On January 10 2013 06:31 Seeker wrote:
Killer left, and then GanZi left. This move makes a lot of sense. Heart shouldn't be on a team where he is the only Korean player. Good luck in your future endeavors Heart!

Absolutely.
Good luck at Axiom Heart.

Shellshock

United States97277 Posts

January 09 2013 22:19 GMT

#82

coL and Fnatic seem to be in the same spot. I'd like to see at least one of them reload with some players

Trilandian

Israel78 Posts

January 09 2013 22:22 GMT

#83

Looks like it's a unanimous concensus. Heart to Axiom.

GunPaladin

United States1205 Posts

January 09 2013 22:47 GMT

#84

Sad to see coL in its current condition, really expected more from them.

mouzHeroMarine

Germany47 Posts

January 09 2013 22:48 GMT

#85

very sad to see col losing all their great players like ganzi or heart

RenSC2

United States1102 Posts

January 09 2013 22:51 GMT

#86

Not too worried about Heart, Axiom seems imminent and will be a good fit for him.

It's a shame for Complexity though. Last year they signed four Koreans and got almost nothing out of three of them. Nada and Killer were almost a complete waste and Ganzi kept putting up middling results while becoming the punching bag for rising foreigners. So I wasn't too surprised when any of those three left. However, Heart performed. He was given a spotlight and opportunities like he had never had before and he made the most of it. I have to believe that Heart was a good investment for Complexity, otherwise this industry is in real trouble. So hopefully Heart just really wanted to go to Axiom and this isn't about Complexity failing to offer a decent contract.

The SC2 scene really needs more established teams to be in for the long haul building consistent rosters. If Complexity isn't one of them, that's a pretty bad sign for our future.

HorsemasterK

United States606 Posts

January 09 2013 22:55 GMT

#87

I keep getting this feeling that CoL isn't really building a team, just signing free agents and hoping they win.

Don't know how successful this will be

t e a C h e r

Canada151 Posts

January 09 2013 22:59 GMT

#88

Heart is super legit, like Waxangle said hes had numerous top 4 MLG finishes and played in code S.

This player is valuable to any team out there, good luck Heart!

Occultus

Kenya138 Posts

January 09 2013 23:00 GMT

#89

I think coL are approaching a more multigaming way with core rosters for every game and no participation in sc2 team leagues. So only 1-3 players are needed to remain in the game and keep the community-eyes on the company and sponsors. A broad and costly roster with players like NaDa, Killer, Naniwa, (stephano) etc. didn't seem to pay out.

qxc is quite popular in the US community, maybe another korean for some results and/or an european 'fan-guy' like Dimaga or White-Ra if europe is a target market. But value of the koreans seems to be sinking, good time for negotiations.

After the core roster for EG in the proleague has been founded, i expect the same to happen to them. A broader range of top players to get started and for HotS-entry and then some changes in players who just cost too much.

betaman

United Kingdom355 Posts

January 09 2013 23:46 GMT

#90

"I hear coL might be getting someone else soon :o" - TB in the reddit thread about Heart leaving coL.

I reckon that "someone" will be Polt. He wants a US team as he will be studying there . Anyway, the doom merchants can be quiet! It also seems highly likely that Heart will be going to Axiom with TB commenting in that thread and with Heart already living with the other axiom guys.

Atrbyg

United States513 Posts

January 09 2013 23:47 GMT

#91

I guess Heart will go to Ax.

BlackPanther

United States872 Posts

January 10 2013 00:00 GMT

#92

Wonder if this is a sign of complexity downsizing their SC2 operations.

Nazeron

Canada1046 Posts

January 10 2013 00:13 GMT

#93

sad to see, but hopefully heart finds a good team because he is a very good player, wish him all the best

yeastiality

Canada374 Posts

January 10 2013 00:19 GMT

#94

"Moving into 2013 we are evaluating our StarCraft 2 plans and investment. It is our goal to remain a supporter of the game while continuing to expand our multi-gaming presence. Stay tuned for updates and thank you for your support."

Business-speak for "SC2 didn't turn out to be enough of a cashcow so we're dropping it like everyone did with Quake the last 2 years"?

CPTBadAss

United States594 Posts

January 10 2013 00:43 GMT

#95

nooooo, I hope that Heart finds a new team soon. He's my favorite Korean player....and that's only because I got to hang out with him at MLG Columbus.

SamanthaRain

United States37 Posts

January 10 2013 00:47 GMT

#96

ahhhhhhhh its sad to see a team lose such good players

Krogan

Sweden375 Posts

January 10 2013 01:37 GMT

#97

Complexity even saying straight out that they are not going to focus on sc2 anymore, not surprising as they have never had any real success in sc2.

Best of luck to Heart, he isn't a great player but he gets results from time to time so should be able to find a new team.

IndyO

392 Posts

January 10 2013 01:45 GMT

#98

Love Hearts play hopefully he finds a new home soon. There is a lot of free-koreans out there at the moment though, tough competition.

Hall0wed

United States8486 Posts

January 10 2013 02:23 GMT

#99

Gogo Heart! He will do well with Axiom I suppose.