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What's in the future for EG? - Page 18
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HystericaLaughter
Australia720 Posts
Someone correct me if I missed a player. | ||
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govie
9334 Posts
On May 17 2013 23:28 Schelim wrote: Liquid.Life would be the ultimate ID for an alcoholic though Monster will cry!  | ||
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KingG
United States3 Posts
On May 17 2013 23:12 partydude89 wrote: They almost exclusively try to pick up underrated players and try and grow them up. so it would probably be wrong to say they are picking up parting or life, even if they had the cash to do so. Wasn't suggesting life or anyone else as a pickup (though liquid life would be great) but with the departure of sea, haypro, jinro and nony and with Sheth's hiatus liquid is primed for some pickups of their own this year. at least another terran | ||
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lemonbone
Hong Kong154 Posts
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Ettick
United States2434 Posts
On May 17 2013 23:28 Schelim wrote: Liquid.Life would be the ultimate ID for an alcoholic though Crazy is pretty good too though | ||
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Doodsmack
United States7224 Posts
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govie
9334 Posts
On May 18 2013 00:09 Doodsmack wrote: Honestly losing Stephano and IdrA is a pretty big blow to the foreign scene and EG. No one else has their fan base and marketing value. This industry is pretty much built on popular, marketable players and personalities. EG can't replace IdrA and Stephano. They have objectively lost some marketing value. Doesnt have to be. Viewers Stephano before and in EG. Because it could well be EG gives them the circumstances to get way more viewers then when there on other teams. | ||
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partydude89
1850 Posts
On May 17 2013 23:41 KingG wrote: Wasn't suggesting life or anyone else as a pickup (though liquid life would be great) but with the departure of sea, haypro, jinro and nony and with Sheth's hiatus liquid is primed for some pickups of their own this year. at least another terran but you see, EG has a nack for picking up really high profile players. so its easier for Wax to look at, lets say, the top 5 players with expiring contracts, then to try and look up the tons upon tons of upcoming players, and try to say when/if they will join liquid. EG also just got a lot of cash to give out to other players with Stephano, Idra, and HuK. Liquid has had that money from their players for a while now, and hasn't made a move. Also note that im pretty sure that Jinro and Nony weren't doing to great at the time of their departure, so i don't think that their salary is comparable to idra's or Stephano's salaries. | ||
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SoniC_eu
Denmark1008 Posts
 Hmmm lets see what happens guys | ||
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thezanursic
5497 Posts
On May 17 2013 03:35 danl9rm wrote: While I, along with everyone else, am overjoyed at every new instance of "This isn't BW," I fail to grasp the reason it was uttered here. But, thanks. Because the JD v Flash rivalry doesn't exist anymore? | ||
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Virid
United States130 Posts
This is coupled with the struggles of NSH, MVP, Prime, STX, Woongjin, and Team 8. I'm really confused as to the current situation of sponsorships in Korea. Someone should do a write up so we can discuss the health of the Korean scene; I think it's fairly anemic at present. | ||
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mikkmagro
Malta1513 Posts
On May 18 2013 17:15 Virid wrote: Alex discussed in the last EGTL appearance of proleague that WCS has changed everything, and showed very little interest in continued proleague performance. This is coupled with the struggles of NSH, MVP, Prime, STX, Woongjin, and Team 8. I'm really confused as to the current situation of sponsorships in Korea. Someone should do a write up so we can discuss the health of the Korean scene; I think it's fairly anemic at present. How is MVP struggling? | ||
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kuan888
Canada305 Posts
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AxionSteel
United States7754 Posts
But yes, It's an interesting phase for EG. Thorzain will probably retire soon as well.On May 18 2013 17:15 Virid wrote: This is coupled with the struggles of NSH, MVP, Prime, STX, Woongjin, and Team 8. I'm really confused as to the current situation of sponsorships in Korea. Someone should do a write up so we can discuss the health of the Korean scene; I think it's fairly anemic at present. Is that really true? I know team 8 isn't well off, but wasn't aware the other two were struggling. I know very little about KESPA teams. | ||
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Irrational_Animal
Germany1059 Posts
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opterown
Australia54784 Posts
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malaan
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WolfintheSheep
Canada14127 Posts
On May 18 2013 18:32 malaan wrote: Theres no way in hell EG will get ahold of Flash. His salary is rumored to be $250K.. EG paid $60k yearly for the Arizona house, and considered it a drop in the bucket. | ||
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KvltMan
Sweden1609 Posts
On May 18 2013 18:18 AxionSteel wrote: Is that really true? I know team 8 isn't well off, but wasn't aware the other two were struggling. I know very little about KESPA teams. Yep. http://www.gosugamers.net/starcraft2/news/23973-stx-group-in-cash-crysis-future-of-proteam-unknown http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/biz/2012/09/123_120935.html | ||
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mikkmagro
Malta1513 Posts
On May 18 2013 18:18 AxionSteel wrote: Wouldn't be happy if Life went there But yes, It's an interesting phase for EG. Thorzain will probably retire soon as well.Is that really true? I know team 8 isn't well off, but wasn't aware the other two were struggling. I know very little about KESPA teams. Why would Thorzain retire pretty soon? He hasn't expressed any such interest, and you can still compete and study at the same time unless you're doing something like medicine, engineering or law or some other soul-sucking degree of the sort. As regards Woongjin and STX, it is their parent companies that aren't doing well at all. in fact they haven't even tried to invest in LoL, and considering how huge LoL in Korea is, it is worrying that a team of the sort doesn't try to do so (albeit Samsung Khan don't have a team either). Woongjin and STX invest a lot of money in their eSport teams, so you could assume that getting rid of the team would be one of the first cost cutting measures. There's still more than enough teams in Korea, with the GSTL teams. It doesn't make much sense to be that barrier between the KeSPA and eSF teams now. If EG-TL, Team 8, Woongjin and STX disband after this season, they will be easily replaced with StarTale, IM, MVP and FXO, since all of those teams can compete with the KeSPA teams. But yeah, I don't think EG-TL has a future in proleague especially with WCS and EG's new (possible) team league. | ||
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