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stfouri
Profile Joined August 2010
Finland272 Posts
January 28 2013 07:50 GMT
#141
Sad to see once great organizations (tough allmost only based on CS 1.6) die out like this.
Then again failing to put up SC2-roster / LoL / Dota2 is pretty bad.
With name like mTw I just can't see how they managed to fckd it up so badly.
I guess its just the players nowadays expecting to get paid monthly that is killing these older organizations that just don't have the money to support a whole team of players.

I dunno, im just speculating...
BadAim
Profile Joined September 2011
Norway879 Posts
January 28 2013 07:55 GMT
#142
15 years of service... Its truly a sad day.
My esports soul belongs to: Boxer | White-Ra | Daigo Umehara | Nazgul | IceFrog
Lappen.464
Profile Joined June 2012
Germany42 Posts
January 28 2013 08:27 GMT
#143
Sad to see another legendary clan go :/
Unshapely
Profile Joined November 2012
140 Posts
January 28 2013 08:39 GMT
#144
Requiescat in pace (R.I.P.) mTw. It is always painful to read of a team's disassociation with Starcraft. Should we be in awe of Destiny's prescience, or will the current tides change with time?
That is not dead which can eternal lie; and with strange aeons even death may die.
JoFeSboyAT
Profile Joined November 2010
Austria128 Posts
January 28 2013 08:43 GMT
#145
WTF MVP MTW MYM shut down?
I asked God for a bike, but I know God doesn't work that way. So I stole a bike and asked for forgiveness.
tar
Profile Joined October 2010
Germany991 Posts
January 28 2013 09:16 GMT
#146
On January 28 2013 08:27 kYem wrote:
mTw was big back when 1.6 was the eSports, other than that they were mediocre in other games.

like in fifa, ut and wc3 ...lol
whoever I pick for my anti team turns gosu
SupLilSon
Profile Joined October 2011
Malaysia4123 Posts
January 28 2013 09:50 GMT
#147
On January 28 2013 16:50 stfouri wrote:
Sad to see once great organizations (tough allmost only based on CS 1.6) die out like this.
Then again failing to put up SC2-roster / LoL / Dota2 is pretty bad.
With name like mTw I just can't see how they managed to fckd it up so badly.
I guess its just the players nowadays expecting to get paid monthly that is killing these older organizations that just don't have the money to support a whole team of players.

I dunno, im just speculating...


The problem is that Esports organizations need to be constantly adapting as old games give way to new games. Sure, you are/were a powerhouse in CS1.6 but SC2/LoL/DotA2 are the big games now and those players you are paying can't transition to a new game. Traditional sports teams don't have to worry about finding entirely new teams in games they may not fully understand yet. We are already seeing many SC2 teams being killed off as interest shifts more towards LoL/DotA whereas 2 years ago SC2 was spearheading the Esports scene. mTw was one of the teams that never fully got into SC2 with a miniscule roster and next to no exposure and I'm assuming that their prior status and longevity of the brand kept them afloat much longer than they should have.
Pazia
Profile Joined April 2010
Denmark24 Posts
January 28 2013 10:23 GMT
#148
R.I.P. mTw.

- What a shame
GnoM
Profile Joined September 2011
Norway145 Posts
January 28 2013 11:43 GMT
#149
Sad, stil remember there good cs clan back in the days.
Beyonder
Profile Blog Joined September 2002
Netherlands15103 Posts
January 28 2013 11:48 GMT
#150
Awww
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GeorgeForeman
Profile Joined April 2005
United States1746 Posts
January 28 2013 12:12 GMT
#151
I remember mTw being around as long as eSports. Particularly, I remember their WC3 teams being top notch. They were well-respected along with teams like SK, and it's sad to see them go. But 15 years is a pretty good run! So instead of being sad, I'll say "congratulations!" for 15 years of eSports, mTw!
like a school bus through a bunch of kids
Khonsou
Profile Joined September 2011
Dominican Republic275 Posts
January 28 2013 12:35 GMT
#152
Didnt their general manager left some time ago for Roccat or something? Difficult to know if there was real lack of money or lack of management. In any case its quite sad
A French living under the sun
GrapeApe
Profile Joined March 2011
1053 Posts
January 28 2013 13:31 GMT
#153
Sad day. I remember being a fan of mTw all the way back in WC3. =[
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nebula.
Profile Blog Joined November 2011
Sweden1431 Posts
January 28 2013 13:45 GMT
#154
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zmansman17
Profile Joined March 2011
United States2567 Posts
January 28 2013 16:34 GMT
#155
On a serious note, this is a sad day. MTW was a great team in the Esports scene.
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koOma
Profile Joined March 2010
Norway462 Posts
January 28 2013 16:35 GMT
#156
wow this is huge..
He wears a mask so when he dogs his face / Each and every race could absorb the bass /// ST_Life
Fallen.Fuhrer
Profile Joined May 2009
Canada11 Posts
January 28 2013 16:46 GMT
#157
On January 27 2013 15:52 Integra wrote:
So MTV finally shut down? Finally. TV is better without them.

^thank you, this was great really great indeed
Lz gamer - "If i was Idra id shave my ass and learn how to walk on my hands"
MVega
Profile Joined November 2010
763 Posts
January 28 2013 17:15 GMT
#158
Sad to see them go, but I really don't buy their reasoning.

As people have pointed out basically everything about eSports is better now than it was a few years ago, or even when mTw was at it's prime.

They barely invested in SC2 and they called it quits early on their LoL teams. If you fail to invest properly in two of the largest eSports what do you think is going to happen? As a former WC3 player I'm really sad to see them go because as a team they have a great history and have accomplished so much, but the failing here isn't in the sustainability of eSports or anything else, it's poor management somewhere.

Or rather it's a combination of them not investing enough in the popular eSports and also there is more competition now than there was back in mTw's prime, so mTw would have to really work at maintaining their reputation.
bumkin: How can you play like 50 games per day... I 4gate 2 times then it's nap time
traderjoe
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
Germany69 Posts
January 28 2013 17:37 GMT
#159
TLDimaga or what ? .D
nojok
Profile Joined May 2011
France15846 Posts
January 28 2013 17:46 GMT
#160
As one who was introduced to esports by watching CS, it's a sad news.
"Back then teams that won were credited, now it's called throw. I think it's sad." - Kuroky - Flap Flap Wings!
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