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Axslav and Strifecro part ways with EG - Page 27

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Love and Justice
Profile Joined August 2011
United States87 Posts
January 19 2012 04:27 GMT
#521
On January 19 2012 13:19 Dexington wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 19 2012 13:16 alphafuzard wrote:
On January 19 2012 13:11 m1rk3 wrote:
Oh no, hopefully incontrol isn't next....

You do have to consider that both Inc and Lz have way bigger followings than Axslav or Strifecro do as far as I can tell.


LZ has a following? Not meant to hate, I honestly have never heard of an LZ "fan" before.


LZ been in EG going on 3 years in April, I agree he doesn't have a huge following. Cause of State of the Game and his personality, Incontrol has a huge following and is one of the most popular players in SC2. I see LZ going soon but not Incontrol
"No banglings, no problem." (ZeNEXLine)
Heraklitus
Profile Joined September 2010
United States553 Posts
January 19 2012 04:28 GMT
#522
On January 19 2012 13:25 Ownos wrote:
Inevitable. Foreign players will continue to fade off.


That doesn't even make sense.
Okasai
Profile Joined May 2011
United States30 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-01-19 04:29:27
January 19 2012 04:28 GMT
#523
I recall watching Axslav in a weekly cup a long time ago, and then shortly after reading where EG signed him.
Seems like bad/sad news at first... but this really could be good for their careers.

Someone summarized what Scoots said on LO3 about this a few pages back, I'll paraphrase again.
Being on a team with Idra, Huk, Puma, Jyp, and Inc... there is not much room in the spotlight for anyone else.

Moving to a x6, QxG, CoL, LighT, or etc... could be a great opportunity for them to shine.

Best of luck to you guys.


It is what it is, promote change, or work within the parameters.
VTPerfect
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United States487 Posts
January 19 2012 04:30 GMT
#524
On January 19 2012 13:28 OldManZerg wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 19 2012 13:25 Ownos wrote:
Inevitable. Foreign players will continue to fade off.


That doesn't even make sense.


basically EG picked up JYP and shortly after decided to drop Axslav/Strifecro so it looks like they are getting a korean and dropping 2 americans giving the impression that Koreans will soon replace all Americans.
zturchan
Profile Joined January 2011
Canada156 Posts
January 19 2012 04:30 GMT
#525
Calling it now, EGAxslav.... O wait
Enzymatic
Profile Joined August 2011
Canada1301 Posts
January 19 2012 04:30 GMT
#526
This probably makes Machine and Lz feel awkward...
"Who hired this awful fountain gunner? He can't hit shit." - Yiss
DarkPlasmaBall
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
United States45166 Posts
January 19 2012 04:30 GMT
#527
On January 19 2012 13:25 Ownos wrote:
Inevitable. Foreign players will continue to fade off.


You realize the second Axslav left EG, he apparently got scooped back up again by another team, right?

And that's not even addressing the fact that foreign players aren't even "beginning" to fade off, let alone "continuing" to do so. The foreign scene is still getting larger, and HotS hasn't even come out yet (let alone LotV).
"There is nothing more satisfying than looking at a crowd of people and helping them get what I love." ~Day[9] Daily #100
GohgamX
Profile Joined April 2011
Canada1096 Posts
January 19 2012 04:31 GMT
#528
These guys have potential, I hope they find good homes to grow.
Time is a great teacher, unfortunate that it kills all its pupils ...
Headnoob
Profile Joined September 2010
Australia2108 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-01-19 04:33:47
January 19 2012 04:32 GMT
#529
That's actually really sad, I really liked watching them play.

edit: as a part of EG
Enzymatic
Profile Joined August 2011
Canada1301 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-01-19 04:34:38
January 19 2012 04:34 GMT
#530
Not sure why people are taking shots at strifecro and axslav about results lately.. IdrA has put up about as much for results as they have in the past months. Results as in.. Absolutely nothing.
"Who hired this awful fountain gunner? He can't hit shit." - Yiss
Tenks
Profile Joined April 2010
United States3104 Posts
January 19 2012 04:34 GMT
#531
On January 19 2012 13:19 Dexington wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 19 2012 13:16 alphafuzard wrote:
On January 19 2012 13:11 m1rk3 wrote:
Oh no, hopefully incontrol isn't next....

You do have to consider that both Inc and Lz have way bigger followings than Axslav or Strifecro do as far as I can tell.


LZ has a following? Not meant to hate, I honestly have never heard of an LZ "fan" before.



I like him when he was Terran =/
Wat
Angelbelow
Profile Joined September 2010
United States3728 Posts
January 19 2012 04:37 GMT
#532
Is everyone sad because EG is losing 2 great players or because Axslav and strifecro are teamless?

I'd imagine its because axslav and strife are teamless right? Why would this be a bad thing for them? They have an opportunity to pursue smaller market teams that can give them more focus and attention. Axslav and strifecro will probably get better situations on other teams than EG can justify. I doubt you'll hear Ax or strife say being on EG was detrimental to their career. They're probably both thankful for the opportunity. Its a different chapter, there's no need to be sad.

This kind of reminds me of the steel series and grubby situation, just because steelseries dropped grubby doesnt mean we should stop supporting either party. Grubby will land on his feet and have the opportunity to acquire different sponsors or perhaps join up with a team and steelseries will continue supporting esports.
You may delay, but time will not. Current Music obsession: Opeth
HyTex
Profile Joined August 2011
United States67 Posts
January 19 2012 04:37 GMT
#533
Doesn't iNcontroL own the team, at least in part? If not he might one day get cut as well.

Anybody think Dragon's gonna make an attempt to haggle EG to some ridiculous yearly salary in exchange for good results? He's certainly more skilled than Axslav or Machine, for sure.
Kammalleri
Profile Joined November 2010
Canada613 Posts
January 19 2012 04:37 GMT
#534
Never really been a fan of Strifecro, mostly dont know much about him, but I like Axslav's stream and always liked how he plays. For people will lesser mechanics he's really a great guy to watch and get better.

No doubt Axslav will pop up elsewhere and hopefully he gets to go to MLG's and other tournaments from now on too. Definitely a guy to look forward to in team leagues as well
DoomsVille
Profile Joined August 2010
Canada4885 Posts
January 19 2012 04:40 GMT
#535
No say it ain't so!
LuckoftheIrish
Profile Joined November 2011
United States4791 Posts
January 19 2012 04:40 GMT
#536
On January 19 2012 13:37 HyTex wrote:
Doesn't iNcontroL own the team, at least in part? If not he might one day get cut as well..


Watching EG's practice sessions has made it pretty apparent, I think, that iNcontroL has immense value to the organization beyond results as a player. He's the most articulate player they have, the most camera-friendly and sponsor-friendly player they have, and when someone needs to crack the whip or say 'hey, you need to buckle down and work harder,' it's Geoff. I liked him for his personality beforehand, but I've gained an enormous amount of respect for him over the course of the EG practice streams.
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xlava
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United States676 Posts
January 19 2012 04:42 GMT
#537
Its a real shame but I really cannot believe they dropped Axslav before Lz, who, and I'm speaking objectively here, is definitely the worst player on EG, somewhat due to the race switch imo. Strifecro was expected, since he really hasn't won anything ever. But still Axslav... damn, he's a great player and its a shame he hasn't won anything recently, but as has been said, business is business...
PhiliBiRD
Profile Joined November 2009
United States2643 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-01-19 04:43:54
January 19 2012 04:43 GMT
#538
On January 19 2012 13:40 LuckoftheIrish wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 19 2012 13:37 HyTex wrote:
Doesn't iNcontroL own the team, at least in part? If not he might one day get cut as well..


Watching EG's practice sessions has made it pretty apparent, I think, that iNcontroL has immense value to the organization beyond results as a player. He's the most articulate player they have, the most camera-friendly and sponsor-friendly player they have, and when someone needs to crack the whip or say 'hey, you need to buckle down and work harder,' it's Geoff. I liked him for his personality beforehand, but I've gained an enormous amount of respect for him over the course of the EG practice streams.



Incontrol doesn't own the team. I think Scoots owns it? but maybe im wrong and hes just the head manager. Incontrol just has a very strong following, and is great for PR. He's also very camera friendly so I can see why he will be sticking around.

also im curious as to who axslav got signed on with
Synwave
Profile Joined July 2009
United States2803 Posts
January 19 2012 04:44 GMT
#539
That is really unfortunate to hear. I really hope both bounce back on their feet with another organization.
Nice release by EG. After the past couple weeks of craziness and drama with players moving around it's good to see some PR is still handled with a modicum of maturity.
Good luck you two!!
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DarkPlasmaBall
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
United States45166 Posts
January 19 2012 04:45 GMT
#540
On January 19 2012 13:34 Tenks wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 19 2012 13:19 Dexington wrote:
On January 19 2012 13:16 alphafuzard wrote:
On January 19 2012 13:11 m1rk3 wrote:
Oh no, hopefully incontrol isn't next....

You do have to consider that both Inc and Lz have way bigger followings than Axslav or Strifecro do as far as I can tell.


LZ has a following? Not meant to hate, I honestly have never heard of an LZ "fan" before.



I like him when he was Terran =/


He's really personable and friendly too- all of EG is.

+ Show Spoiler +
And LZ is like... really good looking.
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