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Source: Twitter accounts of YellOw and Violet
It seems KT Rolster's Violet has been up to some shenanigans while receiving treatment for his leukaemia. A short discourse between YellOw and Violet is shown below, dated August 18:
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Violet: Hyung you need to have a round of SC2 with me, I have a higher ladder ranking than you lol
YellOw: [Yellow's nickname for Violet here].. don't lie.. I've gone up a lot now.. kk What rank are you?
Violet: I was masters in Season 2 kk I haven't started Season 3 yet since I'm in hospital TT Hyung you need to get tested by me before you hit the Code A preliminaries kk
YellOw: Were you masters... – – You should be playing SC1, if you play SC2 that well as well.. what the kk
Some conclusions:
a) Violet is still in hospital (get better soon!)
b) He's been playing some SC2, and pretty good at that -_-
c) YellOw might not be masters at this point (he refers to masters with the 님 suffix, suggesting respect for Violet's ladder rank)
d) The theory of BW pros owning up current SC2 players if/when they switch is not completely without logic
To be fair, I expect Violet to stick with KT and BW, but him switching to SC2 would be an interesting thought :-P Umm enjoy, and discuss? :-S (Kudos will be awarded for finding Violet's account on the Korean ladder :-D)
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I just hope Violet gets better so he can pwn in either game
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Likewise, I just hope he gets better, but if he does play SC2 (at any point), he can challenge fake violet to a grudge match.
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The monsters are comming.
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The only reason he's doing it is because this is his downtime while being treated for it. It should come as no surprise. I would definitely be trying all sorts of things while I still can.
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thanks for violets twitter ^^.
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Violet :D Good to see he's doing well!
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I hope he gets better. He was a boss in BW, and it would be nice to see him continue to own it up in BW or SC2.
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I wonder how it feels to be beat by someone on chemotherapy
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If Violet can own it up the KR ladder while playing casually during his treatment, then it really says that the current SC2 top-tier level still isn't that high. :o
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Pretty cool, but I hope he doesn't switch over, he still needs to get one more SPL title with KTRolster!
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Whatever Violet does, I hope he gets well soon.
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Okay, and whats the news?
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I thought Kepsa had forbade contracted SCBW pros from playing SC2.
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On August 22 2011 23:12 Sandro wrote:
I thought Kepsa had forbade contracted SCBW pros from playing SC2.
I don't think that's even possible. They forbade them to play it professionally, probably yes. But in their free time they can do whatever they want.
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So Violet, who is in hospital getting treatment for cancer, can achieve a higher ladder ranking than every foreigner playing on kr server. Wow he's really good.
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On August 22 2011 23:15 Micket wrote:
So Violet, who is in hospital getting treatment for cancer, can achieve a higher ladder ranking than every foreigner playing on kr server. Wow he's really good.
No?
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On August 22 2011 23:09 tyCe wrote:
If Violet can own it up the KR ladder while playing casually during his treatment, then it really says that the current SC2 top-tier level still isn't that high. :o
Since when is Masters level the top-tier level? lol
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On August 22 2011 23:15 Micket wrote:
So Violet, who is in hospital getting treatment for cancer, can achieve a higher ladder ranking than every foreigner playing on kr server. Wow he's really good.
You are a complete idiot, do some research on who YellOw is before posting.
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On August 22 2011 23:09 tyCe wrote:
If Violet can own it up the KR ladder while playing casually during his treatment, then it really says that the current SC2 top-tier level still isn't that high. :o
Yeah a bw professional for years owns up MASTERS league in sc2 when we dont even know how much he has been playing. Your conclusions are not reasonable.
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I am sure that even pros can play other games in their spare time.
So this pretty much doesn´t mean anything.Really, everytime a BW pro mentions he plays SC2 people go wild on speculation.
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I just hope he gets well, so sad to see young people with such bad diseases.
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Hmm what race does he play?
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It would be sick to see Violet come back. War Violet!
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As long as he gets better, I don't care what game he plays!
*pssst Violet, ask Flash to join you*
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On August 22 2011 22:58 Kerotan wrote:
Likewise, I just hope he gets better, but if he does play SC2 (at any point), he can challenge fake violet to a grudge match.
What do you mean fake violet ;>? If you mean the code S(?) player, he's played WC3 under the ID Violet  .
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On August 22 2011 23:17 Qlimax_UK wrote:Show nested quote +On August 22 2011 23:15 Micket wrote:
So Violet, who is in hospital getting treatment for cancer, can achieve a higher ladder ranking than every foreigner playing on kr server. Wow he's really good. You are a complete idiot, do some research on who YellOw is before posting.
He said every foreigner, idiot.
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Violet...Flash misses you
You 2 needs to stay in the hospital and rest haha
Let JaeDong and Bisu fight
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I am (or rather was before I took a break) masters too. That means Im owning up the EU ladder!? Cool, go me!
Hope Violet gets well soon!
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Since when is Masters level the top-tier level? lol
Mid-High Korean Masters is similar/higher in skill than EU/US grandmaster. Not bad for "playing a game on the side".
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Kr masters league guys. Remember what Artosis said. NA low masters players cannot get out of platinum on KR. That's why it is a difficult achievement, especially when gsl pros such as nestea and losira are also masters.
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On August 22 2011 23:25 Micket wrote:
Kr masters league guys. Remember what Artosis said. NA low masters players cannot get out of platinum on KR. That's why it is a difficult achievement, especially when gsl pros such as nestea and losira are also masters.
They dont ladder grind though, do they.
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Awesome news. I'm really happy he's getting better :D
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On August 22 2011 23:26 Tekkerz wrote:Show nested quote +On August 22 2011 23:25 Micket wrote:
Kr masters league guys. Remember what Artosis said. NA low masters players cannot get out of platinum on KR. That's why it is a difficult achievement, especially when gsl pros such as nestea and losira are also masters. They dont ladder grind though, do they.
No the pros do fuck all on the ladder. Nestea has <50% win rate and Poltprime is in silver league. But my comment stands true. NA low masters can't get out of plat of KR.
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On August 22 2011 23:18 windsupernova wrote:
I am sure that even pros can play other games in their spare time.
So this pretty much doesn´t mean anything.Really, everytime a BW pro mentions he plays SC2 people go wild on speculation.
Yeah if you want proof, Stork[GM] played WoW for a bit 4 years ago and that was fine. I mean he was never in trouble for playing it as far as we know, right? And something (like being in deep shit) would've been all over Fomos or DES.
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On August 22 2011 22:59 h41fgod wrote:
Winter is coming.
Fixed that for you, good sir.
Get well soon, Violet! + Show Spoiler [SKT1 vs. KT] +With KT winning SPL Finals, you should be happy.
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On August 22 2011 22:59 h41fgod wrote:
The monsters are comming.
i lol'd ;D
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Don't care what game he plays as long as he is getting better.
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On August 22 2011 23:28 Micket wrote:Show nested quote +On August 22 2011 23:26 Tekkerz wrote:On August 22 2011 23:25 Micket wrote:
Kr masters league guys. Remember what Artosis said. NA low masters players cannot get out of platinum on KR. That's why it is a difficult achievement, especially when gsl pros such as nestea and losira are also masters. They dont ladder grind though, do they. No the pros do fuck all on the ladder. Nestea has <50% win rate and Poltprime is in silver league. But my comment stands true. NA low masters can't get out of plat of KR.
If you are trying to be clever, Nestea does have less than 50 percent win ratio, and very little games played.
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This is sweet! I want to know what YellOw's nickname for Violet is though!
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There's not a chance in hell for Violet playing SC2 at a pro level, specially after KT winning the last Proleague.
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There is only one explanation.
This is part of a joint BW/SC2 plan to create the ultimate hybrid player. Incredible Miracle did a charity blood drive for Violet when SC2Con was formed. KT held another blood drive for Violet, with BoxeR even showing up for a donation.
Perhaps Violet is surging with the blood of the best of both SC2 and BW. Flash, Stats, BoxeR, MVP, and Nestea all reside inside Violet, creating a monster that we should all fear.
Jokes aside, I hope Violet gets well soon. KT needs all the help they can get in the next season.
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Violet is/was a pretty fucking good BW player, doesn't surprise me in the least if he spent time just playing the ladder that he'd be high up there. I wonder how he feels about 1/1/1 
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Imagine how confusing it would be if team MVP picked him up... MVPViolet and MVPviOlet on the same team :D
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All things considered that he is a mid-high A-teamer on one of the top teams, he has no reason to switch over yet since he'd make more money off salary than he'd win off of SC2 at this point in time. It's the same reason no A-teamers are switching over.
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On August 23 2011 02:10 Rampager wrote:Violet is/was a pretty fucking good BW player, doesn't surprise me in the least if he spent time just playing the ladder that he'd be high up there. I wonder how he feels about 1/1/1
He was my hope for Protoss before he got sick 
I think he can be considered one of the better or more talented BW players to play SC2. Of course I hope he gets better and goes back to being good at BW.
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All things considered that he is a mid-high A-teamer on one of the top teams, he has no reason to switch over yet since he'd make more money off salary than he'd win off of SC2 at this point in time. It's the same reason no A-teamers are switching over.
Yea, BW is still too big in Korea for any A (or even B) teamers to consider switching over, SC2 is actually pretty small in Korea in comparison. I honestly don't see any current BW pro switching over for at least 2-3 more years.
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Just recover first- it doesn't matter which/any game you play. But a Yellow / Violet showmatch would be pretty fun to watch.
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On August 23 2011 07:01 BadgerBadger8264 wrote:Show nested quote +All things considered that he is a mid-high A-teamer on one of the top teams, he has no reason to switch over yet since he'd make more money off salary than he'd win off of SC2 at this point in time. It's the same reason no A-teamers are switching over. Yea, BW is still too big in Korea for any A (or even B) teamers to consider switching over, SC2 is actually pretty small in Korea in comparison. I honestly don't see any current BW pro switching over for at least 2-3 more years.
Well you can't really make a prediction like that because you have no idea how BW or SC2 will evolve in the coming years. If SC2 attracts significant sponsorship it could make it worth while for several BW to switch over e.g.
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On August 22 2011 23:15 K_Dilkington wrote:Show nested quote +On August 22 2011 23:15 Micket wrote:
So Violet, who is in hospital getting treatment for cancer, can achieve a higher ladder ranking than every foreigner playing on kr server. Wow he's really good. No?
Yes.
Ok, Im outdated on foreigns ranks on KR, so might be no since he said every.
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On August 23 2011 02:13 hatoblue wrote:
Imagine how confusing it would be if team MVP picked him up... MVPViolet and MVPviOlet on the same team :D
MVPFiolet?
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Nice to see Violet playing some SC. Whatever happened to that Violet yellow ribbon across the TL banner?
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I love KT_Violet and hope that he is able to either return to PL or start a new in sc2. Either way I will love and support the fuck out of him <3 <3 :D.
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On August 22 2011 23:28 IntoTheheart wrote:Show nested quote +On August 22 2011 23:18 windsupernova wrote:
I am sure that even pros can play other games in their spare time.
So this pretty much doesn´t mean anything.Really, everytime a BW pro mentions he plays SC2 people go wild on speculation. Yeah if you want proof, Stork[GM] played WoW for a bit 4 years ago and that was fine. I mean he was never in trouble for playing it as far as we know, right? And something (like being in deep shit) would've been all over Fomos or DES.
lol I believe Stork was slumping due to excessive WoW playing. But supposedly he played a lot.
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On August 22 2011 23:15 Micket wrote:
So Violet, who is in hospital getting treatment for cancer, can achieve a higher ladder ranking than every foreigner playing on kr server. Wow he's really good.
me as low master europe play few games and beating everything in diamond there (just very few games until now) and will get promoted very soon....
you think europeans cant master in kr ? huk even managed grandmaster ... there are just a hand full of foreign playing from korea and from other countrys thers lag ...
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lol wow interesting, violet can always just be lying for fun tho xD
anytways cool, if violet switches over then lets see stork jaedong and flash and bisu come over and own everyone
then that would pretty much be the death of BW tho eh, after all the stars switch xD
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On August 23 2011 07:01 BadgerBadger8264 wrote:Show nested quote +All things considered that he is a mid-high A-teamer on one of the top teams, he has no reason to switch over yet since he'd make more money off salary than he'd win off of SC2 at this point in time. It's the same reason no A-teamers are switching over. Yea, BW is still too big in Korea for any A (or even B) teamers to consider switching over, SC2 is actually pretty small in Korea in comparison. I honestly don't see any current BW pro switching over for at least 2-3 more years.
What about the players who have already switched games?
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I think we'll all just be happy if he survives first (what he's got has a nasty death rate). So, that first!
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On August 23 2011 07:01 BadgerBadger8264 wrote:Show nested quote +All things considered that he is a mid-high A-teamer on one of the top teams, he has no reason to switch over yet since he'd make more money off salary than he'd win off of SC2 at this point in time. It's the same reason no A-teamers are switching over. Yea, BW is still too big in Korea for any A (or even B) teamers to consider switching over, SC2 is actually pretty small in Korea in comparison. I honestly don't see any current BW pro switching over for at least 2-3 more years.
Depending on how some of the B-teamer contracts go, I'd be surprised if 1-2 didn't show up on SC2 teams suddenly. Probably the older B-teamers, I'd imagine.
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On August 23 2011 08:20 Taf the Ghost wrote:Show nested quote +On August 23 2011 07:01 BadgerBadger8264 wrote:All things considered that he is a mid-high A-teamer on one of the top teams, he has no reason to switch over yet since he'd make more money off salary than he'd win off of SC2 at this point in time. It's the same reason no A-teamers are switching over. Yea, BW is still too big in Korea for any A (or even B) teamers to consider switching over, SC2 is actually pretty small in Korea in comparison. I honestly don't see any current BW pro switching over for at least 2-3 more years. Depending on how some of the B-teamer contracts go, I'd be surprised if 1-2 didn't show up on SC2 teams suddenly. Probably the older B-teamers, I'd imagine.
The problem is that it'll take a bit of time before we'd here about the B-teamers shortly after they switch over, as they have to get acclimated to SC2 before producing results. There will definitely be a lag time between the time of switch and the first results in more obscure tournaments or in GSL Code A prelims. Heck,  Silent Control from that WCG 2005 documentary has been on Startale for a while (according to Liquipedia), yet I've yet to see him in any games.
Puma switched to SC2 relatively later than other players, as evident by some OSL prelim game in late October on his BW TLPD. It was a long while before we started hearing word from players that he was a force to be reckoned with, and it was a while after that before he was thrust into the spotlight with his NASL victory.
 GuemChi played SC2 for a bit under the radar during his temporary soul-searching "retirement." Aside form a single interview with Artosis, there wasn't much info about him until he suddenly switched back to BW and returned to Woongjin.
I'll be highly interested in the SC2 roster changes this month, but we won't see any significant competitors until several months after their switch.
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Gogo Violet hwaiting! :D It seems that violet's treatment is going well?
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Oh dear god. What if Flash tries SC2 while recovering from his wrist injury? I can't bear to think about it, it's too gruesome and brutal.
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On August 23 2011 08:51 branflakes14 wrote:
Oh dear god. What if Flash tries SC2 while recovering from his wrist injury? I can't bear to think about it, it's too gruesome and brutal.
oh fuck
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On August 22 2011 23:28 Micket wrote:Show nested quote +On August 22 2011 23:26 Tekkerz wrote:On August 22 2011 23:25 Micket wrote:
Kr masters league guys. Remember what Artosis said. NA low masters players cannot get out of platinum on KR. That's why it is a difficult achievement, especially when gsl pros such as nestea and losira are also masters. They dont ladder grind though, do they. No the pros do fuck all on the ladder. Nestea has <50% win rate and Poltprime is in silver league. But my comment stands true. NA low masters can't get out of plat of KR.
Okay you're right about NesTea, but Polt is in masters and topped the ladder for a while in season 2.
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On August 23 2011 08:51 branflakes14 wrote:
Oh dear god. What if Flash tries SC2 while recovering from his wrist injury? I can't bear to think about it, it's too gruesome and brutal.
ye, id imagine he would be pretty bad.. having a cast on his wrist and all.
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The kings are ready to play GSL. Good luck to everyone else, because they're going to need it.
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On August 23 2011 08:36 eviltomahawk wrote:Show nested quote +On August 23 2011 08:20 Taf the Ghost wrote:On August 23 2011 07:01 BadgerBadger8264 wrote:All things considered that he is a mid-high A-teamer on one of the top teams, he has no reason to switch over yet since he'd make more money off salary than he'd win off of SC2 at this point in time. It's the same reason no A-teamers are switching over. Yea, BW is still too big in Korea for any A (or even B) teamers to consider switching over, SC2 is actually pretty small in Korea in comparison. I honestly don't see any current BW pro switching over for at least 2-3 more years. Depending on how some of the B-teamer contracts go, I'd be surprised if 1-2 didn't show up on SC2 teams suddenly. Probably the older B-teamers, I'd imagine. The problem is that it'll take a bit of time before we'd here about the B-teamers shortly after they switch over, as they have to get acclimated to SC2 before producing results. There will definitely be a lag time between the time of switch and the first results in more obscure tournaments or in GSL Code A prelims. Heck, Silent Control from that WCG 2005 documentary has been on Startale for a while (according to Liquipedia), yet I've yet to see him in any games. Puma switched to SC2 relatively later than other players, as evident by some OSL prelim game in late October on his BW TLPD. It was a long while before we started hearing word from players that he was a force to be reckoned with, and it was a while after that before he was thrust into the spotlight with his NASL victory. GuemChi played SC2 for a bit under the radar during his temporary soul-searching "retirement." Aside form a single interview with Artosis, there wasn't much info about him until he suddenly switched back to BW and returned to Woongjin. I'll be highly interested in the SC2 roster changes this month, but we won't see any significant competitors until several months after their switch.
silent_control played in the first gstl with the name "troumen". artosis didn't recognize him. i'd be surprised if hes still even playing
on topic: i think violet is just messing around. He'll definitely be back playing bw when he's healthy. quite some time ago during their break, iloveoov, stork and reach were playing sc2 as well but after the break they went back to their normal jobs obviously
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This would be amazing if a lot of SC1 players switched over, but the only 2 people I want are Bisu, and Stork to come over so they can help revolutionize Protoss.
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On August 23 2011 08:36 eviltomahawk wrote:Show nested quote +On August 23 2011 08:20 Taf the Ghost wrote:On August 23 2011 07:01 BadgerBadger8264 wrote:All things considered that he is a mid-high A-teamer on one of the top teams, he has no reason to switch over yet since he'd make more money off salary than he'd win off of SC2 at this point in time. It's the same reason no A-teamers are switching over. Yea, BW is still too big in Korea for any A (or even B) teamers to consider switching over, SC2 is actually pretty small in Korea in comparison. I honestly don't see any current BW pro switching over for at least 2-3 more years. Depending on how some of the B-teamer contracts go, I'd be surprised if 1-2 didn't show up on SC2 teams suddenly. Probably the older B-teamers, I'd imagine. The problem is that it'll take a bit of time before we'd here about the B-teamers shortly after they switch over, as they have to get acclimated to SC2 before producing results. There will definitely be a lag time between the time of switch and the first results in more obscure tournaments or in GSL Code A prelims. Heck, Silent Control from that WCG 2005 documentary has been on Startale for a while (according to Liquipedia), yet I've yet to see him in any games. Puma switched to SC2 relatively later than other players, as evident by some OSL prelim game in late October on his BW TLPD. It was a long while before we started hearing word from players that he was a force to be reckoned with, and it was a while after that before he was thrust into the spotlight with his NASL victory. GuemChi played SC2 for a bit under the radar during his temporary soul-searching "retirement." Aside form a single interview with Artosis, there wasn't much info about him until he suddenly switched back to BW and returned to Woongjin. I'll be highly interested in the SC2 roster changes this month, but we won't see any significant competitors until several months after their switch.
The SC:BW to SC2 dominance isn't assured. While there's a lot of carry over, they aren't identical. Which is why I said it's a matter of the contracts. If say a 22-24 year old B-teamer doesn't get much of any contract, I could see them switching, as they have a chance to make at least some money. Especially if they want to spend some time traveling outside of Korea. But it'll depend a lot on those contracts. We don't really have access to the behind the scenes pay information to the B-teamers.
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Hang on, I forgot to fangirl in my last post.
OMG VIOLET ^_______^
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It would make sense for violet to switch to SC2 seeing as it is easier to get into than BW and violet has been out for quite a long time. Would be interesting if he switches if KT will keep him.
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Violet he first double player! WTF!!! that would be pretty slick if he tried for gsl once he gets health gets better
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On August 23 2011 02:13 hatoblue wrote:
Imagine how confusing it would be if team MVP picked him up... MVPViolet and MVPviOlet on the same team :D
They should play each other for it.
Loser has to change his name to Zergbong
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On August 23 2011 08:51 branflakes14 wrote:
Oh dear god. What if Flash tries SC2 while recovering from his wrist injury? I can't bear to think about it, it's too gruesome and brutal.
He wins 2-3 GSLs EZ money
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On August 22 2011 23:17 Complete wrote:Show nested quote +On August 22 2011 23:09 tyCe wrote:
If Violet can own it up the KR ladder while playing casually during his treatment, then it really says that the current SC2 top-tier level still isn't that high. :o Since when is Masters level the top-tier level? lol
it is if its KR ladder
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BETRAYAL! SLAY THE TRAITOR!
... <3 Violet has to ease his way into BW again, starting with the nubnub game :D
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SC2 domino effect. Retired BW player 1 plays SC2. BW Player 1 invites BW player 2. BW Player 2 invites BW player 3...and so on.
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On August 23 2011 13:02 EnSky wrote:SC2 domino effect. Retired BW player 1 plays SC2. BW Player 1 invites BW player 2. BW Player 2 invites BW player 3...and so on.
STOP IT
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Man as much as I hate seeing BW lose a lot of players ( if players do choose to go to sc2 ), I really enjoy that players will continue gaming through SC2 as well. 
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On August 23 2011 13:02 GGzerG wrote:Man as much as I hate seeing BW lose a lot of players ( if players do choose to go to sc2 ), I really enjoy that players will continue gaming through SC2 as well.
That's exactly the way I'd like to put it. I loved BW, but it appears to be slowly dying - it's great to see a lot of the good/interesting players switch over.
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Lol... he's just playing for fun guys. Don't be so serious
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I hope he becomes serious, I think he would be the best progamer thus far in terms of skill of any who would have switched over. He was a solid A-teamer, the closest to him was either Sangho or MVP, right? And I'd say he was better than both of them.
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On August 22 2011 23:25 Micket wrote:
Kr masters league guys. Remember what Artosis said. NA low masters players cannot get out of platinum on KR. That's why it is a difficult achievement, especially when gsl pros such as nestea and losira are also masters.
I'm pretty sure all these " Kr ladder is so hard, NA grandmaster are stuck in platinium" is a lot of exageration.
Last time i checked, koreans pro who are low in ladder just don't ladder seriously. Foreigner in kr did have a pretty high succes on kr ladder too. I remember qxc didn't had any difficulty playing on it.
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On August 24 2011 05:31 Noocta wrote:Show nested quote +On August 22 2011 23:25 Micket wrote:
Kr masters league guys. Remember what Artosis said. NA low masters players cannot get out of platinum on KR. That's why it is a difficult achievement, especially when gsl pros such as nestea and losira are also masters. I'm pretty sure all these " Kr ladder is so hard, NA grandmaster are stuck in platinium" is a lot of exageration. Last time i checked, koreans pro who are low in ladder just don't ladder seriously. Foreigner in kr did have a pretty high succes on kr ladder too. I remember qxc didn't had any difficulty playing on it.
I know there's latency issues for them, but I've def taken games off Koreans playing on NA ladder (ie. LiquidHero playing on oGs account), as well as someone in my clan who couldn't even make GM (rank 1 masters though) either season went 1-1 vs Puzzle. I don't think a plat player could take a single game off me even if he allined, and I went CC first TvP.
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OMG yellow is not even master ? :/
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