This is the equivalent of having the Heat break up (and I don;t even like them) and having Lebron James go to play in Europe, albeit for an insane amount of money.Okay, it's not a perfect analogy, but you get the idea.

Wish MMA had gone to SKT tho.

MCXD

Australia2738 Posts

October 18 2012 04:18 GMT

#343

On October 18 2012 13:12 Fionn wrote:

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Polt and Nada say not so fast.

NaDa has a fancy degree? What is it?

On October 18 2012 13:14 ticklishmusic wrote:
Wish MMA had gone to SKT tho.

Sounds like Boxer would have never allowed it, even if MMA wanted to.

FakeDeath

Malaysia6060 Posts

October 18 2012 04:20 GMT

#344

On October 18 2012 12:43 NovemberstOrm wrote:

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That depends on what's true, if Boxer is only following what his wife says because she is his wife then, yes I would take Mvp's word over Boxer's, and if Mvp is saying MMA is kind, and dedicated what does that say about the Slayers training environment? Maybe it was terrible? a lot of players disliked it seems. Normally I would trust what Boxer said but there were a lot of internal problems with Slayers, as this whole fiasco showed us(if there wasn't internal problems with Slayers this wouldn't have happened)

Why the hell would you take MVP word over Boxer?
That is utterly ridiculous.
MVP doesn't know how the SlayerS works.

I reckon that Boxer knows MMA better than MVP 10000X more.
Boxer was the one who recruited him after all.

What MVP is doing is just sticking up to his fellow Terran buddy.

Skiblet

South Africa206 Posts

October 18 2012 04:20 GMT

#345

AXIOM FTW! I love TotalBiscuit as a caster and a personality, so I may be biased in thinking Axiom will do great but I genuinely thin they're going to be very succesful. TB has too much riding on Axiom doing well to fail. Besides someone that cynical has to have a brain right?

amazingxkcd

GRAND OLD AMERICA16375 Posts

October 18 2012 04:21 GMT

#346

Can Axiom treat their players right?

monx

Canada1400 Posts

October 18 2012 04:21 GMT

#347

EGM MARC

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Pwnzer

United States617 Posts

October 18 2012 04:22 GMT

#348

I don't follow much of MVP to be honest, but he always seems like a such a happy guy. He's always smiling and laughing...so I would imagine he doesn't run around finding faults in everyone he meets. He probably just appreciates good friends around him, we really will never know if MMA is shady or not until we are friends with him ourselves. Ha.

CuteZergling

641 Posts

October 18 2012 04:23 GMT

#349

I would like to see Axiom become a powerhouse, and it would be great if they had 5 players (or 4, depending on league) for a potential team league.

Telcontar

United Kingdom16710 Posts

October 18 2012 04:24 GMT

#350

Good luck to Ryung at Axiom and to MMA wherever he decides to go. I hope they don't lose the motivation to become the very best they can be.

Btw, anyone know if TB, Genna, & Husky are planning to set up a training house for Axiom in Korea, or are they just going to give monetary support to the players? Perhaps it'll happen when and if the team grows larger. It would also then help to have a manager/coach based in Korea if they're looking to recruit heavily from here.

People are getting too hung up on MVP's tweet. Yes, MMA might be the nicest guy around, but that doesn't mean he's not gullible or capable of acting out of character.

TheRealNanMan

United States1471 Posts

October 18 2012 04:28 GMT

#351

Glad to see teams already interested in Ryung and MMA i hope the rest of the SlayerS guys will find a home soon!

T0fuuu

Australia2275 Posts

October 18 2012 04:29 GMT

#352

how does this solve the problem of esf teams not practicing with slayers? If they are willing to shutout a whole team(and kill it) its possible that they can and will shutout players on foreigner teams if times get even tougher or they lose their competitive edge?

synapse

China13814 Posts

October 18 2012 04:30 GMT

#353

How does EG have the bank to sign MMA? >.>

Washow

Korea (South)119 Posts

October 18 2012 04:31 GMT

#354

Oops sorry they are all written in their real name so I don't know who's who

Ghostbone

Chile18 Posts

October 18 2012 04:32 GMT

#355

being an asshole doesn't mean that you're a bad player, if foreign teams would pick MMA, is for his skills and not for his shitty attitude...

The teams would decide if they take that risk or not.

anyways, MMA will find a team very soon, and despite for his actual slump in SC2, he is one of the best Terrans in Korea

pd: Sorry, English isn't my native language

Jlei

97 Posts

October 18 2012 04:32 GMT

#356

MMA is kind of perfect for EG. His foreign fan base is huge and out of the Koreans he is probably the most recognizable to the casual fan due to the GSL win at Blizzcon and winning the first real MLG that mattered (first one with koreans).

Also MMA fans tend to love the crap out of him. It's even sicker than the adoration MKP gets and definitely more devotion that MVP fans give him.

MMA is a pro gamer and needs to earn as much money as possible. Winnings are going to become much harder to come by with all the Kespa players in Korea. MMA is probably not going to win GSL or OSL unless he gets really lucky, which is the case for most progamers in Korea now. A salary and chance to win foreigner money is an opportunity that can't really be passed up.

EGMMA it is.

Zealously

East Gorteau22261 Posts

October 18 2012 04:32 GMT

#357

NOT
EG
MMA
PLEASE

Edit: Actually, I'm sorry. I'd love to see MMA making a come-back wherever he decides to go, but I guess I don't really feel EG will be the team to help him with that, given their track record. I don't think there's a curse, but I wonder if the practice regimen will work for him.

S2Glow

Singapore1042 Posts

October 18 2012 04:33 GMT

#358

sooner or late starcraft 2 is gonna fall because so many money is pumped in and people just go for the best salary. look what happen in broodwar , is not like this.

Shinyakusa

United States36 Posts

October 18 2012 04:35 GMT

#359

Cmon AxMMA

vthree

Hong Kong8039 Posts

October 18 2012 04:38 GMT

#360

On October 18 2012 13:33 S2Glow wrote:
sooner or late starcraft 2 is gonna fall because so many money is pumped in and people just go for the best salary. look what happen in broodwar , is not like this.

The big sponsors (ie money) being involved in Brood War was a huge factor in its stability and success. I think the problem now is you have more sources of money but a lot are 1 time or short term deals. I think this is something many new fields in businesses go through. Right now, we have a lot of start-ups (some succeeding and some failing). As the scene matures, we will see more consolidation (more established companies).