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lightrise
Profile Joined March 2008
United States1355 Posts
September 22 2011 18:53 GMT
#541
This is just disgusting. Very nice pickup from complexity. Wonder where there large boost of income came from to pick up all these players.
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Fredoq
Profile Joined May 2010
Sweden206 Posts
September 22 2011 18:57 GMT
#542
Go naniwa!!! ^^
nimiedad
Profile Joined October 2010
Germany11 Posts
September 22 2011 19:16 GMT
#543
Future GSL Code S Winner among a Team of dumbs... he is the new star of coL
?
Shuray
Profile Joined July 2008
Brazil642 Posts
September 22 2011 19:20 GMT
#544
I saw that coming since Dignitas announced they parted away. Nice pickup from compLexity.
I wish good luck to both parties.
FireFish
Profile Joined June 2011
Denmark228 Posts
September 22 2011 19:23 GMT
#545
Woot.
TiTanIum_
Profile Joined August 2011
Brazil1335 Posts
September 22 2011 19:23 GMT
#546
On September 22 2011 08:31 jlake02 wrote:
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Everyone at compLexity Gaming is thrilled to announce that we have added world-class StarCraft 2 star Johan "Naniwa" Lucchesi to coL.SC2.

Dignitas owner Michael O`Dell has released Johan from the remainder of his contract and allowed him to sign with us today. Mr. O`Dell stated, "Team Dignitas chose not to re-sign Naniwa because we feel he no longer fits into our team. We have released him and wish him the best in the future."

"Naniwa has proven himself to be one of the best StarCraft 2 players in the world," stated Jason Lake, CEO of compLexity Gaming. "We have spent the past couple weeks in long discussions with him and we're confident his amazing dedication and work ethic will reap great rewards in the future. We're very excited to have him join our organization."

For the foreseeable future Johan will reside in the Team MVP house in Korea.


Link: http://www.complexitygaming.com/news/3133/#



On September 21 2011 02:21 zarepath wrote:
[b]


Once Naniwa heard that Stephano was staying in France, Naniwa wanted to back out of the Complexity deal and stay with Dignitas, but Dignitas can't afford to renew his contract anymore because they'd already planned on Naniwa going to coL and has reassigned those funds to acquiring teamless SaSe.




http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=267586

So it begins.
JeffVader
Profile Joined February 2011
United States79 Posts
September 22 2011 19:54 GMT
#547
There's clearly something not being said by Dignitas. I wonder why he "doesn't fit into [their] team"? Sounds like some sort of disagreement.
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dignitasNewmaN
Profile Joined January 2011
Sweden137 Posts
September 22 2011 20:00 GMT
#548
Sweet, glad to see NaNiwa found a team with an amazing management.
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Lorch
Profile Joined June 2011
Germany3691 Posts
September 22 2011 20:07 GMT
#549
I think dignitas just don't wanna say: "well the guy kinda wants to stay in korea for a long time, and we a) don't feel like flying him to events from korea and b) can't really support him well in korea anyways". So instead you get the usual "he kinda doesn't fit on our team anymore and we like didn't even ask him if he wants to renew his contract with us".
At the end of the day the important part is: Naniwa gets to practice with great people in MVP house, which is what he wants anyways, and coL gets a really good foreign protoss.
Skewg
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
Sweden96 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-09-22 20:49:19
September 22 2011 20:28 GMT
#550
I'm glad it worked out for NaNiwa, getting to stay in Korea, living and practicing with a top tier Korean team.

Dignitas blatenly saying that they wern't interested in renewing NaNiwa's contract (Bass on Lo3) should be explained further tho.
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SoniStreet
Profile Joined October 2010
Macedonia98 Posts
September 22 2011 20:31 GMT
#551
It's a really good week for both Nani and Major. I hope they get to stay long in Korea, it's such an awesome country!
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resilve
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
United Kingdom678 Posts
September 22 2011 21:14 GMT
#552
Im really sad for Dignitas to lose such a player, who grew from a maverick into a top tier talent under their guidance - but I am just happy EG didn't pick him up.

Best of luck to Naniwa.
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Xpace
Profile Joined March 2011
United States2209 Posts
September 22 2011 21:39 GMT
#553
Great pick-up, but not surprised. Pretty sure everyone was guessing he'd be heading to coL.Mvp, the team having cash lying around and a strong foreign presence in Korea..
Ghostface_Killa
Profile Joined March 2011
United States168 Posts
September 22 2011 21:45 GMT
#554
"... no longer fits into our team" ? What a lousy attempt to save face.

That said congrats to Naniwa and I'm glad he gets to practice with MVP. Their team looks like tons of fun.
Arrested for what, baby? Being awesome?
Grobyc
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
Canada18410 Posts
September 22 2011 21:59 GMT
#555
Well that was rather unexpected. Strange for a team to say a player no longer fits in to their team like that o.O
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TheKwangBang
Profile Joined November 2010
United States15 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-09-23 00:43:39
September 23 2011 00:42 GMT
#556
i feel like naniwa is going to have to carry the team for awhile .... the non-MVP team
Shadowcloak
Profile Joined March 2011
Netherlands194 Posts
September 23 2011 01:04 GMT
#557
what a joke switching dignitas for col.
¯\_(ツ)_/¯ SUPP SON
jmbthirteen
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
United States10734 Posts
September 23 2011 01:06 GMT
#558
On September 23 2011 10:04 Shadowcloak wrote:
what a joke switching dignitas for col.

how is this a joke? Naniwa will be better supported for what he wants by col.
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christizy
Profile Joined September 2011
Australia3 Posts
September 23 2011 01:38 GMT
#559
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Gladiator488
Profile Joined May 2011
United States4 Posts
September 23 2011 03:31 GMT
#560
I love naniwa, good luck to him :D
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