EPTFuture of Team 8? - Page 3
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Dontkillme
Korea (South)806 Posts
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lichter
1001 YEARS KESPAJAIL22272 Posts
On October 29 2012 11:58 silent_owl wrote: In short, the way things are now, we will see teams disband. It's only a question of who and when. Struggling teams and teams with too much drama or problems Most likely candidates: T8 and NSH. ACE is also on a timer, obviously | ||
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slytown
Korea (South)1411 Posts
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Gamegene
United States8308 Posts
i remember when the team was announced, when coach hoon was revealed to be the head coach... the future looked so bright... talk about sponsorships, praise about KeSPA for saving BW, excitement for the incoming Proleague domination. + Show Spoiler + sigh | ||
GTR
51583 Posts
I'd be shocked if the team was still running by the start of next year. | ||
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Wingblade
United States1806 Posts
On October 29 2012 09:38 Walnuts wrote: I don't know, I really can't see any kespa team beating a lineup of Life, Parting, Squirtle, and Curious. Then again, how many ESF teams can beat that lineup? | ||
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blade55555
United States17423 Posts
On October 29 2012 12:08 slytown wrote: Liquid_Jaedong. It's gonna happen. Dunno if any foreign team can afford jaedong. I guess it really depends what happens when team 8 falls apart since it looks like they aren't going to get a sponsor. Sigh just hope jaedong doesn't retire :/ | ||
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Gamegene
United States8308 Posts
On October 29 2012 12:24 blade55555 wrote: Dunno if any foreign team can afford jaedong. I guess it really depends what happens when team 8 falls apart since it looks like they aren't going to get a sponsor. Sigh just hope jaedong doesn't retire :/ EG's been trying to recruit him. It'd be a good way to kill my soul ;; | ||
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Incanus
Canada695 Posts
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opterown
Australia54784 Posts
On October 29 2012 12:23 Wingblade wrote: Then again, how many ESF teams can beat that lineup? depends on the day, it's one of the best lineups around but probably 3-4 ESF teams can compete | ||
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Too_MuchZerg
Finland2818 Posts
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dark_dragoon10
United States299 Posts
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lichter
1001 YEARS KESPAJAIL22272 Posts
On October 29 2012 12:32 Gamegene wrote: EG's been trying to recruit him. It'd be a good way to kill my soul ;; Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo T_T | ||
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Geos13
437 Posts
On October 29 2012 12:32 Incanus wrote: So much doomsaying when SC2 is probably at its all time high. I don't know about that but you are right that the situation is still very positive. The Foreigner community is still going strong and while there has been an obvious drop in viewer numbers, we are still far ahead of most other Esports. I mean at every MLG/DH there are always other games present none of which have the viewer numbers that SC2 does(not including LoL). So we have a long way to go before our tournaments dry up. With Blizzard now sponsoring the awesome WCS and HotS on the horizon there are a lot of things to look forward to in SC2 esports. I think our community has begun to shrink down to its more core audience which frightens people but the fears are mostly over blown. However yeah the Korean scene seems like its in a lot of trouble... It seems like rather than the Kespa transition bringing in a larger audience it has just divided the already small audience. Which in a worst case scenario might cause both organizations to fold... | ||
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MountainDewJunkie
United States10346 Posts
Many players will either move on to LoL, go back to Afreeca, or join foreign teams. They will be fine. | ||
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J1.au
Australia3596 Posts
On October 29 2012 12:32 Gamegene wrote: EG's been trying to recruit him. It'd be a good way to kill my soul ;; He's passed his prime any way. Might as well go to EG. On October 29 2012 12:56 MountainDewJunkie wrote: + Show Spoiler + I'm fine with the KESPA scene collapsing, as I predicted (not a bold prediction or unique obv!). They alienated their existing BW fanbase out of a false belief that the Korean SC2 interest was large enough to support their league. All they did was accelerate their destruction. I feel that no amount of success in MLG or Code S success of a few can fill up their empty seats at proleague matches. Many players will either move on to LoL, go back to Afreeca, or join foreign teams. They will be fine. My feelings too. In fact all I'm seeing is the upside of having many more ex-pros streaming on Afreeca. | ||
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GolemMadness
Canada11044 Posts
On October 29 2012 10:32 Kluey wrote: Are you kidding? The hype is over. Rain, Bogus and Roro/Soulkey are the only ones that lived up to the hype. Flash, JD, Stork and Bisu are all Code A level. Flash maybe improving extremely fast but eSF players aren't going to stop improving. Based on what? You haven't seen a lot of Kespa players play in ages, unless you count some of MVP for some of them. Flash BARELY didn't make code S, and still could have done so if it weren't for a dumb tiebreak system. Sometimes it can take a while to see a player's true potential. For example, if you judged Bisu solely on individual leagues a couple years back, you could say that he was just some B-team player. Meanwhile, he breaks the proleague record for most wins. Saying that none of the Kespa players except for a few are any good based on so little time and so few results is just ridiculous. | ||
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figq
12519 Posts
This whole tendency to dig the grave before someone is dead is becoming annoying. If the team disbands, we'll hear about it, don't worry. | ||
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Zenbrez
Canada5973 Posts
On October 29 2012 13:06 figq wrote: Technically, the team has not disbanded yet, and theoretically there could be a bunch of major sponsors around the corner who would jump on it so that Jaedong wears their t-shirt. And if that happens, the team would afford to buy new / other players. This whole tendency to dig the grave before someone is dead is becoming annoying. If the team disbands, we'll hear about it, don't worry. You're right, but that "around the corner" scenario has been in existence for a year. | ||
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aRyuujin
United States5049 Posts
On October 29 2012 13:19 Zenbrez wrote: You're right, but that "around the corner" scenario has been in existence for a year. LG to co-opt T8 into LG-IM? Biggest Korean company never to sponsor a BW team  | ||
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