Liquid has too many zergs, so it just wouldn't be a good fit. Also, is there still a Zenio-Idra rivalry? Acer could be a good fit, but ultimately, I think there will be an individual sponsorship ala MC / Naniwa unless EG chooses to re-enlist him after tempers cool down and people figure out a plan to help Idra manage how the frustration he's feeling now.

Ratch!

Peru258 Posts

May 09 2013 22:54 GMT

#702

On May 10 2013 07:52 mrtomjones wrote:

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Actually as someone who was not mad at what idra said... all I have to say is that no organization in any other sport would have tolerated what he said, especially considering he has had no results lately and left that game when it was winnable the other day. This is not highschool people. It is time to grow up and realize what the real world is like.

No organization in any other sport would have tolerated his shit for the past 2 years.

wanghis

United States320 Posts

May 09 2013 22:54 GMT

#703

And nothing of value was lost

ACrow

Germany6583 Posts

May 09 2013 22:54 GMT

#704

This must have been a hard step for you, Alex and EG staff, but it was the right one.
Idra has crossed many boundaries in the past, but this one is the one he should not have crossed.
Sucks for everybody, but inevitable I guess. Keep on fighting, EG!!

Koshi

Belgium38799 Posts

May 09 2013 22:54 GMT

#705

Jeezus. BOOM!

Ponera

Canada596 Posts

May 09 2013 22:54 GMT

#706

I am really sad at this, IdrA I love you please don't disappear!

sage_francis

France1823 Posts

May 09 2013 22:55 GMT

#707

good for eg
good for the community
good for the game

Gann1

United States1575 Posts

May 09 2013 22:55 GMT

#708

On May 08 2013 08:21 IdrA wrote:

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nope you're all a bunch of fucks
it just so happens i get paid to treat you like it. it's fucking awesome.

User was temp banned for this post.

Haha, that's what it was?

I actually kind of agree with him, which is why i largely fell out of love with "esports" when it became clear that kespa's BW league was going down. The same is true for LoL, people make more money playing a character that viewers enjoy than they do by playing the game well. "esports" is more like pro wrestling than a legitimate sporting competition.

CeriseCherries

6170 Posts

May 09 2013 22:55 GMT

#709

ok i really wonder if we took and summed the number of "fuck eg" posts and the number of "good fuckign riddance" posts, which one wins

FallDownMarigold

United States3710 Posts

May 09 2013 22:55 GMT

#710

In all honesty I think IdrA could end up becoming a really powerful player again. He proved before that he is capable of immersing himself into the game and producing great results. Maybe his playing environment and habits the past 1-2yr have been very suboptimal for his training. Maybe if he goes to a new team he can reset his work ethic and turn it around. What if he went to a Korean team, impossible as it sounds? Maybe a transformed Idra in a competitive, workhorse training environment could be a great player again

kafkaesque

Germany2006 Posts

May 09 2013 22:55 GMT

#711

On May 10 2013 07:47 Mattes wrote:
Much respect for Alex..

Absolutely, I respect him for this so, so much!

star2013

Korea (South)1 Post

May 09 2013 22:56 GMT

#712

He should retire now

Psychobabas

2531 Posts

May 09 2013 22:56 GMT

#713

On May 10 2013 07:51 Joedaddy wrote:
I find this news fucking awesome.

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Will TL perm him now that he isn't attached to EG?

Hahaha thats hilarious and kind of true. The community is pretty toxic. That's why I just dont bother any more and just mind my own business laddering

ElPeque.fogata

Uruguay462 Posts

May 09 2013 22:56 GMT

#714

and i was an EG fan

now i'm only an Idra fan.

love machine though

if you release machine i will have to kill you alex

Gosi

Sweden9072 Posts

May 09 2013 22:56 GMT

#715

On May 10 2013 07:52 Grettin wrote:

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You must be fairly new here. Idra has been banned countless of times, even before he was with EG.

Yea he was temp banned like the whole 2011 lol.

Diogenes

United States132 Posts

May 09 2013 22:56 GMT

#716

And remember this, Idra was living the good life. An EG salary is quite generous and it was probably especially generous in 2011 when Idra was getting some results. This compared to the vast majority of players including Koreans (basically every single ESF player) that do not get a paycheck, grind on a strict schedule every day, and live or die based on tournament winnings. Idra had every opportunity afforded to him and blew every single one.

In the end, even EG had to let him go, not because of any moral compunction (or they would've fired him over a year ago) but more likely than not, a bunch of sponsors threatened to leave. Nothing else could explain the sudden rush to get rid of Idra. His career is dead except for the pittance he will get from streaming to 3000 malcontents on twitch because that's basically his only option now (give it some time).

Sc2damian

Germany8 Posts

May 09 2013 22:56 GMT

#717

i have much more respect for team EG now!

Justinian

United Kingdom158 Posts

May 09 2013 22:56 GMT

#718

If this was due to more than one thing over an extended period of time, EG should have dealt with it internally before now. Like the falling out with demuslim - no way should that have been allowed to go on for as long as it has. Idra (and demuslim) should have been ordered to cut it out, but from the outside it doesn't seem like they ever were.

Pretty sure this is bad for both Idra and EG - they'll both be worse off without each other. I also don't think it's great for SC2's popularity in the long run.

Chylo

United States220 Posts

May 09 2013 22:56 GMT

#719

Idra kicked off "EVIL" geniuses? Lol.

Sad. No longer a fan of EG.