• Log InLog In
  • Register
Liquid`
Team Liquid Liquipedia
EST 16:26
CET 22:26
KST 06:26
  • Home
  • Forum
  • Calendar
  • Streams
  • Liquipedia
  • Features
  • Store
  • EPT
  • TL+
  • StarCraft 2
  • Brood War
  • Smash
  • Heroes
  • Counter-Strike
  • Overwatch
  • Liquibet
  • Fantasy StarCraft
  • TLPD
  • StarCraft 2
  • Brood War
  • Blogs
Forum Sidebar
Events/Features
News
Featured News
[ASL22] Finals Preview: Sweet Victory!12[ASL22] Ro4 Preview: Mirror Mirror6[ASL22] Ro8 Preview: Within Reach5[ASL22] Ro8 Preview: In A Tizzy11[ASL22] Ro16 Preview: Holy Diver5
Community News
Dark completes military service, returns to SC29[BSL23] RO16 Group Stage19Weekly Cups (Nov 2-8): herO back on top?2Weekly Cups (Oct 26 - Nov 1): MaxPax, herO, Solar win0Weekly Cups (October 19-25): Clem triples first in 5.0.175
StarCraft 2
General
Greetings.. Dark completes military service, returns to SC2 No more SC2 streamers on team liquid? Serral's getting trashed by New Catsle's Mind Weekly Cups (Nov 2-8): herO back on top?
Tourneys
Sea Duckling Open (Global, Bronze-Diamond) Dark returns! GSL CK #7 4v4 Team Battle (Nov 19) soO & FanTaSy return! SC2 Kevin Scrim 4v4 (Nov 16) RSL goes to London! 2026 Offline Finals Nov 21-22 Tasteless Time Warp: SC Evo Showmatch (May 25)
Strategy
[H] ZvP Mid-Late Game: Stalkers Collossi HT
Custom Maps
[G] How to playtest arcade maps Starcraft 2 Advance [D] the control group Simple Questions/Answers
External Content
The PondCast: SC2 News & Results Mutation # 551 Robotic Revival Mutation # 550 Graveyard Shift Mutation # 549 Endless Sparkles
Brood War
General
List of top players active on ShieldBattery BW General Discussion Recommended BW Settings for Mouse and Video Starcraft:Brood War Discord Servers [BSL23] RO16 Group Stage
Tourneys
[$1250] International ShieldBattery League Bisu's Team vs Shuttle's Team 2026-11-14 2v2v2v2 Tournament Stage 1: Community Poll [BSL23] Ro16 Group C - Sunday 21:00 CET
Strategy
Pluto's TvP 5Marine 2Medic Push Simple Questions, Simple Answers Infested Terran strategies in 2026 Nuke strategy worked in K-League 2026-11-09
Other Games
General Games
Stormgate/Frost Giant Megathread Nintendo Switch Thread Free Space RTS Game, optimised f. Phone/Tablet etc List of Game Threads The PlayStation 5
Dota 2
League of Legends
[TL LoL EUW IHs] Teemo shall perish
Heroes of the Storm
Heroes of the Storm 2.0
Hearthstone
Deck construction bug
TL Mafia
TL Mafia Community Thread
Community
General
US Politics Mega-thread Artificial Intelligence Thread Trading/Investing Thread European Politico-economics QA Mega-thread Russo-Ukrainian War Thread
Fan Clubs
Fan Club Resource Thread Reynor Fan Club The Flash Fan Club
Media & Entertainment
Movie Discussion! Anime Discussion Thread [Manga] One Piece
Sports
TeamLiquid Health and Fitness Initiative For 2023 Football (Soccer) Thread MLB/Baseball 2023
World Cup 2022
Tech Support
Computer Build, Upgrade & Buying Resource Thread
TL Community
The Automated Ban List Recent Gifted Posts
Blogs
The time I organised my…
AssyrianKing
Why I built Repalyzer (1.1.…
BlueStar
Innovate or Game Over?
TrAiDoS
ShieldBattery on Mac
Kraekkling
Can Bots Beat Pros?? Starcr…
namkraft
Customize Sidebar...

Website Feedback

Closed Threads



Active: 12858 users

EG releases Ho Joon “PuMa” Lee - Page 9

Forum Index > SC2 General
718 CommentsPost a Reply
Prev 1 7 8 9 10 11 36 Next All
ChriS-X
Profile Joined June 2011
Malaysia1374 Posts
March 15 2013 06:45 GMT
#161
coL/quantic puma?!?!?
yyfpulls
Profile Joined November 2012
United States2185 Posts
March 15 2013 06:45 GMT
#162
puma are you crazy, you're not getting anything better than EG
dabom88
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
United States3483 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-03-15 06:46:40
March 15 2013 06:45 GMT
#163
I'm gonna take a gander and say that Axiom or Acer might be the ones most willing to pick him up. At significantly less than what EG probably offered him as a re-negotiated contract.

I think Puma may have overplayed his hand.
You should not have to pay to watch the GSL, Proleague, or OSL at a reasonable time. That is not "fine" and it's BS to say otherwise. My sig since 2011. http://www.youtube.com/user/dabom88
derthy
Profile Joined June 2012
United States79 Posts
March 15 2013 06:46 GMT
#164
This must be what rock bottom looks like.
DNA61289
Profile Joined August 2010
United States665 Posts
March 15 2013 06:46 GMT
#165
Sad but understandable under the circumstances.
But yeah being a Korean gamer is very imba. If you're a non-korean gamer you have to balance your game playing with earning money and your real life. If you're Korean you just sit around playing games all day eating 2 cent ramyun and becoming gosu.
winthrop
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
Hong Kong956 Posts
March 15 2013 06:47 GMT
#166
Puma joins LGIM.
in a few days
its my prediction
Incredible Miracle
KanoCoke
Profile Joined June 2011
Japan863 Posts
March 15 2013 06:47 GMT
#167
Quite understandable.

Good luck to PuMa finding a new highly-ranked foreign team, as he deserves to be in one.

On a sidenote, everything was so formal and serious, but I couldn't help but lol when it came down to the bit with the twitter address.
Will always cheer for: MMA Bomber Taeja Curious Life herO Zest
ZenithM
Profile Joined February 2011
France15952 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-03-15 06:50:09
March 15 2013 06:49 GMT
#168
On March 15 2013 15:38 sitromit wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 15 2013 15:23 UnKooL wrote:
On March 15 2013 15:17 sitromit wrote:
On March 15 2013 15:14 ZenithM wrote:
On March 15 2013 15:13 sitromit wrote:
EGMKRC inc.

Don't you dare.

Kekekeke :p


My god, that would be terrible. I would not like that at all.

Sorry, it's inevitable, what coach Park wants, he gets. :p

http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=339200

Show nested quote +
Any Starcraft II players you like in particular?

JulyZerg.

*Everyone laughs. I don't know why.

Anyone who didn't come from Brood War?

Oddly, I end up mostly watching players who used to play Brood War. They just have so much personality.

I do like players like say, MarineKing, because he has his own unique characteristic, in his case making a lot of marines and using them well.

Oh god it's happening.


MKP must have the highest ratio popularity * skill / monthly salary, so I gotta admit I would not be surprised at all
Seeker *
Profile Blog Joined April 2005
Where dat snitch at?37125 Posts
March 15 2013 06:50 GMT
#169
Whoa... PuMa left EG? Oo;;

I did not see this coming...
ModeratorPeople ask me, "Seeker, what are you seeking?" My answer? "Sleep, damn it! Always sleep!"
TL+ Member
Herpaderpben
Profile Joined August 2012
United States18 Posts
March 15 2013 06:52 GMT
#170
Wow, didn't see that coming. That's sad...

Good luck to Puma in the future!
figq
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
12519 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-03-15 06:54:45
March 15 2013 06:52 GMT
#171
On March 15 2013 15:42 Bagration wrote:
What?! Puma was EG's ace for so long, it seems cold to throw him off like that.
But that also meant they were paying him a lot of money - which has recently become unjustified. So they offered him less money and he left instead. Sounds fair to me, no?

Speaking of which... I wonder how Puma hopes to find a better contract than what they offered him. He's not particularly hot on the market right now and there's a lot of other strong free agents as well.
If you stand next to my head, you can hear the ocean. - Day[9]
gosublade
Profile Joined May 2011
632 Posts
March 15 2013 06:57 GMT
#172
kt rolster
Not even death can save you from me.
WetSocks
Profile Joined June 2012
United States953 Posts
March 15 2013 06:58 GMT
#173
expected this, but not this early
CloudCat
Profile Joined May 2011
Singapore160 Posts
March 15 2013 07:00 GMT
#174
What? Would never have thought that they would let go of Puma given the success he brought EG when compared to say Machine.
gosublade
Profile Joined May 2011
632 Posts
March 15 2013 07:03 GMT
#175
On March 15 2013 16:00 CloudCat wrote:
What? Would never have thought that they would let go of Puma given the success he brought EG when compared to say Machine.


machine has yoloswag
Not even death can save you from me.
dabom88
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
United States3483 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-03-15 07:10:30
March 15 2013 07:04 GMT
#176
On March 15 2013 16:00 CloudCat wrote:
What? Would never have thought that they would let go of Puma given the success he brought EG when compared to say Machine.

Machine is probably being paid significantly less than Puma was. It's not just how about how many wins they're getting, it's how much they're exposure they're generating for the EG Brand and its sponsors RELATIVE to how much EG is paying them.

Despite how it may seem, Machine does have a quite a few fans and streams regularly. As a result, he has some way of creating exposure for EG and its sponsors, so it probably justifies the smaller salary EG pays him to get a return on investment.

Puma can't speak English well, so he can't expose the EG brand and sponsors as much if he isn't winning tournaments. He wasn't, so EG thought they weren't getting a return on investment for his larger salary, so they tried to renegotiate a smaller, more appropriate salary relative to how much exposure he was generating for them. He rejected it, so they let him go.
You should not have to pay to watch the GSL, Proleague, or OSL at a reasonable time. That is not "fine" and it's BS to say otherwise. My sig since 2011. http://www.youtube.com/user/dabom88
Prplppleatr
Profile Joined May 2011
United States1518 Posts
March 15 2013 07:04 GMT
#177
On March 15 2013 14:18 blade55555 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 15 2013 14:16 ixzenxi wrote:
Sad to hear but hope he gets picked up by another team and see him do well again.

Is this the first time EG released a player due to poor results?


They didn't kick him. Read the ending and they said they offered him less salary and some less event times which he didn't want so they decided to let him go.

And the renegotiation was because of results...
Either way, hope you find a great team puma.
🥇 Prediction Contest - Mess with the best, die like the rest.
Antimatterz
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
United States1010 Posts
March 15 2013 07:04 GMT
#178
Aww really liked Puma, but completely forgot he was a player. Haven't seen news about him in a long time. GL to him in the future!
"HotBid [11:45 AM]: i dunno i kinda like the big muta shooting smaller mutas out"
Radicalness
Profile Joined September 2011
United States271 Posts
March 15 2013 07:07 GMT
#179
Sad to hear this. Puma was my first favorite Korean player.

No doubt he's been struggling lately and I agree with everything in the statement but it's still sad to see him go. Good luck to both him and eg.
The Devil Terran - The Ambitious Terran - The Towel Terran - The Macro Master Terran - The Tyrant
zoLo
Profile Blog Joined June 2007
United States5896 Posts
March 15 2013 07:07 GMT
#180
=/ Good luck in the future PuMa.
Prev 1 7 8 9 10 11 36 Next All
Please log in or register to reply.
Live Events Refresh
BSL
05:00
S23 - Ro16 Group A
TerrOr vs OyAji
UltrA vs Gosudark
ZZZero.O244
LiquipediaDiscussion
[ Submit Event ]
Live Streams
Refresh
StarCraft 2
mouzHeroMarine 241
EmSc Tv 23
StarCraft: Brood War
ZZZero.O 244
Dewaltoss 72
soO 18
LuMiX 1
Dota 2
420jenkins831
League of Legends
gofns8909
JimRising 913
Counter-Strike
pashabiceps1421
zeus660
Heroes of the Storm
Liquid`Hasu552
Khaldor215
Other Games
tarik_tv4732
Grubby2006
B2W.Neo723
XaKoH 245
mouzStarbuck173
EnDerr2
fpsfer 1
Organizations
Other Games
gamesdonequick1755
StarCraft 2
EmSc Tv 23
EmSc2Tv 23
angryscii 21
[ Show 16 non-featured ]
StarCraft 2
• printf 81
• StrangeGG 46
• AfreecaTV YouTube
• intothetv
• Kozan
• IndyKCrew
• Migwel
StarCraft: Brood War
• Pr0nogo 9
• Michael_bg 6
• BSLYoutube
• STPLYoutube
• ZZZeroYoutube
League of Legends
• Jankos5168
Other Games
• imaqtpie657
• Shiphtur273
• tFFMrPink 20
Upcoming Events
Sparkling Tuna Cup
12h 35m
WardiTV Invitational
14h 35m
IPSL
19h 35m
Art_Of_Turtle vs KameZerg
Radley vs George
BSL
22h 35m
Artosis vs Dewalt
Ret vs Tech
SOOP
1d 12h
soO vs FanTaSy
WardiTV Weekly
1d 14h
Monday Night Weeklies
2 days
PiGosaur Cup
3 days
The PondCast
3 days
GSL
4 days
[ Show More ]
Replay Cast
5 days
KCM Race Survival
5 days
RSL Revival
6 days
BSL
6 days
eOnzErG vs StRyKeR
Cross vs JDConan
Liquipedia Results

Completed

Proleague 2026-11-12
Blizzard Classic Cup 2026
HCC Season 3

Ongoing

Acropolis #5
KCM Race Survival 2026 Season 4
International ShieldBattery League
Individual League
BSL Season 23
IPSL Winter 2026-27
Calamity Cup Div. A Season 8
Underdog Cup 2026 Div 2-3
BLAST Rivals Fall 2026
IEM Beijing 2026
PGL Masters Bucharest 2026
Stake Ranked Episode 5
1win Private Club #2
Thunderpick World Champ. '26
ESL Pro League Season 24
Stake Ranked Episode 4
1win Private Club #1
Logitech G Play Connect 2026
SL StarSeries Fall 2026
FISSURE Playground #3
BLAST Open Fall 2026

Upcoming

YSL S4
Sector 591
SC4ALL II: Brood War
BSL 23: Non-Korean Championship
HSC XXX
Stellar Fest 2: Lunar Cup
StarCraft2 Weekly Open Tournament 2026 Grand Finals
SC4ALL II: StarCraft II
Kung Fu Cup 2026 Grand Finals
RSL Offline Finals
IEM Kraków 2027
PGL Bucharest 2027
BLAST Bounty Winter 2027
PGL Major Singapore 2026
Stake Ranked Episode 6
TLPD

1. ByuN
2. TY
3. Dark
4. Solar
5. Stats
6. Nerchio
7. sOs
8. soO
9. INnoVation
10. Elazer
1. Rain
2. Flash
3. EffOrt
4. Last
5. Bisu
6. Soulkey
7. Mini
8. Sharp
Sidebar Settings...

Advertising | Privacy Policy | Terms Of Use | Contact Us

Original banner artwork: Jim Warren
The contents of this webpage are copyright © 2026 TLnet. All Rights Reserved.