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Cubu
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
1171 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-07-21 15:41:38
July 21 2011 15:41 GMT
#3281
On July 22 2011 00:39 INFDexter wrote:
This is pretty crazy. Imagining something like this happening in Brood War...


Well BW has kespa, so this wouldnt happen, or else there would be punishment, savior-like punishment.
JinDesu
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
United States3990 Posts
July 21 2011 15:41 GMT
#3282
On July 22 2011 00:35 Bitters wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 22 2011 00:31 00Visor wrote:
I don't get how you can still be arguing.

The TSL coach is mad, Milkis is mad, the Korean fans are mad.

It doesnt matter if WE think it is right or wrong. We have to respect Korean ethics/rules as well. And from their view it was obviously the wrong way to do this deal.


Why do we need to respect their rules and ethics if they aren't going to respect ours? Why doesn't it matter what WE (as foreigners) think about the actions of a foreign company?

Sorry, but with how big SC2 is getting in the foreign scene, the repercussions of not bowing down to every aspect of Korean culture aren't going to ruin us


...?? Wait, so what have they done that doesn't respect our rules and ethics?
Yargh
Crais
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
Canada2136 Posts
July 21 2011 15:41 GMT
#3283
On July 22 2011 00:41 felizuno wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 22 2011 00:35 iGX wrote:
It's great to see Korean players getting along well with foreigner teams but EG managers/coaches should've at least consulted the TSL managers/coaches.

Going out on a whim here but is Tasteless still with EG? cos as their manager, I can't see Tasteless going ahead with this decision to approach Puma without notifying TSL.

I hope Tasteless isn't responsible for this or still with EG. Just need some clarification.

Thanks



myeg.net doesn't list Tasteless on the SC2 page, and while the website is way out of date (and Puma isn't shown on the team roster) I would assume that Tasteless hasn't been filling that role for some time.


Tasteless hasn't been with EG for a while.
RIP MBC Game Hero
LonGSworD
Profile Joined March 2010
Canada174 Posts
July 21 2011 15:41 GMT
#3284
wow... this is awesome news !

p.s. F&%* management. let the players decide what they want to do.
HallBregg
Profile Joined November 2010
134 Posts
July 21 2011 15:43 GMT
#3285
EG is the Real MAdrid of esports hahaha. Srly this a great step for esports.
proves and pilons
Shika
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
Sweden1711 Posts
July 21 2011 15:43 GMT
#3286
On July 22 2011 00:25 nihlon wrote:
Correct me if I'm wrong but hasn't there been pretty recent (and old) cases where hockey players have sign in the nhl while under contract? Fedorov or something a long time ago and also a newer one just some years ago. The KHL could basically do nothing to prevent the players from playing in the nhl since there wasn't any agreement between the leagues about the trade rules. In the same way here I doubt that TSL could do nothing legally to prevent him from competing for EG even if he had a contract signed.

^^As a response to the people saying a no-trade clause would help.


Most european hockey players have written "outs" in their contracts that lets them break their contract if they get a contract in the NHL. If they don't have these outs written in they have to be bought out of their contracts and that generally costs ALOT of money for the club buying them out.

As for the Puma situation.. I don't want to give my opinion on the whole contract matter just now, what I know is that I love Puma's play and I just want to see him in as many events as possible! Puma fighting!

Weapon of choice should be interesting tonight..


.
Walls
Profile Joined May 2011
United States172 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-07-21 15:46:42
July 21 2011 15:44 GMT
#3287
directed towards the managers of EG:
This is disgusting, E-sports is too young to become this corrupted and/or monopolized. I am in support of laws against this type of act and am willing to vote in polls and do everything I can to stop teams with a lower skill level from buying everything out instead of trying to get better on their own.
this will hurt us in the long run.
SlayerS_Eve's third fan, in the time of hatred... very very proud of that.
00Visor
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
4337 Posts
July 21 2011 15:44 GMT
#3288
On July 22 2011 00:36 Ryalnos wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 22 2011 00:31 00Visor wrote:
I don't get how you can still be arguing.

The TSL coach is mad, Milkis is mad, the Korean fans are mad.

It doesnt matter if WE think it is right or wrong. We have to respect Korean ethics/rules as well. And from their view it was obviously the wrong way to do this deal.


Is Milkis mad? There's no indication of it in this thread. His only post is the neutral OP.


Milkis twitter

Wooju Lee
OrangeMilkis Wooju Lee
FYI: It's a sign of RESPECT more than anything to talk to the team before contacting the player.

Wooju Lee
OrangeMilkis Wooju Lee
Korean Netizens also very disappointed in Puma. Not surprised. If you're surprised then you need to understand our culture a bit better

http://twitter.com/#!/OrangeMilkis
Dariusz
Profile Joined May 2011
Poland657 Posts
July 21 2011 15:45 GMT
#3289
On July 22 2011 00:38 Mohdoo wrote:
I don't think this is a good move for Puma in the long run. Look at the kinda prize money he got by playing for TSL. He got that money from being really, really, really fucking good. How did he get so good? His training house, his coach, and his team mates. He won't have a training house, he will have an extremely shitty coach, if EG even has one, and his team mates would never in their life be capable of getting GM on the KR server, except for possibly Idra.

We're all already seeing the gap between Korea and everyone else get bigger and bigger. Sure, we've got Nani, Thorzain, Idra, and a few others, but Idra is not a good substitute for a whole house of people, a Korean coach, and the Korean ladder.

What bothers me the most about this move is that this isn't even in his long term interest. He's going to decline as a player, and his entire reason for being hired is going to slowly fade away. He'll either have to go back to a Korean team, or his career will end a whole lot earlier than it needed to.

Even if he has a good enough clique of practice partners in Korea, he doesn't have a coach any more. And we've already seen what a huge difference a proper Korean coach can have. And I wouldn't be surprised if EG had some plan of theirs to ship him off to the USA to train in their EG house. And we've already discussed the kind of practice environment that is...


You're so clueless it hurts.
Torumfroll
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
290 Posts
July 21 2011 15:45 GMT
#3290
Well this was certainly interesting. Can't wait to hear what EG has to say about this acquisition and I can't wait for MLG next weekend.

Inb4 fnaticDongRaeGu and dignitasMVP lol.
alexey350
Profile Joined August 2010
United States22 Posts
July 21 2011 15:46 GMT
#3291
On July 22 2011 00:44 Walls wrote:
directed towards the managers of EG:
This is disgusting, E-sports is too young to become this corrupted and/or monopolized, I am in support of laws against this type of act and am willing to vote in polls and do everything I can to stop teams that are in a lower skill level to be able to buy everything out instead of trying to get better.
this will hurt us in the long run.


No, it won't. This is good for the SC scene over all.
"The doer alone learneth." - Friedrich Nietzsche
ZasZ.
Profile Joined May 2010
United States2911 Posts
July 21 2011 15:47 GMT
#3292
On July 22 2011 00:44 Walls wrote:
directed towards the managers of EG:
This is disgusting, E-sports is too young to become this corrupted and/or monopolized, I am in support of laws against this type of act and am willing to vote in polls and do everything I can to stop teams that are in a lower skill level to be able to buy everything out instead of trying to get better.
this will hurt us in the long run.


How will bringing one of the best Korean Terrans onto a foreign team hurt us in the long run? Either the Korean scene becomes more competitive (contract-wise) to prevent their players from leaving like this, or more Koreans join foreign teams and the quality of play in the west improves dramatically.

EGGentleman fighting~!
Thrax
Profile Joined October 2010
Canada1755 Posts
July 21 2011 15:47 GMT
#3293
So much speculation and bashing, it's making my head hurt.
I'll wait for an official statement from EG. Judging the situation by listening to only one side and with many people's preconceived ideas about the team makes this whole thing pretty silly.
Walls
Profile Joined May 2011
United States172 Posts
July 21 2011 15:47 GMT
#3294
On July 22 2011 00:46 alexey350 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 22 2011 00:44 Walls wrote:
directed towards the managers of EG:
This is disgusting, E-sports is too young to become this corrupted and/or monopolized, I am in support of laws against this type of act and am willing to vote in polls and do everything I can to stop teams that are in a lower skill level to be able to buy everything out instead of trying to get better.
this will hurt us in the long run.


No, it won't. This is good for the SC scene over all.

and what is your reasoning for that ?
SlayerS_Eve's third fan, in the time of hatred... very very proud of that.
nozh
Profile Joined August 2010
Canada93 Posts
July 21 2011 15:48 GMT
#3295
On July 22 2011 00:43 HallBregg wrote:
EG is the Real MAdrid of esports hahaha. Srly this a great step for esports.


isn't real madrid good?
seoul_kiM
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
United States545 Posts
July 21 2011 15:48 GMT
#3296
On July 22 2011 00:44 Walls wrote:
directed towards the managers of EG:
This is disgusting, E-sports is too young to become this corrupted and/or monopolized. I am in support of laws against this type of act and am willing to vote in polls and do everything I can to stop teams with a lower skill level from buying everything out instead of trying to get better on their own.
this will hurt us in the long run.


I'm sure they care.
oGs.MC: Repair IMBAAAAAAAAAAa
Fulgrim
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
United States560 Posts
July 21 2011 15:48 GMT
#3297
We can't support this poaching of a player like this, otherwise it'll become an acceptable and common habit.
One does not simply walk into mordor
JinDesu
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
United States3990 Posts
July 21 2011 15:48 GMT
#3298
On July 22 2011 00:46 alexey350 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 22 2011 00:44 Walls wrote:
directed towards the managers of EG:
This is disgusting, E-sports is too young to become this corrupted and/or monopolized, I am in support of laws against this type of act and am willing to vote in polls and do everything I can to stop teams that are in a lower skill level to be able to buy everything out instead of trying to get better.
this will hurt us in the long run.


No, it won't. This is good for the SC scene over all.


And can you explain how?

Or rather, why is this good for the SC scene over-all compared to FXOFou and OGS-TL (which korean netizens seem to be approving of?)
Yargh
Xenogears
Profile Joined July 2011
France87 Posts
July 21 2011 15:49 GMT
#3299
Mercato time

Congrats to EG and Puma !!
MVP :)
Walls
Profile Joined May 2011
United States172 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-07-21 15:50:23
July 21 2011 15:49 GMT
#3300
On July 22 2011 00:47 ZasZ. wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 22 2011 00:44 Walls wrote:
directed towards the managers of EG:
This is disgusting, E-sports is too young to become this corrupted and/or monopolized, I am in support of laws against this type of act and am willing to vote in polls and do everything I can to stop teams that are in a lower skill level to be able to buy everything out instead of trying to get better.
this will hurt us in the long run.


How will bringing one of the best Korean Terrans onto a foreign team hurt us in the long run? Either the Korean scene becomes more competitive (contract-wise) to prevent their players from leaving like this, or more Koreans join foreign teams and the quality of play in the west improves dramatically.

EGGentleman fighting~!


You should look at the starcraft scene as a whole rather than looking at it as seperate groups, as in foreigners and koreans.
When newbies start playing this game, they will only look at the best... they dont try to look at the best of foreigners, they look at the best of the best.
SlayerS_Eve's third fan, in the time of hatred... very very proud of that.
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