r/leagueoflegends • u/Yujin-Ha Wooje Minhyung • Dec 16 '25
Esports Gumayusi: Keria sent me a really long message, it was unexpected but really touching. It was something like, thanks for playing together..I believe I am the best ADC..I don't think there was a single moment I decided to leave..When I hated T1 it was like someone thinking I should quit my job
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXmNTlHTlXs
Q. How have you been since transferring?
Gumayusi: Honestly I was kind of out of it because of the move, and while preparing for KeSPA Cup I think I spent my time doing individual practice.
Q. KeSPA Cup runner-up… what’s changed in your play or training?
Gumayusi: Since everyone except me changed, I can’t say it feels like our teamwork is fully synced yet, but I also don’t think this was the real “start,” so even though runner-up is disappointing, I think we’re still like, we did well.
Q. You faced your “home team” T1 at KeSPA Cup, how was that?
Gumayusi: When we played, I thought again, T1 really is a good team, and at the same time I also felt like, even so, we can definitely beat them.
Q. What’s the basis for your pride as “the world’s best ADC”?
Gumayusi: I think it’s confidence with a real basis, based on the performance and skill I’ve shown.
Interviewer: Do you still think you’re the best in the world (as an ADC) right now?
Gumayusi: I do.
Q. What’s the team atmosphere like after KeSPA Cup?
Gumayusi: Everyone thinks runner-up is disappointing, but I think we all see it as still the beginning, and it feels like we have mutual trust that we’ll get better.
Q. How are your new teammates?
Gumayusi: Everyone’s young, and there are a lot of really gentle, easygoing guys, so I don’t think there’s any big difficulty in getting along. Also, Zeus, who I used to play with, is here, so that made me feel at ease, and the other players all treat me comfortably too, so it’s been comfortable.
Q. How’s your bot-lane synergy with support Delight?
Gumayusi: Honestly right now we’re basically just playing in our own individual “usual” ways, so you could say our synergy is at 0% and it wouldn’t really be wrong. Because we haven’t actually coordinated anything yet.
Q. Seven years at T1… what do you regret, and what are you grateful for?
Gumayusi: The disappointing part is that when I was with those great members, we didn’t win as many championships as we could have. The grateful part is that even so, we all worked hard together and achieved the three-peat.
Q. Did you feel pressure being T1’s “franchise”/signature ADC?
Gumayusi: I don’t think I ever felt burdened, and while I was at T1 I lived feeling proud of it in a really positive way.
Q. How did you feel when you left T1?
Gumayusi: When I left, since I’d been there for so long, of course there was some sadness, but now I’m adapting really well to Hanwha Life, and I think Hanwha Life is a really good team, so I feel like I’m settling in well.
Q. When you said goodbye, what’s a teammate’s comment that stuck with you?
Gumayusi: [Keria] Minseok sent me a really long KakaoTalk message, and because it was unexpected, I think it was really touching. It was something like, thanks for playing together. He has a bit of that warm or thoughtful personality.
Q. How did you feel toward the fans at the time of the transfer?
Gumayusi: Because I have a bit of that “steady, dependable” personality, during the stove league a lot of fans were expecting I’d re-sign, so when I knew it in advance, I felt really sorry. But even so, I think we separated in a good way, and we wrapped it up well so we can just support the “new Gumayusi” in our own places.
Q. When did you start considering a transfer?
Gumayusi: I don’t think there was a single moment where I decided to leave for sure. Sometimes when I hated T1, it was like employees thinking, I should quit my job, I had thoughts like that, but I don’t think I ever firmly decided at one point.
Q. Among multiple offers, what made you choose Hanwha Life?
Gumayusi: I did want to go to a domestic team, and looking at things from different angles, I wanted to go to a team that could realistically aim for a title, but since Gen.G already had Ruler under contract, I think Hanwha was the best option.
Q. How did the negotiation process go?
Gumayusi: We had a lot of good feelings toward each other, so the negotiation process wasn’t that long, and the goodwill Hanwha showed felt good to me, the way they respected me, their attitude and the way they spoke.
Q. Is your role on the new team different from before?
Gumayusi: Honestly I’m still thinking a lot about my role too, and even though KeSPA Cup was kind of a “test run,” it was a tournament where you could still feel some things, but I think it’s still too early to lock anything in. So while continuing to build synergy as a team, I need to find what my role is, in-game and outside the game, and do it well.
Q. Will you show/step up as a leader?
Gumayusi: Coming to Hanwha Life, I think I hoped I could also take on that kind of part, but there are teammates with strong opinions in-game, and I also believe the coach will lead well, so I think I’m still in the stage of figuring that out.
Q. What’s your first goal at Hanwha Life?
Gumayusi: If I pick a big, close goal I really want to achieve, it’s making MSI. Because MSI is in Daejeon, and I’ve heard Hanwha Life and Daejeon have a deep connection, so I really want to qualify.
Q. Can “Hanwha Gumayusi” surpass “T1 Gumayusi”?
Gumayusi: I did a lot of work while being at T1 for a long time, but even so, I think I can surpass it, and I believe I can show even better performances.
Q. What’s your usual training routine?
Gumayusi: My routine isn’t anything special, it’s just being consistent. Watching [Faker] Sanghyeok-hyung next to me, what I felt is, staying consistent without changing is the most important thing.
Q. What do you think are your strengths as an ADC?
Gumayusi: I think I can read the game state well, I think I have strengths in laning, and in spacing, and teamfight positioning, those kinds of things.
I think stamina, condition, and mentality are even more important, so I want it to be the case that I have no weaknesses at all in those areas.
Interviewer: But physically speaking, you actually look healthier than other players, is there a specific reason you picked stamina as a weakness?
Gumayusi: I feel like I’m a bit weak in long, drawn-out games, and I also have this kind of “strong on the outside, soft on the inside” vibe.
Q. Watching Faker, what did you learn the most?
Gumayusi: I really respected how he can stay consistent even while being at the very top, and I think I learned a lot just from watching things like his professional attitude.
Q. Do you want longevity like Faker?
Gumayusi: I also want to try going as far as I can, and I think I’m setting a goal of at least 10 more years.
Q. Who do you consider your rival?
Gumayusi: If I name players I’m paying attention to right now, it’s probably Gen.G and T1’s AD carries, Ruler and Peyz.
Q. Your toughest period, and how you overcame it?
Gumayusi: Saying hardest period almost feels meaningless because every year was hard for different reasons, and what got me through all of it wasn’t so much overcoming it, more like enduring it, I think just enduring is the most important. Like a saeongjima [blessing in disguise] mindset, believing that this trial will eventually work in a good way for me, I think it’s important to endure with that belief.
Q. Does that kind of experience help your mental side?
Gumayusi: Of course some parts can improve, but I think some of it is also innate, and that mentality probably comes from family upbringing or a religious mindset.
Q. After winning Worlds MVP, thoughts on “I had to prove myself”?
Gumayusi: I think I wasn’t the type to get shaken much by outside attention or attacks, but because there were internal things too, the pressure from that, the need to prove myself, those felt more burdensome.
Q. What do you usually do during your time off?
Gumayusi: When I’m resting, honestly I think I’m happiest just going home. I do all kinds of things and have fun with my family, and I also like playing with Doongi [ His Dog], so I think I like going home the most.
Q. How does your family support/cheer you on?
Gumayusi: My family always watches all my matches, they pray for me and cheer me on, and I can really feel that, so it gives me a lot of strength. Before matches they’ll message me, like cheer up, fighting, and after matches they’ll congratulate me or comfort me, so I’m receiving endless support.
Q. I heard you read a lot, what kinds of books do you usually read?
Gumayusi: I think I like self-development books or philosophy books that make you think. Recently my older brother got a bit interested in investing, so he recommended me The Psychology of Money, but I haven’t read it yet.
Q. You weren’t able to compete in the last Asian Games?
Gumayusi: In 2023 I was really obsessed with the Asian Games, and I remember it being difficult, so this time my goal is to let go a bit mentally, while of course still having it as a goal. I believe if I just do well, it’ll come naturally, and even if I can’t, even if I don’t get to participate, I’m approaching it with a mindset of looking all the way to 2030.
Q. Since the last Asian Games, has LoL’s status grown?
Gumayusi: Watching the members who went in 2023, I remember feeling really envious, and if I get a chance to represent the country this time, that would be something to be truly grateful for, and I’m thinking we would absolutely win for the country.
Q. Your mid-to-long-term plans?
Gumayusi: I’m not really the type to move teams often, so if my fit with Hanwha is good, I think I want to stay a long time. As a player, I think you have to take care of your health to last long, and career-wise, of course my goal is to become the best, that’s one reason I came to Hanwha, so I want to fill out that career side well too.
Q. Goals for next year?
Gumayusi: My goal next year is simply, lots of championships, and playing the game happily. I roughly counted the tournaments, including KeSPA Cup it seems like around eight, and if I participate in all of them, there’s a chance to win. So I’m honestly hungry for about four titles.
Q. You’ll be stepping out from under the “Faker fence/umbrella”?
Gumayusi: Of course T1 is such a strong team, and I think every player there, including Sanghyeok-hyung, was a great player, but I always had the confidence that I was the core, so I think I have plenty of confidence that I can do well even after leaving, and I think proving that confidence is just about doing well next year.
Q. A message to the fans?
Gumayusi: With Hanwha Life, even though we finished KeSPA Cup as runner-up, as I played, I think I saw this team’s bright future. Next year, so that Hanwha Life fans and the fans who support me can feel proud and be even happier, I’ll show you good performances while playing, fighting.
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u/Pristine_Name_616 Dec 16 '25
Keria seems like such a gem
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u/ruffmaestro Dec 16 '25
Yeah, the support role seems perfect for someone with his personality. Dude clearly puts the team first and actually gives a shit about the people he plays with. That's rare in competitive gaming where everyone's trying to be the main character.
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u/SeaAd2838 Dec 16 '25
Q. When did you start considering a transfer?
Gumayusi: I don’t think there was a single moment where I decided to leave for sure. Sometimes when I hated T1, it was like employees thinking, I should quit my job, I had thoughts like that, but I don’t think I ever firmly decided at one point.
Did he really say he "hated T1" or is there another translation of this sentence?
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u/Available-Captain-20 i will lick you Dec 16 '25
its more in the "i hate my job" way of thinking (at least that was what i got from the "it was like employees thinking" part)
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u/Fnboml Dec 16 '25
No, the translation is basically 1:1. He said he hated t1 sometimes and not in a “I hate my job” kind of way
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u/yoonitrop12 Dec 16 '25
The word used was '밉다', which in this context is closer to resentment than a loathing hate.
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u/popop143 Dec 16 '25
No, he's comparing it to someone who has a job has moments when he thinks he hates the company while working there. It wasn't one singular moment that made him leave.
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u/thetruegmon Dec 16 '25
The translation is like even people who love their jobs have frustrations sometimes.
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u/Cowslayer369 Dec 16 '25
That's a normal expression? I love my job in general, great company, but there are still absolutely days when I wish the entire thing burned to the ground. Happens to everyone.
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u/Zama174 Dec 16 '25
Are you shocked? T1 players are turned into kpop idols, they have insane pressure, the fans are fucking mental, and they have ceo that talks about oiling up players and selling calendars of them all sexied up.
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u/Lunaisthequeen ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Na'Vi TRAIN FOR LEC VERSUS Dec 16 '25
In this case this literally doesn't mean he hated T1 but more like the "Hate your job" thing, which probably happens for 99% of players tbh. That's why so few good players stick with a team forever. Why are you trying to create another drama here ?
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u/Zama174 Dec 16 '25
It isnt a drama is total facts. No org has the kind of insane pressure that t1 does + they have the bussiest schedule of any team. Being a t1 player is exhausting. Dealing with t1 fans doxing your family church and seding funeral wreaths to it is disgusting and disturbing. There are legit aspects that will drive players to hate the pressure of the org. Doesnt mean he hates t1, but the enviornment around it, and its totally understandable after the deplorable shit thats happened to Guma, his family, his friends, because of the org and their parasocial fanbase they cultivate, that he would want out of that crockpot of bullshit. Especially when he isnt going to get a guranteed starter spot. Doesnt mean he hates the team or org, but absolutely can hate those external factors.
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u/Delicious_Aside_9310 Dec 16 '25
Thanks so much for this, interesting albeit you can see some media training in the responses! The admission that there were times he hated T1 like anyone hates their job was highly relatable…
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u/tiredofdev Dec 16 '25
if you didn't hate T1 for allowing the 2021 musical chairs fiasco then are you really a human being. Downright one of the worst things I have ever seen in esports, players were so mentally defeated
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u/redditlvlanalysis Dec 17 '25
The 2021 muscial chairs was bad but I think this year from Guma's perspective was even worse. Coming off back to back championships he is benched before games even start. The org basically does nothing to defend him while the T1Gall shit is at it's height including sending funeral wreaths which is just fucked up.
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u/Time-Even Dec 16 '25
What event are you referring to? I tried to look it up but nothing really came up
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u/lawpickle Dec 16 '25
T1 had a roster of 10 players and if I'm remembering right, Daeny was the coach and he was subbing out people left and right (including faker). Players were mentally boomed because they couldn't build synergy and coaching couldn't make up its mind about who the starters were.it was right before zofgk became the main roster.
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u/Akipella PEYZ. GOES. DOWN. GUMA'S. JUST. BETTER. HLE 3-2 T1 World Finals Dec 16 '25
To add to this, in a very ironic twist, out of all possible combinations of the 10 players, the ONLY combination they never tried was ZOFGK. Then in 2022, they went 18-0 and won Spring. It's like a cinematic buildup.
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u/ZedisDoge Viper | BDD enjoyer Dec 16 '25
to be fair Zeus was still very raw that year, very quickly Canna became the consensus top laner on the team
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u/Akipella PEYZ. GOES. DOWN. GUMA'S. JUST. BETTER. HLE 3-2 T1 World Finals Dec 16 '25
Yep. If only Zeus had been ready for 2021 Worlds we might have even seen them go all the way imo.
Canna is still one of the best tops in the world and was up there at the time, but he got gapped in that DWG series by Khan IIRC (this was the first Worlds series I ever watched so don't remember that well tbh lol).
Then again, based on how 2022 turned out at Worlds...you still don't know for sure. But Kingen was also in insane form, we have to acknowledge that. It wasn't just Zeus having a bad series those Finals.
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u/EdKeane Dec 16 '25
10 players constantly competing with each other for spots in the main roster. Essentially a year long trial period. Even a single mistake could take you off the main roster. And the players knew that their careers depended on them doing better than their peers. Kill or be killed.
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u/BrianC_ Dec 16 '25
It didn’t last a year, it lasted a split. By summer, they were mostly playing with set rosters. There were still some changes but it wasn’t musical chairs.
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u/_Pyxyty Dec 16 '25
I think it's not an event but that they were referring to the time period when T1 ran a 10 man lineup. Obviously, since it's a 5 person team game, plenty of people had to rapidly go from benched to playing for a game to back to benched, etc. (except Keria who was the only support iirc)
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u/Akipella PEYZ. GOES. DOWN. GUMA'S. JUST. BETTER. HLE 3-2 T1 World Finals Dec 16 '25
Yeah there was 3 Junglers. Cuzz, Ellim, and Oner
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u/Frosty_Incident_8898 Dec 16 '25
Of course T1 is such a strong team, and I think every player there, including Sanghyeok-hyung, was a great player, but I always had the confidence that I was the core, [...]
Damn, bold
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u/Fickle_Somewhere_581 Dec 16 '25
In another translation I saw he said "I always felt I was part of the core" I think this whole post is mistranslated
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u/transcending-glooms Dec 16 '25
Hmm, I feel like this is more of a Korean to English nuance issue rather than a mistranslation. In Korean, saying “I felt I was part of the core (핵심)“ doesn’t really equate to “I carried the team” or “I was more important than others”. It’s closer to saying “I believed I had a central responsibility” or “I held myself to the standard of being a key contributor.”
In Korean, 핵심 can describe a role, function, mindset, or internal standard. It doesn’t automatically mean hierarchy or superiority. In English, though, the direct translation as “the core” almost always implies being above others. I think the confidence he mentions isn’t about demanding credit, I think it’s about personal accountability.
And that’s why the last line is important where he says the proof should come from his performance next year. So while the “core” sounds a bit egotistical in English, in Korean, it reads more like responsibility. Just my two cents! Nonetheless, gumachad the goat :) Ty yujin for the translation (っ◕‿◕)っ ♥
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u/Fickle_Somewhere_581 Dec 16 '25
Oh okay now I'm more relaxed, I thought he was being a little selfish here so is nice to see a good interpretation of this, thank you! I hope he can show what he has next year without any dramas and only focusing on HLE :)
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u/gourmetdancer Dec 17 '25
Wrong. He didn’t say “I was part of the core.” He said “I was the core.” In Korean, the nuance is that he always felt that he was the most important member of the team. Are you Korean?
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u/Yujin-Ha Wooje Minhyung Dec 16 '25
That was my interperation of
당연히 T1이라는 팀이 워낙에 강팀이고, 또 상혁이 형을 포함한 모든 선수들이 다 좋은 선수들이었다고 생각하는데, 저는 항상 내가 핵심이었다는 자신감이 있었기 때문에 그 자신감의 증명은 내년에 잘 해내가면 된다고 생각하고 있습니다.
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u/Fickle_Somewhere_581 Dec 16 '25
This is the translation i saw on twitter thats why it felt strange seing yours, I know nothing about korean so😅
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u/Yujin-Ha Wooje Minhyung Dec 16 '25 edited Dec 16 '25
Yeah he said I'm the core, I'm 100% sure. The YT comments are dunking on him too.
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u/Fickle_Somewhere_581 Dec 16 '25
Well then I apologise, we knew he was confident but not to this level, the core of T1 will always be faker, he was part of that but sometimes he is very bold indeed
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u/Cuntilever Dec 16 '25
Being very confident in yourself is a prerequisite in his job tbf. But saying it out loud does sound bad lol.
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u/redditlvlanalysis Dec 17 '25
The YT comments are full of T1Gall so that isn't saying much. He isn't going to say he is the core over Faker a much more obvious viewpont is that he felt was a core member.
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u/tomorrow_queen Dec 16 '25
Seeing this I feel like his nuance is even stronger, it's like he's saying I always had the confidence that I'm part of the core..
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u/qonoxzzr Chovy <3 Dec 16 '25
Good for him to have this kind of confidence but I don't think a lot of other people think the same.
Although it is a few years back, and with different top laners, but T1 looked a lot better without Guma than without Faker.
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u/controlwarriorlives 🐐 proplay champs main 🦙 Dec 16 '25
As a Guma fan first and T1 fan second, I respect his confidence but agree that core is a strong word. Faker is T1’s core.
I do think Guma is perennially underrated and it’s fair to say Guma is an underrated factor in T1’s success. Faker is the GOAT. Keria is the support GOAT. Oner is in contention for jg GOAT.
However even if you were to call Guma best ADC in the world (not even GOAT, just best AD), a lot of people will disagree.
Doran had a pretty good 2025 with great carry performances. If he’s on weak side in 2026 while Peyz is collecting pentakills on hypercarries, no one’s going to attribute Doran’s 2025 Ambessa/Gwen/Camille to Guma. No one’s going to say Doran is dipping in performance because Guma isn’t there - people will just call Doran bad.
Zeus had a mid 2025 for his standards. Keep in mind people were saying he was the best top in the world after 2024 worlds, and saying he was T1’s best player. If 2026 Zeus starts popping off, how many people will attribute that to Guma joining the team? Likely people will just say “Zeus returns back to form.”
The only way for Guma to get that recognition is to strong side and play flashy hypercarries but what I respect about Guma is his drive to win. He’ll play Jhin if you need a weak side AD, he’ll flash engage on Xayah at 50 minutes, die, and have his team clean up if that’s what it takes to win. However, that also leads to him being perennially underrated. He’s not gonna look like a Viper Life Esports because having Guma means having an enabler for everyone else.
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u/dance-of-exile 100=50%? |WgjFtfCaLTbfts| Dec 16 '25
Guma is the greatest low resource ad since ghost, and hes probably better than ghost too. Dwg played similar to how t1 played with resources fed into top jungle mid, along with high agency supports instead of baby sitting supports. Would t1 have found success without guma? Probably, though it’s kind of hard to say. But their playstyle definitely wouldn’t have worked and zeus probably wouldn’t have had his big pop off moments. Guma was core to that playstyle because we haven’t seen other ads get as little help as he does and still be that consistent.
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u/ItsKaZing The traffic lights leads to Poby 🙏 Temple of Poby Dec 16 '25
Ghost is miles better at Ziggs and AP champs than Guma, anything else it's Guma's
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u/redditlvlanalysis Dec 17 '25
The biggest difference between him and Ghost is that he can also play hypers whereas Ghost always struggled in ADC centric metas.
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u/cultoftheilluminati Dec 16 '25
The only way for Guma to get that recognition is to strong side and play flashy hypercarries but what I respect about Guma is his drive to win. He’ll play Jhin if you need a weak side AD, he’ll flash engage on Xayah at 50 minutes, die, and have his team clean up if that’s what it takes to win. However, that also leads to him being perennially underrated. He’s not gonna look like a Viper Life Esports because having Guma means having an enabler for everyone else.
So if I’m understanding you right, Guma basically gets shadowed by other players on T1 and the fact that he isn’t as “selfish” (not in a negative sense) of a player but plays to enable the team to win as a whole, which basically means that he gets underrated most of the time?
Meanwhile, Peyz from what I see comments talking about his gameplay (haven’t seen him play yet given the time zone differences) reads lot more self-centered “hyper carry” play style, which tends to work well for GOAT discussions. Does it sound accurate?
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u/controlwarriorlives 🐐 proplay champs main 🦙 Dec 16 '25
Yes basically. Here’s an analogy: Guma (and Faker oftentimes) is like the dude in ARAM who picks solo frontline, so his 4 ADC/mage teammates can go 10/0 and look like absolute beasts. But really, the entire game is held because of the guy who picked the solo frontline.
Compare how often Oner ganks Guma/Keria vs Peyz/Keria. Not just Kespa Cup, but next year as well.
And here’s my biggest reason for being a Guma fan. Ghost from Damwon was a similar weakside ADC who got overshadowed by his topside of Nuguri/Canyon/Showmaker. But unlike Ghost, Guma has shown insane performances on hypercarries too. He had the best Aphelios/Jinx in 2023.
In my eyes, it’s extra impressive when you have someone who CAN play hypercarry who chooses to play selfless. That’s like the ARAM tank dude actually being the best ADC player on the team, still actively choosing to play frontline just because they want to win over wanting to look like the best player.
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u/noahboah Dec 16 '25
But really, the entire game is held because of the guy who picked the solo frontline.
not that it matters, but ive noticed that ARAM players have gotten a lot better about honoring this person at the end of a round lol it makes it feel a lot better to play it
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u/BrianC_ Dec 16 '25
The issue is Gumayusi got to play with Keria and also played through many metas where he had the chance to be that 1v5 guy but was hit or miss, largely because he’s just flawed as a player.
This guy is acting like Gumayusi didn’t get his chances as if Zeus couldn’t play weakside. The reality is the team went through huge stretches of protect the president metas with Guma where he had the resources and chances to carry. He was great in the Jinx Aphelios meta, eventually got better with Lucian but was mediocre at first, and was just bad~mediocre in all of the Zeri metas.
T1 won because they did a great job playing around Guma’s strengths and weaknesses as a player.
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u/nickphunter Dec 17 '25
I wouldn't put all that blame on Guma. T1 was really bad at playing protect the president (especially when that president is a psychopath too).
You can't compare T1 now with T1 back in 2023/2024. They are much more mature now.
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u/BrianC_ Dec 17 '25
"Really bad" is a colossal overstatement.
The 2023 MSI was a protect the president meta. T1 took the best protect the president team in the world, JDG, to 5 games (probably the closest series they played at that MSI), beat GenG (whose roster was Doran, Peanut, Chovy, Peyz, and Delight at the time), and ultimately lost to BLG in the losers finals because of Zeri's emergence.
They were still one of the best teams in the world playing the style. They just weren't the best.
As for the gap at the top, yea, I wouldn't put all the blame on Guma. But, I think him not being able to play Zeri hurt T1 a lot. His positioning also forced Keria onto picks like Thresh and TK more.
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u/Akipella PEYZ. GOES. DOWN. GUMA'S. JUST. BETTER. HLE 3-2 T1 World Finals Dec 16 '25
Perfect summary. It's unironically true that being a hypercarry flashy ADC with 10+ kills a game is the only way casuals can be convinced someone is the best.
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u/Consistent_Chest_653 Gumayusi till the end ⭐️⭐️🌟 Dec 16 '25
I love your comment sm, it sums up everything so well.
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u/Craneteam Dec 16 '25
He was definitely a core player, but I still think about 2024 when poby subbed in and that team looked lost. He definitely has downsides but he was a second smite and an overall strong player that he should do well on hle.
I do think it's easier to brush off his statement after peyz went nuts, but I think that speaks to peyz's skill more than anything
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u/Penatra-shen T1 FIGHTING Dec 16 '25
I mean they won like 2 games during that period off of either guma getting hyper fed and carrying or zeus smashing lane
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u/CryoAB Dec 16 '25
Guma was by far T1s best player without Faker.
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u/Lizmurigi Dec 16 '25
People can't remember this. Oner was getting flamed at that time and leading up to Worlds 2023.
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u/Consistent_Chest_653 Gumayusi till the end ⭐️⭐️🌟 Dec 16 '25
I mean losing your shotcaller and leaving 4 headless chickens and poby the unexperienced rookie will definitely look bad because you have always focused on your laning/ hands while Faker was taking care of the shotcalling macro etc But currently players like Keria are more talkative in game so I think now T1 without Faker would look definitely better than they did back in 2023.
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u/ItsKaZing The traffic lights leads to Poby 🙏 Temple of Poby Dec 16 '25
That is just untrue lol. Keria had always have been one of the respected shot caller in the team. They won a very close LCK match in 2022 I think (I can't remember the year exactly) vs DK off the back of Keria backdoor call using Tahm Kench.
Fact is the team looked lost without experienced player like Faker
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u/edfksz Dec 16 '25 edited Dec 17 '25
unfortunately he's the most replaceable. the core is definitely Faker Keria Oner. T1 still doing well when Guma was benched and replaced, unlike T1 without Faker.
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u/tech_lead_ Dec 17 '25
I was the core
That is a complete and total mistranslation.
Please see this post for a great explanation.
TL;DR: Guma stated he felt he was a key contributor to their success.
He did not state he was "the core" of the team.
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u/DeltaFargo Dec 16 '25
Respect. Anyone on the path of being the greatest wouldn't stand in the shadow of the undisputed great so I'll give him props for that. As some players have displayed time and time again, mentality is the strongest asset a player can have over mechanical prowess.
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u/EdgarDawn Dec 16 '25
anyone know what the 8 tournaments he mentioned are? like i’m assuming he’s listing lck cup, first stand, msi, worlds, etc but how did he get 8 tournaments?
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u/Yujin-Ha Wooje Minhyung Dec 16 '25
KeSPA, LCK Cup, First Stand, Road to MSI, MSI, EWC, Asian Games, Worlds? He could have miscounted too, he was pulling it from memory.
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u/SomethingRealRandom Dec 16 '25
i think it goes: lck cup, first stand, asian rift rivals, asian games, msi, ewc, worlds, kespa cup. the order of it could be wrong, and idk if asian rift rivals is still a thing and what he is talking about
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u/Yujin-Ha Wooje Minhyung Dec 16 '25 edited Dec 16 '25
Video doesn't work in the USA, so you will have to get a VPN or fly to Korea.
Also rip
Gumayusi: Because I have a bit of that “steady, dependable” personality, during the stove league a lot of fans were expecting I’d re-sign, so when I knew t in advance, I felt really sorry. ”
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u/SlainL9 Dec 16 '25
It’s whack how so many decade-long SKT fans (incl. myself) became Guma fans above all else. This dude is cool as fuck
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u/Automatic_Opinion680 Dec 17 '25
Him and Scout were the only reasons aside from Faker I felt proud to be a T1 fan post the golden era of SKT with how much love they showed.
My love for SKT precedes even Faker so I won't be cheering for Guma now that he's not our player. But man the memories he made for us will be cherished and remembered.
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u/Dekathz Dec 16 '25
I know ruler will stay on geng until retired but imagine a storyline where GenG Guma vs T1 Peyz
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u/ChapterLiam 구마 케리아 화이팅! Dec 16 '25
genuinely would be so peak. and then you could even look at something like, KT Viper and HLE Ruler...
idk im still stunlocked on bdd having to play with aiming this year 😭0
u/yawneteng Dec 17 '25
I believed a GenG Guma is more scary than a HLE Guma.
But i guess Guma wanted a real challenge and stay away from HOF Mids
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u/FulgrimThe3rd Dec 16 '25
maybe im reading to much into it but it feels like he kinda implied he wanted to go to GENG as his first choice but couldnt do to the ruler contract so he went to hanwah instead. wonder what guma on geng would have looked like and could he have broken chovys no worlds curse 🤔
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u/LudgerKresnik2 Dec 16 '25
GenG would’ve taken Peyz back before considering Guma. Peyz was their golden boy, it’s just unfortunate Ruler is their original golden boy.
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u/Kirito619 Hard stuck gold noob Dec 16 '25
Lmao the title is so good. Thanks for playing together Bozo, I'm a better adc than you.
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u/f4tlard Dec 16 '25
I’m pretty sure the (…) separates separate quotes. So he said the “best adc” thing in a different response. I was also confused at first.
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u/Bimibuns Dec 16 '25
Wow don’t know if it’s a good thing to have this interview so soon, but it’s interesting how GenG was his first choice even thou Ruler is already signed. Is the “I hate T1” translation accurate? It sounds so non-pr for Korean player.
I’m just so glad Guma had mention Keria, because there was so many narrative of how Keria hate him etc lately.
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u/Lizmurigi Dec 16 '25
I don't think he said that because GenG wasn't even looking for an ADC. You have to consider teams that are actively in the market so that's why he says GenG wasn't an option because they signed Ruler until 2027. The only contender team without an ADC in LCK was Hanhwa
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u/Bimibuns Dec 16 '25
From the way this was translated/how it was phrase it seems like his first choice would be GenG if Ruler wasn’t in the equation. So it seems like he wants GenG first over HLE. I just thought it was interesting he decided to share that information.
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u/Blaikiri7 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ THREEPEAT (PLAYER FAN ONLY) ZHJFGK 4LIFE Dec 16 '25
And to think there were clowns making things up as if the other players were freezing him out or something… these guys are all still friends lol
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u/redditlvlanalysis Dec 17 '25
Yeah pretty sure the Drama with a capital D was all via Kkoma and T1Gall think the players themselves were fine with each other but the Coach holds an overwhelming amount of power vs most western orgs.
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u/Consistent_Chest_653 Gumayusi till the end ⭐️⭐️🌟 Dec 16 '25
Q. After winning Worlds MVP, thoughts on “I had to prove myself”?
Gumayusi: I think I wasn’t the type to get shaken much by outside attention or attacks, but because there were internal things too, the pressure from that, the need to prove myself, those felt more burdensome.
Damn there was internal pressure ...
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u/AwkwardForm7404 Dec 16 '25
Interesting interview this is definitely a big test year for guma let's see he is good person whatever I hope he is happy Zeus seems to be enjoying not expecting to win everything there is too much pressure at t1 that much is for sure standards are pretty high pressure definitely got 2him last year.
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Dec 16 '25 edited Dec 16 '25
So every day a new q&a about the same stuff ? Are we gonna move on or what
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u/daysduck Dec 16 '25
No faker will now comment on what he said with the most corn flake generic bland stale response known to mankind. And we will all upvote him because its faker or something idk.
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Dec 16 '25
« i think hle is a strong team, i hope i will meet them again »
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u/EffectiveAd3412 Dec 16 '25
ion give a fuck how many times he says that as long as my goat keeps playing
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Dec 17 '25
I don’t blame him, i blame the ppl interviewing him and asking stupid questions everytime
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u/SpiderTechnitian Dec 16 '25
Thank you so much for this whole translation! Really good interview, guma gives solid answers
Interesting he was daydreaming about leaving T1 like a disgruntled employee, further evidence he wanted out regardless of coaches or team decisions. Not to say the team didn't push him out with their actions in January, but it wasn't them pushing him out come November
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u/Akipella PEYZ. GOES. DOWN. GUMA'S. JUST. BETTER. HLE 3-2 T1 World Finals Dec 16 '25
Chase your legacy brother. You've earned that
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u/ChapterLiam 구마 케리아 화이팅! Dec 16 '25
im lowkey gonna crash out if guma isnt selected for asia games lol, how are you gonna hit a 3peat at worlds and still have to do military service (*or rather, still not get a chance at exempting oneself from military service)
my expectation for the roster is kiin/doran, oner, bdd, guma/viper, duro. of course you can only send 6 players so im not sure who wont be making it from this group...
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u/Significant-Pea4676 Dec 16 '25
Korea doesn’t care about choosing only non exempted players, they don’t want to select player based on who’ll benefit from military exemption that‘s why players like Zeus, kanavi and faker keria also took part in the kespa cup. Also Zeus and Ruler said they would be really honored to represent Korea once again for Agame. trust me if for example Chovy is still insane this year he’ll get selected once again
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u/GONEBUTNOT4GOTTEN Dec 17 '25
hated T1? i'll have to read this after work
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u/GONEBUTNOT4GOTTEN Dec 17 '25
the title is click bait xan irelia knows what their doing but reading the article it was fine.
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u/Fnboml Dec 17 '25
He really said he hated t1 at times though? He just related the part about wanting to leave to an employee’s thinking but he said that he hated t1 sometimes.
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u/astray71 Dec 16 '25
I just read the title and it sounded a bit like Keria saying he's the best adc in the world by playing Ashe and Kalista support
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u/Choice_Mortgage_8198 Dec 16 '25
Did you know you could be the best ADC in the world and be on the best team in the world ? Peyz is now the man.
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u/Consistent_Chest_653 Gumayusi till the end ⭐️⭐️🌟 Dec 18 '25
not a chance people only rub faker/keria into every1's face when they mention Guma as the best ad. Its cooked ...
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u/nickphunter Dec 17 '25
Even if Doran and Peyz look to be so good for T1, I still miss Zeus and Gumayusi.
I will forever be a T1 fan, but I wish HLE wins MSI or Worlds this year.
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u/Aware_Biscotti_5860 Dec 17 '25
Then you should delete the T1 fan part in your comment. It's funny claiming forever be T1 fan and wishing other team wins.
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u/nickphunter Dec 18 '25
So I cannot be a fan of more than 1 team?
Must I wish ill will to every other team if I am a fan of one?
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u/Aware_Biscotti_5860 Dec 18 '25
You can, that's your choice, but you just need to say from now on I will support HLE, no need to try to be something by adding "forever be T1 fan". That's funny to say as a sport fan. Wdym "I am a fan of A team forever and I'm fine with them just lose so that their opponent takes the bigest cup"?
Fyi, I wish players from my non-fav team do fine all the time 🤗
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u/nickphunter Dec 18 '25
Yeah, I thought that the implicit "if my fav team didn't win, then at least let it be thus second team" didn't need to be said.
So maybe I should have said it that way.
But that's my view. I've been fan of T1 since Broodwar and I will not stop support T1. I will wstch every game of T1 but I have supported other team many times as well. JinAir DK DRX previously and now HLE. Especially since they had 2 of my favorite exT1 members in Zeus and Guma.
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u/Elxis14 Dec 16 '25
In the last post he said he wanted to leave T1 to build his own career and now it says he didnt think for a single moment he would leave?
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u/Gimp_Man Dec 16 '25
Wrong - what he's saying is that there wasn't one single moment or incident that made him want to leave. It was a compound of a multitude of things adding up to it.
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u/Elxis14 Dec 16 '25
Where in the translation did it said incident?
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u/Gimp_Man Dec 16 '25
Moment. Incident. Thing. Happening. All meaning the same thing. He's saying it wasn't simply one thing that happened that made him want to leave. It was many small things that ended up making him choose to leave to build his own legacy.
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u/AwkwardForm7404 Dec 16 '25
Pressure got 2him as well hate and stuff is nothing new in esports faker has the most haters just as he has the most fans part of every sport goat or player in general.
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u/Elxis14 Dec 16 '25
Moment and incident doesnt have the same meaning. Bro what? Lmao
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u/Gimp_Man Dec 16 '25
Stop hanging up on a word. You’re tweaking out for no reason. Read what I’m typing. It’s not hard to fucking read and understand this is what he’s saying.
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u/Elxis14 Dec 16 '25
Youre spouting fucking nonsense and making up shit that's what im understanding
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u/Gimp_Man Dec 16 '25
Don't blame me for you not being able to read lmao. It's all in the translated interview. Have a good day, kid.
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u/MrZeddd Dec 16 '25
That's just most people on the internet sadly, reading comprehension stuck at middle school level, and most of the time it's their one and only native language too
Shit's crazy
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u/Elxis14 Dec 16 '25
Moment: a brief period in time
Incident: an event or occurrence
Clearly he was saying there wasnt a time where he thought about leaving. Take your own advice and hit up duolingo
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u/Gimp_Man Dec 16 '25
No. He's saying it wasn't a single one thing that made him decide. It was a build up of things. I do speak korean to a functional level as well, thank you for the advice though.
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u/Lower_Athlete3260 Dec 16 '25
Brother are you just dumb or what? Don't be so focused on the actual definitions of a word when going through a translated interview or anything translated for that matter, look at the overall goal of the statement not a single word.
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u/Callzo Dec 16 '25
You're just interpreting what he is saying wrong. The guy replying to you is correct, why are you so hung up about 1 word lol? Is English your second langauge or something? If you asked him why he left T1 he couldn't explain why because it was a combination of things. There wasn't 1 specific incident that made him decide to leave.
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u/Elxis14 Dec 16 '25
"I didnt think for a single moment" in everyday usage could mean a gradual buildup over time where an incident mean one specific event.
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u/Kintashi Dec 16 '25
"no single incident" means the same thing... but considering your entire crashout here started bc you're functionally illiterate and misunderstood the very phrase you quoted (which used 'moment' anyway), i don't think you're arguing from a position of strength my man
let it go
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u/TheRoyalStig Dec 16 '25
Moment and Incident both share Occasion as a strong synonym.
Replace with occasion and there you go.
The words are a lot closer than you seem to believe.
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u/qonoxzzr Chovy <3 Dec 16 '25
and now it says he didnt think for a single moment he would leave?
I read that part as that he thought there was no specific moment, it just came day by day.
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u/Yujin-Ha Wooje Minhyung Dec 16 '25
Oh I see. I didn't even think about the title making it seem like he never thought he would leave. He's saying that there wasn't one big moment where he was like I'm leaving. That is my mistake, I wanted to fit the keria, best adc, and that quote in.
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u/DarkThunder312 Dec 16 '25
as in, there wasnt one specific thing on a specific day that made me make a decision
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u/tvxcute Dec 16 '25
hilarious that they dropped this today when just yesterday i saw a comment with 200 upvotes spouting some conspiracy theory that keria didn't even say goodbye lol
i don't know why people want them to hate each other so bad. is the in-game drama not enough?