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Puma leaves TSL for EG - Page 67

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HeIios
Profile Joined May 2010
Sweden2523 Posts
July 21 2011 07:51 GMT
#1321
It also raises the question, why bother "growing" foreign players when you can allow korean teams to train their litter and just buy out anyone who wants to? I know that's the case with other sports like importing negroes to play in asian basketball leagues for a reverse example, but at this early stage in SC2? I don't like it.
Talin
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
Montenegro10532 Posts
July 21 2011 07:51 GMT
#1322
On July 21 2011 16:49 Buruguduy wrote:
I see esports journalism continues its fine tradition of no fact checking! Bravo! Bravo! /me rolls "eyes"

-SirScoots' twitter

http://twitter.com/#!/SirScoots/status/93944977545109504

two sides to every story!


Nope. It's more like two stories to each side - the real one, and the one they'll grace the public with.

But oh well - roll out the EG damage control PR squad again.
tenacity
Profile Blog Joined December 2009
1587 Posts
July 21 2011 07:51 GMT
#1323
On July 21 2011 16:48 Xception704 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 21 2011 16:45 jellyjello wrote:
On July 21 2011 16:37 Kamuy wrote:
Good for Puma and EG. If both sides benefit from this then there is nothing wrong. Korean culture, blah blah blah, they need to understand this is a GLOBAL game. Their culture and high moral standards are not the norm for the rest of the world and you either sign your players to legally binding contracts or expect them to get better, more lucrative offers and gladly accept them.

Anyone saying what Puma did here is wrong is delusional.

Scenario A: Puma stays with TSL, has to bank his ENTIRE sc2 tournament winnings on ONE tournament, and rarely leaves Korea for international tournaments. We'll assume hes getting paid, but obviously less than he would with EG.

Scenario B: Puma joins EG, gains a higher salary, and travels all over the world to multiple events while gaining notoriety and more opportunities for cash prizes.

Yea.... I'd like to see how many people take Scenario A.




It's very simple. Had EG contacted TSL for the said player "PuMa", it's more than likely that TSL agreed to having the player join the team EG and everyone would have been happy. But because EG went behind the player's team and his coach/manager, we now ended up with this retarded fiasco.


Oh please. Do you actually believe the bullshit you just typed?


Why is this bs?
It does not need to be fun to be fun.
DystopiaX
Profile Joined October 2010
United States16236 Posts
July 21 2011 07:51 GMT
#1324
On July 21 2011 16:49 Xeris wrote:
Alex Garfield of EG talked to a lot of players at NASL, he approached Sen for example. I don't think it's particularly wrong for a conversation to take place, especially when you're at an event and just socializing with people... but it's more about actually putting a deal in place without going through the proper channels that it becomes wrong in my opinion.

For example, I have no problem talking to players (let's say DIMAGA) and saying "hey I'm wondering if you'd be interested in joining Fnatic." But knowing that he's a player on a team, that's really where the conversation needs to end. Anything further becomes a disrespect to the actual team and the whole idea of esports.

Exactly this. I have no problem with whoever went up to Puma and asked him "would you like to join EG". It's when they clearly already have a contract set up before even telling TSL that it becomes shady.

As for the people asking if they should have talked to TSL sarcastically, yeah they should have. Professional businesses do this and it works out fine. If they can beat out TSL's offer and get Puma, fine. Not giving TSL a chance to talk to Puma until the deal is done is super shady.
Vipsanius
Profile Joined February 2011
Netherlands708 Posts
July 21 2011 07:51 GMT
#1325
On July 21 2011 16:49 Xeris wrote:
Alex Garfield of EG talked to a lot of players at NASL, he approached Sen for example. I don't think it's particularly wrong for a conversation to take place, especially when you're at an event and just socializing with people... but it's more about actually putting a deal in place without going through the proper channels that it becomes wrong in my opinion.

For example, I have no problem talking to players (let's say DIMAGA) and saying "hey I'm wondering if you'd be interested in joining Fnatic." But knowing that he's a player on a team, that's really where the conversation needs to end. Anything further becomes a disrespect to the actual team and the whole idea of esports.


Thanks for posting, I was looking for a viewpoint from someone within an e-sports team, this situation is getting really odd.
Ajnin
Profile Joined August 2010
81 Posts
July 21 2011 07:51 GMT
#1326
On July 21 2011 16:34 StatikKhaos wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 21 2011 16:32 namste wrote:
On July 21 2011 16:25 trikshun wrote:
On July 21 2011 16:22 Ajnin wrote:
Team is doing poorly?
Bribe NASL winner korean terran with paycheck.
Hope to win.


+ Show Spoiler +
EG

idrA player placing 4th behind 3 Koreans. Representing North America at Gamescon. Yeah EG is doing bad


Yeah EG is doing bad, idra isn't. One player doesn't make a team!

But i mean several teams have only one player perform, what liquid player has done anything (recently) besides HuK? what oGs player besides MC. The list goes on...stop just hating on EG cause it makes you sound stupid


Really?

Oh wow.
holy_war
Profile Blog Joined July 2007
United States3590 Posts
July 21 2011 07:51 GMT
#1327
On July 21 2011 16:50 FXOpen wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 21 2011 16:49 Xeris wrote:
Alex Garfield of EG talked to a lot of players at NASL, he approached Sen for example. I don't think it's particularly wrong for a conversation to take place, especially when you're at an event and just socializing with people... but it's more about actually putting a deal in place without going through the proper channels that it becomes wrong in my opinion.

For example, I have no problem talking to players (let's say DIMAGA) and saying "hey I'm wondering if you'd be interested in joining Fnatic." But knowing that he's a player on a team, that's really where the conversation needs to end. Anything further becomes a disrespect to the actual team and the whole idea of esports.


Well put.


Double slap in EG's face by two respectable foreign team managers.
Averious
Profile Joined November 2010
United States32 Posts
July 21 2011 07:51 GMT
#1328
"I have an extremely important tweet to make in exactly 5 minutes stay tuned please..." iNcontrol

http://twitter.com/#!/EGiNcontroL/status/93951020803178496
trikshun
Profile Joined October 2010
United States437 Posts
July 21 2011 07:51 GMT
#1329
On July 21 2011 16:49 jellyjello wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 21 2011 16:47 trikshun wrote:
On July 21 2011 16:45 jellyjello wrote:
On July 21 2011 16:37 Kamuy wrote:
Good for Puma and EG. If both sides benefit from this then there is nothing wrong. Korean culture, blah blah blah, they need to understand this is a GLOBAL game. Their culture and high moral standards are not the norm for the rest of the world and you either sign your players to legally binding contracts or expect them to get better, more lucrative offers and gladly accept them.

Anyone saying what Puma did here is wrong is delusional.

Scenario A: Puma stays with TSL, has to bank his ENTIRE sc2 tournament winnings on ONE tournament, and rarely leaves Korea for international tournaments. We'll assume hes getting paid, but obviously less than he would with EG.

Scenario B: Puma joins EG, gains a higher salary, and travels all over the world to multiple events while gaining notoriety and more opportunities for cash prizes.

Yea.... I'd like to see how many people take Scenario A.




It's very simple. Had EG contacted TSL for the said player "PuMa", it's more than likely that TSL agreed to having the player join the team EG and everyone would have been happy. But because EG went behind the player's team and his coach/manager, we now ended up with this retarded fiasco.

That makes sense.
Sirscoots:"Hey Coach Lee we want you're best player"
Coach Lee: Sure Scoots!

Now would that make any sense xD


Right.... so the other option must be to steal the player behind the team's back. That makes even more sense

In this situation nothing is really right tbh. I just hope EG buys TSL so we can all be friends again
TheRidd
Profile Joined January 2011
713 Posts
July 21 2011 07:51 GMT
#1330
Hurry TL, sign up Clide before anyone else ^_^ /jk
Mycl
Profile Joined November 2010
Australia1370 Posts
July 21 2011 07:51 GMT
#1331
Via Incontrol's twitter

' I have an extremely important tweet to make in exactly 5 minutes stay tuned please."
yeint
Profile Joined May 2011
Estonia2329 Posts
July 21 2011 07:51 GMT
#1332
On July 21 2011 16:47 Ocedic wrote:
Seriously what the fuck is this cultural shit. Because player poaching is accepted and applauded in the West, right?


The only people not applauding it are owners of teams and the unfortunate souls who have bought into the nonsense that cartel agreements between exploitative organizations = ethics.
Not supporting teams who take robber baron money.
Tachion
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Canada8573 Posts
July 21 2011 07:51 GMT
#1333
On July 21 2011 16:46 Qaatar wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 21 2011 16:40 eggs wrote:
On July 21 2011 16:30 Shaxe wrote:
On July 21 2011 16:29 vertigo1 wrote:
if i was a korean team right now i would be very careful about sending players abroad to take part in foreigner events if they know this sort of thing can happen. in fact, i perhaps wouldnt at all.

And players will be unhappy because there's only 1 tournament in Korea...


honestly that's the biggest issue to me after all the recent drama.

perhaps the foreigner SC2 tournaments are simply greener pastures than the idiotically top heavy GSL structure that forces you through the no prize Code A tournament and up/down matches.

this is SC2, a game that's been out for about a year. it has no guaranteed future and no long-standing history. it's booming right now in the US and Europe, so why not take advantage of that and go where the easy money is now?

maybe the issue is that the GSL needs to shape up or ship out.


LG Super Tournament had a prize pool comparable to Dreamhack.

$191,000 is comparable to $63,000 how? Are you talking about the entire dreamhack event for games outside of SC2?
i was driving down the road this november eve and spotted a hitchhiker walking down the street. i pulled over and saw that it was only a tree. i uprooted it and put it in my trunk. do trees like marshmallow peeps? cause that's all i have and will have.
KeksX
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
Germany3634 Posts
July 21 2011 07:51 GMT
#1334
On July 21 2011 16:50 Postman wrote:
So....EG talks to a player directly when there was nothing in place to stop them from doing so and they make a player an offer. That player then takes it, (apparently) betraying his team and coach.

Why is this an argument between EG's side and TSL's side instead of an argument between Puma's side and TSL's side?

THIS and nothing else!
I don't really like Clide(as a player obv.) that much but he is right. It's dirty cash.

PuMa betrayed those that helped him develop to what he is now.
Sideburn
Profile Joined August 2010
United States442 Posts
July 21 2011 07:52 GMT
#1335
Puma couldn't handle living in Clide's shadow. I can understand that.
IceSlipper
Profile Blog Joined June 2011
Australia1028 Posts
July 21 2011 07:52 GMT
#1336
EGiNcontroL Geoff Robinson
I have an extremely important tweet to make in exactly 5 minutes stay tuned please...

Looks like the creative minds have got together to form some blasphemy at last! Either that or geoff's just trolling like usual!
DystopiaX
Profile Joined October 2010
United States16236 Posts
July 21 2011 07:52 GMT
#1337
On July 21 2011 16:51 Talin wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 21 2011 16:49 Buruguduy wrote:
I see esports journalism continues its fine tradition of no fact checking! Bravo! Bravo! /me rolls "eyes"

-SirScoots' twitter

http://twitter.com/#!/SirScoots/status/93944977545109504

two sides to every story!


Nope. It's more like two stories to each side - the real one, and the one they'll grace the public with.

But oh well - roll out the EG damage control PR squad again.

I don't see a side there. I see Scoots vaguely pissing on TSL statements without offering an explanation himself. Sure he's with Alex working out a nice PR side to what they did.
sCuMBaG
Profile Joined August 2006
United Kingdom1144 Posts
July 21 2011 07:52 GMT
#1338
just when i traded him in gstl.... come on -.-
taLbuk
Profile Joined April 2010
Madagascar1879 Posts
July 21 2011 07:52 GMT
#1339
On July 21 2011 16:50 IceSlipper wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 21 2011 16:49 ArturosII wrote:
On July 21 2011 16:41 taLbuk wrote:

Oh god, drop the theatrics and conspiracy bullshit.

You should also lose the tinfoil hat while your at it.


To be fair the last time people were mocked for "conspiracy bullshit" with regards to EG they were actually correct about their conspiracy.

How is it even a conspiracy when we are basing it off the only facts we have? It's talbuk and co. who are putting on 'the theatrics and conspiracy bullshit' claiming that there are facts we dont know which put EG in the right here..


i'm not claiming there are more facts, im as clueless as all of us, but one fact remains, and that is we are all clueless, wait and rest until we get some more hard facts.
TheAmazombie
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
United States3714 Posts
July 21 2011 07:52 GMT
#1340
On July 21 2011 16:50 FXOpen wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 21 2011 16:49 Xeris wrote:
Alex Garfield of EG talked to a lot of players at NASL, he approached Sen for example. I don't think it's particularly wrong for a conversation to take place, especially when you're at an event and just socializing with people... but it's more about actually putting a deal in place without going through the proper channels that it becomes wrong in my opinion.

For example, I have no problem talking to players (let's say DIMAGA) and saying "hey I'm wondering if you'd be interested in joining Fnatic." But knowing that he's a player on a team, that's really where the conversation needs to end. Anything further becomes a disrespect to the actual team and the whole idea of esports.


Well put.


I agree. It could have been different also, like "Hey man, you are good. If you ever want to leave your team give us a call." Then Puma sits around, thinks, and says "Hmm...maybe they can..", he gives them a call and says "What can you give me?"

It could have totally been something casual like this. I think until more details come out, everyone needs to settle down some.
We think too much and feel too little. More than machinery, we need humanity. More than cleverness, we need kindness and gentleness. Without these qualities, life will be violent and all will be lost. -Charlie Chaplin
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