GamerBee thinking about retirement
facebook.com/gamerbeetw/posts/637137136397029:0
facebook.comPosted Nov 30, 2014, 6:57 PM UTC
5046
facebook.comHe used a new character and lost to a former EVO champ who used his 5 years old main. He put up one hell of a good fight, too. He definitely has what it takes to be #1, and will always be #1 in my heart
28
And the matches were really exciting to watch as a non-SF player.
No idea why did people spam during it.
13
They're no different to the retards that spam "Sleep Fighter 4" on here. Can't stand the game, yet they appear online 24/7 fiending over it.
17
People ResidentSleepered because of Fei.
5
It was a tough match, but in terms of excitement I'd take even Fuudo's Fei over GB's Elena.
3
I don't really mind watching Fei all that much outside of a few matchups. Not many other people feel the same, though.
3
Well just for the sake of accuracy, I think Fuudo started with Ryu.
2
GamerBee's Elena has improved by leaps and bounds at DreamHack, while his Adon is better than ever.
I think GamerBee is a player in his prime, someone that has good execution, with excellent spacing and mind games. WAY better than he was during the CPT Asian finals in Singapore.
Why quit when you are so near the top?
Canada Cup is in January, with a Double Elim qualifier on Friday, and a round robin Masters Series during the rest of the week-end. It has a HUGE prize money.
I think GamerBee should at least go to Canada Cup, since it's so near, and where his Elena and Adon can do a ton of damage.
22
People get salty when they aren't #1 and don't see the point in playing if they can't get the big win, it's a pretty common opinion held by better players.
10
True. But something tells me that GamerBee practiced unusually hard for DreamHack. Like all his time outside of work was dedicated to practicing, skipping dates, no playing around.
A lot of "pros" like Floe, Fanatiq, Marn, even JWong like to play random games for entertainment, even when they were sponsored by EG. Games like MMO, mobas, RPGs etc.
I think GamerBee was 100% dedicated to Street Fighter 4 for the past months, he failed so was super depressed, more so than when your typical American player lose, because GamerBee invested a lot more, and he's not satisfied with a pot split
24
Would love to see Gamerbee at Master Series. That'd be very cool.
8
It was really heartbreaking to see him lose. He has been practicing so much for that tournament.
12
The real problem at DH was that he was mentally exhausted if anyone saw the last set with Fuudo you would have seen that he wasted the last 6 seconds of the round doing nothing mostly because he thought he was a round up because he was in the 1 player side but he was actually the second player and forgot that and he beat himself up over that.
7
[deleted]
3
I think GamerBee cares so much about interviews because he feels grateful to his sponsor, and wants to give AverMedia maximum exposure.
He's right, 2nd place still deserves an interview, especially a 2nd place that played as well as GamerBee.
You can't really ask Fuudo and his Fei Long questions that haven't been asked before. But for GamerBee, people are curious and would like to know a lot of things:
-His grueling practice regimen
-Did he have doubts between which character to main? For me it's clear that he put A LOT of time in BOTH Elena and Adon.
-He's disappointed for the loss, but does he feel that the HARDEST part is behind him? i.e. the intense practice?
The training mode grind is done. His combos with Elena are on point, his spacing with her normals has become second nature. What lies ahead is watching videos to study his opponent and practice specific match-ups.
So in other words, he got 2nd, but his hard work was NOT in vain.
What he learned with Elena will stay with him for the rest of his life. His Elena is world class, only Sako can compare with him. He really leveled up.
10
[deleted]
6
He shouldn't retire but it might not be the worst thing to take a small break.
3
Thats a shame... maybe a rash decision but he's too nice of a guy not to respect any decision he makes on this. He obviously had a lot riding on dreamhack and was devastated
3
It comes off as crass and he should do what's best for him before anyone else but he's very good and shouldn't quit when he's so close. If second place wasn't such a stigma (understandably) he would be lauded for his consistent top 8 placings. Consistently second is the worst plateau to be at though.
3
It's probably that mistaken Ultra 2 at the end that broke him the most. Hope he stays around.
3
He needs some months off from playing. Too good to quit, but he definitely needs a break and this is a bullshit situation.
2
I can only hope to see him again everywhere. He has an amazing playstyle, is a world class player, and got terribly unlucky at all the CPT qualifiers.
And to add that, he's a super nice guy who wouldn't mind playing you or explaining stuff. One of my favorite players by far.
LOVE YOU GAMERBEE PLS COME BACK
2
This saddens me. Bee is one of my favorite players! I hope he gets over the loss and comes back swinging
2
Knee-jerk (over-)reaction. Bruce is not the kind of guy to get discouraged (for long, anyway). Oh darn, 2nd at EVO? No problem, let me just get top 8 at a bunch of international majors consistently in the following year. Having a really hard time playing certain matchups with my main? Don't sweat it, let me just pick up this new, totally unknown character with almost no practical information out there to help and basically discover her basic and advanced tech myself.
He's not going anywhere. I wouldn't put it past him to get top 3/top 4 in every major after this, hopefully starting with Canada Cup Master Series.
2
Looks like Bruce doesn't have The Willpower to Keep Winning.
Seriously though, he should take advice from Daigo and not just play to win because that leads to disappointment. Play for growth and passion for the game, and for a player like him the results will follow.
1
I hope he sticks around for evo and asia tournaments
1
maybe he should stop holding up forward on wakeup
0
That GF could've easily gone either way. To decide your future on one match after playing millions of matches for the love of the game seems a little brash and impulsive. Even if he did get first, would it really make his life that much different?
I think he values first place too much. It's not like the prize money is that big to make a real difference in your life, and its not like you get a huge amount of respect from others for getting first over second, especially in such a contested finals.
Maybe he thinks he will fulfill something in him when he gets first, but I'm afraid that when he does get first, he'll be like, "that's it? I thought I'd feel way better about this. All that work I put in was just for this?" If he's playing fighting games only to be the best at them, then he isn't playing them for the right reasons. He'll never be happy, even if he's first all the time.
At the end of the day, you play these games competitively because its what you know and love. Getting first place is just a bonus.
-1
It wasn't about getting first at Dreamhack, it was about qualifying for Capcom Cup.
3
fuck direct facebook links
-3
my nigga always on the real issues
12
He's too good to retire. His omission from the Capcom Cup is more about the qualification process than it is his skill.
I'm confident he'll take a break and lick his wounds and we'll see him again before too long.
the sad part is he's so much better than knuckledu and proof how broken the qualification process is
I don't know about broken.. people just didn't bother with the online qualifers. That's on them.
Last year's winner should always get a spot though, especially when it's Sako.
SakoNoGo because he has a child.
"Broken" might be an exaggeration but online qualifiers were very poorly implemented for sure.
Did they ever explain why Asia didn't have online qualifiers?
They would have given Sako a spot I heard, but he was busy at the time anyway.
The broken part is how the majority of the qualifiers were in USA.
It's seriously depressing for GamerBee when you look at the tournaments he's had to place in to get those points compared to Nuckledu's.
If it wasn't for the point cutoff, or Dreamhack being so late in the year, Bee would've made it in due to Premier level points. Sucks that Dreamhack couldn't have been the exception to the rule.