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T0fuuu
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
Australia2275 Posts
June 13 2011 14:45 GMT
#1081
Thats awkward... I thought kiwikaki was living with catz in the root house. Will be interesting if more teammates like cruncher move into the team house.

This whole deal is quite confusing to me. What happens to roots old sponsors and the current complexity team?
JoeAWESOME
Profile Joined February 2011
Sweden1080 Posts
June 13 2011 14:47 GMT
#1082
Kiwi and Slush joining Dignitas would make sense for Dignitas to expand their NA section of the team!
Simply Awesome! - Liquid'Ret - NSHoSeo_Seal - coLMVP_DRG - EG_Idra - Fnatic.NightEnd
aMies
Profile Joined January 2011
United States77 Posts
June 13 2011 14:56 GMT
#1083
The current compLexity players are still on the team. We simply brought on more players. We did not replace anyone.
Staff & Website Manager - http://www.compLexityGaming.com
Lyro
Profile Joined April 2011
4 Posts
June 13 2011 14:59 GMT
#1084
On June 13 2011 23:45 T0fuuu wrote:
Thats awkward... I thought kiwikaki was living with catz in the root house. Will be interesting if more teammates like cruncher move into the team house.

This whole deal is quite confusing to me. What happens to roots old sponsors and the current complexity team?

The "team" house is Catz and Drewbie, and two (?) Fnatic players.
Turenne
Profile Joined January 2011
331 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-06-13 15:06:43
June 13 2011 15:06 GMT
#1085
On June 13 2011 22:57 Megaliskuu wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 13 2011 22:02 holycrapitsTony wrote:
On June 13 2011 21:54 GreEny K wrote:
On June 13 2011 19:52 Raigeki wrote:
On June 13 2011 19:15 DailYLeet wrote:
On June 13 2011 00:47 nYaLa wrote:
wow, thats really cool :D

slush or kiwikaki to FXO ?

kiwi to mouz ! then mout got a representant in america



kiwi canadian boiiiiiiiiii bwahahaha


Last time I checked... Canada was still part of America...


North America... not America.


Most people in Europe refer to America as one big single unit.


Only the ones that are geographically illiterate. Maybe you mean the 'Americas' though.
lowlifekillah
Profile Joined November 2010
Venezuela21 Posts
June 13 2011 15:09 GMT
#1086
On June 13 2011 23:59 Lyro wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 13 2011 23:45 T0fuuu wrote:
Thats awkward... I thought kiwikaki was living with catz in the root house. Will be interesting if more teammates like cruncher move into the team house.

This whole deal is quite confusing to me. What happens to roots old sponsors and the current complexity team?

The "team" house is Catz and Drewbie, and two (?) Fnatic players.


the Root gaming house is Root Catz, Root Drewbie, FnaticMSITT1, FnaticFenix. Kiwikaki moved out after MLG dallas
Don't hold on to something that isn't there
Ansalem
Profile Joined November 2010
564 Posts
June 13 2011 15:19 GMT
#1087
On June 13 2011 23:36 MuteZephyr wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 13 2011 22:02 holycrapitsTony wrote:
On June 13 2011 21:54 GreEny K wrote:
On June 13 2011 19:52 Raigeki wrote:
On June 13 2011 19:15 DailYLeet wrote:
On June 13 2011 00:47 nYaLa wrote:
wow, thats really cool :D

slush or kiwikaki to FXO ?

kiwi to mouz ! then mout got a representant in america



kiwi canadian boiiiiiiiiii bwahahaha


Last time I checked... Canada was still part of America...


North America... not America.


No. For the last time people, the US does not own the continent.

America: The landmass comprised of Northern and Southern America.
North America: Landmass where USA and Canada are located.
United States of America: ONE of the countries within North America.


There's always people that insist that it's somehow a slight or insult to recognize that in contemporary English (at least American English and as far as I know the other varieties too) North America and South America refers to continents, the Americas are both of those, and America is the United States. Sure, you can try to refer to the Americas as America and not be technically wrong but that doesn't mean that most people aren't going to get confused by your meaning. Guess what, the World Series isn't actually a baseball tournament played by the world either, but I'm not going to start calling it the United States Series because it's presumptuous of us to refer to it by that name. -.-
Whitley
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
United States238 Posts
June 13 2011 16:17 GMT
#1088
On June 13 2011 00:53 preZzle wrote:
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Were 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...

Stiver
Profile Joined April 2010
Canada285 Posts
June 13 2011 17:06 GMT
#1089
It's a shame that Root lost it's two best Players over the merger.
"The most difficult thing in the world is to know how to do a thing and to watch someone else do it wrong without comment."
wei2coolman
Profile Joined November 2010
United States60033 Posts
June 13 2011 17:09 GMT
#1090
Hmm, I wonder why kiwi and slush didn't want to join coL???

Too bad root's two best members didn't want to stick w/ the move , Best o'luck to kiwi and slush...
liftlift > tsm
Volume
Profile Joined October 2010
United States104 Posts
June 13 2011 17:10 GMT
#1091
Any news on KiWiKaKi, guys?
theVash
Profile Joined May 2011
2 Posts
June 13 2011 17:12 GMT
#1092
I don't understand the point of this? I'm not a fan of the cheesy coL team. Also I understand the sponser issues and all the work of having your own team and playing but couldn't they hire some staff members?
GreEny K
Profile Joined February 2008
Germany7312 Posts
June 13 2011 17:14 GMT
#1093
On June 14 2011 00:06 Turenne wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 13 2011 22:57 Megaliskuu wrote:
On June 13 2011 22:02 holycrapitsTony wrote:
On June 13 2011 21:54 GreEny K wrote:
On June 13 2011 19:52 Raigeki wrote:
On June 13 2011 19:15 DailYLeet wrote:
On June 13 2011 00:47 nYaLa wrote:
wow, thats really cool :D

slush or kiwikaki to FXO ?

kiwi to mouz ! then mout got a representant in america



kiwi canadian boiiiiiiiiii bwahahaha


Last time I checked... Canada was still part of America...


North America... not America.


Most people in Europe refer to America as one big single unit.


Only the ones that are geographically illiterate. Maybe you mean the 'Americas' though.


He didn't say US, he said America...
Why would you ever choose failure, when success is an option.
Linwelin
Profile Joined March 2011
Ireland7554 Posts
June 13 2011 17:28 GMT
#1094
On June 14 2011 02:12 theVash wrote:
I don't understand the point of this? I'm not a fan of the cheesy coL team. Also I understand the sponser issues and all the work of having your own team and playing but couldn't they hire some staff members?


So no sponsor + hire some staff? Very interesting
Fuck Razor and Death Prophet
MapleFractal
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
Canada307 Posts
June 13 2011 17:29 GMT
#1095
On June 14 2011 02:14 GreEny K wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 14 2011 00:06 Turenne wrote:
On June 13 2011 22:57 Megaliskuu wrote:
On June 13 2011 22:02 holycrapitsTony wrote:
On June 13 2011 21:54 GreEny K wrote:
On June 13 2011 19:52 Raigeki wrote:
On June 13 2011 19:15 DailYLeet wrote:
On June 13 2011 00:47 nYaLa wrote:
wow, thats really cool :D

slush or kiwikaki to FXO ?

kiwi to mouz ! then mout got a representant in america



kiwi canadian boiiiiiiiiii bwahahaha


Last time I checked... Canada was still part of America...


North America... not America.


Most people in Europe refer to America as one big single unit.


Only the ones that are geographically illiterate. Maybe you mean the 'Americas' though.


He didn't say US, he said America...


Im sorry you Euros don't get this, BUT think of it this way its like me saying Germans Brits, French, Italians are all the same cause they are located in the content of Europe. Wanna piss off Canadians, Tell us were American.

Learn to not be so damn ignorant.


its called a Tuque damnit!
gulati
Profile Blog Joined April 2007
United States2241 Posts
June 13 2011 17:29 GMT
#1096
Congrats, I guess. I respected ROOT for being the only team with no financial backing to do great things. I definitely will not view CatZ, drewbie, DdoRo, Destiny, or Minigun in the same light. They have joined a professional organization now, and are no longer the stand-out, unique players, which were a team, instead of an organization.

No offense intended, but you guys made a move that disappointed the aspirations of people who wanted to see a TEAM form, not an organization. Big business and Starcraft are too normal. It is an amazing thing to see big business separated from Starcraft, and having raw talent and friendship lead a team, instead of paychecks.

As a businessman myself, I must say that this was a bad deal for compLexity. The financials of the deal is unknown to me, however, without Kiwikaki and Slush, what asset did compLexity really acquire? CatZ was a beta-king, Destiny cannot perform in major live events, Minigun has not either, DdoRo is phenomenal, but falls along with the categorization of CatZ, and drewbie is just not good enough to be in a major gaming corporation. All five of you are great players, and I personally liked a lot of you, but this deal lost the two biggest assets, and there cannot be any reason for how this was a justifiable deal, unless they bought the players for pennies on the dollar.

I apologize if I sound critical and bad mannered, but there is no logic behind this move. It makes perfect sense for CatZ, since he claims he is too pressured, and has to manage more than he must play, but he should happily surrender ownership to drewbie instead, or another top-player, instead of killing the only gaming team that is not a major corporation.

Best of luck to you guys and compLexity.
C r u m b l i n g
strength
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
United States493 Posts
June 13 2011 17:29 GMT
#1097
On June 14 2011 02:12 theVash wrote:
I don't understand the point of this? I'm not a fan of the cheesy coL team. Also I understand the sponser issues and all the work of having your own team and playing but couldn't they hire some staff members?


someone has no idea what they are talking about.
badcnr
Profile Joined September 2010
Canada116 Posts
June 13 2011 17:33 GMT
#1098
i think this was only matter of time especially with them having a hard time with sponsors. I noticed that catz and drewbie were struggling on game play looking at nasl and mlg. Definately sad for the loss of Root but really excited to see what they can do now with more free time to practice. Also i think it will be better for them more practice partners and more support can only help them improve on game play so even though complexity didnt manage to get kiwi and slush and fayth it sucks but i think with the drewbie and catz having that more time to practice they will be up there with them. I cant wait to see them play in the future as long as catz shows up on time lol. Cant wait to see where kiwikaki and slush go, just sucks now cause i will have to watch more then one team page for my fav players
Ownos
Profile Joined July 2010
United States2147 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-06-13 17:47:05
June 13 2011 17:37 GMT
#1099
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.


That's what I was thinking. FXOKiwi? FXOSlush?

On June 14 2011 02:29 gulati wrote:
Congrats, I guess. I respected ROOT for being the only team with no financial backing to do great things. I definitely will not view CatZ, drewbie, DdoRo, Destiny, or Minigun in the same light. They have joined a professional organization now, and are no longer the stand-out, unique players, which were a team, instead of an organization.

No offense intended, but you guys made a move that disappointed the aspirations of people who wanted to see a TEAM form, not an organization. Big business and Starcraft are too normal. It is an amazing thing to see big business separated from Starcraft, and having raw talent and friendship lead a team, instead of paychecks.

As a businessman myself, I must say that this was a bad deal for compLexity. The financials of the deal is unknown to me, however, without Kiwikaki and Slush, what asset did compLexity really acquire? CatZ was a beta-king, Destiny cannot perform in major live events, Minigun has not either, DdoRo is phenomenal, but falls along with the categorization of CatZ, and drewbie is just not good enough to be in a major gaming corporation. All five of you are great players, and I personally liked a lot of you, but this deal lost the two biggest assets, and there cannot be any reason for how this was a justifiable deal, unless they bought the players for pennies on the dollar.

I apologize if I sound critical and bad mannered, but there is no logic behind this move. It makes perfect sense for CatZ, since he claims he is too pressured, and has to manage more than he must play, but he should happily surrender ownership to drewbie instead, or another top-player, instead of killing the only gaming team that is not a major corporation.

Best of luck to you guys and compLexity.


Drewbie was taken too? I'm sure CatZ made the move so they didn't have to worry about logistics of their own team. They all haven't been performing very well lately except for Kiwi and Slush. They could use more practice. Why col took them? I don't know. Why does any team take anybody? This is great for the root guys. Grats to them.
...deeper and deeper into the bowels of El Diablo
GreEny K
Profile Joined February 2008
Germany7312 Posts
June 13 2011 17:37 GMT
#1100
On June 14 2011 02:29 MapleFractal wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 14 2011 02:14 GreEny K wrote:
On June 14 2011 00:06 Turenne wrote:
On June 13 2011 22:57 Megaliskuu wrote:
On June 13 2011 22:02 holycrapitsTony wrote:
On June 13 2011 21:54 GreEny K wrote:
On June 13 2011 19:52 Raigeki wrote:
On June 13 2011 19:15 DailYLeet wrote:
On June 13 2011 00:47 nYaLa wrote:
wow, thats really cool :D

slush or kiwikaki to FXO ?

kiwi to mouz ! then mout got a representant in america



kiwi canadian boiiiiiiiiii bwahahaha


Last time I checked... Canada was still part of America...


North America... not America.


Most people in Europe refer to America as one big single unit.


Only the ones that are geographically illiterate. Maybe you mean the 'Americas' though.


He didn't say US, he said America...


Im sorry you Euros don't get this, BUT think of it this way its like me saying Germans Brits, French, Italians are all the same cause they are located in the content of Europe. Wanna piss off Canadians, Tell us were American.

Learn to not be so damn ignorant.




"You Euros" lol...

I live in the US and have for the past 11 years. And guess what... Canada = part of North America.
Why would you ever choose failure, when success is an option.
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