On March 28 2013 20:42 HornyHerring wrote:
Alive I understand, but Oz? He didn't show anything since he left FXO. That's a weird pickup for a team that only wants results from koreans.

He didn't perform that well in Korea, but it wasn't as bad as you make it out to be.
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I think both Oz and Alive are good solid pickups for proleague!

Lazzi

Switzerland1923 Posts

March 28 2013 11:55 GMT

#364

Good pick up in my opinion, glad to see those players back in a team.

shid0x

Korea (South)5014 Posts

March 28 2013 11:58 GMT

#365

Holy...
That's a lot of players...and good players moreover.
Where do you get all this money EG ? Tell me your secret.
Anyways those 2 are some of my favorite players so you better treat them well :>D

BoggieMan

520 Posts

March 28 2013 12:09 GMT

#366

People in this thread don't seem to know how good Oz is...

Scorch

Austria3371 Posts

March 28 2013 12:14 GMT

#367

Alive and Oz used to be near the top of their respective races, but have since fallen from grace. Neither of the two has done anything noteworthy in a long time. They could be okay fillers for Proleague, but I don't expect more than that.

c0ldfusion

United States8293 Posts

March 28 2013 12:16 GMT

#368

What?! Whoa whoa whoa.... Alive is a much needed Terran addition for their proleague line-up.

Too many Zerg stream these days, can't wait to see Oz + Alive stream.

Sorkoas

549 Posts

March 28 2013 12:17 GMT

#369

On March 28 2013 21:09 BoggieMan wrote:
People in this thread don't seem to know how good Oz is...

Yeah.. Oz might even be the best Protoss on EG-TL's lineup now. It's not like HerO and JYP have been showing great results recently so they should all be considered equal atm.

He should be a good sniper as well. For anyone who don't remember or missed how he picked Stephano apart (when he was at his prime) you should go watch this series: http://tv.majorleaguegaming.com/videos/91878-summer-arena-wbr3-stephano-vs-oz-game-1

PardonYou

United States1360 Posts

March 28 2013 12:17 GMT

#370

I feel like they have that strive to do well and that's why they were picked up. And I think they are willing to undergo the new training regimen that they have set up there.

Mortal

2943 Posts

March 28 2013 12:28 GMT

#371

On March 28 2013 20:16 ZenithM wrote:

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But he never managed to do anything with his marines other than run them away...

He was disgustingly hyped. He was "that guy" no one in Korea could beat or wanted to play for a while. He clearly hasn't had shit for results akin to that (IPL is hardly GSL) but I was agreeing with you in that he doesn't deserve the hype he once had.

Deate

Sweden11 Posts

March 28 2013 12:30 GMT

#372

Murica

c0ldfusion

United States8293 Posts

March 28 2013 12:30 GMT

#373

On March 28 2013 11:01 TimKim0713 wrote:
woah

Every time I see this I cringe. For your enlightenment: http://www.waywordradio.org/whoa-vs-woah/

On-topic: even with Alive, if Taeja can't fully recover from his wrist injury, EG-TL will be light on Terrans. They need to pick up another one.

DcTceremony

United Kingdom37 Posts

March 28 2013 12:33 GMT

#374

This is more like it, I expect their Proleague results to improve tenfold now. Such more depth of field with these guys on the team. Should be good to watch.

NeThZOR

South Africa7387 Posts

March 28 2013 12:33 GMT

#375

EG looks very strong right now, especially with that acquisition of aLive. That Terran is super.

boxerfred

Germany8360 Posts

March 28 2013 12:34 GMT

#376

EG-Liquid really making a "foreign" appearance in Proleague. Not rooting for them anymore. Don't get me wrong, I love korean players, but I always thought that EG-Liquid in Proleague would've been a step towards an internationalization of eSports, meaning that foreign talents could play and learn and improve in korea. But it looks like there is no foreigner with enough dedication to do that. Stephano goes for the easy money, skipping code S once more. And the great "foreign" roster? Byebye Thorzain, you had your proleague time. EGTL roster in proleague now:

Taeja, HerO, JYP, Oz, aLive, Jaedong, korean, korean, korean... my hype is gone.

Oh, and dear EG, you de-signed Puma. Now pull the consequences. Why is HuK still playing? I see no results (correct me if I am wrong). And when I watch his games, I don't get the point of why exactly he joined EG. Kudos to him for the HuK on IdrA rivalry, and not-so-big-kudos for him leaving TL for EG's money. But his times is over, he's delivering bad games, even compared to normal foreigners as Lucifron, HasuObs or Snute.

WombaT

Northern Ireland27041 Posts

March 28 2013 12:39 GMT

#377

On March 28 2013 21:34 boxerfred wrote:
EG-Liquid really making a "foreign" appearance in Proleague. Not rooting for them anymore. Don't get me wrong, I love korean players, but I always thought that EG-Liquid in Proleague would've been a step towards an internationalization of eSports, meaning that foreign talents could play and learn and improve in korea. But it looks like there is no foreigner with enough dedication to do that. Stephano goes for the easy money, skipping code S once more. And the great "foreign" roster? Byebye Thorzain, you had your proleague time. EGTL roster in proleague now:

Taeja, HerO, JYP, Oz, aLive, Jaedong, korean, korean, korean... my hype is gone.

Huk will still be there will he not? I mean it's only one guy, better than nothing I guess.

I was with you, I thought two foreign teams, especially with such resources could form a permanent 'base' that would actually ape the Korean practice structure, but be a bit more comfortable for foreigners to acclimitise to Korea, i.e not having them stay with a bunch of Koreans and the cultural/communication problems that might solve.

For whatever reason this hasn't happened yet. That said, if EGTL does start to perform up to standard, and integrates foreigners in the lineup over time it could have long-term positive results.

Plus, exposure to proper teamleagues I think will be good in the longterm, there aren't enough of them it seems to me.

LuckyGnomTV

Russian Federation367 Posts

March 28 2013 12:44 GMT

#378

machine, huk out?

boxerfred

Germany8360 Posts

March 28 2013 12:44 GMT

#379

Machine, HuK are no match in Proleague. Lol, you could send Minigun and he'd be doing better.

And concerning long-time-development in proleague: where is the long-termin progress if you don't get your foreign players to a better level, but rather buy in some more korean players? I don't believe that Oz and aLive are "training partners" only, as some guy stated before.