On July 23 2011 23:12 Count9 wrote:
Korea's got players, west's got money, this seems like it's good for all parties. Well, except new western up and coming pros.

It gives up and coming pros access to the best training in the world, which has proven results(HuK, Jinro).

Goibon

New Zealand8185 Posts

July 23 2011 14:17 GMT

#542

I like this. Cooperation and partnerships between teams, not poaching. That's the one thing i've always loved most about the Liquid-oGs thing, is that joint house and how its really opened us up to oGs, and to a greater extent Korea via witnessing Huk and MC and Jinro and the like. Really good. Furthermore we're getting top foreign pros practising in Korea and raising the level.

I want more of this.

GL HF to all parties.

DRG! DRG! DRG!

AxionSteel

United States7754 Posts

July 23 2011 14:19 GMT

#543

On July 23 2011 21:54 vx70GTOJudgexv wrote:
coL basically just looked at the oGs-SK and oGs-TL deals and said "Hmm. How can we take the best parts of both of these and make it work?" and did.

Well done on their part.

Agreed, I think it looks really nice, congrats to coL on a nice move

Assirra

Belgium4169 Posts

July 23 2011 14:29 GMT

#544

On July 23 2011 23:12 Count9 wrote:
Korea's got players, west's got money, this seems like it's good for all parties. Well, except new western up and coming pros.

Ppl keep mentioning this is bad for up and coming western pro's but i will never get that.
In korea its harder to become "pro" cause of the harder competition and only the GSL/GSTL as competition to prove themself yet there we nonstop see new players coming out of the woodwork.

namste

Finland2292 Posts

July 23 2011 14:33 GMT

#545

I find it a bit funny how this is considered a good thing by the majority, then again same thing happened with Nada / MC and SK Gaming and that was majorly frowned upon.

Choboo

Sweden2088 Posts

July 23 2011 14:35 GMT

#546

No Guineapig? ;;

DarkPlasmaBall

United States45762 Posts

July 23 2011 14:37 GMT

#547

Very very cool

Congratulations to everyone involved! DRG and Genius fighting!!!

scBruceee

4 Posts

July 23 2011 14:38 GMT

#548

Sick news O.o

raistline123

Canada18 Posts

July 23 2011 14:39 GMT

#549

On July 23 2011 23:33 namste wrote:
I find it a bit funny how this is considered a good thing by the majority, then again same thing happened with Nada / MC and SK Gaming and that was majorly frowned upon.

It's a different situation, there is no parternship really. MC/NADA will be wearing SK shirts while they attend foreign events, and thats pretty much the end of it.

Bedrock

United States395 Posts

July 23 2011 14:52 GMT

#550

Great move by coL. DRG is one sick player.

Echo312

14 Posts

July 23 2011 14:58 GMT

#551

Oh shit. coL.MVPDongRaeGu...I think LiquidTyler just shit himself.

HighlyToxic

France101 Posts

July 23 2011 15:04 GMT

#552

Sick

United States1056 Posts

July 23 2011 15:09 GMT

#553

I've just realized now, all of these foreign teams no longer seem like actual "teams" anymore, they all just feel like brands. It's cool that DRG and Genius, MC, and Nada will get support in foreign tournaments now, but all it says is that they're getting the support to advertise a team brand. It's hard to justify calling them "teams" now.

raistline123

Canada18 Posts

July 23 2011 15:11 GMT

#554

On July 23 2011 23:12 Count9 wrote:
Korea's got players, west's got money, this seems like it's good for all parties. Well, except new western up and coming pros.

Actually if you look at the next TL open there are over 500 participants that are just from the US. There are lots of opportunities for westerners to get their name out there, they just have to post the results in order to do so. Aquring Korean players for foreign teams is not preventing western players from exceeding IMO.

GreEny K

Germany7312 Posts

July 23 2011 15:28 GMT

#555

Wow, huge gain for coL. Congrats

Krogan

Sweden375 Posts

July 23 2011 15:28 GMT

#556

What is happening right now in SC2 Esports is so interesting, I think we have started to major world wide company's form around sc2 esports and I don't think there will be a difference between Korean and Foreign teams in a couple of years.

Zorgaz

Sweden2951 Posts

July 23 2011 15:32 GMT

#557

So many Korean/Foreigner deals these last weeks...

Awesome :D