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http://www.googimsmall.com/front/php/newpage.php?code=122
I really hope this is true.
Let's go ESPORTS!!
Team IM sponsored by LG
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Tanatos
United States381 Posts
http://www.googimsmall.com/front/php/newpage.php?code=122 I really hope this is true. Let's go ESPORTS!! | ||
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Alpino
Brazil4390 Posts
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tnud
Sweden2233 Posts
GL IM! | ||
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Acronysis
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Dodgin
Canada39254 Posts
Shut up and take my money. That LG uniform looks good @_@ I want it. Mvp and Nestea so handsome in that picture. LG is a huge sponsor too, congrats IM! | ||
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brachester
Australia1786 Posts
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TheCheapSkate
Slovenia316 Posts
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NeoSlicerZ
Ireland470 Posts
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fortheGG
United Kingdom1002 Posts
On April 15 2012 21:59 brachester wrote: I hope they improve the design though, it's just a plain white shirt with a bunch of logos on them Yea.. doesnt seem like they put much effort into that. | ||
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ReachTheSky
United States3294 Posts
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BLinD-RawR
ALLEYCAT BLUES49975 Posts
On April 15 2012 22:03 fortheGG wrote: Really great news but does this mean IM is the new KHAN o.O Yea.. doesnt seem like they put much effort into that. ha no but when it does come to SC2, KHAN and LG would become rivals. hopefully they change their name from Incredible Miracle to something that doesn't sound so cheesy. the most important point is that it is a BIG KOREAN SPONSOR | ||
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HeIios
Sweden2523 Posts
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RusHXceL
United States1004 Posts
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LemonyTang
United Kingdom428 Posts
However I'm super excited to get my hands on some IM branded gear! MVP fighting! Edit: Oh I see, LG too. That's very nice | ||
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Ketch
Netherlands7285 Posts
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United States4720 Posts
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MigzR
Portugal89 Posts
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CruelZeratul
Germany4588 Posts
To all teams: Just sell your stuff of amazon. TL should, too. | ||
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Netsky
Australia1155 Posts
MVP and Nestea looking so handsome | ||
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Arceus
Vietnam8333 Posts
On April 15 2012 22:03 fortheGG wrote: Really great news but does this mean IM is the new KHAN o.O Yea.. doesnt seem like they put much effort into that. actually that design looks very LG-ish, a plain Bordeaux-color LG logo on plain white T | ||
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bLooD.
Germany470 Posts
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ProxyKnoxy
United Kingdom2576 Posts
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Yaki
France4234 Posts
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Kraidio
China133 Posts
Especially the black one *droooooooooooooooooool* | ||
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Cenja
Sweden498 Posts
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LimitSEA
Australia9580 Posts
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FSKi
United States901 Posts
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GoSuChicken
Germany1726 Posts
glad for IM | ||
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ThE)ShoWTimE
Italy213 Posts
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vanhio
Niue1017 Posts
On April 15 2012 21:44 Alpino wrote: MVP looking like fucking majesty. Well, he is the fucking king Edit: I want soooo bad one of these capsssssssssss :/ | ||
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FSKi
United States901 Posts
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PresenceSc2
Australia4032 Posts
The players deserve to be making some good $$$ | ||
GTR
51399 Posts
On April 15 2012 22:15 MigzR wrote: LG sponsoring a team is MASSIVE massive is an understatement, i know for sure that LG have been looking to enter the ESPORTS market for YEARS, and never got the chance to with brood war. hopefully this is the start of something big in korea for ESPORTS. | ||
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zyzq
United States3123 Posts
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WArped
United Kingdom4845 Posts
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Lysanias
Netherlands8351 Posts
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JiPrime
Canada688 Posts
This is awesome! | ||
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Luepert
United States1933 Posts
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NaldoR
Singapore2198 Posts
A Sponsership is overrated. Like (no offence) but a gear sponsership is all that it is. Razer or steelseries do not help the team finacially in other ways AFAIK (please correct me if i am wrong). If all LG doesd is give monitors or laptops, i think it is not as huge as people think. However if they are very active like buying the naming rights iof the team, (LGIM) or helps to send the players to competitions i think this is HUGE and amazing for the korean ESPORTS scene. | ||
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DeadBull
421 Posts
+ Show Spoiler + Yes, I am obviously kidding | ||
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JiPrime
Canada688 Posts
Good joke, I lol'ed heartily. Tbh, I want all the companies that sponsored BW/BW teams to stay the hell away from SC2. Especially Samsung with its shitty WCG. | ||
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Dodgin
Canada39254 Posts
On April 15 2012 23:26 JiPrime wrote: Good joke, I lol'ed heartily. Tbh, I want all the companies that sponsored BW/BW teams to stay the hell away from SC2. Especially Samsung with its shitty WCG. Why would you want that? BW teams playing sc2 would give it real legitimacy in Korea as a competition like BW is. Players who have to do military service could be on ACE, stuff like that. | ||
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Luepert
United States1933 Posts
On April 15 2012 23:13 GTR wrote: massive is an understatement, i know for sure that LG have been looking to enter the ESPORTS market for YEARS, and never got the chance to with brood war. hopefully this is the start of something big in korea for ESPORTS. LG sponsored the Super tournament and that other special won that DRG won right? They've been sponsoring tournaments, just not a team yet. | ||
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0kz
Italy1118 Posts
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Eee
Sweden2712 Posts
On April 15 2012 23:31 Luepert wrote: LG sponsored the Super tournament and that other special won that DRG won right? They've been sponsoring tournaments, just not a team yet. They also hosted the GSTL semifinals this season and the Boxer vs Yellow showmatch last year. | ||
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JiPrime
Canada688 Posts
On April 15 2012 23:28 Dodgin wrote: Why would you want that? BW teams playing sc2 would give it real legitimacy in Korea as a competition like BW is. Players who have to do military service could be on ACE, stuff like that. So you want KESPA, a corporate union, to get its filthy hand on SC2 scene? The way things are going, KESPA doesn't want GSL players to participate in their league. They want to keep the league isolated. I say let them die from within with their shitty matches played by relatively new ex-BW SC2 KESPA players. Seriously, think about it. Who would do better? A player who has been practicing both BW and SC2 back and forth, or a player who has been solely practicing SC2? And no, the elephant can go fuck itself, it has been disproven with ForGG getting his ass whooped. There is almost no way that those players can catch up with the current GSL players in time before it's too late. And no self-respecting, sensible GSL players would ever switch sides, even with loads of dosh. And from the looks of it, a lot of Korean BW fans would rather watch LoL instead of SC2. That's good, I don't want those kind of shitty fanbase (especially Fomos) to defile the SC2 scene. Addenum: As much as I love esports, having the air force to go out of its way to cater to progamers, is a bit of an overboard, when they should be putting all their efforts and funds into protecting the country, especially with North Korea and its new warmongering leader next door. | ||
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Dodgin
Canada39254 Posts
On April 15 2012 23:40 JiPrime wrote: So you want KESPA, a corporate union, to get its filthy hand on SC2 scene? The way things are going, KESPA doesn't want GSL players to participate in their league. They want to keep the league isolated. I say let them die from within with their shitty matches played by relatively new ex-BW SC2 KESPA players. Seriously, think about it. Who would do better? A player who has been practicing both BW and SC2 back and forth, or a player who has been solely practicing SC2? And no, the elephant can go fuck itself, it has been disproven with ForGG getting his ass whooped. There is almost no way that those players can catch up with the current GSL players in time before it's too late. And no self-respecting, sensible GSL players would ever switch sides, even with loads of dosh. And from the looks of it, a lot of Korean BW fans would rather watch LoL instead of SC2. That's good, I don't want those kind of shitty fanbase (especially Fomos) to defile the SC2 scene. I pictured you with a tinfoil hat on while reading this. Went through your post history real quick and you really seem to hate Kespa, sorry you don't like this I guess but a lot of people do. anyway back on topic, if you want to continue this conversation feel free to PM me. | ||
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SenorChang
Australia4729 Posts
On April 15 2012 23:40 JiPrime wrote: So you want KESPA, a corporate union, to get its filthy hand on SC2 scene? The way things are going, KESPA doesn't want GSL players to participate in their league. They want to keep the league isolated. I say let them die from within with their shitty matches played by relatively new ex-BW SC2 KESPA players. Seriously, think about it. Who would do better? A player who has been practicing both BW and SC2 back and forth, or a player who has been solely practicing SC2? And no, the elephant can go fuck itself, it has been disproven with ForGG getting his ass whooped. There is almost no way that those players can catch up with the current GSL players in time before it's too late. And no self-respecting, sensible GSL players would ever switch sides, even with loads of dosh. And from the looks of it, a lot of Korean BW fans would rather watch LoL instead of SC2. That's good, I don't want those kind of shitty fanbase (especially Fomos) to defile the SC2 scene. Addenum: As much as I love esports, having the air force to go out of its way to cater to progamers, is a bit of an overboard, when they should be putting all their efforts and funds into protecting the country, especially with North Korea and its new warmongering leader next door. You post the strangest things sometimes. (Well most of the time) | ||
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JiPrime
Canada688 Posts
On April 15 2012 23:53 SenorChang wrote: You post the strangest things sometimes. (Well most of the time) Trust me, your sanity wouldn't last if you have been fucked over by KESPA again and again for the last decade. | ||
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pdd
Australia9933 Posts
EDIT: Here it is (kinda) http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=269800¤tpage=21#420 LG joining up with IM gives the SC2 teams a lot of leverage on KeSPA though. Hope it promotes cooperation between the SC2 and BW teams. | ||
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JiPrime
Canada688 Posts
On April 16 2012 00:08 pdd wrote: If memory serves me right, LG were one of the companies rumored to be considering sponsoring Team 8 (BW pro-team), and when the rumors came out there was some talk that they were considering between Team 8 or IM. Not sure where I saw it though. Could have been a random news piece I saw on TL. LG made the right choice sponsoring IM instead of Team 8. Everyone knows that BW is dead outside Korea. Any competent marketer would know that foreign exposure of the brand >>>>> local exposure of the brand, especially companies like LG. | ||
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MaV_gGSC
Canada1345 Posts
Best of luck | ||
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Zaphid
Czech Republic1860 Posts
On April 16 2012 00:11 JiPrime wrote: LG made the right choice sponsoring IM instead of Team 8. Everyone knows that BW is dead outside Korea. Any competent marketer would know that foreign exposure of the brand >>>>> local exposure of the brand, especially companies like LG. B...but, Jaedong ... | ||
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frequency
Australia1901 Posts
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JiPrime
Canada688 Posts
Jaedong is jaedong. He's great, but his name recognition is a bit low among mainstream (not TL) SC2 fans. | ||
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Fragile51
Netherlands15767 Posts
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Lysanias
Netherlands8351 Posts
On April 16 2012 00:08 pdd wrote: If memory serves me right, LG were one of the companies rumored to be considering sponsoring Team 8 (BW pro-team), and when the rumors came out there was some talk that they were considering between Team 8 or IM. Not sure where I saw it though. Could have been a random news piece I saw on TL. EDIT: Here it is (kinda) http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=269800¤tpage=21#420 LG joining up with IM gives the SC2 teams a lot of leverage on KeSPA though. Hope it promotes cooperation between the SC2 and BW teams. If LG is smart, they talked with T8 for future combining T8 with IM for Sc2. 1 can only dream ofc. | ||
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TR
2320 Posts
Their uniforms are a lot better looking now too imo! I really want one. | ||
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unknownGamer
288 Posts
On April 15 2012 23:40 JiPrime wrote: So you want KESPA, a corporate union, to get its filthy hand on SC2 scene? The way things are going, KESPA doesn't want GSL players to participate in their league. They want to keep the league isolated. I say let them die from within with their shitty matches played by relatively new ex-BW SC2 KESPA players. Seriously, think about it. Who would do better? A player who has been practicing both BW and SC2 back and forth, or a player who has been solely practicing SC2? And no, the elephant can go fuck itself, it has been disproven with ForGG getting his ass whooped. There is almost no way that those players can catch up with the current GSL players in time before it's too late. And no self-respecting, sensible GSL players would ever switch sides, even with loads of dosh. And from the looks of it, a lot of Korean BW fans would rather watch LoL instead of SC2. That's good, I don't want those kind of shitty fanbase (especially Fomos) to defile the SC2 scene. Addenum: As much as I love esports, having the air force to go out of its way to cater to progamers, is a bit of an overboard, when they should be putting all their efforts and funds into protecting the country, especially with North Korea and its new warmongering leader next door. Wow, I understand your hate for kespa, but having kespa wouldn't hurt. I am sure Blizzard calls the shots on sc2. I believe they can't stop them from entering. Though I must agree, I still feel its stupid that kespa have such tight control over bw, so I am still wary of that if they do go sc2. But then again, blizzard still calls the shots. | ||
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unknownGamer
288 Posts
Jaedong is solid in korea and hardcore BW fans or maybe even some casual BW fans. But sc2 is the thing now. Not gonna argue which is a better game, but sc2 has more exposure in the foreign scene then bw. Makes sense to sponsor IM since World > Korea. | ||
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Deshkar
Singapore1244 Posts
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Lysanias
Netherlands8351 Posts
On April 16 2012 00:50 unknownGamer wrote: Jaedong is solid in korea and hardcore BW fans or maybe even some casual BW fans. But sc2 is the thing now. Not gonna argue which is a better game, but sc2 has more exposure in the foreign scene then bw. Makes sense to sponsor IM since World > Korea. Jeadong is not just solid, that's an offence for what he achieved. Uch things like this are awful to read. What more important is how long is a game going to stay stable, instead of current popularity. Sc2 still makes sponsors hasitant to comit. This how ever for Korea would be a great step forward. | ||
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S_SienZ
1878 Posts
IMJaedong sounds pretty good | ||
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namste
Finland2292 Posts
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zManiacal
United Kingdom38 Posts
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ES.Genie
Germany1370 Posts
I'm so happy for IM. Hopefully this means that all of their players finally get the financial support they deserve(and need). | ||
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NexUmbra
Scotland3776 Posts
On April 15 2012 23:31 Luepert wrote: LG sponsored the Super tournament and that other special won that DRG won right? They've been sponsoring tournaments, just not a team yet. Yeah can you guys seriously not remember "LG CINEMA 3D GSL SUPER TOURNAMENT" which was said like 100 times in the intro to the finals ^^ | ||
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ProxyKnoxy
United Kingdom2576 Posts
On April 16 2012 00:47 unknownGamer wrote: Wow, I understand your hate for kespa, but having kespa wouldn't hurt. I am sure Blizzard calls the shots on sc2. I believe they can't stop them from entering. Though I must agree, I still feel its stupid that kespa have such tight control over bw, so I am still wary of that if they do go sc2. But then again, blizzard still calls the shots. Wow JiPrime... what the fuck, you are so ignorant. Pure blind hatred with little common sense or evidence at all. "The way things are going, KESPA doesn't want GSL players to participate in their league. They want to keep the league isolated." Utter bull, why wouldn't Kespa want the best players in the world playing in their league? Where are you even getting that information from? "Who would do better? A player who has been practicing both BW and SC2 back and forth, or a player who has been solely practicing SC2? And no, the elephant can go fuck itself, it has been disproven with ForGG getting his ass whooped." I guess ForGG getting into Code S two consecutive times, and getting into Code S for the first time on his first try isn't good enough for some. ForGG wasn't really a top class BW pro when he retired either. And "ass whooped"... hardly. Rest of your post is more of the same, but then "Addenum: As much as I love esports, having the air force to go out of its way to cater to progamers, is a bit of an overboard, when they should be putting all their efforts and funds into protecting the country, especially with North Korea and its new warmongering leader next door" what a stupid, stupid post. oh my | ||
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coL.hendralisk
Zimbabwe1756 Posts
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TheLOLas
United States646 Posts
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Shadow_Dog
Canada427 Posts
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Bazzyrick
United Kingdom361 Posts
I want to say more, but I think that sums up my feelings about the entirety of that OP. :D | ||
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sc14s
United States5052 Posts
would make them by far my fav team :D favorite team(in sc2) + favorite player(jaedong) + ??? = profit! | ||
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JiPrime
Canada688 Posts
On April 16 2012 01:17 ProxyKnoxy wrote: Wow JiPrime... what the fuck, you are so ignorant. Pure blind hatred with little common sense or evidence at all. "The way things are going, KESPA doesn't want GSL players to participate in their league. They want to keep the league isolated." Utter bull, why wouldn't Kespa want the best players in the world playing in their league? Where are you even getting that information from? "Who would do better? A player who has been practicing both BW and SC2 back and forth, or a player who has been solely practicing SC2? And no, the elephant can go fuck itself, it has been disproven with ForGG getting his ass whooped." I guess ForGG getting into Code S two consecutive times, and getting into Code S for the first time on his first try isn't good enough for some. ForGG wasn't really a top class BW pro when he retired either. And "ass whooped"... hardly. Rest of your post is more of the same, but then "Addenum: As much as I love esports, having the air force to go out of its way to cater to progamers, is a bit of an overboard, when they should be putting all their efforts and funds into protecting the country, especially with North Korea and its new warmongering leader next door" what a stupid, stupid post. oh my What does a foreigner know who can't even browse Korean esports sites without the help of a translator (who's gonna be biased regardless of intention) or shitty google translate? KESPA is gonna keep pushing that progamer licence bullshit for SC2 as well. There was an article about it in gamechosun. If that doesn't imply that they want their own league only for KESPA players, I don't know what is. And making competent GSL players to go through the courage tournament is stupid as hell, when they already proven themselves of their skills in GSL. Addendum: And rumors around these parts (especially around the BW scene) tend to be mostly accurate. | ||
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shineq
United Kingdom1453 Posts
On April 15 2012 22:19 CruelZeratul wrote: To bad I can't read korean. Its so hard to get a jersey of any korean team >.< To all teams: Just sell your stuff of amazon. TL should, too. TL already has a store, right? If it's true, that's some awesome news for the team, hopefully that'll help them get out to international tournaments more often :D | ||
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Laxx
Australia61 Posts
On April 15 2012 23:24 Hopelessnoob wrote: It is great if LG actively supports the team if this is true. A Sponsership is overrated. Like (no offence) but a gear sponsership is all that it is. Razer or steelseries do not help the team finacially in other ways AFAIK (please correct me if i am wrong). If all LG doesd is give monitors or laptops, i think it is not as huge as people think. However if they are very active like buying the naming rights iof the team, (LGIM) or helps to send the players to competitions i think this is HUGE and amazing for the korean ESPORTS scene. You are very wrong. While it is true that certain small sponsorships are gear-based only, Razer and SteelSeeries both sponsor many teams financially. Back on topic, I'm truly happy for them. From what I've heard the deal is supposedly very large and completely unrivalled by anything we've seen from Korean teams (and the majority of foreign teams) in SC2 so far. My only concern is that I heard about this quite a while ago, and given that this isn't an official announcement, there's a chance that this deal fell through and that this 'leak' is outdated, which would be a big shame. If things actually progressed well and nothing fell through, this is actually very big news. It's a good sign for the game's overall health in Korea. I'm very eager to see IM's marketing/promotional efforts and acquisitions from here on in as they'd pretty much be an entirely reborn team. | ||
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windsupernova
Mexico5280 Posts
I´m so glad for IM. And as for now its really smart for a multinational company like LG to sponsor a SC2 team. They get both foreign and Korean exposure. | ||
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Th0R
Canada359 Posts
EDIT: I should rephrase my sentence saying that this is showing Starcraft II is moving forward with big sponsors coming in like this. Also now that IM has a big sponsor lets see Fenix in more tournaments. I'm dying to see how good he is now that he has been with IM for so long. | ||
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Wrathsc2
United States2025 Posts
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Chicane
United States7875 Posts
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Xiron
Germany1233 Posts
On April 16 2012 01:51 Thor2277 wrote: If this doesn't show e-Sports is moving forward than I don't know what is! 1 million dollar dota 2 tournanemt certainly does. | ||
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forSeohyun
504 Posts
Less seriously hope Losira will pose in some team clothing in a near future, he shouldn't have cut his hair though. | ||
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GreyArrow
United States157 Posts
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chambertin
United States1704 Posts
Awesome news tho! | ||
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Seronei
Sweden991 Posts
On April 16 2012 01:59 Chicane wrote: Wow that's a big sponsor... has LG even sponsored anything in SC2 before? If not, that makes it even better. They've sponsored some GSL tournament played on 3d monitors iirc. | ||
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Jongl0
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On April 16 2012 02:16 Seronei wrote: They've sponsored some GSL tournament played on 3d monitors iirc. Yeah, this is what I remember too. | ||
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Ireland485 Posts
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mrRoflpwn
United States2618 Posts
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TheBamf
Denmark366 Posts
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Kergy
Peru2011 Posts
On April 16 2012 01:51 Thor2277 wrote: If this doesn't show e-Sports is moving forward than I don't know what is! The same thing already happened 10 years ago. Grats IM!! | ||
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Quadratic
Canada249 Posts
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ptrpb
Canada753 Posts
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TaeTae
United Kingdom97 Posts
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GwSC
United States1997 Posts
On April 16 2012 02:05 Xiron wrote: 1 million dollar dota 2 tournanemt certainly does. Not in the same way, developer dumping money on their own game and a big company seeing potential for making money is pretty different. | ||
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Happystreet
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United Kingdom73 Posts
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Luepert
United States1933 Posts
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bmml
United Kingdom962 Posts
On April 16 2012 02:43 GwSC wrote: Not in the same way, developer dumping money on their own game and a big company seeing potential for making money is pretty different. And Blizzard didn't help out Gom with the first three seasons. Also you could p much replace developer with anyone with a vested interest in making money, see OGN, GomTV, MLG. Also style of investment is partly the reason LoL has blown up so much. | ||
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kagemucha
United States326 Posts
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STDfan
United States203 Posts
Gotta agree with everyone saying MVP looks like a fucking boss in that picture. | ||
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Goshawk.
United Kingdom5338 Posts
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Bajsgrodan
Afghanistan408 Posts
More money less problems right? IM-fighting (allthough I am a Slayers-fan) | ||
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Apollo_Shards
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LeLfe
France3160 Posts
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IMLyte
Canada714 Posts
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DystopiaX
United States16236 Posts
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Bijan
United States286 Posts
On April 15 2012 22:03 fortheGG wrote: Really great news but does this mean IM is the new KHAN o.O Yea.. doesnt seem like they put much effort into that. I've always liked the formal jacket uniforms much better. They look boss as hell and seem much more legitimate than a t-shirt. Anybody can shell out the money for some cotton t-shirts and a few patches. That said, the t-shirt does look a lot more appealing with a big LG logo plastered on the front. Congrats IM. | ||
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United States1453 Posts
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OptimusYale
Korea (South)1005 Posts
This is a smart move by LG, SC is big for the nerd market, giving them advertising space for us who need tvs and monitors! | ||
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forsooth
United States3648 Posts
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Fionn
United States23455 Posts
On April 16 2012 04:40 marttorn wrote: I want one of those caps RIGHT NOW. I will willingly surrender my manhood, my wallet, my amazing Corsair Vengeance keyboard, my hamster (sorry, Houdini) and my dignity for one of these hats. Here | ||
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Acronysis
872 Posts
Confirmed. Have used this source before and i'm wearing my hat happily right now. Love it =) | ||
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Corsica
Ukraine1854 Posts
On April 15 2012 21:44 Alpino wrote: MVP looking like fucking majesty. Is it just me or white color suits Mvp more than any other person in this world? :D (besides God) On topic, Gratz !!! very happy for them | ||
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spree
United States86 Posts
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MHT
Sweden1026 Posts
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RaiKageRyu
Canada4773 Posts
I was hoping LG would sponsor oGs instead but I guess without MinChul they set their sights to the team with 6 GSL worth of championships. | ||
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Laids
United Kingdom596 Posts
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Eee
Sweden2712 Posts
On April 16 2012 04:12 DystopiaX wrote: Wonder if this is an actual money sponsor, or something like Coke where they just gave them drinks or something to that effect. If they're having that insanely huge logo on the shirt it's probably money. | ||
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Marddox
United Kingdom108 Posts
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Die4Ever
United States17623 Posts
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Coal
Sweden1535 Posts
On April 16 2012 04:40 marttorn wrote: I want one of those caps RIGHT NOW. I will willingly surrender my manhood, my wallet, my amazing Corsair Vengeance keyboard, my hamster (sorry, Houdini) and my dignity for one of these hats. Loooooooool :D Thanks for the laugh ^_^ OnT: Congratulations to IM! :D | ||
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UndoneJin
United States438 Posts
Very exciting news. | ||
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Haustka
United States221 Posts
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United States233 Posts
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lbmaian
United States689 Posts
But I do wonder how deep the investment is. I doubt LG will be paying/contributing to BW-level salaries yet. Also...IM seriously needs to get rid of the McDonalds uniform. I thought they ditched them months ago, but now I realize it's just because it's a summer uniform. | ||
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firehand101
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Sabre
United Kingdom1086 Posts
On April 16 2012 06:05 eviltomahawk wrote: Woah, I heard whispers of this in a SC1/SC2 rumors thread several months ago. Great for IM, especially since Nestea and MVP are godly players. Interesting to see some of those rumours come to fruition | ||
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Fubi
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Jeenyus
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United States419 Posts
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Torte de Lini
Germany38463 Posts
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SkimGuy
Canada709 Posts
On April 16 2012 04:58 Corsica wrote: Is it just me or white color suits Mvp more than any other person in this world? :D (besides God) On topic, Gratz !!! very happy for them Not sure if you mean Flash or God xd Also those hats look awesome. I would buy one but costs too much xd | ||
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renaissanceMAN
United States1840 Posts
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bokchoi
Korea (South)9498 Posts
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mnck
Denmark1518 Posts
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zoLo
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NuKedUFirst
Canada3139 Posts
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ch33psh33p
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The picture was already removed from the page. | ||
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xlava
United States676 Posts
Seriously though this is great news. LG is a heavy hitter. Go esports! | ||
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Dontkillme
Korea (South)806 Posts
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mastergriggy
United States1312 Posts
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DarkPlasmaBall
United States44051 Posts
Also, I want those wing hats *-* | ||
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unknownGamer
288 Posts
On April 16 2012 00:59 Lysanias wrote: Jeadong is not just solid, that's an offence for what he achieved. Uch things like this are awful to read. What more important is how long is a game going to stay stable, instead of current popularity. Sc2 still makes sponsors hasitant to comit. This how ever for Korea would be a great step forward. Wtf are you talking about? Offense? Do you even understand what I am saying? Solid is in no way a negative remark. Argh, I swear some people have the tendency to view everything as a negative. | ||
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Ewic
Canada121 Posts
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Enearde
France265 Posts
Seriously, i'm such a fan of the king MVP. | ||
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docvoc
United States5491 Posts
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itkovian
United States1763 Posts
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MountainDewJunkie
United States10340 Posts
It's like: Team IM .... ELLLLLL GEEEEEEEEEEEEEE | ||
Torpedo.Vegas
United States1890 Posts
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starfish
United States102 Posts
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Luepert
United States1933 Posts
On April 16 2012 11:13 MountainDewJunkie wrote: Not long before a lot of pros look like they're in NASCAR coveralls. It's like: Team IM .... ELLLLLL GEEEEEEEEEEEEEE IM LG at MLG! | ||
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danbel1005
United States1319 Posts
LG? oh wow..wtf.. *jeez in my pants* I can haz dat SHIRT ^^? | ||
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FidoDido
United States1292 Posts
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Veldril
Thailand1817 Posts
Sorry Samsung, but supporting MVP and IM takes priority, especially if it helps him getting closer to get his wrists fixed. | ||
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Kommander
Philippines4950 Posts
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spree
United States86 Posts
On April 16 2012 00:59 Lysanias wrote: Jeadong is not just solid, that's an offence for what he achieved. Uch things like this are awful to read. What more important is how long is a game going to stay stable, instead of current popularity. Sc2 still makes sponsors hasitant to comit. This how ever for Korea would be a great step forward. I think you are misinterpreting his usage of solid in that context, it sounds like he is using 'solid' to describe his popularity/fanbase in KR and NOT his bw achievements/skill. | ||
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unknownGamer
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On April 16 2012 15:06 spree wrote: I think you are misinterpreting his usage of solid in that context, it sounds like he is using 'solid' to describe his popularity/fanbase in KR and NOT his bw achievements/skill. THANK you. Why would I even insult jaedong, I am a fucking zerg player. Since bw and still am in sc2. | ||
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FabledIntegral
United States9232 Posts
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LastDance
New Zealand510 Posts
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United States97 Posts
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NHY
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On April 16 2012 01:17 ProxyKnoxy wrote: Wow JiPrime... what the fuck, you are so ignorant. Pure blind hatred with little common sense or evidence at all. "The way things are going, KESPA doesn't want GSL players to participate in their league. They want to keep the league isolated." Utter bull, why wouldn't Kespa want the best players in the world playing in their league? Where are you even getting that information from? "Who would do better? A player who has been practicing both BW and SC2 back and forth, or a player who has been solely practicing SC2? And no, the elephant can go fuck itself, it has been disproven with ForGG getting his ass whooped." I guess ForGG getting into Code S two consecutive times, and getting into Code S for the first time on his first try isn't good enough for some. ForGG wasn't really a top class BW pro when he retired either. And "ass whooped"... hardly. Rest of your post is more of the same, but then "Addenum: As much as I love esports, having the air force to go out of its way to cater to progamers, is a bit of an overboard, when they should be putting all their efforts and funds into protecting the country, especially with North Korea and its new warmongering leader next door" what a stupid, stupid post. oh my There are news articles & posts from industry insiders everywhere if you care to look for them. In order for a team to participate in Proleague it needs to join Kespa, which costs ~$90,000 a year per team. It is doubtful any current SC2 team will be able to do this. I should also note that while some people are angry about what Kespa is trying to do, hardly any are surprised by it. * As for Starleague, if OGN decides to make SC2 one in the future, it would be less difficult for an individual player to participate in, as you only need to have Kespa licence. However, Kespa is saying that they would give SC2 pro licence to those with BW licence automatically but there has been no mention of GSL players. So some BW pro with 0 SC2 experience would be considered a sc2 progamer while Boxer would be an amature. | ||
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parazice
Thailand5517 Posts
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FidoDido
United States1292 Posts
On April 16 2012 17:17 NHY wrote: There are news articles & posts from industry insiders everywhere if you care to look for them. In order for a team to participate in Proleague it needs to join Kespa, which costs ~$90,000 a year per team. It is doubtful any current SC2 team will be able to do this. I should also note that while some people are angry about what Kespa is trying to do, hardly any are surprised by it. * As for Starleague, if OGN decides to make SC2 one in the future, it would be less difficult for an individual player to participate in, as you only need to have Kespa licence. However, Kespa is saying that they would give SC2 pro licence to those with BW licence automatically but there has been no mention of GSL players. So some BW pro with 0 SC2 experience would be considered a sc2 progamer while Boxer would be an amature. I have to agree, I still remember when KESPA shunned Nada and wanted to remove all his previous achievements for playing in GOM's league. It won't come as a surprise to me when KESPA announces their own private league which excludes foreigners and current sc2 teams. | ||
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bokchoi
Korea (South)9498 Posts
On April 16 2012 17:51 FidoDido wrote: I have to agree, I still remember when KESPA shunned Nada and wanted to remove all his previous achievements for playing in GOM's league. It won't come as a surprise to me when KESPA announces their own private league which excludes foreigners and current sc2 teams. That was Korean netizens overreacting to them changing NaDa's status to retired and that just happened to be a mistake that happened to. If KeSPA was so against NaDa and/or BoxeR would they have allowed them to appear for people's retirement ceremonies? Doubt it. | ||
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Lysanias
Netherlands8351 Posts
On April 16 2012 15:06 spree wrote: I think you are misinterpreting his usage of solid in that context, it sounds like he is using 'solid' to describe his popularity/fanbase in KR and NOT his bw achievements/skill. I see, my appoligies then. OT, no Conformation on this yet ? | ||
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Wockets
Hong Kong467 Posts
On April 16 2012 20:18 SEA KarMa wrote: yea they look way better than when they were wearing that yucky yellow... I think of "May I take your order" every time they wear that "uniform" | ||
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Dodgin
Canada39254 Posts
On April 16 2012 22:05 mahO wrote: yay, soon Samsung will sponsor someone :p, thats good, plus koreans are in a "national" mindset, always try to buy korean products instead of foreign etc. It's good for them to have huge korean companies sponsoring their own teams, hope it will continue I've seen this posted many times in the thread, do people not realize Samsung already has a Starcraft team? ( Still playing Brood War but not for too much longer if the rumors are true ) | ||
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JiPrime
Canada688 Posts
On April 16 2012 18:00 bokchoi wrote: That was Korean netizens overreacting to them changing NaDa's status to retired and that just happened to be a mistake that happened to. If KeSPA was so against NaDa and/or BoxeR would they have allowed them to appear for people's retirement ceremonies? Doubt it. And that still doesn't change that KeSPA is shit. There would have been a huge uproar even among BW fans if BoxeR and NaDa weren't allowed to attend. I still remember how they moved the camera away when BoxeR gave Yellow a copy of SC2 in his retirement ceremony. KeSPA can't directly admit that they loathe BoxeR and NaDa. They already got huge backlash from the community before for doing so. On April 16 2012 22:10 Dodgin wrote: I've seen this posted many times in the thread, do people not realize Samsung already has a Starcraft team? ( Still playing Brood War but not for too much longer if the rumors are true ) I think they know that Samsung already has BW team, they're implying Samsung is going to stop sponsoring KHAN and use that sponsor money on a pre-existing, already-proven SC2 team. | ||
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ramon
Germany4842 Posts
for reference ![[image loading]](http://img.gomtv.net/imgdata/28919.jpg) | ||
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Mechwarrior
United States76 Posts
I wish that I could buy their jersey though. That would be so awesome. =( | ||
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LeLfe
France3160 Posts
On April 16 2012 23:15 ramon wrote: i REALLY want to buy the college jacket they had last year for reference + Show Spoiler + this one was pretty cool indeed! also I'd be happy to get the good ol' Black and blue IM t-shirt | ||
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TubbyG
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http://www.yesstyle.co.uk/en/googims-fly-series-raglan-sleeve-zip-hoodie/info.html/pid.1030349550 | ||
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SupLilSon
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Omer
Israel442 Posts
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Luepert
United States1933 Posts
On April 16 2012 23:46 TubbyG wrote: This hoodie has a very similar design to the college jacket: http://www.yesstyle.co.uk/en/googims-fly-series-raglan-sleeve-zip-hoodie/info.html/pid.1030349550 Actually their first jacket was not by googims. It was by starjang. http://starjang.com/front/php/product.php?product_no=176&main_cate_no=1&display_group=2 I only know this because I am in possession of one and on the inside there was a link to starjang.com. | ||
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United States884 Posts
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renaissanceMAN
United States1840 Posts
On April 16 2012 23:57 SupLilSon wrote: Does anyone know if it is possible to shop on Googims Mall if you live outside of Korea? Specifically, I'm in the US and I really want one of the Googims hats. Can I make a purchase on Googims Mall without a Korean Social Service Number? Anyone who can read Korean or has previous experience, I would greatly appreciate the help! i think they said they're going to release an international shipping service soon, i hope to god it's soon I want a goddamn jersey | ||
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Japan208 Posts
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Strawburry17
Australia130 Posts
If this is confirmed, I think this is not just good for IM but great news for ALL SC2 Community!! it means our sincere efforts for e-sports finally bring some sweet 'fruit'!! p.s I was thinking about buying monitor and I decided to buy LG stuff! | ||
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JakeBake
Canada27 Posts
On April 17 2012 14:13 Luepert wrote: Actually their first jacket was not by googims. It was by starjang. http://starjang.com/front/php/product.php?product_no=176&main_cate_no=1&display_group=2 I only know this because I am in possession of one and on the inside there was a link to starjang.com. Does the one available there on Starjang have the IM logo? Any idea if they ship to Canada either ? o_o | ||
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xBillehx
United States1289 Posts
![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/AP3HH.jpg) | ||
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Edit: Also, I think the fact that BW teams are looking too go into SC2 furthers SC2 teams chance of getting a sponsor, as sponsor sees that SC2 will soon become a much bigger sport in Korea than it is now. | ||
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zerious
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TicketoHELL
Canada368 Posts
all the players in IM will earn salaries the sponsorship will last for 6 months but the speculation is that LG is testing the water before fullying sponsoring IM (this is my personal opinion tho) IM will be announcing its own LOL team pretty soon | ||
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IMNasty
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![[image loading]](http://i46.tinypic.com/2589q87.jpg) badasses | ||
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Luepert
United States1933 Posts
On April 20 2012 05:32 JakeBake wrote: Does the one available there on Starjang have the IM logo? Any idea if they ship to Canada either ? o_o It does not. | ||
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Luepert
United States1933 Posts
On April 26 2012 12:11 TicketoHELL wrote: short translation: all the players in IM will earn salaries the sponsorship will last for 6 months but the speculation is that LG is testing the water before fullying sponsoring IM (this is my personal opinion tho) IM will be announcing its own LOL team pretty soon I hope they get some new players for their sc2 squad too! | ||
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Ruscour
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On April 26 2012 12:11 TicketoHELL wrote: short translation: all the players in IM will earn salaries the sponsorship will last for 6 months but the speculation is that LG is testing the water before fullying sponsoring IM (this is my personal opinion tho) IM will be announcing its own LOL team pretty soon That is fantastic news, thanks for the translation. | ||
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IMHope
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LolitsPing
United States285 Posts
It's a good thing too, we won't see so many koreans going to American teams anymore | ||
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GodOfWar
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jk, great opportunity here for IM, hopefully both players and sponsor benefit from this | ||
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United States136 Posts
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Australia428 Posts
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United Kingdom273 Posts
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eviltomahawk
United States11133 Posts
I would hope that MVP's exploding wrists heal and he starts dominating again, but then again, I do want Naniwa to win this GSL. | ||
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SgtCoDFish
United Kingdom1520 Posts
Gz IM, always good to see stuff like this :D | ||
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Dodgin
Canada39254 Posts
On April 26 2012 11:55 xBillehx wrote: Looks like this is 100% legit! I expect someone will end up translating the article eventually, Mr Chae just tweeted it. http://www.thisisgame.com/board/view.php?category=13439&id=1169430 Oh thank god It's real, I was getting worried. It's a great time to be a IM fan! Thanks for posting the news. | ||
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wwowz
Canada156 Posts
http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=332384 | ||
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Avelii
Switzerland18 Posts
So, what's the best way to contact and thank LG? Their website seems to be branched for each country, and I couldn't find anything on the korean one, because there's no english version unfortunately :-/ Sending a mail to another one, do you think they'll forward it to the correct recipients? | ||
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trashman
United States113 Posts
And oh God I'd swap a kidney for one of those hats T.T | ||
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Canada7089 Posts
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