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Belial88
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
United States5217 Posts
June 24 2011 20:19 GMT
#261
This is great news! I love FD and I felt TSL was holding him back, like the team just wants to all-in or something.

Good luck in finding newer and better teams for yourselves! Fruitdealer hwaiting!
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WightyCity
Profile Joined May 2011
Canada887 Posts
June 24 2011 20:34 GMT
#262
sad. i hope they find a nice new team

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QTIP.
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
United States2113 Posts
June 24 2011 20:45 GMT
#263
On June 25 2011 04:59 MrCon wrote:
So do we have any update on this, any reason ?
If I had to speculate, I'd say that FD and Tester are now burden for the team, they must have high salaries and have no real value anymore, so TSL just kicked them out ?

As much as it pains me to say this, I think your on the right track... neither of them are challengers for the title... They have way too much talent to be free agents for too long though, they are veterans from BW so I'm sure they will attract interest.
"Trash Micro but Win. Its Marin." - Min Chul
amazingoopah
Profile Joined January 2010
United States1925 Posts
June 24 2011 20:46 GMT
#264
I really don't think FD and Tester will be that highly sought free agents... all they have going for them is hype from beta/season 1 and little else since then. They certainly don't seem very motivated to get better results.
QTIP.
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
United States2113 Posts
June 24 2011 20:48 GMT
#265
On June 25 2011 05:46 amazingoopah wrote:
I really don't think FD and Tester will be that highly sought free agents... all they have going for them is hype from beta/season 1 and little else since then. They certainly don't seem very motivated to get better results.

gahhh dont say that makes me sad
"Trash Micro but Win. Its Marin." - Min Chul
DarkRise
Profile Joined November 2010
1644 Posts
June 24 2011 20:51 GMT
#266
I think TSL is preventing the team from foreign participation. Startale/Prime/oGs/Slayer are active in both Korean and Foreign scene.
Also it came to my mind why FD didn't attend MLG? Team issues might be the cause? The reason Rain left the team is foreign tournament related aswell.
ForeverSleep
Profile Joined April 2011
Canada920 Posts
June 24 2011 20:53 GMT
#267
gogo FXO!!!!! take tester now!!!!!!!!

aside from that, that makes 3 players leaving TSL now...maybe things are more serious than we think they are
"Life is what happens to you while you’re busy making other plans" - John Lennon
ClownHonor
Profile Joined April 2010
United States22 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-06-24 21:07:13
June 24 2011 21:06 GMT
#268
thats terrible, not really sure where i hope they go, dont care as much about fd, he seems to be losing it since season 1, trickster should go to FXO for sure.
yawnoC
Profile Joined December 2010
United States3704 Posts
June 24 2011 21:11 GMT
#269
They haven't been performing as they are able to and as many people said they seem to be just lazy so there results shouldn't really come as a surprise. Them actually leaving the team because the team wants to them actually TRY just doesn't make sense.
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Ryuo
Profile Blog Joined June 2011
United Kingdom22 Posts
June 24 2011 21:12 GMT
#270
I really wonder who will pick them up, it would be great for FXO to grab them, going to be interesting to see where they go. I guess I now need to change TSL to a different team in my GSTL fantasy league.
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Kamais_Ookin
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Canada4218 Posts
June 24 2011 21:13 GMT
#271
FD and Tester have been under-performing badly for a long time now, maybe switching teams will wake them up. I see this as a good thing.
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DirtYLOu
Profile Joined May 2010
575 Posts
June 24 2011 21:13 GMT
#272
So they were kicked or the left?

I understand from TSL's twitter that changes are coming to TSL and they kicked them out.

But from the translatoin here i understood that They left...


Could some korean guys come here and translate this ? ...
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emc
Profile Joined September 2010
United States3088 Posts
June 24 2011 21:14 GMT
#273
sounds like a good move to me, TSL was going no where and you could tell. This is a good chance for FD and Tester to get back to pro level like in beta with a new team and a new perspective on the game. I wish them the best of luck and can't wait to see them in future tourneys.
HornyHydra
Profile Joined February 2011
Taiwan222 Posts
June 24 2011 21:15 GMT
#274
On June 25 2011 04:55 Qaatar wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 25 2011 04:11 Maliris wrote:
i hope they join an international team, they are pretty popular players


For those speculating about these two wanting to participate in more foreigner tournaments, get this:

The only two Koreans on TSL who DIDN'T sign up for the NASL qualifiers were FD and SSKS.

This situation smells like TSL wanting to improve and buckle down with a tougher practice regimen to get better results, and these two just balked and backed out.

Honestly, if these two have the mindsets that we're all speculating about (that they don't want to practice that much), then I can't see any team that would be interested in picking them up. The heavily sponsored teams that are serious about results and competition will likely see these two as cancers, and I doubt they would join some insignificant team with no sponsors/salary. All the foreign teams are starting to understand how important a "Korean" practice regimen and mindset is with all of the recent Korean domination. EG is setting up a serious team house, FXO was willing to move to Korea, and I'm sure more foreign teams have plans to do similar things. Picking up these two guys would be the absolute worst message a team can send out.

Although, who knows. If Artosis was willing to roll the dice on Princess, anything can happen.

Lol please go and do some research before you spew shit from your keyboard, FD and Trickster both have NASL application videos on youtube. If I can remember correctly FD made it to RO 16 in Code S last season losing to IMNestea, the god of ZvZ that's not a terrible result.
Prime ♥
Angelbelow
Profile Joined September 2010
United States3728 Posts
June 24 2011 21:16 GMT
#275
I think its a work ethic thing. They dont appear to want to work that hard and maybe TSL's new direction is to practice more. Ive followed FD quite a bit early on and he just doesnt seem like hes a consistently hard worker. Just speculation dont quote me.
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Qaatar
Profile Joined January 2011
1409 Posts
June 24 2011 21:21 GMT
#276
On June 25 2011 06:15 HornyHydra wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 25 2011 04:55 Qaatar wrote:
On June 25 2011 04:11 Maliris wrote:
i hope they join an international team, they are pretty popular players


For those speculating about these two wanting to participate in more foreigner tournaments, get this:

The only two Koreans on TSL who DIDN'T sign up for the NASL qualifiers were FD and SSKS.

This situation smells like TSL wanting to improve and buckle down with a tougher practice regimen to get better results, and these two just balked and backed out.

Honestly, if these two have the mindsets that we're all speculating about (that they don't want to practice that much), then I can't see any team that would be interested in picking them up. The heavily sponsored teams that are serious about results and competition will likely see these two as cancers, and I doubt they would join some insignificant team with no sponsors/salary. All the foreign teams are starting to understand how important a "Korean" practice regimen and mindset is with all of the recent Korean domination. EG is setting up a serious team house, FXO was willing to move to Korea, and I'm sure more foreign teams have plans to do similar things. Picking up these two guys would be the absolute worst message a team can send out.

Although, who knows. If Artosis was willing to roll the dice on Princess, anything can happen.

Lol please go and do some research before you spew shit from your keyboard, FD and Trickster both have NASL application videos on youtube. If I can remember correctly FD made it to RO 16 in Code S last season losing to IMNestea, the god of ZvZ that's not a terrible result.


I'm talking about the situation right now, bro. That was, what, over 3 months ago? Obviously, their motivations have changed.
HornyHydra
Profile Joined February 2011
Taiwan222 Posts
June 24 2011 21:23 GMT
#277
On June 25 2011 06:21 Qaatar wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 25 2011 06:15 HornyHydra wrote:
On June 25 2011 04:55 Qaatar wrote:
On June 25 2011 04:11 Maliris wrote:
i hope they join an international team, they are pretty popular players


For those speculating about these two wanting to participate in more foreigner tournaments, get this:

The only two Koreans on TSL who DIDN'T sign up for the NASL qualifiers were FD and SSKS.

This situation smells like TSL wanting to improve and buckle down with a tougher practice regimen to get better results, and these two just balked and backed out.

Honestly, if these two have the mindsets that we're all speculating about (that they don't want to practice that much), then I can't see any team that would be interested in picking them up. The heavily sponsored teams that are serious about results and competition will likely see these two as cancers, and I doubt they would join some insignificant team with no sponsors/salary. All the foreign teams are starting to understand how important a "Korean" practice regimen and mindset is with all of the recent Korean domination. EG is setting up a serious team house, FXO was willing to move to Korea, and I'm sure more foreign teams have plans to do similar things. Picking up these two guys would be the absolute worst message a team can send out.

Although, who knows. If Artosis was willing to roll the dice on Princess, anything can happen.

Lol please go and do some research before you spew shit from your keyboard, FD and Trickster both have NASL application videos on youtube. If I can remember correctly FD made it to RO 16 in Code S last season losing to IMNestea, the god of ZvZ that's not a terrible result.


I'm talking about the situation right now, bro. That was, what, over 3 months ago? Obviously, their motivations have changed.

I was talking about the last Code S season, that was last month.
Prime ♥
QTIP.
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
United States2113 Posts
June 24 2011 21:29 GMT
#278
On June 25 2011 06:21 Qaatar wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 25 2011 06:15 HornyHydra wrote:
On June 25 2011 04:55 Qaatar wrote:
On June 25 2011 04:11 Maliris wrote:
i hope they join an international team, they are pretty popular players


For those speculating about these two wanting to participate in more foreigner tournaments, get this:

The only two Koreans on TSL who DIDN'T sign up for the NASL qualifiers were FD and SSKS.

This situation smells like TSL wanting to improve and buckle down with a tougher practice regimen to get better results, and these two just balked and backed out.

Honestly, if these two have the mindsets that we're all speculating about (that they don't want to practice that much), then I can't see any team that would be interested in picking them up. The heavily sponsored teams that are serious about results and competition will likely see these two as cancers, and I doubt they would join some insignificant team with no sponsors/salary. All the foreign teams are starting to understand how important a "Korean" practice regimen and mindset is with all of the recent Korean domination. EG is setting up a serious team house, FXO was willing to move to Korea, and I'm sure more foreign teams have plans to do similar things. Picking up these two guys would be the absolute worst message a team can send out.

Although, who knows. If Artosis was willing to roll the dice on Princess, anything can happen.

Lol please go and do some research before you spew shit from your keyboard, FD and Trickster both have NASL application videos on youtube. If I can remember correctly FD made it to RO 16 in Code S last season losing to IMNestea, the god of ZvZ that's not a terrible result.


I'm talking about the situation right now, bro. That was, what, over 3 months ago? Obviously, their motivations have changed.


Um lol. But you said this

"The only two Koreans on TSL who DIDN'T sign up for the NASL qualifiers were FD and SSKS."

this is 100% inaccurate. lol
"Trash Micro but Win. Its Marin." - Min Chul
VirGin
Profile Joined February 2011
Norway278 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-06-24 21:34:18
June 24 2011 21:30 GMT
#279
On June 25 2011 06:29 QTIP. wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 25 2011 06:21 Qaatar wrote:
On June 25 2011 06:15 HornyHydra wrote:
On June 25 2011 04:55 Qaatar wrote:
On June 25 2011 04:11 Maliris wrote:
i hope they join an international team, they are pretty popular players


For those speculating about these two wanting to participate in more foreigner tournaments, get this:

The only two Koreans on TSL who DIDN'T sign up for the NASL qualifiers were FD and SSKS.

This situation smells like TSL wanting to improve and buckle down with a tougher practice regimen to get better results, and these two just balked and backed out.

Honestly, if these two have the mindsets that we're all speculating about (that they don't want to practice that much), then I can't see any team that would be interested in picking them up. The heavily sponsored teams that are serious about results and competition will likely see these two as cancers, and I doubt they would join some insignificant team with no sponsors/salary. All the foreign teams are starting to understand how important a "Korean" practice regimen and mindset is with all of the recent Korean domination. EG is setting up a serious team house, FXO was willing to move to Korea, and I'm sure more foreign teams have plans to do similar things. Picking up these two guys would be the absolute worst message a team can send out.

Although, who knows. If Artosis was willing to roll the dice on Princess, anything can happen.

Lol please go and do some research before you spew shit from your keyboard, FD and Trickster both have NASL application videos on youtube. If I can remember correctly FD made it to RO 16 in Code S last season losing to IMNestea, the god of ZvZ that's not a terrible result.


I'm talking about the situation right now, bro. That was, what, over 3 months ago? Obviously, their motivations have changed.


Um lol. But you said this

"The only two Koreans on TSL who DIDN'T sign up for the NASL qualifiers were FD and SSKS."

this is 100% inaccurate. lol


He's obviously talking about the open tournament running right now, in which all of TSL but FD and Tester are participating. It is legal to think before you post.

For the record I cant see any good reason any top foreign team would pick these two up. Couple of has beens that show no signs of getting better as of now. Better invest in talented, up and coming, younger players, then.
DirtYLOu
Profile Joined May 2010
575 Posts
June 24 2011 21:31 GMT
#280
On June 25 2011 06:14 emc wrote:
sounds like a good move to me, TSL was going no where and you could tell. This is a good chance for FD and Tester to get back to pro level like in beta with a new team and a new perspective on the game. I wish them the best of luck and can't wait to see them in future tourneys.


Players were going no where not the TSL.

Take into the consideration that in GSTL, TSL failed both times MAINLY to ACE's not playing to their expectations. FD, trickster and Killer not doing their job.

So If TSL kicked them out, i would say that it was good move and invest the money to younger players.
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