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MediaOcrity
Profile Joined March 2011
Australia25 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-07-21 06:30:18
July 21 2011 06:29 GMT
#381
Honestly,
I hope this gets Korean teams / Korean SC2 scene to panic. The foreigner scene is becoming bigger by the day, and if Korea only has the GSL, then Korean players will leave to make more money, (And play more games / tourneys!!!).

Please Korea. More SC2 Tourneys, more money. You need to do it, for the sake of korean sc2 e-sports

PS. Great pickup by my favourite esports team! Idra and Puma on one team! wow. Scary!! Guess whos gonna win the next EG masters cup!!
EGIdrA FvRMediaOcrity
Windows 7
Profile Joined December 2010
United States236 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-07-21 06:29:49
July 21 2011 06:29 GMT
#382
Wow, almost feels like NASL was one big recruiting tool run by Incontrol....

Obviously it wasn't, but wow. I really feel bad for TSL. Everyone seems to be leaving them these days. I hope Clide will stay true to the cause!
FC
VsTerminus
Profile Joined February 2011
Canada42 Posts
July 21 2011 06:29 GMT
#383
This makes me wonder if there's something amiss in the TSL house / roster if 4 of it's best players now have left the team to pursue other teams. Rain to Fanatic, Trickster and FD to StarTale and now Puma to EG?
Andrew2658
Profile Joined June 2011
United States356 Posts
July 21 2011 06:29 GMT
#384
Wow amazing move by EG. Puma will make EG just as good if not better than most foreign teams. This will drastically increase their chances in clan wars. I hope to see Puma in more foreign events stemming from this point on. Also, I wonder if Puma will stay in Korea and compete for a GSL spot, or come over to the EG house and practice with the team. If so I can't wait to see the entire team improve their skills.
FryktSkyene
Profile Joined December 2010
United States1327 Posts
July 21 2011 06:29 GMT
#385
On July 21 2011 15:28 kanix wrote:
wow EG's getting scary


Yeah idra and now puma..

2 players instead of 1 that can win shit

SUPER SCARY
Snitches get stiches
Moa
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
United States790 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-07-21 06:30:41
July 21 2011 06:29 GMT
#386
Good for puma, looks like he is getting what he deserves.

That is the globalization of SC2 for you, the koreans can't just compete with the other korean teams and have low salaries anymore. Now they have to worry about the foreigners flashing their wallets at the players.

This may be bad bushiness practice and it may bite EG later and it certainly hurts TSL but you know who it helps. The players.

Wow, almost feels like NASL was one big recruiting tool run by Incontrol....

Obviously it wasn't, but wow.


If that was the case then give iNcontrol a monocle because he is an evil genius. That would be absurdly funny if it could possibly be true.
^O^
city42
Profile Joined October 2007
1656 Posts
July 21 2011 06:29 GMT
#387
On July 21 2011 15:26 CT Legacy wrote:
To put it in Eastern perspective.. if the Red Sox said to the Yankees, hey, we would like to offer one of your players to come play with us!
that's not how it happens.. Teams deal directly with the players thru their agents.. Teams do NOT ever OWN a player.. a player should be free to make his own decisions.
Puma easily could've said, no thank you, i am very happy with TSL.

Uh what? If a player were under contract with the Yankees, he would NOT be able to talk to the Red Sox about employment. That is called tampering. It's forbidden in every relevant professional sport.
forgottendreams
Profile Joined August 2010
United States1771 Posts
July 21 2011 06:29 GMT
#388
On July 21 2011 15:28 DelRax wrote:
"... to provide Puma with money for foreign tournaments."

Does this mean he'll remain in Korea, rather than heading to the EG house? I really hope so, for his sake. Players practice with their teams and friends, eg. Byun practicing with MKP, SC, etc. But if Puma's in America, he can't, lag doesn't allow for a stable training environment. The only decent team mate he could practice with would be Idra, and even then, lower than what was on offer in Korea.


Considering EG is known for having flexible contracts there's not a doubt in my mind PuMa will stay in Korea....
wats0n
Profile Joined July 2011
United States509 Posts
July 21 2011 06:29 GMT
#389
He's obviously not going to live in the U.S. He may visit for times but he's obviously going to stay in Korea and just be flown out for tournaments on EG's dime. There's zero reason for him to permanently move.
holycrapitsTony
Profile Joined October 2010
United States330 Posts
July 21 2011 06:29 GMT
#390
On July 21 2011 15:29 Windows 7 wrote:
Wow, almost feels like NASL was one big recruiting tool run by Incontrol....

Obviously it wasn't, but wow.


iNcontroL didn't run the tournament. He was only a caster.
NYE: when the match loading screen comes up "zvz" it's like finding out you have hiv
IRaider
Profile Joined April 2011
United States13 Posts
July 21 2011 06:29 GMT
#391
i love how people say " stop stealing korean players and foreigner teams" like really you have a video game and that gives you the right to act superior.......its a game
"It's not BM if I win"
cENTRYZ
Profile Joined September 2010
Norway832 Posts
July 21 2011 06:29 GMT
#392
On July 21 2011 15:28 IMSmooth wrote:
Cant wait for Liquid'Dongraegu as TL's response

mind=blown
Vul
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
United States685 Posts
July 21 2011 06:30 GMT
#393
I can't believe the way that people are overreacting to this. EG did everything right here. If SC2 is going to grow it has to make money, and that means we have to accept it when players get dealt. Yes it has to do with money, and that's because this is a business.

We like to pretend that these are just games, but ultimately it is entertainment that people invest money in, like a TV show. If TSL wanted to protect Puma as a player, then he would have had a better contract with more of his wishes met or with trading clauses. TSL didn't take the necessary precautions, and therefore this is their failure.

EG didn't do anything dirty by talking to the player if there were no rules against it, as there are in the NBA, etc. If there WERE rules against it then TSL could take countermeasures. But at the end of the day this was Puma's decision and I fail to see why it's morally wrong to offer a player a better contract.

What were they supposed to say to TSL anyway? Hey, we want to offer your (best) player a better contract than you and see if he'll leave? Is that cool?
AxionSteel
Profile Joined January 2011
United States7754 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-07-21 06:30:57
July 21 2011 06:30 GMT
#394
wow...I Love PuMa and I.......Dislike......EG Not sure whether it's good or bad news!! Certainly fairly dodgy from EG, but I don't see how you can slam PuMa for wanting to make a better living.
Not sure what'd be worse for PuMa, being alone in Korea, or coming to the EG house and stomping the likes of Incontrol.

Edit- Also glad PuMa wasn't on my fantasy team Was pretty mad at myself for not picking him at the start of the season even though I knew he owned.
Horse...falcon
Profile Joined December 2010
United States1851 Posts
July 21 2011 06:30 GMT
#395
On July 21 2011 15:27 lariat wrote:
That's low man, poaching players under contract. Good thing PuMa's just going to disappear: I doubt any top korean pro will still practice with him considering his lack of decency, and he's just going to depreciate playing with the mediocre EG team players. Karma's a bitch.



Oh I very much doubt that
Artosis: "From horsssse....falcon"
00Visor
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
4337 Posts
July 21 2011 06:30 GMT
#396
On July 21 2011 15:25 Corrosive wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 21 2011 15:23 wats0n wrote:
Do people seriously not get that neither EG or Puma broke contract law? If TSL has the player contracted then he plays for them. If he was leaving for EG then it could only happen after his contract wore out.

He's under no obligation to remain with TSL after his contract expires.



THIS.

The only other situation i can see is that puma went to the coach and said "i want to go to EG", and even though he was still under contract, the coach allowed him to go and released him from his contract.

I don't see anything shady about this. Its up to the player. Nothing was stolen. Players are not some kind of currency, its up to them what team they want to play on.


Players are not currency, but their contracts are.

You can't simply approach a player directly (in any sport) who has a running contract. You have to approach the team. Sadly there is no policy in e-sports yet, so it`s just against ethics.

But we need more information about this before discussing this seriously.
onibaku
Profile Joined December 2010
New Zealand28 Posts
July 21 2011 06:30 GMT
#397
theres obviously something rotten going on inside TSL, everyone seems to want out lately
Olinim
Profile Joined March 2011
4044 Posts
July 21 2011 06:30 GMT
#398
On July 21 2011 15:29 wats0n wrote:
He's obviously not going to live in the U.S. He may visit for times but he's obviously going to stay in Korea and just be flown out for tournaments on EG's dime. There's zero reason for him to permanently move.

Who's he gonna practice with?
StatikKhaos
Profile Joined January 2011
United States214 Posts
July 21 2011 06:30 GMT
#399
Puma isnt like a piece of meat, he does whats, its fucked up TSL would treat him like they own him, and hell they arent even paying him
Those Bitches
RusHXceL
Profile Joined August 2010
United States1004 Posts
July 21 2011 06:30 GMT
#400
Now Koreans will never come to USA. If they do, we will steal korean players Lol.
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