think its amazing they can be this open to each other without actually hurting feelings (yes they seem kind of aggressive there, but it wouldnt surprise me if they are all good again tomorrow or even after the discussion - otherwise the others wouldnt be like this)

as for RotK, his retirement was pretty much a given. He wasnt making any attempts at changes even after a long time without succes (kept making same mistakes in same situations), it seemed he had lost the will to even improve (and who can blame him after all that he already achieved). looking at the other players: CTY and Hym are pretty much young blood, chances of seeing them retire (for real) are pretty negligible. Burning has been making a bunch of changes in the past few months (switching to support, and actually playing it solidly at the moment), i dont see him retiring soon, but he might be replaced by a support with some more playmaking potential. About sylar i have absolutely no clue after all the drama



i think what i'm trying to say is: its sad to see such a good player leave, but this one has been coming for some time (not speaking about his lack of performance, but his lack of attempting to change/improve)

will always remember his huge plays (and feeds) as offlaner though



edit: pretty good chance he will make a comeback as caster

lestye Profile Joined August 2010 United States 425 Posts #18 I can't imagine him retiring for long unless he had one of those stupid LoL streaming contracts with the insane cash.



Theres just way too much prize money for anyone to stay retired for long. Even if you're past your prime there's still plenty penny and the competition isn't too daunting if you already have the experience like rotk. "You guys are just edgelords. Embrace your inner weeb desu" -Zergneedsfood

Carnivorous Sheep Profile Joined November 2008 Baa? 326 Posts Last Edited: 2016-07-05 21:21:06 #19 this sylar vs rotk video is hilarious



there was a part where sylar slips into speaking in dialect for half a sentence LiquidLegends Baa!

Belisarius Profile Joined November 2010 Australia 3334 Posts #20 A million esports dollars says he'll be back after TI

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