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MyNameIsAlex
Profile Joined March 2011
Greece827 Posts
July 21 2011 06:33 GMT
#441
Just as I was thinking TSL's hope was PuMa I read this... LOL

Poor TSL
Karthane
Profile Joined June 2010
United States1183 Posts
July 21 2011 06:33 GMT
#442
Oh wow. Interesting. Though i see some drama on the horizon
N.geNuity
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
United States5112 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-07-21 06:34:21
July 21 2011 06:33 GMT
#443
On July 21 2011 15:32 lim1017 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 21 2011 15:28 emecee wrote:
On July 21 2011 15:21 yoshi_yoshi wrote:
What exactly do people expect EG to talk to the TSL coach about?

EG: Hey, uh..., do you mind if we recruit Puma?
TSL: Yes, don't do it.
EG: Hmm, actually there's no reason we need your permission. See ya.

The only reasonable message that EG could send is:
Hi TSL, we think Puma is a great player and plan to give him an offer. Cheers.

Which basically amounts to nothing at all.

thats retarded, of course that would amount to something. if the coach had gotten the a message like that before the deal was done then he wouldve talked to puma and discussed it with him, ask him what he wants and what hes unhappy with and etc.


Im sure TSL was unable to match EG's offer... other wise Puma wouldnt have left...


money to go to foreign events is pretty big. Especially since GSL is actually accommodating for foreign events in their schedule. Fly away for a weekend on EG's dime and go win some cash.

I mean, if Puma gets to go to every MLG he'll wrack up money, with the potential of always getting a code S spot from winning it.
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ehalf
Profile Joined September 2010
408 Posts
July 21 2011 06:33 GMT
#444
OMG, what happened to TSL?

I had a feeling that the reason FruitDealer and Tester + Rain left isn't simple as I read from official news.
Bosu
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
United States3247 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-07-21 06:36:39
July 21 2011 06:34 GMT
#445
I don't see how it's shady at all. If I were a player I would want to make choices for myself and have teams talk to me not my managers and coaches. I don't really like seeing foreign teams pick up freelancers though. I would much rather see EG put that money towards foreigners travel and practice house.
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holycrapitsTony
Profile Joined October 2010
United States330 Posts
July 21 2011 06:34 GMT
#446
On July 21 2011 15:33 crackcc wrote:
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On July 21 2011 15:30 RusHXceL wrote:
Now Koreans will never come to USA. If they do, we will steal korean players Lol.

Yep ! Thats exactly what I think too. Its the managers/coach who pay for the plane ticket so ultimately decide who is going or not. I think that now the risk of - flying your best player to (possibly) win a tourny and risk losing the player, and never playing for their team(winning tourneys) for them in korea - wil be too high !


If you think that will stop international teams from grabbing players, instead of increasing the pay rate that their players deserve, then you're being silly. We aren't blocked off from communicating with Koreans.
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Inkcrow
Profile Joined November 2010
United Kingdom215 Posts
July 21 2011 06:34 GMT
#447
Did any of you watch LiveOnThree? im not so sure Scoots would do such a dick move while believing/saying all that he did.

maybe we should wait for the EG statement before we judge and rant?

good pick up EG, move Puma to the EG house ?
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Futarchy
Profile Joined June 2011
Singapore59 Posts
July 21 2011 06:34 GMT
#448
I think it is a great thing that players are starting to receive competing offers from teams from all over the world. The only fear now is that the Korean teams/managers will push harder to form a KeSPA SC2 to protect their own interests, at the expense of the players.

By the way, an interesting point of comparison is with Korea's K-Pop industry. I'm not sure we want that in eSports.

Wihl
Profile Blog Joined June 2010
Sweden472 Posts
July 21 2011 06:34 GMT
#449
What are the korean sc2 fans reactions?
CuSToM
Profile Joined October 2010
United States1478 Posts
July 21 2011 06:34 GMT
#450
To hell with Puma and EG. He can't qualify for GSL and other than MC and maybe July none of the top Koreans were at NASL. He'll get worse, practice with SangHo and Alive or Incontrol and Demuslim? Hmm yeah that's a no brainer...

TSL FIGHTING!!!!!!! don't need this bum, his nerves will catch up to him eventually.
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DystopiaX
Profile Joined October 2010
United States16236 Posts
July 21 2011 06:34 GMT
#451
On July 21 2011 15:32 Namu wrote:
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On July 21 2011 15:30 StatikKhaos wrote:
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


did we even read the same article? wtf? they released him from his contract because he wanted to go. how is this "treating him like they own him?"

Also you don't know if they're paying him or not...some Koreans aren't paid but top ones like Puma are. I don't know for sure he was being paid but I'd be extremely surprised if he wasn't.
arbitrageur
Profile Joined December 2010
Australia1202 Posts
July 21 2011 06:35 GMT
#452
I don't understand why this is bad ethics? Why can't puma and EG come to an agreement without consultation with TSL?
holycrapitsTony
Profile Joined October 2010
United States330 Posts
July 21 2011 06:35 GMT
#453
On July 21 2011 15:34 Wihl wrote:
What are the korean sc2 fans reactions?


Upset. They think that it's very underhanded, but aren't surprised since it's IdrA's team.
NYE: when the match loading screen comes up "zvz" it's like finding out you have hiv
cENTRYZ
Profile Joined September 2010
Norway832 Posts
July 21 2011 06:35 GMT
#454
On July 21 2011 15:30 Horse...falcon wrote:
Show nested quote +
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

I think he will.
Itsmedudeman
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United States19229 Posts
July 21 2011 06:35 GMT
#455
Holy shit I thought this was a joke when I was reading this. I'd be pissed as hell too if I were the TSL coach. You've raised one of the top terrans in the world and then when he actually gets results he's stolen from you.
JoeAWESOME
Profile Joined February 2011
Sweden1080 Posts
July 21 2011 06:35 GMT
#456
I'm calling it now!

SixjaxCLIDE!

What I'm most concerned about is the relasionship between Korea and "the foreigners"....
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holy_war
Profile Blog Joined July 2007
United States3590 Posts
July 21 2011 06:35 GMT
#457
On July 21 2011 15:35 arbitrageur wrote:
I don't understand why this is bad ethics? Why can't puma and EG come to an agreement without consultation with TSL?


Cuz he was probably under contract with TSL at that time?
yesplz
Profile Blog Joined April 2009
United States295 Posts
July 21 2011 06:35 GMT
#458
TSL losing a great player. EG pays out money to a player who probably can't properly communicate with the rest of the team and possibly lowers his potential. Puma gets paid more.

Puma is definitely the short term winner here.
Keeler
Profile Joined November 2010
United States313 Posts
July 21 2011 06:35 GMT
#459
On July 21 2011 15:34 Wihl wrote:
What are the korean sc2 fans reactions?

They arent happy. At all.
babylon
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
8765 Posts
July 21 2011 06:35 GMT
#460
What the fuck is going on?

Fucking hell. Firstly, this is horrible press for foreign teams. Absolutely shitty. Secondly, going behind management? Dodgy at best. Thirdly, Puma, I know money is great, but you just got 50k USD, and at the very least you could, y'know, wait until your contract expired?

Goddammit, what the hell is wrong with having a little professionalism in SC2?
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