On January 11 2012 11:11 gwaihir wrote:
didnt somebody of FXO blog that there is/are team/teams already playing sc2 all the time? could it possibly be that it is Team 8?

Very unlikely. I do not see why Kespa would pull a team out of BW and into SC2 when they worked so hard to create a new team after MBCgamehero, Wemadefox and Oz disbanded. If anything, that would really hurt the proleague.

Sawamura

Malaysia7602 Posts

January 11 2012 02:20 GMT

#123

No sponsors , no additional practice partners to practice with and also no playing coaches to help their players with their game too . Seriously I think team 8 , has to randomized their line up by sending in the rookies to surprise their rather fixated line up's which are easily snipe by other team coaches . Although I am weary whether the rookies are really that good as team 8 main players .

Golgotha

Korea (South)8418 Posts

January 11 2012 03:19 GMT

#124

On January 11 2012 07:28 Archers_bane wrote:
If I was a CEO of a big-name company, seeing how T8 is performing currently is for sure as hell not making me want to sponsor them. Team 8 has to fight their way back for them to even be considered being sponsored, and it sucks because they are human and going through change and being put in new environments you are unfamiliar with is not the easiest thing to do

The problem is MUCH deeper than T8's performance that is limiting sponsors. yes, T8 is doing shit but any sane person knows that they have star power and more fan support than many of the current BW teams. Sponsors gain revenue via publicity with a team....T8 qualifies this goal a thousand times over.

If I was a CEO, I would sponsor T8 in a heartbeat even over most of the other teams, even though T8 was risky and would under-perform. This is because T8 has great star power and potential to become the best AND they already have so much publicity due to their back story and of course..JAEDONG. HE ALONE would be enough reason to sponsor, but ALSO baby and sea?! Who the hell wouldn't sponsor that team?

Well....no one is! But it is not because of their performance, rather....I fear the major issue lies within the fact that the scene is weakening. Sponsors know that a shift may occur so they do not want to invest in something that may not be here in a year! It takes time to make a new team and prepare all the logistics. Revenue for sponsors supporting a new team will NOT come in a short time. To make up for the initial investment and capital, the sponsors would need to stick with the team for many years.

The fact that no one is sponsoring Jaedong and his boys...who obviously WOULD ROCK the scene after just one year of real team support, may sadly imply that even a year is too long for sponsors. they want everything NOW because they feel as if...i cant say it but you know.

But I do agree with the fact that if T8 did "WTF amazing" then it could revitalize the whole scene. Obviously I understand that being last is not helping.

o[twist]

United States4903 Posts

January 11 2012 03:32 GMT

#125

wow i really wish there were some way to avoid reading posts with sc2 in them, that's the last thing i need in this damn thread right now. give me a break, baby and sea and killer and jaedong moving to sc2? are you kidding? any team would be happy to have those four, i mean who knows about the Ps but they could easily find work in bw even if t8 were to disband. i imagine going to sc2 would be a huge pay cut as well

Danger_Duck

Burkina Faso571 Posts

January 11 2012 03:37 GMT

#126

And I thought it's because the uniforms make them look like inmates, reminding them of forced labor in Chinese prisons were the prisoners are forced to mine gold in WoW

shaftofpleasure

Korea (North)1375 Posts

January 11 2012 04:00 GMT

#127

This is just bad luck guys.

Abort Retry Fail

2636 Posts

January 11 2012 04:33 GMT

#128

Just finished watching the vods!
Oh god wow! THat was such a horrible game for everybody! I think there is a tempest brewing amongst the players! They dont even look interested

dekarp

286 Posts

January 11 2012 04:46 GMT

#129

The combination of the current BW scene uncertainty and the poor showing of Team 8 is the reason they don't have a sponsor. I have a hard time believing that no one wants to sponsor a team that has as much star power/pull as T8 solely because they're not performing right at this very moment.

By the way, I think it's too quick to damn Team 8... give them some time...

Sinensis

United States2513 Posts

January 11 2012 04:53 GMT

#130

On January 11 2012 13:33 Abort Retry Fail wrote:
Just finished watching the vods!
Oh god wow! THat was such a horrible game for everybody! I think there is a tempest brewing amongst the players! They dont even look interested

I would argue that they seemed more emotional than usual, especially jaedong. Even losing rarely phases him...

kidcrash

United States626 Posts

January 11 2012 04:56 GMT

#131

Sea is just going on a large tvp losing streak. I mean 7 straight tvp matches? That's terrible luck given that tvp is his worst match up. I will admit that Jaedong's game last night was a huge facepalm/wtf moment.

firehand101

Australia3152 Posts

January 11 2012 05:55 GMT

#132

Its hard to play without motivation. I think their best bet is to get JD to start SC2 to practice and get ahead :S

Archers_bane

United States1338 Posts

January 11 2012 06:00 GMT

#133

What are the chances of BW being phased out in the next year for Sc2? Am I the only one who is completely naive and thought BW was going strong due to last years results?

Golgotha

Korea (South)8418 Posts

January 11 2012 06:05 GMT

#134

On January 11 2012 14:55 firehand101 wrote:
Its hard to play without motivation. I think their best bet is to get JD to start SC2 to practice and get ahead :S

no way. maybe some other player but not JD. that would tarnish his bw legacy. JD will switch when everyone else switches. he CANNOT jump ship now when he is sinking. it will make him look bad. he isnt a quitter.

Jragon

Australia1471 Posts

January 11 2012 06:29 GMT

#135

Watch the end of the VOD of Jaehoon's lost yesterday where Coach Ju makes him do some half-hearted high fives. It smacks of a desperate attempt to foster some team spirit followed unenthusiastically by players bound to follow him but who no longer believe. I really hope they find that team spirit.

hacklebeast

United States5090 Posts

January 11 2012 06:29 GMT

#136

Combination of JD and sea being on the down slide of their careers, and Jaehoon and killer being way over hyped going into the season.

ShadeR

Australia7535 Posts

January 11 2012 06:37 GMT

#137

On January 11 2012 15:00 Archers_bane wrote:
What are the chances of BW being phased out in the next year for Sc2? Am I the only one who is completely naive and thought BW was going strong due to last years results?

Who knows. All i know is that eSports ends with BW for me.

Caladbolg

2855 Posts

January 11 2012 06:42 GMT

#138

Hm I think it's a matter of reviving Jaedong. Teams in other sports follow the performance of their aces (look at Dirk Nowitzki last year). That's called leadership. And while a lot of teams have backup aces in case their main one starts slumping (T1 is a good example), someone of Jaedong's caliber really needs to step up to give life to his team. I'm not dumping the blame on him, but he really needs to start playing like the Jaedong of old - balls of steel, nerves of steel, and the killer instinct that propelled him to the throne of BW.

Where Jaedong goes, so too shall Sea and Killer and Baby follow. With all of them performing in peak condition, even T1 would be, at the most, evenly matched with them, and at worst, be annihilated.

Ideas

United States8182 Posts

January 11 2012 08:08 GMT

#139

jaedong looked fine 2 weeks ago. he just had 2 uncharacteristic bad loses in a row vs canata and flash. I'm sure he'll bounce right back. I mean FFS he was just ranked #1 zerg on PR for a reason.