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Moralez
Profile Joined May 2011
Portugal1857 Posts
June 12 2011 15:53 GMT
#21
On June 13 2011 00:50 speedphlux wrote:
Well, KawiKiki and Slush were the two biggest names on ROOT's roster, so I'm not sure if that deal was a success for Complexity.

Agree.
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PrimeTimey
Profile Joined January 2011
Canada369 Posts
June 12 2011 15:53 GMT
#22
On June 13 2011 00:50 speedphlux wrote:
Well, KawiKiki and Slush were the two biggest names on ROOT's roster, so I'm not sure if that deal was a success for Complexity.


Agreed.
preZzle
Profile Joined May 2010
Germany223 Posts
June 12 2011 15:53 GMT
#23
We’re very excited to welcome the large ROOT fan base to the coL Community. We encourage you to interact with the team via the website, our Facebook, YouTube and Twitter.


I see what you did there. Anyways, huge move by complexity, good luck & have fun to ROOT!

Im interested what team Kiwi and Slush will be joining...
redoxx
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
United States333 Posts
June 12 2011 15:53 GMT
#24
Good luck in the future, Kiwi and Slush. Congrats to complexity, this was a pretty big move.
The horror...the horror
RyanRushia
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
United States2748 Posts
June 12 2011 15:53 GMT
#25
idk why people only focusing on kiwi slush.... the palyers we picked up are hella good as well, im pumped with it
I saw the angel in the marble and carved until I set him free. | coL.Ryan | www.twitter.com/coL_RyanR
billyX333
Profile Blog Joined January 2008
United States1360 Posts
June 12 2011 15:53 GMT
#26
sad to see root dissolve.
they had a sick line up in beta: kiwikaka, qxc, sheth, catz, slush, drewbie, cauthonluck
now the original lineup has been broken apart in pairs t.t
Cybren
Profile Joined February 2010
United States206 Posts
June 12 2011 15:54 GMT
#27
Root was pretty badass but i'm gonna guess this was in their best interest, or, at the very least, ROOT thought it was.
The open steppe, fleet horse, falcons at your wrist, and the wind in your hair.
Novalisk
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
Israel1818 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-06-12 15:54:35
June 12 2011 15:54 GMT
#28
I wonder what compLexity offered, had to be pretty big to make ROOT disband.
/commercial
0neder
Profile Joined July 2009
United States3733 Posts
June 12 2011 15:54 GMT
#29
Kiwi to FXO or Liquid
GTR
Profile Blog Joined September 2004
51550 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-06-12 15:55:35
June 12 2011 15:54 GMT
#30
extremely curious what made root decide to leave their 'brand name' and merge with complexity. maybe they actually realised it was hard to get sponsorships and felt they had to make this move for the benefit of themselves.
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AssuredVacancy
Profile Blog Joined September 2008
United States1167 Posts
June 12 2011 15:54 GMT
#31
Maybe I'm outdated.. but what happened to fayth?
We spend our youth attaining wealth, and our wealth attaining youth.
Greatness
Profile Joined May 2011
United States450 Posts
June 12 2011 15:54 GMT
#32
Wow how exciting! I wondor where Kiwikaki and Slush are gonna go, teamwise.
Bagi
Profile Joined August 2010
Germany6799 Posts
June 12 2011 15:54 GMT
#33
So they lost their best 2 players in the process?

Not sure if I like.
Blixy213
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
United States360 Posts
June 12 2011 15:54 GMT
#34
That's awesome to hear!

Complexity has had such an impact in other games, I think with ROOT's roster now sporting a Complexity tag, we're going to see their dominance in sc2!
#1 sKyHigh and MorroW fan. "Should have stayed in the bush, bush reaper."
ShallNoiseUpon
Profile Joined August 2010
United States311 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-06-12 15:56:22
June 12 2011 15:55 GMT
#35
On June 13 2011 00:54 GTR wrote:
extremely curious what made root decide to leave their 'brand name' and merge with complexity. maybe they actually realised it was hard to get sponsorships and felt they had to make this move.


Not to mention that one of their sponsors (Pokerstars) isn't even in the US market anymore.

I am going to miss Root as an institution, but at least the majority of them are sticking together with Complexity. Hopefully Kiwikaki and Slush get on a team they deserve.
Horse...falcon
Profile Joined December 2010
United States1851 Posts
June 12 2011 15:55 GMT
#36
So this is interesting, what does this mean for Cruncher, Stalife, etc?
Artosis: "From horsssse....falcon"
r3clay
Profile Joined May 2010
Netherlands137 Posts
June 12 2011 15:55 GMT
#37
if kiwi goes for the money it will be FXO.. if he goes for the best team he will be joining EG.. think both team would want him..

too bad ROOT doesn't excist anymore
was my favourite team by a mile.. ROOT in front of a name looks much better then COL.. fucking armyrank.. they should do something about that.
U Mad Bro?
Richis
Profile Joined November 2010
Canada8 Posts
June 12 2011 15:55 GMT
#38
Looking for a new favourite team... Can't bring myself to cheer for Complexity...

Hopefully Kiwi and Slush will got to dignitas or an equally good team. Kiwi deserves it he had been essentially forgoing a huge paycheck to be on a team he was a real part of. I wanna see Kiwi get really rich.
lilky
Profile Joined January 2011
United States131 Posts
June 12 2011 15:56 GMT
#39
I wanna see LiquidKiwikaki!
Mordiford
Profile Joined April 2011
4448 Posts
June 12 2011 15:56 GMT
#40
I have mixed feelings about this right now... I loved ROOT as ROOT but I'm not sure how it will really work as a subset of Complexity, particularly without Slush and Kiwikaki...

Also, I'm not sure how this will play out for the EGMC. It just seems like a slightly strange situation. Will ROOT be a subdivision of complexity? Will they become ColROOT or remain ROOT or just straight up become Col? Also, without Kiwi and Slush, it's a really strange situation.

It would be a real shame to see my favorite team dissolved or changed into something else. Oh well, we'll have to see how it plays out. Hopefully ROOT remains the ROOT I was a fan of, with more of a partnership with Col than an acquisition.
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