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RPR_Tempest
Australia7798 Posts
On December 27 2011 23:14 Nate5911 wrote: mOOnGLaDe maybe? I heard somewhere that he had found a new team and it was going to be announced at the start of the year. He's a serious possibility. I would like that. mOOnGLaDe is sickeningly underrated. | ||
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nam nam
Sweden4672 Posts
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IdrA
United States11541 Posts
On December 27 2011 21:43 Phayze wrote: I really hope it's a relatively unknown player. EG's player poaching has kind of gotten out of hand (complexity CS team, I was playing cs competetively and remembered that quite fondly). It would instill a large amount of confidence in the team if they were to find a relatively unknown player and bring him to the competitive level through hard work and practice, rather what taking what talent is already there and using/abusing it until it no longer turns a profit. Teams as large as this should take alot of effort to bringing new talent into the community and it's deeply saddening that EG has never ever taken this stance. "Not from around here" could mean not from the competitive scene, although extremely unlikely I have my hopes. new talent sucks, how many high level foreign players came from nothing? nearly all of them have been competitive for a long time in sc2 and most were competitive in sc1 or war3. look at the rosters of any big teams, theyre full of famous names or they arent winning. eg does more for lower level players than any other good team. we have a practice house and have sent all of our players to multiple offline events. and believe it or not our lineup does not solely consist of me huk puma and demuslim. | ||
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wattabeast
United States957 Posts
On December 27 2011 23:30 IdrA wrote: new talent sucks, how many high level foreign players came from nothing? nearly all of them have been competitive for a long time in sc2 and most were competitive in sc1 or war3. look at the rosters of any big teams, theyre full of famous names or they arent winning. eg does more for lower level players than any other good team. we have a practice house and have sent all of our players to multiple offline events. and believe it or not our lineup does not solely consist of me huk puma and demuslim. Indeed you guys do  But this pretty much confirms that this is going to be a big name who is already successfull worldwide.EDIT: I think I misinterpreted your post Idra, i'm sorry, look below to xorphene's post, he seems to express it pretty well ^^ | ||
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Xorphene
United Kingdom492 Posts
On December 27 2011 23:30 IdrA wrote: new talent sucks, how many high level foreign players came from nothing? nearly all of them have been competitive for a long time in sc2 and most were competitive in sc1 or war3. look at the rosters of any big teams, theyre full of famous names or they arent winning. eg does more for lower level players than any other good team. we have a practice house and have sent all of our players to multiple offline events. and believe it or not our lineup does not solely consist of me huk puma and demuslim. It's the same in every sporting environment, you have the big names amongst big teams, but you also have the "team players". It's a given that you need these team players to flesh things out and provide different challenges and unique traits. There is so much untapped potential out there. Congrats on your new pickup. | ||
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Stiluz
Norway688 Posts
On December 27 2011 23:20 lazyfeet wrote: EG like to steal accomplished players. If this player is a foreigner mostly likely come from Mouz. What better way take shots at their rival by steal their players away. "Steal?" Did they run into the Mouz HQ and kidnap their player? If a football club buys a good player from another club, are they stealing him? I don't even... | ||
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Garnet
Vietnam9020 Posts
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ajdoj14
United States32 Posts
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kiy0
Portugal593 Posts
Either way, it's more of the same. Money buys a lot of fans these days. | ||
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HuKPOWA
United States1604 Posts
On December 27 2011 23:30 IdrA wrote: new talent sucks, how many high level foreign players came from nothing? nearly all of them have been competitive for a long time in sc2 and most were competitive in sc1 or war3. look at the rosters of any big teams, theyre full of famous names or they arent winning. eg does more for lower level players than any other good team. we have a practice house and have sent all of our players to multiple offline events. and believe it or not our lineup does not solely consist of me huk puma and demuslim. So, expect another hgih lvl player poach just b/c they have the money to do so everyone!!! Maybe MVP or Nestea?????? | ||
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SafeAsCheese
United States4924 Posts
On December 28 2011 00:15 HuKPOWA wrote: So, expect another hgih lvl player poach just b/c they have the money to do so everyone!!! Maybe MVP or Nestea?????? If NesTea and MVP were offered enough and their contracts with IM ended, would you be butthurt about it? Probably, because you are one of those asinine people who use the word "poach" and "steal" probably. | ||
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Zorkmid
4410 Posts
I think the popularity of SC2 is going to churn out some "new talent" that will be able to hang with the BW and WC3 alums. I'll admit that we haven't seen hardly anyone like that yet, certainly in the next year or two. I'm pretty sure that Flash didn't have background in any other RTS before he started stomping face. | ||
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XRaDiiX
Canada1730 Posts
On December 27 2011 23:30 IdrA wrote: new talent sucks, how many high level foreign players came from nothing? nearly all of them have been competitive for a long time in sc2 and most were competitive in sc1 or war3. look at the rosters of any big teams, theyre full of famous names or they arent winning. eg does more for lower level players than any other good team. we have a practice house and have sent all of our players to multiple offline events. and believe it or not our lineup does not solely consist of me huk puma and demuslim. Lol you sure told him! Its awesome how EG has a Team-house for their players in NA.I hope you guys do well in the GSL. Looking forward to seeing you in Code S. | ||
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Sphen5117
United States413 Posts
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nucleo
292 Posts
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gruff
Sweden2276 Posts
On December 28 2011 00:11 kiy0 wrote: If there's one thing recent history has told us, is that EG doesn't bet on potential nor up and coming players. They get sure things. They spent more money than any other team on the scene to get the players they want. This being said, either this is an accomplished player that is playing at the highest level (like JYP or Killer, though JYP in Code S means tell sell more EG gear), or it's a purely commercial/publicity move like getting a famous BW player. Either way, it's more of the same. Money buys a lot of fans these days. What do you mean "these days"? You are seriously suggesting this is some kind of new behaviour in the world of sports? | ||
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BlitzerSC
Italy8800 Posts
On December 28 2011 00:31 Zorkmid wrote: Did Losira have any background in other games? I think the popularity of SC2 is going to churn out some "new talent" that will be able to hang with the BW and WC3 alums. I'll admit that we haven't seen hardly anyone like that yet, certainly in the next year or two. I'm pretty sure that Flash didn't have background in any other RTS before he started stomping face. I'm pretty sure that losira played broodwar | ||
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Liverpoolsc
United States9 Posts
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cive
Canada370 Posts
On December 28 2011 00:31 Zorkmid wrote: Did Losira have any background in other games? I think the popularity of SC2 is going to churn out some "new talent" that will be able to hang with the BW and WC3 alums. I'll admit that we haven't seen hardly anyone like that yet, certainly in the next year or two. I'm pretty sure that Flash didn't have background in any other RTS before he started stomping face. Losira is from pro BW. It is extremely hard for foreign new talent to rise to the pro level because there is no system for it. In Korea the story is entirely different. Lets talk about Flash and BW. When he was completely unknown he entered Courage tournament and won which granted him semi-programing license. There, he was scouted by WemadeFOX as a B team. Courage tournament is exactly what you do when you are new and unknown. There are no restrictions and happens very frequently. A lot of times, scouts from various teams are watching you play as well. I've also heard cases where a player was scouted even though he did not win the tournament (eventually he had to win one to gain the semi-progaming license but he got a lot of help from the team, i assume). SC2 in Korea may not have this system yet. However, Korean sc2 teams still benefit from this by simply hiring B teamers who are proven potentials. | ||
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Russano
United States425 Posts
On December 28 2011 00:48 nucleo wrote: I base this on nothing but my sudden gut feeling EGtgun he joined it's gosu like a month ago. | ||
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