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Hostile
Profile Joined September 2010
United States49 Posts
July 21 2011 06:39 GMT
#501
EG not showing any respect to another team is disappointing but this is awesome news.
History's Strongest Disciple
TyrantPotato
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
Australia1541 Posts
July 21 2011 06:39 GMT
#502
not sure if im disgusted. or just plain confused.

will wait for more information before making my mind up.
Forever ZeNEX.
Halcyondaze
Profile Joined January 2011
United States509 Posts
July 21 2011 06:40 GMT
#503
This isn't like big league sports. These players aren't under a binding contract, and they are free to make their own decisions. If Puma was talked to and agreed with EG about joining up then so be it. They will pay him more for his work...
The way it was presented is from the TSL point of view, which makes everybody want to flame EG for "Stealing" Puma, which is a fucking joke.

Well done EG, foreigners - STEP UP YOU'RE GAME
ErikZerg
Profile Joined November 2010
Sweden57 Posts
July 21 2011 06:40 GMT
#504
when Flash switches it will be Liquid`FlaSh :D
Torpedo.Vegas
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
United States1890 Posts
July 21 2011 06:40 GMT
#505
On July 21 2011 15:38 Arcticc wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 21 2011 15:34 Bosu wrote:
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.


A form of this comment has been posted about 20 times now.

This literally happened last week at the company i work for. A bigger company went behind my company's back and poached our employee. It's shady and it's not something a respectable company should do. It's a real snaky corporate America move.


To add, I think the problem is TSL never seemed to have a chance to offer Puma a counter deal to stay (probably would have).
hooberschmit
Profile Joined June 2011
Canada101 Posts
July 21 2011 06:40 GMT
#506
i really dont care, i just get to see an awesome player play his game in a different context.....
"I gotta do some vacuuming really fast WSHHHHHH" - Day[9]
EnderCraft
Profile Joined December 2010
United States1746 Posts
July 21 2011 06:40 GMT
#507
My mind is completely blown. Flashes former personal practice partner joins EG... CONGRATULATIONS!
SC:BW has a higher skill ceiling than SC2? SC 64 is where it's at brah.
Keeler
Profile Joined November 2010
United States313 Posts
July 21 2011 06:40 GMT
#508
On July 21 2011 15:38 ulaw wrote:
I wonder where the EG press release is? This story seems to be moving with only a brief statement by only one of the parties involved.

Dont think it was supposed to be made public news yet.
yiodee
Profile Joined February 2011
United States137 Posts
July 21 2011 06:40 GMT
#509
It is well known that the EG coach is a little bit of a bad person. I don't want to take the liberty of calling him an asshole in a forum.

That being said, it is absolutely awesome that a player as good as PUMA is joining a foreigner team! Not only EG will benefit from it, but it also opens doors to a more dynamic trade of players between korea and abroad
DystopiaX
Profile Joined October 2010
United States16236 Posts
July 21 2011 06:40 GMT
#510
On July 21 2011 15:39 havox_ wrote:
Wow, things just get sick
Obv have to agree that it will be tough for Puma to stay in shape/get better without a Korean team house... but well, maybe Western scene will be able to show us how it works within the next months?


Still dont get the EG haters... Seriously, inalmost every sport its like this: Team talks to player -> player talks to his own team -> teams agree on transfer fee -> player changes teams - usually we just dont hear about the "team approches player" state, cuz nobody cares/its normal.

But maybe it's not like this in the American sport leagues - and maybe it's not like that in Korea, so it's knid of normal that TSL doesnt understand this + posts their thoughts. Cultural differences, its that easy.

In most cases you can't poach players cause they're under contract, and the teams go to each other and work out trades, team to team, which is why asking puma directly and only telling the TSL management after an agreement has been made is so shady.
Aranaukin
Profile Joined April 2010
United States60 Posts
July 21 2011 06:40 GMT
#511
Why is this scummy? This happens in pro sports all the time. You never go talk to the management in pro sports you talk to the agent. I was beginning to wonder if agents would ever be involved in e-sports. You people need to stop being butt hurt over something that's not a big deal. If Puma left to join EG it's probably because they're going to accommodate him better than TSL is. Which is what he deserves for being a great player.

So now you guys don't care that it's better for the individuals training if it's worse for a team? lulz.
Fanta_Rules
Profile Joined May 2011
Sweden669 Posts
July 21 2011 06:40 GMT
#512
Puma's skill will eventually deteriorate into shit. Why must EG do this to such a promising player... god.
DystopiaX
Profile Joined October 2010
United States16236 Posts
July 21 2011 06:41 GMT
#513
On July 21 2011 15:40 Halcyondaze wrote:
This isn't like big league sports. These players aren't under a binding contract, and they are free to make their own decisions. If Puma was talked to and agreed with EG about joining up then so be it. They will pay him more for his work...
The way it was presented is from the TSL point of view, which makes everybody want to flame EG for "Stealing" Puma, which is a fucking joke.

Well done EG, foreigners - STEP UP YOU'RE GAME

uhhhh...dude most progamers are under actual binding contracts, which is why TSL had to "Release" Puma. Learn your facts before you use them to build arguments that make no sense.
Angelbelow
Profile Joined September 2010
United States3728 Posts
July 21 2011 06:41 GMT
#514
Haha i dont understand how there are so many butt hurt fans???

Do you guys really think EG stole him? does that even make sense?

EG made an offer and TSL couldnt match it. TSL is falling apart, they lost 4 of their top players, all within a few weeks. Rain, Trickster, FD, and now Puma. Something is wrong and dysfunctional with that team and I wouldn't be surprised if they disband soon.
You may delay, but time will not. Current Music obsession: Opeth
Shewklad
Profile Joined April 2011
Sweden482 Posts
July 21 2011 06:41 GMT
#515
On July 21 2011 15:35 babylon wrote:
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?



Everything this man just wrote.


EG must be one of the most unprofessional teams there is. And I'm pretty sure that Puma will get bored when Incontrol, Idra and machine are "hitting the gym" - While Puma acctualy wants to improve in sc2.
Bomber || Thorzain || Startale >< No gods, no masters.
Azzur
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
Australia6260 Posts
July 21 2011 06:41 GMT
#516
40 minutes after the initial OP and we have 26 pages :p

One of the biggest news in e-sports so far!!
EchoZ
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
Japan5041 Posts
July 21 2011 06:41 GMT
#517
On July 21 2011 15:40 Aranaukin wrote:
Why is this scummy? This happens in pro sports all the time. You never go talk to the management in pro sports you talk to the agent. I was beginning to wonder if agents would ever be involved in e-sports. You people need to stop being butt hurt over something that's not a big deal. If Puma left to join EG it's probably because they're going to accommodate him better than TSL is. Which is what he deserves for being a great player.

So now you guys don't care that it's better for the individuals training if it's worse for a team? lulz.


You see, the coach IS the agent.
Dear Sixsmith...
IcedBacon
Profile Joined May 2011
Canada906 Posts
July 21 2011 06:41 GMT
#518
Well there goes any support I had for EG. Approaching a player who is already on a team is in such terrible fucking taste.
"I went Zerg because Artosis is a douchebag." -IdrA
yepenaxa
Profile Joined July 2011
Belarus2280 Posts
July 21 2011 06:41 GMT
#519
On July 21 2011 15:40 ErikZerg wrote:
when Flash switches it will be Liquid`FlaSh :D

I love the sound of that! also, I see what you did there :p
War. Bloody War.
Mojar
Profile Joined January 2011
Australia185 Posts
July 21 2011 06:41 GMT
#520
On July 21 2011 15:36 last light wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 21 2011 15:35 JoeAWESOME wrote:
I'm calling it now!

SixjaxCLIDE!

What I'm most concerned about is the relasionship between Korea and "the foreigners"....


Why do people randomly take players and stick team tags infront of them? Like some dude said "LiquidDRG" a few pages ago. Is this supposed to be clever or something? Get real.


Whoooosh!
+ Show Spoiler +
Artosis is in love with clide, he was making a joke on this information. I thought it was funny.
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