EPTPuma leaves TSL for EG - Page 16
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.Mystic
Canada486 Posts
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EchoZ
Japan5041 Posts
reminds me of the quote " fucking kimchi man" or something along the lines of that. Looks like IdrA and Co def are not popular at all here. | ||
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holycrapitsTony
United States330 Posts
On July 21 2011 15:23 Azzur wrote: First, it was FXO acquiring fOU. Now this. Ah, nothing like a bit of bad blood between teams :p Would Puma be moving to the USA into the EG team house? How would he cope being so far away from Korea? Would being with EG help improve or worsen his skill? Would his skills help improve the skills of the EG players? So many questions!!! FXO and fOu were quite close, from what I've been told. | ||
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red4ce
United States7313 Posts
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Vei
United States2845 Posts
On July 21 2011 15:21 holycrapitsTony wrote: Are people seriously bashing Puma? Do you think all of these pros play the game because they like it? No. It's because they're damn good at it and it pays. If you're offered more pay to do what you're good at, why wouldn't you go for it? Stop the "soul skater" shit and get realistic. p sure they do it because it's their passion, seeing as how working at mcdonalds 40 hours a week probably nets you more income than any SC2 progamer that isn't MC, Nestea, MVP, Foxer, or anyone else in the top8 worldwide sc2 earnings (or is contracted at a reasonable wage ie IdrA). | ||
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Mycl
Australia1370 Posts
On July 21 2011 15:20 crackcc wrote: Its not the fact that they purchased Puma so to speak. Its the way they did it. Behind coach, managers back, and AT A TOURNEY ! Imagine now how teams are gonna feel about sending top players to the USA to compete if they are afraid they might get them stolen ! Teams buy/trade/steal players all the time but this is just a little bit worse ! I guess teams will just have to step up and keep their players happy and pockets filled. | ||
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hmunkey
United Kingdom1973 Posts
On July 21 2011 15:22 yepenaxa wrote: that's American business culture vs Asian sensibilities for you. It's a bloody competition competition. EG did what would benefit them. TSL was caught off guard. It's a sharks' world. Don't act like Asian business culture is any different. Business is business. If esports is to succeed, businessmen will be at the helm. It's nice to think of players as just casual guys, but if you've ever looked at any actual sports franchise it should be fairly obvious that they're run with a business purpose in mind. | ||
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desRow
Canada2654 Posts
![[image loading]](http://img121.imageshack.us/img121/1205/newtsl.jpg) sick tsl lineup | ||
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Hokay
United States738 Posts
On July 21 2011 15:18 Namu wrote: there are these things called ethics and respect It's called an opportunity and making a better living. | ||
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ribboo
Sweden1842 Posts
On July 21 2011 15:23 Azzur wrote: First, it was FXO acquiring fOU. Now this. Ah, nothing like a bit of bad blood between teams :p Would Puma be moving to the USA into the EG team house? How would he cope being so far away from Korea? Would being with EG help improve or worsen his skill? Would his skills help improve the skills of the EG players? So many questions!!! How can you even remotely compare FXO acquiring FOU (Choya was the one to approach FXO with an offer.) to this? | ||
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wats0n
United States509 Posts
He's under no obligation to remain with TSL after his contract expires. | ||
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moltenlead
Canada866 Posts
I won't say congratulations to EG, but hopefully Puma will continue to do well. I'll root for Puma's success. Also, for the people who constantly crow about it being the player's decision, I completely disagree. Under contract you become a part of the team, and the team must agree to release you, unless the TSL contract was poorly written. | ||
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Swad1000
United States366 Posts
Eg better get more Koreans. | ||
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Qaatar
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CanucksJC
Canada1241 Posts
On July 21 2011 15:21 Golgotha wrote: competition has it's price. since there is no organization overseeing the teams, like an NFL commish, the teams can talk to the players directly and it is legal. maybe not ethical, but it sure as hell is legal. i hope puma moves to the States and gets to practice with IdrA. Actually, they do have that Korean SC2 Players Association thing.... So likely, they could do something about this. | ||
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JesusOurSaviour
United Arab Emirates1141 Posts
On July 21 2011 15:23 Azzur wrote: fOu is on extremely friendly terms with FXO. Go read the threads before saying this is the same as EG's acquisition.First, it was FXO acquiring fOU. Now this. Ah, nothing like a bit of bad blood between teams :p Would Puma be moving to the USA into the EG team house? How would he cope being so far away from Korea? Would being with EG help improve or worsen his skill? Would his skills help improve the skills of the EG players? So many questions!!! | ||
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Namu
United States826 Posts
On July 21 2011 15:23 holycrapitsTony wrote: FXO and fOu were quite close, from what I've been told. this is completely different from FXO acquiring fOu. That was done in good agreement (and tbh it almost sounded like fou wanted fxo to sponsor them, especially choya) | ||
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DotADeMoN
United States517 Posts
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UnKooL
Korea (South)1667 Posts
Also I feel like Puma got a little ahead of himself and this decision will ultimately doom him in terms of improving his skill level and maybe even hinder him in the GSL because his practice partners are all living in the US. I guess I can see the future of his financial wealth increasing if EG is paying him a much better salary, which is probably why he joined, and if they send him to every major foreign tournament. | ||
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AndreiDaGiant
United States394 Posts
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