Uhhhh... what? Too many player trades and players leaving teams and joining teams and signing contracts and breaking contracts, I can't deal with it anymore! *head explodes*

I hope another team, preferably a Korean one acquires him so that he may continue to train in Korea, I hope that one day he can be the best.

Baituri

Netherlands1501 Posts

September 20 2011 16:48 GMT

#484

I hope it is a Korean team with help from Foreigners. FXO or Col.MVP. That way he can get to the foreign events.

Lysanias

Netherlands8351 Posts

September 20 2011 16:49 GMT

#485

On September 21 2011 00:37 Shinobi1982 wrote:

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IMFenix, nuf said

That was after Fenix .... so not really.

Novalisk

Israel1818 Posts

September 20 2011 16:50 GMT

#486

On September 21 2011 01:44 HackBenjamin wrote:

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I'm curious, what do you mean by this? Naniwa appeared to act in a mature fashion in all the interviews I've seen..

That depends on your point of view. For example, I for one don't like it when a player consistently talks down on the European scene from which he originates.

AntiGrav1ty

Germany2310 Posts

September 20 2011 16:50 GMT

#487

On September 21 2011 01:47 zeru wrote:

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If you are working your ass off in esports with the main motivation being money, then you are doing something wrong.

If you are one of the best foreigners in the world and play for literally no money when other far weaker players get 5 times your money then you are doin somethin wrong as well.

He is gonna be lookin for a team that can provide him with an opportunity to stay in korea but also pay good money. Most korean teams cant do that. If he joins a Korean team its only going to be temporarily. Naniwa is a smart person. I think he knows his market value.

hugman

Sweden4644 Posts

September 20 2011 16:51 GMT

#488

The more I think about it.. it's EG.Naniwa

Except that EG haven't been announcing any announcements lately

Nimic

Norway1360 Posts

September 20 2011 16:52 GMT

#489

Well, Liquid would make a certain amount of sense. He's said that he wants to stay in Korea for as long as possible. That means having proper training conditions. This doesn't have to be about money. Or at least not mainly money. With his Korea plans, that might be something Dignitas wouldn't be able to provide as well as he'd want. I think most of all Naniwa wants a proper team house with proper training partners and conditions. That would certainly be possible with the Liquid/oGs partnership.

Then again, most of that is true for EG as well, at least in theory. You'd think maybe they'd be ahead of the likes of Liquid when it comes to willingness (and ability?) to spend a lot of money too, but then they just spent reportedly a large amount of money on getting HuK, would they want to do that again?

Shame, though.. I quite like Dignitas. Now 1/3 of the reason I do is gone.

Chargelot

2275 Posts

September 20 2011 16:52 GMT

#490

On September 21 2011 01:51 hugman wrote:
The more I think about it.. it's EG.Naniwa

Except that EG haven't been announcing any announcements lately

Yeah, if EG was acquiring a player we would've seen the everlasting chain of announcements begin in November '97.

:D

Baarn

United States2702 Posts

September 20 2011 16:53 GMT

#491

ST.Naniwa if they can get him to practice and not watch movies.

Mordiford

4448 Posts

September 20 2011 16:53 GMT

#492

On September 21 2011 01:45 how2TL wrote:

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On September 21 2011 01:08 PlaGuE_R wrote:

On September 21 2011 01:06 FairForever wrote:

On September 21 2011 01:02 PlaGuE_R wrote:

On September 21 2011 00:59 FairForever wrote:

On September 21 2011 00:56 PlaGuE_R wrote:

On September 21 2011 00:54 GrungyMunchy wrote:

On September 21 2011 00:52 Gamegene wrote:

On September 21 2011 00:52 GrungyMunchy wrote:
I'd say Liquid`Naniwa though I can see Nazgul not wanting to sign him. Other than that I think it would be the best deal for him.

o.o

Why wouldn't he want to sign him?

For the most part, he's just really really really passionate about winning.

Liquid usually is very strict in signing players regarding their personality and value to the community. Though Naniwa is undoubtely a great player, I don't know if he fits Liquid profile.

troll?? have you ever heard Nani speak? ever? he has like the most awesome personality, watch SotG episode 41, hes hilarious, look at the DH Valencia picture, he has a great sense of humour; look at Thorzain and naniwa TL attacks. nani would be an AWESOME addition to TL. hey, hey, Nazgul...MOAR SWEDES PLZ :D lol

Umm...

Not showing up to TSL Finals party after losing to Thorzain
Complaining about close map position at EU Blizzcon Qualifiers after losing to Ret (and going "hehe" when he scouts the close pos)

And those are the recent ones when he was part of Dignitas (not even the ones long before). Just because he's hilarious (just like Idra) doesn't mean he's BM and a bad fit for TL. Also if they were gonna shell out the money for Nani they would've just found a way to keep HuK, I'm pretty sure Naniwa is going to command a salary at a comparable level.

im not saying he's BM at all, close positions on shattered temple is ridiculous, not going to the party after getting 2nd place, maybe he was sad? disappointed? tired? hes not BM, and i honestly think hed take a regular salary for a chance to train in a good pro house in kore (OGS-TL) since he wants to be the best above all else. he is always mad at himself when he takes 2nd, THATS how dedicated he is to this game

Uhh he was pretty BM before (do you have short memory?). He's an exceptional player but that doesn't mean he's a good fit for TL.

people CHANGE, he was bm a long time ago when he was hitting a very rough patch in his life, he said in an interview that he was angry and depressed at life and took it out on his opponents and that he realized that that was the wrong thing to do and that he would behave properly now because of the chances he was given by both Empire and Dignitas

User was warned for this post

Was he really warned for that post? That's weird.

Yeah, I'm thoroughly confused as per why he was warned for that post, everything he posted is pretty accurate. I read an article where Naniwa commented on his BM past and he has changed.

What the hell?

AJMcSpiffy

United States1154 Posts

September 20 2011 16:53 GMT

#493

As long as he stays in Korea training I'll be happy haha, hopefully whatever team picks him up continues to give him that opportunity

KristianJS

2107 Posts

September 20 2011 16:55 GMT

#494

Naniwa on a Korean team would be so sick.

Jiddra

Sweden2685 Posts

September 20 2011 16:55 GMT

#495

I guess Dignitas couldn't pay for Naniwa having a base in Korea and travel all over the world. To bad, I liked Naniwa in Dignitas.

My Dignitas jersey was bought beacuse of Naniwa, his new team can expect the same. This time I will follow the player, not the team. But I still wich Dignitas the best of luck!

Naniwa is the biggest free agent out there right now, I guess every team is at least talking to him.

TurbineBlade

United States117 Posts

September 20 2011 16:56 GMT

#496

Mother of god.

ronpaul012

United States769 Posts

September 20 2011 16:58 GMT

#497

Let the bidding begin! Interesting to see if Naniwa wants to join eg and live in their house in america/korea, or if he decides to join a European centered team where he can remain there but still travel.

gullberg

Sweden1301 Posts

September 20 2011 16:58 GMT

#498

On September 21 2011 01:50 Novalisk wrote:

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That depends on your point of view. For example, I for one don't like it when a player consistently talks down on the European scene from which he originates.

But it's true? I'm pretty sure most progamers would agree that the korean ladder is the hardest ladder.

ptrpb

Canada753 Posts

September 20 2011 16:59 GMT

#499

On September 21 2011 01:52 Chargelot wrote:

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Yeah, if EG was acquiring a player we would've seen the everlasting chain of announcements begin in November '97.

:D

NaNiwa Nukem Forever

OrchidThief

Denmark2298 Posts

September 20 2011 16:59 GMT

#500

Definitely thinking korean team, he's all fiery to kick some GSL ass, so definitely thinking he'd take a spot in a korean team in a heartbeat. No idea who if it wouldn't be IM though.

On September 21 2011 01:59 ptrpb wrote:

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NaNiwa Nukem Forever

Hmm, wasn't there some famous foreign team that their great protoss player recently? Hmm, nope drawing a blank.