I love EG for what they are, but please stay away from Kespa players ;_;.. they're the majority of the players which really make this game enjoyable since the switch from bw->sc2 and taking them away from their home/friends is only going to hinder their performance (no offense, unless EG allows them to stay with the team which I don't foresee ever being worthwhile).

This obviously excludes players that want a larger salary and don't mind leaving their current team. Well, then I suppose EG is obviously the only team who can win any sort of bidding war.

Chairman Ray

United States11903 Posts

May 16 2013 04:49 GMT

#26

Who says they're only gonna pick up a single player?

#EGRolster2013

tozi

United States506 Posts

May 16 2013 04:49 GMT

#27

Do we know if Parting is joining the military yet? If not, I honestly think Parting has the best balance of personality/skill for EG.

Waxangel

United States33587 Posts

May 16 2013 04:50 GMT

#28

On May 16 2013 13:49 Chairman Ray wrote:
Who says they're only gonna pick up a single player?

#EGRolster2013

hypothetically they could swallow flash's reported $250~300k contract if they don't renew Jaedong on top of stephano retiring, etc, but that rest of the team would be too expensive

damahammer

Germany111 Posts

May 16 2013 04:50 GMT

#29

On May 16 2013 13:28 ETisME wrote:
I think dimaga agent already has said something exciting is in place for dimaga, but somehow I doubt it's eg.
To be honest, I feel like eg isn't gonna pick up another foreigner, there hasn't been another really solid uprising foreigner recently imo

Dimaga won't join EG; he stated multiple times that he doesn't want to move from his home country for relationship reasons

triforks

United States370 Posts

May 16 2013 04:52 GMT

#30

i would think kespa player heavily rely on teamhouse to practice and be as good as they are. leaving would decrease the quality of practice. so no good kespa player will switch, unless its for a lot more money.

Qwyn

United States2779 Posts

May 16 2013 04:56 GMT

#31

Well, no one out there carries quite as much weight as the two that are leaving - I foresee the image of Stephano's/IdrA's departure long outshadowing whatever players EG might pick up - unless, that is, they can pry a replacement superstar from the hands of a competitor.

In my mind, it would be better for EG to groom their current lineup. Both Jaedong and Demu have massive potential and if I better invested in could yield very profitable returns. Jaedong possesses the crucial superstar element and it feels rather underplayed as of late.

And considering all the flak EG gets for "snatching up" pure players and "cursing them," (even if it is irrational, it's there)...engaging in a high-bling bidding war doesn't seem at all like the right way to go. You can't just buy up Flash...the amount of backlash that EG would receive from something like that would be crippling.

Shellshock

United States97276 Posts

May 16 2013 04:56 GMT

#32

I change my vote to EGTaeJa or EGHerO for the sake of controversy or maybe both.

Toez

France167 Posts

May 16 2013 04:58 GMT

#33

considering Evil Geniuses already has Suppy and NaNiwa,

What ?

sitromit

7051 Posts

May 16 2013 05:03 GMT

#34

On May 16 2013 13:56 Shellshock1122 wrote:
I change my vote to EGTaeJa or EGHerO for the sake of controversy or maybe both.

Oh boy, that would cause the mother of all shit storms. :D

RiceAgainst

United States1849 Posts

May 16 2013 05:04 GMT

#35

Haha, I'm interested too. I'm just hoping that the results from the player will be as big as the hype. Afterall, we still have around 3-4 months to go.

Holdenintherye

Canada1441 Posts

May 16 2013 05:10 GMT

#36

Well Parting and Naniwa seem to be pretty friendly... So maybe Alliance.Parting and EGLifeRC?

Zenbrez

Canada5973 Posts

May 16 2013 05:11 GMT

#37

On May 16 2013 13:58 Toez wrote:

Show nested quote +

What ?