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Naniwa and Team Dignitas Part Ways - Page 9

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CptGrackSparrow
Profile Joined February 2011
United States278 Posts
September 20 2011 15:28 GMT
#161
On September 21 2011 00:25 ceaRshaf wrote:
How do teams earn money with their players? Do they get payed to attend to tournaments? Cause only by prize earnings i can't see it happening.


They earn money with their players through the sponsors. To use HuK as an example, he places relatively well at almost every event he's in and since he's a fan favorite he's always in the public eye be it playing or not. That leads to a lot of exposure for him and when he's wearing Kingston or Steelseries badges and carrying your companies product that's great advertising for you. Huk might earn close to 6 figures a year, but EG is making a lot more than that off all the publicity he brings in for the team and their sponsors.
Theovide
Profile Joined September 2010
Sweden914 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-09-20 15:29:31
September 20 2011 15:29 GMT
#162
I could only see two reasons for this, either he was unhappy with the salary they offered, or he's planning to join a korean team.

In case of 1, he'll most likely join another foreign team, in case of 2, well he's obvioulsy joining a korean team.
Tommylew
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
Wales2717 Posts
September 20 2011 15:29 GMT
#163
pretty sure hes looking for a team to finance foreign big tournaments like MLG along with a practice house with top koreans. With FXO out not sure who can offer that other theneg and col.mvp...
Live and Let Die!
Mcleod21
Profile Joined July 2011
Jamaica29 Posts
September 20 2011 15:29 GMT
#164
seeing how good of friends he and thorzain are

i'd say hes going to mouz
"Minigun going hard in the paint" -Frodan
ondik
Profile Blog Joined November 2008
Czech Republic2908 Posts
September 20 2011 15:29 GMT
#165
LIQUID NANIWA

please
Bisu. The one and only. // Save the cheerreaver, save the world (of SC2)
pryde089
Profile Joined August 2011
England7 Posts
September 20 2011 15:29 GMT
#166
I just had a wacky thought; imagine if Naniwa was Irish!
fly you fools ;p - Gandalf
Calm
Profile Joined September 2010
Canada380 Posts
September 20 2011 15:29 GMT
#167
Interesting response from FXO. I wouldn't think CoL would be signing him right now because of Stephano's potential contract or the legal battle that may follow from that...
So EGNani?
falafelnr1
Profile Joined January 2011
Sweden444 Posts
September 20 2011 15:30 GMT
#168
On September 21 2011 00:28 Grettin wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 21 2011 00:25 PlaGuE_R wrote:
nAni, got to Team Liquid! you get to live with a swede in a house with two of the best protosses in the world and some amazing terrans!! Not only that, but Liquid is really good at sending players to foreign tournaments!! go Liquid pleaase ><


Why would he go to sweden when he can stay in Korea and practice in oGs-TL house? jesus..

Dude, that's what he's saying.....
mprs
Profile Joined April 2010
Canada2933 Posts
September 20 2011 15:30 GMT
#169
EGNaniwa then transitions into a contract controversy and he goes to CoL.

Really though, I'm assuming it will be a Korean team.
We talkin about PRACTICE
em0rej007
Profile Joined May 2011
France36 Posts
September 20 2011 15:30 GMT
#170
wtf! Hope he'll join a korean team or a team that let him stay there if that's what he wants! gl nani <3
S2Lunar
Profile Joined June 2011
1051 Posts
September 20 2011 15:30 GMT
#171
There's no chance hes joining a foreign team.. he will 99.99% be joining a Korean team, most likely ST, or MVP, and possibly even TSL.
Grettin
Profile Joined April 2010
42417 Posts
September 20 2011 15:30 GMT
#172
On September 21 2011 00:30 falafelnr1 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 21 2011 00:28 Grettin wrote:
On September 21 2011 00:25 PlaGuE_R wrote:
nAni, got to Team Liquid! you get to live with a swede in a house with two of the best protosses in the world and some amazing terrans!! Not only that, but Liquid is really good at sending players to foreign tournaments!! go Liquid pleaase ><


Why would he go to sweden when he can stay in Korea and practice in oGs-TL house? jesus..

Dude, that's what he's saying.....


Yeah, i just edited my post. Understood it wrong at first. ^_^
"If I had force-fields in Brood War, I'd never lose." -Bisu
Flaccid
Profile Blog Joined August 2006
8929 Posts
September 20 2011 15:30 GMT
#173
Naniwa is one of the few guys who comes across as the type who would choose whatever situation allows him the greatest amount of success and improvement in SC2 vs. that situation which would afford him the greatest financial gain. He just doesn't seem like a guy who would be happy going to a sub-par training situation for a few dollars more. I think it's reasonable to expect he goes with something that allows him to stay in Korea and train like an animal.
I'd rather have a bottle in front of me than a frontal lobotomy
MartynX
Profile Joined May 2011
United Kingdom122 Posts
September 20 2011 15:30 GMT
#174
On September 21 2011 00:27 ilikeLIONZ wrote:
oh no my favorite team without a decent protoss now.. need to consider choosing a new one now...


They have BlinG, he beat Thorzain in ladder yesterday ^_^
Veclada
Profile Joined September 2010
742 Posts
September 20 2011 15:30 GMT
#175
TL nani? Remember the drama with Ret
asdfg
PlaGuE_R
Profile Blog Joined February 2010
France1151 Posts
September 20 2011 15:30 GMT
#176
On September 21 2011 00:28 Grettin wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 21 2011 00:25 PlaGuE_R wrote:
nAni, got to Team Liquid! you get to live with a swede in a house with two of the best protosses in the world and some amazing terrans!! Not only that, but Liquid is really good at sending players to foreign tournaments!! go Liquid pleaase ><


Why would he go to sweden when he can stay in Korea and practice in oGs-TL house? jesus..

e. wait, i might have understood your post wrong. ignore it lol


lool, bro, i meant Jinro :D :D
TLO FIGHTING | me all in, he drone drone drone, me win - SK.MC | JINROLLED! | KraToss for the win
Xivsa
Profile Joined April 2011
United States1009 Posts
September 20 2011 15:30 GMT
#177
Sad news for Dignitas but I hope Naniwa lands somewhere good. Then again, if he just leaves that team after a year too..
I don't know half of you half as well as I should like and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve. - Bilbo
Lumi
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
United States1616 Posts
September 20 2011 15:30 GMT
#178
MVPNaNi please
twitter.com/lumigaming - DongRaeGu is the One True Dong - /r/onetruedong
Numy
Profile Blog Joined June 2010
South Africa35471 Posts
September 20 2011 15:30 GMT
#179
On September 21 2011 00:26 n00b3rt wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 21 2011 00:09 FXOpen wrote:
We have spoken to NaNiWa and we will not be recruiting him.

Given the financial requirements for a player such as Naniwa, the only korean team who 'may' purchase him would be coL.MvP, but it would be a big investment for them.

My guess would be another foreign team.

I'm not implying that I am really informed or anything, I'm just a fan speculating. I think his financial requirements for joining a foreign team and joining a Korean team are different. Despite the fact that FXO is the foreign team that's most established in Korea (not counting Liquid-OGS) it's still a foreign team and can't provide a team house full of the best-of-the-best koreans. So he's going either for a mediocre wage with perfect practicing conditions OR an insanely lucrative offer from a foreign team.


You know FXO has a team house in korea comprised of the old fOu guys?
Marou
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Germany1371 Posts
September 20 2011 15:30 GMT
#180
It would be so fun to see him join Millenium with all the drama that has been going on lately
twitter@RickyMarou
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