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This is not a thread to argue about destiny, or to argue about racism, witch hunts or anything other than the fact that root is getting back together. You do so at your own peril.
sleepingdog
Profile Joined August 2008
Austria6145 Posts
May 18 2012 16:12 GMT
#1121
Seeing ROOT getting back on track makes me feel so sentimental - ROOT was by far my most favoured team (after TL of course ) right after release.
"You see....YOU SEE..." © 2010 Sen
LGSaxon
Profile Blog Joined March 2012
United States32 Posts
May 18 2012 16:26 GMT
#1122
WHERE'S ROOTDebo?
HungShark
Profile Joined June 2010
United States134 Posts
May 18 2012 16:29 GMT
#1123
Congrats. Although I guess this means I can't call you Colonel Catz anymore
Die again in good health!
LGSaxon
Profile Blog Joined March 2012
United States32 Posts
May 18 2012 17:25 GMT
#1124
2 names I think would be interesting to see on the roster
ROOTDebo
ROOTScarlett
IPA
Profile Joined August 2010
United States3206 Posts
May 18 2012 17:42 GMT
#1125
Yeah, pick up Scarlett already.
Time held me green and dying though I sang in my chains like the sea.
Canucklehead
Profile Joined March 2011
Canada5074 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-05-18 17:50:19
May 18 2012 17:48 GMT
#1126
On May 19 2012 02:42 IPA wrote:
Yeah, pick up Scarlett already.


That's not a good idea because scarlett needs sponsors to get her to events. With no sponsors how are root players going to get to events, unless they pay with their own money?

Fayth and Kiwikaki should be like the Vile Google guys and sponsor the team with their poker money.
Top 10 favourite pros: MKP, MVP, MC, Nestea, DRG, Jaedong, Flash, Life, Creator, Leenock
Kuni
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
Austria765 Posts
May 18 2012 18:26 GMT
#1127
On May 19 2012 01:12 sleepingdog wrote:
Seeing ROOT getting back on track makes me feel so sentimental - ROOT was by far my most favoured team .... right after release.


Absolutely. It feels like it's the only "grassroots" gaming team that's at the top, many others just seem to be business-endeavors rather than real gaming teams. Haters might complain about the quality, but who gives a fuck. Good friends forming a clan playing together. CatZ even said in a Q&A that he rather plays in ROOT and has to pay for everything himself, than plays in Complexity (or any other team) with payment. He even went so far as to say that many members would put their own money in ROOT, because it's their team.
Yes it still has to be organized like a business etc., but this is where passionate gamers came from.

First gaming team shirt I will buy, right there ! Fuck yeah !
bonus vir semper tiro
Vul
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
United States685 Posts
May 18 2012 19:13 GMT
#1128
On May 18 2012 16:19 Talin wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 18 2012 09:51 Vul wrote:
My point is that when a professional team lacks any sponsor, that's usually a sign that they're on the way out of the scene, not entering it. So people are going to question this obvious problem. You can be ROOT's guard dog in this thread all day long if you want to, but it would make a lot more sense to just wait for ROOT to explain how they're going to exist as a team with no sponsor or if they're actively finding sponsors, etc.

At least, that makes a lot more sense to me than being incredibly defensive in response to any post that mentions it.


You're talking about something you're neither informed nor qualified to talk about, and you blindly question the reasoning of people who are inherently more informed and more knowledgeable about the scene in general and - most importantly - investing their own lives/careers into the very thing that you question the legitimacy/viability of.

Odds are, any problem you could possibly think of, they probably considered and found a solution to or at least weighed the pros and cons and decided the way they're doing it is the best way for them. Whether they choose to share this with the general public or not is up to them, and you're in no position to demand that they do.

Put simply, you have no ground to stand on in this kind of a discussion - which is why the only effect your few posts on the issue had is to irritate people who have to skim over them, rather than provide any worthwhile arguments. And given the tone of your posts ("guard dog" and all), I'm not at all convinced that wasn't your goal to begin with.


You have to read my post in its context. I'm responding to a series of posts which were basically just flames in response to anyone who raised the concern of no sponsors. I then said that instead of flaming anyone who talks about it (some of which was not even that critical), we should just let ROOT figure it out and say what they have to say about it.

I don't want ROOT to fail, in fact I want to see the NA scene get better. Even if ROOT included every one of my favorite players, I still would be concerned if I found out that they don't have any sponsors. To me it's a legitimate thing to talk about. Honestly ROOT should have expected people to ask about that, it's common sense. The OP doesn't discuss it except to mention that they're financially stable. If you're a fan, wouldn't you want to know something basic like whether they have sponsors?

The hostility is what I don't understand, it seems really melodramatic to me. Since when is it inappropriate to talk about a team's sponsors or lack thereof? Isn't this the thread to discuss the formation of the Team ROOT? Aren't sponsors part of that? If EG reformed tomorrow under some new name, people would ask about whether they kept their sponsors.
Joedaddy
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
United States1948 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-05-18 20:11:52
May 18 2012 20:07 GMT
#1129
I wonder if they'll be able to get any of their old sponsors back.

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I'm excited about Root reforming. I remember going to root's old website and downloading Drewbie's TvZ reaper openings, or even qxc's hilarious "ling only" zvt on metal. They had a great website. Best of luck doods!
I might be the minority on TL, but TL is the minority everywhere else.
insourcecertainty
Profile Blog Joined December 2011
United States142 Posts
May 18 2012 20:26 GMT
#1130
Words can't describe how happy I am. Get Destiny please!!! :D
Catatonic
Profile Joined August 2011
United States699 Posts
May 18 2012 20:49 GMT
#1131
On May 18 2012 05:41 Exarl25 wrote:
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On May 18 2012 05:24 Doodsmack wrote:
On May 17 2012 22:12 creamyturtle wrote:
Isn't an un-sponsored team basically just a clan?



Thank you for your valuable contribution to this thread, and to the positivity of the community. TL needs more posters like you, champ.


It's true though. ROOT disbanded before because they were unable to find sponsors. Now they are back together but still have no sponsors? And just how likely are they to find any with Destiny on the team? What's to celebrate here?

This is assuming Col. was gonna lose sponsors cause of Destiny and they wern't going to. His presence on the team will have zero (meaning absolutely nothing) to do with their ability to pick up sponsors. They'll do just fine with Destiny on the team and I couldn't be happier that they're bringing back the majority of the old team while adding new additions like Vibe and Rotterdam. So please before making comments such as this which lack in intelligence please just think and stop feeding into the witch hunt that would've had zero effect on anyone at all since Col. wasn't even gonna drop him from the team.
T: DeMuslim SeleCT. P: Naniwa Genius. Z: IdrA Destiny Team: EG
Cereb
Profile Joined November 2011
Denmark3388 Posts
May 18 2012 21:08 GMT
#1132
So bloody awesome! ROOT was one of the most entertaining teams out there! They really belong as a team in SC2
"Until the very very top in almost anything, all that matters is how much work you put in. The only problem is most people can't work hard even at things they do enjoy, much less things they don't have a real passion for. -Greg "IdrA" Fields
teh_longinator
Profile Joined March 2010
Canada725 Posts
May 18 2012 22:06 GMT
#1133
Man, I love this. I'm not a huge fan of Destiny since he's upped the ante on his own stupidity, but I am DEFINITELY loving ROOT gaming coming back

I'd like to see them go far. Maybe even get a slot in the GSTL.
Pimpmuckl
Profile Joined March 2011
Germany528 Posts
May 18 2012 23:09 GMT
#1134
I remember watching CatZ Stream at the end of the beta since he used Infestors and i was like "THE FUAQ THOUGHT DAT BUILDING WAS FOR TECHING TO HIVE ONLY11121"

Aaaaaaaaaaaaweomse news, gl to you guyz!
twitter.com/pimpmuckl
Angelavenger
Profile Joined March 2012
United States59 Posts
May 18 2012 23:51 GMT
#1135
Awesome news, and got a total kick out of him interviewing himself.
OxyFuel
Profile Joined August 2011
Canada195 Posts
May 19 2012 00:00 GMT
#1136
On May 19 2012 05:26 insourcecertainty wrote:
Words can't describe how happy I am. Get Destiny please!!! :D


They got him
Flash | Boxer | qxc | KawaiiRice | LuckyFool | Avilo
IMoperator
Profile Joined October 2011
4476 Posts
May 19 2012 06:34 GMT
#1137
On May 19 2012 03:26 Kuni wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 19 2012 01:12 sleepingdog wrote:
Seeing ROOT getting back on track makes me feel so sentimental - ROOT was by far my most favoured team .... right after release.


Absolutely. It feels like it's the only "grassroots" gaming team that's at the top, many others just seem to be business-endeavors rather than real gaming teams. Haters might complain about the quality, but who gives a fuck. Good friends forming a clan playing together. CatZ even said in a Q&A that he rather plays in ROOT and has to pay for everything himself, than plays in Complexity (or any other team) with payment. He even went so far as to say that many members would put their own money in ROOT, because it's their team.
Yes it still has to be organized like a business etc., but this is where passionate gamers came from.

First gaming team shirt I will buy, right there ! Fuck yeah !

Yeah, this is probably why ROOT is so appealing to a lot of people. It reminds me at least of when I got a group of friends together and tried to form a team and stuff. ROOT reminds me a lot of that, just a bunch of friends playing the game and having fun; it's not just a gaming business.
Spankey McSpank
Profile Joined August 2011
United States58 Posts
May 20 2012 19:57 GMT
#1138
FINALLY!!! Welcome back ROOT!! Made my day.
Alabasern
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
United States4005 Posts
May 23 2012 03:53 GMT
#1139
SluSh, Rotterdam, Destiny, drewbie, CatZ, Kiwikaki

Talk about a friendly & appealing crew! ^_________________________________^
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ChrysaliS_
Profile Joined January 2011
United States261 Posts
May 23 2012 03:59 GMT
#1140
On May 19 2012 07:06 TurkeyKnight wrote:
I'd like to see them go far. Maybe even get a slot in the GSTL.


That would be ugly.
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