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Eee
Profile Joined August 2011
Sweden2712 Posts
January 10 2013 20:13 GMT
#61
On January 11 2013 05:01 AnomalySC2 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 11 2013 04:52 Eee wrote:
On January 11 2013 04:46 mikkmagro wrote:
in b4 Fnatic goes all Scandinavian with NaNiwa, SaSe and MorroW 8)

they're not biding for Naniwa according to Slasher.


That sucks :/

Wouldn't mind seeing Nani on fnatic, seems like it would be a good fit for both. Nani and nightend were both und players in war3 and both toss in sc2 ^_^.

Naniwa and NightEnd dont really have the best relationship, still think Fnatic should go with an all swedish lineup. Its worked for them in other games before and communication would be a lot easier since cArns from Sweden. I'd love to see something like:

Naniwa
SaSe
Seiplo
Bischu
MorroW (as T)
SortOf
Footler
Profile Joined January 2010
United States560 Posts
January 10 2013 20:14 GMT
#62
Maybe they are shutting down the house because they will be starting up the Fnatic Starleague (FSL) and the newly built studio will also house the team! Am I dreaming too big?
I am The-Sink! Parting bandwagoner before it became a soul train.
Sorkoas
Profile Joined May 2010
549 Posts
January 10 2013 20:31 GMT
#63
I'm not surprised so many foreign teams don't renew their contracts with Koreans. Outside of winning tournaments they are in general not that good for promoting the teams and their sponsors. Most Koreans in foreign teams could thus be seen as mercenaries (was a popular concept in WC3).

I doubt we'll see fnatic signing any new Koreans in a while. I bet we'll not see them making any big foreign recruits either until a couple of months into HotS. Financially it's hard to estimate the value of a SC2 team now and fnatic as a long running succesive organisation is well aware of this. (Same goes for the compLexity situation.)
pencil_ethics
Profile Joined January 2011
Australia174 Posts
January 10 2013 20:36 GMT
#64
From what I can see the place was clearly too big to justify the costs. Not surprised at that, the place is like prime real estate given its location :-S Dunno why they leased such an expensive apartment in the first place...
zephiK
Profile Joined March 2012
United States372 Posts
January 10 2013 20:42 GMT
#65
Or EGTL to replace one of those teams. Would love to see them in the GSTL.
Elroi
Profile Joined August 2009
Sweden5606 Posts
January 10 2013 20:51 GMT
#66
Can you play in the GSTL with only 6 players??
"To all eSports fans, I want to be remembered as a progamer who can make something out of nothing, and someone who always does his best. I think that is the right way of living, and I'm always doing my best to follow that." - Jaedong. /watch?v=jfghAzJqAp0
DonGrisu
Profile Joined April 2012
Austria697 Posts
January 10 2013 20:54 GMT
#67
On January 11 2013 05:51 Elroi wrote:
Can you play in the GSTL with only 6 players??

Yes u Need only 5 Members...
Fnatic 4 Ever...!!
mikkmagro
Profile Joined April 2011
Malta1513 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-01-10 20:57:37
January 10 2013 20:55 GMT
#68
On January 11 2013 05:51 Elroi wrote:
Can you play in the GSTL with only 6 players??

Yes, 6 is the minimum afaik, also, it would probably be a bit silly for EG/TL to commit to GSTL when they're playing Proleague. The distraction of so many individual tournaments is already a lot.
mousesports, Team Acer, Fnatic!
GohgamX
Profile Joined April 2011
Canada1096 Posts
January 10 2013 20:56 GMT
#69
It seems like its just the gaming house being shut down and not the SC2 team - the sky is not falling
Time is a great teacher, unfortunate that it kills all its pupils ...
Advantageous
Profile Blog Joined May 2012
China1350 Posts
January 10 2013 20:57 GMT
#70
Hwanni what have you done?!
"Because I am BossToss" -MC ヽ༼ຈل͜ຈ༽ノ raise your dongers ヽ༼ຈل͜ຈ༽ノ I'm sure that all of my fellow class mates viewed me as the Adonis of the Class of 2015 already. -Xenocider, EG, ieF 2013 Champion.
zephiK
Profile Joined March 2012
United States372 Posts
January 10 2013 21:03 GMT
#71
On January 11 2013 05:55 mikkmagro wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 11 2013 05:51 Elroi wrote:
Can you play in the GSTL with only 6 players??

Yes, 6 is the minimum afaik, also, it would probably be a bit silly for EG/TL to commit to GSTL when they're playing Proleague. The distraction of so many individual tournaments is already a lot.

I don't think it'd be silly at all. It's more practice and is always a all-kill format; whereas, Pro League only two rounds are all-kill, rest are individual. It would also possibly increase viewers for GSTL for GSL. Not to mention, Stephano could have the possibility to all kill any team in the GSTL.
LimeNade
Profile Blog Joined February 2010
United States2125 Posts
January 10 2013 21:08 GMT
#72
Not really that surprising. I believe that the only way foreign team houses can pull in enough attention to justify a team house in korea is by playing in GSTL or Proleague to keep attention coming in for their whole team and not just specific individuals who have success in tournaments.
JD, need I say more? :D
ThomasjServo
Profile Blog Joined May 2012
15244 Posts
January 10 2013 21:09 GMT
#73
Naniwa and NightEnd dont really have the best relationship...


Referring to their time as teammates on mTw?
kawoq
Profile Joined November 2005
Guatemala357 Posts
January 10 2013 21:10 GMT
#74
They are probably just moving to a bigger house ... right? right???? it has to be.... =(
"It is not a shameful thing to be unable to reach the goal. It's becoming afraid and running away, even before considering the fact that the road is long and rough, that is truly cowardly." by - Lim Yo Hwan aka SlayerS_Boxer from "Crazy as me"
shabby
Profile Joined March 2010
Norway6402 Posts
January 10 2013 21:25 GMT
#75
This announcement is very close to the one of axiom finding a house. Maybe they bought this one? They said "as soon as january 10th" iirc. Would make sense if this is in a good location close to the gom studios.
Jaedong, Gumibear, Leenock, Byun
Drake
Profile Joined October 2010
Germany6146 Posts
January 10 2013 21:32 GMT
#76
fnatic should go back to be a foreign team ... way more famous then !
Nb.Drake / CoL_Drake / Original Joined TL.net Tuesday, 15th of March 2005
XastoC
Profile Joined June 2011
Canada59 Posts
January 10 2013 21:32 GMT
#77
Damn, I'm kinda surprised by this. I don't want another disband
StarTale So Good! | Life | Squirtle | PartinG | TaeJa | Stephano | MMA | DongRaeGu |
derpface
Profile Joined October 2012
Sweden925 Posts
January 10 2013 21:33 GMT
#78
On January 11 2013 05:36 pencil_ethics wrote:
From what I can see the place was clearly too big to justify the costs. Not surprised at that, the place is like prime real estate given its location :-S Dunno why they leased such an expensive apartment in the first place...


Too big? It was just a apartment where they could barely fit their all the computers etc with bulkbeads or am I completely wrong here?
gg no re #_< no1 Hydra and Leta fan >_#
mjuuy
Profile Joined May 2012
Norway506 Posts
January 10 2013 21:46 GMT
#79
When I did see Hwanni did leave/got money offer from EG, I didn't see this gaming house last long.
영원히 엠비씨게임 히어로 팬. 우정호 1988 - 2012
testthewest
Profile Joined October 2011
Germany274 Posts
January 10 2013 21:54 GMT
#80
On January 11 2013 04:55 schimmetje wrote:
Hmm. New teams promise sun, moon AND all the stars in the sky -> get cheered on all the way through the inevitable fuckups. Established name makes sane financial decision -> funeral held in advance.

G.G.



Well the funeral is more the suspicion that SC2 is losing more ground.
If they leave Korea, the sacred land of esports, this doesn't bode well for SC2.

I don't think we need to fear that any big and old multi-game-team will disband because of it's SC2 division...
War is not about who is right, but who is left.
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