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On February 14 2020 03:01 DarkCore wrote:
It's comments/tweets like that why people have a raging hate boner for him. But I think in this current story, it sounds like Forg1ven is fighting against a team which is interested in building up their brand, and being a top team comes second, especially because from what I've heard, esports still isn't very profitable when sponsoring is taken out of the equation. Also the fact that SO4 has a mountain to climb if they want to compete with G2, Fnatic while losing some of their best members (which ironically opened up a spot for Forg1ven).
And that environment turns Forg1ven into a toxic dickhead.
Well if there was one player on the team for branding reasons it was Forgiven. So I guess that is corrected at least.
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On February 14 2020 03:51 Sent. wrote:Forgiven leaving a team while triggering public drama before the end of the split? I am shocked! /s Well, I actually am surprised, but only because it happened so early. Show nested quote +On February 14 2020 03:01 DarkCore wrote:
But I think in this current story, it sounds like Forg1ven is fighting against a team which is interested in building up their brand, and being a top team comes second What do you mean by prioritizing brandbuilding? Something related to team environment or just prefering to sign players who are more marketable but not necessarily better?
S04 is trying to create a media presence (twitter, website), that can mean taking away player practice time to do interviews, and yeah, I agree with above, picking up Forg1ven was probably partly done as a press move (also there aren't many top tier ADC in EU, hence they're being shuffled around the top teams and why Kobbe leaving was a big blow).
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And just like I thought, Forgiven is washed.
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LPL normal games that actually matter are crazy enough. I can't even imagine the wild shit that these online "scrims" are.
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Sounds like it's just going to be an online tournament.
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Live by the MSG, die by the MSG.
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Akkaadian promoted to DIG main roster. Grig to Academy.
I'm getting some heavy dejavu.
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On March 06 2020 10:12 Gahlo wrote:
Akkaadian promoted to DIG main roster. Grig to Academy.
I'm getting some heavy dejavu.
Yeah ngl...everything we've seen in pro has shown akaadian>>>grig and yet Dig had him rotting away on the academy team (which was coming first btw).
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More COVID-19 related news after LCK went on pause.
LCS is 'monitoring the situation around COVID in Texas and in communication with officials. Currently, the LCS Spring Finals will still be held there. Further, fan meets, player handshakes/fan high fives are all banned at the LCS for the foreseeable future.'
LEC, on the other hand, have moved their Spring Finals from Budapest, Hungary to the LEC Studio in Berlin.
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Losing RR isn't really a big loss unless you're really invested into the NA vs EU rivalry. Lots of low quality stomps, think only real good games were CN vs KR, and even there a lot of games were surprisingly lopsided, besides the superstars rarely matching up.
Was looking forward to MSI though.
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In concept I think Rift Rivals is interesting and good for the western audience. But format/execution made it nearly unwatchably boring.
Hopefully when Valirant League inevitably starts we can cancel spring split so the games don’t overlap, then An event like rift rivals/alllstars would fill a thirst that doesn’t exist because there is no off-season.
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Very reasonable. Both the NBA and NHL are suspending their entire leagues due to C-19.
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Edit: sorry wrong thread.
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Welp, that didn't take long. The LCS and LEC spring split has been suspended as of today.
They are looking into moving the games fully online to salvage the split. LCS spring finals will take in the LCS studio. Having the finals in a (presumably) empty and small venue is gonna suck but at least it is better than canceling it altogether.
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Sucks, but it's for the best.
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I'm a little surprised there is a delay. Thought they'll switch to the online format instantly. It's not a sudden change of circumstances, they should be prepared for this in advance.
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EPT
