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A s1mple pickup - Page 2
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Doublemint
Austria8760 Posts
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MooMooMugi
United States10531 Posts
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oo_Wonderful_oo
The land of freedom23126 Posts
TL never was really dependant on the AWP and now when you have guy like s1mple, who wants everyone to do his job and won't be silent if they can't do it. Good luck to both parties, on paper it's probably the best NA team considering that s1mple is Skadoodle's kryptonite, but if swag is unbanned, probs should just stick to #2. s1mple, ne bud' durakom. :> | ||
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Foxxan
Sweden3427 Posts
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Shana
Indonesia1814 Posts
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Djzapz
Canada10681 Posts
On January 03 2016 07:38 Shana wrote: Eh, I like Allu more but s1mple will do just fine I think s1mple is a better player than allu individually. Going to have to see if he's going to be able to keep his toxic attitude in check. nitr0, s1mple and hiko is a ridiculous amount of raw talent though, might be interesting to see how that plays out. Can't help to feel that adren still is the odd man out. With that much talent behind him, his shortcomings both as an individual player will be even more glaring than seangeares's in C9. Elige is plenty good enough for that team. | ||
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Capped
United Kingdom7236 Posts
On January 03 2016 04:08 NihiLStarcraft wrote: Wasn't there a pretty strong point about Team Liquid's philosophy being that attitude is more important even than raw results? Guess that was just meant for the StarCraft division lol. I will have a hard time to cheer for TL with s1mple on it. He hacked (a longer time ago tho), he's banned from ESL for said hacking and then trying to get back into it, he scammed fans/users for skins multiple times (not a very long time ago last), he's thrown (albeit nobody could prove he benefited), he's known as pretty much the most toxic pro-level player out there, he's said all German people are nazis and made countless other racist/xenophobic and other remarks on his streams. I know he's promised to be better and more mature from now on. But then again he's said this before. And it never happened. I'm disappointed in TL of all teams choosing to pick him up and - while I'll still support the other four on the team - I can't help but feel like I might experience a little Schadenfreude when he turns sour and gets kicked again. Sorry for the negativity in this announcement thread but it's my honest thoughts! On January 03 2016 04:16 amazingxkcd wrote: that comment about attitude was made before tlpro's merger with Curse, when we had sc2 and dota (for a brief stint of dota team #1) and I'm quite sure that tl pro is now focused on results. I stand to be corrected on this, but Hiko wouldn't join an org like TL if they weren't invested into getting results as that was a major reason for him leaving cloud9. In league, TL pro announced a 10 man roster for LCS and a new coach to win LCS sprints and now with s1mple's pickup, this solidifies the notion that results do matter for the cs:go division This entirely. Its disappointing to see TL basically sell-out their old values and become a hivemind corporation. Makes sense from a business standpoint but i just cant get behind a team with Hiko + S1mple on it, they are amazing talents but toxic as all fuck in their own way. At least when TL was the home of the veteran underdog + his aspiring young guns it still maintained some of TLs grassroots style, even if i hate AdreN as a player  I dont see the team lasting tbh, it'll be top #1 NA for a while based on pure skill before it implodes under the egos and rage, if it doesnt implode they simply dont have the leadership to go toe-to-toe with EU in a meaningful way. | ||
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oneofthem
Cayman Islands24199 Posts
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Roggay
Switzerland6320 Posts
On January 03 2016 08:11 Capped wrote: This entirely. Its disappointing to see TL basically sell-out their old values and become a hivemind corporation. Makes sense from a business standpoint but i just cant get behind a team with Hiko + S1mple on it, they are amazing talents but toxic as all fuck in their own way. At least when TL was the home of the veteran underdog + his aspiring young guns it still maintained some of TLs grassroots style, even if i hate AdreN as a player I dont see the team lasting tbh, it'll be top #1 NA for a while based on pure skill before it implodes under the egos and rage, if it doesnt implode they simply dont have the leadership to go toe-to-toe with EU in a meaningful way. Building a team on player character and attitude alone makes no sense whatsoever and I am glad they are going away from it. That being said, the opposite is true (you can't disregard attitude completely either), and I hope things will work with Simple. On talent alone he is the best pickup out there for almost any team by far, but there is always the question of attitude with him. And it's not the first time I hear he wants to change, but in the end never does it. NA fpl is going to be even more entertaining to watch. | ||
Ragnarork
France9034 Posts
Then, I don't dream either. But this will definitely be interesting! | ||
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neptunusfisk
2286 Posts
in todays stream, he didn't call them noobs explicitly, just implicitly ![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/fGHyjCA.png) with the comment: "it's not toxic, it's true" | ||
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Muffloe
Sweden6061 Posts
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hymn
Bulgaria832 Posts
On January 03 2016 08:11 Capped wrote: Its disappointing to see TL basically sell-out their old values and become a hivemind corporation. Makes sense from a business standpoint but i just cant get behind a team with Hiko + S1mple on it What do you expect? TL.net to pour salaries month after month just to be mocked at any lan event? People, realize that any csgo team is there to market a brand, to try to make children buy jerseys, gear and lan tickets. It's not for some weird honor and team values, it's just a bunch of young people who are put there to milk the most money in a short amount of time. Remove the monetary incentive and every team will surely collapse. I was a semi pro in cs back in 2001 for a while. I fucking hated it when management told our team that we have to tell some kids younger than us stuff like "Yeah, this mouse and keyboard make me a better player, go buy it from the store near the pc club where we play!". I actually never did that and I quit the team back then because my dad was always supportive and I never had issue to pay for gaming, I never thought I'd play for money, always for fun. But this is the truth - pro players play to make kids buy stuff and spend as much mom and dad money as possible. | ||
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iXphobos
Germany1465 Posts
Don't like it. I'm totally with Capped on this one. I can't see this team last longer than a few months. | ||
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Alur
Denmark3900 Posts
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Nebula
England780 Posts
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ShiaoPi
TAIWAN NUMBAH WAN5956 Posts
not too big a fan of simple here | ||
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TheNewEra
Germany3128 Posts
On January 03 2016 03:36 amazingxkcd wrote: now, what will our resident super fans pbtl think about this? Nothing. Adren is still in the team. And Hiko. And Elige. So many weakest links But no Flowsick. How do they expect to win a major like this? I expect a kick everybody, including Bumblebee, call the moment they lose a game | ||
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amazingxkcd
GRAND OLD AMERICA16375 Posts
On January 03 2016 23:36 TheNewEra wrote: Nothing. Adren is still in the team. And Hiko. And Elige. So many weakest links But no Flowsick. How do they expect to win a major like this? I expect a kick everybody, including Bumblebee, call the moment they lose a game It's not the same man  | ||
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Kompicek
Czech Republic245 Posts
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