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MrJoKer
Profile Joined November 2011
France232 Posts
July 19 2012 21:46 GMT
#141
Nice news ! I love this guy.
@AbeggJip
MaxFatality
Profile Joined November 2010
United States21 Posts
July 19 2012 22:11 GMT
#142
Seems like a figurehead type thing but still cool nonetheless. <3 ROOT
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crajittok
Profile Joined June 2012
27 Posts
July 19 2012 22:53 GMT
#143
On July 19 2012 04:44 Mondieu wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 19 2012 04:14 Farad wrote:
They have hired a pro WoW player? I thought WoW as an e-sport was kinda dead :/

Greatest gamer of what game?

I'm confused



Greater gamer of all the games. Athene proved again and again that he can make or break a game. He slaughtered every game he played, be it LoL / Sc2/ wow/diablo 3. You might say these are all easy feats, but truly it's not. His smart use of game mechanics made it possible for him to afterwards raise over 1million $ for charity in the name of gaming.

Some still call him the leetking even, but I wouldn't go that far He also has a very funny series on youtube that later got banned from the 'most viewed' lists because it didn't share youtube's policies [at least the very first 10 vids we funny as hell 4 years ago ]

Go athene, can't wait to see you find new ways of owning dem nerds :-)


It's over the top to say he can make or break a game. People still play all of the games regardless of what he did and didn't do in them. I also wouldn't say he "slaughtered every game he played." He has no notable accomplishments in SC2, it is widely recognized by the high ranked WoW PvP community that he was carried to rank1 in 5v5, and he gave up in his race for "world first" hardcore Diablo kill when Blizzard nerfed the very exploit his strategy hinged on. I can't speak to LoL since I don't follow it but I imagine it's along the same lines. He is good at using exploits in the games he plays though - that much is true. I wouldn't connect his "smart use of game mechanics" to his ability to raise $1M for charity, but rather this fame and following from creating outrageous gaming videos.
Midnightnos
Profile Joined October 2011
United States2 Posts
July 20 2012 01:43 GMT
#144
Umm, Go Athene

Somehow the mental image of Borat showing up at an MLG is stuck in my head now.
Dalguno
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
United States2446 Posts
July 20 2012 01:56 GMT
#145
Catz just a smart guy. Enough said really.
"I'm gonna keep making drones cause I'm a baller, and ballers make drones." -Snute
Jepsyn
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
Canada364 Posts
July 20 2012 02:03 GMT
#146
Good for Athene. happy to see another good dude get some recognition
"Wonder what this game would be like if protoss units cost money" - IdrA
JacobShock
Profile Blog Joined April 2012
Denmark2485 Posts
July 20 2012 03:15 GMT
#147
damn people are so negative.. gratz r00t! =D
"Right on" - Morrow
The Final Boss
Profile Joined February 2011
United States1839 Posts
July 21 2012 00:10 GMT
#148
And ROOT continues to become this odd, controversial blob of players without any real results.
ZodaSoda
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
Australia1191 Posts
July 21 2012 00:42 GMT
#149
On July 21 2012 09:10 The Final Boss wrote:
And ROOT continues to become this odd, controversial blob of players without any real results.


I was thinking the same thing
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norTmaC
Profile Joined March 2012
3 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-07-21 01:40:59
July 21 2012 01:40 GMT
#150
dumbest thing I've ever read
cndaks
Profile Joined June 2012
United States95 Posts
July 21 2012 04:27 GMT
#151
doesnt this guy play d3?
hiyo_bye
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
United States737 Posts
July 21 2012 04:56 GMT
#152
My favorite team never ceases to please me. ATEEEENEEEEEE
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imperator-xy
Profile Blog Joined March 2009
Germany1377 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-07-21 05:05:08
July 21 2012 05:03 GMT
#153
On July 18 2012 23:53 Nekovivie wrote:
ROOT seems to be recruiting community figures rather than talented players.

Who's next, I wonder?

i think they are trying to copy EG. as they dont have EGs money, they obviously cant buy good players like thorzain or huk but they can still buy bad players that are getting attention although they dont win anything (like incontrol etc.)


seems to be a great model these days. your sponsors get lots of time on air if you buy bad players that gain a lot of attention.
as they are bad players, they still earn less than mid or lower top tier players but your sponsors are still happy
DertoQq
Profile Joined October 2010
France906 Posts
July 21 2012 05:13 GMT
#154
On July 21 2012 14:03 imperator-xy wrote:

seems to be a great model these days. your sponsors get lots of time on air if you buy bad players that gain a lot of attention.
as they are bad players, they still earn less than mid or lower top tier players but your sponsors are still happy


Why would bad players gain a lot of attention ? OH right, cuz there is haters like you ; )

"i've made some empty promises in my life, but hands down that was the most generous" - Michael Scott
imperator-xy
Profile Blog Joined March 2009
Germany1377 Posts
July 21 2012 05:23 GMT
#155
On July 21 2012 14:13 DertoQq wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 21 2012 14:03 imperator-xy wrote:

seems to be a great model these days. your sponsors get lots of time on air if you buy bad players that gain a lot of attention.
as they are bad players, they still earn less than mid or lower top tier players but your sponsors are still happy


Why would bad players gain a lot of attention ? OH right, cuz there is haters like you ; )


i love athene although hes bad at playing sc2



incontrol is a bad player and he does have a lot of haters, but he would be famous without them right
ShampooSuicide
Profile Joined June 2010
United States58 Posts
July 22 2012 10:19 GMT
#156
It seems more of PR move. Though I think it can be really good. Even if he doesn't play for ROOT in any competitive game he would still be good for the business side. He knows how to bring people in, keep them interested. Also can set up something as big as a 1 million dollar fund raiser I am sure he could help ROOT on the financial side since I know Catz wants to focus on being a player a lot more then he did last time root was around.
JimmyHollow
Profile Joined August 2010
United Kingdom249 Posts
July 22 2012 13:02 GMT
#157
Just wondering what Athene will be doing for root... I guess time will tell.
sc2pal
Profile Joined February 2011
Poland624 Posts
July 22 2012 15:47 GMT
#158
athene is actively playing sc2 for 2+ weeks
Zane
Profile Joined January 2011
Romania3916 Posts
July 22 2012 16:11 GMT
#159
On July 23 2012 00:47 SMMN wrote:
athene is actively playing sc2 for 2+ weeks

Is he still playing against Insane AIs?
Xiron
Profile Joined August 2010
Germany1233 Posts
July 22 2012 16:19 GMT
#160
Gratz Root!
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