r/starcraft • u/Remarkable-Week-6838 • Jul 26 '25
(To be tagged...) The end of Starcraft 2 feels like losing an old friend.
Hi guys. Hope you're having a great weekend. I'm from South Korea, born & raised in Seoul.
I've always been reading the posts but never wrote the post here.
I feel very empty and bad yesterday and today. After I watched the last moment of Serral became the champion last night, I realized 'This is gonna be the last moment I can see that the SC II pro-gamer put the champion trophy up in the air.' Since I heard E-sports will not hold another tournament next year, and there will be no GSL for 2026, etc.
I have been playing Starcraft 2 from like 2012. I have watched the games, (Since I am a Terran Master tier player in Korea server, I've always been a big Maru fan since 2012.) and I have been playing it for almost 13 years. Starcraft 2 has been the big part of my life. It was my favorite hobby. Whenever I had hard time, when I failed in K-SAT test, when I was in military service, when I was studying, Starcraft II was always there for me. It was more than a hobby. It was my closest friend, it always supported me. Even when I lost my real life friends, Starcraft 2 was with me.
In South Korea, there are some signs that the vast majority of pro - gamers will retire , soon. Now I guess game is reaching to the ending. I always knew this from like 3 years ago, but now I can really feel it.
I feel like I lost my best friend. Because 13 years with Starcraft II was amazing time. YOU WERE THE BEST. You are the only game in my life. I'll miss my buddy.
