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zz_
Profile Joined December 2010
Sweden1022 Posts
July 21 2011 11:06 GMT
#2421
On July 21 2011 15:25 Chriscras wrote:
Okay TIME OUT.

The Korean community has no right to be angry.

If they would just start watching SC2 to the same extent as the foreign community, then these players wouldn't actually have to go outside of Korea looking for a paycheck.


Good point, actually.
In the absence of justice, what is sovereignty but organized robbery?
AzureD
Profile Joined September 2010
United States320 Posts
July 21 2011 11:07 GMT
#2422
I can't believe some of these people. What's wrong with EG doing this? Doesn't anyone care about what is best for the player and not some manager? Puma did not have a contract with TSL as far as I know. Puma is not TSL's slave where somebody has to contact the slave owners if they want to buy him.
Klamity
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
United States994 Posts
July 21 2011 11:07 GMT
#2423
hahahaha. at least EG gets someone aside from IdrA out of all this? now they may post some results.
Don't believe in yourself, believe in me, who believes in you.
Maffe
Profile Joined February 2011
Sweden133 Posts
July 21 2011 11:07 GMT
#2424
Wait...
wat?

Sure, korea is a huge e-Sports country and all, but they act like they're the only ones interested in eSports. I don't get this. TSL should just accept that their player is no longer interested in Korea.
im this and what is 12
RyanRushia
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
United States2748 Posts
July 21 2011 11:08 GMT
#2425
wow HUGE pickup for evil geniuses.... he'll only make a strong team even stronger! congrats guys
I saw the angel in the marble and carved until I set him free. | coL.Ryan | www.twitter.com/coL_RyanR
daxile
Profile Joined April 2010
Canada829 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-07-21 11:10:38
July 21 2011 11:09 GMT
#2426
On July 21 2011 20:07 AzureD wrote:
I can't believe some of these people. What's wrong with EG doing this? Doesn't anyone care about what is best for the player and not some manager? Puma did not have a contract with TSL as far as I know. Puma is not TSL's slave where somebody has to contact the slave owners if they want to buy him.

Yeah I don't know what the fuss is all about. It's pretty clear EG gave him a better offer and he took it..woopdie doo. Koreans need to realize that eSports is not a family, it's business. In the end these kids want to receive a lot of compensation for what they're doing every day and PuMa's certainly no stranger to that. If EG offered more $, good on him to take it.
to live is to suffer
OrchidThief
Profile Joined April 2011
Denmark2298 Posts
July 21 2011 11:09 GMT
#2427
Well eventually there will probably be some more rigid rules for this kind of "trading", but if they didn't legally do anything wrong, then more power to EG. I think it was a natural move that eventually foreign teams and korean teams would start mixing heavily and I'm positive it'll work out the best for both parties, and esports will get more entertaining overall.
JohnnyBlaze420
Profile Joined March 2011
Australia814 Posts
July 21 2011 11:09 GMT
#2428
i dun like it.... something seems shady about it especially the way the tsl coach reacted
.lets get weird
Logros
Profile Joined September 2010
Netherlands9913 Posts
July 21 2011 11:10 GMT
#2429
I don't see the big deal. They talked to Puma while he was there to see if he'd be interested. He goes back to korea and lets his coach know that he'd like to move to EG, coach lets him go.
werynais
Profile Joined October 2010
Germany1780 Posts
July 21 2011 11:10 GMT
#2430
Will he be training with Incontrol, Axslav and LzGamer?
JKira
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
Canada1002 Posts
July 21 2011 11:10 GMT
#2431
On July 21 2011 20:06 zz_ wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 21 2011 15:25 Chriscras wrote:
Okay TIME OUT.

The Korean community has no right to be angry.

If they would just start watching SC2 to the same extent as the foreign community, then these players wouldn't actually have to go outside of Korea looking for a paycheck.


Good point, actually.


Even if everyone watched SC2 it wouldn't generate as much money as the foreign scene. It's one country vs the rest of the world, which also happens to be backed up by more and more gigantic sponsors as well.
turamn
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
United States1374 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-07-21 11:11:10
July 21 2011 11:10 GMT
#2432
You have to wonder how this will impact everyone else on the team...will they get better because they are training with a top tier korean? Will Puma get worse because he is training with foreigners? Will Idra rage quit EG because he's not the top dog anymore?
Tuczniak
Profile Joined September 2010
1561 Posts
July 21 2011 11:11 GMT
#2433
More Koreans will follow. Playing in the west is just more interesting. They get better money and see other countries. Better than sitting at home and hoping winning one big tournament.
ZeromuS
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
Canada13400 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-07-21 11:12:10
July 21 2011 11:11 GMT
#2434
Thats mega huge. Seriously, wow. Also, why does there need to be a system in place to keep foreign teams "stealing" players? Korean teams could just as easily offer foreign players a salary and ask them to join their team could they not?

Edit, they could offer their own players salaries. I can understand the talk to the coaches of the team thing but thats a very eastern philosophy so theres not much that can be done now thanks to cultural differences
StrategyRTS forever | @ZeromuS_plays | www.twitch.tv/Zeromus_
ProxyKnoxy
Profile Joined April 2011
United Kingdom2576 Posts
July 21 2011 11:11 GMT
#2435
I think the only practice partner he'll be satisfied with is IdrA but glgl Puma Good to see more and more Koreans getting involved in the foreign scene
"Zealot try give mariners high five. Mariners not like high five and try hide and shoot zealot"
Sandro
Profile Joined April 2011
897 Posts
July 21 2011 11:11 GMT
#2436
On July 21 2011 20:10 werynais wrote:
Will he be training with Incontrol, Axslav and LzGamer?

Only if he wants a regression in his skills.
Fbacon
Profile Joined March 2011
18 Posts
July 21 2011 11:12 GMT
#2437
+ Show Spoiler +
DAMN YOU CAPITALISM DOGS!!


lol aside.. more puma for foreign tourny f-yeah
ZeromuS
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
Canada13400 Posts
July 21 2011 11:13 GMT
#2438
On July 21 2011 20:11 Sandro wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 21 2011 20:10 werynais wrote:
Will he be training with Incontrol, Axslav and LzGamer?

Only if he wants a regression in his skills.


I think the whole point is to make everyone better and have everyone as good as Idra is now or better so it makes sense.
StrategyRTS forever | @ZeromuS_plays | www.twitch.tv/Zeromus_
Senx
Profile Blog Joined March 2008
Sweden5901 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-07-21 11:13:16
July 21 2011 11:13 GMT
#2439
So now Puma is alone and stuck practicing the ladder all day, I wonder if this move actually lessened his chances to win a tournament now that he wont have a team to practice with in korea.
"trash micro but win - its marine" MC commentary during HSC 4
Lysanias
Profile Joined March 2011
Netherlands8351 Posts
July 21 2011 11:13 GMT
#2440
To bad i guess we will not see Puma in GSL anytime soon, something i was looking forward to.
I don't know how those nagotiations went to the exact point, but i understand if the coach was not approached he is mad about it. I am sure EG knows how things work in Korea.

On Puma's perspective, this for him is an incredible opertunity to make good money, if he get's to join tourney's with only few korean's or even non his chance of winning will increase dramaticly.


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