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I'm more excited about IdrA going to Korea!
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On August 17 2011 02:55 travis wrote:Show nested quote +On August 17 2011 02:50 Ozcollo wrote:On August 17 2011 02:43 travis wrote:On August 17 2011 02:33 crappen wrote:On August 17 2011 02:30 travis wrote:
Anyone else think it's scumbaggy for EG to hype up stealing team liquid's player for 3 days? Stealing? Both teams throw what they had at Huk, who really deserves this after what he have accomplished. Aren't you glad teams are stepping up and compete for the players? Its a pretty nice spot for the player I must say, to have such choices. I was atleast thrilles cause of this, really shocked, I never thought that Huk would join forces with EG. The 3 days hyping worked for me stealing is semantics. they bought him out. they used capabilities liquid couldn't match, it could be argued that's stealing - "taking by force". On August 17 2011 02:34 farvacola wrote:On August 17 2011 02:30 travis wrote:
Anyone else think it's scumbaggy for EG to hype up stealing team liquid's player for 3 days? Anyone else think that Team Liquid willingly allowed EG to hype up this exchange for the benefit of the scene in general? If anything, it makes TL look even more awesome, as they are willing to allow fellow foreigner teams to hype up player acquisitions and overall create buzz? And again, one "steals" property, Huk is not going nowhere against his will. willingly? what does that mean. if you are asking if nazgul was happy about them hyping up the taking of his star player then no. On August 17 2011 02:34 Logros wrote:On August 17 2011 02:30 travis wrote:
Anyone else think it's scumbaggy for EG to hype up stealing team liquid's player for 3 days? Well it's also the announcement that IdrA is going back to Korea and that they're setting up a team house there. But I think noone expected a 600 page thread full of hype ><. I guess that's true but I think it's purposeful planning by EG so they can hype both at the same time, knowing that hyping just the taking of huk would be incredibly rude. Actually on second thought maybe that isn't purposeful planning because that still sounds like something EG would do. On August 17 2011 02:34 darmousseh wrote:On August 17 2011 02:30 travis wrote:
Anyone else think it's scumbaggy for EG to hype up stealing team liquid's player for 3 days? If liquid was signing idra, wouldn't they hype it for several days at least? Maybe if he was a free agent who was looking for a team. If liquid nabbed a member of another team by buying them out (like that would happen) - they would have some tact about how they announce it. On August 17 2011 02:35 iCCup.Diamond wrote:On August 17 2011 02:30 travis wrote:
Anyone else think it's scumbaggy for EG to hype up stealing team liquid's player for 3 days? No it's the signing of a new player. Should not matter which team he is on, plus they went about it the right way (contacting Naz). Can't see how that's scumbaggy. Plus they were also hyping that and IdrA back to Korea and the EG Korea house...... What does that mean? If they talked to naz it was just so they could buy out his contract, but I don't see how that has anything to do with how they announce it. On August 17 2011 02:36 Ozcollo wrote:On August 17 2011 02:30 travis wrote:
Anyone else think it's scumbaggy for EG to hype up stealing team liquid's player for 3 days? How did they steal him? They literally did this the best way possible. It is EG I guess and people are always irrational in their hate when it comes to them. It's semantics. You've never heard "steal" used that way? So Liquid stole Huk (as well as all their other players) when they signed him a year ago? And no I've never heard steal used in that way, that's retarded. I thought huk was a free agent? And anyways I don't think you're getting it lol. you've really never heard steal use that way? how old are you? we're at the store buying cucumbers. there is one cucumber left. you see it. I run up and grab it. you: "you stole that cucumber right out from me.". we're at an auction, we both want a puma doll. some guy bids 10 thousand. you make a gigantic bid, 5 million! "100 billion!", I shout. I stole the puma doll from you.
So bottom line is you're pissed at EG for making a good business decision and giving huk even more money to do something he loves.
GREAT FAN
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Lebron James - esque.
It's fine hyping shit that deserves hyping. But hyping a "victory" that comes at the expense of someone else is a dick move.
Hype like the hype EG made should be reserved for win-wins that benefits everything - not clear cut win-loses.
I'd be fine with EG picking up HuK in itself. The hype was a douche move. A punch in the fucking face to everyone (Nazgul, Heosat, etc.) who was hurt by the events leading up to this announcement.
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Disapointing to see Huk jettison his own team in their time of need (i.e. when a lot of their players are in poor form) because of money. Sad day for eSports.
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I think HuK's going to regret this, but at least he'll be rich.
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I really love HuK, Idra, and EG, but I still think Alex is a complete asshole.
Can't wait to watch Idra try to get back to Code S.
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On August 17 2011 02:46 Tanatos wrote:
Now I am really curious how much huk makes out of this new contract. I guess he makes as much as flash?
Don't be absurd, Flash is the greatest starcraft player of all time and his team (sponsored by a giant Korean company) knows it.
SC2 is nowhere near that.
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Best of luck to Huk
hope he and idra get along in korea and this helps their play out as well. EG fighting! Although sad for liquid 
gl hf!
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On August 17 2011 02:52 travis wrote:Show nested quote +On August 17 2011 02:45 SafeAsCheese wrote:
travis is really mad that arguably THE best foreigner getting on a new team is hyped?
Is it because it's on this website? Is only TL allowed to hype stuff here, being a monopoly on the SC2 community viewership? You don't see how it lacks tact to gloat over your gains when it's someone else's equal loss and there was nothing they could do to prevent it? I love how stupid what you say is considering team liquid did nothing to censor the hype.
Do you seriously not see how petty you are being? Nobody denies that this is sad for TL, but that's not the point of the announcement. By your logic, nobody should ever celebrate anything.
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The real question is a possible GSL spoiler. + Show Spoiler +Will EG take all of the credit and ride the success if HuK makes it deeper into Code S?
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Money ruins the spirit of every competition eventually. I cant say I hate EG. But I certainly dont like them after this. Whole thing leaves a nasty taste in my mouth.
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so you made a pro house in the US but you send out your best players to korea. Nice teambuilding... the best are getting better and the ones that didn't make the cut can stay at their level for ever... good job EG. I would be very upset if i was in EG and found out that they are going to korea while you have to stay in the US, trying to keep up with the skilllevel of people who practice in korea.
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Is it not time to let some of the lesser talented players go ? I feel 3 good players is nice but to be at the top, more big things should happen.
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On August 17 2011 02:57 Turenne wrote:
Disapointing to see Huk jettison his own team in their time of need (i.e. when a lot of their players are in poor form) because of money. Sad day for eSports.
I don't know about poor form, Liquid has 2 players going to Blizzcon so that seems okay to me.
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On August 17 2011 02:57 Corrosive wrote:Show nested quote +On August 17 2011 02:55 travis wrote:On August 17 2011 02:50 Ozcollo wrote:On August 17 2011 02:43 travis wrote:On August 17 2011 02:33 crappen wrote:On August 17 2011 02:30 travis wrote:
Anyone else think it's scumbaggy for EG to hype up stealing team liquid's player for 3 days? Stealing? Both teams throw what they had at Huk, who really deserves this after what he have accomplished. Aren't you glad teams are stepping up and compete for the players? Its a pretty nice spot for the player I must say, to have such choices. I was atleast thrilles cause of this, really shocked, I never thought that Huk would join forces with EG. The 3 days hyping worked for me stealing is semantics. they bought him out. they used capabilities liquid couldn't match, it could be argued that's stealing - "taking by force". On August 17 2011 02:34 farvacola wrote:On August 17 2011 02:30 travis wrote:
Anyone else think it's scumbaggy for EG to hype up stealing team liquid's player for 3 days? Anyone else think that Team Liquid willingly allowed EG to hype up this exchange for the benefit of the scene in general? If anything, it makes TL look even more awesome, as they are willing to allow fellow foreigner teams to hype up player acquisitions and overall create buzz? And again, one "steals" property, Huk is not going nowhere against his will. willingly? what does that mean. if you are asking if nazgul was happy about them hyping up the taking of his star player then no. On August 17 2011 02:34 Logros wrote:On August 17 2011 02:30 travis wrote:
Anyone else think it's scumbaggy for EG to hype up stealing team liquid's player for 3 days? Well it's also the announcement that IdrA is going back to Korea and that they're setting up a team house there. But I think noone expected a 600 page thread full of hype ><. I guess that's true but I think it's purposeful planning by EG so they can hype both at the same time, knowing that hyping just the taking of huk would be incredibly rude. Actually on second thought maybe that isn't purposeful planning because that still sounds like something EG would do. On August 17 2011 02:34 darmousseh wrote:On August 17 2011 02:30 travis wrote:
Anyone else think it's scumbaggy for EG to hype up stealing team liquid's player for 3 days? If liquid was signing idra, wouldn't they hype it for several days at least? Maybe if he was a free agent who was looking for a team. If liquid nabbed a member of another team by buying them out (like that would happen) - they would have some tact about how they announce it. On August 17 2011 02:35 iCCup.Diamond wrote:On August 17 2011 02:30 travis wrote:
Anyone else think it's scumbaggy for EG to hype up stealing team liquid's player for 3 days? No it's the signing of a new player. Should not matter which team he is on, plus they went about it the right way (contacting Naz). Can't see how that's scumbaggy. Plus they were also hyping that and IdrA back to Korea and the EG Korea house...... What does that mean? If they talked to naz it was just so they could buy out his contract, but I don't see how that has anything to do with how they announce it. On August 17 2011 02:36 Ozcollo wrote:On August 17 2011 02:30 travis wrote:
Anyone else think it's scumbaggy for EG to hype up stealing team liquid's player for 3 days? How did they steal him? They literally did this the best way possible. It is EG I guess and people are always irrational in their hate when it comes to them. It's semantics. You've never heard "steal" used that way? So Liquid stole Huk (as well as all their other players) when they signed him a year ago? And no I've never heard steal used in that way, that's retarded. I thought huk was a free agent? And anyways I don't think you're getting it lol. you've really never heard steal use that way? how old are you? we're at the store buying cucumbers. there is one cucumber left. you see it. I run up and grab it. you: "you stole that cucumber right out from me.". we're at an auction, we both want a puma doll. some guy bids 10 thousand. you make a gigantic bid, 5 million! "100 billion!", I shout. I stole the puma doll from you. So bottom line is you're pissed at EG for being a better business and giving huk even more money to do something he loves. GREAT FAN
Hey genius, I never said I was mad at EG for stealing huk. They are a business and they are damn competitive and I can't fault that. If you actually read my posts the only thing I am "pissed" at them for (which really im not even mad) is that I think it majorly lacks tact to hype it up.
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Not sure if HuKs play will improve that much moving from oGs-TL house to just practicing with idra, puma + ladder. His PvT will become ridicilous, but I think his other matchups will suffer more.
Much more variety of knowledge in the oGs house for sure.
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On August 17 2011 02:55 travis wrote:Show nested quote +On August 17 2011 02:50 Ozcollo wrote:On August 17 2011 02:43 travis wrote:On August 17 2011 02:33 crappen wrote:On August 17 2011 02:30 travis wrote:
Anyone else think it's scumbaggy for EG to hype up stealing team liquid's player for 3 days? Stealing? Both teams throw what they had at Huk, who really deserves this after what he have accomplished. Aren't you glad teams are stepping up and compete for the players? Its a pretty nice spot for the player I must say, to have such choices. I was atleast thrilles cause of this, really shocked, I never thought that Huk would join forces with EG. The 3 days hyping worked for me stealing is semantics. they bought him out. they used capabilities liquid couldn't match, it could be argued that's stealing - "taking by force". On August 17 2011 02:34 farvacola wrote:On August 17 2011 02:30 travis wrote:
Anyone else think it's scumbaggy for EG to hype up stealing team liquid's player for 3 days? Anyone else think that Team Liquid willingly allowed EG to hype up this exchange for the benefit of the scene in general? If anything, it makes TL look even more awesome, as they are willing to allow fellow foreigner teams to hype up player acquisitions and overall create buzz? And again, one "steals" property, Huk is not going nowhere against his will. willingly? what does that mean. if you are asking if nazgul was happy about them hyping up the taking of his star player then no. On August 17 2011 02:34 Logros wrote:On August 17 2011 02:30 travis wrote:
Anyone else think it's scumbaggy for EG to hype up stealing team liquid's player for 3 days? Well it's also the announcement that IdrA is going back to Korea and that they're setting up a team house there. But I think noone expected a 600 page thread full of hype ><. I guess that's true but I think it's purposeful planning by EG so they can hype both at the same time, knowing that hyping just the taking of huk would be incredibly rude. Actually on second thought maybe that isn't purposeful planning because that still sounds like something EG would do. On August 17 2011 02:34 darmousseh wrote:On August 17 2011 02:30 travis wrote:
Anyone else think it's scumbaggy for EG to hype up stealing team liquid's player for 3 days? If liquid was signing idra, wouldn't they hype it for several days at least? Maybe if he was a free agent who was looking for a team. If liquid nabbed a member of another team by buying them out (like that would happen) - they would have some tact about how they announce it. On August 17 2011 02:35 iCCup.Diamond wrote:On August 17 2011 02:30 travis wrote:
Anyone else think it's scumbaggy for EG to hype up stealing team liquid's player for 3 days? No it's the signing of a new player. Should not matter which team he is on, plus they went about it the right way (contacting Naz). Can't see how that's scumbaggy. Plus they were also hyping that and IdrA back to Korea and the EG Korea house...... What does that mean? If they talked to naz it was just so they could buy out his contract, but I don't see how that has anything to do with how they announce it. On August 17 2011 02:36 Ozcollo wrote:On August 17 2011 02:30 travis wrote:
Anyone else think it's scumbaggy for EG to hype up stealing team liquid's player for 3 days? How did they steal him? They literally did this the best way possible. It is EG I guess and people are always irrational in their hate when it comes to them. It's semantics. You've never heard "steal" used that way? So Liquid stole Huk (as well as all their other players) when they signed him a year ago? And no I've never heard steal used in that way, that's retarded. I thought huk was a free agent? And anyways I don't think you're getting it lol. you've really never heard steal use that way? how old are you? we're at the store buying cucumbers. there is one cucumber left. you see it. I run up and grab it. you: "you stole that cucumber right out from me.". we're at an auction, we both want a puma doll. some guy bids 10 thousand. you make a gigantic bid, 5 million! "100 billion!", I shout. I stole the puma doll from you.
If he was a free agent how could they fucking steal him. That's your word, not mine. You say it's semantics when in reality it's just you using a charged word to try and further discredit a team you dislike.
And if someone beat me at an auction that's not stealing, that's winning an auction you buttfrustrated little boy (Sorry, thought I should bring age into it too). That analogy was weak.
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On August 17 2011 02:56 Thallis wrote:Show nested quote +On August 17 2011 02:53 wanahakalugy wrote:
I love all the haters hating on EG. They did this the best way possible and they still catch shit for it. Some of you nerds need to leave your basement. Huk's contract was coming to an end so EG asked Liquid if they could try to negotiate with Huk. So they did and they came upon an agreement. Obviously none of you watch real sports because this happens all the time. There was no stealing involved. Huk obviously had his reasons or saw something that made him want to go to EG. Instead of hating on EG for getting Huk why don't you all look at the other side and see that Huk actually left Liquid cause he left on his own choice, not like EG held a gun to his head and said your signing this contract. EG did the completely evil and nonstandard practice in sports of dumping barrels of cash at one of the best available players. The nerve!
If they have the money and resources to do such a thing I honestly do not see a problem with it. I am certain though it this was the other way around (liquid getting a eg member) nothing would be said as to "omg hate hate hate." Also to get huk you would have to dump barrels of cash seeing as he is one of the best so your logic is severally flawed. For any team to get huk they would be dumping lots of cash at him and that includes liquid resigning him.
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On August 17 2011 02:58 Kralic wrote:The real question is a possible GSL spoiler. + Show Spoiler +Will EG take all of the credit and ride the success if HuK makes it deeper into Code S?
It would be a sham if they did. Idra, Puma, and Huk were great players before they joined EG.
It's not like EG trained them or helped them develop.
In fact the only one we can say for sure (Idra, because he's been there for a while) degraded severely since joining EG.
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On August 17 2011 01:13 turdburgler wrote:
does this make the house in arizona officially the EG b-team then :D
Ya, it seems weird that shortly after announcing a new team house they move away one of their best players. I would think that they'd want all of their players together in the same place so they can all grow together.
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