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Lack of content, flaming (of the French or anyone) and useless posts will be punished. Please keep it from being too inflammatory and keep discussion on-topic. -semioldguy (p.103)

Update: Please read http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=267506#1 and continue the discussion there.
Eufouria
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United Kingdom4425 Posts
September 19 2011 18:38 GMT
#301
I don't like this bit

"The techniques used by Complexity to recruit Stephano were quite disorienting to influence our young player towards a bad decision."

Now unless Complexity got him drunk or slipped him some roofie and then signed the contract with his hand when he was unconscious then this seems like an accusation that Complexity have misled Stephano. If you're going to make an accusation like that you really need some details to back your claim up.
Peitachi
Profile Joined August 2011
Denmark8 Posts
September 19 2011 18:38 GMT
#302
Why are some people blaming CoL? They didnt drug him or trick him. He signed, and apparently was happy with signing. Now he breaks a contract he just signed, no ones fault but his.
Emporio
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
United States3069 Posts
September 19 2011 18:38 GMT
#303
On September 20 2011 03:37 zerker2strong wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 20 2011 03:31 havox_ wrote:
On September 20 2011 03:28 zerker2strong wrote:
On September 20 2011 03:26 havox_ wrote:
On September 20 2011 03:17 tofubeans wrote:
Update:

Within the last hour Team Millennium announced that Stephano was remaining with their organization despite the fact he executed a legally binding contract with compLexity. We are extremely disappointed by this turn of events are are seeking more information while we evaluate our legal options with French counsel. By no means do we want a player who does not want to be part of our organization but we can not simply allow players and organizations to completely disrespect the legal contractual process that ensures stability in our evolving sport.


http://www.complexitygaming.com/news/3126/#

He did sign a contract.

ifthis is really true, i actually hope that he a) gets sued or b) at least will be banned from leagues =)
sounds harsh, but how else to let kids grow up? Do we want this to be a real, pro sport or not?


ye lets ban the best foreign player lol good thinking

lol, thats your argument?
"what the hell, he is the best foreigner (lol, he isnt btw^^), he is allowed to do what ever he wants... who cares about contracts anyways?" dude, sorry, but thats retarded^^


he beated mma and puzzle in the ipl3 qualifier pretty gut

edit: anyways he is streaming now

Wait that's seriously your argument.
How does it feel knowing you wasted another 3 seconds of your life reading this again?
hypnoxide
Profile Joined August 2011
240 Posts
September 19 2011 18:38 GMT
#304
Sounds like Millennium is butt-hurt that they lost their supposedly best player and guilt tripped him into trying to break his contract and come back. I don't know who this player is but I know I won't be supporting him in the future because of this. If you sign a contract, abide by it.
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JKira
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
Canada1002 Posts
September 19 2011 18:38 GMT
#305
On September 20 2011 03:33 CoR wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 20 2011 03:31 DarkPlasmaBall wrote:
What the...?

Not only is this apparently illegal (since he supposedly signed on with Complexity already), but why the heck would he want to stay with Millenium? Complexity is totally kicking ass right now...

Shit just got real.


i really think americans go over the top when its about american players and teams
your not world top elite in sc2 just third behind korea and europe ^^

but jaeh stupid move from stephano, perhaps cause his english is as bad as it is ? when he was in germany i nearly never saw him speak only frensh with tod etc so missunderstandings ? but if he sign ...


I really think Europeans bash on Americans in SC2 too much needlessly.

He means Complexity is kicking ass in terms of recent performances and their connection with a major proteam in Korea, both of which Millenium doesn't have.
DoomsVille
Profile Joined August 2010
Canada4885 Posts
September 19 2011 18:38 GMT
#306
On September 20 2011 03:37 Hyperiok wrote:
I think coL are going to come out worse from this, either by losing Stephano or by holding him on their team when he would prefer to be with a different team, which could affect his level of play and results.

They aren't going to hold Stephano on coL. They have stated they have no intention of enforcing a contract against a players will.
Kznn
Profile Joined March 2011
Brazil9072 Posts
September 19 2011 18:38 GMT
#307
Thats pretty weird, I must say.
N1k0
Profile Joined June 2011
Uruguay1075 Posts
September 19 2011 18:39 GMT
#308
So, we blame EG right?
Talin
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
Montenegro10532 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-09-19 18:41:37
September 19 2011 18:39 GMT
#309
On September 20 2011 03:29 Mordiford wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 20 2011 03:22 meRz wrote:
On September 20 2011 03:18 Talin wrote:
On September 20 2011 03:16 Nerski wrote:
On September 20 2011 03:02 v1dom wrote:
On September 20 2011 02:59 wezzon wrote:
Signing with coL making Millenium give him a raise perhaps?
I'd consider this a smart move if that's how it went down.


Except you can't "sign" (a contract) with a team and then just take a better offer. This is what contracts are for. Following these developments with great interest.


Legally speaking I don't think if Complexity retains his contract that he can play anywhere not under them until this is sorted...or else comlpexity could legally sue him for any penny he earns playing for mellinium.


They wouldn't do either if they have any sense left in them. It certainly wouldn't help their image and popularity to hold a talented 18-year old player against his will, let alone sue him.

If he doesn't want to play for them, he doesn't want to play and that's that.


No that's not that. If he doesn't want to play for them he shouldn't have signed a contract to begin with. I'm 100% on coLs side on this one. If you ever want e-sport taken seriously, shit like this can't be allowed. There's no freaking point of having contracts to begin with if we allow things like this to happen.


meRz says it pretty well, if you want this game to taking seriously as a professional, organizations and players need to respect contracts. It sets a terrible precedent to let this slide.


I'm much more worried about the kind of arrangements where, in case of Complexity, it's now 2 players backed away just a few days after signing the contract.

I'm more than willing to give up this whole "professionalism of e-sports" than accept dealings that are obviously shady and dishonest for one reason or the other, in one way or another.

Obviously if it turns that Stephano changed his mind out of the blue or to get more money, I won't be on his side anymore and I'll sympathize with Complexity.

However, given what I've seen in SC2 so far, and a natural inclination to trust people rather than companies, I'm defaulting to being extremely suspicious about the team initiating the transfer until it's proven otherwise.
Trowa127
Profile Joined January 2011
United Kingdom1230 Posts
September 19 2011 18:39 GMT
#310
On September 20 2011 03:36 Emporio wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 20 2011 03:35 ShallNoiseUpon wrote:
On September 20 2011 03:34 Naniwa wrote:
funny that people even discuss whether its right or wrong by stephano, he broke the contract to get more money from millenium. its that simple ; )


Naniwa dropping truthbombs all up in this.

It's funny cause I can't even tell if he approves or disapproves of the move.


That is what happens when Nani replies to a teamliquid thread, responses shrouded in mystery!
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goiflin
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
Canada1218 Posts
September 19 2011 18:39 GMT
#311
I wouldn't believe either side until this goes through the courts. Hopefully someone compromises before it reaches that point, though.

And honestly, if Stephano doesn't want to be on Col for whatever reason, then I don't think Col should take him... he wouldn't exactly be doing his best in that situation, would he?

They could probably get some money out of this, if he did indeed not get tricked into signing a contract though, so I don't see this dropping anytime soon unless one team decides to be the bigger man ;_;
PHILtheTANK
Profile Joined March 2011
United States1834 Posts
September 19 2011 18:40 GMT
#312
Pretty messed up situation here. What is Complexity supposed to do now..... they can't just ignore people breaking contracts, but you really can't just "force" Stephano to honor the contract, because who wants a player who is unhappy and does not want to play for his team.
Jieun <3
Grettin
Profile Joined April 2010
42381 Posts
September 19 2011 18:40 GMT
#313
I guess OP is worth updating, response from Jason Lake:


On September 20 2011 03:00 jlake02 wrote:
For Mr. Page to insinuate we improperly "disoriented" a young player is an outright lie. We have spent weeks negotiating with Stephano and countering offers made by Millennium. This was no quick pressure situation.

We will take a step back and analyze the situation but I hope Millennium honors the rule of contract law and does not disrespect it in eSports. Doing so would set a precedent that would undermine all we are collectively trying to accomplish.

We will evaluate our options but I do not see a way we can allow this blatant disrespect for the contractual process to go unanswered. We will be contacting legal counsel in France and investigating courses of action.
"If I had force-fields in Brood War, I'd never lose." -Bisu
Choboo
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
Sweden2088 Posts
September 19 2011 18:40 GMT
#314
On September 20 2011 03:34 Naniwa wrote:
funny that people even discuss whether its right or wrong by stephano, he broke the contract to get more money from millenium. its that simple ; )

Are you saying it's ok? ^____^

+ Show Spoiler +
Sorry had to
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Klipsys
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
United States1533 Posts
September 19 2011 18:40 GMT
#315
On September 20 2011 03:39 N1k0 wrote:
So, we blame EG right?

Yeah I was going to say, somehow this is all EG and InControl's fault
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WWfour
Profile Joined September 2011
United Kingdom14 Posts
September 19 2011 18:40 GMT
#316
On September 20 2011 03:36 XRaDiiX wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 20 2011 03:32 CatNzHat wrote:
Bad new Complexity... you're just as much of a slimy business as you appear


LOL Awesome! I Agree..



The Linked Statement Says it all

=================================
"Within the last hour Team Millennium announced that Stephano was remaining with their organization despite the fact he executed a legally binding contract with compLexity. We are extremely disappointed by this turn of events and are seeking more information while we evaluate our legal options with French counsel. By no means do we want a player who does not want to be part of our organization but we can simply not allow players and organizations to completely disrespect the legal contractual process that ensures stability in our evolving sport. "
=================================

Col is pissed...


Just because Col are pissed off doesn't mean they're slimy. They're angry because a valuable player has left despite being in contract. Let's not jump on a bandwagon yet, we need to see what Col's French legal division say first.
Fionn
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
United States23455 Posts
September 19 2011 18:41 GMT
#317
On September 20 2011 03:39 N1k0 wrote:
So, we blame EG right?


Just wait till next week when we get the massive EGPolt thread and then rumors coming out that the Prime coach is unhappy that Polt was talking to them before he left.

Then we can blame them.
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DoomsVille
Profile Joined August 2010
Canada4885 Posts
September 19 2011 18:41 GMT
#318
On September 20 2011 03:38 Eufouria wrote:
I don't like this bit

"The techniques used by Complexity to recruit Stephano were quite disorienting to influence our young player towards a bad decision."

Now unless Complexity got him drunk or slipped him some roofie and then signed the contract with his hand when he was unconscious then this seems like an accusation that Complexity have misled Stephano. If you're going to make an accusation like that you really need some details to back your claim up.

This is what irks me the most. There was a negotiation phase where both sides got to present offers and counteroffers. How did Complexity disorient or confuse him?

It's one thing for Millennium to sign an already-contracted player, its completely another to do that and insult the organization as well. Completely unnecessary escalation.
dtz
Profile Joined September 2010
5834 Posts
September 19 2011 18:41 GMT
#319
On September 20 2011 03:39 Talin wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 20 2011 03:29 Mordiford wrote:
On September 20 2011 03:22 meRz wrote:
On September 20 2011 03:18 Talin wrote:
On September 20 2011 03:16 Nerski wrote:
On September 20 2011 03:02 v1dom wrote:
On September 20 2011 02:59 wezzon wrote:
Signing with coL making Millenium give him a raise perhaps?
I'd consider this a smart move if that's how it went down.


Except you can't "sign" (a contract) with a team and then just take a better offer. This is what contracts are for. Following these developments with great interest.


Legally speaking I don't think if Complexity retains his contract that he can play anywhere not under them until this is sorted...or else comlpexity could legally sue him for any penny he earns playing for mellinium.


They wouldn't do either if they have any sense left in them. It certainly wouldn't help their image and popularity to hold a talented 18-year old player against his will, let alone sue him.

If he doesn't want to play for them, he doesn't want to play and that's that.


No that's not that. If he doesn't want to play for them he shouldn't have signed a contract to begin with. I'm 100% on coLs side on this one. If you ever want e-sport taken seriously, shit like this can't be allowed. There's no freaking point of having contracts to begin with if we allow things like this to happen.


meRz says it pretty well, if you want this game to taking seriously as a professional, organizations and players need to respect contracts. It sets a terrible precedent to let this slide.


I'm much more worried about the kind of arrangements where, in case of Complexity, it's now 2 players backed away just a few days after signing the contract.

I'm more than willing to give up this whole "professionalism of e-sports" than accept dealings that are obviously shady and dishonest for one reason or the other.

Obviously if it turns that Stephano changed his mind out of the blue or to get more money, I won't be on his side anymore. However, given what I've seen in SC2 so far, I'm defaulting to being extremely suspicious about the team initiating the transfer until it's proven otherwise.


uh destiny's one wasn't a case of bad contract. It has been repeatedly stated that Destiny feels that he doesn't want to be really tied down and having to behave professionally because he represents sponsors. So he asked to be out of the contract and coL graciously let him go.
Jinivus
Profile Joined July 2011
747 Posts
September 19 2011 18:41 GMT
#320
Probably broke to contract to get more money. Why else would he change his mind so suddenly?
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