Razer Academy: One Piece of the Puzzle - Page 2

On March 14 2012 00:40 MrBitter wrote:


We're not trying to start a Korean house.

We're providing support to players that wouldn't otherwise have it.

If EG is a pro team, I'm trying to create a "farm team" of sorts. A place where players can come and develop before moving on to bigger and better things.

A success story for me is "Billy comes to the house, works hard for three months, and is then picked up by a pro team".

Practice will mostly happen on ladder, through online cups, and through what connections I have with other pros.

This is not a vacation.

This will be a sweat shop. Players will be expected to work.

It's a bed, food, a gym membership, and lots and lots of hard work. (As well as some other opportunities that I'll talk more about as soon as I'm allowed to talk about it)

On March 14 2012 00:29 MrBitter wrote:
Ok, so here's some details:

First three players:

I will name them as soon as their travel is confirmed. The first three guys are guys I know and have talked to/worked with extensively in the past. First guys are pretty experimental. I want to make sure things are running smoothly with people I know before I start rotating in newer guys.

Players will stay for 3-6 months at a time, depending on things like visas, schedules, etc.

I want to make sure to always have at least one player from EU and NA in the house at a time.

The underlying goal of this project:

I want to provide opportunity to promising players who wouldn't otherwise get it. This means:

a.) players that aren't on teams
b.) players who are on smaller teams that can't afford to send them places
c.) players who are on good teams, but who don't get much exposure

On March 14 2012 00:49 goswser wrote:
So ladder is taken into consideration when choosing players? That's a yucky selection process.

On March 14 2012 01:03 MrBitter wrote:


Everything is taken into consideration when choosing players.

If you applied, for example, I would be adding you on Skype and discussing details with you asap to make sure you understood what you were signing up for.

For first 3 player speculation:

Have fun guys, but you won't know who they are. I may even take some heat for the first three. They're guys I see potential in, and guys I can trust to do what needs to be done to get the project off the ground. They're all high master/GM players and have all done well in online events, and have all participated in at least one offline event.

On March 14 2012 01:05 Tarotis wrote:

My money is on ActionJesus, Poopfeast420 and Bitbybit