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Gorlin
Profile Joined November 2010
United States2753 Posts
January 14 2013 01:48 GMT
#141
On January 14 2013 10:45 Dodgin wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 14 2013 10:44 PhoenixVoid wrote:
On January 14 2013 10:41 Dodgin wrote:
What the hell is happening to Startale? Is the coach really that unbearable or do all the star players want to join kespa teams?


The Khaldor documentary about Korean pro-teams showed that the ST players were really happy with the house, the coach and the players. I doubt it was conflict over the team itself, but likely PartinG and Squirtle knowing ST was a bit too small for their britches.


I only mention the coach because he was the old president of ESF and did the whole practice block thing with slayers, so I called him Evil Coach Won.

I am almost certain that the Startale players hold Coach Won in extremely high regard.
Ettick
Profile Blog Joined June 2011
United States2434 Posts
January 14 2013 01:49 GMT
#142
WHAT THE FUCK?
Please don't pull an oGs/SlayerS/TSL, Startale!
skatblast
Profile Joined September 2011
United States784 Posts
January 14 2013 01:49 GMT
#143
This doesnt mean startale is falling apart.... contracts expire around this time every year and players come and go. Now, instead of them leaving to go to the foreign scene which is dried up they go to kespa teams. Parting probably told Squirtle how much hew as going to receive from kespa and Squirtle also decided it would be a good idea. Nothing wrong with that.
Arkanthiel
Profile Joined March 2011
Philippines100 Posts
January 14 2013 01:49 GMT
#144
Man, why is everyone suddenly leaving ST?
Los! Los Cabadrin!
babylon
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
8765 Posts
January 14 2013 01:50 GMT
#145
On January 14 2013 10:45 Dodgin wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 14 2013 10:44 PhoenixVoid wrote:
On January 14 2013 10:41 Dodgin wrote:
What the hell is happening to Startale? Is the coach really that unbearable or do all the star players want to join kespa teams?


The Khaldor documentary about Korean pro-teams showed that the ST players were really happy with the house, the coach and the players. I doubt it was conflict over the team itself, but likely PartinG and Squirtle knowing ST was a bit too small for their britches.


I only mention the coach because he was the old president of ESF and did the whole practice block thing with slayers, so I called him Evil Coach Won.

The players themselves have never breathed a bad word about him. Ace even stuck his hand in the fire during the entire incident to defend him, so I don't think he's nearly as "evil" as you seem to think.
rice_devOurer
Profile Joined July 2012
United States773 Posts
January 14 2013 01:51 GMT
#146
On January 14 2013 10:24 S_SienZ wrote:
Liquid`Squirtle.

Not as funny as PartinG but still kinda works lol

what, you want liquid to make squirtle eventually evolve into Blastoise?

:D
IN SOVIET RUSSIA ノ┬─┬ノ ︵ ( \o°o)\ Table Flips you
PhOeniX[MinD]
Profile Joined August 2008
361 Posts
January 14 2013 01:51 GMT
#147
they still got 4 code S players they will be fine
KT_FlaSh #1
babylon
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
8765 Posts
January 14 2013 01:52 GMT
#148
I think with HotS on the horizon, securing a salary is a main concern of the players now, since their success isn't assured in the upcoming months.
skYTosS
Profile Joined January 2013
United States188 Posts
January 14 2013 01:52 GMT
#149
Obviously, protoss didn't get love in startale.
Grizzlyboy
Profile Joined September 2012
Norway7 Posts
January 14 2013 01:52 GMT
#150
:O I see it now! So clear! How could we miss it!? Naniwa's joining ST! :O

nah, but would have been fun
I'm not crazy, the voices in my head told me so.
PhoenixVoid
Profile Blog Joined December 2011
Canada32750 Posts
January 14 2013 01:52 GMT
#151
On January 14 2013 10:49 Ettick wrote:
WHAT THE FUCK?
Please don't pull an oGs/SlayerS/TSL, Startale!


ST should still be safe, they have the Red Bull sponsorship, along with Life. Plus, there are not in the financial struggles, team management or player conflict issues like the other three, so I doubt ST will go the way of oGs/SlayerS/TSL yet.
I'm afraid of demented knife-wielding escaped lunatic libertarian zombie mutants
Advantageous
Profile Blog Joined May 2012
China1350 Posts
January 14 2013 01:52 GMT
#152
WOW WOW WOW WHAT?! Holy crap... is Squirtle going to a KeSPA team as well?!
"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.
FlyingDagger
Profile Joined January 2013
Canada61 Posts
January 14 2013 01:53 GMT
#153
I loved Startale so much when it was Parting, Squirtle, Ace, SaSe, Naniwa... now it's just Ace they lost their epic protoss lineup
thirtyapm
Profile Joined January 2012
521 Posts
January 14 2013 01:53 GMT
#154
the saddest part is that there were no transfer fees.
Wintex
Profile Blog Joined July 2011
Norway16848 Posts
January 14 2013 01:54 GMT
#155
I hope he goes to Axiom.
The Bomber boy
Kurbz
Profile Joined April 2011
Australia88 Posts
January 14 2013 01:54 GMT
#156
damn sad to see him go, wonder where he will end up.. kespa team maybe?
Never argue with an idiot, they will bring you down to their level and beat you with experience.
Shadow_Dog
Profile Joined July 2011
Canada427 Posts
January 14 2013 01:55 GMT
#157
Besides money, is there any reason that people want to join a KeSPA team. I was under the impression that a lot of people left KeSPA teams because they were like prison.
Rorschach
Profile Joined May 2010
United States623 Posts
January 14 2013 01:55 GMT
#158
Was sad when Parting left but at least there was still Bomber and Squirtle!

He is my favorite toss and I hope he finds an awesome team...
En Taro Adun, Executor!
Arcanne
Profile Joined August 2010
United States1519 Posts
January 14 2013 01:56 GMT
#159
Hmmm wonder where he will end up
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sharkie
Profile Blog Joined April 2012
Austria18699 Posts
January 14 2013 01:56 GMT
#160
On January 14 2013 10:55 Shadow_Dog wrote:
Besides money, is there any reason that people want to join a KeSPA team. I was under the impression that a lot of people left KeSPA teams because they were like prison.


who ever left a Kespa team citing that as a reason?
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