Some news:

- Beastyqt has apparently decided to stay on Empire
- PoYo (young Dutch Terran from HSC) has left LowLandLions, and ELVIS (Belgian Zerg, formerly on Eclypsia) joined instead.

Irrational_Animal

Germany1059 Posts

January 12 2013 19:16 GMT

#483

On escene.de and readmore it is mentioned that Cloud left aTn, moved back to Italy and is looking for a new team.

mikkmagro

Malta1513 Posts

January 12 2013 20:18 GMT

#484

On January 13 2013 04:16 Irrational_Animal wrote:
On escene.de and readmore it is mentioned that Cloud left aTn, moved back to Italy and is looking for a new team.

Yeah, Delphi is missing on their roster page as well - they're probably writing the press release. I think I should wait for an official announcement.

Slackzftw

Germany361 Posts

January 12 2013 20:25 GMT

#485

Whats up with Polt?

Irrational_Animal

Germany1059 Posts

January 12 2013 20:37 GMT

#486

On January 13 2013 05:18 mikkmagro wrote:

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Yeah, Delphi is missing on their roster page as well - they're probably writing the press release. I think I should wait for an official announcement.

Well, you can put them on the list regardless if there is a press release imo.

Prplppleatr

United States1518 Posts

January 12 2013 22:55 GMT

#487

On January 02 2013 07:12 PulseKane wrote:

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On January 02 2013 07:10 Prplppleatr wrote:

On January 02 2013 07:04 PulseKane wrote:

On January 02 2013 06:58 Prplppleatr wrote:

On January 02 2013 06:49 PulseKane wrote:

On January 02 2013 06:46 Prplppleatr wrote:

On January 02 2013 06:39 PulseKane wrote:

On January 02 2013 06:33 mikkmagro wrote:

On January 02 2013 06:19 PulseKane wrote:

On January 02 2013 06:15 Kyhol wrote:
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That's a rather ignorant post. I've put my time in and have achieved a lot on KR server and NA. Getting high on NA GM is easily achievable.
I don't actively play as often as I used to. I assume your perception of my play is greatly misinformed.

Why would you expect to go on this list if you don't play as actively as you used to? Professional gamers usually play fulltime or at least play a lot no? Why would you want a team to pick you up if you're not playing that much?

Also, I have not heard your name anywhere on NA recently, no tournaments or anything. In fact, I haven't heard your name at all recently.

Nothing against you personally, I just think this "Teamless Pros" list should probably have decently high standards

Whilst I agree with you, creating standards can be pretty hard, and may cause controversy and disagreements which are not the point of this thread :/

Very true, but I think that they should be created because it takes away from some of the credibility of the thread. If Illusion is placed in the same category as Kyhol and Hashe, I feel like it is just wrong.

You could create something like low-tier pros and high-tier pros, but again it may cause some controversy and disagreements like you said.

Why would he do that? This is an informative thread. Ie. who is teamless. If a team isn't willing to put in the effort to do some research or ask around about players, then it's probably not a team anyone wants to be a part of. While I agree that random masters/gm players shouldnt be on, these are players who were on teams. It's not like i'm in this thread (nor do i want to be or think i would be considered a pro).

just because a player is/was on a team does NOT make them a pro. Many players on teams do not get salaries whatsoever (even if they are somewhat notable teams). Many of the players on this list ARE in fact random masters/GM players.

You missed my point. He is not putting players into categories of skill, he is showing who was on a team and is now not on a team (teamless). This is an informative thread, not a thread that classifies players. IE. This is a list of players, not a classification of who is good and who is not or who is pro, by kanes definition, or who is not....If you do not consider these players pro's or the team that they were on then that is your opinion, but this thread is not based on your sole opinion. (ps. i likely would not either, but that is not the point of the thread)

I agree that it is an informative thread, but I completely disagree that he is not putting players into categories of skill. The thread title is "Teamless Pros", and solely based on this he is placing players into categories (that is, who is a pro and who is not). For example, if there was a gold player placed in this thread, surely there would be some controversy regarding his placement in here. That is because we are placing players into skill levels. I agree that it should not be placed on sole opinion, but instead on objective skill-level. Whether a player is pro or not is objective and not subjective.

Profession: A paid occupation, esp. one that involves prolonged training and a formal qualification.

I would argue that the aforementioned players are NOT pro.

Well, for example, TL's definition of a pro is someone who has made more than $1k in prize money. So, to say that is the definition, i think, is very subjective. And many many many players who the majority would consider pro, would not be pro by your definition.

Would you mind directing me to that definition? I've never actually heard of or seen that particular one. Thank you

Sorry, didnt notice...that is actually IPL's definition, not TL

movac

Canada494 Posts

January 15 2013 02:09 GMT

#488

we can take alicia and heart out of this list now, since they got signed with axiom

mikkmagro

Malta1513 Posts

January 15 2013 11:01 GMT

#489

Shine joins MVP.
ClouD departs from Team ALTERNATE.
MYM apparently release their entire Academy roster, except for ShAyErS and kAra, and recruit PhoeNix and Dragon.
PartinG joins SK Telecom T1
Squirtle leaves StarTale.
Heart and Alicia join Axiom.
DIMAGA leaves mTw.

updated with the latest

BreaK

Canada890 Posts

January 15 2013 15:40 GMT

#490

Hey, Delphi just posted on his twitter, he's no longer part of team alternate.

see here

mikkmagro

Malta1513 Posts

January 15 2013 15:59 GMT

#491

On January 16 2013 00:40 BreaK wrote:
Hey, Delphi just posted on his twitter, he's no longer part of team alternate.

see here

thought as much, thanks! he plays EPS so it won't take long for him to find a team ^^ perhaps a return to ESC?

mikkmagro

Malta1513 Posts

January 15 2013 23:13 GMT

#492

I know that Minigun was released from coL, but I won't be listing him as he won't be playing as competitively now.

I know that some other players should probably be removed on the same grounds, like DaNa, Arew, Masterok and Neytpoh, and probably some of the American players as well, but not exactly sure.