EPThttp://www.fnatic.com/news/9430/kawaiirice-departs-fnatic.html
so curious which other team will pick him up
KawaiiRice and Fnatic part ways
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treeoo
Australia73 Posts
http://www.fnatic.com/news/9430/kawaiirice-departs-fnatic.html so curious which other team will pick him up
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masterbreti
Korea (South)2711 Posts
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darthfoley
United States8001 Posts
shit storm incoming i'm preparing the bastions | ||
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zen22
United States152 Posts
all jokes aside, i hope kawaii rice finds a good new team  | ||
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ratzp0li
United States340 Posts
edit: damn | ||
BLinD-RawR
ALLEYCAT BLUES49906 Posts
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FreshVegetables
Finland513 Posts
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Malgrif
Canada1095 Posts
On December 30 2011 14:15 darthfoley wrote: Sigh, personally i'm tired with all the professionalism "we were heading in different directions" comments. Obviously it's the professional thing to do but i'd like to hear more about certain situations... Guess i have to get in the "know" shit storm incoming i'm preparing the bastions lol you just want the drama. obviously he wanst putting up results, whens the last time you heard about him... not much to say. | ||
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phathom321
United States1730 Posts
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Torte de Lini
Germany38463 Posts
I don't want to guess, but I do wish KR the best. I love him as a person and a great Terran player :D | ||
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RaNgeD
United States732 Posts
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masterbreti
Korea (South)2711 Posts
On December 30 2011 14:15 darthfoley wrote: Sigh, personally i'm tired with all the professionalism "we were heading in different directions" comments. Obviously it's the professional thing to do but i'd like to hear more about certain situations... Guess i have to get in the "know" shit storm incoming i'm preparing the bastions Seems to be fairly simple though. Kawaii is spending a ton of time managing kiwi clones. On top of that he has school and everything else going on. Fnatic likely is focusing on bringing more Korean players into the fold. Since most of their Korean team is still around. plus ToD being in Korea too. It would make a lot of sense. Kawaii isn't willing to drop school for sc at this point (afaik). So I assume this is the likely cause. | ||
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Warpath
Canada1242 Posts
Anyway can't wait to see where he goes, cuz at least we wont have the MSI logo over his supply count when fullscreened anymore ^^ kiwi.kawaiirice lol | ||
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Gamegene
United States8308 Posts
On December 30 2011 14:18 Malgrif wrote: lol you just want the drama. obviously he wanst putting up results, whens the last time you heard about him... not much to say. | ||
Liquid`Sheth
United States2095 Posts
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a9arnn
United States1537 Posts
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Goldbullet
United States88 Posts
On December 30 2011 14:22 Liquid`Sheth wrote: I hope you find a great home Kawaii. I will as always be keeping on eye out on where you are like Sheth said I for one will keep supporting you in the future! Kawaiirice Hwaiting! | ||
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darthfoley
United States8001 Posts
On December 30 2011 14:20 masterbreti wrote: Seems to be fairly simple though. Kawaii is spending a ton of time managing kiwi clones. On top of that he has school and everything else going on. Fnatic likely is focusing on bringing more Korean players into the fold. Since most of their Korean team is still around. plus ToD being in Korea too. It would make a lot of sense. Kawaii isn't willing to drop school for sc at this point (afaik). So I assume this is the likely cause. Thanks for the general scoop, haven't followed kawaii recently. What do you mean kiwi clones? | ||
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CanucksJC
Canada1241 Posts
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Torte de Lini
Germany38463 Posts
On December 30 2011 14:25 darthfoley wrote: Thanks for the general scoop, haven't followed kawaii recently. What do you mean kiwi clones? Kiwi clones army :B http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=200815 They're pretty damn good and they're so cool ): | ||
Fionn
United States23455 Posts
End of contracts. | ||
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Comogury
United States412 Posts
On December 30 2011 14:18 Malgrif wrote: lol you just want the drama. obviously he wanst putting up results, whens the last time you heard about him... not much to say. more like, whens the last time you heard about fnatic :S talk about a team not really putting up results | ||
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Neurotripsick
United States34 Posts
My guess is It's Gosu. | ||
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cscarfo1
United States307 Posts
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-Kyo-
Japan1926 Posts
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Toombs
United States9 Posts
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ROOTheognis
United States4482 Posts
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-FoX
United States479 Posts
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Chill
Calgary25974 Posts
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Holcan
Canada2593 Posts
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Boblhead
United States2577 Posts
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Torte de Lini
Germany38463 Posts
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Mykr0
United States16 Posts
For real though Kawaii is an amazing player to watch. So relaxed and chill. Best of luck to him and his new team. | ||
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CatNzHat
United States1599 Posts
To any team looking to pick up a player with solid results and an extremely good work ethic, this is the man! Good luck in Germany, gogo KawaiiRice!! | ||
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storm44
1293 Posts
On December 30 2011 14:15 darthfoley wrote: Sigh, personally i'm tired with all the professionalism "we were heading in different directions" comments. Obviously it's the professional thing to do but i'd like to hear more about certain situations... Guess i have to get in the "know" shit storm incoming i'm preparing the bastions agreed..its so generic and doesn't mean anything. At least come up with something new instead of "going different directions" all the time | ||
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Sc1pio
United States823 Posts
Best of luck to him in the future. | ||
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Cupine
Canada51 Posts
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Witten
United States2094 Posts
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sSoda
United States95 Posts
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theBOOCH
United States832 Posts
Hope you find the team of your dreams. | ||
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-FoX
United States479 Posts
On December 30 2011 14:51 Witten wrote: Love KR, hope he finds a team and does well! So, what's left of Fnatic right now. Rain? I believe it's something like Rain, ToD, Nightend and a part-time jianfei? | ||
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Gretorp
United States586 Posts
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Sway.746
United States95 Posts
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n.DieJokes
United States3443 Posts
He didn't respond! Thats incriminating if I ever saw incriminating | ||
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Flamingo777
United States1190 Posts
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Pokebunny
United States10654 Posts
On December 30 2011 14:18 FreshVegetables wrote: My guess is VPGamers No way in hell, rofl. | ||
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Sadistx
Zimbabwe5568 Posts
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Torte de Lini
Germany38463 Posts
On December 30 2011 14:45 storm44 wrote: agreed..its so generic and doesn't mean anything. At least come up with something new instead of "going different directions" all the time "Unfortunately, this reason for his departure has no concern or effect on the public and we have no further comments". Same shit. | ||
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Special Endrey
Germany1929 Posts
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Invictus
Singapore2697 Posts
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Oreo7
United States1647 Posts
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Darpa
Canada4413 Posts
He suffers from 2 things, 1: lack of practice (other engagements - like school and stuff) 2. confidence. He has to be nearing the end of high school, so I wouldnt be shocked if a big team picked him up when he can put SC2 on full time. I think was a bit more experience and serious practice behind him, he could be an absolute force. | ||
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Balgrog
United States1221 Posts
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Pokebunny
United States10654 Posts
On December 30 2011 15:02 Darpa wrote: Kawaii is one of the best, if not thee best mechanically sound player in NA. He plays at an insane right with extreme precision. (Seriously, have you seen him play brood war?) He suffers from 2 things, 1: lack of practice (other engagements - like school and stuff) 2. confidence. He has to be nearing the end of high school, so I wouldnt be shocked if a big team picked him up when he can put SC2 on full time. I think was a bit more experience and serious practice behind him, he could be an absolute force. He's been done with highschool for six months. | ||
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Elem
Sweden4717 Posts
On December 30 2011 14:20 Warpath wrote: That fucking logo, man. Every day.Was there news about fnatic creating/acquiring a new SC2 team? Or is my memory playing tricks on me.. Anyway can't wait to see where he goes, cuz at least we wont have the MSI logo over his supply count when fullscreened anymore ^^ kiwi.kawaiirice lol | ||
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hyperknight
294 Posts
Fnatic HWAITING! glhf kawaiirice! hope he picks up sc2 fulltime once he's doing with school. he's got a lot of potential! | ||
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goswser
United States3519 Posts
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devPLEASE
Kenya605 Posts
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BryanSC
United States455 Posts
On December 30 2011 15:02 Darpa wrote: Kawaii is one of the best, if not thee best mechanically sound player in NA. He plays at an insane right with extreme precision. (Seriously, have you seen him play brood war?) He suffers from 2 things, 1: lack of practice (other engagements - like school and stuff) 2. confidence. He has to be nearing the end of high school, so I wouldnt be shocked if a big team picked him up when he can put SC2 on full time. I think was a bit more experience and serious practice behind him, he could be an absolute force. Best mechanically sound player in NA? You act like that's a big thing. | ||
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Zurachi
Canada289 Posts
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Diamond
United States10796 Posts
Kawaii fighting!!!! | ||
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ChuCky.Ca
Canada2497 Posts
On December 30 2011 14:12 treeoo wrote: "As 2011 comes to an end, so too does KawaiiRice’s time with Fnatic. Fnatic is looking to move in a different direction with the current Starcraft 2 team, a direction KawaiiRice was not going in. With all original members of the Fnatic Starcraft 2 team now gone from Fnatic, KawaiiRice was the last man standing. Missing his former teammates and with a shift in direction and change in the team atmosphere, it was time for Fnatic and KawaiiRice to go our separate directions." http://www.fnatic.com/news/9430/kawaiirice-departs-fnatic.html so curious which other team will pick him up Fanatic still has a current roster? | ||
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Pixilated
United States82 Posts
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SiN]
United States540 Posts
On December 30 2011 14:56 Sadistx wrote: I want to see Kiwiclones become a fully sponsored team with Kawai as coach/manager. A close edit: i tried to put /sarcasm then i put another post by accident with quote instead of edit fml | ||
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Fighter
Korea (South)1531 Posts
Best of luck in the future KR! | ||
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hesho89
Canada106 Posts
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Oreo7
United States1647 Posts
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LuckyMacro
United States1482 Posts
Hope everything works out! | ||
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TrojanSC
United States27 Posts
Kawaii fighting! | ||
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KevinIX
United States2472 Posts
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Yoshi Kirishima
United States10317 Posts
btw fnatic never had a team hosue right? or am i wrong? they would just practice online? or did the players not even bond together that closely? | ||
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SiN]
United States540 Posts
[QUOTE]On December 30 2011 14:56 Sadistx wrote: | ||
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hyptonic
2155 Posts
On December 30 2011 15:20 Yoshi Kirishima wrote: wait so everyone is gone now? what will happen to fnatic? btw fnatic never had a team hosue right? or am i wrong? they would just practice online? or did the players not even bond together that closely? they have tod nightend and rain | ||
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TrojanSC
United States27 Posts
On December 30 2011 15:20 Yoshi Kirishima wrote: wait so everyone is gone now? what will happen to fnatic? btw fnatic never had a team hosue right? or am i wrong? they would just practice online? or did the players not even bond together that closely? I'm not exactly sure if they have this house anymore since ROOT disbanded, but I found a video on YouTube (if you look up "fnatic house" you will find it) of their house. But yeah, Fnatic is dying and I'm not sure if they're going to be able to pull together to save it. | ||
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Stealth.
United States115 Posts
i know you got something up your sleeves tho. so im calling for an early congrats :D good luck to you buddy. | ||
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Nizzy
United States839 Posts
they need more Terrans? | ||
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MooMooMugi
United States10531 Posts
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nGBeast
United States914 Posts
On December 30 2011 15:24 koiejcsvn wrote: I'm not exactly sure if they have this house anymore since ROOT disbanded, but I found a video on YouTube (if you look up "fnatic house" you will find it) of their house. But yeah, Fnatic is dying and I'm not sure if they're going to be able to pull together to save it. How is fnatic dieing -.- | ||
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GhandiEAGLE
United States20754 Posts
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UniversalMind
United States326 Posts
I can see it now... Player Sign, Trade, and Disband Section | ||
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TrojanSC
United States27 Posts
Maybe they're not dying, but they are slowly diminishing. If you look at the roster, they only have 4 players who are actually supporting the team (by that I mean going to tournaments and winning money). The other 4 are unknown, though they could possibly became bigger in the future. | ||
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Jeenyus
United States109 Posts
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HickleStine
Australia276 Posts
Kawaii & Nana HWAITINGG~!!!!!!!!! EDIT: also, | ||
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jsemmens
United States439 Posts
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Luepert
United States1933 Posts
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Froadac
United States6733 Posts
Namely owning face. | ||
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illsick
United States1770 Posts
he's not from around here ~~ | ||
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ratzp0li
United States340 Posts
On December 30 2011 15:56 Luepert wrote: Whats actually likely is QxGKawaiiRice, Quantic needs an at least decent terran. hey now flo is pretty good lol What they REALLY need is a decent zerg. | ||
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Ciraxis
Australia400 Posts
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instantnoodles
United States190 Posts
good luck in the future kawaii. you're such a good terran and still young. represent seattle | ||
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Cedstick
Canada3336 Posts
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Novalisk
Israel1818 Posts
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Xeris
Iran17695 Posts
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backtoback
Canada1276 Posts
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Shiragaku
Hong Kong4308 Posts
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VirgilSC2
United States6151 Posts
I hope Fnatic has some big announcements planned for us in 2012! | ||
Seeker
Where dat snitch at?36960 Posts
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Torte de Lini
Germany38463 Posts
On December 30 2011 16:57 Seeker wrote: Huh..... EG actually picking him up would be a possibility >< How so? | ||
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Seeker
Where dat snitch at?36960 Posts
Oh just because EG made an announcement about a new player being revealed on Dec 30th. Just saying it's possible | ||
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Lysanias
Netherlands8351 Posts
On December 30 2011 17:12 Seeker wrote: Oh just because EG made an announcement about a new player being revealed on Dec 30th. Just saying it's possible They would not say he's not from around here ... He's not going EG or atleast he's not the anounced player. Good luck Kawai hope you find a nice team for yourself out there. | ||
Adebisi
Canada1637 Posts
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Xeris
Iran17695 Posts
On December 30 2011 16:57 Seeker wrote: Huh..... EG actually picking him up would be a possibility >< I don't think so ~~ | ||
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Torte de Lini
Germany38463 Posts
On December 30 2011 17:12 Seeker wrote: Oh just because EG made an announcement about a new player being revealed on Dec 30th. Just saying it's possible Except it doesn't coincide with anything else they said. | ||
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Dubzex
United States6994 Posts
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HaXXspetten
Sweden15718 Posts
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MurMiLLo
United States260 Posts
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NuclearJudas
6546 Posts
Also, Fnatic seems to be bleeding, but since the word is that they have big things planned, maybe they're just cleaning house? Will be interesting to see what they have in store for 2012. | ||
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rUiNati0n
United States1155 Posts
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Xeris
Iran17695 Posts
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nehcnhoj
United States213 Posts
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robih
Austria1085 Posts
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Xcobidoo
Sweden1871 Posts
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NuclearJudas
6546 Posts
On December 30 2011 18:13 Xeris wrote: He's still going to HSC4... Fnatic had nothing to do with sending him, I am personally sending him Sweet. Thanks for the info! :D | ||
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phathom321
United States1730 Posts
On December 30 2011 18:13 Xeris wrote: He's still going to HSC4... Fnatic had nothing to do with sending him, I am personally sending him So awesome !!! ^.^ ♥♥ (the personally sending him part) | ||
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enLighteN
Australia27 Posts
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Psyonic_Reaver
United States4332 Posts
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hazelynut
United States2195 Posts
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fams
Canada731 Posts
On December 30 2011 18:13 Xeris wrote: He's still going to HSC4... Fnatic had nothing to do with sending him, I am personally sending him "Additionally, we would like to announce that Adrian will be attending HomeStory Cup 4 on his own, so make sure you look out for him in Germany in 2012." "OWN HIS OWN" I didn't even say Fnatic was sending him, why so offensive? | ||
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TBA
92 Posts
best for you =) | ||
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SpeaKEaSY
United States1070 Posts
On December 30 2011 18:13 Xeris wrote: He's still going to HSC4... Fnatic had nothing to do with sending him, I am personally sending him Awesome! Who ever said years of hard work never wins you anything? gogo Kawaii, gogo Xeris! I'm gonna miss using IRC for your chat, but twitch is fine too. | ||
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SolidRasmus
Denmark10 Posts
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fams
Canada731 Posts
On December 30 2011 19:02 SolidRasmus wrote: Is Fnatic dying as a SC2 team? No, we are not. Fnatic is re-focusing as a Starcraft 2 team, which means a lot of really big changes in the near future. | ||
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Hypemeup
Sweden2783 Posts
On December 30 2011 18:44 fams wrote: "Additionally, we would like to announce that Adrian will be attending HomeStory Cup 4 on his own, so make sure you look out for him in Germany in 2012." "OWN HIS OWN" I didn't even say Fnatic was sending him, why so offensive? Offensive? Is your skin actually made out of paper? God damn. KR to EG would be hilarious, tho not likely. | ||
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namste
Finland2292 Posts
On December 30 2011 19:07 fams wrote: No, we are not. Fnatic is re-focusing as a Starcraft 2 team, which means a lot of really big changes in the near future. Really good for Fnatic! Hopefully they will now get some good players in decent who have displayed some sort of results at least or displayed a bit of talent. Should just go and kick rest of the jobbers out and get Rain and Tod some good team mates, pretty sure Fnatic doesn't lack the money to do that. Good luck to Kawaiirice in the future tho | ||
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Neelia
Germany599 Posts
On December 30 2011 18:13 Xeris wrote: He's still going to HSC4... Fnatic had nothing to do with sending him, I am personally sending him Thank you! Kawaii is awesome, hope he'll find a nice new team and somehow boost his confidence | ||
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LeLfe
France3160 Posts
On December 30 2011 19:07 fams wrote: No, we are not. Fnatic is re-focusing as a Starcraft 2 team, which means a lot of really big changes in the near future. could this mean sc2 is becoming your new cs? if so sh*t just got real! can't wait to see who will be joining | ||
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FeyFey
Germany10114 Posts
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Yoshi Kirishima
United States10317 Posts
Ah oh yeah. On December 30 2011 15:24 koiejcsvn wrote: I'm not exactly sure if they have this house anymore since ROOT disbanded, but I found a video on YouTube (if you look up "fnatic house" you will find it) of their house. But yeah, Fnatic is dying and I'm not sure if they're going to be able to pull together to save it. Hmm ok. I hope they can find more players. It would be a shame if they disband completely. And I don't think 3 players is enough. Thanks both of you for responding ^^ | ||
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desRow
Canada2654 Posts
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QxGRockEr
United States191 Posts
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leveller
Sweden1840 Posts
On December 30 2011 14:15 darthfoley wrote: Sigh, personally i'm tired with all the professionalism "we were heading in different directions" comments. Obviously it's the professional thing to do but i'd like to hear more about certain situations... Guess i have to get in the "know" shit storm incoming i'm preparing the bastions Of course we all want juicy rumours and drama! But also OF COURSE neither kiwikaki nor fanatic has a reason to indulge us gl to both | ||
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ReboundEU
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Jakkerr
Netherlands2549 Posts
They have Tod, Nightend and Rain (who I haven't heard of at all lately)? | ||
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MyLastSerenade
Germany710 Posts
and finally the msi logo dissapeared from his stream and we can see the supplys xD | ||
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kusu
Sweden440 Posts
 My guess is It's Gosu. I think gretorp and kawaii is pretty good friends :p gogo never give up ! ~~ | ||
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Bojas
Netherlands2397 Posts
On December 30 2011 20:53 Jakkerr wrote: Does Fnatic even have players left now? They have Tod, Nightend and Rain (who I haven't heard of at all lately)? Rain did well at MLGs this year Nightend performed like a baller at Dreamhack and ToD is training hardcore in korea. | ||
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Catatonic
United States699 Posts
 Dont think Quantic would though a bit funny how it coincides with the EG announcement lol xP | ||
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Neelia
Germany599 Posts
On December 30 2011 20:53 Jakkerr wrote: Rain (who I haven't heard of at all lately)? Rain went back to Korea to train I think? And imo he has done pretty well in every event he entered in 2011 (besides that IEM with his Visa mixup where he had to play straight after his flight) | ||
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Finrod1
Germany3997 Posts
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anApple
Singapore275 Posts
On December 30 2011 16:11 ratzp0li wrote: hey now flo is pretty good lol What they REALLY need is a decent zerg. Well, Destiny has been improving quite a bit recently, at least imo. | ||
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jstocky14
United Kingdom97 Posts
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Badfatpanda
United States9719 Posts
gogo KR! find a gosu team, you deserve it! gl | ||
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Naniwa
Sweden477 Posts
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Capped
United Kingdom7236 Posts
On December 30 2011 20:37 desRow wrote: even tho uve been shitting/hatin on me everywhere adrian, I wish you the best for 2012 =) glhf! Theres probably good reason for that -_- what a shameless post, coming in here to say "oh btw, look how bad a person he is" then some meaningless GL! No wonder people dont like you desRow, go back to your multitude of threads with sub~10 post counts with your "dedicated fans who dont use TL". Must resist urge to go all out. Will get permabanned. | ||
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Chained
United States137 Posts
As for KR, best of luck to you! One of the first guys I started watching streams of in Broodwar. | ||
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fcgog
United Kingdom876 Posts
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c0ldfusion
United States8293 Posts
On December 30 2011 23:08 fcgog wrote: fnatic just getting rid of the dead wood in their team uh.. fnatic lost all their best players Not sure what this new direction is about... | ||
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Stra-toss
Chile29 Posts
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onedayclose
United States1145 Posts
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TemplarCo.
Mexico2870 Posts
...EG.KawiiRice... | ||
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Yaki
France4234 Posts
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iSometric
2221 Posts
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Dopeyabyss
United States26 Posts
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nooboon
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levelup
United States8 Posts
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zezamer
Finland5701 Posts
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asambi
United Kingdom14 Posts
such a shame the team seems to be heading away from Esports. | ||
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Recognizable
Netherlands1552 Posts
On December 30 2011 20:37 desRow wrote: even tho uve been shitting/hatin on me everywhere adrian, I wish you the best for 2012 =) glhf! Thanks for remembering me you are a douche. GL to Kawaii! Always gives me helpfull tips on his stream | ||
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LuckyFool
United States9015 Posts
He had a nice run on fnatic. Interested to hear announcement regarding his new team shortly... T_T | ||
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Nazeron
Canada1046 Posts
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Papulatus
United States669 Posts
On December 30 2011 23:08 fcgog wrote: fnatic just getting rid of the dead wood in their team Yeah Sen is definitely dead wood. | ||
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skrotcyk
Sweden432 Posts
Sigh, that was a totally different story because it was Sen who decided to leave for the Taiwan league thingy not the other way around like in this case. | ||
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.kv
United States2332 Posts
On December 30 2011 15:56 Luepert wrote: Whats actually likely is QxGKawaiiRice, Quantic needs an at least decent terran. they have Theognis you know who's pretty damn good with terran | ||
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binski
United States225 Posts
On December 31 2011 02:03 skrotcyk wrote: Sigh, that was a totally different story because it was Sen who decided to leave for the Taiwan league thingy not the other way around like in this case. Same with KR. He wasn't forced to leave, he left on his own accord. | ||
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Snijjer
United States989 Posts
On December 31 2011 01:22 Recognizable wrote: Thanks for remembering me you are a douche. GL to Kawaii! Always gives me helpfull tips on his stream Pot meet Kettle. | ||
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xxSK8rGUy277xx
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Mortal
2943 Posts
On December 31 2011 02:07 .kv wrote: they have Theognis you know who's pretty damn good with terran does it bother anyone else that the athenian Theogenes was spelled just slightly differently? gl to kawaii | ||
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Xeris
Iran17695 Posts
On December 30 2011 18:44 fams wrote: "Additionally, we would like to announce that Adrian will be attending HomeStory Cup 4 on his own, so make sure you look out for him in Germany in 2012." "OWN HIS OWN" I didn't even say Fnatic was sending him, why so offensive? What are you talking about? People were asking "o since he left Fnatic I hope hes still going to HSC" so I clarified the situation ~_~ relax <3 | ||
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JiYan
United States3668 Posts
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Bashion
Cook Islands2612 Posts
Look at FXO, i dont think any of the players that went to KR are still on their team. | ||
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Hawk2
United States229 Posts
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Blasterion
China10272 Posts
all jokes aside gl to our favorite J-pop loving Pro-gamer. And will be rooting for him the whole way | ||
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sVnteen
Germany2238 Posts
more competitive and such i didnt see kawaii heading that direction so it makes sense | ||
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KingOfKangTheHee
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kobrakai
175 Posts
On December 31 2011 01:20 asambi wrote: Kinda sad that Fnatic MSI are loosing another player. I use alot of MSI products and reccomend them to any1 i know such a shame the team seems to be heading away from Esports.Yeah because Sc2 = Esports..... | ||
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tehemperorer
United States2183 Posts
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jkc
United States83 Posts
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Roychez
Netherlands54 Posts
Fnatic Main line-up: -ToD -NightEnD -Rain -IefNaij Korean Academy team: -August -Skit -Porigo And Fnatic isn't bleeding. They're cleaning ship so they can get back up there with the best, like they've always done in game. They're probably just waiting for current and potential sponsors to make up their marketing budgets for 2012 and possibly for players to run out of contract. | ||
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Darth Caedus
United States326 Posts
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ClutchSC
Canada34 Posts
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MutaKingPrime
Korea (South)43 Posts
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Th0R
Canada359 Posts
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IntoTheBush
United States552 Posts
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slytown
Korea (South)1411 Posts
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CeriseCherries
6170 Posts
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oGm`REM
United States870 Posts
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-Secret-
United Kingdom233 Posts
the new EG player has just been accounced + Show Spoiler + EG.JYP | ||
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KazeHydra
Japan2788 Posts
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Warpath
Canada1242 Posts
On December 31 2011 06:13 KazeHydra wrote: what no one realizes is that Nana Mizuki is looking to start a sc2 team and has her eyes on KawaiiRice. In all seriousness though, good luck Kawaii, hope you find an awesome team. Always cheering for you! Its Mizuki Nana, but i laughed nonetheless :D | ||
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Monolithic-
United States83 Posts
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Dheeraj
United States13 Posts
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DarkMatterUK
United Kingdom33 Posts
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V1PeR
Bulgaria19 Posts
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Joedaddy
United States1948 Posts
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mEtRoSG
Germany192 Posts
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K_Dilkington
Sweden449 Posts
On December 30 2011 23:14 c0ldfusion wrote: uh.. fnatic lost all their best players Not sure what this new direction is about... The only skilled player they've lost is Sen, the rest, TT1, KR and gretorp havn't done anything in so far in SC2. | ||
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-stOpSKY-
Canada498 Posts
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Crowned
United States368 Posts
On December 31 2011 06:25 Monolithic- wrote: To be honest, I don't know why this is a headline. KR was always quite mediocre. Anyway, good luck to the guy I guess. What is the point of this post? Goodluck Kawaii! | ||
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mprs
Canada2933 Posts
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Shock710
Australia6097 Posts
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lightrise
United States1355 Posts
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seiferoth10
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sSoda
United States95 Posts
On December 31 2011 10:14 K_Dilkington wrote: + Show Spoiler + On December 30 2011 23:14 c0ldfusion wrote: uh.. fnatic lost all their best players Not sure what this new direction is about... The only skilled player they've lost is Sen, the rest, TT1, KR and gretorp havn't done anything in so far in SC2. People have such a skewed version of what skill is. Just because someone isn't winning tournaments every day doesn't mean they aren't skilled. | ||
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Skelephile
United States64 Posts
On December 30 2011 14:15 darthfoley wrote: Sigh, personally i'm tired with all the professionalism "we were heading in different directions" comments. Obviously it's the professional thing to do but i'd like to hear more about certain situations... Guess i have to get in the "know" shit storm incoming i'm preparing the bastions welcome to the wonderful world of corporations, were everyone is a backstabbing pussy that's too afraid to tell someone the truth to their face | ||
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Fusilero
United Kingdom50293 Posts
On December 31 2011 20:09 seiferoth10 wrote: They still have ToD, Nightend, and Rain for their big guns, but they're slowly fading away. Rain is really damn good when he doesn't decide to go marine SCV all in, tod has been doing pretty well so far in France and is training in Korea and nightend was great at dreamhack I think those 3 will do the team well and should be able to hold down the team until they can get more players. | ||
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BlitzerSC
Italy8800 Posts
On December 31 2011 20:26 sSoda wrote: People have such a skewed version of what skill is. Just because someone isn't winning tournaments every day doesn't mean they aren't skilled. TT1, KR and Gretorp were just bad/not at the same level of the other players on the team. IMHO it's a good thing that teams are starting to drop all those bad players. | ||
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KawaiiRice
United States2914 Posts
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sSoda
United States95 Posts
On January 01 2012 00:24 KawaiiRice wrote: lol wtf I chose to leave fnatic why do people think they removed me for being bad? they obviously removed you for being bad, stop lying | ||
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EGLzGaMeR
United States1867 Posts
On January 01 2012 00:24 KawaiiRice wrote: lol wtf I chose to leave fnatic why do people think they removed me for being bad? Don't worry Kiwibird I know.. I know.. there is a lot of misunderstanding when it comes to this thread | ||
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aderum
Sweden1459 Posts
On December 31 2011 20:26 sSoda wrote: People have such a skewed version of what skill is. Just because someone isn't winning tournaments every day doesn't mean they aren't skilled. Well what they mean is probably more that they really havent done anything i sc2 that makes them worth keeping for a serious team. Ofc they are skilled, GM-skilled, but not placingtop10atMLG-skilled. Edit: KR did leave on his one though so count him out from that.. but the point about what you consider to be "skill" still applies. Best of luck to KR, hope what ever happens next makes you happy =) | ||
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Soap
Brazil1546 Posts
Seriously though, love his stream and his games. Just remembered this TvZ clinic against ret, http://twitch.tv/gosucoachingtv/b/281303248 (starts around 52:00) | ||
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OxyFuel
Canada195 Posts
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FairForever
Canada2392 Posts
On December 31 2011 23:37 Skelephile wrote: welcome to the wonderful world of corporations, were everyone is a backstabbing pussy that's too afraid to tell someone the truth to their face I'm pretty sure fnatic and KR know why there is a break-up, they don't have to disclose it publicly, it makes both parties look bad. | ||
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SpeaKEaSY
United States1070 Posts
On January 01 2012 00:24 KawaiiRice wrote: lol wtf I chose to leave fnatic why do people think they removed me for being bad? Don't deny it, baddie. They probably saw you couldn't defeat Airman and dropped you like the scrub you are | ||
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Xeris
Iran17695 Posts
On January 01 2012 01:09 FairForever wrote: I'm pretty sure fnatic and KR know why there is a break-up, they don't have to disclose it publicly, it makes both parties look bad. While generally I'd agree with you... in this case he actually chose to leave the team for his own reasons... Fnatic definitely preferred to keep him | ||
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Chimpalimp
United States1135 Posts
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Elem
Sweden4717 Posts
On January 01 2012 03:11 SpeaKEaSY wrote: LOLDon't deny it, baddie. They probably saw you couldn't defeat Airman and dropped you like the scrub you are | ||
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sMi.Social
United States79 Posts
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MoreFaSho
United States1427 Posts
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Skwid1g
United States953 Posts
On December 31 2011 23:37 Skelephile wrote: welcome to the wonderful world of corporations, were everyone is a backstabbing pussy that's too afraid to tell someone the truth to their face ...What? I can't even tell if you're serious with this. Not only was it a mutual split in this case, but in 99% of cases, a corporation doesn't want to smear a players name for no reason. If a player wants to tell the public that he got removed for being an asshole or not performing well enough he (or she) can. | ||
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Talin
Montenegro10532 Posts
On January 01 2012 00:24 KawaiiRice wrote: lol wtf I chose to leave fnatic why do people think they removed me for being bad? If only people actually wrote honest posts more instead of the "we're parting ways because the direction we're going doesn't match the direction that he's going and we all want to stick to the direction of going towards the general direction that we want to go which is clearly the best direction for everyone that wants to pursue the right direction" press release nonsense lingo, there would be no need for speculation. | ||
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KazeHydra
Japan2788 Posts
On January 01 2012 00:24 KawaiiRice wrote: lol wtf I chose to leave fnatic why do people think they removed me for being bad? don't listen to the haters. "haven't seen Kawaii win anything huge, he must be bad" lol. just watch Nana at Kohaku instead + Show Spoiler [for Nana fans only] + http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0yBR5ZAaI4E disappointed but understandable that she chose to sing Pop Master though =/ | ||
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ROOTFayth
Canada3351 Posts
On January 01 2012 00:24 KawaiiRice wrote: lol wtf I chose to leave fnatic why do people think they removed me for being bad? it's ok whenever you're not #1 in your own team people always think you're bad | ||
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isleyofthenorth
Austria894 Posts
On January 01 2012 05:51 ReignFayth wrote: it's ok whenever you're not #1 in your own team people always think you're bad well i know your team but ive never heard of you so i guess thats right. or are you a manager? | ||
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Froadac
United States6733 Posts
On January 01 2012 00:24 KawaiiRice wrote: lol wtf I chose to leave fnatic why do people think they removed me for being bad? Kawaii is the most self deprecating person around. Hence this must be true XD | ||
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darthfoley
United States8001 Posts
On January 01 2012 06:06 isleyofthenorth wrote: well i know your team but ive never heard of you so i guess thats right. or are you a manager? you're fucking stupid. just because you haven't heard of fayth doesn't mean he's "bad". he's on the team after all. | ||
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MyLastSerenade
Germany710 Posts
On January 01 2012 00:24 KawaiiRice wrote: lol wtf I chose to leave fnatic why do people think they removed me for being bad? dont listen to them.... these are just jealous people who dont know how good you are! they should tune in to ur stream and watch some games from u on KR ladder, to see how much potential and talent u got! | ||
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ROOTdrewbie
Canada1392 Posts
On January 01 2012 00:24 KawaiiRice wrote: lol wtf I chose to leave fnatic why do people think they removed me for being bad? maybe if you werent so bad people wouldn't say that LOL JK <3 kawaii gl in whatever new team you join | ||
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ROOTFayth
Canada3351 Posts
On January 01 2012 06:06 isleyofthenorth wrote: well i know your team but ive never heard of you so i guess thats right. or are you a manager? I went inactive months ago, I was a player though, I'm a lot more known among other pros than the casuals but it doesn't really matter anyway I wasn't referring to me when I said that, it was more to like TT1 who people talked down a lot just because he probably wasn't as good as Sen | ||
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HeavOnEarth
United States7087 Posts
<3 kawaii | ||
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Zergneedsfood
United States10671 Posts
On January 01 2012 05:21 KazeHydra wrote: don't listen to the haters. "haven't seen Kawaii win anything huge, he must be bad" lol. just watch Nana at Kohaku instead + Show Spoiler [for Nana fans only] + http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0yBR5ZAaI4E disappointed but understandable that she chose to sing Pop Master though =/ <3 for KawaiiRice I follow Kawaii wherever he goes! :D | ||
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isleyofthenorth
Austria894 Posts
On January 01 2012 06:17 darthfoley wrote: you're fucking stupid. just because you haven't heard of fayth doesn't mean he's "bad". he's on the team after all. tenners need to start reading... i never said fayth is bad. but because of my limited(apparently) knowledge of slightly less known US progamers, i would probably assume that he is not of of the caliber of kiwi slush and artist. also tenners shouldnt get insulting so quickly E: also i hate thread titles like this, i guess its not the OPs fault though, but the teams that release such vague statements. how about "he left" or "we removed him" to avoid confusion Also goodluck Kawaii, i like weeaboos like you :D | ||
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tripper688
United States569 Posts
. Some team is gonna get very lucky in the future. | ||
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ampson
United States2355 Posts
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TBA
92 Posts
make it possible plix | ||
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Willzzz
United Kingdom774 Posts
Don't care which team he is in, always love watching him play. Ooooo - stream! | ||
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Quanticfograw
United States2053 Posts
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Champi
1422 Posts
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Sumahi
Guam5609 Posts
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Lizalfo
Norway8 Posts
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DarkGo
29 Posts
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Xeris
Iran17695 Posts
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TATTOO
Canada33 Posts
On January 01 2012 13:36 isleyofthenorth wrote: tenners need to start reading... i never said fayth is bad. but because of my limited(apparently) knowledge of slightly less known US progamers, i would probably assume that he is not of of the caliber of kiwi slush and artist. also tenners shouldnt get insulting so quickly E: also i hate thread titles like this, i guess its not the OPs fault though, but the teams that release such vague statements. how about "he left" or "we removed him" to avoid confusion Also goodluck Kawaii, i like weeaboos like you :D you did imply that he is bad. you affirmed the assumption if you are not the best on your team you are bad. so you may not have said it but you implied it so dont get offended when some1 makes that connection. Then to insult his literary ability and make assumptions about an entire group "tenners" off of the comment of one poster is rather rash. inducting from one case isnt always at all logical. dont say something like tenner. so your better than me? would you rather none of them be here? you seemed to be insulted rather quickly. the last thing any community needs is more segregation. | ||
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ambient_orange
170 Posts
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black3200
Canada74 Posts
However, its just politics everything has it :/ . GL Mr.Rice and dont get carpel tunnel from that apm -_- .. Also! IMRice? I THINK SO! p.s Even tho im 0-1 Vs. KR i still tell all my friends it was a long close game.. ( it was not... I got crushed ) Nihao | ||
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HickleStine
Australia276 Posts
On January 02 2012 20:24 black3200 wrote: Im sure 75% of you talking here cant beat him in sc2 lol. Probably more like 99-100% o.O He's actually really really good - tournament results aren't everything. Practice/ladderwise he has good winrates against top foreigners and some code A/S koreans. Can't wait to see what he does next! xD <3 kawaii | ||
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darkxzzy
Germany31 Posts
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EndoGaming
United States26 Posts
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Caliber
United States598 Posts
On January 03 2012 06:27 EndoGaming wrote: Hope everyone who is an aspiring eSport pro realizes this is the future of eSports ... Not only do you have to be a solid player, but you also have to be social and well spoken... No sponsors want to dump money into above average gamers who can't talk to anyone... hes not above average, hes way above average. he has gotten champ bracket a few times at mlg, which is pretty hard. also, he is kind of shy but once you get to know him hes a friendly dude | ||
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nath
United States1788 Posts
On January 03 2012 06:35 Caliber wrote: hes not above average, hes way above average. he has gotten champ bracket a few times at mlg, which is pretty hard. also, he is kind of shy but once you get to know him hes a friendly dude While KR is above 'above average', you're missing his point. | ||
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CecilSunkure
United States2829 Posts
On January 03 2012 06:42 nath wrote: While KR is above 'above average', you're missing his point. Pretty sure his "shyness" doesn't hurt anything except other certain peoples' points of view about the topic. | ||
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Destiny
United States280 Posts
edit: this is catz oops | ||
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Mischke
United States17 Posts
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dxong
Denmark109 Posts
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Bashnek
Australia895 Posts
"Whitera just retweeted that form some dude, Kawaii on Tt now? hope so! EDIT, just saw the Team light post, congrats dude! good luck. | ||
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ryanfrazier
United States1 Post
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IPA
United States3206 Posts
On January 02 2012 20:45 HickleStine wrote: Probably more like 99-100% o.O He's actually really really good - tournament results aren't everything. Practice/ladderwise he has good winrates against top foreigners and some code A/S koreans. Tournaments actually are everything. GL Kawaii. | ||
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isleyofthenorth
Austria894 Posts
On January 02 2012 04:40 TATTOO wrote: dont say something like tenner. so your better than me? would you rather none of them be here? you seemed to be insulted rather quickly. the last thing any community needs is more segregation. tenner is not an insult in the slightest... but i feel offended when im called "fucking stupid" for no reason. my post wasnt articulated well and it might have come across as if i was slightly insulting fayth, which i didnt intend at all. | ||
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Noktix
United States492 Posts
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SupLilSon
Malaysia4123 Posts
On January 03 2012 12:58 IPA wrote: Tournaments actually are everything. GL Kawaii. No, they actually aren't. Anyone who plays this game should be able to tell how insanely talented he is by watching his stream. He is one of the few NA players that regularly practices on KR server and he plays against many code A/S players. Also, why would shyness have anything to do with his viability as a pro gamer... so ridiculous. | ||
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forsooth
United States3648 Posts
On January 04 2012 00:29 SupLilSon wrote: No, they actually aren't. Anyone who plays this game should be able to tell how insanely talented he is by watching his stream. He is one of the few NA players that regularly practices on KR server and he plays against many code A/S players. Also, why would shyness have anything to do with his viability as a pro gamer... so ridiculous. Yes, they really really are. What you do when you're on stage and the pressure is on is what defines your career, not how many times you refined a build in practice or that time you beat Nestea on ladder. You know what they call that player who always beat top players in practice and was constantly top 5 GM for a year straight but never won any major tournaments? Nobody. Because nobody is going to remember someone who never did anything when it mattered. Tournaments are everything. Also, being shy and awkward does hurt you. It reduces your marketability. One things that a lot of people on TL evidently fail to realize is that in individual sports, being able to promote yourself as a sort of brand is very important when it comes to maximizing success. Being not only a good player but someone who is recognized within the community as a well spoken, fan and media friendly personality increases your market value and makes you more attractive to prospective sponsors. Look at players like Incontrol or TLO for instance. In spite of their competitive struggles, they remain major figures in the community because they've got a knack for PR. And yet here's Kawaiirice, a player who you seem to suggest should be considered a top foreign talent, but he's hardly a blip on anyone's radar. | ||
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Cosmos
Belgium1077 Posts
Kr joining team Light | ||
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IPA
United States3206 Posts
On January 04 2012 00:29 SupLilSon wrote: No, they actually aren't. Anyone who plays this game should be able to tell how insanely talented he is by watching his stream. He is one of the few NA players that regularly practices on KR server and he plays against many code A/S players. Also, why would shyness have anything to do with his viability as a pro gamer... so ridiculous. Sorry, bud, they are. Being a ladder hero means absolutely nothing. Having a good "reputation" means absolutely nothing (in the grand competitive scheme of things). Tournament results are the only accolades worth a damn at the end of the day. Competition is about winning under pressure on the biggest possible stage; it's not about achieving GM with a 65% win rate. | ||
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cameler
Canada99 Posts
Gee, I wonder how Idra got all those sponsors then | ||
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Chill
Calgary25974 Posts
Ladder results are important for establishing your baseline skill, potential results and consistency. Tournament results are important for establishing your competitive success. Marketability is important for establishing your fanbase and hence your financial value to a team. They're all important. Their relative importance depends on what your goals are. Let's talk about KR. | ||
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d3_crescentia
United States4054 Posts
On January 04 2012 05:16 Chill wrote: You guys are arguing three different things. Ladder results are important for establishing your baseline skill, potential results and consistency. Tournament results are important for establishing your competitive success. Marketability is important for establishing your fanbase and hence your financial value to a team. They're all important. Their relative importance depends on what your goals are. Let's talk about KR. OK. I think he's a cutie. Fnatic is much less cute without him. | ||
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