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Bourne
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
United Kingdom152 Posts
August 10 2012 22:45 GMT
#161
You guys make it seem like he is joining as a player, which is definately not true. On his stream he made it clear, that his role is in the media side of things, hes not part of the players budget. He even said he wouldn't want to take the opportunity away from another good player that is up and coming. You guys are giving too much hate, yes he isnt good, but thats not the reason hes on the team. As a personality and then he has more options, into perhaps becoming a professional player or caster.
leova
Profile Joined April 2011
266 Posts
August 10 2012 23:22 GMT
#162
congrats to the Bouse!

everyone hating is just jealous they can't get paid to play Starcraft, Minecraft, and IWBTG....heck, even Mario earns him cash-money

way to go Jeff!
Emporium
Profile Joined May 2012
England162 Posts
August 10 2012 23:30 GMT
#163
Seems like alot of undue hate going towards a pick up, Has MB in anyway done anything to the community for this hate?

HAS he done anything for the community at all?

The answers to the questions are obvious, and anything above and beyond that is just conjecture of what QUANTIC has done, they decided to pick him up, noone would turn down thew opportunity for what it would do to their SC2 careers, so (and im pretty objective, as I haven't watched much if any of MB, ) why is this hate being directed at him.

If anything the derision should be directed at Quantic, not MB for their decision, as MB's decision is the most cut and dry one that anybody looking to become a professional could make.
Remember your mortality.
Kergy
Profile Joined December 2010
Peru2011 Posts
August 10 2012 23:51 GMT
#164
Those complaining about Quantic's move are ignoring the fact that this scene rewards personalities over skill and will continue to do so in the near future.

Still, I'm very happy for him
Everyday Girl's Day~!
RedBlargh
Profile Joined July 2011
99 Posts
August 10 2012 23:55 GMT
#165
On August 11 2012 06:57 OpTiKDream wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 11 2012 02:07 Kaitokid wrote:
starting to dislike Quantic more and more :/ this is a pure marketing move as MaximusBlack shows 0 potential to become good.... even if he ever gets GM on NA which he is far away from rigthnow, so what? the 2nd reason to pick him up "he wants to become the best player he can be" seems more like an excuse to justify picking someone up purely because of his fanbase consisting of a bunch of low level players to help spreading your own brand.

SaSe and the partnership with ST are the only reasons now that Quantic can be seen as a serious team which concentrates on talent/ strong players. Thought this team was gonna be different after they picked up Apoc, SaSe and Naniwa but I guess I was wrong.. the merge with Vile, picking up flo because she is female and now this is something I can't relate myself to. I am kind of dissappointed, because Quantic used to be my favorite foreign team for a long time.

i agree with you but nowadays, teams want media attention in order to grow :/


Recently signing The_StC and Golden doesn't bolster their player base at all? I'm sure they acquired those players for the sake of media attention and not because they're great players. rofl

Good luck to Maximus and Quantic ^^'
cruxArked
Profile Joined July 2012
United States5 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-08-11 00:00:41
August 10 2012 23:58 GMT
#166
LoL...... Wow Can i join EG?? IS TL picking up?? Maybe i should down grade my skill level and maybe Team ST will invite me. I ain't a hater but Maximus Black is pretty trash. He is low masters at best. It sad........................................... AND DEGRADING LIKE MY GRAMMAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR AND SPELLING

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TheSwamp
Profile Joined November 2010
United States1497 Posts
August 10 2012 23:59 GMT
#167
Forgive my ignorance, but he is trying to be a pro? I've only ever seen screenshots of him dressed in silly costumes. I assumed he was just messing around with a SC stream. GL though, I'm guessing everyone will get what they want out of the deal.
MLG: How is your Protoss? Idra: I make Blink Stalkers, so really, really good.
SilSol
Profile Joined April 2012
Sweden2744 Posts
August 11 2012 00:00 GMT
#168
On August 11 2012 08:58 cruxArked wrote:
LoL...... Wow Can i join EG?? IS TL picking up?? Maybe i should down grade my skill level and maybe Team ST will invite me.


what does this has to do with the topic?
http://fragbite.se/user/117868/silsol since 2006 http://www.reddit.com/u/silsol77
Akhee
Profile Joined January 2011
Brazil811 Posts
August 11 2012 00:04 GMT
#169
On August 11 2012 02:07 Kaitokid wrote:
starting to dislike Quantic more and more :/ this is a pure marketing move as MaximusBlack shows 0 potential to become good.... even if he ever gets GM on NA which he is far away from rigthnow, so what? the 2nd reason to pick him up "he wants to become the best player he can be" seems more like an excuse to justify picking someone up purely because of his fanbase consisting of a bunch of low level players to help spreading your own brand.

SaSe and the partnership with ST are the only reasons now that Quantic can be seen as a serious team which concentrates on talent/ strong players. Thought this team was gonna be different after they picked up Apoc, SaSe and Naniwa but I guess I was wrong.. the merge with Vile, picking up flo because she is female and now this is something I can't relate myself to. I am kind of dissappointed, because Quantic used to be my favorite foreign team for a long time.


so true, quantic is becoming more and more complexity
cruxArked
Profile Joined July 2012
United States5 Posts
August 11 2012 00:04 GMT
#170
I am going to boycottttt Razer products. Im tired of teams and sponsors supporting noobs who don't deserve it. Anyways have a good day.
SupLilSon
Profile Joined October 2011
Malaysia4123 Posts
August 11 2012 00:04 GMT
#171
On August 11 2012 07:44 Nightshade_ wrote:
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On August 11 2012 07:40 Forikorder wrote:
dont see why people are giving quantic hate for signing maximus, there are no high profile pros in there price range they need to spread there brand and get more sponsors so they can actually afford to sign the good players

He's low-mid masters....


And he is worth more to a team than some random foreign high masters/mid GM. Neither player will ever be competitive, but one already has a large fan base and pressence in the community. Guess which one that is. You really think some mid tier GM on EU or NA has any more of a shot vs. Koreans than MB? Makes me laugh. At least MB has accepted that and made himself successful in other spheres of SC2.
pigmanbear
Profile Blog Joined August 2011
Angola2010 Posts
August 11 2012 00:09 GMT
#172
On August 11 2012 09:04 SupLilSon wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 11 2012 07:44 Nightshade_ wrote:
On August 11 2012 07:40 Forikorder wrote:
dont see why people are giving quantic hate for signing maximus, there are no high profile pros in there price range they need to spread there brand and get more sponsors so they can actually afford to sign the good players

He's low-mid masters....


And he is worth more to a team than some random foreign high masters/mid GM. Neither player will ever be competitive, but one already has a large fan base and pressence in the community. Guess which one that is. You really think some mid tier GM on EU or NA has any more of a shot vs. Koreans than MB? Makes me laugh. At least MB has accepted that and made himself successful in other spheres of SC2.

I for one would get really excited to see qxg.gaulzi. Will it be a mothership rush or cannon rush? WHICH ONE??
Taidanii
Profile Joined April 2012
United States77 Posts
August 11 2012 00:11 GMT
#173
Razer has lost my business. Steel Series all the way from now on.

I absolutely can't stand teams that sign players for the publicity and popularity alone. I want to support players that actually strive to improve in this game and players we can see on a featured stage at an MLG or NASL. This player, however he chooses to rationalize the "hater's" hate, is none of these things. You can't 4 gate to win a dreamhack. MaximusBlack doesn't take constructive criticism well at all. I've seen his stream and he disregards every good piece of advice as "hate".

I "hate" to be the bearer of bad news, but this partnership will go nowhere. Your "good lucks" are better off used to get to the end of the rainbow.
I love the only good Zerg girl, Scarlett. I also love Stephano. I'm not gay.
StateSC2
Profile Joined September 2010
Korea (South)621 Posts
August 11 2012 00:11 GMT
#174
Welcome!
Fireblast!: "This guy is pointless and wonderful"
Parcelleus
Profile Joined January 2011
Australia1662 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-08-11 00:40:09
August 11 2012 00:39 GMT
#175
Definatly a step up. Congrats !
*burp*
Burns
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
United States2300 Posts
August 11 2012 00:45 GMT
#176
mid masters in a pro house, why?
What do you mean you heard me during the night, these are quiet pants!
FlukyS
Profile Blog Joined August 2011
Ireland485 Posts
August 11 2012 00:52 GMT
#177
MC is the boss toss Maximus is the bouse toss.
Mallidon
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
Scotland557 Posts
August 11 2012 00:58 GMT
#178
On August 11 2012 02:07 Kaitokid wrote:
starting to dislike Quantic more and more :/ this is a pure marketing move as MaximusBlack shows 0 potential to become good.... even if he ever gets GM on NA which he is far away from rigthnow, so what? the 2nd reason to pick him up "he wants to become the best player he can be" seems more like an excuse to justify picking someone up purely because of his fanbase consisting of a bunch of low level players to help spreading your own brand.

SaSe and the partnership with ST are the only reasons now that Quantic can be seen as a serious team which concentrates on talent/ strong players. Thought this team was gonna be different after they picked up Apoc, SaSe and Naniwa but I guess I was wrong.. the merge with Vile, picking up flo because she is female and now this is something I can't relate myself to. I am kind of dissappointed, because Quantic used to be my favorite foreign team for a long time.


Agree with ya, but hey teams have to do what will get fans and please sponsors. From a purely sponsorship point, this deal wont be bad at all.

Saw him playing a couple customs with Destiny the other day, wasn't too impressed with his play... He made similar mistakes as I do in Gold lol, but oh well... Everyone can improve.

Team wise: It's all about Root now! RootNaniwa inc?
Bleh.
Tivu
Profile Joined February 2012
United States244 Posts
August 11 2012 00:59 GMT
#179
Congrats MaximusBlack and Quantic.
bundo
Profile Joined February 2011
Canada113 Posts
August 11 2012 01:02 GMT
#180
yeah!!! representing Nova scotia! i met him at a lan and hes a cool dude, glad hes on a sick team! gratz
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