EPT[Rumor] STX Soul could disband - Page 6
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Cele
Germany4016 Posts
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Cirqueenflex
499 Posts
kinda sad, as things really point towards disbanding the team. Let's hope it turns out well for the players (including the lovely Tossgirl, thank you very much for the link to the model pictures. Awwwww~) | ||
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derpface
Sweden925 Posts
Tossgirl | ||
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theking1
Romania658 Posts
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Bagration
United States18282 Posts
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Cirqueenflex
499 Posts
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Cam Connor
Canada786 Posts
The problem isn't that the company has debt on the books. Most do. Likely, the problem is that the cash flow of the company was insufficient to make the debt payments. This is a different thing. Now I don't know the specifics of STX's troubles as I haven't looked at the financial statements, I'm just saying this because it seems like there's a misunderstanding about the role of debt in corporations. | ||
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Thinasy
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Taekwon
United States8155 Posts
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lichter
1001 YEARS KESPAJAIL22272 Posts
On June 29 2013 23:43 cam connor wrote: I feel like there's a general misconception in this thread about the role of debt in a corporation. The fact is, probably 95% of business are funded in part through debt. And this isn't a bad thing. The problem isn't that the company has debt on the books. Most do. Likely, the problem is that the cash flow of the company was insufficient to make the debt payments. This is a different thing. Now I don't know the specifics of STX's troubles as I haven't looked at the financial statements, I'm just saying this because it seems like there's a misunderstanding about the role of debt in corporations. I explained this in the other thread and people kinda ignored me lol Can't jump to conclusions about this bankruptcy unless we get to see the financial statements. | ||
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aristarchus
United States652 Posts
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forumtext
575 Posts
I think we need to begin to face the fact that SC2 as an epsort game is simply lacking some areas. I was watching SC2 MLG last night and keep hearing the crowds cheers from the other sections, so I decided to watch some LOL seriously for the first time, just to see why it has succeed in the shadows of BW whereas SC2, the rightful heir is fading away. And the conclusion is - hope! In competitions, hope is a powerful incentive that keeps the fans on their toes and stops players from giving up. In almost every LOL battle, there is always hope at the end of it that the losing team can still win the war, and for the victorious, there is hope that they will capitalise the advantage and wins the game. Now let's go back to the state of SC2 today. Around 80% of the game I watch follows this pattern: Player build up their deathballs*, deathballs meet, one of them wins and usually with >40% of their army alive (imho it's due to perfect AI combined with fast pace game play but that's for anther debate), and here is where hope ends in SC2. I am not saying you cannot come back from this spot, but for anyone that watches Pro SC2 regularly, we all know that the chances are close to impossible. Sadly. most of the time our instinct is correct and the loser will just roll-over and dies. Sure, someone will probably bring up examples of games where players do come back from a deficit, but that is a scarce occurrence in today's SC2. Without hope, players gives up after that first "Deathball v Deathball" encounter. Fans lose interests too because they know the result will likely to be the same as the other 9000+ "Deathball v Deathball" encounters they've watched. Evidence of players giving up includes the now extremely common Deathball battle -> GG. And for the viewers, you just need to see the amount of "lol GG" "ouch that's bad, GG" comments right after the first battle. /rant * Deathball + Show Spoiler + The threshold for a deathball army varies depending on which stage of the game we are at. But under most scenarios, deathball = ~90% of your current army supply. | ||
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gobbledydook
Australia2593 Posts
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Lunareste
United States3596 Posts
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ballasdontcry
Canada595 Posts
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docvoc
United States5491 Posts
On June 30 2013 00:22 gobbledydook wrote: So if you have a zealot and a sentry, is that a deathball? Don't worry about that post, it mades little sense concerning this topic. Also, I'm sorry to hear this, but I think we should all remember that this is in backlash of a sponsor falling through economically rather than the team not being useful at driving revenue. I wish all the players the best  . Sidenote, why couldn't proleague continue if STX disbands and reforms under new names or under a new team name? | ||
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UmberBane
Germany5450 Posts
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StarStruck
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KapsyL
Sweden704 Posts
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Noocta
France12578 Posts
Joking aside, that's really worrying news. | ||
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