Liquid`TaeJa: The Prince Returns Text by lichter Graphics by shiroiusagi By CosmicSpiral













For those of you who kept the candle burning, congratulations. Your faith proved true in the end. After an excruciating break, the Crown Prince will indeed be returning to Team Liquid.



For the skeptics out there, this comes as no surprise. Quitting in this profession is usually as permanent as the deaths of comic book characters. Of course we regret watching our favorite characters depart to the afterlife; it is customary to grieve, offer well-wishes, reminisce, and ultimately accept their departure. Yet no one dies in comic books except Uncle Ben. TaeJa was finished in the same manner as Jason Todd, Bucky Barnes, Multiple Man, Bruce Banner and every “deceased” character stretching back to Batman’s pistol-wielding days. He was simply waiting in stasis, biding his time until the new story arc began. Players who relinquish their spot in the field inevitably return as something else. They don a new costume for a new team, kick start a rebranding narrative involving a role switch (the most common one being the “coach repentance arc”), or leave the moment of unmasking for a shocking out of left field reveal.



was accompanied by an atypically somber mood. The sendoff was as grateful and heartfelt as every other epilogue to a player’s career. The sole difference was a lack of that niggling doubt. It felt like an irrevocable swan song. It felt final in a different way than when other great players had quit. It wasn’t a transition into the next stage, but a moratorium on the only avenue TaeJa had into SC2.





The hints had been accumulating for years. In the past they were the subject of in-house jokes and memes, reminding us TaeJa could be unwieldy and goofy as the rest of us mortals. He suffered from



Until the intermittent complaints about his wrists became chronic...which revealed themselves to be debilitating. Previous peaks and troughs of enthusiasm dwindled to troughs. He was forbidden from participating in overseas tournaments, where he had earned his fame, and had to grind it out in the sole tournament he had never conquered. Every blow was reflected in TaeJa’s results. By the time he said farewell, he was just another good player in the GSL. Not fantastic, not great, just good. It belied just how spectacular TaeJa had been at his peak.









When Nazgul first announced TaeJa’s signing he said it felt like Liquid’s “biggest acquisition in history”. Over the four years TaeJa played for Team Liquid, he validated that confidence over and over and over. He was undoubtedly the shining star of the roster. During that time span he won 11 premier tournaments and finished in the top 4 of 13 more. He made DreamHack Open his personal playground, terrorized all the tourists attending HomeStory Cup, and generated enough tears to save the Dead Sea for another century. His supernatural consistency served as a bulwark against turbulence for the team. He carried the banner during the times HerO battled with his own demons; he protected the battlements whenever Snute needed time to master the ever-shifting meta.



He spearhead and last line of defense when Liquid played in team leagues. Back before the concept decayed into irrelevance, he was one of the best players in the all-kill format. Outside of Proleague—the bane of many great players—TaeJa remained as composed and fearsome as a typical showing at Jönköping. Innumerable examples exist but his legendary run in IPL TAC 3 stands head and shoulders above the rest. All-killing Prime alone was impressive considering their intact reputation at the time. Almost single-handedly defeating Incredible Miracle—the undisputed kings—twice in the grand finals thrust him into the limelight.







Example 2,492 of TaeJa carrying us.





To watch TaeJa evoked admiration and slight puzzlement. His playstyle was distinguished by a lack of panache incommensurate with his success. From his days slaughtering scrubs in the ESV TV Korean Weekly to the bitter end, TaeJa never possessed a sole feature that outshone the rest of his repertoire. He had few to zero technical all-ins. His micro rarely dazzled us in the way Maru or Polt could dance their marines. His macro was top-tier, but the same could be said for Innovation or ForGG. He never pioneered builds the way Mvp revolutionized TvZ and TvT. He almost never took the monumental risks that characterized some of his contemporaries. Why would he need to? He was simply good at...everything (except maybe mech).







The famous battle on Newkirk Precinct.





The typical TaeJa victory demonstrated his uncanny ability to make better decisions second to second, minute to minute over the course of an entire game. To watch him at his apex was like witnessing a sand castle besieged at high tide. Anyone could predict the incoming surf. Barely anyone could shield such a frail structure from it. Among the great players from that era, only TaeJa could nonchalantly walk over foes with so little apparent effort. He was the best StarCraft player Team Liquid has ever boasted, and perhaps the best individual player in the team's history.







One of his several series wins over Life on the DreamHack circuit.





The cynic in me chides against bête noire. Despite plain sailing in international waters, the inability to win a GSL championship leaves a blot on his legacy. It will only be reinforced every time he appears onstage. On the other hand, it provides an obvious redemption arc for his return.



The idealist in me still believes in magic. TaeJa is neither feckless nor amenable to popular whim. If he wanted to wash his hands clean of SC2, he would’ve stuck to his decision to leave. He had plenty of reasons to question whether he could reestablish himself in a new era. Those doubts still linger, waiting to be addressed. Yet doubts were omnipresent when he first threw on the jersey too. TaeJa, serious and driven underneath his unassuming demeanor, defied them during his first run on the team.



I expect our expectations to be shattered again.















21 months after leaving pro scene, TaeJa announced that he was about to be discharged. Two years away from the game is a very long time, but TaeJa has always been something special. We asked him if he had plans to come back and compete, and in his typically nonchalant way, he simply told us yes.



Today, Liquid`TaeJa makes his return. We are incredibly proud to have our most decorated individual player back on the team, and we're excited to see how his experiences over the past two years have helped him grow as a person and a player.



TaeJa has always been a special competitor, and I think I speak for all of his fans when I say that we expect a lot from his return. TaeJa is one of the real geniuses of the game, and that's something that doesn't go away after two years. It might take him a while to get back to his previous level, but I know that it's only a matter of time before we all get to watch TaeJa back in the GSL, and perhaps even more. In our chats, he told me that he could win GSL if he practices hard, and I believe him. No mustache, beard, or eyepatch necessary.



Hopefully, we won't have to wait till next summer. Welcome back, TaeJa.



- Victor "Nazgul" Goossens Two years ago, I watched TaeJa play his last game in the GSL. When we announced soon after that he was retiring, it really felt like we were saying goodbye to a part of Team Liquid's identity, especially because of what he meant to the team and to me personally. Even though all SC2 fans knew that TaeJa left something unfinished in his career, between wrist problems and his cool indifference, it was difficult to tell what he would do after his military service. Still, there was lingering hope that he would come back one day.21 months after leaving pro scene, TaeJa announced that he was about to be discharged. Two years away from the game is a very long time, but TaeJa has always been something special. We asked him if he had plans to come back and compete, and in his typically nonchalant way, he simply told us yes.Today, Liquid`TaeJa makes his return. We are incredibly proud to have our most decorated individual player back on the team, and we're excited to see how his experiences over the past two years have helped him grow as a person and a player.TaeJa has always been a special competitor, and I think I speak for all of his fans when I say that we expect a lot from his return. TaeJa is one of the real geniuses of the game, and that's something that doesn't go away after two years. It might take him a while to get back to his previous level, but I know that it's only a matter of time before we all get to watch TaeJa back in the GSL, and perhaps even more. In our chats, he told me that he could win GSL if he practices hard, and I believe him. No mustache, beard, or eyepatch necessary.Hopefully, we won't have to wait till next summer. Welcome back, TaeJa.











Thank you to all the fans that have greeted me on my return.



- Liquid`TaeJa Hello I'm TaeJa and I am honored to rejoin Team Liquid, the world's best team. I will work hard to show my old skills again. I plan on streaming frequently, so please take a look.Thank you to all the fans that have greeted me on my return.



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For those of you who kept the candle burning, congratulations. Your faith proved true in the end. After an excruciating break, the Crown Prince will indeed be returning to Team Liquid.For the skeptics out there, this comes as no surprise. Quitting in this profession is usually as permanent as the deaths of comic book characters. Of course we regret watching our favorite characters depart to the afterlife; it is customary to grieve, offer well-wishes, reminisce, and ultimately accept their departure. Yet no one dies in comic books except Uncle Ben. TaeJa was finished in the same manner as Jason Todd, Bucky Barnes, Multiple Man, Bruce Banner and every “deceased” character stretching back to Batman’s pistol-wielding days. He was simply waiting in stasis, biding his time until the new story arc began. Players who relinquish their spot in the field inevitably return as something else. They don a new costume for a new team, kick start a rebranding narrative involving a role switch (the most common one being the “coach repentance arc”), or leave the moment of unmasking for a shocking out of left field reveal. TaeJa’s retirement was accompanied by an atypically somber mood. The sendoff was as grateful and heartfelt as every other epilogue to a player’s career. The sole difference was a lack of that niggling doubt. It felt like an irrevocable swan song. It feltin a different way than when other great players had quit. It wasn’t a transition into the next stage, but a moratorium on the only avenue TaeJa had into SC2.The hints had been accumulating for years. In the past they were the subject of in-house jokes and memes, reminding us TaeJa could be unwieldy and goofy as the rest of us mortals. He suffered from bouts of flagging motivation which turned into mock threats of retirement. Every tournament was going to be the last one. If only he wasn’t so darn good. Lack of practice was an easily surmountable obstacle for someone with his talent. Skill alone could carry the day. Hell, it worked for an entire tournament . Once upon a time the wrist soreness was accepted as a minor point of pride. It showed how dedicated he was to the craft in-between the periods of weariness.Until the intermittent complaints about his wrists became chronic...which revealed themselves to be debilitating. Previous peaks and troughs of enthusiasm dwindled to troughs. He was forbidden from participating in overseas tournaments, where he had earned his fame, and had to grind it out in the sole tournament he had never conquered. Every blow was reflected in TaeJa’s results. By the time he said farewell, he was just another good player in the GSL. Not fantastic, not great, just good. It belied just how spectacular TaeJa had been at his peak.When Nazgul first announced TaeJa’s signing he said it felt like Liquid’s “biggest acquisition in history”. Over the four years TaeJa played for Team Liquid, he validated that confidence over and over and over. He was undoubtedly the shining star of the roster. During that time span he won 11 premier tournaments and finished in the top 4 of 13 more. He made DreamHack Open his personal playground, terrorized all the tourists attending HomeStory Cup, and generated enough tears to save the Dead Sea for another century. His supernatural consistency served as a bulwark against turbulence for the team. He carried the banner during the times HerO battled with his own demons; he protected the battlements whenever Snute needed time to master the ever-shifting meta.He spearhead and last line of defense when Liquid played in team leagues. Back before the concept decayed into irrelevance, he was one of the best players in the all-kill format. Outside of Proleague—the bane of many great players—TaeJa remained as composed and fearsome as a typical showing at Jönköping. Innumerable examples exist but his legendary run in IPL TAC 3 stands head and shoulders above the rest. All-killing Prime alone was impressive considering their intact reputation at the time. Almost single-handedly defeating Incredible Miracle—the undisputed kings—twice in the grand finals thrust him into the limelight.To watch TaeJa evoked admiration and slight puzzlement. His playstyle was distinguished by a lack of panache incommensurate with his success. From his days slaughtering scrubs in the ESV TV Korean Weekly to the bitter end, TaeJa never possessed a sole feature that outshone the rest of his repertoire. He had few to zero technical all-ins. His micro rarely dazzled us in the way Maru or Polt could dance their marines. His macro was top-tier, but the same could be said for Innovation or ForGG. He never pioneered builds the way Mvp revolutionized TvZ and TvT. He almost never took the monumental risks that characterized some of his contemporaries. Why would he need to? He was simply good at...everything (except maybe mech).The typical TaeJa victory demonstrated his uncanny ability to make better decisions second to second, minute to minute over the course of an entire game. To watch him at his apex was like witnessing a sand castle besieged at high tide. Anyone could predict the incoming surf. Barely anyone could shield such a frail structure from it. Among the great players from that era, only TaeJa could nonchalantly walk over foes with so little apparent effort. He was the best StarCraft player Team Liquid has ever boasted, and perhaps the best individual player in the team's history.The cynic in me chides against indulging in nostalgia . Every successful player’s career is like catching lightning in a bottle and despite TaeJa’s lack of gimmicks, he faces a grueling road upon his return. Every factor conspires against him. He’s been gone for 2 years for a punishing game where professionals noticeably degrade after a few weeks off; unless Jesus has blessed him in the interim, he’ll still have the same wrist impediments. And if he does shake off the rust, relearn the new baseline for LotV and grit his teeth through the pain, TaeJa still must best his. Despite plain sailing in international waters, the inability to win a GSL championship leaves a blot on his legacy. It will only be reinforced every time he appears onstage. On the other hand, it provides an obvious redemption arc for his return.The idealist in me still believes in magic. TaeJa is neither feckless nor amenable to popular whim. If he wanted to wash his hands clean of SC2, he would’ve stuck to his decision to leave. He had plenty of reasons to question whether he could reestablish himself in a new era. Those doubts still linger, waiting to be addressed. Yet doubts were omnipresent when he first threw on the jersey too. TaeJa, serious and driven underneath his unassuming demeanor, defied them during his first run on the team.I expect our expectations to be shattered again. Administrator YOU MUST HEED MY INSTRUCTIONS TAKE OFF YOUR THIIIINGS

stardog Profile Joined August 2011 544 Posts #2 Ah, so Liquid once more. Nice

Divain Profile Joined November 2014 France 17 Posts #3 Unbelievable...

Ziggy Profile Blog Joined June 2013 Poland 1757 Posts #4 :OO Writer Defeating a sandwich only makes it tastier.

KadaverBB Profile Blog Joined June 2009 Germany 25149 Posts #5 I am sooooo happy <3 Administrator Laws change depending on who's making them, but justice is justice

DomeGetta Profile Joined February 2012 480 Posts #6 So much hype. This is the guy who taught us all back in wol how to play terran proper. Inno b4 inno. Grim reaper of observers. <3 taeja so hyped to see if he can get back in form.

Where will he be streaming?

Inflicted Profile Blog Joined January 2011 Australia 14912 Posts #7 Nice, hopefully he returns to the next HSC Liquipedia "Expert"

THERIDDLER Profile Joined July 2014 Canada 71 Posts #8 Fun Fact: he's got a perfect record vs maru in offline tournaments Please don't fricken hack, its just a game.

YourGoodFriend Profile Blog Joined June 2010 United States 921 Posts #9 This is awesome, watching him play is so much fun. Can't wait to watch him kill it in tournies soon anonymous is the most famous author that anyone can be

CynicalDeath Profile Joined January 2012 Italy 2490 Posts #10 awesome, waiting for him at HSC! Liquipedia SC2 LP Staff - My Life for Aiur - Let the Metal flow - @Cynical_Death

renaissanceMAN Profile Joined March 2011 United States 1707 Posts #11 Gotta change my favorite team from SKT1 to TL again! Cannot believe he's back! On August 15 2013 03:43 Waxangel wrote: no amount of money can replace the enjoyment of being mean to people on the internet

intotheheart Profile Blog Joined January 2011 Canada 16855 Posts #12 Is he playing WCS or GSL? kiss kiss fall in love

HolydaKing Profile Joined February 2010 20324 Posts #13 Niiice. I wonder how his wrists are after the 2 years of not playing?

MarthTV Profile Blog Joined December 2012 Germany 343 Posts #14 :O youtube.com/c/MarthTV | twitter.com/Marth_TV | twitch.tv/marthtv

imCHIEN Profile Joined January 2016 14 Posts #15 I was a Toss before until I saw MVP then Taeja put some magic into Terran. It has been 2 years since he left pro-scene. Feel so old right now. Go Teaja. Make your fans proud again.

DieuCure Profile Joined January 2017 France 3710 Posts #16 Nice, good luck.

starkiller123 Profile Joined January 2016 United States 3169 Posts #17 this makes me so happy

Seeker Profile Blog Joined April 2005 Where dat snitch at? 33627 Posts Last Edited: 2018-09-24 14:10:41 #18 I haven't felt this happy in a while. I'm so glad to see TaeJa joining the Liquid family again. Let's go TaeJa! 2019 is your year! GSL champion + BlizzCon champion baby! Moderator PM me if you want translations done | twitch.tv/dankshrine Weekly SC2 Podcast!

Zephyp Profile Joined April 2013 238 Posts Last Edited: 2018-09-24 14:09:00 #19 I love it! One of my favorite players, and I'm usually a fan of zergs.



The years of TaeJa are upon us again. Now we'll have to see how he does after a long hiatus.



Very cool that he went back to TL.

Liquid`JunoTheCat Profile Joined December 2014 Netherlands 64 Posts #20 Yes! So happy finally to announce -- welcome back, TaeJa!! Team Liquid "Two things fill the heart with ever new and increasing admiration and awe: the starry skies above and the moral law within"

Grettin Profile Joined April 2010 32020 Posts #21 Good stuff. Good luck Taeja! "If I had force-fields in Brood War, I'd never lose." -Bisu

Executer08 Profile Joined June 2015 Germany 153 Posts #22



nice, welcome back based god! will be interesting with the off season approaching to see how good he will emerge in the first gsl of next year THERIDDLER wrote:

Fun Fact: he's got a perfect record vs maru in offline tournaments



yeah, he won all 3 games they played in 2012 :D yeah, he won all 3 games they played in 2012 :D "You have the image of being a robotic, stoic player among foreign fans. What do you think about that?" - "I don’t think it’s incorrect." || letodSWAG

DSK Profile Blog Joined February 2015 England 1068 Posts #23 HYPE!. Also relevant:



[14:57] DSK: WCS or GSL?

[14:59] DSK: The big question is did his training in the forces enable him to achieve the insurmountable task of opening a champers bottle?

[15:00] CynicalDeath: no, that's an impossibility **@ YT: SC2POVs at https://www.youtube.com/c/SC2POVsTV | SC2 First-person POV archive of 7,500+ VODs @**

Negius Profile Blog Joined November 2011 Netherlands 290 Posts #24 I'm speechless.



Not only because one of the greatest minds of Terran is now back on the proper team. Even more because of the signal that comes from TL by signing TaeJa again.



"We're here to stay and we value SC2"



Thanks. SC2 will be more exciting than ever before, and I'm considering the excitement already at peak levels. [Terran] mvp | maru | innovation | mma [Protoss] mc | squirtle [Zerg] nestea | soo

SamirDuran Profile Joined May 2012 Philippines 640 Posts #25 Welcome back. One of my inspirations for continuing Terran Don't practice until you can get it right, practice until you can't get it wrong.

Musicus Profile Joined August 2011 Germany 23393 Posts #26 Epic! Man it feels good to be a sc2 fan these days. Welcome back Taeja and I kinda feel like saying welcome back Team Liquid! Maru and Serral are probably top 5.

Fango Profile Joined July 2016 United Kingdom 7762 Posts #27 He's probably already better than any foreign terran. Shame he can't play in wcs anymore Zest, sOs, PartinG, Dark, and Maru are the real champs. ROOT_herO is overrated. Snute, Serral, and Scarlett are the foreigner GOATs

zestzorb Profile Joined August 2010 Thailand 755 Posts #28 Great to have Taeja back! Reminds me of good old times

CaptainBurnTurn Profile Joined February 2018 United States 71 Posts #29 Barely didn't qualify for this last GSL, I hope that he can make it. Welcome back Taeja! sOs, PartinG and Neeb are the true champions.

-KG- Profile Joined October 2012 Denmark 1100 Posts #30 Eeexcellent!



Welcome back Taeja! \0/ ~~(,,ºº>

ZigguratOfUr Profile Blog Joined April 2012 Iraq 16059 Posts #31 Welcome back. Maps I made recently: Nevermore: https://i.imgur.com/NiqR0Rj.jpg | Rubaiyat: https://i.imgur.com/XD3E3vd.jpg | Grand Canal: https://i.imgur.com/kNgyOCo.jpg

Teoita Profile Blog Joined January 2011 Italy 11908 Posts #32 Wooooooooo welcome back! Moderator Protoss all-ins are like a wok. You can throw whatever you want in there and it will turn out alright.

D0nC4rlit0 Profile Joined September 2018 1 Post #33 brace yourself, Summer is comming . . .

Nakajin Profile Blog Joined September 2014 Canada 6579 Posts #34 The prodigal son return!!!!!!!! http://i.imgur.com/9p6ufcB.jpg

EndlessViolence Profile Joined January 2011 94 Posts #35 awesome newss!!

Ansibled Profile Joined November 2014 United Kingdom 2376 Posts #36 On September 24 2018 23:40 D0nC4rlit0 wrote:

brace yourself, Summer is comming . . .

Summer is quite far away Summer is quite far away 'StarCraft is just a fairy tale told to scare children actually.'

MockHamill Profile Joined March 2010 Sweden 1698 Posts #37 Taeja was really good but has anyone ever come back to the highest level in any sport after 2 years absence?



When Björn Borg got back into tennis he was not even top 100 anymore.

Tiger Woods is still good but nothing like his old self.

Stephano is just a shadow of his old self.



I am trying to think of any sport were someone come back to the same level after 2 years. Is it even possible?





TheBloodyDwarf Profile Blog Joined March 2012 Finland 7511 Posts #38 More old players returning! Fusilero: "I still can't believe he did that, like dude what the fuck there's fandom and then there's what he did like holy shit. I still see it when I close my eyes." <- reaction to the original drunk santa post which later caught on

SinO[Ob] Profile Joined October 2010 France 891 Posts #39 So awesome :O ! WB Teaja :D !!!! So glad that we will see him play more ! Foreign Starcraft is dead, foreigners are lazy and incompetent, all they do is finding excuses for their losses. KT_Life is the best player in the world!

TheBloodyDwarf Profile Blog Joined March 2012 Finland 7511 Posts #40 Ah that video made me miss Apollo, the best SC2 caster ever. Fusilero: "I still can't believe he did that, like dude what the fuck there's fandom and then there's what he did like holy shit. I still see it when I close my eyes." <- reaction to the original drunk santa post which later caught on

FrostedMiniWheats Profile Joined August 2010 United States 30729 Posts #41 This brings me great joy T_T



He's one of the top players that I'd really like to see win a GSL and can definitely give Maru a run for his money if he gets back into shape. He's one of the best ever when it comes to crisis management and reactionary defensive play.



That IPL TAC3 finals performance is the definitive example of Taeja. It wasn't like IM was choking in yet another team league as they were prone to do, no, they were living up to their potential and dominating hard. The score doesn't do it justice, so many of those with Taeja were nailbiters where he just kept hanging on. Even the game where he finally fell to Seed (who had just become a GSL champ) was an epic macro TvP that went back and forth numerous times.



I don't think it's an exaggeration at all to say Taeja single-handedly saved that tournament given the poor production, immense downtime between games, and how much of a quick blowout it would've been if he wasn't there. A prime example of how good WoL could be. NesTea | Mvp | MC | Leenock | Losira | Gumiho | DRG | Taeja | Jinro | Stephano | Thorzain | Sen | Idra |Polt | Bomber | Symbol | Squirtle | Fantasy | Jaedong | Maru | sOs | Seed | ByuN | ByuL | Neeb| Scarlett | Rogue | IM forever

elKa-ThE-FeArEd Profile Joined October 2010 Sweden 139 Posts Last Edited: 2018-09-24 15:29:49 #42 On September 24 2018 23:50 MockHamill wrote:

Taeja was really good but has anyone ever come back to the highest level in any sport after 2 years absence?



When Björn Borg got back into tennis he was not even top 100 anymore.

Tiger Woods is still good but nothing like his old self.

Stephano is just a shadow of his old self.



I am trying to think of any sport were someone come back to the same level after 2 years. Is it even possible?







But tiger won last night 😱

Mario lemieux came back after 3 years and insanely good But tiger won last night 😱Mario lemieux came back after 3 years and insanely good

Psychonian Profile Joined March 2012 United States 2314 Posts #43 The only time I will ever be caught dead saying the following:



TTTEEEERRRRRRAAAAAAAANNNNNNNNNN Trans Rights

SamirDuran Profile Joined May 2012 Philippines 640 Posts Last Edited: 2018-09-24 15:28:28 #44 On September 24 2018 23:50 MockHamill wrote:

Taeja was really good but has anyone ever come back to the highest level in any sport after 2 years absence?



When Björn Borg got back into tennis he was not even top 100 anymore.

Tiger Woods is still good but nothing like his old self.

Stephano is just a shadow of his old self.



I am trying to think of any sport were someone come back to the same level after 2 years. Is it even possible?







Michael Jordan came back and gave Chicago Bulls another 3 chips.



Hell even Floyd Mayweather is still killing it after his 2 year of retirement. Michael Jordan came back and gave Chicago Bulls another 3 chips.Hell even Floyd Mayweather is still killing it after his 2 year of retirement. Don't practice until you can get it right, practice until you can't get it wrong.

Clazziquai10 Profile Blog Joined August 2011 Singapore 1936 Posts #45 If he can compete in WCS circuit next year, he might be able to really give serral a run for his money

TheOneAboveU Profile Blog Joined February 2011 Germany 3083 Posts #46 Finally the news is out. Welcome back, TaeJa! I hope for a summer full of ripe championships. Writer alias TripleM | @TL_TripleM | Big Dark Energy!

Orlok Profile Joined June 2014 Korea (South) 224 Posts #47 Man, I love that Taeja has rejoined Liquid, but at the same time it reminds me of HerO.

Not to start any drama, but I onced asked on his stream (obviously after he retired) why he didn't simply just retire on Liquid. He then said he asked to rejoin, but Liquid declined (for reasons I think are fairly obvious). While I can get the pragmatic side of the rejection, it hurt a little to know that Liquid wouldn't stretch their hand out and give a fairwell to one of their other storied korean players.

I'm pretty sure HerO himself isn't too sour about it, but what with Snute not getting anything on the site it kinda makes me feel a little sad that no one except Taeja ever seemed to have been given time on TL. Writer "Don't leave me hangin!"

Toua Profile Joined February 2017 Denmark 318 Posts #48 On September 24 2018 23:50 MockHamill wrote:

Taeja was really good but has anyone ever come back to the highest level in any sport after 2 years absence?



When Björn Borg got back into tennis he was not even top 100 anymore.

Tiger Woods is still good but nothing like his old self.

Stephano is just a shadow of his old self.



I am trying to think of any sport were someone come back to the same level after 2 years. Is it even possible?





What about Flash What about Flash Stats, Dark, Maru <3

Psychonian Profile Joined March 2012 United States 2314 Posts #49 On September 25 2018 00:36 Toua wrote:

Show nested quote +

On September 24 2018 23:50 MockHamill wrote:

Taeja was really good but has anyone ever come back to the highest level in any sport after 2 years absence?



When Björn Borg got back into tennis he was not even top 100 anymore.

Tiger Woods is still good but nothing like his old self.

Stephano is just a shadow of his old self.



I am trying to think of any sport were someone come back to the same level after 2 years. Is it even possible?





What about Flash What about Flash

Flash is called God for a reason Flash is called God for a reason Trans Rights

Ej_ Profile Blog Joined January 2013 47288 Posts #50 On September 25 2018 00:46 Psychonian wrote:

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On September 25 2018 00:36 Toua wrote:

On September 24 2018 23:50 MockHamill wrote:

Taeja was really good but has anyone ever come back to the highest level in any sport after 2 years absence?



When Björn Borg got back into tennis he was not even top 100 anymore.

Tiger Woods is still good but nothing like his old self.

Stephano is just a shadow of his old self.



I am trying to think of any sport were someone come back to the same level after 2 years. Is it even possible?





What about Flash What about Flash

Flash is called God for a reason Flash is called God for a reason

What about literally any BW high profile ex pro who competes only with other fulltime streamers :O



Gz to Liquid for signing another high profile player keeping sc2 alive! What about literally any BW high profile ex pro who competes only with other fulltime streamers :OGz to Liquid for signing another high profile playerkeeping sc2 alive! "Technically the dictionary has zero authority on the meaning or words" - Rodya

geokilla Profile Joined May 2011 Canada 7549 Posts #51 Welcome back Taeja! Omg what a great way to start my Monday

Charoisaur Profile Joined August 2014 Germany 13375 Posts #52 On September 24 2018 23:50 MockHamill wrote:

Taeja was really good but has anyone ever come back to the highest level in any sport after 2 years absence?



When Björn Borg got back into tennis he was not even top 100 anymore.

Tiger Woods is still good but nothing like his old self.

Stephano is just a shadow of his old self.



I am trying to think of any sport were someone come back to the same level after 2 years. Is it even possible?





He's still young though so I think it's not unlikely he can become a championship contender again.

Most of the time when someone takes a break they're at an age where their performance would decline anyways regardless of the break they took.

The more important question is imo if his wrists will start hurting again. He's still young though so I think it's not unlikely he can become a championship contender again.Most of the time when someone takes a break they're at an age where their performance would decline anyways regardless of the break they took.The more important question is imo if his wrists will start hurting again. INnoVation

Shellshock Profile Blog Joined March 2011 United States 95649 Posts #53 the GOAT Moderator http://i.imgur.com/U4xwqmD.png

Fango Profile Joined July 2016 United Kingdom 7762 Posts #54 On September 25 2018 00:21 SamirDuran wrote:

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On September 24 2018 23:50 MockHamill wrote:

Taeja was really good but has anyone ever come back to the highest level in any sport after 2 years absence?



When Björn Borg got back into tennis he was not even top 100 anymore.

Tiger Woods is still good but nothing like his old self.

Stephano is just a shadow of his old self.



I am trying to think of any sport were someone come back to the same level after 2 years. Is it even possible?







Michael Jordan came back and gave Chicago Bulls another 3 chips.



Hell even Floyd Mayweather is still killing it after his 2 year of retirement. Michael Jordan came back and gave Chicago Bulls another 3 chips.Hell even Floyd Mayweather is still killing it after his 2 year of retirement.

Taeja is still younger than the majority GSL players as well. Taeja is still younger than the majority GSL players as well. Zest, sOs, PartinG, Dark, and Maru are the real champs. ROOT_herO is overrated. Snute, Serral, and Scarlett are the foreigner GOATs

The Taxman Profile Joined July 2018 37 Posts #55 Amazing news indeed!

Topin Profile Blog Joined December 2010 Peru 9429 Posts #56 yay! i would define my style between a mix of ByuN, Maru and MKP

207aicila Profile Joined January 2015 1236 Posts #57 On September 24 2018 22:27 DomeGetta wrote:

So much hype. This is the guy who taught us all back in wol how to play terran proper. Inno b4 inno. Grim reaper of observers. <3 taeja so hyped to see if he can get back in form.

Where will he be streaming?



I think you're thinking of Mvp. I think you're thinking of Mvp. mfw people who never followed BW speak about sAviOr as if they know anything... -___-''''

fenrysk Profile Blog Joined August 2011 United States 364 Posts #58 Orlok wrote:

Man, I love that Taeja has rejoined Liquid, but at the same time it reminds me of HerO.

Not to start any drama, but I onced asked on his stream (obviously after he retired) why he didn't simply just retire on Liquid. He then said he asked to rejoin, but Liquid declined (for reasons I think are fairly obvious). While I can get the pragmatic side of the rejection, it hurt a little to know that Liquid wouldn't stretch their hand out and give a fairwell to one of their other storied korean players.

I'm pretty sure HerO himself isn't too sour about it, but what with Snute not getting anything on the site it kinda makes me feel a little sad that no one except Taeja ever seemed to have been given time on TL.



yeah i feel ya on that. kinda reminds me of when after EG changed ownership and disbanded the SC2 squad there was no recognition given to the guys that literally built the brand. As far as Snute's retirement maybe they haven't finalized the details for a press release yet.



Still, I look forward to seeing Taeja's games. I hope he will establish enough of a presence to earn a new nickname too, "Crown Prince" just doesn't have the same ring to it now that the other prince, modern-day Maru, has ascended. yeah i feel ya on that. kinda reminds me of when after EG changed ownership and disbanded the SC2 squad there was no recognition given to the guys that literally built the brand. As far as Snute's retirement maybe they haven't finalized the details for a press release yet.Still, I look forward to seeing Taeja's games. I hope he will establish enough of a presence to earn a new nickname too, "Crown Prince" just doesn't have the same ring to it now that the other prince, modern-day Maru, has ascended. http://fenrysk-art.deviantart.com

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lichter Profile Blog Joined September 2010 1001 YEARS KESPAJAIL 22233 Posts #60 On September 25 2018 00:30 Orlok wrote:

Man, I love that Taeja has rejoined Liquid, but at the same time it reminds me of HerO.

Not to start any drama, but I onced asked on his stream (obviously after he retired) why he didn't simply just retire on Liquid. He then said he asked to rejoin, but Liquid declined (for reasons I think are fairly obvious). While I can get the pragmatic side of the rejection, it hurt a little to know that Liquid wouldn't stretch their hand out and give a fairwell to one of their other storied korean players.

I'm pretty sure HerO himself isn't too sour about it, but what with Snute not getting anything on the site it kinda makes me feel a little sad that no one except Taeja ever seemed to have been given time on TL.



i won't comment on the hero stuff, but we're still talking to snute to see what his final decision is going to be. we are preparing something, of course. i won't comment on the hero stuff, but we're still talking to snute to see what his final decision is going to be. we are preparing something, of course. Administrator YOU MUST HEED MY INSTRUCTIONS TAKE OFF YOUR THIIIINGS

Kurao Profile Joined April 2018 215 Posts #61 This is so hype! Welcome back TaeJa! Looking forward to 2019 :D

RoflStomped Profile Joined July 2017 Iceland 21 Posts #62 This news brought a tear to my eye.

Riner1212 Profile Joined November 2012 United States 246 Posts #63 he should come back as protoss Kappa. Sjow "pretty ez life as protoss"

Komodo Profile Joined May 2010 Mexico 87 Posts #64 Great! Rooting for Teamliquid again! Honor above all, death to the heretic.

atrox_ Profile Joined November 2010 United Kingdom 1444 Posts #65 My best memories of watching SC2 were TaeJa in the ESV with Orb casting. Glad to see at least one part of that has returned.



Welcome back TaeJa

deacon.frost Profile Joined February 2013 Czech Republic 9849 Posts #66 On September 24 2018 23:57 TheBloodyDwarf wrote:

Ah that video made me miss Apollo, the best SC2 caster ever.

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Crais Profile Blog Joined March 2010 Canada 2120 Posts #67 My all time favorite player! So glad he is back. RIP MBC Game Hero

tekrebel Profile Joined June 2012 55 Posts #68 Awwww man... we gotta wait a few months till we get to see Summer of Taeja again

Hadronsbecrazy Profile Joined September 2013 United Kingdom 549 Posts #69 TAEEJAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA No need Build Orders, Only Micro,Favourite Players: Maru, Zest, soOjwa , CJherO

TheOneAboveU Profile Blog Joined February 2011 Germany 3083 Posts #70 On September 25 2018 02:09 tekrebel wrote:

Awwww man... we gotta wait a few months till we get to see Summer of Taeja again

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stilt Profile Joined October 2012 France 1916 Posts #71 Glad to see such a skilled player back in business. Sorry for the bad grammar T_T

Rodya Profile Joined January 2018 527 Posts #72 Well we got one of the greats back in the scene again, that's good. Hopefully he can rise to the top sooner than later. Banned for saying "zerg players are by far the biggest whiners in sc2 history" despite the fact that this forum is full of such posts about Terrans. Foreigner Elitists in control!

JimmiC Profile Blog Joined May 2011 Canada 3997 Posts #73 Wow massive news. Welcome back.

slit Profile Joined March 2013 Spain 209 Posts #74 TaeJa! Gotta love the man.

washikie Profile Joined February 2011 United States 656 Posts #75 I'm hyped to see him in tourneys again "when life gives Hero lemons he makes carriers" -Artosis

Noonius Profile Joined April 2012 Estonia 17407 Posts #76 I'm so happy right now. SC seems fun again Terran forever | Maru hater forever

GrimscII Profile Joined August 2016 28 Posts #77 Just Awesome !! Congratz

RHoudini Profile Joined October 2009 Belgium 3622 Posts #78 OMG! Lee Jae Dong fighting!

Waxangel Profile Blog Joined September 2002 United States 29169 Posts Last Edited: 2018-09-24 18:18:59 #79 If he beats some foreigners and wins the next HSC it'll be like we never left 2013 Administrator Hey HP can you redo everything youve ever done because i have a small complaint?

Non0 Profile Joined April 2010 United States 100 Posts #80 ♥♥♥ TaeJa. Great to see him trying again.

Penev Profile Joined October 2012 27666 Posts #81 On September 25 2018 03:06 Noonius wrote:

I'm so happy right now. SC seems fun again

The terran we can all get behind is back, great news indeed. The terran we can all get behind is back, great news indeed. I non zerg winner, could it be?

Diamond Profile Blog Joined May 2009 United States 9882 Posts #82 Awwwww yisssss! Welcome back TaeJa, you have been missed! Ballistix Gaming Global Gaming/Esports Marketing Manager - twitter.com/esvdiamond

ToXavieR Profile Joined April 2017 Cuba 19 Posts #83 This are really good news! my favorite SC2 Terran back to the action! Welcome back Taeja! Cuban HearthStone and StarCraft II Gamer and Progamer Aspirant ^_^

heqat Profile Joined October 2011 Switzerland 84 Posts #84 Wow great news! Welcome back ! Can't wait to see him play !

bela.mervado Profile Joined December 2008 Hungary 177 Posts #85 HO LE FUK

Shuffleblade Profile Joined February 2012 Sweden 1831 Posts #86 Looking forward to see his games, I don't expect a championship but since Marus only "vulnerable" matchup is TvT he is one of few that could topple him Maru, Bomber, TY, Dear, Classic, DeParture and Rogue!

Nightwishone Profile Joined July 2012 Italy 391 Posts #87 I waited years for this, I've never experienced anything in sport like cheering for Taeja and watching him triumph... WELCOME BACK TAEJA! TaeJa IS a bonjwa. TLO - Scarlett - Snute - MaNa - HerO - TeamLiquid fighting!

sneakyfox Profile Joined January 2017 6858 Posts #88 Welcome back Taeja!! "I saw what sneakyfox wrote on TL.net and it made me furious" - PartinG

Weavel Profile Joined January 2010 Finland 8949 Posts #89 neat Life/Seed//Mvp/NaNiwa fighting! ZeNEX forever!

phyren Profile Blog Joined October 2009 United States 1061 Posts #90 One of my random favorite sc2 moments, which I can't for the life of me remember well enough to find the vod of, is a tvt taeja played in one of the homestory cups he dominated. There's a few terran pros casting it, and they are cracking up over how both players are doing exactly identical builds and yet taeja is just ahead in every way just minutes into the game. It was a silly joke that all taejas units just mined/built/attacked faster but also very much real that he seemed effortlessly better throughout that tourney.

Liquid`Nazgul Profile Blog Joined September 2002 22102 Posts #91 We are incredibly hyped about this. I'm so glad that we got this opportunity to show our commitment to SC2 and the players who played such an important role in getting Team Liquid where it is today. Thanks for all the support everyone! Administrator

Rob-Zero Profile Joined January 2011 Germany 368 Posts #92

Man, now i´m excited for summer ´19.

Welcome back, Taeja! So good to see you back. My favourite player of all time! So happy, this really makes my day. What am i saying? This makes my week, at leastMan, now i´m excited for summer ´19.Welcome back, Taeja! So good to see you back. Dark Age of Camelot - I miss you

fronkschnonk Profile Joined November 2011 Germany 616 Posts #93 I already was excited about Taeja competing again but it's really cool to see that he really means it again Furthermore, I consider that some kind of Code A must be reestablished.

Argonauta Profile Joined July 2016 Spain 2868 Posts #94 Wow an old schooler coming back! really nice!



Also those clips were pure nostalgia Rogue | Maru | Scarlett | Trap

renaissanceMAN Profile Joined March 2011 United States 1707 Posts Last Edited: 2018-09-24 20:51:57 #95 On September 24 2018 23:47 Ansibled wrote:

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On September 24 2018 23:40 D0nC4rlit0 wrote:

brace yourself, Summer is comming . . .

Summer is quite far away Summer is quite far away



IT'S NEVER NOT SUMMER WHEN TAEJA IS PLAYING, SUMMER LASTS UNTIL FOREVER.**



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ACTUALLY IT LASTS UNTIL TAEJA SAYS SO.

IT'S NEVER NOT SUMMER WHEN TAEJA IS PLAYING, SUMMER LASTS UNTIL FOREVER.** On August 15 2013 03:43 Waxangel wrote: no amount of money can replace the enjoyment of being mean to people on the internet

Sakat Profile Blog Joined October 2014 Croatia 1597 Posts #96 God, I remember that Blizzcon series vs Life, and as a terran player, that loss hurt, especially after he dismantled the then best Zerg in the world, soO, in epic macro games My boy Ptak defeated two GSL champions!

fishjie Profile Blog Joined September 2010 United States 1514 Posts #97 Favorite Taeja memories:



When he SSSTOMPED innovation in newkirk in one of teh greatest games of all time



Carrying TL in the team leagues



Winning



Being ranked really high in every power rank (liquid bias lol) but nobody was really mad about it



So awesome to see him come back. The Liquid approach was always to pick players and stick with them over time helping them develop and grow. Think it worked out better than EG approach of poaching champions. Hero and Taeja were phenomenal pickups. Zenio not so much, but he did trigger idra easily and effortlessly and BM him a bunch of times, so that was cool

Brained Profile Joined December 2012 Germany 55 Posts #98 the hype is real. he is competing again for real. so happy Hell, it´s about time

Matroid_Prime Profile Joined December 2013 Canada 59 Posts #99 Welcome back Taeja, you have been missed! Lifelong fan of Starcraft

looknohands119 Profile Joined March 2010 United States 814 Posts #100 So hyped! Welcome back Taeja! :D "The kingdom of the heavens is buried treasure. Would you sell yourself to buy the one you've found?" - Jon Foreman ('Your Love Is Strong' - Spring EP)

Deleuze Profile Blog Joined December 2010 United Kingdom 2097 Posts #101 Great news! “An image of thought called philosophy has been formed historically and it effectively stops people from thinking.” ― Gilles Deleuze, Dialogues II

Zealously Profile Blog Joined October 2011 East Gorteau 21347 Posts #102 Good player Administrator Break the chains

Vindicare605 Profile Blog Joined August 2011 United States 12980 Posts #103 I'm genuinely curious about what Taeja is gonna look like now. He has some rust to shake off, but the level of competition has gotten significantly higher since he was dominating the foreign scene.



I'd estimate he's probably Ro16 material at best in Code S.



Then again he could come back sharper than ever.



It's exciting. @KTVindicare:twitch.tv/ktvindicare youtube.com/ktvindicare Host of the Geeky Bartender podcast.

Bub Profile Blog Joined June 2006 United States 3494 Posts #104 WEEELCOME BACK TaeJa! XK ßubonic

quannguyen Profile Joined January 2012 Vietnam 1160 Posts #105 Yes. Yes. So much yes!



I've waited for this news ever since Taeja is discharged from the military. So happy he's back with Team Liquid now. Unlimited Warcraft Works and Super Starcraft Taisen ^^

Drmooose Profile Joined March 2011 United States 390 Posts #106 Hyped! Good luck and good to see him back! I have a question...

Togekiss Profile Joined January 2013 Canada 144 Posts Last Edited: 2018-09-25 01:07:20 #107 Back to finally claim that ever illustrious yet elusive GSL Championship Trophy! I still remember that season where absolutely NO ONE wanted to be in a group with him!



TL Taeja FIGHTING!



ps: Now I have a very good reason to bring out my original TL Jersey and rep with pride again.

Tchado Profile Blog Joined January 2011 Jordan 1822 Posts #108 yeah boi !!!!!!!! this is awesome !

Kitai Profile Joined June 2012 United States 621 Posts #109 This might sound weird, but as a super TaeJa fan I'm actually a little sad about this. Maybe he'll prove me wrong, but nobody who returned to SC2 after an extended hiatus ever reached the same heights as they did before they left. I want my memory of TaeJa to be the titan that he was before retiring.



Selfish thoughts aside, it's hard to complain about more Korean talent in the scene and I sincerely hope he does well. With Snute retiring, my list of people to root for was looking pretty thin, but now I can add one to the list! "You know, I don't care if soO got 100 second places in a row. Anyone who doesn't think that he's going to win blizzcon watching this series is a fool" - Artosis, Blizzcon 2014 soO vs TaeJa

ZerOCoolSC2 Profile Blog Joined February 2015 6704 Posts #110 THE CHAMP IS HERE! Cannot wait to watch his stream once again. Man, this is as great a day as I could ask for. TaeJa, Our Savior.

Snijjer Profile Joined September 2011 United States 989 Posts #111 Yay one of the original legends returns. Hope he reaches the same heights he was able to in the past!

Mahanaim Profile Joined December 2012 Korea (South) 1001 Posts #112 my goodness! Celebrating Starcraft since... a long time ago.

TrueStorm Profile Joined December 2017 27 Posts #113 Formerly one of the best players in Starcraft history.

RealityTheGreat Profile Joined January 2018 China 555 Posts #114 Good new! Betrayed, forgotten, abandoned.

Azhrak Profile Joined January 2011 Finland 1124 Posts #115 Welcome back, TaeJa! starcraft2.fi

PresenceSc2 Profile Joined February 2011 Australia 3981 Posts #116 alive gaem Stephano//HerO//TaeJa//Squirtle//Bomber

hexhaven Profile Joined July 2014 Finland 781 Posts #117 On September 25 2018 15:18 Za7oX wrote:

alive gaem



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Phredxor Profile Joined May 2013 New Zealand 15049 Posts Last Edited: 2018-09-25 06:41:44 #118



Excited to see the worlds greatest team league player back in action. On September 25 2018 08:35 Vindicare605 wrote:

I'm genuinely curious about what Taeja is gonna look like now. He has some rust to shake off, but the level of competition has gotten significantly higher since he was dominating the foreign scene.



I'd estimate he's probably Ro16 material at best in Code S.



Then again he could come back sharper than ever.



It's exciting.



I guess you missed him failing to qualify for the last GSL and ST. I guess you missed him failing to qualify for the last GSL and ST.

MrMischelito Profile Joined February 2014 334 Posts #119 No way! that's awesome!

finally some competition for serral... haha



Victory clap incoming!

jarodtou Profile Joined July 2016 167 Posts #120 glad that he is back, one of my favourite terrans all time. also, hope he can do well in GSL, I feel like he always lacked korean soil results, whereas he dominated all other tourneys (a bit simillar to TY in that regard - never won in Korea).

Hope to see good games, to steal nice builds and ofc, to see you on the top again!

atchosvk Profile Joined April 2018 18 Posts #121 That is an interesting news, however I would not praise him too much as I am a bit concerned that it is going to be a "MMA return" like... Taeja may not even ever catch up on new meta (+ intensive macro/micro). If I remember well in the past his macro was absolutely not the best at all and it was a totally different game. He was also dominating a weaker Western scene at that time..

Hopefully we can see more of him and he will achieve good results, best of luck!





fronkschnonk Profile Joined November 2011 Germany 616 Posts #122 On September 25 2018 16:39 atchosvk wrote:

That is an interesting news, however I would not praise him too much as I am a bit concerned that it is going to be a "MMA return" like... Taeja may not even ever catch up on new meta (+ intensive macro/micro). If I remember well in the past his macro was absolutely not the best at all and it was a totally different game. He was also dominating a weaker Western scene at that time..

Hopefully we can see more of him and he will achieve good results, best of luck!





We'll see. His few games so far looked ok considering that he's just coming back. He already managed to take a map of soO and beat Cure in Crank's Teamleague. So I'm quite confident to say that he'll be at least a mid-tier codeS-Player soon skillwise. Considering that next GSL isn't soon at all, he might be even better then.

Also he wasn't dominating a weaker western scene back then. Most of his tournament wins were achieved against a field of top Koreans. We'll see. His few games so far looked ok considering that he's just coming back. He already managed to take a map of soO and beat Cure in Crank's Teamleague. So I'm quite confident to say that he'll be at least a mid-tier codeS-Player soon skillwise. Considering that next GSL isn't soon at all, he might be even better then.Also he wasn't dominating a weaker western scene back then. Most of his tournament wins were achieved against a field of top Koreans. Furthermore, I consider that some kind of Code A must be reestablished.

Corvuuss Profile Blog Joined April 2014 Austria 354 Posts #123 On September 25 2018 16:39 atchosvk wrote:

That is an interesting news, however I would not praise him too much as I am a bit concerned that it is going to be a "MMA return" like... Taeja may not even ever catch up on new meta (+ intensive macro/micro). If I remember well in the past his macro was absolutely not the best at all and it was a totally different game. He was also dominating a weaker Western scene at that time..

Hopefully we can see more of him and he will achieve good results, best of luck!







Hmm GSL top 8 was a weaker western scene? And that was his planned last tournament. Hmm GSL top 8 was a weaker western scene? And that was his planned last tournament. I am a slave of Golden from now on. Obey a supreme leader of StarCraft 2 or you get banned. I am really glad to be citizen of Democratic republic of Golden.

DreamOen Profile Joined March 2010 Spain 1389 Posts #124 I am pretty sure the military training gave him stronger wrists. So if he can properly train and find the motivation to practice hard, we will see taeja up in the circuit. Tester | MC | Crank | Flash | Jaedong | MVP

yoshi245 Profile Joined May 2011 United States 2782 Posts #125 Awesome to see Taeja return. Hope to see him crush nerds in GSL next year, but upcoming events like HSC and online leagues will help everyone get a gauge to see how well he'll do in the new meta.



It's great to see influential past Korean Terrans returning like MMA, Fantasy, and now Taeja. "Numbers speak about the past, not the present." -Thorzain

imre Profile Blog Joined November 2011 France 9126 Posts #126 I'd pay for a stream. Zest fanboy.

negativedge Profile Joined December 2011 3937 Posts #127 great news

Asturas Profile Blog Joined September 2010 583 Posts #128 I am so happy! Can't wait to see him compete again. And stream! There are no boundaries, that's the final conclusion.

spoonmaster Profile Joined May 2012 United States 345 Posts #129 Long live TL StarCraft :D

Immaterial Profile Blog Joined September 2010 Canada 483 Posts #130 Awesome news!! It'll be fun when he starts streaming again It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.

ShiaoPi Profile Blog Joined October 2011 TAIWAN NUMBAH WAN 2586 Posts #131 Taeja is back! :D

I really hope he can reach the same heights as before and even clinch the GSL this time LiquidDota Staff @TW_ShiaoPi

DubiousC2 Profile Joined June 2016 129 Posts Last Edited: 2018-09-25 15:17:11 #132 This..this is unreal. With the demise of proleague 2 years ago, we heard so many false prophets announcing the death of SC2, yet in 2018 SC2 still standing strong. Korean players finding teams and the likes of TaeJa and FantaSy returning accentuates it the most.



Welcome back, TaeJa! Manner MULE /dance

vyzion Profile Joined August 2016 157 Posts #133 ugh i hated taeja cause he always killed my favorite players (z)...i hope he comes back as strong as ever though!

True_Spike Profile Joined July 2004 Poland 3249 Posts #134 More positive news, awesome

BretZ Profile Joined May 2011 United States 1493 Posts #135 Beautiful thing to see. Lets see this man pull a Tiger Woods on the WCS Circuit next year!

RaFox17 Profile Joined May 2013 Finland 4569 Posts #136 The feels are real

KaiserCommander Profile Joined April 2010 Mexico 290 Posts #137 Welcome back my dear TaeJa. Jinro, Polt, Bomber, ForGG, MajOr, Flash, Maru. Terran Fighting...

yht9657 Profile Joined December 2016 1764 Posts #138 Great news considering we have so few good Terrans these days but I do wonder how good he can actually get to. After all there have been not a single player who regained form after military service, guess we'll see.

Heyoka Profile Blog Joined March 2008 Temple of EE-Sama 22505 Posts #139 choo choo @RealHeyoka | DreamHack StarCrafty Man

Shellshock Profile Blog Joined March 2011 United States 95649 Posts #140 I hope he is invited to the next HSC Moderator http://i.imgur.com/U4xwqmD.png

boxerfred Profile Blog Joined December 2012 Germany 8357 Posts #141 Jesus, what a great piece of news! Welcome back, TaeJa!

IshinShishi Profile Joined April 2012 Japan 4882 Posts #142 What a shining beacon of hope this gives us, for some reason this whole partnership and endeavor feels to me like something that goes well beyond the game, like it truly matters. So... what that make you? Good? You're not good. You just know how to hide, how to lie

youcantguardme Profile Joined September 2018 1 Post #143



User was temp banned for this post. calling it now, he won't win shit.

_fool Profile Joined February 2011 Netherlands 572 Posts #144 Also kudos to TL! They must be offering the very best environment/support if players decide to come back after a 2-year hiatus. "A good science fiction story should be able to predict not the automobile but the traffic jam" - Frederick Pohl

CakeSauc3 Profile Joined February 2011 United States 1417 Posts #145 Whoa. This is big, I'm hyped sOs sOs sOs sOs sOs sOs

JoeCool Profile Joined January 2012 Germany 2389 Posts #146 I was never a fan of TaeJa and I'll probably never be one but I'm still really happy for anyone who decides to come back to this glorious game. :-)



That beeing said, is there any progamer who returned after some time and won anything?





dummy1 Profile Blog Joined April 2018 420 Posts #147 Damn. It's gonna be tough for him. Hope that he has enough strength and will. https://www.youtube.com/c/DepressingStarcraft <- Maru VODs and stuff | END REGION-LOCK NOW

JimmiC Profile Blog Joined May 2011 Canada 3997 Posts #148 On September 26 2018 16:58 youcantguardme wrote:

calling it now, he won't win shit.



User was temp banned for this post.



Calling it now, he will win shit! Calling it now, he will win shit!

fronkschnonk Profile Joined November 2011 Germany 616 Posts #149 On September 26 2018 20:31 JoeCool wrote:

I was never a fan of TaeJa and I'll probably never be one but I'm still really happy for anyone who decides to come back to this glorious game. :-)



That beeing said, is there any progamer who returned after some time and won anything?





Until now very few players came back after a serious hiatus at all. And many of them just quite recently. I think Stephano might be the most promising player to achieve such a feat, considering that he became a serious contender this year again and just needs to fix his zvz to get really dangerous.

Parting also looks quite promising. He just needs time and has to take the competition serious - I'm not quite sure about that ^^

Fantasy is making good progress, too. But considering that he's never really breaken throug in SC2 he'd have to climb to new heights, to win somethin.

We can't say very much about Taeja so far. He didn't look like garbage so far but we didn't have enough examples yet. Perhaps we'll know more after HSC if he gets invited.



Other examples like MMA, Genius, Ragnarok or TOP don't look like they're getting back into the game. Until now very few players came back after a serious hiatus at all. And many of them just quite recently. I think Stephano might be the most promising player to achieve such a feat, considering that he became a serious contender this year again and just needs to fix his zvz to get really dangerous.Parting also looks quite promising. He just needs time and has to take the competition serious - I'm not quite sure about that ^^Fantasy is making good progress, too. But considering that he's never really breaken throug in SC2 he'd have to climb to new heights, to win somethin.We can't say very much about Taeja so far. He didn't look like garbage so far but we didn't have enough examples yet. Perhaps we'll know more after HSC if he gets invited.Other examples like MMA, Genius, Ragnarok or TOP don't look like they're getting back into the game. Furthermore, I consider that some kind of Code A must be reestablished.

FrostedMiniWheats Profile Joined August 2010 United States 30729 Posts #150 On September 26 2018 16:58 youcantguardme wrote:

calling it now, he won't win shit.



User was temp banned for this post.



Nonsense he'll win our hearts. If a semi-retired Taeja can do this:



Nonsense he'll win our hearts. If a semi-retired Taeja can do this:



he can at least accomplish that he can at least accomplish that NesTea | Mvp | MC | Leenock | Losira | Gumiho | DRG | Taeja | Jinro | Stephano | Thorzain | Sen | Idra |Polt | Bomber | Symbol | Squirtle | Fantasy | Jaedong | Maru | sOs | Seed | ByuN | ByuL | Neeb| Scarlett | Rogue | IM forever

brickrd Profile Blog Joined March 2014 United States 4894 Posts #151 welcome back taeja! i'm personally not a big fan of him or his race, but it's hard not to be positive about someone of his stature returning to our game. here's to celebrating what we have in sc2 rather than shitting on what we don't have.

Mozdk Profile Joined October 2010 Denmark 6883 Posts #152 Do you think he has gained the strenght and experience to open a champagne bottle now? "It's really hard to Protoss" - White-Ra |||| "Apedts are dfucking amazing" - Lorning

Rodya Profile Joined January 2018 527 Posts #153 On September 26 2018 20:31 JoeCool wrote:

I was never a fan of TaeJa and I'll probably never be one but I'm still really happy for anyone who decides to come back to this glorious game. :-)



That beeing said, is there any progamer who returned after some time and won anything?





Brood War obviously has a ton of examples. Mata from LoL basically retired for a year or more and is once again the best support in the world and maybe best player in the world (won the Korean league too I think). Bengi retired for a year and came back to win the world championship. SC2 doesn't have many examples because there aren't many examples of top players retiring and then returning. Brood War obviously has a ton of examples. Mata from LoL basically retired for a year or more and is once again the best support in the world and maybe best player in the world (won the Korean league too I think). Bengi retired for a year and came back to win the world championship. SC2 doesn't have many examples because there aren't many examples of top players retiring and then returning. Banned for saying "zerg players are by far the biggest whiners in sc2 history" despite the fact that this forum is full of such posts about Terrans. Foreigner Elitists in control!

Solar424 Profile Blog Joined June 2013 United States 3949 Posts #154 On September 27 2018 12:30 Rodya wrote:

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On September 26 2018 20:31 JoeCool wrote:

I was never a fan of TaeJa and I'll probably never be one but I'm still really happy for anyone who decides to come back to this glorious game. :-)



That beeing said, is there any progamer who returned after some time and won anything?





Brood War obviously has a ton of examples. Mata from LoL basically retired for a year or more and is once again the best support in the world and maybe best player in the world (won the Korean league too I think). Bengi retired for a year and came back to win the world championship. SC2 doesn't have many examples because there aren't many examples of top players retiring and then returning. Brood War obviously has a ton of examples. Mata from LoL basically retired for a year or more and is once again the best support in the world and maybe best player in the world (won the Korean league too I think). Bengi retired for a year and came back to win the world championship. SC2 doesn't have many examples because there aren't many examples of top players retiring and then returning.

Byun dropped off the face of the Earth for 2 years, came back, and won GSL and Blizzcon. Byun dropped off the face of the Earth for 2 years, came back, and won GSL and Blizzcon. Greatest Map of All Time Tournament https://tl.net/forum/viewpost.php?post_id=27617173

Zephyp Profile Joined April 2013 238 Posts #155 On September 27 2018 12:30 Rodya wrote:

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On September 26 2018 20:31 JoeCool wrote:

I was never a fan of TaeJa and I'll probably never be one but I'm still really happy for anyone who decides to come back to this glorious game. :-)



That beeing said, is there any progamer who returned after some time and won anything?





Brood War obviously has a ton of examples. Mata from LoL basically retired for a year or more and is once again the best support in the world and maybe best player in the world (won the Korean league too I think). Bengi retired for a year and came back to win the world championship. SC2 doesn't have many examples because there aren't many examples of top players retiring and then returning. Brood War obviously has a ton of examples. Mata from LoL basically retired for a year or more and is once again the best support in the world and maybe best player in the world (won the Korean league too I think). Bengi retired for a year and came back to win the world championship. SC2 doesn't have many examples because there aren't many examples of top players retiring and then returning.

Forgive my lack of knowledge about other games, but wouldn't it be easier to return to a MOBA than SC2? Aren't the mechanics and especially requirements for speed higher for SC2 since you constantly have to manage multiple bases, armies, support units etc? I haven't played LoL, but from some streams it looks more about micro management, positioning, tactics and accuracy, while in SC2 things happen quicker and you have to change camera location all the time. You also have to manage a lot more units. A two-year absence in military puts a big damper on mechanics, including the fact you get older. The faster a game moves, the more age makes a difference and young players can excel.



I hope Taeja will do well in his comeback. Even if he doesn't win anything premiere, just playing in the tournaments and making it entertaining. Forgive my lack of knowledge about other games, but wouldn't it be easier to return to a MOBA than SC2? Aren't the mechanics and especially requirements for speed higher for SC2 since you constantly have to manage multiple bases, armies, support units etc? I haven't played LoL, but from some streams it looks more about micro management, positioning, tactics and accuracy, while in SC2 things happen quicker and you have to change camera location all the time. You also have to manage a lot more units. A two-year absence in military puts a big damper on mechanics, including the fact you get older. The faster a game moves, the more age makes a difference and young players can excel.I hope Taeja will do well in his comeback. Even if he doesn't win anything premiere, just playing in the tournaments and making it entertaining.

Nakajin Profile Blog Joined September 2014 Canada 6579 Posts #156 On September 27 2018 14:56 Zephyp wrote:

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On September 27 2018 12:30 Rodya wrote:

On September 26 2018 20:31 JoeCool wrote:

I was never a fan of TaeJa and I'll probably never be one but I'm still really happy for anyone who decides to come back to this glorious game. :-)



That beeing said, is there any progamer who returned after some time and won anything?





Brood War obviously has a ton of examples. Mata from LoL basically retired for a year or more and is once again the best support in the world and maybe best player in the world (won the Korean league too I think). Bengi retired for a year and came back to win the world championship. SC2 doesn't have many examples because there aren't many examples of top players retiring and then returning. Brood War obviously has a ton of examples. Mata from LoL basically retired for a year or more and is once again the best support in the world and maybe best player in the world (won the Korean league too I think). Bengi retired for a year and came back to win the world championship. SC2 doesn't have many examples because there aren't many examples of top players retiring and then returning.

Forgive my lack of knowledge about other games, but wouldn't it be easier to return to a MOBA than SC2? Aren't the mechanics and especially requirements for speed higher for SC2 since you constantly have to manage multiple bases, armies, support units etc? I haven't played LoL, but from some streams it looks more about micro management, positioning, tactics and accuracy, while in SC2 things happen quicker and you have to change camera location all the time. You also have to manage a lot more units. A two-year absence in military puts a big damper on mechanics, including the fact you get older. The faster a game moves, the more age makes a difference and young players can excel.



I hope Taeja will do well in his comeback. Even if he doesn't win anything premiere, just playing in the tournaments and making it entertaining. Forgive my lack of knowledge about other games, but wouldn't it be easier to return to a MOBA than SC2? Aren't the mechanics and especially requirements for speed higher for SC2 since you constantly have to manage multiple bases, armies, support units etc? I haven't played LoL, but from some streams it looks more about micro management, positioning, tactics and accuracy, while in SC2 things happen quicker and you have to change camera location all the time. You also have to manage a lot more units. A two-year absence in military puts a big damper on mechanics, including the fact you get older. The faster a game moves, the more age makes a difference and young players can excel.I hope Taeja will do well in his comeback. Even if he doesn't win anything premiere, just playing in the tournaments and making it entertaining.



Mechanics in LoL are lower in the sense that there is less thing to do but it's very micro and positioning intensive and those things are pretty much as "hard" as Starcraft mechanics, you need to work on it as much as sc2 macro-micro, so if they were able to build their mecanics back I would guess Taeja could too even if it's not exactly the same kind of mecanics. If his wrist stay healty I would not worry to much about his mechanics, when you had it once it's much easier to get it back, altough it dosen't mean he's gonna as good as before, but it's not just a mechanical thing.



And for the age thing I am not sure, I know it's common knowledge to say the reflexes are worst when you grow older, but at the same time if you look at the FGC a lot of the top tier performer are well in their 30 and those games need super fast reflexes. Sako won 2 premier Street Fighter 5 event this year at age 40 so I would think that if you keep working and have already a big experience your reflexes dosen't get too bad.

Esport are still very young it's hard to know how long a carrer can last especially since there is a rotation in the games.

Mechanics in LoL are lower in the sense that there is less thing to do but it's very micro and positioning intensive and those things are pretty much as "hard" as Starcraft mechanics, you need to work on it as much as sc2 macro-micro, so if they were able to build their mecanics back I would guess Taeja could too even if it's not exactly the same kind of mecanics. If his wrist stay healty I would not worry to much about his mechanics, when you had it once it's much easier to get it back, altough it dosen't mean he's gonna as good as before, but it's not just a mechanical thing.And for the age thing I am not sure, I know it's common knowledge to say the reflexes are worst when you grow older, but at the same time if you look at the FGC a lot of the top tier performer are well in their 30 and those games need super fast reflexes. Sako won 2 premier Street Fighter 5 event this year at age 40 so I would think that if you keep working and have already a big experience your reflexes dosen't get too bad.Esport are still very young it's hard to know how long a carrer can last especially since there is a rotation in the games. http://i.imgur.com/9p6ufcB.jpg

fronkschnonk Profile Joined November 2011 Germany 616 Posts #157 On September 27 2018 13:42 Solar424 wrote:

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On September 27 2018 12:30 Rodya wrote:

On September 26 2018 20:31 JoeCool wrote:

I was never a fan of TaeJa and I'll probably never be one but I'm still really happy for anyone who decides to come back to this glorious game. :-)



That beeing said, is there any progamer who returned after some time and won anything?





Brood War obviously has a ton of examples. Mata from LoL basically retired for a year or more and is once again the best support in the world and maybe best player in the world (won the Korean league too I think). Bengi retired for a year and came back to win the world championship. SC2 doesn't have many examples because there aren't many examples of top players retiring and then returning. Brood War obviously has a ton of examples. Mata from LoL basically retired for a year or more and is once again the best support in the world and maybe best player in the world (won the Korean league too I think). Bengi retired for a year and came back to win the world championship. SC2 doesn't have many examples because there aren't many examples of top players retiring and then returning.

Byun dropped off the face of the Earth for 2 years, came back, and won GSL and Blizzcon. Byun dropped off the face of the Earth for 2 years, came back, and won GSL and Blizzcon.



You're right. Somehow I totally forgot to take Byun into consideration.



Broodwar isn't a good reference. Most comebacks have been done by players who didn't actually retire but switched to SC2 and then returned to BW. Those players never stopped training their mechanics. You're right. Somehow I totally forgot to take Byun into consideration.Broodwar isn't a good reference. Most comebacks have been done by players who didn't actually retire but switched to SC2 and then returned to BW. Those players never stopped training their mechanics. Furthermore, I consider that some kind of Code A must be reestablished.

Zephyp Profile Joined April 2013 238 Posts #158 On September 27 2018 15:45 fronkschnonk wrote:

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On September 27 2018 13:42 Solar424 wrote:

On September 27 2018 12:30 Rodya wrote:

On September 26 2018 20:31 JoeCool wrote:

I was never a fan of TaeJa and I'll probably never be one but I'm still really happy for anyone who decides to come back to this glorious game. :-)



That beeing said, is there any progamer who returned after some time and won anything?





Brood War obviously has a ton of examples. Mata from LoL basically retired for a year or more and is once again the best support in the world and maybe best player in the world (won the Korean league too I think). Bengi retired for a year and came back to win the world championship. SC2 doesn't have many examples because there aren't many examples of top players retiring and then returning. Brood War obviously has a ton of examples. Mata from LoL basically retired for a year or more and is once again the best support in the world and maybe best player in the world (won the Korean league too I think). Bengi retired for a year and came back to win the world championship. SC2 doesn't have many examples because there aren't many examples of top players retiring and then returning.

Byun dropped off the face of the Earth for 2 years, came back, and won GSL and Blizzcon. Byun dropped off the face of the Earth for 2 years, came back, and won GSL and Blizzcon.



You're right. Somehow I totally forgot to take Byun into consideration.



Broodwar isn't a good reference. Most comebacks have been done by players who didn't actually retire but switched to SC2 and then returned to BW. Those players never stopped training their mechanics. You're right. Somehow I totally forgot to take Byun into consideration.Broodwar isn't a good reference. Most comebacks have been done by players who didn't actually retire but switched to SC2 and then returned to BW. Those players never stopped training their mechanics.

Yeah, I think that is an important point. Two years in the army makes you lose mechanics. Did Byun go to the army and come back? Didn't hear much about what he did those years. Yeah, I think that is an important point. Two years in the army makes you lose mechanics. Did Byun go to the army and come back? Didn't hear much about what he did those years.

Charoisaur Profile Joined August 2014 Germany 13375 Posts #159 On September 27 2018 13:42 Solar424 wrote:

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On September 27 2018 12:30 Rodya wrote:

On September 26 2018 20:31 JoeCool wrote:

I was never a fan of TaeJa and I'll probably never be one but I'm still really happy for anyone who decides to come back to this glorious game. :-)



That beeing said, is there any progamer who returned after some time and won anything?





Brood War obviously has a ton of examples. Mata from LoL basically retired for a year or more and is once again the best support in the world and maybe best player in the world (won the Korean league too I think). Bengi retired for a year and came back to win the world championship. SC2 doesn't have many examples because there aren't many examples of top players retiring and then returning. Brood War obviously has a ton of examples. Mata from LoL basically retired for a year or more and is once again the best support in the world and maybe best player in the world (won the Korean league too I think). Bengi retired for a year and came back to win the world championship. SC2 doesn't have many examples because there aren't many examples of top players retiring and then returning.

Byun dropped off the face of the Earth for 2 years, came back, and won GSL and Blizzcon. Byun dropped off the face of the Earth for 2 years, came back, and won GSL and Blizzcon.

Marineking also switched to LoL for 1-2 years, came back and reached the Hot6ix Cup finals. Marineking also switched to LoL for 1-2 years, came back and reached the Hot6ix Cup finals. INnoVation

Veluvian Profile Joined December 2011 Bulgaria 244 Posts #160 Seems like a perfect opportunity for Taeja to train with the new test patch and then If he is invited for Homestory cup, he could leave some good trace in the end of the year. Oz; MMA; Rain; sOs; Classic, Soulkey, TY, Dark

GreasedUpDeafGuy Profile Joined August 2018 United States 398 Posts #161 How soon until the first "i'm going to retire"? Cant catch me. You're wasting your time

fronkschnonk Profile Joined November 2011 Germany 616 Posts Last Edited: 2018-09-27 13:54:24 #162 On September 27 2018 17:54 Zephyp wrote:

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On September 27 2018 15:45 fronkschnonk wrote:

On September 27 2018 13:42 Solar424 wrote:

On September 27 2018 12:30 Rodya wrote:

On September 26 2018 20:31 JoeCool wrote:

I was never a fan of TaeJa and I'll probably never be one but I'm still really happy for anyone who decides to come back to this glorious game. :-)



That beeing said, is there any progamer who returned after some time and won anything?





Brood War obviously has a ton of examples. Mata from LoL basically retired for a year or more and is once again the best support in the world and maybe best player in the world (won the Korean league too I think). Bengi retired for a year and came back to win the world championship. SC2 doesn't have many examples because there aren't many examples of top players retiring and then returning. Brood War obviously has a ton of examples. Mata from LoL basically retired for a year or more and is once again the best support in the world and maybe best player in the world (won the Korean league too I think). Bengi retired for a year and came back to win the world championship. SC2 doesn't have many examples because there aren't many examples of top players retiring and then returning.

Byun dropped off the face of the Earth for 2 years, came back, and won GSL and Blizzcon. Byun dropped off the face of the Earth for 2 years, came back, and won GSL and Blizzcon.



You're right. Somehow I totally forgot to take Byun into consideration.



Broodwar isn't a good reference. Most comebacks have been done by players who didn't actually retire but switched to SC2 and then returned to BW. Those players never stopped training their mechanics. You're right. Somehow I totally forgot to take Byun into consideration.Broodwar isn't a good reference. Most comebacks have been done by players who didn't actually retire but switched to SC2 and then returned to BW. Those players never stopped training their mechanics.

Yeah, I think that is an important point. Two years in the army makes you lose mechanics. Did Byun go to the army and come back? Didn't hear much about what he did those years. Yeah, I think that is an important point. Two years in the army makes you lose mechanics. Did Byun go to the army and come back? Didn't hear much about what he did those years.

Who knows what they make you do in kespa jail?







Who knows what they make you do in kespa jail? How soon until the first "i'm going to retire"?

If it's takes as long as last time until he actually retires, we have years of Taeja ahead of us

If it's takes as long as last time until he actually retires, we have years of Taeja ahead of us Furthermore, I consider that some kind of Code A must be reestablished.

Spinoza Profile Joined October 2010 650 Posts #163



This is going to be fun .. and Fantasy is back too I gather Thanks for the videos .. brings back memories. Oh .. and welcome back TaeJa !This is going to be fun .. and Fantasy is back too I gather FanTaSy | Flash | Movie | Leta | Stork | Map:Destination[BW]

tili Profile Joined July 2012 United States 1316 Posts #164 TAEJA!!! So happy to see the name again <3

litLikeBic Profile Joined August 2018 Canada 105 Posts #165 my fav T player. this is fantastic news

AxionSteel Profile Joined January 2011 United States 7753 Posts Last Edited: 2018-09-28 18:40:28 #166 I think if all the KESPA houses were still around he'd probably struggle to get back but they're not so I think he can get back to being competitive with the best. He's a gifted player, that's a saying that is probably overused but i always got that impression with him.



Irukandji30 Profile Joined August 2016 9 Posts #167 YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Kill them all!!!

mangalover007 Profile Joined October 2018 1 Post #168 --- Nuked ---

Morbidius Profile Joined November 2010 Brazil 2993 Posts #169 Taeja said on stream today he had problems setting up VODS and that he's been trying to email twitch about it. Idk if it's already known but maybe someone at liquid can help him with it? Who is it you think you see?

FO-nTTaX Profile Blog Joined January 2013 Johto 3755 Posts #170 We're aware and trying to help him Administrator @FO_nTTaX | FO-nTTaX.de | liquipedia.space | Liquipedia Lead Developer

"Nimm es. Es ist nicht viel, aber es kommt von Herzen. Vergiss mich nicht!"

UncleVinny Profile Joined April 2011 United States 34 Posts #171 Welcome back to one of my very favoritest players ever, and a peach of a human being. I really enjoyed the photos he shared on his stream of his time in the military... it gave me a better idea of what the Korean military service is like, which had been a big mystery for me up til then.



Some of my fondest memories are of watching Taeja play, and his shy interviews and all-round good nature. So very excited to hear that he'll be with Liquid again. Now...come back, Sheth!! :-) <3 Sheth

Zzoram Profile Joined February 2008 Canada 7070 Posts #172 Hopefully he goes to HSC this November. New patch is the best time for old players to catch up.