i'm glad that MVP and Col's relationship is still amicable (kinda like the slayers/eg training deal now, since those two teams also had competing sponsors).

i always remember that episode of SotG where Catz was talking how DRG was skyping with him about how DRG used one of Catz's builds in last GSL season--- too bad we won't see any Korean Col players in the next GSTL =\ (was looking forward to seeing Nada)

Catatonic

United States699 Posts

April 20 2012 05:55 GMT

#202

On April 20 2012 03:44 striderxxx wrote:
complexity actually brought nothing to the table for mvp, so it makes sense to cut the weak link.

So having players who can actually compete, money, and sponsors are nothing? mYm can actually provide all three of those? Oh they cant? Hmmm not seeing your statement then :l

how

United States538 Posts

April 20 2012 05:59 GMT

#203

As sexy as MVP is, it doesn't surprise me that they get around. I could care less as long as DRG goes to more tournaments!!

jarf1337

United States146 Posts

April 20 2012 06:17 GMT

#204

This makes me wish MYM still had Grubby and Moon. Oh the glory days...

TheAmazombie

United States3714 Posts

April 20 2012 06:45 GMT

#205

Eh, whatever. Good for MYM I guess, but overall this whole "sharing" of players seems a bit ridiculous. I mean, does anyone actually see it as being on a different or new team? I mean, it seems like weaksauce...just go get your own players or go trade players or just merge into a new team as a whole.

Overall, I guess good luck to them all, I just think this is getting a bit silly with how fast some of these teams switch around so-called "partnerships."

SamsLiST

Germany184 Posts

April 20 2012 06:50 GMT

#206

since I am an e-sports fan for over a decade now "mYm" still is a big name in my head.

This itself gives the brand some kind of worth.

Through a lot of ups and downs mYm has been around for a long time...

mistakes happened
ownership and sponsors changed
...still remains a well known name

I see nothing wrong in pulling some money and buying into a team that otherwise would not make it to foreign tournaments.
Both sides clearly profit!
MVP gets their trips and players paid
mYm sells their and their sponsors brands on a damn skilled squad.-players of international calibre!

Do you guys honestly think MVP teamed with other foreigners before because they wanted their players on their team?
(players unable to qualify legit for Code A ?)
thats rediculous!

If this deal means I can onwards see MVPs players on foreign tournaments:

I am super happy about that!

I am thankful to the sponsors making that happen!

cheers

onedayclose

United States1145 Posts

April 20 2012 06:52 GMT

#207

Thats a BS answer as to why the split! And fishy as to why a seemingly nonexistent MYM would make a big splash like this.

AgentChaos

United Kingdom4569 Posts

April 20 2012 06:57 GMT

#208

uhm....

BlueFlames

Germany1756 Posts

April 20 2012 07:13 GMT

#209

Hmmm lets be positive about this then. Lets assume mym found some money somewhere. Money they didnt have before, or otherwise they still might have a dota-team. Lets assume they are able to pay what they promised to MVP. I can see the benefits for MVP in this. They get money to fly their players around and to promote their team outside of korea.

I dont see what mym would gain by this though. No one will look at DRG at foreign events and think for a second he is a mym player. And if they try to pull a SK then players like DRG have enough friends in korea and outside of korea to slap a stupid idea like that out of his head.

I dont understand this world anymore. After the BW-switch things will get even more complicated and weird i guess.

GunPaladin

United States1205 Posts

April 20 2012 07:38 GMT

#210

You guys are forgetting that MYM is a business. So it's pretty obvious what they get out of this, name recognition. Afterwards they can pick up their own top players.

ChriS-X

Malaysia1374 Posts

April 20 2012 07:38 GMT

#211

looks like mYm might be going on a massive recruitment drive, like coL did

Flyingcookie

Germany164 Posts

April 20 2012 08:18 GMT

#212

I hope xlord gets really good like in wc3 when he trains fulltime sc2 after school - probaly even with time in Korea :D

and Xlords old nasl application have to be seen^^:

StrinterN

Denmark531 Posts

April 20 2012 08:25 GMT

#213

This was... unexpected!
But very interesting :D

lightrise

United States1355 Posts

April 20 2012 08:31 GMT

#214

I totally agree. Im not really sure what MVP gets from this deal. I doubt its very much sponsorship money but who knows. MYM has an almost non-existant sc2 team. Maybe they are looking to sign players and send them to Korea and this will be their draw that they can provide a house and a good team to practice with? Who knows seems interesting but silly for MVP

rckY

Germany116 Posts

April 20 2012 08:39 GMT

#215

Yes! Gogo XLorD time to get serious!

Tommylew

Wales2717 Posts

April 20 2012 09:05 GMT

#216

nice...lol way to move on, its like when you and a girlfriend split up for the best only for them to then move on to someone else pretty much instantly!

Lysanias

Netherlands8351 Posts

April 20 2012 09:14 GMT

#217

This means MYM is recruiting aswell then ? Considering they seem to lack a bit on sc2 players.

Cinim

Denmark866 Posts

April 20 2012 09:37 GMT

#218

On April 20 2012 06:38 Eee wrote:

Show nested quote +

And you sir, forgot Artosis

Artosis cant be considered a player, he lost everything he ever did when he tried to be a player, cant count him :s

GoSuMali

France285 Posts

April 20 2012 10:04 GMT

#219

I am not sure what to think of this. Either it becomes successful and MYM can regain the popularity they lost or it is a total fiasco and we will never hear of MYM again. I tend to this the latter is the most probable. I mean, they haven't paid their Dota 2 players recently so I am not sure how they can handle this.