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[PlayXP] FruitDealer and Tester join StarTale - Page 5

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tuho1234
Profile Joined July 2011
90 Posts
July 11 2011 03:14 GMT
#81
Good for ST imo, they're pretty strong atm
GhandiEAGLE
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United States20754 Posts
July 11 2011 03:16 GMT
#82
Well, that is cool, although it seems like it took awhile for them to find a new team. I was thinking they had another team in mind when they had left.
Oh, my achin' hands, from rakin' in grands, and breakin' in mic stands
Zealot Lord
Profile Joined May 2010
Hong Kong747 Posts
July 11 2011 03:16 GMT
#83
I don't get why so many people write them off as has beens - if they practice as little as people claim they do, it just shows they are clearly very talented players as they have been in code S forever, even if FD drops out this season. Trickster still sometimes show very impressive games (though it comes with a lot of bad ones as well) here and there, that to me signals inconsistency resulting from the lack of practice. But with the right environment, coaches and teammates, if their fire can be lit once again, I don't see why they can't be at least tier 1.5 players.
mordk
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
Chile8385 Posts
July 11 2011 03:19 GMT
#84
On July 11 2011 12:16 Zealot Lord wrote:
I don't get why so many people write them off as has beens - if they practice as little as people claim they do, it just shows they are clearly very talented players as they have been in code S forever, even if FD drops out this season. Trickster still sometimes show very impressive games (though it comes with a lot of bad ones as well) here and there, that to me signals inconsistency resulting from the lack of practice. But with the right environment, coaches and teammates, if their fire can be lit once again, I don't see why they can't be at least tier 1.5 players.


Talent alone is useless, they moved out of their team because they didn't want a stricter practice schedule. You just can't be the best, or near the best, at anything if you don't give your fullest. Maybe they care about other things more, which is fine, but with that low motivation I don't see them becoming their team's aces anytime soon.
Chriscras
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
Korea (South)2812 Posts
July 11 2011 03:24 GMT
#85
Except TSL has Puma!
"En taro adun, Executor."
babylon
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
8765 Posts
July 11 2011 03:25 GMT
#86
On July 11 2011 12:19 mordk wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 11 2011 12:16 Zealot Lord wrote:
I don't get why so many people write them off as has beens - if they practice as little as people claim they do, it just shows they are clearly very talented players as they have been in code S forever, even if FD drops out this season. Trickster still sometimes show very impressive games (though it comes with a lot of bad ones as well) here and there, that to me signals inconsistency resulting from the lack of practice. But with the right environment, coaches and teammates, if their fire can be lit once again, I don't see why they can't be at least tier 1.5 players.


Talent alone is useless, they moved out of their team because they didn't want a stricter practice schedule. You just can't be the best, or near the best, at anything if you don't give your fullest. Maybe they care about other things more, which is fine, but with that low motivation I don't see them becoming their team's aces anytime soon.

Can someone give me a source for this statement? I've been looking and all I can get is the usual, "Well, they're lazy and don't practice much, therefore they must have left because TSL must have decided to increase the practice hours, and obviously they didn't want to practice that much," but I was under the impression that ST practices more than TSL anyways, so that explanation doesn't make much sense to me. (Phew, that was a long sentence.)
Zealot Lord
Profile Joined May 2010
Hong Kong747 Posts
July 11 2011 03:26 GMT
#87
On July 11 2011 12:19 mordk wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 11 2011 12:16 Zealot Lord wrote:
I don't get why so many people write them off as has beens - if they practice as little as people claim they do, it just shows they are clearly very talented players as they have been in code S forever, even if FD drops out this season. Trickster still sometimes show very impressive games (though it comes with a lot of bad ones as well) here and there, that to me signals inconsistency resulting from the lack of practice. But with the right environment, coaches and teammates, if their fire can be lit once again, I don't see why they can't be at least tier 1.5 players.


Talent alone is useless, they moved out of their team because they didn't want a stricter practice schedule. You just can't be the best, or near the best, at anything if you don't give your fullest. Maybe they care about other things more, which is fine, but with that low motivation I don't see them becoming their team's aces anytime soon.


True, but motivation isn't something that can't ever be regained once lost - thats why I think with the right environment, their motivation might return, and so will their abilities.
ScooterScum
Profile Joined June 2011
Australia7 Posts
July 11 2011 03:32 GMT
#88
Hopefully a new FruitDealer returns after the move!

Long live the FruitDealer <3
(╯°□°)╯︵ ┻━┻
Kamais_Ookin
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Canada4218 Posts
July 11 2011 03:36 GMT
#89
I lol'd when I read manager Won Jong Wook saying FD and Tester are regarded as some of the best players... Yeah... What the hell is he smoking!?
I <3 Plexa.
whaty0uwant
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
New Zealand346 Posts
July 11 2011 03:55 GMT
#90
On July 11 2011 12:36 Kamais_Ookin wrote:
I lol'd when I read manager Won Jong Wook saying FD and Tester are regarded as some of the best players... Yeah... What the hell is he smoking!?


/facepalm.
Cyanocyst
Profile Joined October 2010
2222 Posts
July 11 2011 04:13 GMT
#91
On July 11 2011 10:07 Midgetman101 wrote:
Yay Rainbow, Tester, and Fruitdealer all on the same team makes me remember back to the beta days when they were the kings of their races.

OgsTheStc was better at Terran than Rainbow tho.
|| Fruit Dealer | Leenock | Yughio | Coca | Sniper | True | Solar | Dark |
Jaxtyk
Profile Blog Joined December 2009
United States600 Posts
July 11 2011 04:21 GMT
#92
Fruitdealer is a good player. I just wish that he would practice hard like he did to win GSL.
To tell the truth....I could beat anyone in the world.
EnderCraft
Profile Joined December 2010
United States1746 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-07-11 04:35:16
July 11 2011 04:34 GMT
#93
Who cares, they got an A class SC1 progamer and flash practice partner PUMA!!!
SC:BW has a higher skill ceiling than SC2? SC 64 is where it's at brah.
Gamegene
Profile Blog Joined June 2011
United States8308 Posts
July 11 2011 04:37 GMT
#94
They're just dead weight to the team until they decide to start taking their practice seriously.
Throw on your favorite jacket and you're good to roll. Stroll through the trees and let your miseries go.
Talin
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
Montenegro10532 Posts
July 11 2011 04:38 GMT
#95
On July 11 2011 12:16 Zealot Lord wrote:
But with the right environment, coaches and teammates, if their fire can be lit once again, I don't see why they can't be at least tier 1.5 players.


That is a lot of ifs, especially if we're talking about players who haven't proven to be very reliable (even with a solid guaranteed salary they had in TSL).

I think TSL made a much better move to let them go than ST did to pick them up.
bkrow
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
Australia8532 Posts
July 11 2011 04:40 GMT
#96
Hmm well neither of these players have been impressive in the slightest lately but i hope that a new team environment will encourage their play. Lots of luck for Startale and FD and Trickster

At least their vT matchups will be amazing :p
In The Rear With The Gear .. *giggle* /////////// cobra-LA-LA-LA-LA-LA!!!!
EnSky
Profile Joined June 2011
Philippines1003 Posts
July 11 2011 04:52 GMT
#97
I hope Fruitdealer will show us some good results after joining ST.
DeepBlu2
Profile Blog Joined April 2004
United States975 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-07-11 04:54:04
July 11 2011 04:53 GMT
#98
I assume fruitdealer was in since he signed up in NASL as StartaleFruitdealer. It's nice that they are all still together and hopefully it will stay that way. And hopefully TSL gained some morale from PUMA winning NASL.
u gotta sk8
Yareq
Profile Joined June 2011
United States39 Posts
July 11 2011 04:55 GMT
#99
yay fruitdealer on another team now
xXFireandIceXx
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
Canada4296 Posts
July 11 2011 05:31 GMT
#100
team switch lol. this is either very good or will turn out to be a flop
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